Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

Alisa was still 'invited' back to her room.

Along the way, she's still accusing the seven dwarfs of betraying Snow White for their villainous stepmother, the Queen.

"Death! Please tie all the villains to hell! Smash the magic mirror and destroy the gate of alien invasion."

Alyssa sings in an ariad tone and throws Kelsey a begging glance.

Kelsey didn't know what to say, was she going to explain to a mentally ill person that she wasn't Death?

But she was tracking Moran's "magic mirror" operation, unwilling to let go of any doubts, and wanted to find out whether the magic mirror that Alyssa said was related to it.

"Sorry to bother you."

Kirwan handed Alisa to her father and brother, and came to apologize to those who were disturbed.Maybe it should be lucky that Alyssa appeared in the back garden with few people, otherwise there would be a big dance party.

Old Bennet signaled that it was okay, but found an excuse to avoid it first.

It stands to reason that he and Ke Wan will be related in the future, but it is precisely because of this that he does not want to share Ke Wan's family secrets.

It was announced last year that Alisa had passed away, but now she is alive.It's a family secret that he is still living insanely.

Old Bennet winked at Kelsey, why don't they go together?But was rejected without hesitation.

Because the nature of a detective is to uncover secrets.

Kelsey followed Kirwan to another small building where Alisa lived alone.

"Cousin has been confused, if she said something strange, please don't take it to heart."

Kirwan didn't want to make his family ugly, but Alisa, who had come back from the dead, had been bumped by Kelsey.

Rather than being suspicious, it is better to be honest first.

Who makes Kelsey not an unknown person, who cannot be perfunctory at will.

Things are not complicated.

As the only daughter of the Auer family, Alisa married into the well-matched David family.

Although she is married to the UK, she returns to the US every six months and comes to Chicago with her husband, David, who is a businessman.

"Last spring, something unpleasant happened when my cousin came to Chicago. She disappeared for a month."

Kirwan said that Alisa will not attend all business activities with her husband. In her spare time, she drinks tea, watches theaters, buys jewelry, holds parties and so on like other ladies.

Alisa's disappearance was not noticed immediately.

When David finished the three-day business meeting, he found that his wife hadn't come home for several days.

The servant said that Alisa was on holiday at Alisa's natal farm in the suburbs, but after David went to Orr's farm, he learned that Alisa hadn't come at all.

Alisa is not traveling alone.

One of her coachmen, one maid, two guards, a total of five people disappeared together.

"Considering not to damage my cousin's reputation, last year we did not announce this to the outside world, but were secretly looking for someone."

Kirwan mentioned that the Orr and David families hired the famous Pinkerton detective agency to help them find someone. "Because the cousin's disappearance was not discovered in time, the process of finding someone was very slow."

Chicago is the nation's train hub.

It would be too easy for Alisa to disappear quickly in Chicago, assuming someone deliberately wanted to take her away.

But who would deliberately target Alyssa?

To successfully kidnap her, four of her minions must be dealt with.

Kelsey had never heard of Alisa's natal or husband's family having vicious rivals.

The Auer family and David's family are both engaged in agriculture-related industries, which is relatively not a high-risk industry.

Now it is known that Alyssa went crazy one month after her disappearance, and it is not surprising why she has been publicized as having died of illness.

There are many people in the world who can share joys and sorrows.There was a good chance that David didn't want Alyssa to continue as his wife.

Divorce is not a good choice. If Alisa's condition is exposed, the reputation of David and Orr will be damaged.

"You should know that there are only two options in that case."

Ke Wan said helplessly, "My cousin no longer has the right to choose independently, but what my cousin can choose is to watch my cousin be sent to a nursing home by David, or take my cousin back to the United States and lie that she is dead."

A sanatorium for the mentally ill, normal people will become lunatics when they enter.

Kelsey has learned about the current situation in mental hospitals, but no one will be sent in if the family has the ability to support them.

David's proposal to send his wife to a mental hospital must be based on the idea that Mrs. David must be replaced, otherwise he can choose a more gentle way.

"Haven't you ever suspected David?"

Kelsey analyzed from the benefit side, whether Alisa's madness will just meet the expectations of the David family. "Later, how did you find Ms. Alisa?"

"At that time, Detective Edwards also had the same suspicion as you. He thoroughly investigated David's whereabouts when his cousin disappeared for a few days."

Kirwan shook his head, "Combining with the contacts of the Orr family in Chicago, we are sure that David has not acted abnormally."

As for how Alisa was found back?

With Edwards' hard work and persistence, a mad woman was found at the train station a month later through a blanket search.

Due to the huge flow of people at the train station, it is impossible to determine when and how Alisa appeared there, and there is no news of her four followers.

Edwards, of course, also conducted background checks on the four followers.

All four of them have followed Alisa for several years. They were originally followers of the Auer family. They followed Alisa all the way to England and then accompanied her back to China.

The probability of them being bought is very low.And for more than a year after Alisa disappeared, the families of the four followers have not experienced a sharp increase in money.

The matter has come to this point, there are no more new clues, and the investigation can only be interrupted regrettably.

While talking, the two came to Alisa's room.

Arisa ran out today due to the negligence of the maid.

Al is educating his daughter, and apparently the two are talking to each other, and Alisa, who is mentally disturbed, can't recognize her father at all.

"My cousin's situation is much better than last year."

Kirwan lowered his voice and told Kelsey that when Alisa was first found last year, everyone was terrified.

"Death, you are here."

Alisa turned a blind eye to the others and only recognized Kelsey, "Did you promise to bring my child back from the dark world?"

"Alyssa!"

Orr yelled angrily, "How many times have I told you that you have no children!"

After three years of marriage, Alisa and David did not conceive, not to mention children, not even a miscarriage.

This is probably the main reason why David insisted on changing his wife.Leaving aside whether the crazy Alisa can have children, how could the heir of the David family be born of a lunatic.

Kelsey has heard Kirwan mention this matter, and she feels sad for Alisa. It is a blessing that she left David.

Regardless of what outsiders think, Alisa is immersed in her own world.She looked directly at Kelsey, waiting for an answer.

"Hey……"

Orr sighed wearily, and asked Kelsey to take a step to speak. "Mr. Bennet, I know this is an unreasonable request, but can you please pretend to agree to Alisa? Otherwise, her emotions may lose control again."

For more than a year, Alisa failed to return to normal, but she has got rid of the state of panic.

Orr arranged for her daughter to live in a small building, which did not completely restrict her movement, but did not allow her to contact outsiders.

"It's all for the good of Alisa. Before seeing outsiders, she would be frightened to hysteria, but her emotions have completely stabilized in the past two months."

For now, Alyssa is obsessed with letting death bring the baby back.

If she didn't agree to her request, Al's family would most likely be in dire straits again.

"Mr. Orr, I seldom make false promises."

Kelsey changed the subject, "If you want me to stabilize Ms. Alisa, then I must have a dialogue with her, instead of perfunctory her according to your ideas."

The opportunity that comes to your door must be seized.

Originally, it was inconvenient for Kelsey to go deep into the private affairs of the Auer family, let alone ask Alisa to bring up the past, but now he can seize the opportunity to find out what Alisa said about the "magic mirror".

Orr was silent for a few seconds and agreed, but put the ugly words first. "We've all asked Alyssa about her disappearance and she's crying and screaming. Then there's silence. You don't necessarily get anything out of it."

After half a minute.

Alisa slapped Al on the face from the air, and she took the initiative to tell Kelsey about the experience in the mirror world.

"I was chased by my stepmother and hid in the woods. My stepmother also sent a hunter who wanted to shoot me. I knew that Snow White would wait to save her prince, but my prince never came.

Later, I could only dance with the seven dwarfs.After dancing for a long time, I was very tired and didn't want to dance anymore, but they wouldn't let me stop.I had no choice but to run out with my child, and met the magic mirror halfway.The magic mirror told me in which direction to run to survive. "

Alisa's account sounds like nonsense, a distorted reconstruction of "Snow White".The princess in the fairy tale has no children, and the magic mirror belongs to the stepmother and queen.

"I ran out, but my child couldn't. He was trapped in the mirror world, and the magic mirror couldn't escape the Queen's control."

When Alisa said this, she looked at Kelsey with burning eyes, "Only the god of death, the god of death, can travel through the world in the mirror and rescue the humans trapped inside."

The truth, it lies deep in unintelligible words.

Kelsey asked some details, hoping Alisa recalled the so-called woods, magic mirror, seven dwarfs, stepmother and other specific images.

However, Alisa shook her head vigorously. She couldn't remember those specific pictures, but she was very sure of two points.

First, she actually danced with a group of dwarfs, some no bigger than a thumb and some no taller than her waist.

Second, there is more than one magic mirror that guides her.They look weird, some are big and some are small.

"last question."

Kelsey was curious, "Why did you call me Death?"

"No reason? You are the god of death."

Alisa said as a matter of course, "Besides you, I have also heard of Sherlock Holmes. Isn't this something everyone knows?"

Aside, Orr shook his head helplessly and apologetically.

This is the first time he has heard of this kind of address, and no one in the family will say similar things to Alisa, and he does not know why Alisa has such bizarre thoughts.

Perhaps, it shows that Alyssa is really crazy.

Even if you are crazy, what you say always has a source.

The next day, Edwards' home.

Two 'Reapers' went to visit the famous North American detective.

Edwards looks mediocre, strong, not like a detective, more like a cowboy in the west.

But from his careful classification of the files, as well as the rolled-up books on chemistry and biology on the bookshelf, we can know that he is organized under the rough appearance at first glance.

"Wow! I've heard of you for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Holmes!"

Edwards expressed a high welcome to the arrival of the two. Needless to say, Kelsey, who has cooperated many times, is also very happy to see Sherlock.

"Mr. Holmes, you know that there are very few people whom Bennet admires and praises. So far, you are the only detective I have heard him praise."

Sherlock showed a gentlemanly smile to Edwards, but glanced at Kelsey inadvertently. "Jerry, Jerry! So you flattered me behind my back."

Kelsey returned a calm look, "Tom, please don't make a fuss. I flattered you to your face."

As it is, there is a difference.

This means that one person has always put another person in his heart.

Kelsey no longer looks at Sherlock, and now he can't pierce his surface calm, so he can only directly interrupt Edwards' breaking news.

"Mr. Detective, let's skip the formality and bragging and get straight to the point of the case. This trip to Chicago is not for tourism."

"Alright alright."

Edwards asked the two to take their seats. "Let's talk about the case first."

Kelsey talked about asking Edwards to assist in the investigation of an operation code-named "Magic Mirror". This matter may involve an underground criminal group, and it is necessary to investigate as much as possible.

'Magic Mirror' came out of one's mouth in no time.

It was Alisa, the victim of the missing case that Edwards investigated last year.

"grim Reaper?"

Edwards listened to Kelsey's masquerade encounter, and he was sure he hadn't heard the names of the two detectives from Alyssa last year.

"Last year Alisa was very emotionally unstable. I also heard her mention those fairy tales with different faces, but she didn't mention you."

Edwards retrieved a document from an unsolved filing cabinet that documented Alisa's case last year.

From the recorded testimony, Alisa also mentioned the Grim Reaper at the time, but did not name any specific person.

"Only death can destroy the mirror world."

This was Alisa's description of Death last year, and because of her emotional instability, she didn't say as much as she said to Kelsey last night.

"I think death is an abstract image."

Sherlocks analyzed objectively, "Alyssa's madness is actually a kind of self-enclosure in danger. Her words seem absurd, but they have their own internal logic."

Edwards nodded, "Indeed, if you can understand Alisa's logic, you will know the truth."

The problem is that the logic of the madman is hard to understand.

Kelsey didn't want to solve the case in one day, so he asked Edwards if he had heard anything related to "Magic Mirror".

"Although this direction of investigation is too abstract, we must try our best. Any relevant cases are fine. Have you ever encountered it?"

"It's better to come early than coincidentally. Recently, there have been cases related to the magic mirror."

Edwards had just received the commission, and he hadn't decided which agent in the detective agency he would assign to.

"Every Halloween month, similar strange stories are popular. You must have heard that this year's midnight apple peeling is particularly popular. Once the strange story came out, the sales of apples doubled. In my opinion, this is the conspiracy of the apple businessman .”

Edwards shook his head speechlessly, "Anyone with enough intelligence will never believe such words. Oh! You two, you must be dismissive of this, and you will never believe that if you can see your destiny in the mirror spouse."

Kelsey & Sherlock: Nothing but a smile, still a smile.

Edwards didn't notice the difference, and continued, "But someone really did it. Not only did she do it, but she also saw the phantom of her destined lover in the mirror."

This is weird.

Kelsey couldn't help asking, "A man peeling an apple in a mirror?"

"Of course, if you believe in that, you won't be peeling apples together. There will be ghost images in the mirror, and no one can tell which is which lover."

Edwards was almost taken away from the main point, "The point is not that several people peeled apples, but that the destined lover who appeared in the mirror was too unexpected. A werewolf appeared in the mirror, and the young lady was so frightened that she smashed the magic mirror on the spot. Can you believe this?"