Afternoon tea," the boy said in a crisp voice, "Uncle Charon has gone out, and father should be back in 10 minutes. " Augustine said, looking at the clock in the living room, the familiarity with Watson in his tone made Mycroft raise his eyebrows.

"Your father used to drink tea with your Uncle John?" Swear on his dear Greg, Mycroft really didn't care much about the answer when he asked this question, he just had nothing to say, but he didn't expect such a The simple question made him see something unusual.

"Yes, apart from Uncle John's father, there is no one else who can drink tea together like this. Father is very happy every time they are together." Wilton is of course very happy, whether it is listening to Watson miss his second brother It was after the other party stopped mentioning the men and women who appeared in life after that, and Wilton could even see his second brother's distraught face after he came back.

Mycroft didn't miss another signal in Augustine's words, and such a guess made him feel stiff, "You seem to like them together?" Well, the nerves in his teeth seemed to be aching.

"Of course, Uncle John deserves the best." Augustine looked at him with some defensiveness. How could he have forgotten that the person opposite was also a Sherlock Holmes, maybe he also came for his Uncle John, no, maybe his father?

Struggling to control the nerves in his face, Mycroft took a long gulp of tea and corrected, he didn't like the child, in any way.It's a pity that God was destined not to be on his side today. Before he could swallow the tea in his mouth, he saw the boy on the opposite side stand up, with an undisguised joy on his face, "Father." Manners, Mycroft had no doubts that the boy would jump right behind him.

Then he heard the slow voice of his little brother, "Did you say hello to your Uncle Mycroft? Always pay attention to your manners, Augustine."

Uncle Mycroft...Uncle Mycroft...Mycroft really felt a toothache this time, even though the last time they met, Wilton said the boy was just a "Pork" Yes, what is this now, the third generation of "Sherlock Holmes" who cut first and played later?

☆、65·Discovered whereabouts

"Hello, Uncle Mycroft." Augustine followed suit. At this time, he was only a little surprised at Wilton's familiarity with this Holmes, and never thought that this "uncle" was really "uncle".

"Today's task is completed?" Wilton asked gently, and his adopted son was also very well-behaved, "I'm ready to go now, Uncle Charon hasn't come back yet." The boy glanced at the clock.

"Charon still has something to do, don't wait for him today." Wilton made a gesture casually, and Augustine understood that it meant that a decision had been made on this matter.

After politely taking his leave, the boy left the small living room. It was not that he was not curious about the content of the conversation between his father and that Holmes, but he knew better what to listen to and what not to listen to.

"Another Sherlock Holmes?" The interaction between Wilton and the boy did not hide from Mycroft's eyes. For his little brother who always didn't care much about anything, such reminders were enough.

"Augustin is a good boy, what do you want from me?" He didn't answer Mycroft's question directly, and Wilton himself hadn't made up his mind yet. The weight of Augustine in his heart was indeed getting heavier and heavier, but he didn't think about it. Well, whether to take the last step, changing a surname is not just changing a word for Wilton.

Instead of entangled with his younger brother because of this issue, Mycroft thought of his main purpose of coming here today, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and Elizabeth misses you very much." After thinking about it, he still put the sentence "Jim Aunt "Save it, seeing Wilton's current appearance, eight out of ten | He doesn't know that Moriarty and Sherlock may have returned to Europe, or London, so he doesn't need to remind, " Greg would love to see you and John over the weekend."

"Then we will go." Wilton agreed to the invitation directly on behalf of the doctor, and Wilton didn't feel anything wrong at all.Mycroft refrained from asking directly about the relationship between Wilton and Watson, even though he knew intellectually that this question was really stupid, but everything he heard today seemed to imply another question he wanted to ask. Never even thought about the possibility. "You don't need to ask..."

"John won't mind." Wilton really didn't have any other thoughts. Although he was also angry with his second brother, it didn't conflict with his occasional care for his second brother's partner.And in every sense, the doctor is not his type, especially after Moriarty, he feels that it is very difficult for him to meet a lover who is so relaxed in life and in bed up.

Mycroft gave him a strange look, and said goodbye decisively before he could attract the other party's attention. He did not forget his little brother's "ability", even if it was just an unreasonable suspicion, considering Wilton's empathy Going to the military doctor is ridiculous.

It's just that Mycroft was still a step late. Although he could be considered to have left in time, the moment of stiffness still left traces in Wilton's heart.Not only that, he, who has always known his elder brother, would not believe that his elder brother would come to Baker Street without any trigger point.During this period, Wilton has not known the situation in London for a long time because of Augustine's education, especially when Sebastian was "busy". He has always been a good boss, even though Charon handed over his As long as there is no conflict of interest, he will certainly not interfere with the emotional life of his subordinates.

After making up his mind, Wilton directly asked Charon to call Moran to the living room, and made a preliminary understanding of the current situation in London during this period.Unlike the letters directly received by Mycroft, most of the information circulating in the underground world is transparent to them, so the movements of Jonas and Dittmar, especially in the management of the London underground world, are not a secret .

"You said that their affairs have been going very smoothly since two weeks ago?" Accurately grasping this point, although Wilton never planned to manage the underground world anywhere, but the people who took over Moriarty's forces back then At that time, he also had a general understanding of the rules of the entire underground world, so he understood that such "smoothness" just meant that there was a problem inside.

"Yes, the reason is unknown, and our people didn't find out." Moran answered very briefly. Although Wilton would not ask questions most of the time, his work did not stop.Moran knew very well that his boss would come back sooner or later, all he had to do was to prepare for his return.

"Where is MI[-]?" Wilton thought for a while and brought up Mycroft.

"The security on Baker Street has been strengthened again, and the reason is unknown." It was Charon who spoke, and Moran obviously didn't know why Wilton would ask this question. In his opinion, Mycroft was Wilton's eldest brother, How do you think it would be faster to ask him directly about this question.This is the difference between Charon and Moran. For Charon, he doesn't care about the relationship between other people and Wilton. In his heart, he just needs to remember that Wilton is his master.

Wilton didn't speak. He thought carefully about the connection between his elder brother's appearance today and the news. After a long time, he suddenly had a guess, "Sebastian, I need Dietmar's recent activity records. "It's just Dittmar alone, Wilton is not stupid, he still knows that someone covets his boyfriend.Although he disdains that idiot's behavior and inexplicable possessiveness, it doesn't mean that he will despise that man.

Moran nodded to show that he had made a note. Compared with Moriarty, Wilton's orders were often simple and direct, which also made him feel that Wilton seemed to be more reliable than his boss. .Of course, it was just a thought, because at the same time he was thinking this way, he heard Wilton's next words, "Charon, someone who is optimistic about you."

Your people... your people... Moran looked at the man who was expressionless but stood next to him the second Wilton finished speaking, and couldn't help shouting in his heart, boss What, there is no one reliable at all.

While Moran was investigating Dittma at Wilton's request, Wilton and the doctor went to Mycroft's house for a weekend dinner. Ray, who knew in advance that Sherlock was not dead because of work needs, Strait was the only one among all the insiders who objected to keeping the doctor in the dark, but under the joint persuasion of Mycroft and Wilton, Lestrade still accepted the statement that "everything is based on the overall situation" , remained silent in front of Watson.But this did not prevent him from feeling guilty when he saw the emaciated doctor, and after dinner Lestrade made a point of taking Watson aside, intending to speak to him alone.

It's just that such a plan was given up after he said the word "Sherlock". Watson's face turned extremely pale in an instant, so that Lestrade lost the desire to continue. He opened his mouth, and finally forced Changed the subject.Anyway, Sherlock himself would explain when he came back, and Lestrade, who thought so, didn't realize that after staying with Mycroft for a long time, he also developed the habit of being "irresponsible" at certain times.

On the other hand, after several trials, Wilton still failed to get evidence from his elder brother that Moriarty and Sherlock had returned to London. He could indeed accurately judge the emotions of the other party, but when his elder brother was in a happy mood At that time, even Wilton had no better way.

All in all, the first dinner after the last Christmas was very successful.Both Wilton and Watson have their own gains, especially Watson. Although he no longer mentions Sherlock's name, it is completely two concepts to get it and lose it and never get it. Becoming his fiancé, being with the detective's family is indeed a great comfort to his mood.

Watson and Wilton, who were thinking about each other, separated politely on Baker Street. When Wilton returned to 220, what Wilton saw was the shining eyes of his adopted son, "Father." Although Augustine held a book in his hand, But Wilton could tell at a glance that the boy's attention was not on the book at all.

Taking advantage of today's good mood, Wilton smiled sincerely, "Have you finished your homework?"

"Yes," Augustine seemed to be encouraged, he put down the book and walked to Wilton, "Is your date with Uncle John going well?"

Dating?Wilton raised his eyebrows. Who told this kid that he was on a date with the doctor?Subconsciously wanted to explain, but Wilton found himself not knowing what to say?In fact, he just went to his eldest brother's house for dinner with his second brother's boyfriend?

No, he was not going to let the boy know too much about Holmes just yet, so that his options for explanation would be few.

Wilton's momentary hesitation, in Augustine's view, confirmed his dating speculation. The boy flushed with excitement, "It's good that you are with Uncle John, father, it's good." He emphasized several times." Very good." Then he looked expectantly at Wilton who hadn't reacted yet, "Father, will you marry Uncle John?"

For the first time in a long time, Wilton felt like he was choking on something, "What gave you the illusion? It made you think I was going to marry..." He didn't even Can successfully say Watson's name.

"Uncle John is a good man, he is very kind to me; Uncle John is single, he lives next door; Uncle John has a very good relationship with his father, every time you are with him you are very happy..." Augustine said seriously After counting his own reasons, he looked at his adoptive father again, "Don't worry about my father, he has already gone to heaven anyway, and you have done enough for him." The boy curled his lips, and the voice was his own There was no dislike for Moriarty that he hadn't noticed.

For the first time, Wilton felt what it means to be dumbfounded. If his boyfriend was here, he would probably be able to see the man's tangled face. The dignified London professor was suggested by his own son to his boyfriend to abandon him and find another man. New love, Wilton suddenly wanted to see Moriarty's expression after knowing this.

"Your father won't marry your Uncle John!" Although Wilton couldn't see Moriarty's expression, he did see Moran's, the expression on the face of his boyfriend's most loyal subordinate was like It was like being struck by lightning. Obviously, no matter what he heard just now, the picture in his mind would not be very good.

Augustine turned his head away, expressing his displeasure childishly like a real child of this age, the corners of Moran's mouth twitched, he came to deliver Dietmar's materials today.

Sitting in the armchair, Wilton carefully studied Dittmar's recent whereabouts, London, North America, Canada, Malaysia... Finally, he paused on the name of Germany, and the time marked next to it was two weeks ago.

"Father, don't you really like Uncle John? But I really want him to be my family." Probably because of Moran's rejection just now, Augustine rarely acted like a baby with Wilton.

Listening to the boy's crisp voice, thinking of London, which has become more and more stable recently, and most importantly, thinking of the possibility that those two people may have returned to London, Wilton smiled when he was watching them from a corner Alright, the standard gentle smile showed the elegance of a university professor. Seeing his behavior like this, Moran took a step back.

"You really want John to be your family?" He looked the boy straight in the eyes, maybe he could decide today on something he'd been hesitating for a while.

"I like Uncle John, I want him to be my family." Augustine replied affirmatively, and finally his adoptive father let go. He didn't mind at all that his adoptive father completely regarded his biological father as the past and pursued him. own new happiness.

"You will get your family." Wilton finally made a decision, he touched the boy's head, "Let's see, what exactly is needed for a marriage proposal?"

☆、66·The Engagement

"What do you want from me?" It was still Mycroft's study. The current head of the Holmes family felt that he probably had hallucinations from eating too much sweets during this period, otherwise how could he hear his third brother's expression on his face? Discuss the marriage news with him seriously.

"Same-sex marriage is already legal. I want to get married, and that's it." Wilton looked calm, as if he didn't notice his elder brother's stiff body opposite him at all.

"I have no objection to you getting married," Mycroft paused. In fact, the same-sex marriage law was passed with his help. "But are you sure that the person you want to marry is John Watson?" He tried hard Don't let your voice soar.

"I proposed, and John agreed, and I don't see any problem." Wilton still looked like that, "You don't like John?" He simply asked knowingly.

Mycroft squeezed the black umbrella tightly in his hand, closed and opened his eyes, sitting opposite him was his little brother, he couldn't be too angry with him, "I thought you knew Sherlock was still alive." Of course he wouldn't be so whimsical that Wilton really fell in love with Watson or Watson fell in love with Wilton or something like that, but he also knew his other brother's temper, if Sherlock knew that the doctor was getting married , or with his little brother, I'm afraid the whole thing will end badly.

"Of course, not only do I know that he is still alive, but I also know that he 'eloped' with my boyfriend," Wilton said bluntly, "In contrast, I first asked for John's permission, and now I'm asking for yours." Agree, no matter how you look at it, I am much more upright than them, am I not?"

"Will, don't be self-willed," Mycroft sighed. Although he was also very angry at Sherlock's cheating death with Moriarty without saying anything, the solution to the problem was never to increase More questions, "You know Sherlock's, wait, you just said the doctor agreed?" He seemed to have just reacted.

"For John, Sherlock is dead, Augustine wants the doctor to be his family, how could John have the heart to reject a boy who is almost heartbroken." Of course not all that Wilton said, but he also has enough means to persuade John agreed to his marriage proposal. After all, Watson had too many flaws, and the most important thing was that he was completely defenseless against Wilton.

Mycroft was silent, let him say something, damn everyone likes to cut first and then play.Especially when he thought that Moriarty and Sherlock might already be in London, he had no doubt that those two people had their own way to get news from Baker Street.

"Brother, it's not useless to think about it from another angle." Wilton understood very well what it means to give a slap first and then a sweet date. "London has been silent for too long. Someone has already spread the news that the professor is not dead. Maybe It's good to have an opportunity to get them all moving."

Mycroft didn't speak. He looked at his little brother carefully, guessing whether the other party knew that someone had sent him a "gift".But he was soon disappointed. Wilton's face seemed to be firmly wearing a mask today. Even Mycroft had to admit that he wanted to get rid of his little brother's face without those special means. It was also extremely difficult to read his emotions. "An engagement?" If the whole thing was unavoidable, then he could only narrow it down as much as possible.

"If that's your bottom line," Wilton also knew he couldn't push his elder brother too hard, let alone his second brother, "public engagement, invitations, guests, of course you can call Mommy if you want .”

Mycroft narrowed his eyes, "Are you sure you need to call Mummy?" His meaning was very clear, if Mrs. Holmes intervened, many things would be difficult to explain in the future.

"I don't care," Wilton really didn't care. "Anyway, I wasn't the one who started this game. Besides, Mommy has always liked John. I don't see how Mommy would be if John and I really got married." Not happy." He put the emphasis on "really" and let Mycroft see what he was saying - Wilton didn't mind at all if those two made up their minds not to do something. Make a fake come true.

Taking a deep breath, Mycroft felt his temples throbbing. Looking at Wilton with a gentle face in front of him, he felt for the first time whether there was something wrong with his education. Otherwise, why would his two younger brothers both Take pleasure in getting him into trouble. "If I disagree..." he said it anyway.

"Then it's not Wilton who is engaged to John. Hades is going to be engaged to the detective's widow. I think this news is much better than the first one." To put it bluntly, Wilton just had enough of those two people. It’s slow motion, obviously Jonas and Dietmar have already taken the lead, and the people behind them must also slowly move to the front because of the appearance of those two people, at least in London that has just stabilized, that person’s claws must still be stretched out outside.But Moriarty and his second brother still didn't move, they didn't know what they were waiting for.

Since they didn't move, let's help them do it themselves, a grand engagement banquet, presumably everyone who is interested in Sherlock Holmes will appear.Considering the possible confusion, it is interesting enough that Wilton didn't directly bring in the things behind Hades' identity.If his elder brother disagrees, hmph, then he doesn't mind just solving it together, anyway, the bigger the trouble and the more chaotic it is, the better for their subsequent actions.

Wilton understands it, and Mycroft also understands it, especially his little brother's later incident about "Hades". He really doesn't want to break out all the conflicts on the same day, just to deal with Holmes. The temptation on the side and those two who don't know where they are now, but they know the news, there is a good chance that the time bomb that will explode is enough for him. After weighing the pros and cons, Mycroft finally had to accept Wilton's proposal. The first suggestion, "An engagement, invitations, flowers, no mummy." The last sentence was squeezed through his teeth, and thinking about everything that might happen in the next period of time, Mycroft felt toothless. It hurts, why are his younger brothers still so childish until they are so old.

"Don't bless us?" Wilton was obviously addicted to playing.

"Do I need it?" Quickly returning to his usual state, Mycroft was worthy of being Mycroft. Now that he had decided to make things happen, he began to think about how to maximize the benefits.

"I thought you were going to tell me about the ring, and the invitation, and I was wondering if I could take a sweet photo with John. Oh, it's such an inconvenience not to have Mommy involved," Will Dun seemed to be really regretful, "I've never been married, what if I don't have enough things?" After speaking, he looked at his elder brother expectantly, "You were married, of course I need Your help."

"Do what you have to do, and I will prepare invitations for you." Tolerated and replaced "Pissoff" with a sentence of exhortation, he is the eldest brother, he can't be rude in front of his younger brother.

Wilton, who knew the limits of his elder brother, left the study with a smile. A few days later, the news that "Wilton Polk and John Watson are about to get engaged" spread in London's high society and the underground world at the same time.It’s just that in the eyes of those who are interested in the upper class, this is undoubtedly a provocation to the Holmes family. Now that MI[-]’s monitoring is still on Baker Street, for those people, it is tantamount to declaring the Holmes family’s “ownership” of the doctor. ".In other words, even though the little Holmes was dead, Mycroft and the military doctor had probably reached some sort of agreement that that level of protection would only be for Holmes' family.

But now that the doctor is actually going to get married, this is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Mycroft. Anyone who cares is waiting to see the reaction of the head of the Holmes family.

In the underground world, the spread of this news is even wider, especially under the impetus of Jonas and Dittma-they all know that the detective should be with Moriarty, and they are also fed up Unless the detective really doesn't care about his assistant, don't hug Pipa, at least the detective will show up at the engagement banquet.

In a sense, none of their estimates were wrong. Moriarty and Sherlock, who had received the news that Wilton was going to be engaged to Watson, were indeed having a hard time at the moment. At least Sherlock knew about it at the moment He planned to go back to 221B to see what was going on, but Moriarty used his fist to ensure that he would calm down and give up.

With a bruise on his face, Sherlock knew that he was too aggressive after he calmed down, but he still didn't intend to make Moriarty comfortable, "I'm really not worth it for my dear brother, obviously his boyfriend and Ben Doesn't care if he's engaged to someone else."

"It's not someone else, that person is John Watson." Moriarty, who had also been hit several times, was only slightly better than Sherlock, "My dear, I don't like your military doctor."

Sherlock subconsciously wanted to refute, since the doctor was the best in his eyes, but he quickly fell silent again, Moriarty was right, he knew his little brother, the relationship between Wilton and Watson There can be nothing.

Two smart enough people quickly judged that this engagement was just a big show for people to watch. As for the audience, it was probably the two of them except for the person behind it.After going back and forth, under Moriarty's persuasion, Sherlock's temper also came up. Didn't he just disappear after playing a game? As for showing them the fake news of the engagement, they made up their minds, and they decided to follow At their own pace, there was nothing between Wilton and Watson anyway, so they had nothing to worry about.

It's just that this kind of composure disappeared after a few days. Through Moriarty's new channel, an invitation was placed in front of him and Sherlock. In addition to the invitation, a photo was attached. Although the lighting effect is not very good, the faces of the two people inside can be seen clearly, not to mention the movements between them.Moriarty's face was livid, and Sherlock immediately used his common sense to judge the authenticity of the photo - it was indeed an original photo that had never been produced by PS.

"You still firmly believe that this is just a farce?" Sherlock's voice was terribly gloomy.

"Of course, it's just that I think it's necessary for us to say congratulations on the day of our engagement." Moriarty's fingers are drawn between the two people who are intimately "kissing" together in the photo. Because of the angle, he Can't see their meeting lips, but anyone with experience should know that there will be a real kiss between them. "I don't think your good doctor will cooperate with this kind of thing, always ask clearly."

Sherlock didn't speak, he stared at Moriarty's hand on the photo, "Don't hurt John." His voice was firm.

"As long as he doesn't steal my things." The fragile alliance seems to be broken at any time. Moriarty has never been like this, more like the London professor before he met Wilton. Next month's NO.15, he will Ask carefully.

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