[Shenxia Tongren] My dear brothers and adults

Sherlock looked at Watson's pensive look and said, "Let's go. Hypatia, I want to eat fried dumplings tonight." The latter sentence was addressed to his sister sitting beside him.

Hearing this, Hypatia reached out to grab a pillow from the sofa and threw it over.Sherlock flinched, dodged it, pulled Watson's sleeve and pulled him out of the door.

Watson followed Sherlock and said, "Are we going to Santa Monica now?"

"Yes, before that, we're going somewhere," Sherlock said.

"where?"

"You'll know when you get there." Sherlock replied while staring at Google Maps.

Under the attention of the spring sunshine in the tropics, Sherlock and Dr. Watson went to the dock area and observed it from a distance. Sherlock asked Dr. Watson a few words, and then hid himself aside.

Dr. Watson licked his lips that were almost chapped by the dry wind here, took out his mobile phone, opened the Google Maps software, and then walked forward stupidly, walking back and forth in front of the guard.

Seeing this, the guard came out and asked, "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Oh, of course, it's like this, shouldn't this be Long Beach? Why is it completely different from what is written in the introduction?" There were eleven travelers who were free and lost.

Seeing this, the doorman suppressed a smile and said, "No, sir, you are going the wrong way."

"Then what should we do?" Dr. Watson drew him further and further away while gesticulating.

Sherlock watched from the side as Watson drew his attention firmly, quickly passed through the gate, and slipped in.

After a while, Dr. Watson found that Sherlock was about to come out, but the doorman turned around again, so he quickly made up a few words, shook the doorman's hand, shook it several times, and said, "Sir, you are really a good man. "

The doorman was dizzy from being shaken by him, and quickly broke away and joked a few times: "Your actions just now really don't look like those old-fashioned British guys."

After hearing this, Watson coughed twice, and said, "Then what do you think it looks like?"

Seeing that Sherlock finally ran away, he said, "It's a pleasure to talk to you, but I'm rushing to Long Beach now, goodbye." After finishing speaking, he turned and slipped away.

The rest of the guards are still puzzled, what's going on? !This British guy suddenly lost his nerve? !

He circled around to where Sherlock was hiding.Seeing him coming, Sherlock smiled and said, "Great! John, our cooperation is great."

"Next time, don't do it again. But what are you in there for?"

"Collect evidence at the scene to prove one of my conjectures."

"Do you need to go to the pier to collect evidence?"

"Of course, you come here." Sherlock took out his phone and said.

Dr. Watson leaned over to take a look, and saw a tripod in the photo that was similar to a photographic but enlarged version, with a pulley set installed on it, and said in surprise: "This is the one installed on the roof."

"It should be, but it's a little smaller than this. A simple pulley block is used to hang drugs in. I think it should also be used to hang corpses."

"poison?"

"Of course it's drugs, Mexicans, shady and lucrative business, I can't think of anything else but drugs."

"So the deceased died because he participated in it?"

"For this guess, I can only say that it is possible. Well, we can go back now."

"Aren't you going to Santa Monica?"

"I thought about it, let's make a phone call."

"..."

"I just want to know when the girl is going for the interview."

"Ok?"

"It's just a speculation for the time being, let's talk about it later."

"it is good."

Stepping into that dilapidated hotel again, Dr. Watson had a lot of emotions. The boss he thought was a good guy might actually be a drug dealer. Finally, Sherlock saw that he was in a daze, and ruthlessly tugged at his sleeve.Dr. Watson quickly returned to normal and did everything in my power to secure a just end for that girl.

Instead of going to the hotel owner and others, Sherlock dragged Dr. Watson into the elevator, pressed the pause button on each floor, and before going out of the elevator, Watson said, "John, hold the elevator for me."

"it is good."

Sherlock just went out on every floor, looked at the floor, looked at the wall lamps, looked at the ceiling, looked at the windows, and then came back satisfied.

Seeing him like this, the hotel owner who came over after hearing the news couldn't help but said, "You said this is a great detective?" Why does he seem to be mentally ill? !He didn't say this sentence, but through his eyes, he completely conveyed the meaning to Watson.

Dr. Watson said with a wry smile: "I do this every time, but he will always have an explanation in the end, I promise!"

"Okay." The boss shrugged and said, "It's hard for you to put up with him for so long."

"Ahem, we get along very well."

"Understood. What kind of pot goes with what kind of lid!"

"..." Dr. Watson was silent for a while and said, "By the way, how many people have you invited here?"

"We invite a lot of people here. There must be four or five waiters on each floor. They do everything from cleaning and making beds. There are also waiters blablabala in the restaurant..."

The elderly hotel owner complained endlessly. Dr. Watson managed to analyze 50 waiters in the stormy nagging.There are five chefs and five security guards (they are all poor people anyway, and they would not come here to steal if they want to steal, and it doesn't matter if there are fewer security guards—the boss said).

Dr. Watson found that the boss would continue to talk about it. He has gone from the difficulty of hiring so many people to pay the salary, to the difficulty in doing business, the poor economic environment, and to major international issues such as the shrinking of the international economy. Quickly interrupted and asked: "Then where are the main people invited?"

"Wherever people are cheap, hire them. Blacks, Mexicans, Asians, these people are the cheapest."

When Dr. Watson heard this sentence, he let out a groan in his heart. For the time being, the ones they could choose were those of Mexican origin. After that, the number of Mexicans here would not be so small. How long would it take to ask questions? !

At this time, Sherlock had already returned to the elevator. Seeing that the owner of the hotel was also there, he asked happily, "When will the police station arrange for you to be questioned?"

"It's just these two days, I don't know, Mr. Holmes, are you coming too?"

"of course."

"I have to say, Mr. Holmes, you are a rare and enthusiastic person. It is estimated that you will not be paid this time."

"Work is the best reward, and I don't care about that."

"How is that possible? Perhaps I can pay you, sir."

"Ok?"

"I can pay you five hundred dollars for this case."

"Oh, really? You are so generous."

"That girl died too badly. I just hope to do my best."

"Oh, I see. I can give it to Dr. Watson."

When Dr. Watson heard this, he glanced at Sherlock in surprise. Shouldn't he be very arrogant and say: "Can't money motivate me?!" Forget it, he will always have a reason.

The boss said: "Of course." Then he glanced at Dr. Watson ambiguously. One was in charge of making money and the other was in charge of spending money. Everyone understood.

Dr. Watson suddenly felt a little irritable, I was obviously the one above! !

Sherlock didn't receive any of this at all, and started chatting with the boss, "Won't your two water supply systems be very expensive?"

"No, don't use tap water when you can use water towers, and use water towers when you can use tap water."

"Oh, that's it, but fortunately, your residents will not be affected this time."

"Indeed."

"When will the water in the water tower be usable again?"

"Let's do another sanitary inspection, it's fine after passing."

"Health inspection? Do it again?"

"Yes, we only went through a sanitation inspection on the 20th. It's really unlucky."

"Is that so? Understood." Sherlock said and glanced at Watson, indicating that he could leave.

Dr. Watson looked at the time and said, "It's time to go back to eat."

The boss said: "You can eat here."

"Sherlock likes special fried dumplings."

"Oh, okay, how about I take you out?"

"No need, we can go on our own."

Back at the hotel where he was staying, Sherlock found that Hypatia had obtained the interrogation schedule from the Los Angeles Police Department. While stuffing dumplings in his mouth, while watching, Sherlock said, "John, there are still two days left to ask questions." Over. We can go for a walk around the neighborhood, let's go to Santa Monica."

Dr. Watson took out the check that the hotel owner stuffed in front of the door and said to Hypatia, "This pays the bill."

"Five hundred dollars. What did you do?"

"A would-be drug dealer just bribed Sherlock."

"Pfft!" Hypatia looked at the check and said dumbfoundedly, "He should be bolder anyway, and make a dozen or twenty cases to pay bribes."

Dr. Watson automatically ignored this discordant sentence. I am afraid that only Moriarty can offer such a bribe. Looking around, he saw that the vase on the coffee table in the corner was densely filled with flowers. Look, each kind of flower is expensive, but it looks so strange when put together, I can't help but ask: "What's the matter with this hotel? Why is this decorative flower so strange."

Hypatia looked up, then her face darkened, and she didn't speak.

? !Dr. Watson saw this, did I say something wrong again? !