Mary's Nineteenth Century

At dusk, the sun is shining.

In the small building with brick walls, sit down and have a cup of afternoon tea.Accompanied by the fragrance of tea, listening to the sound of wheels rolling far or near outside the window, it is just right for a chat.

Mycroft first talked about the latest discovery in the afternoon, delineating the specific suspected target of the murderer, Jason Decker who escaped from the lion's mouth 17 years ago.

Time changes a person.Jason suffered from his father's abandonment of his wife and son, and left London after his mother's death.It is temporarily unclear why he changed his name and surname, and why he embarked on the path of a serial killer.

"Dawson Vega, this is his new identity. Members of the hunting team recalled that Dawson was from Southampton, England."

Mycroft asked for the address of Dawson's so-called old house from the hunting team. "An hour ago, I asked Sherlock to help me take a trip to the south coast of England. I hope he can gain something in Southampton."

"Southampton?"

Mary heard a familiar place name, and the murderer's mother's hometown is also in Southampton, and he later sold his ancestral home and began to travel erratically. "Can you show me the exact address?"

"Please see."

Mycroft handed over the notebook directly, and at this moment he was even more certain that there was some past connection between Mr. Minton and the murderer.

Mary glanced over.Sure enough, this is the place where the recurring murderer once lived, which means that there must be a connection between the two murderers.

"You asked before, did I encounter a murder at the location of the Hunter and the Missing? Congratulations, you guessed it right."

Mary chatted frankly about the old case four years ago. "This time, the rare shell-like lichens on the missing person's clothing came from Forest X. And I was fortunate enough to experience a special trip through Forest X."

This is from breaking out of the coffin, to unlocking the password of the underground triangular room.

He even said bluntly that he suffered temporary short-term amnesia due to being buried alive due to lack of oxygen, and then went to the United States to find the lost memory.

"What? You were buried alive and lost part of your memory?"

Mycroft's expression became serious and nervous, and his excellent memory allowed him to instantly recall a small fragment of the two of them in the United States.

Mrs. Roman and Mr. Minton go to the suburbs of Boston to investigate the counterfeiting of antiques.

The two tracked down suspicious gang members and found an abnormal soil in the deserted woods.Later, the excavation unearthed the insider Weasley reporter who had been buried alive.

At that moment, Mr. Minton sighed, "This man's luck is really good, the god of death failed to catch him."

At that time, Mycroft felt that the tone of that sentence was a bit strange.

Only now do I know that it turns out that the same people have different fates.The buried Weasley reporter received external help, but Mr. Minton had to rely on himself to escape the pursuit of death in the same situation.

"Those are in the past."

Mary didn't care much, "Didn't Nietzsche say, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'."

Up to this point, there is nothing false about Mr. Minton's X Forest experience.

What?Amnesia is made up?No, no, Mary didn't have amnesia, but Mr. Minton did.

However, it is impossible to continue to actively confess more in the future.

Mary has never been the character to confess obediently, otherwise, how could she be worthy of the "truth" that she started to lay out after arriving in the United States four years ago.

She continued without changing her expression, "Later, I recovered my memory and figured out how I was arrested. I replaced Miss B who was originally tied up and became one of the living sacrifices."

There is a story about a hero saving the beauty here.

Mary seemed to tell the truth about Mr. Minton's thrilling experience of fighting and counting the murderers, and letting Miss B escape first.

Poor Miss B, she failed to find other helpers on the way to escape in a panic, but unfortunately fell into the river and lost part of her memory.

The only thing I can't forget is the lifesaver who let her escape from the dead. A Boston luggage tag was hung on his carry-on suitcase.

Later, Ms. B came to the United States several times to find her savior, and finally got the blessing of God and found Mr. Minton.

Speaking of this, Mary looked somber, drawing a pause for this past event.

"It is a pity that Miss B's heart was broken when she fell into the water, because old wounds cannot heal. She passed away in Boston the year before last."

Whether it's a corpse, identity card, coffin, etc., everything about Miss B has been arranged properly.

Even if one day the Bennet family suddenly went crazy and thought that the so-called charred corpse four years ago was not the third daughter, they would never be able to find any flaws when they saw Miss B's corpse.

Mycroft patiently listened to that part of the past, which was completely consistent with Mr. Minton's experience he had investigated.

He ended his assignment in Germany last year

As soon as he returned to London, he investigated the acquaintance process between Mr. Minton and Darcy.

The reason for the investigation is not so absurd as to interfere with Mr. Minton's choice of friends, but because Mr. Minton has shown a strong interest in the dangerous Scarab Society.

Last year, Darcy accompanied him to the basement of the abandoned church with traces of the Scarab Society. It would be against logic to say that he had nothing to do with it.

The results of the investigation point to a kidnapping case four years ago.

Because of the time and the involvement of Darcy's sister, Georgiana, many details of the case have been erased.

For example, the X forest, the coffin brought out from the basement of the weird triangle, and other specific cases are unclear.

However, two things can be determined.

It was Mr. Minton and Watson who saved Georgiana; the murderer was dead, and he was Harlan Tory, who graduated from Berlin University in his early years.

"So, you mentioned that you were entrusted by a person to investigate the inside story of the Scarab Club, and that person is Miss B."

Mycroft connected the cause and effect, and there was no flaw in logic.

"I'm afraid it's not just for Miss B, but also for yourself. You need to find out whether there is an organization besides counting the murderers directly."

"Exactly, but there are some small deviations in it."

Mary bluntly said, "In fact, Miss B was not too obsessed with finding out whether there was a behind-the-scenes organization when she was dying."

This is true.

The original body didn't have any obsession left, neither wanted to go home, nor thought about finding out if there was another organization behind the murderer who killed her.

Mary said frankly, "It's more because of my own unwillingness. I was buried alive once, and it is absolutely impossible to just let it go like that."

"You are really honest and outspoken."

Mycroft seemed sincere in his compliments.With regard to the X forest, counting the murderers, and trying to crack the scarab society, Mr. Minton should have no half-words, and what is even more rare is that he is willing to mention the embarrassment and failure of the past.

Mary accepted the compliment without guilt, "It turns out that my choice of tracing is correct."

After in-depth investigation, it was indeed proved that the Scarab Society was behind the revolving door murderer.

There was also an Anthony Coster who manipulated the human spirit in the Scarab Club.

Mysterious secret.

"The murderer brought the missing people into Forest X this time. It is not yet known why he chose Forest X to commit the crime, whether it was because of the suitable geographical environment, or because he was influenced by the revolving door of the murderer."

Mary talked about the current priority, "In short, find someone first. The owner of Tanner agreed to lend three tracking dogs, and he can go out of the city tonight. Tomorrow morning, he can reach the edge of Forest X. It is easier to find people during the day. This is what I drew Known X Forest Roadmap."

Everything was well planned.

Mycroft was very clear that Mr. Minton chose to clarify the old case at this moment out of consideration for the safety of the subsequent search for people in the forest.

Forest X, once the home of one murderer, is now home to a new one.

There has to be an account of what happened in the basement of the Triangle, and maybe Jason Decker's waste utilization is based on the abandoned crime scene.

After receiving the route map, Mycroft found that the routes marked on it accounted for half of the forest range, and the remaining 50.00% were not involved.

"Looks like we have to start praying. Pray that the murderer's crime area is where you have been, instead of choosing the other side of the X forest."

"It depends on the will of God."

Mary did everything she could, and there were always some things she couldn't control.

"At eight o'clock sharp tonight, I will gather at the gate of Covent Garden Market with the three dogs brought by the owner of Tanner. There are still two and a half hours, and there is enough time to make arrangements before the trip. By the way, are you going to Are you going to X Forest together?"

"Of course."

After Mycroft put away the road map, he was ready to go home and prepare travel supplies.Such as dry food and water, such as some medical supplies, and guns and ammunition.

When he reached the door, he stopped suddenly, turned around and asked:

"Mr. Minton, I still have a little doubt. Based on what you said today, is there nothing to hide?"

Yes, I just praised Mr. Minton for being "honest and outspoken", but you have to think more about everything.

The details of the past cases disappeared along with the death of the murderer.

Since Mr. Minton can perfectly cover up the experience of being buried alive and losing his memory all the time, shouldn't there be a deeper level of concealment?

"hide?"

Mary chuckled, "What do you think I can hide? Mr. Holmes

Sir, are you becoming concerned about whether my amnesia is cured? "

Nor did Mycroft deny it.It should be known that burial alive is extremely harmful to a person's body. Even if there is nothing wrong with it on the surface, who knows if this person will deliberately cover it up?

At this moment I suddenly understood very well the absurd ideas Mr. Minton had had about him in Berlin.

At that time, Mr. Minton wanted to check whether Mrs. Roman's fatal injury was serious, with the intention of trying to peel off the clothes to find out.

Today, the roles are reversed.

Mycroft secretly glanced at the person opposite, starting from the strands of hair and looking at the leather shoes on the feet inch by inch.

He found himself facing an even bigger challenge.Once he suffered trauma and there were signs to be found, but how can Mr. Minton make an accurate judgment in case of internal injuries?

Very well, it's my turn to inquire about this kind of concern.

Mary laughed a little deeper, never feeling offended in the least, but remembering one thing clearly - how determined Mycroft had been to avoid having her examine his wounds.

Keeping tabs on your books?

No, that's absolutely nothing.

Instead of retreating, Mary stepped forward and approached Mycroft, and said very sincerely:

"Don't worry too much. My amnesia is recovering well. My dear Mr. Holmes, please rest assured that I am sure that there is no old lover, and I am sure that I am not engaged to anyone."

The illness is recovering well, which is great.

Wait a minute, Mycroft's eyes froze.

Why did they suddenly become intimate?Why did Mr. Minton specifically express his personal relationship status, and asked him to rest assured?What are you going to do with confidence?