Mary's Nineteenth Century

Regret, an emotion that hardly ever occurs to Holmes.

1873年，5月6日，14：56。

Mycroft had to remember this point in time, and he felt such strong regret that he couldn't even calculate exactly what he had missed.

A couple, women's clothing, romantic proposal...

The words were very simple, but his rich imagination unexpectedly went on strike.Because the fantasy scene is too beautiful to outline a specific scene.

However, no more.

This scene could not be staged in a short time, and he personally ruined the great opportunity.

stupid!stupid!stupid!

Not at all like a Sherlock Holmes.

Mycroft unceremoniously stamped the title of stupid on his head, never thinking that such a day would come.

Sure enough, emotions blinded his intelligent brain. Why didn't he think of changing things when he denied the plan to lure the snake out of the cave a few minutes ago?

No, no.

It's not that I don't know how to be flexible, but I never thought that such a strong Mr. Minton would be the first to propose wearing women's clothing willingly.

Regret is the most useless, because the words "safety first" have already been spoken.

Unless other evidence collection efforts are unsuccessful, the most exciting and last stinging plan needs to be considered.

Suddenly, Mycroft was sure he was sane.

He still hopes to find evidence that Saul Andrew is the real murderer as soon as possible, instead of expecting nothing from the investigation progress.

There is another doubt that must be clarified.

Did Mr. Minton intentionally save the important role-playing project for last?Did you predict that he would firmly refuse, so you added this paragraph on purpose?

"what happened?"

Mary looked innocent, "Mr. Holmes, do you have any other reminders for the next verification work?"

Very good, this expression of nothing happened again.

Mycroft, who was sure Mr. Minton had done it on purpose, smiled calmly. "No, I don't have any other reminders. I just want to ask you not to regret, your drama addiction of longing for women's clothing to be proposed will always be satisfied."

Mary: Who's eager?It's like a thief shouting to catch a thief.

However, she generously doesn't care.Please thank her for her tenderness, for not exposing Mycroft's true regretful state of mind at this moment.

Another three days in a blink of an eye.

Before finding conclusive evidence that Saul Andrew was behind it, Len

A tabloid in London published an exclusive revelation.

"Shocking!The real face of the dead who fell from Big Ben.Barry Bald, the pervert hiding in Whitehall's treasury department. 』

The report clearly pointed out Bald's personal situation, and then fabricated a story that he couldn't love it.

Bald was in his thirties and had never courted a woman.It seems that he has maintained a solitary life because he likes men.

Who is the man being pursued by Baldur?

The tabloid did not name Dao Xin, but pointed out that he is married and has children.Bald is a criminal who tries to destroy other people's marriages. He dares to put on a wedding dress and imagine a wedding. Shameless is not enough to describe him.

As soon as the tabloid came out, the newspaper-reading crowd in London almost began to curse Bald to death.

When people got emotional, they almost forgot that Baldur was dead. After they realized it, someone proposed to hang his body in front of Newgate Prison for public display.

Five years ago, in 1868, the last public execution in Britain took place.

Now that the proposal to hang Bald's body for public display reminds people not only of the past days of watching executions.

Who said that people are afraid of the death penalty scene, almost all watching the excitement is not a big deal.

In the past, the best place to watch the hanging was even charged for tickets. There are really a group of people who are willing to buy tickets, not to mention the crowds in the free onlookers area.

Of course, it wasn't just some people who raised the idea of ​​corpse abuse, but also someone who pointed the finger at Whitehall.

A letter of complaint was sent to the newspaper, asking how Whitehall could hire a homosexual pervert like Baldor when selecting political staff!

"Mike, have you noticed the Chancellor's hairline these days? There's a trend towards Mediterranean baldness these days."

Matthew received the news almost immediately. Don't underestimate those complaint letters. The Bald incident will have a certain impact on the parliamentary election.

Matthew smiled wryly at Mycroft and pointed to his hair, "Mike, give me some good news. My wish is very small. I can still have a thick head of white hair when I retire."

"Mr. Matthew, please respect science. As a native Englishman, your wish to be bald is too ambitious."

Mycroft said it so naturally that he didn't seem to care about the harsh truth. "I also hope that there will be good news, but the reality is always tortuous. Even if there is a prime suspect, there is still no direct evidence."

Over the past few days, the collection of witnesses and physical evidence has never stopped, but when clues are found, it is necessary to

time and luck.

"If you really can't wait, I have an offer."

Mycroft mentioned the idea of ​​going deep into the tiger's den, "Sneaking into the mansion of Viscount Andrew in London to collect evidence, I think Saul will hide the evidence in the most surprising place—the room of his 11-year-old younger sister."

"My God! You are making me a thief!"

Matthew looked surprised, but he didn't have the slightest objection.

"It's okay to act urgently. However, we can still try our best. Is there really no more strong evidence? If there is more evidence, I can help you get a legal search warrant."

What evidence is considered strong?

When the plan to go deep into the tiger's den was being further formulated, a news came unexpectedly.

The origin of the wedding dress that Baldur wore when he crashed was determined.

Not made in London, but from White Swan Bridal Shop in Derbyshire.

"It was an old model from four years ago. Due to a mistake in cutting, the size was too large.Disposaled as defective and bought in early April of this year.Stores are especially concerned because buyers obviously don't like oversized wedding dresses. 』

Darcy sent a letter from Derbyshire, which also included a description of the buyer's appearance from the bridal shop.

"Female, under 20 years old, wearing heavy makeup that doesn't match.Round face, red curly hair, 1.7 meters six tall.Green eyes, London accent. 』

After the incident, Mary sent Darcy and Bingley the photo of the dead wedding dress.

Those two are preparing for their wedding recently, and they always know a little more about wedding dresses. Maybe they can get some clues after asking the local bridal shop.

In fact, Mary didn't have much hope, but she had a tangible harvest.

Mary compares it with the information on Saul Bald.

Similar height, same round face, same eye color.Although the woman who bought the wedding dress had a different hair color than Saul, she had the exact same curly red hair as Aisha Calvin.

The results of this comparison are indeed subtle.

One can’t help but assume boldly, since Baldur wore a wedding dress to climb Big Ben, and the man behind the scenes who instigated him to wear women’s clothes, had he tried it himself with considerable experience?

Not only that, but there is an even more bizarre guess.

Saul is 19 years old, 1.7 meters [-] tall, and shoes size [-] inches.

The old Andrew couple had a very good relationship, but their marriage was not blessed by the family.

The family needs a son to continue

Even at the age of 40, the old Mrs. Andrew insisted on giving birth to a second child.

"I suspect that Saul Andrew may have been disguised as a man, and that would explain some unreasonable contradictions."

Mary threw out an extremely bold guess in a calm tone, "Why would there be a woman with similar physical characteristics to Saul who bought the wedding dress that Baldr fell to when he died?"

It's not a man dressing up as a woman, it's a woman dressing up as a man dressing up as a woman.

It is certain that the murderer first poisoned Aisha's fiancé, and then trapped Aisha's suitor, and his feelings for Aisha were abnormal.

Aisha said that she had never been confessed by Sol, and she never even felt the slightest hint of love from the other party.

Judging from the timeline, Merck died in mid-September last year.

If Saul is all about pursuing Aisha, why didn't he make it clear in the next eight months?Apart from a letter wishing Aisha to go back to work, there is no other indication.

Compared with Bald, although it was very abrupt, he at least gave a clear indication of marriage proposal.

"Because that wasn't pure love in the first place."

Mary glimpses some buried emotions from the choice of wigs for women who buy wedding dresses.

"Red hair is a rare hair color. The murderer chose to use this color of hair to show himself in front of others. Since he can wear messy makeup, wouldn't he buy another wig with a low-key wink?"

Why go to Derbyshire to buy a wedding dress if you are really not cautious enough?

But if he didn't want to show his feet, why did he show his curly red hair?Could it be that loving you is about to become you?

Conflicts always have their roots.

"I understand. Mr. Minton, you can be more straightforward."

Matthew said bluntly, "After Bald died, he was splashed with the sewage of transvestism and homosexuality. The murderer's operation was very skillful, because he was a person who really had these problems. That's very good!"

Matthew said as he put on his top hat and prepared to act, "It is difficult to search a viscount's mansion, but it is not difficult at all to search for a criminal who has inherited the title under a false identity."

What are you going to do next?

Mary doesn't ask silly questions.

First of all, it is necessary to find out Saul's true gender.

Sol is taking classes at the university.When Whitehall must find out his/her identity no matter what, it is unavoidable to avoid it unless you leave Cambridge University.

Maybe sending someone to break into the locker room of the school club, maybe it was under the guise of a certain medical scene.

Learn physical examination.

Even if Sol made an excuse to avoid one or two inspections, it is impossible to avoid it every time, otherwise it will only increase the suspicion.

Matthew left in a hurry, leaving the room quiet.

Mycroft found that Mr. Minton was not in high spirits, unlike his usual excitement when the truth of the case was about to be revealed.

"If Saul turns out to be a woman, you don't have to be too gentlemanly to feel bad about exposing it. Saul was the prime suspect in two deaths and you are preventing innocent people from being killed."

"Can't bear it?"

Mary shook her head slightly, just think of her as hard-hearted, she rarely feels like anything hurts her kind.

"I'm thinking about a deeper problem. Fake cigarettes contain mercury poison and lure people to Big Ben to fall to their death. It's a very clever method of committing crimes, but there are almost no flaws in the crime process. Saul is only 19 years old. He/she only Were K and Bald a killer? No other victims?"

Mycroft understood the implication. "You want to say that Merck and Bald are both adult males, but physically they are far stronger than Saul. Generally, for the first murder, in order to have greater certainty, the murderer will first choose the one that is easier to subdue. target victim."

As a result, the motive for killing has changed.

The inferences of the two before were finally partially wrong. The murders of Merk and Bald had nothing to do with the murderer's love for Aisha.

Mycroft found it reasonable to suspect that there had been other victims.

However, he glanced at the person sitting opposite him again.Is the reason for Mr. Minton's low interest really limited to this?

So the doubt was fleeting.

Either scattered in the wind of London, or buried in the heart of Sherlock Holmes.

****

soon.

After only one day and one night, Matthew sent back a confirmation message.

Saul Andrew, real gender female.

When she was taking a shower last night, the female snitch who broke into the house and wanted to steal something noticed something strange.

Why did the Snitch happen to steal Sol's house?

Anyway, it was explained to the outside world that Sol's luck was not very good, and the female snitch almost died on the spot.

"The female snitch was shot twice in the chest. Thanks to her dodging in time, she avoided death."

Matthew didn't expect Sol to be so ruthless. She was so determined to shoot that it was by no means the first time she wanted to kill someone.

However, Sol's marksmanship was useless no matter how fast he was. After the female snitch was shot, she immediately threw a green fireworks bomb from the window.

Green, indicating that the inference is correct.saul andrew is a cosplayer

Men's clothing, inherited his father's title by deception.

In this way, the search of Andrew's mansion became a smooth affair.

Sol's bedroom, study, living room, etc. are all very clean, and she seems innocent.

However, as Mycroft had guessed, the incriminating evidence was hidden in the most unlikely places.

——In the mezzanine of the bedroom floor of little girl Tina, a pile of bones was found, and the number of bones was definitely more than one person.

After autopsy, the skeletons belonged to three creatures, two people and one dog.

A puppy who was under the age of [-] was crushed to death.With two middle-aged women, their throats were cut to death.

"You don't think about what Saul has explained."

Matthew brought a follow-up, "The puppy is a corgi dog that Sol's younger sister Tina started raising when she was two years old. The corgi disappeared after being kept for less than eight months. At that time, the explanation to the outside world was that it was under one year old. The corgi was very naughty and it ran away undisciplined."

That was six years ago.

The disappearance of a dog will not cause any disturbance after all.

People hadn't discovered that the missing person in Andrew's family wasn't just a puppy.The skeletons of two middle-aged women belonged to Thor's personal maid.

The two personal maids are over 50 years old. They have never been married and have taken care of Sol's daily life since she was full moon.Three years ago, old Andrew died of illness, and Saul's two personal maids were said to be sent back to their hometown to start a comfortable retirement life.

Who would have thought that there is no retirement life at all, and some are just being killed.

"Sol explained the reason for the murder without any concern, because only the dead keep secrets. Only four people know her true gender, her parents and the two maids who brought her up."

Matthew thought of Saul Andrew's indifferent look when he explained the crime, and it was not difficult to understand why the murderer would kill his sister's puppy.

Because Elsa doesn't love her younger sister.

It is also a child of Andrew's family, why should the daughter who was born earlier bear more?

The old Andrews wanted to prove to the families who opposed the union that their marriage was flawless.Throughout the history of the British aristocracy, there are indeed special cases where daughters inherit the title.Special cases are special cases after all, requiring special contributions.

Mrs. Andrew Sr. was in her thirties when her eldest daughter Saul was born.She was diagnosed by a doctor as having a constitution that is difficult to conceive. In short, there is a high probability that she will not have any more children.

So, just to be safe, let old Andrew

His own child inherits the title, and a plan to hide from the sky appears with the birth of Sol.

Thor initially disguised himself as a man without choice, and was not even aware of his true gender for a long time.

It wasn't until her youngest sister Tina was born that she realized that she was not a brother but a sister, but she would spend her whole life trying to tell a lie.Otherwise, there would be little chance of inheriting the title, and everything gained because of Andrew's patriarchal status would be in vain.

Do you dare to drop everything and start from scratch?

Even if it is a woman disguised as a man, it is also a self-choice, rather than a reluctant acceptance of being arranged?

Sol did not leave Andrew's house, but killed the puppy raised by his sister.

As for why Merck and Bald were killed?

It's not that I like the tutor Aisha, but a deep jealousy.

Ordinary like Aisha, she doesn't have outstanding looks, and she still does a job that the upper class looks down upon. How can she obtain the simple happiness of being a normal woman?

This happiness must be destroyed.

To torture a person is not to make people die easily.

I watched my fiancé turn from about to be promoted to a drunken coward with my own eyes, and watched Merck go down every day and finally commit suicide with a gun and go to death.Let Elsa watch the tragedy unfold and be unable to stop it, that is torturing her.

Sol watched the tragedy that happened to Aisha and got a lot of pleasure.

How could she let Aisha go easily? She originally planned to introduce a new boyfriend to Aisha, and when the two fell in love, they carried out the murder plan again.

Let Aisha have a new lover one after another, and kill her lover again and again, until Aisha completely collapses and commits suicide, Sol will stop and change another target.

Unexpectedly, Aisha's determination to leave London was very deep.

Sol knew the truth of playing hard to get, and he paid close attention to Aisha's dynamics at all times, and soon discovered the existence of Baldur.

"According to the original plan, Saul was going to introduce a new boyfriend to Aisha, but when a second admirer spontaneously appeared next to Aisha, Saul's mood became very bad."

Matthew has to say that's psychopathy.Sol doesn't understand why the ordinary Aisha is so popular, and she herself can't enjoy love openly for the rest of her life in order to obtain the title.

Thus, a double murder of Bald began.

It is necessary to kill Baldur's body and destroy Baldr's reputation.

Will things come to light?

Saul thought he was safe, even if

Someone came to Aisha to find out the situation, and Merck should not be connected with Bald.Even if Baldur had proposed to Elsa, he could be bisexual.

Unexpectedly, Skynet is full of sparse but not missing.

Or it should be said that Saul met two people whose brains were too easy to use.

Finally, Matthew said, "You were not included in this interrogation, so I hope you don't think I'm crossing the river and tearing down bridges."

"Of course not, I don't like the cold interrogation room."

Mary understood very well that Matthew was protecting her.Some things can be known, but that is not the same as direct participation.

Mycroft stated more bluntly, "My lord, Matthew, thank you very much for your assistance, and I sincerely look forward to maintaining the normal rest time."

Subtext: really take care of him, and don't let him work overtime every now and then.

After saying this sentence, Mycroft suddenly changed his words.

"However, you are like a guiding light, and you have set the best example for me. I should also do my part to maintain the social stability of Great Britain. If you encounter urgent matters, I will definitely be willing to help you."

what?

Did God return a strange native product from Mars and drop it on Mycroft's head?How is this lazy guy uncharacteristically.

Matthew looked up out the window.not good!London is really weird today.

The sky was clear and there was not even a trace of fog.The weather is not normal, no wonder people are not normal.

Mary didn't look sideways, as if she didn't know anything, as if any strange abnormalities had nothing to do with her.

Mycroft: Role-playing is possible only when there are cases.

As a Sherlock Holmes, he missed once, will he miss the second time?