Mary's Nineteenth Century

Mary hesitated for a moment, but chose to be honest.

"Sneaking into the Skeleton Building at night to look for specific clues that may exist is also an effective way of investigation. Tony, don't you agree?"

who is tony

Tony is just a character, even if the characters dream back to their past lives, the performer is extraordinarily clear-headed.

Mycroft said bluntly, "I don't think it's a safe way to visit alone at night. Doctor Brown, once you are caught by mistake, I'm afraid I can only face to face with your head again on the skeleton museum shelf in the office of the Ernine Heads Association .”

Dare to kill Moulton, dare to kill the gravekeeper, you can't expect the members of the Erjiuhui to be soft-hearted.

"Maybe, your eloquence and eloquence can persuade the other party not to kill, but I don't want to bet on the possibility of [-]% misfortune."

Mycroft's attitude was very firm, "Even if you have plans to visit at night, please wait until I come back to act together, at least we can take care of each other."

The worst result is that the two of them were killed together.

Mycroft would rather accept that kind of situation, but he would not say it, because it was an extremely irrational decision.

Mary heard the incomplete meaning.

She pursed her lips slightly, stared deeply at Mycroft, and did not speak for a while.

"Dr. Brown, you are a good and responsible doctor."

Mycroft didn't let the silence last, "Your patient, I, is about to drive the carriage back to London. Excessive thinking can easily lead to traffic accidents such as horse collisions. You shouldn't let that kind of accident happen, right? "

very good!Dear Mr. Holmes, showing weakness has been used.

Mary finally took a step back softly, "Okay, I promise that I won't carry out the night patrol operation alone. If there is an action plan, I will wait for you to come back before proceeding. In addition, I also hope that you will pay attention to driving safety."

"I will."

Mycroft secretly let out a sigh of relief. It was not easy to let the cunning Mr. Minton let go.

Mary: Don't be slanderous, she can see it.

Turns out, she's really reasonable and open to taking advice from others, isn't she?

The two didn't say any more, and acted separately.

One went back to London, and the other stayed in Southampton to inquire about the details of the Moonlight Cave in the New Forest.

Parts of the New Forest are royal hunting grounds.

The Moonlight Cave sounds like a dream at first glance, but it is not within the scope of the hunting ground.

Mary visited several small towns near the New Forest, and finally got a clue from a hunter.

"God bless! How did you inquire about Yaoyue Cave?"

Hunters have a deep taboo against the so-called Moonlight Cave, "Whenever you go hunting in the New Forest, you will avoid that place."

"I have a friend who is an explorer and specializes in reporting strange people and strange things."

Mary gave the pseudonym Mark, and then made up the reason for coming here.

"Recently, he's coming to Southampton to collect wind, and he heard about the Moonlight Forest, so let me inquire about the route first. If you can take me there first..."

"Oh no! Don't think about it. The hunters in our area have all heard of the Yaoyue Skeleton Monster, and no one is willing to take you on an adventure."

Orion interrupted the request to lead the way, "There are really skeleton monsters there! What are you and your friends going to do? Aren't you rushing to die!"

"Skeleton monster?"

When Mary heard this statement, she was even more convinced that she had found the right place. "Can you be more specific?"

"I saw it with my own eyes! There is absolutely no deceit, and there is no threat to you."

Orion was a little reluctant to recall, but it was rare to find someone who could confide in his horrific experience, so he hesitated to tell what happened two years ago.

The so-called Moonlight Cave is located in the southern part of the New Forest. The dense forest is not suitable for novices to hunt.

Relying on several years of hunting experience, the Orion headed south to challenge the unknown area.

"I didn't go to Yaoyue Cave on purpose. At the end of October two years ago, when I was returning home at night, I strayed into the cave while chasing an elk. I remember very clearly that the night was a new moon, and the moonlight shone on the entrance of the cave. It was 30 meters away. The distance, we suddenly met the eyes of a pair of skeleton monsters."

It's a glowing red eye!

Under the moonlight, one can vaguely discern red eyes growing on a skull.

The skull head is the size of a human head, about 2.5 meters above the ground, without a body.It will fly back and forth slowly, as if hovering in a cave.

"It's terrible! The faint red light danced in the empty eye sockets, scaring the four of us who were hunting to hold their breath."

When Orion recalled it after two years, his hairs still stood on end. "I also seem to hear a 'click' sound, like the gnashing of skeleton monster's teeth.At that time, we ran away as soon as possible. If we escaped late, we would be eaten. "

Mary wanted to ask, if there was only a skeleton head left, how would it digest a living person?

Of course, she didn't ask such details inappropriately, and instead asked: "After that time, you defined the cave as the Yaoyue cave?"

Orion said: "More than once, after seeing the skeleton monster with glowing eyes, we talked with other people who went hunting in the forest, and at least five groups of people came across Yaoyue Cave.

Among them, a group of people went in to take shelter from the rain, but they encountered nothing.Then, we summed up the rules, the skeleton monster haunts the night when there is a moon, its eyes are sometimes red and sometimes green. "

It would be naive to think that skeletons are harmless.

There is a group of hunting teams who are very courageous and want to find out what is going on with the skull monster.

Listening to Orion's tone, Mary guessed that the ending would not be happy. "They were killed?"

"Yes, although five people were alive when they left the cave, they all went mad when they came out. About a month later, two people woke up, and three people died unfortunately."

Orion also realized the seriousness of the Skull Cave because of what happened to that team. "The hunter who wakes up can't remember exactly what happened to him. He only remembers that his soul was dragged into hell by the skeleton monster, and he returned to the world with his life."

Mary frowned slightly.Using skeletons to intimidate others not to approach, and there are casualties, the nature is different. "Where do those two live? May I pay a visit?"

Orion shook his head, "Because they didn't want to be entangled by the devil, they moved away last spring. I heard they went to the north of England."

Moving from the south to the north, the determination to escape is not small.

Despite hearing all kinds of encounters in the hunter's cave, Mary still wants to go for a real walk.

Unless she captured the skeleton monster with her own hands, she would not easily believe in the existence of such things that did not conform to the normal biological laws.

What's more, the cave is at the sacrifice site of the Erjiu Society, so it's more like the hunters ran into the association's sacrifice activities and were threatened and expelled.

It is better to hit the sun than to choose a day, and it is better to enter the forest today while it is still dark.

Orion was extremely unwilling to lead the way, but he paid too much for his guide.

In the end, for the sake of Pound, he failed to stick to the principle of not getting closer to Yaoyue Cave.Thinking of a quick battle, and with the idea of ​​returning safely before the sun goes down, he quickly became a guide.

If there is no one to lead the way, it will take some luck to discover the Moonlight Cave.The cave is deep in the dense forest, surrounded by tall trees.If there is a road blind attribute, it is difficult to distinguish the north, south, east, and west among them.

Fortunately, Mary has rich experience in the jungle, and she can keep in mind the terrain and route when she is led.There were not too many traces of human activities found along the way, and she speculated that the Orion was not taking the usual route of the Erjiuhui.

Arriving at the cave, the ground space of the cave is not large.

It extends downwards, and there is an underground cave about the size of a basketball court.Even in the afternoon, there was no light in the ground.By the light of the torches, no trace of skeletons was found.

"Mr. Mark, how long do you have to watch?"

Orion counted the time, "We need to leave the forest before dark, so as to ensure safety."

"It'll be fine soon."

Mary didn't just talk casually, and she didn't plan to stay until dark, what if she bumped into people from the Erjiuhui? "By the way, shouldn't it be better for us to clear up the footprints? What if we are being followed by skeleton monsters..."

Hearing this, Orion stopped urging. "You're right! It's going to be like we've never been here."

The two picked up a few branches and swept away the footprints on the ground.While sweeping, he retreated towards the hole on the ground.

At this moment, during the cleaning process, Mary saw a dark lump.

Not leaves, nor animal dung, but shriveled insect corpses.Thinking of something, she packed the corpse, maybe she found the reason for the glowing eyes of the skeleton.

June 6, 14:08 p.m.

Mycroft returned to Southampton with the necessary items to join the [-]th club.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the worship organization, there is only Sherlock on his carriage, and the rest of the helpers will arrive scattered in the past two days.

It was getting dark, but it couldn't stop the footsteps of exploring the Skeleton Building again.

"This is Tony's brother, Toby."

Mycroft arbitrarily arranged an identity for Sherlock, "He was worried about his brother's treatment, and he also came to England, but he won't go to the Erjiu meeting with us tonight."

Mary has no objection, and Sherlock's arrival will definitely come in handy.

For example, he can act as a liaison officer, exchanging important information in time with other helpers such as Scotland Yard who are about to arrive in the next wave.

"The location of the Moonlight Cave has been determined."

Mary succinctly talked about matters related to the cave, "As for the rumors about the skeleton monster, I think Erjiu will do it on purpose. The skull eyes that are sometimes green and sometimes red may have something to do with it."

Sherlock glanced at the shriveled corpse of the bug, "It's a common glow bug in Europe, this one looks like a male. It emits more green light, but also red light."

In this way, it can explain why the eyes of the skeleton glow, because there are bugs crawling around in the eye sockets.

As for the floating head, it is likely that the skeleton is dangling on top of a pole, and under the dim light from a distance, Orion can't see the truth clearly.

Now that the principle behind it has been debunked, it sounds like a trick to fool people.

However, on a dark and windy night, there is a dead man's skull floating in the deep mountains, old forests and cave entrances. How many people can he calmly treat?

Even if some hunters approached and observed in disbelief, it is very likely that they encountered artificial poisoning and other attack methods, which made them unconscious.

"The underground cave is most likely the main altar. The space of 60 square meters is not too small, enough to accommodate [-] to [-] people."

Mycroft thought about whether there were enough people to round up. Even if the guards from Scotland Yard and Whitehall were called, the force value of the Twenty-ninth Head Club should not be underestimated.

Mary suggested, "There are still a few days left, and an ambush can be considered in advance, but it's best to know the approximate number of people who participated in the sacrifice on Midsummer's Eve."

Definitely need to reach out to Gifford again.

So, Dr. Brown and Tony, a wealthy businessman, knocked on the door of the Skeleton Building.

The guard had been instructed beforehand, and let them go directly, and brought them to Gifford's office again.

Gifford saw the necessary supplies in place ahead of schedule, and it was self-evident how good he was.Immediately approved the membership applications of the two, and did not reject the further requests of the two.

"You want to be treated as soon as possible. I can understand your eagerness, but the transfer of the power of the skull requires a special ceremony."

Gifford thought for a while and stood up, "How about this, the wizard Saqi who presided over the sacrifice happened to be downstairs, I will take you to say hello. First ask him about the specific preparations to be made in the early stage. Get ready, and it will be done in one go during the official treatment on the 23rd."

Of course Mary and Mycroft would not refuse.

It was even a bit of a surprise, seeing the wizard who presided over the sacrifice, it was almost equivalent to gaining confidence in capturing the thief first and capturing the king.

Inside the basement.

The sorcerer Sage has long hair in a shawl, his face is pale, and there is an unconcealable gloom between his brows.

When he heard about Gifford's intention, Sage frowned impatiently, but he still didn't refuse on the spot. "I see, people stay, you can go first."

"Well, Mr. Tony's treatment is up to you."

Gifford was used to the wizard's rudeness.After finishing speaking, he stepped out the door first, and closed the basement door behind him.

In the basement, no kerosene lamps were used.A row of candles were burning in scattered candlesticks, and some even gave off a faint green light.

The high and low wooden cabinets have a total of 108 drawers.I don't know what exactly is inside, but there is a faint smell of fish and herbs.

"Fatty, on the 23rd you have to absorb the power of the occultist's skull."

The wizard Saqi didn't have any politeness or temptation at all, and just threw out a sentence, "Take off your shirt, and lie on the wooden board in the middle. Today, I will draw an energy traction symbol on your back first."

what?

What do strangers do when they meet?

Mycroft had no time for "fatty" or something like that.

The big beard on his face is not easy to see through, but the thick cotton lining inside the coat is disguised as a fat belly.If you take it off completely, it will inevitably expose the flaws in the disguise.

Who would have thought?

Engaging in a role-playing infiltration investigation, unexpectedly faced such an unexpected situation.

At this moment, Mary took a step forward and said seriously, "Mr. Wizard, if you need to draw symbols on Tony, I don't think you are suitable."

"Ha ha--"

Saqi sneered, there were very few people who dared to refute him in the Erjiuhui, but this newcomer was very courageous. "I'm not suitable, but you are suitable? Why do you? Tell me and listen!"