Mary's Nineteenth Century

The victory or defeat of the skiing competition is particularly important, it determines whether Mary can wear women's clothes, so you must seize the opportunity when you can fight for benefits.

Back at the hotel, the clock has pointed to 22:47.

Mycroft did not rest directly, but made a detour to Mary's guest room to propose related ideas. "During this time, if I decipher the code behind the scarab badge first, would you be willing to give me some rewards?"

"award?"

Mary saw through what Mycroft wanted at a glance, and said bluntly: "Dear Mr. Holmes, you are not fully sure about your skiing skills, are you?"

Mycroft did not hold back, but nodded very calmly. "You are so outstanding, of course I have to make all kinds of preparations, including not being able to win."

Mary smiled, "Frankness is a virtue, and it is rare that you finally have it. Based on this, I agree to give you some benefits. As you wish, if you can decipher the code word of the scarab badge first, then I will Gives you ten to twenty percent of the schedule."

For example, in a 1000-meter ski race, Mycroft is asked to run 100 to 200 meters first, and the two start from different starting points.

"The specific value depends on the proportion of code words you decipher."

Mary thought she was very sincere, "Do you think this arrangement is okay?"

Of course, it can't be more.

Mycroft nodded solemnly. Mary being able to quote these conditions is enough to prove how much she loves him.

Wait a moment.

He is not stupid, and he is keen to find out what is strange.

Mycroft: First, why did Mary go out of her way to praise him for his rare honesty?Was he considered a master liar in the past?Second, why does he define himself as Mary doting on him?Beloved, this wording is really strange.

Thinking of this, his lips moved slightly, but he still didn't say anything.

Mycroft swallowed his retort.Reason prevailed, so that he could not fall into the trap and speak quickly, otherwise he would easily lose the great opportunity to let Mary dress up as a woman.

"Dear Mary, I praise you from the bottom of my heart. I like your proposal very much. Then when you are free, you can go to the temporary library villa of the island owner of Page to look up information."

"I will first explain the ins and outs of the snow monster case to my client, Ackerman. After that, I have no urgent arrangements for the time being. I can stay in Yorkshire for a while."

Mary's tone was calm, but she couldn't help feeling regretful in her heart.What a pity, what a pity!Mycroft actually didn't argue with her a few more words today, she still wanted to dig a few more holes.

Looking at Mary's composed expression, Mycroft became more and more sure that he had just escaped death.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was incomparably harmonious.

The two of them seemed to have negotiated the matter carefully, and no one tried to dig a hole, and no one avoided a hole precisely.

Of course, Mycroft knew very well that whether he could successfully obtain the privilege of the ski race ultimately depended on whether he could decipher the code word of the badge first.

Do you want to use your younger brother unscrupulously?Since there is no rule that foreign aid cannot be invited, it is reasonable to let Sherlock decipher with him, isn't it?

The next day, Sherlock woke up very early. To be precise, he didn't sleep well yesterday.

He disregarded Mycroft's advice and took his tea before bed as he wished.It may be that the tea made him sleep a little lightly, and he had an absurd and weird dream.

——In the dream, Mycroft locked him in a huge library and asked him to help find the engagement ring.

What a hell!

Sherlock ate breakfast in a hurry, the shadow of last night's dream in his mind has not yet dissipated.

Why did I dream that Mycroft was going to propose to someone, and I dragged him to do coolies to find the ring?How far is the distance between dreams and reality?Does it mean that his subconscious has discovered something?

At this moment, Sherlock made a decisive choice.He packed his suitcase immediately, and after breakfast, he greeted Mycroft and quickly left York City.

It was the detective's intuition that told him to leave quickly, otherwise something weird might happen.Of course, he has a very legitimate reason, which is to track down and investigate the thief "Diamond K".

The silly brother slipped away quickly.

Mycroft silently slandered, but he didn't have much regret.

Relying on one's own ability to obtain the privilege of skiing, that is to win fair and square.I just hope that with better luck, I can find relevant information before Mary.

Eleven days later, there was a critical breakthrough.

While working, Mycroft practiced skiing, and at the same time read mountains and seas of mathematical treatises.

After using himself as a spinning top, he did not lose his head, but accurately captured the connection between the Aztecs and the code word of the Scarab Club emblem.

The Aztecs are the indigenous peoples of the land of Mexico.Its history dates back to at least the 11th century in Mesoamerica, if not farther.Its culture and religion are similar to those of the Mayans. It can be said that it has absorbed part of the essence of Mayan culture and turned it into its own use.

"In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards captured parts of Central America, including the Aztec Empire, and established the new Mexico City."

Mycroft approached Mary with a stack of documents, "Mexico City began to use the Spanish language, mathematics, etc., and the knowledge system of the ancient Aztec civilization was gradually forgotten. The code word engraved on the back of the scarab society emblem , but using the forgotten knowledge.”

"Look, these are Aztec counting symbols."

Mycroft opened the file, and the contents on the yellowed pages were somewhat blurred due to the age, but he could still distinguish patterns such as fingers, flags, and special totems.

This is a numerical comparison table.

The Aztecs used the decimal system of counting.

A finger represents the Arabic numeral "1", a flag corresponds to "20", and a totem-like bird is "8000". ①

"Due to the need for counting accuracy, numbers such as 5, 10, and 15 must be used, so we have to divide a flag representing 20 into four quarters to obtain the counting units we need."

Mycroft took out a badge of the Scarab Club as he spoke, and now looking at the code words behind the badge, he could clearly and accurately match them one by one.

Engraved on the back of the badge: "I stretched out two fingers and held the flag at half-mast. At this moment, I saw a strange bird rushing towards the sun."

Mary reported a series of numbers, "2, 10, 8000. Two fingers are 2, half a flag is 10, and the flying bird is the totem bird that counts 8000."

Mycroft nodded, "Flying to the sun in the code word also corresponds to the worship of the sun god of the Aztecs. In the legend of the Aztecs, they were guided by the sun god to establish Tenoch Titlan, today's Mexico City."

Not only that, the badge also has the second half sentence. "When sea and fire collide, my successor, you should boldly open the gate of infinity."

Mary looked at the Aztec materials.Tenochtitlan is a large artificial island, a city built on a lake.

From Europe to Mexico in the Americas, it is undoubtedly necessary to travel across the ocean, which is related to the "sea" in "The Collision of Sea and Fire".

As for "fire", it reminds me of Anthony Scott, a member of the Scarab Society and a master of mental memory control.

In the case of Cannibal Shipwreck, Anthony implanted a nursery rhyme with the Red Shoes in someone's memory. "Elizabeth's red shoes, I can't stop.Jump, jump, is the whisper of Gorondo.Everywhere was red, red that turned to ashes.At the end of red, break that shackle, and you will have a brand new world. 』

According to previous analysis, the red ashes of this nursery rhyme recorded the Great Fire of London in 1666, and a batch of palace treasures were transferred to somewhere in London.The treasure may be the result of research related to the occult "Book of Sawyer", and obtaining it can lead to a new world.

Now put the two together for comparative analysis.

The "new world" in the nursery rhyme of the red shoes, and the successor in the scarab whispers to open the "gate of infinity", these two things are likely to be closely related.

Mary pointed out, "The so-called "collision of sea and fire", first deciphering the digital code behind the badge is to confirm the secret of the sea, and as long as you find the hint hidden in the fire, you can reach the correct treasure location.There, if you use a password to open a certain shackle, you can gain extraordinary power. "

Simply put, the members of the Scarab Society left clues of the treasures and scattered them to the vast crowd.

Some members choose a certain object to guide deliberately, while others choose to let nature take its course, waiting for one or several smart heirs to appear.

What will the so-called new world be?

What will be the relics left by this strange society?

Judging from the experience in the past four or five years, it is likely to be items related to occultism, and perhaps a large amount of money, and it is more likely to involve mind control techniques and things that cannot be explained by science at present.

In addition, there may be a list of the distribution of the scarab society, or a method that will teach you how to build a huge underground criminal empire.

The above are just speculations before verification.

Maybe it took a lot of effort, and finally reached the so-called inheritance place, but just wrote a prank note saying "Thank you for your patronage, and have a nice trip."

Whatever the Scarab Society might be hiding, one thing is certain.

Mycroft succeeded in deciphering the code of the badge number first, and Mary promised him the privilege of skiing competition.

In this way, some things can be planned in an orderly manner.

After a month and a half of expatriate work, I found a snow mountain to compete.After he obtained the special preferential treatment, he was basically sure that the probability of winning was more than [-]%.Then you can successfully let Mary dress up as a woman. While both of them are in Yorkshire, why not go to Holmes' old house.

Mycroft had a mental schedule and ideas for how to make an interesting proposal.In terms of specific steps, whether to meet the parents first or propose marriage first, you can adapt to the situation at that time.

One, two, three..., each one has been properly arranged, and then he only needs to hurry up to practice skiing and wait for the time for the competition at the end of February.

**

On February 1874, 2, the weather was fine.

Mycroft finished all the official duties at hand and left the temporary office in York City.

He has already arranged his itinerary in advance, and he will have a week off for the next week.Tonight he and Mary would meet at the hotel at the foot of the mountain, rest tomorrow, and race ski the morning after tomorrow.

If you win the day after tomorrow, will you go shopping for dresses with Mary that afternoon?

Mycroft was thinking about which style of women's clothing would be more suitable for Mary. He had just stepped into the carriage to the hotel when he suddenly heard urgent shouts behind him.

"Mr. Holmes! Please stay!"

The telegraph operator of the York City Municipal Office rushed out, "There is a telegram from you, an urgent call from London."

The telegraph operator ran over panting, and handed out the telegram letter in his hand, which contained a set of English letters that he could not understand.This is an encrypted telegram from Whitehall in London, and only the sender and recipient know how to decrypt it.

Mycroft took the telegram and translated a short sentence at a glance. "The red box was stolen, Mike, come back soon! - Matthew"

What is a red box?

Since 1860, the British Prime Minister and ministers will carry red confidential boxes containing their official duties, which are undoubtedly very important items.

Mycroft suddenly caught his breath in his chest.

I don't know which one's red box was stolen. It was stolen sooner or later, but it was stolen when he planned to take an important step in life with Mary.

Also, one more point.Looking at the entire Whitehall, couldn't Matthew find someone else?Why did you want to find him?

Mycroft: He should have been alerted earlier, Matthew may be too old, after all, he has not learned how to be a good and lovely Cupid.