Mary's Nineteenth Century

The delicious food on the table suddenly became dull.

Sherlock seemed to be struck by lightning, holding the paper airplane stiffly, when he heard footsteps coming from the stairs and braking at the door of the living room.

"Sherlock."

Mycroft called his brother's name calmly, and then said in an extremely calm tone, "Please give me what you have."

"Give you?"

Sherlock hadn't recovered from the heavy impact for a while, "Mycroft, is the paper airplane really yours?"

"Otherwise? Could it be yours?"

Without hiding his sneer, Mycroft walked towards the dining table step by step, and snatched the paper airplane from Sherlock's hand with a 'swish'.

Fortunately, Sherlock was so shocked that he was dumbfounded, and before he was too curious, he directly dismantled the paper airplane and looked at it.From this point of view, when the younger brother is being punished in the future, the force should be lighter.

"Eat well and stop your messy thoughts."

After finishing speaking, Mycroft carefully folded the paper airplane and hid it in his suit pocket, without saying another word, he left without looking back.

Wait a moment!Sherlock finally woke up slowly, who made him think wildly?

"My sane brother, please slow down your pace. If you haven't returned your physics knowledge to the university teacher, you should know that I can't summon a paper airplane from a distance. Someone threw it in front of me."

Upon hearing this, Mycroft turned around, raised his chin slightly, and asked calmly, "So? What do you want to explain?"

Sherlock:!

What's the matter with this confident tone?Didn't Mycroft know he was exposed?

"What do I want to explain?"

Sherlock pointed out the window, "Although my knowledge of physics is not as good as that of chemistry, but combined with the phrase "see the inside" written by you on the wing of the paper airplane, it is enough for me to speculate that you flew the paper airplane to the next door, and Minton Sir fly it back.Unfortunately, when the wind blows, it deviates from the original track. "

'Clap clap--'

Mycroft didn't deny it, mainly because it was useless.

He seemed to applaud the venue, and then asked calmly again, "Congratulations, your guess is right. So?"

"It's all like this, why do you dare to ask?"

Sherlock took a deep breath, looking at Mycroft's nonchalant expression, it made one want to rub his face madly to break this calm expression.

"My respected brother, you still ask me why? You have embarked on a road of no return!"

Sherlock hurried up to Mycroft, and said in a low voice, "Your brother is not an idiot, so he can't fail to see how abnormal you are. Playing with paper airplanes, you haven't done such childish things since you were seven years old. Now you're almost 30 years old, and you're playing paper airplanes with a man."

Mycroft shook his head solemnly, "Shelly, please allow me to remind you of the age difference that exists between us. It is impossible for you to remember clearly what I did when I was seven years old."

"Is this the point!"

Sherlock smirked, "Then I can always clearly remember what happened on Midsummer Night last year. Don't you forget what you did?"

At that moment, Sherlock recalled what he had seen on Midsummer Night last year, when he saw two people raise their hands above their heads together.

At that time, he actually believed that Mycroft and Mr. Minton were studying what kind of supernatural phenomenon the finger moon would cause.Thinking back now, it was clear that the two were going to hold hands but he broke them.

Sherlock felt that his IQ had been seriously fooled.

It was only to blame that Mycroft had disguised himself so well that his dear brother had turned into a foolish detective who believed he was a staunch celibate.

Mycroft admired his younger brother's overturned palette with great interest. He admired it for a full minute before he opened his mouth slowly.

"My dear brother, please trust your brother's brain. I know exactly what I am doing, my Mr. Minton, unique."

As for more words, there is no need to say.

Mycroft gave Sherlock a look of comprehension, "You continue to eat in peace, and come to the study later, we will continue to investigate the connection between the "square K" and the traffic light explosion accident. "

Have a meal?

Sherlock reluctantly sat back at the table, but what he discovered tonight prevented him from concentrating on his meal.

The elder brother who he thought would spend his whole life with sweets, actually wants to go to hell with a man!This kind of thing has happened, can there be more absurd things in the world?

Half an hour later, study room.

Mary didn't seem to have the embarrassment of throwing the paper plane at all, and she could eat dinner leisurely before going to the door with clues about Dr. Jekyll's disappearance.

Entering the study, she had a serious face, as if she really only came to solve strange cases, and directly put a ridiculous fingerprint comparison on the table.

"Look, this is the result of comparing the fingerprints of Dr. Jekyll and a strange man who was unconscious in the laboratory."

Mary succinctly recounts the disappearance of Dr. Jekyll.This afternoon, she and Attorney Erson took fingerprints in the villa, including but not limited to Jekyll's bedroom, his frequent use of pens, water glasses, wooden combs and other personal items.

Cross-check with the fingerprints of all the servants in the villa, and finally determine which ones are Dr. Jekyll's.

Afterwards, those fingerprints were compared with those of a strange man with a comatose and fierce face on the hospital bed, and something astonishing and expected happened.

——It cannot be said that the comparison of the fingerprints of the two is completely unrelated, because they are almost exactly the same.

The word "almost" is used because there are differences in size.

Dr. Jekyll was tall and thin. The strange, vicious man was shorter and stronger.

The thickness of the fingers of the two people is different. For example, the same right index finger has different fingerprint sizes.It's like a person who gains weight rapidly becomes bigger than his original fingers.

"The fingers have become thicker, but the fingerprint lines have not changed. Before today, I don't think two different people in the world can have the same fingerprints."

Mary has to admit her scientific outlook has taken a bit of a hit. "Although I have suspected the existence of transformation potions for a long time, I am still surprised at the moment when I saw the proof with my own eyes. What do you think, you two?"

Either deny the possibility of transformation potions, or question the scientific fact that everyone's fingerprints are unique.

No matter what kind of speculation is accepted, scientific concepts will receive a wave of shock anyway, proving that there are indeed events beyond cognition in the world.

Sherlock looked at Mr. Minton, who walked to the door with ease. This man still looked as gentle and serious as before.

However, please forgive him for not being able to recover from the fact that his brother secretly communicated with this man, but after seeing a living person, he still remembered a point, is Mr. Minton bisexual?

Many years ago, the scandal between Mr. Minton and Mrs. Roman spread all over the world.

Sherlock knew that there might be some water in it, but there was another saying that "there must be a reason for it".

Before thinking too much, a set of comparison pictures of fingerprints was thrown on the table.

Strange things happen every year, especially this year.How can two completely unrelated human beings have the same fingerprint? !

Sherlock also didn't want his brother's love experience, and this absurd fingerprint conclusion attracted his attention even more.

It must be admitted that the imagination that I am proud of has yet to be improved.There were worse things in the world than Mycroft falling in love, and the proof was there.

He picked up the file and carefully checked several fingerprints.

If it is an accident that the fingerprints of the index finger match, and the fingerprints of the other nine fingers also match, then it cannot be explained by accident.

Turning back again, a shoe print attracted attention.

"This sole pattern appeared at the scene of the theft of the "K" box, exactly the same size 7.5 men's rubber shoes. "

Sherlock explained, "Of the ten thefts of the King of Diamonds, I have seen footprints six times.The size is 7.5 feet, and there are two kinds of galoshes with different sole patterns.This one is identical to one of them. "

The rubber shoes worn by "Box K" are popular models, and many workers in London will buy them.

Just because the size is the same as the shoe print, it cannot be concluded that the person who sneaked into Jekyll's laboratory was "K of Cube", but there are not many people with similar exquisite stealing techniques in London.

Mycroft has found the world's first traffic light explosion. The accident report after the explosion caused one death and 32 injuries to varying degrees.

"These newspapers published the appeals of some injured patients. At that time, the company that installed the signal lights and the London Transport Bureau gave some compensation to the injured, but from the reports, we can see that not everyone was satisfied."

Sherlock quickly read the stack of newspapers, and the injured people filed claims for compensation, and most of them opposed the rebuilding of the signal lights, fearing that the accident would happen again.

The report mentioned that the five parties responsible for the accident that may need to bear the responsibility can all be linked to the owner of the stolen treasure.

Only, the last report was in March 1869.

Only three months after the accident, there was no follow-up.In the next five years, people even forgot about the short-lived traffic lights.

Mycroft speculates, "If the red-green stealing habit of "King of Squares" turns out to be related to traffic lights, he probably wants to remind people of the past and awaken people's memories of old accidents. "

Why do that?

"Block K" may be a person who experienced the explosion, or a related person whose life was affected.

Five or six years later, he committed major thefts again and again, and deliberately left playing cards to identify the perpetrators. In the end, he may take the initiative to expose the scandal of the theft of the Whitehall Red Box to the media.

As soon as the news of the theft of the secret box of the Minister of Finance came out, the person who stole the box would also be able to take the opportunity to express his psychological appeal for everyone in London to hear.

"However, there may be some surprises."

Mycroft looked at the results of the fingerprint comparison, the existing unidentified playing cards stolen from Dr. Jekyll's laboratory.

"If the person who sneaked into the laboratory is also a "King of Diamonds" and no playing cards are left, it means that this is an independent case that has nothing to do with the signal light. "

Mary speculated, "This independent case is likely to be related to treasure hunting. Dr. Jekyll's laboratory cabinet was opened, which contained detailed information on the Great Fire of London in 1666. A master thief like "K" In pursuit of excitement, it is not impossible to mix in treasure hunting activities. "

Mycroft nodded, "This is the accident I mentioned. The red box theft has happened for at least [-] hours, but the "K" still hasn't announced the news immediately.

If it wasn't that he himself suffered casualties, there were more important things to do.If you have concerns, you can't be troubled by others, even if it is only possible to be troubled. "

What's important?

For example, before going on a treasure hunt, you must ensure that there are no pursuers.

These are still inferences.

How did the "square K" focus on Dr. Jekyll's laboratory?Where is his source?

Mary took out the 26-pointed Christmas decoration star she saw in the laboratory.

"The 26 corners are the Moravian star. The origin of this Christmas decoration is said to be related to a mathematics class in Germany more than 40 years ago. At that time, the multi-pointed star was used to explain the principle of polygons in the class, and it was later adopted by the Moravian church. Chosen to be the symbol of the Christmas star. This Moravian star is stored in the cabinet of the great fire information."

Little Christmas star, is it Dr. Jekyll's throwaway?Or does it represent something, such as who is associated with the location of the treasure in the Great Fire?

The origin of the Moravian Star is related to Germany, and the Scarab Society, which searches for the treasure of the Great Fire, also originated in Berlin, Germany.

Will there be some internal connection between the two?What role does Dr. Jekyll play in it?The most direct way to know more clues is to ask him.

Sherlock couldn't help asking, "How is the unconscious strange face?"

"The current situation is not good. Attorney Erson invited the most authoritative brain doctor in London for consultation. The conclusion is that the person may not be more than [-]% conscious."

Mary also doesn't know if this value is too low, she hopes a miracle can happen.But realistically, in an era when medical equipment and drugs are outdated, how long a comatose vegetative can live is also a question.

Also, Mary wasn't sure about one thing. "Even if the man wakes up, he is not Dr. Jekyll. I checked the entire laboratory, and there is not a piece of paper clearly recording the transformation potion. I am afraid that only Dr. Jekyll himself knows the formula and production steps. And the specific transformation How the process works is a mystery."

Perhaps, after taking the transformation potion, people will change back regularly after a period of time.Perhaps, another antidote is needed, and it must be taken within the stipulated time

"Today, Attorney Erson changed the ward for that man, and also changed the care with a stricter tone."

There wasn't much medical advice Mary could give.What she can do is to remind Lawyer Erson of the existence of the transformation potion, and maybe Dr. Jekyll will suddenly appear on the hospital bed one morning.

As for what to do next?

Tomorrow, I will go to the people involved in the signal light explosion and find out if there is a "square K" among them.

Assuming that "Block K" is found, this person has indeed sneaked into Jekyll's laboratory, and through him, more clues to the details of the transformation may be obtained.

After agreeing to investigate separately, the three of them did not stay in the study any longer.

Mary said goodnight to Mycroft and said nothing more about the paper airplane.It seemed that she was just talking about business, and after finishing the business, she should go back to her own home next door.

"I'm leaving too, see you tomorrow."

Although Sherlock still had something to say, he couldn't get it out of his mouth, so he simply said goodbye to Mycroft.

In this way, Mary and Sherlock left one after the other.

Pushing open the door on the first floor, the February night wind slapped coldly on the face, normal people would not want to stay in the cold wind for a second longer.

Under the street lamp, Sherlock still said more, "Mr. Minton, was that the paper airplane you flew here just now?"

Mary paused and turned to face Sherlock.

"Little Mr. Holmes, if you want to take this opportunity to talk about my relationship with your brother. With all due respect, please rest assured that I will take good care of Mike."

Hearing such straightforward words, Sherlock almost couldn't control the tendency of his expression to crack.

Although Mr. Minton said "take good care of him" in a polite manner, not like irony, but as a younger brother, he suddenly became more worried.

Sherlock: I haven't fully recovered from the shock of my brother's love being caught off guard, and now there are really ups and downs.He had to worry, would Holmes be under others?