Mary's Nineteenth Century

Boston, it's going to be windy.

With the Christmas month just around the corner, only a few realize it.

Balchi of the Hermes Agency was kept in the dark. Although he encountered an incident in which part of the trading accounts of the counterfeit goods business was burned, he was very confident.

Looking at the whole of Boston, how many people can decipher the Suzhou code-style encrypted bookkeeping method from the far east?

As long as you keep an eye on Lin and prevent him from betraying him, then there is nothing else to worry about.

From antiques to counterfeit coins, the association has been operating for nearly three years.Most people don't even know where the counterfeit factories are, so how can they uproot them.Not to mention that the association has assembled a group of members from prestigious schools, and how many people can make small moves under their noses.

The smooth sailing in recent years has prevented Balch from paying attention to the incident of throwing the corpse in the woods.

The thief who peeped at the factory was killed, and it was not the first time to bury the body, so why bother with the little bug.

The other side.

Both Mary and Mycroft moved out of the hotel to avoid crowds and needed a safe and quiet place to decipher the books.

Where is the most suitable?

Mr. Minton's new home in Boston's Back Bay is a good fit.

Although Mary had just completed various legal procedures for buying a house, got the house keys, and had no time to reorganize the furniture, she didn't care about too many details at special moments.

Lawyer Spring temporarily borrowed a reliable chef and a maid to help with daily chores.

He was really not very enthusiastic, but worried that the arrangements would not be fast enough, and his home would become a "base camp for combating counterfeiting gangs."

Mary didn't think she had squeezed an honest lawyer too much. For example, she asked Weasley, a lawyer who escaped the tragic fate of being buried alive, to live in the Back Bay area.

The person who was found dead is a trouble, and she took the initiative to take charge of the trouble's hiding place, so is she not self-sacrificing?

The moving process is bound to be rushed.

The process of deciphering the account books was methodical and extremely efficient.

Winter, afternoon.

Outside the transparent glass window, white snow is flying;

Indoor English fireplace with jumping red flames.

On the long table, the original account books, translation records, blank paper, ink bottles, etc. are placed in an orderly manner.

One person sits at each end.

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In the living room for a while, I heard the slight rustling sound of the pen touching the manuscript paper, accompanied by the crackling of the burning charcoal in the fireplace.

Balch never dreamed that more than half of the books he considered difficult to decipher had already been deciphered into books.It will not take a few hours to complete all the deciphering.

'clang!clang! '

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the grandfather clock struck twice.

The maid brought two cups of steaming black tea and a chocolate cake.

It's not tea time yet, but do you still have to stick to the meal time at home?

Mary wouldn't follow those rules.Learn to use the Suzhou code bookkeeping method now, decipher the encrypted account books, and try to get everything done within three days.

How could she wrong her taste buds and stomach at this moment of mental work.Of course, if you want to eat something, let the kitchen do something.

They don't pay attention to changing a table, and even ignore eating etiquette such as using napkins.

Put down the pen, move the account book and translation manuscript in front of you aside, take a break, and eat casually.

Spoon down.

The chocolate filling flowed out, it was a sweet but not greasy taste.

Mary savored the dessert slowly while admiring someone writing on the other side.

Look at the way "Mrs. Roman" keeps her eyes fixed. Who would have thought that this accountant who had never been in contact with Suzhou Code before found out the secret key of the account book within an hour.

If this person is just an ordinary widow, then from tomorrow all the countries of the world will be like one family and be at peace forever.

Mary dared to make such a gamble secretly, but unfortunately, there is no way to remove someone's disguise now and see the real face.

She can only give full play to her imagination, try to see the essence through the phenomenon, and outline the most beautiful picture of a person who works hard.

On the other side of the long table.

Mycroft remained calm, as if he hadn't been seduced by the sweet smell of chocolate, let alone felt the eyes lingering on him.

He held the pen in a correct posture, the strength of the pen remained unchanged, and he continued to decipher the ledger without changing his face.Take your time and put the numbers on the paper one by one.

The more you decipher it, the more you will be able to detect the huge counterfeiting industry of the Hermes Society.

Now, it is not difficult to presume that Waller Reggie wanted to pass on the imminent occurrence of a huge counterfeit currency case before his death.

Fortunately, the accounts show that they have just set foot in the manufacture of counterfeit banknotes in the past three months. It seems that it is still in the experimental and trial stage, and there is no large amount of counterfeit banknotes flowing into the market.

Then decipher all the account books as soon as possible, in order to strike the Hermes Society with lightning speed.

So, 1 minute, 2 minutes...

Why is it that 10 minutes have passed and some people have not finished eating a piece of chocolate cake?

Mycroft finally looked up.

He restrained all his emotions, and only looked at someone who was eating leisurely opposite him with calm eyes.

As a gentleman, how can someone eat alone?

Mycroft selectively forgot that he had been asked before if he wanted a piece of cake too.

Regardless of whether Mrs. Roman has dug the grave or not, the human design cannot collapse.I said I don’t like sweets since the cruise ship, so now I have to insist on not liking it.

Now, since the guest expresses that he doesn't like sweets, how can the host eat without any scruples?What about basic etiquette?

"What's wrong? Did I disturb you?"

Mary looked innocent, "It's the best policy to combine work and rest. You can also take a break and enjoy the beautiful scenery like me."

What does beauty mean?

Mycroft's fingers holding the pen tightened slightly. Isn't this really a joke?

Could it be that he should not learn, but imitate the person sitting opposite him with great interest while drinking tea?

Why should he admire Mr. Minton with all his attention, for his extraordinary intelligence, or for his rare encounter with a man who can decipher the code of an unfamiliar numbering system in perfect time?

No, praise is unnecessary.

Mycroft considered himself extremely principled.

The reason he gave was simple, and the previous prediction finally came true unfortunately.In the same room, someone was enjoying chocolate, and he could only refuse it with a firm gesture.In this situation, how can he sincerely praise life and destiny?

'Crackling—'

The charcoal was ignited by the flame, and the sound continued.

Indoors, the warmth is strong.

Finally, Mary reluctantly put down the spoon and picked up the teacup, as if she didn't see that someone was slandering.

"Mrs. Roman, I see that your eyes are a bit puzzled, as if you are asking me where is the beautiful scenery. I

The beautiful scenery mentioned is of course the snow outside the window.In the afternoon, there is a fireplace with hot tea, and watching the snow fall with the wind through the glass, don’t you think it is a very enjoyable thing? "

After a pause, Mary continued, "Perhaps it is a pity that we moved into the new house in a hurry. There is no piano or other musical instruments here, and there are no various aromatherapy. Otherwise, how exciting it would be to light a scented candle and wander in the melodious music." Nice afternoon, isn't it?"

Mycroft smirked, "Well, what a fascinating picture."

However, imagination is just imagination.

As long as he has been Mrs. Roman for one day, he has never been so leisurely.

Just like today, the two stayed together in the living room.

He had not come as a friend to warm up to Mr. Minton's new home, but to get the case in Boston over as quickly as possible.

Having said that, Mycroft put down his pen, took a sip of black tea, and looked out of the glass window.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger, and there are two days to enter December, this Christmas is destined to be spent in the United States.

I can't be with the old Holmes and his wife on Christmas, and I can't ask about my first semester at Sherlock University.

In this regard, Mrs. Roman can not have any regrets.

I just want to make a wish to Santa Claus in advance, and pray that Christmas Eve can be spent quietly, alone, and peacefully.

As for anything else?

Others, too lazy to think about it.For example, the last letter that was suspected to be sent by The Whale Merchant Theon.

"Diamond number, 4, #"

What is the meaning of the passwords that this group received when they first arrived in New York?

When Mycroft was translating Suzhou Mazi's ledger, he thought of a possibility.

Whale Merchant Sean is suspected of stealing the piano score from the Diamond, thinking that "#" refers to the tone symbol in the staff, hoping to find the secret in the score.

This line of thinking has reached a dead end, and Sean can't find anything.

Change the angle.

"#", it is actually the Chinese word "well", not the original symbol.

"Diamond, 4, well."

This is the real mystery.Although there is no well on the cruise ship, there is a hammam on the fourth floor.

Well, there is water.

The large bathroom also has water.

The secret is not hidden under the water, but in the locker room.

Tic Tac Toe can form an uncommon number word puzzle. ①

From the perspective of hieroglyphs, "well" seems to have eight corners from the top, bottom, left, and right sides; and in terms of split characters, one "well" can be disassembled into four "ten" characters.

In this way, eight corners make one eight, and forty is the product of 5x8.

Thus, "well" refers to 1858.

Diamond, four floors, locker cabinets in the Turkish bath, just have this number plate.

The dressing room cabinets are numbered starting from 1837, when Queen Victoria came to the throne.

At present, the label is posted to No. 1869, and there may be No. 1858 among them.Perhaps, there is a mezzanine in the cabinet of No. 1858, and something is hidden in it?

The Diamond basically calls at New York Harbor once a month.

Mycroft intends to verify the inference.

As I said a long time ago, he was too lazy to ask about those secrets, and it would be superfluous for him to send the last letter from Whale Merchant Theon or others.

Did Theon send letters to anyone else?

Could a second person have deduced the same conclusion?

None of this matters.

Mycroft didn't mention the anonymous letter to anyone, and he didn't care about the follow-up.

On a snowy day, why leave the warm house.

Not to mention the unusually cold winter in Boston.Not the climate, but the overall business dynamics.

A movement to crack down on counterfeiting is just around the corner.

The chamber of commerce joins forces with the judiciary to eliminate the Hermes Society, a hidden counterfeiting gang that disrupts the market.The action must be fast, otherwise no one can tell when a bunch of fake coins will be collected.

The wind in December is getting colder and colder.

The instigator of the counterfeiting case was exposed, oh no, the two who should solve the case silently without seeking fame and fortune have said goodbye to each other.

Mycroft did not forget that the play was about to end when he recovered the stolen body of Mrs. Susan from a group of gangsters and buried it back in the cemetery.

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, whether Mrs. Roman participated in the case of detecting the counterfeiting gang because the body of her old friend Susan was stolen, anyway, it seems to be a set of logic on the surface.

Having fulfilled the so-called original wish, Mrs. Roman certainly did not have to continue to stay in Boston.

Boston's Back Bay.

Mary watched the snow fall outside the window. It had only been a few days, and she was alone in the spacious living room.

Are you lonely?

Of course it is impossible to feel alone.

Canvases, paints, etc. are all in place.

In the winter afternoon, without playing music, painting a portrait of the godfather according to the original plan will add popularity to the new home.

It’s not just about drawing, either.

At this moment, Mary looked through the flight schedule in New York Harbor.

The next time the Diamond sails into New York Harbor will be on December [-]th.

There are three more days. Do you want to go to New York?

Mary ponders this good question.

When deciphering the account book of Suzhou Code, she thought of the anonymous letter that was suspected to be sent by Theon.

It can be deduced that "Diamond, 4, #" probably refers to locker No. 1858 in the hammam on the fourth floor of the cruise ship.As a law-abiding person, is she going to verify the conjecture?

Will anyone else come to the same conjecture?

Outside the window, there was only the silent heavy snow, as if giving a silent answer.