Mary's Nineteenth Century

Nursery rhymes related to the red shoes have to be reminiscent of Ben Baden.

Baden has been collecting fairy tales and nursery rhymes. After chatting with astrologers about the story of "The Red Shoes", he advertised that he would visit Europe.

Is it to play, or go deep into the Black Forest?The only way to determine Ben Baden's whereabouts is to meet him head-on in the Black Forest.

Prior to this, doctors in Rust Town had initially examined the body of the drug dealer Bell.There are two red spots on the back of the neck, which are in the shape of bumps, like wounds formed by the sting of some kind of reptile.

Except for the neck, Bell has no other trauma to the whole body, and looks physically strong.Preliminary autopsy concluded that no unknown poison was found in Bell's stomach, but he showed obvious symptoms of suffocation and convulsions before death.

There is a high probability that it is suspected that the toxins of the poisonous insects induced body convulsions, which eventually led to respiratory failure and death.

However, the death process was too fast.

It took less than 10 minutes from Bell's call to the prison guards' discovery of his death.

There are no more laboratory equipment in the town, and doctors are at a loss as to the origin of the deadly poisonous insects.

No such death has ever been found in the Black Forest-Rhine Valley region.

If he hadn't recognized the bite scars on the stamina, he would have suspected that the god of death was wielding a sickle to harvest the souls of the living.

"It's a poisonous spider."

After observing the wound, Mycroft suspected that the spider that bit Bell was not a European species, but came from America or Australia.

"The toxicity is very strong. This death rate seems to be poisoned by the funnel-web spider's venom, but it should not appear in the German town of Rust."

On the one hand, it is a spider unique to America and Australia. On the other hand, the snowfall environment in the town in winter is not suitable for the natural growth of spiders.

It is not suitable for natural growth, but it may be artificially raised.

Although keeping poisonous spiders is extremely risky, keeping them well is a hidden killer.

At the moment, Mary thought of the vents in the dungeon, and then thought of the big case that happened in the United States before.

The victim, Benny, had a severe spider phobia. The murderer, Melissa, used a special candle as an attractant to attract a group of spiders to crawl into Benny's room without anyone knowing it.

After returning to the case, Melissa confessed that the spider attractant and the group of spiders were purchased on the black market.

Because those spider colonies have been specially bred, they can sense more acutely

Know spider attractant.As long as the attractive smell is released, and the spiders are released within a certain range, the spiders will follow the smell.

Manipulating reptiles cannot be a well-known knowledge, but the world is always full of unexpected strange skills.

"May I ask what clothes Bell was wearing when he was found dead?"

Mary asked the town doctor, "Are all the prison uniforms in custody? Or are Bell's clothes his own?"

"The suspect was wearing his own clothes."

The town doctor took out the suit from the locker, "I checked it, and there are no obvious abnormal marks on it."

From underwear to outerwear, as well as shoes, socks, etc., the whole outfit has a herbal smell.

This is in line with the professional characteristics of Bell's herbal medicine dealer, but it is also easy to cover up some abnormal situations.

Mycroft understood the question at once, and he also remembered the old American case.This is all thanks to Mr. Minton's resolute methods, so that the real murderer can't get away with it.

Although he did not participate in the interrogation of the murderer Melissa because of Mrs. Roman's death, he also read all the progress of the case from the newspaper.

"Mr. Minton, do you suspect that a special spider-attractant has been sprayed on this suit?"

As Mycroft said, he glanced at the town's autopsy room with some regret.Limited by the hardware equipment, they were unable to check whether there was any unknown drug attached to the clothes.

Mary spread her hands helplessly, "Now I can only be suspicious."

That being the case, the two of them had a question at the same time.

Is it just a coincidence that the ability to control, such as manipulating spiders, appears again and again?That begs the question, who killed Bell and why?

Bell has caused a major medicated oil accident. If the family members of the victims hate it and want to die, that is also understandable.

However, Bell was only locked up for two days and died without seeing the sun on the third day.Even if the victim's family wanted to use private means to kill Bell, it would usually be after an unrecognized conviction.

Does Bell have any other enemies?

Judging from the records of peddling drugs and prescriptions left by him, those unreliable operations may have already caused casualties.

In this way, it is not surprising that Bell has enemies, but who can instigate spiders to crawl into the cell?

It was almost noon when we left the dissection room in the small town.

Mary and Mycroft were about to find a restaurant, but were blocked by a carriage sent by the mayor

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A housekeeper came and said that the mayor had invited the two people who had come from afar to have lunch.

"Dinner? No, there must be something wrong."

"Lunch? No, the mayor must ask for something."

The two looked at each other and guessed something by coincidence.

According to rumors, Bell has shown that he can 'contribute' everything in order to fight for a commutation of sentence.Bell must have said these words to the mayor.

With Bell dead, the mayor might be concerned.

The worry about Bell's death was not because someone was looking for revenge. What if he was murdered to silence him?

Lunch went on as usual, and after the meal, as expected, the mayor mentioned the intention of treating guests.

"I've heard that Bell was bitten to death by a reptile. There are 20 people in the detention center and prison guards. No one was injured except Bell. It's hard to believe it's a coincidence."

The mayor frowned, and the town of Rust has always been peaceful.Even if the townspeople have quarrels and physical conflicts, there has never been a bug that can kill a person within 10 minutes.

Until this time, a major incident of counterfeit medicinal oil was reported first, a total of ten townspeople were seriously injured, and now five people are dying.

Who would have thought that Bell, who made such a serious mistake, would die faster than those victims.

The mayor had to think a bit more, "You two, I understand the situation in Rust Town, and no one here will manipulate poisonous insects. I can't help but doubt a person, but I think it's impossible."

"You want to say Witch Doctor Guru."

Mary directly expressed the mayor's unfinished intentions, "Actually, I'm curious, is Guru very famous in your town? Why do people believe in the medicinal oil he formulated, but few people seem to have actually seen the witch medical."

"The witch doctor Guru became famous ten years ago, but he has a weird temper, and he especially doesn't like others to mention him. Gradually, everyone also abides by this rule."

The mayor said that the witch doctor Guru did not always live in the Black Forest. Ten years ago, he would appear in small towns around the Black Forest from time to time.

At that time, Guru was in his 40s.

He looks serious and is good at treating mental and psychological problems.It's not about peddling lust-enhancing medicinal oils, nor teaching people how to predict, divination or curse others.

"I haven't seen Guru myself, but there is an old man in the town who often has nightmares. After being treated by the witch doctor Guru ten years ago, he no longer has the troubles of the past."

The mayor sighed while speaking, "It's a pity that old Hank has been around for a year and a half

He died before, and like those patients cured by Guru, he never said much about the witch doctor. "

Mycroft was a little surprised. According to the known information, it was not mentioned that the witch doctor Guru became famous so early. It is roughly estimated that Guru should be 50 years old this year.

"However, those rumors from last year. The folk remedies peddled by drug dealer Bell came from the hands of Guru, such as divination with grass plugs in the nose, and curses with needles on onions. Could it be that Bell invented them all?"

This is exactly what the mayor is puzzled about.When Bell was arrested yesterday, he was almost begging for a reduced sentence with tears and snot in his nose.It seems that he did not dare to tell lies, but expressed his willingness to provide all the folk remedies bought from Guru.

"Ordinary people can't master the ability to release poisonous insects, but the witch doctor is different. Is it possible that Bell died at the hands of the witch doctor?"

The mayor finally confided his guess, but quickly added, "I mean, the witch doctor Bell met was not the real guru, someone pretended to be a guru, and now Bell is killed to silence the truth."

If not, it is time that Guru the Witch Doctor's style of practice has changed.

Whatever the possibility, it is best to find the guru and interview him face to face.

"Look, both of you."

The mayor did get something from Bell, and it was Bell who expressed his surrender and drew a sketch.There are several distribution locations of precious medicinal materials on it.

That's not really the point of the sketch.

The point is that a red circle symbol is marked, which is the residence of the witch doctor Guru.

"Bell said that the witch doctor doesn't like outsiders approaching. If the townspeople want to gather medicine and sell it for money, then it's best to avoid the red circle."

The mayor didn't intend to collect herbs to make money in the first place. Isn't this incident of fake medicinal oil alarming enough?If you don't have the ability to identify herbs professionally, picking herbs casually will kill you.

"Before Bell died, I originally wanted to send someone to the Black Forest today. It would be great if I could invite Guru to come to the town for consultation."

The mayor's plan encountered an accident. "In the morning, the two expressed their intention to find Guru. I think we can cooperate."

He only listened to the mayor's intention to treat guests to dinner, and he was willing to send a sketch.In exchange, once the two meet Guru in the Black Forest, they must make sure that the witch doctor is still trustworthy.

If the answer is yes, please invite Guru to the town of Rust.But if it is a bad situation, it is not a matter that a mayor can control

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On the spot, Mary and Mycroft agreed.

Why agree?The reason is too simple. I thought that the clue to find the witch doctor Gulu was broken, but now there is an unexpected harvest.

This is tantamount to dozing off and being given a pillow.

Even though Bell's hand-drawn map of the Black Forest is imprecise, it shows several routes.

In a hurry, the two only rested for one night and set off towards the Black Forest according to the plan.

Because I am not familiar with the forest terrain, I wrote a letter to the steward K, and quickly arranged for a guide to meet at the designated place ahead.

Everything that can be prepared is ready, including deworming medicine.

Mary hadn't been able to get a spider-controlling potion, but had gotten some special repellants through Dr. Jekyll. "Although we cannot guarantee that we will not be attacked by all poisonous insects, it is better than having no means of defense at all."

"You're really planning ahead."

Mycroft looked at the deworming medicine handed to him, and guessed with certainty in his tone, "You have even thought about the reason for visiting the witch doctor Guru."

Even if there are many doubts about the witch doctor Guru, it is still necessary to pretend, such as visiting the door under the banner of seeing a doctor, and setting yourself as a patient who is struggling to find a witch doctor for consultation.

Mary nodded of course, "Yes, I heard that the mayor said that the witch doctor Guru is good at treating nightmares, and I immediately had a good idea. You know, I miss Mrs. Roman."

Mycroft instinctively heard strange remarks.The first reaction is unavoidable guess, Mr. Minton wants to say that the content of dreaming about Mrs. Roman is a tragic nightmare?

Oh no, according to Mr. Minton's outrageous style, wouldn't he dare to say that all he was dreaming were spring dreams?

No way!Wouldn't it be so unethical?

Mycroft stared at the man opposite, seeing what the man had to say.

"Huh? Mr. Holmes, why are you looking at me so seriously? Will I make up a dream that offends Mrs. Roman?"

Mary looked innocent, "No, of course I don't want to, even if it's just a fabricated lie. I want to explain my unwillingness to the witch doctor Guru. Obviously I miss you so deeply, why doesn't Mrs. Roman ever fall into a dream? "

Mary seemed to be caught in the reminiscence of the beautiful past, her expression was extremely gentle.

"Guru, the witch doctor who can cure nightmares, can you help me weave sweet dreams so that I can meet Mrs. Roman without any barrier?"

Mycroft keenly grasped the word "no gap". What kind of modifier is this?Haven't given up checking his old injuries yet?

Mary continued, "Such a beautiful meeting in a dream, just thinking about it is fascinating. Oh! Sorry, I forgot to make up what role you are going to play in the same company.

However, I see that you have always been very rational, you should not understand the taste of this kind of love, so I don't make it difficult for you to act in emotional dramas.You are the friend who accompanied me to the doctor. This character is not bad. "

After finishing speaking, Mary nodded, quite satisfied with her improvisation.

Mycroft: Huh.Who doesn't understand?