Mary's Nineteenth Century

Borrow a candy?

What grown-up gentleman carries candy with him?Who eats sugar to ease the anxiety of waiting?

Anyway, Holmes would not have such behavior.

Mycroft just wanted to pretend nothing had happened, but he also knew that the sweet smell in the air was overwhelming.

However, he quickly changed his tone, "Mr. Minton, do you want candy? Is it because the ceremony of summoning spirits into dreams is too thrilling, do you need something sweet to calm your nerves?"

Mary: To be clear, who is nervous?

Mycroft did not give anyone any time to refute, directly took out the palm-sized thin iron box from his pocket, and handed it out.

"I'll give it to you. I hope you don't mind that I just tried two for you. The taste is not bad. I think it can help you."

Mary looked at the tin box, then at Mycroft's expression of genuine concern.

It's as if this box of candy was meant for her in the first place, rather than a sweet treat for someone to relieve while they're waiting outside.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Holmes."

Mary smirked and accepted the candy without hesitation. "It's been a while since I tasted the limited edition candies from Britney Spears Rainbow House in London.How did you get it in Germany?Why didn't I find the sales point? "

Yes, this is a box of limited edition sweets from Britney Spears Rainbow House in London.

In early autumn three years ago, after going to that candy store, Mary gave an umbrella to a strange old woman who also bought candy.

At this moment, the face of the old lady in memory overlapped with Mr. Holmes in front of him.Speaking of which, both have a pair of gray eyes, calm and deep.

With hindsight, one act was careless.

Mycroft suddenly realized how serious his mistake had been.Oh, God!What did he send out?

It was a limited-edition candy that Toshelok queued up to buy with great difficulty!And consignment from London to Berlin made him wait for a full month.

Each person buys at most five boxes.Opened a new box today, only ate two, and told him to never see the other twenty.

"There is no consignment point in Berlin, I hired someone to buy it on my behalf."

Mycroft tried to be nonchalant about the loss of Sugar, "That's not important. Mr. Minton, as long as you like it."

"Yes. Of course I like your care and thoughtfulness."

After speaking, Mary stared at Mycroft for a few seconds, trying to find out that he was reluctant to give up sugar.

heartache performance.

But it's a pity that this person's expression management is almost perfect, and it's not easy to catch the loopholes in his emotional exposure.

Do you want to add fuel to the fire?

For example, tell her that she likes this limited edition candy, and ask Mycroft if she would like to resell the rest of the stock to her?

In the end, Mary didn't ask any more questions, but quietly chose a grapefruit-flavored candy and put it in her mouth.

With the sweetness flooding the taste buds, one thing is certain - she is indeed a kind person with a soft heart, and she can't bear to make Mr. Holmes, who kindly sent sugar, worse.

Mycroft could only comfort himself.

Forget it, it's just a box of limited candies that can no longer be bought.It couldn't be more important than Mr. Minton, if you really want to compare.

After all, Mr. Minton accompanied him to find the stolen antique watch, and he did not charge for participating in the investigation as a friendship.

Although I went back carefully, because Mr. Minton had ulterior motives to ask him to take a hot spring first, he was rejected in time, and proposed to replace the hot spring bath with helping with the investigation.

Mycroft sighed silently, unable to push back any further.

Pushing it backwards will only lead to an endless entanglement of cause and effect, and it is difficult to distinguish who owes and who owes.

One tastes the candy in a good mood, the other silently convinces himself.

The two walked out of the witch doctor's brick house.

Taking advantage of the good weather at sunset, go for a walk in the nearby woods.

Mary also brought up the business and reported the new discoveries in the consulting room.

"I suspect that the title "Witch Doctor Guru" is a misinterpretation, and it is also a kind of good expectation of the plant trader Moody. "

Sorting out the connection between the few people who were involved in the Black Forest can be mainly divided into three lines.

Those who have been to sea: Ben Barden, Planter Moody, Marquess T.

Known connection to nursery rhymes: Ben Barden, Moody the Plant Trader, Bell the Drug Dealer.

The rest: Dealer Singer steals the Marquis T's antique watch.

Thirteen years ago, a group of people who went to sea arrived in New Guinea, north of Australia.

There, he encountered kuru disease caused by cannibalism, and learned a cryptic nursery rhyme about red dancing shoes.

Those people soon returned to Europe and started different lives.

The Marquis of T no longer leaves England, Moody hides his identity as a witch doctor Guru, and Ben Barden continues his maritime trade.

Everything was peaceful until just over a year ago.

Ben Baden returns to towns around the Black Forest to inquire about nursery rhymes, and Moody encounters a murder case of betrayal.

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Originally, Moody was called Witch Doctor Guru, probably because of his research on kuru, which was misinterpreted by others. "

Mary can only speculate for the time being, "Kuru disease occurs because of the habit of cannibalism. Cannibalism, no matter what special meaning it has for the locals, is difficult for outsiders to agree with, and will regard cannibalism as an extremely dark Behavior. Moody's use of the pseudonym Guru may be to hope that he can really have the ability to drive away all the darkness of Guru Guru."

Mycroft agreed with this speculation, but a new problem arose.

Whether cannibalism or kuru disease, those dark past happened 13 years ago.What makes the old acquaintances who have lived their own lives a long time ago reconnect directly or indirectly in the Black Forest of Germany?

Dealer Singer stole Marquis T's antique watch into the Black Forest, and he happened to meet a fake witch doctor in order to treat impotence, so the disappearance of Ben Barden after hearing the fairy tale of the red shoes could not be the second a coincidence.

"The strangest thing is the death of the drug dealer Bell. Why did he kill him with poisonous spiders? Based on his performance when he was imprisoned in the dungeon, he never doubted the authenticity of the witch doctor Guru."

Mycroft felt that the motive for the murder was a little unreasonable. If the fake witch doctor deliberately drove out Bell, who was imprisoned, just because he was afraid that his identity would be exposed, it would be a bit of a fuss.

Mary also felt that there was a lack of criminal motive. "Bell has a cooperative relationship with the fake witch doctor. Even though Bell helped to contact the client, he did not show any doubts about the witch doctor's witchcraft until his death, so he dared to say that he would use some prescriptions of the witch doctor in exchange for a reduced sentence."

There is no such thing as Bale trying to unmask the fake witch doctor's healing scam.

To be honest, Mary affirmed the hypnosis ability of the fake witch doctor, which can be regarded as decent in this era.

If it is used in the right place, it is not to cheat money to cater to customers and engage in extremely unreliable recruiting dreams, but to try to truly solve people's psychological problems, and that person may really have the potential to become a famous doctor.

Having said that, where does the fake witch doctor come from?

It should be under the tutelage of the real witch doctor Guru, that is, Moody, the plant trader.It seems that the miraculous psychological healing medicine that was widely known ten years ago is not in vain.

Moody was killed by the traitor.

If it is a fake witch doctor, what is the motive of committing the crime?Just to replace it?

"That nursery rhyme is not only a metaphor for cannibalism."

Mycroft tries to reanalyze the nursery rhyme mystery.

Take a closer look at this song:

"Utai Elizabeth's red shoes, I can't stop.Jump

Ah jump, is the whisper of Corondo.

Everywhere was red, red that turned to ashes.At the end of red, break that shackle, and you will have a brand new world. 』

Turning into ashes, breaking the shackles, and having a new world, does it mean death?

The beginning of the nursery rhyme mentions Elizabeth's red dancing shoes. Why is this name chosen?Is the so-called Elizabeth one of the witnesses of the cannibal incident?

The possibility of using a person's name at random is too low.

Because the uncommon and well-known cannibal monster Corondo is used in nursery rhymes, corresponding to Elizabeth must also have its corresponding meaning.

"Two playing cards were found in the reception room of the fake witch doctor. The cards belonged to the dealer Singer. The cards passed to Singer to seek medical treatment, but it is very likely that something bad happened. It is not difficult to understand, the fake witch doctor can't give The radical solution can only seek wealth and kill.”

From this, Mycroft speculated a possibility, "The fake witch doctor is greedy for money, that's almost certain. He also knows nursery rhymes. What if there is a huge fortune hidden in nursery rhymes?"

If there is a secret to the treasure in the nursery rhyme, it can also explain why Bell and Moody were killed, because if one dies, one less person will share the treasure equally.

"You mean, the last sentence of the nursery rhyme, "Break that shackle, and you will have a brand new world", refers to digging out the treasure, you can get rich overnight, and start to live a completely different new life. "

Mary thinks it makes sense to understand this way, but what is more treasure information?

Mycroft immediately pointed out, "The antique watch of the Marquis T is a treasure from Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century. The nursery rhyme mentioned "Elizabeth" and also mentioned "red everywhere, red that turned to ashes."Mr. Minton, is it possible that the latter refers to a historical event? "

Ashes, literally, are the traces of a fire.

After the death of Elizabeth I, there was a major fire in England in the 17th century.

The Great Fire of London in 1666, which burned for four days, was the worst fire in London to date.One-sixth of London's buildings were burned, including St. Paul's Cathedral.

It's really ashes red.

"Accompanied by disasters, there are always some speculative rumors."

Mycroft also just heard, "After the fire, the building burned down, but the precious metals left by Queen Elizabeth, such as gold and silver, are still there. It is also a great fortune to collect precious metals, but part of them is in the chaos after the disaster Lost. At that time, if someone took advantage of the chaos to collect a batch of gold and silver and buried it somewhere

, now that there is hope of finding them again, I think the fake witch doctor will give it a try. "

These are only conjectures, and the specific situation needs further exploration.

The words are divided into two parts.

In the small forest courtyard, the floor of the consultation room was opened from above.

The witch doctor Guru walked towards the underground secret room, holding a pillow cover with strange colors in his hand.

This pillow cover was given to Mr. Minton two days ago, so that he can use the props that can help summon spirits into dreams.I had face-to-face hypnotherapy today, and the pillow towel was naturally taken back.

"Hey, little guy, here's a new smell."

The witch doctor Guru opened the door to the basement, and saw one of the oversized glass tanks.The closed glass tank has dead branches and fallen leaves, and is arranged as a suitable environment for spiders to live in.

At first glance, it is not clear where the spider in the glass jar is.

The witch doctor Guru was careless. He smeared a special medicinal powder on his hands, and then he was about to put the pillow towel in the tank, so that his killer spider could get acquainted with the breath of the next target.

"Little guy, get acquainted with Mr. Minton. Next, we may ask Mr. Minton to "help"!" "

what help?

Witch Doctor Guru is very good at multitasking.He plans to earn a consultation fee for Mington's dreaming, and then he can "discuss" with the other party how to decipher the nursery rhyme to find the treasure. Presumably, those who can solve complex mathematical mysteries can also unlock the secrets of nursery rhymes.

The use of poisonous spiders is a well-prepared threat.

Guru is very confident and thinks the plan is good.

This cut a piece of the pillowcase, opened the lid of the glass jar, and threw it in.

However, a sudden change occurred.

After the pieces of the pillow towel were thrown into the glass tank, the poisonous spider, which had always been obedient, suddenly went berserk.Taking advantage of the glass cover not being closed properly, it rushed out and jumped onto Guru's hand.

Then, the poisonous spider bit the back of Guru's hand fiercely.

"what--"

The tragic cry exploded instantly.