Mary's Nineteenth Century

The title page of the encrypted note reads "Looking for the memory I lost in the Pacific Ocean".Does this mean that Moody had a memory loss experience, and what memories did he lose?

It will take a while to decipher the password notes, so you might as well wait until you leave the Black Forest to study slowly.

Before leaving, there are some important things.

Thoroughly clean the underground laboratory and seal up dangerous reagent residues.Also, look for the dead bodies of Dealer Singer and Ben Baden if possible.

First thoroughly check the small forest courtyard, turning over every inch of the ground to make sure that the corpse was not buried in the courtyard.There is no abnormal bloody smell left in any room, and the possibility of the victim being dismembered is reduced.

In order to avoid the sight of his servant Filig, Wright had to hurry up and bury the whole body somewhere in the forest.

Then you need a means of transportation.In addition to horse-drawn carts, Wright often used carts when picking wild herbs.

Once the cart is used, the wheels will inevitably be stained with soil and plant particles from the place it passes.

According to the memories of the attendants, Wright did not go out to pick medicinal materials after winter, and the carts were locked in the warehouse.

Mycroft inspected three carts, one of which was unnaturally clean.

It was cleaned up recently, but half a dead leaf was still found in the gap between the tires.Coincidentally, it was the leaf of the Mandrake, the humanoid rhizome plant that caused the strange rumors of the baby spirit.

The haunted area was checked again, and finally four skeletons were dug out after three feet of digging.

Among them, dealer Singh died within a month. When he opened the body bag, his face could still be vaguely recognized, and the bite wound of a poisonous spider was also found on the back of his neck.

As for the other three corpses that died within nearly a year, they were all decomposed beyond recognition, and there were no identifiable burial objects.

Still, Mary recognized one of the bodies as Ben Baden.

It's no secret that Baden has tattoos on his back.After he returned to the town of Baden-Baden, he went to the hot spring bath from time to time, which was seen by several bath attendants and regular customers.

Barden's tattoo is a mystical set of symbols, including the infinity "∞".

The "∞" symbol once appeared on the secret note of the Diamond pointing to the existence of the mysterious black sand island, but with the death of Ben Baden, it may no longer be known why he had this tattoo.

Perhaps there is still a chance of learning the secret.

Plant Trader Moody's Encrypted Notes Will Promise

When it comes to kuru, there is a possibility that there could be a cannibalism involved with whom.

The identities of the two remaining bodies are unknown.

The deceased may be similar to Singer who was killed when he failed to seek medicine, or similar to Baden, who was a companion who went to sea together many years ago and was killed while searching for nursery rhyme secrets.

The specific circumstances are yet to be investigated.

Everyone brought everything they could bring, including a few corpses out of the Black Forest, and the next step was the cumbersome funeral arrangements.

After leaving the Black Forest, the time has come to the end of January.

Mary is very prescient, knowing that it is difficult to control the time of investigation, and it is inevitable to encounter unexpected changes.He took leave before the Christmas holiday, indicating that he may not be able to return to school on time after New Year's Day.

It doesn't matter if there are no people, assignments and papers will be delivered immediately.She finished everything in a hurry on the way, and then rushed back to Berlin.

Berlin in 1872 was busier than last year.

There are more shops of all kinds, more banks and financial institutions, and I heard that many railways are under construction, and Germany wants to improve the railway network of the entire country.

The rapid changes in the outside world did not affect the progress of deciphering the notes.

After several rounds of deduction, Mary determined the encryption method for Moody's notes.These records don't use overly complex encryption, just a little bit of matrix multiplication.

The key word of the secret key has been given out on the title page - "memory".

Memory, corresponding to 26 English alphabetical numbers, is "13, 5, 13, 15, 18, 25".

In addition, the time node when Moody sold assets and kept his name anonymous was 1859.This results in single-column matrices, and single-row matrices.

They are:

[13,

5,

13,

15,

18,

25]

and [1, 8, 5, 9]

Multiply the two together to get a set of numbers.

13

5

13

15

18

25

Remove the repeated line 13, 104, 65, 117, and the rest is the correct order of words in the reading notes.

Each page starts with the 5th word, then the 40th, then the 25th, and so on to the 225th word, connecting a paragraph of text.Each page of the fifteen notebooks follows the same encryption method.

Mary easily deciphered the old events recorded by Moody.

Thirteen years ago, in 13, Moody went to Australia to purchase new varieties of flowers as usual.Unfortunately, the ship encountered a severe storm and lost its course.

The shipwreck was so serious that almost all the people on board were sunk, but five people survived the disaster.

Moody is one

One, but I can't remember how I survived.

It was a very weird experience.Encountered shipwreck, do not know how to survive, a month later appeared out of thin air at the pier in Sydney, Australia.At the same time, "Red Dancing Shoes Nursery Rhymes" appeared in my mind.

Ben Baden, Marquis T, and two other sailors had similar experiences.

The difference is that after Moody's insinuation, he found that the other four people's memories of the nursery rhymes of the red shoes were not as complete as his.

At that time, all five of them knew that something strange must have happened to them.

The Marquis immediately decided to return to England. Although he lost his memory, he didn't want to find out what happened.

Ben Baden has only graduated from college for two years. He is young and energetic and is not afraid. He still continues to trade by sea.The other two sailors also returned to their former lives.

Only Moody is different.He was a medical student, and vaguely guessed that he might have experienced a horrible incident, so he subjectively wanted to delete the relevant memories.

However, when he really lost that memory, something went wrong all over his body.A memory loss made it impossible for him to return to his daily routine as if nothing had happened.

In fact, he also tried to muddle along, but the idea of ​​retrieving his memory became stronger and stronger.In the end, he chose to break up with his lover, sold his assets and embarked on the road of searching for memories.

Traveled through many countries and finally arrived in the Black Forest region.There I met Anthony Coster, one of the members of the Scarab Society, who is good at mind control.

Coster studied at the University of Berlin and graduated in the late 19s.

Coster was already in his 50s when Moody met Coster.His physical condition is very bad, as if half of his foot has stepped into a coffin.

Coster performed a therapy session for Moody, but it failed, only reminding Moody of the word "Kuru".

After this failure, Coster became more and more exhausted.He suggested that Moody should ask the healer to heal himself, taught Moody the mind control technique, and gave Moody the nickname "Guru".

Compared with the unknown Kuru, the Guru who means driving away all darkness may increase luck for Moody.

After getting along for four months, Moody has not yet left the school, and Anthony Coster died of multiple organ failure.

Afterwards, Moody changed to the pseudonym Guru and began his ten-year-long study of mind control.

During this process, the name of witch doctor guru gradually came out, and Moody kept improving by treating others' psychological problems.

Healing.

However, healing others does not mean healing yourself.

Moody was slow to clear the fog in his mind, and he tried to contact the other four survivors from that year.

To understand the specific situation of the year, in addition to starting from his own memory, he can also restore the memories of the other four.But without exception, the other four initially rejected the proposal to restore their memories, and ignorance is sometimes a kind of joy.

More than ten years passed in a flash.

Through various researches, Moody was horrified to discover the true meaning of "Kuru", which is a frequent disease in the cannibal gathering places on the islands near Australia.The nursery rhymes of the red dancing shoes allude to the terrible behavior of cannibalism.

Did he eat people horribly in order to survive the storm at sea, and selectively forget the past in order to suppress the fear in his heart?

The problem is coming.

The five survivors lost their memories at the same time, and more or less memories of the nursery rhyme of the red dancing shoes remained in their minds. Who did it?

Does it mean that there is a sixth insider?

Moody couldn't remember the key points for the time being, but with his treatment, he slowly discovered the meaning of the red dancing shoes nursery rhyme.

This nursery rhyme holds a secret about a treasure.

The treasure is not just real money, but also a mysterious power, which has something to do with Elizabeth I.

In the 16th century, Elizabeth I had an advisor, a famous mathematician, astronomer, and occultist, John Dee.

John Dee compiled the English translation of Euclid's Elements and wrote the very famous Preface to Mathematics.

In "Use of the Parallax Method", published in 1573, he explained how to use trigonometry to calculate the distance from the Earth to a supernova.And in the era when geocentric theory prevailed, he was a supporter of heliocentric theory.

It was also John Dee who was fascinated by the occult, and he discovered the mysterious "Book of Sawyer".

It is said that it is a Latin magic book, which records the infinite mysteries of life and death in the universe.John Dee could only confirm that the book contained magical secrets, but he failed to fully decipher it until his death.

Strangely, the Book of Sawyer disappeared after John Dee's death in 1608.

This goes back to the "Red Dancing Shoes Nursery Rhyme".

The nursery rhyme records the Great Fire of London in 1666, in which a group of important treasures were moved to a certain place in London, and if found, it could travel to a new world.

The reason why Moody can make this speculation is because there is actually a second half of "Red Shoes Nursery Rhyme".

What is the second half?

Treasure again

Where exactly?

Mary wanted to go through it again, but Moody's manuscript stopped abruptly.

Gone!

That's right, it's gone!

Moody's No. 15 manuscript was written in the late summer of 1870.He finally recorded letters from three people, from Ben Baden and the surviving sailors.

As time passed, the three felt that the seal of memory was loosening.They no longer resist looking for memories as before, and make an appointment with Moody to meet in the Black Forest in autumn.

Moody formulated a treatment plan to restore memory, and planned to record the specific situation in No.16 Handbook.

No one expected that the said goodbye would never be seen again.

Moody's life comes to an abrupt end when he is murdered by Wright, his adopted servant.

"This is really F..."

After deciphering the last paragraph, Mary really wanted to swear.

Everything seems to be manipulated by an invisible hand.

Moody actually studied under Anthony Coster, who wrote the book of mind control in his early years.The remnants of that book were bought and studied, and only then did the psychiatric manipulation case encountered in the United States come about.

Coster and the revolving lantern murderer who killed the original body for resurrection, both belong to the Scarab Club.

Mary also knows a little bit of trivia. Moody's notes mention Dr. John Dee in the 16th century, who once worked out a scarab flying machine.It is said that during a theatrical performance, this Aristophanes' scarab flew to the ceiling of the performance hall with the leading actor on its back.

Referring to this rumor, it can be seen that John Dee has a slight connection with the scarab.

Maybe the research the Scarab Society is doing has something to do with John Dee, The Book of Sawyer, or something related.

However, the clues came to an abrupt end.

Moody was killed, and the old events in the Pacific became a mystery.

It can now be speculated that the two unidentified dead people dug up near the mandrake are likely to be sailors who survived that year.

Perhaps, luck can be lost once and for all.

The search for memories did not end well.

Now there is only one person left.

Marquis T, the shipwreck survivor who did not come to the Black Forest to find his memory.

Mary picked up the manuscript on the table and glanced at the clock on the wall.

It is now 02:30 PM on Sunday.According to Mycroft's usual style, he usually doesn't go out on rest days.

Although there was no appointment, Mycroft would not mind her visiting to discuss serious business.

Is it possible to convince T Hou

Jue, let him recall the truth back then?Of course, this matter is quite difficult.Even if Marquis T agrees, he may not be able to find a highly skilled hypnotist.

In any case, hurry up and meet Marquis T.

Mary always had an uneasy premonition. Four of the five shipwreck survivors died. Will the last one die well?

She took the file bag, went out and called a carriage, and it would take at most half an hour to arrive at Mycroft's residence.

In early February, spring in Berlin had not yet come.

Carriages pass through the streets on weekends, and sometimes you can smell the sweet smell of baked cakes. Many people choose to make afternoon tea pastries at home on Sundays.

15:04

The driver turned to the left and arrived at the destination 30 meters away.

At this time, suddenly heard a violent muffled sound of "bang" not far away.

Immediately afterwards, a large cloud of black smoke spread rapidly, and there was a pungent burnt smell with the wind. This scene was very similar to an accident in the kitchen.

"God! What's wrong!"

"Whose pot exploded?"

Before there were more discussions from the neighbors, three figures quickly ran out of the black smoke.

Mary was raising the curtain of the car when her heart sank suddenly.

Without even thinking about it, she immediately jumped out of the carriage and ran to the spot where the incident happened.

The source of the black smoke was actually Mycroft's residence.

What is that man doing?Why did she see a familiar figure with a disheveled face and torn clothes escaping from the gate of the house?

Turn back a little bit.

Sunday afternoon, fine weather.

Mycroft decided to do something meaningful on his first day off back in Berlin.Now that the recipe of the Black Forest Cake has been presented, you might as well try to make it yourself.

Everything is going smooth.

Add ingredients one by one, stir constantly, pour the adjusted batter into the mold, and take a spatula to smooth the surface.

5 minutes before, put the prepared batter into the oven.

As always, the normal operation, just 45 minutes later, the hot cake can be baked, and after it cools down, it is decorated with cream and chopped chocolate.

However, something unexpected happened.

The kitchen oven had been running for 3 minutes and suddenly hummed, followed by a bang.

In an instant, black smoke billowed, and gravel and bricks splashed.

Fortunately, he dodged in time and no one was injured.But it was inevitable that his face would be smoked and his clothes would be torn.

The kitchen was on the first floor, and the three master and servant retreated to the door immediately.

It's not yet known if what happened in the kitchen

The wall is damaged and the house is not safe. We need to wait until the black smoke dissipates before checking.

How could the kitchen explode?

Mycroft determined that he had not violated the regulations, and the most likely inference was that the oven in the rented house had reached the end of its service life.

So unlucky.

Without waiting for Mycroft to sigh or be embarrassed, someone quickly ran up to him.

He raised his head and met a pair of very familiar eyes.The visitor no longer has the usual calm or playful eyes, but only caring eyes.

The two looked at each other, and the air was a little quiet.

Mycroft was quite sure that at this moment, Mr. Minton's eyes and mind were all alone with him, and everything around him seemed to disappear into nothingness.

Mary glanced up and down quickly to make sure she didn't see any blood, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Holmes, did you blow up the kitchen while trying to make a Black Forest cake? Don't deny it, I catch a whiff of kirsch ingredients. Are you all right?"

"I'm fine. Today was just an accident. It should be caused by the aging of the oven."

Mycroft tried his best to maintain a natural expression, and quickly denied the inevitable connection between the Black Forest Cake and the fryer.Not because of the embarrassment of the fryer, but because Mr. Minton who gave the recipe did not want to have any psychological burden.

"Accident? Well, an unfortunate accident."

Mary believed in Mycroft's cooking skills, and never thought he could fry the kitchen. This time, ninety percent of the time, it was really his bad luck.

Just as he was thinking, his gaze swept over Mycroft's left arm.The gravel cut through the sleeves of his coat and shirt, and two scars on his arms were faintly visible.

The scar is about the size of a fingernail.

Common on the battlefield, they are old scars left by bullets.

It seems that this is Madam Roman's injury.

The distance between the injury on the left arm and the heart is not far, which shows that Mycroft was in a dangerous situation of random shooting.

Mary stretched out her hand involuntarily, and stroked the scar gently. "Mr. Holmes, it seems that you have had quite a few unfortunate accidents."

Mycroft felt a sudden chill over the scar.

But before he could draw back his hand, the finger caressing the scar moved away and landed directly on the button of his collar.

"Mr. Minton! It's in the street!"

Mycroft took hold of someone's wanton right wrist.As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt that something was wrong. You can't unbutton your clothes on the street, but can you do it in the house?

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Shi Bucha had his wrist clasped backwards.With hindsight, my actions in broad daylight were a bit inappropriate. "I mean no offense, Mr. Holmes. I can swear to God that I am only concerned about your injury."

"Thanks for caring."

Mycroft tried to maintain a polite smile, "But you know, I'm an Englishman. I think this kind of direct care is only suitable for doctors to patients, between parents and brothers, or..."

Or what is the relationship?

Mycroft fell silent suddenly.

Mary felt only a slight tightening of Mycroft's hand holding hers, and saw a certain restrained emotion flash across the face so close at hand.

The air was suddenly quiet again.

Author has something to say: References about John Dee:

"A Curious History of Mathematics", [UK] Joel Levy

Article "The Academic Dilemma and Scientific Exploration of John Dee, a British Scholar in the 16th Century"