[The Phantom of the Opera] Redemption

In order to let us be cautious, I don't care what you think in your heart, just be careful during this time.Don't make any small moves. Sherlock Holmes' eyes are sharper than eagles. Mitchell Bartley is definitely not a simple person. If we let them notice something, we will really have nothing. "

Mitchell was sitting in front of Leonard Gnoster's bed, and was very serious about helping him to check. Eric sat on the side idly, not hindering the observation of the other two people. Sherlock was in the room taking With a magnifying glass and a tape measure, carefully observe the subtle traces that are even invisible to the naked eye.After a long time, he stood up and said firmly, "Mr. Leonard Gnoster really came out of an extremely dangerous environment. At least three people came into his room."

At this time, Mitchell's inspection was also over. Mr. Leonard Gnoster opened his eyes with difficulty, sighed, and was very disappointed, "I gave them everything, but, until now, But they all want to plot against me. Why do you think this is? Only now do I realize how failed I have been in my life. Unexpectedly, until now, the only person I trust the most is you, Mitch Well, my will has been redrafted, and the rest will be left to them to fight for themselves."

Mitchell held his hand tightly, feeling a deep sorrow in his heart. Since it would be like this, if he had known it earlier, he would have done nothing. He had worked hard all his life for his children, but found that it would be worse if the family was just poor. Together.Leonard pointed to the bottom of the bed, drank the medicine Mitchell gave him with difficulty, and then closed his eyes, looking very tired.

Seeing his shortness of breath, Mitchell had to give him some painkillers, which would make him more comfortable and pain-free.He lowered his head, and there was an exquisitely designed hidden compartment under the bed. Mitchell touched it for a while, and a small drawer popped out, which contained a notarized will. exactly the same.

☆, the last moment

He nodded towards Sherlock and the others, and they walked to another corner of the room, discussing in a low voice: "Reynard just gave me a will, which is the same as what he sent to me, it seems that there is no Someone found it. I'm afraid we need to stay here for more time. His body can't hold on anymore. The only thing I can do is to give him some coffee to relieve his pain. It's been two days. I have a bad feeling that this will will bring a lot of wind and rain."

Sherlock spoke tacitly: "I saw three different footprints, one is the maid at home, the other is Miss Hannah, and the third is Mr. Vincent, only the three of them have been in and out. This room."

Mitchell nodded, "It's normal. Mr. Leonard Gnoster's most trusted butler left a month ago, and it seems to have gone to Germany. Only these three people can enter his room, and no outsiders There are traces of intrusion, which means that Leonard's premonition has come true, which is really a kind of sadness. I checked all of his medicine bottles, and found a little clue, and no one gave him a medicine bottle. poison."

"What do you mean?" Watson began to be puzzled. "Could it be that those are just Mr. Leonard Gnoster's illusions? Is he really sick to the point of unconsciousness?"

"No, his feeling is correct, very accurate. Someone did change his medicine, but the purpose of changing the medicine was not to kill him, but to make him nervous, so that he was in a state of anxiety every day. A state of anxiety. The medicines he was put on were just sleeping pills and vitamins. Even if he took a little more, nothing would happen at all. However, to some extent he succeeded, because he completely fell into a state of panic. .Panic."

Watson was still a little strange, "But, didn't you always insist that his body and health have been taken care of well before? Now, how can he do it? It's really not because someone gave him medicine or other manipulations?"

"Mr. Leonard Gnoster suffered many injuries when he was young. His body had many hidden hidden injuries. These hidden injuries can only be healed with time. However, recently, he suffered first Shocked, and angry with these children in the family, all his previous hidden injuries broke out together during this period, so it was so serious. Now, I really have no way to recover." Mitchell sat on the side melancholy , the expression on his face was very complicated.

Eric patted him on the shoulder clumsily, and said awkwardly: "This is an unavoidable thing. When that time really comes, shouldn't you face it with a more... attitude. This cannot be changed. I thought you It will be more calm."

"Death is a festival that is bound to come. When he really comes, we should accept it, but this does not mean that I will accept it. Being murdered and deliberately shortening a person's life is no different from murder. Leonard could have lived for at least ten years, he just needed to pay attention to his body, but it was too late, probably from the time he sent me the letter, his body The function began to decline rapidly." Mitchell's eyes were full of anger, "They must pay the price, hum, it is not easy to get the inheritance, even if it is given to the country, it is cheaper than They are good, you watch, don't need us to say anything, they will start killing each other soon, this is the home he wants to protect!"

When he went out, Mitchell's face had returned to normal, and he said very worriedly: "Mr. Leonard Gnoster's body. I really can't. I can't do anything. You'd better be careful. Get ready, take good care of him these few days, talk to him more, don't let him have any regrets, even if you lied to him, don't make him worry."

Vincent shouted loudly: "Bettigesen! Take the guests to the prepared room!" A young woman with reddish-brown curly hair hurried over. Full of thoughts.It was the same when she came over, she almost tripped over the carpet by accident.

Fortunately, she finally arrived here safely and took Eric and Sherlock away.Vincent asked with a hint of malice: "It seems that the silent gentleman who is closely following you has never been seen before, it can't be... Doctor Bartley, your surname is Bartley, this is not the same as yours. It doesn't matter at all."

Mitchell laughed suddenly, and he turned to Eric and said, "Go up and rest first, I see you are very tired, if you are bored, you can chat with Watson, he is a gentle person. I will come up in a while Looking for you."

Mitchell and Vincent walked towards the garden outside, until they were far away from the house, before Mitchell said, "I always thought you were the only one who was still sober in this family. , I have been working hard to persuade Mr. Leonard Gnoster to hand over the main property to you, insisting that under your leadership, your family will not decline. Now, I want to retract my point of view, and you are also a Stupid bug, there is no difference from them, I am really very disappointed, I also know that you are desperate to know the news of the will, I will tell you now, you will not know a word from me, in You won't know a word from me until the lawyer arrives!"

"Doctor Bartley, don't be so sure. If I release a piece of news that my father was murdered by you, and you have tampered with all his medicines, we all know that except us here, only you can I came into contact with those drugs. Thinking about my father's trust in you, it's really sad to be bullied by the person I trust the most." Vincent looked at him condescendingly, the tall man really It is quite threatening.

Mitchell clenched his fist with five fingers, aimed at his stomach, and punched him viciously, and then Vincent heard the crisp sound of his own bones, "Ah... you crazy, let me go quickly, Let go of my hand!" What answered him was the crisp sound of his other arm, and the sound of joint cracking was extremely terrifying in the dark and miserable suburb.

Mitchell patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and he shivered twice, very pitifully.Mitchell picked him up from the ground lightly, effortlessly, "Hey, I've said it long ago, your father was smart all his life, but he gave birth to a bunch of idiots, you guys are better than anything!" Mr. Leonard Gnoster, he was born with his brain forgotten in other people's stomachs. You say that if something happens here, no one will know..."

Vincent thought for a while, and changed his tone, "Doctor Bartley, don't be angry, my proposal is also good for you, we can cooperate, and my brothers are even more kind to you." Not good."

"I don't need to bother you about this, come on, let's go back, come out well, of course we have to return a good Vincent back." Mitchell smiled more flamboyantly, then, stretched out his hand on his joints, With two slaps, his dislocated hand was put back together, intact.

"Vincent, if you want to say something inappropriate in front of me again, I will be happy to twist all the joints in your body and press them back. Don't worry, I have a characteristic of hitting people, I won't hit you to see it You can still go back to be personable, don't thank me too much." Mitchell glanced at him and walked forward by himself.This man didn't take himself seriously at all, and Vincent's chest was bursting with anger, but he couldn't do anything, he could only clenched his teeth tightly.

They walked back quickly, and Mitchell said goodbye to him with a smile: "Ah, Vincent was really happy to walk with you." They shook hands friendly, Vincent wanted to increase the strength of his hand, As soon as Mitchell exerted a little force, his complexion began to change, and Mitchell dragged him abruptly in front of him.

"Vincent, if you want to survive in this world, you have to learn to be patient. Why don't you make small moves behind my back? You should suffer now. Be patient, this is a lifetime thing." Mi Chill whispered maliciously in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You'd better be careful when you sleep at night, maybe, at some point I will suddenly enter your room and poison your food , or simply chop off your head with the sharp weapon in your room and throw it into the dry well. What a pity."

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☆, one-sided illusion

Mitchell left without looking back, completely ignoring the complicated expression of the man behind him.The old god Sherlock was sitting in his room, and everyone else was there. He sat comfortably in the chair and bought himself a cup of tea. "You can prepare to go to bed early. I don't think the old Leonard can survive tonight. Tomorrow will be the real chaos. When we stop at the train station for a short time, I have already contacted Leonard's Attorney Albert Aldridge, he'll be here tomorrow morning with the will."

Mitchell was very calm, "As long as they want to anger Leonard a little bit, he won't survive tonight. If they are a little bit grateful, then Leonard can wait until the lawyer arrives tomorrow morning. Re-amend the will, the situation is different now. However, no one has seen the will, guessing is the most frightening thing, the unknown will prompt them to do some crazy things, I have no doubt."

"Then we can watch Mr. Gnoster by his side, at least to make him..." said Watson anxiously, as he always did.

Mitchell sighed and looked at him: "Watson, give up, no matter how hard you try, it won't help. Living among a group of malicious people, he will only feel the slightest bit of pain after he goes to heaven." Consolation. Watson, we can't stop him from leaving. There's nothing we can do here. All we can do is stop the murders that are about to happen. They've been fooling around in the dark. , if Mr. Leonard was not my best friend, I would not return to this place anyway."

Eric walked around the room, but found no musical instruments. He began to hum a soft melody, which was "Requiem". May his soul rest in peace in such a beautiful melody .

At this moment, noisy sounds came from outside the room, and then the heavy door was knocked open by Peng, and after that, there were women's screams, crying, and all kinds of sounds mixed together.

Mitchell walked out extremely calmly. There was a noisy mess outside. He pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. Mr. Gnoster's children were all gathered around his bed, looking very filial. is an illusion.

"Please step aside, the patient needs air." Mitchell was still holding the medicine box in his hand, but the only medicine in it was morphine. His hand was gently placed on Mr. Gnoster's carotid artery , looked at his pupils again, shook his head, "Sorry, Mr. Gnoster has gone to see God just now."

"Father!" Hannah Gnoster cried and threw herself on Mr. Gnoster's body, while her brothers, under the cover of her figure, took the opportunity to look for the mechanism under the bed. I have searched the entire room, and the only thing I haven't searched for is here. The will must be here, and there is still time to amend it!

Mitchell grabbed them and dragged them all out. His eyes swept across the crowd, and finally identified a person. She quietly hid behind the crowd, as if observing from a world beyond Or, "Bettigson! You come and help Mr. Gnoster change clothes, Mrs. Kellogg, you help her, and everyone else gets out."

All the lights in the manor were turned on, and the servants were huddled in a servant's room to whisper. Mitchell was sitting upright in the center of the living room, his eyes scanning eagle-like sharpness to everyone present.His tone was very sad, "I came here because of Mr. Gnoster's request. Now, this moment has come. Although I feel very sad, I still have to take my responsibility."

Eric, Sherlock, and Watson were scattered in different corners, which made it difficult for everyone present to escape their eyes.William snorted coldly, "How do I know that some people didn't change their wills secretly? If a large amount of property fell from the sky, who wouldn't be tempted? Isn't the human heart the most difficult thing to guess?"

"If it weren't for some people being too dandy, I wouldn't be standing here, helping someone else's father preside over the division of his property. It's really unfortunate for Mr. Gnoster to have children like you. If he didn't You, his assets can at least be doubled. It is undeniable that your existence is a stain on Mr. Gnoster's glorious life, especially the lady who can't speak." The contempt in Mitchell's eyes is clear.

The five inheritors all clenched their fists tightly, trying their best to restrain themselves and not let their irritable temper ruin everything, but Mitchell said uncharacteristically, "Think about it, What else have you done besides spending money? Vincent, do you really think you have the so-called talent for doing business? How could those customers look at you if they didn’t look in front of your father? Picking up some fallen fruits in a good orchard, but you are still complacent. How ridiculous!"

Vincent didn't completely lose his mind, he suppressed his anger, and said word by word: "Doctor Bartley, what exactly are you trying to say, if you just want to humiliate us, you have achieved your goal , you can leave here now, you are not welcome at the Gnoster Mansion!"

"I just want to tell you a fact." Mitchell gently stroked his cane, and the cold emerald seemed to give him more strength, "Mr. It's strong. Jian, until recently, his heart is as fragile as a piece of paper, as long as it is pushed slightly by external force, it will break. I think I have emphasized it to you many times, Gnoss Mr. Te usually does not affect his health, but he needs to rest and not be angry. I hope you will remember that it was you who sent your father into the abyss of death little by little. You killed your father with your own hands. Never Forget that Mr. Gnoster will always be watching you."

His words were like a gust of cold wind blowing into their hearts. Now that it is spring, they still feel the gust of cold wind blowing, and the surrounding temperature seems to have begun to drop following Mitchell's words.They still stood there, as if nothing had happened, Victor finally gained a little brain, and he shouted loudly: "It's not our fault, it's the person who poisoned, someone poisoned father's medicine, we don't care about everything." did not do it!"

"What you have done has nothing to do with me, but, in order to ensure absolute fairness, none of you can leave the living room until the lawyer and the police arrive. This is my job, and of course I will do my best to do it well. "Mitchell found a place to sit down, took out a gun from his pocket and put it on the table, "I hope I don't need to use it, in the next 6 hours, I will be the law. Law, I hope everyone can cooperate well, otherwise..."

William stood up abruptly, and walked out angrily. He yelled as he walked, "I've had enough, why did my father find such a person, why did I obey his orders, he's fine if I don't stay here What to do with me!"

As soon as the words fell, a bullet flew past his ear and landed firmly on the door. Mitchell blew the smoke from the muzzle leisurely, "Sorry, my hand slipped. Next If I had a gun, I wouldn't miss it, and during my time in India, the only thing I gained was marksmanship."

William's hands were trembling all the time, but he still held on to his bones, "You are...you crazy, can you still kill us all?"

Mitchell smiled slightly, "There are 238 highly toxic drugs in my clinic, 18 of which I accidentally obtained during the trip. The forensic doctor of Scotland Yard will definitely not be able to find out. You really want to Want to try it? I'm not stupid like you. Before doing this, I will definitely make my own alibi, or set a timed mechanism, and it will wait there You, ladies and gentlemen, if, I really want your life, you have gone to see God while I was still on the train, now, why not, let us sit quietly and wait Lawyer Albert Aldridge is coming, he'll be here at 8:[-] a.m. with the will you want."

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☆, open will

This time, they were all quiet, like well-behaved quails.It was not easy to survive 6 hours in deathly silence, and before they knew it, they all fell asleep on the chairs, very heavy.

Sherlock came over quietly, "Mitchell, when did you put sleep aids on them? It was when they were around Mr. Gnoster's bed."

"No, I have this spice all over Leonard's room, and it doesn't do anything if one hasn't been in an environment full of it for 10, [-] minutes. Think about it, my friend, they're What are you doing in Leonard's room for so long, they really treat everyone else as fools." Mitchell looked at the sleeping people in front of him with cold eyes.

"I have come into contact with the truth. Now, all I lack is evidence. I just need a little more..." Sherlock lowered his head and thought, he had already touched that clue.

Mitchell smiled gently at Eric, very gentle, "Sherlock, don't be so anxious, Albert Aldrich is here, they are really bumping into each other like headless chickens, they will take the evidence by themselves It was sent to you, because stupid people always spare no effort to harm others, and they will never think that the next one is themselves. Be patient, my friend."

It was dawn, and soon, they heard the sound of horseshoes coming from outside the manor. This was not an illusion!Mrs. Kellogg rushed to the door in three steps and two steps at a time. She had completely taken over the work of the previous housekeeper. In this house, she was the only person who could reassure Leonard a little bit.As soon as the door opened, Albert Aldrich rushed in like a shell.

He is a refined little man, his body seems to be filled with endless energy, his voice is loud, and after so long in this industry, he still has his own true nature.As soon as he saw Mitchell, he immediately shouted: "Where is Leonard? Didn't you say that he needs to revise his will and ask me to come here as soon as possible? When I arrived at the train station, I just caught up with the train at the previous point. Now that we’re here, let’s hurry up and get down to business.”

Mitchell coughed and said gloomily: "Albert, you have to calm down. Maybe this news is sudden, but there is no way in life to avoid this happening. None of us are gods. When the time comes, we will I can only bear it. Leonard just passed away last night, and you are still a step late."

"How is this possible!" Albert Aldrich roared with his loud voice, "When I saw Leonard with my own eyes a month ago, his body was still in such a healthy state, and he didn't gain anything. Emergency, why are you dying of illness now! There must be something wrong with it, I'm going to call the police!"

"I have notified the police." Mitchell looked coldly at the members of the Gnoster family who were awakened by Albert, "I don't think it would be better to let the police intervene and investigate the matter thoroughly Alright. Albert, calm down, Leonard has passed away, this cannot be changed, and the only thing we can do is help him deal with the will issue. "

He looked coldly at those people with different thoughts, "The will will be announced in front of everyone by Albert Aldrich and I at 10 o'clock."

Vincent was sitting in the dining room, and the rest of the people gathered tightly around him. For the first time, they completely put aside their differences and sat together with the same hatred.Victor has always been a very thoughtful person, he was the first to speak, "I think it's strange, I didn't feel so sleepy until I arrived in the living room, but it was only a short while on the sofa, I fell asleep completely, he must have done something to us."

Vincent thought, "Dr. Mitchell Bartley, he was always called a lunatic when he was in Cambridge University. He has gone far in many fields, much farther than ordinary people. Never underestimate What will he do. He has always been a mystery. I am very concerned about one person, that Eric, he said he is his assistant, but, I think the relationship between them is not that simple, Hannah, you Go and touch him."

"Why me!" Startled Hannah, she subconsciously objected, "Why should I talk to a strange man? Do you really think we can get any news from him?"

"I can't know other news, but it's okay to know his weaknesses. I also think that Eric is a key point." Victor smiled maliciously, "Perhaps, the respected Dr. Mitchell Bartley is a person who likes As for the monster of a man, he imprisoned Eric by his side, how could a normal man be indifferent to Hannah, your overtures. Hannah, try it, think about it, If you really have any of his secrets, and how much you can gain from him, do you think this Dr. Bartley is a poor man?"

At this moment, they opened the door and walked in. The breakfast was spent in an atmosphere of silence to the point of depression, and no one had the desire to speak.Time passed minute by minute, and finally it was 10 o'clock, and they all got up and walked towards the study.

Both Mitchell and Albert held a sealed paper bag in their hands. They glanced at each other and asked the people present to see if the paper bag was sealed. It was the first time it was opened today, and it was the same in Albert's hand. Now, we are going to open it and read the will. But..."

This turning point raised everyone's hearts again, and Mitchell took out a document from behind him again, "This is what he told me in my ear after I met Mr. Leonard Gnoster yesterday. The prepared will document, I just took it out, and I am sure it is exactly the same as what I saw before, and it is also a valid document based entirely on the will of Mr. Leonard Gnoster, and the procedures are completely legal."

Albert cleared his throat, "All the candidates with the right to inherit are here, so now let's read the content of the will..." The content of the will is very long, ignoring those complicated legal provisions, the main content is as follows Of: Mr. Leonard Gnoster has set up a fund with most of his working capital, and the company is handed over to the partners for management, and they can receive regular dividends every year.The shares left by Mr. Leonard Gnoster were divided into four, and Hannah only enjoyed [-]% of them, and his three elder brothers shared the rest equally.However, the estate was left to Vincent, the rest of the estate to Victor, and William and Hannah had nothing else.

This distribution is really fair, and everyone gets what they want.However, the last one is a bit intriguing, "After three days, the supplementary regulations of the will will be announced, and the latest will of Mr. Leonard Gnoster will be announced at the same time. During this period, if there is any accident to the heir All the property in possession will be inherited by Mr. Vincent. Finally, there is a supplementary regulation. Ms. Hannah Gnoster and William Gnoster cannot receive the inheritance within one year. According to Vincent Gnoster Under the supervision of Sturt, the inheritance can only be accepted if there is no major mistake within one year."

This sentence was like a thunder, ringing in their ears.William was the first to not believe it, and wanted to rush forward to see the will with his own eyes, "Why, isn't this completely biased towards Vincent's will? I want to see it with my own eyes. Could it be that you have already been bought by him? Vincent Te, we all underestimated your ability. For a whole year, do you want me to starve to death? You don't know, Vincent, you are really good."

Hannah stood silently behind him and got up, looking at Vincent with great fear, they had almost nothing left, a year, a whole year, nothing was too late, her fiancé, William's career, This will is too ruthless, blocking all their escape routes.

While speaking, Albert had sorted out his things and resealed the will. "Three days later, at 10 am, we will announce the remaining supplementary regulations and the latest will here."

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☆, cruel fighting

William rushed forward, "No, I want to see it now, I want to see with my own eyes, how that old bastard wants to kill my retreat!"

Mitchell threw the thin sheets of paper in his hand in front of him, "I don't have any conflict of interest with you, you can tear up this will if you want, it's just a copy Be like a man, don't always think of others to help you. Also, everyone, if the heir has any improper behavior during the period, I have the right to deprive him of his inheritance after discussing with Albert. Please pay attention to everyone. words and deeds."

They returned to the room with the two documents. Albert was a little frightened. He was full of worry and said: "Can we really keep these two documents? I still don't understand Leonard's thoughts. He should You know, once we announce such a result, this family will never have a peaceful time, seeing how his children are fighting for power and profit, how heartbroken he would be if he was still there."

"He will probably feel even more heartbroken when he sees a group of people who are desperately planning their own lives for money." Mitchell said coldly, "Leynard is an extremely sober and rational person. He loves his children, but absolutely He won't spoil them, he just looks gentle and kind, what is he thinking in his heart, none of these people sitting here know."

Albert sighed, "Oh, we haven't slept well these three days, forget it, I've been friends with Leonard for so long, and I want to help him with something, pity on my body. Body, I don't know..."

"Albert, you can sleep peacefully, lock the files in the safe, and you don't need to interfere, sleep peacefully, what they will do has nothing to do with us." Mitchell stared into the distance The dense cypress trees planted on the hillside, "Look, the crows are gathering. What I'm worried about is about to happen. The killing on this land is not over yet, but we have already taken the lead. I hope that having Sherlock here can somewhat stop it."

Eric was walking in the garden in the afternoon, and the sun was shining through the treetops. It was very comfortable. He hadn't seen such a bright sun for a long time. It wasn't hot. He found a bench at random. Sitting down, closing his eyes, faint notes flowed in his mind. After a long time, such a gentle melody appeared in his mind, just like that person, and he suddenly felt a trace of heat on his face.

He opened his eyes, and a woman's face appeared directly above him. A little displeasure flashed in his eyes, and he said in a gentle tone: "Miss, what's the matter with you here?" ?"

She tightly pinched the corner of her skirt, hesitated to speak, her expression was about to cry, "I'm sorry, Mr. Bartley, I didn't mean it, but the atmosphere in the house is too depressing, I really The thing is that I can't bear it. Why did things become like this? Obviously, everyone is a relative with the same blood flowing through them. How could it become like this? I really don't want to see them arguing again .”

Eric looked down at the woman in front of him, and what Mitchell said in his ear flashed in his mind, just treat it as a study of human beings, and watch them pretend to be different in front of you for their own ambitions and purposes. Look, this kind of behavior is more exciting than any performance, which is why I have always stayed in the crowd.Human beings are an impenetrable book, and you'll never be bored among them.

She took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and continued: "Mr. Bartley, I am not afraid of your jokes, because I was young and ignorant, and I have been deceived. Going on, what I got was a sad ending, but I don't regret it. If there is no love, what is the meaning of my life. Mr. Bartley, I am not afraid of your jokes, I just kept it in my heart for a long time too long