[The Phantom of the Opera] Redemption

Maybe all of this will become more confusing tomorrow morning, maybe the truth will come to light, but who knows, the more you dig deeper, the more the truth will become more like a mirror image, and you can't see where the truth is.

In the morning, when Lestrade came to Scotland Yard, there was a strange atmosphere. Mitchell Bartley had been imprisoned in the torture room. Lestrade walked in quickly and quietly. After entering the torture room, two superiors sat opposite him, looking at him oppressively, "Mitchell Bartley, do you admit to the crime you committed!"

He just focused on playing with the ring on his hand, with incomparable concentration, Lestrade shrank in the corner, trying to reduce his sense of existence.He always had a feeling that he could appear here, but they didn't care about what he said, and they were sure that he would never leak any news.

The leading policeman slapped the table viciously and shouted: "Mitchell Bartley, you are obstructing the investigation. You know that based on the evidence we have now, we can definitely throw you into prison immediately. ! Now, we are giving you a chance, a chance to get a reduced sentence, so don't continue to be obsessed with it!"

"It's the death penalty anyway, it doesn't make any sense to me, aren't you all ready?" He raised the corners of his mouth ironically, took a sip of water leisurely, "Just send me to prison Well, you guys have already prepared the prison rooms, haven't you? I'll just go with you. I don't care if I go to court or not. I just want to see when this farce led by them will end. Don't I'm so disappointed."

"If you insist on doing this, we can't stop you. Mitchell Bartley, you just wait to use your blood to pay for the sins you committed!" They stood up abruptly, "this afternoon At 2 o'clock, someone will come to pick you up and go to the desired prison, I hope you can spend your remaining life happily!"

Lestrade was very astonished. It was the first time he saw the treatment that never followed the procedures. He couldn't help staying and wanted to ask Mitchell what he was thinking in his heart. This man kept giving him A strange feeling, as if he knew everything in his mind, even if he really wasn't afraid of death.

He suddenly raised his head, and for a moment, he felt that he saw bright red pupils, like blood, he turned his head sideways, blinked his eyes, and looked again, his eyes were still ordinary brown. "Lestrade, I know you. You are Sherlock's friend. His character must give you a headache. He is that kind of man."

Lestrade calmed down and asked the question, "Tell you, tell me honestly, whether you are the murderer or not. If you choose to keep it a secret, I can't help you."

He suddenly smiled and shook his head, "Lestrade, you really do what Sherlock said, and you have a soft heart. People like you shouldn't be involved in this matter, you won't Understand, now, it doesn't matter whether I am a murderer or not, they just want to trap me. However, I can tell you frankly, I will not kill ... people, at least I will not let anyone rob their lives by me , This is meaningless to me. If it is some just right corpses, I would be more than happy to accept them, but they still haven’t found the law of my collection of corpses, and all they planted on me are waste products, what a poor person.” The further back, the softer his voice.

Lestrade couldn't help taking a step forward, and asked: "Excuse me, what exactly are you talking about? Is it related to the case? I only heard you say that you will never rob people's lives, that is to say, these cases You really didn't do it. But why all the evidence points to you, please believe me, I'm here to help you. Sherlock and your... lovers are all worried about you, they don't want to... ..."

"I know." There was a happy expression on his face, and he said lightly, "I can empathize with their worries, but I'm already in the game and I can't get out, it's my fault. They can't wait They can't wait any longer, even if their behavior is too impatient, even if they are not completely sure of success, they must do whatever it takes to bring me to their place and get something done. These are all Extremely dangerous, and I don't want them involved, and neither do you, Inspector Lestrade."

Infinite pride filled Lestrade's heart. He seemed to have returned to the time when he first entered the police station. He was impulsive, full of confidence in the future, and did not wash away his blood, "No, I will definitely help you. Yes, I can't tolerate an innocent person wrongly standing on the bench, I must stop all of this."

"Lestrade, we will encounter many problems in life. Many times, we have to admit that many things are not as we imagined. Life cannot be complete. However, this is also the beauty of life If you really want to help me, try to get Eric to meet me in my cell. Some things feel like I can say them there, and some secrets I still want to say more Come out." One of his hands was handcuffed on the table, but he showed a contented demeanor, as if this was not Scotland Yard, but the back garden of his home.

Mitchell smiled, and turned the ring on his hand slowly, "Look, Lestrade, it's like this ring, you will see different scenery from different angles, let Sherlock not worry, There is no need for him to fight against certain forces all the time. I know that during this period of time, many people have criticized his actions. Rather than conducting unnecessary investigations, I hope that my friends can come and listen Listening to the confession of an old man, it would be too lonely to have some memories only for me. Please come back, Inspector Lestrade, I sincerely wish that you will flourish one day, and you are worth it all."

After speaking, he closed his eyes, stopped talking, and sat motionless, like a statue.Lestrade thought over and over again, and decided to go to Baker Street again. They should have known their whereabouts a long time ago. They just hoped that they could find someone related to Mitchell and use their means to take out the money they wanted. This is a conspiracy, a trap, but he has to drill into it himself. This is their common wish.

As expected, Eric stayed here all the time. He didn't want to miss any information about Mitchell. He always felt that if he missed Mitchell for a while, his life would always come to a dead end. No, maybe that's where it stopped abruptly, and he didn't allow any accidents to happen to Mitchell.

When Lestrade brought the news, Eric rushed outside without even thinking about it, went to see him, heard what he said, and questioned him, what was he thinking in his heart!It took a lot of effort for Sherlock to stop him, and shouted: "Do you want Mitchell to see you in a state of depression and completely lose hope in prison? From now on, You are his hope, he can only rely on you!"

Eric was stunned. After a long time, he finally couldn't help but collapsed on the ground. Tears slowly pooled in his eyes. He still held back and supported Clark's body. Standing up, his back was still intact. Bend, he was a resolute and unyielding person from the beginning to the end, "Clark, let's go prepare, we will do everything possible to let Mitchell Bartley get the justice he deserves, if, they really If you want to kill him, you must pay the price, and none of them can escape. Come on, we need to go to the battlefield, and we will definitely win."

He turned around and went upstairs, and when he came down again, his whole body was completely new, with a hint of vigor, and he was supposed to be like this.In the end, they sat together in Mitchell's special carriage. Clark drove the carriage to the gate of Scotland Yard, and they stopped just opposite the gate. No movement could escape their eyes.

Finally, 2 o'clock came.A man was escorted by four policemen. Their behavior was quite rough. However, Mitchell couldn't resist. He couldn't resist either. body.Eric walked over quickly, stopped them, and said righteously: "I am Mitchell Bartley's family, Eric Bartley, I have the legitimate right to visit him, your current behavior Completely ignored his human rights. Hurry up and push him away, or do you think that even big men can't hold him down? It's really an honor."

The police stepped back a little, and the leader said fiercely: "Don't hinder us from escorting the prisoner, go away quickly."

Mitchell seemed to lose his spirits, and he said with a little decadence: "You are still here, Eric, I knew that Clark couldn't stop you, and I never thought that he would be able to stop you. Although I I don't desire it in my heart. Seeing you appear here, I still can't restrain my joy. Dear Eric, we must temporarily separate at this time, but you have to believe that the separation at this time is for our better future , I sincerely look forward to it.”

Eric could hardly hold back his tears again, "I believe in you, Mitchell, you will return to me soon, you will not break your promise, and you will never do any unrighteous things Things. I will always wait for you, will not give up, and will always wait until the day you really come back."