[Comprehensive English and American] Teachers are not human beings

"Sherlock, what are you dawdling in here?" The blond young man Sariel had seen before also appeared at the entrance of the antique shop out of breath at this time.Obviously, this young man named John should have passed by here with Sherlock, but Sherlock stopped on his own, and he couldn't react for a while.Although the blond young man looks a head shorter than Sherlock, but the angry look now makes people feel menacing, "I ran here with you at the risk of being fired from my job, and you are so casual leave me alone?"

"John, give me that invitation letter." Sherlock seemed to be used to his partner's temper, ignoring the anger in his partner's eyes, and gave "instructions" in a very ordinary tone.

"Oh, let me find it, I seem to be stuffed in..." John subconsciously began to rummage immediately, seeming to forget his anger.

"John, this is your fault. Such important things, of course, should be placed in an easy-to-find place."

"You said it's important, how dare I just let it go!" It was because of Sherlock's leisurely attitude that John Watson's anger rose again, "Besides, I'm just your roommate, not yours. Assistant!" After John finished yelling, he handed the envelope to Sherlock with a satisfied face.

Sariel, who then took the so-called invitation letter from Sherlock's hand, felt that the envelope had a very delicate touch, and the red ink pad at the opening was well preserved, and it could be clearly seen that the unknown person on it ornate pattern.Heraldry and paper research are naturally not the scope of Sariel's knowledge in this world, so he can only see that the person who sent the invitation letter is very particular about many details, and he should be a very stylish person.

Taking out the pure white letter paper from the envelope, Sariel read the contents of the letter paper word by word——

"Dear Mr. Holmes, I have cooked a peerless delicacy for you in the small town of Lulumi. It is absolutely unprecedented and timeless, so I invite you to come and taste it. In addition, the ingredients I use are definitely from The original taste of the town, you don't want to miss it. - Love you Moriarty"

"Love you... Moriarty..." After Sariel finished reading, he repeated the signature on the letter paper.Although it is said that from the written text to the signature, the fonts are very elegant and beautiful, but Sariel thinks that the ambiguous signature is the focus of this letter.As for what the content of the letter is talking about, Sariel said that Sherlock Holmes is the most appropriate way to explain the general narrative style of people who are as neurotic as the Holmes brothers and are different from ordinary people.

"This should be just a prank." Before Sherlock explained the ambiguous signature, Mr. John Watson jumped out first and explained in a hurry.It seems that this John very much does not want his roommate's sexual orientation to be misunderstood.

"I think this is a good prank." Sherlock didn't know whether he was expressing his opinion on the content of the letter or the signature of the letter, and then he slightly bowed his head and said to John, "Maybe every Christmas, you Write me a letter like this."

"Ah?" John immediately jumped up because of Sherlock's words, "Hey! My sexual orientation is very normal, and I won't use that disgusting signature like that pervert!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't sign it." Sherlock tilted his head and looked at his roommate, explaining, "I mean, it should be very interesting to have an envelope decryption game every Christmas."

"Ha, so that's what you mean." Obviously the misunderstanding has been resolved, but John suddenly has a feeling that he is really being sentimental. Obviously, the guy in front of him loves reasoning and judging cases the most. Why would he expect the other party? Do you think that signature is very ambiguous and malicious?

On the other hand, Sariel, after seeing John's depressed expression, gave Sherlock a look of "you did it on purpose".Although I don't know if Sherlock can understand such mysterious things as eyes, but after seeing Sherlock's raised eyebrows in response, Sariel already automatically thinks that the other party obediently admits it.

"Okay, let's go back to the content of the invitation letter." When Gabriel said this, he absolutely refused to admit that it was because of the "harmonious" atmosphere between Sariel and his teachers and students that made him feel sour Yes, that's why they interrupted their "eyes and eyebrows", "I think everyone should be aware that this matter is not simple, everyone should be more serious."

As soon as Gabriel finished the second half of his sentence, Sariel looked suspiciously, so he asked suspiciously: "Little Jia, you... attach great importance to this matter?" Mingming and Gabriel In comparison, I am the "person" who meddles the most, isn't I?

"Of course we must pay attention." Melinda, who had been silent for a long time because of the momentum formed by the gathering of several big men, also said, "Lulumi has always been a very peaceful town. It has dealt a huge blow to the residents of the town, and if there is anything I can do to help, I will try my best to help!" From the analysis of what Sherlock said just now, Melinda naturally knows that the other party is the one who is very powerful in the rumors consulting detective.

However, at the same time, what made Melinda feel strange was that the name "Sariel Carroll" and words like "psychological counseling teacher" and "permanent youth" kept hitting her. She seems to be able to connect those trivial memories together as long as she takes one step forward, but she is only one step away from doing so.

"Actually, from the content point of view, this invitation letter should be just a bait." Sherlock took the envelope back from Sariel's hand, and said, "After all, even if there is only the last name signed, I will accept his invitation." Invitation to come here. After all, it’s been a long time since such an interesting thing happened. But at the same time, I’m a little worried about the ‘dinner’ and ‘ingredients’ mentioned in the letter.”

"Worried?" Hearing Sherlock's words, Sariel also forgot to tease John's jealous expression behind him, but asked seriously.

"According to what I know about Moriarty, the 'big meal' in his mouth generally refers to cases that are exquisitely designed and difficult to see through, so the so-called 'ingredients' should be..."

"It should be the residents of this small town." Speaking of this, John could also guess what Sherlock wanted to say next, "Taking these living 'lives' as ingredients, such cold-bloodedness is really behind the scenes Chill. But when Sherlock and I arrived here, two murders had already occurred. Nightmare-like cases are happening step by step."

"Yes." Sherlock nodded, and continued to analyze, "On the surface, the causes of the three incidents that have occurred so far are very clear. The night before yesterday, a baby was found drowned in the town's only In that river, the time of death should be around [-] o'clock in the evening. After investigation, the police department has actually solved the case. It was a mother from a poor family who could not bear the cost of raising a child, and the child spent all day and night Although the mother did not send the child to the orphanage or discard it, but directly drowned the child in the river, it is unacceptable, but judging from the prisoner's current situation, she has almost been driven crazy. It's in a bad state."

"Baby..." Although Sherlock spoke in a very calm tone.But Melinda, who knew nothing about the case, heard goose bumps all over her body when she thought of such a scene.

"As for the case the day before yesterday, it was actually simpler. Except that the time of death was also at [-]:[-] p.m., the dead man should have committed suicide by swallowing a blade because he was abandoned by his girlfriend. According to the police investigation, there was no struggle at the scene. There were traces of fighting, and the prisoner even wrote a six-page suicide note to accuse his ex-girlfriend, and there was no problem in handwriting identification.” As Sherlock’s partner, John took very detailed notes on these cases, so There's nothing wrong with recounting the second case in Sherlock's place.After seeing Sherlock nodding to his narrative, John continued to explain the third case that happened yesterday as if encouraged.

"The fire at [-] o'clock last night should be something that the police can't hide no matter what, that is, since last night, rumors about these seven o'clock cases have spread in the town. Compared with the natural spread, I actually Personally, I feel more like someone is deliberately spreading rumors to make the whole town panic." After John finished speaking, he continued to look at the notes in his hand and said, "Although the fire is very large, the houses in the town are not like that. The city is so dense, so the death toll is two people, they are the two couples living in the burning house. Although the police are still investigating the cause of the fire, according to Sherlock's analysis of the fire and surveillance video, the reason is nothing more than Accident or death."

"It sounds like the three cases really have nothing to do with each other except the time of the incident." Sariel said thoughtfully.

"However, I still firmly believe that this time the matter is definitely not that simple." Sherlock half-closed his eyes, and said seriously, "If there is only one thing in common, time, because the most powerful forensic doctor can't deduce that it is accurate enough." Seconds of death time, so I probably think this is just an ordinary coincidence. You know, sometimes the power of coincidence is much stronger than human imagination. However, it is precisely because of this invitation from Moriarty Xin, these unrelated simple cases suddenly become very interesting and full of challenges!"