[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

After other workers left the workers' classrooms one after another, the huge hall immediately became empty.

Hearing Mary's explanation of her visit, Higgins fell into deep thought: "So, Hamp finally got into big trouble, and even got a killer to come to his door."

Mary: "Although Mr. Hamp is not a perfect factory owner, he is not worthy of death."

Higgins sneered, "I've worked in his factory for so many years. I don't understand his temperament. He's timid and tactful, and he always calculates the little property in front of him. Milton's factory masters are the most stingy of him. But you are right, Miss Mary, no matter how annoying he is, he will not be reduced to the point of being murdered and silenced."

As he spoke, Higgins restrained his casual expression.

The trade union representative became serious, and the unignorable vigilance crept back on his face: "However, it is the delivery season recently, miss, although Milton is a small town, there will be many foreigners coming in the near future. If you want to keep an eye on all suspicious persons, it will definitely affect the work of the workers."

"A soldier," Holmes said suddenly, "will not reveal his identity as an officer when he comes to Milton, but he will inevitably have military features in his body and manner, and he is a sniper. Not only must Hamp be observed, but We need to watch his whereabouts."

"Who is this……"

Only then did Higgins find the opportunity to ask the stranger's identity.

Sherlock Holmes was dressed in a worker's rough clothes, and even had a brown towel wrapped around his neck in a dignified manner and knotted roughly in front of his chest.

This attire can deceive other workers, but Higgins cannot be deceived. The detective's tall and straight figure and stern face, sharp eyes and firm speech, this is by no means an ordinary worker.

"Ah, this gentleman is from London, and he's—"

"—I'm Miss Mary's colleague."

……Fine.

It seemed that Mr. Holmes had made up his mind not to show himself in Milton.

The name of "Sherlock Holmes" is easy to use in London, but in small towns far from the capital, before Dr. Watson publishes the detective's adventure stories in magazines, the workers are more willing to believe that they are sincerely doing practical things for them. Miss Mary Bennet.

"This gentleman is my colleague from London," Mary added, "and he brought clues about that Colonel Sebastian Moran."

Although Higgins still looked suspicious, he chose to respect Mary in the end.

"Since it's a sniper," the trade union representative said no more, "you follow me."

Upon hearing this, Mary looked up at Holmes, who readily moved out of the way as a gesture of invitation.

Mary: "..."

Why does she feel that the detective is still pretending to be a worker and is addicted!

Higgins took them near the street where Hamp lived.

Different from Thornton who directly set up his home in the factory, Mr. Hamp's residence is located far away from the factory, with an excellent location, good environment, open terrain and high greening rate.

It also means...it is really suitable for snipers to ambush.

Higgins, who was walking ahead, bypassed Hamp's residence and turned to the hillside about a street away from his residence.

"If it was a sniper," Higgins said, "I'd set up my guns around here. It's the perfect sniper spot."

His confident words earned Holmes a sideways look.

The detective raised his eyebrows: "You seem to know a lot about firearms, but you are not a soldier."

Higgins laughed indifferently: "Miss Mary understands Marx's theory very well, but she is not a worker either."

Mary: "..."

It seems that choosing not to ask does not mean that Higgins trusts this strange man who suddenly appeared.

Holmes could naturally feel the vigilance and hostility of Higgins. Instead of confronting him, he smiled slightly and walked away, looking for the location where Colonel Moran might have set up a sniper point on the hillside.

Seeing him leave, Higgins looked at Mary.

As the father of two daughters, Higgins is middle-aged and burly, with a serious expression and vigilant eyes that show that he is not a person to be trifled with.But when his eyes touched Mary's slightly dazed expression, the middle-aged worker seemed to see his daughter, and his expression eased imperceptibly.

"You are a smart and independent lady, Miss Mary," he said. "The help you provide to the workers is almost of epoch-making significance. I believe this is enough to prove that you have an extremely clear and clear view of life and reality. Sensible."

Ok?

Mary was really confused this time.

She tilted her head: "Mr. Higgins?"

Higgins: "Originally, I don't think I need to say more about these words. You know what you need. But I am a whole generation older than you, miss, please take the following words as the advice of an elder."

His words were serious, which surprised Mary, but she couldn't help becoming serious.

"Please tell me." Although Mary was a little confused, she still nodded, "You are my elder, sir."

"My pleasure."

Higgins took off his hat.

"I just think," he said, "that you're lucky to think about the workers. But it takes more than an age-defining eye and natural courage to break through the shackles of class. You have two younger sisters, and Parents, also need money and bread to live. So... I hope you will think twice."

Mary:? ? ?

It's all about what.

Mary, who is usually quick-thinking, really didn't keep up with Higgins' train of thought.Especially when he was so dignified, as if Mary had really done something beyond the normal social scope.

"I do not really get it……"

Mary's face was full of question marks, and she subconsciously followed Higgins's gaze and turned her head to look backward: Mr. Sherlock Holmes in a worker's uniform was squatting on the edge of the hillside, with his left hand resting on his forehead to block the light, as if he was visually measuring the distance.

Ah well.Mary understood immediately.

"Wait," she turned her head dumbfounded, "Wait, Nicholas, please let me clarify this. This gentleman and I are really just colleagues. He is also a detective, even smarter and more intelligent than me." Keen. At best, I am just a novice who has been encouraged by him, and the relationship between us is not what you think."

Higgins laughed out loud, and he shook his head: "Miss Mary, I'm not blind."

Mary: "...but he's really just a colleague of mine, but for some reason he can't reveal his identity to the public... Well, let's add friends."

Is it that obvious!Mary felt as if she was no longer chatting excitedly around the detective. She was still in the fanboy stage when she saw Holmes at first, but after shaking hands, Mary felt that Sherlock Holmes was no longer her male god.

Now Holmes is a man willing to stand on an equal footing with her.

Seeing her rather cramped appearance, Higgins did not make things difficult for Mary.

The middle-aged worker breathed a sigh of relief: "But since you said that he is also a detective, then I have lost the reason to continue admonishing——For your sake, Miss Mary, I am afraid that you will fall in love with a Communist Party member. partisan."

Mary: "..."

In fact, she really didn't think there was anything wrong with the communist, but there was only one male god.Mary also understood why Higgins was so worried as a working-class man. After all, Nicholas Higgins was only from the perspective of friends and elders, and he didn't want to see Mary fall in love with a poor bachelor, and then run around in pain for a living.

As his words fell to the ground, Sherlock Holmes strode forward.

The detective didn't realize that the subject of the discussion just now was himself, and his thin face did not hide his joyful expression: "This is indeed a good place!"

Higgins frowned: "The 'good place' to snipe Hamp?"

Mary couldn't help but laugh: "Did you come up with some plan, sir?"

"of course."

Holmes nodded, he turned around as he spoke, and retreated to the spot where he was squatting just now.

"If you want to set up a sniper point, it has a wide view, no obstructions, and is perfectly within range," Holmes said loudly. "But Hamp has to go back and forth between the factory and the house every day. I don't think Mo Colonel Lan will only be prepared to attack one option."

"So what idea did you come up with?" Higgins asked.

"Get him hooked."

Holmes spoke confidently: "Let him realize that assuming a sniper point here is the most perfect assassination plan."

As he spoke, the detective stepped on the stones on the edge of the hillside and looked at the Hamp House not far away.

"Facing the window of the master bedroom, what a suitable location," he said coldly, "from tonight, it is necessary to ask the Hamp family to evacuate from the house."

"Evacuate?"

Higgins didn't understand: "After the evacuation, I didn't even turn on a light at night. Doesn't Colonel Moran know that there is no one here?"

"Do not."

Holmes began to explain: "The lights must be on, and not only must they be on, but Hamp himself must be invited to sit by the window of the master bedroom."

Mary's heart skipped a beat.

"And we," she continued Holmes' words, "stand at this sniper spot, like hunters waiting for their prey, waiting for Colonel Moran to appear, right?"

"That's right!"

Holmes smiled proudly: "This is an excellent opportunity to capture Colonel Sebastian Moran alive!"

But Mary couldn't laugh.

For it was not the first time she had heard of Sherlock Holmes' plot to capture Colonel Moran alive.

This is exactly the strategy Sherlock Holmes designed to lure Colonel Moran into the bait in the case of the original novel "The Empty House".

In the original novel, Mr. Holmes returned a few years after "death" with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. In order to arrest Colonel Moran, Moriarty's accomplice, the case of the empty house came into being.

The detective who returned from "The Empty House" set up a wax figure exactly like himself in his room to make the real one, which attracted Moran to attack.

Now, in Milton, it's much simpler.

For one thing, the locations around Hamp's house where sniper points can be set up are not as numerous as the windows on Baker Street. If Colonel Moran wants to attack here, he must be on this hillside.

Secondly, the sniping point is farther than Baker Street.There was no need for a wax figure at all, as soon as Colonel Moran appeared, it was enough for Holmes to catch him immediately.

This plan is very simple, but everything is based on the fact that Professor Moriarty's subordinates, and even himself, don't know that Sherlock Holmes is no longer on the streets of Paris at this time, but on the basis of Milton.

Thanks to Mary, there was an information gap between them and the professor, so even the simplest plan was one step ahead of Colonel Moran.

"I see," Higgins understood the arrangement, and put on his hat, "I'll inform Hamp first."

"So much the better."

Holmes nodded in gratitude: "I need to measure the exact distance, and I will go there with Miss Mary later."

After Higgins left, Mary let out a breath slowly.

The climate in the suburbs of Milton, which is far away from the factory, is not bad, and the hillsides are still dotted with the light green that persists in late autumn.Mary lifted her skirt and looked at the man in front of her.

In "The Last Case", Sherlock Holmes chose to hide from almost everyone by feigning death, both for the purpose of protecting Watson and efficiently investigating the case, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

This fact made his close friend Dr. Watson very sad until the case of "The Empty House".

But now...there was no reply for more than ten days after the telegram was sent, which made Mary feel a little bit of what Watson will feel in the future.

Mary claims to be far behind in IQ and skills than Professor James Moriarty, but she will do her best to prevent the situation from developing to the point where they all die under the Reichenbach Falls.

"This is indeed a good position to ambush."

Holmes was more than what Mary thought, he quickly measured all the required data, and returned to Mary: "Let's go, don't let..."

The following words stopped abruptly when the detective's eyes fell on Mary's skirt.

Mary:?

"gentlemen?"

She lifted her skirt in confusion: "Is there any problem?"

"It's nothing." Holmes turned his gaze back to Mary's face. "If Colonel Moran chooses to attack Hamp here, he will definitely choose late at night. Do you think it is necessary for you to be there?"

"Can I?" Mary's eyes lit up.

"Of course," the detective repeated, looking as if Mary had asked some silly question, "this is your case, too."

"If possible, I must be there."

"Then," said Holmes, glancing down at Mary's skirt again, "you'd better change into men's clothes, Miss Mary."

Hey?

Want her to dress up as a man?Nope.

Dressing up as a man is really not realistic.If Mary was a tall girl, she could barely pretend to be real by smearing her face, but the reality is cruel.The petite and comely Miss Mary Bennet had a hard time pretending to be a man.

But if you go out late at night, you can deceive others.As a single lady, if she goes out alone at night, if she is seen by others, it will affect the reputation of all the other ladies in Bennett. However, even if she is recognized by her gender in a pant suit under the cover of night, she will not necessarily be seen. to the face.

Mary's reaction was also quick, and she immediately followed Holmes' train of thought: "The dress is indeed inconvenient to move around. I will look for a pair of trousers that are convenient."

but……

It's a night in Victorian England, which means she's up for an aboveboard late-night adventure—again with Sherlock Holmes.

Mary's mood suddenly jumped up.

She couldn't wait for Colonel Moran's appearance.

The author has something to say: In fact, although Professor Gai Zhang and Colonel Moran are very powerful characters in the original book, their appearances are too small...it gave you Jiang Hua a lot of opportunities to play.

Everyone, don't worry that the professor will be eyeing Mary right now. It's easy to find Mary. Although Mary didn't show her face, you can naturally find Mary by checking the women around Lao Fu. But in the original book, he didn't take any action against Hua. Well, the current Mary is not so powerful that the professor takes it seriously (unless the professor is the daughter of fgo who controls hhhhh).The professor's official appearance will be later, after the second case.

Oh my god, I planned to finish the first case with 25 words, but it went straight to [-]? ? ? ?