Sherlock has a homeless information network, and Watson has known this for a long time, but he didn't expect that there are all kinds of talents among these homeless people-they can make a living by their talents, but they want to make a living as a homeless person kind of.This time Sherlock found a friend from inside, a young woman who was said to have been employed by a computer company.Sherlock gave her Watson's computer, and it took her a few minutes to locate the man named Kemp and find out his information.

——As expected, Kemp had a problem.He is a professional marketing planner and is currently working for the publisher of KRATIDES.

"...Why is this? I—I don't quite understand..." After learning the result, Chris was in a trance, "How could Kemp have anything to do with the publisher? Is he a prophet? He knew in advance that things would happen, That's why you came to remind me?"

He looked at Sherlock with hope, but Sherlock ruthlessly broke his illusion: "No. Obviously he used you to create a marketing plan. They treated you as a live advertisement, The manga was promoted. It was not difficult to do, the location of the trailer, the right actors, you never saw them up close, you always glimpsed from a distance, heard a certain name and a certain line, and people's curiosity But it is infinitely magnified in your propaganda..."

"I was used?" Chris was trembling, "But why...why did they find me? They could have hired someone to do this, or tell me about it..."

Something was clearly wrong with him.Watson comforted him in a low voice while looking at Sherlock, hoping he could say something.

"—Cost, or to make the effect more real." Sherlock didn't understand what he meant at all, "Hiring people will make the cost higher, and you are already working on this website long before their planning plan comes out Now, maybe Kemp came up with the idea when he saw your website, they can use you without spending a penny. For [-]% profit, they can trample on all laws..."

"—Sherlock, I didn't know you read Marx!" Watson interrupted him loudly, winking.Sherlock finally noticed Chris's face, and after a pause for two seconds, he said reasonably: "Theoretically speaking, they haven't done anything illegal, and we can't do anything to them legally, but it's not impossible to expose the crime. Scam."

"—to discredit them," Watson added.

Chris's pale face really improved a lot, and he looked at Watson with hope: "Then——can you help me? I can pay you! I have some deposits, five thousand pounds, and I originally wanted to use these Money to continue building my website..."

"...Excellent." Watson cut off the conversation, "We will definitely help you, and it won't cost you so much. Sherlock?..."

-

Moriarty squatted down, and found two crumpled pieces of paper from the pockets of two unconscious black-clothed masked men on the ground.He handed one of them to Tony, and Tony read it over and over curiously: "—is this the script?"

"They intend to reproduce the contents of the comics as they are. Of course, the preparation must be more detailed." Moriarty stood up and shrugged, "Maybe they have rehearsed."

"The chain is intertwined. As soon as the comics are released, Kemp starts to lure Chris to pay attention to these plots. As soon as Chris says he wants to wait for the comics to reappear, he puts the actors in place. I would like such a staff, smart and bold , but his boss is too stingy, such a prank is a bit too much for a young man in his early twenties." Tony stuffed the paper back into the pocket of the man in black, "But we have to follow this Appear in a way?"

Moriarty did not correct some of his judgments, and said, "Do you know anything about actors?"

Tony's eyebrows couldn't help but began to rise, and he tried his best to suppress his pride: "I know a thing or two. My father once invested in the film industry, and I also like investing... I have been a producer, and I have From time to time, we will meet some very talented actors, and then we will share our experience on acting. You know, I am a pretty good businessman, and the business is like a battlefield. Sometimes you need to prepare a little more knowledge to ensure that you have the upper hand ..."

Moriarty narrowed his eyes with a half-smile: "Actress?"

Tony coughed, and tried to look at Moriarty with sincere eyes: "...I still have a lot of charisma."

"I admit it." Moriarty suddenly laughed, and pinched Tony's buttocks frivolously, "Of course we won't play this way, don't forget that our purpose is to make trouble for Sherlock. What do you think How will Sherlock complete this commission?"

Tony glared at him: "—to expose the truth?"

"Just like us now, being in the drama itself is the best choice." Moriarty said, "Have you seen "The Truman Show"? Don't you think Chris looks like Truman now? Kemp and the publisher arranged his repertoire, while the audience watched with relish, while being kept in the dark. Chris didn't know why he was hurt, the audience didn't know they hurt Chris, the only It’s Kemp and the publisher who know the truth. How do you think the audience will react when the truth is revealed and everything is revealed?”

"...they'll feel manipulated and cheated, and get angry at the publisher," Tony muses, "and then Chris and the audience are on the same side again, and they're both Victim, Chris will be reaccepted and even sympathized, and the publisher will suffer the full consequences."

Moriarty spread his hands: "Look, I can do good things too."

"Really?" Tony suddenly showed a suspicious look, "Why do I feel that you are hiding something from me when you say that?"

Moriarty was heartbroken: "Is this what I look like to you? A liar? A complete villain? You don't want to believe that I do a good thing once in a while?"

"Your description of yourself is so accurate, it would be even better if you add a few labels like 'scum' and 'worm'." Tony sneered.

"Don't you think I'm a good person compared to the cruelty of this world?" Moriarty spread his hands, "Okay, Tony, don't you want to know what we're going to do next? ?”

-

As two extras who are over [-] years old and dragging their mediocre acting skills to barely get by, George and Harry can be regarded as a pair of difficult brothers.They have no extraordinary talent, no suitable opportunity, no distinctive appearance, and very exaggerated acting skills. The only thing they can show is the action scene experience that they have slowly honed over the past few decades, but they have the previous flaws. As a bottom line, which crew is willing to give them a chance?

Two men who also came from poor families often sighed about this.If they were ten years younger, they might still be living their dreams, but now, with injuries and no future at all, they just want to worry about food.Especially Harry, who injured his lumbar spine because of filming, had to consider entering retirement life in advance.

It was at this time that the job offered George and Henry an olive branch - a publisher decided to recruit a few mediocre-looking extras with action backgrounds to work for him for a long time, mainly to shoot some promotional videos for comics , The weekly salary, although not generous, looks very stable.Of course George and Henry were moved, and after some interviews, they were successfully admitted.After signing several contracts, they immediately got the first script and put it into shooting.

—Although maybe it can't be called "filming" at all, because Henry and George didn't see any cameras on the scene at all, at most there were some surveillance cameras and cell phone lenses.There is no scene, no director, no extras, and no decent script, often just a few rough sheets of paper with lines and actions written on them. George and Henry, dressed as comic characters, just follow the orders and instructions in the earphones, and inexplicably Perform a 5-minute play in front of passers-by, and you can get paid and go home.Gradually, they also heard about some incidents about KRATIDES. George also saw photos of himself disguised as Professor Davenport being taken by passers-by on the Internet... The strangest thing is that some people have always insisted that the drama they performed was The comics became real—knowing that there must be something tricky behind it, George and Henry were smart enough not to think about it.They are just actors, and they just need to do their job well. Who knows how many actors the publisher hired for the promotion of comics?

Today's scene is no different from the past. In just a few minutes, they just need to obey the command and play on time.This time the story features three actors, with a young man playing superhero Latimer and George and Henry playing two masked terrorists.In the spirit of professionalism, they arrived at Shaftsbury Avenue in advance, changed into a full set of outfits, and after contacting the "director" Mr. Kemp who had been directing them by remote control, they waited in a nearby alley for the command .But they never expected that when they were sitting on the ground and chatting, two saps would suddenly strike from the back of their heads, and they were knocked unconscious like this.

After waking up, George and Henry found themselves still lying in the alley, and only 15 minutes had passed.The wallets in their pockets were safe, and their clothes were not damaged. Except for the two large bags on the back of their heads, which confirmed the previous attack, they did not suffer any losses at all.This prank was a bit confusing, and after checking each other, George and Henry had to admit that it was an innocent disaster.At this time, Kemp called again, asking them to put on Bluetooth headsets and be ready to play at any time. George and Henry made some preparations and walked slowly to the agreed place.

Two young men walked towards them, one was tall and thin and wrapped in a long overcoat, the other was a little shorter in comparison and was wearing a dark coat.Henry touched George with envy and jealousy, and looked at them twice.What a good image these two people have, their looks are very distinctive, and their temperament is also very special. If they can also have such a face, why worry about not being able to find a chance to make their debut in more than 20 years?

The young man in the short coat seemed to notice their gaze and smiled awkwardly, while the young man in the long coat walked past them without turning their eyes.George and Henry looked back and took out the masks from their pockets.The lively alley is close at hand, and they have to enter the role at any time——

As soon as this thought came up, they felt a pain in the back of their necks, their eyes went dark, and they didn't know anything.The mask fell from the air and fell into the dust.There seemed to be an annoyed low cry following the fall.

"—Sherlock! If you take off my coat again, I'm going to beat someone up!!!"

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