[Comprehensive Anglo-American] A genius report on love

Chapter 5 Sherlock's first appearance

For Sherlock Holmes, the well-known "consulting detective", such an insignificant case in front of him could not be bothered to work on it himself.

It's just that Watson, a friend who is on honeymoon, is really concerned about Sherlock's living conditions, and specially asked Sheriff Lestrade to visit the great detective from time to time.

Just today, Sergeant Lestrade finally had time to go to 211b Baker Street, and forced Sherlock, who was pretending to be dead, to get up, eat something and drink a cup of coffee. During this period, Sherlock kept complaining about the incompetence of the London Police Department and the The imbecility of criminals.

It happened that the police station called at this time and said that there was a case about Joyce being poisoned to death. Lestrade would have gone to see such a trivial matter, but Sherlock, who was already so idle that he was about to grow mushrooms, wanted to This came unexpectedly.

Although he did not immediately notify the police and forensic evidence to keep the scene as it was, he had already heard about the case on the way and checked the body outside Chris's door.

At this time, Mia was also looking at the man who broke into the door face to face. He was tall and thin, with dark brown curly hair, high cheekbones, and a kind of conceit in the slightly light green pupils. and unruly.

She is not one of those little girls on the Internet who likes to gossip when she has nothing to do. Although she has heard of the name Sherlock Holmes, she has never really seen the photo of the other party.

It's just that at first glance, people think he's not likable, and it's easy for Mia to think of the name Sherlock. To be honest, although the appearance is a bit different, but in terms of being unlikable In fact, the two brothers of the Holmes family are astonishingly similar.

Sherlock's attention was also quickly shifted from the crime scene to Mia, not because he cared about another person looking at him, anyway, a freak like him has long been used by people with various eyes I'm used to it.

It’s just that Mia has an aura that is different from anyone here. She is too calm and poised. This kind of calm is not like the police officers in Scotland Yard who are just insensitive because of their work day after day. When facing a corpse of the same kind, she always looks a little serious and solemn, but the woman in front of her seems to have adapted to such an environment by nature, except for a little worry about the woman named Chris next to her, she is a A completely natural and relaxed posture.

Of course, Sherlock soon discovered another fact, five feet eight inches tall, light brown long hair, non-British nationality, and clothes with the same perfume smell as Mycroft this morning...

He was about to start to wonder if this murder had been arranged by that fellow McCoff long ago.

Of course, Mia will not be narcissistic and think that Sherlock's gaze on her is out of admiration for a beautiful woman. She can also analyze a lot of information from the other party's few expressions, movements and personality traits.

For example, this man must have been very boring and empty recently. He lived an irregular life for a while, and his skin showed an extremely unhealthy whiteness.

Another example, the way he looks at himself is definitely not what two people who meet for the first time should have. While he is looking at himself, he also seems to be comparing with some other information. McCoff has learned some information about himself, but it is not comprehensive.

For another example, when she returned to the hotel from the British Museum, she just changed into an ordinary shirt and trousers, took a windbreaker, and arrived here. With Locke's IQ and observation skills, he would not fail to guess where he had been before this.

However, Mia didn't intend to solve the doubts in Sherlock's heart, she turned around and continued to comfort Chris.

"Sherlock, what do you think of this case?" Lestrade also waited on the side for a long time. He knew that Sherlock didn't like to be disturbed when he was thinking, but obviously he had been thinking for a long time this time, and He was clearly looking at a certain woman!

"What... what?"

It was only then that Sherlock came to his senses that there seemed to be too many mysteries about that woman.

As he analyzed before, she should have a very formal or even a government job, but the temperament she exudes and the naturalness of facing the murder case are not because she has seen more such scenes. Anywhere is also experiencing this scene personally, and takes it as fun.

She should have interests other than rigid and rigorous work, and this interest seems to be the source of his inner vitality, curiosity and desire for unknown things.

In some respects, she exudes the same intelligence and danger as Irene, but it is perfectly covered up with a completely gentle and harmless appearance, so that his almost supercomputer-like mind has been running for a long time Didn't have all the answers either.

"I mean, is there something else hidden in this case?" Sherlock's long silence made Lestrade even more puzzled.

"No, the case is so simple that you don't need to think about it. If you want to know the truth, you should first ask the deceased's lover."

"Lover?" Although he knew that his question would definitely be regarded as an idiot in Sherlock's eyes, he still couldn't figure it out. He knew that the deceased had a lover just by looking at the corpse and the scene of the crime.

Sherlock gave Lestrade a supercilious look, with an expression on his face that you haven't grown up after following me for so long.

"It's actually very simple." It was Mia who kindly explained, "Although the deceased Joyce still wore a wedding ring, he didn't seem to have the habit of taking it off often, and the whole house was clean and tidy, but the bar counter in the living room And there is already a lot of dust in the kitchen, indicating that the owner of the house has not used it for a while. Joyce is a businessman, but he is not so busy that he has no time for a whole few months, and Chris She doesn't look like a strong woman, which only shows that the communication between the couple is rare, and one of them may even not go home often. Just now the forensic evidence has confiscated the deceased's mobile phone. If you have seen it, you will know that he has The habit of deleting the messages and call records of the day, usually a businessman receives countless contacts every day, Joyce's caution can only show that he has secrets that he does not want others to know, or at least he cannot be in this home. Things that are known. Apart from cheating, what else can a man not take home and tell his wife?"

"You are?" Lestrade looked at Mia in disbelief. Sherlock was enough to give him enough headaches. The woman in front of him, her reasoning ability was no less than Sherlock's. It was simply...

"Mia, I'm Sherlock's friend." In order to be able to assist in handling the case and remove the suspicion for Chris, Mia didn't care.

Anyway, with Sherlock's character of fearing that the world is not chaotic enough, she probably won't expose herself, not to mention that she only read Sherlock's case from Mycroft in the morning. It is not an exaggeration to say that she knows him, right?

Sherlock just glanced at Mia, put on a gesture that women are really troublesome, and turned to leave.

After John Watson, someone claimed to be Sherlock's friend. Sergeant Lestrade's admiration and admiration turned to vigilance in an instant...

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Although Sherlock's reasoning excused Chris, as a witness and the first suspect in the case, she was still invited to the police station to cooperate with the investigation.

In fact, Sherlock has no interest in this case at all, but this time is still a long time before dawn, and it is not easy to call a taxi. Sheriff Lestrade probably won't have free time to drive him back. family, so he can only continue to follow to the police station.

Chris was brought into the interrogation room. She was the only witness on the scene at the time of the crime. The investigators found an opened bottle of medicine in her purse. It is the same color as the capsule taken out of the wine glass.

And Chris argued that it was the sleep-promoting medicine she was going to take before going to bed. Maybe she was just going to drink some wine and take the medicine to sleep at that time, but Joyce came home suddenly, so the capsule She accidentally dropped it into the wine glass.

But such an excuse seemed so weak in the eyes of the police, and all the evidence was against her.

According to Sherlock's reasoning, Joyce's lover Nora Walton (nora·) was quickly found out. Along with her identity, there was also a copy worth millions of pounds purchased a few months ago. insurance, the beneficiary of which happens to be Nora.

As a lover, Joyce's death is not good for Nora, but with this insurance contract in hand, it's another matter.

Nora was also invited to the police station early in the morning. The interrogation of Chris was not over yet, and Mia was actually a little sleepy, but for some reason, Sherlock didn't go back, but began to complain that the coffee in the police station was as usual. The inferior quality, Mia deeply agrees after taking a sip.

Nora almost cried all the way into the police office, muttering Joyce's name, which seemed really sympathetic.

She is a standard blonde beauty, with ice blue eyes, a pointed chin, and a hot figure, she couldn't be more charming.

Mia felt that even if she wasn't a man, she couldn't help but look twice.

Of course, the freak who was standing beside her at this moment was an exception.

Nora was taken into another interrogation room for questioning, and thanks to Sherlock, Mia was able to watch the truth through the single-sided glass window outside.

Of course, Nora's lover's acting skills are remarkable. Except for the occasional flickering eyes for a second or two, and a slightly restless posture, all questions are answered fluently.

She confessed her extramarital affair with Joyce, and said that the two loved each other very much. Joyce was already preparing for a divorce, and she had no motive to kill because of the situation.She even showed the police officer a green and transparent jade bracelet on her wrist, saying that it was a birthday gift from Joyce two months ago, and its value was no less than that of the insurance policy, not to mention that it was her last night. On days of dinner with colleagues, all night in restaurants and bars, she has the perfect alibi.

"Sherlock, according to the current evidence, she has sufficient motives to kill her. Her husband cheated and not only wanted a divorce, but also gave him jewelry worth millions. There is no way to rule out the possibility of Chris murdering her husband. How did you determine that she was not the murderer?" Although Lestrade believed in Sherlock's judgment, the facts before him made people wonder how a woman who was several kilometers away threw the poison | From the wine glass the dead man drank from?

"The IQ of the entire Metropolitan Police Department has always been so hopeless because of people like you!" Sherlock scolded impatiently, "If Chris's murderer is completely illogical, since you are a deliberate murder, why not Put the poison directly into the cup and use capsules? Do you deliberately want people to find out that there is poison in the cup? If it is impulsive, someone will buy the poison in advance and put it in a capsule? In fact, Chris may not I didn't know that the medicine I took had been dropped by someone, and accidentally dropped it in the wine glass."

"...You mean, it was just an accident? Then who changed Chris's medicine? Nora?"

"No, Joyce is such a cautious person. Even when it comes to talking about divorce, he is unwilling to let his wife find out that he is having an affair. He will not let Nora have the opportunity to get close to Chris."

"That is to say, Joyce wanted to kill his wife to be with Nora, but accidentally took his own poison?" If the truth of the case is true, Lestrade thinks it is simply It's just a joke from God.

"It's not like that." Mia interjected before Sherlock was about to nod in agreement, "Sherlock's analysis is basically correct, but he overlooked one detail, that is, Nora doesn't want to be with Joyce. "