Baker Street Grocery Store [Comprehensive]

As Christmas approached, the reputation of the murderer known as the "21st Century Ripper" became more and more loud. Although he actually committed only two crimes, he couldn't stand the reputation of the "Ripper" handed down from his ancestors. , all the while boasting about this immature prisoner.

Sherlock was called to the Whitechapel that day because another murder case occurred there, not to mention that the murderer committed abnormally frequently, and seemed to be eager to cover up something. The traces of imitation are too serious, and Sherlock is not very interested in such an eager murderer and such a rough case.

However, he still locked a few suspects for Lestrade to investigate, but Sherlock himself was too lazy to follow up the case.In his eyes, this kind of clumsy case, which is empty of gimmicks but actually has no aesthetic feeling, is not as orderly as the last case in which the husband murdered his cheating wife.

For Clara, Saturday is "Sherlock's Day".On this morning, she had to get up early and rush to the store from her home in the suburbs just to provide Sherlock with some shady goods. One of the main reasons why this lady boss refuses to be thousands of miles away.

Even though Clara handed it to Sherlock with a yawn, she didn't miss the opportunity to chat with him.

"Look, this murderer has been blown to the sky." Clara pointed to the headlines on the newspaper and said, "In less than a week, this guy jumped from the B-page advertisement column to the headlines. These days, Is it that easy to make headlines, then I'll try to disembowel myself."

Sherlock glanced at the newspaper, then looked away contemptuously, although the movement was small and quick, but was still caught by Clara.

"Aren't you interested in this murderer?" Clara asked curiously.

"He won't have the guts to commit another crime," Sherlock said. "I've already told Lestrade about the scope of the suspects. Let's wait for him to find out the real murderer one by one."

Clara said in surprise: "How come, isn't he a '21st Century Ripper'? So we won't continue to open?"

Sherlock raised his head, staring at her intently with gray-green eyes, his voice was low and hoarse: "I don't know what the real Ripper is, but the murderer in this case is obviously not worthy of this title, maybe you can The real murderer has been guessed."

"How can I-"

"I'll remind you," Sherlock laughed, "and, it's just the two of us, it's okay to be wrong."

Clara found that Mr. Detective knew more and more how to get the desired effect from her. He smiled at her a little more normally, and then fooled her with a slightly normal reason, and basically Clara would follow his mind.Tsk, is this a temptation, a trap, or a trap?Hmm...it doesn't seem to make a difference.

The detective himself has a unique style of painting, and the routines he gives people are also very unique.

Clara cleared her throat and let him go.

"I only read a little about the Whitechapel case from the newspapers, so I don't speculate too much, but I only read it from the Keesen Garden restaurant..." She thought for a while, "I think the insiders of the restaurant committed the crime."

Sherlock was slightly surprised: "Why? The window was open, and bloody footprints appeared there."

"But don't you think the scene was deliberate?" Clara explained earnestly, "Is the murderer really as flustered as he appeared on the scene? If you only look at the messy footprints and such omissions as not closing the doors and windows, then True, but—"

Clara watched the detective's face carefully: "Why did he take the murder weapon?"

Sherlock nodded slightly: "Good question."

It seemed that she was worried about making a mistake. After hearing his affirmation, Clara felt relieved and continued: "I guess, the murderer deliberately did not close the door or window to enjoy the thrill of killing. In order to cover up his true abnormal psychology, he deliberately The scene was arranged in a chaotic manner to mislead people into thinking that he must have murdered and absconded. But why did he take away the murder weapon? Because the murder weapon can reveal many things, such as the place of production and the production batch number, based on which the target of sale can be found out. Even fingerprints, DNA, etc., the risk of leaving the murder weapon is too great, so he took the murder weapon away in the end. According to his psychology of trying to mislead people, on the other hand, if the murderer did not abscond, he must be someone from the store!"

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and she didn't pay attention to Sherlock's increasingly weird expression.

"Clara," Sherlock finally gave a pertinent evaluation, "You are much bolder than the murderer."

Does this mean that she was wrong?

"There is some guessing right," Sherlock affirmed her, "The chaos at the scene was indeed a disguise, and the murder weapon was deliberately taken away, and it was also electronic. But the murderer is not that sophisticated. Observe carefully, there are many omissions in the restaurant scene, next to the corpse The footprints of the victim were indeed chaotic, but the footprints in the compartment were intended to hide the truth, so the murderer had a chaotic mind during the crime. The autopsy report showed that the fatal wound was on the neck, and the abdomen was cut open on a whim. "

He turned the newspaper to the Whitechapel case, and pointed to Clara, "If you have seen the scene of this case, you know that the murderer's methods are not that skilled, but a sloppy imitation. Oh, so this case is not difficult. , everything is obvious."

"What is his purpose?" she asked. "Is it that these papers frighten the townspeople?"

"Mainly because I thought it would scare the police." Sherlock disagreed, "Stupid."

You are too straightforward... Clara nodded, well, this is much more reliable than her unreliable psychological speculation...

Unexpectedly, Sherlock praised this point instead: "It's a good idea to start from the murderer's psychology." Although it's a bit mysterious, what if the murderer is really someone from the restaurant?

After the end of this rare and peaceful chat without any color, the two have not seen each other since then, Sherlock always has countless cases to deal with, and Clara sometimes sees him in a hurry on the street. Going back, if you look at it from the perspective of an ordinary person, Sherlock is indeed a freak, running around between strange cases every day, with little pay, all for fun.

But everyone has pursuits. Some people pursue fame and wealth, some people pursue excitement, Sherlock pursues the fun in the process of thinking and solving puzzles, and Clara pursues the sense of accomplishment of conquering beauties.

So obviously everyone is a freak, understanding each other will not lose a piece of meat.

Clara was puzzled and displeased by the attitude of some policemen towards Sherlock. Their rigidity made them look like a group of dogmatic monsters who didn't know how to appreciate the beauty of personality.

The last parcel mailed to Charing Cross Road received a reply soon, but this time there was no strange book sent, it was really just a letter——

"My God, beautiful Miss Cooper, I saw the Tardis and the Fourth Doctor's scarves in the picture of you and your boyfriend! Would you please tell me the address and where I can buy them if you can? I would very much like to Get that baby!

- From Dr. Cooper's roommate, Leonard.

PS: Congratulations, Ms. Cooper, Dr. Cooper has been tortured crazy by the books you mailed, but I hope you will not send such books next time. As a roommate, because of Dr. Cooper’s current state, I also It hurts. "

Attached is the account number of Leonard's Facebook page, and sincerely expressed the hope that everyone can make friends.

First of all, to thank the Doctor for maintaining the peace and friendship between the British and American people, Clara raised her head and looked around the row of Doctor Who behind her eyes; secondly, since she told Louise about her college classmate Peter, the word "roommate" has been She was no longer that pure roommate in her heart.

To use the most intuitive sentence to describe it, I hope that lovers in the world will eventually become roommates.

Clara used her mobile phone to log in to Facebook, which she hadn't used for a long time, and successfully added Leonard as a friend.After thinking about it, she sent the photos of her precious shop, and as usual, she dug out her standard slogan and sent it to others: "Our shop sells everything, everything you need, high quality and low price, and no deceit for all."

Compared with making money, Dr. Cooper complained that her mind is full of love and love is not a problem at all. Since the other party is a potential customer, it's okay for him to make trouble. Clara said that she will accompany her at any time!

Knowing that Clara was the owner of the store, Leonard was very happy, and immediately offered to order the excellent fourth doctor's scarf, and promised to pay her 30 pounds. The business was so miraculously finalized.Xiaojiaohua Clara was very happy. She didn't expect that an oolong email could make money. The 30 pounds paid by the other party instantly made back all the money for buying books and postage. This wave is not a loss!When Clara was running at the forefront of the times and was conducting the first cross-border online transaction, the landline in the store rang. Clara answered the phone and heard the voice on the other end, but couldn't help but feel helpless.

"Hi Clara, I'm Louise."

Louise has often called her recently, and has no other plans, just hoping that she can go home together for Christmas, including the time she came to the store last time, mainly because she wanted to persuade her to go home.Louise's residence is quite far from the store, and she is busy with work, so Clara used to come to her when she had something to do.

Fortunately, Louise sent the enthusiastic Clara back to the store with a Christmas invitation, so she dared not go out.

"Honey, I'm not hard-hearted," Clara patiently explained, "I've been away from home for many years, and my parents were not close to me at first, and after I came back, they didn't agree with them in every possible way. Don't treat me as a daughter anymore. So you should live happily on such a good day as Christmas."

"No, Clara—"

"Aren't you wary of the years when I disappeared?" Clara interrupted her, and looked outside through the front desk. A truck was parked at the door of the store opposite, and a bare Christmas tree was moved down from it. Several people were Work together to move to the store.Other shops on the street have already begun to prepare for Christmas decorations. Red stockings and green Christmas trees are essential roles. The current situation is that other shops are colorful, which makes her place seem particularly deserted.

At the same time, there was Clara's merciless questioning, which made Louise on the other end of the phone speechless.

"At least I... I don't care what you did in those years, as long as you come back safely."

"Thank you, Lulu." She said in the most tender and sincere tone, "But your parents, they care. So Lulu, enjoy your Christmas and see you next year."

Although it was strictly prohibited and expressly stipulated that she was not allowed to contact people or things in the past, as a newborn, she lived on as Clara Cooper, but facing Louise, it was a rare beauty for her, It was a ray of light that drove away the darkness for her, but she still boldly violated those so-called prohibitions.

In case of being punished in the future... Never mind, let's talk about the future in the future!

She saw them adjusting the position of the Christmas tree through the glass of the store opposite. Christmas is the most important festival of the year, and their excitement is what normal people should have. Her attitude of dying is really bad.

Well, it's time to make a change... Let's prepare a Christmas tree. Maybe Sherlock won't go home during the New Year. If it doesn't work, there's Lawyer Winslow. In a sense, he's still a boyfriend. Let her be alone for Christmas, um, anyway...should be able to find someone...

She is a dignified Xiaojiaohua, if she doesn't even have someone to spend Christmas with her, then what kind of Xiaojiaohua is she? An empty nester is more suitable for her.

The author has something to say: Me: Lady boss, I heard you sell everything here?

Clara: Of course, good quality and low price.

Me: Then I want a Santa Claus!

Clara: Be realistic, honey.

Me: Then I want a boyfriend.

Clara: Tsk, I don't have a Santa Claus, empty nesters, do you want to consider one?

Me: You can easily lose your customers with this attitude.

Clara: ...Hehe, this business can't be done.The door is over there, you go out for me.