[Comprehensive] Today is also proving to Sherlock that I am a traveler

"Whether my mother's vision is good or bad, only she can judge." Christa's slender and fragile eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her peripheral vision fell on Sherlock without a trace.

The detective's eyes collided with hers, and he quickly turned away with a little guilt. In order to ease the awkward atmosphere between the few people, he quickly found the topic.

"Mrs. Zheng, did you take the initiative to participate in the truth about Ms. Jiang Li's death?"

The woman's bright red nails swayed in the field of vision, like a pool of coagulated blood.

Hearing Sherlock's question, Christa, who had been distracted all this time, finally moved her eyes away from the woman's gorgeous nails, raised her head, and looked at the woman in surprise.

The woman was obviously very surprised by Sherlock's speculation.This seemingly invisible young man has a pair of indifferent and clear eyes. Through those blue glass eyes, she seems to be able to see the truth that has been hidden in her heart for many years.

The secret probably cannot be kept.

she thinks.

At this point, for some reason, her heart was extraordinarily peaceful.

She thought that the day the truth was revealed, she would at least feel a sense of relief, but when the day actually came, she just felt extremely peaceful.

——It's just an old story that's not worth mentioning.

She put down the glass water glass, her well-maintained hands folded into fists on her knees, and the brightly colored ten-finger nails were still dangling in sight, which made people feel a little disturbed.

Christa then looked down again.

The woman forced a smile, "I heard from Xingrou that you are a detective. Are private detectives in Britain so good now? It would be great if you were born a few years earlier."

She didn't deny Sherlock's words.

This is undoubtedly a disguised affirmation.

Krista looked down at her rounded nails for a full 2 ​​minutes. The white crescent arc neatly formed a rounded arc on the nails, which was clearly distinct.

"You studied at Cambridge, didn't you?"

"You are as perceptive as your mother." The woman sighed, "It turns out that the secret I have carefully guarded for so long is so insignificant in the eyes of smart people. In vain I thought I was a rare and sensible person."

Christa shook her head, "You are indeed very smart. If you don't take the initiative to bring up some things, we may need to spend a long time guessing and verifying."

From the very beginning, the lady gave them a hint of their identities intentionally or unintentionally.Including Zheng Xingrou's contact with Chen Ruoze, Zheng Xingrou obviously listened to her mother very much. Without her mother's acquiescence and deliberate connivance, Zheng Xingrou and Chen Ruoze would never have any contact.

If, as the lady said, she herself was not a sensible person, then she probably would not have the chance to live to this day.

In a world full of lies and dangers, those who are not sober enough have already gone to see Buddha or God.

The woman stared at her with a smile, "A Li believes that parents need to protect their children and prevent them from being disappointed in the world prematurely. But I think it is fairer for children to recognize the true face of the world earlier, no matter what the truth is, even Children should have the right to make their own choices since they are born."

"So, I leave it up to you whether I want to tell the truth that I know. Yuebai."

"There is nothing to hesitate, I am here for the truth."

The girl's expression was resolute, leaving no room for retreat.

"Then you may have to spend a while listening to me tell a long and boring story." The woman said with self-deprecation.

"Then let's make a long story short." Sherlock just rightly destroyed the sentimental atmosphere created by the woman, and Christa couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Well, let us ask some questions, you just need to answer truthfully. This way everyone can save each other a lot of time." She tilted her head halfway and suggested.It can be regarded as an affirmation of Sherlock's proposal.

The light in the woman's eyes was ups and downs, and her expression was a little strange, "I thought you would be interested in your parents' affairs."

Christa smiled unabated, "You said that parents should leave the choice to their children, so as a child, I have no reason to interfere with their parents' affairs. Whether the marriage and relationship are successful or not is their business. What does it matter?"

The woman was quite surprised by what she said, but she wasn't too surprised, "It would be great if Ah Li's mind was as rational and indifferent as you, and she wouldn't die so early. But you and another friend of your mother's Very similar, if she is still there, she should like you very much."

"But I have to admit that you are right. Many choices can only be made by yourself."

She got up and bowed gracefully, "Please wait a moment, I'll call Xingrou. She also has the right to know the part of the truth she should know."

"It seems that in fact you are not as open-minded as you said in your speech." Christa euphemistically means that although she advocates letting children make their own choices, when facing Zheng Xingrou, she still did not give her the right to choose to know the truth.

The woman didn't get annoyed, "Yuebai, you have to understand that being a mother is different from being a bystander. A mother who has no money has too many things to worry about. When facing her own child, a mother will always have selfish intentions."

"Knowing the truth and taking action are two different things."

"You are still too young to understand many things. When you have something that you are truly willing to care for with your life, you will understand that the most passionate emotions of human beings are always above reason."

She meant to talk about mother-daughter affection, but Christa's eyes drifted to Sherlock unconsciously.

The detective, with his messy hair, met the girl's eyes.

The detective lowered his head slightly, and his eyes fell on Christa's face. It was an absolutely calm and rational look.

Seeing this, Christa bent her eyes, and she didn't quite agree with the woman's words in her heart.Emotions are above reason, she occasionally has such capriciousness, but a person with weak emotions like Sherlock will never let emotion surpass reason.

The balance between emotion and reason depends on the person who makes the choice.

There's nothing wrong with being as absolutely sane as Sherlock is.

Christa's eyes changed a few times and completely fell into Sherlock's eyes.

The detective pursed his lips, and Christa's first reaction was to look at him, which had already explained a lot of things.

Occasionally there are correct remarks among goldfish, and emotions do sometimes affect reason. Even Sherlock Holmes cannot be the only exception among thousands of people.

***

Zheng Xingrou didn't know what they were talking about, so she was called out in a daze.Even though she was thinking about it, she didn't think that her father's car accident was not only related to her good friend Jiang Yuebai, but also related to her mother who was as weak and weak as a lotus flower.

She sat on the side in a daze, listening to Jiang Yuebai and the indifferent Englishman mixing Chinese and English and pressing her nervous mother one sentence after another.

"My mother knew about the accident that happened back then, right?"

The woman shook her head, "Yuebai, you have to understand that it can't be called an accident at all. It was just a game between us and your father, and in the end we lost, so A Li paid with his life and I lost my husband .”

She couldn't help showing sadness as she said, "If you just want to ask about the cause and effect of this incident, it's better for me to explain it more clearly."

Christa pondered, nodded and agreed to let her tell the story.

"Some time before your mother had an accident, she found me out of the blue. We hadn't been in touch for many years at that time. I don't know if she mentioned me to you - I worked in Hertford for a while It’s not far from Cambridge. Our teacher was a fellow student. We had a good relationship at that time, but not many people knew about it. Not long after I returned to China, she met your father, fell in love quickly, graduated, got married and had children. "

There's a subtle irony in her tone when she says "falling in love."

"If the love lasts, it's probably a happy ending, but unfortunately they are not suitable. I don't know the specific reason, but it seems that they have conflicts and sparked a relationship breakdown. You can't get rid of it. She contacted me and hoped that I could help her .Let her and you escape from Andre's control."

When she said this, she seemed to recall some bad memories. Tears flowed from her closed eyes and hit her collar drop by drop.

"After we discussed it, we planned this unexpected car accident on the way back home."

"If everything goes well, Ah Li pretends to have conflicts with Andre and runs back to China in a fit of anger. Before Andre realizes, the news that Ah Li and you died in an accidental car accident will be sent back to Germany. Then Ali will take you out of Andre's control, and everything will be perfect except for the small flaw of your childhood father's absence."

"In order for Andre to believe in this accident, we discussed that my husband will drive. He is very good at driving and there will not be too much danger."

"Then why are uncle and aunt also in the car?" Zheng Xingrou finally couldn't sit still and asked.

"...Benefits." Christa murmured, "You hate my father so much, so my mother must have something to do with him, right?"

"You understand better than your mother." She emphasized the second time, "It's a good thing."

But she quickly changed her tone of extreme disgust, "Yes, during the autopsy, my husband had large bruises on the back of his head and hemorrhage in his brain, which were the result of being beaten."

"Someone hired my husband's brother-in-law and his sister-in-law to attack your mother. Who else could that person be except Andre? He knew our plan a long time ago, and even used us to push your mother into the abyss.

In order not to be suspected by your mother, my husband's brother and sister-in-law can only use my husband's car.For this, they knocked out my husband and left him in the backseat. "

"No one knows exactly what happened. But obviously my brother and sister-in-law were just poor victims - the police investigation said that the accident was caused by damage to the internal facilities of the vehicle. But I understand that it was man-made Accident. After using my brother and sister-in-law, your father chose to kill people to silence them. He even hired another group of people to kill A Li, that is, to chase after the people in your mother's car. There is no love Your father is an extremely cold piece of trash!"

Zheng Xingrou's face turned pale when he heard this, and he looked dazed and confused, as if he had suffered a huge blow.

——My friend's father was the indirect murderer of her father's death, but her friend was also a victim, her brother whom she had always admired and sympathized with, and her uncle's family directly caused her to lose her father.

For a moment, she didn't know who to blame.

The woman noticed her, her eyes could not bear it, but she still gritted her teeth and did not go to comfort her in her arms.

"Why did Andre kill Jiang Li, and why did he keep... Yuebai?" Sherlock had no interest in understanding these complicated love-hate entanglements, and he was more concerned about the truth behind them.

This question is in English, and Christa kindly relayed it.

The woman was not very sure about this, "This... I only vaguely understand it. Andre seems to be doing something that violates the law or morality, and it will endanger Yuebai. A Li just discovered this, so An Andre wants to kill people to silence her. Maybe Yuebai is kept because she is just a child who doesn't know anything, or he wants to continue to use Yuebai to realize his unknown ambitions. "

"Is that why you moved to this city on purpose?" Krista looked at her with a strange tone.

"That's right. I don't trust you. Your grandparents were not very clear about what happened at that time. A Li was afraid that they would be sad, so they didn't dare to tell them too much, so that after A Li died, they still regarded Andre, a beast in clothes, as their good son-in-law!"

The woman gritted her teeth, "You are A Li's daughter. At that time, I suddenly lost my mother. I wanted to take care of you more, so I brought Xingrou here temporarily. At that time, I didn't plan to stay for a long time. After all, I couldn't I gave up my life with Xingrou for you. But I met my current husband here, and I chose to settle here after I got married. As for Xingrou and you being friends later, it was indeed an accident. According to my thoughts, you You shouldn't be too close, it's not good for anyone. But maybe you really have a fate."

"...Thank you." Krista seemed not used to such kindness from strangers, and was even a little dazed, hesitated for a while before thanking her softly.

"Needless to say, I just... didn't know how to deal with Xingrou's father and Ah Li at that time, so I took you as an emotional sustenance."

Christa was more able to accept this statement, nodded to express her understanding, and didn't ask again, but asked another question, "I want to ask one thing - my father really liked my mother back then, didn't he?"

"That's right, but what's the use of your father's liking? Your mother is an out-and-out idealistic artist, while your father is a shrewd and ruthless businessman."

"There's never been a story where two people like this were made for each other."

"...I see." Christa was noncommittal to the woman's evaluation, but only responded thoughtfully.

Sherlock glanced at her as if sensing something.

"That's all I know, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Seeing Christa shaking her head, she turned to Zheng Xingrou again, "Xingrou, what about you? You should have a lot to know, right?"

Zheng Xingrou lowered her eyes, "I...don't want to know anymore."

She didn't even know how she should face the so-called truth she had just learned.Pure love, hate, love and dislike can't be done, no matter how you do it, it seems wrong!

Her mind was in a mess, and she just wanted to find a place where no one was around and think about it by herself.

The woman could see that she was restless, and sighed, "Then send Yuebai downstairs."

Christa blinked at Sherlock, and followed Zheng Xingrou downstairs.

Sherlock probably wanted to ask some other questions, and the three of them understood that, so Mrs. Zheng kept Sherlock on purpose.

No matter what Sherlock asked, the truth of the final investigation would always tell her.

Mrs. Zheng looked at him seriously, "I didn't see your statement just now, so I assume you still have some questions to ask me. So what do you want to ask? It's okay, don't talk about what you said during your last visit Chinese. You can understand Chinese, and I can understand English.”

Before Sherlock and Christa came to the door together, Sherlock came by himself and asked a few questions in substandard Chinese. Madam Zheng threw him out in anger.

But as a detective, Sherlock could read a lot from Madam Zheng's expression even if Madam Zheng didn't answer a single word.It was for this reason that he suggested that Christa come and see the lady.

It turned out that the lady knew more than he had imagined.

Sherlock turned around, his eyes were as sharp and bright as a silver blade out of its sheath, so sharp that it cut off all the lies. "I just have one question. Ma'am, what's the name of Jiang Li's other friend you mentioned, who has a similar temperament to Krista... Yuebai?"

Mrs. Zheng didn't expect him to ask such a question, she was surprised and quickly answered Sherlock

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"Charlotte. Her name is Charlotte."

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