John was in a hurry, but he brought one for himself in addition to the dumplings he had brought to Lance.

"God knows there is such a thing as 'vinegar', and what makes me even more puzzling is that the boss actually gave me a small packet of reads; "I've bought Sherlock dumplings a few times, but he didn't eat them all, and he didn't use 'vinegar'. ”

"Cultural differences. Lance took out the disposable chopsticks from the takeout bag, "But I remember that you also use chopsticks to eat sushi." ”

John hesitated for a moment and did not continue, "Listen, I didn't tell Sherlock when I went out. ”

"Are you ready to stay away from your king, though I know it's impossible. Lance seemed amused by the joke he was telling.

"I don't like your jokes about the king. John broke his chopsticks, "I'm just worried about him." ”

"I apologize. Lance sighed, "I wish you would be like me one day." ”

"What?" John was stunned for a moment, as if to think about the meaning of Lance's words, "to be able to get closer to people's hearts, blend in with the crowd or something?"

"I thought you knew that Sherlock blended in faster than anyone else. ”

"As long as he wants. John nodded.

Red poked the dumplings in the lunch box, "I'm still not used to eating this kind of thing." ”

"Honey you can put them on a plate and separate them with a knife and fork to eat, anyway it's all dough and minced meat. Lance said as he stood up, ready to go to the back to get the cutlery.

"I've learned to use chopsticks. Red frowned.

"Of course you learned. Lance couldn't deny, "You're the most capable learner I've ever met." ”

"Excuse me. John coughed dryly, "I think I came here because you said there might be progress." ”

"You're right. Lance nodded, "Our mutual communication will help the case develop, disrupt the thinking of the worshippers, and make it shine." ”

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"After all, we don't know if the other party is a man or a woman, and this kind of thing happened to me, as a party I don't want to treat the other party as a human being for the time being, and in a sense it can be said to have ruined my rare moment of peace on the bamboo raft that was already precarious on the sea. Lance walked inside the counter.

John's expression was puzzled, so he turned his puzzled gaze to another intelligent man present, "I didn't understand the analogy. ”

"It's obvious. Rhett agrees, "Noah's grasp of vocabulary is different. "It's a lot of trouble to explain it, so it's obviously the right thing to do at this time and pretend you don't know anything.

After a while, Lance came out of it with a dinner plate, and Red pouted, but still took the cutlery, put the dumplings in the lunch box into the plate, and ate with chopsticks.

Lance: "......"

John reached for his fork and poked it at the dumplings in the box, then put it in his mouth.

Lance looked at this and that, and suddenly sighed, "It seems that you guys are getting along well." ”

"At least we just had a common language. John smiled, "We don't understand your parables; [Condor + Condor] hero. ”

Coughing dryly, Lance said, "Lestrade's men have been in my shop all morning, and Red and I have been careful to keep an eye on them, so far nothing has happened, what I want to know is if there is anything unusual about Sherlock." ”

"It's normal for me to think he's usually out of order. John complained.

"Whatever you do, you leave a trail, and for Sherlock, isn't that just a sign that he's covering up something?"

"You're so smart. "But have you ever thought that he would mislead us if he was deliberately acting like this?" I mean Sherlock was very excited about the case, and he was eager to try it when everyone around him was worried about him, and more than once did so, doing something dangerous without us, because it was no wonder that our fears would cost him a lot of adventures. Believe me, he prefers to be alone, and the assistant can't leave any trace in his temple of thought. ”

"He will greet himself, after all, he has grown so big and offended so many people, and he is still alive. Lance reassured.

The two sides did not notice anything wrong with the simple ventilation, and at least the suspect was quiet on the morning of the first day.

"This is inevitable, and it takes time for people's feelings to change. "Mark is here again." He looked into the store.

It's already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and according to the usual routine, the comic shop closes around half past four, and according to Lance, it is nothing more than more time to enjoy a short period of peace.

Lance turned his head to look in the direction indicated by Red, and sure enough, he saw the young man in the morning, perhaps sensing something, Mark raised his head to meet Lance's gaze, and then seemed to scratch his head shyly, and his smile was slightly shy.

Lance smiled back in a very complicated mood, and then congratulated himself that Spencer's emotional intelligence is not very high, and he is also very sensible, so he should not be awkward in this kind of thing.

Then he heard Red's dry cough.

"Honey, are you unwell and need water?" Lance asked, "I've heard that there is a restaurant where the pizza tastes good, how about we go for a steak in the evening?"

"Which one do I need to go back to?" Red replied, "and aren't these extraordinary times?"

Lance looked at Mark, who came over with a book, "I also have to eat in extraordinary times, how can I help you?"

Mark raised the book in his hand and looked at Rhett, "I want to ask, this book, I didn't see the next episode there, I want to buy it, can you help me find it?"

Lance held out his hand, "Please let me take a look." ”

Mark handed the book over.

"I'll go find it. Lance looked at the cover carefully, "I don't think it was borrowed, but are you sure you really want to buy it?" ”

"I love this one. Mark scratched his hair again, "But just ask the clerk to help me find it, after all, he's been standing here since then." ”

Lance: "......"

Red pursed his lips.

"Maybe it's been borrowed. Lance continued, "After all, I have too many books here, and I have them in my warehouse, can I come again tomorrow if I don't mind?"

Mark grinned, seemingly pleased with the result, "Then it's great that you bothered to read; The rise of business is a no-brainer. ”

"It's a gesture. ”

Watching the young man walk out of the bookstore, Lance narrowed his eyes, "Do you think he's a simple admirer or a trap set by the suspect?"

"Either way, I think we'll need to look it up. Red glared, "Looks like I'm really not a good fit for this kind of job." ”

Lance agreed.

"Just now he stuffed the next episode under the bookshelf. Rhett added.

Lance pondered for a while, "I'll go back tonight and make a sign, will the shopkeeper have a lover be accused of animal cruelty if it hangs on the door?"

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Not surprisingly, Reestrade visited Reims' house again in the evening, and to the slight surprise he brought something new.

"The police received a warning letter around 10 o'clock in the afternoon. He didn't seem to be in a good mood, "and it was delivered directly to my desk in my office, but none of the officers outside noticed that any suspicious person had entered my office." ”

"I thought you wouldn't sue us about this, about the case. ”

Lestrade shrugged, "Having dealt with Sherlock for so long has at least taught me that you have to be honest when talking to smart people. He paused, "The letter has already been sent to the forensic department for identification, and I just want to know if there is anything unusual today, and our people were exposed on the first day, which is not good news." I'm even wondering if it's someone inside us......"

"Or is it that the suspect deliberately did this to make you suspect your colleague and at the same time distract the police?" Lance grinned suddenly, "Anyway, did the police 'keep' the last package Sherlock and I received, although it was inspected by Miss Amber last time?"

"The evidence, of course, is already with us!" said Lestrade, rightly, "is there any problem?"

"No, just a little bit concerned. Lance lowered his head, "But from what you just said, Sheriff, it seems that the 'admirers' haven't sent a letter to the police before, or have they not threatened the police before?"

"Them?"

"Oh, they. Lance corrected.

Lestrade's eyes rolled, "It's really different from before, at least there hasn't been a situation where an 'admirer' has chased two prey at once, so it looks like a ......" The sheriff's eyes lit up, but his tone became firm, "An 'admirer', a suspect who tried to replace the 'admirer', they are fighting, and the reason for our warning may be that the police are dissatisfied with the police intervening in the fight between them." ”

He stood up, "I have to go." ”

Lance nodded in understanding and stood up, "Now it's time to go to Sherlock." ”

There was a faint smile on the corner of the sheriff's mouth, but he forced a stern sù, "Yes, now that the case has progressed, I have to remind Sherlock to be careful." ”

Looking at the sheriff's high-spirited (?) back, the corners of Lance's mouth twitched, and he turned to look at Rhett, who had been working on the background board, "Spencer, I need to go out, I probably won't be back tonight." ”

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