Chapter 54: A Realistic Test
"Think of Jefferson!"
Leonardo and Thatch's eyes invariably showed a hint of sadness and nostalgia. Mrs. Hudson let Chiko and Caitlin sit down casually, and said apologetically: "It's really embarrassing for you to accept so many seemingly unbelievable things at once, there was a little misunderstanding between Thatch and Leonardo, so ...... Anyway, it's smiling. ”
"Is it because Director Thatch stole Leonardo's Dora Reagent for interrogation of extremists? Eric guessed the misunderstanding between the two. Because as far as he knew, Leonardo didn't seem to have anything left to steal except for Dora's reagent.
"Watch your wording! Detective boy! I didn't steal, it was the Special Intelligence 6 that invested a lot of resources in him, and even cut the research funding for other projects by a third, so he could make that thing. Essentially, this was originally the patent of the Special Intelligence Six, not his Leonard. What's more, if this reagent hadn't been used at the time, do you know how many innocent civilians would have died at the Lenkenshire train station!" Thatch had a very good reason.
"And then you think it's good, so you promote it and make it a stepping stone for your promotion?Oh~ I almost forgot, Director Thatch, I haven't congratulated you on finally getting your wish!" Leonardo said coldly and sarcastically.
"This is in the past! Leonardo, I can testify to this, when Thatch would have been in a sea of fire if he hadn't used your reagent to find out where it really was. And all these years, if it weren't for Thatch sheltering you at the Special Six, you wouldn't be sitting here unscathed. Mrs. Hudson breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned to Thatch, "Thatch, I hope you understand Leonardo, he's not one of those extremists, you know, for Jefferson's sake, for his sake of giving up his talent and willing to be obscure all these years." ”
After listening to Mrs. Hudson's persuasion, Thatch and Leonardo each turned their heads and said no more. At this time, hearing Mrs. Hudson mention Jefferson's name again, Chiko couldn't help but ask, "May I ask me, he, is Jefferson your companion?" After speaking, Chiko couldn't wait to cut off his tongue, and a simple sentence was actually said by himself.
Mrs. Hudson didn't answer immediately, and neither did Leonardo, but Thatch looked at Chiko with stern eyes, which made Chiko feel a fire burning in her face, and she really felt what Caitlyn had just felt.
"You shouldn't call him by his name. Thatch spoke.
"What about ~total~ president?" Chiko began to feel at a loss, and she felt Thatch's gaze become even hotter.
"As a qualified agent, you can't be emotional, and you can't let your judgment be swayed by personal feelings, you are obviously not qualified. It was a mistake for Thompson to let you stay!" Thatch's ruthless "verdict" made Chiko blush.
"It's like you're better than Thompson, and it makes me feel like I've seen a wild boar compete with a domestic pig to see who screams louder. Disgusted by Thatch's self-belief that he could judge everything like God, Eric did not hesitate to win back a city for his sons.
The air in the living room seemed to have plummeted to freezing all at once. Caitlin saw Thatch's left eyelid flutter slightly, and she knew it was a sign that Akainu was about to unleash brutality. Thatch said gloomily: "Detective boy, don't forget, this is in country E, and I have 10,000 reasons to throw you into the Atlantic Ocean to feed the sharks." ”
Eric replied without fear, "yes? you didn't go to the trouble of getting me from Lenkenshire to Bacchus, and from Bacchus to Lencolnshire to Lencolnshire to feed the sharks, and why bother if you didn't ask me. ”
Thatch pursed the corners of his lips and said disdainfully, "Self-righteousness! Don't forget, you're just a private detective." ”
Eric replied coldly: "Oh, you ordered Maddy to let him replace the live ammunition in Caitlin and Chiko's pistol with empty bullets, and then replace Mrs. Ross and her family with Ruth, the purpose is to put on a realistic show when the ignorant Leonardo takes us to the underground tunnels of Paris—Leonardo escapes, and we are trapped in a labyrinth of underground in order to test whether I have really lost my memory." And this memory I have lost is actually the key to solving your troubles. ”
"Oh, how can you conclude that Madi replaced your live ammunition with empty ammunition, didn't you check your equipment before you left?" asked Thatch rhetorically.
"That's the key. In Caitlin's style, the equipment must be checked in advance, and the bullet can only be checked by test firing compared to the inspection of firearms. Therefore, in order to get by, the person must know that Caitlyn usually tests several bullets, placing the empty bullets behind the test bullets. Otherwise, as long as you put the previous one, it will be detected. Therefore, the person who secretly exchanged empty ammunition must be very familiar with Caitlin's test-firing habits, and Maddy is Caitlin's housekeeper, and all the weapons and gunpowder are in his hands, and he will definitely be able to master her test-firing habits in Caitlin's countless actions. Eric easily voiced Madi's suspicions.
"Then how can you be sure that I ordered Maddy, maybe he is also an undercover agent like that Hans. And how do you prove that I replaced Mrs. Rose's family. If you can't explain these two questions, I'll throw you off the castle at once. "Thatch's threat seems to have an immediate effect.
"It's such a stupid question, I'm afraid only Thompson can't figure it out. We were at a restaurant near Meate University and knew the notice to go to Bacchus. Seeing that Chiko was a little puzzled, Eric explained more thoroughly, "It's easy to find a live ammunition in the intelligence station of the Sixth Intelligence Department of Country E, but it's not easy for Madi to find at least two empty bullets at once. What's more, in the two days we had been back to our Baker Street residence, Madi hadn't gone out. Therefore, there is only one explanation, Madi has already received the order to secretly change live ammunition, so he has plenty of time to prepare in advance. And given Leonardo's connection to you, I don't think Director Thatch, who likes to play God, won't let any other fool get involved in everything that has to do with him. ”
"It seems that Jefferson was right, he was indeed not ordinary. After listening to Eric's reasoning, Mrs. Hudson smiled at Thatch, who had a gloomy face.
"Given the background of the Nicholas School, I think Ruth and the others are also a group of scholar-professor type people, but it was a terrible decision for a certain God to have a few academics who were not skilled in secret service missions to pretend to be Mrs. Rose's family. I think you have a problem that you don't want the official to intervene in, but want to solve it behind closed doors, and I, as the client of 2 years ago, Jefferson's private investigator, am naturally the most suitable person for you. And the encounters that took place in the Bacchus Tunnel were just a test of whether I was on the side of justice. I think Ruth and their buddies are celebrating mission success somewhere. Eric said with a smile.