Chapter 118 - The Tempest in the Land of Twilight 09
It's terrible. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoSherlock returned to the office and sat down sullenly, at this stage things had reached the worst stage. The next thing she has to face is Dior's offensive. Naturally, she wasn't going to sit still, but that was definitely an outcome she didn't want to see. Did you finally get yourself in?, she laughed to herself. John Connor, this guy's purpose in doing these things is really puzzling.
Miss Detective's assistant was sitting on the couch sorting out the information she had written, and Watson looked up at Sherlock, touching his chin and frowning.
"Why don't you tell Miss Connor the truth of the matter, Sherlock Holmes?" Watson wondered, "if you tell her, she'll come to your aid." β
"Because she's also 'over there,' Sherlock narrowed, "she's always the exact opposite of me, and I'm not going to turn to one Connor and help another Connor." If you do that, nothing will change. Dior is not going to destroy the Skar company, her purpose could not be more obvious. She used the shady background of "Skal" to create a gap for herself, so as to blackmail the "Skal" company to help her consolidate her power. I didn't want her to know about it, and that's why. The ending she created would be worse than any situation. β
From the information found by the Hunter Department, I saw her method of dealing with this kind of incident. Use anyone to create good conditions for yourself and give 'favors' at the right time. As Christian Dior said, the greatest villain is the one who can understand anyone. Knowing that understanding anyone's needs, and being able to use this as a bargaining chip at any time to exchange for their own interests, and can also make others die willingly, such evil is the most terrible.
"Ireland, Hunters' Department, Arctic, Ming Empire,... After traveling the world, the man returned to London. I owe a lot of gratitude to General Enis, if he hadn't provided me with news of Dior, I am afraid I would not have been able to confront her. β
Sherlock sneered. The general who voluntarily revealed 'secrets' is not known how he is doing in Scotland now. Sent to that kind of remote place, the second half of this general's life has no more waves, and he has essentially nothing to do with Britain. This is the case with society in the land of this twilight country.
Suddenly, the phone in the office rang. Sherlock was slightly upset at interrupting her train of thought, but she picked it up anyway and put it to her ear.
The call was made by the local police station in London, and it seemed that there was a small incident that had happened. It is not uncommon for the police to want Sherlock's help, and Sherlock agrees to come down and is ready to go out again.
"What's new?" Watson also laid out the information.
"It's okay, it's not a few steps, I'll just go by myself. Sherlock put on his hat and strode away with his pipe in his mouth.
There was a hint of uneasiness in her heart, even though it was a common call for help from the police. The Jack the Ripper affair has not yet settled, and it is no coincidence that after meeting Avacyn with Dior, a new case of police officers needs help is immediately coming. The uneasiness grew in her heart, making her look even more haggard than usual. And this sense of unease intensified after she met the sheriff.
"Hey, our detective is here!" Sheriff Reeves' grimace smiled as he saw Sherlock.
"Tell me, what kind of case is it?" Sherlock didn't say a word, taking off his hat and still on the hanger.
Sheriff Reeves didn't think there was anything wrong with her attitude, this person had always been like this. He immediately began to explain the ins and outs, and about 12 hours ago, at four o'clock this morning, several police stations patrolling the White Parish heard the sobbing cries of children in an abandoned house. Following the cry, the officers found what appeared to be a lost child, who claimed to have been kidnapped. It seems to be just a common kidnapping case, but no matter how the officers questioned the child, the child did not say whose child he was, and the officers could not find any information about the child in the database.
The little girl was dressed in a very gorgeous way, but she wore a maid's hair ornament very inappropriately, which made people think that she should be a maid of some aristocratic family. The police barely learned any useful information from the children, and the case was so confusing that the sheriff had to call Sherlock in in the hope that the detective would give some hints.
For a moment, Sherlock thought of the Avar incident. There must have been a lot of children who had escaped from Avar before they were found, and where would those children be now?Maybe it was such a child, Sherlock nodded, and said:
"Let me meet her. β
The girl, who was drinking milk without saying a word, accompanied by a female police officer, had rare silver hair, glanced at Sherlock, and then lowered her head. The little girl didn't seem to be uneasy or agitated, her blue eyes revealed some kind of indescribable 'intellectuality', and Sherlock suddenly felt that maybe this little girl had been brought here by the police on purpose.
"What's your name?" Sherlock smiled, chuckling at her.
"Sakuya. The little girl replied.
"Sakua...?" Sherlock narrowed, "yes... Does it sound like the language of a small country near the Ming Empire, are you from the Ming Empire?"
The little girl shook her head, then thought for a while, and said:
"I'm looking for Dior. β
The little girl said the name she was familiar with, Sherlock was stunned, her eyes lit up immediately, and she said to the police officer on the side: "Contact Dio Connor immediately, and by the way, go to the Joint Hunter Department to check the information of people related to Dior, and see if there is anyone with a similar name in it, the major of the Joint Hunter Department should have returned some time ago, and he should have been informed." As well as the Minister of Defense, that guy too. β
Sherlock's instincts weren't wrong, the little girl was just too smart. She was not abducted at all, she said that she was abducted only in the hope that her affairs would be 'taken seriously', and that she was using this to 'lure' the police station to call someone in the know.
Words about this little girl related to Dior...
"Sherlock Holmes, come here. "Sheriff Reeves' face looks pretty bad.
"What's the matter?" said Sherlock.
β... When the police searched around the White Parish just now, they found another abducted child," Reeves frowned, "and now the child is shouting at the community center over there that it was Sherlock Holmes who kidnapped him." β
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And sure enough... Christian Dior has already started to act, so... Is this kid a decoy to get his attention? If it was Dior's doing, then her purpose was very simple, and that was to bring herself up for the incident. If Sherlock is suspected of this incident, she will inevitably be excluded from the case, and may be detained for it, which means that Dio has no intention of confronting Sherlock head-on.
But... And how did she do it?
Wait, the members of "D-10" include KGB agents and members of the Ming Empire's Xichang, that is to say, she deliberately made a decision in front of me to go to Liverpool and disappear for a while, just to arrange this matter?
"Your face is very bad, Sherlock Holmes, we will never suspect you of doing such a thing, don't worry. Sergeant Reeves sighed.
"That's not what I'm worried about," Sherlock frowned, "since the prisoner will blame me, it means that the prisoner is disguised... Once I'm suspicious, then..."
Reeves paused for a moment, understanding what Sherlock was trying to say.
Sherlock is the "order of the detective world", and she values the stability of society brought about by the rule of law more than anyone else. Once she is suspected, it is natural for her to accept imprisonment, and once this matter begins to circulate among the people, as long as she participates in the investigation of the incident, no matter how hard she tries to overturn the case for herself, the final result will not be convincing.
It's really a beautiful hand, worthy of Dior. While Sherlock gets to know her, she also knows the detective girl, and uses her personality to deliver the fatal blow at the most critical moments.
But... It would be naΓ―ve to think that this would be the case for her to abandon the investigation.
β... It's all right, Sheriff Reeves," Sherlock chuckled, "do what you're supposed to do. β
"But..."
"No, but, if I'm suspicious, it should be treated equally. Sheriff Reeves, I will also be a candidate for the 'criminal' in the future, and please gather evidence against the criminal as soon as possible while I am at large. β
β... Hey, I know," Sheriff Reeves chuckled, "I'm not in good spirits today, and I'm probably hallucinating or something." β
Things are still turning around... Dio Connor, your methods are still too fixed, and there are still too many flaws... You don't stand a chance. Her eyes flickered, and she was ready to realize.