The police car slowly drove around, bypassing the cameras on the side of the street, and heading towards the suburbs.

“... Is it really you? Sixteen Nights, I should say it's been a long time?"

Sherlock sighed.

"Well, anyway, you can think that Dio is the only one in this world who trusts me, this is my privilege. The girl smiled.

To Sherlock, this is more incomprehensible than the destruction of the world tomorrow.

"So, what is the purpose of Dior's troubles?"

"Well... It's a long story. ”

Sixteen Nights began to explain.

In the case of Jack the Ripper, Dio had Zi Buyu 'get rid of' a prostitute. The name... It seems that the prostitute named Mary, yes, Dioconnor disguised her death as the work of Jack the Ripper, and her body was indeed imprinted in Sherlock's mind. But...

During Jack the Ripper's investigation, Dior and Sherlock verify one thing. Jack the Ripper is not a happy criminal, the dead prostitutes are 'it doesn't matter if they're dead', Dior and Sherlock are on the same page, and the person behind the scenes is the Skar Corporation, which is conducting experiments to convert humans into subhumans.

If you think about it from another angle, the prostitute named Mary has become a subhuman as Dior thinks, and is hidden in the Skar Company, and behind the Skar Company is the Skull and Skull Society and the British Parliament, and the leader of all this is John Connor, then the purpose of this play is obvious. The conflict between John and Dio is true, and Sherlock deduces that their relationship is not bad enough to be at odds, but it is undeniable that Dio absolutely does not trust his brother - there is probably no one in the world that she trusts.

And it was probably that time to insert his siblings into the Skal company and install them next to John. When she was on a confidential mission to Antarctica, she inquired about Dio from the general who was fired by the Hunters Department, and when she disbanded the mercenary unit of the Hunters Department, she left with them except for the Sixteen Nights, as well as the 'ordinary people' they brought back from Antarctica.

If the minds of the general public are the real Craigwen's technology, then Dio is the one who really masters the technology of the subhuman.

If the true identity of 'Christina' is that of a spy that Dio planted next to John, then the words he said to himself were not so much a provocation as a 'request from the Alliance'.

V attacked Dior's plane to the United States, and it is not known who is behind it. She revealed to herself that John wanted to get rid of herself, and that she knew so much that it was not surprising that John wanted to do so. In other words, Dio was ostensibly in harmony with John, but in fact, she may have learned about John's unfavorable plans from some means, so she took advantage of John's murderous intentions to call herself here and seek cooperation.

And the truth of all this is contained in this small cigarette case, Sherlock felt for a match and lit a cigarette.

She pulled out her cigarette case, which contained a sticky note as she had thought.

There is no doubt that it is Dior's handwriting. Sherlock's beautiful handwriting is one of the few places where Sherlock can truly praise Dior, and the handwriting is only a little different from before.

The pen is very light and not as fair as before, and the ink is a little mushy in some places.

She didn't sit idly at the table and write down the note, Sherlock reasoned, and then looked at the words written on it. On this roll-up sticky note, there is only a short line of words.

"Let the dead go and bury the dead, for since we have life, let us live, and live happily. 」

“... This guy. Sherlock snorted, struck another match, and lit the sticky note.

Then she didn't care whether it burned or not, and threw it out of the window.

"'Everyone has defects, like the apple that God has bitten, and some people have greater defects precisely because God is especially fond of his fragrance. ’”

Sherlock said this, and she smiled when she saw the silver-haired girl sitting in the front row move her ears.

"This was written by the author of the USSR, I didn't quite understand the meaning of this phrase at first, but now I'm pretty sure I understood. Just as I experienced the so-called 'love', love, but not that kind of love, I saw the scene of me and her fighting each other, but I was not sure for no reason, I would not regret losing to her and die, nor would I resent her for half a point. I think it's the 'essence' of the mind, and I remember what she said, and I can't find any reason to refute it now. It is true that this world is neither gentle nor right, but human beings will always get bored in the endless fighting. We all hate the world. But in the end, we decided to fall in love with it. ”

“......”

"Tell Dior that the next time the bell rings, I'm afraid it will be goodbye. ”

Sherlock let out a puff of smoke, her expression was calm, but her face, which had once looked haggard and emaciated, smiled contentedly at this moment.

(I said I would give everything with my hands for something that seemed stupid to you, I'm a detective, I'm 'Sherlock Holmes,' and I'm proud of that.) ）

"'I look to you alone. Do not remember my sins, or the transgressions of my years. I confess all my sins before you, and I do not hide my wickedness. I pour myself out to your mercy. Cleanse and forgive me all my sins. ’”

Dior's purpose is now finally showing in her present. Although most of them are inferential, based on the habit that 'Dior doesn't lie', Sherlock doesn't have time to verify it.

Dio's reason for ending the war in Central Europe was simple: it would only make all her painstaking work go to waste, and her approach would be difficult to agree with. Dior's way to extinguish this 'fire', as she had done in the past, was to create a terrible explosion that consumed all the air, and the fire would naturally be extinguished.

When war is not just an invasion, but a catastrophe that will wipe out everything in the world, humanity will wake up to the fact that there is no place for them now.

That's right... Nuclear bomb. The terrible destructive power and environmental damage of nuclear bombs dropped on the battlefields of Central Europe immediately made everyone realize that if a large-scale war were really started and the net was broken, the world would be doomed. Human beings can only see the present, and no matter how long-term the human beings are, they can only see the future in a hundred years, at least during the hundred years they are alive, the world cannot be destroyed.

And as the fuse for Britain's entry into the war, in addition to France's request for help, an excuse was needed.

At the same time, this excuse can also drag the United States across the ocean into the water.

Take advantage of people's hearts and minds, and win many battles... Is it?

But, after all, it's just some cleverness, and in the long run, Dior won't go far.

Dior said he 'doesn't lie', which complicates what was originally simple, but also makes complex things simple. Because of the 'habits' she has created for herself, she can not think about how to deceive the enemy, how to make the enemy believe her lies, and how to tell if the enemy believes her lies. She just needs to hide what she doesn't want the other person to know, and then prepare for it after that.

And to the enemy, can Dior's words really be believed? It's just such a simple sentence, and there is this kind of magic.

But if it's someone of Sherlock's level... With her equal, even if it is a little worse, then Dior's approach will be extremely stupid.

Overexposing one's own information.

The most terrible weapon is always the most hidden, and when everyone is empty-handed, no one knows that they have a knife in their hands, so they can naturally make plans more flexibly.

Once you expose your own information, it is difficult to hide inconsequential information to become a fatal wound when you are evenly matched.

And what Dior has exposed is too much. For her own momentary satisfaction, she exposed a lot of things, and now, there are almost no things that can be used as her hole cards.

But... That wasn't something she needed to worry about anymore. Sherlock narrowed his eyes and touched his heart.

It's time to make a break between yourself and Dior.

"The finish line has arrived. Sixteen Nights lifted his police hat and smiled slightly.

"Ah, yes. ”

Without saying a word, Sherlock pushed open the door and stepped out of the car.

And she had been waiting there for a long time.