It's not that Lestrade didn't quarrel when he was in love with Mycroft, of course, because they have known each other for too long, from the beginning of their acquaintance in 2005, to now the two of them have known each other for almost three years, and in these three years, they have gone from strangers to friends to lovers, a span that no one imagined.

It's Christmas soon, this will be the third Christmas they spend together, the first Christmas McCroft and Reistrade just met, they are just ordinary friends, the reason why Reestrade called Mycroft to his home to spend Christmas together, a big reason is that he heard from their bear child tenant that his brother has always spent Christmas by himself. In 2006, they spent their second Christmas together, which was a bit ...... Twists and turns, Lestrade had a case at that time, and he could only take the little Lestrade to go to his parents, who were already good friends at that time, even closer than brothers.

And this year they are about to spend their third Christmas together, this time they are lovers, and the idea of Christmas is to be prepared in his villa, because there is a huge Christmas tree where little Lestrade will love.

In short, in less than three years, Mycroft fell in love with a man, a man, and willingly gave a lot for him, but did not let him become his weakness.

For the first time, I experienced the taste of love, and for the first time I knew what / love was.

Quarrels in love are just ordinary things, since Lestrade and Mycroft fell in love or since they met, the first quarrel was not for personal reasons, and when McCroft looked back on it, he felt very helpless.

The quarrel between McCroft and Lestrade begins with a homicide.

At that time, it was the end of November, and Lestrade and McCroft had been in love for more than two months, and the two of them had to carry the bear children on their backs if they wanted to make out on weekdays, and it was really hard to think about it, but in addition to the hardship, there was a little sweetness, and half of the excitement of cheating in it, and the two adults were also naïve, enjoying this feeling.

Other than that, Mycroft would have reported to Reestrade's house every day to have dinner with them, and if he hadn't lived at Reistrade's house, he would have been like a member of the family.

In addition to still defending Reestrade's chastity, the bear children are now beginning to ignore Mycroft's existence, so that Mycroft is even more comfortable and at ease in Reistrade's house.

The case of their quarrel was reported in the morning, and it was said that someone died suddenly in the downtown area, and it did not look like an accidental death of illness, but rather a murder. Regardless of whether such a report is true or not, Scotland Yard needs to send someone to investigate, so the murder team that has no case at hand sets off.

The deceased was a man in his early thirties, white, and his identity documents showed that he was a resident of London. The man is more like choking to death than poisoning, because the corners of the man's lips are all the vomit he spit out, and he is choked to death by his own vomit.

It's not very common, and it's rare for a disease to cause it to look like this.

So they are more inclined to murder, or assassination.

Scotland Yard took over the case, who knew it turned out to be a hot potato.

The hot potato was when they had just found out that the victim's identity was forged, and someone snatched the case from their hands, and at that time, Lestrade and the Scotland Yard Murder Team were in the office trying to find out the victim's true identity.

When it was discovered that the victim's identity certificate was fake, Lestrade thought that there was something in it, no one would forge the identity certificate for no reason, in addition to this, they wanted to find the victim's real identity through guò fingerprints, but the victim's fingerprints turned out to be blank.

This kind of person only thinks of one kind, a killer or an agent.

And the troops that fell from the sky confirmed the conjecture in Lestrade's heart, this army that fell from the sky were all in suits and leather shoes, with strict expressions, and they didn't say anything and were going to take over the case in their hands directly, and they wanted to take all the information, and it was the upper echelons of Scotland Yard who accompanied this heavenly general to the murder team, and their meaning was obvious to let Lestrade support the work of the troops from heaven.

But the murder team is investigating the case, obviously this case has a lot of doubts, and it is a life, how can it be casually let the agents take it, if they take Lestrade and completely want to find out what the final result is, no one will investigate the cause of this person's death.

Yes, Agent.

When they came in, Lestrade knew that they were agents, and he was the only one who had frequent contact with agents, who called him his current lover, her former best friend Mycroft, the British government and Sherlock Holmes, who controlled the two largest secret service organizations in Britain, MI5 and MI6, and he didn't know much about the people he saw around Mycroft, but he was familiar with their way of doing things.

So Lestrade said, "No, if I don't make it clear, I can't just leave the case to you." ”

He's a cop, and now in front of him is a life that has just died, and just a few hours ago he was alive. It is impossible for him to give up his principles, just watch such a life die for no reason, and if he wants to take it, he must at least give him a reason.

Lestrade is also on business, how can he hand over the task from them without giving a reason.

The agents also had some difficulties, this case should not have been taken over by Scotland Yard in the first place, and it was because they did not grasp the intermediate links well that such a mistake occurred. To be honest, if a random detective wanted to stop them, these agents could have taken all the Wen Jiàn without saying a word, in the name of national security or some other ghost.

But now it's the lovers of the big boss who stand in front of them, where do they dare to play tricks here.

The agents were embarrassed, but Lestrade didn't budge.

"A reason, I know who you are, and I also know what kind of problem this is involved and how you deal with it next, it's easy to take it away, but at least you have to give me a reason, since this case has been in my hands, I can't watch a life disappear so casually in vain." Lestrade had always been a very principled man, and he just needed a reason, a reason to explain the whole thing clearly.

Agents, you look at me, I look at you, all with embarrassed expressions.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lestrade, but we can't give you this reason."

This reason can't be given?

This actually sounds like a perfunctory sentence, although the words reveal respect for Lestrade but maintain the characteristics of their agents, Lestrade also knows that they can't give it, in fact, they have no right, but they don't have the right, he knows that there is a person who has.

"Greg Lestrade!"

Inspector Lestrade's boss was a little excited, this case was a hot potato for them to stay here, and it might also affect their influence in the eyes of the upper echelons, as a man who wanted to climb up, he couldn't let these small things block his way up.

It's just that he only dares to roar.

The man behind Lestrade was something none of them could afford to provoke.

Lestrade gave them a quiet gesture, grabbed his phone, ran back to his separate office, closed the door, and made a call to the person who could make the decision. The phone rang twice before it was picked up, and Lestrade exhaled and said, "Hey, Mycroft, do you know why I called you?" ”

Judging by McCroft's ingenuity, if he didn't know, he would have a ghost, "Yes, I want you to be able to hand over this case." ”

When his agents didn't complete the task immediately, McCroft knew that there must be some kind of suffering, Scotland Yard was actually very chaotic, everyone had their own little ideas, and not everyone was so righteous. It's like their upper echelons, those vampires are very old, they are already old fritters, they know who can be offended and who can't be offended. As for the agents below, many of them are ambitious, they all have their own ideas and their own dignity, and they often focus on their own interests when thinking about things.

But it was in this group of people that a more unusual person appeared, he was incompatible with the other people in Scotland Yard, whether it was in terms of ideas or thinking about the future, this person had a headache sense of justice, and could give up a lot of things for the sake of the case.

This man was his lover, Greg Lestrade.

But it was because of this that he was able to attract McCroft, to Sherlock.

So that means Lestrade is blocking his agents from taking over the whole case.

"I need a reason." Lestrade was on business, he didn't care if Mycroft was his lover or not, he needed a reason why Mycroft could hand him over, or a reason why this person died. "We did a simple investigation and his identity was faked and there were no fingerprints on his hands, so I needed to know who he was, at least I should know who he was."

"I'm sorry, Gray, but I can't give you that reason either, you just need to hand over all the information you have to the outside agents now, and MI5 will take care of the rest, and it has nothing to do with Scotland Yard anymore."

In fact, both of them are serious and responsible types for their work, and they are business-oriented, and Mycroft did not say that he used the intimate relationship between the two to say some ambiguous things to make Lestrade compromise, he just said what he should say when he sat in this position, of course, there are still intimate words in it.

"That's the answer? Mr. Holmes, we all know what it would be like if you brought this case back! ”

Lestrade was a little angry, and he slammed his fist on the table, and they both knew the outcome, didn't they.

The agents standing outside looked at the angry Lestrade and looked at each other again, they were not stupid, they still knew very well who Lestrade was calling, and he must have not negotiated with their boss. They all know what kind of person Mycroft is, he is serious and meticulous, and he rarely brings his personal feelings to his work, which is why he is still able to sit in this position.

The agents gestured to each other, and so on were a little more respectful to the enraged Inspector Greg Lestrade.

Just now, what did Lestrade say they all knew was the result that silenced Mycroft, the result? This matter will only be treated as an accident, and there will be no other way.

"You won't give me the murderer, the identity of the victim, the reason for the murder, etc., in this case, Mr. McCroft, the British Government, Mr. Holmes, am I right?"

In fact, the call was like a game, and Lestrade had already taken another step forward.

"Yes." Mycroft paused and continued, "Inspector Greg Lestrade asks you to cooperate with MI5 this time, this is an order from your superiors, please obey it." ”

Checkmate.

McCroft used his identity to exert pressure, so that Lestrade had no reason to disobey, he clenched the phone in his hand, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Yes, sir."

Mycroft softened at the most, "Gray, I'll give you a reason, but unfortunately not now, please forgive me." ”

He will give Lestrade a reason to convince him, but it is not right now, Lestrade took a deep breath No matter how things at work, he can't bring too much to life, but getting angry with Mycroft is also an obvious thing, at the end of the call, Lestrade said to Mycroft in a stiff tone: "Come over for dinner tonight." ”

Then there was no more, and Mycroft, who was sitting in the office, shrugged at Anthea, who was waiting for him to sign, and Anthea smiled and said, "It looks like Inspector Lestrade is really angry." ”

"The following work is not done properly, and this matter can be done before Scotland Yard receives the report."

If it weren't for the fact that they didn't do their job well, they wouldn't know what it is now.

After hanging up the phone, Lestrade came out of the office with a cold face, and the senior agent inside the agent came forward to negotiate, "Mr. Lestrade, can I hand it over now?" ”

Everyone's eyes are on Greg Lestrade, in fact, Lestrade's subordinates also want to carry out the handover, after all, not everyone is willing to argue with the top, and this case is very confusing from the beginning, why not ask for a handover to relieve their pressure.

"Handover."

Lestrade paused for a long time before he said this, handover.

The agent nodded to Lestrade as soon as he heard the affirmative answer, and then asked his people to start handing over all the information, and told all the people in Scotland Yard who had come into contact with the case to pretend that nothing had happened from now on, and that the leak would have a bad impact on their future.

It was a naked/naked threat, and Lestrade had no choice but to purse his lips and stand aside without speaking.

When all the files were taken over by the agents, the agent who had just spoken to Lestrade thanked him for his support again, but he was not so polite to Lestrade's upper echelons in terms of attitude, after all, the identity of the agents is relatively special, they are not subject to other orders, only people like Mycroft can mobilize them, so they have their own way of behaving in the world.

Lestrade's upper echelons, with little contact with lower-level officials.

Greg Lestrade, the lover of the Big/Boss, the future husband, and the guardian of Mr. Holmes Jr., needs special treatment for the crowd.

After the agents left, Donovan tried to go up and persuade Lestrade, but Lestrade waved his hand and said that he wanted to be quiet, and he didn't care about waiting there to scold his boss, and went into his office. In the end, it was the useless Superintendent of Scotland Yard who was embarrassed, but no matter how angry he was, he couldn't express it, in the last crime case they threatened Lestrade, originally wanted to eliminate the outliers in the team, who admitted that it didn't work out, and finally got a warning from the upper echelons of the upper echelons.

Make it clear that Greg Lestrade is behind him.

He left angrily, and a little helpless, Sally Donovan commanded the detectives of the murder team to work, in fact, she didn't understand and understood Lestrade's persistence just now, Lestrade is such a serious and responsible person for his work, which Donovan can understand, but ...... She was also worried about whether this confrontation with the agents would affect their future.

After all, Lestrade was guarded, and their little soldiers didn't.

Some bombs are planted more and more and deeper, and one day they will explode.

Mycroft knew that Lestrade must be angry, they were not people who liked to bring the love of work to life, but it would be more or less influential, so the somewhat unreasonable McCroft got off work early today and came to the front of Scotland Yard to wait for Lestrade to get off work.

I'm downstairs. ――M・H

Lestrade sighed and glanced at the time, it was indeed time to get off work, and according to his state today, it was not suitable for driving, so it was the best choice to take a ride home.

So Lestrade got dressed and went downstairs, it was already November, the weather in London was getting colder, and after going downstairs, Lestrade saw Mycroft's low-key and luxurious little black car for the first time, and the driver was waiting to open the door for her when he walked up.

As soon as he got into the car, he saw Mycroft sitting alone in the back seat, and McCroft smiled softly when he saw his lover.

"Gray."

He was testing how angry Lestrade really was.

"Hmm."

Well, it's really. Mycroft looked at the man carefully, part of this anger was his own relationship, but part of it was actually Reestrade and himself who were angry, and his own justice, McCroft held Reestrid's hand and held it tightly, "I'll give you an answer." ”

"Okay."

However, the atmosphere of the two people is still a little stiff, even the bear children can feel it, Lestrade's family is not silent when they eat, after all, it is a little embarrassing if it is a family dinner, and the bear children are not too old, Lestrade does not want to limit their development too much.

It's just that the atmosphere at the table today is a little ...... Depressed, the number of times Mycroft and Lestrade could have spoken in place could be counted on one hand.

So while Restorde was in the kitchen preparing desserts and red wine, Raven and Merlin sneaked in, and the two of them were the most convenient people among the bear children to inquire into.

Raven tugged at the hem of Lestrade's clothes, and Lestrade saw the two little angels in his family immediately squatting down, "What's wrong?" ”

"Daddy, did you quarrel with Mycro?"

Hearing Raven's question, Lestrade laughed, sure enough, the little angels in their family are the most sensitive, Merlin's eyes are also worried, of course Lestrade knows that Raven and Merlin are the two little ones in the family who like Mycroft the most, and they care more about the relationship between the two than other children.

Lestrade touched the heads of the two little ones and said with a smile, "No, what makes you think I quarreled with My?" ”

Lestrade deliberately used the most intimate name to bluff the two little ones, and Merlin raised his hand in response to Dad's question, "Because you two don't talk while you're eating." ”

"Honey, we two are just a little tired from work."

In order to coax the two little ones, Lestrade beckoned to Mycroft outside the door, and after calling someone over, he dropped a kiss on his lips, "You see the two of us really didn't quarrel." ”

However, this trick can deal with two small ones, but it can't fool a few big ones, and the fool can see that the two people are quarreling, and Hannibal's analysis should have nothing to do with feelings, there must be something else that makes the two angry.

So Sherlock, who was playing chess with Harold on the sidelines, provided a valuable clue, "Mycroft took a case from the Detective's hands. ”

As soon as they arrived here, they actually suddenly realized, originally they thought that if it was an emotional problem, they would all take a small hand to help Mycroft, although they usually bully him a lot, but they still have to make a move when it is time to make a move, but now it seems that ...... Mycroft has obviously touched a bottom line for Lestrade, and it is normal to be left out in the cold.

After sending the two little ones back, Lestrade looked at Mycroft, who was standing in front of him with apologetic eyes, and pursed his lips, "An answer." ”

"I will."

When Mycroft thought they could be reconciled like this, he saw Lestrade smile, "Very well, dear My, it's getting late, you can go back." ”

McCroft was scareless.

Don't think that he doesn't know that Mycroft just deliberately wanted to use his little angel to reconcile with him, how can there be such a good thing, if Mycroft can't find a reason to satisfy Lestrade in this matter, he can leave after eating like this in the future.

And Lestrade, who usually sends him downstairs, stood in front of the door and waved to Mycroft and said, "Mr. Mycroft." Slow down and don't send. ”