88. Goldfish of the British Empire[19]

Watson resisted strongly: "Are you?" ”

Gu Qing had already gotten the answer he wanted, so he didn't mind showing kindness to Watson, so he showed Watson the purest smile: "Hello, John Β· H. Watson, I'm an Auror in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, and my department detected that your blog mentions the Cloak of Invisibility, so I've been sent to ask for it as a safe side. ”

Watson: "...... Wait, you're talking about the kind of Auror in Harry Potter who specializes in hunting down dark wizards? ”

Gu Qing maintained a perfect smile: "If you say that Harry Potter is the savior of the wizarding world, yes, he himself is now the director of the Executive Division. ”

Watson: "...... No, I'm talking about the set of books written by J.K. Rowling, and I've seen the movies. ”

"If you have to know, I can tell you that J.K. Rowling is a Squib, it's an open secret in our wizarding world."

Watson saw in the young man's face the innate haughty smile he had seen on the faces of Mycroft and Sherlock, and also, the position of a Squib in the wizarding world was awkward, just think of Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts. No, "Why are you suing me about this?" ”

"Don't worry, for Muggles like you, we'll all cast the 'Forget and Forget' spell after we talk, and as compensation, I can give you three drops of the Elixir to guarantee you a good job, given that you're looking for a job. What do you think? ”

Watson, whose little head was turning into a pulp, was organizing his language when he heard the familiar ringing of text messages, and the young man standing in front of him took out his mobile phone from his coat pocket with familiarity, and when he looked up again, he pouted and complained: "Mycroft is always so disappointed." Can I come in? ”

Watson, who had now become a mess of mud, was stunned and climbed up to the second floor after a while, when he heard the mysterious young man say, "Sherlock, congratulations on having an interesting roommate." ”

"Alright, Mycroft get your apple pie and get out of here." Sherlock sat on the couch and ravaged his violin, unhappily.

"It's all said don't call me that anymore!" Gu Qing said sharply, and looked at Mycroft again, Mycroft gave him a gentle look, he was probably a little amused by Sherlock's words, Gu Qing blinked and said, "I have to explain in advance, I'm here for you, Sherlock." ”

"Humph!"

"For God's sake, what the hell is going on?" Receiving more information, Watson, who was half awake and half confused, raised his voice and shouted slightly irritably.

Sherlock lowered his head and continued to pluck his strings, Mycroft showed an official smirk, only Gu Qing was very understanding to explain the confusion of the former military doctor who seemed to be about to go berserk, he turned to look at Watson, and introduced himself: "I'm Patrick Holmes," said and held out a hand to Watson, "It's a pleasure to see you so soon, Dr. Watson." ”

Watson looked at Gu Qing dumbfounded, but he still grasped the point: "I'm sorry...... You just said your last name is Sherlock Holmes? ”

"Yes John, he is my brother, our brother." Sherlock interjected, Gu Qing laughed again, and winked at Watson: "By the way, I'm a fan of your blog." ”

A bolt of lightning split in Watson's mind, and he opened his mouth with difficulty: "You ......" He wanted to say that you were playing with me just now downstairs?!

Gu Qing tilted his head and said innocently: "At first, it was just a joke, I wanted to impress you, but I didn't expect you to take it with such high interest, so I had to cooperate with you." ”

Ha!!! When he said that, how did it seem like it was all my fault? Watson looked at the innocent young man in front of him, exhaled twice, and ran to the kitchen to drink coffee and calm down, but he didn't expect to see the eyeballs inside as soon as he opened the refrigerator, he couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, closed the refrigerator door with a "bang", and sulked alone.

"Black coffee, two pieces of sugar." Sherlock's words provoked Watson to curse unceremoniously: "Die, Sherlock!" But after waiting, I heard the sound of a teapot being picked up and boiling water.

Gu Qing said thoughtfully, "Mommy will be happy, Sherlock." ”

Mycroft rubbed the handle of his umbrella: "That's natural. ”

Sherlock jerked the strings down, making the sound of sawing wood.

McCroft didn't frown, he cocked his feet, "Don't be so childish, Sherlock. ”

Sherlock glanced at him, "What was the result of the diet?" ”

Mycroft lowered his face and said, "Not bad. ”

Sherlock leaned back, "I have too many cases at hand to spare time." ”

Mycroft was obviously unimpressed: "Leave your trivial case alone, it's a national matter." Patrick, maybe you can convince Sherlock to stop being so stubborn. ”

Gu Qing, who was looking for a foothold, looked over with a kind of "Alas, what happened?" Why did you quarrel with me again?" McCroft rolled his eyes under his nose, "Patrick, stop messing around. ”

Gu Qing shrugged, he was pretending to be stupid and stunned, but unfortunately the treatment was different.

Sherlock let out a soft snort from his nose, "Let Patrick go, I think he's more than happy to help you run errands in exchange for so-called freedom." That's right, if you want a donkey to run fast, you have to tie a carrot to the donkey. ”

Watson, who was in the kitchen and listened to the movement in the living room, was embarrassed, what kind of ** metaphor is this! Seriously, he never thought that there would be another Sherlock Holmes in this world, and for God's sake, a Sherlock alone would be enough to shake the world, let alone a McCroft equivalent of the British government. Every time the two brothers were in a fight, Watson had the feeling that the earth was shaking three times. Now it seems that Sherlock and their youngest brother don't have a very good relationship? Watson remembered the one that made a fuss downstairs, and when he thought about it, he felt that the youngest Sherlock Holmes was not an ordinary person, and as for his character-

Before Watson could think of the right word, he heard the youngest Sherlock Holmes say, "I wasn't going to get involved, and now that Sherlock has said so, it seems that I can't say yes." ”

Watson: What is the logic of "......"? Isn't it normal logic not to say yes?

"But I have one condition, let Dr. Watson be my assistant."

Watson: "......" I'm hiding in the kitchen, how can I still be named?

Sherlock glared at his brother, "He's my assistant!" ”

"Don't be like a cat that has everything on the turf, Sherlock, and you didn't mark Dr. Watson."

Watson: "......" is also a metaphor! Mark, what to take, pee? Watson was even more embarrassed by his own thoughts.

At this point, Mycroft spoke: "John is an independent personality, and has the good qualities of perseverance and patriotism, and I believe he will not say no, Patrick." ”

Gu Qing still couldn't find a place to sit down, he leaned against the window and echoed Mycroft's words: "I can't agree with this anymore, John may just be a doctor, but he was also a soldier, the type who can sacrifice his life to save others." At the same time, he was very resolute and moral, and I don't think he shook his hand when he shot the secretary in the cloak. In addition, despite being accustomed to violence, death, and despair, he has never lost hope and has maintained his faith in the purity and beauty of the world. I'm lucky to have a common language on Harry Potter. ”

As McCroft spoke, Watson could imagine the official smirk on his face, and he didn't feel flattered at all. When Gu Qing spoke again, Watson felt that he really shouldn't be surprised that Sherlock Holmes had X-rays. However, Gu Qing's words were obviously much more sincere, Watson was praised and his heart was serious, but when he heard the last sentence, he was full of black lines, and no matter how he heard it, he felt that it was not a good word.

In the living room, Gu Qing also thoughtfully explained to Sherlock, who had not stored this knowledge: "Oh, Harry Potter is the name of a set of fairy tale books, Sherlock. ”

Sherlock lazily plucked the strings again and said, "Boring." He deleted it in the blink of an eye.

Watson couldn't help but lean over: "You don't even know? The British know it! When he realized that he didn't even confess to eavesdropping, he grinned dryly.

Mycroft stood up from the couch and handed it to Gu Qing with a copy of the text in his hand: "William Patel, a civil servant, carried out an OTR mission sixteen years ago. ”

Watson asked, puzzled, "Sorry, OTR?" ”

Gu Qing explained seriously: "Onthereal-play really." ”

Mycroft glanced at Gu Qing with the eyes of a disobedient and mischievous child, and corrected, "It's offtherecord-not recorded." ”

Sherlock flicked the strings to make a rattling sound in the air, which was used to indicate his evaluation of the word.

McCroft paused, didn't have time to glare at Sherlock, and continued: "It was in London at the time, but unfortunately I was shot in the chest. He had a very important suitcase in his hand at the time, and now I want you to find this suitcase, it's a matter of national security. ”

"Hmm-" Gu Qingbian flattened his mouth and said, "I just said that this is a real game." ”

Watson couldn't help but laugh out loud, and when he realized that it was out of place, he quickly held back.

Mycroft called his name in a warning tone, and Gu Qing said confidently: "I promised to follow, what else do you want?" I need all the clearance to do so, Mycroft, and don't try to fool me with the official word that doesn't go into the record, or maybe I should talk to Mommy, who I think will be happy to tell me some more interesting facts about your childhood. ”

Mycroft's cheeks twitched, staring at his young brother, who was no more worry-free than Sherlock, and finally he compromised, "You're going to get what you want."

Gu Qing then looked down at the text that Mycroft gave him, and McCroft put on a smirk and said to Watson, "Goodbye, John, it seems that I won't have a chance to drink the coffee you brewed." ”

Watson didn't know what to do with the right expression, Sherlock began to sawing wood, and when Mycroft elegantly took his coat and left with a black umbrella, he didn't stop, but instead turned to Gu Qing who was standing by the window.

Watson opened his mouth to say something.

"The water is boiling, John." As soon as Gu Qing's words fell, the kettle in the kitchen chirped, and Watson closed his mouth and turned back to the kitchen tiredly.

Gu Qing glanced at Sherlock, who couldn't wait to roll on the ground to show his dissatisfaction, and said with a smile: "Why don't you really take a bite of carrots?" ”

Sherlock suddenly raised another pitch to answer his brother's question.

Gu Qing didn't care about this, he sat on the single sofa where Mycroft was originally sitting, facing Sherlock who was playing the violin, and Sherlock's saw-like noise had no effect on him at all.

When Watson came out after making three cups of coffee, Gu Qing had already finished reading the text, and after seeing Watson come out, he said: "William Patel, who was shot in the chest, saved his life after being rescued, but left behind very strict sequelae, hysteria, short-term and long-term memory loss, misanthropy and aggression, and is currently in a nursing home. ”

Watson couldn't help but smack his tongue: "That means he doesn't remember anything, McCroft said that the OTR mission was sixteen years ago, right?" How do you find this? But what is in that suitcase, and I am still looking for it after 16 years? ”

Gu Qing glanced at Sherlock, met his eyes for a moment, and quickly turned his gaze back to Watson's face, "Sixteen years ago, the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Milosevic, set his sights on Kosovo, and Britain intervened to prevent a massacre. The then Prime Minister and the President of Kosovo met in London and arranged for military assistance on a much larger scale than the public knew. William Patel was in charge of protecting the prime minister at the time, but the meeting was leaked by Milosevic's people who had placed him next to the president of Kosovo, and William Patel was shot. At that time, the suitcase contained information on the arrival of nuclear missile silos in Northern Europe, as well as a detonator for the prime minister to use to launch nuclear missiles remotely. ”

Watson: "!! ”

"Hehe, the suitcase was in William Patel's hand, and in order to operate on him, the doctor took the suitcase down, and then it disappeared, apparently shooting him under the guise of a pretense. Well, there have been no accidents for so many years, leading some to think that it may have been thrown away along with other medical waste, until now someone has tried to hack into a nuclear missile system. ”

Watson: "Terrorist?!! ”

Gu Qing's face was solemn, he didn't open his mouth to admit it, but this was almost a tacit acquiescence. Watson became nervous, and when Gu Qing asked him if he was willing to be his assistant, he agreed without thinking about it.

"Now the most secure way is to find that suitcase, and we're going to meet William Patel." Gu Qing stood up and left the document to Sherlock, "The task at that time was not recorded on the computer, but a paper paper, which Mycroft promised us." ”

Sherlock was still stiff-mouthed: "It's you, not us." ”

"Sherlock!" Watson glared at Sherlock, "Now is not the time for brothers to fight!" ”

Gu Qing lowered his eyes to hide the smile under his eyes, but said sternly, "We don't have much time now, John." ”

- You were still a good bicker before.

And Watson's sense of mission and responsibility as a soldier now makes him not think too much at all: "Leave him alone, I'll go with you." ”

Gu Qing and Watson turned to leave, and Sherlock in the room could clearly distinguish the difference in the footsteps of the two of them, as well as the sound of the door being closed downstairs. Sherlock quickly put the violin aside, pulled the text to him, and quickly flipped through it.

By the time Gu Qing and Watson brought William Patel back to 221B Baker Street, Sherlock was no longer there, Watson was quite relieved after thinking about it, he cleared his throat and asked Gu Qing, "What should we do now?" ”

Gu Qing said with interest: "Memories will not be lost, but I don't know how to get them back." ”

"But we tried, and he couldn't think of anything at all." On the way, they experimented with hierarchical reasoning methods, conference training, etc., but it was of little use.

"Let me think again." Then Watson looked at the youngest Sherlock Holmes with a contemplative expression, and then Watson really noticed that he did look a little like Sherlock, especially with his curly hair, and his chin that looked like Mycroft, and of course the most like Mycroft was that he was also dressed in a well-dressed and close-fitting three-piece suit.

"I came up with a way to do it, and one summer I had a conversation with Sherlock about the idea of using radio waves to stimulate the inner skull. One of the very feasible ones is to give high-intensity electrical stimulation to specific areas of the brain, so that brain function can be greatly increased, which can allow people to improve their sense of self within a few hours, the mind is smarter, the response is faster, and the body is also. If William Patel's memories are any of our help, perhaps we should give him a shot. After Gu Qing finished speaking, he stared at William Patel, who was sitting on the sofa with burning eyes.

The former military doctor, who was responsible for the patient, hurriedly said, "Wait, I don't think Mr. Patel's current situation allows it." Has the method you said been tested in humans? ”

"Hmm...... Sherlock and I are so dense with nerve cells that we might get together forever if we had done it. "At that time, the most suitable volunteer for their family was Daddy, but unfortunately there was Mommy standing behind Daddy, and they didn't want to be found out by Mommy just to be a little real yΓ n, and shorten the time for them to enter the real yΓ n room, which would be too much to lose.

Watson thought for a moment and said resolutely: "Then do it on me first, and if there is no danger, then give Mr. Patel a try." ”

Gu Qing felt that Sherlock had shit luck to find a roommate like Watson in such a short period of time. "Wait a minute, wait for me to assemble the equipment."

Watson: "?? He just watched Gu Qing tinker in 221B for a while, to be honest, he hadn't found anything out of 221B, and then he looked at the rudimentary equipment in front of him, he clenched his fist: "Is this a car battery?" ”

Gu Qing comforted him and said, "Don't be nervous, this is AAA level, even if you die because of this, there is no charge for sending you to the morgue." ”

Watson: "......" He didn't feel appeased at all! When Gu Qing put electrodes on his head, Watson tried to talk to Gu Qing casually about something to relax, and asked, "Are you still a student now?" ”

"No, I graduated from Cambridge two years ago."

This is not surprising, after all, Sherlock Holmes are geniuses, Watson then asked, "And what are you doing now?" Watson thought that he should be a scientist in some field, medicine or mechanical engineering or something, and then Gu Qing told him with a smile: "I'm a tailor." ”

Watson's face showed a deep look of "why are you kidding me", "You're not kidding? ”

Gu Qing shook his head.

Watson was dumbfounded, and Gu Qing said to himself: "These electrodes will depolarize the resting membrane potential of your nerve cells, which will cause the cells to automatically discharge. In short, your brain will be sped up, or it will be scrapped. ”

Watson's focus is still skewed: "Are you like Mycroft, who humbly claims to be a small civil servant, but in fact is like the British government?" ”

Gu Qing showed his little tiger teeth: "What is that, the king of tailors?" #ε…¨δΈ–η•Œηš„θ£ηΌεΊ—ζˆ‘ιƒ½ζ‰ΏεŒ…δΊ†#

Watson was embarrassed, Gu Qingyan got up: "The chatter is over, I'm going to start, are you ready?" ”

Watson took a deep breath.

This is complicated to say, but the actual execution process is only ten seconds.

Gu Qing turned off the switch, Watson ripped off the electrodes, he stood up and moved, and after making sure that he was okay, he said to William Patel, who was standing aside: "The good news is that I'm fine, but I don't think it's useful." ”

Gu Qing said lightly: "Really? He picked up the coffee cup that was empty on the coffee table and threw it at Watson, but Watson didn't even react and grabbed the coffee cup, he paused and said, "Wow, that's a ...... Amaze. ”

Gu Qing laughed proudly.

Now that human trials have been successful, the next step is to use it on William Patel. Gu Qing adjusted the current and said, "The triage nurse is rescuing, and then they took the box away for the injectionβ€”β€”"

Watson stared at William Patel so hard that he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Someone took the box, and a man took the box, and one of his fingers was blue." Not left-handed, but there is a finger that is blue. He held out his hand and gestured with his index finger.

Watson hurriedly asked, "Did you see his face?" ”

William Patel shook his head, his face became ugly, he covered his forehead with his hand and said uncomfortably: "I remembered a lot of things in an instant, my head was so dizzy, what did you do to me?!" ”