“…… Sir, would you rather take a shower or eat first? ”

When John walked through the door, Hans, the butler, took the hat from his hand and asked respectfully.

"Let's take a shower first."

After judging his hunger, John said softly.

Although the feeling of an empty stomach was a little uncomfortable, John preferred to take a hot bath to get rid of his exhaustion. Today is a bit tiring, the pharmaceutical company is put into production, the negotiation with Morgan and their first appendectomy in the hospital are all crowded together, and at the end of the day, even if his young body is fine, he is a little mentally unbearable.

This was a hot bath that John soaked for more than fifteen minutes.

It wasn't until his stomach began to rumble in protest that John came out of the bathroom and casually asked as he walked in the direction of the restaurant, "Where's Grandpa?" Did he have dinner? ”

"I've used it."

Following behind John, Mr. Butler said with a smile: "Old Mr. Huntelaar has already gone back to his bedroom to rest, and he has specially explained that you will rest early when you come back, and other things will be discussed tomorrow." ”

"Oh, okay."

John knew that old Huntelaar was talking about working with Morgan, and nodded his head to indicate that he understood.

With Hans and the cook busy, Johann quickly soothed his stomach with a hearty dinner. It was only after he had eaten his dinner that Hans brought him a thick letter: "Sir, the letter I just received today is from Berlin...... Of course, there was also a heavy package sent over with it, which should have been newspapers and magazines from Europe in recent times. ”

Hans was clearly not surprised by the package.

In fact, not long after John returned to New York. Every time Anna writes a letter, she sends a package with her, and that package tends to get heavier and heavier. Hans once asked curiously, but was surprised to find that the parcel contained some European newspapers and magazines, collected by Miss Bristle and sent to Johann......

"Oh? Thank you! ”

John's heart was overjoyed, and he quickly took the letter.

Sure enough, the person who wrote the letter was none other than his fiancée, Anna? Brister. Looking at the familiar handwriting on the envelope. A flash of warmth instantly rose in John's heart......

……

After changing into pajamas and finding a comfortable place on the bed, John opened Anna's letter.

"Happy New Year, dear John!"

The first sentence of the letter brought a warm smile to John's face. In this era, if a letter wants to go back and forth between Europe and the United States, it must cross the Atlantic by steamer, so Anna's letter written in 1887 uses words that could only be said in 1888, which makes John, who thought of this instantly, feel the unique romance of this era.

After pursing his lips, John continued to read.

The style is almost exactly the same as the previous letters. In addition to caring about John's body and mood, Anna is almost telling about her thoughts about her fiancé, of course, including what has happened around her in the recent past, such as the fact that the family has just bought many items made of stainless steel, mainly tableware and daily necessities; For example, Mr. Brister lamented many times at home how rapidly the Heinz Pharmaceutical Company had grown, and that the sales in the last month of 1887 were likely to hit a new high of 1,800,000 marks; For example, not long ago, Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective book had just published the first German version of the novel in Germany, and Anna, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately bought a copy. I like it very much......

"Sherlock Holmes? It's already out in German? ”

After seeing this news, John was slightly stunned, and his heart couldn't help but be surprised.

As a die-hard Sherlock Holmes fan. John knew that in real history, this set of novels did not become famous so quickly, otherwise Conan Doyle would not have chosen to study in Vienna as an ophthalmologist, and wrote to his mother complaining that writing novels took up too much of his time......

As you can imagine, Conan Doyle didn't make much money in the first few years of writing the novel!

"Could it be because of my butterfly effect?"

Anna was seen in the letter describing her love for the eccentric detective. John frowned and pondered. For the Sherlock Holmes series of novels, John did a lot of things, such as using guò to prompt him, so that Conan Doyle established the image of Sherlock Holmes earlier; Another example is that Watson is no longer a pure recorder and soy sauce man, but has become a top master with a wealth of forensic knowledge - the forensic knowledge in the novel. It's enough for the police at Scotland Yard to do a good job.

"Huh."

After thinking for a long time, John suddenly smiled dumbly.

Regardless of why the Sherlock Holmes series became popular in advance, it is a good thing for Conan Doyle and John himself. Conan Doyle could get more money for his manuscripts, and it was entirely possible that his promising career as a physician would end early; On the one hand, the North American rights to Sherlock Holmes can bring some benefits, and on the other hand, if Conan Doyle can devote himself to writing, he may be able to write a few more new stories, which may be a better reward for a Sherlock Holmes fan.

In a relaxed mood, John happily looked backwards.

But......

"How did this happen?"

Looking at it, John's brow furrowed again, and this time his expression was much stricter than just now, and his eyes narrowed slightly at the same time.

“…… One thing I've been feeling a little confused and apprehensive lately. ”

In the last third of the letter, Anna asks a question that has been tangled in her heart: "John, do humans really have different blood types, and can they judge the relationship between direct blood relatives by guò blood type?" Recently, there has been a heated debate across the European continent, and I think it will soon spread to North America...... Because not long ago, there was a tragedy in distant Liverpool, where a usually amiable gentleman committed suicide after killing his wife and son with his own hands...... Oh God, it's just horrible! ”

When he saw this, John's expression was already clouded.

Still, at the end of the letter, Anna recounts her concerns: "Many people have written articles attacking Mr. Conan Doyle's novel, saying that his claim that blood type can determine paternity is nonsense and that he is responsible for this tragic incident, and even some doctors and scientists have been involved...... John, I'm worried, really worried, because someone has already led the source to you......" "Alas. “

Sighing softly, John's heart was full of helplessness.

Really!

When Conan Doyle published the theory of blood group inheritance, John had always had such worries, and now something is really wrong!

A living tragedy!

When he first published his blood group theory, John never thought of proposing the concept of blood inheritance in the first place. Because he knows that this is likely to be the first method in human history that can accurately judge the bloodline of two generations, and it will inevitably cause an uproar!

John knew this.

There has never been a shortage of deception and betrayal in the history of mankind, no matter what time or country, so John never hesitated to make judgments with full malice - there will be people who will use this theory because they are suspicious of something, just like the people who took their children to the hospital for DNA tests more than a hundred years later......

"Mr. Conan Doyle, I'm afraid I'm sorry at the moment, right?"

After smiling bitterly, John couldn't help but guess about the father of Sherlock Holmes thousands of miles away.

At the beginning, John accidentally told Conan Doyle about this theory, and Conan Doyle's story of integrating into Sherlock Holmes was published, I'm afraid he didn't expect what the consequences would be, right?

Smacking his lips, John was in no mood to continue reading the letter.

What is happening in Europe, and in Liverpool, the capital city of England, will surely reach New York sooner or later, just as Americans are now interested in the British in the same way that Americans were interested in the British accent a hundred years later. So John was sure that sooner or later someone would pull it on himself!

"Damn it!"

Somewhat annoyed, he put the letter aside, John knew that he would definitely not be able to hide from it, so he could only find a way to solve the problem as much as possible in advance...... (To be continued......)