No Sherlock Holmes is complete without the last case.

As a long-time fan of Sherlock Holmes, John has always adhered to this philosophy, because in his opinion the last case created the evil but charismatic character of Professor Moriarty, and also left Sherlock Holmes fans with a little story to relish—the story of the British people demonstrating against the death of Sherlock Holmes.

So at the Conan Doyle house, John made his own "suggestion".

Even though he knew that it was impossible for Conan Doyle to give up his good income from writing novels, even if Anna glared at him vigorously and pinched him several times in private, John still made this suggestion, and it was accepted by Conan Doyle......

"If Holmes was really written to death by Mr. Doyle, I won't forgive you!"

Until everyone had dinner together, Anna was still haunted by it, which made John really cry and laugh.

But......

"It's also a reflection of the great charm of Sherlock Holmes, isn't it?"

John couldn't help but smile slightly, and began to seriously consider publishing Sherlock Holmes on the North American continent. In order to allow Conan Doyle to write with peace of mind, he bought the North American rights of the Sherlock Holmes series of novels to fund the other party, and now he has accumulated more than a dozen detective collections, and it is almost time for them to be published in North America.

"Perhaps, you can set up your own publishing house?"

Coming from the dining room to the living room to sit down, John couldn't help but ponder the idea that had come to him a long time ago.

Of course, John didn't like the little money he earned from publishing, and if it was just a series of Sherlock Holmes, John would never bother to set up a publishing house. But don't forget, John still has countless books in his head, and sooner or later he has to take out some of them, and now that he has a hospital. There will also be a need for two institutes and a university to be established in the future......

"Mr. Huntelaar."

Just as John was contemplating his eyebrows, Conan Doyle, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly had a strange expression, rubbed his hands and said with some hesitation: "I want to ask, I wrote you a letter two months ago......"

"Huh? What letter? ”

At this time, John, whose mind had already flown away, was stunned when he heard this, and asked in wonder.

Conan Doyle was also stunned. Then he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I'm sorry, I know you don't want to pay attention to this kind of thing, but the impact of this case in Britain is too great, it's the letter about the Whitechapel bloodbath......"

"Well, the letter!"

Listening to Conan Doyle's explanation, John suddenly understood.

In London in 1888, one of the most influential events was probably the Whitechapel Massacre, that is, the murder of several ** people by Jack the Ripper. The reason why this case has a great impact is partly because the murderer is too cruel. On the other hand, he wrote several letters to newspapers mocking the police, thus raising doubts about the police's competence. It is for this reason that Scotland Yard will turn to a virtual detective, that is, Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes.

And Conan Doyle, who was at a loss and had no clue, hit John with his idea again.

But......

Before Conan Doyle could explain further, John shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Doyle. I think my opinion has been made very clear. I do have a certain foundation in forensic science, but that doesn't mean I'm necessarily going to be a forensic doctor! And let's be honest. I have no interest in any real cases other than Mr. Holmes's novels...... Note that there is no interest, you understand? ”

John's attitude, firm and serious.

As a fan of Sherlock Holmes novels, he is certainly interested in detective reasoning. But these interests are only on paper. In the old saying of Chinese, it is actually Ye Gong Haolong, and it is naturally not a problem to write a little forensic science knowledge to Conan Doyle, but if he is allowed to contact those real victims and analyze the modus operandi......

Just think about it. John shuddered.

"Uh...... I understand. ”

Looking at John's solemn expression, Conan Doyle opened his mouth and nodded dejectedly.

In fact, before this matter was brought up, Conan Doyle had almost guessed the final result, but in just a few days in London, Doyle himself was deeply shocked, and he was bent on bringing the killer to justice, and inviting John to help was one of his hopes.

Unfortunately, this gentleman really didn't seem to have the slightest interest.

As if he was afraid that the other party would continue to entangle on this issue, John paused for a moment and then smiled: "Mr. Doyle, after I return to New York this time, I plan to publish the Sherlock Holmes series of novels in North America...... I'm sure it won't be long before you'll have added countless loyal readers. ”

"Oh, thank you then, Mr. Huntelaar."

Nodding, Conan Doyle said with some interest. He had already sold the rights in North America to John, and it didn't matter to him when the other party published it or how many copies he sold, so naturally he wouldn't be too interested at this time.

However, John obviously didn't notice this, and still said with great interest: "In order to be able to better publish the Sherlock Holmes series, I am thinking of setting up a special publishing house, maybe a magazine or something......

……

At the invitation of the Doyles, and because there were no suitable hotels around, John and Anna had to stay at Conan Doyle's house for one night.

Early the next morning, they returned to London.

It's not that John doesn't want to stay one more day, Anna wants to talk to Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, but because Professor Liszt had already booked a lecture on surgery, it was the next morning, so John and the others had to rush back to London as soon as possible.

However, after arriving in London at noon, John did not go back to the hotel with Anna.

He asked Henry and the maid to accompany Anna back, and he got into a cab and went to a restaurant that looked good. At a table near the window in the dining room, a nervous young man was waiting for him.

"Hi Edward!"

After entering the restaurant, John quickly greeted the young man who was in a daze.

"Huh?"

The sudden greeting woke the young man from his daze, and when he saw John, he immediately stood up and saluted with some uneasiness: "Good afternoon, Mr. Huntelaar, it is an honour to see you again!" ”

"Good afternoon, Edward."

With a smile, John sat down across from the young man.

With John's casual attitude, the young editor of The Lancet quickly realized that he was a little too nervous, took a deep breath, and quickly calmed himself down.

Merely......

As soon as he sat down, Mr. Huntelaar suddenly smiled and asked in a low voice, "Edward, are you interested in going to the United States?" I'm planning to start a publishing house in New York that publishes books and magazines, would you be interested in helping? ”

"What?!"

Edward's eyes widened, and he was momentarily stunned. It had just calmed down for a few seconds, and his heart was beating violently again...... (To be continued......)