Chapter 1: Departure

"Drip, drip, drip......"

A clear whistle sounds, reminding travelers that the train is about to start.

On a platform at the Berlin train station, Anna's expression, which was still smiling after hearing the whistle, quickly dimmed, because she knew that this voice was a signal that she was separating from the person in front of her, so her eyes were fixed on the face of the man in front of her, and she was reluctant to leave for a minute.

"I have to get in the car."

After being silent for two or three seconds, John stepped forward and gently hugged Anna's waist, and whispered to his fiancée with some reluctance.

At this moment, the others had already left first.

Old Huntelaar got on the train early with the butler and the coachman, and the Bristers waited for Anna outside the station, so that there were no more acquaintances on the platform at this time, except for some passengers and platform workers who were hurrying to and fro.

Even so, Anna's pretty face was slightly red.

The engagement ceremony held not long ago made the relationship between the two young people, who were already in love with each other, even closer. In just more than ten days, the relationship between the two has heated up sharply, and at the same time, the girl has become more and more reluctant to leave John......

However, there are some things that cannot be changed.

John's future focus is on North America, New York, after all, so he can't stay in Europe for a long time, and it is really inconvenient for Anna to follow him back before the two get married. Besides, John had to prepare his own hospital after he returned, and he also had to prepare for the North American branch of Heinz Pharmaceutical Company and Medical Device Company, and he faced a lot of things, and he did not have the time and energy to take care of Anna, who had no relatives and friends in New York, so the temporary separation was a matter of course.

Biting her delicate lip hard, Anna whispered, "John." Remember to write to me! “

"Well, I will."

After smiling, John stepped forward and gently stroked Anna's long smooth hair, resisted the urge to kiss the other party, and said, "Don't worry, I will come to ......Berlin again soon."

"Woo, woo......"

When the train chirps out of Berlin train station. Anna stood in place and looked at the smoke in the distance stupidly, feeling a burst of loss in her heart, until her mother stepped forward and whispered comfort after leaving the station, she gradually recovered.

And on the train that had just left the station, John also found the old Huntelaar who had boarded the train one step earlier.

"Hehe, don't you want to?"

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, old Huntelaar glanced at his grandson with concern, and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, if nothing else, one year is enough time for us to settle down in New York." Then the two of you can get married and let Anna pass......"

"I understand, Grandpa."

Nodding, John said calmly.

John, who is much more mentally mature than he looks, certainly doesn't care too much, because he understands that sometimes a proper wait is for a better future.

And at the same time that Johan's family left Berlin for Hamburg, many others in Berlin were preparing for their departure. Physicians at John's new hospital, such as Thomas and Ehrlich, were busy procuring the instruments and equipment John had listed. Prepare to ship back to the U.S.; Executives at Heinz Pharmaceuticals and Heinz Medical Devices are busy screening technicians and workers who are willing to work in the United States for two years. Two identical plants are planned to be built in New York City.

A great migration involving hundreds of people began in early May 1887......

……

If it were old Huntelaar's plan, it would have been to take the train to Hamburg and then take the ship directly back to New York via the UK. But this mention was opposed by John, and after his persuasion, the elder Huntlaar finally agreed to take the first step. Hans, the butler who had already returned home, left first, while John planned to stay in London for half a month to a month, and then leave by boat.

I didn't make it to London on last year's trip, and this time on the return trip, John didn't miss the opportunity.

A week later, the group of four arrived in London. In order to take care of the older old Huntelaar, everyone rested in the hotel for two days, and then the old Huntelaar took Hans on a cruise to New York, while John stayed, and he still had a lot of important things to deal with in London, such as visiting Liszt and his two former British colleagues again, etc., so he naturally did not leave lightly.

However, after the departure of old Huntelaar, John did not visit Liszt immediately, but waited patiently in the hotel, for a young English gentleman was coming to visit him early the next morning......

……

"Good morning, Mr. Huntelaar!"

After meeting John in the hotel's café, Conan Doyle stepped forward with an excited face and whispered, "It's such a pleasure to see you again!" ”

"Good morning, Mr. Doyle!"

Like the other party, John was quite excited.

As a loyal Sherlock Holmes fan, even though John had already met this Mr. Conan Doyle, and even provided a lot of reliable construction and some forensic science knowledge to the other party's novels, the excitement of meeting the idol was still unavoidable at this time.

After saying hello, John didn't even invite the other party to sit down first, and almost couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Doyle, have you brought your latest work?" ”

"Haha, of course!"

After smiling happily, Conan Doyle immediately took out two books and a stack of papers from his bag and handed them to John: "These are two of the latest novels, one has been published, but I haven't had time to send it to you yet, and the other one I just wrote yesterday, you will be the second reader besides my wife!" ”

"What a great pleasure, sir."

After getting what he was looking forward to, John's heart blossomed. After encountering such a good thing as being born again, John developed a special hobby, which was to collect what he thought was meaningful, such as the world's first automobile and the first Aurora, and Conan Doyle's front-page book and manuscript were naturally one of them.

Conan Doyle certainly wouldn't mind John's somewhat rude attitude.

In fact, as a physician, Conan Doyle had long admired John's achievements, and as a writer, the advice that John gave him in his letters often made Conan Doyle's mouth open, especially the amazing knowledge of forensic science, which often amazed Dow. Not to mention that the other party values his novel so much, which in itself is enough to make Conan Doyle happy.

After getting the things, John didn't look through them immediately, and at this time, as if he had just discovered the faux pas, he immediately greeted warmly: "Please sit Mr. Doyle...... A cup of coffee? ”

"A cup of coffee, thank you."

Sitting down across from John, Conan Doyle breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then began to talk to John warmly.

After receiving John's telegram a few days earlier, Doyle almost immediately decided to come to London to meet Mr. Huntelaar. On the one hand, it is naturally because Mr. Huntelaar has given him great help, both medically and in fiction, and Doyle wants to thank him in person, and on the other hand, after learning that John is about to leave Europe and return to New York, Conan Doyle is slightly disappointed.

Mr. Huntelaar's knowledge of forensic science is one of the important clues for Mr. Holmes to judge the case!

Therefore, in addition to thanking Mr. Huntelaar this time, Conan Doyle still has a little bit of caution in his heart, that is, before the other party leaves Europe, he will try to find out some fresher forensic knowledge during the interview, so as to leave a little accumulation for Mr. Holmes.

John, who didn't know anything about it, was still immersed in the excitement of getting his hands on the latest manuscript, but even if he knew, he wouldn't be dissatisfied, after all, being able to participate in Conan Doyle's creation was already the most lucrative report for a Sherlock Holmes fan.

It's just that neither of them would have imagined that this meeting of just two days would cause a small storm soon after, until it caused a commotion throughout Europe...... (To be continued......)