Chapter 17: The Showdown

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Francis nodded to the old man, and then the latter began to explain.

"The route we pass through will undoubtedly have the traps left by Magellan, of course, not much can be done by one person, but there is a series of ancient ruins here. ”

"What?"

Everyone except Francis looked at the old man with a strange gaze, they didn't know what it meant, only that it was really rare.

"It's a complex set of defenses, and in fact the Countess first came to this sea area in search of the legendary Atlantis, at first she thought that the topography of this sea area was caused by geological changes in ancient times, which was in line with the legend of Atlantis's disappearance, but it turned out that she guessed wrong. After that, the countess took a lot of trouble to complete the chart......"

"That's not an easy thing to do......"

"Yes, because the Countess has discovered a series of ancient ruins, and as an archaeologist she has completed a series of studies, and this chart, which is the top secret material that she has published in her internal publications, has taken me a lot of effort to get my hands on. ”

"What does this mean?"

"Don't worry, I'm going to get to this part. The old man nodded, and began to continue, "According to the description in the paper, it is a series of fortresses that are desperately guarding the waterway, full of traps and dangers, and the countess wants to protect the ruins...... Let those things be preserved in their entirety. ”

"So those troubles fell on our heads. ”

The old man nodded, and finally ended his speech with a sentence: "Listen to the captain if you have trouble." ”

"Any questions?"

Everyone shook their heads together.

"Then in the end, our papal friends are responsible for your safety. ”

The door opened, a gust of wind rushed in with the roar of the raging waves, and in the midst of the commotion, a group of men in white robes quietly entered the room.

"The people of the Holy See, they can deal with those magic, extraordinary powers, things we can't deal with. ”

......

The judge has been silent for a long time watching the jury vote.

Of course, this can also be a delusion, and everyone wants to know the result too much.

Finally, the judge looked up.

"Twenty-four votes in favour and twenty-six against. ”

A buzz appeared, and then began to expand.

In other words, this vote is invalid. ”

Like a swarm of bees encountering a flame, the noise dissipates into an awkward silence.

But people's hearts are not as calm as they seem.

A strange force is brewing......

The judge then adjourned the hearing.

......

The afternoons in the city were even more gloomy.

"Because production is being expanded in the steam zone. ”

Magellan looked out the window at the peculiar fog and explained to Watson what he knew about it.

"There seems to be a lot of progress in the Essence Zone, and I've heard that some people are starting to think that the Steam Zone needs to be reduced. ”

"Because they make a lot of fog, right?"

Magellan nodded.

"Then why are they making more fog?"

Holmes spoke suddenly, ending the conversation, "Because the steam zone will soon make a lot of progress." ”

Then there was a long silence.

"Did you anticipate the outcome of the vote, Sherlock Holmes?"

"Can't say that. Holmes thought for a moment and didn't answer the question directly, "I traveled all over the city to find evidence of Professor Moriarty's crimes. I really didn't expect the professor to say that in court, and I didn't expect the jury to react that way, but I wasn't surprised. ”

"Do you think that's really the reality?"

"No, the same reality looks different to different people, and I just don't think it's surprising that Professor Moriarty said that. ”

"That's why you went through so much trouble that you even became a hunter and accepted Professor Moriarty's proposal when you were closest to success?"

"We are all well aware of the reality, and I am curious to see what the trial will turn out to be. ”

"And now, are you happy with what happened?"

Sherlock Holmes laughed, and so far everyone felt that the jury vote was an outright irony, except that they didn't know what was being caricatured.

"My thoughts were influenced by you, Professor Magellan, and I still remember your disdain for the Brittan legal system when we first met. ”

"I remember my core point at the time was that justice was too far away to pursue, and what you're doing now is literally slapping me in the face. ”

"It's human nature to not be able to stick to what you think isn't righteous, and I just chose to do something that was necessary in the face of great change. ”

"Hopefully, this will give you the answer you want......"

Magellan suddenly lost interest in talking, and he remembered his real troubles.

He didn't care what the city became, but he definitely didn't want the charts he had hidden to see the light of day.

"Mr. Holmes!"

The landlady knocked on the door suddenly, and when the door opened, she brought a message: "There is a professor outside who says he is Moriarty and wants to find Mr. Holmes." ”

Magellan and Watson looked at each other, and then left the room together with Mrs. Hudson.

Holmes stayed on the couch and didn't move, and then he waited for his guest.

Professor Moriarty looked tired, he didn't want to hide it and didn't bother to hide it, the professor's appearance was still meticulous, but he was uneasy.

"Good evening, Sherlock Holmes. ”

"Hello, Professor Moriarty. ”

The professor slowly sat down on the couch across from Holmes, surveying the room with the rigorous gaze of a math professor.

All sorts of strange Sherlock Holmes collections have been swept away by the twins, and it's a neat and welcoming room, maybe a little chaotic and crowded, but anyone will feel very comfortable sitting on the sofa where Magellan and Arthur usually sit.

"You have a ...... No, you have some friends who are very different from you. ”

"Is there anything wrong with coming to me so late, Professor?"

It was clear that the soft couch was uncomfortable for the professor, and he stood up and looked at the part of the room that made him comfortable.

"This farce...... Did you arrange it?"

"Sorry Professor, it's not. ”

"I thought ......" Professor Moriarty stood behind the couch and looked at the Sherlock Holmes bench, and although the dangerous reagents were put away, he could see that there were a lot of troublesome experiments on it, "You deliberately didn't show evidence." ”