McCroft's words continued, "We've done a series of investigations into this, and we've really gotten something. But more often than not, once our people find something, you will erase the relevant memories. ”

"Wait." Watson finally couldn't help but say, "How did you know he was a magician?" ”

He looked at Sherlock.

"He's been spying on me." Sherlock said, "To satisfy some of his voyeuristic quirks." Actually, it's not just me, he's peeping into the secrets of many people. Of course, more often than not, the information he gets from me is usually something that I offer to him. ”

He looked at Locke and slowly curled the corners of his mouth, "This is also my second preparation."

"You're wrong." "I know what you didn't give me that I know," McCroft said. ”

"Yes." Sherlock narrowed his eyes and sneered, "You're so stakeful that you want to buy my assistant to be your eyeliner?" ”

McCroft shrugged, "An extra pair of eyes is always right." Besides, you've never had a friend, but suddenly a roommate in a shared house appeared, shouldn't I meet your brother? ”

"It shouldn't." Sherlock said, "Is it possible that I'm an adult, Mycroft." Isn't your desire to control a little too strong? ”

Mycroft was silent for a moment and then said, "If you were an ordinary person, I wouldn't care. ”

After a pause, he said, "You are very rebellious, you have been very rebellious since you were a child, and after you have wisdom, this rebellion has become more and more serious. You feel that no one else is as smart as you, and this arrogance makes you have no real friends at all. But you have a longing for friends in your heart, and this loneliness makes you choose to spend your life by looking for excitement, so you choose to detective and deal with those vicious murderers.

You are not for justice, but only to satisfy some of your special desires.

But ah, Sherlock, it's going to lead you to the abyss of self-destruction.

And I'm your brother. ”

Sherlock was silent for a while, then sneered, "It's like it's true, are you normal?" ”

Mycroft shrugged his shoulders undeniably, "At least it's more normal than you." ”

Sherlock looked at Watson, "Which of us do you think is more like a normal person?" ”

"Emm" Watson was a little reluctant to speak.

But after a moment, Locke said quietly, "I don't think you're normal. ”

"The topic is a little crooked." McCroft said.

After a pause, he continued, "Is there anything you want to say, Locke?" ”

Locke was silent, speechless.

And McCroft's words continued.

"You didn't hurt us investigators, which shows that you are kind to us ordinary people, and you have a certain order, and we are not enemies.

In other words, you are also human beings, living in human society, with your own friends, but some beings with special powers. ”

He turned his head to look at Locke, who was sitting in the corner.

"We can understand why you want to hide. Having this kind of power is always fearful.

However, this is no longer the time of ignorance of the past. Witch hunts will no longer happen, and with the advancement of technology, civilization will also progress, and humanity will become more tolerant.

Moreover, you cannot deny that as technology advances, it will become more and more difficult for you to hide.

You need some help. With the help of the government, it will be easier for you to hide in this world.

We have only one purpose, and that is to share information.

I don't want us to die in vain every time a dangerous supernatural event happens.

In fact, something like that has happened in the past, hasn't it?

I don't know if you remember, but it's still clear in the secret records of the Britannian government.

Nearly 10,000 people lost their lives in a short period of time due to various accidents."

Mycroft smiled, "Do you think we're stupid, stupid enough to see what's strange in this?" ”

"What's that?" Sherlock asked curiously.

"More than ten years ago, not long after the end of the world war." Mycroft turned his head.

Locke remained silent, speechless.

"Do you still want to be silent?" "And then wait until it's all over and then revise our memories?" ”

"I'm just a trainee exorcist." Locke said helplessly, "I can't do anything about this." ”

He initially revealed his magic to Sherlock so as not to involve the police.

But now, it seems that some people who are more troublesome than the police are involved.

"I can prove it." Sherlock said, "He's a half-ass, he's better than the murderers." ”

Locke smiled wryly, "Thank you." ”

"No thanks." Sherlock raised an eyebrow.

Locke looked at Mycroft in the co-pilot, rubbing his wand in his hand, as if hesitating whether he should use magic to erase the memories of the people here.

According to the rules, it should be so.

But there's no denying it.

The person in front of me does seem to have some truth in what he said. Until now, he actually got into this car because of various rules such as not exposing magic.

If there is the cooperation of the human government, their work will undoubtedly be much easier.

After a moment, he took a deep breath and said, "The guild has been letting go all these years, and a long, long time ago, not to mention using magic on humans, anyone who used magic in front of humans would face imprisonment."

He had a gut feeling that the man in front of him might really be able to convince someone in the wizarding world.

Watson was a little surprised and said, "With this kind of power, you can't use it, that's too aggrieved, right?" ”

"That's true." Locke nodded.

"And then?" McCroft said.

Locke fell silent, he didn't continue the idea of the topic, so he changed the subject.

"As far as I know, some of the people above do have the idea of contacting you."

"Then let's make this our first collaboration." McCroft said.

"I need to report it." Locke said.

While they were talking, the car finally reached the vicinity of the imperial capital.

Or the edge of the fence of the imperial capital, where the tall walls obscured their view, and from here the entire street was almost the walls of the imperial capital, stretching to the end of the street.

Looking at this endless wall, one can imagine what kind of rights the royal family had in Britannia.

They drove through the street, turning at a crossroads, and the long city walls, and drove for a few minutes before they saw the large iron gate outside the palace.

Watson had actually been to the palace in the past.

To be precise, the Imperial Palace should be called the Imperial Palace District, which is an area composed of many palace-like buildings and greenery.

Part of the palace is open for use as a tourist attraction, while the other part is used for offices.

The palace gate, which is used as a tourist attraction, is at the main entrance, and there is a large palace square at the entrance.

Many people of Britannia often go for a walk in the square, which is also a tourist attraction and has a large statue of Baal Britannia, the founding capital of the country.

At this moment, what they entered was the back door leading to the palace area for office.

However, even the back door is still very luxurious and heavy compared to the doors of other mansions. The relief carvings on the wrought iron gate are lifelike, and the traces left by the years on it do not bring any sense of antiquity, but make people feel the weight of history, and they can't see that it is the back door at all.

The car slowly drove to the door.

The guard who was standing guard at the door walked over.

The window was slowly lowered, and the driver handed the guard a certain document in his hand.

The guard looked at the document, and Watson could clearly feel his eyes gradually change to awe.

He stood still, gave a military salute to the driver, and then motioned for the guards of the guard department to let him go.

With the sound of the branches, the wrought iron gate slowly opened, and the car drove along the path into the palace.

Watson had some unbelieving feelings the moment the car entered the palace. They came in so easily.

You know, some people who come to visit will be driven away by the guards even if they get close to the door, let alone go in.

The car drove into a square, under a four-story square gray building, the solemn main entrance with the coat of arms of Britannia, the center of the country's power.

There are many statues in the square in front of the palace, the golden statue of the goddess of victory stands on a high marble platform, the golden light is shining, as if it is about to fall from the sky, and the golden angel on the statue of Arthur the Great, representing the glorious brilliance of that era.

The palace was used by the emperor for office work and reception of distinguished guests, and it is one of the earliest palaces, commonly known as the Britannia Palace, which has been expanded several times over the centuries to reach its current size.

There are more than 600 halls and rooms in the palace, including a ceremony hall, a concert hall, a banquet hall, and a gallery, and it is one of the best buildings in the entire West.

Of course, this is not the extravagance of today's government. As one of the world's superpowers, it naturally needed a place to work in a position worthy of its status as a top leader.

It is not only a place to work by itself, but also a place to be responsible for receiving distinguished guests, which is the face of a country.

And since there is a ready-made palace here, and it can show the glory of the past, then naturally there is no need to build it, which is extravagant.

However, even so, the increasingly large cost of palace maintenance is indeed a headache, and there are actually many projects that need to be repaired.

including the rooftop and the refurbishment of its State Dining Hall; replacement of heating and electrical systems and demolition of asbestos buildings; Replace a rusty water pipe from the Moriad era. And in previous years, the palace leaked on rainy days, dripping down the ceiling of the King's Gallery, which houses tens of millions of works of art.

However, with the cessation of the war, the rest of the palace was largely self-financing for tourism and rentals for banquets and concerts. (End of chapter)