Chapter 255: The Detective's Attitude
In the final analysis, the unfairness of society is the unfairness of information channels.
The public doesn't know what kind of tragic and bloody confrontation the forces have engaged in for this year's Inheritance Ceremony, and naturally they don't know what kind of-for-tat confrontation between the two factions represented by Augustine the Great and Franklin is, and even people can't connect Professor Darwin's death, life continuation experiments, and wild demons' controllable conjectures with the Inheritance Canon.
All they could see was the words in the newspapers, and they could only know the most inspiring words of the old emperor on the Victory Memorial Square that day, and the sigh of exhaustion when he took off the crown, which symbolized supreme authority.
He said he was old, and he was old.
He said he was tired, and he should be tired too.
So at this moment, people burst into tears, and could no longer stop the excitement in their hearts, and the cry resounded in the sky above the ancient Roman city, which represented the end of an era, and naturally equivalent to the beginning of another era, Augustine the Great believed in Franklin, so the people of the empire believed in Franklin.
He said that the new king had inherited his will, and the people felt that he had inherited the will of the old emperor.
In fact, how can this group of ordinary people know what this so-called will is.
They just sighed blindly, believing in their own hearts for a better future, in short, just because of these words of the old emperor, it was enough to set off a bloody storm in the empire, and even the political changes that would make the productivity continue to decline in the next few years, turned into a clarion call to move forward towards a better future.
This result is undoubtedly satisfactory to everyone.
London, on the banks of the River Thames, a small street across the river from Big Ben.
This place is not well known, because there are so many beautiful scenery around, the Parliament building left before the Holy Calendar, the Thames Boat Harbour in the distance, Phoenix Cathedral, etc., and even the sunset through the thick fog, the reflection of the sunset on the river, can attract everyone's eyes, so this alley is almost no one will notice, let alone know, in the alley, there is a bar.
The bar has no signage, the entrance is a small, unadorned door, but once you walk in, the ornate décor and the most tasteful details are enough to make even the most discerning guests rave, and of course, the price of the food on the menu is enough to make anyone's jaw drop.
Actually, some people know that this bar is called "Erin's Bar".
Some people will also find that there seems to be a place like this in every city, and their names seem to be all called "Erin's Bar".
But most people just think that the owner behind this bar must be a rich man with a quirky personality and unique tastes. And those who really understand what these bars mean will cast the most respectful, even faintly fearful, look at the owners of the bars.
It was nine o'clock in the evening.
Outside the bar, the sound of the Thames can almost be heard, but inside the humble door, a biggest dance party is taking place.
There's so much going on these days.
The Darwinian Recovery Plan has been a great success, the final results have been demonstrated with the utmost recognition, the Electric Energy Act has been preliminarily passed, the Imperial Transposition Ceremony has been successfully completed, and the new Emperor Franklin will officially ascend the throne early next month.
No matter which one it is, it is the most shocking good news, and these good news are superimposed, which can really make the most indifferent people laugh out loud.
The people in the hall were dressed in the most elegant costumes, and the waiters carefully shuttled between them, with precious wine on the tray in their hands, and everyone smiled so sincerely, and their words and manners exuded intoxicating elegance.
In a private room on the second floor, Erin had just filled a glass of valuable red wine, handed it to Sherlock who was standing in front of the window, and gently touched the glass, she took a sip very freely, and her face was a little crimson.
If at this time, the people below knew that the owner of this bar was on the second floor, and he was alone with a civilian detective, he didn't know what expression he would put on.
Seeing that Sherlock didn't drink, but looked at the people below with some silence, Erin also turned to look out the window.
"Actually, I admire you for establishing such a close personal friendship with His Royal Highness the Holy Son, and he is even willing to set up the venue of this drinking party in London for your sake, you know, I bought a whole railway line in order to meet His Royal Highness the Holy Son."
Sherlock was not amazed by this sentence, in fact, he could now understand that the property under Erin's hands must be even bigger than he imagined, and a railroad may not be anything to her.
"I didn't mean to have a friendship with that kid, in fact, our relationship is average, this time I helped him, just because I was interested in the London airship crash case, and the last time I helped him, it was because he begged me, and I always didn't pretend not to hear."
Sherlock said lightly, recalling the day of Sacred Love, Moriarty's anxious appearance when he was stopped, he still thought it was funny.
You can see the people below huddled around each other, the soft sound of wine glasses endlessly, and the soft music drifting out of nowhere, mixed with the chuckle that rang out from time to time. Sherlock knew that those people were all vested interests in this series of events, and they must be in a good mood now, under the big event of the emperor's transposition, they were staggered, and they didn't know how many wealth transactions were going on, and the distribution of power was going on.
Well, to put it bluntly, this ball is just a vegetable market for selling power and wealth, so Sherlock feels a little bored.
"Augustine the Great, why was he acquitted?"
He asked softly.
In fact, he should be able to think of the answer to this question, but just like some habit, if the person in front of him is in front of him, then he prefers to listen to the other party tell him in person.
Erin should have known that Sherlock would ask this question, so she smiled and said:
"Because Augustine the Great promised that he would personally support the new emperor of the empire to ascend to the throne, you should have thought of it
I have to say that the old man was really incredibly powerful, and it only took him less than half an hour to minimize the impact of this empire-wide turmoil, and even to some extent, it made the people of the empire more accepting of Franklin, the new king.
This will allow the empire to move to the next stage without loss, and even the replacement of energy will be implemented more quickly. ”
Sherlock listened to Erin's words and felt that it was all about the same as he had thought.
So put down the wine glass and said lightly:
"Indeed, this is the best ending, but, at the price, the acquittal of Augustine the Great."
Erin's slightly drunk eyes seemed to sober up in an instant because of this sentence, she looked at the man in front of her very seriously, hesitated, and said nervously: "Yes, if you want to get such a happy ending, of course, you have to pay, and an old man who is about to die, whether he is guilty or not is not so important." ”
"Do you remember what you said when you were on the airship at the beginning? You say, this case involves me, and I'm the best detective in the world."
Sherlock said word by word, as if to make some kind of emphasis that only he cared about:
"So, in the beginning, I joined in as a detective, with the attitude that a case should have.
Not because of the distribution of rights.
Nor is it the future of humanity that you are talking about, or the beginning of the next phase of the Empire.
I'm just a detective, and that's all I care about.
Now, you tell me that in the case for which I am responsible, the culprit was acquitted
It's not the same as we said it was at the beginning."
(End of chapter)