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Although we already know the process of the theft of the Angel's Tears, how did the real Angel's Tears get eaten into the stomach of Dabai, and how did Dabai accidentally fall into Henry Baker's hands?

Agatha's full of questions was written on her face.

Sherlock Holmes looked at her puzzled look and asked with a smile, "Do you regret a little that you didn't go to Alpha Bar with me and John last night?" ”

What's the regret about this?

Agatha didn't think she wanted to go, so Holmes would take her with her.

Instead of answering Holmes's words, she asked directly, "If I really wanted to go last night, would you take me there?" ”

Sherlock Holmes folded his hands on his abdomen, looked at her meaningfully, smiled, and said, "If you really want to go next time, you can try it." ”

Still didn't say whether he would take Agatha or not, but he didn't sell it again, and directly told Agatha how Angel's Tears could be eaten in Dabai's stomach.

"Speaking of Ryder James, I have to say that his plan is really meticulous and thoughtful. Before he even started stealing Angel's Tears, he had already thought about how to hide the stolen goods. He had a friend who had been in prison, and you and John went to Mrs. Horner, and Mrs. Horner was talking about a tall man, who was a skilful thief who was very good at handling stolen goods. He gives Ryder James a trick to hide the Angel's Tears in the goose's belly after stealing them. No matter how smart the police were, they would never have thought that Angel Tears would be hidden in the belly of a goose by him. ”

Speaking of hiding the Angel's Tears in the goose's belly, Holmes also had to admire that the other party did have a brain, if it weren't for him watching Dabai pull the Angel's Tears on his slippers, he wouldn't have imagined that someone would really feed such an expensive and rare gem to a goose.

"Although Ryder James did get the real Angel's Tears, less than half an hour after the Angel's Tears were stolen, the Countess of Moca took out a fake that could be faked, saying that the stolen Angel's Tears were fake."

Agatha still didn't quite understand what Ryder James was doing, she frowned delicately, and her tone was puzzled, "No one can tell the truth of Angel's Tears better than her master." Since Countess Moka had already said that the stolen jewels were fakes, why did Ryder James hide the Angel's Tears? ”

"It's not hard to understand, dear Agatha."

Sherlock Holmes took his cherry wood pipe in his hand again, and said in a relaxed tone, "Ryder James is a greedy little man. He wasted a lot of effort to get the Angel's Tears in his hands, whether it is true or not, the gem is always valuable. Besides, the Countess of Moca announced that she was going to auction Angel's Tears after the theft, and anyone who knew about it would find it odd. Not to mention the fact that he was able to communicate with Countess Moca's personal maid. ”

Agatha lowered her eyelashes and looked at the black tea in front of her.

Watson, who had been quiet, spoke at this time, "In fact, it is not difficult to understand that a greedy person is always unwilling to let go of any opportunity to make a fortune. The lady-in-waiting beside Countess Moka was so trusted that she couldn't recognize the Angel Tears in his hand as a fake, let alone anyone else. When it's true, it's both true and false, and Ryder James just wants to make a windfall from it. Although the Countess of Moka said that the loss was a worthless fake, she kept sending someone to find out who had stolen it. Besides, John Horner, the scapegoat he had been looking for a long time ago, was missing again, and it was hard for him not to have other associations. ”

"Like John Horner found the real Angel's Tears in the jewelry box after he took the so-called fake?"

Agatha's tone was a little unbelievable, "I think it's a bit ridiculous. ”

"You think it's ridiculous, but some people think it's true."

"Regardless of whether the jewel is real or fake, Ryder James has to hide it, and if he is discovered, he will not only lose his position as manager of the Metropole, but also go to jail." ”

Holmes's gaze fell on Agatha, and his tone was a little teasing, "Okay, do you want to know how Ryder James fed the gems to Dabai, and how was it found out by me and Watson last night?" ”

That's certainly what I thought.

Agatha sits upright, well-behaved, beautiful, and cute.

She gave Holmes a sweet smile and a sweet voice.

"I would like to hear about it, Mr. Holmes."

"It's actually quite simple, his sister and brother-in-law have a batch of geese that they plan to sell at Christmas. When he went to his sister's house, he told him that he had prepared a fat Christmas goose especially for him, and he made a sign on Dabai's tail after feeding the gem beforehand. ”

Sherlock Holmes pointed to the big white who had just come out of the goose's nest on the balcony, the fat white goose was spreading its wings and stretching its waist, and there was a black mark on the white feathers of its tail.

"Do you see that black mark?"

Agatha nodded, indicating that she saw it.

"That's a sign that Ryder James painted on it, and it can be washed off."

"He thought that among the geese in that flock," said Holmes, "only the big white had such a mark." Before leaving, he told his sister that he didn't want the big fat goose she had specially prepared, and he took a fancy to a big white goose with black feathers on its tail, and he just wanted that one. But he didn't expect that in the group of big white geese raised by his sister, there was another goose like this, and that goose was born with black feathers. His sister was not very happy about this, because the big white goose with its tail with black feathers was neither fat nor beautiful, and she did not expect Ryder James to take a fancy to the goose. ”

The misunderstanding has already been created, and it is not difficult to guess what happened later.

Ryder James thought he had gotten the goose he wanted and went home happy, only to find out that it wasn't the goose he wanted.

"At this time, you must be thinking, since it is not the goose you want, the goose with the fake hidden in the belly must have also fallen into the hands of others, and he no longer has to worry about his theft being discovered, wouldn't it be better?"

"That's how the average person thinks of it, Agatha," said Holmes, laughing, and that's why I found out that Ryder James was the one who stole Angel's Tears, but didn't send him to Mr. Lesterred. ”

Ryder James found out that he had taken the wrong goose, and the goose that his sister and brother-in-law had raised was transferred outside, and someone was sure to get the goose with the jewels hidden. The jewel may be fake, but the theft is really happening to you, and if anyone gets the gem and finds that the gem is very similar to the gem auctioned by the Countess of Moca, in order to get a reward, he will definitely publish a lost and found notice in the newspaper or report the crime, and once his idea comes true, the next investigation will inevitably find his sister and brother-in-law.

He can die and not admit his guilt for the sake of his innocence, but in that case, won't it affect his sister and brother-in-law?

Sherlock Holmes sighed and said: "This man has a thief's heart but not a thief's courage, and he can be regarded as a conscience, he is afraid that his sister and brother-in-law will be affected after the matter is revealed, and after the big white is sold, he has been pestering the goose dealer in the market near the Afar bar, and when he was entangled with the goose dealer, he was met by me and John." ”

If Ryder James had met someone else, what he was doing might not have been so easy to detect.

Unfortunately, he met Sherlock Holmes.

All bizarre cases will be peeled off in the hands of this detective, and the truth of the matter will be finally restored.

"Although there is no news of John Horner yet, it is also a great gain for us to know why there are angel tears in Dabai's belly."

Watson looked at Agatha and said softly, "After I left Horner's house with you yesterday, I had been worried that the two thugs who had been harassing her had tied up John Horner. After last night, I'm no longer worried about it. John Horner, although still missing, has ruled out two strangers of unknown origin, which is a good thing. ”

Sherlock Holmes: "Ryder James didn't know that the real Angel's Tears were in the White Belly, and he thought he had stolen something wrong. ”

Agatha glanced at Sherlock Holmes, "Do you think Ryder James, who escaped the law, will thank you in his heart?" ”

Sherlock Holmes shrugged, "I don't need his thanks. I spared him and did not hand him over to the Metropolitan Police because I was sure that he had nothing to do with John Horner's disappearance, and that this man, despite his evil deeds, still had a shred of conscience and did not want to trouble his sister and brother-in-law, and it was not necessarily hopeless. I let him go last night, maybe he will do evil in the future, but I think it will be a soul rebirth. ”

Agatha thought about it and felt that this was the case.

Sherlock Holmes is just a detective and does not represent the police. For him, anything, with a clear conscience, is enough.

Now that the matter of how the gem got into Da Bai's belly has been resolved, the next question should be Da Bai's fate.

Agatha: "Are you going to give the big white back to Ryder James?" ”

Holmes asked rhetorically in an incredulous tone, "Why do you want to give it back to him?" It's already very gracious that I don't bother with him about his theft, and he still wants me to send the goose back? ”

Agatha thinks so.

It's impossible to send Dabai back, so what should I do?

Agatha: "What about Dabai?" ”

Sherlock Holmes glanced at the big fat goose outside who didn't know his fate, and said nothing.

Agatha thought that it was a pity that Dabai might become a Christmas roast goose, but the ultimate destination of most geese is to become a delicacy on the human table.

If Dabai hadn't been redeemed by Henry Baker with the amount of money he spends, and later ended up in the Baker Street apartment in the hands of Peter, the doorman, it would have become a plate of roast goose.

While Agatha was lamenting the fate of the Great White, Holmes asked Watson, "Will you kill a goose?" ”

Watson: "Yes, yes." But I don't want to kill a fat goose that can pull gems. ”

Sherlock Holmes looked at Agatha, "Hear me?" ”

Agatha:???

Sherlock Holmes: "Watson said he didn't want to kill a fat goose that could pull gems, so he decided to raise a big white." ”

Watson: "W-what? ”

He just didn't want to kill geese, but he didn't say he wanted to raise geese, right?!