Father Mavie

Chapter 49 Clown Unicycle

The wooden wheels rolled in the mud, splashing dirty mud everywhere, and the rainwater slapped the glass, sticking and merging into water droplets and sliding down, leaving a long mottled mark.

"The Rose Phantom Thief is certainly no ordinary person."

Shaking from side to side, on the carriage heading for the city, Macmillan, who was sitting beside Holmes, was chewing the sweet and greasy chocolate with a lot of sugar added, his white teeth turned brown-black like mud.

"He is the most powerful thief in the Kingdom of Windsor!"

Macmillan took a sip from the silver flagon, glanced at Mavi and Holmes, and asked, "What are your plans for tonight? I haven't heard from you yet."

"Are you curious?" Marvie asked.

"Look at what the priest said, I am the inspector, the main person in charge tonight, it should be a matter of course to know the details, right?"

"Indeed, but unfortunately, I have no plans with Mr. Holmes."

"No plan? No plan, how do you plan to catch the Rose Phantom Thief?"

Macmillan froze for a moment, his eyes blank.

"He's a strange thief. He doesn't play cards according to common sense. Only people who are mavericks can be called monsters." Ma Wei said calmly: "To deal with people like him, we must deal with them in the same way as others. No plan is the best plan."

"Father! How did you get into this state? You're all soaked!"

As soon as Ma Wei got home, Mrs. Cecil came up to greet him, looked at his damp coat, and said nervously: "Take off your coat quickly, if you catch a cold, you will be ill!"

"I'll go out soon, so I won't have dinner at home."

Ma Wei took off his coat and placed it in front of the burning fireplace in the living room to bake: "Is there any tea?"

"Yes, I'll make some ginger tea!"

In front of the warm fireplace, Mavi and Junia sat on the carpet, feeling the warmth from the flames.

Except for the boots, Junia didn't get much wet on her body. Mavie was different. He was exposed to the heavy rain during the last funeral, and the tightly woven wool coat was able to resist it at first. Rainwater can still be penetrated slowly and get wet.

The heat dissipated the chill from her body, Mrs. Cecil also brought black tea, and Marvie held up the teacup while looking at the time on the pocket watch.

Half an hour before 8:[-] on the notice letter, Holmes and Macmillan rushed to Baron Bill's mansion first, and Ma Wei had to go home first because of his wet clothes, otherwise the next day would be very difficult. Not a cold.

In this era, colds and fevers are serious illnesses, and the most common medicine prescribed by doctors is a blue pill, known as a panacea, which is said to be able to treat cholera, flu, liver disease, rheumatism, syphilis and various intractable diseases.
But in fact, this blue pill only contains a large amount of laxatives and a certain amount of mercury, which is not beneficial to the human body at all.

In addition to blue pills, opium and laudanum are also used to treat colds and fevers
Opium can indeed be used as medicine, but Ma Wei does not want to take it without the guidance of a [regular doctor] anyway, even if he does.

Fortunately, he has a strong physique, and the clothes he usually wears are also airtight, and he has never caught a cold or had a fever.

"Dad, why did your tone of voice to Uncle McMillan differ from before?"

Junia, who was sitting next to Ma Wei and playing with the little bear doll, suddenly asked: "When we first met him two days ago, you were quite polite to him, but today I feel a little hostile."

Junia's keen observation surprised Mavi a little. When he talked with Macmillan, he did show fleeting hostility. This was intentionally done by him to remind Holmes.
Junia noticed it too.

"Because he's not your Uncle McMillan." Ma Wei stroked his daughter's hair and said, "He's the Rozen Thief."

"what?"

The big eyes were full of doubts, and Junia was very puzzled: "Is Uncle McMillan the Rose Phantom Thief?"

"No, it was the Rosary Thief who pretended to be him, and Levin Boger used disguise magic." Ma Wei said: "Since yesterday morning, the Inspector McMillan we saw at Baron Bill's mansion is not I am."

"Last night, he didn't go back to the hotel to rest because he had to sneak into Inspector Macmillan's house and pretend that everything was normal, otherwise Mrs. Macmillan would have called the police."

"Ah! Then last night, the man who slept with Mrs. McMillan was not the Rozen Thief!" Junia opened her mouth in shock, "He's too much!"

"It's too much,"

Ma Wei smiled: "But I think, a person as proud as him should not take advantage of others."

While talking, Ma Wei frowned again: "Well, it's hard to say, what if he is a prostitute?"

"Where did the real Uncle Macmillan go? Did he kill him?"

"I have asked Fat Ju to find him, but there is no news yet."

After drinking the black tea and the clothes were almost toasted, Ma Wei got up on his legs, brushed off the dust on his buttocks, combed his messy hair neatly, put on a dry woolen coat, and stretched out his palm to Junia.

"Let's go, go to the stage I prepared for him, and enjoy his grand performance!"

"Is it the clown's unicycle?" Junia still couldn't forget the performance last night.

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This little girl's mouth is really poisonous, Ma Wei muttered secretly.

but
Without knowing that his methods have been fully exposed, how is it different from a clown who still shows off his arrogant opponent?

From a certain point of view, Junia is actually right.

Levin Boger's show tonight isn't just about magic, it's about clown unicycles
With so many viewers watching, will he die?

7:45 p.m., Baron Bill's House.

Under the pattering rain, the tall villas were brightly lit, and the courtyard was full of policemen wearing black leather caps and tuxedos.

They were armed with live ammunition, ready to fight, and their eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly, and no sign of trouble could escape their eyes.

"All cheer me up!"

Inspector McMillan held an umbrella and patrolled the courtyard: "The Rosy Thief may show up at any time! Even if it's rare, I have to hold back! Do you hear me?!"

"Yes! Inspector!"

Outside the villa, the faint light of the kerosene lamp came from far to near, and soon, a carriage stopped in front of Baron Bill's mansion.

The car door opened, and Ma Wei pulled Junia out of the carriage, and a policeman with a bright future immediately stepped forward with an umbrella to cover them from the rain.

"Father, you are here!"

When McMillan saw the two of them, his eyes lit up suddenly: "I'm planning to send someone to pick you up!"

"How is the arrangement?"

Ma Wei looked at the 'tight' line of defense in the yard, nodded and nodded: "Yes, if the Rose Rogue comes in through the main entrance, you will definitely be detained on the spot. How is Baron Bill's mental state? Is he still stable?"

"Forget it!"

As soon as he talked about this, McMillan became angry: "He is like crazy. He lay on the safe half an hour ago and didn't move. Xue Meigui had to defeat him first, and he didn't listen to persuasion at all, which put a huge pressure on our defense work!"

(End of this chapter)