what do you think sherlock

Chapter 132 The Party and the Corpse

This is Di Renjie's second visit to Thomas Manor. The first time he came, he came alone, and this time there was another Sherlock by his side.

Considering that the purpose of this gathering was to introduce Sherlock to Mr. Thomas, Di Renjie and the others came earlier, so when they arrived, there was no one else in the manor except Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Stubbs.

Mrs. Stubbs greeted the two with a smile and said, "This is Sherlock? This is the second time we have met."

The first meeting between the two dates back to Angelina's bar, a case that surprised everyone.

"You are more beautiful than when we met before, ma'am." Sherlock complimented slightly exaggeratedly.

"Thank you for your compliment. Mr. Thomas is waiting for you in the study on the second floor." After pointing the direction for Sherlock, Mrs. Stubbs turned to chat with Di Renjie again: "I can meet new faces this time, It made me so happy that Richard went to India and Angelina left London and I almost thought the party was going to fail."

"Everyone's life has changed much more recently than expected. I made an appointment with Richard to discuss the issue of the Far East. After that meeting, no one expected that he would be in such a hurry. Hurry back to India." Di Renjie said in agreement, but he always felt that if the party really couldn't go on, Mrs. Stubbs would be very happy, after all, it was her job to help Mr. Charles. , if there is a justifiable excuse for being lazy
"Yeah, especially Angelina. Although her relationship with her father has always been problematic, death is another matter after all." Mrs. Stubbs' tone was a little melancholy, compared to the relationship between ordinary members Richard, who had always been close to her, left her even more saddened by the departure of Angelina.

"It's good to go out for a walk, take a stroll, and relax, and she is a second-level transcendent, so we don't need to worry too much about her safety." Di Renjie comforted.

While the two were talking downstairs, another conversation was taking place in the study on the second floor.

Mr. Thomas has a thick head of gray and white hair combed back to reveal his shiny forehead; he has deep-set eyes, thick and curved eyebrows, a high nose and a wide chin with a small goat-like tuft on the chin. beard.

"You don't seem surprised." Thomas sat behind the desk and looked up at Sherlock who knocked on the door.

"Actually, as long as we simply check Mr. Charles' interpersonal relationship, we will find that there are not so many Mr. Thomas here, and the most famous one is you." Sherlock bowed slightly and said A simple visiting etiquette.

"Please sit down, you are as smart as Charles said." Mr. Thomas stood up and sat on the sofa beside Sherlock: "Because there will be refreshments at the party later, so I won't waste your stomach right now , let's get straight to business."

"of course."

"First of all, welcome to the London Jellyfish Party, because you missed the meeting time this month, so I specially asked Stubbs to invite you to their party."

"Very considerate arrangement, thank you." Sherlock said politely.

"You're welcome, this is what I should do. I will send a messenger to notify you of the next meeting, so there is no need to leave the address. I have already found out from Stubbs."

"Okay, please take care of me."

"Besides, I mainly want to share with you some questions about extraordinary promotion. If you have any other questions, you can also ask them."

About half an hour later, Joseph and Patrick arrived together, and Mrs. Stubbs declared the party officially open.

"First of all, let us thank Mr. Thomas for his participation, and at the same time, thank him very much for providing us with the venue for two consecutive parties." Mrs. Stubbs raised her glass to the crowd and everyone raised their glasses together stand up.

"In addition, we would like to welcome tonight's visiting member, Mr. Sherlock Holmes."

After saying the words of thanks in the welcome speech, Mrs. Stubbs, as usual, said the news from Alfredo of the headquarters first:
"First of all, there are two messages from Alfredo. The first message is that the safety ratings of the London region and the Great Britain region remain unchanged after the judgment of the Sage Conference, and the safety ratings of Russia, Ottomans, the Balkans, Greece, and the Black Sea will be adjusted. Ratings reverted to original levels, warnings on Anglo-Russian conflict and Russia-Turkey conflict removed."

"The second piece of news, all the three major periodicals of this month have been mailed, now everyone come and get them." Mrs. Stubbs finished speaking like a magic trick, and a stack of thin books appeared.

Di Renjie knew about the three major journals when he attended the party before. These are academic journals published by the three branches of the association every month. Only the latest and most valuable research results of each branch will be published in the journals. superior.

Di Renjie had been curious about these three journals for a long time, so he went forward to get three without any hesitation.

The names of the three periodicals were The Occult, The Arcane, and The Philosophy.

Mr. Joseph also immediately took his share, but he picked out "Arcane" and put it aside, and opened the "Mystery" first.

"It's surprising. I thought a scholar like you would want to read the contents of arcane arts first." Di Renjie observed the reactions of people around him after they got the journals. Joseph's behavior surprised him the most.

"This month's arcane is nothing interesting, so I can barely take a look at the article "About the Nerve Cells of the Spinal Cord" written by a young man named Sigmund. Some of the viewpoints mentioned in it It's very interesting, but the overall research level is still a bit shallow." Joseph smiled confidently, he was very confident in his judgment in the academic field.

"Is there any channel for you to watch it in advance?" Di Renjie became even more curious, knowing that Joseph had never opened that arcane book, but he knew the contents inside it like the back of his hand.

"Actually, Joseph is one of the review committee members of the Arcane Journal. As the current director of the Cavendish Laboratory, he is fully qualified." Mr. Thomas explained with a smile.Joseph nodded modestly.

"So that's how it is. This is really remarkable." Di Renjie admired sincerely, and then opened a few periodicals in his hand to read.The front page article of the mysterious journal is "The School and Investigation of Inca Witchcraft in South America: The Lost Machu Picchu". The content of this article is as clear as its title. , while leading readers to experience Inca witchcraft, it also introduces various local customs, natural landscapes, and even local delicacies in detail, which makes Di Renjie read it with gusto; while the front page of a philosophy journal is an article about the meaning and energy of language. Wenfeng's academic papers on the relationship between referent and referent are obscure, and there are some confusing terms and concepts everywhere.

After reading a few periodicals, the party entered into the self-flowing communication session. This time, everyone did not bring any special news, and the focus of the topic was unsurprisingly centered on the big news of the day.

Just like this while eating tea and chatting about the topic, the party came to an end without knowing it. Di Renjie and Sherlock walked out of Thomas Manor, preparing to take a carriage to the nearby train station.However, at this moment, an unexpected figure caught up with them.

"Mr. Watson, please wait a moment." Patrick caught up with the two of them.

"Oh, it's Mr. Patrick. What's the matter with you?" Di Renjie thought for a moment, but he still couldn't imagine any interaction between himself and the gentleman in front of him. However, from his expression, it can be seen that the other party must have had something to do with him. urgent matter.

"Mr. Watson, I think I'm in a big trouble. May I come to your carriage and tell you?"
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Ten minutes later, Di Renjie sat in the carriage, looked at Sherlock beside him, then patted Patrick on the shoulder and said, "We are very saddened by what happened to Ms. Alena."

"Thank you! But what we need most right now are directions and suggestions for action." Patrick said with some hesitation.

"Of course, of course, my personal suggestion is that you can go home and have a good rest." Di Renjie said with a smile: "We will handle the rest of the matter."

"You? Is this inappropriate? I'm worried about dragging you into trouble. After all, this matter still has certain risks." Patrick looked at Di Renjie and the two worriedly: "And we have no way to let the police detectives Take our word for it, many investigations will have to be done in private."

"You can rest assured." Both Sherlock and Di Renjie showed some helpless smiles: "Actually, if you read the newspapers some time ago, you would know that the two of us are employees of the government's security department."

"So you don't need to worry that we won't be able to convince Scotland Yard, because we've already been persuaded by you, and that's enough; you don't need to worry that we need to investigate privately, in fact, when I get back to London, I will let the department's People go to Hyde Park to salvage the body, and when the body is recovered, we will apply for an investigation warrant against several suspects including the Windmill Theater and director Wang Delei in the name of murder."

Di Renjie patted the shocked Patrick again, while Sherlock on the side showed a standard smile:

"All inquiries will be very open, standard and formal."

"It turned out to be like this, so please, thank you so much." Patrick said happily, he didn't expect things to turn around so easily.

"Okay, let's say goodbye here first. Sherlock and I need to go back to London to find someone to salvage the body. As soon as the body is confirmed, the search warrant can be approved immediately."

Patrick left the carriage of Di Renjie and Sherlock in surprise and joy, and while walking towards the station, he communicated with Alena in his mind:
"Did you hear that, Aliena, we're taking it easy now."

"Can they believe it? Patrick." There was still a hint of doubt in Aliena's tone.

"Of course, Mr. Watson is a well-known detective." Patrick said with a relaxed tone: "Speaking of Aliena, they just said that they hit the corpse, which reminds me of one thing. When I went to have a big fight with Mr. Higman, did I meet the real Mr. Higman, or the Earl of Granville we saw last night?"

"I didn't pay attention to this matter before, let me think about what you mentioned now. I seem to have met Earl Granville." Aliena's tone gradually changed from uncertain to certain.
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white tower.

Di Renjie and Sherlock hurried back to the office.

"Is there anything you need to do when you come back?" Kelly rushed over from the lounge after hearing the news.

"Kai Li, you are at work tonight. It's really great. You call Scotland Yard immediately and ask them to bring some people to Hyde Park to retrieve a body that sank in the lake." When Di Renjie saw Kai Li, Some said happily.

"Okay." Kelly still had that crisp look, without asking why or what the source of the information was, she turned and walked straight to the communication room.

"This will make things easier." Di Renjie made a cup of overtime coffee for himself and Sherlock.

Kelly returns to the office 2 minutes later:
"Sir, I called Scotland Yard, but they said that they had received a similar report a few hours ago and had completed the salvage of the body. At present, it is initially confirmed that the identity of the body is Miss Alena, a well-known drama star. In particular, he threw himself into a lake after being harassed by the Earl of Granville."

PS: Sorry, family members, this virus is really annoying. There is still only one update today (but I tried my best to write 3k7), and now my brain will be sore when I turn it seriously. Is there any better way to crack it?
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