Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

A couple, their left ring finger, what else is missing?

The only answer: rings.

However, nowadays, most middle and upper class people have the habit of wearing gloves.It doesn't hurt to wear gloves all the time, except for mealtimes.In winter, I wear thick gloves. In fact, it is difficult for outsiders to judge whether to wear a ring or not.

Kelsey did not mention the above reasons, but agreed with Sherlock's extra preparations, "You have really considered everything."

Open the small velvet box, inside is a pair of gold rings with a simple design.Looking closely, the size of the ring matches, and there is even a lettering on the inner ring.

In just three hours yesterday afternoon, while Sherlock was getting the train ticket and preparing other necessities for the journey, he had put his heart into ordering such a wedding ring.

Kelsey looked at the two rings, which were engraved with "T&J" and "J&T" on the inside, and she couldn't help lowering her eyebrows and smiling slightly.

bang bang bang --

There is the sound of wheels rolling over the rails, and the gentle smile is fleeting.

Kelsey looked up again, took off the gloves first, and then took out the slightly larger "J&T".

She said to Sherlock in a businesslike manner, "Mrs. Sam, please allow me to wear the key props for you now. From now on, your character will be flawless."

Sherlock also took off his gloves, stretched out his left hand, and thanked politely, "Thank you."

A ring is put on.

"Mr. Sam, please let me put it on for you too."

Sherlock took out another smaller "T&J", held Kelsey's left hand as if doing business impartially, and put the ring on it.

In the next moment, the scene greatly demonstrated what an actor's self-cultivation is.

The two seemed to be rigorously inspecting the props before the stage performance, and solemnly looked at the ring on their hands.

Kelsey: Although the ring is simple in style, it fits very well no matter which angle you look at it from.Tom had a good eye, and that eye wasn't limited to choosing a ring.

Sherlock: Ring and finger, as expected.

It's just that Jerry's hand is softer than expected, not at all like a hand holding a gun, and different from most men's skin, it is white and delicate.

As the two put on the gloves again, those divergent associations seemed to be sealed.

Kelsey cuts back to the status of the investigation mission:

"The details make the difference, and the wedding ring completes the character setting. Mrs. Sam, I have to say that you are amazing, and I forgot that."

"Mr. Sam, don't beat yourself up, you may just not get used to the setup of newlyweds."

Sherlock was serious, and also mentioned the two people in the back seat of the carriage.

"However, husband and wife are different from lovers. Mr. F and Ms. Sinbad are lovers, and they don't need to wear wedding rings."

There were only four people in a carriage, and they were seated randomly.

Sherlock and Kelsey didn't deliberately lower the volume, as if they were confirming that the costumes and props were flawless, there was nothing shady about them.

At this time, Sherlock mentioned the disguised roles of Father Faria and Dantès, seeming to explain why he only bought a pair of rings in disguise.

As for the actual inner thoughts?

Whether one really forgot to buy the ring, and why the other was so careful to engrave the inside of the ring, each knew clearly.

After all, across the small table, the two smiled politely at each other.

As for the other two mentioned, they didn't even look up.

On the rear seat.

Dantès and Father Faria were reading the novel with great interest, and they were not at all surprised by the words and deeds of the two detectives in the same carriage.

The detectives said hello in advance. During this time, they have to find the feeling of playing the newlyweds. Their professionalism is admirable.

Admiration is admiration, but there is no heart to imitate.

Father Faria and Dantès play a pair of lovers who like to fight each other coldly, which can also be called one of the eccentricities.

This allows them to have more time to read books and understand the world without the need for loving scenes.

The book I am reading is "Adventures in the Alps", which has been popular from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. This set of thrilling adventure stories written from personal experience is very attractive.

Father Faria couldn't help but have an idea.Perhaps after two years of life stability, he can also write a secret book.Write down all the bizarre half-life encounters, and wait for a suitable time to publish.

Dantès was paying attention to the book and received an invitation from Earl B, an officer in the dark castle.

That man was also named Fernand, French, and had the same name as his ex-fiancée Mercedes' cousin.

Is it a coincidence?

Dantès was not sure yet.

In the past 14 years, Dantès has not received much news in prison, only that Mercedes married Fernand after he was imprisoned.

Combined with Father Faria's analysis, 99% of the cases that led to his wrongful imprisonment back then were due to Fernand's conspiracy, but they have not yet been verified one by one.

This did not prevent Dantès from reading carefully, and wanted to know what kind of ending Fernand in the book would have.

Kelsey and Sherlock didn't care about the other two's feedback.

What?As the authors of "Adventures in the Alps", why can they turn a blind eye?

Both of them denied that it was about "Apep" and "Chocolate Cake".After boarding this train, they are the newlywed Sam and his wife.

Maybe it was Cupid who sneaked to hell and disrupted the work process of Death with the arrow of Cupid, so that the train from Paris arrived in Milan smoothly.

Not only that, starting from Milan all the way to the east to Padua city, there was not a single criminal case of murder, arson, robbery, or disappearance.

1 month 5 day.

The clouds are thick, the old house of Krell.

According to the appointed time, Kelsey and Sherlock went to visit the old Mrs. Clare.

Considering the old lady's poor health and her fragile nerves, the two did not come to the door in the costumes of the Sam couple.

No one wants to publish the tabloid headlines tomorrow:

"Brilliant!When the detective came to the door, the client was frightened just by looking at it, and is currently seriously ill and unconscious.This newspaper reveals for you, the terrifying face of the detective. 』

Why was old Mrs. Clare frightened?She is suspicious of the abnormality of her only son, and believes that Krell has abnormal sexual fetishes.

Encountering Sherlock disguised as a woman at this time, and pretending to be a husband and wife with Kelsey, it is very likely that this will lead to some wild guesses that even eight horses can't pull back.

"Thank you very much, both of you, for working so hard to come to Padua."

The old Mrs. Krell saw the two gentlemen. Although they were young, several years younger than Krell, their calm and serious demeanor made people feel at ease.

Sherlock and Kelsey are invited to sit down, and the two sides talk about the topic after greetings.

"Madam Bobby has already told you about the specific situation, and I will make some additions."

The old Mrs. Claire mentioned that she was in poor health, and now that she had reached the stage of finding a detective, she entrusted the matter to Mrs. Bobby in Paris without fear of making her family scandal public.

Mrs. Bobby is keen on traveling and partying. She is enthusiastic but can keep secrets strictly.This made her have many friends, and everyone felt relieved to ask her to do things.

After briefly explaining the past, the old Mrs. Krell talked about the family situation.

After she married old Claire, the family of three used to live together in the city of Padua.

The city of Padua is located in the northern part of the Kingdom of Italy.

Although it is now part of Italy, it was ruled by the Venetians for a long period of time in the past hundreds of years, and later by the Austrians for a period of time.

Ten years ago, Padua and the former Republic of Venice were incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy.

Mentioning this is mainly because Venice does not have a strong sense of belonging to Italy, and that water city was built in a blurred place on the Adriatic Sea.

Located at the crossroads of the east-west sea routes, Venice was once exceptionally rich for controlling trade routes.

Peter Krell, who died more than four years ago when he was 24 and five years old, inherited his father's business acumen, working in finance and trading in Venice.

"Unlike my husband, who ran both ways, Peter settled down there after working in Venice for a few years."

Old Mrs. Clare said she had only been to her son's residence twice, and that was when her husband was alive. "In the past, we didn't find out that Peter had any unusual hobbies, nor did we hear any rumors. I really don't know how he joined the O club."

Who would easily expose the abnormal hobby?

It is very likely to hide it from parents, but sometimes it cannot be hidden from close friends.

Sherlock first asked old Mrs. Clare if she knew about her son's friendship status.

"Does Mr. Krell have any close friends? He invited him to the old house as a guest, the kind of friends you have seen and are familiar with."

"There have been."

Mrs. Krell Sr. mentioned two of her son's high school and college classmates, and she and their parents also knew each other.Later, one went to the United States and the other to Austria.

"Both of them started families and had children locally. Compared with them, Peter was the slowest. As for Peter, after he went to Venice, I didn't hear him mention any new friends."

Old Mrs. Clare shook her head, but now she doesn't force her son to start a family, as long as he doesn't go astray.

What is going astray?

Kelsey broke the question, "The situation of Club O is still unknown. With all due respect, there is a possibility that our investigation will be discovered by Mr. Krell.

Old madam, apart from investigating your son's current situation, do you have any other additional requirements?For example, let us persuade him to change his hobbies? "

This must be asked in advance.

A detective is not a psychiatrist. He can send criminals to jail, but he can't change a person's psychological orientation or hobbies.

"I know, you just need to tell me the truth."

Old Mrs. Claire smiled as hard as she could, "I'm prepared for the worst. I can't expose my son and go to jail, but I can sever relations with him."

If homosexuality is exposed, there is a possibility of being arrested and imprisoned.

Old Mrs. Clare thought far enough, but she didn't think her son would like men.

"Please come with me, maybe you two want to go to Peter's room to have a look. Although he has been in Venice for seven years and doesn't come home often, the room still maintains the layout he likes."

Krell's study and bedroom did not always maintain the original appearance seven years ago.Every year when he goes home, he will add some new decorations.

Enter the door.

The most notable decoration is the artistic painting.

There are landscape paintings and figure paintings.

The figure paintings are three Venus, she represents the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology.

Like most works of the same kind, Venus in the painting is completely naked, vividly expressing the beauty of nature.

"Before, my husband and I also asked Peter what kind of wife he wanted to marry in the future? Peter said that he wanted to marry a beautiful woman like Venus. You have also seen Peter's preferences. He has never collected portraits of men. Not to mention nude portraits."

Old Mrs. Claire based this on the basis, "Therefore, I don't think Peter is obsessed with men, and in reality, there is no emotion that can transcend the body and identify the soul. That is too rare, like seeing God while alive .”

Kelsey and Sherlock made eye contact casually, without commenting on it, and both fell on a statue.

The statue is also the image of Venus.

Unlike the image of Venus in the three paintings, this time her arms are broken, and the severed arms are set aside.

Sherlock pointed to the museum shelf, "Broken Arm Venus, when did you buy it?"

Broken Arm Venus, the genuine one is kept in the Louvre Museum in France.

It is the most famous statue of Venus, reaching the highest level of ancient Greek sculpture.And the incompleteness brought about by the incomplete arms gives people unlimited imagination.

Peter bought a scaled-down imitation.

"Bought it three years ago."

The old Mrs. Krell remembered clearly, "Peter also bought a pair of severed arms, hoping to restore a complete Venus. What, is there a problem with it?"

"No, just to get a comprehensive understanding."

Kelsey replied.And whether there is a problem, or what psychology it represents Peter, you have to sneak into the O Club party in Venice to find out.

Misty and confused, water everywhere.

A gondola travels through the waterway.The criss-crossing waterways surrounded a masonry city in the sea.

Venice has arrived.

Sherlock looked at the shimmering pieces in front of him, and the interlaced light and shadow on the water surface seemed to cover up countless secrets.

On board, he chatted with Kelsey about going to the O Club, "Mr. Sam, what kind of final review do you think we will face tomorrow?"

"Forgive me soon, I can't guess what other people think."

Kelsey shook her head indifferently, what else could she do besides pay the money and answer some other questions?It's impossible to let them kiss on the spot to prove that they are real husband and wife, right?

No, no wild guesses.

Anyway, we will know everything when we go tomorrow.