Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

It was a cloudy Sunday in London at the end of August 1879.

Watson took a new set of books and walked towards 221B Baker Street.

He ended his nearly three-year stint as a military medic last summer when he was shot in the leg.

Perhaps it was because he had encountered too much bleeding and death on the battlefield, and he didn't want to go back to the hospital immediately to face the impermanence of life and death.

Fortunately, the thriller novel he wrote as "The Sharpshooter Who Loved Roses" before joining the army was a hit, allowing him to have enough savings to live a relaxed life for several years without working.

However, easy days can also be tiresome.

Sleeping all day until waking up at noon, reading some books, betting on a few horses, eating and drinking a few meals until the time to turn off the lights at night, this state makes people feel extremely boring after only half a month.

It's time to find a job that doesn't sit on shifts.

Watson took this as his goal and looked for a new residence by the way, so he met Sherlock who was looking for a roommate and assistant.

Last year, Sherlock moved out of Montagu Street, where he had lived for four years, because the landlord no longer continued to rent out.

When he moved in, most people in London didn't know a detective named Sherlock Holmes; when he moved out, Mr. Holmes was well-known in Europe and even across the ocean.

Fame doesn't affect Sherlock much, and he remains socially reclusive.

The only benefit he is grateful for is that he has a wider choice of cases - there are few things in the world that excite him more than unsolved cases.

After getting along for a year, Watson had a deep understanding of this, and Sherlock used him as a grindstone to sharpen his thinking when solving the case.

To put it bluntly, as the assistant of the great detective, he always feels that his brain is not bright enough.Often only at the last moment, when Sherlock reveals the truth of the case, can he learn the correct answer.

Watson has never been upset or uncomfortable because of this, and the assistant to solve the case is the most suitable thing for him at present.

There is no need to face the cruelty of life and death on the battlefield, but you can also experience various unexpected events, so that life will not be dull.

Whenever the truth came out, Watson was able to return to his old business, writing the case into a novel after dramatic processing.But no longer using the original pen name, but the real name to describe the detective stories of Sherlock Holmes.

Just like the collection in hand, it includes "Study in Scarlet", "Four Signatures", "Five Orange Pit" and so on that I encountered last year.

Of course, this is only part of the cases encountered.

There are some cases that don't lend themselves to too many people, and others that lack the requisite interest of a novel, keeping them from making the adaptation list.

Watson's worry has never been that there are no cases to write about.

He knew that there were always clients looking for Sherlock, and that the big detective would run into several cases when he went out for a walk sometimes.

The question is not how many cases there are, but how difficult they are.Those cases that can quickly see the answer to the mystery make the big detective feel bored.

"good afternoon."

Mrs. Hudson delivered the mail package to the second floor, and just went down the stairs to meet Watson entering the door.

Compared to the big detective on the second floor who would shoot at the wall when he was bored, she would rather chat with the former military doctor in front of her.

Watson saluted with a smile, "Good afternoon, Mrs. Hudson. You look a little excited. Has anything interesting happened?"

"Of course, have you read the latest paper?"

Mrs. Hudson found the evening paper she had just bought, and said it was an evening paper, but it was actually on sale at four or five in the afternoon. "The headline of the second edition, the first anniversary of the establishment of the Monte Cristo Communications Company in New York, USA. This month, with the determination of the manual telephone switchboard line and the launch of the public telephone, it is expected that cross-city telephone communication will soon be realized. "

Watson took the newspaper, which was an editorial on the prospects of the telephone communication industry.

Unlike New York, which is experimenting with various new things, London and even Europe, which is conservative in some respects, will start to promote telephone communication?

Perhaps, we have to wait ten years.After all, the telephone is now a tool of the rich, and communication is limited to New York City.

After passing through the late 19th century and entering the early 20th century, when the telephone technology became more mature, the old-fashioned Continental Europe would promote new communication methods.

But Watson knew that Mrs. Hudson's focus was not on promotion, but on the character who appeared in the interview—Mr. Bennet, who had been away from London for three and a half years.

The newspaper interviewed the founder of the Monte Cristo Company, the Count of Monte Cristo, who was rarely seen in public.

He did not hesitate to speak highly of his good partner, Mr. Bennet, calling him a wise man who opened the door to a new era.

Not only has it promoted the research in the field of blood biology, but now it has accelerated the invention and exploration of the communication industry.The establishment and development of Monte Cristo Communications Company cannot be separated from Kelsey's advice and help.

Regrettably, Kelsey declined direct interviews with all newspapers.

If others are curious about the legendary story of Mr. Bennet, or have solved several unsolved cases in the American continent, or invested in some emerging industries in New York, they can only get a piece of news occasionally from their contacts.

Others, probably not including Sherlock on the second floor.

A monthly postal package from across the ocean is sent to "Dear Mr. Holmes".And a postal package from London, received by "Dear Mr. Bennet".

Watson thought of the stacks of letters in Sherlock's bedroom cupboard.

They were kept alone, not like other books or manuscripts on the bookcase shelves in the living room.

Watson wondered why letters from New York were given special treatment, and Sherlock was allowed to read some of them when he was in a good mood.

It should be said that it is expected that the content of Kelsey's letter is almost inseparable from various suspenseful cases.There are strange cases encountered by oneself, as well as the deciphering of the cases described in Sherlock's letter.

——Letters between detectives sometimes directly describe the cases handled, sometimes deliberately conceal the final answer, and only give true and false clues for the other party to give the reasoning process.

What's more, the original script will be adapted.

Turn it into a trickier and more complex reasoning game, write it in a letter and let the other party guess the answer.

Watson was instigated by Sherlock to participate several times. Unfortunately, he has never successfully solved the riddle for a year.

What comforted him a little was that Mr. Bennet, a gentleman, would write a separate page of letters to encourage him, and he would also send a consolation prize—all kinds of wines found in the United States.

While drinking the wine with excellent taste, Watson understood the reason why the letters from New York were specially stored.

Sherlock had fun solving complex cases.Kelsey's letters are all difficult and miscellaneous cases, and the game can be extended to conceive new cases.

Sherlock put the letters by the bedside and read them repeatedly, gaining new inspirations from them, which is equivalent to enjoying the overwhelming fun non-stop.

The establishment of the above approximate equation was not Watson's unfounded guess, but was prompted by Kelsey.

Kelsey mentioned in her letter that she also had letters from London in her bedroom.Flipping through from time to time can yield new gains, and it can be fun.

By analogy, we can see why Sherlock kept that kind of letters separately.

Watson would like to thank Kelsey who is far away across the ocean once again, for his willingness to patiently explain this trivial matter.Unlike his roommates, Sherlock is mostly stern and reticent to talk.

After getting along with each other for a year, Watson finally learned that superficial impressions can be deceiving.

Mrs. Hudson also felt the same about this point, recalling the scene when she was rescued a few years ago, how could she simply think that Sherlock was helpful?

After working as Sherlock's landlord for a year, she realized that Mr. Holmes is a detective with a sense of justice, but it does not mean that he will always be polite in daily life.

Mrs. Hudson, of course, recognized Mr. Holmes as a gentleman.

But when this gentleman is bored, he will shoot at the wall at will, and do some strange and dangerous experiments in the room without supervision.

If he accidentally interrupts his reasoning and thinking about the case, he can successfully receive a gift package of sarcasm and insinuation-almost regardless of the target.

Does anyone have a solution for this?

Mrs. Hudson ventured to guess that there was a way.

For example, Mycroft, who came three times a year, Sherlock respected his brother very much.

For example, when a New York mail package arrives in January, Sherlock will be immersed in the letter, and then he will be better at talking in the next few days.

Mrs. Hudson hit on a key that had been overlooked.

Perhaps only by the presence of another detective could one of her tenants be less bored and subdued some of her eccentric tempers, and her walls, tables, chairs, etc., would be spared.

"Mr. Watson, do you think Mr. Bennet will return to London?"

Mrs. Hudson couldn't help asking, "I heard from Mr. Holmes that he only planned to stay in the United States for three years. Oh! I miss him very much. The guest room on the fourth floor is reserved for him forever."

Now, three years and six months have passed.

Watson shook his head. "I don't know much about this. Mr. Bennet graduated from university ahead of schedule the year before last, and he is now studying for a graduate student. It stands to reason that he can come back next spring."

But who stipulated that he must return to London?

Today the United States is not as powerful as the United Kingdom, but New York has many new opportunities that London did not have.

Maybe three years and three years, three years and three years, Kelsey simply stayed in New York.

Mrs. Hudson is a little disappointed, but still firmly believes that Kelsey will come back.

In the letter sent to her, Kelsey clearly mentioned that the more busy she is in New York, the more she misses her biscuits, which are the best taste on Baker Street and even in London.

At this time, Watson's eyesight was inexplicably accurate, he saw through the landlady's thoughts, and kindly did not hit her.

What can he say?Tell the truth?No gentleman can escape a sentence, "A man's mouth is a deceitful ghost."

After another conversation, Watson walked to the living room on the second floor.

When he entered the room, he saw Sherlock reading the letter seriously.So I didn't bother him, not even a good afternoon greeting.

——Sherlock's letter reading time, no need to say hello, just keep quiet.

It was not until three hours later, at dinner time at seven o'clock, that there was any conversation in the house.

Looking at the new book brought by Watson, Sherlock was not interested in how Watson adapted and expressed the case, but took out the two gift certificates in the book.

"What is this? "The Lucky One, embark on an unsinkable sea journey. London, England - Florida Peninsula, the United States, take you to appreciate the beauty of the Atlantic Ocean."

"The lottery ticket, sent by the publishing house."

Watson said indifferently, "This year, wireless telegraphy has been developed, and ships can communicate with shore in real time more conveniently when sailing. The "Lucky One" of Victor Oceanic Company will make its maiden voyage on September 2000, with a capacity of 49 people. Many people, about [-] VIP cabins.There are [-] passengers who can experience the [-]-day VIP class tour for free, which is the route you see. "

How to get 49 free places?

Victor Oceanic Company issued [-] lottery tickets to some bookstores and department stores.

As long as you buy a certain amount of products, you can get lucky draw tickets.First-come-first-served, unregistered lottery tickets, the lottery will be published on September [-]st, and must be redeemed for boat tickets on September [-]th.

"This is a multi-party promotional campaign. 49 out of [-], nearly [-] out of [-], you might win if you draw a lottery."

The lottery tickets issued five days ago are no longer available on the market.

Watson's lottery ticket was given by the editor-in-chief, but no one reported that he would win the lottery.

Sherlock counted the time, "The day after tomorrow will draw a lottery."

"Whether you win or not, I'm not very interested in sea travel. Moreover, we won't be so lucky that we get both. If we only get one, it's even less interesting to travel alone."

Watson put the lottery ticket in the book folder, "Mr. Holmes, do you want to go? Its destination is the United States. Even if you are not interested in sea views, at least you can find Mr. Bennet to catch up."

Sherlock showed a lack of interest, "ah, why don't I just buy a boat ticket to go to New York? From the Florida peninsula to New York, I have to take a passenger ship for several days. Mr. Watson, you know, this is in waste time."

Makes sense.

Watson nodded, "Alright then, if you only win one, I'll give it away."

But what if you hit two in a row?

The same problem happened to Bingley and Mrs. Bennet.

The former ordered a complete set of dresses and was awarded all three tickets, while the latter bought a rare piece of expensive jewelry and was awarded all three tickets. How should they be distributed?

On September [-], the so-called unsinkable "Lucky One" is about to set sail.