Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

Autumn dusk, Haidao Old Street.

The aroma of coffee filled the air, and it was a little quiet.

'Because only unparalleled luck will allow me to meet the unique you.Dear Jerry, you must feel the same, right? '

When Sherlock spoke, he may have used a three-point sincere tone, but it was more a seven-point natural tone.

Listen to the sound.

These remarks seem to be aimed at talking about luck, plus highlighting boasting and boasting.

Kelsey couldn't help but smile, because of the 'unique'.

Immediately, she answered Sherlock solemnly with a straight face:

"As you said, I feel the same way. Meeting you, who is unparalleled in the world, is the embodiment of my luck reaching its peak. I have to say, after three and a half years, Tom, your ability to see the truth is really getting better."

insight into the truth?

One of the truths I most want to know is right in front of my eyes.

It's involuntarily reminiscent of a hug on a boat.

Sherlock looked calm on the surface, but his heart beat faster. He couldn't forget the feeling when he was close to him last night.

Although he was affected by the dual emotional effects of reunion after a long absence and escape from the dead, he would not lose his judgment because of the emotional upheaval in his heart.

Looking back now, years of doubts about Kelsey's gender have been deepened by the feeling of embracing at that moment.

Wouldn't Kelsey have known that hugging was a risk of exposure?

No, she must know very well.Understand, but she still chose to hug.

The reason for this was unspoken between the two of them.

At the moment, Sherlock looked at Kelsey calmly.

When and where should he choose, and in what way should he completely reveal the mystery?

"Your eyes are so peaceful."

Kelsey suddenly said, "It's so calm that it's abnormal, what good things are you thinking about?"

"Apart from the case, what else can I think about?"

Sherlock changed the subject again, "I'm only thinking about you."

Kelsey was not surprised, and accepted it happily: "It's a great honor. Listen to you, and I'm equal to a good thing. What a perfect equation."

"Indeed. Jerry, your perception is correct."

Sherlock pushed the boat smoothly, "And everyone hopes that good things will always be around, so I would like to ask about your itinerary for others."

London and New York are separated by the Atlantic Ocean.

The two separated for three years and seven months. Although they exchanged letters constantly, they were never as close as they were when they opened the door.

Not only was life separated, but also almost died.

After the farewell, we must ask how long we will be apart.

Sherlock did not mention himself, and threw out the landlady: "Before coming to the United States, Mrs. Hudson asked me to convey a word: 'I have reserved a room for Mr. Bennet, who is specially respected. When you return to London, it is completely You don’t have to worry about finding a house anymore, just move in directly’.”

Having said that, Sherlock seemed puzzled:

"Jerry, now I have to clarify one thing. Once you expressed your miss for Mrs. Hudson's handmade biscuits in the letter. Did you just think about it in your heart and didn't plan to taste it yourself? If so, ha Mrs. Dursen will be very sad. I want you to know that she looks forward to your return all the time."

Kelsey blinked. Who the hell wanted her back to London?

Mrs. Hudson was indeed one of them, but by no means the most eagerly desired one.

"Thank you Mrs. Hudson for your concern."

Kelsey did not point out, and cooperated with Sherlock's performance, "Please tell her for me that I will return to London after graduating from graduate school in half a year. When spring comes, I will meet her on Baker Street."

Another half a year!

Sherlock has long been aware of Kelsey's academic arrangements, but has never waited for his promise to return to London immediately after graduation.

Now, when he heard the specific time, he felt a little lost again.

The first time is three years and seven months respectively, and the second time is expected to be no more than half a year.

Perhaps it was because of the reunion after the farewell, which made people less willing to reunite and part again, but he felt that half a year was too long.

"Okay, I know."

Sherlock responded as if nothing had happened, and had other plans in mind, so I won't mention it for now.

So much for reminiscing about the old days.

Most of what the two of them want to say has been hidden in the letter, and every bit of the letter exchange is engraved in their hearts.The most pleasant thing about meeting people these days is that people are within reach.

When people are by your side, there is no need to describe how you felt when you were apart.

After drinking a cup of coffee, it was time to get off work on the island.

The two went to find Susan's son Hansen.Hansen lived far away, and it took an hour for a one-way carriage.

"Are you detectives?"

Hansen looked at the two people who came to listen to his mother's past, and let them in a little impatiently. "Mother smashed her head, you don't have to take things about the Bat Monster too seriously."

Kelsey and Sherlock had to ask.

"In the story, everything happened 20 years ago."

Kelsey guessed that Hansen was in his twenties, "How can you be sure that Ms. Susan is telling the truth?"

Hansen glanced at his mouth, "My mother only went to sea after getting married, and they were all with my father. They have never been to the Caribbean. How could they encounter the small island in the story."

For as long as Hanson could remember, his mother, Susan, had been hysterical when hearing about bats.

That emotion is fear, it is disgust, it is avoidance.

"In fact, bats are very common on this island in the Americas, and vampire bats also appear from time to time. No matter what kind of bat, my mother will panic and run home when she meets halfway, saying, 'The bat god is angry, everyone is dead no one left.'”

Hansen couldn't get tired of hearing it, "I've heard her tell that story since I was a child, but there are no humanoid bat monsters in the world!"

Sherlock smiled, "I'm sure from your tone, did you go to sea to find it?"

Hansen nodded heavily, "The time my mother went to sea and was injured, it was the United States who hit her head on the pier while delivering goods. The two of you should also know the situation at the cargo pier. It was a mess. At that time, my mother bled and fainted. be found."

Fortunately, although Susan was knocked out and passed out, her life was not in danger.The only aftereffect is that she started talking about the Bat Monster.

"On the island, there are many similar myths and legends, and there are even more bats. We all think that the mother probably heard the stories told by others at the pier, and then she suffered a serious head injury and then had memory confusion."

Hansen said that in order for Susan to return to normal at home, the father and son have made a lot of efforts.

The most effective way to make Susan no longer fear is to prove that there is no Bat Monster at all.

Hansen's father went out to sea many times to inquire, and got acquainted with the aborigines on various small islands, but he had never heard of any place that worshiped the bat god.

Years later, Susan also selectively ignored the past of the Bat Monster under her husband's persuasion.

As long as no one mentioned bats, and Susan didn't meet people from the storm at sea, she behaved as usual.

"When my father got older, I took his place at sea and continued to inquire about the exterminated islands in the story."

Hansen shook his head, "No gain, no one has heard of it. I really don't understand why my mother insists on its existence."

Later, Hansen's father died.

Susan, who lost her husband, became more and more withdrawn. As a woman reaches middle age, her emotions become more unstable from time to time.

Hansen couldn't stand being nagged about every day, so he simply moved to the other end far away from home, and stayed away from the Bat monster stories that Susan was talking about.

Regarding the survivors of the Spanish shipwreck, and the Bat Monster's punishment from the Bat Monster after the holy land of the small island was set foot by outsiders, no one knows how much is true and how much is not.

At this point, Hansen really didn't know what else to say.

Kelsey makes a request.

Tomorrow, Hansen will be invited back to his hometown, and I hope he can recognize the portrait of Susan.

It is a portrait of the four Jules and the four murderers.

Hansen was a little reluctant, thinking it was unnecessary, but he still agreed.

The reason is very simple, if he refuses to agree, the detectives will also find the mother, I am afraid that the scene will be very chaotic.

The next day, the scene at Susan's house was indeed chaotic, with a soprano bursting out.

When Susan saw the detectives from the shipwreck, and heard the two talking about bats, she yelled hysterically on the spot, and even tore off the portrait.

It took Hansen a long time to stop his mother's madness, allowing Susan to answer questions a little more normally.

The result was not ideal.

Susan didn't know the eight people in the portrait at all. She just repeated over and over again that she had really seen the Bat Monster.

Unable to ask more from Susan, the two interviewed local residents before leaving the island.

No one who sailed with Susan 20 years ago can tell how she was injured in the US cargo port.The only people who knew about Susan's injuries were her dead husband and the doctor who treated her.

"Just one name now, Dr. Ben Edwards."

Kelsey felt a little bad. The doctor was 20 years old 50 years ago, and now he doesn't know if he is still alive.

"Actually, it's not all fruitless."

Sherlock thought about Susan's yelling, "Susan's panic is very real. Although it is unbelievable, she may have really faced the Bat Monster."

20 years ago, Susan probably heard something she shouldn't have heard at the American pier, so she was attacked by the other party and passed out.Large bats also appeared on the pier, which left a heavy psychological shadow on Susan, making her become discolored when she smelled bats.

Kelsey agrees with this point of view, "But according to this inference, the bat monster that Susan encountered is obeying people. Manipulating bats to attack people is really an amazing skill."

Who has that ability?

Referring to Susan's story, that person probably came from a small island that worships bats, which means that God's punishment did not kill all the people on the small island.

"Compared to God's punishment, I prefer a man-made massacre on the Bat Island."

Kelsey speculated that the Spaniards who escaped from the shipwreck had impure origins and might be a group of Caribbean pirates.

Although the era of piracy is long gone, sporadic pirate ships still haunt Central and South America.

The pirates coveted the treasures on the island and massacred the locals.

The vampire bats raised by the locals fought against it, but it was difficult to resist the hail of bullets, and the island was finally set on fire, and the truth was no longer known to outsiders.

"The survivors on the island absconded with bats, and they were bumped into by Susan at the pier halfway, and she was seriously injured on the spot."

Kelsey was not surprised that the survivors were cruel to Susan. After the tragedy of being exterminated, they could not be friendly to the outside world.

Sherlock nodded slightly. Afterwards, he was seriously injured, but at that time, maybe those people wanted to silence Susan.

"Alec and the others blew up the cruise ship to kill Kantan. Assuming that they encountered genocide, it can explain why they acted radically."

The next step is to verify the origin of the fortunes of Kang Tan, Zhu Er and others.

"The other three are not known, but according to the investigation on the "Lucky One", Kan Tan made his fortune from an inheritance from a distant relative. "

Sherlock tells a clichéd tale that many have fantasized about but seldom realized.

"It is said that 20 years ago, Kang Tan, whose parents both died, received an inheritance from relatives overseas. He used this as capital to become a sea trade investor step by step."

The inheritance is the news released by Kang Tan.

After 20 years, few people questioned its authenticity.

Sherlock can't doubt Kang Tan out of thin air.

Getting rich overnight sounds like a fantasy.Others may not believe it, but he participated in real events.

However, how many people in the world can get rich overnight with a clear conscience?

Sherlock looked at Kelsey.

His dear Jerry, of course, was different.

At this moment, the boat came.

It's time to head back to America and find the vampire monster.

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Episode in this chapter:

With a slippery hand, the hug on the boat was turned into a hug on the bed.

I spotted and corrected this ambiguity error in time. [It is reasonable to suspect that Tom & Jerry was interfering with my quantum mechanical brainwaves across dimensions, and they were urging me to add drama. 】