Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

After leaving London for four years, what changes have taken place here?

The carriage drove from the port pier all the way to 221B Baker Street.

Kelsey looked at the street scene along the way. The city didn't seem to have changed drastically, but the people coming and going were more lively than before.

Inside the carriage, it was eerily quiet.

Mycroft sat on one side, looking at the two opposite him calmly.

After a few pleasantries with him, one really began to concentrate on admiring the scenery outside the car window.This curious look fits well with the eagerness to observe the latest developments in London after four years away.

The other kept a standard smile at him, as if he had never written him a good news about peeling an apple in the mirror, or had never done anything like weave a scarf.

Look!

This is his brother's 'good' friend, and his 'good' brother.

One will pretend to be stupid than the other.

Did he really think that he was too idle to do anything and was waiting to pick up someone at the pier?

Of course Sherlock knew how lazy Mycroft was.His brother's presence at the pier was very unusual, and must have been impatient to ascertain something in the first place.

As for determining what?

"Brother, are you on vacation today? I really didn't expect you to come to greet me. I'm flattered."

Sherlock broke the silence calmly, "Or have you changed? In the half year since I left, you realized the importance of sports and changed the life of the office-club-home at three o'clock and one line. You started to like to go out instead of being lazy to go out. Oh! Then allow me to congratulate you sincerely, your change is very good."

Who has changed?

Mycroft smiled. The changed person was not himself at all, let alone thought it was better to be changed.

He waited quietly for Sherlock to finish his confusing words, and instead of answering, he asked Kelsey, "Mr. Bennet, how does it feel to be back in London? You have lived in New York and London for a while, what do you think?" A city is better?"

Kelsey was called out and, knowing she couldn't stay out of it, joined the seemingly casual chat. "Both cities are different. For me now, London is even better."

After this question and answer, the topic of the city seemed to suddenly start in the carriage.

Mycroft was not usually reticent, and continued to ask questions with great interest.He sighed in surprise, "I thought you appreciated New York more, it is a city of unfettered freedom."

Living alone, without a partner, is not the same as unfettered freedom.

Kelsey smiled back, "Yes, New York is nice, that's why I lived there for four years. However, London has its own uniqueness, especially as a gentleman's capital, which is fascinating, so I came back."

The city of gentlemen?

There may be many people of noble character in London, but most of the people who will be contacted and tracked as detectives are criminals with evil nature.

The so-called gentlemanly demeanor that fascinates people is actually only referring to one person.

Mycroft felt a choke in his throat, as if he had been suddenly stuffed with a little cake that was so sweet that it was too cloying.God!One day, he felt that the sweetness was a little too much.

Is this a hurdle that cannot be avoided as an older brother?I have to feel the importance of the friendship between my brother and his good friend.

Hearing this, Sherlock couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, and was immediately glanced at by Mycroft.

"Dear brother, seeing you can't hide your smile, let's find some time to talk alone!"

Mycroft glanced at Sherlock, and asked Kelsey again, "So, Mr. Bennet, have you confirmed London and have no plans to leave?"

translate:

'So you're going all the way to the dark with some gentleman? '

Kelsey could not give a 100% guarantee, "Life is bound to be unexpected. Strictly speaking, I have no intention of leaving subjectively, and I will try my best to avoid accidents."

Having said that, Kelsey didn't just ask Mycroft to ask questions.

Instead, he asked him, "Mr. Mycroft, don't you think London is worth my stay? Or, don't you think I'd make it more beautiful by staying in London?"

Also translate:

'Some gentleman is good enough to deserve my company.I'm also good enough to make a gentleman's life better because of me.Are these not facts? '

Once again Mycroft was smacked with sweetness, his brother was certainly good enough, and Kelsey couldn't be denied.

This level of matching made him unable to use gender as a shortcoming to express that the two were incompatible against his will. How could he be that kind of vulgar person.

The carriage was silent again.

A few minutes later, Mycroft finally nodded invisibly, "Then you are welcome to stay in London for a long time and enjoy your life here."

"Thank you."

Kelsey nodded lightly, as if she just ended a conversation about living in the city, "I wish you a happy life in London, too."

Is life happy?

Mycroft finally looked at Sherlock.

He has a younger brother who is committed to being with danger, and now the younger brother has to bind another person.The danger of one plus one greater than two doubles the joy of being an older brother.

This kind of happiness is so much that it makes people want to be quiet.

Mycroft said no more, and the first round of confrontation with his brother's best friend was over.

He also began to look at the scenery outside the car window.It's really nice to go out occasionally and take a look at the busy scenery.

The carriage arrived at Baker Street quietly.

Seeing that Mycroft did not get out of the car, Sherlock said, "Brother, why don't you go up and sit for a while? How about eating some dessert before leaving?"

"No, I still have work."

Mycroft wanted to hurry back to the office, it was too warm to need a scarf, and this morning had been a little too much sugar.Before leaving, he said to Sherlock, "Tomorrow night, if you are free, bring me a cake."

Don't try to escape the private chat between brothers.

"Okay, I'll bring you dessert on time."

Sherlock knew he had to go, and he never thought of running, if only Mycroft had a toothache in particular.

The two watched the carriage leave first.

While opening the gate of 221B, Sherlock asked Kelsey casually, "In the conversation just now, you said that you are fascinated by London, which means you like it very much? There must be a specific object. Unfortunately, I didn't give an example to my brother. .”

"What, you want me to say?"

Seeing Sherlock nodding, Kelsey smiled slowly.This leaned close to Sherlock's ear, and said clearly, "I like Mrs. Hudson's cookies very much. Is that specific enough?"

Sherlock: Cunning Jerry!

"Whoa, listen, is that me? Is that Mr. Bennet?"

Mrs. Hudson has already responded, and she warmly opened the door to welcome the two.

Please forgive her partiality.

Comparing the two, compared to Sherlock who has lived in a few years and caused a lot of trouble, her enthusiasm is mostly directed towards the gentleman Kelsey in her memory.

"It's good to see you two."

Mrs. Hudson looked at Kelsey, "The guest room on the fourth floor is ready, and you mentioned biscuits in your letter. Later, when you have a rest, give me a menu you want to eat. Three Meal plus afternoon tea, supper, I can arrange all of these."

"Mrs. Hudson, you are so sweet. I have nothing to worry about when you are here."

Kelsey brought a small gift to the landlady, and didn't talk much at the door. First, she had to put her luggage and other things in order.

It was far more than one or two to welcome the two detectives back to London.

Only within the range of 221B, Watson also waited for Sherlock and Kelsey for a long time.

He first helped to run up and down to carry the luggage. After lunch, the three of them could sit down and drink a cup of tea and talk slowly.

"Great, I'm finally done with detective role-playing."

Watson was relieved. In the past few months, in order to divert the suspect's attention, he and his comrade-in-arms Leo played the role of two detectives, releasing news of their visit here from time to time throughout the UK. "Leo has returned to the United States to continue working as a doctor, and now I have no supporting partner."

Today, Watson talks about that time with difficulty.

"Mr. Bennet, Mr. Holmes, I really don't want to impersonate again in the future, and please don't ask me to do similar jobs again.

In the past three months, I have been trying my best to let people hear that the detective has appeared, but whether people will actually come to my door to handle the case. "

"Thank you for your hard work."

Kelsey did not promise that there would be no next time, and changed the subject, "Did you encounter any difficulties along the way?"

Watson shook his head, "As I briefly mentioned in the letter, everything went smoothly. Thanks to Mr. Mycroft for his off-site guidance, this traveling performance ended perfectly."

According to the script, Watson and Leo played the role of two great detectives looking for missing persons in England.

They deliberately reveal their identities to haunt certain places, search for traces left by the so-called missing persons, and from time to time fabricate one or two terrible rumors.

In view of the strict logic required by the script, Mycroft was invited to edit and revise the draft.

As a result, in some places, gossips such as "The Detective Vs the Murdering Ghost of the Candy House", "The Detective Obtained Secret Clues After Finding a Dessert Mold in the Cape Cave", and so on.

Watson recounted that experience in detail, and finally commented, "Except for the presence of sweets in many places in the script, I feel that the fictional murderer is too destined for sweetness, everything else is perfect."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Sherlock listened to Watson's experience of playing a detective, and asked Mycroft to produce a script that should not be a detective drama, but a dessert drama.

Simply this period has passed, and it is time to return to normal life in London.

Sherlock also asked about the latest developments, "Have any new commissions come to you recently?"

Watson has been back in London for two weeks. As a detective assistant, he will receive many commission letters.

"There are indeed some commissions, but don't you take a break? Mr. Holmes, you just finished a seven-day sea voyage, aren't you tired?"

"Do you think I look tired?"

Sherlock was in high spirits, and today Kelsey finally confessed his little secret.Now that he's in good spirits, he'd better have a case to celebrate.

Sherlock said to Watson solemnly, "If you don't believe me, look at Mr. Bennet. He must also want to find an interesting case now to celebrate his return to London. What's more, we want to celebrate our cohabitation, which is living under one roof. start."

Kelsey thought she wasn't a workaholic.

Of course, it would be nice to start a new life in London with a new case, so he nodded to Watson.

Watson looked at Sherlock, then at Kelsey, and was speechless for a while. He really didn't understand the point of celebrating?

Suddenly, Watson became a little worried. From today on, 221B has a second detective.

There is a detective who will shoot the wall when he is bored and will do some weird experiments, and the other will not have any weird hobbies, right?

"Don't worry, Mr. Watson, I won't bother you if I'm bored. You don't have to worry about hearing the noise from upstairs."

Kelsey spoke at the right time, and then looked at Sherlock.In some respects, her self-control is much better than that of someone else, and I hope that when getting along upstairs and downstairs, she will not find more minor shortcomings of the other person.

Sherlock winked at Kelsey, "Don't worry, Jerry, it won't happen again. You're here, I can't be bored. Same for you."

Kelsey: "Why must I not feel bored, can I use you as a toy?"

Watson did not participate in the eye contact between the two, he took out a box of entrustment letters. "There are one hundred and eight commissions here. The commissions for this box have nothing to do with the corpse. Maybe it's good news? They are basically commissioned to investigate missing persons or items. Do you two have any priority?"

Kelsey asked directly, "Is there anything special? For example, there are several related commissions."

Watson was also unable to confirm whether there was a connection, "Two similar commissions were sent the day before yesterday. One man's fiancée disappeared, and the other woman's fiancé disappeared. These two people did not know each other, but the missing person they were looking for The other disappeared on the same day, is that special?"