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Chapter 13 The Fog of London

All of Xin Yun's impressions of Sherlock Holmes come from Benedict's curly version of "Sherlock" and Robert Downey Jr.'s carrot version of "Sherlock Holmes".

As for the original "The Detective Sherlock Holmes Collection", I'm sorry that reading books is not her interest.Isn't she happy eating, drinking and having fun?Isn't she happy to eat and wait to die?Isn't she happy with a man?

Sorry, Xin Yun was born without any self-motivation.

But... who would have thought that they would travel through time after death?Who would have imagined traveling to the world of "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes"?

Now that she has become Athena Holmes, she only regrets that she didn't read "Detective Sherlock Holmes" several times. She stood at the door and took several deep breaths, but she was still a little timid and dared not enter the door.

Because of Catherine's sudden death, many things did not go as she planned, even the practice of becoming a typical Athena Holmes failed to go smoothly, although after meeting Sherlock, she reluctantly used Catherine as a vent to fool her.

But it would be too early to say happy.

Mycroft has always appeared in various TV dramas and movies with an image that is smarter than Sherlock, not to mention that in Athena's memory, he is obviously closer and closer to the brother Mycroft.

"Athena!"

"My baby princess, you must be terrified, right?"

The voice that came suddenly belonged to a tall man with a medium build. Mycroft had a pair of gentle chocolate brown eyes exactly like his own. The deep-set eye sockets made people feel that he was deep and difficult to guess, but in fact he was more than Sherlock was softer and more laughable.

Mycroft stood there with his arms outstretched and his head tilted, his doting smile made Sherlock on the side sniff again.

Athena hugged her obediently, and Mycroft slowly stroked her curly hair, put his cheek on the top of Athena's hair, and comforted softly: "I know everything about Catherine, almost almost It might hurt you, if that's the case...I can't even imagine the consequences."

Athena hugged his waist for some reason and felt very attached, but Lestrade, who was standing at the door before making a sound, asked suddenly: "How did you know that the victim was... Catherine? This matter We haven't told anyone, not even Sherlock."

Mycroft slowly let go of his sister, kissed Athena's forehead meaningfully, and said just now: "Fortunately, you are fine, Athena!"

"elder brother……"

"Okay, let's go to eat, okay? You must be hungry! It's all over."

As she spoke, she touched Athena's little head and smiled as she walked towards the dining table. Although she still kept a gentle smile on her face after turning her head, Lestrade vaguely felt that his smile was not as extreme as before. Relatable, clearly...somewhat different.

"Hello Inspector Lestrade, I am Mycroft, Athena's brother, thank you for protecting Athena all the way. Without you, she really doesn't know what will happen to her! I hope that as a Athena's brother, you won't be too disrespectful to thank me with this lunch." Saying this, Mycroft held out his hand and smiled politely.

"Of course not! But Mr. Holmes, I would venture to ask how you know Catherine..."

"No comment!" Mycroft shook his head with a smile, but his seemingly flirtatious words were hard and uncompromising, blocking Lestrade's legitimate inquiry back.

Mycroft stretched out his hand to lead him to the dining table, and said, "Mr. Inspector, all you need to know is that everything I've learned is reasonable and legal, and that's enough! No matter how much more, I have no comment!"

"This……"

Lestrade was still hesitating, and Sherlock on the side said, "Don't worry about Lestrade, Mycroft works for the government. He knows that nothing is unusual, and I can vouch for him."

"Work for the... government?"

Mycroft chuckled lightly: "Yes! I'm just collecting bills in various government departments, and I can still speak a little bit, and I'm well-informed."

Lestrade nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Although it was just a few polite perfunctory words, Lestrade still understood that Mycroft might not be a civil servant who simply collects bills. It will make people who don't want to talk unhappy.

The servant brought up a grilled pheasant just out of the oven, fried asparagus with foie gras and several bottles of old wine. This meal is still very rich.

"So, why did Athena come back to London? She shouldn't have finished her studies in Paris, right? Did something happen again? If it wasn't for Mycroft, a lazy person who refused to go out, I wouldn't Will pick you up at the pier." Sherlock said, looking sideways at Mycroft.

But Mycroft just responded with a smile: "Sherry! Don't talk to my sister in such a tone. How could such an obedient child cause trouble? You... you are the one who caused trouble for me. In a few days I will It's not safe for my sister to live with me on a business trip to the United States, so she will live with you..."

"do not want!"

"do not want!"

The two siblings rejected the elder brother's arrangement almost in unison. Sherlock looked at Athena and said with a smile: "well! It seems that my sister and I can always reach a consensus only on this point, isn't it?"

Athena didn't look at him, but said to Mycroft: "I've already told Vettel to send my luggage to Northumberland Street. I'd rather go to a hotel than talk to Sherlock." living together."

"But after what happened to Catherine, you now have no maid and no one to take care of you. If you live in a hotel, who will take care of you in case something goes wrong? Sister, can you be obedient? I know Sherlock always bullies you and speaks meanly , doing things and hating..."

"I can hear you talking, Mycroft." Sherlock slowly raised his glass with a cold face, listening to his brother scolding him was almost commonplace, but in front of his sister...he still had to defend his actions Brother's dignity and honor.

Athena muttered in a wronged voice, "I don't want it!"

"Sister who is obedient!" Mycroft rang the bell on the dining table, and Vettel heard the voice and immediately came over and asked respectfully, "Sir, what's the matter?"

"Something!" Mycroft looked up slightly, and Vettel immediately took out a bag of envelopes from his pocket knowingly. Mycroft took the envelope, opened it, looked at it, and poured out a key before saying, "This is the key of 221A." , I have paid the rent for one year, and I left you a hundred pounds for living expenses in the envelope, if it is not enough, you can contact Vettel and he will send it to you. Okay?"

Mycroft pressed the key on the envelope and pushed it in front of Athena together. The obvious coercion and lure of course was more of a lure for Mycroft.Knowing that one hundred pounds in such an era is equivalent to a year's income of a single woman who can afford to hire a maid, it is impossible for Athena not to be tempted, after all, money is the most important thing in any era.

Eat, drink, and have fun, which one doesn't cost money.

"Then what can I get by taking care of her?" Sherlock looked at his brother expectantly, but only got a faint smile from Mycroft, and said: "Nothing, if you don't take good care of my sister or bully her , I will also cancel your funding."

"It's not fair!" Sherlock said indignantly.

"She's my sister!" Mycroft blinked his eyes, and he didn't explain anything else after this sentence.

Although Sherlock is dissatisfied with such an eccentric incident, he has nothing to do. Apart from silently bearing it, he can't resist the actions of his sister-in-law brother.

Athena looked at the envelope in front of her and was still hesitating. Mycroft had already unfolded the napkin and said, "There is an extremely important matter for you to come back this time, or an extremely important job to entrust to you." " He paused, glanced at the people on the side, and said, "It's a portrait job, I'll talk about it with you later. But at the same time, Mommy always writes to me to hope that you will finish your studies in Paris, Hope you……"

"Married?" Athena reluctantly interrupted.

Mycroft nodded with a smile and patiently explained: "Don't worry! I'll take care of Mummy. As long as I'm with you, even if you don't want to marry for the rest of your life, your brother will take care of you. Those outside None of the bastards are worthy of our sister, even a prince... If you don't like me, I have a way to keep him away from you."

Athena was really moved when she heard this. You must know that in this era, besides marrying, women are also the governess or housekeeper of an old girl. There are very few enlightened brothers like Mycroft in London.Such a promise is extremely simple to say, but I don't know how difficult it is to do it.

Leaving aside other people's tongue and eyesight, it's not easy just for Fu's parents.But since Mycroft had spoken, Athena knew that he would 100% implement it.

To have such an older brother escorting him is simply unthinkable.

"Tut tsk tsk..." The sudden and unknown voice interrupted the warm moment.

Sherlock sipped the red wine in his mouth, and although he didn't say a word, his disgusting behavior still made everyone look at him, and even Watson who was beside him couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "Didn't you promise me just now? Be kind!"

Sherlock nodded frankly: "That's right! I tried very hard, but the effect...is really not ideal."

"Ding dong! Ding dong!"

The bell of the mansion rang, if it wasn't for that, Sherlock's beating behavior just now must have been reprimanded.Mycroft picked up the napkin on his lap, stood up very respectfully and glanced at Sherlock, saying, "I asked you to come here today, not only to see your sister off, but also to solve a case."

After speaking, Vettel led a chunky middle-aged man to come. This middle-aged man has an olive face and jet-black hair. He looks like a southerner.

Mycroft smiled enthusiastically, "This is Mr. Melas. He has a miracle to share with you."

As soon as Sherlock heard this, he immediately regained his energy from his eccentric look just now. He stood up with a happy smile and tried hard to restrain the flame of curiosity that was about to burst out in his heart.

"Verywell! Verywell!" Sherlock stretched out his hand and said, "Did you kill someone, or were your relatives and friends killed?"

"Uh... what are you talking about?" Mr. Melas looked at Sherlock in confusion, and said calmly, "I'm just an ordinary Greek interpreter, and I didn't come to you because of some shocking murder. But I did encounter a strange thing."

As soon as Sherlock heard that no one died because of this, the smile on his face lost half. If Watson hadn't knocked his arm, I'm afraid he would have said the word "boring" in total disregard of the situation!

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