[Shen Xia] Britannia Rose

The crossroads at the intersection of Barclays Bank and Hill Group has always been full of cars. This is a main road, and there are some office building parks nearby. Sherlock observed the street for a while, and then looked at the camera that was damaged by lightning. Standing in the hustle and bustle of traffic, closing your eyes, a map of London emerged in your mind.

"Disappeared out of thin air? Hasn't the surveillance camera caught the thief after passing this street?" Isabella asked, "Could he have cross-dressed? Or left by car?"

"No," Inspector Lestrade shook his head. "We've checked."

"This is a straight avenue. There are no small roads or alleys around. Maybe he hid in a bank or a building and never came out?" Isabella asked.

"Every business in the vicinity has installed internal cameras and there have been no signs of thieves."

Well, now Isabella doesn't know how the thief managed to disappear out of thin air on this road. It is impossible that he is really a wizard and can apparate, right?

"Gwen Avenue, three streets away from here." Sherlock opened his eyes suddenly, and he said firmly.

"What?" Inspector Lestrade was at a loss.

"If I were you, I'd inform those stupid goldfish at Scotland Yard to check the surveillance video on Chachagwyn Avenue," Sherlock ignored him, "You'll get what you want from there."

Detective Inspector Lestrade was dubious, but he still dutifully ordered his police officers to check the monitoring on Gwen Avenue, hung up the phone, and asked curiously, "Sherlock, how do you know?"

"The underground manhole covers in the city show signs of being pried," Sherlock said. "The thieves escaped through underground pipes."

"Then how did you know he was going to come out of Gwynn Avenue? Wouldn't it be better if he ran straight home along the pipe?" Inspector Lestrade asked.

"That may be because some of the pipelines outside of Gwynne Avenue were being repaired today," Isabella understood Sherlock's meaning, and she added, "The city hall issued a notice, didn't you read it? It was on the news. "

"Ugh!" Inspector Lestrade felt like a fool, he turned on his phone and glanced at the news feed.At this moment, Donovan called and said that he had found the trace of the thief again. Sure enough, he crawled out of the manhole cover.

"Do you want to come together? I have to catch the thief." Inspector Lestrade finished the phone call, his eyes turned between Sherlock and Isabella a few times.

"NO, don't tell me about this kind of brutal manual work," Sherlock complained, returning to the previous indifferent state, "Oh, this case only took up less than an hour of my time, Too short! I need case case!"

The mobile phone in Isabella's pocket was vibrating. She glanced at the text message, and the relaxed and comfortable smile on her face suddenly disappeared. She looked down and said sullenly, "Sorry, I have something to do, so I won't accompany you."

Detective Inspector Lestrade nodded to her, she beckoned, a taxi stopped, Isabella opened the door, and whispered: "Go to Buckingham Palace."

Isabella's emerald eyes were half closed, like a piece of excellent jasperian, clean without any impurities.She checked the time on her phone irritably, hoping she wasn't the last to know that Prince Daniel of Spain and his sister Princess Sofia were visiting the UK.

The taxi driver thought that Isabella was a tourist visiting Buckingham Palace, so he parked the car near the scenic spot that was open to the public. She had paid and walked a long way before entering the palace gate. The long-awaited personal maid bowed her head Taking Isabella's long beige trench coat considerately with her eyes, she raised her head and accidentally bumped into the emerald green eyes of Her Royal Highness, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling. She was startled and quickly avoided Isabella's eyes.

"I'm assuming I'm not the last one to hear the news?" Isabella walked ahead casually, and the maid followed her step by step.

"Sorry, Your Highness, Your Highness Daniel and Sophia are indeed visiting unexpectedly..."

Isabella waved her hand and interrupted her, "Okay, no more talking, what time does the royal dinner start tonight?"

"Six o'clock, Your Highness."

"Very well, I still have three hours." Isabella glanced at the gilded antique clock on the wall, "When was the last time His Majesty King Felipe visited England? I don't remember it being too long?"

"It was last June, Your Highness." The maid said quickly.

Isabella stared at the girl in the bronze mirror, her beautiful and young face was expressionless, she was thinking deeply, and let the maid put on a corset for her, and then put on a golden silk dress and a white dress for her layer by layer. Shawl embroidered with roses in gold thread.

When Isabella regained consciousness, she frowned and looked at the necklace inlaid with emeralds the size of quail eggs on her neck, and asked suspiciously: "I remember that this seems to be Her Majesty's private possession..."

"Yes, yes," the maid's hands trembling as she fastened Isabella's earrings, she quickly passed Isabella's face, and said unnaturally, "Her Majesty has specially instructed you to be more grand... "

"But the last time His Majesty King Felipe visited England, there wasn't such a big battle, right?" Isabella asked.

"..." The maid lowered her head, bit her lips and said, "Your Highness, I don't know about this..."

Isabella didn't smile. She looked at the indifferent girl in the mirror lightly. Many people said that she was very similar to the late Princess Diana, with the same deep eye sockets and the same nose bridge as high as a mountain. But only Isabella Sabella herself knew that she was definitely not like her mother in character, and she was not someone who would tie herself to the train of marriage and let her fate be controlled by others.

She straightened her back, and the soft rabbit fur brush ran across her delicate cheekbones, itching, her butterfly-like eyelashes trembled slightly, and the corners of her eyes shone with water.The brush rolled around in the blush tray and swept across the cheeks, a blush smudged on the cheeks, the maid carefully ironed the eyelashes of the princess, and finally put on a layer of loose powder, Isabella opened her eyes, she lightly opened the honey-colored eyes lips, and asked coldly: "What time is it?"

"Five ten, Your Highness, it's not too late." The maid replied respectfully.

Isabella lifted the hem of her skirt, she couldn’t sit down at all now, the corset was like a torture tool, tightly holding her chest, Isabella had to breathe slowly and at a high frequency, and try to avoid running fast, otherwise She would suffocate from lack of oxygen.

"Is it starting in the banquet hall for a while?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Isabella nodded, she decided to go to the garden to get some fresh air first, it was uncomfortable to wear this dress.Passing through one after another of deep palace corridors, Isabella stood under the towering pillars. In front of her was a small fountain and flower pond, in which more than a dozen expensive and beautiful koi were raised. On the side was a part of Buckingham Palace. Just as Isabella stopped at the door, she heard noises from the guard station outside.

"I did see him go to Buckingham Palace!"

"Sir, you are forbidden to enter without permission."

"Damn! By the time the permit is approved, the thief will have left long ago!"

The voice was familiar, as if it had just been heard three hours ago.Isabella pushed open the iron door, and Inspector Lestrade, who was arguing with the guards, looked up at her. He froze for a long time, as if he didn't recognize Isabella.

"Your Highness." The guard saluted her.

Isabella nodded lightly. Since she returned to the palace, she finally raised a smile that could be regarded as sincere, "Inspector Lestrade, we meet again."

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