[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

"Who is that professor?"

After blurting out the question, Mary realized that she was a little nervous.Fortunately, she reacted quickly, and almost immediately put on a posture of dissatisfaction that she couldn't understand the table topic: "The two gentlemen are always talking about topics that the ladies don't like, and it's fine, you have to explain it to some extent. Come on, let us understand."

On the first day of her arrival in Massena, Marie presented herself with an aggressive and haughty stance, and her demands were not too much for the image she was portraying.Mr. Denelan also had some understanding of Parisian single ladies, and he didn't take it seriously, but heaved a long sigh.

"The market is not good, madam," said the capitalist, "and the workers are on strike again, so it is inevitable that the ladies' emotions will not be taken into account. I hope you can understand. This professor is James Moriarty, a professor at the University of Paris. Professor of Mathematics, an Englishman like you."

Sure enough it was him.

By now, Mary was used to hearing the name of Professor Moriarty in various cases.

What caught Mary's attention was that after coming to Paris, Professor Moriarty's style changed from the past.From London to Milton, his name is kept secret by all those involved in the case, and anyone who reveals his existence may lead to death.

But not in Paris.

She haunted the public lectures at the University of Paris, and Sherlock Holmes personally contacted the workers in the Montsou coal mine.But this time, neither Mary nor the detective caused trouble, as if Professor Moriarty didn't care at all.

——He just didn't care, not only that, he even appeared in front of Mary in person, driving a person to a dead end with just a few words.It was both an understatement and a direct message to Mary, and even through Mary to Holmes and the British government behind him: come and investigate, he has nothing to fear.

This is even more reflected in the dining table of shareholders of northern coal mines.

"I must admit that the professor is a great man," said Mr. Denelan. "He is a newcomer, and after only a few visits to the north, he proposed several plans to deal with the industrial crisis. Some younger managers followed the professor's advice." The opinions are very effective. Because of this, he has established a high prestige among the coal mine owners in the north."

Is there such a thing?

Mary was surprised, it seems that Professor Moriarty has not been idle in the past two years.

"Since this professor is so powerful," Mary raised her eyebrows feigning disbelief, "how come I haven't heard of it in Paris?"

Mr. Deneland smiled: "The professor never hangs out in the social circle, Miss Mary. He makes a lot of friends, but asks for almost nothing. Apart from his own investment, he is preoccupied with academics and his students. But I heard that the professor likes opera very much, especially the performance of Ms. Irene Adler. You have such a good relationship with Ms. Irene, but have you never met the professor?"

Mary was about to prepare a lie, and Miss Grégoire naturally asked, "How old is this professor?"

Mr. Deneland: "No one asked, but I think it's about 50 years old."

"An old professor around 50 years old," Mrs. Enebo smiled. "Naturally, he would not appear in Miss Mary's social circle. You really don't understand young people, Mr. Deneland."

Come on, Mary doesn't mind the two ladies interrupting at all, and saves her the energy of making excuses.

"Unfortunately, as long as it is an investment, there must be risks," Mr. Grégoire answered almost complacently, "it is better to put the assets in the coal mine honestly, and let God decide whether to give us property. Look at that No matter how good the professor is at mathematical economics, isn’t it because he stumbled and misestimated the market?”

It is not God who bestows property, but the coal miners who have overdrawn their lives under the mine, but cannot eat enough to feed their families.

Of course, even if Mary didn't have to pretend to be a rich and willful courtesan, she wouldn't argue these things with the bourgeois.

"He didn't miscalculate the market."

When mentioning this matter, Mr. Denelan showed a embarrassed expression: "The professor is as good as other investors said. A year ago, my friend told me that following the professor to invest in coal mines can never go wrong, and I signed Within three months of the contract, Professor Moriarty immediately sensed that the direction of the wind was not right, and the strong man broke his wrist, abandoned this part of the investment, and withdrew from the coal mine market. He didn't lose much, and he left very gracefully, but..."

"But Denelin has suffered a great loss," added M. Grégoire with the air of a victor.

"I'm not the only one who suffered a big loss," Mr. Denelan said bitterly. "He avoided the industrial crisis by himself, but after the investment failed, the entire coal mining market became depressed. The professor has a lot of responsibility for it."

Mary: "..."

It sounds so familiar.

In the economic case two years ago, Professor James Moriarty used control over the origin of raw materials to try to manipulate prices and markets through illegal monopoly.Now that he has changed to the coal mining industry, the professor's methods are even more clever: he doesn't need to control any market, and directly uses investment methods to influence the investor's profit and loss.

The economy is something that often affects the whole body.The loss and bankruptcy of many shareholders will inevitably affect the entire market. Coupled with objective factors such as overcapacity and market shrinkage, Mary feels that the professor cannot be blamed for this matter. At best, what he did was the last straw that broke the camel's back. .

Mary didn't know exactly what Professor Moriarty did. She didn't understand economics. She only knew that the professor must have done it on purpose, and this also meant that he had already predicted the industrial crisis and deliberately disrupted the coal mining industry.

Although Mary still doesn't know what he wants to do, this is indeed Professor Moriarty's style.

But if that's all it is... why does he need to contact some "Russian anarchists"?

Mary couldn't figure it out.

While she was thinking secretly, M. de Neran and M. Grégoire had already changed the subject, complained a few words about the difficult situation, and began to discuss the strike again.

"This is not going to work," said Mr. Denelan. "If the machine is not in operation for a long time, it will be damaged just by maintenance. We have to find a way."

"They won't last long."

Mr. Grégoire is optimistic: "If the workers don't work, they won't have money to eat. Will they all starve to death?"

Mr. Denelan: "The shareholders of several coal mines are considering hiring workers in Belgium."

Mary shivered.

Again.

Sure enough, when workers go on strike until the end, they often cannot avoid the same problem.On the eve of capacity upgrades, labor is often the least valuable thing.If the local workers in Massena don't work, they can always hire cheaper labor elsewhere.

And this is often the beginning of a riot.

In Milton two years ago, because the contradictions were not irreconcilable, and Professor Moriarty's conspiracy became more and more obvious, there was still room for turning around, and the labor-capital conflict was resolved with the help of several insiders.But it is impossible to use the same method in the Mengsou Coal Mine for the second time. The French bourgeois will not make concessions to Mary Bennet, and the workers of the Mengsou Coal Mine will not trust Sherlock Holmes 100%.

Is it really impossible to stop it?

Marie returned to Massena with a heavy heart, feeling even more sorry to have a useful clue than to have none.There is nothing more uncomfortable than being helpless when the objective facts hit your face. The most unacceptable thing is that it is now clear that everything was done by Professor Moriarty, and it is impossible for even the most sensible law enforcement agencies to arrest him.

For what reason?Withdrawing investment, or being too smart to see the changing times ahead of time?All of Professor Moriarty's actions this time were reasonable and legal, and it was no wonder that he would appear directly in front of Mary.

These news must be conveyed to Harvey reporter and Sherlock as soon as possible. When Mary was thinking about when to visit Harvey reporter, a quarrel between men and women interrupted her.

The town of Massena was quite depressed during the state of strike, so these quarrels were particularly harsh. Mary followed the sound and found the man and woman who were quarreling near the apartment she had just bought.

Katrin and a strange man?

Mary frowned.

She clearly saw a tall young man dressed as a worker firmly holding Katrin's wrist, but Katrin struggled with disgust, clearly trying to escape from him.Such a scene made Mary raise her voice without thinking: "What are you doing?!"

Katrin and the young worker on the street corner are all a meal.

Taking advantage of this time, Mary picked up the hem of her skirt and strode forward, dragged Katrin past them, and stood in front of the two of them: "As long as you have eyes, sir, you should be able to tell that Katrin doesn't want to deal with you!"

Youth: "Go away, miss, what does the woman I disciplined have to do with you?"

Mary: "I protect my maid, what does it have to do with you?"

When she heard the word "my woman", Mary felt a little doubtful: she saw that the atmosphere of the conversation between Catherine and Etienne was strange, and she thought there was something between the two of them.But now it seems that it is not so simple.

"go away."

The tall young man clenched his fists, on the verge of an explosion: "Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Mary's hands went up to her waist.

After she came to Massena, she didn't even hide her gun under her skirt—it would be too late to lift her skirt to pull out her gun in an emergency. Now Mary just puts her gun on her waist, Pair it with a shawl or long coat that is popular in Paris, which is both beautiful and can hold weapons.

"If you don't leave," Mary said coldly, "I'm going to call the police, sir."

"you--"

"Shaval! How dare you even hit a rich lady?!"

Just when Mary made up her mind that he would draw the gun himself if he dared to do it, an angry shout came from the other side of the street.Mary was startled by the familiar voice, she turned her head and saw Etienne and Sherlock Holmes dressed as a unloader rushing over.

Ok.

Mary silently put down her hand that was about to draw out her gun.

If the hero saves the beauty, the hero saves the beauty, and it is better to avoid casualties.

The author has something to say: Mary: The one who saved was obviously a bad person, did you think I was the useless Mary before?super fierce.jpg