[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

Elizabeth agreed to Mr. Darcy's marriage proposal!

As soon as the front foot caught Colonel Sebastian Moran, the great news came on the back foot. Mary felt that she would be completely illuminated by these two events throughout the year.

Her letters are very concise, just about her mood and process, but it is hard to hide the shyness and joy of falling in love.

Mr. Darcy's trick was right. He asked the Gardiners to take Elizabeth to Pemberley Manor as a guest. The purpose was that "his frail and sickly sister needs an older and unmarried woman to accompany and guide".Who would resist a gentleman offering himself the opportunity of making friends?

And the young lady was famously sweet and sweet.In the letter, Elizabeth praised the beauty of Miss Georgiana Darcy, almost boasting her as a unparalleled angel descending from the world.

Then she told the story of her promise to marry Mr. Darcy.

During the days with Miss Darcy, Mr. Darcy himself changed his usual cold face and arrogance.At the beginning, Elizabeth was worried that he would look down on her uncle and aunt who were in business, but unexpectedly, she did not look down on people when she arrived in West Africa, and she had a good talk with the well-informed Mr. Gardner.

When dealing with himself, he did not once again put on the awkward posture of worrying about gains and losses and not knowing what to think. Instead, he was like a spring breeze: Although he still doesn't talk much on weekdays, he always makes Elizabeth feel cared and respected.

After more than a month, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy once again expressed his love to Elizabeth sincerely under a beautiful sunset.

This time, when Darcy expressed his admiration, Elizabeth only felt her heart beating up.

What could be better than this?

The eldest sister successfully married the gentleman she liked, and the second sister also avoided misunderstandings and entanglements with her lover. Both of them exchanged their hearts with the person they liked.

Mary couldn't help smiling when she read Elizabeth's happiness between the lines.

At the end of the letter, Elizabeth said that Mr. Darcy also sincerely invited Mr. Bingley and other Bennet sisters to visit Pemberley Manor.They can meet Jane in London first, let Catherine and Lydia, two girls who have never been to London, have a good time, and then go to Pemberley Manor together.

The intention was too obvious: it was clear that everyone wanted to keep Elizabeth company, so that she could stay until the wedding day.

Mary didn't mind, as it happened that she had to go to London too—to visit Editor Hall.

The serialization of the last issue of "Serial Killer Chess Game" has entered the printing stage. During this time, Catherine, who was addicted to adventure stories, read a lot of newspapers and other magazines, and also read several articles about the first case of Philip Luther. comments and feedback.She wanted to show it to Mary, but Mary didn't want to be affected by the comments of other colleagues on the creation of the circus case, so she temporarily put it aside.

Now she came to London for the second time, and she came with the finished draft of the circus case.

Long time no see, Editor-in-Chief Hall still looks so gentle.When he saw Mary, he greeted her warmly and politely: "Please sit down, Miss Mary."

After finishing speaking, he was not in a hurry to ask Mary for a contribution, but turned sideways and took out a newspaper from his desk drawer: "It just so happened that I asked the secretary to put away the newspaper this morning and wait for your arrival, and you will come in the afternoon .”

"What newspaper?"

The editor-in-chief of Hall blinked, and even pretended to be a joke: "The Times."

Ok.

Mary didn't understand what he meant until the editor-in-chief handed Mary the two specially drawn pages.

The first newspaper was not The Times, but a street tabloid, and the date printed on it was more than ten days ago.After all, it just so happened that the third issue of "Serial Killer Chess Game" came out not long ago.At a glance, Mary noticed a short piece of news on the current affairs page-"Who is Philip Luther?" "

"Serial Killer's Chess Game, which has been in the spotlight for months in The Shore Magazine, is the horrific case that the author, under the pseudonym Philip Rudd, tells of in a self-reported tone."

On the entire page, this piece of news only occupied a small corner. The reporter summarized the content of the serial in extremely short words, and then changed his style of writing to summarize the clues he was following.

"...According to my investigation, there has never been such a terrible case in Britain in recent years, but the serial description is so true, I speculate that Philip Luther may indeed be a person, and it is very likely that he is a retired detective or The police detective, based on his own case-solving experience and integrated inspiration, wrote the case of "Serial Killer Chess Game."

And at the end, the reporter also listed the names of several retired police detectives, boldly inferring that the real Philip Luther was among them.

Mary: "Well, please lend me a pen, Editor-in-Chief."

Editor Hall: "What are you going to do?"

Mary: "Write down the names of these police detectives, maybe visit them when you have time, and you can get a lot of inspiration for the case."

Are you kidding me? Others have brought ready-made materials to their faces, so why let them go?Not only that, maybe there is a police detective with a similar temperament and a love of literature who is willing to help him, and that is a ready-made professional case consultant? !

Screenwriters and authors in the 21st century want to get this kind of treatment, either they need contacts or money. Mary will never let go of such a good opportunity.

Seeing her reverse use of public opinion, editor-in-chief Hall couldn't help but laugh: "Aren't you afraid that someone will impersonate you and say that you are Philip Luther and take credit for you?"

"If that's the case, you won't let it go."

She really didn't care about someone impersonating her, the creation of this thing was a real deal—not to mention anything else, she was not afraid that someone would actually ask him to investigate the case by using Philip Luther's name to bluff.

At that time, if no clues can be found and no problems can be found, isn't that just shooting yourself in the foot?

Recalling that the editor-in-chief of Hall suggested that Mary directly use Luther's own name as a pseudonym, and this consideration was also involved.After all, "Philip Luther" is not just a writer, he is also a detective. A writer is easy to pretend, but a detective is not so easy.

So Mary just smiled and looked at another newspaper.

The second newspaper was really The Times.

Fortunately, it was not a current affairs page, but a literary one, which reassured Mary.

The first time she saw a familiar name, it was the reporter who wrote to the editor-in-chief himself in the last letter sent by the editor-in-chief Hall.

If Mary remembers correctly, this reporter should also be a current affairs reporter, and he actually published a literary review, which was about "Serial Killer Chess Game".

Just seeing the title of the comment, Mary probably understood the direction of this article.In the letter, the reporter supported Mary's creation, and this time he simply put his attitude on the title-"How Many People Misunderstood Philip Luther's Creation Motivation".

In the comments, he first relayed the content of the third serial in the concise style unique to journalists, specifically pointing out the meaning of the word "serial killer", and believed that this is a rich stroke in the history of crime.

"Philip Luther did not sum up all criminals with demons," he wrote, "and this is one of the points in which he provoked criticism, as if to describe crime positively was a terrible evil. Yet all his critics forgot A simple truth: that is, when you hide a bloody wound in a dirty corner, it does not mean that it does not exist. On the contrary, it will fester and even breed maggots. If you must judge Luther for this If he is guilty, then his crime is that he sees the world too clearly, sees all reality in his eyes, and then writes it with his own pen, forcing all decent people who deceive themselves to see it clearly."

Mary: "..."

Seeing this, Mary also probably understands why the editor-in-chief Hall didn't show herself the feedback of the third issue of the series.

Mr. Holmes unabashedly praised the definition of "serial killer", and predicted the application of criminal psychology in future criminal investigation from a few words.But for the general public who is not as far-sighted as he is, directly describing the whole process of the case, especially the modus operandi, is indeed a little too much.

After all, "Beach Magazine" sells well, and it doesn't publish any horror gothic novels.I think Edmund Campbell's way of killing has been criticized by many critics.

"What you read in the novel is indecent, but what I read is true. I sincerely hope that gentlemen who sit by the warm spring fireplace and write reviews with coffee will come out of the room in winter and see How workers and other poor people live in the cold winter, see how poverty and lack of education make generations of poor people poorer and more desperate. Behind every soul distorted by poverty and despair lies They are all purgatory-like reality. Maybe you will say that a devil is a devil, and there is no difference between being born by a fireplace or in a house with a leaky air. I don’t want to excuse you, but what about after the devil is born?”

Even though Mary had never met the gentleman, she could read the indignation in his words.

"When I track strikes and labor movements, I've seen a lot of the way the police settle cases. The gentlemen who are flattered by the detectives don't understand what the people with the police badges do to the poor—whatever they do to the poor." The case is half as serious as usual, and the murderer will not be allowed to go unpunished for a year without anyone hearing about it."

In fact, these problems still exist in the 21st century.

And it's not just the problem caused by poverty. Edmond Campbell's family is not considered poor, but he did not receive normal and correct family education.

If so, Mary felt that he might not be the murderer.Not all anti-social people will take the path of doing evil. The reason why people are human is not only empathy and sensibility, but also calm rationality.

The case of Edmund Campbell had its unique background and causes in the 21st century, and after being modified by Mary, it was placed in the Victorian period, which also reflected the real problems in Victoria.

"It doesn't matter if you don't see these problems, but you can always see the author's attitude," the reporter finally commented, "Did Philip Luther ever express his approval or sympathy for the murderer?"

Mary breathed a sigh of relief and put down the newspaper.

Editor Hall looked at her with interest: "How does it feel?"

"Feel……"

Mary didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Is this Mr. reporter hired by you?"

Editor-in-Chief Hall was stunned upon hearing this, and then laughed out loud.

"Although I really wanted to do this when I saw the articles published by several literary critics," he smiled, "but my friend's article really has nothing to do with me. He has been following the reports of the labor movement for many years. There are countless real pictures in the world, so I am very concerned about your case."

labor movement...

It has been so many years since Chartism ended in England, the phrase sounds so far from Mary.But she will not forget the living conditions of the workers in the London slums and Milton factories.

"In that case," she thought for a while, and said solemnly, "If possible, editor-in-chief, please tell this reporter to visit Milton's factory."

"Milton's factory?"

The editor-in-chief was a little confused: "Didn't you just come back from Milton, what happened to the factory there?"

Mary smiled: "Let's just say that Philip Luther invited him to go. I promise under my pseudonym that he will not make this trip in vain."

He cares so much about the lives of the workers. Seeing the conditions in Mr. Thornton's factory, this gentleman must be deeply moved.

Even, Mary felt that he would publish such an improvement in a newspaper—even if it wasn't The Times, any other newspaper would do, and his own name had its own influence.

In this case, maybe Milton's factory regulations can be promoted.

"I'll tell him."

Editor-in-Chief Hall didn't ask any further questions. He nodded and said after seeing Mary put down the newspaper, "Let's talk about serious business."

The serious thing to talk about with the editor-in-chief is naturally the serialization of the second story.

Mary curled her lips when she heard that, without saying a word, she handed the manuscript directly to the editor-in-chief.

The editor-in-chief saw the printed text in the manuscript at a glance, and he smiled in surprise: "Typewriter, is it?"

Mary: "Thanks to my brother-in-law for the idea, he seems to have really freed my hands."

Although the qwerty keyboard popular in the 21st century is completely different from today's typewriters, it took Mary a while to get used to the Victorian typing keys.But in any case, typing is much more convenient than handwriting.

This greatly improved Mary's efficiency, otherwise, she really didn't know how many times she would have to revise the manuscript.

Editor-in-chief Hall nodded in satisfaction, and then opened the manuscript.

The first page of the not-so-thin typescript only printed the name of the new serial - "The King of Carnival" (the king carnival)

The author has something to say: change the title, change the title, change the title 0v0!

In the last chapter, a girl said how could Cthulhu be a cult in the background of the Kremlin system. The key is... I have already said that this article has a materialist background, so I can’t laugh or cry.Some girls also pointed out that in the Victorian period there were many organizations such as the Seance, and mysticism and agnosticism were still very popular in the 3th century. It is very convenient to write something with horror elements.Taking a step back, the Cthulhu series of suspense in a purely materialistic modern society also has an HBO "True Detective". For non-essential reasoning, police detectives don't pretend to be forceful, don't engage in basic deductive methods, and don't engage in criminal psychology. If you are interested in suspenseful works, I recommend girls to watch them. "True Detective" can be said to be the top[-] suspense dramas in my heart.

Girls who don’t understand restraint don’t need Baidu, it just involves some settings and elements, and doesn’t involve the plot and real worldview. Everyone knows that the second case is not an economic case but a criminal case, and it’s a big case. It’s fine hhhh