[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

The next day, Inspector Lestrade's men brought new news: all the old Jew Fagan had been recruited.

He and Sykes are hired by a rich man named Monks to murder Oliver, a young orphan adopted by a well-meaning man.This child is Monks's half-brother, an illegitimate child living outside.The reason why Monks murdered his blood relatives was to fight for the inheritance left by his father.

These details are just right for the son of an old friend that Sir Blackwood is looking for.

After relaying the news, the young policeman who came to report the news also said that he also told Jazz the same information.After hearing Oliver's identity, Blackwood stood up from his chair almost immediately, and went straight to the residence of the "good-hearted man" revealed by Jewish Fegan.

The original plot of "Orphan in the Twist" is completely revealed at this point. Oliver, the little protagonist who has gone through hardships, can be regarded as having a hard time, and when he finds the truth about his life experience, he can finally return to the class he should be in instead of wandering on the streets.

This should have been a good thing, but the thought of Lord Blackwood being involved made Mary unhappy.

If she hadn't known the plot of "Oliver Twist", she might still have regarded Sir Blackwood as a kind and responsible gentleman until now.But now that it has been established that Sikes, who tried to murder Oliver, was poisoned by the Devil's Heel, and Sir Blackwood is looking for Oliver, the two events are intertwined, and any member involved may be a suspect in the poisoning.

Add to that the "Illuminati"...would Lord Blackwood be a member?When Holmes heard that he appeared in the whole case, he immediately confirmed that there was something wrong with him. Is it because he knew something about the Illuminati?

Mary vaguely felt that this might be a big case, and its degree of danger was no lower than that of Professor James Moriarty's economic case.

Mary tossed and turned all night that day, her mind was full of details related to the case, especially the crazy shape of Sykes before her death, which was played back in front of her eyes from time to time, so she couldn't fall asleep.

At daybreak, Mary wrote a letter about the case, clearly recounting her speculation about Sir Blackwood, and asked someone to send it to 221b Baker Street.

The detective responded quickly.He sent a telegram reply directly, with only a short sentence: "The speculation is reasonable."

Mary: "..."

Well, Holmes at work is basically unable to communicate, and this further confirms Mary's speculation that the case about the Illuminati is indeed very complicated.

Even if Mary cares about the progress, she can't disturb Holmes to track down the clues.Besides, when he mentioned Irene Adler, he clearly hoped that he could have an in-depth relationship with the client, one was to protect her, and the other was to observe whether she was hiding or lying.

However, judging from the past two days of getting along, if Irene Adler is lying, and she is actually a spy sent by Professor Moriarty to confuse the view, then this "spies" is too incompetent.

For two days, Irene hadn't left her apartment except to visit Mary and Mary's landlady.But when Mary was busy writing letters with Holmes, Lydia took Catherine to chat with Irene enthusiastically. Mary was afraid that the two younger sisters would be too energetic and disturb Irene, but she herself was quite happy .

"I thought the English were reserved," Irene said to Mary. "Maybe they wouldn't like Parisian fashion, but Lydia was."

Mary smiled: "She is interested in any beautiful clothes, but I think this is human nature and has nothing to do with nationality. Who doesn't like beautiful clothes?"

Mary felt relieved to have two younger sisters accompanying Irene.It will prevent Irene from being lonely at home alone, being emotional, and feeling pain when thinking of her sick lover. She is also well-informed and gentle by nature. Contacting Irene can also bring good influence to Lydia and Catherine.

As for Mary, she decided to attend to her own affairs while Mr. Holmes investigated the place of Sykes' poisoning.

She took out the list of "retired police detectives who may be Philip Luther himself" that she had recorded in the tabloid reports in the "Beach Magazine" magazine.

Mary had long wanted to have time to visit these old detectives who were suspected to be Luther himself, and now she finally had the chance.Moreover, Mary inquired a little bit, and unexpectedly found that four retired detectives were quite famous in London. It didn't take her much effort to find the mailing addresses of the retired detectives.

In the tone of Philip Luther, Mary wrote letters to the four detectives on a typewriter, expressing her respect for them and her hope as an author to draw materials from experienced people.And at the end, he sincerely stated that he was unable to go "due to illness", so he could only ask his secretary, Miss Mary, to do it for him.

Four letters were sent, and Mary received only two replies.One of the detectives declined Mary's request for a visit on the grounds that he did not want to recall the past after retirement. Another letter was lost, and Mary asked someone to ask again, only to learn that the old detective had passed away in the spring of this year. up.

And the other two old detectives, Rudolph Barton and Fabian Carlyle, turned out to be good friends who have known each other for many years.One of them warmly welcomed Luther's "little secretary" Mary to visit, and even said that both of them were loyal readers of "Seashore Magazine", and it was their honor to provide the author with creative materials.

Unexpectedly, the attitude of the two old gentlemen was so enthusiastic, and Mary did not delay any longer.

The next morning, Mary headed straight for the outskirts of London.

In fact, Detective Patton lived in the city of London, while Detective Carlyle bought an apartment in a suburb with an excellent location as soon as he retired.But when Mary arrived, they had already gathered together and waited for Mary for a long time.

The two old gentlemen looked about the same age, both about 60 years old, but their bodies and appearances were very different.Inspector Carlisle is short and fat, with a friendly smile on his face. Compared with the sharp-witted police inspector who is rumored to have solved countless major cases, he is more like a generous and generous entrepreneur with a lot of children and grandchildren.

Like Mary, Inspector Barton, who came from downtown London, was more in line with the image of an old inspector in her heart: clean and thin, even though his face was covered with wrinkles, his eyes were clear and sharp.He immediately frowned when he saw Mary - judging from the furrow between Inspector Button's brows, this might be his habitual expression.

"Are you Secretary Philip Luther?" he asked coldly.

"Yes," Mary responded, "Mr. Philip Luther cannot come in person, not because he is perfunctory to the two detectives, but because he is sick and unable to get out of bed."

"Are you really sick?"

"..."

"Okay," the chubby Inspector Carlisle immediately stopped his friend, "quickly put away your occupational diseases, old guy, do you talk to your granddaughter like this at home, don't scare Miss Mary .”

It's not necessary to be scared, but Mary concealed it first, and she was a little guilty when Inspector Barton asked her this question.

"It's all right," Mary said, "I'm not afraid of the police."

"That's natural."

The fat detective had a kind smile on his face: "A decent young lady behaves with a clear conscience, so naturally she doesn't need to be afraid of the police."

Inspector Patton: "That's not necessarily the case, in case—"

Inspector Carlisle: "You don't have a crow's mouth."

Mary couldn't help it, and burst out laughing.

These two detectives are so funny, one is fat and one is thin, one is kind and the other is serious.As soon as Mary saw them, she concluded that the two old gentlemen must have had a lot of quarrels on weekdays.

"Young girls should socialize more and get to know more people," Inspector Carlisle said cheerfully, "Stop wasting time with us two old men, Barton, quickly take out the prepared things and give them to Miss Mary."

Even prepared in advance? !

Mary was a little surprised. Her original plan was to have a cup of tea and take a walk with the two old gentlemen.

After being a policeman all his life, how could Detective Carlisle fail to understand Mary's expression?He smiled and said: "Mr. Philip Luther wanted real cases as material, so he found the right person. I have worked with Barton for 30 years, and I have records of every case we have handled. The big case is to collect The newspaper, the small case is my own case record. The two of us have nothing to do after retirement. After receiving a letter from Mr. Luther, we sorted out interesting cases. Maybe there are materials that can inspire the author. .”

That's really... so thoughtful.

Mary felt that she was lucky to meet two gentlemen who cooperated in this way.

Inspector Carlisle and Marilla's usual work, Inspector Button had already brought over a thick stack of documents, and Mary could tell at a glance that there were both newspaper clippings and manuscripts.

"Thank you," Mary said sincerely. "If you don't mind, can I borrow your study, Detective Carlisle, to help Mr. Luther with a preliminary screening of the case? If I see a valuable case, I can also replace Luther. De to ask you for details."

"of course can."

Detective Carlisle is a good talker: "I'll ask my daughter to pour you a cup of tea. You can watch as long as you want, Miss Mary."

Once in the study, Mary immediately went into work mode.

She opened the file, and the two detectives have maintained the good habit of working for more than [-] years-anyone with a discerning eye can see that these files are organized by the police. They are organized and simple, and even the newspaper clippings are neatly cut , and selected the most critical reports that can best show the whole picture of the case.

Moreover, none of the materials they choose are related to privacy.Either the public reports in the past, or the case statement summarized by Inspector Carlisle based on his own investigation log, which not only protects the privacy of the parties involved in the case, but also ensures that Mary can understand the ins and outs of the matter.

Worthy of the two famous detectives in London.

The reputation of the two of them is very resounding, even Mary's landlady can call out the names of Carlisle and Barton. It is said that more than 20 years ago, the two detectives worked together to solve many major cases, and they were well-known golden partners.

Sounds like Sherlock Holmes and Watson in real life.

Mary went through all the documents quickly, and finally settled on two cases.

One is the homicide case that happened near the factory on the Thames River - that place is very familiar to Mary, it is near Hamp's factory, and the Irish girl Mary Morstan passes by every day when she goes to work in Hamp's factory from the Whitechapel district a block.

There are many murders in the files compiled by the two detectives, and Mary admits that she is attracted by the familiar place names.And the case itself is quite tortuous.When the case was handed over to Detective Carlisle at the beginning, he thought it was nothing more than an ordinary worker's fight, but he didn't expect that after in-depth investigation, it was related to a street gang.

The gang was active among the factories along the Thames River. Fights and crimes made the surrounding areas smoky. Scotland Yard has been busy for two years without any progress.Detectives Carlisle and Patton teamed up to investigate a murder case, which involved a series of gang entanglements.

From the short descriptions of the two detectives, Mary has already read how thrilling and exciting the investigation was at that time, and how hidden behind the case involved the existence of the London gang.

A year ago Mary had heard that Mr. Bingley had been to Birmingham, and was fascinated by the notorious Razor Gang there.And now, the real gangster story is in front of Mary.

She felt that if she started writing after in-depth inquiry and investigation, the suspenseful story with the theme of London gangsters would definitely be very exciting.

But such a story, with [-] to [-] words, is destined not to end.

Mary is still at the beginning stage of her career. According to her writing speed, Mary feels that she has no conditions for writing novels—a story of 30 words will take her at least a month, and a story of [-] words Doesn't it take half a year?

Although the story can be serialized longer and the manuscript fee is higher, in case her novel cannot be submitted, Mary cannot afford the time and cost involved.

The subject matter is good, but I'm not in a hurry to write it now.

Mary thought so, and turned her attention to another case.

Not only is this case less serious than a murder case involving gang entanglements, it's actually very... interesting.

It is described as funny because this is a fraud case, and the fraud method is also very simple - find a handsome playboy, claiming that he has a child to blackmail child support.This kind of situation mostly happens to rich sons or nobles. If the victim is really carrying romantic debts, he will often choose to pay even if he knows it is a fraud, so as to avoid the other party's entanglement and trouble.

But not this case.

To Mary's irony, the victim of this fraud case was Detective Rudolf Barton!

"Rudolph Barton," Mary raised her head in disbelief when she saw the name, "couldn't it be the same name?"

Inspector Carlisle: "If the name is the same, why should I organize this kind of case in the file, Miss Mary!"

Mary: "..."

Can't tell!Detective Patton seems to be a serious and self-disciplined person, but he has encountered such a thing?Now Mary didn't even want to read Inspector Carlisle's notes, and in the spirit of gossip, she begged Inspector Carlisle to speak in person.

"It's too rare. There are still scammers who can deceive the police? Detective Carlisle, you have to tell me... Wait."

Mary suddenly realized something: "Tell me first, how is this fraudster lady doing now?"

Before Inspector Carlisle could answer, Inspector Barton wiped his forehead and said helplessly, "She is my wife now."

And Detective Carlisle said that Detective Patton even had a granddaughter, obviously this fraudster lady succeeded.

It's still a love story!

"Daisy was just 20 years old at the time, and this old fellow," Inspector Carlisle patted his old friend on the shoulder heavily, "is already a 30-year-old bachelor! She rushed straight into Scotland with a child who couldn't speak Chang—with such guts, who would suspect that what she said was a lie?"

Detective Carlisle is a very good storyteller. He amused Mary with a few words, and even told the whole story vividly.

The story is not suspenseful or speculative, but as a love story, the feat of the already Mrs. Button going straight to Scotland Yard is really amazing.

She is the daughter of an innkeeper in a small town near London. Detective Patton came to the town during a case investigation and stayed in the small town inn for half a month.Daisy, who was not yet married to Barton, was young but extraordinarily bold, and she took a fancy to Barton at a glance.

In all fairness, Detective Inspector Rudolph Barton, in his 60s, is well-proportioned and dignified. He is a rather majestic grandfather. When he was young, he would have been a handsome young man of abstinence—or in the words of Inspector Carlisle, a Lumpy wood.

As a result, Daisy made all kinds of hints and overtures, but Inspector Patton, who was so focused on the case, didn't notice it at all.After finishing the case and catching the murderer, he left the town and went back to London without saying a word!

His "coldness" made Daisy heartbroken. She was sad and angry for a long time, but she couldn't forget Rudolph Barton who had only been together for half a month.

In the end, the young girl actually planned a "fraud case".

Daisy ran to Scotland Yard with a little boy in her arms, saying that it was the illegitimate child of Detective Patton who was drunk and had a one-night affair with herself, and now she is asking Inspector Patton to take responsibility.

"To be honest," Inspector Carlisle sighed again and again, "If this happened to me, I might have hesitated a little bit, but when it happened to Barton, the entire Scotland Yard was only concerned with shock, and no one forgot to think about it. the truth of the matter."

Really, Mary can't laugh or cry.An amiable gentleman is bound to please women, but a taciturn and incomprehensible young man actually got into a romantic debt?If it had been Mary, Mary would have been shocked too.

And Daisy's lies are almost perfect-Inspector Button has a habit of keeping a diary, she said he was drunk, and he was that day.The time, place, and state of the protagonist at that time are completely correct.Several times of interrogation and research by the police station did not find any flaws at all.

This even made Rudolph Barton himself start to wonder if he really did something out of line.

The most important thing is that ordinary scammers are nothing more than asking for money or other benefits, but Daisy is not.Her purpose is very simple, that is, she must marry Barton.

"So," Mary asked curiously, "how did you finally find out that Mrs. Button was lying?"

"Because she secretly carried out her nephew who was less than one year old." Detective Patton raised his eyebrows. "When my family found London, the lies were exposed and I was cleared."

Inspector Carlyle laughed.

"And this guy," he teased, "not only didn't get angry, but his head like a lump of wood suddenly opened up!"

Inspector Rudolph Barton, who has been a "wooden bump" for 30 years, has not been tempted by the young and beautiful Daisy for half a month, but because of her almost successful deception, he fell in love with a woman for the first time .

Daisy's deception caused a sensation throughout Scotland Yard, but it did not cause any property damage, and Inspector Button would not sue his sweetheart, so the matter was left alone.

But all the details of the story have long been written in the case log by Inspector Carlisle.

"I have come into contact with so many liars," Inspector Carlisle commented seriously, "Daisy is always the most brilliant one. The so-called scams are nothing but out of thin air. The recipient is willing to offer a piece of sincerity."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Mary with great interest: "How about it, Miss Mary, Barton's love story is not worse than Mr. Luther's, right?"

Mary: "Actually, Mr. Luther...hasn't figured out how the love in the story will develop."

In fact, Mary didn't intend to write.To make Philip Luther haunted by a fascinating woman is to myth their relationship.The most touching thing is to maintain a hazy aesthetic. If an author like Mary who lacks romantic cells is to implement the story, it may not have that effect.

"Is that so..."

Inspector Carlisle nodded thoughtfully: "However, please forgive me for taking the liberty to make an opinion, Miss Mary, although the love story between Daisy and Rudolph is not suitable for writing a mystery novel, but I think it can be used as a reference to the character archetype."

This is true.

A daring, bright young girl who plots a scam that almost fools the professionals in pursuit of love would be entertaining in the 21st century, let alone in the Victorian era?

Although at the end of the nineteenth century, Daisy's behavior can be said to be quite outrageous, but the final love ending is enough to smooth out any accusations, and everyone is happy.

Mary felt that it would be all right to write a fraud case with the theme of a female criminal.The number of words is not too much, and the length of the two serials is enough for her to adjust and find inspiration for the next story.

and……

She looked at the two detectives: "Thank you, sir."

I always feel that what I gain from my visit is not the file in my hand.

"You're welcome, it's our honor to help Mr. Luther provide inspiration," Inspector Carlyle said, and couldn't help teasing Inspector Barton, "Don't look at his cold face, but actually read "Serial Murder" I read the series of "Chess Game" more seriously than I do, and although Luther is not a policeman, he does have a knack for it."

"How do you know that Mr. Luther is not a policeman?" Mary was very surprised.

"Because we are the police, Miss Mary," Inspector Carlisle said triumphantly, "his description is very detailed, but on the contrary it exposed the fact that he has not participated in a complete criminal investigation. Of course, we will not nitpick in this regard , After all, the flaws do not conceal the strengths, and the advantages of his story far outweigh the disadvantages."

it is as expected.

Mary was not surprised that the retired police detective could see the problem long before Mr. Holmes picked it up.

"I think Mr. Luther must be very happy to be affirmed by you," Mary said with a smile, "and the love story between Inspector Barton and Mrs. Barton is very moving."

"What about you, old guy," Inspector Carlisle turned to look at his old friend, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"Have."

Detective Patton, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up.

He looked at Mary, his almost aggressive gaze resting on her.

"You are Philip Luther, Miss Mary," he said.

Mary: "..."

Detective Carlisle: "You are too much, Barton! Do you understand what a pseudonym is? Using a pseudonym proves that Miss Mary does not want people to know that she is the author. If you say it directly, you will scare the children!"

Mary: "........."

She took a deep breath and suppressed the stormy waves in her heart.

"I……"

Mary laughed helplessly: "Can you tell me where the flaw is leaking, Inspector?"

Detective Patton: "You said that Luther hadn't figured out how to develop the love in the story, which proves that the story about him and his dead wife in "Serial Killer Chess Game" is fake."

"And if he's really writing about his own experience—the experience of a middle-aged man, even if there is something fabricated in it," Inspector Carlisle blinked, "believe me, boy, either he is still single in middle age, or He married his wife and didn't want to live anymore, otherwise he would never write his wife to death."

Oh my goodness.

Qian conceived and was very careful, but he didn't expect to show his flaws in this sentence.

Who called Mary was neither a man nor married.As a single dog, how can she understand the daily life between husband and wife, and her unintentional refusal made the two grandfathers with harmonious families realize the problem.

"Then," said Mary cautiously, "you must keep it a secret for me."

Detective Patton snorted coldly, with an expression as if Mary was questioning his character with a word.

"Of course it must be kept secret," he said. "If people know that you are a girl who wrote a murder case, do you still want to be famous?"

"You ignore him."

Detective Carlisle winked: "He just thinks that you are young, Miss Mary, and the stories you write are so fascinating. The serialization he is chasing is actually written by a little girl, so he can't be embarrassed. Your story is well written, so I chose to hide it. The identity is also justifiable, but don't take this guy's words to heart."

Of course, Mary didn't take it seriously. Instead, she felt warm from the bottom of her heart when she heard the two old gentlemen singing together.

"I'm not going to be offended," she said sincerely. "In fact, gentlemen, knowing that my story has readers like you is the greatest recognition I've ever had since I started writing."

Going through the files took Mary a whole day, and she didn't even eat lunch.Even though Detective Carlisle repeatedly invited Mary to stay for dinner, she still insisted on leaving because she was concerned about continuing to read the documents.

Before leaving, she and the two detectives promised to visit them again if they had the chance.Detective Carlisle was very happy, and although Button didn't say anything, Mary didn't miss his eyes that suddenly lit up.

What could be more gratifying than receiving such recognition?

The laughter and words of the two old gentlemen dispelled the last bit of haze that had been accumulated in Mary's heart after the murder in the Whitechapel area.

She returned home with ease, just put down the thick documents, and was thinking that things were slowly developing for the better, when an accident happened suddenly.

After dinner, Miss Morstan knocked suddenly on the apartment door.

"What are you still doing?"

After seeing Mary open the door, the Irish red-haired girl grabbed Mary's wrist: "Come with me, Mary, get a carriage to Baker Street!"

Mary Yi Lin: "What's wrong?"

Morstan shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, but something happened to the detective!"

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