Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock looked at the people in front of him and smoked slightly slower.

He had just finished his speech on stage, and he was quite nervous. He had half smoked the cigarette, and the applause not far away had not stopped. Jasmine had just thanked him very sincerely. Anyway, these things put Sherlock in a good mood.

It just so happened that at this time, a few disappointing people appeared.

Assassinate Augustine the Great?

In what year did this happen?

Moreover, no matter how you think about this matter, it should be submerged in the tide of history. Even the current emperor has recorded a complaint about the crimes of Emperor Augustine and is about to make this matter public.

How could a group of guys suddenly appear and use this reason to arrest Sherlock?

"Who gave the order?" he asked calmly.

No one responded to this question, but a government official came over and took out a pair of handcuffs: "Please cooperate with our work."

"." This is another very ridiculous scene, even a little ridiculous. There should be few people in the entire empire who don't know their identity. In this case, most people must also know what they have done and what they are capable of doing. .

But why are you still holding a pair of handcuffs and expecting yourself to reach out?

No matter how strong these handcuffs are, can they restrain themselves?

Sherlock held the cigarette in his hand, smiled and shook his head. Just like what he said just now, he was in a good mood today, so he passed by the government officials in front of him and planned not to worry about these few more. This guy appears out of nowhere.

But just a few steps

He saw a slim figure walking towards him from the direction of the auditorium, walking a little anxiously.

It's Miss Irene Adler.

Behind her, in the distance, she could see the bodyguard named Godfrey standing at the door of the church, looking cautiously towards the door.

"What's wrong?"

Sherlock said doubtfully.

Irene came to Sherlock, looking a little confused, but said solemnly: "I don't know what happened to you, but outside the church, people from the Public Security Bureau have surrounded the church. "

The London Public Security Bureau is a joint agency between the Holy See and the government. In fact, Sherlock and Watson also worked in this department a few years ago. However, due to an airship crash that year, the security management All the people in the bureau died violently, and Sherlock and Watson also had to leave.

After many years, the next member of the Management Bureau suddenly blocked the wedding scene of the predecessor. This kind of thing is really a bit dramatic.

What is even more puzzling is why these people do this. They should know who is among the concierges of this church today.

Is it really because his assassination of Emperor Augustine was so big that they rushed over and arrested him no matter what?

This doesn't make sense logically.

But it was a wedding now, and he could not delay the normal progress of the wedding for his own reasons, so Sherlock quickened his pace and walked to a small door on the side of the church and took a look outside.

Four or five cars stopped in front of the main entrance of the church. Some people had already got out of the car and were standing at the door, looking cautiously towards this side. There were many carriages parked on the side of the road. Looking further Here, the subtle sound of horse hooves and the soft sound of engine rotation indicate that there are still people coming here one after another.

Not only the Public Security Management Association, but also the London Guard were dispatched.

"I don't know what happened yet, but let's get out of here first." Sherlock felt that things were getting more and more wrong, so he said to Eileen who had just walked over.

"good."

There was no doubt, and not even a second of time was wasted. The conversation between Irene and Sherlock could last for a long time in a warm and private room, but under certain circumstances, it was always the best. Extreme simplicity.

And following Eileen's words, Godfrey beside him quickly disappeared by the door.

This powerful wanted criminal who once killed more than a dozen second-level contractors and even murdered a pope by virtue of his identity as an ordinary human being has always been a person that Sherlock admired very much.

Ten seconds later

“Dudu————————”

A car honking sound sounded casual, but it was a clear rhythmic communication code between Irene and Godfrey.

Looking out from the door, Godfrey drove a car that he didn't know where he got it from, and he didn't know what method he used, and he suddenly appeared in the convoy of the London Public Security Bureau.

Sherlock looked at the driving track of the motorcade and the two tire tracks that subtly passed by the side of the road. He guessed how this guy drove the car to the door of the church in a disguised manner. He couldn't help but wonder about Irene's person. How brave is the bodyguard brother?

In any case, Sherlock walked directly out of the church at this moment, and then walked into a car under countless cautious eyes.

In the first few seconds, most people thought Sherlock had followed the arrest procedure and was ready to be investigated, until they saw a woman following him and entering the car.

Um? Who is that woman?

Wearing a formal dress, he must not be from the Public Security Bureau.

Wait, why does this car look so unfamiliar?

Several strange questions appeared in some people's minds. It only took a few seconds. At this moment, there was a soft sound of 'bang', and the woman got into the car and closed the door. I opened the car door, and the next moment, there was a buzz! ! A violent revving sound of the engine suddenly appeared. The car's tires were idling in an incredible way for half a second. Then it crashed into the car in front of it and rushed directly into the lawn on the side of the road, crushing it. The flowers and plants drifted all the way to the other side of the road, going against the flow of traffic, and disappeared in front of everyone in an incredible way.

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"???"

The whole process was so short and beyond people's expectations. Only now did someone finally react: "Damn, run away!!!"

The man yelled, opened the car door beside him, turned around and chased the car. The rest of the people were also called back from their thoughts by this voice, and got into the car one after another, and followed in a panic.

At this time, compared to the panicked pursuers in the distance, Godfrey's car was very quiet. Sherlock and Irene in the back seat were both frowning, obviously thinking about something.

In the upper town of London, the supposedly quiet road seemed to have become unpleasant because of a few too-fast cars. There was some water on the roadside, and the high-speed rotation of the wheels splashed water on a certain aristocratic young master. , causing a lot of curses, and then a large number of cars drove past the same location, making the noble young master shut his mouth.

As for the rest of the carriages, they were all far behind.

After a while.

"Although it's hard to believe, [the murder of Emperor Augustine] seems to have suddenly become a reason to arrest me." Sherlock said calmly.

"There are not many people who know about this matter, and there are only a few people who can issue orders based on it. What I am more concerned about is why you were arrested. What did you do after you came back?"

Sherlock frowned, obviously thinking about this as well, and responded casually: "I didn't do anything big, I just went to the Holy Light Temple."

Shylock is probably the only person in the entire empire who can kick down the door of the Holy Light Temple so easily.

However, this incident does not seem to be the reason for his arrest. Although the group of people in the temple have a natural temperament that does not regard human life as human life, they do have the ability to suddenly mobilize the government and the Holy See's military agencies.

But their actions are all related to the Holy Light, and it is impossible to assassinate the emperor as an excuse.

So at this juncture, who would suddenly arrest a man who is about to be lauded as a hero?

Sherlock continued to be quiet. He needed to give a reasonable explanation to the car chasing him all the way behind him. He said that no matter what happened, there was a reason. After all the impossibilities were thrown away, the only thing left in the end was Could be the only answer.

Another moment passed.

"I did do some other things." Sherlock said calmly: "I went to see Master Dante once. But I can be sure that Master Dante would not have such a ridiculous idea of ​​'arresting me'.

So, it seems that there is only one reason left. "

"What is it?" Erin asked cautiously.

"I went to see Mr. Franklin once."

"???" Erin fell silent, as if she didn't quite know how to respond to this sentence.

Franklin was a scientific researcher she invested in, and the research of this declining nobleman indeed brought the empire into a new era. At the same time, she and Moriarty also promoted this scholar to become the person he is today. The emperor of the empire.

The process during this period was very complicated, and Sherlock also made many contributions.

It can even be said that Franklin's appointment as emperor closely linked the three of them, and the subsequent change in war attitudes and the beginning of the Great Expedition era were all facilitated by Franklin's rise to power.

From a certain perspective, this emperor, who always showed the gentlest attitude, was the most indispensable part of all events.

"So, what did you tell him?"

Sherlock was silent for a moment: "I told him that there are humans on the other side of the crack in the void. I told him that in fact, the humans on the other side have always had an idea, which is to come to our world so that the war can be stopped. continue.

After I mentioned the proposal, Franklin said he agreed. "

"Now it seems that our Emperor has deceived you."

Erin said quietly.

at this time!

Suddenly, a moment of information flashed in Sherlock's mind.

Ever since Sherlock talked directly with the Holy Light when he was in the temple, the thinking palace in his mind seemed to have stopped paying attention to him, or in other words, was avoiding him.

But at this moment, the information in his mind came so suddenly. Sherlock's eyes suddenly showed a third-person perspective. He clearly saw a straight red line crossing the side of his head. And it penetrated directly, and then passed through Miss Eileen's body next to her, and submerged into the seat of the car.

The scene at this moment is very short, less than a second, half a second, or even less than 0.1 seconds. If it is an ordinary person, a white light may just flash in his mind, and he may not have time to reflect whether he has seen anything, let alone This is the picture of that moment.

But Sherlock is definitely not an ordinary person. At this critical moment, he saw it very clearly and understood the meaning of this scene. At the same time, his body also reacted incredibly fast.

He suddenly straightened his body back, stretched out a hand, and quickly pressed Erin's body back. At the same time, there was only a loud "bang" sound, and Sherlock The side window glass shattered directly, and a burning sensation ran across the tip of his nose, then rubbed against his shoulders and arms and passed through the space in the car, passing through the seat next to Irene, leaving only A huge bullet hole glowing with sparks.

It was a sniper bullet.

If it weren't for the image in Sherlock's mind, the bullet would have penetrated his head and killed Miss Irene beside him.

"ah----!"

Irene screamed. At the first moment, she didn't realize what happened. She just screamed because Sherlock pushed her, until she saw that the weapon next to her that was less than a centimeter away from her fingertips was exploded. bullet holes, and his face instantly turned pale.

Godfrey, who was driving, suddenly tensed up. He must have heard the direction from which the gunshot came. He even identified the model of the gun and knew that there was a sniper taking aim somewhere. In his own car, in a flash of lightning, he suddenly turned the steering wheel and pressed his whole body against the seat.

"Lower your head!!"

he shouted.

Erin had just been on the verge of death and was in shock. However, with this shout, she instantly adjusted her position and did not continue to scream. She was just nervous, but also silent.

Only Sherlock still sat upright in the speeding and rotating car, with an extremely focused look on his face. His eyes rotated as the car drifted, always staring at the direction where the bullet came from. From the position where he was shot just now, He could clearly deduce the direction of the shooter.

Among the buildings in uptown London, he stared at a small window on the top floor of each building, lightly opened the door of the speeding vehicle, and got out of the car.

At the same time, in a small attic just a few streets away, a middle-aged man holding a sniper rifle frowned.

Because this confident shot actually failed.

He didn't know why the man in the car was able to dodge this specially-made bullet, but time did not allow him to think too much. As a professional, he saw Sherlock entering the visual blind spot of the building in the scope, so He stood up directly, quickly disassembled the firearm, and prepared to leave

But suddenly.

"Dong dong dong~"

There was a knock on the door.