Author: Xibeimao

When she came to the door of Duanmuhuai's apartment again, Mary seemed a little nervous, but she still took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"who?"

"It's me, Mr. Duanmu, Mary Clarissa."

"Oh, come in."

Soon, the door opened, and Mary saw a maid with long brown hair standing there and saluted to herself. She didn't know much about this maid, except that she remembered that she was responsible for flying the plane to transport them to Antarctica.

came out - of course, at that time, Mary was focused on her best friend, but now, she also bowed respectfully to the maid, who welcomed Mary in, and when she was led by the maid to the living room

At that moment, Mary could see Duanmuhuai sitting on the sofa, looking through a lot of letters in his hands in boredom.

"Yo."

Seeing Mary, Duanmuhuai waved to her in an ungentlemanly manner, and then threw the letters aside.

"There are so many things going on in the old continent. What era is this? There are tea parties, dinner parties, dinners... Do you think these people are just sitting around with nothing to do?"

"Is this an invitation to you?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's complaint, Mary somewhat understood. Although she had two aristocratic ladies, Xia Li and Ashelika, as friends, she was only a middle-class student. Even if she had learned similar banquet etiquette, she did not want to

I can use it in this aspect. What's more, generally this kind of banquet is only attended by noble ladies in the social world. Girls like Mary who think about work after graduation rather than getting married and having children don't need to worry about this aspect.

Contacted.

"You just treat me like a peep show... By the way, what about your friend?"

"Ah, Charlie, everything is fine. She is currently recuperating in a sanatorium. She also wrote to me before..."

"Oh, all right."

Duanmuhuai nodded, and then began to flip through the letter in his hand. Looking at Duanmuhuai, Mary suddenly felt a little nervous, which was normal. Although Charlie had lost her memory, Aselika did not know his existence.

But Mary knew that it was thanks to this kind gentleman that her friends could live a familiar daily life again. Not to mention that he spent a lot of money for all this——Although Miss Lorena once

I told Mary that this is the responsibility of the Tribunal, but Mary is not the kind of girl who doesn't know how to repay kindness.

Therefore, she also hopes to introduce Duanmu Huai to her two friends, so... in what capacity is it better?

At this time, Mary suddenly realized that her and Duanmu Huai's identities seemed a bit unclear.

Logically speaking, she should be considered his client initially? But in fact, as a client, Mary did not give Duanmuhuai any compensation. On the contrary, Duanmuhuai spent a lot of money for her and Charlie, so

But the amount was astronomical, so much so that it was hard to figure out who the client was.

Friend? If you want to say it’s a friend, then…………

"Tea, please."

Just when Mary was thinking hard about this, her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of the maid. The latter took the tea cup, nodded to the maid to thank her, and then looked at Duanmu Huai again.

"Mr. Duanmu."

"Um?"

"That's right...how to say..."

Although she knew that Duanmu Huai didn't care about these etiquettes, Mary was still cautious and spoke as politely as possible.

"It's going to be a holiday soon. Asher and I... Asherika plans to go to the sanatorium to visit Charlie. Asherika will go with her fiancé Mr. Howard. If you have time, would you like to come with us...

…”

Speaking of this, Mary also felt that her logic was a bit confusing. Indeed, Mr. Howard was Ashelika's fiancé, so it was reasonable for him to meet with Charlie. But the relationship between herself and Duanmu Huai didn't seem to be that kind of relationship...

…

As expected, Duanmuhuai didn't seem very interested in this.

"I won't join in the fun when you girls are having a party. Just have fun."

"It is good."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Mary also sighed silently in her heart, and at this moment, Duanmuhuai suddenly said "suspicious".

"Baskerville? That's interesting."

"Why?"

"Ever heard of that name? Mary?"

"Ah, yes."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's question, Mary nodded.

"The Baskerville family is one of the very famous upper-class families. I have heard of it..."

"No, no, no, I didn't mean this..."

"Ah, you mean the Baskerville family's devil dog?"

As a Twist native, it is certainly impossible for Mary to have read the documentary novel about the great detective, let alone forget it - in fact, the reason why she is familiar with the Baskerville family is precisely because of this story. Or

It is said that this story is known to everyone in the upper and middle classes of Fog City.

The legend of the devil dog, the curse of the Baskerville family, the great detective and the conspiracy story behind it, not to mention that it was specially compiled into a book and published as a masterpiece...

"That's right, the devil dog of the Baskerville family."

Duanmuhuai raised the envelope and shook it at Mary.

"It seems that the famous detective was not able to completely solve this problem, and now it has fallen into my hands again."

"Well…………………"

Hearing this, Mary frowned.

"I remember...at the end of the novel, Mr. Holmes and his assistant Watson should have caught the prisoner. In fact, the Baskerville family did not suffer any curse, and the so-called devil dog was only a slightly larger one.

Some hunting dogs. The whole incident is actually a case created by the criminal who coveted the Baskerville family's property and deliberately used the rumors, isn't it?"

"The novel is like this, but the reality seems stranger than the novel..."

Duanmuhuai opened the letter and read it carefully.

"It seems I have something to do, do you want to come with me?"

"Uh...this..."

It is impossible to say that Mary is not moved at all. She is a loyal reader of that book. Among other things, just being invited by the legendary Baskerville family makes her quite happy. Not to mention

He said, as of now, it seems that this matter still has some unclear relationship with the legend of the devil dog.

But in the end, missing my friend still overwhelmed my inner joy.

"Feel sorry……………"

"Okay, actually it's understandable."

Duanmu Huai shook his head.

Sure enough, there are still a lot of things going on here on the Old Main Road, and it's quite romantic. After all, this is a case that Sherlock Holmes has dealt with before... Although judging from the current situation, he may have overturned?

Of course, maybe not?

In any case, he is still a D-class personnel at present. Although the Antarctic incident has caused a lot of trouble, Duanmu Huai destroyed most of the evidence, so the foundation did not give him enough upgrade authority. As of now, this

This case is more suitable for me. Maybe after solving this trouble, I can be promoted to C level?

In this way, we are only one step away from the stable anchor of reality.

When Duanmuhuai was preparing to investigate the matter about the devil dog in Baskerville, Mary had already taken the train with her friends and embarked on the road to visit Charlie at the resort.

"Bang Dang...Bang Dang...Bang Dang..."

Sitting on the train, listening to the rhythmic sound of the tracks, Mary sighed silently. To be honest, as a student in the history department, Mary did not have her own ideals, although she also thought about becoming a relic excavator like her mother.

An archaeologist, but now she has some new ideas. In fact, when Duanmu Huai invited Mary to join the Inquisition, such an idea had appeared in Mary's mind.

Maybe... I and Mr. Duanmu will be like Watson and Holmes?

In the foggy city, the birthplace of Sherlock Holmes, legends and stories about him are naturally widely circulated. However, in addition to Sherlock Holmes, Watson's existence is also highly sought after by everyone - in fact, for many people

, although they all long to become Sherlock Holmes, if they really have to choose, Watson is obviously a safer candidate.

Following Sherlock Holmes, recording the cases he experienced, and compiling them into books is also a deep romance in the hearts of many young people.

only……………

Sherlock Holmes......

Thinking of this, Mary showed a wry smile. After spending so much time with Duanmu Huai, she also discovered that although he was a detective in the name, he was actually completely different from the famous detective who seemed to know almost everything. Indeed,

He also knows a lot of knowledge that others don't know, but compared to Sherlock Holmes, how should I put it... That gentleman doesn't seem to care about intelligence. On the contrary, many times he prefers to confront the opponent directly and then use violence.

Completely defeat it.

This is completely different from Sherlock Holmes...

If you were Watson, how should you describe a story about him?
To be continued...