Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 18 Sherlock Hermes

In the aisle of the lobby of the Supervision Bureau, a young man with a languid expression and black hair and brown eyes was leaning against the wall, looking at the newspaper in his hand very intently.

He also looks very young.Probably only in his early twenties, like a college student who just graduated.

He was thin, with a thin hooked nose and thin lips that were always pursed, which made him look a little mean.

He was reading the newspaper while Haina was standing next to him, chanting something.

"...That's it, Mr. Sherlock! I've told all I remember, so can you answer that question for me?"

Haina was obviously a little excited.

Not only did she make meritorious service, but she was also interviewed and made the headlines of the "Glass Steps", and she should have been noticed by the queen-this incident made her feel like she was stepping on a cloud, floating and erratic.

After realizing that she might become famous, she gritted her teeth cruelly and bought this issue of "Glass Steps" with all the money she had except the necessary living expenses.When I plan to go home on vacation, I will take them all home and show them to relatives and friends.

I happened to run into Consultant Sherlock at work today, so she was half excited to see her former idol and half showing off, and asked him a question——

"...What doubts?"

Sherlock Hermes raised his head and said casually: "You mean 'Why did Mr. Aiwass guess that something was wrong with the bartender'? It's very simple, because he is a very smart person.

"He knows the name of the bartender, which means that he has been here before; Mr. Aiwass's figure is tall and straight, and his sitting posture is very cultivated, and he can easily know that he is not an old man. The shoulder condition of the old man is different from that of the young man—of course , considering that the bartender may not understand this kind of anatomy, I think the more reliable and direct evidence should be his boots.

"Hand-woven elf boots, using the mysterious techniques of alchemy and blessing. They can deodorize, absorb sweat, ventilate, waterproof, and improve grip to prevent falls. Such a pair of shoes will cost more than 120 silver crowns. Generally The knight family is useless.

"The bars in the Lloyd District will do some illegal activities more or less, and they are very accurate. It is absolutely impossible for him not to see this obvious feature. And he clearly recognized Mr. Aiwass' identity, but deliberately called him '" Old gentleman'...do you think the bartender in Lloyd could say such polite and cultured words?

"Besides, why isn't he afraid when he sees you? One of the jobs of the Supervision Bureau is to find people who don't seem to pay taxes to force taxation. Digging out their meager savings from these poor people, I don't hate you , It’s strange if you are not afraid of you. This kind of business people are more afraid of you than ordinary workers—because they have more or less problems with their books.

"Then why isn't he afraid of you? That means he doesn't care if you ask him for money. Or maybe he's not native--maybe not even Avalonian--and unaware of the sudden and unexpected appearance What exactly does surveillance mean in this country.

"And the picture in the newspaper is very clear, and the wheelchair highlights the shape of his boots - not to mention his elf-style Seiko wheelchair. The etched elf writing is very clear - Moriah T. No, here. Don't you see?

"I said, Miss Haina... The professor mentioned to me that you graduated with high grades. I think you should have passed Elvish?"

"...ah, yes. I know."

Haina was a little embarrassed: "I just didn't see it."

Originally, she was quite excited and proud, but now she was reprimanded severely.The excitement in her heart faded a lot, and there was also a sense of loss of "I'm so bad".

In fact, there are some things she didn't say - for example, on the day Aiwass was attacked, she went to the bar with a banned book.That was Mr. Aiwass's secret, and she would firmly keep it a secret for him.

——Because they are accomplices who read the same forbidden book, they are grasshoppers on the same rope!

As a result, even if Advisor Sherlock did not know this important information, he still deduced the truth from other details.And Haina did not notice these things.

It's as miraculous as Mr. Aiwass deduced from the bartender's actions that there is a murderer behind the scenes in the underground wine cellar!

Haina was very excited, but also a little disappointed.

Because she felt that she seemed to have fallen into the state when she was just in college - she thought she was a very good person, but once she came into contact with a wider world, she found that she seemed to be nothing more than that.

If all these important details and evidence were told to her, Haina felt that although she would be a little slower, she would definitely be able to deduce the truth.It's just that she can't see these details at all - this is the biggest gap between them.

It seems that the gap is not big, but it is like a natural moat.

"It seems that you have understood the greatness of Mr. Aiwass. That is very good."

The young Mr. Sherlock commented bitterly: "It's a pity to say that you are probably the one with strong working ability among them. You can be called the smart person among the fools. The other ones with muscles growing in their heads Humans are nothing but a bunch of idiots.

"They can't do anything but screw things up. Even when I tell them the truth, I always have to explain it over and over again to convince them.

"And this Mr. Aiwass—with all due respect, his observation skills are stronger than half of the Inspection Bureau combined."

"...Do you have such a high opinion of Mr. Aiwass?"

Haina was very surprised.

She basically only heard Mr. Sherlock think that this person is bad and that person is stupid.

"Of course," Sherlock said with a cold expression, "In my opinion, the fact that you can 'join hands' to solve this case depends entirely on his observation and judgment.

"If you don't have him, you can't solve the case; and he doesn't need to take you to solve this incident. You're just a wheelchair pusher, and you haven't even fulfilled your duty as a protector— —When he clearly tells you to attack the opponent with all his strength, why do you hold back? Since you choose to believe in the opponent’s command, you have to believe it to the end. Belief in half and have your own ideas, which is more terrifying than not believing at all.

"He has excellent observation ability, correct reasoning ability, decisive judgment, steady execution ability, a more mature and stable mentality than you - and precise shooting skills. Whether it is talent, character and ability, he is quite remarkable. Young He is far better than [-]% of the people in this country. He deserves my title of 'Mr.'.

"I am very interested in him. I heard that he is a freshman? Then I will go back to my alma mater to see him—I have a hunch that it will be quite pleasant to work with or communicate with him."

After finishing speaking, Sherlock folded the newspaper in half accurately and handed it back to Haina.

That's a perfect alignment of the four corners, not a bit of skew.From this, we can get a glimpse of the perfectionism in Sherlock.

"Ah, he actually took a leave of absence from school for two or three months at home, and hasn't come to school yet..."

Haina took the newspaper with some embarrassment.

The black-haired young man was not surprised by this result, but nodded calmly: "It's normal. Universities can't teach real talents. There are just a group of nannies of knowledge, trying to dismantle knowledge into easy-to-digest It is trying to put it into the mouths of lazy people and stupid people, trying to make them a useful social tool. It is not a place to serve geniuses and teach smart people.

"I guess Mr. Aiwass' knowledge and wisdom should come from the professor's personal teaching. Even in the entire King's Law University, Professor Moriarty is the smartest group of people."

"...That's it."

Hana said awkwardly.

She felt a little disappointed... because she felt that she could enter Wang Li University of Law, and her resume as a female prefect since her sophomore year was quite impressive.But she also knew that Sherlock was indeed qualified to say such a thing - because he was also the chief who graduated from the Royal University of Law.

When Haina was a freshman, Sherlock was her senior senior.With no intentions and no background, she was able to manage the work of the student union in an orderly manner only by relying on her excellent academic performance and good popularity. She also relied entirely on the many rules established by Sherlock back then.

The same is the chief, the same is the chairman of the student union, and also graduated with full marks.But there is still a big gap between them.

"—Wait a minute, Mr. Sherlock," Haina finally couldn't help but ask, "I have a question:
"Since you think that the Supervision Bureau is a bunch of idiots, you even rejected the internship invitation letter from the Supervision Bureau and even the Supervision Bureau when you graduated...Why do you come to the Supervision Bureau as a mere consultant now?"

No matter how good the "consultant" is, there is no way to go up.All the credit goes to Chief Kent, and the best he can get from him is a book or two as a personal gift.

And if he chose to join the Supervision Bureau back then, he might be the deputy director now.And sooner or later he would become the chief—by then, the entire bookshelf would be his.

"... [Mere]?"

Hearing this, Sherlock turned around in surprise.

He looked at Haina carefully for a few times, then understood her words, and sighed.

The young man shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "Remember this kind of thing and don't tell anyone again.

"A believer in the way of authority should not be so concerned about 'promotion' and 'future'. A supervisor should not have such a clear 'ambition', which means that you have the adaptability of the way of transcendence.

"In Avalon, people who want to be promoted will not be promoted-do you understand that?"

(End of this chapter)