live with conscience

He didn't go back to Baker Street for two months, both because of the case and the fact that Sherlock subconsciously refused that his territory must be occupied by a stranger.

Although he knew for a long time that his fiancée's invasion would not be weak, but he did not expect it to be so strong.

Four or five new shops appeared nearby, and the products inside were almost all seen at the banquet of the engagement ceremony. These are nothing, anyway, these will not affect his life, but——

Sherlock, who was in front of No. 221 b Baker Street, suddenly braked suddenly, then walked around Mrs. Hudson behind him, backed to the road, and walked again, no, measured it again.

Watson didn't understand: "What are you doing? Sherlock!"

Sherlock took a deep breath and complained with a smile on his face: "No, nothing, I don't mind, it's just that the vegetation, floor tiles, and even the doors around 221 Baker Street have been replaced... because of our destruction , The daily replacement is actually quite frequent, I'm just curious, what... made the gate wall of 221 Baker Street move outward by about 10?"

Watson: "...what?" Glancing at the brand new gate, he said, "The gate has been replaced, I know, I saw it,...but, the door wall moved outward...what's going on?"

Forgive him for being unresponsive, he didn't feel any different.

Mrs. Hudson's high-pitched, sarcastic reply overwhelmed Sherlock's usual sarcasm about Watson.

"Oh... until now, I have no doubt that you are still a detective. Lin Lan said that because of her great-grandfather, living here is afraid of causing unnecessary trouble and loss to me, and also for her comfort and safety. , she upgraded the whole building."

Speaking of this, Hudson's tone was satisfied and showed off: "It's still a girl who is caring, there is nothing wrong with that! Sherlock, can you see what these are? Back then, me and my, In the sweetest moment, he didn't do this for me! Instead, it was me, for him... Forget it! Come in, wash yourself, you stink... don't spoil Lin Lan's sweetheart who made it up for me house!"

Regardless of the two stinky boys, Mrs. Hudson opened the door: "Hurry up, or I won't open the door to strange boys. A room full of old and weak women and children is too dangerous!"

Watson followed in helplessly, mocking himself helplessly: "Sherlock, this is really bad news. You and I have completely fallen out of favor in Mrs. Hudson's heart."

However, he suspected that Sherlock behind him didn't hear it, because when he entered the door, he heard Sherlock's complaints behind him.

"Of course I know that the latest pupil fingerprint gene detection door is a highly intelligent door that judges the status of the owner based on the person's fingerprints, genes, and pupils, and the matching tempered smart glass defense wall... McCauf said that the British Ministry of Defense Both the White House and the United States have wanted to change it for a long time, but both countries have shelved it because of the high cost and maintenance costs. I am just a detective, and I need this kind of high-configuration defense facility?"

Watson: ...

"Of course!" Sherlock who entered the door was greeted with Mrs. Hudson's condemnation: "How many times has my house been rebuilt because of you? There was an explosion not long ago!"

When Sherlock entered the door, his first reaction was that, following Mrs. Hudson's condemnation, he subconsciously raised his hand to block the dazzling light from the stairs...

It turned out that the dim corridor was equipped with induction lights, and the brightness was simply blinding!

A light-colored and soft carpet was laid, and his muddy shoes made clear shoe prints on the carpet.

The wall was freshly painted, and a trough was added, on which he planted a climbing plant that he had never seen before. Two months was enough for them to grow up and down to cover the entire wall. Visible fresh wall painting.

Under the light of the two eyes, the whole corridor looks very fresh and natural, and the style has been upgraded to several grades.

Here, still...

His Baker Street?

Under Watson's disapproving eyes, Sherlock, who was getting more and more unhappy, ran up to the second floor and opened the small suite he rented angrily. He needed to have a good talk with his fiancée for the next five years. way of dealing with each other.

Surprisingly, after opening the door, the place that belonged to him has not changed at all.

A door, the corridor outside the door and the inside of the door are like two worlds with different styles.

Compared with the fresh, bright and natural outside, his small suite with the curtains closed is like an abandoned house.

Well, strictly speaking, it’s not exactly unchanged.

Everything was the same as when he left, except for a paintable layer of... dust!

All kinds of traces showed that she hardly had any in his room, no, she must have never set foot in it at all!

"Sherlock!" Watson, who was afraid of accidents, caught up. Seeing this scene, he also had the feeling that he had entered the wrong room. In order to adjust the atmosphere and ease the embarrassment of his friend, he had to continue: "Oh... ...God...Sherlock, should you call Hudson...no, hire a housekeeper to...God, a house that hasn't been cleaned in two months!"

At this moment, Sherlock felt very complicated, feeling at a loss as to what to do.

Embarrassed and troubled now!

He made such an angry look. Of course, there was some discomfort caused by the territory being invaded, but the point is, he wanted to find a breakthrough so that he could meet Lin Lan without apologizing and open up the topic. The case can move forward.

What better excuse than standing on the moral high ground and accusing the other party of invading your private space.

"Of course!" Sherlock withdrew his angry expression, resumed his usual posture of serious thinking, and walked towards his room with his hands clasped together: "I don't think we, who have been labeled as scumbag fathers and scumbag men, can still get Hero!" Mrs. Desen's help. Could you please make a phone call? I remember the business card on the desk...I need a hot bath to clear my mind."

Soaking in the bathtub, Sherlock, who had shaken off most of his fatigue, finally controlled his brain, and put aside his displeasure at being forced to bind him, and the serious prejudice against his five-year contract fiancée.

Although Sherlock has no experience in falling in love with others, with his excellent brain and good appearance, his market is also very good.

Apart from his eccentricities, as long as he is willing, it seems that no girl can refuse him so far, even that Irene Adler who is criss-crossing the flower field.

There is also Jasmine who has always been by his side and whose friendship has never changed.

... Well, Sherlock had to admit that all this made him vain and arrogant.

The scene on the day of the engagement ceremony was recalled from his memory, as well as the gift basket that he ate.

When he was handling the case at Scotland Yard, he misunderstood her with the regular lunch and dinner. Now it seems that it was just to take a photo to deal with the nagging Mrs. Hudson.

Now he can be sure that his nominal fiancee, really, doesn't mean anything to him at all.

Even, there are always indications that she is very happy, and he does not appear in front of her eyes at all.

Sherlock grabbed his curly hair full of bubbles in embarrassment and complained: "This is troublesome~ Let's take one step at a time!"

After taking care of it, Sherlock, who was about to talk to his fiancée, knocked on the door of the attic room politely.

After three clicks, he put on what he thought was the friendliest expression and waited for the door to open.

a long time……

There was no movement.

Hit harder, hit again...

Still no movement!

Make a fist and hit hard...

There is still no movement!

Unable to bear it, Sherlock felt that being a gentleman was really not suitable for him, so he decided to be rough and just open the door.

However, before he could do anything violent, the door opened.

"Sherlock! What are you doing?"

"Jasmine?" This time, Sherlock was really surprised: "Why are you here?"

The one who opened the door was Jasmine, the forensic doctor who was strictly forbidden by the detective and Watson to flirt with him when he was bored!

His EQ is not online, but his IQ can also tell him how strange it is for Jasmine to appear here!

"Hehe..." Jasmine really couldn't give Sherlock a good look: "Quiet! You two haven't come back for two consecutive months. As godmother, of course I have to take care of Rosamund."

I just remembered that Sherlock, who seems to be Rosamund's godfather himself: ...

"Check the action, Rosamund just fell asleep!" Jasmine saw that Sherlock's mood was also very irritable, and she seemed to be enduring something: "Do you know... well, of course you don't know, one A child who just knows how to crawl has so much energy."

After complaining, she stepped aside and let Sherlock in.

Sherlock who entered the door finally understood why no one answered the door after he knocked on the door for a long time.

This is still the layout of Watson's room at that time, nothing has been added or subtracted. Compared with the dusty place outside, at least someone has cleaned it here.

It's just that on the top of the wall next to the bed, an opening is opened for one person to pass through, and a convenient staircase is installed!

Although this approach feels unexpected, but inexplicable, Sherlock feels that it is also reasonable.

Following Jasmine, who kept her footsteps as light as possible even though she was wearing furry shoes, Sherlock came to the third floor where he had never set foot before.

Unsurprisingly, what he saw was a room full of natural atmosphere. Obviously, his fiancée, who is habitually generous, directly opened up the entire third floor and rearranged it.

Half as a bedroom and half as an indoor balcony.

Through the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see the busy traffic outside the other half of the indoor balcony.

It should be said that it is the toughened smart glass defense wall that McCoff also praised. He was outside and found no loopholes. It turns out that the third floor has been demolished like this.

However, in addition to various natural plants suitable for indoors, the surrounding furnishings are unexpectedly concise.

The floor of the bedroom is full of childlike carpets, colorful, and Rosamund is lying on the soft carpet at this time, covered with a lovely quilt, sleeping contentedly.

And Lin Lan, his nominal fiancée, also casually fell asleep with a funny bear doll on his pillow, holding a rattle in one hand and pressing Rosamond's quilt with the other.

From the scattered toys around, it can be inferred how much effort she had put in to comfort the baby not long ago.

Lin Lan still tied her ponytail high with the rubber band strung with pearls, so she was lying on her side, and her long hair was usually held down by her, appearing very quiet and fragile.

Sleeping with Rosamund, inexplicably harmonious, makes people feel satisfied.

This kind of scene is unfamiliar to Sherlock, but it is also a scene that directly hits the soul.

He actually had a feeling that he couldn't bear to destroy this tranquility.

however……

Lin Lan woke up vigilantly.

The indifferent and cold eyes made Sherlock's body stiff, and he felt nothing.

When he came to his senses, Lin Lan was fully awake, and could only capture the last trace of surprise and disgust.

If Sherlock is not very confident in his insight, he would doubt it, it is an illusion.

He saw Lin Lan motion to Jasmine for the sleeping Rosamund, and after Jasmine made a K gesture, she lightly signaled Sherlock to follow her.

Along the way, Sherlock found it very interesting with her trembling, light-footed movements.

She didn't feel relieved until they walked to the indoor balcony on the other half of the third floor outside the bedroom and closed the door.

Signaled Sherlock to sit on the prepared matching swing rattan chair.

"F... Sherlock, what's the matter?"

Although her smile was flawless, Sherlock swore that she absolutely wanted to call herself Mr. Holmes just now, and she shook her head helplessly because of her slip of the tongue.

Yes……

Why haven't you fully woken up yet?

"Yes, I do have something to ask you." But Sherlock felt that he liked this straight-to-the-point, and took out four photos: "I'm investigating a case, do you know these four victims?"

Lin Lan stared at the four photos for a while, then nodded, "Yes, it's a good thing you took the four photos together, otherwise I probably wouldn't have recognized them."

Sherlock raised his eyebrows, signaling Lin Lan to continue.

Lin Lan was a little puzzled: "It was when I was 15 years old that Mrs. Smith's girlfriends organized a charity auction, and I went to participate. These four people sat on either side of me because they were about the same age as me."

After speaking, I consciously arranged the photos according to the seats at that time.

Sherlock said in amazement: "It seems that you really don't have many opportunities to go out. What happened more than ten years ago can still be so impressive!"

Lin Lan: ...

Turning his head and looking back at the room, he sighed and replied with a look of despair: "This has nothing to do with my chance to go out. If it were you, you would be impressed too. Sherlock, with our relationship... what do you want to ask, can you say I won't hide anything, you don't need to delay here."

Following her line of sight, she saw Jasmine hugging Rosamund and coaxing her in the room, but Rosamund didn't buy it at all. Even through the door, Sherlock knew how much she was crying at this moment. Earth-shattering.

Jasmine didn't have time to pay attention to Sherlock's actions, but just tried to turn around to block Rosamund's view so that she could not see Lin Lan.

It's just that Rosamund cried and writhed without giving up, looking at Lin Lan whose eyes were already empty.

Although Sherlock was surprised, he did not give up his question: "Have you not been in touch for so many years?"

It's normal for babies to cry.

Lin Lan turned to Sherlock with eyes like looking at a monster: "What made you misunderstand me, that you would contact people who take drugs, drink (beautiful) traffic jams, like s, or are keen on gambling?"

Sherlock pretended to be surprised: "Wow, I just found out, Alice... Lin Lan, your reasoning ability is better than I imagined, and you actually know the deceased's well-hidden hobbies from the photos?"

Sure enough, Alice or something would make the girl in front of him feel physically disgusted, and Sherlock got goosebumps at a speed visible to the naked eye when he saw the other's body.

"Please don't call me this name, I feel uncomfortable, thank you." Lin Lan didn't know why, she didn't accept this name from the bottom of her heart, as if this name was something disgusting, could it be that she had met Alice before? The best?

"Back then, we had an unpleasant conversation at a charity meeting. It gave me a new understanding of the vastness of the world."

It should have been a happy thing for a group of young girls in their prime to dress up for a charity gala.

Mrs. Smith's purpose is probably to let Lin Lan from Wannian House get in touch with her peers.

It's just that I didn't expect that the five girls in the same row, except Lin Lan, talked about something weird, which impressed Lin Lan deeply.

"Perhaps there is a connection between them, and the topics discussed are quite...personal...and outrageous." Lin Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Because of their prominence, I accidentally pressed three times too many on the donation electronic instrument." zero, so that they mistakenly think that their intimidation and threats against me have worked."

From the churning memory, Sherlock remembered that the largest amount of donation was - 1000 million pounds.

No wonder, will be impressed.

Normal people, suddenly spending a thousand times more money, will be impressed and sigh: "1000 million pounds...you are really rich..."

"Wow..." The door to the side room was opened, and Jasmine came out holding the crying Rosamund, and directly stuffed her into the arms of Lin Lan, who looked hopeless: "Dear Lin Lan, I'm very happy." I'm sorry... I really tried my best! Toddlers have special vocal cords, and Rosamond's throat has reached the upper limit today. If I didn't experience it personally, I would suspect that you are a witch in a fairy tale. To our Rosamund What did De do?"

Sherlock miraculously witnessed Rosamund's howling from crying to being quiet for a second.

The little girl knew how to use her self-advantage to hold on to Lin Lan's clothes, and looked at her pitifully, with a cute look that you shouldn't abandon me.

Lin Lan: ...

What to do, I am also very desperate!

"I'm sorry, little Rosa, but I didn't mean to, I apologize!"

So Rosamond smiled happily after being kissed and held high by Lin Lan.

Lin Lan unconsciously put on a smile.

Jasmine also sat next to Lin Lan: "Unbelievable, Rosa, do you only want to be Lin Lan's little angel? Jasmine, I am very, very sad..."

Rosamund revealed a toothless smile at Jasmine, which made Jasmine unable to get angry: "I lost to you."

"Sherlock, you need to cut a long story short, little Rosamund needs sleep!"

Jasmine's words were serious and guarded, and the target was - Sherlock!

Sherlock felt that today's experience was very novel. In fact, when Jasmine opened the door just now, he had a premonition.

At this moment, he clearly felt Jasmine's guard, as if she was protecting Lin Lan.

His nominal fiancee!

Apart from the novelty, he felt a little grievance and dissatisfaction, really only a little bit!Not much at all!

Jasmine poked little Rosamond: "You also know how stupid your godfather Sherlock is. Because of the case, he ignored our little Rosa for two months. Let's hate him together, okay?"

Sherlock: ...

While coaxing little Rosa, Lin Lan replied quickly: "That was the only charity event I attended in person. After that, I just paid for it, and no one was present. It's really... I have a kind of weirdness when I go out. ... No, weird physique! After many trials, Old Smith and the others decided to give up."

"And I always thought that they should have finished playing very early, but I didn't expect to be able to survive until now. It's incredible!"

Looking at the smiling Rosamund, Sherlock also chose to keep things short: "You haven't been out in the past two months?"

Sherlock, who asked this question, received a miraculous solidification from the two ladies on the opposite side.

Jasmine even taunted: "Sherlock, look at Rosamund, where do you think Lin Lan can go?"

Sherlock, who wanted to say that he was with little Rosa, shut up wisely, because what appeared in his mind was that the air condition report in central London had been good for the past two months.

As a top student in chemistry, he did an experiment with Jasmine when he was bored. The report said it was excellent and good, but it was actually very moist.

When it's good, it's okay to take little Rosa out, but when it's good, it's still unnecessary.

However, in Sherlock's mind, the case still occupies the main position. In front of Lin Lan and Jasmine, he clasped his hands together and entered the thinking mode again: "Charities, eccentricities, vendettas... Common points... Common points... ..."

"Sherlock, Sherlock, there's new news! Inspector Lestrade said that he has found a common point of contact for the four victims!"

Sherlock, who came back to his senses, saw Watson falling from the sky...

No, it's just visual misleading. Watson came down the stairs, but the stairs were also made of special materials, because they didn't want the stairs to obstruct the view, so Sherlock, who was sitting here, hardly noticed any problems.

He was surprised just now that the potted plants in that place were placed a little unnaturally, and the big gap on the top of the head was not for the convenience of irrigation, but it was specially placed to prevent people from bumping into it!

Lin Lan even got through to the fourth floor. Such an insignificant thought flashed by. Sherlock was more curious about the case: "Tell me, what new clues did the detective find?"

Watson is still lamenting the miraculous arrangement here: "Perfect arrangement... oh... The four victims were involved in an accidental injury more than ten years ago, but their parents worked together to make others take the blame, and they did it again. There was no contact. And the victim died in the end because his father gave up treatment! The suspect has been locked! It is the victim's father!"

However, Watson looked at Sherlock expectantly: "My little sweetheart, where is Rosamund! The attic house is completely locked, and Mrs. Hudson gave me permission to come here from the next door to the roof. "

Sherlock subconsciously looked towards the opposite side, and found that the opposite side was already empty, then turned his head, looked back at the room, and found that the room that had been seen at a glance had been drawn down and completely covered.

Shrugged calmly: "I don't know either!"

Absolutely not to be exposed in front of Watson, he was disgusted by Jasmine, Lin Lan...and Rosamond!