Chapter 23: So Hard to Guess "Who said we're going in?" Charlotte...
"Who said we were going in?" Sherlock stood in front of her naturally and pushed aside the two policemen.
“…” The person blocking the door looked confused, and she slowly lowered her hand.
Sometimes if you want to understand someone you don’t need to look for him, just find someone who understands him.
"Little boy, what's your name?" A policeman squatted next to Liu Shu.
"Grace."
The policeman knew her name, he just wanted to talk to her so that he could take her away.
However, Liu Shu had already activated the automatic follow function. She raised her hand and pointed at Sherlock who was still asking questions not far away. "I'm in the same group with him."
"What?" The policeman looked at the man in surprise, his voice a little loud, but he quickly realized it and adjusted his expression.
"Um, do you know the parents' phone number?" He was still struggling.
"I'm in the same group as Sherlock." Don't be too optimistic, Liu Shu said the same thing, but this time he said the name.
The policeman covered his face. "Okay, are you going to follow him now?"
"Um."
He did not leave. After all, everyone in Baimen was considered a patient and needed to be kept under close watch.
It was good to have someone around. Liu Shu took out a red rope from his sleeve, flipped it over in his hand a few times, and handed it to the squatting policeman.
“…”
"Are they playing here?" A local policeman holding a child passed by and saw this harmonious scene. He couldn't help but ask his colleagues next to him whether they should take the children away from the scene. Are these guys from London so idle?
"Yeah, it's been a while." The person being asked nodded. He smiled and greeted the child beside her. "You must be Tina, right? Don't be afraid. Nothing's wrong. You just need to sleep somewhere else tonight."
Tina rubbed her eyes. She didn't know what happened yet. "Where's my sister?"
"You'll see your sister when you wake up." The policeman holding her hand patted her head gently and took Tina away.
This scene was seen by other people in the corridor.
On the second day after entering Baimen, Liu Shu secretly went to see Tina and confirmed her health condition.
She could take the child and kill her way in and out, but there were many patients locked up in the White Gate, and she couldn't ruin Sherlock's plan.
Tina smiled at the police, then looked in Liu Shu's direction with some confusion.
A sensible child is so cute.
Liu Shu nodded to her, then turned to look at the policeman beside her, her eyes sharp. If he dared to touch her head...
"Ahem... let's continue." He seemed to have sensed the danger and did the cat's tether very tactfully.
"No, thank you." Liu Shu put away the red rope, and Sherlock came over.
After all, it doesn’t take too long to find someone who knows everything and will tell you everything you want to know.
"We're leaving now."
"Tomorrow." Faced with Sherlock's doubts, Liu Shu said helplessly, "I want to rest."
Sherlock nodded reluctantly, accepting the statement.
wrong.
Sherlock, who was already lying in bed, was still thinking. He had always felt that 'Grace' was very special, with an appearance and skills that were not like those of an ordinary person, and with magical weapons.
Where else?
Unfortunately, because the food he had eaten during the day contained tranquilizers, Sherlock fell asleep after just closing his eyes for a while. This is why Bai Men dared to give the patient coffee.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already the next day.
"Stop looking." Liu Shu sat upright in the back seat. She found that Sherlock had been staring at her since he saw her today.
"I ignored the subtle anomaly because there were more attractive things. I won't do that again next time." Sherlock took a deep breath and spread his hands towards her after making such a low-level mistake.
Liu Shu put his hand on it. Was he going to shake hands?
After that, Sherlock did not stare at people anymore. Instead, he frowned and looked blankly, as if he was in deep thought.
From this point of view, he is still very well-behaved. Liu Shu glanced at Sherlock in the rearview mirror, and what Watson said was different.
"The rest of the way is only walkable. Here's a map." The driver handed Sherlock a small piece of paper.
Liu Shu saw him showing a look of disdain. Was that disdain? Although this driver didn't look like an ordinary driver, he shouldn't be so rude.
"Let's go." She took the map and opened the car door.
The road after getting off the car seems to be a small road. Ordinary cars cannot drive in, but off-road vehicles may be able to try.
Liu Shu wouldn't be surprised if the driver really drove an off-road vehicle.
"Who sent him to help you?"
"You figured it out?" Sherlock nodded. "A nasty guy."
Who it could be? It's so hard to guess.
In Liu Shu's memory, his brother was a trouble-maker. Eternal life was probably not what he pursued, and he would definitely not let the higher-ups know about this. In that case, "Is this a secret commission?"
Sherlock's answer will determine Ryushu's next actions.
"Isn't it secret enough? I am Jack now." He looked at Liu Shu's hand with some vigilance, as if he felt a hint of vague hostility.
"Yeah." It's okay. Liu Shu lowered his head and looked at the map, leaving Sherlock alone to brainstorm.
If you follow the route on paper, you will still have to pass several forks in the road.
"Immortality or resurrection from the dead?" Sherlock suddenly spoke as they walked.
Liu Shu turned to look at him, but found that he was not looking at her, but looking at the road ahead with confidence.
"Hmm." Both are correct, but isn't this detective a bit too strong? Is he on or off?
"Very impressive." It should be praised here that Watson gave Sherlock a 'Guide to Using'. Liu Shu recalled what he said before he left. In fact, it was not a guide, but a few words.
"Have I earned your trust?"
"Um."
"Your target is the person behind the White Gate?"
"Yeah." Actually, not really.
"That 'detective' who can beat eight of me, I really don't want to call him a detective. Can you tell me who he is?"
"Hmm-hmm?" Liu Shu still remembered that his first teammate was Bruce.
"His name is too casual, even more casual than 'Jack'." Sherlock had a lot of opinions about him. Although they could reach a consensus in a few minutes, he still remembered the handshake, which was very painful.
The surrounding plants seemed to begin to grow shorter, and soon, after turning a corner, Liu Shu saw the Rusty Lake.
This lake surrounded by mountains looks no different from other lakes on the surface. There are scattered houses on the lakeside, and there is a magnificent building in the center of the lake, which is the Rusty Lake Hotel.
There was still some distance, but they would be there soon.
"Watson and the others are in the center of the lake." Although Liu Shu didn't want to face the real building of a micro-horror puzzle game, she had to rescue them.
Winnie was already with Tina this morning, and Bruce didn't come back with her.
"I'll row," Sherlock said, picking up the oar. "This one should still work."
"Just row it." Even if the boat capsized, Liu Shu could still take him ashore.
Speaking of which, how did Bruce get to the center of the lake? He was even able to send a message to Liu Shu.
"Are you sure you want to keep holding the sword like this?" It's very dangerous. Sherlock looked at the weapon so close to him. He didn't want to get hurt by a gust of wind and waves.
"Be careful down there." Liu Shu pointed the tip of her sword at the lake. She had a certain psychological trauma about this place, and the bottom of the lake was very dangerous.
There are many corrupt souls wandering around, and you can catch them by fishing. Now I don’t know what’s going on down there.
Liu Shu's hands were steady, and no matter how the boat rocked, it didn't shift at all, and they soon reached the center of the lake.
"I hope I can see something different here." Sherlock patted the dust off his hands. He looked up at the appearance of the building, but found a bat-like black shadow hanging upside down on the windowsill on the second floor.
After meeting his eyes, it vanished.
The sudden fright brought discomfort to people. The only human on the scene felt a tinnitus. Sherlock rubbed his forehead. He didn't think he would be scared by such a thing. It must be the influence of the environment.
"It's a bat." Liu Shu also saw it. She remembered that a famous Gotham entrepreneur once publicly expressed his dislike for bats. The elevator attendant of this hotel was a bat. She didn't know how Bruce was doing these days.
"Hello." An old man standing at the front desk handed Liu Shu and Sherlock room keys, one each.
It was not a good intention, absolutely not a good intention. Liu Shu knew that all the guests who had stayed in this hotel had become very delicious. Fortunately, she was using a偃偶 now, but if they separated, Sherlock would be in great danger.
"I want to live with him." Liu Shu put his keys back on the table.
"No." The old man pushed the key with the house number in front of Liu Shu.
What does an ordinary kid do to get what he wants?
Liu Shu looked back at Sherlock, only to find that his face was full of encouragement for her, and he pointed to the ground.
She would not roll on the ground, forget it. Liu Shu pushed the key to the opposite side. Due to her excessive force, a deep mark was left on the table. The metal key was not damaged, but the wooden house number was cracked.
This was a threat, so the old man silently put away the key and said nothing more.
It's very effective. It seems that I don't need to do anything for the time being.
"Don't leave me." It was the first time that Liu Shu took the initiative to hold someone's hand. She was very worried that Sherlock would suddenly disappear. She had promised Watson to take good care of him.
Of course Watson also promised her to take good care of Bruce.
Sherlock didn't react to this action because he was staring at the elevator attendant. Under normal circumstances, this would have constituted harassment, but this was Rusty Lake, and the elevator attendant was a bat in clothing.
"Go out." Faced with the detective who refused to leave the elevator, Liu Shu's method was to drag him out.
The bat attendant was frozen. Was it stress? Would he attack people next?
"That's the one upstairs just now." Sherlock looked at the old-fashioned elevator that was slowly closing. Since the door was a retractable metal fence, he could still see its terrified eyes.
Are you that scared? Liu Shu put away her weapon. She had to do this to stay in a small space with such an uncertain factor.
Looking at the door that had been opened by Sherlock, she walked in calmly.
Liu Shu sat on a sofa against the wall of the room, looking up at the ceiling while Sherlock was busy searching around.
He looked at a wall for a long time, then turned around to look for Liu Shu.
"Someone died here...was it really a human?"
After hearing what he said, Liu Shu walked to where he had just stopped.
"Look, there are bloodstains on the side of this drawer. It looks very old." Sherlock reached out to Liu Shu.
"Here." Liu Shu handed him an evidence bag and a cotton swab for sampling.
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