Chapter 28 Some brothers, some "Do you have an appointment?" Door...
"Do you have an appointment?" The camera next to the doorbell was pointed at them. "Miss Wu, are you back?"
Ah Fu came over quickly and opened the door for Liu Shu.
"Who are these two?"
"Sherlock Holmes and John Watson."
"Oh, I've heard of him. He's a very famous detective in London. I guess this is the detective's assistant." Ah Fu nodded to them. He didn't ask about Liu Shu who had returned.
"Hello," Sherlock gave him a smile. He could tell the butler's background. "I'm looking for Mr. Wayne."
Ah Fu first said something into the intercom.
"Follow me." He led his men inside, and the gate of Wayne Manor slowly closed behind them.
Liu Shu walked the same path she had just walked in the box, and she reflected on herself and why she was with the two of them.
Fortunately, the manor was big enough for her to think.
In the end, she found that she was still very curious about Sherlock's reaction when he saw Bruce. He obviously knew that Matchstick Malone was Bruce, but Watson didn't know.
It’s okay. The richest man’s hobby is being a detective, which is understandable. As long as he can be Batman at night without being discovered, it’s fine.
Shouldn't Sherlock find out about this? Liu Shu looked at Bruce and Tim lying in strange shapes on the sofa and couldn't help but cover his eyes.
"Hello, Bruce, it's a nice day today." Sherlock and Watson sat down aside.
"Hello." After Watson greeted him, he looked at Sherlock with an expression as if to say, "You actually know the richest man in Gotham."
It seemed that he still hadn't recognized her, so Liu Shu walked to a position a little further away from them.
She didn't want to get close to either Tim, who was working hard on his homework, or Bruce, who was wearing pajamas.
Is it really that important? Are their personalities so important?
After seeing Liu Shu, Bruce pulled his clothes and wrapped himself tightly.
Although a little surprised, it was not the first time that Bruce pretended to be pretentious in front of acquaintances. His expression remained unchanged, and then he gave Sherlock a helpless smile.
"I know your brother. If you want to see me, you can ask him to call me. There's no need to be so rude."
She understood what he said. It was impolite of Sherlock to come without saying hello. You know, he and his brother don't get along very well, and he even mentioned him. This trip was not in vain. Liu Shu looked at Sherlock again.
"Haven't we been through thick and thin together, Mr. Malone?" Sherlock exposed him bluntly.
Information asymmetry is indeed the most powerful skill. Liu Shu felt that the atmosphere on the scene was gradually becoming heated.
"Ah? What did you say?" Watson's shock made them pause in their gaze.
"Didn't you recognize him? You've been with him for so long," Sherlock shook his head, disappointment in his voice, "Is it possible that this relationship can't be accepted by you?"
"Take him in?" Bruce seemed a little defeated but not defeated.
"We were kicked out of the country." Damn Mycroft, Sherlock thought of something unhappy.
"I don't think you need to include me." Watson felt that he was the main reason for being kicked out.
Bruce looked at the two of them for a moment, then raised his hand. "Alfred, clean up the two guest rooms."
"What about Miss Wu?"
Everyone looked at Liu Shu.
"Okay, I won't leave." She decided to protect Bruce's identity for a while, she didn't want him to be exposed yet.
Someone hadn't even started writing their homework from the beginning. Tim simply closed the notebook and said, "You guys..."
"You don't even know her name?" Sherlock turned to Bruce and interrupted him, but Tim didn't comment because the sentence contained a lot of information.
"When I called her 'Grace' before, I could tell it wasn't her real name."
"After that, she gradually became familiar with this name, and her reaction was different. When I called her 'Wu', it was the same as when I first called her Grace. Although she didn't have much expression, I remember the speed at which her eyeballs moved." Sherlock analyzed. He said that he would never ignore subtle abnormalities because of attractive things again, and he really did it.
"That's definitely not her name," he added.
"Really? Then can I continue to call you Grace?" Bruce didn't show anything and remained the same as before.
Now Liu Shu is determined to protect Bruce's identity.
"Don't call Grace..." Bruce, with such emotional intelligence, you can live well anywhere, "Come on." Liu Shu nodded to him firmly.
What oil? Bruce didn't understand what she said.
For some reason, Tim felt that Liu Shu, who had originally been reluctant to join them, had changed his attitude.
Just like the favorability went from 55 to 85, was Bruce's words that devastating? If it were him, someone who didn't care about his fake name and was still willing to call him by it, or even changed to a fake name he was more familiar with... he would also increase the favorability.
How strange, Bruce isn't usually like this, right?
Liu Shu discovered that Bruce's mind seemed to be different when there were outsiders around and when there were no outsiders. Once there were outsiders, he would mobilize all his brain power to maintain his status as the richest man. Apart from anything else, his emotional intelligence was high.
Sherlock looked puzzled. He just wanted to know what his teammate's name was, but he didn't expect Bruce not only not to help him, but also to cover up for her.
"you……"
Watson patted his shoulder and said, "Forget it, it's just a name."
Could this be let go? He clearly didn't look like someone who would let something like this go easily. There must be something else that hadn't been discovered, and Sherlock was unwilling to give up.
"What are you doing in Gotham?" Seeing him, Liu Shu felt like he'd been chased home. Of course, the person who was chased home was Bruce. "Isn't Scotland Yard enough for you to cause trouble?"
“It’s so boring there.”
"Mr. Mycroft asked him to come out and avoid the limelight." Watson told the truth about their purpose. He actually didn't know he was coming to Gotham at first.
"Is Gotham safe?"
"It's very safe. I've carefully compared the crime rate in Gotham with that in other cities. The crime rate here is already very low." Sherlock has no prejudice against Gotham. He only looks at the facts.
"You're right." This was all thanks to someone at the scene. Liu Shu didn't know what to say.
Tim glanced at Liu Shu. He didn't think Gotham would pose any threat to her. Superhuman-level combat power...
"Thank you before, Mr. Wayne, and thank you now." Although Watson didn't understand why this man would give up his luxurious life to go to Scotland to work as a detective and save people, he was very grateful to the richest man in Gotham.
He really helped a lot at the bottom of the lake. Not only did he give him holy water and demon-killing items, he was always at the front, like a god of war...
"Call me Bruce." Bruce had no idea what the other person was thinking. He had his own way of treating people he approved of. Watson was truly a very good detective assistant. Of course, he also felt that they would be in a bit of danger in England. Exposure to magic was like being contaminated by something dirty. It was always safer to stay away from it. And Bruce had some ways to deal with such things.
"Where are your things?" Tim found that the two men had nothing.
"Ah, in the car." Watson always felt that he had forgotten something.
"Don't worry, he'll be waiting for us." Sherlock wasn't worried at all.
Liu Shu looked at Afu who went out to get their luggage. She remembered the driver.
"He is responsible for driving for you in Gotham?" Liu Shu felt something was wrong for Bruce.
"Can I get a taxi here?" Sherlock spread out his hands.
Could it be that he had been thinking about living in Wayne Manor from the beginning? Liu Shu looked over in silence.
"No," Bruce answered him.
"I can do it." He was actually quite proud. Were his brother's men too dedicated?
Tim felt that this very capable detective seemed a little young mentally.
"I'll take you to the guest rooms." Alfu walked to Bruce's side. He had just put Sherlock and the others' luggage in their respective rooms.
Don't ask him how he knew whose luggage it was. Ah Fu could still observe such small things.
"Then I'll take her to her room. I know where it is." Tim stood up. He had to establish a good relationship with Liu Shu.
Liu Shu looked at her hands in front of her, then looked up at the man. She found that he was serious.
"I'll follow you." Did she look immature? Secretary Liu felt that her idol's apparent age wasn't very young.
"Let's go." Tim put his hand down.
Liu Shu didn't say anything else.
"How is it? Is there anything you need?" He stood at the door and didn't go in completely.
"It's nice here." It was a little too nice. Secretary Liu remembered that Sherlock and the others were staying in the guest rooms. Although the environment was not bad, they treated her and Sherlock differently.
"Don't you want to continue resting? It's still early." It was only three o'clock in the afternoon. Liu Shu stood by the bed and looked back at him.
"Huh?" Tim was a little surprised by her attitude. "I'm fine... What are you looking for?"
“Where is the charging station?”
"Here, press it and it will open." Tim pointed to a location for Liu Shu.
"Is this the only outlet?"
"What kind do you need? I have an adapter, or I can help you take this one apart and replace it." Tim is also good at hands-on work.
"The adapter won't work." Liu Shu took out a wire.
"Here... I'll make one for you." Tim took the cable from her hand and looked at the port.
"Wait, where does this line end?" He looked at the line. Why did it have no end?
"It's connected to me." Liu Shu showed him the neck of the puppet. In many art designs, the charging point is at the back waist of the puppet, but in terms of practicality, it is better to put it on the neck or limbs. Putting it in the center of the back waist requires making a hole in the clothes, which is very troublesome to buy clothes.
"No way?" Tim's hands trembled. He had always thought that the person in front of him was a mutant human.
The wiring in his neck made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he knew it was because of the uncanny valley effect.
"What's wrong."
"Nothing, do you want to charge now?" What a strange conversation. Tim gently returned the cable to Liu Shu. He was a little afraid that she would suddenly run out of power.
"No rush."
"How long do you want to charge it?" After realizing it, Tim didn't think it was strange anymore.
He just felt it was magical that when he pulled the string back it could no longer be seen.
Liu Shu planned to leave the puppet here for a while and restore its energy.
Her puppets are quite energy-intensive, so Bruce's family shouldn't be short on electricity, right? After sending Sherlock back, she might still come here to get some free stuff.
“Is your home more energy efficient?”
"Yes, yes." Tim nodded. "Want to come down with me?"
"Be careful..." Liu Shu glanced at the door. She felt it was a bit strange to squat here with Tim, so she simply sat on the ground.
Anyway, there is carpet, and it's very clean, like new.
"What are you being careful about?" Tim also sat down, but he noticed that Liu Shu had just looked at the door, so he got up again and closed the door.
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