what do you think sherlock

Chapter 15 Here it is, we suspect the prime minister of treason
"Are you nervous, Sherlock." Di Renjie asked curiously.

The two of them are sitting on a train from London to Buckinghamshire at the moment, and they are still sitting in the first-class carriage for Lord Lawton's blessing.

"Of course not nervous?"

"How can you be nervous?"

"Even if we are going to see Her Majesty the Queen now, I won't be nervous." Sherlock spread his hands and said coolly.

"Then why are your legs shaking?" Di Renjie rolled his eyes down and pouted.

"Is there?" Sherlock clapped his hands on his thighs, stopping the trembling of his legs,
"no?"

"Maybe it's the first time I'm a little excited to take a train." He showed a trademark smirk.

"First time taking a train?" Di Renjie pretended to be surprised.

"This month, no, for the first time this week... OK, John, I think it's better for us to change the subject, hey," Sherlock suddenly amplified his voice, and pointed at the man who had just come out of the toilet in the distance and was still wiping his hands. Rawdon shouted,

"Your Excellency Lawton, you are back."

"Actually, I haven't come back yet." Lawton was a little puzzled by Sherlock's behavior, but he quickly wiped his hands and returned to his seat.

Lawton: "Did something happen just now?"

Di Renjie: "It's nothing, it's just that Sherlock accurately predicted that you will return to your position after going to the bathroom."

Lawton: "What do you mean? Why am I a little confused?"

"Don't think too much, this is just reasoning." Sherlock smirked again, and then quickly changed the subject: "Your Excellency Lawton, I just wanted to ask, have you not arrived in Buckinghamshire yet?"

"Oh, I almost forgot to remind you." Lawton glanced at the scenery outside the window and confirmed, "Gentlemen, we're about to get off the bus soon."

Ten minutes later, as the roar of the train gradually subsided, the three of Sherlock got off the train first, and then immediately boarded a carriage that had been prepared in advance.

Then, after another 30 minutes of bumping in the carriage, the three finally came to an elegant and secluded country manor.

The three got out of the carriage, and Di Renjie habitually looked at the manor in front of him.

The manor is not too big, nor is it as luxurious as he imagined, it looks more like a villa bought by ordinary rich people in the countryside.

But the security guards in the open and in the dark are extremely strict. The three of them walked into the villa in the manor together, and they met two groups of guards on the bright side.

"Two gentlemen, come here," Di Renjie and the two had just entered the door when they heard an old but gentle voice.

The two looked and saw an old man in a simple vest standing in the hall.

The old man is very old and has thinning hair, but standing there, he has a unique power. Di Renjie knows that this is the temperament that can only be cultivated after being in a high position for a long time.

An aura he was familiar with.

"Good afternoon, greetings to you, Mr. Disraeli." Di Renjie and the two took off their hats and saluted.

"You're welcome, two, come and sit down, I asked the maid to prepare black tea and snacks."

After the entire group was seated, had some tea, and complained about the recent weather in England as usual, Disraeli finally got to the point:

"Have you two guessed why I invited you?"

"I roughly guessed something." Sherlock replied, "It should be related to the secret letter a few days ago."

The letter was discovered four days ago, but until now, there have been no relevant rumors in the newspapers or public opinion in London. There must be another reason behind this. This was discussed by Di Renjie and Sherlock before departure.

Sherlock is very powerful, but he doesn't know anything about politics, so although he felt strange, he didn't think too much about it.But Di Renjie was different, he could easily smell something unusual from his calm appearance.

He definitely does not believe that the Conservative Party, as the opposition party, will let such a big scandal go lightly.

Considering that the leader of the Conservative Party suddenly invited Di Renjie and Sherlock to visit today, he already had some guesses in his mind at this time, but he did not share these thoughts with Sherlock for the time being.

"This is indeed the case," Disraeli said. "I was really shocked when Monty told me the news."

"I always thought that Gladstone was unreliable, but I didn't expect him to do such a thing." Disraeli shook his head as if very disappointed, and added, "You know who reported What happened to Inspector Lestrade of the letter?"

Both Di Renjie and Sherlock shook their heads.

"He was called to the office by the chief superintendent to yell at him, and three months' salary was deducted."

"Unexpectedly..." Sherlock was a little surprised at the unfair treatment Lestrade suffered.

"Unexpectedly..." Di Renjie was surprised that Lestrade had only deducted three months' salary. According to the previous situation, Lestrade almost offended the current Prime Minister Mr. Gladstone to death.

Under this kind of pressure, Scotland Yard actually just deducted their salaries and let it go. Is it Gladstone's tolerance behind this, or the full protection of the Conservatives?
But it's not necessarily that simple. According to Di Renjie's understanding these days, the political order of Great Britain is very different from that of Wu Zhou and Tang Dynasty. The affairs officer is separated.

Today, the players sitting in the game of imperial power can be roughly divided into four groups, namely, the Conservatives and Liberals representing the interests of different classes and groups, the Whitehall Civil Service Committee representing the interests of the affairs officer system, and the representatives of the great aristocracy. and the national image of Queen Victoria. (Unlike the later royal family, Queen Victoria at this time still had a lot of interference in politics and the country.)
Scotland Yard is only responsible to Her Majesty the Queen in name, but most of the senior police officers among them are inextricably linked with the current cabinet, while the middle-level and low-level police officers are selected by the personnel committee and examination committee under the Civil Service Committee .

The layers of relationships here are intricate, and the intervention of any force may change Lestrade's fate.

But in any case, defecting to the Conservative Party is a good decision for Lestrade.

But why did Lestrade suddenly come up at this moment?Is it really the same as what he guessed, Di Renjie secretly thought in his heart.

"Scotland Yard has not conducted a reasonable investigation into the contents of this letter. This is a serious dereliction of duty." Disraeli finally stated his purpose:

"Therefore, I hope to hire two special investigators in my private capacity to investigate Prime Minister Gladstone's collusion with Russia."

"For the sake of national security, please don't refuse."

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East London, a basement.

Cesar was hung from a wooden frame like a corpse.

"I really don't know anything..."

"I'm just an ordinary employee in the bar..."

"The letter was only read by the two detectives, the police officer, and Lord Lawton..." Cesar said in an inaudible voice, in a faint voice.

There was a rustling sound in front of him.

Gradually, the voices of the two men became clearer.

"It seems that's all he knows, Popov."

"Then he's worthless."

"We have four targets now, which one should we look for first?"

Popov thought for a moment and said without hesitation:

"Of course I'm going to invite the two detectives to be our guests."

(End of this chapter)