Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 274 A psychopath and a drug addict
"The imitation of the famous detective ancestor of the same family does not stop there; a hundred years later, another 'Sherlock' who lives in 221 Baker Street puts labels on every aspect of life and work, deceiving himself and others to make everything around him closer to that famous ancestor and closely correspond to the plot of the novel.

He called the family's housekeeper who managed the property 'Mrs. Hudson', completely unaware that it was just a nickname the housekeeper had given herself when she was young to run a drug business; the housekeeper escaped from her gangster career by becoming a tainted witness and was protected by the political family of Holmes.

'Sherlock' still stubbornly calls his brother 'Mycroft', totally ignoring the fact that it is only a middle name and not a common name; he even equates the 'Mycroft' of the 21st century with his direct ancestor Mycroft of the 19th century, ignoring the fact that the two 'Mycrofts' have completely different positions and status in the government.

There are countless similar behaviors, such as calling his assistant "Watson", calling an impressive female professional criminal "Adler", and labeling a hidden criminal gang leader "Moriarty".

The most serious one was when Sherlock believed he had traveled back to the 19th century and solved an unsolved case as Sherlock Holmes. It was not until he woke up from a hospital bed long time later that he discovered that his condition had become more serious.

His numerous quirks make people around him feel at a loss, but because of Sherlock's outstanding detective ability, many people, from the police to relatives and friends, have to cater to him and act with this genius paranoid madman.

Even more fortunately, the Holmes family, as an old political family that has been passed down for more than a century, although no longer has the strong position of "being in Britain" like old McCaw, but its influence in intelligence, security and parliamentary institutions is still profound, and it can always clean up the mess of "Sherlock" in time. "

The golden words covered Lin You's front, back, left, and right, like a net surrounding him. This was a major revision of the plot of Sherlock Holmes. Although there were only a few hundred words, every stroke went straight to the core. Just like when we were young, we were required to refine the central idea in exams. Lin You did the opposite, first changing the central idea, and then using the changes in the central idea to revise the entire text.

It has to be said that compared to the initial times, writers today are able to remove more and more shackles and are more free and imaginative when using quill pens.

For example, this time, the revised central idea boils down to one sentence: the 21st century "Sherlock Holmes is a psychopath and a paranoid person with a great talent for solving crimes."

The golden words spread into the sky and earth, gradually penetrating into the bottom of the worldview. Lin You was actually not sure whether this modification would be effective; in order to relieve the pressure, he had to distract his attention and "watch" the story of "Sherlock Holmes".

This is the end of the second season, and the impressive "sissy" Moriarty frames Sherlock Holmes by committing suicide.

When Lin You first watched this scene in the TV series, he was stunned; in other versions, Professor Moriarty, whether he was a criminal or a war criminal, his motive for committing crimes was profit, and his fight with Sherlock Holmes was also for profit.

The Sherlock Holmes version of Moriarty seems to be fighting just for the sake of fighting; he just wants to win the fight with Holmes, but he doesn't care whether the so-called "victory" can bring benefits to himself - what benefits can he gain if he doesn't even want his life?
How should I put it? The adaptation of this super criminal character is extremely thorough and extreme. It seems to imitate the "most terrible clown in history" in "Batman: The Dark Knight". There is no interest in the pursuit of interests, just want to create chaos; even considering the characteristics of "British countries", there is a bit of madness of "if I can't get you, I will risk my life to destroy you".

"Thank goodness the TV series has adapted enough plots and the plots are crazy enough, otherwise I really don't know how to start writing." Lin You looked at the golden text dissipating and the fact that the cracks in the surrounding space and time gradually disappeared, and his tone couldn't help but relax a lot. The fusion of the world is like a gentle rain that moistens everything silently. The changes brought by the story of "Sherlock" to the big world are not too big; London has a police officer named Lestrade, the government agency has a secret mission, and Baker Street has a female drug dealer who has turned over a new leaf.

Of course, due to different time nodes, these characters have not yet reached the same position as they would in the 21st century.

In the 1990s, Officer Lestrade was just a rookie who had just graduated from the police academy; McCoff took over the political resources of the Holmes family, but still needed to accumulate qualifications and achievements; "Mrs. Anderson" had not yet been called a tainted witness and was still doing shady drug business.

As for the new generation of "Sherlock Holmes" suffering from mental illness, he is still in middle school and is only a few years older than Harry Potter.

"Don't blame me for writing you as a psychopath. It's really because of those gods." Looking at Sherlock, who looked young in the 90s but had become weird, Lin You apologized insincerely, not caring that the other party didn't hear him at all.

A new portal has been opened, and the writer is about to face the last challenge: the story of "Elementary".

Strictly speaking, the rewrite and integration of "Elementary" is easier than that of "Sherlock Holmes"; because after being adapted for the United States, the drama has less overlap with the original work and fewer logical conflicts.

The most obvious changes are: Dr. Watson became a woman, Moriarty also became a woman, and they were merged into one with Irene Adler; at the same time, the role function of Mycroft Holmes in the original work was divided into two roles, father and brother.

The most favorable thing for Lin You is that, apart from the above-mentioned people, there are almost no other characters related to the original novel; like Mrs. Anderson, Officer Lestrade, Watson's wife, Mrs. Mary, etc., not a single one.

None of the characters from the original novel appeared, and the few characters that appeared were greatly modified. Even the location of the story was changed from Britain to the United States. I said this is a completely different story, who can object?

What’s even more interesting is that the Holmes in “Elementary” is still a complete drug addict. Unlike the one in the original novel, he does not have a strong will and can get rid of the influence of drugs at any time.

Doesn’t such completely different performance further prove that these are two people and two stories?

(End of this chapter)