After a long conversation, Holmes thought she had convinced Paula, and she offered to seriously consider Holmes's proposal and tell the truth in her heart, for example...... Durin pushed Boworth down the stairs.

This wasn't really what Holmes wanted Paula to say, because he thought it was impossible, and he wouldn't push Boworth down the stairs in the New Party office building unless Durin went crazy.

Considering that in the place where Bowers fell in the first place, anyone who stayed in the hall could see what Durin was doing as soon as he looked up, or even just slightly raised his chin and focused his attention on the top of his gaze, so Holmes didn't think it was a real process.

Durin could not have taken such a risk to do this, he may have played some unfriendly role in this, but he would never have pushed Boworth down with his own hands.

His odds and the power he already had didn't require him to take too much risk to do such a thing, and he could have expressed his demands in a more peaceful way and completed the compromise.

As long as someone saw that it was his hand, it would not help if Magus was immediately healed and appeared in front of people, because the nature of that was too bad and too terrible.

Holmes didn't believe that Durin would do this, but he thought Paula's statement was a good one, and he didn't need people to think that this was what really happened, he just needed it to cause enough shock in society.

He didn't plan to fight with Durin for a long time, so he only needed a short period of public opinion to make Durin lose his position and advantage, and then everything would not matter after the dust had settled in three or five days.

Paula hasn't fully agreed yet, she needs to think about it, and Holmes is not in a hurry, he still has a week to deal with the problem.

He personally sent Paula back to his room and visited the girl next door, the girl's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she was very vigilant and uneasy to hold the child in her arms, staring at Holmes deadly.

The gaze was like a she-wolf defending her child from the wolves, resolute, decisive, but more still desperate.

"I have no ill intentions, ma'am......", Holmes spread his hands, his open formal clothes revealing most of the places on his body where he could hide weapons, the absence of weapons, and the fact that alone in an unfamiliar environment was enough to make people feel reassured.

Holmes walked towards the girl, the two bodyguards behind him tried to follow, but he stopped him, he was not so weak that he couldn't even deal with a girl without a mission weapon.

He stood beside Melissa, looked at the child in her arms, touched the child's fleshy little feet, and praised him heartily, "His eyes are very similar to Durin, deep and bright." ”

Melissa tightened the thin quilt in her arms and turned slightly sideways to avoid Holmes, who had already realized where the disaster had started when she heard Holmes say that the child was like Durin.

All of this has to do with Doolin.

Holmes was not embarrassed by the girl's small movements, he naturally walked to the window and looked out of the window - this was on the tower of the manor, at least twenty meters from the ground, and he was not worried that anyone would consider escaping from the manor.

With just one glance, he withdrew his gaze, and the scenery that should have been full of greenery was replaced by roads and construction sites that were being planned, and the new district was being built much faster than one might think.

The expansion of the Imperial Capital City Circle not only meant that the Imperial Capital could accommodate more people, highlighting the importance of the city to the empire, but also a rare feast for those real estate manufacturers.

It is said that during this time, several brawls broke out over the relocation of the cemetery, and each cemetery tombstone buried not only the remains of ancestors, but also ...... Money!

The price of every inch of land is enough to make many people make reckless and short-sighted moves, and some people have done some not-so-good things in it, and the social contradictions in the new area are more concentrated and more obvious than in other places.

Retracting his gaze from the outside, Holmes turned his back to the window to look at Melissa who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and whispered, "We all know that it is Doolin's child, a child who will never be blessed. ”

"Have you ever thought about it, most of what you are suffering now is the responsibility of that man, he did not take his responsibility, left you in a corner, as if you didn't exist, and then walked in front of people with another innocent girl, accepted people's praise and blessings, and all this has nothing to do with you. ”

"You are like a transparent person, you can't be in many places, you can't talk about many things, your relatives, your friends will wonder who the father of your child is, but you don't dare to tell the truth, you can't even mention his name. ”

"You should hate him, because of impulsiveness, because of hormones, because of sexual needs, and after all this he went away lightly, but you have to bear the serious consequences, and pay for it for the honor and disgrace of your life. ”

"I can give you a chance, in front of everyone, say his name, let the society give you the fairest judgment, as long as you cooperate with me, you will get a lot. ”

Holmes thought that what he said was enough to stir the girl's heart, and he was afraid that the girl would not understand, so he said something even more fruitlessly, "At least a quarter of Durin's fortune belongs to you and your children, which will be a wealth you can't imagine, and I will give you a large sum of money in addition to this, and keep you, your children and your family safe." ”

If Melissa was a little scared before Holmes said his purpose, now she wasn't, because she realized that she was the one who was qualified to decide some of the key points.

The girl wasn't stupid, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to mix well in a place like the Royal Academy, she looked down at the child in her arms, thought for a moment, and then shook her head.

This action made Holmes frown, he was not used to being rejected one after another, Paula was too, and now Melissa was too, they were all rejecting themselves, and what made him feel even more uncomfortable was that his requirements for these two women were related to Durin.

It gave him a sense of frustration, he was a little embarrassed that he had already lost half of the battle with Durin head-on, but his upbringing had allowed him to maintain his demeanor, at least not to yell like those repetitive manual laborers who had not gone to school and had been engaged in the lowest grades.

"Can you tell me why? I think it's the best option for you, the man who broke your heart and made you cry for him in the middle of the night will pay enough price, you can choose to forgive him or you can hurt him, this opportunity is not available to everyone. Holmes was really trying to convince the girl, he twisted his neck, "I don't want to hurt anyone, you can tell me your concerns, maybe I will have a solution." ”

The girl looked up at him and whispered, "You can't guarantee my safety, no one will ever survive the people Durin wants to kill." ”

Holmes froze at first, then laughed out loud, he laughed and shook his fingers, "No, ma'am, you don't know much about the lives of our people, let's put it this way, our glamorous life and dignity come from the power in our hands, and when we lose power, ......", he whistled a crooked whistle, "We will be worse than ordinary people, including Durin, who you think is powerful." ”

The girl was unmoved, "You said you could protect us, then you should prove it to me, instead of deceiving me with your lies." ”

Holmes pointed at the girl, nodded and said, "Reasonable, so how do you want me to prove it to you?"

The girl made a request that surprised Holmes a little, "You have to let Durin know that you are dealing with him, but he has nothing to do with you, as long as I can trust you to keep me and the child safe, otherwise I will not say anything." ”

Holmes frowned again, he took a few steps back and forth, and then looked at Melissa, "You have a problem for me, ma'am, and I doubt you are doing this ...... purpose", he vaguely felt that Melissa's request was not so pure, as if she was deliberately making Durin realize that something had arisen, and she intended to remind Durin through her own hand.

But he couldn't be completely sure, no one could be sure where an option would take the wheels, and neither could Holmes, but he didn't recommend taking a gamble.

Because he believed that so much had happened during this time, Durin would not know what was going on, and sometimes reminding the enemy would not let his plan fail, but would cause the enemy to panic and reveal more holes.

He thought for a moment and nodded cautiously, "I'll let you see it when I hear from you, but you'd better remember what you said, Durin is terrible, and I'm not that gentlemanly sometimes." ”

After Holmes left, Melissa looked at the closed door, and the girl in her arms rubbed her eyes and moved, and she hurriedly coaxed the child as if she didn't care at all about what would happen before and after.

In the evening, the dinner, which was supposed to be delivered at half past seven, was not delivered, and just when both girls wondered if something had happened, they were led into the side hall.

There is a dining table, a few chairs, and a large TV in the side hall.

The TV cabinet under the large TV obviously doesn't match the surrounding decoration style, and it seems to have been moved from somewhere else.

Holmes sat down at the table early, and he stood up very gentlemanly and removed the chairs for the three ladies, invited them to sit down, and began to introduce them to each other.

After a brief introduction, Holmes smiled and let the cook start serving, while also having the TV turn on.

Paula didn't know what was going on in the process, she looked at Melissa and the little girl next to her with some strange eyes, and guessed about their relationship with Durin.

It just so happened that Holmes was also going to talk about these things, and eight o'clock was prime time, and Holmes used his connections to participate in a political talk show on the fly, which happened to start broadcasting.

He explained to Paula why he participated in the talk show, and explained to Melissa that he would provoke Durin through live broadcasts and promised that nothing would happen to him.

It was a fresh approach, and as the meal progressed and the TV program went on, the host finally asked about whether the new party would re-elect its leader, and Holmes confirmed it, saying that he would also vote and take the position of alternate vice chairman.

He directly stated in the show that he was not afraid of anyone's challenge, and there was a hint of provocation in his words.

After dinner, he sent Melissa to his room, taking the opportunity to reaffirm their agreement, and by the time he returned to the side room, Paula's attitude seemed to have fallen against him, which made him very proud.

"I've considered your previous proposal, and it's not a clever thing to do, but Melissa's story makes me feel ......," she sneered, "You know, I'm a woman too. ”

Holmes: What do I know?

He quickly nodded, with a look of embarrassment, "Yes, I understand." ”

Paula didn't say much nonsense at this point, and she quickly pulled the topic back, "Mr. Holmes, you asked me to tell some lies to frame Mr. Doolin, and I agreed to your request......"

"It's not a frame-up, it's just a less responsible guess, after all, you just said what you were supposed to say. Holmes corrected her.

"It doesn't matter, whether it's a lie or a guess, I'll tell the public and the journalists as you ask, but you also have to keep the agreement between us, and you have to provide enough protection to keep me safe in addition to money. ”

"Melissa and I share the same concerns, safety is more important than money, you have to understand that. ”

Holmes already had a triumphant smile on his face, "Of course, of course, I promise, Paula, I promise to make sure you are safe, to make sure that you don't have to think about money for the rest of your life, trust me, I promise!"

The two went on to talk about the details of "framing" Doolin, including how he pushed Bowers down and what actions he made.

Holmes constantly praised Paula, praising her for making up lies as if they were true, as if she had seen them with her own eyes.

The two men left the side room after their discussion, and at the same time, in the telegraph office, two listeners stopped listening and closed the line.

They sent the recording equipment and tapes to Doolin's manor as fast as they could, and sat in the study, where Dührin listened to the conversation on the tapes and laughed out loud with satisfaction.

Sometimes people are stupid because they always see so much and so much that they ignore some details, and these details are the key to killing them!

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