Personality V: I will save everything

"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."

Miss Jenny raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, as gentle and elegant as a blooming spring flower.

Her eyes lingered on Henry Baskerville for a moment, as if with a hint of teasing, and then she turned and left, walking lightly like a dancing butterfly.

Henry Baskerville's eyes followed Miss Jenny's back until she disappeared from his sight, and then he came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream. There was still a hint of obsession on his face, as if he was under a spell and was completely immersed in the moment just now.

Holmes took in all of this, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips. He cleared his throat and broke the silence: "Everyone has left, can we talk about business now?"

Henry Baskerville seemed to have just woken up from a dream. His face flushed slightly and he looked a little embarrassed, as if his secrets had been exposed.

He coughed lightly a few times, trying to hide his embarrassment, then calmed himself down and said, "Ahem...Yes, we should really talk about business."

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In an ancient and mysterious legend, the Baskerville family is burdened with a creepy curse.

It is said that the family's ancestor Hugo Baskerville was chased by a giant demon hound because of his evil deeds and eventually died.

From then on, the hound has been cursing the Baskerville family. Every member of the family will be chased by a huge, hideous ghost hound and eventually die.

This curse hangs over the Baskerville family like a shadow, filling people with fear and awe. A recent incident has made this legend even more real.

Sir Charles Baskerville, an important member of the Baskerville family, died mysteriously on the moors near Baskerville Hall.

His death was extremely horrifying, as if he saw some extremely terrifying scene before he died.

What's even more bizarre is that people found the footprints of a huge hound next to him, and his face was distorted by extreme fear. The police believed that he died of a heart attack, but there was a local rumor that this was the fulfillment of the curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles.

The death of Sir Charles caused his heir Henry Baskerville to rush to London from faraway Canada to inherit the mysterious Baskerville Manor.

However, the moment he arrived in London, a mysterious warning letter appeared in front of him like a ghost, warning him that he must stay away from Baskerville Manor, otherwise he would meet with an unexpected event.

In addition, he lost an old leather shoe, and then a new leather shoe was stolen. This series of strange events made Sir Henry very panic.

Faced with this series of bizarre events and terrifying warnings, Sir Henry felt unprecedented fear and helplessness. He didn't know how to deal with this terrible curse, nor did he know whether there was really a ghost hound watching him in secret.

With no other options left, Sir Henry decides to turn to Sherlock Holmes, the great detective known for his wisdom and insight, for help.

He hopes Holmes can solve the mystery, uncover the truth behind the Baskerville family curse, and protect him from the threat of the ghost hound.

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Okay, I've heard the background story, but Holmes showed extreme contempt and disdain for it.

He scoffed at the so-called ghost theory because in his opinion, such things did not exist in the world.

Holmes firmly believed that only by seeing with one's own eyes and experiencing it personally can one determine the authenticity of things.

He would never easily believe those vague legends and superstitions before he saw it with his own eyes.

Although he is well aware that there are many unknown areas and phenomena in this world, he will never be like those stubborn old antiques who deny the existence of certain things based solely on subjective conjecture.

On the contrary, he always keeps an open mind, willing to explore and learn about areas that he is not yet familiar with.

Holmes only believes in his own eyes and brain, which he believes are the most reliable basis for judging the truth of things.

Only through careful observation, in-depth thinking and rigorous reasoning can the truth hidden behind appearances be revealed.

Therefore, before seeing ghosts with his own eyes, Holmes would never believe in their existence.

However, if one day there is conclusive evidence that ghosts do exist, Holmes will accept this fact without hesitation and use his usual rationality and logic to understand and explain this phenomenon.

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However, although Holmes' heart was full of desire for the truth, the reality made his investigation extremely difficult.

At this moment, the outside world was shrouded in darkness, as if night had fallen, and heavy rain was pouring down, as if to drown everything in the endless rain.

Under such severe weather conditions, any clues would have been washed away without a trace by the violent rainstorm.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to go outside to look for clues.

Helplessly, they could only wait, hoping that the rain would stop tomorrow so that they could continue their investigation.

At this moment, Holmes suddenly remembered an important question: "Oh, by the way, I haven't asked why Miss Jenny came to you?" This question seems to be the only key to breaking the deadlock at present.

After all, the investigation into the case had just begun, and now they were trapped here, unable to take further action.

Holmes and Sir Henry sat opposite each other in silence. It was obvious that this state of staring at each other could not last long.

Coincidentally, Holmes felt that this was a good time to ask questions, and perhaps he could find some clues related to the case from Miss Jenny's arrival.

Because as far as he knew, invitations to the Golden Rose Theater were usually only sent to the audience by mail, and the actors in the theater would never visit the audience in person, let alone a heroine like Miss Jenny.

"According to Miss Jenny, she has shown a keen interest in the ghost hound. An actress like her is likely to want to incorporate this mysterious element into her play to attract the audience's attention. That's why she came to ask for my opinion.

However, after listening to my description of the ghost hound, Miss Jenny said something that made no sense. Her reaction was really strange and totally unexpected to me. "

Sir Henry paused, as if recalling the scene, and then he lowered his voice and muttered something under his breath.

Although his voice was not loud, it still successfully attracted Holmes' attention.

"What did Miss Jenny say?" Holmes asked immediately, obviously paying great attention to this detail.

Sir Henry hesitated, then said slowly: "She said... 'What? It's boring.'"

"What is that........Oh my god!!!"

Before Holmes had time to ask further questions, there was another loud thunder.

However, along with the thunder, Baskerville Manor suddenly became pitch black for some unknown reason.

Maybe the thunder just now hit the power line that supplied electricity to Baskerville Manor? This situation was not uncommon. After all, although some people had started to install electric lights in their homes, it was still far from popular.

How could we prove that this happened often? We could see it from Sir Henry's reaction. He took out a spare candle from a cabinet in the drawing room without hesitation, and his movements were so skillful that it was obviously not the first time he had done this.

"I am very sorry, Mr. Holmes," said Sir Henry, with a hint of regret. "I have only been in charge of this house for a short time, and many things in it have not been repaired yet. This should have happened on my first day here. I am very sorry."

Although he tried to make his tone sound casual, one could still hear a slight tremor in it.

Yes, they had just talked about their family curse, and now there happened to be a power outage. The manor was pitch black, and anyone would be scared.

At this moment, Holmes suddenly remembered something.

"Ms. Jenny should still be in the room, should we go check on her?"

After all, Miss Jenny is also a guest of Baskerville Manor, and Sir Henry has only been here for a short time. There are no long-term servants here. Only when Sir Henry cleans the manor did he hire a few people to help. To be frank, there are only Sir Henry, Holmes, and Miss Jenny who just went to the room.

"I think the Barrymores will go to look for Miss Jenny, but we should go and have a look."

Although there were almost no living people in the manor, Sir Henry and his wife, the former housekeeper of the manor, still stayed.

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As he walked with Sir Henry, Holmes kept muttering to himself, and it was obvious that he still had doubts about the so-called ghost hound.

He always firmly believed that ghosts did not exist in this world. If such things really existed, he had to see them with his own eyes to believe it.

"How could there be such a thing as a ghost in the world? Unless I see it with my own eyes." Holmes said with disdain, his words revealing his skepticism about supernatural phenomena.

However, at this moment, a sinister voice suddenly came from behind Holmes, as if it came from the depths of hell, making people shudder.

Then, something gently rested on Holmes' shoulder. The touch was cold and strange.

Sir Henry was so frightened by this sudden change that his legs went weak and he could hardly stand.

But Holmes did not show too much fear. He just turned his head curiously, wanting to see what was behind him.

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“Aa ...

The sudden scream broke the silence of the darkness, like a flash of lightning in the night sky, catching people off guard.

Although Holmes was not frightened by the thing on his shoulder, Sir Henry's scream was like a heavy hammer that hit his heart hard, causing him to tremble violently.

However, this could not be entirely blamed on Sir Henry. After all, in such a dark environment, a pale face with a blue glow suddenly appeared before one's eyes, and anyone would be frightened to death.

This face is like a legendary ghost, exuding a hint of chilliness that makes people shudder.

At this thrilling moment, the ghost slowly stretched out his hands, and those hands were as pale as if all the blood had been drained away.

"What is it, Mr. Holmes? I thought you would be frightened."

Along with these familiar words, the ghost suddenly took off his "face" like a magic trick. It turned out that this was not a real ghost, but Miss Jenny!

"But I succeeded in scaring you." Miss Jenny said with a mischievous smile.

Seeing this, Holmes smiled and took the glowing mask from Miss Jenny.

He looked at the mask carefully, then rubbed it lightly with his thumb, and some of the glowing material was wiped off.

Upon closer inspection, these glowing things turned out to be phosphorus powder.

"What... is this?" After sitting on the ground, holding his chest and breathing heavily for a few times, Sir Henry managed to calm down, got up from the ground, and looked at the mask in Mr. Holmes' hand.

At this time, Miss Jenny took off the pair of luminous gloves on her hands and handed them to Sir Henry for inspection.