Holmes IV

"Fang Li, you'll be my partner!"

The moment those words came out of Aria's mouth, they echoed around like a gentle breeze.

Fang Li had stopped walking.

Moreover, he stopped in his tracks, looking completely bewildered.

partner?

What does this mean?

Seeing Aria's serious expression, her pair of crimson eyes staring intently at him, shining as if she had found the most precious treasure in the world, Fang Li almost didn't react.

This made Aria somewhat uneasy.

"What... what do you mean by not saying anything?" Aria grinned, revealing a pair of small fangs, as if she wanted to pounce on Fang Li and bite him. She said, "Is there something wrong with my Japanese? Or are you unable to understand what I mean?"

No, your Japanese is perfect, it's very standard.

That being said, Fang Li couldn't understand Japanese either. He could only understand Aria's language because of the translation ability granted by the Main God Space, so he didn't know how Aria spoke Japanese.

Since Fang Li could understand the translated version, it proved that Aria's language was correct.

However, Fang Li was truly unable to grasp Aria's meaning.

"What exactly does 'partner' mean?" Fang Li asked. "Do you want to form a team with me?"

In Armed Detective High School, there are indeed armed detectives who form teams.

Rather, it would be more unusual for armed detectives to still Independent Action after their second year without forming a team.

Because at Armed Detective High School, once students advance to the second year, they must form a team of two to eight people and register with the school before the end of September.

This team system is very important.

After all, each armed detective has its own strengths, and even the training of Armed Detective High School detectives is conducted in a professional manner, which is why there is a need for disciplines.

Naturally, if one really wants to pursue a career as an armed detective in the future, in addition to having a special skill, one also needs teammates who can make up for one's weaknesses, otherwise one may encounter danger at any moment.

Therefore, before September, students entering the second year need to form teams according to their own situation and register with the school. The registered teams will also be logged into the database of the International Armed Detective Union and will carry out activities in the form of teams in the future.

Even if the team members go their separate ways in the future, according to the provisions of international armed reconnaissance law, the team members can transcend the framework of their respective organizations and prioritize team cooperation when carrying out missions.

Therefore, in Armed Detective High School, only first-year students Independent Action; second-year students will operate in teams after September.

It is now April.

Given that, it's not surprising that someone would want to team up with Fang Li.

No matter what, Fang Li is an S-Rank Armed Detective, and his reputation in the armed detective world is quite significant. It's actually the minority who don't want to team up with him.

Thinking of this, Fang Li couldn't help but recall that Aria had been inquiring about him all along.

This made Fang Li say with some relief, "You've been asking about me all this time, just so you can team up with me?"

"That's just one reason," Aria said, staring intently at Fang Li. "The 'partner' I'm referring to isn't just teammates in a squad."

As she said this, Aria lowered her head and her voice became somewhat softer, saying, "I need a partner. Only with a partner can I unleash the true power of my family."

"Family?" Fang Li closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his gaze toward Aria was completely calm.

Immediately, Fang Li said this.

"Kanzaki Holmes Aria".

When the name came out of Fang Li's mouth, Aria suddenly raised her head, her pretty, youthful face filled with surprise.

"You..." Aria said in surprise, "You know my real full name?"

"Is it strange?" Fang Li smiled slightly as he looked at Aria's surprised expression and said, "After all, since the third semester, you have been inquiring about my whereabouts and news, and even collecting information about me. Since I know about this, I naturally won't pretend I didn't hear about it."

Therefore, during the third semester, Fang Li actually managed to gather information about Aria through his own connections.

"Your full name is Kanzaki Holmes Aria, and your ancestor is Sherlock Holmes." Fang Li looked directly at Aria and spoke each word clearly.

"So, you are Sherlock Holmes IV."

—Sherlock Holmes.

This name is likely familiar to most people, even to the average person.

Putting aside other things, this great man is recorded in the textbooks of the Armed Detective High School.

He was a famous detective active in England more than a hundred years ago, known for his superb marksmanship and extraordinary fighting skills. As a detective, he possessed extraordinary martial arts skills and was hailed as the prototype of the armed detective.

The descendants of that famous detective are still active in the England detective world today, and have even been granted noble titles, enjoying treatment that ordinary wealthy families cannot match, and even owning fiefdoms.

Aria is a descendant of that famous detective.

Because of her British and Japanese ancestry, Aria has the surname Kanzaki.

The French pronunciation of Holmes is "Holmes".

Therefore, the "H" in Aria's full name means Holmes.

Therefore, Sherlock Holmes is Aria's great-grandfather, and Aria is Holmes IV, with the blood of a famous detective flowing in her veins as well as the blood of a nobleman.

"I was quite surprised when I first received this information." Fang Li shrugged and said, "It is said that the Holmes family is still very active in England. They live up to their name as famous detectives. Generations of the family have had outstanding achievements and have always considered themselves detectives. I never expected that you, as the fourth generation of Holmes, would become a detective."

"...There's nothing I can do. I didn't inherit my great-grandfather's extraordinary reasoning ability. To the rest of the family, I'm just a defective product." Aria said this, but her eyes became very firm.

"That's why I chose to become a detective, in order to get closer to my great-grandfather in another way."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li fell silent.

Did they not inherit exceptional reasoning abilities?

So, this petite girl has extraordinary action ability, but her judgment of the situation is somewhat lacking?