Dong Qianqiu hurriedly picked up her phone and searched online. Though she felt foreign legends were of little consequence, she was still a little curious-
Had "Sherlock Holmes" actually died or not?
Sure enough, Dong Qianqiu found an interesting piece of information:
Conan Doyle had once written in a letter to his mother: "I am thinking of killing Sherlock Holmes off, getting rid of him once and for all. He takes up far too much of my time."
In December of that same year, Doyle had Sherlock Holmes and his arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty, perish together at Reichenbach Falls in "The Final Problem." The ending astonished readers. No one wanted to believe that such a brilliant detective had died just like that.
According to reports, many people in London wore black armbands that year to mourn the great detective's death. Some women even cursed Conan Doyle as a beast.
Readers' love and devotion to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes eventually led Doyle to "resurrect" him. In 1903, Doyle published "The Empty House," and Holmes escaped death once again.
"That's enough..." Dong Qianqiu told Du Yu. "Let's leave it at that. Although you changed some history, you also gave the world another topic to talk about with relish. It seems this Mr. Arthur Conan Doyle is easily swayed by what other people say."
"It's okay? That's all we need to do?"
Du Yu was puzzled. He had yet to talk any sense into this stubborn man, but Dong Qianqiu had already called a halt. Still, after so many trips through time, Du Yu knew he ought to obediently follow the Voice Transmitter's instructions. He stopped arguing with Conan Doyle, went over to pick up the envelopes on the table, and walked out with Shiranui Asuka.
"Senior Du Yu, did we cause trouble?"