Sherlock Holmes : The Game Of Chess

A Sudden Shock

Chapter 4

A Sudden Shock

"I can assure you inspector..." Sherlock decided to speak after a perfect long time in silence.
"Gregson" He announced
"Inspector Gregson, for you may face a bad time for arresting me without any evidence shown" Sherlock acknowledged.

"Watch what you speak Mr. Holmes, for you have spoken nothing till now and it had been 3 days since your arrest." Said Gregson.
"You might not want any more problem to yourself."

"I want to see the evidence, the warrant, every charges pressed on me. And I can speak for myself, I don't need an attorney." Sherlock was yelling by now.

Meanwhile, in the next room.

"I say we go for another game, yes Charlie?"
"Oh well this time I would like to start the game with bets." Charlie the officer who was to be observing Dr. Watson, was a man of several skills, one of which was poker.

"There Mr. Holmes, everything you needed. Now start talking." Gregson requested.
Sherlock slowly went through the evidences.

"I need John."
"Bring him please"

John walked in cool. For he had no worry, but seeing Sherlock who carried a restless face made him worry of the case they had left amidst.

"Oh, enjoying poker, John?" Sherlock questioned irritatingly.
"I knew you would know." John smirked. He turned to Gregson. "Inspector we got nothing to do with these murders, on the contrary, we were just investigating the crimes and helping chief detective Inspector Lestrade."

"I am sorry Doctor; we have enough proof." He turned to Holmes. "Lestrade is on his way as you requested."

By the end of half-an-hour, Lestrade was there.
"Holmes, you have been ordered for your release. I submitted enough proof you were with me when these happened. And you were not been charged for murder but of acquaintance in murder." Lestrade was half relieved.

"I need Gregson himself to explain." Sherlock requested.

Gregson started, "Morning today we received a package, when we were working on these cases as Lestrade had requested. And to our surprise, it was from Amelia." He showed the package to Holmes.

He took it in his eye level and examined it carefully.
"Pre-packed, old cover, all traits erased. Intentionally misdirecting. No worry for we know her position." Sherlock handed it back.

"In it, we found the missing footages which was of many use. And we had some additional photographs." He took from his side. "It was the missing footage on the day all evidence disappeared on the case of the soldiers' murder."

Lestrade was eager while John was hoping they recognized him in for trial. Sherlock was at his peak of his brain-use which simply gave him bliss to the extent.

"Oh this gets interesting. Then photographs must be myself with the killer. So who is the guy who is a trained assassin and the person who killed the third soldier and the one who stole evidence, the one who killed Genaiva? Not John, maybe Lestrade but he's too scared of the law."
Sherlock was hyper-ventilating.

"Mr. Robern, you must've heard of, Mr. Holmes?" Sherlock suddenly stopped.
for it was the name of his last client before all this started. The very final one whom at the starting acknowledged that he believed Mr. Holmes after he saw all the evidence.
"Oh" Sherlock gasped.
"It fits, very perfectly." He started gliding around the room.

"Robern comes to my house, leaves very soon." He started his usual face of weary explanation "Kills a person, a soldier to be precise. Destroys evidence of the murder of three soldiers using my name. Kills Genaiva. And erases the footages in the neighboring houses for why I couldn't find any of him when I looked for clues on who killed her." And it was getting more interesting as he continues.