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The heather root smoking pipe first appeared in Marvin's line of sight, followed by a young man wearing a deerstalker, carrying a round-headed cane walking into the room.
With a hooked nose, a large slicked back haircut, clearly defined cheekbones, slender and thin figure, clad in a tartan cloak over his shoulders, and a pair of gray eyes tranquil as an ancient well, everything seemed the same as it was a year ago, seemingly unchanged.
"Holmes, this is Mr. Nicholas Von Manstein, these are his brothers, and his daughter Emma...."
Seeing Holmes return, Watson immediately stood up to make the introductions, "They have a very important case they wish you to investigate."
"Oh...."
Holmes removed the deerstalker from his head and hung it on the coat rack behind the door, his gaze shifted to Marvin and the others in the room, scrutinizing them for a moment before breaking into a smile, "Mr. Nicholas... please allow me to call you that, what exactly is the case about?"
