Although Sherlock Holmes is a character portrayed by Arthur Conan Doyle, he can transcend time and space and be timeless. In the most interesting and fascinating way, he resonates in most people's minds: people have the curiosity to explore the dark and the unknown, and they also have the desire to find out the truth and achieve justice. In facts and imaginations, there is a shadow of Holmes in people's hearts! Holmes's calmness, wisdom and courage are the most interesting in the suspenseful and compact storyline. His keen observation and meticulous reasoning and analysis are the keys to solving the case. With the progress of society, various forensic technologies have emerged, providing more and better help for the investigation work, but the detective's erudition, careful patience, pursuit of truth, and adherence to principles should be the important meaning to be conveyed behind this set of books.
Statue of Sherlock Holmes in London
The book's first description of Sherlock Holmes begins with a side description, and others tell Watson how strange Holmes is, as if Holmes itself is a puzzle. Watson listed Holmes's range of knowledge, hoping to guess his profession from it:
1. Literature – extreme poverty.
2. Philosophy – know nothing.
3. Astronomy – nothing is known.
4. Political science - shallow.
5. Botany - very limited, but with a comprehensive grasp of the preparation of scopolamine and opium, a general understanding of poisons, and the use of horticulture is like a layman.
6. Geology - the emphasis on practicality is limited, but he can discern the differences in equiset at a glance. He came back from outside, pointed to the mud that had splashed on his pants and told me about the color and hardness of the mud, and said where the mud came from in London.
7. Chemistry - unusually sophisticated.
8. Anatomy – accurate, but not systematic.
9. Thrilling literature – very extensive, with a thorough understanding of almost everything that has taken place in the last century.
10. Violin – extremely good at it.
11. Good at making sticks, sword and fist skills are particularly proficient.
12. Fully grasp the laws of the United Kingdom and be practical.
Holmes, who was ignorant of copernican theory and the composition of the solar system, explained it this way: "The human brain is like an empty attic, with a choice of furniture to be placed in. Only a fool would fit in all kinds of rags he encountered without choice. Otherwise, useless things will crowd out too much space, or many things will be mixed with each other and not organized. So a productive person will be very careful about choosing things and storing them in that little loft-like brain. Watson could not speculate from the list of industries in which Holmes was engaged, so he burned it down in disappointment. And I knew from the beginning that Holmes was a detective, and I would find that all the clues pointed to this.
Logical reasoning is like a gear
Detective stories are all about giving an appealing puzzle first, then giving details little by little, and finally coming up with answers based on details. For an excellent puzzle, often the reader can not get the answer after getting enough details, and after decryption, it will be found that everything is naturally connected.