Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life.

Upon seeing the female boss, Sherlock finally realized why he had felt a strange sense of familiarity ever since he entered the theater's backstage area.

The reason is simple: this is the place where the female lead in the last movie I watched before I transmigrated was developing!

So, after all this time, Sherlock has once again embarked on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Although, according to the timeline of "Give Me Back My Dog's Life," the Jade-Faced Grenade King should still be in training, this is reality after all. At least on Zhao Weike's side, when Helen reached out to help Sherlock who had just transmigrated, the so-called plotline had already collapsed beyond repair.

Sherlock was experiencing a mix of emotions, and Zhao Weike was in no better shape, his expression equally complicated. Only the so-called director sat behind his desk, writing something on a piece of paper in front of him while taking a puff of his cigar.

He looked as if he couldn't see Sherlock and Zhao Weike in front of him.

The three of them were each thinking their own thoughts, and for a moment they fell into an eerie silence.

After a long while, Zhao Weike seemed to realize something, stood up, bowed slightly to the director, and said in Russian.

"Mama." (Not mother, but mama, a respectful term for an older woman of higher status.)

Upon hearing Zhao Weike speak, the bureau chief paused in his writing on the paper, raising his eyes to look in Zhao Weike's direction.

"Baba Yaga, I thought you would never return to your family."

Seemingly to accommodate Sherlock, who had remained silent throughout, the chief spoke in English instead of Russian.

Sherlock didn't join in their conversation; instead, he sat quietly in his chair, looking like a well-behaved child enjoying the show.

Of course, if you could tone down that mischievous grin on your face, as if you were just watching the show, the effect would probably be even better.

Unlike Sherlock's relaxed and cheerful demeanor, Zhao Weike was somewhat reserved when facing the bureau chief. Upon hearing the bureau chief's words, Zhao Weike's first reaction was to pledge his loyalty.

"I will always be a member of the Rom family."

Upon hearing Zhao Weike's words, the director put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, took a deep drag on his cigar, and then spoke to Zhao Weike.

"Vigg and Joseph also came from the family."

Zhao Weike was completely at a loss for words after hearing the director's casual remark, and could only respond with silence.

On the contrary, Sherlock raised his eyebrows slightly after seeing Zhao Weike's silence, as if he had figured out what this so-called "director" was trying to do.

Either let Zhao Weike return to the assassin ranks, or try to completely sever ties between Zhao Weike and the Roma people.

Clearly, neither of these options is feasible for Zhao Weike at present.

The existence of the Rom family is Zhao Weike's root, while Helen is the driving force for Zhao Weike to live. Neither of them is something Zhao Weike can give up now.

After a sigh of resignation, Sherlock finally spoke up and joined the conversation between the two.

"War is not about stance or identity."

Sherlock's meaning was simple: he was just telling the director that this was war, and "family rules" did not apply in war.

As Sherlock joined the fray, the chief's gaze finally turned to Sherlock. Seemingly surprised by Sherlock's youth, the chief's eyes lingered on Sherlock.

Sherlock, however, was not intimidated. He simply stood up with a smile, bowed slightly to the chief, and then spoke.

"Sherlock Flamel, Zhao Weike's neighbor and best friend, an ordinary alchemist who just wants a peaceful life."

"But your behavior doesn't exactly suggest you want a peaceful life."

As Sherlock finished his self-introduction, the director immediately spoke to him, seemingly dissatisfied with Sherlock's actions of recklessly provoking war.

However, Sherlock understood why the chief was behaving this way.

After all, in this "war," after Sherlock and Zhao Weike took down the Tarasov family in New York, the Rom gang's control over New York weakened considerably in an instant.

Under such circumstances, it would be a miracle if the bureau chief in front of you still had a pleasant expression.

After hearing the chief's words, Sherlock showed no anger whatsoever; in fact, he was somewhat pleased, as the meaning behind those words made things simpler.

The director wasn't protecting Yosef; he was simply unhappy about the loss of his interests.

Sherlock, of course, had countless ways to deal with this, and said with a smile to the chief, who was sitting in the chair with a stern face.

"Believe me, given Joseph's personality, even without us, New York will become a monster that devours the Tarasov family! Or rather, it might not be a bad thing for the Roma people to stay away from New York now."

Hearing Sherlock's words, the chief did not speak, but leaned back in his chair and took puffs of his cigar. After a while, he finally spoke to Sherlock.

"evidence."

Sherlock remained calm, his smile widening as he addressed the bureau chief.

"You can check our entry records."

As Sherlock spoke, his smile was almost too bright to be contained, and he pointed to himself and Zhao Weike.

Seeing Sherlock's confident smile, the chief couldn't tell what was going on and could only press a button on the table to let the black woman in.

"Check their entry records."

The chief gave the black woman an order, and she nodded before turning and leaving again.

At this moment, the bureau chief stood up and addressed Zhao Weike and Sherlock.

"John, you've finally come home, why don't you take your friends for a tour!"

Although Zhao Weike found the exchange between Sherlock and the director somewhat inexplicable from beginning to end, when the director said those words, Zhao Weike could only nod and then stand up to give Sherlock a look.

Sherlock didn't mind, shrugged at Zhao Weike, and followed Zhao Weike out again.

After leaving the director's office, Sherlock noticed that the black woman hadn't left but was waiting at the door. After seeing Zhao Weike and Sherlock come out of the office, she nodded to them and then ignored them.

Zhao Weike didn't say anything, and only after leading Sherlock to an empty corridor did he ask Sherlock a question.

"What exactly is going on between you and the bureau chief?"

Hearing Zhao Weike's answer, Sherlock's smile widened, and he said to Zhao Weike.

"It's nothing, I just used a powerful figure that your bureau chief wouldn't dare to ignore to prove something."

"What is it?"

"A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise!"