[ Oh no, don't make that mistake. If Sherlock had decided to interrogate the man, it would be far less pleasant than this little exchange. That is where familial relation became strikingly obvious; Sherlock would have no qualms with throwing a man out a window (multiple times) in order to ascertain information from them, if he was unable to deduce it (unlikely).
This was friendly conversation, as far Sherlock's manners went. He hadn't resorted to manipulation because given the man's likely occupation as a soldier, he assumed the ruse would either be seen through or unappreciated. The detective reached up to press his fingertips together, resting the tips of his middle fingers against the underside of his chin. ]
A common answer. Which means that whoever has performed this mass kidnapping has a large amount of resources at their disposal. No criminal on Earth has access to that much money. A billionaire, even a collection of billionaires operating under the guise of a hedge fund, the only investment that would allow money to be traded freely enough to invest in a project like this, would be unable to perform such an action without being noticed by their respective country's government, nor would they be able to keep a location like this a secret from said government. Which means that this institution is the collaborative effort of an entire nation, if not multiple nations. The question therefore lies, which ones? Obviously the countries in question would need to be ones with a stable economy to finance this enterprise and with locations within them removed enough from civilisation to avoid detection.
[ Aaaand he's forgotten that he has company. Sherlock mumbles something about Russians and Korea under his breath, then lifts his eyes to meet the gaze of the other man. ]
no subject
This was friendly conversation, as far Sherlock's manners went. He hadn't resorted to manipulation because given the man's likely occupation as a soldier, he assumed the ruse would either be seen through or unappreciated. The detective reached up to press his fingertips together, resting the tips of his middle fingers against the underside of his chin. ]
A common answer. Which means that whoever has performed this mass kidnapping has a large amount of resources at their disposal. No criminal on Earth has access to that much money. A billionaire, even a collection of billionaires operating under the guise of a hedge fund, the only investment that would allow money to be traded freely enough to invest in a project like this, would be unable to perform such an action without being noticed by their respective country's government, nor would they be able to keep a location like this a secret from said government. Which means that this institution is the collaborative effort of an entire nation, if not multiple nations. The question therefore lies, which ones? Obviously the countries in question would need to be ones with a stable economy to finance this enterprise and with locations within them removed enough from civilisation to avoid detection.
[ Aaaand he's forgotten that he has company. Sherlock mumbles something about Russians and Korea under his breath, then lifts his eyes to meet the gaze of the other man. ]
No. I just arrived.