SHEN JI YUN waited for Holmes to settle into his seat before taking his own. Luo Yan, who glanced between the two, sat down beside Shen Ji Yun.
After a moment of silence, Shen Ji Yun spoke. "Mr. Holmes, I have always wondered—does a great detective rely more on knowledge or instinct?"
Holmes smiled slightly. "A question with an answer that changes depending on whom you ask. If you were to inquire with the police, they would say knowledge is paramount—records, statements, evidence. If you were to ask a gambler, he might say instinct, as deduction is nothing but reading the odds. And if you were to ask me—" He paused, considering. "I would say neither."
Luo Yan tilted his head. "Neither?"
