Sakaki Makoto gently stroked Louise's neck with his right hand, and put his left hand around her strong jaw, gently patting her mane, muttering a series of unknown 'spells'.
Gradually, Kidd discovered that Dark Horse Louise seemed to have let down her guard and was no longer as resistant as before.
Then...
Makoto Sakaki took out a carrot from the saddle and fed it to Louise.
After eating the carrots, Louise actually nudged Sakaki Makoto with her head and snorted.
So Sakaki Makoto took out another carrot and gave it to it.
While Louise was concentrating on enjoying her meal...
Sakaki Makoto untied the reins on the tree, stepped on the stirrups, jumped up, and landed steadily on the horse's back.
Louise was suddenly startled, and half of the carrot in her mouth fell to the ground. She raised her front hooves and showed signs of losing control.
"Oh~~"
Fortunately, Makoto Sakaki grabbed the reins in time and stroked its neck, which calmed it down.
"Don't scare me..."
Kidd, who was hiding behind a tree, breathed a sigh of relief and dared to come out.
"You can go now."
With her legs clamped around the horse's belly, Makoto Sakaki pulled the reins, and Louise obediently turned around and walked towards the gate.
"Hey, hey, hey, I haven't even gotten on the horse yet!"
"There's no place for you!"
......................
4:30 in the morning, Scotland Yard tube station.
“Ha~~~”
Kidd raised his head and yawned, his eyes starting to turn red.
The last time he slept was yesterday. Staying up late for a long time made him feel as if his body was hollowed out and weak.
"I say, since we all have money, can we find a hotel to stay in?"
Kidd rummaged through his wallet and found 2 pounds, a considerable sum of money, enough for them to live comfortably for two days.
"Yeah, it's not good to make the game too realistic. The speed of time flow is the same as in the real world, so there will definitely be some boring time."
Under Louise's resentful gaze, Sakaki Makoto chewed the carrot with a crunch. He finished eating the sweetest part before handing the remaining half to the dark horse under him.
Sakaki Makoto is capable of snatching food from a horse.
no way...
He is hungry too!
At the end of the 19th century, there were no fences at London subway stations and they used old-fashioned steam locomotives. Although they were much faster than horse-drawn carriages, the price of a ride was not cheap and they were usually reserved for aristocrats and royal relatives.
The interior of the empty subway station is like a fortress, or rather, the environment is worse than a fortress. The ventilation holes are narrow, and the smoke from the burning steam engines piles up on the top of the tunnel and cannot be dissipated. There is an unpleasant smoky smell everywhere.
Fortunately, Conan and others did not go deeper, but just lay on the chairs outside the subway station to rest. Many ragged beggars gathered in the corner, and the staff in charge of inspection were snoring. Before the first subway started operating, no one drove away these homeless people.
Da... Da... Da...
A pure black thoroughbred horse attracted the beggars' attention. They looked up blankly, not understanding why the distinguished mounted police came here, after all, a patrol officer had already questioned them.
There were patches of coal slag underfoot, and the faint light of the kerosene lamp was like fireflies in the forest, illuminating a group of pale and skinny people.
The meeting place agreed by Sakaki Makoto and Conan was the subway station near Scotland Yard. He arrived as scheduled and kept looking for Conan and others.
The sound of horse hooves echoed in the subway. Kid pushed away Louise's head and ate a carrot, muttering:
"Where did they go?"
"You're not hiding!"
These words reminded Sakaki Makoto. He glanced at his police uniform and found that it was extremely dark around him. He could only vaguely make out the outline of people, but forget about their appearance, it was simply impossible.
Thinking of this...
"Take off your police uniform."
Sakaki Makoto unbuttoned his police uniform, took off his high helmet, and casually threw the standard police uniform to the beggar beside him, revealing his original suit.
Now that they had left Scotland Yard, there was no need for them to continue pretending to be police officers.
After changing back into his own clothes, Sakaki Makoto returned the same way he had come, borrowed a kerosene lamp, and walked the same path again.
"Makoto?"
A small figure ran out from the corner, it was the smaller version of Miss Miyano.
Before Conan and the others recognized Sakaki Makoto, she was the first to recognize him:
“You’re back!”
"Well, I'm back."
After getting off the horse, Sakaki Cheng bent down and picked up his girlfriend, smiling and saying:
"I knew you didn't recognize me just now."
"It was Conan who told us to hide. He said we couldn't be discovered by the police."
Huiyuan Ai looked at the black horse curiously and asked:
"Where did you steal this horse?"
"The RCMP's opponent seems to be quite powerful, like a captain or something like that."
"The Royal Mounted Police have a morbid love for their horses. If you steal his horse, he will fight you to the death!"
"That's better than walking on two legs."
Sakaki Makoto glanced at Conan and the others who walked out of the shadows, and waved at them:
"Let's go. We just got some money. Let's go to a hotel."
"You even steal the NPC's money?!"
"That's why we have to rob the NPCs because it's their money!"
Conan and the others were dumbfounded, their brains still hadn't figured it out.
At 5 a.m., Makoto Sakaki and his companions found a small hotel with nice decoration. After paying 5 shillings, they were provided with breakfast and horse feeding service, which was extremely thoughtful.
Seven people checked in at one time, and the proprietress happily served the unsold potato soup. After taking a sip, Makoto Sakaki finally understood why it couldn't be sold.
There was only salt in the soup...and a few large pieces of potato.
It was so late, there was no way to take a hot shower. Lying on the bed in the hotel, Makoto Sakaki hugged his girlfriend, didn't even take off his clothes, and fell into a deep sleep.
It was not until 10 o'clock the next morning that he was awakened by a knock on the door.
"Read the newspaper!"
After the door was opened, Kid, Conan, and Hattori rushed in, slapped a newspaper smelling of ink on the table, and said:
"Professor Moriarty's message has arrived!"
Rubbing his brows, Sakaki Makoto looked at the newspaper and found an incomprehensible message in the advertisement section:
[Go clean the stage of the opera house tonight, message from M to J]
Compared to other ads, this one is placed in the corner and its meaning is unclear.
"M is the shortened version of Moriarty's name, and J stands for Jack the Ripper!"
Conan said excitedly:
"It must be Professor Moriarty's code for Jack the Ripper!"
"and..."
He flipped through the newspaper and found a piece of news at the back:
"There's a performance at the opera house tonight!"
"The lead actress is the idol of the Watsa Royal Opera, Irene Adler!"
"Irene Adler?"
Sakaki Makoto was shocked:
"Isn't she the woman Holmes respects most?"
"Moriarty actually used her as bait?"
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