Chapter 942 The strange Moriarty fans have increased
Conan took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, walked up and knocked on the door politely.
Soon, the door creaked open and an elderly lady appeared behind it.
…This must be Holmes’s landlord, Mrs. Hudson.
As Conan thought about this, he tiptoed secretly, looking over Mrs. Hudson's skirt and into the house, trying to catch a glimpse of the idol.
But it failed.
Next to him, Haibara Ai glanced at him with disdain, as if he were a pervert.
Then he raised his head reliably and looked at the landlady: "Hello, is Mr. Holmes at home?"
"You're looking for him?" Mrs. Hudson shook her head regretfully, resting her hand on her chin and sighing. "Holmes and Watson are on a business trip to Dartmoor."
"Dartmore?!" Conan was startled, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He retracted his wandering gaze and looked at the landlady, and said seriously, "Excuse me, what month and day is today?"
"September 30th." The landlady rubbed her thin arms and moved the door open. "It's so cold, come in, I'll treat you to a cup of tea - I heard you helped him a lot."
"...Okay, thank you." Conan walked into the warm house, but his heart was already cold.
——This date, combined with the location of Holmes’s business trip, corresponds exactly to the Hound of the Baskervilles incident.
That is to say, it is very likely that Holmes will not return until the end of the game.
“…”What about their “helpers”?
...I finally got a clue, but now it comes to an abrupt end?
The Sherlock Holmes he wanted to meet also...
Conan sadly condemned the chaotic AI.
Then I suddenly realized something.
——Since Holmes is not in London, doesn’t that mean that the mysterious young man in the cafe just now was not Sherlock Holmes?
...Then who is he?
Outside the door, "Hideki Moroboshi" suddenly sneezed, and his shoulders felt a little heavy.
Noah rubbed his nose in confusion and looked around. Finally, he decided to ignore it and continue to move forward with the plot.
He quickly spoke up and protested to Conan and the others who were deep in thought, and urged them in a tone that deserved a beating: "Don't block the door! Didn't the landlord ask us to come in? Come in quickly! This damn weather is freezing."
"Yeah, okay." Conan came back to his senses and walked into the house with mixed thoughts.
…
Although I didn't get to see Holmes.
However, because the landlady mistook them for the "Baker Street Guerrillas", they successfully sneaked into Holmes' residence.
Life was at stake, so while the landlady went out to make tea, a group of people rudely searched the house.
After a while, they found a piece of information that looked very helpful, which was compiled by Holmes himself - "The Investigation of Jack the Ripper".
"The first case occurred on September 8. The deceased was Honey Charlest, a 41-year-old woman living alone. The body was found in an open space next to St. Mary's Church in the Whitechapel area, and a pair of rings of different sizes were left at the scene.
"The second case...
"The third case...
"In general, Jack the Ripper, who caused panic in London, brought unprecedented social unrest. From this point of view, it can be confirmed that he is related to the wise leader of the darkness, 'Professor Moriarty'..."
Conan: "..." The wise leader in the darkness?
Although Holmes did admire and think highly of Professor Moriarty in some aspects, he would not have appreciated him so much as to give a compliment to his mortal enemy in his private investigation report...
Conan was silent for a moment, and soon found an explanation himself: most likely, some suspicious Moriarty fans mixed in with the staff responsible for filling in the text, so they didn't write too negative reviews.
but……
After reading this, Conan paused for a moment, his eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but whispered:
"It's fine if we can't find Sherlock Holmes, but why did this guy show up? And it looks like he's in cahoots with Jack the Ripper... Isn't the difficulty of this instance too high?"
——James Moriarty, known as the Napoleon of the criminal world, is Sherlock Holmes's archenemy.
It is said that the dark side of London is controlled by him, and even the whole of Europe is influenced by him.
…
"Except for this speculation about Professor Moriarty, the rest are standard crime files." While Conan was in a daze, Haibara Ai quickly finished reading the information.
She pondered and said, "That is to say, according to the general way of playing the game... Next, we have to find a way to meet this 'professor'."
Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but join the conversation: "Although from the promotional animation just given by the customer service, 'Jack the Ripper' is the final boss of the game, and 'Professor Moriarty' is just a clue to find him. But..."
She stroked her chin, weighed the impressions of the two in her mind, and said hesitantly: "But I always feel that the more powerful and mysterious person is actually Moriarty - look for him when you have time, maybe we can catch Jack the Ripper."
"Moriarty's whereabouts are indeed not easy to catch. The same is true for Jack the Ripper, but..." Conan's eyes lit up slightly, and he thought about what to do next. "However, there is someone related to 'Professor Moriarty', who must not be difficult to find."
"Sebastian Moran. That is Colonel Moran," Conan said. "He is Professor Moriarty's most loyal confidant and the second most dangerous person in London. But by comparison, his whereabouts are much easier to find - it is said that he is an excellent card player and often hangs out at the poker club in the city center!"
…
This clue sounds much more reliable than "finding Moriarty".
The group quickly reached a consensus and decided to go to the poker club in the city center to check out the situation - now, with Baker Street as a reference, other places would not be as difficult to find as when they first entered the game.
Just now, two fake kids and two high school girls got together to study Holmes' notes.
Next to them, a few real kids were listening with half-understanding and wandering around in this museum-like room.
The second-generation group usually likes to play football, and they were soon attracted by the antique football in the house.
The Young Detectives began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets skillfully.
At the same time that Conan and his friends found the breakthrough of "Colonel Moran".
Kojima Genta and Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko looked at the open drawer in front of them and said happily: "Look, there's a gun here!"
"Put it back." Conan stopped them from taking the guns and said seriously, "This old-fashioned gun is very inconvenient to use. Not only can it be snatched away by the enemy, but it may also arouse the enemy's murderous intent the moment it is revealed. Maybe they didn't intend to use the guns. In short, it's better not to bring inappropriate weapons."
(End of this chapter)
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