Chapter 947 Hidden Boss
Jiang Xia now still looks like his soul, which is different from the "Jiang Xia Tongzhi" that players are familiar with.
Just now, the players only saw "Professor Moriarty" from a distance on the second floor of the cafe next to the crime scene of "Jack the Ripper". At that time, the window was not wiped specially, and it was covered with a thin layer of dust and a little reflective.
Therefore, now, when players first see someone coming, they find it difficult to recognize him.
Suzuki Sonoko had no such worries: "You are..." She was startled, then recognized him the fastest and said in surprise, "You are the mysterious man on the second floor of the cafe!"
——When she first entered the game, Suzuki Sonoko listened to Conan, Haibara Ai and the others’ analysis, and the impression that “the mysterious man is the player’s helper” remains in her mind.
"Good evening, my dear lady." Jiang Xia tacitly agreed with Suzuki Sonoko's words. He took off his hat, turned it over and pressed it against his chest, and bowed slightly with a barely perceptible degree of politeness, with a hint of the reserve that an elder should have.
Then he handed his hat to Miyano Akemi who was coming towards him, ignored the chaos in the poker club, walked slowly to the long table, turned around and sat down.
Under the nervous or excited gazes of the players.
Moriarty raised his head and looked at the group of sturdy NPCs surrounding the player, and smiled, "Next is the visiting time. If you stay here, you will only disturb my rare guests."
"We're very sorry. We'll leave now." The strong men bowed deeply, seeming to be terrified of causing the boss's dissatisfaction.
Soon, they all walked out of the house in an orderly manner. The last one to leave picked up the door that had been kicked off the ground and put it back in place with a click, showing great professionalism.
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After the strangers left.
Jiang Xia looked at Conan, his eyes fell on the wine bottle he held high, he tapped it on the wooden table with his fingers, and said kindly: "Okay, return the wine. A good guest should not destroy the host's things - that is the fine wine that Moran carefully selected, don't ruin her thoughtfulness."
Noah mixed in with the players. Hearing this, he looked at the bottle and felt a little sad: that was clearly the wine he made with overtime work, and the taste was tailor-made for Jiang Xia, it should be his intention... No, this is not an intention, this is the hard work of a migrant worker...
…
Conan did not notice the fleeting complex expression on "Hideki Moroboshi".
His attention at this moment was all focused on the black-haired young man who suddenly appeared at the table.
Conan: "..." Although the other party has not yet given his name. But no matter from the plot, or the attitude of Colonel Moran and those thugs...
Conan couldn't help but think of a name.
——Moriarty.
"..." If this is true, then this "criminal mentor" is too young. Without his mature outfit, he would be classified as "someone who would be asked to show his ID when entering a bar"... Conan couldn't help but think: Why did my father and Dr. Agasa design such a young "Professor Moriarty"?
Or maybe this is the setup for Noah's Ark?
What is the purpose of this?
…
As Conan thought about it, he jumped off the table holding the bottle and walked carefully towards Moriarty.
But in the end, he was unable to get close to the young professor - "Colonel Moran" stood in front of him, blocked his way, and took the bottle of red wine from Conan.
Conan hesitated between "shamelessly getting closer to observe" and "since there aren't many people around, it's better to stay hidden for now", and finally chose the latter.
——If this was really just a game, or if he was the only one in the game, he might take the risk and try the former.
But now, the completion of this game is related to the lives of at least 50 people...
Conan glanced at the gun that Akemi Miyano had on her waist and said nothing.
After handing over the wine, he walked to the stool on the other side of the long table, jumped up and sat down, looking at "Professor Moriarty" across the long table, secretly choosing his words in his heart.
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Across the table, Miyano Akemi picked up the bottle of wine, glanced at Jiang Xia, and was a little hesitant.
"..." Although she is dead, Miyano Akemi always feels that one should not drink alcohol before the age of 20 because she has a younger sister who is also an underage child.
But then I thought, since we are in a game now, drinking too much won't hurt our liver or brain. And in real life, the psychic master often uses a fake account to buy alcohol, and they can't stop him...
A second later, she silently opened the bottle cap and let the wine flow into the glass properly.
Jiang Xia watched this scene with satisfaction.
He picked up the wine glass, looked at it, smelled it, and finally took a sip slowly.
Then, under the anxious gazes of the players who dared not speak directly, he looked at them leisurely: "What do you want from me?"
Conan tried to be as tactful as possible and said, "Did you deliberately release the 'Jack the Ripper' that has recently caused social panic into the streets in order to cause chaos?"
"I guess so." Jiang Xia put down his wine glass and looked at the players with interest. He thought of Kudo Yusaku's appearance and smiled mysteriously at Conan, "But not entirely."
…
Originally, in Kudo Yusaku's setting, "Jack the Ripper" was a perverted nobleman on the verge of death. Players and Sherlock Holmes will work together to find him, and when the nobleman confesses before his death, the game will be successfully completed.
…But now, this is Noah’s script.
In this game, in addition to "wanting to restart Japan", Noah has another purpose - he wants to expose the fact that "Sindorah is the descendant of 'Jack the Ripper'".
Therefore, the character "Jack the Ripper" in the game has undoubtedly become the top priority.
Noah therefore specially made a new setting for him.
"Jack is a genius."
Jiang Xia recalled the settings in the game and slowly leaned back in his chair. He rested his elbows on the armrests of the chair, crossed his fingers in front of him, and showed a nostalgic expression as if he was recalling something. "He was a homeless child I picked up in the slums."
Conan, Mao Lilan, Suzuki Sonoko: "..."
...Looking at a face that is about the same age as theirs, speaking in the tone of an "old grandfather who adopted a problem child", there is always a subtle sense of misalignment.
But they didn't dare say it out loud.
This is clearly Moriarty's home turf.
If they were to be annihilated here because of "questioning the professor's age and experience", which angered the unknown "Colonel Moran", then things would be troublesome - as far as I can remember. When they were fighting just now, Colonel Moran did not take action, but just watched leisurely from the sidelines.
Explaining it from the perspective of the game, players secretly thought: This "Colonel Moran" who is said to have extremely high combat power is probably a hidden boss.
(End of this chapter)
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