Chapter 359 Irene Adler is... (1 chapter added every day during the Dragon Boat Festival)
Conan is well aware that Moriarty is a bad guy in every sense of the word, but as a detective pursuing mystery, it is hard for him not to admire a smart person like Moriarty.
From the perspective of the novel alone, his love for the character of Moriarty is no less than that for Sherlock Holmes.
"If only I had had the chance to remind him to be careful of the Reichenbach Falls three years later." Conan murmured.
"I don't recommend you do this." Youya said.
Conan looked at Yuya in astonishment.
Yuya glanced at Conan and said calmly: "As a pure villain in a novel, he should have a grand death of his own, instead of living in disgrace because of your reminder."
Conan was stunned. Wasn't it too exaggerated to say that they were just trying to survive?
But then he thought again, it really didn't seem like a good idea for a proud man like Moriarty?
A face-to-face confrontation with Sherlock Holmes is what he would like to do, right?
No matter what the outcome is.
So he smiled with relief: "What you said makes sense."
Conan didn't think about it any more. It was just a game anyway, so there shouldn't be any such thing as "three years later".
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Maybe because Yuya and the others triggered a key plot, the night did not last too long.
Not long after they walked on the street, a ray of dawn appeared in the sky.
While the others were looking for newspapers on the street, Yuya and Conan came to the courtyard of Whitechapel, where the first case of Jack the Ripper took place.
Although they had the assistance of Professor Moriarty and could keep a close eye on Jack the Ripper, he was after all the Napoleon of the criminal world. The two felt that they could not pin their hopes entirely on him and still had to investigate on their own.
There is a notice on the wall of the church which reads:
[There will also be a parent-child charity sale on the second Saturday in October. Please bring items that fit the "parent-child" theme if you would like to participate. ]
"In October as well?" Conan stroked his chin thoughtfully, "In other words, it was also held in September? If it's the second Saturday..."
"It happens to be September 9th." Yuya said.
Conan nodded in agreement. "In Holmes's investigation notes, when Honey Charles was killed, a pair of parent-child rings fell beside her. It seems that she was killed on her way to the charity bazaar."
The two walked around again and found nothing. Nearly a month had passed and this place was not a sparsely populated place. Even if there were any clues, they would have been destroyed long ago.
When I returned to my companions, they had already received today's newspaper.
Miyano Shiho pointed to a small section in the newspaper and read: "Look here, [Go to clean the stage of the opera house tonight, M to J]."
Conan quickly analyzed the situation: "Is this a killing order? Cleaning the stage of the opera house should be to let Jack the Ripper kill the actors who are performing on stage, right?"
Quickly flipping through the newspaper, Conan quickly locked onto the target: "That's it, [Triumphal Performance, Principal Singer of the Walter Royal Opera House, Irene Adler]."
"Irene Adler?!" Conan's pupils shrank suddenly, and his hands unconsciously clenched, wrinkling the newspaper. "This is the only woman Holmes has ever loved. Moriarty used her as a target, definitely not just to lure out Jack the Ripper, but he really wanted to kill her!"
"Damn it, he is really a complete devil!"
Although Conan also likes Moriarty, but at this moment, when he is put together with his idol Sherlock Holmes and the two are about to have a fierce conflict, Conan still decisively chooses to stand on the side of his idol.
And the bad guy intends to murder his idol's "wife"...
Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but shoot a ray of anger in his eyes: "We must stop his conspiracy and save Irene Adler!"
Yuya couldn't help but glance at Conan, not understanding why he was suddenly so motivated, but he nodded in agreement.
"Let's go. Let's go to the opera house first to warn Miss Adler and ask her to hide in advance. We will be safe once we catch Jack the Ripper."
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Everyone noticed that there were only eleven of them left in all the games, and everyone in other scenes had been eliminated, which made them feel even more anxious.
At the same time, the plot seemed to have reached a critical point. When everyone arrived at the opera house, time had already turned into night.
Yuya was still wearing the suit, but considering that tonight was the time for the duel with Jack the Ripper, Miyano Shiho changed back into her casual clothes which were more convenient for movement.
Enter directly from the main entrance and make your way to the backstage entrance as you tour this quaint opera house.
Suddenly, Youya glanced diagonally behind him with a sense of something.
Moriad was sitting on a high stand, sipping a glass of red wine leisurely, looking straight at this side.
When he found that Youya noticed him, he didn't try to avoid him. Instead, he raised the wine glass in his hand to signal him.
Yuya smiled and followed the person in front.
On the way to the backstage, when I passed a fork in the road, someone suddenly blocked my way.
Yuya looked up and saw a fat man with a mustache, who seemed to be the one in charge.
The manager looked at everyone, twirled his beard and said, "This is the backstage. No one except the relevant personnel is allowed to enter!"
Miyano Shiho poked Yuya, saying that his current outfit was most suitable for public relations work.
Yuya stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hello, we are friends of Irene Adler. We plan to send her a blessing before we go on stage," and then gestured to the flowers in Conan's hand.
Conan also cooperated and acted innocently, holding up the bouquet, blinking his cute eyes and saying, "These are the flowers we gave her."
Hearing that everyone was here to send their blessings, the manager's expression softened at once. He was only here to prevent some suspicious people from coming in. These people were bringing so many children with them, so they should not be bad people.
So he smiled and said, "So you are her friends. Her lounge is at the very back, with the posters on it."
"Thank you."
The man seemed to be simply testing the player at a level, and after making the correct choice he stopped blocking the way and left very decisively.
The group successfully arrived at Irene Adler's lounge.
Mao Lilan covered her chest nervously and said, "I wonder what kind of person she is. I'm so looking forward to it!" Then she knocked on the door.
Conan rolled his eyes and smiled: the game script was designed by his father, and Sherlock Holmes was played by himself as a guest star, so what was the only woman that Holmes had ever loved like... Is there anything else to say?
"Come in!" A young female voice came from inside.
Conan's eyebrows jumped. This voice sounded so familiar. Wasn't it her eccentric mother?
Everyone pushed the door open and entered.
The lounge was very spacious and exquisitely decorated. There were several chairs facing each other in the middle of the room. A young figure stood up from the chair with his back to them.
The dress was very gorgeous, and it swayed gently as she turned around, like a blooming flower.
Mao Lilan saw the familiar face and exclaimed in surprise: "Shinichi's mother?"
Conan rolled his eyes speechlessly. It was just as he expected. Except for the clothes, her face, hairstyle and figure were exactly the same as his mother's.
But he was also a little confused. Was this script really written by his father? If the player failed to pass the level, wouldn't that mean Irene Adler would be killed by Jack the Ripper?
Given my mother's personality, would she really not give me a lash of love if she knew this would be the outcome?