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Chapter 245 London Shadow: The Determination to Protect Someone!
Chapter 245 London Shadow: The Determination to Protect Someone!
"what?!"
Under Conan's astonished gaze, Yusaku Kudo shared his logic: "Since the game uses 'conforming to the character setting' as the basis for elimination, it means that not only us, but all the NPCs on the London stage must perfectly abide by their respective settings."
In the original work, Professor James Moriarty remained behind the scenes, acting meticulously and leaving no clues. Given his merciless approach in the original work, simply allowing Mitsuhiko to see his face and return alive would be unbelievable enough!
In comparison, Dr. Molly is more impulsive and emotional, and less devoted to mysticism.
The character changes in Conan were originally an adaptation of Noah's Ark, so I didn't pay much attention to them, but after Yusaku Kudo said that...
"Why did Noah's Ark create such a complex mystery?"
You pretend to be me, but I am not me. This kind of tangled, illogical puzzle is not fun to solve at all!
Yusaku Kudo continued, "Just now, when Dr. Molly was bothering me, you happened to mention Mr. Mycroft. Do you remember his reaction?"
His reaction... Conan recalls his memories.
'Mycroft? A friend of Ms. Adler?'
"He doesn't know Mycroft!" Conan exclaimed. "That's right, how come I didn't notice! As a criminal genius on par with Holmes, the professor must have already investigated Mr. Holmes's family background. His subordinates might not know, but he himself couldn't possibly not know Mr. Mycroft!"
Yusaku Kudo nodded and took the business card from Conan: "Based on the portrait behind this photo, I think the real Moriarty is probably the image of Kaito Kid."
Conan raised his eyes solemnly, staring at the back of the business card. The handwriting on it was the same as the one on the business card Mr. Mycroft had handed over; it was indeed Professor Moriarty's handwriting.
"Oh no! Mr. Mycroft is in danger!"
Now that the professor has given the order, Jack's next target is Mr. Mycroft!
Conan was about to run off to look for it when a hand reached behind his collar and successfully tethered the blindly running corgi.
Kudo Yusaku pouted his red lips, picked up his son with one hand, and walked briskly in his high heels: "It's too late to worry now. I didn't see Mr. Mycroft when I went to the staff room. I just asked the staff to look for him."
Shinichi, calm down. If the enemy on the other side is truly a criminal consultant of the caliber from the original work, we're undoubtedly walking into his trap. We must get back on track.
Conan took a deep breath, held it, and then slowly exhaled, his emotions calming down considerably: "You're right, so what should we do now?"
"Our immediate priority is to quickly regroup our companions to prevent being picked off one by one due to our separation. If Professor Moriarty doesn't want to leave any traces, then the game he mentioned is probably just a pretext to buy time. His ultimate goal is definitely to eliminate us, the participants in this incident, one by one, according to our connections."
Conan scanned the corridor leading to the staff room and continued, "So the next target will most likely be, Ms. Akemi!"
Upon hearing this, Kudo Yusaku stopped and nodded, then suddenly said seriously, "Shinichi, you need to be prepared for things to develop to the worst possible outcome."
"Ok?"
“Something’s not right in this game. If things take a turn for the worse, I need you to abandon the investigation immediately.”
Conan was shocked and completely baffled by his father's words: "Why?! If we don't solve the case and clear the game, what about the other 50 children who entered the game with us, and Mitsuhiko who sacrificed himself...?"
"The condition for clearing the game isn't solving the case, Shinichi." Kudo Yusaku said earnestly, repeating the announcement Noah's Ark made at the beginning: "Successfully surviving until the game is completed counts as clearing the game."
......
Outside, there was occasional commotion due to various cases. Ai Haibara, or rather Shiho Miyano, quietly closed her eyes, rested her head on Akemi Miyano's lap, and breathed in the familiar and gentle scent.
Anyway, it's another detective drama that I'm not good at, Shiho Miyano thought calmly.
During her time at Teitan Elementary School, she felt she had witnessed quite a few cases around Edogawa.
After being reluctantly dragged into the investigation by the Junior Detective Club, she discovered a harsh truth: in most cases, the role played by others was negligible; it was good enough if they didn't cause trouble.
Some crime-solving methods might yield clues even with painstaking effort, but in more meticulously planned murders, it's virtually impossible for an ordinary person to find and recognize clues on the spot.
Ultimately, solving most cases relies on detectives' almost divine inspiration.
A talent for deduction is either there or it isn't. She and those kids didn't have much talent for solving cases; they only had the illusion that they could do it because they had Shinichi Kudo around, who was constantly solving cases.
Since one more or one less of her won't make a difference, why not just leave these cases to detectives who are better at solving crimes?
Soft, warm skin brushed across her brow. Shiho Miyano opened her eyes, smiled at Akemi Miyano, who looked worried, and pressed her cheek against Akemi's palm, rubbing it affectionately.
Even if it's just a beautiful dream, at least let me immerse myself in it for a little longer...
Unfortunately, the door that was meant to be opened was eventually opened.
Ai Haibara sat up alertly, staring intently at Atsushi Miyano as he pushed open the door and entered.
"You two come with me and leave this place."
Akemi Miyano stood up, intending to follow, but was blocked by Shiho Miyano's figure, unable to move forward: "Miss Haibara?"
Shiho Miyano shook her head firmly.
Edogawa warned her to be careful of Manager Miyano; she could tell whether he was a friend or foe!
Seeing this, Atsushi Miyano impatiently took a few steps forward, intending to forcibly pull the two back, but was stopped by the dark barrel of a gun: "What, what are you doing! There's danger now, everyone should leave quickly!"
Akemi Miyano realized something was wrong and became uneasy: "What happened? Why did you suddenly point a gun at the manager?"
Being unable to speak is troublesome.
A murderous aura emanated from her, Shiho Miyano's eyes were cold, and her hands holding the gun were unusually steady. She felt that after enduring so many changes and getting through them all alone, she should have recovered long ago.
"...All right."
Atsushi Miyano remained silent for a moment, then slowly raised his hand, backing away as he compromised, saying, "Since you don't trust me, I'll leave first. But what I said about the danger is true. You should find a safe place to evacuate as soon as possible."
"..." Shiho Miyano simply held the gun, unwilling to release the safety.
Seeing her resolute attitude, Atsushi Miyano sighed, turned the doorknob, and turned back to them, kindly reminding them, "The professor said Jack the Ripper has arrived."
Shiho Miyano: !!!
Her pupils shrank to almost the size of pinpoints.
Through the crack in the open door, a tall, slender, jet-black harbinger bird stretched out a hand, blood dripping down the dagger, and strands of silver hair came into view.
Manager Miyano, completely unaware, was still gripping the handle, saying, "You must escape in time..."
call out--
The sound of wind breaking through the air elicited a cry of pain. Manager Miyano's shoulder was instantly stained crimson. He clutched his shoulder, fell to the ground, and stared at Gin in disbelief: "Jack? Impossible, Carmen hasn't even started singing yet. You shouldn't have made a move!"
Gin!
Shiho Miyano never dreamed that she could face Gin up close in such a clear and intuitive way in a game.
Before the trembling gun barrel, the blood-stained Ripper raised his dagger and stabbed his father, who was resisting, again and again.
The vivid crimson blood, like her favorite roses, bloomed on the wallpaper and floor. Under the one-sided suppression of force, the uninterested demon brushed the bloodstains off his cheek and shifted his gaze.
The moment she was enveloped by murderous intent, Shiho Miyano's breath caught in her throat, and she was gripped by immense panic!
This isn't some NPC in disguise; it's definitely Gin himself!
Once again, she seemed to have returned to her identity as Sherry. The dark building was like a sealed experimental box, where she was kept, quietly awaiting her death.
She felt like a mouse being dissected on an experimental table, the cold blade slicing through her skin, drawing blood, her trachea being clamped shut by invisible tweezers, making it hard to breathe and causing her dizziness.
"Haibara? Ai, watch out!"
Seeing her stunned expression, Miyano Akemi bravely tackled Miyano Shiho to the ground, avoiding the attack, but sustaining a cut on her own cheek: "Ugh..."
'elder sister!'
Akemi Miyano's painful groan instantly brought her back to her senses. Shiho Miyano gritted her teeth, picked up the gun again, removed the safety, and aimed it at Gin!
'Shoot! We have to shoot quickly!'
'I've already lost my sister, no one can take her away from me! No one!'
'Gin, and the organization! This time I'm going to kill them all, wipe out all these scum who harmed my family!'
But... Shiho Miyano turned pale and looked at her index finger, which was tightly gripping the trigger, but she couldn't move it no matter what she did!
Deadly footsteps drew closer amidst the stench of blood, shadows fell on her cheek, and her sister's anxious cries rang in her ears:
"Ai, watch out!!"
'Fire! Fire ...
Let's get moving!!
Willpower reached its limit, hands clenched involuntarily, the firing pin ignited the gunpowder, the recoil propelled the bullet out of the barrel—
Bang!
The slingshot grazed the side of the dodging assassin and drilled a hole in the wall.
'Missed it.'
"Ai, come with me and run away!"
However, due to their evasive maneuver, a gap was created between them and the assassin. Seeing this, Akemi Miyano quickly pulled up the limp Shiho Miyano and fled towards the staff room.