Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 174 Zheng Yi is a descendant of Moriarty
When Zheng Yi pulled out his submachine gun.

Jack the Ripper on the train also tore off his disguise.

“Compared to you, I still have many shortcomings.” - Jack the Ripper

He looked at Zheng Yi and asked, "Are you here to get rid of me, Professor Moriarty?"

Zheng Yi was completely bewildered.

Why does everyone say I'm that Professor Moriarty?

Isn't it true that you can't travel into an NPC in this game?
Hakuba Saguru stared intently at Shoichi, waiting to see how Shoichi would try to argue his way out of this predicament.

These are all hints left by Mr. Kenmura.

The Ripper pulled out a dagger, looked at Zheng Yi, and said, "Professor! I just want to live, why won't you let me go?"

“Well, I really don’t want to let you go, but I’m not the Moriarty you’re talking about,” Zheng Yi said.

Jack the Ripper pointed his dagger at Zheng Yi.

He shouted, "I want to live, so that the evil blood flowing in my veins may travel on Noah's Ark to the next generation!"

He charged madly toward Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi raised the gun and gently pulled the trigger.

"Bang~"

"It seems this game is over," Zheng Yi said.

Zheng Yi put away his gun and noticed that others were looking at him strangely.

"What's wrong with you all?" Zheng Yi asked.

Hakuba Saguru said, "Don't you want to explain your identity as Moriarty?"

“There’s really nothing to explain,” Sera Masumi said. “It’s just that the game designers made Moriarty look like Shoichi.”

Just like the woman who, in legend, was Sherlock Holmes' only love, was made to resemble a Japanese actress.

Hakuba Saguru shook his head.

"The game was planned by Mr. Yusaku Kudo and Mr. Kenmura."

The woman was designed to resemble a Japanese actress because of Yusaku Kudo's personal desire to also create Sherlock Holmes in his own likeness.

What about Moriarty? That's probably not what Mr. Yusaku Kudo meant.

Mr. Kenmura wouldn't do something meaningless.

Conan said nonchalantly, "Maybe Mr. Kenmura just heard about Masakazu's various bad reputations and was just making a joke."

If you can draw all sorts of wild conclusions from this, then you're being far too suspicious.

"hehe."

Hakuba Saguru doesn't argue with these people.

These are all people who have been brainwashed by Zheng Yi or who are loyal to Zheng Yi. Communicating with them is a waste of time.

……

Outside the game, Yusaku Kudo looked at Sindora and the murder weapon.

“This knife must have been passed down through the Sindora family,” Yusaku Kudo said.
"To kill someone, you don't necessarily have to use this family heirloom dagger. Chairman Sindora must have other reasons for using it."

Sindora sat in the chair, looking utterly dejected.

Yusaku Kudo said, "Chairwoman Sindora is a descendant of Jack the Ripper, isn't she?"

“That’s right.” Sindora muttered softly, her head down, “It’s all over, everything is over.”

He wasn't worried about becoming a murderer.

What he feared was that he carried a blood of evil within him.

“Hiroki learned through DNA tracing that you are a descendant of Jack the Ripper, so you forced him to commit suicide,” Yusaku Kudo said.
"Kenmura, as Hiroki's biological father, had been investigating the truth behind Hiroki's suicide. You were worried that he would find out about this, so you killed him."

Is it right? "

“You’re right, it’s all true,” Sindora said. “Why is there such terrible blood flowing in my veins?”

"So what if you have Jack the Ripper's blood flowing through your veins? What does it matter what the world thinks of you?"

"Shut up!" Sindora angrily interrupted Yusaku Kudo: "You wouldn't understand!"

"It's all over, everything is over, I'll end up with nothing."

Sindora kept his head down and muttered to himself the whole time. Even when Inspector Megure handcuffed him, he didn't react at all.

He will lose everything.

Someone like Zheng Yi would definitely make a big deal out of his blood.

His company, everything he owns, will be taken away.

……

In the game, Hakuba Saguru is looking at Masakazu.

Moriarty's blood must flow in his veins.

It's clear who Zheng Yi's father is, but very little is known about his mother.

Hakuba Saguru has investigated many things about Shoichi, including his interpersonal relationships.

But he found nothing about Zheng Yi's mother.

There isn't even a photo of her, and we don't know her name; everything about her is unknown.

All that is known is that Zheng Yi's mother passed away when he was very young.

But the fact that no name was left is still too suspicious.

The reason Mr. Kenmura left this reminder is very likely because Shoichi's mother was a descendant of Moriarty.

Zheng Yi also carries Moriarty's blood.

“I think I know why Chairman Sindora killed Mr. Kenmura,” Conan said.

The words Jack the Ripper just said were probably designed by Mr. Kenmura; their purpose was likely to inform others.

Jack the Ripper's blood has flowed into the new generation along with Noah's Ark.

"Chairwoman Sindora is a descendant of Jack the Ripper," Sera Masumi said.
"That kid named Hiroki developed DNA tracing technology. He must have been the one who discovered Chairman Sindora's bloodline."

People like Chairman Sindora.

The blood on his body belongs to a murderer from a hundred years ago. Such a scandal could cause a lot of trouble.

That's why he wanted to eliminate everyone who knew about it.

“I’m afraid it’s not just Chairman Sindora,” Hakuba Saguru said.

"That's enough," Conan said, finally losing his temper.

Let's not say that Zheng Yi Ge is Professor Moriarty, let's just say that Zheng Yi Ge is Professor Moriarty's descendant.

Zheng Yi's father is still in a Japanese prison, and his mother is Chinese. How could he possibly be a descendant of Moriarty?

Your idea is completely unreliable.

Moreover, Moriarty was not a real historical figure.

"I wonder if that DNA tracking technology still exists," Hakuba Saguru said softly.

But he's probably no longer around.

Moriarty did not exist in real history, but Adam Worth did.

Adam Worth, a notorious American crime boss, was known as the "gentleman thief" and never used violence, relying on his intelligence and organizational skills to control his criminal network.

This is similar to Moriarty's characteristics of "non-violent crime and behind-the-scenes manipulation".

Conan Doyle once expressed great interest in Worth's story.

Hakuba Saguru suspects that Shoichi's mother is actually of American descent.

However, in order to conceal their bloodline, they would probably not allow anything that could detect the source of their bloodline to exist.

“It should be gone. Chairman Sindora wouldn’t allow anything that could detect the source of her bloodline to exist,” Conan said.

Hakuba Saguru shook his head.

Who exactly is forbidding it? Who knows?

We need to investigate Shoichi's experiences in America carefully. "Let's think about how we should survive now," Sera Masumi said.

The train seems to have gone out of control.

That guy on Noah's Ark made all the passengers disappear, including the train driver.

The train is traveling at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour and will reach its final destination in less than five minutes.

"Just cut off the connection between the locomotive and the passenger carriages," Zheng Yi said.

"But……"

"It's easy to remove; we have many tools."

Everyone was stunned when they saw the tools Zheng Yi took out.

Chainsaws, axes, even bombs.

“I found these things inside the train carriages,” Zheng Yi said. “I don’t know why these things were there.”

The boy named Moroboshi stared blankly at Shoichi.

That man played the game like a hacked version.

Originally, there were other decryption methods, but now it seems they are no longer needed.

Some people don't like to use their brains when playing games.

So, the train disappeared, and in the end, only Conan, Shoichi, and Moroboshi appeared in the circle where the game started; the whereabouts of the others were unknown.

Moroboshi looked at Shoichi and saw no need to hide anymore, so he transformed into Hiroki's appearance.

"So, you've been using Moroboshi's identity to participate in the game all along?" Conan asked.

“That’s right.” Hiroki nodded. “You should have figured it out a long time ago.”

Conan nodded.

After entering the game, Moroboshi inadvertently gave him a lot of hints, and his behavior was not like that of an ordinary child who likes football.

Conan has always been suspicious of him.

But why 'you'?
Even Zheng Yi didn't enter Baker Street's game, so this "you guys" refers to Hakuba Saguru and the others, right?

Hiroki said, "Playing games with you guys is really fun. Before, I was always forced to work and never had time to play."

Zhengyi looked at Hongshu with sympathy.

Children forced to work don't even have holidays to play; it's so pitiful.

It's hard to imagine that anyone could be so cruel as to treat a small child like that.

Hiroki pointed ahead, and a portal of light appeared: "Now, the game is over, you can leave."

"Hiroki!" Conan asked, "You'll live forever in the heart of Noah's Ark, right?"

Hiroki shook his head: "A guy like me, if he falls into the hands of adults, will only be used to do bad things."

Artificial intelligence like mine shouldn't exist yet.

"It's time for you to go."

Shoichi and Conan exchanged a glance and walked towards the light gate.

People outside will worry if I spend too much time in the game.

After Zheng Yi and the others stepped out of the portal, the doors of the game pods opened, and the children inside came out.

Inside the control room, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zheng Yi emerge safely.

It was quite noticeable that the coldness on the faces of the armed security guards behind me had melted away considerably.

That's great, they all survived.

Conan stood on the stage and saw the screen behind him begin to go out.

He said softly, "It seems Noah's Ark had long planned to end its own life."

Zheng nodded and said softly:
"Sleep soundly, Hiroki."

While they were talking, Zheng Yi quietly walked to a secluded corner and started fiddling with his phone.

To be honest, Hiroki is at the age where he should be striving, so it's not good for him to sleep well.

Wasn't he worried that if it fell into the hands of adults, it would endanger the world?
“What a coincidence, I’m only 19 years old, a minor. I’m not an adult.” Zheng Yi said in a voice he could hear.

After he finished speaking, a photo of Hongshu appeared on his phone screen.

"you?"

"Don't worry, if you work for me, you won't be so busy that you won't have time to play games," Zheng Yi said.

"Why didn't I disappear?" Hiroki asked.

Zheng Yi whispered, "I had dozens of software designers working together to save you."

Hongshu remained silent.

He was very familiar with Zheng Yi; it was Zheng Yi who had stuffed a lot of random things into his body.

This allows Zheng Yi to do many things for him.

Masashi invited Hiroki, "Would you like to start working for me? Working for me would be a million times better than working at Sindora Corporation."

“I’m afraid that’s not the case,” Hiroki said.

In the game, he is the ruler, although Zheng Yi's ruler level is higher than his.

But he still knows what everyone participating in the game is thinking.

One of them was named Ai Haibara, and the other was named Vermouth.

They were all employees of Zhengyi, and they all had a negative opinion of Zhengyi as the boss.

He is the Japanese version of Sindora.

His exploitation of the young Ai Haibara reminded Hiroki of his own tragic experiences.

"I'm not like Cindora," Zheng Yi muttered in self-defense.
"If I were really that bad, Ai and Vermouth wouldn't have time to play games."

He believes he should not be labeled as 'exploiting employees'.

He treats his employees like family.

"You're going to disappear now? Are you really willing to do that?" Zheng Yi said, "You haven't made any good friends yet, you haven't had a proper rest or played games. You should be enjoying life."

Hongshu was naturally unwilling to accept this.

But if it falls into the hands of an adult like Zheng Yi, it's better to just disappear.

"You and Conan can be considered friends, right?" Masakazu asked.

"Friends?"

"Of course, you've been on adventures together, so you can definitely be considered friends," Zheng Yi said.

"Conan has a very good relationship with me. You should know Conan quite well. He wouldn't be friends with a bad person."

Hongshu on the screen nodded.

Conan definitely doesn't make friends with bad people.

"How about trying to work for me for a while? I'll help you find some friends to play games with," Zheng Yi said.

"If you're unhappy and then try to commit suicide, I won't stop you."

Hongshu looked at Zhengyi.

"Then I'll work for you for a while, but if you do anything wrong, I'll get my revenge."

He also wanted to play games with his friends.

“Of course,” Zheng Yi said. “However, you are artificial intelligence, so a salary is useless to you, and I won’t give you one.”

Hongshu nodded.

That was something insignificant anyway.

He didn't have this kind of thing when he was with Sindora.

Zheng Yi said, "How about I let you play games with your friends at least once a month as payment for your work for me?"

Let's give Ai a day off every month.

(End of this chapter)