I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

After Conan confirmed the truth of the whole incident with the help of Holmes's reasoning and review, he frowned, because he had to try to figure out what Professor Moriarty would do next.

Once we confirm that Professor Moriarty's target is Sherlock Holmes, things will be much easier.

The character of Professor Moriarty is clearly a reference to the Joker, the nemesis of Bruce Wayne, the most famous detective of the 20th century. Therefore, we must start from the Joker's motives and purposes.

To be honest, Conan really hates this kind of character.

Professor Moriarty is one of Conan's favorite characters, second only to Sherlock Holmes. If Professor Moriarty did not exist in reality, his affection for Professor Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes would be equal.

The Joker, a character who appeared without any logic from the very beginning of Detective Comics,

He didn't feel anything about it, but from his relentless attempt to make Batman like him, he could vaguely glimpse the Joker's spiritual core through his crazy exterior.

I wouldn't say I like it, but I wouldn't say I hate it either.

But if Professor Moriarty and the Joker were stitched together, it would be different. This character would be neither Professor Moriarty nor the Joker, only increasing Conan's disgust and doubling it.

"Professor Moriarty's behavioral logic is difficult to judge; therefore, the only way to judge him is by his purpose."

"His aim was to lure out Sherlock Holmes. The purpose of attacking us was both to lure out Sherlock Holmes and to make Sherlock Holmes grieve over the death of his partner."

"Therefore, based on the final case of Jack the Ripper, I can arrive at this conclusion."

Conan rubbed his forehead, looked up, and asked,

"Mr. Holmes, please tell me, will Irene Adler be performing at the opera house tomorrow?"

Hearing this, Ai Haibara's lips curled up slightly.

Clearly, Conan has emerged from the grief he was just experiencing and regained his normal thinking ability. Irene Adler is the origin of the word "sorrow" in her name. Some say she is the only person Sherlock Holmes loved in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Some accounts suggest that Irene Adler was killed by Professor Moriarty after her escape.

If we define Professor Moriarty's target as "someone who can cause Holmes pain," then apart from Mr. Blue Pig, who has always been by Holmes's side and cannot be chosen, the only other possible target is Irene Adler.

Hearing this, Holmes leaned against the wall, sighed, and replied,

"Of course, Irene Adler will be performing at the opera house tomorrow night."

Irene Adler is a woman, and may be Jack the Ripper's last target.

However, there is still a problem: how to deal with Professor Moriarty's pursuers? They cannot fight against the highly skilled Jack the Ripper at the same time, and also fight against the pursuers sent by Professor Moriarty.

Conan frowned, looked up at Holmes,

He felt that the world's top detective must already have the answer, but just hadn't revealed it. He already knew the answer, and in the game, he should have acted without hesitation, but he still hesitated.

Undoubtedly, to crack this game, they need a decoy.

The lure that can attract Professor Moriarty, making him infatuated and drawn to him like a moth to a flame, must be named, and can only be, Sherlock Holmes. There is no one else.

As if noticing Conan's gaze,

Sherlock Holmes said with a smile,

You can completely trust me.

"Believe it. You don't need a reason to believe. By the way, do you remember what I told you before? You must remember it well and understand its meaning."

What did you say to me earlier?

A hint of doubt appeared in Conan's eyes.

The next moment, he suddenly came to his senses. Just as he walked out of the alley, a homeless man walked past him, playing an accordion and saying, "Only by being covered in blood can we achieve final victory."

It turns out that the wanderer was Sherlock Holmes!

This is not surprising, because Conan remembers very clearly that Holmes was incredibly good at impersonating a vagrant, fooling many people, so it is not surprising that he could fool him as well!

Conan recalled that sentence again, pondered it carefully, and memorized it firmly in his mind.

This was probably the only way to beat the game. Thinking this, he finally looked up and couldn't help but say...

“Holmes, I need you to help me distract Professor Moriarty.”

"Because we need to rescue Irene Adler and prevent Jack the Ripper from killing her, and only we can do this. No one else, including Inspector Lestrade, can help."

"If it's you, there shouldn't be any problem, because you're Sherlock Holmes. Only three years from now..."

Hideki Moroboshi, who was standing nearby, interrupted Conan.

He looked at Conan with a hint of pity. Of course, he had also read the Sherlock Holmes stories, otherwise he wouldn't have used "The Hound of the Baskervilles" as a reason to lure away the NPCs Sherlock Holmes and Watson from the original script.

Therefore, Hideki Moroboshi stated directly,

"Holmes, do you know where to lure Professor Moriarty the fastest?"

what?

A hint of doubt appeared in Conan's eyes.

The next moment, his confusion gradually turned into shock. He looked up at Holmes in disbelief, hoping that Holmes wouldn't utter that name he knew so well. However, Holmes finally spoke.

"The fastest route is via Reichenbach."

“I know Professor Moriarty. I will lure him and his men to the rooftop of the Reichenbach Building, where I will have my final showdown with Moriarty. Of course, it is obvious that I will come back alive.”

Holmes blinked, with a hint of mischief in his eyes.

"Don't tell Mr. Blue Pig about this."

He will be sad.

Chapter 423 The Royal Opera House

Holmes and Watson left.

The world's greatest detective arrived and departed in haste, and thanks to Holmes's presence, Professor Moriarty's attention shifted entirely from them to Holmes.

The headline in the next day's newspaper, where Holmes published the news, clearly stated that...

Professor Moriarty, you are nothing. You are neither the Napoleon of the criminal world, nor a truly insane adversary, and certainly not my nemesis. My only nemesis is Arsène Lupin.

Professor Moriarty's temperature has risen.

Conan witnessed dozens of cars full of thugs driving through the streets from all directions, ignoring Scotland Yard police cars and chasing after the legendary detective. If Holmes's own words were true...

They will then meet at the top of the Reichenbach building and begin their battle of the century.

This is undoubtedly an adaptation of "The Final Case".

In the final case, Holmes and Moriarty fell into Reichenbach Falls together. Moriarty died as a result, but Holmes accidentally landed in the Great Hollow behind the falls and followed the Hollow all the way back to London.

This is a deus ex machina provided by the author for Sherlock Holmes, a forced resurrection due to irresistible forces.

However, Noah's Ark, now acting as the "author," is clearly on Professor Moriarty's side, and Conan is unsure whether Holmes can survive the Reichenbach Fall in the building version.

Perhaps this time, the one who survives will be that monster that is neither like the Joker nor Moriarty.

"Holmes said you can trust him completely."

Ai Haibara's voice rang out from the side.

This former Black Organization scientist was clearly much more composed than Conan in this kind of situation.

She looked up at Big Ben, which represented the number of surviving players. The number on the clock had dwindled to just eight, and there were five players inside 19th-century London alone. It was hard to imagine what had happened to the players in the other instances.

By now, Conan had become the undisputed leader of 19th-century London.

Even Hideki Moroboshi and his henchmen would prioritize Conan's ideas at this time, and the onlookers were amazed by Conan's intelligence and reasoning abilities.

Upon seeing this, Yusaku Kudo couldn't help but nod slightly in approval of Shinichi Kudo's performance.

Although he benefited from Sherlock Holmes's help, Holmes's assistance was at best like delivering the ingredients to Shinichi Kudo; whether or not he could turn them into a dish ultimately depended on Shinichi's own abilities.

Fortunately, Shinichi Kudo, who is the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, does have the skill to cook this dish.

Kogoro Mouri, who was standing nearby, also noticed Conan's behavior.

He clasped his hands together in front of his head, closed his eyes, and muttered incantations, which puzzled Kudo Yusaku. Just as Kudo Yusaku thought that Mouri Kogoro was praying to the god of all machines, hoping that the machine spirits would be pleased and release the hostage,

Kogoro Mouri muttered to himself,

"Conan, please bless Ran! She must pass the game!"

Yusaku Kudo: ?

Good heavens, Conan, how did you come up with this word?

Even someone as knowledgeable as Yusaku Kudo was speechless at Kogoro Mouri's words. He turned to look at the computer screen and noticed that the game had progressed to the interior of the Royal Opera House.

"Me...Ai...Mom, what are you doing here?"

Conan was rendered speechless.

He should have known from the beginning that Yusaku Kudo was shipping Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler. He knew who Yusaku Kudo would ship as Irene Adler when he put himself and Professor Agasa into the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Watson.

Thankfully, Holmes didn't come over, otherwise, if the two of them stood together, he wouldn't have been able to hold back.

"How rude of me, I'm not married yet."

Eileen Adler completely lacked the wisdom of the character in the original story; she seemed just as naive and easily fooled as her mother. At this moment, she asked gently, with genuine doubt,

"By the way, what exactly do you want to see me about?"

Hearing this, Conan frowned and said,

"Eileen, Professor Moriarty sent Jack the Ripper to kill you. We've come to save you!"

"Holmes is now using this opportunity to delay Professor Moriarty's movements. You must abandon this performance and escape with us, or you will die!"

Is that so?

Eileen Adler blinked.

She smiled and patted Conan's head. For some reason, she felt a strange fondness for this little boy. Therefore, she simply smiled and replied to Conan's somewhat far-fetched question.

"It's okay, aren't you all here to protect me?"

"Alright, I'm about to start my performance. See you later!"