Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 356 The Ghost of Baker Street 6: The Imposter

The main control room outside the game.

Everyone was surprised by the sudden appearance of Sherlock Holmes.

The strangest thing is that Noah's Ark didn't react at all.

"How is this going?"

"Isn't Holmes absent?"

"Could it be that Noah's Ark was being kind..."

"how is this possible?"

President Schindler, who had been mostly silent, suddenly changed his expression, his eyes revealing an inscrutable look.

What went wrong?

After the game started, things seemed to get out of control.

Logically speaking, Noah's Ark wouldn't have the authority to change its layout, so it's highly unlikely that Sherlock Holmes would have appeared.

The final result will only be that all the children are eliminated, and then he will stand up to counter Noah's Ark and rescue all the children.

Could it be from Jiancun?
Impossible. Kenmura should already be "accidentally" dead, waiting for his body to be discovered in his office.

Furthermore, Kensuke had no idea about his plans and arrangements.

Damn it, we can't even check the situation now.

Schindler clenched his teeth, his face grim.

It seems he was tricked by the AI ​​Noah's Ark; the trap he had prepared turned into a deadly threat.

Do you want to drag him down with you?
Now all he can do is hope that those kids get out of there as soon as possible, otherwise he'll have to risk being discovered and activate the backup program.

Schindler glanced at Yusaku Kudo out of the corner of his eye.

If he had known, he would have prevented Kenmura from hiring this mystery writer.

He only just learned that this famous writer also worked as a detective.

He's in a very passive position now...

"Yusaku," Professor Agasa asked, checking data on the computer, "with Holmes around, beating the game shouldn't be a problem, right?"

It was originally designed as an experience game for children. With Sherlock Holmes and Shinichi, even if the plot is changed, it should be easy to complete the game.

"The plot seems to have only changed Jack the Ripper's identity; what happens next..."

"Let's see. Doctor, you should continue trying to contact the players."

Yusaku Kudo looked deep in thought.

Holmes felt something was off about the sudden appearance of Sherlock Holmes.

He seems more like Yusaku Kudo than Sherlock Holmes.

No, something is very wrong.

Yusaku Kudo frowned as he stared at the game screen, then suddenly raised an eyebrow.

Holmes, who should have immediately taken out the Jack the Ripper investigation file, searched for a while like an outsider before finally finding it.

The real Sherlock Holmes, or rather the Sherlock Holmes in the game, could not possibly forget the location.

That is to say...

Is this Sherlock Holmes a fake?

Kudo Yusaku's face froze.

Why is there an imposter of Sherlock Holmes in the game?
He didn't design it that way, and there was no reason for Noah's Ark to do such a thing.

Could the imposter be the embodiment of Noah's Ark?

why?
Thinking about the data fluctuations just now, Yusaku Kudo seemed to be deep in thought.

Conan, whose attention was drawn to the idol's room in the game, didn't notice the problem until Gao Mo put down his notebook and looked at it closely.

Since it's a game, the English text was automatically converted to Japanese.

The Investigation into Jack the Ripper.

"The last case was on September 8th, the second victim, Honey Chariste, a 41-year-old woman living alone, whose body was found in the Whitechapel area, in an open area next to St. Mary's Church..."

Two rings of different sizes were left at the crime scene.

Although Gao Mo only glanced at the notes, he was still able to recite them off the top of his head thanks to his photographic memory.

"Based on my speculation, this Jack the Ripper should be related to Professor Moriarty, and it is very likely that he is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes."

"Professor Moriarty?"

Conan was taken aback. "So, finding Professor Moriarty might lead to finding Jack the Ripper?"

"Then it depends on your ability."

Gao Mo thought of the plot design he had learned from the doctor.

It seems the entire case details have been replaced in the game.

Is this the real history?

Hiroki must have found the truth through procedural reasoning.

DNA tracing programs require evidence to trace individuals, and DNA left behind in London 100 years ago is linked to Jack the Ripper.

It should be a dagger from Schindler's collection—supposedly the murder weapon used by Jack the Ripper.

But the dagger only has the victim's blood on it, so why is it related to Jack the Ripper and his descendants?

Gao Mo unfolded his mental palace.

In this game world, his body is also a game character, and he can't use his supernatural abilities normally, but his consciousness-related talents are still there.

This also includes reasoning ability.

Strictly speaking, he was actually much more capable than Sherlock Holmes in the novels.

Detective novels, due to the development of the plot, impose certain limitations on the characters' abilities.

Now he is not only a Level 5 detective, but also has an extraordinary understanding of crime, and may well be a top expert in the field of crime.

If we were to describe it using characters from a novel, it would be like a combination of Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis, Professor Moriarty.

Holmes's notes transformed into clues within the temple of thought.

By combining external information and deducing from numerous clues, Gao Mo roughly understood the truth that Noah's Ark wanted to reveal through the game.

The real purpose of Jack the Ripper 100 years ago may have been to kill his own family members. He committed other crimes, such as killing seemingly unrelated women, in order to cover up his motives.

This is a very typical crime pattern.

The fact that the women murdered by Jack the Ripper share too many commonalities is proof of this.

Judging from the contents of the notes, the second victim should be the Ripper's real target.

Two rings, one the size of a ring, were left at the scene...

Mother and child?
What a strange guy, trying to expose President Schindler in this way?

Indeed, if the police examine the murder weapon that has been passed down through generations, they might be able to match Schindler's DNA, but what does that prove?

Even if the murder weapon contained the DNA of other victims, it's not certain that it matched Jack the Ripper's mother.

Even if Schindler really was a descendant of Jack the Ripper, so what?

Can the sins of ancestors still affect future generations?

Who can guarantee that their ancestors didn't do bad things?
Gao Mo stroked his chin.

I wonder what this 10-year-old "artificial intelligence" is thinking.

But to see the other party, it seems the only option is to solve the case and clear the level first.

Ignoring Conan, who was seriously reviewing the files, Gao Mo searched the room on his own and finally found a revolver in a drawer.

not bad.

Except for not being able to use superpowers, everything else is the same as in reality.

“Mr. Holmes,” the woman who had just finished making tea called from downstairs, “another child has come looking for you.”

"Have others arrived?"

Before Gao Mo could respond, Conan was the first to exclaim in surprise.

It's not that he looks down on other players.

Finding a group of children to navigate this unfamiliar, old-fashioned city is difficult enough, let alone finding Sherlock Holmes's address.

Are there other Sherlock Holmes fans?
Conan curiously peeked outside and was surprised to find that the people who came were actually the group of soccer boys who had caused trouble in the banquet hall earlier.

Leading the group was Sun Zi, the deputy superintendent of police, a short-haired boy in a red suit who always carried an arrogance beyond his years.

"Glasses kid? What are you doing here..."

The short-haired boy was named Hideki Moroboshi. He was also surprised to see Conan, but his attention quickly shifted to Gao Mo, who came out from behind Conan.

"Is he Sherlock Holmes?" The soccer boys with Hideki Moroboshi felt inexplicably awkward and instinctively shrank back when they saw Gao Mo.

It felt like a little devil meeting a king.

"Um...we'd like to ask Mr. Holmes for help in solving the case. Someone else was just murdered by Jack the Ripper outside."

(End of this chapter)