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A group of people squatted behind the railings, watching Colonel Moran, who was playing cards in the middle of the hall and winning money one after another, and some were amazed: "Is Colonel Moran so good?"
Conan saw through Moran's method of winning at a glance: "He is cheating. Look at the monkey opposite him..."
Conan talked a lot, explaining Moran's cheating methods clearly.
Moroboshi Hideki, who had been looking for trouble, rushed out immediately and pointed at Moran: "He is cheating!"
Then he copied and pasted what Conan had just said, and finally said triumphantly: "Okay, now you can tell me where Professor Moriarty is."
Unfortunately, his words only aroused Colonel Moran's vigilance. He ordered the people in the club to quickly arrest everyone. He wanted to interrogate them to find out how they knew the whereabouts of the professor.
Gin looked at the chaotic scene, glanced at Chu Ming, and made a gesture. Chu Ming understood, turned over and jumped over the railing.
Gin also stood up and raised his gun, cooperating with Chu Ming's actions.
Because of the skirt she was wearing, Chu Ming tore half of her long skirt and tied it around her waist in a particularly ungraceful manner, then put down all the people who rushed towards her like a wolf among a flock of sheep.
Gin fired two shots at Colonel Moran, and Chu Ming took the opportunity to step forward and pin him down.
Chapter 463 Moriarty
Hideki Moroboshi was stunned to see the development of the situation suddenly turned into a progress that he could not understand. He originally thought that since there were two team leaders in this group and the number of survivors had not changed until now, he was going to put some pressure on them and let them reduce the number of members appropriately, which led to his sudden speech just now.
In the end, this is what happened to Colonel Moran, whom he had high hopes for?
Easily suppressed by two high school students?
Chu Ming half-knelt on the ground and grabbed Colonel Moran's hand, then tied him up with the half of her skirt that she had just torn off, and then threw the man to the side. His movements were so bold and heroic that even Gin couldn't bear to watch.
"...Ms. Bailey, um, your skirt..." Xiaolan blushed and stepped forward to help Chu Ming straighten the torn skirt, then looked at Gin's coat, "Mr. Kurosawa, why don't you hold your clothes to Miss Bailey?"
Chu Ming realized later that he had pulled too hard and his leggings were exposed.
Gin paused, looked down, then picked up the knocked-out thug on the ground, tore off his clothes and threw them to Chu Ming.
Chu Ming half-stretched out his hands, letting Xiaolan tie his coat around his waist like an apron. Then he looked at the NPCs that were knocked down all over the floor, turned around and sat where Moran had just sat. "Alright, Colonel Moran, let's get back to the question just now. Where is Professor Moriarty?"
Moran was shot twice in the shoulder and thigh. His face was covered in cold sweat, but he gritted his teeth and stared at Chu Ming: "Hehe, you don't want to know the whereabouts of Professor Moriali."
Chu Ming stepped on his wound viciously and squinted his eyes condescendingly: "Really? I'll give you one more chance, otherwise you may not have a chance to speak."
Moran's face changed with pain, but he still didn't let go. He turned his head and ignored Chu Ming.
Chu Ming, who was not very good at forcing confessions, looked at the expert Gin who was present at the scene. However, Gin did not intend to interrogate Moran. Instead, he walked straight over and sat on the main seat. He picked up the red wine on the main seat and took a look at it. Suddenly, he picked up the bottle opener on the table and pulled out the cork of the red wine.
Chu Ming immediately took the cup and came over: "Fill me one too."
Gin glanced at him, took the glass from Chu Ming's hand, and poured half a glass.
Just as Chu Ming happily reached out to take it, Gin avoided his hand and instead put the cup to his mouth.
???
Chu Ming stared at Gin with an accusing look. What was going on? Why did this big brother start to eat alone?
"You can't drink it." Gin sipped the wine slowly, "Not even red wine."
"This is in the game, it's all data, what are you afraid of? You won't have this opportunity again in the future, let's have a drink!" Chu Ming stared at the bottle without blinking, "This wine is obviously specially prepared by Colonel Moran, give me some, I haven't tasted this yet."
"..."
Moran, who had just been stepped on by Chu Ming without saying a word, suddenly became excited: "Put down that bottle of wine, it's not something you are qualified to touch, you——"
Chu Ming kicked him over in anger, venting his frustration at not being able to drink.
"Then who is worthy of touching it? You?" Chu Ming asked quietly.
"How is that possible? Of course it's Mo--" Moran stopped talking in shock, but it was a little too late.
"Oh~ So it's for Professor Moriarty~" Chu Ming stretched out his voice, "That means the professor will come here today, right?"
Moran couldn't care less at this moment. The fine wine he carefully prepared for the professor was snatched away by two villains who came out of nowhere. They even opened the wine and drank it in front of him! !
Damn it, this is too much!
Chu Ming was surprised to find that NPCs could actually provide him with points, and because Moran's red wine was contaminated, he had contributed a lot of points to him in just a short period of time. He couldn't help but look at Moran with a new look, as if he was looking at a fat sheep.
Everyone stood aside silently, watching Gin take the lead and sit in the main seat to drink by himself, completely ignoring Colonel Moran who was lying on the ground with angry eyes.
"Conan, why did that big brother start drinking instead of going to see the professor?" Yuantai whispered and poked Conan beside him, trying to get the top student to explain the problem to them.
Conan already understood Gin and Chu Ming's plan, and explained, "That bottle of wine was obviously prepared by Moran for the professor, which means the professor will definitely come over tonight, so the older brother and sister must have decided to stay the same and wait for Professor Moriarty to show up."
In a short while, the door was pushed open as the sound of wind chimes rang out at the door.
Standing at the door was an old man wearing a hat and folding his hands in front of his belly: "Excuse me, Lord Moriarty said he wants to see you. He is waiting for you in the carriage."
As the door was opened, a light fragrance with a hint of sweetness came in with the wind.
Chu Ming sniffed lightly and asked in confusion: "Is Britain so showy at this time? Even a servant sprays such expensive perfume?"
Gin raised his eyes, looked at the person standing at the door, and shouted coldly: "Stop pretending, Moriarty."
The servant who was bending slightly at the door heard his identity being exposed. He straightened up, took off his hat, and revealed his sparkling eyes: "Oh? How did you see through my identity?"
Gin didn't answer, but Chu Ming felt that he had seen through the truth.
Haha, this is a joke, how could there be fans who can’t recognize their idol!
After all, Gin also liked to read Sherlock Holmes before, but as a member of the organization, he definitely wouldn’t like Sherlock Holmes. He should regard Moriarty as his idol, right?
"Maybe it's because a great soul will not be bound by the body. Even though you are dressed like that just now, I can still feel your extraordinaryness." Chu Ming flatters people as soon as he opens his mouth, and the flattery will never fail no matter how many times it is worn.
Mogliari laughed loudly upon hearing this: "You are such a delight to hear, little girl. Well, what exactly do you want to talk to me about?"
"Jack the Ripper." Gin said concisely.
Chu Ming quickly added, "I heard from Sherlock Holmes that Jack the Ripper was the man you sent to the streets to terrorize London, right?"
Moriarty looked at the two people who were working in perfect harmony in front of him and smiled. "To be precise, I didn't send this person. Jack was a street kid I picked up on the street. He was abandoned by his mother and thrown on the street. I saw his talent at first sight - the talent to become a criminal. I trained him to be a first-class killer, but unfortunately he lost control. However, there is no need to control a weapon that is out of control. If you want to get rid of him, I can help you."
Chu Ming was not polite at all, and his smile was still sweet: "That's great, Mr. Moriarty, as the emperor of the dark world in London, I wonder if you can give us some weapons support?"
Moriarty was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter: "Are you really Sherlock Holmes's people? I really like you guys. Compared to Jack, I think--"
Chu Ming interrupted his dangerous speech: "No matter who we belong to, we all have a common goal, so can we talk business? Can we have weapons?"
Moriarty raised his lip corners: "Of course, I'll have someone send over a batch of Colts, all the latest models."
Chu Ming was satisfied. He had been coveting Gin's gun for a long time. Gin could hide on the side and shoot, but he would have to tear off his skirt and go to fight, and he would have no face at all.
Chapter 464 Pushing the envelope
After solving the weapons problem, Moriarty finally talked about Jack's whereabouts.
"In fact, I haven't seen that kid since he got out of control. Even though he's out of control, if I give the order to kill, he'll still go back and do it. At that time, you just need to get there first and wait for him." Moriarty said with ease.
Conan couldn't help but interrupt: "Who do you want to order him to kill?"
Moriarty stretched out his finger and shook it: "This game will be meaningless if it is said out loud. You should pay attention to tomorrow's newspaper. But since we have reached a cooperation, I wonder if my poor subordinates can be released?"
Chu Ming agreed immediately: "Of course, to celebrate our cooperation, Professor, would you like to come in for a drink? Moran has prepared some good wine for you."
Moriarty looked at the half-bottle of red wine on the table that Gin had already drunk by himself, and his mouth twitched slightly. He elegantly rejected Chu Ming's invitation: "No, I'll leave first. This bottle of wine is my gift to celebrate your success in advance. I wish you good luck."
After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Conan took two steps forward and shouted without thinking, "Please beware of the Reichenbach Falls in three years!"
"..." Chu Ming paused because of his sudden shout. To be honest, saying such words to an NPC in the game, the great detective really played the game with real emotions.
Moriarty's leaving figure also paused for a moment, turned his head and looked at Conan deeply, then continued walking forward, as if he didn't take the advice to heart.
"What happened to the waterfall three years later? Moriarty died there?" Although he was complaining, it did not stop Chu Ming from wanting to hear the story. He asked Gin curiously in a low voice.
"Well, that's the place where Holmes and Moriarty dueled. The two fell off the cliff during the fight. Holmes survived, but Moriarty died." Gin explained it concisely in just a few sentences.
Chu Ming was choked by Gin's short story. He squatted down and untied the rope that bound Moran, no, it was her skirt, and then asked in a negotiating manner: "Colonel Moran, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. How about I untie the rope that binds you, and then we can shake hands and make peace?"
Moran stood up and stared at Gin, who was drinking without paying any attention to him. He had spent a lot of money to buy this wine, and had someone bring it back specially. He had intended to give the professor a surprise, but the wine didn't arrive and was drunk by someone else.
I even need the professor to condescend to come to my rescue personally...
This was a heavy blow to Moran, who considered himself the professor's right-hand man.
Chu Ming looked at Moran's murderous eyes and couldn't help laughing, dancing on his nerves: "Colonel Moran, the professor asked you to entertain us well, are you going to disobey the professor's orders?"
"..." Moran said nothing, his anger subsided.
Seeing that Moran had given in, Chu Ming nodded with satisfaction, looking relieved: "That's right, it's so late now, do you think there is any place for us to stay?"
"..." Moran endured it again and again, and lowered his voice, "Arrange for them to stay in the guest room."
Chu Ming continued to press the issue: "By the way, the professor just said that the news will be published in the newspaper tomorrow. Please deliver the newspaper tomorrow morning. Otherwise, it will be bad to delay the professor's work, don't you think?"
"..." Moran looked as if it was best to sleep with your eyes open at night, and turned away angrily.
Chu Ming, as if nothing had happened, told the children to go and rest first, then walked towards Gin.
At this time, Gin had almost finished the bottle of red wine by himself. When Chu Ming went over, there was only a little bit left. He looked at Gin eagerly as he tilted his head back to drink, not intending to share with him at all. He couldn't help but mutter, "Is it really that delicious? Can you taste it in the game? It's not like drinking water, right?"
Gin ignored his jealousy and said the grapes were sour because he couldn't eat them, and when he got up and left, he put the revolver into Chu Ming's hand.
?
Chu Ming looked at Gin in confusion: "Why did you suddenly give me the gun?"
"Just in case, Moriarty is not a good person. We injured Moran before, so you should keep the gun with you to prevent him from taking revenge."
"I don't think my skills are that bad..." Chu Ming seemed to be complaining, but he actually put the gun on his waist with great pleasure.
*
A good night's sleep.
In the middle of the night, Moran did not disobey Moriarty's order to attack everyone. Early in the morning, Chu Ming took out the gun from under the pillow and put it away. When he went downstairs, everyone had already gotten up and gathered downstairs to read the newspaper sent by Moran. He was the only one who was late.
Chu Ming didn't realize anything at all. He went downstairs and joined them in reading the message from Moriarty to Jack the Ripper in the newspaper.
Finally, I saw M's message to J in the message board of the newspaper, asking him to clean the stage of the opera house.
It should mean that he should kill the woman performing on the opera stage tonight.
Conan hurriedly turned a few pages of the newspaper and found that the person performing at the opera house tonight was Irene Adler, the woman Holmes loved most in his life.