Chapter 542: The Bomb in the Stadium
Chapter 542: The Bomb in the Stadium
Pulling up the map of Dunlun University, Haibara Ai looked for the location of the gymnasium.
Her eyes lingered on the marker on the map, then she looked up at the dim building.
The recognition level in such an environment is indeed low. If you get separated, it will be difficult to meet again even if you can get in touch.
However, this is also a good thing. At least we don’t have to worry about the Junior Detective Team causing trouble at this time.
Tick, tick, tick.
Haibara Ai's figure gradually disappeared in the late night of Dunlun University.
On the other side, Mao Lilan finally caught up with the members of the Junior Detective League who had run away first.
These elementary school students were sitting next to the wishing well, staring blankly, not knowing what they were thinking about.
Seeing this scene, Xiaolan was both angry and amused, she said helplessly.
"What's wrong? Are you lost? This is our first time here and we don't even know where the stadium is."
"You should listen to Professor Moriarty's explanation of the layout plan of the University of London before leaving."
"Let's go back and look for Xiao Ai first. She should still be at the intercom and hasn't followed us yet."
After hearing what Mao Lilan said, the members of the Junior Detective League looked at each other and were silent for a moment.
Then, they answered loudly in unison.
"Good~"
However, when Mouri Ran led the Junior Detective Team back along the same route, the place where Haibara Ai had stood before was empty, and the walkie-talkie left by Professor Moriarty had turned into a pile of debris.
This scene immediately made several people nervous. Mao Lilan suddenly thought of Alice Watson who was attacked. Her heart tightened involuntarily, and she subconsciously suspected that Professor Moriarty had someone do it.
But Mitsuhiko next to him took out the detective badge made by Professor Agasa in a panic. He used the communication function between the detective badges to try to contact the detective badge on Haibara Ai.
Although the current situation seems to be that Haibara Ai was attacked by Moriarty's men while alone and disappeared, if she can still use the detective badge to respond to the communication...
At least we can rule out the possibility that he has been eliminated from the game by Moriarty's men.
Seeing Mitsuhiko's appearance, Mao Li Ran remembered the function of the detective badge on the Junior Detective Team.
This kind of prop is actually of no use in the real world. If it is just for communication, the same effect can be achieved using a mobile phone. Professor Agasa made the detective medal just to add some atmosphere.
But under the premise that mobile phones cannot be brought into the cocoon game, the communication function of the Detective Medal is particularly outstanding.
"…I'm Haibara Ai, what's going on?"
The voice of Haibara Ai was heard from Mitsuhiko's detective badge. The other party sounded very calm, without any sign of panic.
This also made Mitsuhiko and Mao Li Ran feel relieved, as it at least eliminated the possibility that she was in danger.
Ayumi was a little worried and asked about Haibara Ai's situation at this time.
"Habara-san, where are you now? You disappeared suddenly and we were very worried about you."
"Yes, yes, we, the Junior Detective Team, must act together and will never give up on any member!"
Yuantai continued Ayumi's words loudly beside him.
However, the voice from the Detective Medal was just silence, which made people wonder if the other party had ended the communication.
Then, the members of the Junior Detective League heard a "crunch".
The sound was undoubtedly the sound of a heavy door being pushed open.
"…I'm at the gym, currently rescuing Miss Alice."
Haibara Ai rubbed her wrists and looked at the two heavy iron doors of the gymnasium with some dissatisfaction.
She didn't know why the gymnasium had such a tight gate. What was it trying to protect against?
It's not certain that thieves would come to the gymnasium to steal sports equipment, right? Are sports equipment in this era very valuable? "You guys go to the university gate first, and I'll meet you there after I rescue Miss Alice."
As she spoke, she cut off the call with Detective Medal and ignored the unfinished words on the other end.
"We must go help too... Hey, no, no sound?"
Yuan Tai spoke loudly, but the voice on the other end of the phone had disappeared, there was no sound at all.
He touched his head in confusion, and finally realized that the other party had hung up the call.
"…Really? What is Haibara-san doing? How can you go on such a journey alone?"
"Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, let's go over there too. We can't leave our friends in danger alone!"
As the leader of the Junior Detective Team, Yuan Tai spoke loudly.
As expected, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi agreed with this, and Mao Li Ran did not object.
She also felt that it was too risky for Haibara Ai to go alone to save Alice, after all, her opponent was Professor Moriarty.
Although this Professor Moriarty is probably the same as the Sherlock Holmes described by other people, and is different from the original.
However, no matter how different he is, he is still a heavyweight villain in the game, and his abilities will not necessarily be weakened by the system.
"Then let's get going... We have to hurry!"
Mao Lilan said seriously that she just vaguely heard a strange dripping sound from Haibara Ai's side.
The sound was very similar to the ticking of a bomb countdown, and she had heard it many times before.
"If we find Ai later, it might be too late!"
Tick, tick, tick.
Haibara Ai stepped on the ground and walked towards the center of the gymnasium.
He glanced around the gymnasium and didn't find any other traps.
Maybe Professor Moriarty really just wants to play by the rules of the game literally?
She wouldn't believe that someone like Moriarty would tell the truth.
"Miss Alice, are you awake now?"
Looking at the little girl sitting on the chair in the center with her head down, Huibara Ai asked.
But she didn't get a reply from the other party.
Perhaps, Miss Alice is in a coma now?
When Haibara Ai walked to the front of the chair, she finally saw the appearance of Watson in old London in the Cocoon game.
She looked like an elementary school student about ten years old, with pink hair, a delicate face, wearing a dress that didn't seem to be in the style of this era, and a pair of glasses on her head.
The opponent was entangled in a chair with wires, and a bomb with a timer was placed on his abdomen. Behind the chair, there was a treasure chest with a bomb tied to it.
"… we should stop while we're ahead… right?"
Recalling the rules of the game that Professor Moriarty had mentioned, Huibara Ai murmured to herself.
She put aside the unnecessary thoughts in her mind and picked up the pliers that had been placed next to the chair.
Then she turned her attention to the various fuses of the time bomb on Alice.
“…They actually made some gameplay changes in a place like this? But, this means I’m sure to win…”
(End of this chapter)