Chapter 557: Zhuxing's Identity
Chapter 557: Zhuxing's Identity
Jack the Ripper is a mysterious creature that is hard to find. There are many different versions of him within the Scotland Yard police station, but his true appearance is finally revealed in front of Alice Watson's black technology.
She is tall and thin and looks a bit fierce, but if she puts on makeup, she might be able to pass as a woman.
When attacking Alice, Jack the Ripper was wearing a black cloak and a black top hat on his head, so it is difficult to find further information about Jack the Ripper from Alice's memories alone.
Alice Watson looked at the scene reproduction created using black technology with some worry. She also planned to catch Jack the Ripper as quickly as possible, help Haibara Ai's companions understand their wishes, and then go find Sherlock Holmes.
But now it seems that this tricky investigation method still cannot find Jack the Ripper in one step?
"...Ms. Alice, I remember that when you were chatting with me last time, you mentioned that you wanted to make a special bracelet, right? The kind that would automatically vibrate to remind you if the other person was lying..."
"Hey, Naruhodō-kun is still thinking about that bracelet. It's a pity that the research on it has been put on hold."
Alice spread her hands helplessly and said so.
"Because, not long after you left, Mr. Mycroft, Mr. Holmes's brother, whom I had hardly seen, came to visit, and then the old man who was traveling with him said that the other direction was more interesting."
"So, I discussed with the old man and made this set of props that can reproduce the scene according to the language description. I haven't named this prop yet."
"Naruhodō-kun, Shousasha, what do you think?"
...Mycroft? I've never heard of this name before. Does Sherlock Holmes have a brother?
Naruhodō Ryunosuke was a little confused, he had never heard of this name before.
However, Shousha next to her was not surprised by this, and she reminded him in a low voice.
"Master Naruhodō, Mr. Mycroft is mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes collection published by Lady Alice. It is said that Mr. Mycroft's reasoning ability is even better than that of Nag Holmes."
"However, since Mr. Mycroft has never appeared, and Mr. Holmes has never mentioned him, it is normal for Mr. Naruhodō not to know Mr. Mycroft."
The Sherlock Holmes Collection is said to be written by Holmes' assistant, Dr. Watson.
However, as Mao Lilan is like Kudo Shinichi's girlfriend, she has been listening to Kudo Shinichi talk about Sherlock Holmes since she was a child. Under the influence of Kudo Shinichi, she also has some understanding of the Sherlock Holmes detective series.
The so-called Dr. Watson does not exist in reality. The person who wrote the Sherlock Holmes series of stories was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Watson is just the person who published the Sherlock Holmes collection in the book.
However, in this game scene where Sherlock Holmes really exists, it seems that Miss Alice, who plays against Dr. Watson, has also published stories about the Sherlock Holmes collection.
The female high school student was offering advice from the side.
"How about calling this item [Then] [Then]?"
"...It sounds a bit strange. Never mind, let's not mention the name for now and start investigating!"
Alice Watson exclaimed.
"I'll stay here and wait for you to come back. You must come back before Ya Shuangyi is taken to the court by the police for trial!"
Hearing this, the members of the Junior Detective Team looked at each other and said, no need to say anything, now is the time to act!
Any time, any place, young detective, ready to solve cases at any time!
Just as the members of the Junior Detective League tried to slip away, they were caught on the spot by Naruhodō Ryunosuke and Mouri Ran.
I saw the female high school student pulling Genta and Mitsuhiko by the collars, and the lawyer called Ayumi.
Their attitude was consistent, which was to let the members of the Junior Detective League stay here to prevent any trouble.
Although they had not been with the Junior Detectives for a long time, Naruhodō Ryunosuke's eyes, which could see through the truth, had already seen through their suicidal nature and took immediate action. "Please protect Miss Alice here and wait for us to come back!"
The legendary lawyer waved and left with his legal assistant, soon entering the night of old London and completely disappearing from everyone's sight.
Now, the only ones left in the room were the members of the Junior Detective League, Alice Watson, Mao Li Ran, and the famous young man who had come to the University of London with Naruhodō Ryunosuke.
At this moment, Takizawa Shinya became the focus of everyone's attention.
"W-What are you looking at me like that? I didn't do anything!"
The young celebrity said with a lack of energy.
"...What? I just wanted to ask where the two people you were with went."
Although Genta didn't think that Takizawa Shinya had done anything bad, when he saw the other party's appearance, he suddenly became suspicious and just listened to his questions.
"Wait, hey, you didn't really do anything bad, did you? You look so guilty!"
"Yes, yes, even his expression changed! Just like someone who did something wrong and doesn't want to speak out!"
Mitsuhiko and Ayumi were adding fuel to the fire, and even Alice and Mouri Ran vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
At this time, facing the pressure from the Junior Detective League, Takizawa Susumu finally couldn't hold it in and told what he had been hiding.
That was some time after the game started, when he and another famous boy followed Hideki Moroboshi and planned to steal Naruhodō Ryunosuke's lawyer armband.
However, when Takizawa Susumu saw the Demon Hunting Sword on Naruhodō Ryunosuke's waist, he thought of the lawyer Mukai Genmitsu in the game venue and eventually gave up this plan.
"…So, I really didn't do anything at the time. I just followed them to the port, and then the two of them snatched Mr. Naruhodō's lawyer's armband and ran away…"
"But it does feel strange. Why did Moroboshi insist that Naruhodō would defend Jack the Ripper and demand that we grab the lawyer's armband?"
The famous young man Takizawa Jinya was a little confused. He now spoke about his previous experiences and doubts, and he might not have thought of getting the answer to this question through other people.
But Alice answered this question without hesitation after hearing it.
"Of course it's because the person who will be caught, [Jack the Ripper], is Naruhodō-kun's good friend [Yasou Yoshikazuma]. He will definitely defend his friend, so there is no doubt about that!"
“…Is that so?”
A bad feeling arose in Mao Lilan's heart.
Yes, according to the plot time, from Naruhodō Ryunosuke's appearance at the port to Asougi's arrest, the interval between them was less than half a day, so Alice's thoughts were normal————
In other words, her idea was that [Morohise] knew that the [Jack the Ripper] who would be caught would be [Yoshikazu Asogi], and [Ryunosuke Naruhodō] would definitely defend [Yoshikazu Asogi], so he stole the lawyer's armband.
However, Hideki Moroboshi is a game player like them. He doesn't know anything about the game before entering. How could he take action based on this?
“… Could it be that Moroboshi isn’t a gamer…?”
she murmured.
(End of this chapter)