People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 531: Awakening of Hosou Reito

"Didn't she tell you where she was going next?"

Gina raised her hat slightly with some doubt.

But on second thought, this kind of thing is not impossible...

She thought about it and then spoke.

"I don't know where Alice is going, but I heard that she seems to have gone to a nearby university to investigate."

"Although I wanted to go find Alice and ask her what was going on, I never had the time..."

Inspector Lestrade then brought up a new character.

"Because the officer who was recently transferred to Scotland Yard learned about my relationship with Senior Gregson, and he said something like 'it's not easy to have such an active mind', so he helped me get promoted from a trainee police officer to a full-time officer."

"Then the so-called [Jack the Ripper Serial Murder Case] ​​occurred in our area. If I skip work to look for someone at this critical moment, the officer would probably be disappointed..."

As she said this, she seemed to have some respect for the new officer from Scotland Yard.

However, Conan couldn't think of any police officer in the original work who could do this.

As for Gregson...if he remembered correctly, he seemed to be a colleague who often opposed Sheriff Lestrade.

I didn’t expect that in this story, I would advance directly from a colleague to the level of a senior...?
"Ms. Gina, I suspect that the [Jack the Ripper serial murders] are related to the disappearance of Sherlock Holmes."

"Otherwise, how could the [Baskerville Hound Incident] that led Holmes away happen at the same time?"

"This incident... was clearly solved by Dr. Baosheng and Mr. Holmes working together, wasn't it?"

Conan brought the topic back to the Jack the Ripper serial murders.

No matter what, he must first get to the crime scene where Jack the Ripper committed the crime.

Otherwise, let alone bringing Jack the Ripper to trial, even finding Jack the Ripper won’t be possible!

The Death God pupil had a serious expression.

"I think the sudden appearance of Jack the Ripper, a cruel killer, is most likely a conspiracy by the professor."

"No matter how you think about it, in this (game) environment, only the professor can create such a murderer."

"…Only the Professor?"

For some reason, Officer Lestrade seemed hesitant, which made Conan narrow his eyes.

He felt very strange because the professor, as the main villain in the Sherlock Holmes stories, was almost the scapegoat among the fans.

Although he didn't know whether the Hound of the Baskervilles incident was really related to the Jack the Ripper serial murders.

However, it is certainly right to put the blame on Professor Moriarty first and guide the story back on track.

Could it be that the Holmes in this game scenario has not yet come into contact with Moriarty?

Or did Sherlock Holmes investigate Moriarty without ever mentioning it to Officer Lestrade?

"But, [the professor] died ten years ago. Isn't that what Dr. Baosheng found out?"

Conan was caught off guard by the presence of Officer Lestrade.

His little face was full of surprise for a moment, as if he was hit by a huge shock.

Professor Moriarty died ten years ago? Does that mean Holmes has already experienced the Reichenbach Fall?

How could the current time be the end of the 19th century? Did Noah's Ark adjust the timeline?

Just when the atmosphere between the few people reached a stalemate, a cough was heard.

They all turned to look at Hosou Reito, who seemed half dead but should have been dead long ago according to the actual situation.

The doctor, who had managed to keep the patient alive by some unknown means despite being shot straight at the heart, opened his eyes.

His eyes surprised Haibara Ai a little, because she didn't seem to see the slightest bit of anger or fear.

On the contrary, the other party seemed to be happy about something, but how could anyone in the world be happy about being shot?
"...cough, cough, cough... The Professor is dead, there is no doubt about it..."

Hosou Reito coughed twice, and with the help of Haibara Ai, he struggled to sit up and leaned against the wall. His eyes fell on Gina, and a bit of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"...I told you that you are smarter and more special than other children..."

"...But there is no shortage of geniuses in this world. There is no need to hide it so strictly..."

Although Reito Hosou did not say the name, Conan vaguely felt that he was talking about him.

The Elementary School Student of Death shook his head. How could he tell Baosheng Reito that he was not just a genius boy.

But is it the product of the rejuvenation of the once famous high school detective Kudo Shinichi?
"...The reason why I didn't die from the gunshot and am still awake now is because of the plot..."

"...Noah's Ark has arranged me as an important plot character in this game from the very beginning..."

The doctor said unbelievable words, and Conan subconsciously looked at Officer Lestrade beside him.

However, Officer Lestrade did not seem to hear these words. He just looked at them in a daze.

"...To make a long story short, in order to prevent me from completing the game, Noah's Ark will increase the difficulty in several aspects... First, the detective, Sherlock Holmes..."

"...Noah's Ark won't let him die, but it won't let him appear in front of you easily...Then there's the lawyer, Naruhodō Ryunosuke, whose prototype may be the real-world version of Mugen-Gun-Hitsu..."

"...I guess Noah's Ark will make Naruhodō Ryunosuke lose the qualification to enter the court, and it will also cause a person to be slandered as Jack the Ripper, creating a new lawyer character to enter..."

"...You need to find out who this lawyer is...After the detective and the lawyer, there is the prosecutor...The original prosecutor was Baroque Vanzix, my former comrade..."

"...You must find Baroque Benziks as soon as possible, because the role of prosecutor will definitely be replaced by Noah's Ark. If you can find Baroque Benziks as early as possible, you still have a chance..."

"...Then there's Asougi Ichima, who is a close friend of Naruhodō Ryunosuke and a current trainee prosecutor... He's very likely working undercover alongside the mastermind... I'm not sure of the details..."

"…Finally, there are the judges and the police…These two positions that decide the final outcome of the case and the final progress of the investigation are bound to have problems, just like the prosecutors, and there is a high probability that problems have already occurred…"

"... Be wary of any officer-type characters that appear during this period, whether they are from the police station or the chief judge..."

When Hosou Reito said this, he was hinting at something, almost pointing at Gina and saying that there was something wrong with the officer who was parachuted into the Scotland Yard police station and who currently trusted Gina.

Regardless of Gina's next reaction, he just leaned back and his tone became somewhat relaxed.

"Now, it's time for you to take action. Gina, considering our previous friendship, I'd like to give you a piece of advice..."

"You should leave too, otherwise, something you don't want to see might happen next."

...something I don't want to see?
Gina Lestrade lifted her hat and looked at Dr. Baosheng in front of her suspiciously.

Wow——————

The door of the ward was opened, and Conan took Haibara Ai and left without hesitation.

His decisiveness made Gina a little confused.

Could it be that the complaints that Baosheng Reito just said gave them some new inspiration?
thump.

The ward door closed quietly and locked with a click.

Baosheng Reito closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened his eyes again, there was an extra person in front of the bed.

The other person was wearing a cloak and a half-covered white mask, and his outline looked vaguely familiar.

"...I thought you would bring your Demon Hunting Knife."

Dr. Baosheng said lightly.

"Professor, let's be frank. Do you think you can win?"

“…We will win.”

The masked man called "Professor" replied.

Creak——————The ward door was pushed open again.

boom.

As Officer Gina Lestrade watched, a shooting occurred in front of her.

(End of this chapter)