I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 420 Sherlock Holmes

Sometimes, you have to admit that some little tricks and gimmicks can indeed attract attention.

For example, an exaggeratedly maniacal smile, a fire that instantly engulfs the entire poker club, a dangerous trap that could kill everyone, yet some still manage to escape—and a unique invitation.

Inside the central control room of the Beika Municipal Building, a hint of surprise flickered in Yusaku Kudo's eyes.

He recognized the true identity of the figure because the character's image and experiences were all written and input by him personally. The true identity of this person was Professor Moriarty, the "Dark Ages".

But what about a Professor Moriarty laughing maniacally?

He had never heard of Professor Moriarty in this light. The real Professor Moriarty should be a refined and elegant criminal gentleman, a calm elder who built a vast dark empire, not a complete madman who couldn't distinguish friend from foe.

This is less a matter of Professor Moriarty and more a matter of—

Kudo Yusaku turned his head to look at Chen En beside him.
Chen En's eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke in a low voice.
"A trap, an invitation."

"If Professor Moriarty is truly on the opposite side of the players and is doing everything in his power to kill them all, then 19th-century London is an unsolvable dungeon that cannot be broken through."

"A copy of nineteenth-century London needs someone who can capture Professor Moriarty's attention."

"Professor Moriarty needs Sherlock Holmes."

Just like the most famous detectives and rivals of the 20th century, this pair of 19th-century detectives and rivals inevitably involve both of them when it comes to their long-form literary works.

The system-defined Sherlock Holmes cannot appear because they are performing the "The Hound of the Baskervilles" incident.

However, it's not that Sherlock Holmes is completely impossible to appear.

"Tell her to come over; I need to take care of some things."

Chen En said.

Upon hearing this, Yusaku Kudo nodded slightly.
Having witnessed this, he had already figured out who Noah's Ark was truly targeting.

Undoubtedly, it was Chen En who installed numerous hidden mechanisms and modified the game mechanics within the Cocoon Game, transforming the brutal Cocoon Game into a puzzle game where players could catch their breath once they progressed.

The most famous detectives and nemesis of the 19th century are undoubtedly Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty.

The most famous detective and nemesis of the 20th century is Batman and the Joker from DC Comics. Unfortunately, Chen En is the only Batman in the real world, which is why Noah's Ark brought out the only Joker in the virtual world.

Chen En turned and left the control room.
However, the others were completely unaware of Chen En's departure. Their gazes were fixed on the screen in front of them, and a look of shock appeared in their eyes. They could hardly believe that the plot would unfold in this way.

Kogoro Mouri sat up abruptly and shouted,

"Hey, Xiaolan, are you alright? Can you hear me?"

His face turned ugly.

The voices of players inside the Cocoon game may not be fully transmitted to the outside because the flow of time inside and outside is different. There may be a situation where a player says one sentence and then immediately follows with four or five more sentences.

Now, all that's being transmitted is the sound of flames roaring, which is unsettling.

crunch————

With the sound of the door opening, Chen En had already returned to the control room.

His eyes narrowed slightly, just as before.

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Below the stage, the decorative cocoon game pod was dim and lifeless.

Chen En, expressionless, turned on the backlight function of his watch face, his gaze falling on the Cocoon Game pod. Then, he plugged in the power and watched the illuminated Cocoon Game pod.
He then took out a special-purpose microcomputer from his six-slot storage belt and connected it to a data cable.

Once everything was ready, Chen En opened the game pod, braced himself with both hands, and nimbly flipped into the pod, as if the paralysis of his legs caused by activating the five-minute Oracle state had no effect whatsoever.

The game pod slowly closed. [Brainwave transmission device installed.]

Main hardware connection complete.

DNA sampling and identity verification completed.

[Link begins.]

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In the screening room of Cocoon Games, many parents were stunned by this sudden turn of events.

They stared in disbelief at the raging flames that covered the entire screen of the 19th-century London replica, speechless for a moment, for such a sudden attack was absolutely catastrophic.

If the entire player team in the 19th-century London instance were to be wiped out as a result, they wouldn't be surprised at all!

Sonoko Suzuki, who was already worried about the situation, was so shocked that she covered her mouth and almost sat up from her seat like a spring. Jirokichi Suzuki next to her frowned and also felt uncomfortable.

—This situation is beyond saving.

Having traveled the world, he naturally knew that the most important thing in life is the right timing and control, and this timing was so precise that it could char a person and quickly spread to ignite a house. It's hard to imagine that this was kerosene that existed in the 19th century.

"Where is Chen En? Where is he now? Is he still in the control room?"

Jirokichi Suzuki frowned and asked,

Aside from returning to comfort Yuanzi earlier, Chen En had remained in the control room, showing no intention of coming out, which inevitably raised some doubts in his mind.

Now that the garden is so worried, and Chen En can't do anything in the control room, why doesn't he go out and comfort her?
Hearing this, Sonoko Suzuki hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice.

“Arne told me what he had to do.”

Something that absolutely must be done? What? Save the world?
Jirokichi Suzuki twitched the corner of his mouth.

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"Cough cough, cough cough..."

Conan emerged looking disheveled.
He coughed, his gaze fixed on Hideki Moroboshi beside him, because he could see very clearly that Hideki Moroboshi was the one who caused all of this to happen, and that this guy did it on purpose.

Of the original ten players from the 19th century, half have now been eliminated.

Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta of the Junior Detective League, along with two of the three boys who were with Hideki Moroboshi, were eliminated due to the sudden explosion. If they hadn't shielded him from the flames at the crucial moment...

Even Conan might perish in the flames!
Professor Moriarty's men are currently hunting them down. If this continues, there's no doubt they'll all be wiped out here; even Ran couldn't possibly fight so many people alone.

The pursuers are closing in!
Ran Mouri instantly stepped in front of the children.

She frowned and said,

"Conan, you guys go first, I'll cover the rear."

—Are you kidding me? How could I possibly let you be the last one behind?

Conan reached out and shook off Hideki Moroboshi's support. He was about to turn back to help when he saw something that surprised him—all the pursuers were lying dead within Conan's sight.

All that defeated them was a cane.

"It seems you need help."

A man dressed in classic brown clothes, wearing a deerstalker hat, with a magnifying glass and other oddities hanging from his waist, a smile on his face, and using a cane to support himself on the ground, appeared at the entrance of the alley.
And behind him is the blue pig—or more accurately, Mr. Watson.

Conan exclaimed,
"Sherlock Holmes!"

(End of this chapter)