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

Chapter 424 The Fall of Reichenbach
Like Conan, Chen En hates Frankenstein's monsters.

The Batman Who Laughs, created by combining Batman and the Joker, is so heavyweight that even Chen En complained when he saw the Cosmic Echoing Fork option in the system shop that the Batman Who Laughs can't really be considered Batman.

The person now appearing behind Chen En is even more important.

In essence, it was a monstrosity created by Hiroki Sawada to bring him in. It was neither Professor Moriarty nor the Joker, and it completely lacked the essence of The Man Who Laughs. It didn't even laugh as well as Chen En.

The only meaning of its existence is ————

To satisfy Hiroki Sawada's endless pursuit of iconic scenes, this designer of Noah's Ark seems to particularly enjoy paying homage to famous moments. I wonder if he grew up watching "Ultraman Returns".

Numerous of Professor Moriarty's henchmen poured out of the stairwell, filling all directions and surrounding him.

Meanwhile, Professor Moriarty, also carrying a cane—or rather, the holy sword of physics—staggered out of the stairwell, an unnatural smirk playing on his lips, his eyes filled with a fierce glint, and said,

"Holmes, you have nowhere to run."

"Let's play a choice game. Between Irene Adler and John H. Watson, which one would you choose? Friendly reminder: if you choose one, the other will ~Boom~ turn into fireworks!"

Professor Moriarty walked towards Chen En step by step.

He stood in front of Chen En, looking him in the eye. At this distance, Chen En could almost see the greed and madness in Professor Moriarty's eyes, while Chen En could only see indifference in Professor Moriarty's eyes.

—That's not right.

Professor Moriarty frowned, and his smile slowly faded.
He couldn't understand why Holmes would show such indifference to the safety of Irene Adler and John H. Watson, one of whom was Holmes's lover and the other his brother.

Shouldn't Holmes be struggling with this choice and feeling lost?

He took a step back, stared at Chen En, and then asked again.
"Tell me, Holmes, which one do you choose?"

"See that? It's on that rooftop over there, where you hid Watson. All I have to do is press this button on my hand, and the blue pig will turn into a roast suckling pig—"

"Tell me, which one do you choose, Holmes?"

Upon hearing this, Chen En simply replied calmly.
"I won't choose any of them, because you can't kill any of them."

—Can't I kill anyone?

A hint of madness flickered in Professor Moriarty's eyes.
He grinned maniacally again, raised the button high, and the next moment, right in front of Chen En, he slammed it down, simultaneously letting out a maniacal laugh. Normally, the explosion would have preceded and drowned out the laughter.

But nothing happened. There was no explosion, nothing at all.

At this moment, Watson, disguised as Professor Agasa, had broken free of his restraints.
This Watson is clearly a master of scientific research, and due to his inherent abilities, he also possesses physical strength and fighting skills far exceeding those of Professor Agasa. Given that he deliberately held back some knowledge for Watson...
Watson dealt with the bombs and took down the thugs with ease.

Professor Moriarty turned to look at Watson.

A hint of annoyance flickered in his eyes. No one had ever escaped his methods of crime, never before. Watson was the first—the first created by Holmes.

As Holmes's nemesis, Professor Moriarty had long recognized Holmes's dangerous nature.
This guy is like an extremely sharp sword, capable of easily piercing through all kinds of armor and penetrating people's bodies and minds. Professor Moriarty knew that if he could not kill Holmes, his criminal empire would collapse because of Holmes.

But simply killing Holmes might be too lenient a punishment for him.

Therefore, Professor Moriarty created Jack the Ripper, allowing this killer to commit one heinous murder after another, and even using Jack the Ripper's targets to cover up his ultimate target—Eileen Adler.

"Hahaha, you think you've won?"

"No, no, no, no, you're far from it, far from it. Do you know that I've planted explosives under the Royal Opera House? A lot of explosives. As soon as I press the button, the Royal Opera House will collapse with a bang."

"The woman you love will be buried in the ruins!"

Professor Moriarty's voice was cruel.
In the distance, Chen En noticed that Watson had disappeared on the rooftop platform.

He simply gave a standard reply to Professor Moriarty's question.
“That’s pretty impressive.”

"But has anyone told you that I have the most trusted people at the Royal Opera House, so Irene Adler won't die? Your choice is completely invalid and extremely boring."

Upon hearing this, Professor Moriarty's face darkened.

He abruptly pressed the next detonation button, and the next moment, a deafening collapse came from the direction of the Royal Opera House. Without a doubt, Professor Moriarty's plan had succeeded this time.

Eileen Adler could not have escaped such an explosion.

However, Chen En's face still showed no sadness or pain.

He's not Sherlock Holmes at all; none of Holmes's relationships would affect him—in fact, the real Holmes probably wouldn't care about Irene Adler.
Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have preferred to dress up as a beggar and stroll down the street rather than go to the Royal Opera House to save Irene Adler.

Besides, Irene Adler won't die; Conan will protect her. Furthermore, Hiroki Sawada won't let Irene Adler die, because if she did, Jack the Ripper's mission would be complete.
A replica of 19th-century London would fail, and Hiroki Sawada would not allow that to happen.

"You despicable bastard..."

Anger flashed in Professor Moriarty's eyes.

"As your nemesis, are you even unwilling to acknowledge my existence?"

Hearing this, Chen En finally stroked his chin and answered matter-of-factly.

“My nemesis is Arsène Lupin, not you.”

"You're just a character who appears in a few short stories, with all the other factions living in the background. You have absolutely no presence and rely entirely on later updates and the hype from well-meaning readers to become a 'common character.' I've never taken you seriously."

crunch————

The rooftop door was kicked open.

Watson rushed anxiously to the rooftop, but what he saw left him speechless. All of Professor Moriarty's numerous henchmen had been knocked to the ground; only Professor Moriarty himself was still locked in combat with Holmes.
When Professor Moriarty noticed that Watson had already drawn his gun and was about to fire, he realized that this was only a last chance to turn the tide. Therefore, he grabbed Chen En and shoved him violently toward the rooftop of the Reichenbach Building.

Under Watson's incredulous gaze, and with a voice that resounded through the sky,

"No----"

After that, everything returned to calm.

(End of this chapter)