The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Since this game is designed for children, I must ask my dad and Professor Agasa to fix this obvious bug when I get out of here.

Finally, Ran, who was the first to stop laughing, stepped forward and took Conan's place.

She politely knocked on the door twice, and an elderly woman quickly opened the door. "Who is it so late?"

Although the other party had not yet introduced herself, Conan, who was standing behind Ran, recognized her at a glance. She must be Holmes' landlady, Mrs. Hudson.

"Hello, my name is Ran Mouri. I apologize for bothering you, but I'm here to see Mr. Holmes."

"You're looking for him?" Mrs. Hudson was slightly taken aback when she heard this, but then she looked at Xiaolan with regret and explained, "Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson are away on a business trip and are not at home."

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Chapter 681 A Lineup That Didn't Know How It Was Lost

"On business trip?"

Xiao Lan was clearly taken aback when she heard her words.

“Yes,” Mrs. Hudson nodded and explained, “they have gone to Termore.”

Upon hearing the name Dartmore from Mrs. Hudson, Xiaolan's tone became noticeably more urgent. "Excuse me, could you please tell me what the date is today?"

"November 9."

Although Mrs. Hudson didn't know why the other party had asked the question, she still gave an answer.

"September 30th, Dartmore!?"

Standing behind Ran, Conan frowned upon hearing Mrs. Hudson's words, then suddenly seemed to realize something and exclaimed, "I see! The Hound of the Baskervilles incident!"

Because Ran often heard about Sherlock Holmes from Shinichi, she was quite familiar with the story. "At this time, the two of them happened to have just left London!"

At this point, everyone's hearts sank.

As expected, things didn't go as smoothly as he had imagined.

Since the game was specifically set on the day Holmes and Walter traveled to Dartmore.

That means it's very likely that neither of them will return to London until the end of the game.

It's unclear whether this was the game's original design or if Noah's Ark changed the game's settings.

Aragaki Yuu also looked curiously at the location of Noah's Ark, only to find that the other party, taking advantage of everyone's attention not being on him, winked at him under the guise of Moroboshi Hideki.

Sure enough, these were all his masterpieces.

As for the other children, they also became worried at this time.

Especially the children in the Junior Detective Club, who are "game experts," know very well how difficult it would be to complete the game without a good supporting character.

On the contrary, Ai Haibara remained expressionless, and even hid behind Yu Aragaki and yawned.

After discovering that Yuya Aragaki had entered this strange game, she was finally able to put her mind at ease.

Judging from the current situation, even without Holmes, their side has top-tier Ran and well-rounded Yuu Aragaki, plus that reckless brat. With such a lineup, Ai Haibara doesn't know how she could possibly lose in this game.

Even if Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes teamed up, the outcome would at best be a 50/50 situation.

Of course, all of the above is just a joke.

It was only because of Aragaki Yu's appearance that she inexplicably felt at ease once again.

This feeling……

It felt like I'd experienced something similar before.

……

Meanwhile, Professor Agasa's expression turned grim, even though he could no longer see the game's visuals but could still hear Conan and the others' voices being broadcast to the control room by Noah's Ark.

The next second, he decisively took out his phone and dialed Yusaku Kudo's number, succinctly explaining the current situation: "We seem to have underestimated Noah's Ark. Holmes and Walterson are not on Baker Street."

"That's amazing, he guessed it first."

Kudo Yusaku frowned slightly upon hearing this, but his face did not show any excessive surprise.

After all, as an artificial intelligence, the opponent is unlikely to have any oversights in such areas.

"Even the accordion-playing character that I didn't include has appeared. The future looks bleak!"

Compared to the disappearances of Holmes and Walter, this matter worries Professor Agasa even more.

"Hey, Yusaku!" At this moment, Inspector Megure, who had been looking worried all along, couldn't help but interject, "What kind of story is the game you're thinking of?"

"It's a game where players team up with Sherlock Holmes to uncover the true identity of Jack the Ripper, only to discover that the serial killer is actually a terminally ill tycoon," Yusaku Kudo said slowly after a moment of silence.

"I'll prepare an even more interesting ending for you!"

Unexpectedly, the next second, Noah's Ark's slightly teasing voice suddenly appeared in the control room. Their conversation naturally did not escape Noah's Ark's ears.

"Damn it, once the kids win, I'm going to smash you to pieces!" Kogoro Mori, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand this insult and immediately became furious.

Only Chairman Sindora's face grew increasingly gloomy. He sat silently on the sofa to the side, seemingly lost in thought.

……

Back in the game world, because Mrs. Hudson mistakenly thought Conan was one of the "Baker Street Guerrillas," she invited them all to Holmes's residence.

Of course, when Mrs. Hudson saw Aragaki Yu, she was unconsciously lost in thought for a second.

Ai Haibara, who had been watching Yu Aragaki closely, couldn't help but sigh at this scene, realizing that even NPCs can sometimes be infatuated.

Although they didn't get to meet Sherlock Holmes, the group did have a plan for their next move.

Since this was just a game, the group took advantage of Mrs. Hudson's absence while she went to make tea and began searching the house without any restraint.

Even without meeting Sherlock Holmes in person, Conan's eyes lit up as soon as he entered Holmes' residence.

In the game, it's absolutely impossible that Sherlock Holmes hadn't investigated Jack the Ripper.

In a normal game scenario, they should be able to find clues from these key locations that would allow them to advance the game to the next stage.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Xiaolan and the Junior Detective Club to find a document about Jack the Ripper in Holmes's house.

This is Holmes's own preliminary investigation report on the criminal Jack the Ripper.

Conan took the investigation report from Ran and spread it out on the small table beside him. "The most recent case occurred on September 8th. The deceased was Honey Charlest, a 41-year-old woman living alone. Her body was found in an open area next to the Whitechapel and St. Mary's Church. Two rings of different sizes were found at the scene."

After saying that, he looked in the direction of Aragaki Yu.

Here, only Aragaki Yu is able to discuss the case with him.

However, just as he was hoping to hear something from Aragaki Yu, he found that Aragaki Yu, who should have been standing next to him studying the materials, was now standing in front of a bookshelf, staring blankly at the things on it.

"Aragaki...big brother, did you find something?"

Chapter 682 Professor Moriarty

"Oh, nothing."

Aragaki Yu didn't turn around to look at Conan. Instead, as he responded, he reached out and took something unexpected from the cabinet.

It was a picture frame containing a photo of two people together.

Don't you think the person in the photo looks like someone else?

At that moment, Yu Aragaki suddenly turned around and showed the photo to everyone.

Mitsuhiko immediately recognized the characters in the photo, "These are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson!"

As for Conan, after glancing at the photo, he subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and silently complained to himself, "Sigh, Dad and Dr. Agasa really love to play pranks."

Ran suddenly clapped her hands and exclaimed softly, "They look just like Professor Agasa and Shinichi's father!"

It turns out that in this game, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Walter Watson are actually modeled after Yusaku Kudo and Professor Agasa.

Suddenly, Conan realized that he didn't really want to see the two of them in this game anymore.

Ah, disappointing...

Shaking his head and withdrawing his thoughts, Conan composed himself and looked at the information Holmes had compiled. "In summary, considering the unprecedented social unrest he caused, Jack the Ripper, who plunged London into panic, can be confirmed to be connected to the evil mastermind Professor Moriarty..."

"Ah, Professor Moriarty!?" Xiaolan's gaze sharpened slightly upon hearing this, and her eyes twitched.

Because of Shinichi, she was familiar with the name.

"Even this guy has appeared in the game!" Conan's expression turned serious.

In this game, it's one thing to not find Sherlock Holmes, but to find such a dangerous character here, who might even be on the opposite side of the player, is quite another.

"Professor Moriarty?"

The boys in the Junior Detective Club tilted their heads, clearly not having heard of the name before.

"Who is that person?"

"You know who that guy is? We don't!" the second and third generation kids asked directly.