The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Just as Ai Haibara, filled with doubt, was about to confirm the situation with Yu Aragaki, a familiar female voice and Yu Aragaki's sudden stop confirmed her suspicions.

"Mr. Aragaki, why have you come back again?"

"..."

Looking at the familiar streets around her, and seeing Irene Adler, who was about to leave with the police but ran up to her with a look of pure joy upon seeing Aragaki Yu, Ai Haibara instantly realized the situation she was in—

That guy, Yuu Aragaki!

He somehow managed to run back to where he started while chasing Jack the Ripper.

In other words, the two of them actually lost track of them!

This guy……

It was intentional, wasn't it?

When Ai Haibara noticed that Yuu Aragaki was being grabbed by the arm by Irene Adler, who had rushed up to her, she couldn't help but grit her teeth.

……

Soon, at the train conductor's request, passengers from all the carriages gathered in the same carriage.

Because the train conductor made the situation clear, all the passengers, regardless of their identities, became incredibly cooperative upon hearing that Jack the Ripper had infiltrated the train.

Looking at the passengers in the carriage, the train conductor's expression was solemn, and he swallowed nervously.

Then, following the instructions of the boy named Conan, he gestured to all the passengers, "Now, please raise your hands like this so we can check if anyone is carrying a weapon."

Everyone obediently complied with the train conductor's request.

Jack the Ripper, already blending into the crowd, sneered inwardly at this.

They're a bunch of idiots.

……

Meanwhile, in the real world...

Back in the control room, Kudo Yusaku heard the game's audio coming from the radio and his expression turned serious. Although he was inevitably worried, he still had full confidence in his son.

"Alright, watch out, let me hear your reasoning..."

……

Seeing that everyone obediently raised their hands, Conan looked around at all the passengers in the carriage. Although he did not find anyone carrying any suspicious items, his glasses suddenly flashed a reflection when his eyes swept over the hands of a certain guy.

After turning his gaze away from the passengers, he secretly winked at Ran and Hideki Moroboshi beside him.

At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little regretful that Aragaki Yu and Ai had missed the train.

If Aragaki Yu were also present, their chances of winning would be significantly higher.

However, Conan also knew that now was not the time to dwell on such matters.

On the bright side, even if Jack the Ripper manages to escape on the train again, at least we'll still have a chance to win.

“Now, let me explain.” Conan straightened his expression and looked at the passengers in the carriage as he explained, “According to the information written by Mr. Holmes, the second victim murdered by Jack the Ripper who is hiding here, Honey Charité, was married in a town called Windsor. However, because she was a woman full of dreams, she left her husband and son and came to London ten years ago.”

At this point, Conan also pulled out a photograph of the pair of rings he had found on the table in Holmes's house from his pocket.

"These two rings were found at the scene of Honey Charlier's murder. The larger ring belonged to Honey Charlier. The other ring, which was exactly the same, did not fit the size of any of Honey's fingers."

Seeing that everyone was following his line of thought and looking at the rings in the photo, Conan smiled confidently. "That's right, that's how Mr. Holmes reasoned. These rings are probably a symbol of the parent-child relationship between Honey Charlest and Jack the Ripper."

"You mean this small ring actually belongs to Jack the Ripper?" Hideki Moroboshi asked, voicing the question on behalf of everyone present.

"Yes."

Conan glanced meaningfully at the passengers in the carriage, then explained why the rings were there: "These rings were actually left there by Jack the Ripper. According to the records, on the Saturday following the day Honey Charlest was murdered, September 8th, the Whitechapel church was holding its monthly charity auction of items made by parents and children. Jack the Ripper probably knew about this."

"Huh? You even wrote about this!"

Ran, upon hearing Conan's deductions made while impersonating Sherlock Holmes, scratched her face in confusion.

How strange, why didn't I see these materials about Sherlock Holmes back then?

Chapter 697 The Final Act of the Game (1)

"You mean Jack the Ripper left the ring at the charity sale because he really wanted to attend with his mother, right?"

After wandering around, they arrived at the Whitechapel. After listening to Yuu Aragaki's analysis along the way, Ai Haibara suddenly understood when she saw the notice on the church.

“That’s right.” Yuu Aragaki nodded. “I think that brat Conan noticed that too.”

Due to the opera house bombing and the appearance of Jack the Ripper, Miss Irene Adler, one of the parties involved, was taken to the police station for a detailed statement and questioning.

As regulars at the police station, Aragaki Yu and Haibara Ai weren't averse to this kind of thing, but fearing that being taken back to the police station would lead to their elimination, they slipped away from the scene again under the cover of Miss Irene Adler before the police could react.

"So, the reason Jack the Ripper committed all these crimes was out of resentment towards his mother?"

Speaking of this, Ai Haibara suddenly turned around and gave Yu Aragaki a deep look.

Although her past circumstances were completely different from Jack the Ripper's, she, having both experienced darkness, could fully understand his feelings.

But that's all there is to it.

After lowering her head slightly and turning away from the church, Ai Haibara murmured, "How tragic..."

“Choosing a completely unrelated woman as the first victim was, I think, just to mislead the police.”

Yuu Aragaki knew that the sorrow on Ai Haibara's face was just a reflection on Jack the Ripper.

Therefore, instead of comforting her, he followed Ai Haibara and continued to explain why Jack the Ripper considered his mother as the second victim.

"So, the third and fourth victims..."

Ai Haibara instinctively wanted to ask the two victims behind her what was going on, but before she could finish her question, she had already guessed the reason.

"That's right, it was indeed for revenge at first."

Yuu Aragaki shook his head and sighed, "But Professor Moriarty's elite education has turned Jack the Ripper into a psychopathic killer with an abnormal personality. Even though he has avenged his mother, he still can't help but continue to take revenge on women who resemble his mother."

……

at the same time.

Conan, who had made a similar deduction to Aragaki Yu in the train carriage, gradually became serious in his tone.

"If a person has been wearing the same size ring since childhood, then that finger among their ten fingers will likely be particularly slender!"

At this moment, Conan finally revealed the real reason why he had checked everyone's hands earlier.

His real purpose wasn't to confirm whether the passengers actually had weapons; he wanted to get Jack the Ripper to let him examine the marks on his fingers from wearing rings without any suspicion.

"Jack the Ripper, that's you!"

With this suddenly intensified statement, Conan pointed his finger to every corner of the carriage.

"!!!"

However, when everyone looked in the direction Conan pointed out, Ran, who was ready to rush forward immediately, suddenly froze in place.

"Huh? Conan, but that person is a woman!"

As it turned out, following Conan's pointing finger, what came into everyone's view was a wine-red long-haired woman sitting elegantly in a chair.

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, the woman suddenly gave them a wicked smile.

The next second, she also raised her right hand and showed it to everyone without any hesitation.

Xiaolan was taken aback at first, then covered her mouth in surprise.

This woman's right ring finger is so thin!

So Conan was right after all.

She (he) is Jack the Ripper!

Before anyone could react, Jack the Ripper silently stood up from his seat. He grabbed the collar of his shirt and ripped it open, revealing a fishnet bodysuit covering his body and thus revealing his identity.

Seeing this, the surrounding passengers scattered in fear of Jack the Ripper's infamous reputation.

"give it to me!"

But Xiaolan, having regained her senses, didn't retreat but instead charged forward, immediately heading straight for Jack the Ripper.

However, perhaps because he was worried that the narrow carriage would not be able to highlight his agility, Jack the Ripper stopped Lan as she rushed towards him.

Without hesitation, he pulled two smoke grenades from his pocket and slammed them to the ground.

Thick smoke instantly exploded inside the carriage, filling the entire space.

"Quick, roll down the car window!"

Conan suddenly had a bad feeling.

When Conan and Hideki Moroboshi frantically opened the car window, smoke poured into the carriage.

Conan's heart sank and his face turned extremely ugly as he finally saw the situation inside the carriage.

"Gone!"

Not only were Jack the Ripper and Ran nowhere to be found, but all the passengers who had been hiding in the back had also vanished.

Suddenly, only Conan and Hideki Moroboshi remained in the carriage of the speeding steam train.