Chapter 316

"Shengzai, how is it? Did you catch that Jack the Ripper?"

After the stone bridge collapsed, in the short hour that passed, the other party had already harmed two more women.

"Even if we rush to Jack the Ripper's crime scene again now, I guess it will be of no avail. Even if the other party is still at the scene, with the skills he showed before, it's impossible for us to catch him.

Since this game scene uses 19th-century London as the background, then there should also be that person here, right?"

Regarding Conan's riddle, others were still half-understanding, but because her boyfriend was a detective fan, Ran now revealed a look of sudden realization: "I understand, it's Sherlock Holmes, right! Conan, you are so smart!"

"Sherlock F-what-s, what is that very powerful thing?"

Looking at the three brats of the Detective Boys who had a look of doubt on the side, Shengzai on the side couldn't help but sigh: "Sherlock Holmes, a well-known detective active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Conan Doyle's novels.

He has a calm head, sharp observation skills, and outstanding reasoning ability, and is good at solving problems through observation, deductive reasoning, and legal knowledge."

For the fact that Shengzai was a seven-year-old child but quite learned, Conan didn't have the slightest surprise, but continued to say on his own: "With the skills Jack the Ripper showed before, we want to arrest him in this kind of aimless situation, undoubtedly as difficult as ascending to heaven.

So I think the way to pass this game scene is probably hoping that we constantly collect clues and solve the mysteries, ultimately finding Jack the Ripper's identity, and waiting for him to take the bait. Only then is there a possibility of arresting him.

But before that, we need to have a certain understanding of Jack the Ripper's intelligence, so Sherlock Holmes should be able to help us."

Regarding Conan's proposal, Ran and the others of the Detective Boys naturally had no opinion.

However, the few proud rich kids, Moroboshi Hideki and the others, seemed to be unable to stand Conan, a brat, commanding everyone now, so a few of them walked to Shengzai's side and asked softly: "Boss Shengzai, do you just watch this stinky brat boss us around like this?"

"Yeah, the other party is just a brat. Since when did he become our leader?"

The brats, although they had been beaten into submission by Shengzai before, didn't mean they were convinced by others.

Shengzai was one thing; although his age was younger than theirs, he was the future heir to the Suzuki conglomerate, and had both strength and brains—a proper big thigh. But what is this kid called Conan?

Just a poor, pathetic brat who borrowed the light of the Suzuki conglomerate to attend this presentation. Now, relying on his little cleverness, he wants to command them. Isn't this climbing up the nose and face?

"Then besides the method he mentioned, do you have any other opinions?

But at least as far as the current situation is concerned, in my view, asking Holmes for help is indeed the best method for now."

When seeing the few people stirring up trouble, Shengzai knew that these few rich young masters were going to show off their death-seeking operations again.

And whether it was Moroboshi Hideki (Hiroki) stirring up trouble, attempting to increase the game difficulty, or these few rich kids' spontaneous death-seeking behavior, Shengzai didn't know.

Hearing that Shengzai also agreed with Conan's action plan and didn't feel any unhappiness about being commanded by him, Moroboshi Hideki and the others secretly cursed, but ultimately could only follow helplessly.

Sherlock Holmes's address was Room B, 221B Baker Street. And the group, who were originally walking halfway, when passing a clock tower in the center of London, Moroboshi Hideki in the team suddenly exclaimed: "Look at that clock, it's actually running backward."

Because of Moroboshi Hideki's exclamation, the few people present also raised their heads with a look of surprise.

And just when everyone raised their heads to look at the clock, the position pointed to by the overlapping hands also retreated a full few grids from the fifty-minute position.

"If I am not wrong, the meaning represented by fifty minutes should be the number of fifty players who entered "Cocoon," and now the reason why it retreated is that it shows that in other game scenes, some people have already been eliminated."

The "Death God" elementary school student just took a look at the big clock and deduced the clock's function. And others, seeing that the game had just started not long ago, actually had nearly ten players eliminated, couldn't help but feel nervous.

And compared to the nervous others, Shengzai couldn't help but secretly roll his eyes at Moroboshi Hideki, who was also showing a look of surprise at this moment.

The genius boy is really good at acting. If he didn't see it wrong just now, Moroboshi Hideki exclaimed before the clock retreated, right?

So that is to say, the other party knew early on that the clock would retreat and what it meant. The reason why he exclaimed was just to attract the attention of others.

And Shengzai could also be sure that the one who noticed this abnormal behavior of Moroboshi Hideki just now, besides him, Conan probably also noticed it.

When heading to 221B Baker Street to find Holmes, the patrol police on the road rang the alarm again because Jack the Ripper started committing crimes again.

Shengzai glanced at Moroboshi Hideki beside him and just thought about trying whether to skip finding Holmes and go to pursue Jack the Ripper again, when a homeless man playing the accordion and singing suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Beware of Jack the Ripper, he is waiting for you on the night road. If you don't want to die, what should you do? You also have to be covered in blood..."

The homeless man also looked at the few of them with a meaningful gaze when passing by them.

"I understand, everyone, catch him quickly! This person must be Jack the Ripper!"

The group, who originally felt a weird feeling from the homeless man, now all revealed a look of vigilance when hearing Sonoko's exclamation.

Conan looked at Sonoko behind him with a look of surprise and asked: "Sister Sonoko, why do you think that the homeless man just now is Jack the Ripper?"

Honestly, although the homeless man just now was a bit strange, looking at his figure, he didn't look like the Jack the Ripper they encountered before.

Of course, regarding Sonoko's judgment, Conan didn't dare to be too careless. After all, although Sonoko was not smart, she had a heaven-defying younger brother.

Could it be that the judgment just now was what Shengzai wanted to express through Sonoko's mouth?

"This person gives me a weird feeling, and Jack the Ripper just committed a crime nearby, and he suddenly appeared nearby. So I deduce that he must be deliberately disguising himself like this, with the purpose of confusing our sight and escaping the scene!"

"But sister Sonoko, if Jack the Ripper deliberately disguised himself as a homeless man to confuse the public, then he shouldn't have made that kind of eye-catching move just now, right?

After all, if he didn't start singing, we wouldn't have noticed him, right?"

Hearing Conan's counter-question, Sonoko was unable to refute, and then feeling that she had lost face, she still stubbornly said: "My reasoning queen Sonoko's reasoning will definitely not be wrong. Shengzai, you explain it to them properly."

(End of chapter)