Chapter 326

It is true that Irene is a virtual character in the game, but for humans, isn't the artificial intelligence "Noah's Ark" just a virtual life?

Being too emotional is not a good thing, but being loyal and righteous is not necessarily a flaw in human nature.

Shengzai's own ability is already very excellent, and he has the background of a top financial group like the Suzuki Financial Group. If he adds the assistance of the artificial intelligence "Noah's Ark," then it is not impossible for him to stand at the pinnacle of the world in the future.

But is it really a good thing for Shengzai, who stands at the pinnacle, to have such an overly rational style of conduct? Hiroki fell into deep thought because of this.

"If I stand from my perspective, I am more inclined to Shengzai's rational approach.

But in the eyes of Edogawa and some others, they might feel that Shengzai is overly rational. After all, this question itself has no answer, just like the famous 'Trolley Problem.'

A professor at Harvard University once proposed a hypothetical question: suppose there are five people on the trolley track, and on the other side of the track is one child. At this moment, you have control of the trolley; do you save those five people, or do you save the younger, pitiful child?"

Just as Ai finished speaking, Conan frowned on the side and said: "Our current situation is still different from the 'Trolley Problem,' right?

Even if we protect Irene, does it mean we will definitely be killed by Jack the Ripper?"

Regarding Conan's rebuttal, Ai rolled her eyes directly and said: "But protecting Irene will make us take greater risks, that's a fact, right?

And Irene is just a virtual character in this game scene, but if we all lose, the fifty lives staying in the 'Cocoon' will all come to an end.

Shengzai bore the infamy of being cold-blooded and chose the rational side, while you, Edogawa, chose the emotional side, but in my opinion, there is almost no difference."

Hearing Ai's analysis, Conan fell silent, and Morohoshi Hideki's eyes were full of surprise as he looked at Ai Haibara.

He originally thought that only Shengzai and the shrunken Shinichi Kudo were heaven-defying, but it turned out that this little girl named Ai Haibara was also not simple at all!

"This child named Ai Haibara is the child from Dr. Agasa's house, right? She is so knowledgeable at such a young age; it seems she will become an amazing scientist like Dr. Agasa in the future."

At this moment, Tomoko Suzuki, who was watching the live broadcast outside, felt a great increase in her favorability toward Ai Haibara when she saw her supporting her precious son in the game.

Near evening, the opera house performance started as usual, and when Irene took the stage, the various forces hiding in the dark also made their own preparations.

Xiaolan and the others, hiding behind the curtain, kept their eyes tightly on Irene performing on stage, guarding against any strange character attempting to approach Irene.

And Professor Moriarty sat in the VIP box on the balcony, enjoying red wine while waiting for the good show to unfold with an expectant expression.

If Irene bled here, the pained expression on Holmes's face would definitely be quite interesting.

"Boom——————!"

And just at the moment when everyone was tense and their attention was all focused on Irene on stage, accompanied by a loud explosion, the surrounding lights actually went out at the same time!

While the surroundings fell into darkness, Xiaolan and Conan and the others rushed to Irene's location almost at the same time.

Because now even a fool knew that the surrounding lights suddenly going out must be Jack the Ripper's doing.

It was undoubtedly very difficult for the other party to assassinate Irene in full view, so he used an explosion to create chaos and then turned off all the lights to cover his tracks and complete the assassination.

Because they had anticipated that such a situation might occur, almost as soon as the lights went out, Conan, Xiaolan, and the others found Irene's location for the first time and formed a circle back-to-back, protecting her behind them.

The benefit of doing this was that even in the darkness, no matter which direction Jack the Ripper attacked from, they could discover the other party's location for the first time.

Among the audience present, the only one who was not surprised but happy, and even felt somewhat excited about the chaos at the scene, was Professor Moriarty.

After all, if Irene died, he could see the pained expression of his mortal enemy Holmes. Even if Irene didn't get killed, watching Jack the Ripper and Shengzai's group fight to the death was also quite exciting for him, Professor Moriarty.

He, Professor Moriarty, had been rampant in London for so many years; when had he ever been threatened by anyone?

If Shengzai's group was killed by Jack the Ripper, he would also be quite happy to see it.

However, just as he stood up and looked toward the stage with his neck craned, intending to see the interesting scene for the first time, he didn't notice at all that a figure holding a dagger behind him was slowly approaching him...

As a first-class killer, Jack the Ripper was quite good at hiding his aura, and plus everyone's attention was attracted to the stage, no one would think that their target from the beginning was not Irene, but Professor Moriarty.

"Puchi——————!"

When the sharp dagger pierced Professor Moriarty's chest, his originally excited and joyful expression completely froze on his face and gradually turned into confusion and astonishment.

Feeling the severe pain coming from his chest, Professor Moriarty turned around slowly, and when he saw the familiar face in front of him looking at him with a ferocious grin, the professor's eyes also revealed a deep sense of confusion: "It's you, but why..."

The idea of wanting to deal with Jack the Ripper was something he had only come up with recently, so it was impossible for it to be exposed, unless...

Impossible! If Shengzai and the others were in cahoots with Jack the Ripper, they could have finished him off at the club earlier; there was no need to go through so much trouble.

So that is to say, Jack the Ripper wanting to kill him was also an idea he had from the beginning?

But why would this be? The other party hated the mother who abandoned him, so he kept hunting women, but he, Moriarty, although a bit old, was a real man!

"Old thing, if you don't die, London won't be in chaos. And only if you die can I take over the power in your hands to do some things for me."

"Bang——————!"

When Professor Moriarty's corpse, with a dagger stuck in his heart, fell from the VIP box on the balcony, the surrounding guests also noticed it and fell into a panic because of it.

And when Conan and the others heard the exclamation and saw Professor Moriarty dead on the ground with his eyes wide open, their expressions were instantly stunned.

Professor Moriarty, the second most dangerous person in London, was dead, so now the entire city would inevitably fall into chaos!

(End of chapter)