Chapter 393 Xiaolan's Doubts

Chapter 393: Xiaolan's Doubts
"So, the character who could help us disappeared, and was replaced by information about Jack the Ripper?" After a few minutes, after Conan's explanation, I understood the whole story. Perhaps it was the work of Noah's Ark, or because of the increased difficulty, Holmes, who was supposed to appear here, disappeared. However, as a clue, Conan and the children found clues about Jack the Ripper here.

"Yes, and since the housekeeper said she was going to make tea, she hasn't shown up until now. She should be no longer needed. The content of the game is that we search this room on our own and leave with useful clues."

"Hmm... Let me take a look." I looked towards the room. This was not only Holmes' study, but also some experimental materials and props used by Watson when doing experiments.

"These things... seem like they can be used to make explosives, or corrosive chemicals." I stared at the bottles and jars on the table.

"Let me do it," Shiho said softly, then pulled up her sleeves and began to check the types of medicines.

"Ai...you..." Xiaolan, who had been standing behind him, was a little surprised. This is a seven-year-old child.

"Because of the doctor's influence, I often read some books about chemistry." Shiho held up the reagent bottles one by one, observing the colors and recording the names of the reagents on the labels. "Occasionally, I would pick up the doctor's reagents to play with. Of course, the doctor also taught me which reagents to mix and what effects they would have."

"Eh? The doctor can teach you these things, ahaha, ahahaha." Xiaolan couldn't help laughing. The doctor was really something. How could he teach such knowledge to a seven-year-old child? But she didn't know that when it came to chemistry and biology, Shiho's level was far better than the doctor's.

"Hey, Xun, is it necessary to do this?" Conan whispered to me in private.

"You should also feel that something is wrong." I answered in a low voice.

"Ah, the game is a bit too difficult." Conan frowned. "For some reason, Jack the Ripper is so strong that even Xiaolan can fight him off head-on. And when searching for clues, there are too many difficulties. It seems that even the dogs on the street are very unfriendly. This is really not good news for children."

"So, we really need to make more weapons." I responded, and then asked everyone, "Have you found any useful clues?"

"We found Holmes's record of Jack the Ripper." Ayumi picked up a notebook and handed it to me. "It describes the record of Jack the Ripper killing Honey Charles on September 8, the location of the crime, and a pair of rings of different sizes."

"And Sherlock Holmes's reasoning. He said that Jack the Ripper's cruelty must be related to Professor Moriarty, the leader of the dark forces in London."

"Then let's go meet this Moriarty," I declared. "Have you found out where he is?"

"No, there is no record of him in the clues." Conan shook his head, "But we found the location of his confidant, Colonel Monlang. In the poker club in the city center."

"Well, let's go check it out. But be careful. Let's all check here to see if there are any supplies left."

"Oh, Xun, we also found a pistol!" Genta suddenly remembered something, and then excitedly walked to the desk and opened the drawer. "But Conan said that we'd better not use this kind of weapon that we are not used to, or we will hurt ourselves."

"Let me see." I took the gun handed to me by Yuantai and took a look. It was an ordinary revolver with five bullets inside. The word SH was engraved on the bottom of the butt, which is the abbreviation of Sherlock Holmes' name.

"Xiao Xun." Conan patted my shoulder. I turned to look at him, but saw that he was shaking his head at me, as if to say not to get the gun.

Perhaps I was afraid of the bad influence on the children, so after thinking about it, I turned around and said to Yuan Tai. "Although this is a good thing for self-defense, it's just that the name of Sherlock Holmes is written on the bottom of the gun. If we accidentally expose it, we may be hunted by Professor Moriarty, which is not a good thing for us. So Yuan Tai, let's just leave it here." I decided to make up a lie to cover up the matter. Besides, I have a gun myself, so this one doesn't matter.

"Well... okay." Yuantai didn't understand the deeper meaning of what I said, he just obediently pushed the gun back into the drawer.

"Sometimes, I really feel that you all don't look like children." Xiaolan whispered behind him.

"Ok?"

"I just mentioned Conan. He knows a lot. Especially about Sherlock Holmes."

"Well...that's what Shinichi brother told me. Ahaha, ahahaha." Conan laughed awkwardly.

"And Ai-chan, too. Even a high school student like me can't prepare reagents like this."

"The doctor always teaches you all kinds of things. You will learn it as you watch." Shiho's hand paused slightly while preparing the reagents, and then she explained.

"And you, Xiaoxun." Xiaolan leaned over and smiled at me. "Who taught you your understanding of medical treatment, your knowledge of fighting, and your independent style of doing things?"

"These... these were taught by the bodyguards my parents hired. You know, Sister Xiaolan, my family is in the diamond business, so our safety is often threatened, so my parents told me to learn these fighting and medical skills since I was a child. Aha, ahahaha." I played a little too much, and once I entered the game, I couldn't control myself. Those characteristics that shouldn't appear in children were unconsciously exposed. No, I have to restrain myself.

"Is that so?" Xiaolan looked at me with a half-smile. "Now that we have determined the destination, let's get ready to set off. Thanks to Xiaoxun, my leg injury has healed a lot, and I can move around without any problems." Xiaolan moved her right leg and picked up her crutches after making sure she could walk normally. "I'll go prepare the carriage first, is there anyone who can help me~"

"Hi~~" x3
The three children from the detective team followed Xiaolan with smiles on their faces.

"Oh my god, that was a close call." I wiped the sweat from my forehead.

"How about we hug each other?" Conan looked at me angrily.

"Hmm..." "I'm ready here too." Shiho took a few test tubes sealed with stoppers and handed over a leather case for the decorative tubes, the kind that can be hung on the body. "The light yellow one is the flash effect, and the transparent one is the smoke. This plastic bottle contains ammonia water, which should also come in handy. The large reagent bottle contains acidic liquid, there are two bottles in total."

"Shikokuichi... he really is worthy of being a Doctor of Chemistry." Conan muttered softly, expressing surprise that Shiho could create and recognize these tactically significant reagents in such a short time.

"Stop praising me and let's go." Shiho waved her hand.

"Hey, glasses, blond boy." We were about to take a step forward when we heard Zhuxing speak to us from behind. "We won't touch the reagents. Do you have anything else to protect yourself?"

"I have two daggers here." After thinking for a moment, I took out two short blades from the backpack behind me. "But be careful, once you take this thing out in public, be prepared to be on the police blacklist."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Zhu Xing took the dagger.

"Let's go, we have to go to the poker center before dark." After saying that, I took Shiho and walked out first. Conan also frowned after taking a look at the dagger in Moroboshi's hand and followed us.

"Tsk, you want to get rid of us with just two daggers?" Zhu Xing said with some disdain, and then threw the daggers to the two children behind him, and walked to the desk he had just been to and took out the revolver that Sherlock Holmes had used.

"Hey, Moroboshi, can you use this gun?"

"So-so." Zhu Xing chuckled. "After all, you have to protect your own life. You don't want to release the game so early, do you?"

————————————Detective Conan the Movie: Six & The Phantom of Baker Street————————————

A group of people took a carriage to the poker club center in the city center. They wanted to go in through the main entrance, but because there were too many people here, Conan and I decided to explore the way first.

"That mustache uncle is Colonel Meng Lang." Entering the club from the back door, Conan quickly locked onto Colonel Meng Lang. At this time, he was playing cards with an uncle. The table was already full of gold coins. It seemed that they were playing with a large amount of money.

"This room is mostly full of his men." I glanced at the tables around me and found that they were all thugs. They had short sticks, short knives, and other things in their hands. Others even had some wine bottles. "It's best not to act rashly. Once these people start fighting, there will be no peace of mind."

"Ah, all our people are outside now. If a fight breaks out, we will definitely suffer casualties." Conan agreed.

"Hey, glasses, blonde." Conan was talking to me. Behind us, Moroboshi and Takizawa had appeared behind us. "What's the situation?"

"How did you get in?" Conan asked. "It's very dangerous here."

"Hmph, how can I let you all take all the credit?" Zhu Xing said confidently.

"I don't think about the credit. The problem is that the people here are extremely dangerous. If something goes wrong, I won't be able to protect you." I felt helpless about the two children's actions. They were mainly seeking credit. But after all, it was a game, so it didn't matter.

"You are familiar with this kind of situation. Can you think of how to deal with Colonel Menglang?" Conan asked me.

"There are quite a lot of ways, playing cards with him is a good idea," I said.

"But he's cheating," Conan said worriedly.

"Cheating?" Zhu Xing asked.

"Ah, the monkey sitting on the back stage is his cheating method." Conan explained. "The monkey's left and right paws represent hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs respectively. There are red and black fruits on the plate. The paws used by the monkey to eat the fruits, the color of the fruits eaten, and the quantity are enough to determine the contents of the cards."

"Humph, how despicable." Zhuxing said disdainfully.

"There's no such thing as meanness in a casino." I shook my head in disdain. "It's just a way to make money and have fun. Winning or losing depends on your skills and abilities."

"Humph, I really don't agree with your idea." Zhu Xing was also very unhappy. Perhaps in his life creed, although he was a rich kid, his upbringing and thoughts told him that these so-called improper ways of making money were wrong.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a game." I shrugged, refusing to discuss this with Zhuxing, and turned to Conan who was still observing the situation. "I think it's better not to confront them head-on. We don't have an introducer, so we have to use some chips to get Colonel Menglang to sit at the table with us."

"But do we have the capital?" Conan asked with a frown. "We don't have any gold coins or anything like that. The only things we have now are clues about Jack the Ripper and supplies."

"As long as there is profit," I thought for a moment. "You've watched Sherlock Holmes so many times. Are there any events related to this period? For example, the transfer of funds and the transportation of goods. Salt, wine, oil, anything is fine."

"Let me think..." Conan understood what I meant. Since he had no money, he could just sell the information. If Conan in the real world was an idiot when it came to information, then in this world of Sherlock Holmes, Conan could be said to be the best information dealer in the entire game. "I remember three days later..."

"He is cheating!" Before Conan could finish his words, Moroboshi and Takizawa had already walked out of the corridor at the back door and were exposed to Colonel Montran's sight.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but sigh. "This idiot..."

(End of this chapter)