Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 778 Old London
The landlady doesn't know Holmes?
Is it Professor Moriarty who lives here?

Qin Zhibo, Conan, Mao Lilan and others who knew about Sherlock Holmes had shocked expressions on their faces.

"Isn't this No. 221B?"

Qin Zhibo looked up again at the house number next to the copper doorbell, which indeed read 221B.

Mrs. Hudson nodded and confirmed: "This is indeed No. 221B, but the gentlemen who live here are Professor Moriarty and Colonel Moran."

After getting those two exact names from Mrs. Hudson, the expression on Conan's face became even more surprised.

Why Professor Moriarty and Colonel Moran?
The two biggest villains live in Sherlock Holmes' home, could it be
Conan hurriedly stepped forward and reminded: "Mrs. Hudson, if you are kidnapped, just blink!"

"Kidnapped?" Mrs. Hudson looked puzzled, "What is this kid talking about?"

"Do you have anything to do? If you have nothing to do, please leave."

Mrs. Hudson's patience as an NPC is gradually being consumed by being asked random questions by this group of players in strange costumes.

Qin Zhibo quickly reached out to stop the door that was about to close, "Professor Moriarty, right? That's okay too."

"Please take us to see Professor Moriarty."

Led by Mrs. Hudson, Qin Zhibo and others entered No. 221B.

The walls of the slightly narrow corridor are covered with elegant English-style arabesque wallpaper, and there is a faint smell of incense in the air.

Conan, who was walking in the second position, looked around carefully, for fear of missing the details.

In his perception, Sherlock Holmes should live in 221B.

If it is Moriarty, it is very likely that Holmes was defeated by Moriarty, and a dove came to occupy the magpie's nest.

Regarding the two characters of Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty, although Conan prefers Holmes, it is not to say that he hates Moriarty.

While Moriarty is a thoroughly bad guy, a master criminal without any empathy, almost half of all crime in London is connected to him.

But Moriarty is just a fictional character in the novel after all, and the views on him cannot rise to the point of right and wrong.

His evil and bad deeds are more to highlight Holmes' peerless intelligence and sense of justice.

It can be said that Sherlock Holmes is incomplete without Moriarty.

But if the story ends with Moriarty defeating Holmes, Conan's views will change a bit.

Walking up the stairs to the second floor, Mrs. Hudson pushed open the half-closed door, and a reception room with elegant furniture and well-designed layout appeared in front of her eyes.

On the two high-end leather sofas in the room, two men sat facing each other, one was reading a book, the other was drinking black tea, and there was a revolver on the black tea table.

Neither had a name on top of their heads.

"Mr. Moran, it looks like Mrs. Hudson has brought us some late-night visitors in fancy dress."

A man spoke first, and everyone immediately locked his identity.

He is the famous Professor James Moriarty.

Unlike the descriptions and depictions in many books or picture albums, Professor Moriarty in the game is not an image of an old man, and he looks about 40 years old.

He has no beard, and his nose has some hooks, but it is within the range of normal people.

Sitting opposite him was Colonel Moran, with a slightly scruffy beard, slightly older than Moriarty, looking sharply and vigilantly at the visiting Qin Zhibo and others, his right hand gradually approaching the tea table revolver.

Qin Zhibo took the initiative to take a step forward, ready to introduce the reason for his visit.

"Please don't get me wrong, we don't have any malice in visiting you two, we just want to ask you two for a favor"

"Are you helping to capture Jack the Ripper?"

Before Qin Zhibo could speak, Moriarty directly spoke Qin Zhibo's heart.

Everyone present was a little shocked, including Qin Zhibo and Conan.

Professor Moriarty flipped through the pages of the book in his hand leisurely, and said indifferently: "Actually, it's not difficult to figure this out."

"All of you have a particular kind of red mud on your shoes and trousers which, as far as I know, is only found in the Whitechapel area and Abhors Avenue in Shoreditch in all of London."

"Combined with the filthy smell on your body that can be smelled through the door, it is reasonable to believe that you have passed the largest sewage pipe in London-the Thames River."

"It is only necessary to cross the Thames from the Whitechapel area in the East End to Baker Street in the West End."

"As for the case of Jack the Ripper, it has been rumored all over London recently. It is said that the killer only commits crimes in the Whitechapel area."

Moriarty showed a little reasoning, which shocked Conan.

This way of reasoning and style, if not Moriarty, is basically exactly the same as Sherlock Holmes.

But why Moriarty anyway?

Could it be a kind of game innovation carried out by Dad?
Qin Zhibo thinks that it doesn't matter who is the NPC who provides help, they are just tool people anyway.

"Since Professor Moriarty knows our purpose, please."

Before the words fell, Moriarty shook his head.

"Please allow me to refuse."

"I've been quite busy with my affairs recently, and everything is several times more important than catching a killer who only roams around the Whitechapel area."

Moritia closed the book in his hand, facing each other with his fingers facing each other, and made a thinking posture in front of him.

"Because my book "Asteroid Mechanics" has recently been questioned by the scientific community, I will face the debate team from Miskatonic University who came from afar."

"In addition to this battle of honor related to my personal career, I also have an important commission from someone with extremely high authority and special status."

"Given that I will continue to teach at the University of Brichester in the future, I cannot refuse this commission unless there is a suitable person who can complete it in my place"

Moriarty talked eloquently, but Qin Zhibo had already heard the meaning clearly.

This is to let me help him complete the commission.
what is this?
Side mission?
Conan's face was also a little surprised, because Moriarty's words actually revealed that he was teaching in a certain university.

In Holmes' original book, there is not much mention of Moriarty's teaching work.

It is only said that he wrote "Asteroid Mechanics" with extreme mathematical deduction, and has the position of professor of mathematics, so as to demonstrate the intelligence of this villain.

After all, whether it was then or now, the profession of professor is closely linked with intelligence.

But in which university to teach, it may be that the author Conan Doyle did not want to arrange this big villain in any of Oxford and Cambridge to affect the reputation of these two famous schools in reality, so he did not specify.

But here, Professor Moriarty actually mentioned the name of a university.

University of Brichester.

Is this a real university?
Conan had never heard of this university, but the Miskatonic University mentioned by Moriarty actually existed, and he also explained the matter to be debated clearly.

Qin Zhibo understood Moriarty's hint, so he didn't pretend to be confused, and said frankly: "Since Professor Moriarty has something he can't get out of, let us help solve it."

"As long as we resolve Mr. Professor's important commission, can Mr. Professor help us capture Jack the Ripper?"

Moriarty nodded elegantly, "Of course, if that's the case, I will be happy to help you."

Looking at the confident expression on Moriarty's face, Qin Zhibo felt that arranging such an important NPC here should not be a false clue to deceive the players.

Just like to defeat the devil, the brave must first go to the village elders to receive side tasks and obtain the sword of the brave before he can defeat the devil.

The same is true for this game.

"Then, Professor Moriarty, what is the content of this commission?" Qin Zhibo asked.

"It's very simple." A triumphant smile appeared on Moriarty's face.

"Prince Franz Drago from Bohemia was assassinated by an assassin while he was a guest in London."

"I was entrusted by Inspector Lestrade to capture this assassin and give an explanation to this magnificent era."

"This morning, I have already surveyed the scene, and I have roughly deduced the whole case."

"The purpose of the assassin's assassination of the prince was revenge, and he wrote 'revenge' on the wall with the prince's blood."

"Judging from the height at which he wrote 'Revenge', this was a thin man over six feet tall, smoking an unknown blend."

"Besides, the assassin has an accomplice who is crippled from the footprints left at the scene."

"This cripple has extremely professional anatomical skills. The Bohemian prince was not cut cruelly, but was sliced ​​into pieces of important body tissues like a doctor with a delicate scalpel."

"By the way, that prince is not human, he has the blood of the ruler flowing through his body."

After Moriarty's words fell, almost everyone in the audience looked stunned.

Conan's face was shocked, and his slightly opened mouth almost screamed.

Isn't this about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?

A tall, thin man who smoked mixed tobacco, a cripple with excellent medical skills.

In the whole Sherlock Holmes, besides Holmes and Watson, can you think of the second combination of this configuration?
The murderers that Moriarty said were Sherlock Holmes and Watson?

Holmes and Watson will kill?
Is this a script written by Yusaku Kudo?
After hearing this, Conan felt that his three views were about to be shattered.

Moriarty has become a seemingly good guy, living in Holmes' apartment is fine.

Sherlock Holmes and Watson turned into villains instead?

Conan's brain was buzzing, and the great shock apparently did not allow him to hear Moriarty's "inhuman evaluation" of the Bohemian prince.

Mao Lilan also vaguely noticed the characters in Moriarty's mouth, which sounded like Sherlock Holmes and Watson that Kudo Shinichi often mentioned to him.

Aren't these two characters on the side of justice?

How did you become a bad guy?
At this time, Hui Yuanai also had a somewhat surprised expression.

Originally, she planned to be a paddler with peace of mind, until she heard about the medical part.

What do you mean by not being human?
And what is the bloodline of the ruler?
As for the other children, some of them have not even read Sherlock Holmes, and their thinking is uneven, so it is necessary to repeat them.

But among all the people, Qin Zhibo was the most shocked.

Qin Zhibo tried his best to keep the expression on his face, but his heart was already bursting with surprise.

Isn't this "The Study of Green Letters"!

At first, Qin Zhibo thought that Moriarty's occupation of the magpie's nest was just a magical modification of the game.

But after listening to Moriarty's description, Qin Zhibo finally realized that this is the content of "A Study of Green Letters".

In Neil Moonlight's book "A Study of Green Letters", a strange and treacherous old London era is depicted.

In this book, Professor Moriarty and Colonel Moran become the party to track down the murderer.

The murderers are Holmes and Watson.

This book takes Sherlock Holmes's original work "A Study in Scarlet" as the initial context, but writes an upside-down and reversed story.

It is not until the end that the reader discovers that it is Moriarty who is tracking the murderer, and that the murderer is Holmes and Watson.

The most legendary part of this book is that it aroused the dissatisfaction of quite a few fans at that time, and was criticized verbally and in writing.

But later, even the original author Conan Doyle adopted the setting in this book and added Moriarty as a villain to his original work.

It turns out that all the settings here are borrowed from "A Study of Green Characters"!
After solving the doubts in his heart, Qin Zhibo felt a little happier.

Professor Moriarty on the sofa looked at the different expressions on the faces of several visitors and asked, "Do you know the two people I'm talking about?"

Qin Zhibo quickly shook his head, "How is this possible? There are still too few clues alone."

The doubt in Moriarty's eyes was still not completely resolved, but he still provided the next clue.

"If I were you, I would go to the palace first to obtain the prince's itinerary for the past few days. The assassin is likely to be hidden in the places the prince has been to."

"Presumably you also know that those non-human adults, only non-humans can grasp their whereabouts."

"You will be granted an audience with some great man in that great house."

"I can't disclose too much in detail, but I hope you will have good luck tomorrow."

After Moriarty explained the next clues, he left the reception room and joined Colonel Moran.

Both of them have their own bedrooms, and this reception room is more like an activity room.

After the two left, the few people entered the time for free activities, and no outsiders came to disturb them.

Seeing that he could move freely, Conan immediately looked around vigilantly, and quickly went to the locker next to him to search.

Conan wants to find clues. Moriarty lives here with Holmes, and Holmes has become a prisoner in a certain case. This must be some kind of trick set by Noah's Ark.

Qin Zhibo went directly to the book Moriarty was reading just now, and it happened to be placed on the small round table next to the sofa.

Pick it up and look, it is "Asteroid Mechanics".

This one
Qin Zhibo thought for a while, he was a little concerned about what Moriarty mentioned just now, so he looked it up.

The other children were so tired that they simply sat down on the sofa to rest.

Mao Lilan didn't know what to do at this time, so she could only look around like Conan.

On the sofa, Fat Sun, the president of the bank, looked at the busy people in the room, feeling a little worried in his heart, and asked Zhuxing Hideki next to him.

"Zhu Xing, what should we do next?"

"Zhuxing Hideki" looked at Conan who was rummaging in the cabinet, and at Qin Zhibo who was reading "Asteroid Mechanics".

"That adult who is reading must know."

(End of this chapter)