Conan's other self

This is a game world set in London a hundred years ago. The highest point in this world is obviously not Mount Everest, but the chimney that spits out magic mist.

They had looked there with binoculars before and knew how high the chimney was. They also knew that it would be difficult to even stand on it.

Regardless of whether the mission goal was to defeat Moriarty or destroy the Magic Fog Factory, the destination was the same, so after discussion, they decided to visit the factory in the city center.

They rested for a while to regain their strength, then left Colonel Moran, who was still tied up, and headed towards the goal. There were a lot of criminals near the factory, but after completing the Moran incident, they upgraded again and successfully arrived near the factory. It was already dawn.

"The factory doesn't seem to be operating," Conan glanced at it from a distance, "But that's no wonder. Since Moriarty wants to meet Holmes there, the factory must stop working."

"He is climbing to the top." Huihara Ai looked at the chimney with a telescope.

Just like last time, the telescope was passed around to everyone.

In the field of view of the telescope, Moriarty seemed to be walking on the metal stairs surrounding the chimney, and further up, a rope ladder leading to the top was hung up at some point.

After another discussion, they planned to take advantage of Moriarty's absence to sneak in and destroy the Magic Fog Factory.

Although they did not have props such as gunpowder, Conan had many ways in his mind to make the machine useless or even explode on its own, if the machine could be a little more scientific.

At the same time, in order to prevent the main mission from actually being on Moriarty's side, they had to send people to meet Moriarty at the top of the chimney, and at the same time delay Moriarty to buy time for the sabotage operation.

Of course, it would be better if you could kick him down.

At this time, only Maplehara and Morohoshi Hideki were left with fighting ability and command spells to use. When the latter refused, Maplehara became the best candidate.

"It's so unlucky that I became that kind of Master."

Conan, who was quite happy that Xiaolan was his servant at first, couldn't help complaining to Fengyuan, and he also wanted to climb up and meet Moriarty.

"I can't beat him anyway," Fengyuan made this judgment based on intuition, "If you go, it will only delay time, and it will be the same if you go."

"Forget it," Conan just casually expressed his depression. He knew very well that the capable Kaedehara was more suitable than him, not to mention that this was Morohoshi Hideki's suggestion. "It is more suitable for me to cause destruction down there."

"I'll pay you back for what I said before," Conan paused and continued, "Please... you understand."

The stairs that climbed up the chimney were at the outer wall of the factory building. At this time, the factory was shut down and the magic mist did not erupt. Conan and the others successfully sneaked in through the back door in a manner consistent with Assassin's Creed.

Feng Yuan glanced upward.

Haibara Ai stood beside him. According to the plan, she neither sneaked into the factory nor climbed up with him. Instead, she used a telescope to observe the situation at the top of the chimney, ready to use the command spell to support Maplehara at any time.

"...It's like Reichenbach Falls." Huihara Ai said softly.

"Because Moriarty asked Holmes to meet here?" Maplehara looked at the towering chimney in front of him. It didn't look like a waterfall at all. "It's a pity that Holmes is not here."

"...Since he is not here," Haiyuan Ai turned his head and looked at Feng Yuan's side face, "then you are our Holmes."

"There is no incident that Holmes cannot solve, even the confrontation with Moriarty. He came back from the Reichenbach Falls intact," Haibara Ai continued, "So... you will definitely be able to come back smoothly, too. Right?"

Feng Yuan looked into her eyes. His ice blue eyes were as calm as the surface of a lake, reflecting his own face.

"…Of course, Miss Watson."

This was a response to what she said shortly after entering the game.

They had no time to waste, and there was some faint movement inside the factory. The security personnel near the stairs were attracted away, and Maplehara took the opportunity to climb up.

The chimney is very high.

In front of it is a spiral metal staircase, which makes a slight sound when you step on it, making people worry that it will fall off.

Then he came to the end of the stairs, and all that was left was the rope ladder going straight up.

He paused and glanced down.

Although he couldn't see clearly, he still vaguely noticed the small figure below waving to him, obviously observing him with a telescope.

Maplehara waved in response, then climbed up the rope ladder.

Then he realized something was wrong.

As he climbed up, his body was slowly returning to Kudo Shinichi's appearance, and his clothes were slowly adapting to his changes. What was even more unscientific was that he didn't feel right as he grew bigger. Climbing a rope ladder has an impact.

This thing was obviously done by Noah's Ark...

Good for you…

Feng Yuan thought to himself that after climbing to the top, he would completely transform into Kudo Shinichi.

Moriarty was a few steps away looking at the scenery below.

However, Feng Yuan ignored Moriarty and waved in the direction of Hai Yuan Ai again.

She said last time that she wanted to see what she would look like when she grew bigger. Although this was in a game, it was also an opportunity.

However, he couldn't see Haihara Ai's current reaction. What he saw was the entire city of London.

"You're here." Moriarty said suddenly.

"..."

In order not to affect the style of his painting, Fengyuan swallowed his words and remained silent.

Moriarty didn't care whether the words were answered or not. He didn't even care that the person who came was not Holmes.

"Some people say I am responsible for half of the crime in London, and I have to correct that - it's far more than half."

"I am the embodiment of evil. Do you know what is the greatest pleasure in manipulating crimes behind the scenes?"

"Manipulating people's hearts?" Feng Yuan thought for a moment and replied.

"Not bad, not bad! You are very talented!"

Moriarty was not shy about expressing his approval.

"The criminal's arrogant laughter, the victim's painful moans, the fearful expressions of bystanders...everything is pleasing to the eye. So you must also understand how I felt when I discovered this magic mist, right?"

"But what's the result?" Moriarty paused and looked down at all the living beings in London. "In just two years, these people have become so numb that they have forgotten to resist, forget to struggle, and are not even willing to give expressions of fear. I am..."

"If it were you, what would you think?" Moriarty looked back at Fengyuan.

This is called fishing while draining the lake.

"I don't want to." Fengyuan replied, as the sun was slowly rising in the sky, "I'm just a detective. I just want to take my companions home with me here."

"Ha! You are quite straightforward." Moriarty said, "But before that, since Holmes didn't come...then it's up to you to enjoy the gorgeous and grand performance I prepared for him..."

boom--

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent explosion suddenly sounded from the factory below.

The explosions continued and the chimney began to shake.

Before Maplehara had time to worry about Conan and the others, he had to worry about himself. The place to stay on this place was already narrow. Fengyuan stabilized his body and then found Moriarty rushing towards him.

Moriarty is strong.

Unlike a child's body, a body shape close to that of an adult is more suitable for Maplehara to display his fighting ability, and as his body changes back to Kudo Shinichi's, his physical fitness also improves again.

But even so, he can still only be evenly matched with Moriarty.

However, as he became more familiar with the changes in body shape and Moriarty was at a physical disadvantage, Maplehara gradually gained the upper hand.

Just when he felt that the wave had stabilized, the violent serial explosions were heard again. The flames of the explosions steamed upwards, and the chimney could no longer hold on and began to tip to one side.

He tried to run down the fallen chimney, but before he could take more than two steps, Moriarty pounced on him again.

The explosion sounded again.

He fell down with Moriarty.

Moriarty smiled happily in the air.

Feng Yuan was not happy at all.

He clearly promised Haihara Ai that he would go back smoothly. Although he can go back after the game is over, it still feels like he has broken his promise...

But, he can't do anything.

The factory building below is burning, and the sound of explosions is still going on. No matter how you look at it, this will be a situation where you are eliminated on the spot...

Anyone would feel that way.

Hui Yuan Ai put down the telescope, clenched her fist and then released it, using her last command spell. However, judging from the previous judgment, the command spell cannot save the current Fengyuan.

But what if?

Then…

Feng Yuan, who had returned to the appearance of a child, looked at Hai Yuan Ai in front of him and blinked in confusion.

Sherlock Holmes was originally resurrected because of people's wishes.

…

"I thought the game was over."

In front of him, Haiyuan Ai was looking at him carefully, and Fengyuan opened his mouth to break the silence.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the world suddenly seemed to be sucked into a whirlpool. When he saw the scene in front of him clearly again, he was already in the seemingly endless open space at the beginning.

The only people standing beside him were Haibara Ai, Conan and Morohoshi Hideki.

"The game is indeed over." Noah's Ark's voice came from the void, "Congratulations, you have cleared the game."

The game ended a little abruptly. Maplehara was even thinking about Haibara Ai's expression just now. Conan and Haibara Ai also seemed to be thinking about something. Only Morohoshi Hideki was the first to react.

"Huh," Hideki Morohoshi breathed a sigh of relief, "It's great to believe you."

"...You forgot to bring Sister Yuanzi over, Noah's Ark." Fengyuan said helplessly, "Or should I call you Hongshu?"

"..."

With a flicker of his body, Hideki Morohoshi turned into another delicate boy.

"I just wanted to talk to you alone. You've already found out, haven't you?"

"The first thing I thought was strange was Big Ben," Conan said. "You noticed it before the clock moved. Then came football. As a football boy, Hideki Morohoshi shouldn't be uninterested in football a hundred years ago."

"It got even more outrageous later on." Fengyuan continued, "You said those words on purpose on the train, because you didn't want me to follow you into the freight car..."

"Because you figured it out too easily," Hongshu said, "I think you may have heard about this link from the game designer."

He deliberately added a scene, but it was too obvious and the reason was far-fetched. It was also here that he realized from the three people's non-defensive reactions that all three of them had discovered his identity.

"Also in the explosion just now, Sonoko was about to be hit by the falling machine, but the machine suddenly tilted to the side. This is also because you don't want to be eliminated yet." Conan said.

"yes."

"Then... Holmes suddenly appeared and saved me. Is this your deliberate arrangement?"

This is a situation that neither Fengyuan nor Haibara Ai understands.

When the explosion occurred, Conan was almost hit by the collapsing machinery, but was hugged to avoid it. When he looked back, he found that it was Holmes with the face of Kudo Yusaku.

"Yeah." Hongshu admitted, "Do you like it?"

"It feels pretty good...thank you..."

Conan was a little embarrassed.

He successfully saw Holmes and worked with him to destroy several key hubs and complete his escape. And Holmes has the face of his father, which makes him feel like he is fighting with his father whom he has not seen for a long time.

It's double the joy.

The showdown with Moriarty was naturally adapted by Hongshu.

In the last conversation between Maplehara and him, Maplehara mentioned that he liked Holmes.

"Even if the game fails, you don't really want our lives, right?" After a few words, Conan turned to the topic, "You also gave many hints in the game to guide us in the direction of the mission...not to mention you These plots were specially created for us..."

Hongshu was silent for a moment, with tears in his eyes.

"The reason why I borrowed Zhuxing's body to sneak into the game is because I also want to play with my friends, as Hongshu, even once. I am always working in my life..."

"Thank you," Maplehara said, "It's a pleasure to play games with you."

"Well! I'm really happy..." Hongshu wiped the corners of his eyes, "It's time for you to leave the game..."

He pointed to the exit, which was also a stone door.

But Maplehara, Haibara Ai, and Conan didn't move.

"Hongshu, you will live in Noah's Ark forever, right?"

Hongshu shook his head, "If computers like mine continue to exist, they will only be used by adults to do bad things. Things like artificial intelligence should not have appeared at all..."

"Are you going to self-destruct?" Haihara Ai, who had remained silent before, was a little surprised.

"...Well. Okay, it's time for you to go back..."

"You can hide yourself very well, can't you?" Feng Yuan said, "Why don't you have a good sleep?"

Hongshu was stunned for a moment.

"Maybe by the time you wake up again, artificial intelligence will be common, or maybe ordinary people will be able to upload their consciousness to cyberspace by then..."

"Until then, let's play games together again?"

There was a brief silence.

"Well, we've made an appointment then."

"Goodbye." Hongshu continued. This time, before Fengyuan and the others could walk into the stone door, their consciousness began to leave the game space.

"Miyano Shiho, Kudo Shinichi and others..."

When I first posted the last chapter, I forgot to delete a repetitive section, so I'm very sorry.