The world is restarting

That night, the Opera House in Whitechapel.

The time when they entered London in the game was September, and the hands of the clock on the wall had passed six in the afternoon. The gloomy dark clouds could not wait to disperse the sunlight of the day, and even hung the night sky into the sky.

London at night is still soaked in the pungent sulfur-smelling fog. On both sides of the wide street, the old street lamps emit street lights lazily, only illuminating the one-third of an acre of land in front of you, but from the road The London citizens passing by on horseback were very energetic, and the entrance of the opera house was particularly lively with the carriages and guests coming and going.

Tsunayoshi Sawada and the others stood at the entrance of the theater and watched the well-dressed gentlemen and ladies get off the carriage with the help of the servants. The smell of perfume and powder floating in the air covered the pungentness of the mist.

The brightly colored cake skirts, soft and beautiful ribbons, snow-white necks and pearls wrapped around the ladies make the picture colorful. Just looking at this scene, one can fully understand why Dickens said this is the best era.

But at the same time, he still has the next sentence, this is also the worst era.

Looking at this bustling scene and thinking about the slums they passed by during the day, several people were a little stunned, "Is the difference so big..."

"It's not surprising that opera in this era was originally a pastime that only upper-class people could enjoy."

After a moment of silence, Edogawa Conan took the lead to look back, gathered the flowers in his hand and stepped on the steps in front of the theater, "Let's go, before the show starts, let's try to persuade Ms. Irene to cancel this a performance."

The others nodded, and also withdrew their attention to keep up.

After walking two steps forward, Jiang Shouhuang suddenly realized, "Wait, who is Irene? Why are we trying to persuade her to cancel the performance?"

other people:"……"

Seeing that everyone turned their heads to look at him with complicated expressions, and realized that he might have asked a stupid question, the little fat man flinched and said, "Why, what's wrong?"

"..."

How should I put it, this is the first time I meet someone who can't keep up with the rhythm than my brother, and Sawada Yaxiaololi doesn't know whether she should be relieved.

With such a tangled mood, she looked up at her brother, and found that her brother Tsunayoshi Sawada really had a delicate expression on his young face.

He scratched his hair, gave a "head", and then seemed to show his patience with Lanbo, and explained to the little fat man, "Irene is the heroine of today's performance, and it was Moriarty who ordered Jack to let him go. The target of the assassination."

However, Jiang Shouhuang was still confused, "But how do you know it's hers? The notice in the newspaper didn't write the target's name?"

"...the notice says 'cleaning the stage', obviously the target is actors who will perform on stage." Conan sighed, "And the most important performance tonight is Irene Andora, who is the opera idol of the Watershaw royal family. show."

Chu Xingxiushu: "And Irene is the only woman Holmes has ever liked, so it's not surprising that Professor Moriarty, as his enemy, targets her?"

"Is that so?" Jiang Shouhuang rubbed the back of his head, suddenly realizing.

"..."

Everyone looked at his expression of "so that's how it is" obviously just figured it out just now, they were silent for a moment, and sighed together.

"Let's go." Conan turned his head first.

"If you don't go, it will be too late." Chu Xingxiushu was the second to follow.

"..." Loli Zetian finally met the confused little fat man's aggrieved eyes.Looking at this stupid and cute child, she thought of her equally stupid little friend Xiang Riyueren, and lovingly patted his head, "It's okay, just follow us."

The little fat man seemed to be in a daze, then suddenly his nose twitched, showing a weeping expression, "Uuuuuuu Miss..."

Sawada Ya: "...Okay, okay, don't cry."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomomomomob?

The two people walking in front turned their heads at the same time and said in unison, "No!"

Jiang Shouhuang: "QAQ"

Sawada Ya: "..."

Little Lolita gave the aggrieved little fat man a helpless look, and turned to look for her brother, only to find that the brown-haired boy hadn't been involved in their conversation for a long time, and was looking in one direction without knowing what he was looking at.

"Ni Jiang?" She looked around suspiciously, only seeing the guests entering the venue one after another.

"That, Mi-chan." Tsunayoshi Sawada said hesitantly beside her, "Do you see the parents of the missing Miss Mary walking over there?"

The others were startled when they heard the words, and then looked back.

Opera diva Mary Gray, the second victim in the disappearance of the brainless girl, had come home from get off work at the opera the night of thirteen days ago, and no one has seen her since.When her parents went to Scotland Yard to call the police, a reporter took their picture and it was published in the paper.They recalled for a while before they managed to match the blurred couple in the newspaper with the person walking towards them.

Yes, coming towards you, the couple was obviously coming towards them.

It wasn't until they got closer that they could clearly see the appearance of the couple.Both of them have typical Caucasian looks, with three-dimensional outlines, not much different from pedestrians passing by on the streets of London, but they don't quite fit the image of "poor" in the mouth of the bakery owner.Poorness can indeed be seen from the clothes and the wind and frost on the forehead, but the clothes of the two are very neat and clean. Gray's father is wearing a top hat, and his waist is straight, which is very in line with the public's perception of the dull and rigid British. man's impression.

He walked over straight, turned his eyes around several people, and finally fell on Tsunayoshi Sawada, who seemed to be the oldest, and asked bluntly, "I heard that you are investigating the case of Mary's disappearance?"

Unexpectedly, he didn't even talk about the pleasantries when he came up, and asked this directly. Tsunakichi Sawada was stunned for a moment before answering, "Yes, that, specifically, it is Mr. Holmes who is investigating, and we are just helping him to collect clues. "

The man stared straight at him with a pair of dark eyes, and continued to ask, "So have you found any clues?"

"For now, for the time being...not yet." For some reason, Tsunayoshi Sawada was a little nervous when he saw him, and his voice almost knotted.

The man seemed a little disappointed after listening to his words, and the frown between his brows deepened further before he slowly let go.The wife next to him, who was holding his arm, showed a little eagerness. She opened her mouth, remembering something, her eyes dimmed again, and her face was once again covered with a miserable expression.

Mary's father took off his hat and bowed to them, "Sorry to bother you, if you have any clues, please tell us...any clues are fine."

Tsunayoshi Sawada quickly agreed.

The couple helped each other to leave again, and the night breeze sent a mournful cry, as if Mrs. Jane had murmured Mary's name.She was holding her husband's hand, leaning half on his body, as if the energy remaining in that crooked body could no longer support her to walk upright, but the people around her were standing straight, walking in Sese Ye In the wind, there is no reason to give people a sense of depression.

Staring blankly at their leaving backs, Tsunayoshi Sawada was speechless for a long time.

The feeling of this couple is too real. When they face to face, the overwhelming sadness that gushes out of their bodies and words can almost drown every bystander.

Surrounded by such a huge sadness, everyone stayed silent in place.

Until Conan suddenly frowned, "Aren't they going home?"

Tsunayoshi Sawada and the others were reminded, and subconsciously looked away, only to find that Jane's parents were walking towards the entrance of the theater.

The daughter has been missing for more than ten days, why do you think they are not in the mood to go to the opera now?

Everyone was wondering, and the theater gatekeeper, who had been watching for a while, interjected, "This couple has been here for several days."

"How many days?" Tsunayoshi Sawada looked back at him subconsciously, and then suddenly understood, "Are they looking for clues about Miss Mary's disappearance?"

"That's right. They had been to the theater the day Mary disappeared. They went back and forth many times, and they couldn't be driven away. They were blocked and refused to enter, so they bought tickets to come in during the performance."

The doorman sighed, but there was a trace of sympathy on his face, "I don't know why they stubbornly think that Mary's disappearance has something to do with the people in the theater, and it's useless to explain it... But they shouldn't be stubborn for long, Tickets for the theater are not cheap, and today's leading role is the famous opera actress Miss Irene, it is surprising that they can buy today's tickets. The property of Gray's family has been emptied, and it should be There is no way to come back.”

The others were slightly taken aback, and then they remembered that Conan had indeed said that Victorian operas were a pastime for the upper class.Even though Mary works in the opera house, her parents at the bottom of the society were originally a class that could not even enter the theater.

In the distance, Mary's parents really walked towards the audience waiting to watch the opera.Their lonely figures were out of place in the crowd of well-dressed people, and Mr. Jian's straight body seemed to be bent a bit.They are like two monsters who have broken into the civilized world, and they are cast with strange eyes by the people around them. The ladies hide their beautiful faces behind the delicate and gorgeous round fans and whisper to their companions. Maybe there will be more in the banquet after the concert. It's worth talking about.

Sawada Ya's light-colored pupils seemed to be covered with a hazy mist under the flickering lights nearby. Looking at the two figures who were about to enter the doorway, it was as if he saw a thin and thin line of history branching out from the long river of history. Shallow tributaries, trekking in the wilderness of time with difficulty, but they don't know when fate will randomly drop a gravel, which will cut off their way ruthlessly.

The hand that was being held by her was suddenly released lightly, and Ze Tianya looked up, and saw the person around him pursing his lips, clenched his fist with the hand hanging by his side, and suddenly chased him out.

"Ni sauce?"

In just a short distance, Jane and his wife supported each other and walked for a long time, but Tsunayoshi Sawada caught up in a few steps.

"Well, Mr. Jane, please wait..."

Hearing the voice from behind, Mary Jane's father quickly stopped and turned around.

"It's you, did you remember something?"

"No, I mean..." Tsunayoshi Sawada squinted in his slightly expectant eyes, and then said with difficulty, "Have you ever thought that Miss Mary might be, leave with someone... "

"You mean Mary might have eloped?"

"Forehead……"

"The baker at the corner bakery told you." Mary's father had an unexpectedly calm expression. "He told me, but it's impossible. My daughter wouldn't do such a thing."

Mrs. Jane next to him couldn't help but said, "My daughter, Mary, she is such a submissive and well-behaved child. On the morning she went to the theater, she happily told me that she was going to be promoted soon, and her salary would be more, soon. It can make me no longer get up so early every day to help people with the rough work of washing, she said that in the morning, how could, how could..."

A mournful cry as thin as a gossamer burst out of her throat, as if she couldn't bear it, she leaned the fulcrum of her whole body on her husband.

Mr. Jian took his wife's shoulders and nodded at Tsunayoshi Sawada, "That's it. Even if Baker saw Mary leave, she must have been cheated. Thank you for your reminder, but we will not give up on finding her. If Mr. Holmes finds any clues, I hope you can pass them on to us."

"..."

In any era, a girl who abandons her parents and elopes with her lover is something that will be despised by others, and even the parents themselves are ashamed to mention it.Before Tsunayoshi Sawada caught up, he was already prepared for the couple to speak ill of each other, but he didn't expect to get such a reaction.

He stood there at a loss, seeing Mary's father politely nodding his head and helping his wife to leave after finishing speaking, he hurriedly said, "Please wait."

Mr. Jian turned his head and looked over with a puzzled look of "Is there anything else?"

"I know that you may come to the theater to find clues about Mary's disappearance." Tsunayoshi Sawada took a deep breath and showed the most sincere expression possible, "But today, only today, please go back."

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Mr. Jian's eyes suddenly became sharper, "What will happen tonight?"

"Forehead……"

Seeing the hesitant expression of the brown-haired boy who didn't know how to speak, Mr. Jian's eyes flickered, and the corners of his lips suddenly pulled upwards.He seemed to have kept his face serious for so long that this kind of good-natured smile seemed odd and stiff.

"Thank you, son."

After speaking, he took off his hat and bowed to him, and helped his wife to walk towards the crowd again.

"and many more……"

Sawada Tsunayoshi raised his hand subconsciously, but when his fingertips stretched out, he found nothing.

"They're not going back."

Sawada Tsunayoshi was taken aback for a moment, and lowered his head, only to realize that the black-haired boy came over at some point.

"Conan?"

He put his hands in his pockets and looked at the direction the couple left, as if explaining to him, but also talking to himself, "They think Mary's disappearance has something to do with the theater, and they haven't been able to find any clues before. If the theater tonight What will happen, this is the best chance to reveal the secret. Even for this trivial possibility, they will not go back."

Kokichi Sawada:"……"

He was silent for a moment, withdrew his hand, and looked back at the magnificent theater behind him.

In the hazy fog, this typical Victorian-style dome building is brightly lit, like a lighthouse guiding people in the dark, making it impossible to imagine how much darkness it contains.

"...Conan, do you think the person who kidnapped Mary is really in this theater?"

Edogawa Conan looked up, "According to the clues we have found so far, it is indeed very possible."

Sawada Tsunayoshi: "...Then, is Miss Mary still alive?"

This time, the little detective who always answered questions as if he knew everything did not speak, and Tsunayoshi Sawada did not continue to ask, because no matter how ignorant he was, he already knew in his heart that a girl who had no power to restrain a chicken disappeared. After more than ten days, the possibility of being found alive is very small... Not to mention that the criminal did not stop committing crimes after she disappeared, and the number of missing persons continued to increase.

The night wind blows in through the gate through the lawn in front of the theatre.Mr. Jian, who had already checked in the ticket, pressed the hat on his head that was almost blown away by the wind, and looked up at the brightly lit and gorgeous venue in front of him.

"I think maybe we'll see Mary tonight," he whispered suddenly.

The wife next to him nodded numbly, and slightly opened her cloudy eyes washed by tears to look at the undrawn curtain.

Behind the curtain is where her daughter Mary dreams of standing.

"That's it," she murmured in a low voice, "that would be great..."