Chapter 182 – The Opera House
"What?" Conan was startled, and then his expression became very bad. "Professor Moriarty...
In the middle of speaking, Conan suddenly remembered that his food and lodging seemed to be provided by Professor Moriarty, and he remained silent with an indignant expression.
"You mean to say," Maolilan reacted as well. "This message is Professor Moriarty asking Jack the Ripper to assassinate Erin Adler on stage?"
"Yes." Qian Yu nodded.
"That..." Hiroki Zhuxing interrupted them. "Who is Erin Adler?"
"I remember it was the boss in the Bohemian scandal," Chiba replied. "The only woman who defeated Sherlock Holmes."
"At the same time, she was the only woman in Holmes' life who had a special emotion – not love, but she was already the only woman who could make a lasting impression on him," Conan added. "In the case of the Bohemian scandal, a king commissioned Holmes to take back a photograph of the two of them in the possession of Erin Adler, but Holmes was instead set up by Erin Adler. Subsequently, Erin Adler will promise to use that photo only for self-defense and not revenge, and has left a photo in a night dress. When the king offered Holmes an emerald ring as a reward, Holmes refused and instead asked the king for the picture of Irene Adler. The original text mentions that in Holmes's mind, Erin Adler is superior in talent and eclipses other women"
"So what are we going to do?" Hiroki Zhuxing asked.
"Let's go and convince Erin Adler to try to get her to quit the show... Conan also felt tricky. "If you can't be persuaded ... Let's take a look at that. ”
At this moment, as if thinking of something, Qian Yu suddenly began to rummage through the newspaper and asked at the same time. "Do any of you know what time Erin Adler's show starts?"
"Eight o'clock in the evening!" The front desk clerk who sold the newspaper to him said - it looks like he's a fan of Erin Adler, otherwise it would never be so clear.
"That's good... The corners of Qianyu's mouth were slightly hooked.
After eating, Qian Yu left alone, leaving such a note.
"Meet outside the opera house at 7:50 p.m., and if I don't see you guys, I'll go back to the poker club."
"This guy... The corners of Conan's mouth twitched. "Acting alone at this time...
"Do we need to get him back?" Xiaolan asked with some concern. "This is London, it's dangerous...
"It's too hard to find him, let's leave him alone." Gray Plains, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said - she hadn't spoken much before, because as long as there was communication within the team, there was usually Qianyu's participation, and she didn't want to communicate with Qianyu.
"That's all there is to it," Conan shrugged. "I'm going out to investigate the previous cases of Jack the Ripper, and I'll be back around half-past six, and you'll be waiting for me here."
"It's a long way from here where Jack the Ripper committed the crime," Morilan worried. "Can you get back in time?"
"Yesterday I walked to Baker Street because it was late at night, but now it's daytime," Conan smiled as he pulled out a bill. "There's a subway to sit on!"
"Is there a subway in this era?" Zhuxing Hiroki was surprised.
"The London Underground is the world's oldest underground system, with the Metropolitan Line starting construction in 1856 and completing in 1863, and there is also an underground station on the Whitechapel side." Conan explained.
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At seven o'clock in the evening, September London had completely sunk into darkness. (In London, the sun sets at about 5 p.m. in late September, two hours later, and it's already completely dark.) )
Conan took a bouquet of flowers bought on the street and led everyone to the back door of the opera house.
"I, Sister Xiaolan, Gray Plains, and the stars Hiroki go in," Conan instructed everyone. "You're waiting for us outside."
"Why can't we go in?" Motota asked.
"We're going to go in and meet Erin Adler as a friend," Conan said. "If we hadn't done that, we wouldn't have seen her at all. And to make our claims more credible, we can't bring too many people in. We won't be in for long, just wait here for us. ”
Everyone else nodded, agreeing with Conan's claim.
Conan walked through the back door of the opera house with three of the most reliable people he could find so far.
"Hey, who are you?" As soon as they walked in, an uncle spotted them. "This is the backstage, no one can come in except for the relevant personnel!"
"We are friends with Miss Erin Adler," said Maolilan and Yan Yuese. "Want to cheer her on before she races!"
"You're friends with Miss Adler!" The uncle's face immediately turned cloudy and clear.
"Yes!" Conan smiled and showed the flowers in his hand to his uncle. "Where is the lounge?"
"It's at the innermost," Uncle didn't suspect Conan at all. "That's the room with the poster!"
"It's a mess of the alert. . . ." As he walked down the passage towards Erin Adler's room, Conan said helplessly. "While it's true that it's convenient for us to come in, if Jack the Ripper has the heart, I'm afraid it's too late."
At the farthest end of the spectrum, a room with a poster is clearly visible.
Maoliran came to the door and knocked on it.
"Please come in!" There was Erin Adler's permission from inside, but the sound made both Conan and Maorilan's eyebrows jump.
THE VOICE ... It's a little familiar.。。。
Pushing open the door, a woman was standing up from her seat, and when she turned around, both Conan and Maoriran found themselves seeing acquaintances.
"Shinichi's mother?" Mao Lilan blurted out because this woman looks exactly like Yukiko Kudo!
"It's rude! I'm single! Erin Adler pursed her lips, but then put on a playful expression. The correct way to say it should be to return to being single after the divorce~"
"This is a bouquet from Mr. Holmes!" Conan handed the flower to Erin Adler.
"Where is he?" Erin Adler took the flower and asked casually.
"Mr. Holmes was looking forward to tonight's performance," replied Mauriland. "But because of the case, he can't be there in person."
After saying this, Mao Lilan herself was in a trance—because the second half of what she had just said made her suddenly think of a figure she hadn't seen for a long time.
Shinichi, when will you be back...