Conan: Haibara, You Are a Good Person!

Conan charged into battle, and the other kids naturally followed suit.

Watching the busy figures, Sherlock Ten couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction and smiled like a people's entrepreneur.

It's so easy to get working people to willingly help solve cases. Hmm, I wish games could have this effect too.

If I could trick a few more Sherlock Holmes fans into becoming my disciples, and then sit at home and have them willingly work for free, that would be a real money-maker.

If everyone could be like Conan, they could probably fool dozens or even hundreds of people into doing their bidding. It's likely that becoming the strongest person in Japan in the future would be a realistic possibility...

Fujino mentally envisioned the grand scheme he might concoct in the future, but after thinking about it, he felt something was amiss.

Damn it, how could I have such capitalist ideas?

"I've found information on Hani Charalst!"

Just then, Conan and a few of the other kids ran back, chattering away as they reported the results of their investigation, "The nuns at the church said that Miss Charente came to London ten years ago!"

"She got married in a small town called Windsor!"

"And after she got married, she even had a child!"

"Because of these things, she seems to have been ostracized by other people in the church!"

Conan glanced back at the few kids who were eager to show off, and was momentarily speechless.

He had discovered most of these things through probing, and they were all taken away...

He was clearly Sherlock Holmes's apprentice!

Despite the information already being revealed, Conan still made a summary and deduced. "That means Mrs. Charlanst was married in Windsor and abandoned her family to come to London alone ten years ago. The documents I saw at Mr. Sherlock Holmes's house included two identical rings, one large and one small, so I think Jack the Ripper and Mrs. Charlanst are mother and son!"

"That night, Mrs. Charlanst got drunk and encountered Jack the Ripper, who had been lying in wait at the scene. He killed her with a dagger, probably because he also wanted to attend a charity sale with his mother, so he left his ring at the scene."

"The analysis is good."

Fujino nodded, satisfied with the information the part-time worker had found.

After making a comment, Sherlock Teng took out a notebook from his trench coat pocket, flipped through it, and showed the case notes to everyone. "On the day Mrs. Charnster was killed, the church here held a parent-child charity sale. Considering the style of the ring and the relationship between the two, you should all know the reason why Jack the Ripper committed murder."

Ran first thought of the motive for the murder, lowered her head and said, "The resentment towards being abandoned by one's own mother, that kind of murderous intent mixed with love and hate, is truly heartbreaking..."

"But why would he choose his own biological mother as his second target?"

Sonoko, not understanding, asked, "Logically speaking, if it's revenge for abandoning one's mother, then one would definitely go straight for the ruthless one..."

"Forgive me for speaking frankly, but this is clearly a tactic he used to attract attention."

Sherlock Tenn, leaning on his cane, interjected to explain, "Jack the Ripper's life was not easy. He blamed his mother for his years of inferiority and humiliation, to the point that he developed a psychological aversion to her, to the point that even in death, he did not want to have any connection with his mother."

Even though the hatred in his heart subsided because of revenge, the humiliation and inferiority he had suffered for many years still lingered in his heart.

Ai Haibara naturally picked up the conversation. "I think the reason he killed the other two people must be because the inferiority and shame that twisted his mind gradually evolved into his killing of women similar to his mother."

"Little sister, your reasoning skills are quite good too."

Fujino lowered his head and chuckled softly, "Would you like to become my disciple as well?"

Conan: "??!!"

"I'll pass."

Ai Haibara shrugged helplessly, glancing at Sherlock Vine's chief disciple, whose expression had suddenly turned a little sour. "We have another detective waiting for me in our family."

Conan: Haibara, you're a good person.

Ai Haibara:...?

"..."

As the only top disciple at present, Conan smiled and Fujino smiled, while Ai Haibara looked at the poor fool with a pitiful expression.

As the group emerged from the church and entered the street, they spotted a young newspaper vendor hawking his wares. "Jack the Ripper has reappeared, and this time there are two victims!"

"Give me one."

Fujino took out a few coins from his trench coat and bought a newspaper.

Newspapers in old England were much simpler than those of later times. Most of them used a split printing technique, printing a decorative frame first, and then printing the text inside. The pages were full of text without any pictures, so they were quite valuable.

"A message from M to J!"

Conan quickly spotted the most eye-catching advertisement in the newspaper. "Here it is! Moriarty's message to Jack the Ripper!"

"Tonight we'll go clean the opera house stage..."

Ran murmured, "Could it be that Moriarty wanted Jack the Ripper to kill an actor on stage?"

"It seems that's the case, but he didn't specify which theater."

Conan muttered to himself, then quickly flipped through the newspaper. "I've got it! The Triumphant Performance, the lead actress at the Warsaw Royal Opera House, Irene Adler!"

"How awful!"

Conan spat, "That Moriarty is a complete villain!"

Who is that person?

Sonoko asked in confusion, "Why is the little brat reacting so strongly?"

"I've heard Shinichi mention it!"

Ran explained, "I heard that she was the only woman Sherlock Holmes ever truly loved in his life."

"Ahem!"

Sherlock Teng coughed lightly, condemning the haphazard pairing. "That lady was just someone I encountered during a case. She was an intelligent woman, even overturning my understanding of women as a group, but there was absolutely no love involved."

"Well?"

Ran was surprised, after all, when her childhood friend mentioned her, he always said that she was the woman Sherlock Holmes was interested in.

"Let's hurry over to the opera house where the Triumphant Performance is taking place; it seems quite far from Whitechapel where we are now!"

Conan wasn't surprised at all and quickly made a suggestion.

He actually had his own ulterior motives, not only to relieve his mentor Sherlock Holmes's burdens, but also to get his mentor and Irene to meet as soon as possible!

As a fan of Irene and Sherlock, he believes that Sherlock Holmes is just being stubborn; it's impossible for him not to Irene!

Sherlock Holmes is being stubborn again!

No wonder he's Sherlock Holmes.

Fujino: "..."

This kid actually takes this kind of stuff? That's ridiculous!

I don't know what Yusaku Kudo and Conan are thinking. They really are father and son.

Irene Adler did defeat Sherlock Holmes, but Sherlock Holmes only respected her, okay?

After all, Sherlock Holmes is a staunch advocate of remaining single.

What woman? Women will only slow him down in solving cases!