Conan also recalled what he had seen earlier at Charing Cross Station.
—When "Professor Moriarty" appeared beside Suzuki Sonoko, his clothes had been immaculate, without even a speck of dust on his face. It was easy to imagine him leisurely leaving the theater along a prearranged safe route while the players chased "Jack the Ripper" through the streets.
Conan: "..." This meant that the relationship between "Professor Moriarty" and "Jack the Ripper" was not at all the "already out of control" situation Moriarty had claimed.
On the contrary, "Jack the Ripper" knew the location of Moriarty's private box and had deliberately avoided it while planting the bombs.
And when Professor Moriarty left the theater, he had also known which route through the bombed-out chaos was the most efficient... Those two had definitely remained in contact. They were in this together!
In other words, if Moriarty genuinely wanted to help them catch Jack the Ripper, there had been no need to create this whole situation.
Conan's heart sank—thinking in the worst possible direction, perhaps "Professor Moriarty" disliked this group of "Baker Street Irregulars" under Sherlock Holmes, so he had deliberately arranged today's spectacle to have Jack the Ripper kill them all.
Even in the more optimistic scenario, Professor Moriarty no longer wanted the out-of-control "Jack the Ripper," so he intended to use the players to bring about mutual destruction between both sides.
Either way, the players had to die.
Conan: "..." In that case, Suzuki Sonoko, who had fallen into Moriarty's hands...
He sighed inwardly and silently assigned Suzuki to the category of Rest in peace for now. We'll definitely clear this game!
The remaining three players—or rather, two players and one "Moroboshi Hideki"—entered the carriage and made their way forward along the corridor between the compartments, quietly searching for