Who was James Moriarty?
After the name popped up in Issou's mind,
Like a computer search, the keywords automatically popped up —
Napoleon of the criminal world.
The most powerful criminal emperor in Europe.
Shylock Holmes' lifelong enemy.
…
Logically speaking,
Such a person should have nothing to do with Issou … Well, as long as such a person did not have anything to do with her mother, Coubé, then Issou would have nothing to do with him.
But Issou just had to be related to such a person,
And it was not because of Coubé.
The black-haired girl thought about it carefully. From the beginning of her acquaintance with Moriarty until now, his image in her mind seemed to be positive,
So when she learned from Peter that Jim's full name was James Moriarty,
Her first reaction was not —
My God, Jim was Moriarty?
But —
My God, Jim's name was exactly the same as "Moriarty"?
That's right,
Issou initially thought that he had the same name as "Moriarty," but as soon as this thought flashed through her mind, it was forcefully pushed away by her rationality.
Her rationality was telling her —
Wake up.
Watson could look like a teddy bear.
Shylock could have a face and little curly hair.
Why couldn't Moriarty be sweet and warm?
Issou: "…"
That's true.
So this Moriarty was sweet and warm, so Shylock and Watson were close enough to have dinner with him often?
Her rationality: "…???"
Quickly grasp the key points!
I mean —
This James Moriarty is the James Moriarty you know!!!
Issou: "…"
Oh, oh, oh.
So if this James Moriarty was the James Moriarty she knew,
Then why was he so happy to have dinner with Shylock and the others?
Her rationality: "…"
Yes, I lost. Sorry for disturbing you.
After knowing that Issou knew his identity, Moriarty did not know that the black-haired girl was thinking of James Moriarty instead of Jim. Instead, if Jim was James Moriarty, why did he have such a good time meeting Shylock and Watson?
At this moment, he only knew that —
He played too much and was eventually bombed.
Moriarty, who used to love playing with bombs, never thought that he would one day be blown up by his own bombs. When he saw Issou's expression, he was stunned.
He knew he was in trouble, especially when he saw Peter beside her. Moriarty was even more certain.
His bomb detonated.
Peter did not know Moriarty's true identity until he met him.
He didn't even suspect him.
But Moriarty was different.
He knew Peter's identity.
Before they even met, he had already investigated him thoroughly.
It wasn't that Moriarty was interested in Peter, but since he had decided to live in New York for the time being, he naturally had to get to know New York better.
So he got to know.
He learned that Peter Parker, who studied at Empire State University, was New York's good neighbor, Spider-man.
To be honest,
If Spider-man was just an ordinary superhero,
Then Moriarty naturally didn't have to care much about him. After all, he wasn't even afraid of Professor X, Charles, who could cheat by telepathy, let alone other superheroes.
Hmm.
Although part of the reason was that Charles wouldn't use his superpowers on people casually, Moriarty was very confident in his acting skills. After all, he was a drama queen. Sometimes, even he was afraid of his acting skills.
So he wasn't worried that his disguise would be suspected and investigated. But Spider-man was different.
His ability to sense danger was actually automatic and indiscriminate 24 hours a day.
Moriarty: "…"
So angry.
But he still had to keep smiling.
At that time, there were two paths in front of Moriarty. He could either kill Spider-man or miss Peter. Considering that if he chose the former, it would be easy for him to go against The Avengers, so Moriarty, who was afraid of trouble, chose the latter.
What?
Why didn't Moriarty just go back to London if he was afraid of trouble? Because missing Peter was no easier than killing Spider-man.
…
…
…
That didn't exist.
After eating Issou's Chinese food, Moriarty said that if he had to go back to London, he would rather kill Spider-man. Even if he killed the young one, the old one would come.
The Avengers Old Alliance: "…!!!"
What the f * ck is old!
You're all 18 years old!
Ojiju: "…???"
Isn't the point that I'm going to be killed?
The Avengers: "…"
Emmmm …
Back to the topic, Moriarty chose to miss Peter in the beginning because he didn't want some messy things to disturb his leisurely "retirement" life.
But slowly, Moriarty's focus shifted from Peter to Issou. It wasn't until he was sure that she knew what the name "James Moriarty" meant that he was even more certain that —
Encountering Peter would only make him sense danger.
If he let Yi Su know his full name, his disguise would immediately be blown to pieces.
Moriarty originally planned to use the incident with Joker and Clown to disable his bomb in advance. This way, even if Peter sensed that he was in danger, it wouldn't affect his relationship with Issou.
But Moriarty never thought that —
He didn't have time to disable his bomb.
Someone had detonated his bomb in advance.
Moriarty: "…"
So angry.
He couldn't f * cking smile at all.
But while Moriarty couldn't smile, Shylock couldn't help but smile. When he heard what Moriarty just said and saw Issou's expression, how could this detective who could see through everything in the world not know what was going on?
"It seems that I don't have to waste time asking more questions."
Shylock smiled at Moriarty and said, "You really don't have much luck today."
When Moriarty heard Shylock's words, how could he not know that he was replying to what he just said? He couldn't help but retort, "Who gave you the illusion that if I'm unlucky, you'll have any luck?"
Although for the current Moriarty, messing with Shylock wasn't as important as coaxing Issou back, the master criminal didn't want to lose face. Since Shylock was right in front of him, how could he admit defeat?
Besides, what he said was the truth.
Hearing Moriarty's words, Shylock glanced at him, but before he could say anything, Watson, who was sitting next to him, asked, "What did he mean by that? Did his bomb explode? Did Issou know his identity? "
A series of questions came out of Watson's mouth like a machine gun. He couldn't help it. He was very curious about what Moriarty suddenly said.
Issou just wanted to ask Moriarty what his full name was, but Moriarty saw through him and changed the topic in advance. The black-haired girl was a person who was easily distracted, so she immediately forgot about the diverted topic.
At first, Watson thought that Moriarty had escaped again, but now he heard what Moriarty said —
Had he just dodged a pit and now he had fallen into a ditch?
"John, restrain yourself."
Moriarty glanced at Watson, then said, "Your excitement is beyond words."
"Ahem."
Hearing this, Watson cleared his throat embarrassedly, but he still asked curiously, "How did Issou know?"
"That's a good question, John."
Sherlock's upper body leaned forward slightly, his hands clasped together under his chin. He said, "Think about what Moriarty just did."
Hearing Shylock say this, Watson thought carefully. Moriarty just seemed to...
He just looked up in the direction of the kitchen, right?
With this thought in mind, Watson subconsciously turned his head and looked in the direction of the kitchen. In addition to Issou, there was another person dressed as a waiter in the kitchen.
Watson had been to "My Chinese Restaurant" so many times that he knew there were only three waiters here —
Wanda, Pietro, and Clarice.
However, the figure with his back facing them obviously did not match the three people he knew, and Pietro and the others were greeting the diners outside, so...
Watson turned his head back and asked curiously, "Issou's new waiter knows Moriarty?"
Shylock said, "That's not the point. The point is that he can sense that Moriarty is a certain danger."
Hearing him say this, Watson was a little confused. Obviously, he didn't understand what he meant by that.
"The new waiter is a student at Empire State University, and Moriarty is a professor at Empire State University. He hasn't exposed his identity for so long, which is enough to prove that no one has found anything wrong with him."
Sherlock continued quickly, "But after coming to 'My Chinese Restaurant,' Moriarty's bomb went off. Obviously, when he was at Empire State University, he didn't have any contact with the new waiter. That's why he was able to keep his disguise under wraps. However, when they met, he couldn't keep it under wraps even if he wanted to."
"That's why I said that Moriarty's luck is not very good today. He actually met a superhero who can sense danger."
At the last sentence, Shylock could not help but smile, making Moriarty's hands itch.
"Super... Superhero?"
However, Watson, who heard Shylock's words, was not only curious but also surprised. He resisted the urge to turn back and look at Peter standing next to Issou. He asked in a low voice, "Shylock, you said that Issou's new waiter is a superhero?"
"That's obvious."
Shylock glanced at Watson and then said, "I thought you saw it too."
"How is that possible?"
Watson opened his mouth and said, "He's not wearing a uniform."
"Please, John."
Shylock looked like he had a headache. He said, "Use your brain. His height, figure, back, and even the way he walks hasn't changed at all. He's just not wearing a uniform. How can you not recognize him?"
In fact, people like Shylock did not need any in-depth investigation at all. They could discover many secrets with just a pair of eyes.
Just like now —
Shylock did not investigate Spider-man's information, but he had seen Spider-man with his own eyes once. After seeing Peter, he immediately saw through his disguise.
However, for most people, those superheroes who hid their identities only recognized their disguises. Watson thought that he was one of the most people. Naturally, he could not be like Shylock, who could blow up someone's disguise at a glance.
However, Shylock did not think this was a reason. After all, he never thought that his ability to see through everything in the world at a glance was a special superpower.
He said, "That's why I asked you to observe more. John, think about Moriarty's reaction just now. He first saw Issou, then noticed the new waiter beside her. If he could be 100% sure of one thing about Issou, how could he be distracted by someone else?"
Watson, who understood immediately, asked, "So, Shylock, what you mean is that Moriarty also knows the identity of the new waiter?"
"Obviously."
Although Shylock answered Watson, he looked at Moriarty and said, "If I'm not wrong, you should be avoiding him at Empire State University, right?"
Moriarty was speechless.
He felt that the most unlucky thing for him today was not that the bomb went off, but that he let Shylock watch the fireworks for free after the bomb went off.
Oh.
And Watson.
Moriarty glanced at Watson. He did not need to look closely to know that Watson must be holding a grudge against Moriarty for wrapping him with a bomb by the swimming pool, so he was gloating at Moriarty's misfortune.
"Whether I avoided him at Empire State University or not is not the point. The point is —"
Moriarty smiled at Shylock and Watson. "I've been eating at the same table as you guys at 'my Chinese restaurant' for so long."
Hearing Moriarty's words, Watson, who was waiting to see him make a fool of himself, suddenly realized —
Issou knew that Moriarty was a bad guy.
So, how would they feel about eating at the same table as the bad guy for so long?
On the other hand, Shylock's expression did not change even when he heard Moriarty's words that seemed to drag them into the water. He said, "I think you don't understand one thing. I didn't intervene in the matter of Issou knowing our identities."
In other words, even if Issou knew Moriarty's true identity, Shylock would not be implicated. After all, he "didn't know" that she knew that Moriarty was a villain, right?
"But you seem to have forgotten that we have an agreement between us."
Seeing that Issou was still in the kitchen, Moriarty knew that he wouldn't be able to get in touch with her for the time being, so he took the opportunity to drag Shylock and the others into the water. "You, John, didn't you all agree to keep my identity a secret?"
Watson, who was relieved when he heard Shylock's words, heard Moriarty mention this, and his heart suddenly jumped again.
That's right.
If Moriarty hadn't mentioned it, Watson would have almost forgotten about it. After all, they had been having so many meals recently that they had formed a London trio.
"Are you going to tell Issou about this?"
Shylock's expression remained unchanged. He looked at Moriarty, and before Moriarty could answer, he shook his head and answered for him. "No, you won't."
Was Moriarty a fool?
Of course not.
If he told Issou about this, what good would it do him other than drag him and Watson down with him?
Nothing.
Oh.
Shylock thought about it carefully. Not only would it not do him any good, but it would also let Issou know that he had threatened them to keep his secret and join forces to deceive her.
This would not be a timely help to Moriarty's current situation, but it would make things worse.
So Shylock was very sure that Moriarty would not do something that would harm others and himself.
Moriarty could not help but click his tongue when he heard Shylock's firm answer. He said, "Sometimes, I really hope you're a little stupid."
The detective was right. Of course, Moriarty would not be stupid enough to do something that would harm others and himself. Well, although the main point was to harm himself and not others, just because he did not say so, it did not mean that he did not want to use this matter to trick Shylock a little.
But who knew that Shylock did not lose his rationality even after he arrived at "my Chinese restaurant."
Although Watson was not as smart as Shylock, he was not stupid either. After hearing the conversation between him and Moriarty, he knew that what he was worried about was a false alarm.
Looking at how calm Shylock was, Watson was completely relieved. He felt that although today was not Moriarty's lucky day, it was his and Shylock's lucky day.
First of all, they could watch Moriarty make a scene.
Secondly, they did not have to help him hide it from Issou anymore.
It was great.
Just as Moriarty had said earlier, Watson's excitement was beyond words. Looking at him, Zhang Heng could not help but want to give him another round of bombs.
But even if he wanted to give Watson another round of bombs, he would have to wait until he coaxed Issou. So, Watson, who still wanted to watch Moriarty make a scene, did not know that he had just escaped a disaster.
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Issou, who was in the kitchen, was a little restless because she knew Moriarty's identity. But she was worried that Peter would suspect her, so she had to force herself to calm down and focus on cooking.
What the black-haired girl did not know was that Peter had already noticed her strange behavior. So now, not only was he certain that there was something wrong with Moriarty, but he also guessed that Issou probably knew something.
But seeing that Issou was unwilling to talk about it, Peter did not ask. Instead, he made up his mind to go to the Avengers Mansion to look for Mr. Stark after work today.
But Peter did not expect that before he had the time to look for Tony, Moriarty would take the initiative to look for Issou.
"Issou."
Moriarty did not leave immediately after having lunch with Shylock and the others. Instead, he waited until the afternoon market was about to end before he walked up to Issou and said, "Can I talk to you?"
"Talk?"
Seeing that Moriarty had not left yet, Issou could not help but look at him. His face did not change at all. The smile on his face and the way he looked at her were the same as always.
For a moment, the black-haired girl wondered if the Jim standing in front of her was the James Moriarty she knew.
But soon, Issou realized that she was just deceiving herself.
"Yes."
Moriarty nodded at Issou and said, "I have something to tell you."
Hearing this, Issou pursed her lips and nodded. "Okay."
With that, the black-haired girl took off her chef's hat and followed Moriarty to a table by the window. He even pulled out a chair for her. With a familiar and warm smile on his face, he said, "Have a seat."
Issou sat down. When her big, dark eyes looked at Moriarty, who was sitting opposite her, there was a subtle change in her gaze that even she did not notice.
Moriarty noticed it, but he pretended not to notice and said, "I'm sorry, my name is James Moriarty."
Issou was surprised. Although she had guessed that Moriarty might have noticed something when they met, she did not expect this to be the first thing he said after they sat down.
"I originally came up with a lot of plans to be honest with you, but I didn't expect to have to use any of them."
Moriarty did not seem to notice the surprise on Issou's face, as if he was just saying something casual. When he said this, he shrugged, and his smiling face was tinged with a hint of helplessness.
He said, "Even Shylock can't catch me off guard like you."
Hearing Moriarty's words, Izzo said hesitantly, "Emmm … Ji … Mr. Moriarty, do you know …"
"Shh."
Moriarty put his index finger to his lips, stopping Issou from continuing. His gaze seemed to subconsciously sweep around, and then he gave her an expression as if he was coaxing a child. He said, "How about this be our secret?"
Hearing Moriarty's words, Issou did not know why, but her heart suddenly felt warm, as if she was being gently held by a pair of big, warm hands. She did not know what to say.
She originally wanted to ask if he knew her secret, but before she could say it, he was smart enough to know what she meant and cut her off, turning her secret into a secret between the two of them that could never be spoken.
Issou looked at Moriarty, and she asked, "You … knew all this time?"
Although she did not ask directly, Moriarty understood what she meant and immediately nodded at her.
Seeing this, Issou's expression became a little complicated. She seemed a little annoyed and embarrassed as she said, "But I didn't know."
She did not know that he was James Moriarty.
She did not know that he had always kept her biggest secret in his heart.
She did not know that he was so good at acting that she thought he did not know how to act, but he still patiently cooperated with her clumsy performance.
Hearing Issou's words, Moriarty suddenly said, "I didn't know either."
Issou, "…???"
Seeing the black-haired girl look over, the master criminal interlocked his fingers and rested his chin on them. His brown eyes were full of smiles as he looked at her. He continued, "I thought you would be afraid of me."
"Uh."
Hearing Moriarty's words, Issou was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, she realized —
Yes.
She seemed to …
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