Chapter 580 Moriarty’s Funeral

Westminster Abbey, located on the north bank of the River Thames in London, can be said to be the highest-status church in the UK. It is managed by the royal family and has always been the coronation and burial place of the British monarch.

In addition to members of the royal family, great figures in many fields in Britain are also buried here, the most famous of which is the physicist Isaac Newton.

For Professor Moriarty, although he is quite accomplished in the field of mathematics, he is still far from being one of the best scientists. Being able to hold the funeral in Westminster Abbey also benefited from the surname Moriarty.

All the people who can be buried in Westminster Abbey are powerful people, so many Londoners gathered near the church to watch the excitement, and even blocked the road next to it.

But this also made it easier for Conan and Tohru Amuro to sneak into the church.

"We really just met Brother Asano yesterday, right?" Conan stared at the newly decorated Westminster Abbey in shock, "They actually prepared Professor Moriarty's funeral in such a short time? "

Although he also knew that games and the real world could not be compared, looking at it this way always gave him the feeling that Professor Moriarty's family had been preparing for the funeral early in the morning.

The church was very deserted. Apart from the church clergy, there were not many guests actually present. They stood together in twos and threes, and occasionally could hear a few whispers.

As soon as you enter Westminster Abbey, you feel a sense of solemnity. Even Conan, who was anxiously looking for Jack the Ripper, settled down and did not run around.

He and Toru Amuro looked at the guests attending the funeral one by one and found nothing unusual.

A few minutes later, accompanied by soothing and solemn music, six faculty members from the university where Moriarty taught carried a wooden coffin and walked into Westminster Abbey through the main entrance.

When the coffin was placed on the flower-bedecked platform in the center of the church, Conan vaguely saw the face of the man inside - it was Asano Nobushige.

Conan's heart suddenly stopped for a moment: "Shouldn't the eliminated players disappear immediately? Mr. Asano looks more like an original character in the game."

Toru Amuro didn't speak, but his purple-grey eyes were always locked on the coffin in front of him.

The priest walked to the coffin and recited Professor Moriarty's eulogy with a sad expression: "There is a time for everything, a time for everything. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to sow, and a time to reap; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build. sometimes……"

Among the guests, a tall figure stood at the front. His back was to Conan and Toru Amuro, and he had been listening silently with his head lowered since the beginning of the funeral.

"He should be Professor Moriarty's brother." Conan whispered to Toru Amuro, "Professor Moriarty has an older brother who serves in the army, and a younger brother who is a station commander in the west of England."

"Yeah?"

Toru Amuro looked towards Albert James Moriarty, and the man happened to look back in his direction.

Their eyes met, and it was Albert who looked away first. He didn't seem to be interested in the blond man at all.

Amuro Toru stared deeply: "That Colonel Moriarty has a very unpleasant aura about him."

He could see clearly just now that Albert's eyes were sunken deeply, his eyes were covered with black and blue, and there was a chilling coldness in those snake-like eyes.

Compared with Asano Nobushige, Amuro Toru felt that Albert was more like the real Professor Moriarty.

At the end of the funeral, relatives and friends of the deceased come forward in order to say their final farewells to the deceased.

As Professor Moriarty's brother, Albert was the first to say goodbye. He placed a white rose next to Professor Moriarty who was sleeping in the coffin, and then left the church surrounded by his entourage. He didn't even wait here for his brother to be buried.

This is very unusual.

An older brother who could publish articles to vindicate his younger brother many years after his death. His views on crime and public order may be very different from Conan's, but it is undeniable that Albert is a good brother.

How could he be so perfunctory about his brother's funeral?

Conan immediately had a thought in his mind: Professor Moriarty is not dead! He plans to use fake death to achieve his ulterior plan!

"Let's go and have a look too." After that, Toru Amuro took a white rose from the bouquet decorating the church next to it and followed the mourning team.

Toru Amuro has not attended many funerals over the years.

Even though his close friends left it behind and left first, among those four people, Toru Amuro only attended Hagiwara Kenji's funeral. At that time, he was not alone. At that time, he thought that the death of Hagiwara Kenji was a pain that he could never let go of.

But now, Toru Amuro felt that his heart seemed to have become much stronger. Even when thinking about the past, he could remain calm and even indifferent.

There weren't many guests at Professor Moriarty's funeral, so it was Toru Amuro's turn soon.

He walked forward slowly and walked in front of the man.

Some people around him seemed to have recognized his identity and made bursts of questioning or surprised sounds, but those sounds could not affect his mood at all.

Toru Amuro knelt beside the flowers around the coffin. He leaned slightly and stared at the man lying flat on his back.

Is Asano Nobushige's appearance so ordinary?

With his eyes closed, Asano Nobushige was peaceful and quiet. The corners of his mouth were slightly downward, no longer always raised. His closed eyelids covered his smiling but invisible eyes.

At this time, Asano Nobushige was more harmless than a rabbit, but he also lost his life.

It seemed that Toru Amuro realized that the reason why the former Asano Nobuhige was extraordinary was not because of his face, but because of his soul and his essence.

Asano Nobushige's soul is gone, so is he still Asano Nobushige?

Toru Amuro stood up and turned around to leave without hesitation.

Conan, who was following him, was stunned, and quickly reminded him: "Brother Amuro, won't you give him the flowers in your hand?"

Toru Amuro stopped, looked back at Asano Nobushige again, and then said, "No need."

No need, it's just an empty shell.

"Mr. Holmes." Suddenly, a strange voice sounded, "I have admired your name for so long, but I never thought you would attend Professor Moriarty's funeral."

Amuro looked over after hearing the sound. He originally thought that the person coming was a guest who knew Holmes, but he didn't expect to see Albert's face: "Good day, Colonel Moriarty."

The man raised an eyebrow slightly: "Colonel? If you are talking about Albert James Moriarty, I have to tell you that he is dead."