Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1393 The Dark Mysterious Train (Departure)

Tokyo Metropolitan Central Station, platform.

"Wow! That's great!"

"This is the first time I've seen a steam-powered train!"

"You are really very courageous..."

The three kids looked at the black old steam locomotive in front of them and couldn't help but express their admiration.

Even Conan put his hands in his pockets, looking at the "huge block of iron" in front of him with great interest.

After all, for most men, locomotives have a special charm... Of course, not the kind in human form.

Only Huiyuan Ai, who was standing at the back, closed her eyes slightly and said, "Only the appearance is SL type..."

“It is said that the interior of this train is actually equipped with the latest diesel engine.”

When the three little ones heard what Haibara Ai said, their eyes, which were originally full of interest, lost some of their luster.

Yuanta: "What? I thought I could experience the feeling of riding a steam locomotive..."

Ayumi: "Wouldn't it be no different from taking a normal train?"

Looking at the three little ones who had lost interest, Conan glanced at Huihara Ai helplessly, leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Hey, can't you be so straightforward when you speak?"

Huiyuan Ai's eyelids drooped, but she said in a very serious tone: "If you don't have too high expectations, you won't be too disappointed when you actually ride it, right?"

Ugh……

Conan sighed helplessly in his heart. This girl always had her own reasons and he really couldn't argue with her.

At this time, Suzuki Sonoko was a little embarrassed and said, "Little guys, although the engine is not steam-driven, the riding experience inside is definitely the best sightseeing train in Japan~"

"This is all thanks to the Suzuki Group, the owner of the Suzuki train. I have specially prepared a good seat for you!"

"But our position is completely different from yours. We will ride in the luxurious and shining first-class carriage!"

"Okay!" The three little ones agreed in unison.

Yuanzi narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking in his heart: Haha, little devils are easy to fool...

The "we" that Sonoko referred to was referring to her, Xiaolan, and Mouri Kogoro.

Since there are so many people riding the mysterious train this time, two carriages are needed to accommodate them.

Especially the first-class carriage, which was very difficult even for Suzuki's second daughter.

After all, the passengers in other first-class carriages are either rich or noble, and we cannot easily cancel their reserved seats and damage the reputation of the Suzuki Group.

After much persuasion from Suzuki Sonoko, Suzuki Jirokichi, who had originally planned to take the train, decided to wait for the train to arrive at Nagoya Station and gave the first-class carriage seat to Sonoko.

As for why Sonoko was obsessed with the first-class carriage this time, it was not to show off her identity and status.

But...

"This time, Uncle Jiroji deliberately displayed the noble ruby ​​in the first-class carriage of the train in order to attract Mr. Kidd to show up!"

"So this time I plan to take advantage of the opportunity to secretly hide my love letter to Kidd-sama in the train!"

"Xiaolan, what do you think of my courtship plan?!"

When mentioning Kaito Kid, Suzuki Sonoko's eyes turned into heart shapes and the girl covered her hands with her hands in love.

In contrast, Mao Lilan smiled with small eyes and looked at her best friend speechlessly.

"What's going on..."

"I suppose Kidd doesn't have the time to steal your letters?"

"And if you do this, Mr. Kyogoku will really be angry..."

Facing her best friend's warning, Sonoko didn't care at all and turned around to defend herself, "My love for Kidd-sama is a different kind of love!"

But at this moment, Conan, who was standing low, said faintly, "But I think Kidd won't show up this time."

"Ah?" Sonoko pinched her waist and asked Conan angrily, "What did you say, kid?"

Conan was not afraid at all and said calmly: "Because Kidd always appears on moonlit nights, and this train is in daytime the whole way, so Kidd will most likely not show up."

"Ah?" Yuanzi was stunned and pointed at her chin with her fingertips. "Is that so?"

"After what you said, it seems to be true..."

Conan put his hands in his pockets, looking very confident in his reasoning.

In fact, he could guess that Kidd would not target the gem. This was not only because of the pattern in Kidd's crimes, but also because of his understanding of his cousin.

Kuroba Kaito had already accomplished his goal of finding his father, so there was naturally no need for him to risk being caught by stealing the gems.

Kaito Kidd will completely become a thing of the past...

"For me, I am more interested in the mystery game that is played every time on the train than that thief~"

At this time, a neutral voice came from behind Mao Lilan and others.

When Mao Lilan and others turned around, they found that it was Sera Masumi.

"Majun! Why are you here?"

Shira Masumi narrowed his eyes and smiled, explaining: "I heard you talking about the mysterious train, Xiaolan, on the phone and it seemed very interesting, so I came here..."

"By the way, are these the only ones you have?"

Mao Lilan shook her head. "No, there is also my father... but he was here just now, and I don't know where he is now."

"Oh……"

Sera nodded in understanding and glanced at the people gathered here with Mao Lilan. Although most of them were strangers, there were some familiar faces among them.

For example, Conan.

Ever since she learned the truth from Qin Zhibo, she also knew that Conan was a smaller version of Kudo Shinichi.

"Hello, Conan~"

Conan was surprised that Sera specifically greeted him, "Hello..."

At this time, Sonoko also asked Mao Lilan in confusion, "Who is this person?"

Before Mao Lilan could speak, Sera took the initiative to introduce herself: "My name is Sera Masumi, I'm 17 years old, and I'm a detective."

"I met Xiaolan, Conan, Uncle Maori, and Professor Agasa in London before, and we spent some time together..."

"I just returned to Japan a few days ago, so please give me your guidance in the future~"

As he spoke, Sera took the initiative to extend his hand to Sonoko.

Sonoko looked at Sera Masumi in front of her. Although she was wearing a tough style of brown jacket and jeans, her appearance was exceptionally pretty, especially when she smiled, which had a hint of sweetness.

This one feels pretty good too...

Suzuki Sonoko's eyes were slightly stunned, and she stretched out her right hand blankly and held Sera Masumi's hand.

"My name is Suzuki Sonoko... Please give me your guidance..."

Conan, who was standing low, saw that Sonoko was being infatuated again, and reminded her subtly: "Sister Sera! Are you here alone?"

"Yes, I am alone..."

Before Shiliang finished speaking, the gardeners nearby, including the three little ones at a low position, shouted in surprise, "Sister!"

"That's right." Conan turned around and explained, "Sera-sister is a girl, so of course I have to call her sister..."

Everyone: Uh...

Shira scratched his head embarrassedly and laughed: "Haha~ Conan really is something, I wanted to maintain the mystery..."

While everyone was chatting, in another carriage not far away, several passengers were preparing to board the train. "Isn't this Mr. Anton?"

"Long time no see, let me help you with your luggage?"

As he was speaking, the conductor at the door of the carriage was about to reach out to take the luggage of the man opposite.

But instead of handing him the giant board slung over his shoulder, the bespectacled, moustachioed man said.

"No, don't bother you."

"This is an important item that the client entrusted to me for safekeeping. The frame inside is made of pure gold, so it is very heavy..."

"It's a pity that the painting itself is just an ordinary fake. After the appraisal, I have to take it back to Nagoya and return it to the client."

Hearing this, the conductor was stunned.

"Strange, the train's final destination hasn't been officially announced yet, how come Mr. Anton knows about it?"

Just as Anton was about to explain, a pair of figures approached from a distance.

"If we just do a little research on this kind of thing, we should be able to understand it, right?"

The speaker was a burly man with a square face, a thick beard and a long black backpack on his back.

Next to the man was a woman with slanted eyes wearing a sunhat and gold jewelry on her ears and neck.

The woman said indifferently: "Among all the trains today, only the one heading to Nagoya has been temporarily changed..."

The conductor looked at the two of them and recognized them.

"It's Mr. Noto and Ms. Izumi. You two are here to ride the Mystery Train again this year..."

Just then, an old voice came from the other side of the conductor.

"Although we come here every year, the only thing that can arouse our curiosity and interest is the reasoning puzzles held in the car..."

The old woman in the wheelchair had a dark veil hanging from her hat, like the veils that widowed women in Europe wear at funerals.

The old woman looked back at the woman pushing the wheelchair behind her and asked, "Isn't that right, Sumitomo?"

"Yes, ma'am."

The conductor looked at the people in front of him and immediately stood up respectfully.

"You are indeed a group of people who are keen on reasoning. It is my fault that I did not recognize the real master..."

At this time, a fat man came running from not far away and questioned the conductor.

"Hey! What the hell is going on?"

"I have been booking first-class carriage No. 8 for a long time. Why did it become carriage No. 7 this time?"

The conductor immediately apologized, "I'm really sorry. This matter is the same as what I contacted you about a few days ago..."

"Due to a system error, your first reservation was unsuccessful. When I made a second reservation for you, I could only change the location of your room, Mr. Murohashi."

The man named "Murohashi" became even angrier when he heard this.

"Damn it! I've always liked that location, so I make a reservation as soon as it's open for reservations every year!"

"Who on earth came in and took my place?"

The conductor narrowed his eyes and smiled, not daring to reveal the real reason why the reservation failed.

In fact, the real reason was that the carriage was reserved by Suzuki Jirokichi.

No matter how fast your hands are, can you grab it faster than the organizer?

However, it is said that Jiro Suzuki will not take this train, but will give it to another important member of the Suzuki Group.

But just when the conductor was planning to fool the other party and force them to calm down, a voice came from not far away.

"It's me..."

I saw a middle-aged man in a blue suit walking towards me, stroking his mustache.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, my daughter is friends with the owner of this train so I cut in line..."

"But everyone can rest assured. As long as I am on this train, no matter what strange incidents occur on the train, with me, the famous detective Maori Bollang, I can make everything clear!"

After he finished speaking, the "Maori Boer Lang" winked playfully and lit a cigarette.

Of course, "Mori Bollang" is not his real name, but Mori Kogoro.

The people present recognized the identity of Kogoro Mori, and they were all shocked at the same time, and were so shocked that they were speechless.

But at this moment, Mao Lilan's voice came from behind.

"Dad! What are you doing here?"

Maori Kogoro, who was holding a cigarette, was stunned. "I was just saying hello to the other passengers in car 8..."

"Really? You can't smoke here!"

Mao Lilan snatched the cigarette from Mao Li Kogoro's mouth and put it into the ashtray she carried with her.

"Come with me quickly. Before departure, everyone needs to take a group photo in front of car No. 6. You are the only one missing."

“Oh, I see…”

Just like that, Kogoro Mouri, who was pretending to be cool, was forcibly pushed away by Ran Mouri.

However, Conan, who had just come to check out the situation because he was worried that Kogoro Mouri's trick had been exposed, had a bad feeling when he saw the passengers in car number 8 standing still.

Why is the atmosphere suddenly tense?

  Was it because of his reaction after knowing that his uncle was a detective?

……

Kogoro Mori returned to the team, and the whole team gathered together.

The Mori family of three, plus Professor Agasa, Haibara Ai, the three little ones, Sonoko and Sera, a total of 10 people.

Among them, Kogoro Mori, Ran Mori, and Sonoko got on the train in carriage No. 8, which is the luxury carriage.

This place is closest to the gems that Kaito Kid might take, and it is also a good location to get the upper hand.

Professor Agasa and all the members of the Junior Detective League got on the train in car No. 6, which was one car away.

Sera was the only passenger in car No. 5, so he had to get on the train alone.

"Bye~"

"I'll come visit you in your carriage after the train leaves!"

Sera waved to the people in other carriages, then showed the ring pass on her finger to the conductor.

"Welcome aboard this mysterious train."

The conductor bowed slightly and invited Shiliang onto the train.

She walked a few meters forward in the carriage and soon found her own compartment.

Since Masumi Sera received the news about the mysterious train late, she didn't get a ticket for a separate compartment and had to share a compartment with others.

When she pushed the door open and entered, the stranger who was traveling with her was already sitting down in the chair.

"Hello, my name is Masumi Sera~"

Shira took the initiative to greet the stranger.

The stranger also raised his head and smiled politely in return.

"Hello, my name is Wakasa..."

"Wakasa Rumi."