Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1398 The Dark Mysterious Train (Murderer)

A man dressed in black walked towards them and passed by Sera Masumi, with an indifferent expression throughout the whole process.

But Shiliang stood there in a daze with his eyes wide open.

This man seems to be...

Back to four years ago, when Masumi Sera was still in junior high school, he accidentally met his older brother, Shuichi Akai, on the street.

Because Xiu Ge should still be in the United States at that time, Sera was very curious about why her elder brother appeared in Japan, so she followed him.

As expected, when we tracked him to the station platform, he was discovered.

After scolding him, Brother Xiu went to the ticket office to buy a return ticket for him.

Just when Sera stayed where he was and couldn't move around, the man with Xiu Ge took out a guitar from his backpack and taught Sera to play it.

Of course, this process only took 10 minutes, and Sera only learned to play some basic scales.

However, Sera also remembered the gentle older brother who was traveling with Xiu Ge at that time.

I remember there was a dark-skinned blond man who also came to look for Brother Xiu and the guitar brother...

Although we haven't seen each other for many years and his appearance has changed a lot compared to that year, the man who passed by me was definitely the guitar brother from that year.

I didn’t expect to meet here...

Could it be that Brother Xiu is also on this train?

Thinking of this, Sera suddenly turned around and looked in the direction the man left.

But there was no man in the dining car behind him.

Sera frowned, and leaned one side of his body slightly forward, trying to catch up.

But she suddenly remembered the look in the man's eyes just now, which completely ignored her coldly.

Maybe you have completely forgotten me...

Shira smiled, shook his head, threw away his childish thoughts, turned around and walked towards his original destination.

……

Carriage 6, Room D.

At this time, in the room were Professor Agasa and all the members of the Junior Detective League except Conan, as well as Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko.

"Xiao Ai, your forehead seems a little hot?"

Mao Lilan squatted in front of Haibara Ai, lifted the loose hair on her forehead, and put her forehead against Haibara Ai's.

When Ayumi heard this, she frowned and asked, "Ai, do you have a cold?"

Mitsuhiko also showed a worried expression, "Haihara-san, why don't you lie down and rest for a while?"

At this time, Haibara Ai was sitting on a chair, her eyes staring blankly, her two little hands clenched together nervously.

In her mind, all she could see was the scene in the carriage just now.

Among those people, there are definitely members of the organization.

What should I do?
If the organization wanted to capture me, they would have already sneaked into the train...

"I remember there's some cold medicine in my backpack, wait for me to take it out..."

Dr. Agasa turned around and rummaged through Haibara Ai's small schoolbag, and took out a plastic medicine box from it.

Open the medicine box, there are six compartments inside, which are used to treat common diseases in life, such as colds, bloating, vertigo, etc.

However, in one of the boxes, there is a medicine that can only be used by those who have become smaller.

Yuanzi looked at the dozens of pills in the medicine box and sighed, "Why does this child usually carry so many pills?"

Mao Lilan smiled and said, "It should be Dr. Cheng Shi who installed it..."

Just when everyone's attention was focused on the medicine, Haibara Ai's cell phone in her trouser pocket suddenly vibrated.

Haibara Ai trembled, took out her cell phone and started checking it.

This is a text message from an unknown number, and it says...

[Are you ready? ——Vermouth]

The moment she saw the text message, Haibara Ai's pupils widened immediately, and she was so nervous that she almost dropped her phone to the ground.

Vermouth is the code name of the woman in the organization.

Belmode!

It was indeed her, she was on this train!
And it's for me!

"Xiao Ai? You look so scary, what's wrong?"

"You take medicine..."

Mao Lilan put a cold medicine in front of Haibara Ai and a cup of warm water.

Haibara Ai sat in the chair without reacting, but her eyes inadvertently swept towards the medicine in the medicine box.

If he were killed here, everyone else in the car would definitely be killed as well.

Furthermore, if the identity of this body were to be completely exposed, all those who had any relationship with him would surely be killed one by one.

No, I absolutely cannot let others get involved...

Haibara Ai made up her mind to leave this place and face her own destiny.

I was originally a person who deserved to die. If it weren't for that magical drug that accidentally made my body shrink, how would I have the chance to enjoy this life?
So, you should be satisfied.

Bye now……

Haibara Ai did not take the cold medicine handed to her by Mouri Ran, but went directly to take the medicine box on the table.

"I have to go to the toilet."

"Eh?" Mao Lilan was stunned, "Are you going to the bathroom to take medicine?"

Haibara Ai did not answer, but jumped off the chair and walked straight to the door.

But just as she reached the door, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Tap, tap...

The short knock on the door was like the sound of death ringing a huge bell, playing the final song of life.

Haibara Ai was so frightened that she took a step back and stared at the door in disbelief.

How come you came so quickly!
I haven't had time to get away from you all yet!
"Eh? Someone's coming..."

Ran Mouri stood up and was about to open the door, but before her hand touched the doorknob, she was stopped by Haibara Ai with a stern shout.

"Don't open the door!"

"Ah?" Mao Lilan looked down at Huiyuan Ai in confusion, "Xiao Ai, what's wrong?"

"In short, don't open the door!" Huibara Ai repeated sternly.

"But……"

Ran Mouri and everyone else in the room were even more confused, especially Professor Agasa.

"Xiao Ai, what's wrong with you?"

"There are enemies on the other side of the door..." Huibara Ai murmured.

"what?"

Haibara Ai's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and no one else could hear it clearly.

At this time, Haibara Ai was thinking about how to save the lives of other people in the room.

Now Vermouth and other members of the organization must be waiting at the door with guns.

As long as the door is opened, everyone will die!

But if you don't open the door, the other party will break in sooner or later, and the result will be the same.

It's over, dead end...

Unless you plead with Vermouth to let the others go before the other party opens fire.

Thinking of this, Haibara Ai cleared her throat, hoping to remove the timidity from her voice as much as possible and increase her bargaining chips with the other party.

There were other passengers and a famous detective in the car, so the other party probably didn't want to make too much noise.

Just when Haibara Ai had already formulated a negotiation strategy in her mind, an urgent voice suddenly came from outside the door. "Hey, Xiaolan!"

"I'm Sera Masumi, are you guys in there?"

Before Haibara Ai could stop her, Mao Lilan answered, "We are inside..."

"Then open the door. I'm at the door now. I have something important to discuss with you."

"Yes, I'll open the door..."

Mao Lilan responded and reached out to open the door.

Haibara Ai wanted to stop it, but it was too late. The door handle had been pressed down to the point where it could be pulled open directly from the outside.

Oops!

Vermouth can change her voice, this must be the voice she made!

The gap in the doorway grew bigger and bigger, and Haibara Ai's pupils dilated in horror.

But when the door was completely opened, Sera Masumi was standing there alone.

"Really? Why did it take so long to open the door?"

"Yes……"

Mao Lilan glanced at Haibara Ai who was standing lower than her and chose not to tell the reason.

Masumi Sera walked into the room, took out his cell phone, and explained why he was there.

Hearing that they could contribute to solving the case, the three little ones sat obediently in a row and watched the recorded running video with Sera's mobile phone.

While waiting, Sera turned around and asked Mouri Ran why she didn't open the door just now.

Mao Lilan explained: "Xiao Ai caught a cold, and we were just feeding her medicine..."

"You have a cold?"

Sera was startled and looked down at Haibara Ai who was also staring at her, and very naturally wanted to reach out and touch her cousin's forehead.

But Haibara Ai subconsciously took a half step back and looked at her with a vigilant look.

This small action was very hurtful, and Sera could only smile awkwardly and withdrew his hand awkwardly.

At this time, Dr. Agasa asked about the progress of the investigation into the case.

Masumi Sera replied: "Conan and Uncle Maori are still investigating, but we can basically identify the culprit as a passenger in car No. 8."

"Oh."

Dr. Agasa nodded in understanding. As long as the murderer's range was determined, it would only be a matter of time to find the murderer based on the previous pace.

Meanwhile, Haibara Ai, who was standing lower down, heard about the progress of the investigation and also understood the current situation.

Judging from the palpitating feeling just now, Vermouth should be someone in car number 8.

The case is still under investigation and she cannot get away for the time being, so she can only send a warning to herself via text message.

In other words, as long as you take the initiative to leave us before the investigation is completed, it will be fine.

Haibara Ai looked around at everyone in the room, feeling extremely heavy at the thought of saying goodbye.

There has never been a time when I was so eager for Conan to take longer to solve the case...

A little longer...

……

In carriage No. 8, Kogoro Mouri and Conan are waiting for Masumi Sera to bring back the identification information of the three little ones.

Although the three little ones only saw the back, which cannot be used as decisive evidence, it can still provide a reference for solving the case.

At this time, news also came from the conductor.

Since a murder had occurred, the train should have stopped at the nearest station to allow the police to come up and investigate.

However, thanks to the operation of Suzuki Jirokichi, the train was changed to stop at Nagoya Station. He wanted to see for himself what the murderer who defiled the Suzuki train looked like.

Conan drooped his eyelids and complained helplessly in his heart: How much power does that uncle have?
"Since we still have a lot of time, why don't we recreate the scene of the train passing through the tunnel?"

"Maybe we can find something..."

Maori Kogoro turned to look at Noto who was speaking, and although he was reluctant to accept a suspect's suggestion, he still said, "That's fine."

Then, everyone returned to their rooms and rehearsed the incident from the beginning.

First, a call bell sounded in the corridor, and the conductor subconsciously judged that it was Mr. Noto in Room A who pressed the call bell...

Conan held his chin up, watching Noto talking to the conductor at the door, while sorting out his thoughts in his mind.

"Around this time, the door of Room B opened, and Mr. Murohashi stuck his head out with a phone in his hand..."

"The train was in the tunnel at that time and the corridor was dim, but I should be right."

Qin Zhibo, who was demonstrating the process, seemed to be adding details to the process, but in fact he was reminding Conan.

Hearing this, Conan's mind suddenly lit up and he realized something.

Yup!

The train was in a tunnel at the time and the deceased was making a phone call, so the signal must have been bad.

At this time, the deceased may have opened the door in order to meet directly with the person he was talking to.

And the person who was talking on the phone with the deceased at that time was the murderer!

Conan quickly ran to the door of Room B, opened it to 90 degrees, and then looked from the side.

really……

The width of this door is almost enough to cover the corridor. As long as the prisoner enters Room B when the deceased opens the door, the conductor and Mr. Noto on the other side will not be able to see him.

In this case, the murderer can only be someone in room C, D, or E.

But who is it?
Also, why did the suspicious figure that the conductor saw last appear at the head of the carriage?

Qin Zhibo on this side saw Conan's expression suddenly relaxed for a moment, and knew that this boy understood his hint.

The next step is to figure out how the murderer left Room B without being noticed.

At this time, Miss Izumi in Room E pressed the call bell and the conductor hurried over to deal with it.

The two sides argued about the strange noise for half a minute. At this time, Anton from Room C came out to check.

"At this time, Sister Xiaolan, I and others just happened to walk around the corner of the corridor!"

Conan also told the trajectory of his own actions, adding the final link.

However, after watching the whole process, Kogoro Mori still didn't understand what was going on.

Qin Zhibo, who was standing at the door, heard Conan's voice and smiled knowingly.

He already knew who the murderer was.

Originally, the murderer could only be one of Izubo or Anton.

Since Izumi was talking to the conductor in Room E at the time, the murderer was obviously Anton.

He used some kind of trick to walk out of Room B without being seen, and also created a false shadow to frame himself.

I definitely didn't stick my head out of Room A at that time, but the conductor saw a suspicious figure at this distance.

Plus, the corridor was very dark at that time, so it should be a good opportunity to use 'that'...

"Okay, everyone come out."

At this time, Kogoro Mori called out to everyone in the corridor.

All suspects regrouped.

But before Kogoro Mori could start to summarize what had just happened, Qin Zhibo took the lead and spoke.

"The answer is obvious."

"The murderer took advantage of Mr. Murohashi opening the door and entered the room from the other side of the corridor, so the murderer can only be someone from Room C, D, or E."

"But Miss Izumi in Room E quickly pressed the call bell and spoke to the conductor at the door of Room E, so the murderer could not have been Miss Izumi."

"And Ms. Xiao Luo and her maid in Room D never left the room from beginning to end. The possibility that they committed the crime together is relatively small..."

"So the murderer can only be you, Mr. Anton."

(End of this chapter)