Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1401 The Dark Mysterious Train (Meeting)

In the smoke-filled carriage, Ran Mouri held Haibara Ai in her arms and ran towards the carriage in front that was not on fire.

"Put me down..." Huibara Ai suddenly spoke softly.

"what?"

"Put me down quickly!"

Haibara Ai's voice was so firm that it stunned Mouri Ran.

"Xiao Ai, do you want to leave by yourself?"

"I'll put you down after we pass the next carriage..."

Ran Mouri thought that Haibara Ai was shy and didn't like being hugged, so she made this request.

But Huiyuan Ai's tone was very cold. She held Mao Lilan's arm tightly with both hands and suddenly asked, "Why did you come to me?"

"Ok?"

Mao Lilan's eyes were stunned for a moment, and she answered as a matter of course: "Of course the train was on fire, and you were not in the room, so..."

"No." Huiyuan Ai interrupted, "I'm asking why you care about me?"

"It would be fine if I just did nothing..."

There was a hint of trembling and a desperate cry in Haibara Ai's last words.

If Mao Lilan hadn't come, she would have planned to die calmly.

With the previous mental preparation, even when facing Vermouth's gun next time, she will be able to remain calm and composed, so that she can better fight for the right to survive for those around her.

If Vermouth saw me being timid and trembling, I would definitely not be qualified to negotiate with her.

However, the appearance of Mao Lilan not only disrupted her plan to die, but also made her try to be calm and composed disappear.

It's like a person who is extremely afraid of heights has been mentally preparing for several days and decides to go bungee jumping, but is forcibly pulled back at the moment when he is about to jump.

At this point, not only will all the mental preparation you made previously be wasted, but you will become more afraid of bungee jumping than before because of the terrifying height you see in an instant.

Now, because she was saved by Mouri Ran, her desire to survive and her fear of Vermouth are stronger than before.

The evidence is that although she told Mao Lilan to let her go, her body was very honest and her hands held even tighter.

"Xiao Ai..."

Ran Mouri glanced at Haibara Ai in her arms and noticed that the child seemed to be in a slightly abnormal mood.

In the Junior Detective Team, the third boy has a more straightforward personality and is a real elementary school student.

Conan behaves much more mature than his peers and is very smart, somewhat like Kudo Shinichi of the same period.

Only Huibara Ai, she couldn't quite understand.

If Conan's body hides wisdom no less than that of an adult, then Haibara Ai's body probably hides the soul of an adult.

And he is an adult with a story...

"Xiao Ai, although I don't know your past, I want to be involved in your future."

"If you don't mind, I can also be your sister like Dr. Cheng Shi..."

Speaking of this, Mao Lilan's face turned slightly red.

The sister she refers to is of course not just a "sister" in title, but someone she can rely on when encountering difficulties.

The reason why Haibara Ai acts very "shy" is that she almost never asks others for help when she encounters difficulties.

Listening to the sincere expression of Mao Lilan, Haibara Ai smiled knowingly and felt a warm feeling in her heart.

If you want to be my sister, you are not old enough...

You should know that Haibara Ai’s real age is 18 and Mouri Ran’s age is 17.

How can a younger sister be older than her older sister?

She is not as shameless as Conan, who calls everyone "sister" all the time and acts cute while doing so.

At this moment, a hazy shadow appeared in the smoke at the junction of carriages No. 7 and No. 6 in front.

That's a wheelchair.

An old woman wearing a veil was sitting in the wheelchair, pushing the wheels on both sides of the armrests with great effort.

But it seemed that the small wheels in front of the wheelchair were stuck in the gap at the connection between the trains and could not be pushed no matter what.

Seeing this, the kind-hearted Mouri Ran quickly put Haibara Ai down and ran forward.

"Let me help you!"

"Ah...thank you, little girl..." the old woman thanked in a hoarse voice.

"You're welcome!"

Mao Lilan immediately squatted down to check the front wheel of the wheelchair, put her fingers into the gap, and tried to pull out the stuck wheel.

At the same time, Haibara Ai was standing not far away, looking at the old woman in the wheelchair, and suddenly she felt a palpitation.

She looked at the old lady's iconic black wide-brimmed hat and the lace veil hanging in front of her, and suddenly remembered that the old lady was one of the passengers in car No. 8.

Why was she here alone, and where was the maid beside her?

Moreover, in the video that Sera used to record the murder suspect running, the master and servant were the only ones not there.

This shows that the master and servant were not listed as suspects at the time and were able to stay out of the detective's sight.

It was around that time that I received the threatening text message from Vermouth...

At this moment, Haibara Ai's pupils suddenly dilated.

"Don't……"

Haibara Ai raised her right hand tremblingly, trying to stop Mao Li Ran, but it was too late.

The old lady sitting in the wheelchair suddenly waved her hand and hit Mao Lilan who was squatting and concentrating on handling the wheelchair wheels.

The black-gloved palm hit Mao Lilan's neck accurately.

puff.

The unsuspecting Mao Lilan's eyes were glared at and she was knocked unconscious by a palm strike and fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Haibara Ai was so frightened that her body trembled, her eyes filled with fear and anxiety.

The old lady in the wheelchair slowly stood up from the wheelchair, and at the same time, an exquisite little pistol appeared in her right hand.

hiss.

When the old lady raised her hand and tore off the human skin mask on her face, her fluffy champagne-colored hair emerged like a waterfall.

The sagging and dull old face was replaced by an incomparably beautiful face.

The woman shook her fluffy hair left and right, and then her purple lips raised evilly.

"Shirley, we meet again..."

Haibara Ai stared at the woman in front of her with wide eyes, her heart pounding violently.

It's Vermouth!
Sure enough it was her!

Haibara Ai quickly grabbed the side line of her pants with her right hand to prevent her trembling arms from making her look too weak.

But Vermouth had already taken this little action into her field of vision, and the smile on her lips became even more intense.

"Shirley, no one will disturb us this time..."

"It's just the two of us, let's end it here."

Vermouth's pistol was tilted slightly downward, with the muzzle aimed at Haibara Ai's head.

Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, this extremely painful way of dying actually made Haibara Ai regain some calm.

She stared straight into Vermouth's smug eyes and spoke calmly.

"Wait a moment……"

"You can do whatever you want with me, but please don't do anything to the people around me."

"They don't know my background. They are just ordinary people you can see everywhere..."

Hearing Haibara Ai's request, Vermouth snorted coldly, her expression full of contempt.

"Shirley, what qualifications do you think you have to bargain with me now?"

"Of course I am qualified..." Haibara Ai was unusually tough and took the initiative to respond to Vermouth's words.

"Don't you want to know how I escaped from that room in the research institute?"

"And why did I become what I am now, don't you want to know?"

"If you agree to my request, I will tell you all this."

Haibara Ai's tone became more and more determined as she spoke. This was the bargaining chip she planned to use in negotiations with Vermouth.

It's not just Vermouth, this must have been the most confusing question for Gin at the time.

After hearing what Haibara Ai said, Vermouth was indeed somewhat moved.

She thought for a few seconds and slowly lowered the gun.

"Well, I am indeed somewhat interested in what you said..."

"I promise you, as long as you tell me the truth about why your body has shrunk, I will let your friends go."

"Well, now you can go to the back carriage by yourself."

"My companion is waiting for you there. He will take you to a place suitable for us to have a long talk..."

Seeing that Vermouth agreed to her conditions, Haibara Ai finally felt relieved.

This was the best outcome she could think of, sacrificing herself in exchange for the safety of everyone else.

She turned around calmly, deciding to obey the will of fate without any resistance.

But before leaving, she turned her head and corrected Vermouth.

"Those people are not my friends..."

After saying that, Huihara Ai walked towards the source of the smoke.

Vermouth, who was standing there, witnessed Haibara Ai's back, her eyes changed slightly, but the expression on her face remained cold.

After Haibara Ai slowly walked into the thick smoke at the end of the carriage, Vermouth put the pistol back into her pocket and turned to look at Mouri Ran who was lying on the ground.

She squatted down and helped Mao Lilan up from the ground, and tenderly brushed away the scattered hair on her forehead.

I'm sorry this time, Angel.

But if I don't do this, there's no way to kill the product of that woman...

Vermouth helped Ran Mouri sit on the wheelchair so that her body posture would be more comfortable and easier to be discovered later.

Of course, the thick smoke in the corridor was just created by the smoke generator. It was not a real fire and would not endanger Mao Lilan's life.

Even if Haibara Ai hadn't put forward those conditions just now, Vermouth actually had no intention of taking action against anyone else.

Her target from the beginning to the end was only Haibara Ai.

And this goal must be achieved at all costs.

Vermouth's eyes shifted away from the unconscious Mouri Ran, and then she took out a remote control from her arms.

Conan may be familiar with this remote control. This is the remote control for the C4 bomb.

Yes, Vermouth has no intention of letting Haibara Ai go.

Not even temporarily.

I just pretended to agree to her conditions just to let her be killed by the bomb as planned.

This would not only ensure the death of Haibara Ai, but also kill Bourbon who knew about the plan.

Although the conditions proposed by Haibara Ai were indeed somewhat tempting, from the moment she learned about the "Aphrodite" incident, killing Haibara Ai was her only goal.

Because only in this way can that woman's plan not succeed...

Vermouth's right hand pressed on the button of the detonator, calculating the time in her mind.

After waiting for 30 seconds and estimating that the target and Bourbon had met and were both within the range of the explosion, Vermouth pressed the detonation button without hesitation.

Farewell, Bourbon.

Farewell, Shirley...

Vermouth silently bid farewell to the two old friends in her heart.

But two seconds later, there was no explosion sound from the rear of the car, and there was not even the slightest abnormal shaking in the entire car.

Ok?
Vermouth looked puzzled and pressed the detonator button again.

However, there was still no response this time.

How can it be?

Could it be that the bomb from Vodka was bad?

Vermouth frowned, thought for a while, and decided to go and check it out herself.

If it's a bomb problem, then use a pistol to kill Shirley on the spot.

Although if she shot Shirley directly, Cool Guy would find out that it was the organization's doing, but this hunting opportunity was very rare and she absolutely could not miss it.

But just as Vermouth was walking towards the rear of the carriage, a voice suddenly came from the corridor behind her.

"where are you going?"

"Belmod?"

Vermouth's body suddenly jolted, and then she turned around quickly.

I saw a burly figure slowly walking towards here surrounded by smoke.

Vermouth quickly raised his pistol, aimed at the shadow in the smoke, and asked vigilantly, "Who are you?"

The man's figure just stopped at the edge of the smoke, only a pistol protruded from the smoke and pointed at Vermouth.

"We just met in London not long ago. Have you forgotten so quickly?"

London?

Vermouth frowned, a look of reminiscence on her face.

But the next second, she suddenly remembered that memory.

"You are……"

"Michael!"

……

Car No. 8.

Since the smoke here arose the earliest, it dissipated the fastest, and visibility in the corridor is now close to normal.

Haibara Ai walked alone towards the end of the carriage.

Her steps were neither fast nor slow, with three parts of cautious trial and seven parts of calmness in facing fate.

Vermouth's companion?
He must be a member of the organization, but who could he be?

Vodka?
Haibara Ai was thinking in her mind about the person she might face next so that she could prepare herself mentally.

At this moment, a figure walked out from room D of carriage No. 8 and blocked the way in front of Haibara Ai.

Huibara Ai suddenly stopped and looked at the person in front of her.

This was a man wearing a black bartender vest, with dark blond hair and a slightly darker skin color.

As for that face, Haibara Ai still has an impression of it in her mind.

It turned out to be Toru Amuro!
Haibara Ai's pupils widened in surprise and her body stood stiffly in place.

She still remembered that this person was Qin Zhibo's disciple and assistant, and had stayed with Qin Zhibo for a period of time.

Later, this person disappeared for a while.

When I first met this man, I felt the aura of the organization from him.

He is indeed a member of the organization!

Toru Amuro put his hands in his pockets and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"I think this is the first time we meet in this capacity? The daughter of a fallen angel..."

"first meet."

"Bourbon is my code name in the organization."