Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1403: The Dark Mysterious Train (Epilogue)

Car No. 5.

Conan, Professor Agasa, Kogoro Mori, Sonoko, and the three little ones, all of them squeezed together in Masumi Sera's car.

Although this train focuses on luxury, each room is relatively spacious, and even has a separate sink and mirror in the corner.

But with so many people crammed into the room at once, it was still a bit crowded.

"Why hasn't Sister Xiaolan come back yet?"

"And Ai..."

The three little ones hung their heads, and couldn't help but worry about Haibara Ai and Mao Li Ran who had not returned to the team for a long time.

Conan also knows that Mouri Ran returned to the burning carriage in order to find Haibara Ai.

In fact, ever since the incident in carriage No. 8, he felt that there was something wrong with Haibara Ai's reaction. She always kept her head down in a daze, but her eyes were wide open.

And this fire was also inexplicable.

The source of the fire should be Room D in carriage No. 8, which is the room of the old lady in the wheelchair and the maid.

But according to other people's descriptions, they were all survivors who escaped from a fire incident 5 years ago, and they should be more cautious about fire.

However, the two men still set the room on fire...

What's strange is that the fire spread too quickly. It was clearly room D that was on fire, but the luggage compartment suddenly caught fire as well.

There is obviously some distance between these two places, so there is no reason for them to catch fire at the same time.

There was also smoke coming out of carriage No. 7, which was really unreasonable.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri could no longer sit still, so he stood up from his chair, pushed the door and walked out.

Conan saw it and quickly called out, "Uncle, where are you going?"

Maori Kogoro lowered his head and replied: "I'll go find Xiaolan."

Conan: "I'll go too..."

Looking at Conan's extremely determined eyes, Kogoro Mouri was silent for two seconds and did not answer, but he also acquiesced to Conan to follow.

The two left the room, and the seating positions in the room became much more relaxed.

At this time, Sonoko glanced around the room and asked Sera, "Sera, are you the only one in this room?"

"No." Sera Masumi shook her head. "Originally there was another passenger with me, but I don't know where she is now..."

"Maybe he ran to a car closer to the front for shelter?"

……

Conan and Kogoro Mouri quickly passed through the connection of car No. 5 and arrived at car No. 6.

The corridor was still filled with smoke, but much less than at the beginning.

Through the sparse smoke, the two did not see any fire.

The two quickly walked through the corridor and came to the conductor's seat at the end of carriage No. 6.

At this time, the sharp-eyed Conan saw something under the seat.

When he bent down to pick it up, he found that it was a silver jet can with a thin stream of smoke slowly coming out of the nozzle.

"This is……"

Kogoro Mouri, who was standing next to him, also widened his eyes in surprise when he saw the gas tank that Conan picked up.

Obviously, the smoke that seemed to be caused by fire in the car was actually sprayed out by this thing.

boom!
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard at the rear of the carriage.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan were shocked and staggered, and subconsciously reached out to hold on to the wall next to them to avoid falling to the ground.

"What is this sound?"

Looking at the rear of the car, Kogoro Maori expressed his confusion.

Conan threw away the gas tank in his hand without saying a word and ran towards the rear of the train.

Xiaolan!

Xiaolan!

Conan gritted his teeth and called out his childhood sweetheart's name countless times in his heart.

However, before he could run to the rear of the train, he found Mao Li Ran at the connection between carriages 6 and 7.

I saw Mao Lilan sitting upright in a wheelchair, leaning weakly on the backrest, her head tilted to one side, and her eyes closed.

"Xiaolan!"

Conan quickly ran forward, and Kogoro Mouri, who followed behind, also hurried to check on his daughter's condition.

I felt his pulse and found it was relatively steady.

"He must have fainted..."

"Xiaolan!"

"Xiaolan!"

Kogoro Mouri shook Ran Mouri's shoulders hard, trying to wake his daughter up.

Conan looked at the wheelchair that Mouri Ran was sitting on with some confusion, and recalled that the only person on this train who had a wheelchair was the old lady with limited mobility in carriage No. 8.

If this wheelchair belonged to that old lady, then where did she go?
Conan looked around vigilantly, only to find several bullet holes on the wall of the carriage next to him.

The locations of the bullet holes are relatively scattered.

Moreover, there were bullet holes on the walls of the carriage on both sides, indicating that a gunfight had just occurred here where two people shot at each other.

Who were the two parties in the gunfight?
"Dad, dad..."

Under Kogoro Mouri's continued shaking, Ran Mouri finally slowly opened her eyes and woke up.

Maori Kogoro showed a delighted expression and asked with concern: "Xiaolan, how are you?"

"I……"

Mao Lilan covered her head and recalled what had just happened.

I originally wanted to help the old lady take out the wheel that was stuck in the gap, so why did I suddenly faint?
and also……

"Little sorrow!"

"Where's Ai?"

At this moment, Mao Lilan remembered the person she was going to rescue at the beginning, and suddenly became alert and looked around nervously.

Maori Kogoro looked around in confusion, "There is no one else here, only you..."

Just when Mao Lilan said that she wanted to go find Xiao Ai, Conan took the initiative to say: "Sister Xiao Lan, you should take a rest first. I will go find Huiyuan classmate."

"You? But..." Ran Mouri looked worried.

Conan smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, the fire is out now, she should be hiding in a carriage..."

Conan ignored Ran Mouri's worried look, turned around and continued walking into the carriage.

But at the same time, he also lifted the cover of the anesthetic needle watch on his wrist, ready to fire at any time.

There was no one in the carriage that just passed by, which means that at least one of the people who had participated in the gunfight was hiding in the next carriage.

Although I don't know who fired the gun in the car, I'll kill one of them with an anesthetic needle first.

As the fire was notified very quickly, all the compartment doors had no time to be locked and could be pushed open directly from the outside.

Room A, no one.

Room B, no one.

Room C...

Conan held the anesthetic needle and watch and began to check each room in the carriage one by one.

However, after checking the six rooms in carriage No. 7, no one was found.

what happened?

Could it be that he has escaped to carriage No. 8?
Conan continued to carry the anesthetic needle and watch to carriage No. 8.

Carriage No. 8 is a first-class carriage. The cabin is more spacious than that of an ordinary carriage, so there are only 5 rooms in one carriage.

Conan continued to check each room one by one, starting from the outermost room A. This is Noto's room, of course, also the room of "Kaito Kid".

Conan entered the room, looked around, but didn't see anyone.

There was a long black package on the seat, which aroused Conan's curiosity.

He walked in, unzipped the package, and found a bamboo sword inside.

Conan then remembered that the character of "Noto" was a former Self-Defense Force officer who loved kendo, so it was normal for him to carry a bamboo sword.

Apart from this, no shameful contraband was found.

He then went to the second carriage, Room B, where the crime occurred.

The deceased, Muhashi, in Room B was still lying obediently on the chair, and there was no sign of anyone else in the room.

Next is Room C, which is also the room of the murderer Anton.

There was no one in the room. Anton escaped as soon as the fire broke out.

Of course, he couldn't get far on this speeding train and would eventually be caught by the police waiting at the terminal.

Room D, the old lady and the maid's room, was also empty.

Conan carefully checked Room D and found no fire source.

But on the table was a gas tank of the same type as the one found under the conductor's seat in car No. 6.

This gas tank has completely stopped emitting smoke.

It seems that those two people are indeed the instigators of this incident...

Conan narrowed his eyes slightly, put the gas tank back in its place, and continued searching the next car.

Arriving at the door of carriage E, Conan alerted himself and raised the anesthetic watch on his wrist to eye level.

Eliminate all possibilities, and the one that remains is the only possibility.

Now all the carriages in front have been searched, and only the one in front is left.

The gunman is probably inside, and so is Huihara Ai...

Conan is already ready, and as soon as the door opens, he will take out the gunman who is holding Haibara Ai hostage.

He took a deep breath, then leaned forward and pushed the door open with his toes.

The door slowly opened, revealing the room still empty inside.

How can it be?

Conan widened his eyes and rushed into the room to check.

There was nothing left in Room E except a lady's handbag.

However, the windows of the train were completely shattered, and even the curtains were blown out of the windows, and were blown wildly by the strong wind generated by the speeding train.

Could it be that the train just passed a bridge with water under the bridge, and the gunman jumped off the train at that time?

Conan quickly ran to the window sill, stuck his head out of the car window and looked back.

But the scene outside the car window was speeding towards the rear at 100KM/h. Even if the other party jumped out of the car, he would have disappeared by now.

cut~
Conan gritted his teeth, feeling a little indignant. This was the first time he felt so cowardly. He didn't even have a chance to fight and let the other party escape.

There is no other way, now I can only hurry to find Haibara Ai.

Conan stood in the room for a while, then pushed the door and left.

And at the place where he stayed the previous second, a bean-sized bean-sized bead of sweat dripped onto the ground the next second.

As the door closed gently, Bourbon, who was supporting himself on the ceiling in a "big" shape, jumped to the ground, but because his landing posture was not standard, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"Bah..."

At this moment, he was holding his injured abdomen, his forehead was covered with sweat because of the pain, but he could only grit his teeth and hold on.

Why is Scotch here?
And who is that person in the luggage car?
……

On the viaduct above the water, a smoking carriage slowly stopped on the rails.

In the dark carriage, Huibara Ai huddled in the deepest part of the carriage, trembling with fear, her body curled up in the corner of the luggage rack, like a frightened kitten.

At this moment, Haibara Ai was indeed very scared and was looking at the carriage nervously.

Because in the dark carriage, besides her, there was another person.

Wow...

In the chaotic ruins created by the collapsed luggage racks and suitcases, a figure gradually stood up, causing the surrounding piles of waste to make sliding sounds.

Because the man was standing in the backlight closer to the exit of the carriage, Haibara Ai could only see the other person's figure, who was of medium height and rather thin.

"You're right there?"

The other party stood still and suddenly asked.

The voice was a little low and hoarse.

However, Haibara Ai heard a familiar feeling in it.

But Haibara Ai didn't dare to answer. She could only hold her breath as much as possible and huddle in the corner, not daring to move.

Hearing no one answering from inside the carriage, the figure did not care much, but walked straight to the door of the carriage and stood on the edge of light and darkness.

The man held the door frame with one hand and said in a deep voice: "We will be reunited soon..."

"younger sister……"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man jumped down and disappeared in the light outside the carriage.

Haibara Ai still maintained her curled-up posture, her eyes wide open in disbelief.

What is that person saying?
Reunion?

younger sister?

Did that person mean that she was my sister?
Haibara Ai's mind was full of doubts, as she recalled that apart from the sister she recognized after becoming a child, her only sister should be Miyano Akemi.

And Miyano Akemi was killed by Gin several months ago.

But who is that person who calls herself "sister"?
who is it……

In this dim and depressing atmosphere, Haibara Ai relaxed unconsciously.

Her long-tense spirit gradually relaxed, and she closed her eyes tiredly.

……

The rear of train No. 8

Conan stood blankly at the train connection, looking at the edge of the connection that was charred black, his eyes widened in shock.

The luggage compartment is gone...

As the train had traveled some distance, the luggage car had long disappeared from sight.

However, judging from the intensity of the aftermath of the explosion, the luggage compartment should not have been blown to pieces, but only the connection was broken.

But why do this?

At this time, the voice of Mao Lilan came from behind Conan.

"Conan! Have you found Ai?"

Conan looked back and saw that it was Maori Ran and Maori Kogoro who had also followed.

Conan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "No..."

When Mao Lilan heard this, she immediately ran over anxiously and saw the luggage car disappearing.

"Could it be Xiao Ai?"

Ran Mao Li looked anxiously at the rapidly receding railway tracks outside the carriage, and the worst premonition emerged in her mind.

This made the kind-hearted Mao Lilan's eyes sore, and tears were about to flow out uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Conan quickly spoke to comfort her.

"Sister Xiaolan, things are still uncertain!"

"Once the train arrives, we can quickly ask the police to search back along the tracks!"