The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 121 Didi, Gin was detected in the third car
All I can say is that because the [real timeline] is the weakest, they received the least information in this case.

Apart from the information that "the frontier of science is looking for a pointer on this car", Hattori Heiji did not have any really useful information.

Fortunately, the foundation of reality is there, after all, it provides the stage.

"What do you think? Should we just ask the higher-ups to stop this car?"

After Sato Akishino stopped Heiji from buying everything related to pointers on the grounds that "funds cannot be spent carelessly", Heiji came up with another crooked trick -

As long as you don’t buy it, it’s not considered a waste of money!

As the captain of Investigation Team 3 of the GSSRA Tokyo Headquarters' Investigation Department, Heiji blinked as a matter of course.

"We should have the authority to stop this car and conduct an 'inspection', right?"

The high school detective's smile was full of cunning.

"So as long as we don't buy anything, it's not considered wasted money, right? Since we're not spending money, then there's no problem!"

Sato Akiji was really having a headache now.

Sato Akiji clearly expressed his strong opposition to this great genius' idea again. He sighed helplessly and once again brought up the banner of Heiji's father.

"Heiji, your father specifically told me that this operation must not result in another accident like last time!"

"This is a Suzuki Group train! Do you know who's on it now? If this mess gets exposed..."

Heiji curled his lips half-jokingly, but he obviously knew that this suggestion would not be adopted.

Besides, his father is still busy dealing with the trouble he got into last time!
The two looked at each other in silence for a moment.

Finally, Sato Akira took a deep breath. The old detective remembered what Hattori Heizo had told him, and his eyes became more complicated.

"Alright," he sighed softly, "I'll make an exception for you. You can buy at most three."

"What? Three?"

Heiji was stunned for a moment. He was confused by Sato's big concession.

Heiji originally expected that his persistence would eventually be rewarded with a promise to buy one.

"Well," Sato Akira turned around and stared at the auction list in his hand in thought for a while.

"As long as there are no more than three, and the total amount of the items you purchase cannot exceed 6 million yen."

Frowning, Sato recalled the funds allocated to their three teams for this operation, then considered the resale value of the things they bought, and he gritted his teeth.

"It can't exceed 15 billion yen, no more. We can probably handle these figures. This is the maximum amount of funding Mr. Yusaku has given us for this operation."

If it weren't for the fact that everyone else had gone to the wrong place and that only Heiji and I were in the car, Sato wouldn't have dared to say this.

Heiji's eyes lit up.

The smile on his face had just begun to spread when Sato Akiji coldly interrupted him. He glared at Heiji fiercely.

He really didn't know what to say to the guy in front of him.

Last time, Mr. Kudo Yusaku did find useful information about that incident afterwards.

Now Heiji has the nickname "Lucky Heiji" within GSSRA.

This made Sato really doubt whether this kid was really taken care of by the goddess of fate.

But to prevent the guy beside him from getting carried away again, Sato Shoji patted Heiji's shoulder heavily, and his tone became more serious:
"In short, if you want to exceed the budget, you must prove that you have actually found information about that organization, and it would be best if you could catch one of them directly!"

……

Just as Heiji and Sato began to look at everyone around them with suspicion, while searching for which three items on the auction list were the most likely ones.

Yuanzi had already pulled Xiaolan out of the VIP room door.

"Xiaolan! Come and help me find which sword is the best looking. It would be best if it's the kind that reminds me of love at first sight!"

"I'm tired of staying in this carriage. Besides, to show my love for the girl, I have to see what the gift looks like in person!"

"I don't want to see a rusty and broken sword!"

"Oh well!"

It was obvious that Xiaolan was still a little restrained. She looked down at Conan who was thinking about how to catch Kaito Kid.

It’s the same action as Shinichi again!

Xiaolan buried the doubts that once again emerged in her heart, and the smile on her face became even gentler.

"Conan, do you want to go to the second carriage with us? You must like swords, right?"

"Actually, it's Holmes and football," Conan said to himself, but in order to be able to scout other carriages, he still answered subjectively.

"Of course I like it, Sister Xiaolan!"

"Swoosh! Ha!"

Conan even did a few movements of waving his sword in the air like a real child.

Conan's actions made Xiaolan feel relieved.

That’s right, how could Conan be Shinichi?
If it was Shinichi, he would definitely start telling me right away that Sherlock Holmes or that detectives are what he likes!
So Xiaolan took Conan's hand and walked towards carriage number two.

"But don't run around, Conan. A lot of the things here are very valuable. It would be bad if you broke something."

"I know, Sister Xiaolan! I won't run around!"

When Conan was pulled back to carriage No. 2, he had time to take a good look at the interior of the auction train for the first time.

Except for the VIP lounge and rest car which have windows, several cars specially used for displaying auction items are fully enclosed.

The air conditioners are hidden, disguised as part of the high arches in the corridors of this art castle, and the warm lights arranged overhead simulate the scene of light entering at noon.

What really mattered were the electronic screens hanging on the walls of the train, beautifully decorated with antique brass frames. Photos of the auction items from various angles scrolled across them. "Look at this! A samurai, after his beloved was framed and hanged, finds the culprit and pronounces judgment on the local daimyo who coerced his beloved into submission."

Yuanzi had already begun to imagine that kind of tragic ending.

After his beloved got the sword, he broke into the Suzuki family with the sword given by his lover and confronted his family because of his family's opposition...

"It's really amazing that you were able to find the element related to love among so many weapons at a glance..."

Complaining in his heart, Conan's gaze, which was wandering freely in the carriage, finally fell on the connecting door leading to the third carriage.

Conan had already seen the arrangement of the carriages on the map sheet, and obviously, he immediately made the same judgment as Kidd at that time.

"I have to find a way to sneak into carriages three and seven. If this is related to a certain pointer, then the clue must be hidden in the auction items in these two carriages!"

This is even more advantageous for Conan, as he trusts his memory and judgment.

As long as he looked through the lists recording all the auction items in the two carriages, Conan was sure that he could find the pointer of corresponding size based on the gap on the black watch.

Then, a passenger heading to carriage No. 3 opened the connecting door and saw the interior of carriage No. 3 through the gap in the door.

Conan's pupils immediately began to vibrate——

Wait! That black dress is!

Suzuki Sonoko had already enlarged the photo of the sword on the screen and started to examine it.

"Look, Ran! It says here that this sword was cracked when the warrior broke through seven swords in a row during the siege. The collector who later obtained it specially carved gems to embed in those cracks!"

"Look at what it says here, every crack is for the one I love... Wow! Xiaolan, do you think I should—"

Sonoko's words were interrupted by Conan who saw Gin and Vodka. He immediately found a reason to approach the two culprits who made him smaller.

Conan was not at all as cautious as in the original novel because of fear. He touched the magnifying glass in his pocket and thought of a random reason to chase after him.

"Sister Xiaolan! I'm going to the rest car to use the restroom!"

"Hey! Wait, Conan, the toilet is over there in car number one—"

Before Xiaolan could stop Conan, she saw the naughty child disappear in front of her.

——This scene made Xiaolan feel a little cold, it was so similar.

Xiaolan felt as if she was standing on the street of Dorobiga Park again, and the train turned back into the dark alley where Shinichi ran towards the unknown.

She reached out to grab Conan's arm, but Conan had already disappeared in the crowd.

"Xiaolan?"

Yuanzi turned around and noticed that her best friend was acting strangely. She waved her hand casually, looking confident.

"Don't worry about that little brat Conan! In order to find Kidd, uncle had everyone in this car scanned by a special device before they got on."

However, seeing that there was still a bit of worry between Xiaolan's brows, Sonoko clapped her hands and called a waiter, her voice carrying an unquestionable command.

"Don't take that sword to the auction house. Please go directly to the seller and tell him to bid the highest price he wants. I'll buy it!"

The daughter of the Suzuki family waved her hand and bought the sword she liked first.

As soon as Sonoko finished speaking, she received a respectful response from the waiter who had been following her.

"I'll do it right away, Ms. Suzuki."

As the waiter nodded quickly and turned to leave, Sonoko immediately put her mouth close to Xiaolan's ear and her tone became somewhat gloating.

"If you're worried he might be up to something bad, we can just quietly follow him and catch him red-handed!"

A strange smile appeared on Sonoko's face, and her eyes flashed with a smug light of revenge that was about to succeed.

To be honest, she had long been displeased with this kid who looked exactly like Kudo when he was a child.

"Hehe, that Kudo guy used to laugh at me, and this time I'm going to get back at him on this little brat who looks just like him!"

What Yuanzi said made Xiaolan burst out laughing. Her interruption immediately made Xiaolan's uneasiness and tension disappear a little.

Seeing that Sonoko had already started to imagine how to teach Conan a lesson after catching his little tricks, Xiaolan couldn't help but laugh softly.

"I'm just a little worried that the naughty kid might cause some trouble. Conan is usually very well behaved! Also, Sonoko, that idiom doesn't mean what you meant!"

Seeing Xiaolan smile, Sonoko also smiled. She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but then she puffed up her face in dissatisfaction because of the second half of Xiaolan's words.

"What! Are you saying I didn't pay attention in class? I, Miss Sonoko, am..."

Then Sonoko remembered that Xiaolan's Chinese language grades were indeed better than hers.

"Damn it... then what does that word mean?"

The two girls chatted and laughed as they "quietly" walked towards carriage number three.

……

At the same time, Vodka, who finally reached the third carriage with Gin, was bragging about how much money his elder brother made for the organization.

Carrying a heavy box of Japanese yen, Vodka's heart was filled with the joy of harvest like an old farmer.

After all, this time they earned 4 million yen for the organization without any effort.

Such a huge sum of money!

In Vodka's opinion, buying the pointer that the boss asked them to pay attention to was definitely more than enough.

After all, how much could a pointer, or a small object with a pointer, cost? It might even go unsold if they didn't buy it!

Right?

(End of this chapter)