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

Chapter 124 The Disappearing Bomb! (Monthly Ticket Request!)

Conan wasn't the only one who realized there was something wrong with the bomb.

In fact, it was not Conan but Anko who first realized that the bomb was installed somewhere else.

Now Hongzi has changed her clothes again, just as the alliance arranged, she is wearing a magenta evening gown, a pair of delicate earrings and the makeup that Kidd had covered up -

The company employee who had just done business with Gin immediately transformed herself into the daughter of the "Koizumi family".

That calm and composed attitude would definitely not cause others to question her identity.

But now, there was a hint of nervousness in those deep wine-red eyes.

Because Hongzi was in the lounge of the third rest car according to the plan and map he had memorized.

According to the marks made in advance by the Alliance, the maintenance personnel took out the beautiful evening dress and put it on, and then arranged the "chemical bond modifier" with the strange sounding name according to the manual.

The words displayed on the instrument screen made Hongzi stunned -

"No explosive components were detected."

The hand holding the instrument trembled slightly, and Hongzi's eyes were fixed on the screen that showed "No explosive components detected".

No explosive components detected? !
This means... This means -

After she gave the forged 400 million yen to Gin, what Gin gave her was actually a computer that really contained the golden information!
This is completely different from the "plot" information I saw at the beginning!
"Hoo-Calm down, Anko, calm down."

Hongzi forced herself to take a deep breath to calm the anxiety in her heart.

Isn't this all still within the organization's expectations? Didn't "Science Frontiers" already say that this intelligence might not be completely accurate?

Although I comforted myself in this way, an unprecedented anxiety still spread in my heart.

"If the briefcase doesn't contain a bomb, then we'll jump to... we'll jump to Contingency Plan F-13."

Repeating these words, Hongzi quickly tried to recall the plan she had memorized not long ago in her mind, and she felt a little anxious.

"The F-13 is..."

Hongzi's mind suddenly went blank.

I can’t remember!

As soon as this thought came into her mind, she even immediately began to think about the consequences of the failure of this plan.

This association made Hongzi's face turn pale. She felt her vision was a little blurred, and she even felt a pressure caused by fear that almost suffocated her.

Until Kuroba Kaito's voice suddenly rang out in the room.

"Hongzi? Are you still in there?"

The Phantom Thief who had gone to scout the area had already confirmed the appearance of that [Kudo Shinichi], but when Kaito went to carriage No. 7 as planned to meet Anko, who should have changed her clothes, he waited for more than five minutes and Anko still hadn't arrived.

"Fortunately, I memorized all the contingency plans and schedules."

Then, Kaito, who was a little worried about what might have happened, quietly slipped into the lounge (locker room) according to the information in his memory.

……

Seeing that Kidd standing in front of her was not nervous at all, Hongzi's mood calmed down a little, and she felt that her rapid heartbeat finally slowed down.

Taking a deep breath, Koizumi Hongzi tried her best to hide her inner panic, "So what should we do next?"

Kaito took a few steps closer. He first turned off the chemical bond modifier in Hongzi's hand and hid it again.

The plan stated that this thing can only be used to modify the "bomb".

"So the information in that briefcase really is gold?"

Kaito leaned against the doorframe of the room and rubbed his chin.

"In other words, we'll have to act according to Series F's assumptions. According to the organization's contingency plan, if Gin chooses to conduct a normal transaction, he'll choose to deploy the 'bomb' in a different way."

The voice of the commentator who had given him the entire plan echoed in Kidd's mind.

"—Because their actions must follow certain rules, or logic."

The Alliance's Narrative Studies Department had long anticipated that the bomb's explosion method would be changed.

"We've adopted four series of contingency plans to cope with this change, especially regarding the explosion. Currently, based on the data received from the Timing Department and the Time Exploration Department, the [story timeline] hasn't completely broken free from its historical inertia."

"According to our design and that of the [real timeline], Gin and Vodka absolutely cannot bring bombs or guns into the car, but they must be designed to be a factor that can put pressure on [Kudo Shinichi]."

"Then there is only one option [for the story timeline], which is to place the bomb on the car in advance, or even disguise it as part of the vehicle."

"In addition, since the space-time structure of this [Cycle] is still based on the design of the storyline, so..."

Kaito briefly explained to Anko the situation they were about to face.

"So the [story timeline] will use the fact that 'only Kudo Shinichi can find the bomb' as a pretext to disguise the bomb."

Hongzi, who finally calmed down after listening to Kid's explanation, also began to organize her thoughts.

"But according to the intelligence, won't [Kudo Shinichi] dismantle the bomb in the end?"

"So we have to find the pointer before [Black]."

Thinking of a possibility that emerged in his mind, Kuroba Kaito's expression became a little ugly.

"If we let those two get the pointer, this case will be over! Then the situation will jump back to the worst possible F-series scenario..."

For the league, this analysis and planning for future situations after the F series has become a completely different situation.

If the Black team gets the "pointer" in advance, it means that the ritual will cause the new timeline to begin to lean towards the Black team, which means the main line will deviate.

Deviating in another direction. Getting the "pointer" in advance means the end of the case, which means that [Kudo Shinichi] will not have time to reason and solve the problem of the bomb.

"The new timeline will take 'measures' to make [Kudo Shinichi] get off the car immediately, and this exploded car will become the introduction to the new main plot!"

"Plus, the fact that [Story Timeline] has mastered the first 'pointer'..."

Kuroba Kaito's expression grew more serious as he spoke. There was something in his heart that he hadn't said yet—

"Because of the importance of myself and Hongzi, [the story timeline] will do everything possible to make sure that I and Hongzi are buried together on this train."

"I……"

Hongzi's voice was a little low. Although she knew it was not her fault, Kaito's analysis still made her eyes flash with self-blame.

She bit her lip tightly, trying to suppress her anxiety.

"Then what should we do next?"

The initial panic in her eyes was gone, and she raised her head to stare into Kaito's eyes, waiting for his guidance.

"Kaito, I'll do whatever you say."

Kaito knew that comforting her wouldn't make Hongzi feel better, so the key now was to come up with a plan.

Under the bright lights of the locker room, staring at his own reflection in the mirror, Kaito began to quickly combine the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of contingency plans in his mind.

"The key still lies with Kudo Shinichi and the Pointer, and things haven't reached the worst point yet."

Although the main line has deviated to a certain extent, it is not impossible to save it.

"Hongzi, you should still try to buy the clock and the other items listed as possible targets in the plan as originally planned."

"I'll send the 'Notice' to Suzuki Jirokichi in advance. That way, once Suzuki Jirokichi knows I'm on this train, he won't get off. And then Suzuki Sonoko won't get off either..."

This was the contingency plan Kaito chose.

"According to the organization's explanation, when we encounter an F-series scenario, we can use an A-series response to displace the scenario..."

This is also the most effective way for the Alliance to deal with the [Story Timeline], just like the Alliance stole the plan listed in the [Loop] -

[Story timeline] cannot allow two "cases" to occur at the same time point.

And when such a conflict occurs, it is like Conan chose to give up the "Maple Leaf Gold Coin Case" because he was worried about Xiaolan going to the Valentine's Day party.

Kuroba Kaito had originally planned to not send out that notice and act secretly—

After all, it is really stupid to declare your purpose to everyone, including the villains, in such an important event as saving the world.

Now it seems that it won’t work. After all, how can a thief act “secretly”!

Kaito shrugged, trying to lighten the mood.

"Now it seems that I will appear in front of people as a phantom thief again."

"Luckily, the Dusk Wedge was one of the intended targets, but now I have to face that old man again—"

Kuroba Kaito felt helpless when he thought of this, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

"Isn't it just stealing his front page? There's no need to be so serious about it..."

While Conan, Hongzi and Kid were all thinking about how to find the pointer and disarm the bomb placed on the car——

"Sato! Come and try this! The finest Wagyu beef!"

"Well, and this, I think this caviar is good too!"

——Hattori Heiji took a pile of food and piled it on the auction list spread out on the table.

"Hey, Heiji," Sato's hands tightened under the table, "So, have you chosen the three items you want to buy?"

"Don't worry, it's not time yet."

Heiji already had an idea in mind. He muttered, "I guess that 'Science Frontiers' has already arranged for people to board this train."

"Are you still worried that they won't make any big noise? What we need to do now is to conserve our energy and wait for them to jump out."

"As for the collections we want to buy, we don't have much information at hand right now. Carriage three has a lot of things related to hands, and carriage seven is basically a watch shop."

"Also," Hattori Heiji paused and swallowed, "Do you remember those two men in black clothes who just passed by us?"

Sato Akiji reacted immediately and his face changed slightly.

"You mean?"

"Ah..." Hattori Heiji took a sip of water. The crab roe he had just eaten made his mouth a little dry. "The box they were holding was changed."

"And their movements are very skillful. They're dressed like bodyguards, but you can't see the people they're protecting. Isn't that strange?"

Hattori Heiji stretched and stood up from his seat.

Now it's time to get to work.

"Anyway, Sato, go find the auction security personnel now using your fake Metropolitan Police Department identity. Under the pretext of a security check, investigate the identities of those two people."

The lazy attitude of Heiji just now was instantly replaced by a serious expression. He asked Sato to find out where the two people came from first.

"If the auction house disagrees, you can notify GSSRA and put some pressure on them. If their identities are truly forged, it certainly won't be so serious that the auction house won't give in. That would be too easy to expose."

"Then, the auction won't start until ten minutes before we arrive at the first stop. I'll go to the rest car and keep an eye on them, and by the way, find out their background."

(End of this chapter)