Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Her legs felt a little weak.

Only after Ayumi urged her on and the man disappeared did she snap out of her daze and follow him away from there.

Conan quickly ran back the way he came.

Because the train carriages were not numbered, after running past two carriages, he found room B, pushed open the door, and discovered that this was carriage number 6.

Carriage number 7 is in the next carriage.

He ran to the next carriage and pushed open the door, only to find Sonoko, Ran, and Yoshiki Hayashi having afternoon tea.

"You brat, you should at least knock before entering someone else's room, shouldn't you?"

"Ah... this should be carriage number 7, right?"

Conan was somewhat insecure.

He remembered that Sonoko had said before they boarded the train that they would be sitting in the most luxurious carriage, number 8.

"what?"

Sonoko wore a strange expression.

Sera Masumi, who was quite interested in becoming an accomplice, laughed and said, "What are you talking about? This is carriage number 8. I just came into this room to play."

Conan was stunned.

After he and the other children went back to check carriage number 6, they ran back to carriage number 7, only to find Sonoko and Hayashi Yoshiki, who claimed to be in carriage number 8, when the door opened.

"Okay, after being tricked like this once, he's probably figured it out by now."

Hayashi Yoshiki's words silenced Conan, who was about to reveal the mystery.

However, he still checked the contents of the letter that Lin Jiashu and the others had received.

At this moment, Sera Masumi walked up to Ai Haibara and squatted down: "You must be that girl named Haibara, right? I've been wanting to find a chance to have a proper talk with you."

She leaned in very close, her scrutinizing gaze fixed on Ai Haibara. Her eyes didn't seem to be looking at a child at all; rather, they seemed to be assessing something... Ai Haibara shrank back in fright. Having just noticed the presence of the organization's members in carriage number six, she couldn't help but look at Sera Masumi, who was intently observing her, with even greater terror.

On this person...

Although there was no sign of an organization, it still seemed somewhat dangerous.

She didn't dare to breathe loudly.

Sera Masumi observed her.

—With her own mother, Mary Akai, as an example, Ai Haibara's state is not surprising in her eyes.

And they really do look alike.

Apart from their hair and eye colors being slightly different, they look almost identical.

Mary Akai's strategy for Sera Masumi was to test Conan and Ai Haibara, especially to get the antidote from the latter that would allow her to return to her original form.

Lin Jiashu walked over at this moment.

"This child has a cold right now, be careful not to get too close, you might catch it."

"You actually caught a cold? That's really bad."

Sera Masumi stood up with a smile.

Hayashi Yoshiki gently patted Ai Haibara's head.

After Conan suggested that they might have encountered a murder case, Sonoko and the others also felt something was wrong, so they prepared to go to compartment B of carriage 8 to check the situation.

Lin Jiashu deliberately lagged behind with Xiao Ai.

"What's wrong? You look terrible."

"...There are organized people on this train."

Ai Haibara looked at him with fear and difficulty.

This train will not stop until it reaches its final destination, meaning that she cannot get off the train before that point.

"I know that."

"...You know?"

"Yes."

Lin Jiashu responded softly.

This incident differed significantly from the original storyline.

First, Amuro Tooru learned of Sherry's existence through an email sent to Kindaichi's office.

In the original story, Amuro Tooru secretly opened the Mouri Detective Agency's computer to investigate and saw the video of Sherry that Kojima Genta had sent back... However, while he was looking at the information, the video was hacked into the computer and deleted by Akai Shuichi, who was disguised as Okiya Subaru.

This led to Shuichi Akai knowing that Bourbon had infiltrated the Mouri Detective Agency and obtained information about Sherry. He then shared this information with Conan, allowing the latter to make preparations in advance and invite his mother, Yukiko Kudo, onto the train to deal with the incident.

However, without Shuichi Akai, Conan has no way of knowing that the organization is targeting Ai Haibara, which also means that Yukiko Kudo is not present.

All that guy needs to deal with now is the case that just happened.

"Don't worry, I've already planned everything."

Lin Jiashu gently stroked Ai Haibara's head, "However, just in case... let me keep the temporary antidote you have on you for safekeeping."

"you……"

"Given your personality, you might suddenly lose your mind and want to sacrifice yourself under pressure, so please give me the antidote for safekeeping."

Lin Jiashu looked at her and reiterated very seriously.

His fair, handsome face turned toward her, making Ai Haibara forget the fear she had just experienced in the sixth carriage... She lowered her head, took out a small box containing the temporary antidote that she was carrying, and handed it to Yoshiki Hayashi.

The latter took it and smiled.

The temporary antidote is in hand.

Although Lin Jiashu doesn't need this for the time being, just like aptX4869, even if he doesn't use it, he can't do without it.

"...What exactly do you want to do?"

"Shhh."

Lin Jiashu put his index finger to his lips in a shushing gesture and laughed:

"Leave everything to me this time. You just need to act like a little kid with a cold."

Volume Two

Chapter 1: Brother Jiashu, you're a police officer, right?

"You're saying you've solved the mystery of the missing bodies?"

The train attendant chuckled upon hearing Conan's explanation, "But the mystery puzzle game hasn't even had a question yet."

"But look, we received these cards."

"We received it too."

"let me see……"

Conan and Sonoko Suzuki each handed over the letter that asked them to play the roles of detective and accomplice, and the flight attendant accepted it with some suspicion.

He quickly pointed out that the two letters were indeed designed the same as the clue cards used in previous years, but the puzzles written on them were completely different from the tricks he had heard about this year.

Lin Jiashu did not participate in their negotiations.

He stood behind several children and girls, his attention mostly focused on his phone, seemingly editing a text message.

Ai Haibara, who had been keeping her head down, couldn't help but stare at him.

What exactly does Cointreau want to do?

She didn't think the other party would take her and everyone else into danger... But ever since she sensed the terrifying aura of the organization's members in carriage number 6, that pinprick-like threat had been constantly following her, making her heart feel like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand, making it hard to breathe.

Yoshiki Hayashi: "Kaito-kun, you're already on this train, right?"

After receiving no reply to the text message within two minutes, Lin Jiashu decided to make a phone call directly.

—Kaito Kuroba would of course silence his phone when he was on the move, but the vibration when a call came in was enough to alert him.

Soon, Lin Jiashu received a reply on his phone.

Kaito Kuroba: "What? I wasn't here."

Lin Jiashu: "I need your help with something this time. If you refuse, I'll come and arrest you right now."

Kaito Kuroba: "Huh?"

Kaito Kuroba: "I don't believe you. Come on then, if you dare. I'll consider whether to help you or not after you catch me."

well.

Having achieved his goal, Lin Jiashu put away his phone.

After learning more from the train attendant, Ran and the others were indeed uneasy about the scenario Conan described, so they all headed towards the eighth carriage.

The steam train rattled and clattered as it entered the long tunnel.

The bright corridor suddenly became dark, and Lin Jiashu and the others walked to compartment B of the eighth carriage under such circumstances.

Sonoko raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Hey, uncle, the trap you set has been broken. Come out and explain to everyone now."

no respond.

The knocking on the garden door grew louder.

Finally, Sonoko reached out and turned the doorknob. The door wasn't locked, but when she tried to open it, the security chain caught her, and she could only see inside through the crack in the door.

"Seriously, what's going on?"

The scene seen through the crack in the door was a man named Murohashi Etsuto sitting silently on the sofa, with a lot of blood flowing from his temple... Sonoko, who witnessed this scene, thought the other party was playing some kind of deduction game and was not nervous at all. However, Conan, who was closest to him, smelled gunpowder.

"Something's wrong, Xiaolan, can you open the door for me?"

"Okay!"

Lin Jiashu immediately grabbed the doorknob.

Xiao Lan, who was called upon, did not hesitate and immediately stepped in to help.

With a loud "bang!", the security chain inside the door was snapped, and the door was opened.

Conan rushed into the room immediately to check the situation.

Naturally, Murohashi Etsuto was dead, and he was still clutching a gun in his hand... Considering that this was on a speeding train, and that the room had just been secured with a security chain, anyone's first reaction would be that he had hidden himself and committed suicide.

"It is more likely a homicide."

"There were no burn marks around the gunshot wound on his temple. If it was a suicide shot where the gun was held to his head, the high temperature of the muzzle at that moment would have left burn marks on his temple."

"Furthermore, there were bullet holes on the sofa opposite the deceased... This was probably left to allow the deceased's cuffs to collect gunpowder residue from the shooting, making him look more like a suicide, but it was a bit of an overkill."

Lin Jiashu followed him into the room.

Although he was a step slower than Conan and Sera Masumi in his movements, his observation speed was no slower than theirs.

Sera Masumi looked at him in surprise, then added, "That's right. Judging from the scene, I guess there should be traces of gunpowder residue on the murderer's body... However, on a train traveling at such a high speed, you can just throw your clothes out the window to get rid of them, and as for any residue on your hands, you can probably just wash them off."

"But what can be confirmed is that the prisoner is still on the train, and most likely it is the person in this eighth carriage."

Conan also revealed a confident smile as he spoke.

The group of people talking in the room and the corridor, along with the chattering of several children, quickly attracted the attention of the other passengers in the same carriage.

The passengers in carriage eight came out of their rooms one after another to ask why it was so noisy. Some speculated that the mystery of the train had begun. They were all shocked when they learned that a real murder had occurred.

Xiao Lan immediately informed the flight attendant about the incident.

—So the steam train, which was known for never stopping until its final destination, announced over the loudspeaker that it would stop at a nearby station.

While waiting, Xiaolan and Yuanzi took the children back to carriage 7, so as not to disturb Lin Jiashu and the others.

"..."