Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1400: Dark Mysterious Train (Fire)

"five years ago?"

At this time, Kogoro Mori had not yet found out the relationship between the people in carriage No. 8. He just thought that they were "train friends" who had been riding this mysterious train together for many years.

Miss Izumi next to her was stunned, "Are you talking about the fire five years ago?"

"Yes..." Anton lowered his head and nodded.

"What fire?" asked Kogoro Mouri puzzledly.

At this time, Anton's method of committing the crime had been completely exposed, and there was no need for him to hold back on his motives, so he took the initiative to confess.

"In fact, all of us are survivors of a villa fire incident five years ago."

"That villa belonged to a capitalist. He held a birthday party in the villa that day and invited us to attend."

“I was at the party with my wife that night, but I was the only one who escaped from the fire alive.”

"I originally thought it was just an unfortunate accident, but two years ago, I saw the painting that was supposed to have been burned in the fire being sold at an art auction."

"I thought it was weird, so I secretly investigated the owner of the painting, and the name I found out was Murohashi..."

Hearing this, the other people in Carriage 8 all showed surprised expressions.

Only Qin Zhibo had guessed that the fire incident five years ago must be the motive, so he was not surprised.

Anton continued, "Murohashi stole the paintings from the villa, and then set fire to the capitalist's collection room in order to cover up his theft."

"Unexpectedly, the fire grew bigger and bigger, killing many innocent people..."

"I originally thought that the man wanted to mourn the people who died in the fire incident just like us, which is why he took the first-class carriage built by the Suzuki Group for the capitalist every year, so I wanted to persuade him to surrender."

"But when he played the victim of the mystery game and I played the criminal, waiting for the children who came to find the clues, that guy said..."

"Playing the role of a victim made him very excited. He felt like he was still alive... It also reminded him of the precious memories of being rescued from the fire and surviving with great difficulty."

“I didn’t expect that man to say those words with such a happy look on his face!”

"Even my wife unfortunately died in the thick smoke..."

Having said this, Anton sobbed and shed two lines of tears.

Qin Zhibo looked at Anton expressionlessly, and realized that he should be prepared for both situations.

If Murohashi had a good attitude towards confessing his guilt and had turned himself in to the police, he would not have killed anyone.

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to kill his enemies himself.

At this time, Maori Kogoro said seriously: "For the rest, wait until the train stops and talk to the police."

In order to prevent Anton from escaping or committing suicide, Kogoro Mori decided to lock him in his own carriage first and hand him over to the police when the train stops.

Just as Kogoro Mouri was taking the people to Room C, Masumi Sera ran over from the end of the corridor and brought the identification results of the three little ones.

"Those videos are useless! Those kids said..."

Sera Masumi ran over and saw Anton walking into Room C with tears on his face. She instantly realized something.

"Has the murderer been found?"

"yes……"

As soon as Kogoro Mori finished speaking, the conductor next to him immediately started to flatter him.

"As expected of the famous detective Maori Kogoro-san! What a brilliant deduction!"

Upon hearing this compliment, Maori Kogoro, whose vanity was satisfied, immediately scratched his head and laughed, "Haha~ Cases of this level will be a piece of cake for me, Maori Bolang, to take action!"

However, Sera Masumi turned her head and looked at Conan, who was standing shorter, with a meaningful look.

Only this little "magician" could solve the case in such a short time...

Conan did not notice Sera Masumi's eyes, but was just reviewing the reasoning process of the case.

Although Kogoro Mouri completed the reasoning with his own hints, this time even he was dragged down by someone.

The first person to solve the case should be that man...

Conan turned his head and looked at Mr. Noto from Room A, one of the passengers in Car No. 8 who was standing nearby.

Although the passengers in this carriage were there to mourn the victims of the fire, they were also mystery fans themselves and must have certain reasoning abilities.

But with such outstanding reasoning ability, he is no longer an ordinary mystery fan.

He was the first to identify the murderer by the process of elimination, and the first to discover that there was something wrong with the paintings the murderer was carrying, and he took the initiative to bring the topic to this.

What seemed to be Kogoro Mori's own reasoning was actually done under his guidance.

And when he was about to help Kogoro Mori, it was this man who directly handed him a rope to demonstrate how the murderer could open the door.

Even the broken security chain had an extra iron ring, which this person could see through at a glance without entering the scene, and could tell from it how the secret room was built.

Such terrifying reasoning and observation abilities...

Who exactly is this man?

Conan stared at the man in front of him and suddenly noticed that the man was not wearing the train pass ring on his hand.

Although the ring is a pass to board the train, it does not belong to the passenger and must be returned to the organizer after getting off the train.

Most people are afraid of losing their rings during travel, so they choose to wear the rings on their hands, including their own.

But the man was not wearing the ring.

Why is that?
Suddenly, Conan's eyes changed and an idea popped into his mind.

The reason why she doesn't wear a ring is probably because the size of the ring doesn't quite match the thickness of her finger, and she's afraid that people will notice this, so she simply doesn't wear it.

However, before the organizer distributes the rings, they will collect data on the thickness of the passengers' fingers and then distribute rings of appropriate sizes.

The size of the Noto ring in front of me is not suitable for the thickness of my finger, which can only mean...

The person in front of me is not the real Noto!

Besides Vermouth, there is only that person in this world who has such exquisite disguise and voice-changing skills!
Thinking of this, Conan quietly approached Noto's feet, put his hands behind his back and spoke softly.

"Didn't you say you would never set your sights on gems again?"

Qin Zhibo, who was thinking about something, looked down and saw a dwarf with drooping eyelids, looking up at him with a helpless look.

"Little boy, what are you talking about?"

"Stop pretending..."

In order to avoid being discovered by others, Conan turned around and said calmly: "You didn't wear the ring because the thickness of the ring is not suitable for your finger, right?"

"Didn't we agree on this on the plane? I will never touch gems again..."

Qin Zhibo was stunned and realized that Conan mistook him for Kaito Kid.

amount……

It turned out that my performance just now was somewhat "extra clever".

But this is not his fault. After all, Conan is a little slow in solving cases. Qin Zhibo is afraid that someone can't wait, and Mouri Kogoro suspects himself, so he can only help him speed up.

There are only three paths before me now.

One is to admit that he is Kaito Kidd.

However, Conan will definitely go find Kuroba Kaito afterwards and teach his cousin a lesson: don't try to steal, or you will be caught.

Kuroba Kaito became Kuroko Kaito.

The second is to admit “I am your father”——Qin Zhibo.

However, Conan will definitely ask on the spot why he was disguised like this, and then learn about the hunting plan on the train.

The reason why he chose not to bring Conan to "play" this time was because Toru Amuro didn't want his undercover identity to be known to more people.

It is common sense that for an undercover agent, the fewer people who know the details of his ID card, the safer he will be.

The third is to play dumb and continue to act like a "Noto". Just as Qin Zhibo was making his decision, a scream suddenly came from the D compartment of carriage No. 8.

"what--!"

Kogoro Mouri, who was receiving praise, heard the voice and hurried to the door of Room D.

Just as he was about to raise his fist to knock on the door, a pair of figures rushed out.

It was the old woman in the wheelchair in Room D, and the strong maid who accompanied her.

"Hey! What's going on?" Kogoro Mouri grabbed the arm of the strong maid and asked.

"on fire!"

"The room is on fire!"

Kogoro Mouri turned his head and looked into the room. The thick smoke in the room blocked his view and the smell was so choking that he couldn't go in to check.

"on fire?!"

"Why is there a fire out of nowhere?"

Kogoro Mori was surprised and confused when the passengers in car No. 8 screamed at the same time and ran towards car No. 7.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo immediately showed a look of horror and fled with the large group.

"what--!"

"Hey!"

When Conan saw his "cousin" running away screaming, he wanted to chase him, but as soon as the other party's long legs started running, he quickly disappeared.

On this side, Kogoro Mori took off his suit and wanted to rush into room D to put out the fire, but at this time thick smoke came out of the last carriage at the end of the train.

The conductor opened the door, took a look, and was choked by the thick smoke.

"Cough cough..."

"Oh no! The baggage room is also on fire!"

Shira and Conan ran over and said anxiously: "Uncle Maori, there is no way to put out the fire, let's evacuate first!"

Seeing this, Kogoro Mori could only ask the conductor to quickly notify the train of the fire by radio.

……

Carriage 6, Room D.

"Emergency notice! There is a fire in carriage 8 of this train. For safety reasons, passengers in carriages 7 and 6 are requested to get up as soon as possible and go to the carriage in front for shelter!"

"Repeat it again..."

Mao Lilan and others in carriage No. 6 were resting in the carriage when they suddenly heard the conductor's urgent voice coming from the loudspeaker on the ceiling.

"Fire?"

"I remember we are in carriage number 6, right?"

"Um……"

"Then we have to evacuate quickly!"

The three little ones looked at each other and came to the same conclusion.

Suzuki Sonoko showed a surprised expression, and then sighed: "Isn't it so unlucky? Why do I always encounter this kind of thing?"

As the host of the event, what Sonoko was sad about was not that her own train had turned into a "real train", but why such things always happened?

The last time I was on the Aphrodite, the ship sank.

This time we took the Suzuki Express train, and the train caught fire.

What a coincidence!

In fact, what Sonoko didn't know was that the probability of her and Conan and others encountering an accident while riding in public transportation was almost equal to the probability of her meeting a scumbag in her early "blind date".

That's almost 100%!

Just 10 seconds after the notice was issued, the sound of running was heard in the corridor of the carriage.

When Mao Lilan opened the door, she saw the corridor full of passengers fleeing to the front carriage.

After all, water and fire are merciless, and escaping is urgent.

"Doctor and Sonoko, take the children to the front carriage for shelter first!"

"Xiao Lan, what about you?"

As a good friend, Sonoko could hear something unusual in Xiaolan's words.

"I'm going to the bathroom to find Ai..."

"Don't worry, I'll meet you guys when I find her!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaolan ran back against the flow of people.

Professor Agasa and Sonoko looked at Xiaolan's receding back, and knew that there was no way they could call her back, so they could only quickly protect the three little ones and move them to the front carriage.

At the same time, Haibara Ai, who was still in the bathroom, also heard the fire notice announced outside.

it has started……

Ai Huihara looked at the half of her face reflected at the bottom of the mirror and finally made up her mind.

In her right hand she held a red and white capsule, which was the temporary antidote for APTX-4869.

As long as you take this antidote, you can turn back into an adult within 30 seconds.

After turning into an adult, he took the initiative to find Vermouth and tried to negotiate with her whether he could use his death in exchange for her letting go of the people around him.

Although there is no guarantee that Vermouth will agree to his request, this is the only way.

Huihara Ai held the medicine in her right hand and slowly put it into her mouth.

Sister Chengshi, Dr. Agasa, Conan Edogawa, Ran Maoli, Ayumi...

Many familiar people and faces flashed through my mind uncontrollably.

There was also a sore and swollen feeling in my eyes, as if some bitter liquid was flowing out from the corners of my eyes uncontrollably.

I'm sorry, Mom, I still can't understand...

This medicine is the only one that cannot be made...

Haibara Ai raised the capsule and was about to put it into her mouth when the toilet door next to her exploded with a bang.

Haibara Ai was startled and turned her head like a frightened kitten.

I saw Mao Lilan supporting the door frame with both hands, breathing heavily.

"Huh...huh..."

"Xiao Ai, come with me!"

The background behind Mao Lilan is spreading thick smoke, and the fire seems to have spread to this carriage.

Before Haibara Ai could figure out what was going on, Mouri Ran pulled her out of the bathroom and forcibly carried her forward.

In the strong arms of Mouri Ran, Haibara Ai could not make any struggle and could only let her do whatever she wanted.

"How...how did you find me?"

"I asked the conductor and he said a girl asked for a blanket and went into the toilet in carriage No. 7..."

Ran Mouri ran forward while answering Haibara Ai's questions.

Only then did Haibara Ai remember that in order to avoid dying in an ugly state without clothes after she grew bigger, she had asked the conductor for a blanket to wrap her body in advance.

Now the blanket has also fallen into the toilet.

I can't seem to go back and get it...