Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 164: The Dark Mysterious Train (Part 2)

The reporter smiled and nodded at the little girl, explaining his purpose. "I've heard this train only runs once a year, but this time, Mr. Suzuki Jirokichi has specially ordered it to run again, even displaying precious gems inside, just to attract the Kaito Kid. I think this will make a great story, so I booked a ride in advance."

At the mention of Kaito Kidd, Sonoko became more talkative. "That's right, Mr. Kidd is planning to show up this time too. So I'm going to get there first and secretly hide a letter expressing my endless love for him inside the train. What do you think?"

Sonoko looked at Xiaolan with loving eyes.

Xiaolan was shocked by Sonoko's actions and her eyes popped out: "Kid probably doesn't have time to steal the letter you wrote. Besides, if you do that, Mr. Kyogoku will be really angry."

"My love for Kidd-sama is a different kind of love."

At this time, Sera came over and said, "For me, compared to that thief, I am more interested in the reasoning puzzle game that is always played on the train."

Soon, a crowd of people gathered at the station, preparing to board the train. However, one of them, Mr. Murohashi, complained, "What the hell is going on? I originally reserved a room in car 8, the first-class cabin I've always used, but why did it end up in car 7?"

The conductor was somewhat helpless. "Regarding this matter, just as I informed you a few days ago, due to an operational error on our part, there was a duplicate reservation. We have no choice but to change the location of your room, Mr. Murohashi."

"I've always loved that room, so I book it as soon as it opens every year. Who on earth managed to snatch my spot?"

"It's me," said Maori Kogoro, walking over. "I'm so sorry, because my daughter is friends with the owner of this car."

"But as long as I'm here, you can rest assured. No matter what strange things happen on the train, as long as I, the famous detective Mouri Poirot, take action, I will definitely make all the truth come to light." Mouri Kogoro, who likes the Orient Express Murder Case, deliberately pronounced his name to sound like detective "Poirot".

Kogoro Mouri lit a cigarette in front of a group of people. Although it was quickly taken away and extinguished by Xiaolan, the abnormal reaction of the passengers in car number 8 still caught Conan's attention.

After some tugging, everyone boarded the train. With the roar of steam, the train slowly pulled out of Tokyo Station and headed towards its final destination, Nagoya.

Conan and his friends' room was in carriage number six. The three little ones were looking at the scenery outside the window with excitement, while the novelist was sitting listlessly in his seat, not even paying attention to the little girl who came over to pull his sleeve.

[Little girl: Stop acting, Aoife, and get up and play with me.]

[Novelist: No, I’m not acting anymore. I think I’m a little carsick…]

[Entomologist:?]

[Reporter: Why don't you find an excuse to leave and come to my place? I have some motion sickness medicine in my bag. Miss Emily prepared it for me.]

[Doctor: After what happened last night, I have to pay attention to everyone's health. I also prepared some medicine for Alice.]

[Novelist: That's great! I'll find an excuse to slip away right away.]

The novelist slowly stood up under the gaze of several people. "I really don't want to give up. I plan to find Ms. Lamb's room and talk to her..."

With that, the novelist left the room.

Conan had no choice but to ask the little girl: "Alice, do you know what Mrs. Dros has?"

The little girl pretended to think for a moment before answering, "As for appearance, he should be very similar to me. As for other features... he will have the same scar on his left hand as my father. I heard from Uncle Norton that the scar was accidentally injured during a 'game'."

Conan nodded: My previous guess was correct.

Then they started talking about the reasoning puzzles on the train.

Huibara: "I heard that the train's mystery activities involve randomly selecting the criminal and victim from among the passengers. When something happens, the other passengers will all play detective and must find the criminal before reaching the terminal."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dr. Agasa heard a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw no one outside. There was only a letter lying quietly on the ground.

"Congratulations, you have been chosen to play the role of detective. In ten minutes, an incident will occur in Room B of carriage number seven, and a search must be carried out." Conan read out the contents of the letter.

The three little ones were very excited and immediately took everyone to room B of carriage number seven. Only Dr. Agasa was left in the room, who was checking the bag.

Conan was a little confused: Isn’t it said that everyone is a detective?

After finding the room, Conan knocked on the door and opened it. As expected, a masked man inside "shot" Mr. Murohashi and fled the scene.

Yuan Tai exclaimed: "Great, it looks like the real thing!"

As the three little ones cheered, everyone chased after the "murderer". Conan and Huiyuan both smiled and said, "Rather than calling this a reasoning game, it's better to call it hide-and-seek."

After chasing for a while, everyone lost sight of the "murderer".

Mitsuhiko complained: "There's really nothing we can do. There are independent guest rooms everywhere here. If he enters a room, we won't be able to find him."

At this time, the conductor of this carriage came over and asked: "Is this your first time on this train?"

Ayumi nodded: "Yeah."

"If that's the case, it would be best to return to your room immediately. We'll use the intercom to announce the details of this mystery puzzle."

Conan was a little surprised: "No incident has happened yet?"

The conductor checked his watch and replied, "Yes, the mystery puzzle won't start until an hour later."

The driver's answer surprised Conan, and the little girl said in a panic: "Then what we just saw, could it be a real incident?"

Conan, who also thought of this, ran straight to the room he had just been in, and the others followed one by one. When Haibara started, she noticed Vermouth disguised as Scar Akai behind her, which frightened her and made her speed up to catch up with the main group.

The few people who ran to the room where the incident happened opened the door, but only saw Xiaolan and Sonoko sitting on their seats drinking tea, and Sera standing aside with a letter in her hand.

Seeing several people rushing in rashly, Yuanzi complained: "Really, before entering a lady's room, at least knock on the door first."

Conan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Um, this should be carriage number seven, right?"

"What are you talking about? This is car number 8. I just came into this room to play." Sera answered while standing.

"Ah?" Conan began to brainstorm for a moment.