Chapter 1393 The dark mysterious train (departure)
Tokyo Metropolitan Central Station, platform.
"Wow! That's great!"
"This is my first time seeing a steam engine train!"
"It's really courageous..."
The three little ones looked at the dark old-fashioned steam locomotive in front of them and couldn't help but praise it.
Even Conan put his hands in his pockets and looked at the "huge iron block" in front of him with great interest.
After all, for most men, locomotives have a special kind of charm...of course, not in human form.
Only Haiyuan Ai, who was standing at the back, closed his eyes slightly and said: "Only the appearance is SL type..."
"It is said that this train is actually equipped with the latest diesel engine."
When the third child heard what Hui Yuan Ai said, his eyes that were originally full of interest also lost some color.
Genta: "What? I thought I could experience the feeling of riding a steam locomotive..."
Ayumi: "In this case, wouldn't it be the same as taking an ordinary train?"
Seeing the three little ones losing interest, Conan glanced at Haiyuan Ai helplessly, then whispered in her ear, "Hey, can't you be so straightforward when you speak?"
Hui Yuan Ai's eyelids drooped, but he said in a very serious tone: "If you don't have high expectations long ago, you won't be too disappointed when you actually get on the ride, right?"
well……
Conan sighed helplessly in his heart. This guy has his own reasons every time, and he really can't defeat her.
At this time, Suzuki Sonoko from behind was also a little embarrassed and said: "Little devils, although the engine is not steam-driven, the ride experience inside is definitely the first-class sightseeing train in Japan~"
"This is all thanks to the Suzuki Foundation, the owner of the Suzuki train~ I have specially prepared a good seat for you!"
"But our location is completely different from yours. We want to take a luxurious and shining first-class carriage!"
"Okay!" The three little ones agreed in unison.
Yuanzi squinted his eyes slightly, actually thinking to himself: Haha, the kid is so easy to fool...
The "we" that Sonoko refers to refers to her, Xiaolan, and Mouri Kogoro.
Since there were so many people riding the mysterious train this time, it had to be accommodated in two carriages.
Especially the first-class carriage, even if it costs Suzuki two thousand dollars, it is very difficult to get it.
After all, other first-class passengers are either rich or expensive, so they cannot easily cancel their reserved seats and lose the credibility of the Suzuki Consortium.
Under Suzuki Sonoko's persuasion, Suzuki Jirokichi, who originally planned to take the train, instead waited for the train to arrive at Nagoya Station and gave up the first-class compartment to Sonoko.
As for why Sonoko insists on the first-class carriage this time, it is not to show her identity and status.
But...
"This time, Uncle Jiroji deliberately displayed noble rubies in the first-class carriage of the train just to attract Kidd-sama to show up!"
"So this time I plan to take advantage of the opportunity of being near the water platform to secretly hide my confession letter expressing my endless love to Lord Kidd in the train in advance!"
"Xiaolan, what do you think of my courtship plan?!"
When mentioning Kaitou Kidd, Suzuki Sonoko's eyes turned into heart shapes, and the girl covered her hands with joy.
In contrast, Mao Lilan showed her beady eyes and looked at her best friend speechlessly.
"What about..."
"I don't think Kidd has time to steal the letters you wrote, right?"
"And if you do this, Mr. Kyogoku will really be angry..."
Faced with the warning from her best friend, Sonoko didn't care at all and turned around to defend herself, "My love for Kidd-sama is a different kind of love!"
But at this moment, Conan, who was standing low, said quietly, "But I don't think Kidd will show up this time."
"Ah?" Yuanzi pinched his waist and asked Conan angrily, "Kid, what did you say?"
Conan was not afraid at all, and said calmly: "Because every time Kidd appears, it always happens on a moonlit night. This train is in daytime the whole time, so Kidd will most likely not show up."
"Ah?" Yuanzi was stunned and tapped his chin with his fingertips, "Is that so?"
"After you, little brat, said it, it seems to be true..."
Conan put his hands in his pockets, looking very confident in his reasoning.
In fact, he could guess that Kidd would not focus on this gem. In addition to the pattern of Kidd's crimes every time, he also knew about his cousin.
Kuroba Kaito has completed his purpose of finding his father, so there is no need to risk being caught to steal the gems.
Kaitou Kidd will become a thing of the past...
"For me, I am more interested in the mystery puzzle game that I play every time in the train than the thief~"
At this time, a neutral voice came from behind Mao Lilan and others.
Mao Lilan and others turned around and found that it was Sera Masumi.
"Zhenchun! Why are you here?"
Sera Masaki narrowed his eyes and smiled, explaining: "I heard on the phone, Xiaolan, that the mysterious train you mentioned seemed very interesting, so I came here..."
"By the way, are you the only ones?"
Mao Lilan shook her head, "No, there is still my father...but he was still here just now, and I don't know where he went now."
"oh……"
Seriang nodded clearly and glanced at the people gathered here at Mao Lilan. Although most of them were unfamiliar faces, some of them were familiar.
For example, Conan.
Ever since she learned the truth from Qin Zhibo, she also knew that Conan was a smaller version of Kudo Shinichi.
"Conan, hello~"
Conan's eyes were surprised when Sera said hello to him specifically, "Hello..."
At this time, Yuanzi also asked Mao Lilan in confusion, "Who is this person?"
Before Mao Lilan could speak, Sera took the initiative to introduce: "My name is Sera Masumi. I am 17 years old and I am a detective."
"I met Xiaolan, Conan, Uncle Maori, and Dr. Ali in London before and spent some time together..."
"I just returned to Japan a few days ago. Please give me your advice in the future~"
Saying that, Seriang took the initiative to extend his hand to Yuanzi.
Sonoko looked at Sera Masumi in front of her. Although she wore a tough style of brown jacket and jeans, her appearance was particularly delicate, especially her smile had a hint of sweetness.
This one also feels good...
Suzuki Sonoko's eyes were slightly stunned, and she stretched out her right hand blankly and held it with Sera Masumi's hand.
"My name is Suzuki Sonoko...please give me some advice..."
The short Conan saw that Sonoko was acting like a nymphomaniac again, so he reminded her without any trace: "Sister Sera! Did you come alone?"
"Yes, I am alone..."
Before Seriang finished speaking, the garden next to him, including the three little ones at the lower end, shouted in surprise: "Sister!"
"That's right." Conan turned around and explained, "Sister Sera is a girl, so of course I have to call her sister..."
Everyone: Uh...
Shiliang scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "Haha~ It's true Conan, I originally wanted to maintain a sense of mystery..."
While everyone was chatting, in another carriage not far away, several passengers were preparing to get on.
"Isn't this Mr. Anton?"
"Long time no see, let me help you carry your luggage?"
Just as he said this, the conductor at the carriage door reached out to pick up the luggage of the man opposite.
But the man with glasses and a mustache did not hand him the huge board slung on his shoulder, but said.
"No, no need to trouble you."
"This is an important item entrusted to me by the client for safekeeping. Because the frame inside is made of pure gold, it is very heavy..."
"It's a pity that the painting itself is just an ordinary fake. After the appraisal, I have to take it back to Nagoya and return it to the client."
Hearing this, the conductor was stunned.
"Strange, the terminal station of this train has not been officially announced to everyone. Why does Mr. Anton know it?"
Just when Anton was about to explain, another pair of figures walked up not far away.
"As long as we do a little research on this kind of thing, we should be able to understand it, right?"
The speaker was a burly man with a Chinese character face, a rough beard on his chin, and a long black backpack behind his back.
Next to the man is a woman with slanted eyes wearing a sunhat, and gold jewelry on her ears and neck.
The woman said calmly: "Of all the trains today, only the train to Nagoya has been temporarily changed..."
The conductor looked at the two of them and recognized them.
"It turns out it's Mr. Noto and Miss Deha. You two are here to ride the mysterious train again this year..."
At this moment, an old voice came from the other side of the conductor.
"Although we come every year, the only thing that can arouse our curiosity and interest are the reasoning puzzles held in the car..."
The old woman sitting in the wheelchair wore a hat with a dim veil hanging down, like the veil that widowed women in Europe use to cover their faces at funerals.
The old woman looked back at the woman pushing the wheelchair behind her and asked, "Are you right? Sumitomo?"
"Yes, ma'am."
The conductor looked at the people in front of him and immediately stood respectfully.
"As expected of all of you who are keen on reasoning, I am blind to the truth..."
At this time, a fat man came running from not far away and came over to question the conductor.
"Hey! What the hell is going on?"
"I have been booking first-class cabin No. 8 for a long time. Why did it become No. 7 this time?"
The conductor immediately apologized, "I'm really sorry. This matter is the same as what I contacted you a few days ago..."
"Due to a system error, your first reservation was unsuccessful. When I made your second reservation, I could only change the location of your room, Mr. Murohashi."
When the man named "Murohashi" heard this, he became even more angry.
"Damn it! I have always liked that location, so I make a reservation as soon as possible every year when reservations open!"
"Who on earth stepped in and took my position!"
The conductor narrowed his eyes and smiled, not embarrassed to tell the real reason why the reservation failed.
In fact, the real reason is that the carriage was booked by Suzuki Jirokichi.
No matter how fast you are, can you beat the organizer?
However, it is said that Suzuki Jiroyoshi will not be riding this train, but will be given to another important member of the Suzuki Consortium.
But just when the conductor was about to fool him and wait for the other party to calm down, a voice came from not far away.
"That's me..."
I saw a middle-aged man in a blue suit walking over while stroking his beard under his nose.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, because my daughter is friends with the owner of this train, so she jumped in line..."
"But you can rest assured that as long as I am on this train, no matter what strange events happen in the train, with my famous detective Maoli Bolang here, all the truth will come to light!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the "Maoli Bollang" winked playfully and lit a cigarette.
Of course, "Mouri Boro" is not his famous name, Moori Kogoro is.
The people present recognized Mouri Kogoro's identity, and all of them looked shocked. They were shocked and speechless.
But at this moment, Mao Lilan's voice came from behind.
"Dad! What are you doing here?"
Mouri Kogoro, who was holding a cigarette in his mouth, was stunned, "I was just saying hello to the other guests in Car No. 8..."
"Really, you can't smoke here!"
Mao Lilan snatched the cigarette from Mao Li Kogoro's mouth and stuffed it into the ashtray he carried with him.
"Come with me quickly. We all need to take a group photo in front of Car No. 6 before departure. You are the only one missing."
"Oh, that's it..."
Just like that, Mouri Kogoro, who was pretending to be beeping, was forcefully pushed away by Maori Lan.
However, Conan, who was worried that Mouri Kogoro was faking it, came over to take a look, looked at the passengers in the No. 8 carriage standing there, and felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Why is the atmosphere suddenly tense?
Is it because of your reaction after knowing that your uncle is a detective?
…
Mouri Kogoro returned to the team, and then the entire team gathered.
There are three members of the Mori family, including Dr. Agasa, Ai Haibara, the three little ones, Sonoko and Sera, a total of 10 people.
Among them, Mouri Kogoro, Mouri Ran, and Sonoko got on the train in Car No. 8, which is the luxury car.
This is the closest location to the gems that Kaitou Kidd might want to take, and it's also a good location for getting closer to the water and being on a first-come-first-served basis.
Dr. Agasa and all the members of the Young Detective Team boarded the train in Car No. 6, which was one car away.
Sera was the only passenger in Car No. 5 and could only board the train in Car No. 5 alone.
"Bye~"
"I'll visit you in your carriage later after the train departs!"
Sera waved to the people in other compartments, and then showed the ring pass on his finger to the conductor.
"Welcome to ride this mysterious train."
The conductor bowed slightly and invited Serang onto the train.
She wandered a few meters further in the carriage and soon found her compartment.
Since Sera Masumi got the news about the mysterious train relatively late, she couldn't get a ticket for a separate carriage, so she had to share a carriage with others.
When she pushed the door open and entered, the stranger who was traveling with her was already sitting on the chair.
"Hello, my name is Sera Masumi~"
Seriang took the initiative to say hello to the stranger.
The stranger also raised his head and responded with a polite smile.