Conan, Dr. Agasa, Kogoro Mori, Sonoko, and the three little ones were all crowded together in Sera Masumi's car.
Although this train focuses on luxury, each room is relatively spacious and even has a separate sink and mirror in the corner.
But with so many people crammed into the room at once, it was still a bit crowded.
"Why hasn't Sister Xiaolan come back yet?"
"And Xiao Ai..."
The three little ones drooped their heads, worried about Haihara Ai and Mao Lilan who had not returned to the team for a long time.
Conan also already knew that Mao Lilan returned to the burning carriage in order to find Haihara Ai.
In fact, ever since the incident occurred in Car No. 8, he felt that something was wrong with Haihara Ai's reaction. He always lowered his head in a daze, but his eyes widened.
And this fire also started inexplicably.
The source of the fire should be Room D of Car No. 8, which is the room where the old lady in the wheelchair and the maid lived.
But according to other people's descriptions, they were all survivors who escaped from the fire five years ago and should be more cautious about fires.
However, those two people still set the room on fire...
And the strange thing is that the fire started a little too fast. It was obviously the D room on fire, but the luggage compartment also suddenly caught fire.
The two places are obviously far apart, so there should be no reason for them to catch fire at the same time.
There was also smoke coming out of Car No. 7 suddenly, which was really unreasonable.
At this moment, Mouri Kogoro couldn't sit still anymore, stood up from his seat, opened the door and walked out.
When Conan saw it, he quickly stopped and asked, "Uncle, where are you going?"
Mouri Kogoro lowered his head and replied: "I'm going to find Xiaolan."
Conan: "I'll go too..."
Looking at Conan's extremely determined eyes, Mouri Kogoro was silent for two seconds and did not answer, but he also acquiesced to Conan to follow him.
The two left the room, and the seating position in the room became much more relaxed.
At this time, Sonoko glanced at the room and asked Sera: "Sera, are you the only one in this room?"
"No." Sera Masumi shook her head, "There was another passenger with me, but I don't know where she went now..."
"Perhaps he ran to a car farther forward to take refuge?"
…
Conan and Mouri Kogoro quickly passed through the connection of Car No. 5 and arrived at Car No. 6.
The corridor was still filled with smoke, but it was much less than at the beginning.
Through the thin smoke, the two did not see any ignition point.
The two quickly walked through the corridor and came to the conductor's seat at the rear of Car No. 6.
At this time, Conan, who had sharp eyes, saw something under the seat.
When he lay down and picked it up, he discovered that it was a silver jet tank. There was a weak gossamer-like smoke slowly spraying out from the nozzle of the tank.
"This is……"
Mouri Kogoro next to him also opened his eyes in surprise when he saw the gas tank that Conan picked up.
Obviously, the smoke that seemed to be caused by a fire in the car was actually ejected by this thing.
boom!
Suddenly, a violent explosion came from the rear of the carriage.
Mouri Kogoro and Conan were so shaken that they staggered and subconsciously reached out to hold on to the wall next to them to prevent them from falling to the ground.
"What is this sound?"
Looking in the direction of the rear of the car, Mouri Kogoro let out a confused sound.
Without saying a word, Conan dropped the gas tank in his hand and ran toward the rear of the train.
Xiaolan!
Xiaolan!
Conan gritted his teeth and called his childhood sweetheart's name countless times in his heart.
But before he could reach the back of the car, he found Mao Lilan at the connection between carriages 6 and 7.
I saw Mao Lilan sitting in a wheelchair, her body weakly leaning on the back of the wheelchair, her head tilted to one side, and her eyes closed tightly.
"Xiaolan!"
Conan hurriedly ran forward, and Mouri Kogoro, who followed from behind, also hurriedly checked on his daughter's condition.
I felt my pulse and found that it was relatively stable.
"She must have fainted..."
"Xiaolan!"
"Xiaolan!"
Mouri Kogoro shook Maori Lan's shoulders vigorously, trying to wake his daughter up.
And Conan looked at the wheelchair Mao Lilan was sitting in with some confusion, recalling that only the old lady with mobility difficulties in Car No. 8 had a wheelchair on this train.
If this wheelchair belongs to the old lady, where did the old lady go?
Conan looked around vigilantly, only to find several bullet holes scattered on the wall of the carriage next to him.
The locations of bullet holes are relatively scattered.
Moreover, there were bullet holes in the walls of the carriages on the left and right sides, indicating that there had just been a shootout where two people shot at each other.
Who were the two sides in the shootout?
"Dad, dad..."
Under Mouri Kogoro's continuous shaking, Maori Lan finally slowly opened her eyelids and woke up.
Mouri Kogoro showed a happy expression and asked concernedly: "Xiaolan, how are you?"
"I……"
Mao Lilan covered her head and recalled what had just happened.
I originally wanted to help the old lady take out the wheel that was stuck in the gap, but why did I suddenly faint?
besides……
"Xiao Ai!"
"Where is Xiao Ai?"
At this moment, Mao Lilan remembered the person she wanted to rescue in the first place, suddenly became energetic, and looked around nervously.
Mouri Kogoro looked around in confusion, "There is no one else here, only you..."
Just when Mao Lilan said she was going to find Xiao Ai, Conan took the initiative and said, "Sister Xiao Lan, please take a rest first, and I'll go find Haiyuan classmate."
"You? But..." Mao Lilan looked worried.
Conan smiled and comforted him: "It doesn't matter. The fire has been put out now. She should be hiding in a certain carriage..."
Conan ignored Mao Lilan's worried eyes, turned around and continued walking towards the car.
But at the same time, he also lifted the cover of the anesthesia needle watch on his wrist, ready to launch it at any time.
There was no one in the carriage that we passed just now, which meant that at least one of the people who had just engaged in the shootout was hiding in the next carriage.
Although I don’t know who fired the gun in the carriage, I will first use an anesthetic needle to disable one of them.
Because the fire was notified very urgently, all the doors of the carriage rooms were not locked in time and could be pushed open directly from the outside.
Room A, no one.
Room B, no one.
Room C...
Conan held the anesthesia needle watch and began to check the rooms in the carriage.
However, after checking the six rooms in Car No. 7, no one was found.
What's going on?
Could it be that he has escaped to Car No. 8?
Conan continued to carry the anesthesia needle and watch to Car No. 8.
Car No. 8 is a first-class car, and the cabin is wider than that of ordinary cars, so there are only 5 rooms in one car.
Conan still checked room by room, starting with room A on the outermost side.
This is Noto’s room, and of course, it’s also the room of “Phantom Thief Kidd”.
Conan entered the room and glanced around, but found no one.
There was a long black package placed on the seat, which aroused Conan's curiosity.
He walked in, opened the zipper on the package, and found a bamboo sword inside.
Conan then remembered that this "Noto" character was a former self-defense officer who loved to play kendo, and it was normal for him to carry a bamboo sword.
Apart from that, no shady contraband was found.
He went to the second carriage, room B, which was also the scene of the crime.
The deceased in room B was still lying on the chair, and there was no sign of anyone else in the room.
Next is Room C, which is also the room of the murderer Anton.
There was no one in the room, and Anton ran away as soon as the fire broke out.
Of course, he couldn't get anywhere on this speeding train and would eventually be caught by the police waiting at the terminal.
Room D, which is the room of the old lady and the maid, is also empty.
Conan carefully checked Room D and found no fire point.
But on the table, there was a gas can of the same type as the one found under the conductor's seat in Car No. 6.
This gas tank no longer emits smoke at all.
It seems that those two people were indeed the instigators of this incident...
Conan narrowed his eyes slightly, put the gas tank back into place, and continued to search for the next carriage.
Arriving at the door of compartment E, Conan braced himself and raised the anesthesia needle watch on his wrist to eye level.
Eliminate all possibilities, and the remaining one is the only possibility.
At present, all the carriages in front have been searched, and only the carriage in front of us is left.
The gunman is probably inside, and so is Haihara Ai...
Conan has already made preparations to kill the gunman holding Haibara Ai hostage as soon as he opens the door.
He took a deep breath, then stretched his feet forward and pushed the door open with his toes.
The door slowly opened, revealing that the room was still empty.
How is it possible?
Conan glared and rushed into the room to check.
There was only a woman's handbag left in Room E, but nothing else.
However, the windows of the train were completely shattered, and even the curtains were blown out of the window by the wind, and were fluttering wildly with the strong wind generated by the speeding train.
Could it be that the train passed a bridge just now and there was water under the bridge, so the gunman jumped off the train at that time?
Conan quickly ran to the window sill, stretched his head out of the car window and looked back.
But the scene outside the car window was speeding towards the rear at a speed of 100KM/h. Even if the other party jumped out of the car, he has already disappeared.
Cut~
Conan gritted his teeth and felt a little resentful. This was the first time that he had been so cowardly, letting the other party escape without even a chance to fight.
There is no other way, now I can only hurry up and look for Hui Yuan Ai.
Conan stood in the room for a while, then opened the door and left.
And right where he was staying one second ago, a bean-sized bead of sweat dropped to the ground the next second.
As the door closed softly, Bourbon, who was supported on the ceiling in a "big" shape, jumped to the ground. However, because his posture when landing was not standard, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"Bah..."
At this moment, he was holding his injured abdomen, sweat beads covering his forehead due to the pain, but he could only grit his teeth and hold on.
Why is Scotch whiskey here?
And who is the person in the luggage compartment?
…
On the viaduct over the water, a smoking car slowly stopped on the rails.
In the dark carriage, Haiyuan Ai huddled in the deepest part of the carriage, her body curled up in the corner of the luggage rack, like a frightened kitten.
At this moment, Hui Yuan Ai was really scared and stared nervously at the car.
Because besides her, there was another person in the dark carriage.
Wow...
In the chaotic ruins composed of collapsed luggage racks and suitcases, a figure gradually stood up, causing the surrounding scrap piles to make a sliding sound.
Since that person was standing in the backlight closer to the exit of the carriage, Haihara Ai could only see the figure of the other person, who was of medium height and relatively slender.
"You're right there?"
The other party stood there and suddenly asked in a voice.
The voice was a little low and hoarse.
However, Haiyuan Ai heard a familiar feeling from it.
But Hui Yuan Ai didn't dare to answer. He could only hold his breath as much as possible and huddled in the corner, not daring to move.
When there was no answer in the carriage, the figure didn't care much, but walked straight to the door of the carriage and stood at the edge of light and darkness.
The man held one hand on the door frame and said in a deep voice: "We will be reunited soon..."
"younger sister……"
As soon as the words fell, the man jumped down and disappeared into the light outside the carriage.
Huihara Ai still maintained the curled up posture, eyes widening in disbelief.
What is that person saying?
Reunion?
younger sister?
Did that person mean that she was my sister?
Haibara Ai's mind was filled with doubts, and she recalled that apart from the sister she recognized after she grew smaller, her only sister should be Miyano Akemi.
Miyano Akemi was also killed by Gin a few months ago.
But who is the person who calls herself "sister"?
who is...
In this dark and dull atmosphere, Haihara Ai unknowingly relaxed.
The spirit that had been tense for a long time gradually relaxed, and she gradually closed her eyes tiredly.
…
The rear of the No. 8 train carriage
Conan stood blankly at the train connection, looking at the charred edge of the connection, his eyes widened in shock.
The luggage compartment is gone...
Since the train had already traveled some distance, the luggage compartment had long since disappeared from view.
However, judging from the intensity of the aftermath of the explosion just now, the luggage compartment should not have been blown to pieces, but the connection was broken.
But why do this?
At this time, Mao Lilan's voice came from behind Conan.
"Conan! Have you found Xiao Ai?"
Conan looked back and saw that Mao Lilan and Mao Li Kogoro were also coming.
Conan shook his head and said solemnly: "No..."
When Mao Lilan heard this, she immediately ran over eagerly and saw the disappeared luggage compartment.
"Don't you feel sorry for her?"
Mao Lilan looked anxiously at the rapidly retreating railway tracks outside the carriage, and the worst premonition emerged in her mind.
This made the kind-hearted Mao Lilan's eyes sore, and tears could not stop flowing out.
Conan saw this and quickly spoke to comfort him.
"Sister Xiaolan, things are not certain yet!"
"After the train arrives at the station, we can quickly ask the police to search back along the track!"