Chapter 169: Reversal of the Express, the Silver Star on the road to destruction
Chapter 169: Reversal of the Express, the Silver Star on the road to destruction (20)
—————May 3, 11:50 p.m.——————
—————Silver Star Train, Room 4 ———————
Sato Miwako, who had deliberately made an excuse and went to another room.
At this moment, he was thinking about the next countermeasures, and sitting next to Sato Miwako was the daughter of the Suzuki family.
Suzuki Sonoko.
Because there were limited rooms in the Silver Star carriage, the crew arranged for Detective Sato and Suzuki Sonoko to share a room.
"Ah, I really don't understand. This Silver Star train journey has changed so suddenly."
"You said before that you wanted to go watch the sunrise happily. Sigh... Can I ask your name?"
Faced with Suzuki Sonoko's endless chatter, Sato Miwako was not very willing to speak.
Her eyes quickly moved around the interior of the carriage, searching for a place that could be used.
Then, her eyes fell on the ceiling.
"…Sato Miwako, my name is Sato Miwako."
Suzuki Sonoko, who finally got a response, was about to continue speaking.
But his eyes subconsciously followed Detective Sato's gaze and moved to the ceiling.
"Come to think of it, the ceilings of this style of train seem to be hollow."
"The ceilings of this style of train seem to be empty...?"
When Sato Miwako heard what Suzuki Sonoko said, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
She didn't have a deep understanding of trains and her experience was limited to the Shinkansen.
Detective Sato has no experience with a deliberately retro train like the Silver Star.
"Excuse me, Ms. Suzuki, how do you know this?"
Sato Miwako stared at Suzuki Sonoko with some suspicion in her eyes.
Yuanzi felt a little embarrassed being stared at. She hesitated for a moment before telling the reason.
"I have a train at home that is similar to the Silver Star."
"Uncle said to make it look retro, so it might be different from the layout here."
"But it should be universal to leave a space between the ceiling and the roof."
You... you have a train similar to the Silver Star at home...?
Is this something a human can say?
Hearing what Suzuki Sonoko said, Sato Miwako was filled with respect.
"Excuse me, what is the name of the train you mentioned?"
Sonoko blinked and then spoke.
"Suzuki Express...what happened?"
Suzuki Express Train! ?
(I've never heard of it. I'll check it out when I get back.)
Miwako Sato shook her head and looked up at the ceiling.
(Well, there is no other good solution now, let’s give it a try?)
However, just as Miwako Sato stepped on the horizontal chair and reached out to hook the baffle.
Suddenly, there were footsteps in the corridor.
Tick, tick, tick.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Sato had to give up his plan and landed lightly on the ground.
Little did she know that this action saved her life.
Because now Gin is holding his beloved gun and waiting for the opportunity to shoot.
(Tsk, that person in the room isn't Miyano Shiho... Does she just look similar?)
(Those guys seem to have gone to the first car. There's no point in keeping them here.)
(Go to the first car to see if the situation is good.)
After a brief thought, Gin decided to check the bomb situation in the first carriage first.
And at this moment, inside the first carriage.
Kogoro Mouri volunteered to go to the ceiling to look for the bomb.
As a result, he just touched the edge of the ceiling with the help of the flight attendant.
He let out a scream in an instant, lost his grip and fell backwards, almost hitting the flight attendant next to him.
"What, what's going on? What's up there?"
The flight attendant next to him asked carefully.
However, he soon didn't need to ask.
Because, after Uncle Maori’s climb just now, [the things above] had fallen down.
Boom. "Corpse, corpse!? How is that possible? When was he killed?!"
The flight attendant's eyes were full of disbelief.
Because, what fell down was a corpse, the corpse of the passenger in the first car [Gail Krieger]!
They said no one would get hurt on this train journey, but someone died in the blink of an eye?
And look at the knife marks on the body and the gun muzzle on the head.
It was obvious that someone else was committing murder on the Silver Star!
"What are you waiting for? Call the police! Someone's already dead!"
Uncle Maori looked down at the corpse and couldn't help feeling a little scared.
What the kid said was true, except that what was here were not bombs, but dead people!
"No, no, we can't notify the Japanese police. The mobile trial must continue!"
As unbelievable as it was, the flight attendant still reached out to stop Uncle Maori.
"What are you talking about? Liebnand's life is life, but the passenger's life is not life?"
"It is because you hijacked the train and blocked the movement of people that murders occurred!"
Uncle Maori grabbed the flight attendant by the collar and said angrily.
"What on earth were you patrolling for? You didn't even notice someone was dead?"
"I, I, I..."
Tick, tick, tick.
Footsteps came from the corner of the corridor.
"The other flight attendants are here. I said..."
Kogoro Maori let go of his hand and was about to turn the corner.
The next moment, a strong wind came from behind.
In the sight of Regina and others who had rushed over, Uncle Maori was knocked to the ground by the flight attendant.
They should have been shocked, but now there was no chance.
Because, a dark figure fell from the sky, and fireworks flashed from the muzzle of the pistol in his hand.
(It’s troublesome, troublesome, too troublesome. It’s faster to solve them all.)
Gin's patience has reached its limit.
He kicked open the partition on the ceiling and jumped down, firing several shots without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, three flight attendants died, including the one who knocked down Uncle Maori.
"Are there people carrying guns on the Silver Star?"
Regina carefully protected Kisaki Eri and Kizuki Hotaru behind her.
She pulled the safety of the American submachine gun in her hand and said without hesitation.
"Rick, take them back quickly and explain the situation to the owner of the house...Gail has been shot to death."
"We'll handle this here, let the Patriarch focus on moving the trial!"
Rick looked grim, but nodded.
Now that Gail is dead, if he doesn't go back, the head of the family will really be stigmatized as guilty.
There is no other way!
"Lawyer Fei, Prosecutor Guiyue, please go back to the courtroom now."
"We don't have much time now!"
(Go back, go back now? Then...)
Fei Yingxiang imagined the figure falling down in the hail of bullets in the corridor.
I feel uneasy. Could it be that Kogoro Mori has died in the shooting just now?
"Let's go, Lawyer Fei...we don't have much time left."
Kizuki Hotaru hesitated, but finally took Kisaki Eri's hand and walked towards the court.
Just as Kisaki Eri was about to disappear around the corner, she saw...
A familiar figure appeared.
With the help of the fire cover from other crew members, Kogoro Mori rolled out of the firefighting area.
He leaned against the wall behind the corner, feeling a little frightened.
If the flight attendant hadn't happened to block the bullet for him, he would probably have died.
Is this the other person besides Kuma Sukawa that Conan mentioned?
Then...the bomb is real too...!?
(No, the bomb must be disposed of... otherwise, everyone will die!)
Kogoro Mori's eyes became firm.
He didn't know how much bomb disposal skills he had left after retiring for so long.
But no matter what, he must try his best... otherwise, he will not give up!
(End of this chapter)