Chapter 888: Dark Express Train (Fire)
At this time, Sera Masumi suggested: "There is still a long time before the train arrives in Nagoya. Should we reconstruct the scene of the crime? Maybe we can find some missing clues."
The train was supposed to stop at the nearest platform to allow the police to investigate.
However, due to Suzuki Jirokichi's insistence, the train will not stop until it reaches its final stop, Nagoya.
Until then, it's up to the detectives on the train to solve the case.
Kogoro Mouri agreed without much hesitation. Restoring the scene is a commonly used method in investigating cases and it can indeed help find some clues, so he told the people in the car about it.
Faced with the detective's request, several people looked at each other and agreed. After all, they had no reason to object. If they did not cooperate, they might be suspected of being the murderer.
So everyone went back to their respective rooms and recreated the scene from the beginning.
First, a bell rang in the corridor. The conductor thought it was Taisaku Noto in Car A calling, so he walked over and knocked on the door...
Conan looked seriously at the conductor and Noto Taisaku who were pretending to have a conversation.
"It was at this moment that the door of compartment B opened, and Mr. Qiao poked his head out from behind the door, holding a cell phone in his hand..."
Kogoro Mori plays the dead Murokatsu and pretends to open the door and make a phone call.
When Conan saw this scene, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind.
The train had already entered the tunnel and the deceased was still on the phone, so the signal must have been bad or even nonexistent.
But he opened the door at this time, most likely to talk face to face with the person on the phone - if he wanted to find a signal, he could go to the window, where the signal would be better.
And the person who was talking on the phone with the deceased at that time was definitely the murderer!
Conan ran behind Kogoro Mouri and observed from behind the open door of Room B. As expected, the conductor and Noto Taisaku could not be seen from this angle.
Correspondingly, the two of them were unable to see what was behind the door.
It was at that time that the deceased used some excuse to enter the deceased's room.
In this case, the murderer can only be someone in room C, D, or E.
"Then the light in compartment E came on and I went over and knocked on the door."
As the door of carriage E opened, Conan showed a confused expression - after the door of carriage E was opened, if the murderer came out of the room at that time, why did the conductor see the suspicious person at the front of the train?
The restoration is still ongoing.
The conductor talked to Izumi Mari for a while. At this time, Anton Yu from Room C came out of the room to check the situation.
Then, Sera Masumi said, "That's it. Xiaolan and I just happened to come into the corridor from the corner, and finally found Mr. Murashige who was already dead in Room B."
At this point, the entire incident has been restored.
Kogoro Mouri showed a confused expression. He didn't find any missed clues. He just knew everything during the interrogation.
Conan showed a look of understanding at this moment.
The murderer should be someone in room C, D or E.
However, Miss Jasmine Izumi in Room E met the conductor immediately after the doors of Rooms A and B were closed, and she did not leave the room until the body was discovered. She had no time or opportunity to commit the crime, so she could not be the murderer.
Then the murderer can only be the people in Room C and Room D.
However, Xiao Minxiajiang and Sumitomo Hiuka in Room D never left the room from beginning to end.
Judging from the current situation, the murderer can only be Anton Yu in Room C.
But how did he do it?
How did he avoid the conductor's sight, come out of compartment B and return to his own compartment C?
At this time, Sera Masumi suddenly asked, "Come to think of it, I noticed that this carriage only has 5 rooms? There are a few fewer rooms than in other carriages."
Conan was stunned for a moment, then took a quick glance and found that it was indeed the case.
The conductor explained: "In fact, this first-class carriage was specially designed by consultant Suzuki Jirokichi at the request of his wealthy friend."
"The bourgeois seems to be a fan of the Orient Express. In order to allow family members to take this train leisurely, the rooms in this carriage are particularly spacious and the carriage is longer than other carriages." (Orient Express is a long-distance train across the European continent and is also the location of the story of the Orient Express Murder Case.)
Maori Kogoro asked: "So those guests just now are all family members of that wealthy man?"
The conductor denied it, “No, that family almost all died in a fire a month after the train first departed. Among these passengers, only one was from that family.”
Maori Kogoro's expression suddenly became serious: "Who is it?!"
"It's Ms. Xiao Suo Xia Jiang in Room D. I remember she seemed to be the aunt of the wealthy family."
Masumi Sera also searched for reports of the fire on her cell phone. In that accident, almost all of the capitalist's family and the twelve guests who came to the party died in the fire.
The survivors rescued included Komino Natsue and her maid, Sumitomo Hiuka, as well as four guests.
Maori Kogoro was surprised and asked: "Could it be that the remaining four people are the four passengers?"
Masumi Sera neither denied nor confirmed it. He looked at the report and continued, "The cause of the fire seems to be a power system failure, but the detailed cause seems to have not been found out."
Maori Kogoro pinched his chin and said excitedly, "If this is a revenge drama brewed for the fire, wouldn't it be very similar to Murder on the Orient Express?"
Conan and Sera Masumi lowered their eyes, speechless: How is it similar? Don't make random associations just because it happened on a train! It will affect the investigation of the case!
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Carriage 6, Room D.
At this time, everyone in the room was here except Conan, Masumi Sera, and Kogoro Mori who were still investigating the case.
Yuya looked at Miyano Shiho who looked a little dazed, and touched her forehead with some concern: "Mio, your forehead is so hot."
When Mao Lilan heard this, she frowned and asked, "Does Mio-chan have a fever?"
Suzuki Sonoko also showed a worried expression: "Do you want to lie down and rest for a while?"
"Sister Mio..." The three little kids also looked at her with concern.
At this time, Miyano Shiho leaned on Yuya's shoulder, looking like she had lost all her strength, but her two hands were tightly grasping Yuya's clothes.
Although Youye had comforted her, the back of that person kept flashing through her mind.
That person is definitely a member of the organization. No, there is more than one person, there must be others among those unfamiliar passengers!
If the organization wanted to catch me, they would have sneaked into the train long ago...
She moved her eyes and looked at the faces that cared about her one after another, and her heart began to ache again.
They were so good to me, but I put them in danger...
I know Yuu is very capable, he was able to break into the organization's lab to rescue me, and he also ruined Vermouth's plan during the full moon, but...
Can he protect so many people?
"I remember there are medicines in Mio's bag. Wait for me..." Yuya motioned to Mao Li Ran to help support the person, then stood up and rummaged through Miyano Shiho's bag, and took out a plastic medicine box from it.
Open the medicine box, it is divided into several small compartments, containing commonly used medicines, for colds and fevers, for indigestion, for contraception, for pain relief...
Suzuki Sonoko saw so many medicines in the medicine box and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Mio-chan usually carries so many medicines?"
Yuya smiled and said casually: "My Mio is more virtuous."
Suzuki Sonoko curled her lips and snorted with disdain - she could do it too, and when she got back she would prepare a medicine box and prepare some commonly used medicines for Zhen.
But...Ah Zhen is so strong, does he need to take cold medicine or something?
Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Just when everyone's attention was on the medicine box, the phone in Miyano Shiho's pocket suddenly vibrated.
She shuddered and took out her phone to check it.
This is a text message from an unknown number, the content is——
"Are you ready? - Vermouth."
In an instant, Miyano Shiho's pupils suddenly dilated, and she almost dropped her phone to the ground in nervousness.
She hurriedly clenched her cell phone and lowered her head, her face showing a paleness that even the disguise mask could not cover up. She was clearly running a fever, but she felt like she was falling into an icy cave.
Vermouth, it’s that woman, she really came, and she came for me!
Yuya took out the thermos from his bag again and found that there was no water in it, so he said, "I'll go to the water room to get some hot water. Xiaolan, please help me take care of Mio."
Mao Lilan nodded: "Okay, go ahead, I'll take care of Mio-chan."
Yuya opened the door and walked out.
Miyano Shiho subconsciously reached out her hand towards Yuya, but suddenly retracted it.
No, I can't tell him.
He has done so much for me. I can't drag him down any longer, let alone implicate so many people here.
Miyano Shiho glanced at everyone in the room - Suzuki Sonoko who was quarreling with the three little brats, and Mouri Ran who was hugging her shoulders with concern, and then slowly lowered her head.
We can't stay here any longer. If we get killed here, everyone else in the car will die.
Miyano Shiho suddenly made up her mind that she would leave here and face the destiny that should belong to her.
Having lived such a long and happy life and having met the person you love most, you should be satisfied.
So, goodbye...
Thinking of this, Miyano Shiho suddenly stood up, picked up the medicine box on the table and walked towards the door.
"Mio-chan, where are you going?" Mouri Ran stood up and tried to grab her, but she dodged her.
"I'm going to the bathroom."
Mao Lilan hesitated: "Huh? Are you going to the bathroom to take medicine? But Yuya..."
"It's okay, the washroom is next to the bathroom, I'll look for him on the way." Miyano Shiho lied.
"Okay then..." Seeing that Miyano Shiho was so insistent and looked like she didn't want to follow, Mao Lilan nodded helplessly and sat down again.
Miyano Shiho let out a breath, opened the door and walked out of the room, then the door slammed shut behind her.