Chapter 897: Dark Express Train (Epilogue)
Vermouth successfully hid among the crowd taking refuge in the carriage in front, put on sunglasses and a round hat and changed her lower body, and couldn't help but touch her neck.
There was still pain from Yuye's severe pinching there. She had no time to check and could only cover it temporarily with a scarf, but she was sure there must be a deep pinch mark on her neck.
Vermouth still had deep doubts in her heart as to whether Shirley was really killed in the explosion.
When she was fighting with Yuya, or to be more precise, when she was about to be strangled to death by Yuya, she pressed the detonation button.
But wasn't the remote control broken? Otherwise, why didn't it explode when she pressed it twice before?
Is it because the remote control signal is not good in the car? The cargo car was blown up, so there is no obstruction and the signal is good again?
This reason is a bit far-fetched.
But even though she had doubts, Vermouth couldn't figure out how Shirley could have escaped from the cargo car under such circumstances.
At that time, the carriage was on a suspended track with a lake below.
Unless Shirley had mastered the diving skills of a world diving champion and fell into the water with perfect posture, it would be possible for her to jump into the lake from that height and survive - but that was obviously impossible.
Or maybe she could fly and just escape through the air.
Vermouth also suspected Bourbon, wondering if the explosion was a show he directed for her.
After all, when the moon was full, Bourbon had stopped Vermouth from shooting Shirley and said he would take her back to the organization to take credit for it.
Vermouth wanted to kill Shirley directly, which was contrary to his purpose.
But a careful thought ruled out this doubt.
One is that Bourbon himself was attacked and injured by a mysterious man. The scars on his body and the blood at the corners of his mouth did not seem to be acted out, Vermouth could see it.
In addition, the mysterious man attacked Bourbon, which also matches what Yuya said about there being a mysterious guest on the train.
So, after two careful analyses, Vermouth came to the conclusion that Shirley was dead, along with that mysterious man.
It’s a pity that we don’t know who that mysterious man is. Is he a helper that Youye found from outside, or an undercover agent lurking in the organization?
But it doesn’t matter, the person is already dead anyway.
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Because the train suddenly exploded, Suzuki Jirokichi had no way to continue to stubbornly keep the train moving. The Suzuki Express was forced to stop at the nearest platform, and everyone had to get off the train and be questioned by the police.
Gin, who had been waiting for a long time at Nagoya Station in advance, also received a call from Vermouth.
"Sherry, is she dead?" Gin was a little skeptical. Did that woman just die? "Are you sure, Vermouth?"
"Yes," Vermouth's confident voice sounded on the other end of the phone, "Bourbon and I saw with our own eyes that the carriage was blown to pieces. In that situation, unless she could fly, she would not have survived."
"I see. Is that why we have to use bombs?" Gin said coldly, "If the train explodes, we have to stop it as soon as possible."
"That's right," Vermouth replied, "Anyway, as long as Shirley is blown to death, that's enough, right?"
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Gin looked at his phone expressionlessly and said to Vodka in a cold voice, "Retreat, Vodka."
"Okay big brother!"
The two of them blended into the crowd and disappeared silently.
According to Gin's original plan, he installed a large number of bombs at Nagoya Station in order to kill Sherry.
As soon as the train arrived at the station, the bomb would be detonated, killing everyone in the station and on the train.
Of course, Vermouth and Bourbon are most likely among them.
She didn't know whether Gin thought the two were capable of escaping, or whether he intentionally wanted to kill them and Shirley together - she suspected the latter.
After all, Gin has disliked Vermouth and Bourbon for a long time, but he just hasn't had enough reason to take action.
And this time, there is such a good opportunity to eliminate the thorn in his eyes, he will definitely not be willing to give it up.
It’s a pity that this plan is too blatant and Vermouth won’t be fooled.
When Vermouth hung up the phone and was about to leave, a young girl's voice sounded behind her.
"Ran, you really scared me to death. You suddenly disappeared." Suzuki Sonoko said to Mouri Ran in a reproachful manner.
Mao Lilan hushed, "Keep your voice down, Mio-chan is asleep."
"Oh oh!" Suzuki Sonoko quickly covered her mouth.
What?! Hearing what Mao Lilan said, Vermouth turned his head and looked back in disbelief.
I saw Mao Lilan walking towards this direction with a girl on her back.
Vermouth's pupils suddenly shrank and she stared at the girl on Mao Lilan's back - how is this possible!
That's right, the person that Mouri Ran was carrying was Miyano Shiho, who should have been blown to pieces along with the cargo carriage. Of course, she was already wearing a disguise.
Mao Lilan said to Suzuki Sonoko apologetically: "I'm sorry, Sonoko, I haven't seen Mio for a long time and I was a little worried, so I went back to look for her."
Suzuki Sonoko waved her hands, carefully helped Miyano Shiho with her hair, and said with some confusion: "But how did she fall asleep in compartment B of carriage 7? Didn't she hear the evacuation announcement?"
"I don't know. Maybe when he was about to come back from the toilet, he felt unwell so he temporarily went to an empty carriage to rest?"
Suzuki Sonoko nodded: "Is that so? Fortunately, because that uncle was killed, the two compartments are now empty."
After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth again and looked around carefully. Fortunately, no one noticed their conversation. She asked Mao Lilan in a low voice: "Is it inappropriate for me to say this?"
Mao Lilan smiled helplessly: "Sonoko, you are so annoying, don't say such things!"
Vermouth hid in the crowd and looked at the two of them, her face extremely gloomy.
I see. As a boyfriend, Kamiya Yuya probably anticipated that Shirley would run to the end of the train, so he protected her.
Wait, at that time... thinking about Kamiya Yuya's sudden appearance, was it a trick to delay me there?
Room B in carriage No. 7... No wonder they wanted to stop me there, was it to protect Shirley?
Wait, Vermouth thought of another question - since the real Shirley is here, then who was the woman who was blown to death in the cargo car?
Who is the mysterious man who attacked Bourbon?
At this moment, Suzuki Sonoko suddenly complained: "What a pity! If the train stops early, will Mr. Kidd still show up? The love confession letter I prepared will be in vain!"
Mao Lilan showed a helpless smile - I've already told you that Kid won't read your letter, let alone accept your confession! Please be kind and let him go!
Vermouth was stunned for a moment————Could it be? !
At this time, another familiar voice sounded not far away, and Conan walked over while talking on the phone.
"Sorry, sorry, it does sound dangerous... Okay, okay, of course the agreement counts. With your skills, do you still need to learn that?"
Vermouth's pupils suddenly shrank - could it be that the mysterious guest refers to... Kaito Kid?
But when and who did he disguise himself as to get on the train, and when did he come into contact with Kamiya Yuya and the others?
Never mind, it's not important. Vermouth's lips curled up into a smile.
You win this time, this is indeed an unexpected mystery guest.
But...who is the mysterious man who attacked Bourbon?
At this moment, Bourbon, who had disappeared without a trace, suddenly appeared behind Vermouth.
"Vermouth, I need all the information before and after Akai Shuichi's death."
Vermouth: "Do you think that mysterious man is him?"
Bourbon was silent for a few seconds, then said, "I'm not sure, I just suddenly felt the need to investigate again."
Belmode didn't care: "It's up to you."
She had already investigated Shuichi Akai's death many times, and this time she had definitely confirmed it from his sister. She felt that Bourbon's further investigation would be a waste of effort.
But if he wants to investigate, let him do it.
After Vermouth and Bourbon left, a man with pink hair also got off the train.
Conan looked back, and the two looked at each other, with a meaningful smile on their lips.
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Let's go back in time a little bit, back to when Miyano Shiho was threatened by Vermouth to go to the rear of the train.
Miyano Shiho went to the rear of the train alone, and when passing compartment B of carriage 7, another Miyano Shiho came out. The two looked at each other and their figures crossed - Miyano Shiho entered compartment B, while "Miyano Shiho" continued to go to the rear of the train.
At this time, Vermouth, who discovered that the remote control was malfunctioning, was about to follow up to find out more about Miyano Shiho, but was stopped by Yuya and delayed, and a gunfight broke out between the two.
This "Miyano Shiho" is naturally Kaito Kid in disguise.
As for when he got on the train... Actually, he had been on it from the very beginning.
His disguised identity was Sumitomo Hiruka, and his accomplice was disguised as Komino Natsue.
As for when he was discovered, it was when the train first entered the tunnel and the murder occurred in carriage No. 8.
At that time, in order to investigate where the rubies on display on the train were, he pushed his wheelchair from carriage to carriage.
Although no one else noticed, Yuya, who knew that Kaito Kid would board the train, immediately suspected these two people.
When Conan suggested observing the running posture of the passengers in car No. 8 to confirm the identity of the murderer, Xiao Min Xia Jiang was unable to run due to her leg disability, so the one who went running was naturally the maid Sumitomo Hiruka.
And it was at this time that Conan tested Xiaosan Xiajiang.
However, Kid's accomplice who played Xiao Mino Xiajiang did not change his voice, and he would not speak no matter how Conan tried to find a topic. This made Conan further confirm that these two people were actually pretending to be Kaito Kid and his accomplices.
As for why they are so persistent in finding Kaito Kidd, it is naturally because part of the plan may require the help of Kaito Kidd.
In fact, the preview released by Suzuki Jirokichi that jewels would be exhibited on the train was suggested by Yuya.
Suzuki Jirokichi was deeply obsessed with defeating Kaito Kid, and Yuya found a random excuse to successfully trick him into releasing such news.
As a regular customer of Suzuki's jewelry, Kaito Kidd would not sit idly by when Suzuki Jirokichi's behavior was like a letter of challenge. Even though he had been cheated more than once, the pride of a Kaito would not allow him to ignore the challenge.
So he fell into Yuya's plan and became a spare chess piece.
Of course, Kidd's work was not in vain. Yuya made him agree to help in exchange for not exposing his identity and using double disguise technology.
And this chess piece also played a huge role at the last moment.
Continue dragging the timeline to the time when Toru Amuro and "Miyano Shiho" are talking in the corridor.
At this time, Yuya was confronting Vermouth at the connection between the carriages.
The door of the car behind Yuya suddenly opened, and a Kamiya Yuya walked out.
The two looked at each other and nodded. Kamiya Yuya replaced Yuya's position and continued to confront Vermouth.
As for Yuya himself, he took advantage of the sound of gunfire when Vermouth opened the gun and opened the window and got out. Then he used the hook to climb onto the roof, passed Amuro Toru and Miyano Shiho, and lay in ambush in the cargo compartment in advance.
When Toru Amuro sent Shiho Miyano into the cargo car and was about to install a bomb at the connection, Yuya suddenly attacked.
Then there was the fight mentioned above.
During the fight between the two, the bomb on the shelf "accidentally" fell to the ground, and Amuro Toru stepped on the bomb used to sever the connection while being pushed back, starting the timer.
Then Vermouth came over and threatened Kamiya Yuya with the remote control. During the fight, Vermouth was strangled by the neck and pressed the remote control to "detonate the bomb" - in fact, it was Kamiya Yuya who deliberately relaxed the strength in his hand, allowing Vermouth to press the button.
Otherwise, she would have been strangled to death long ago.
The reason why the failed remote control was able to detonate the bomb was actually because Conan, who was hiding in Room D of Carriage No. 8, seized the opportunity to send a signal to Yuya through the intercom. Yuya detonated the bomb, creating the illusion that "Vermouth pressed the remote control and the bomb was detonated."
In this way, Shirley and the mysterious man, who were actually Kaito Kid and Yuya, who were left with nowhere to go, were blown to death in the cargo car.
Of course, the truth is that the two had already used the glider hidden in the cargo car by Kaito Kid and escaped from the cargo car just before the explosion.
It literally flew away from the sky.
Vermouth could not have imagined that the option she eliminated first would become the final answer.
Almost all the actions on the train this time were within Yuya's expectations.
Yuya had obtained the passenger list of the train in advance, but of course he didn't know which one was Vermouth just by looking at the name, and he didn't know whether there were other members of the organization on the train besides Bourbon.
It was impossible for him to check every compartment one by one. Not to mention whether he could find the problem, it would definitely alert the enemy.
It was the regular passengers in Car No. 8 who caught Yuya's attention, and after investigation he learned their identities as survivors of the fire.
So You also guessed that Vermouth would take advantage of their fear of fire and create a fake fire to clear car No. 8 as a chance to deal with Shirley, the traitor.
And the plan of Vermouth that was conveyed by Toru Amuro also verified his guess.
However, when Toru Amuro found a bomb in the cargo car that was big enough to blow up two cars, Yuya guessed that Vermouth had no intention of capturing Shirley as planned, but was planning to blow her to death directly.
He even planned to blow Bourbon up as well.
So, Youya temporarily changed the plan from "Bourbon's men went to retrieve Shirley, and the bomb suddenly exploded and killed everyone" to "Shirley and the mysterious man were killed together by the bomb detonated by Vermouth."
Of course, some accidents happened during the operation, such as the murder in carriage No. 8 and the encounter between Masumi Sera and Vermouth disguised as Scarred Shuichi Akai.
However, it is not difficult to guess that Vermouth disguised herself as a scar to meet Akai Shuichi and Sera Masumi. Yuya already knew before that Sera Masumi was Akai Shuichi's sister.
The two met, probably because Vermouth wanted to further confirm whether Shuichi Akai was dead.
Of course, the only news that Sera Masumi knew was that Akai Shuichi was dead, so Vermouth and Bourbon easily got the answer they wanted to know - which was also the answer that Yuya wanted them to know.
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