The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

In the smoke-filled carriage, Mao Lilan held Hui Yuan Ai in her arms and ran towards the unburned carriage ahead.

"Put me down..." Hui Yuan Ai suddenly spoke quietly.

"What?"

"Put me down quickly!"

Hui Yuan Ai's voice was so firm that Mao Lilan was stunned.

"Xiao Ai, do you want to leave by yourself?"

"I'll put you down after you pass the car in front..."

Mao Lilan thought that Haiyuan Ai was shy and didn't like to be held by herself, so she made this request.

But Haiyuan Ai's tone was very cold. He held Mao Lilan's forearm tightly with both hands and suddenly asked: "Why do you come to me?"

"Um?"

Mao Lilan's eyes froze for a moment, and she replied matter-of-factly: "Of course the train was on fire, and you were not in the room, so..."

"No." Haiyuan Ai interrupted, "I'm asking you why you care about me?"

"Obviously as long as you don't do anything... it will be fine..."

Hui Yuan Ai's last words contained a hint of trembling and a cry of despair.

If Mao Lilan hadn't come over, she would have planned to die calmly.

With the previous mental preparation, even if she faced Belmode's gun, she would be able to behave calmly and calmly, so that she could better fight for the rights of those around her to survive.

If Belmode was allowed to see a cowardly and trembling self, he would definitely not be qualified to negotiate terms with her.

But the appearance of Mao Lilan not only disrupted her death plan, but even her calm mentality and state of mind disappeared.

It's like a person who is extremely afraid of heights has been mentally preparing for several days and decided to go bungee jumping, but was forcibly pulled back the moment he was about to jump.

Then at this time, all the previous psychological preparations will not only be in vain, but because of seeing the terrifying height for a moment, you will become more afraid of bungee jumping than before.

Now, because she was rescued by Mao Lilan, her desire for survival and fear of Belmod are stronger than before.

The evidence is that although she asked Mao Lilan to put her down, her body was honest and her hands held on tighter.

"Xiao Ai..."

Mao Lilan glanced at Hui Yuan Ai in her arms and saw that there seemed to be something wrong with the child's mood.

Among the young detective team, the three boys are more outspoken and are real elementary school students.

Conan behaves much more maturely than his peers and is very smart, somewhat like Kudo Shinichi at the same time.

Only Hui Yuan Ai could not understand her.

If Conan's body contains wisdom no less than that of an adult, then Haibara Ai's body probably contains the soul of an adult.

And he is an adult with a story...

"Xiao Ai, although I don't know your past, I want to be involved in your future."

"If you don't mind, I can also be your sister like Dr. Chengshi..."

Speaking of this, Mao Lilan's face turned slightly rosy.

The sister she calls is, of course, not just a "sister" in title, but someone she can rely on when encountering difficulties.

The reason why Hui Yuan Ai behaves very "shyly" is because when encountering difficulties, he rarely asks others for help.

Listening to Mao Lilan's sincere expression, Haiyuan Ai smiled knowingly, and a feeling of warmth surged up in his heart.

You want to be my sister, but you are not old enough yet...

You must know that Haibara Ai's real age is 18 years old, and Mao Lilan's age is 17 years old.

Is there any younger sister who is older than her older sister?

She is not as shameless as Conan. She calls her "sister" and acts cute while shouting.

At this moment, a hazy shadow appeared in the smoke at the connection between carriages 7 and 6 ahead.

That's a wheelchair.

An old woman wearing a veil sat in a wheelchair, struggling to push the wheels on both sides of the armrest.

But it seems that the small wheel in front of the wheelchair is stuck in the gap at the train connection, and it cannot be pushed no matter what.

Seeing this, the enthusiastic Mao Lilan quickly put Hui Yuan Ai down and ran forward.

"Let me help you!"

"Ah... thank you, little girl..." the old woman thanked her in an old voice.

"You're welcome!"

Mao Lilan immediately squatted down to check the front wheel of the wheelchair, put his fingers into the gap, and tried to pull out the stuck wheel.

At the same time, Hui Yuan Ai stood not far away, looking at the old woman in the wheelchair, and suddenly felt a feeling of palpitations.

She looked at the old lady's iconic black wide-brimmed hat and the lace veil hanging in front of her face, and suddenly remembered that the old lady was one of the passengers in Car No. 8.

Why was she here alone, with the maid by her side?

Moreover, in the video that Seriang used to record the running of the suspected murderer, the master and servant were the only two people missing.

This shows that since the master and servant were not listed as suspects at that time, they could stay out of sight of the detectives.

And it was about that time when I received the threatening text message from Belmode...

At this moment, Hui Yuan Ai's pupils suddenly dilated.

"Don't……"

Haiyuan Ai raised his right hand tremblingly, trying to stop Mao Lilan, but it was too late.

The old lady sitting in the wheelchair suddenly waved her hand and hit Mao Lilan, who was squatting and concentrating on handling the wheels of the wheelchair.

The black-gloved palm hit Mao Lilan accurately on the back of the neck.

puff.

The defenseless Mao Lilan's eyes glared, and she was knocked unconscious by a palm, and fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Huiyuan Ai was frightened and trembled, her eyes were full of fear and anxiety.

The old lady in the wheelchair slowly stood up from the wheelchair, and at the same time, a delicate little pistol appeared in her right hand.

Hiss.

When the old lady raised her hand and tore off the human skin mask on her face, the fluffy champagne-colored hair was exposed like a waterfall.

The loose and dark old face was replaced by a beautiful face.

The woman flicked her fluffy hair left and right, and then her purple lips raised evilly.

"Shirley, we meet again..."

Huiyuan Ai stared at the woman in front of her with wide eyes, her heart pounding violently.

It's Vermouth!

It's her!

Huiyuan Ai's right hand quickly grabbed the side line of her pants to prevent her trembling arms from making her look too weak.

But Vermouth's eyes had already taken this little action into her field of vision, and the smile on the corner of her mouth became stronger.

"Shirley, no one will disturb us this time..."

"It's just the two of us, let's end it here."

Vermouth's pistol tilted slightly downward, and the muzzle was just aimed at Huihara Ai's head.

Looking at the black muzzle, this extremely pleasant way of death actually made Huihara Ai regain some calmness.

She stared straight at Vermouth's smug eyes and spoke calmly.

"Wait a minute..."

"I can do whatever you want, but please don't do anything to the people around me."

"They don't know my background, they are just ordinary people who can be seen everywhere..."

Hearing Huihara Ai's request, Vermouth snorted coldly, with a look of contempt in his expression.

"Shirley, what qualifications do you think you have to bargain with me now?"

"Of course I have the qualifications..."

Huihara Ai was rarely tough, and took the initiative to respond to Vermouth's words.

"Don't you want to know how I escaped from that room in the research institute?"

"And why I became what I am now, don't you want to know?"

"If you agree to my request, I will tell you all this."

The tone of Huiyuan Ai became more and more firm, and this was the bargaining chip she planned to negotiate with Vermouth.

Not only Vermouth, this must have been the most confusing question for Gin at the beginning.

After hearing what Huiyuan Ai said, Vermouth was indeed a little moved.

She thought for a few seconds and slowly lowered the gun.

"Okay, I am really interested in what you said..."

"I promise you, as long as you honestly explain the reason why your body has become smaller, I will let your friends go."

"Then, now you can go to the back car by yourself."

"My companion is waiting for you there, and he will take you to a place suitable for us to have a long talk..."

Seeing that Vermouth agreed to her conditions, Huiyuan Ai's hanging heart finally relaxed.

This is the best ending she can think of, sacrificing herself in exchange for the safety of everyone.

She turned around calmly, deciding to obey fate and not resist.

But before leaving, she turned her head and corrected Vermouth.

"Those people are not my friends..."

After saying that, Huihara Ai walked towards the source of the smoke.

Vermouth, who was standing still, witnessed Huihara Ai's back, her eyes changed slightly, and her expression remained cold.

After Huihara Ai slowly walked into the smoke at the end of the carriage, Vermouth put the pistol back into her pocket and turned to look at Mao Lilan who was lying on the ground.

She squatted down and helped Mao Lilan up from the ground, and pityfully brushed away the scattered hair on the latter's forehead.

I'm sorry this time, Angel.

But if I don't do this, I can't kill the product of that woman...

Vermouth helped Mao Lilan's body sit on the wheelchair, so that her body posture would be more comfortable and easier to be discovered later.

Of course, the thick smoke in the corridor was only produced by the smoke generator, not a real fire, and would not endanger Ran Mouri's life.

Even if Haibara Ai had not put forward those conditions just now, Vermouth actually did not intend to attack other people.

Her target from beginning to end was only Haibara Ai.

And this goal must be achieved no matter what.

Vermouth's eyes moved away from the unconscious Ran Mouri, and then she took out a remote control from her arms.

This remote control may be more familiar to Conan, this is the remote control of the C4 bomb.

Yes, Vermouth did not intend to let Haibara Ai go.

Not even temporarily.

Just now, she pretended to agree to her conditions just to let her be killed by the bomb according to the original plan.

This will not only ensure the death of Haibara Ai, but also kill Bourbon who knows about this plan.

Although the conditions proposed by Haibara Ai are indeed somewhat tempting, from the moment she learned about the "Aphrodite" incident, killing Haibara Ai was the only goal.

Because only in this way, the woman's plan will not succeed...

Vermouth's right hand pressed on the button of the detonator, calculating the time in his mind.

After waiting for 30 seconds, when he estimated that the target and Bourbon had met and were both within the range of the explosion, Vermouth pressed the detonation button without hesitation.

Goodbye, Bourbon.

Goodbye, Shirley...

Vermouth bid farewell to the two old friends silently in her heart.

But two seconds later, there was no explosion at the rear of the carriage, and even the entire carriage did not shake abnormally.

Hmm?

Vermouth's eyes showed doubts, and she pressed the button of the detonator again.

But this time there was still no response.

How is it possible?

Is the bomb from Vodka broken?

Vermouth frowned, thought for a while, and decided to check it out in person.

If it was a problem with the bomb, then use a pistol to get rid of Shirley on the spot.

Although directly shooting Shirley would be discovered by the cool guy that it was the work of the organization, this hunting opportunity was very rare and she must not miss it.

But just as Vermouth walked to the rear of the carriage, a voice suddenly came from the corridor behind her.

"Where are you going?"

"Vermouth?"

Vermouth's body suddenly froze, and then quickly turned around.

Surrounded by smoke, a burly figure slowly walked here.

Vermouth quickly raised her pistol and aimed at the shadow in the smoke, while asking vigilantly, "Who are you?"

The man's figure just stopped at the edge of the smoke, and only a pistol poked out of the smoke and pointed at Vermouth.

"We met in London not long ago. Have you forgotten so quickly?"

London?

Vermouth frowned, with a look of reminiscence on her face.

But the next second, she suddenly remembered that memory.

"You are..."

"Michael!"

...

Car No. 8.

Since the smoke here rose the earliest, it also dissipated the fastest, and the visibility in the corridor was close to normal.

Huihara Ai walked alone to the end of the car.

Her pace was neither fast nor slow, with three points of cautious temptation and seven points of calmness in facing fate.

Vermouth's companion?

It must be a member of the organization, but who will it be?

Vodka?

Huihara Ai thought about the person she might face next in her mind, so as to make some psychological preparations.

At this moment, a figure walked out of the D room of the No. 8 carriage and blocked the direction in front of Huihara Ai.

Huihara Ai stopped suddenly and looked at the person in front of her.

This was a man wearing a black bartender vest, with dark golden hair and slightly darker skin color.

As for that face, Huihara Ai still had an impression in her mind.

It turned out to be Amuro Toru!

Huihara Ai's pupils widened in surprise, and her body was stiff and stunned.

She still remembered that this person was Qin Zhibo's disciple and assistant, and stayed with Qin Zhibo for a while.

Later, this person disappeared for a while.

When she first met this man, she felt the breath of the organization from him.

He is indeed a member of the organization!

Amuro Toru put his hands in his pockets, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"I think this is the first time we meet in this capacity? The daughter of a fallen angel..."

"First meeting."

"Bourbon, that's my code name in the organization."