The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Car No. 5.

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, 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 Haiyuan Ai's reaction. He always lowered his head in a daze, but his eyes widened.

And this fire also happened 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.

These 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 suddenly coming out of carriage No. 7, 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.

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 the 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 points.

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 was sharp-eyed, saw something under the seat.

When he lay down and picked it up, he found that it was a silver jet can. There was a weak gossamer-like smoke slowly spraying out from the nozzle of the can.

"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 sounded 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 threw away the gas tank in his hand and ran towards the rear of the train.

Xiaolan!

Xiaolan!

Conan gritted his teeth and mentally called his childhood sweetheart's name countless times.

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, leaning weakly on the back of the wheelchair, her head tilted to one side, and her eyes closed tightly.

"Xiaolan!"

Conan hurried 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!"

Maori Kogoro shook Maori Lan's shoulders vigorously, trying to wake his daughter up.

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, but found 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 a gunfight had just occurred here 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 she suddenly faint?

besides……

"Xiao Ai!"

"Where is Xiao Ai?"

At this moment, Mao Lilan remembered the person she wanted to rescue at the beginning, suddenly became energetic, and looked around nervously.

Mouri Kogoro looked around in confusion, "There is no one here, only you..."

Just when Mao Li Ran said that she was going to look for Xiao Ai, Conan took the initiative to say: "Sister Xiao Ran, you should take a rest first, I will go to find Huiyuan classmate."

"You? But..." Mao Li Ran looked worried.

Conan smiled and comforted her in return: "It doesn't matter, the fire is out now, she should be hiding in a car..."

Conan ignored Mao Li Ran's worried eyes, turned around and continued to walk into the car.

But at the same time, he also lifted the cover of the anesthetic watch on his wrist, ready to fire at any time.

There was no one in the car that just passed by, which means that at least one of the people who had a gunfight just now was hiding in the next car.

Although I don't know who fired in the car, I will kill one with an anesthetic needle first.

Because the fire was notified very quickly, the doors of all the compartments 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 anesthetic needle watch and began to check the rooms in each carriage.

But after checking the six rooms in Carriage 7, no one was found.

What happened?

Could it be that they have escaped to Carriage 8?

Conan continued to hold the anesthetic needle watch and went to Carriage 8.

Carriage 8 is a first-class carriage, and the carriage is more spacious than the ordinary carriage, so there are only five rooms in a carriage.

Conan still checked each room one by one, starting from the outermost room A.

This is Noto's room, of course, it is also the room of "Kaito Kid".

Conan entered the room and scanned it, but did not find anyone.

There was a long black package on the seat, which aroused Conan's curiosity.

He walked in, unzipped the package, and found a bamboo sword inside.

Conan then remembered that the character of this "Noto" is a former Self-Defense Force officer who loves kendo, and it is normal for him to carry a bamboo sword.

Apart from that, no contraband items were found.

He went to the second carriage, Room B, which was also the scene of the crime.

The deceased, Muhashi, was still lying on the seat in Room B, and there was no sign of anyone else in the room.

Next was Room C, which was also the room of the murderer, Anton.

There was no one in the room either, as Anton had fled as soon as the fire broke out.

Of course, he couldn't run far on this speeding train, and he would eventually be caught by the police waiting at the terminal.

Room D was the room of the old lady and the maid, and it was also empty.

Conan carefully checked Room D and found no fire point.

But on the table, there was a gas tank of the same type as the one found under the conductor's seat in Carriage 6.

This gas tank had completely stopped emitting smoke.

It seemed that those two people were indeed the initiators of this incident...

Conan narrowed his eyes slightly, put the gas tank back to its original place, and continued to search the next carriage.

Arriving at the door of the E compartment, Conan was alert and raised the anesthetic watch on his wrist to the level of his eyes.

Excluding all possibilities, the remaining one is the only possibility.

At present, all the compartments in front have been searched, and only the one in front is left.

The gunman is likely inside, and so is Huiyuan Ai...

Conan has made preparations. When the door is opened later, he will get rid of the gunman who is holding Huiyuan Ai hostage.

He took a deep breath, then stretched his feet forward and pushed the door open with his toes.

The door slowly opened, and the room was still empty.

How could it be possible?

Conan glared and rushed into the room to check.

There was only a lady's handbag left in the E compartment, and nothing else.

But the windows of the train were completely shattered, and even the curtains were blown out of the window by the wind, and rolled wildly with the strong wind generated by the speeding train.

Could it be that the train just passed a bridge, and there was water under the bridge, and the gunman jumped off the train at that time?

Conan quickly ran to the window sill and stuck his head out of the car window to look back.

But the scene outside the car window was speeding backwards at a speed of 100KM/h. Even if the other party jumped out of the car, he would have disappeared now.

Tsk~

Conan gritted his teeth and felt a little indignant. This was the first time he was so cowardly. He didn't even have a chance to fight and let the other party escape.

There was no other way. Now he could only hurry to find Huiyuan Ai.

Conan stood in the room for a while, then pushed the door and left.

And at the place where he stayed a second ago, a bean-sized bead of sweat dripped onto the ground the next second.

As the door closed gently, Bourbon, who was supported on the ceiling in a "big" shape, jumped to the ground, but because of the unstandard posture when landing, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"Squeak..."

At this moment, he covered his injured abdomen, and his forehead was covered with sweat because of the pain, but he could only grit his teeth and hold on.

Why is Scotch whisky here?

And who is the person in the luggage compartment?

…

On the viaduct over the water, a smoking carriage slowly stopped on the rails.

In the dark carriage, Huiyuan Ai huddled in the deepest part of the carriage, curled up in the corner of the luggage rack, like a frightened kitten.

At this moment, Huiyuan Ai was really scared, and she was staring at the carriage nervously.

Because in the dark carriage, besides her, there was another person.

Crash...

In the chaotic ruins formed by the collapsed luggage racks and suitcases, a figure gradually stood up, causing the surrounding waste piles to make a sliding sound.

Because the person was standing in the backlight closer to the exit of the carriage, Huiyuan Ai could only see the other person's figure, who was of medium height and relatively thin.

"You are there, right?"

The other person stood in place and suddenly asked in a voice.

The voice was a little low and a little hoarse.

However, Huiyuan Ai heard a sense of familiarity from it.

But Huiyuan Ai did not dare to answer, and could only hold her breath as much as possible, shrinking in the corner and not daring to move.

Hearing that no one in the carriage answered, the figure did not care much, but walked straight to the door of the carriage and stood on the edge of light and darkness.

The man held the door frame with one hand and said in a deep voice: "We will be reunited soon..."

"Sister..."

After the voice fell, the man jumped down and disappeared in the light outside the carriage.

Huihara Ai still maintained a curled-up posture, her eyes widened in disbelief.

What was that person talking about?

Reunion?

Sister?

Did that person mean that she was my sister?

Huihara Ai's mind was full of doubts, recalling that in addition to the sister she recognized after becoming a child, her only sister should be Miyano Akemi.

And Miyano Akemi was killed by Gin several months ago.

But who is the person who calls herself "sister"?

Who is it...

In this dim and dull atmosphere, Huihara Ai unconsciously relaxed.

The long-term tense spirit 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 edge of the connection that was charred by the explosion, and couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.

The luggage car is gone...

Since the train has traveled a distance, the luggage car has long disappeared from sight.

However, judging from the intensity of the aftermath of the explosion just now, the luggage car should not have been blown to pieces, but only the connection was broken.

But why do this?

At this time, the voice of Mao Lilan came from behind Conan.

"Conan! Have you found Xiao Ai?"

Conan looked back and saw Mao Lilan and Mao Li Kogoro also followed.

Conan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "No..."

When Mao Lilan heard this, she immediately ran over eagerly and saw the disappeared luggage car.

"Could it be Xiao Ai?"

Ma Lilan looked anxiously at the rapidly retreating rails outside the car, and the worst premonition emerged in her heart.

This made the kind Mao Lilan's eyes sore, and tears could not stop flowing out.

Seeing this, Conan hurriedly spoke to comfort her.

"Sister Xiao Lan, things are not certain yet!"

"After the train arrives at the station, we can quickly call the police to search back along the track!"