Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 169: The Dark Mysterious Train (Part 7)

"So, Mr. Captain, when was the last time you saw the victim Mr. Murohashi?" Kogoro Mouri began to collect clues.

"I remember seeing it from my room, Room A, where Mr. Noto was standing. The call bell was ringing, so I went to Room A to ask if I needed help. Mr. Noto yelled at me for not calling me over. Then, the door to Room B next door opened, and Mr. Murohashi was looking in my direction."

"Is that person Mr. Murohashi himself?" Conan asked.

"Yes, he was still on the phone when he looked in my direction."

Shira choked Maori Kogoro and said, "I think we should talk to Mr. Noto first to see what the situation was like, Mr. Pororo."

"Okay, let's do it." But Kogoro Mouri didn't hear the hint of silence in Seragi's words.

While questioning Mr. Noto, Conan noticed that the reporter was holding a notebook and writing something down, which made Conan very curious.

"Ms. Lamb, what are you writing?"

"I have the habit of recording all the clues we have collected since the case happened. This will make it easier for me to write reports later." The reporter smiled.

But Conan was thinking something else: if this Miss Lamb was a professional sent to gather intelligence, then that would be troublesome. After all, Conan still wasn't sure which side the reporter belonged to. If she was sent by Oritis, then why did she approach the novelist?

[Reporter: I suddenly thought of an interesting point.]

[Novelist: What?]

[Reporter: Although you, Orpheus, are the mastermind behind the manor, Conan doesn't know this yet. Why don't you let me, who has been hiding behind the scenes, be the villain?]

[Explorer: That does sound interesting.]

[Composer: Good idea.]

[Little girl: So, if we want to arrange it this way, how should we write the script?]

[Reporter: Actually, you can just reverse our stories.]

[Novelist: I'll start writing the script right away.]

From the questioning with Mr. Noto, several people learned that the indicator light above Room A was broken, so the conductor would go to Room A to check the situation when he heard the call bell but did not see the light on, but Mr. Noto did not press the call bell.

Then several people went to Room E to ask Miss Izumi about the situation, and finally learned that she called the conductor because of a noisy watch in the room.

The conductor told the others that while he was listening to Miss Izumi's complaints at her door, he saw a door far away from Room E open, and a strange person looking through the door. At that moment, Ms. Komino and Ms. Sumitomo in Room D next door had opened their doors.

So several people went to Room D to question the two people, but both of them said that they did not see anyone suspicious.

The conductor recalled that Mr. Anton in Room C had opened the door and came out to check the situation, but he was not sure whether the door of Room A was opened, nor did he see anyone familiar.

Maori Kogoro noticed something: "Come to think of it, all of you passengers in carriage 8 seem to know the names of the other passengers in the same carriage by accident. Do you know each other personally?"

Mr. Anton replied, "Yes, that's right. After all, we ride this mystery train together every year."

The conductor explained, "These passengers reserve first-class carriages on the Mystery Train every year. They are our regulars, and they always reserve the same rooms."

After a series of inquiries without any results, Kogoro Mouri started making nonsensical inferences again.

"Then, Mr. Commander, could it be that you were mistaken from the beginning?"

"How could that be? I did see that strange person."

"I see. You were the one who secretly let the murderer into Room B, right? On the surface, all the rooms are locked, but in fact, the guest rooms all have hidden secret doors that connect to the next room."

"This train doesn't have any secret doors," the conductor explained hurriedly.

However, Maori Kogoro continued to talk about his amazing reasoning: "Then you directly tell the passengers in rooms A, C, D, and E to gather in room B, and each of them will take out a gun and fire one shot."

The conductor was confused: "What kind of reasoning are you talking about?"

Maori Kogoro smiled proudly: "This is the plot I imagined in my mind."

“This is too much!”

The novelist held his forehead helplessly: "By the way, isn't this the plot of Murder on the Orient Express?"

The reporter also held his forehead and said: "It seems that Detective Maori really likes this work..."

Conan and Sera also revealed their half-moon eyes at the same time to express their speechlessness: "The victim was obviously only shot once."

At this time, in Carri 6, in Dr. Agasa's room, he listened to Mitsuhiko's words in surprise: "What? You said you sent the photos you took during the camping trip to the computer at the Mori Detective Agency?"

"That's right, because we want to thank the onee-chan who rescued us. If you were a famous detective, you should be able to find out who that onee-chan is."

Xiaolan also remembered this incident after hearing what Guangyan said: "We have also seen the photo you mentioned. Dad said that it would be difficult to find the person if there was only a photo. If it was posted online, maybe someone would be able to recognize him."

Ayumi said: "I remember that big sister was wearing the mysterious train pass ring on her hand. Maybe she is on this train now."

Yuantai: "But we haven't seen it yet."

Huibara was listening to the three little ones' conversation and was extremely nervous. She could already feel the members of the Black Organization approaching.

"Habara, are you okay?" The little girl gently held Haibara's trembling hand and smiled at her. "We are all here with you, you'll be fine."

Haibara nodded, but her thoughts were still on her fear of the Black Organization members.

At this time, at the train's final destination, Nagoya Station, Suzuki Jirokichi was giving orders to a group of police officers with an indignant look on his face.

"Everyone, listen carefully! When the train arrives, rush into the carriage and bring that murderer to me, tied up and tied up, at lightning speed!"

"Why don't you respond to me? Huh?!"

The old man looked quite agitated, and an Aichi Prefecture police officer standing nearby tried to persuade the consultant but was also sprayed in the face with spit.

"The train that bears my name has now become a stage for murder. Do you expect me to just stand by and watch? When I catch that daring criminal, I'll hang his head on the Nagoya Castle keep!"

Vodka, who was secretly observing the situation, reported to Gin: "It seems that a boring murder has occurred on the train."

The mercenary also complained: "What a lively old man! If he knew that his precious train was about to be blown up into the sky, he would definitely be heartbroken."

Gin, who received Vermouth's message, didn't care about it: "Vermouth has confirmed that Shirley is in the car."

"So, Vermouth and Bourbon should give that woman to..."

"Hmph, whether they want to kill that woman or capture her alive is none of my business. However, as long as she remains in the stomach of this iron snake, Nagoya will be the final destination of her life."