Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 1041 Shinichi Kudo's Thought Process
"That train conductor just now... there's something wrong with him."

Just as Joel picked up a piece of food to put in his mouth, he froze on the spot upon hearing this, staring blankly at the chopsticks in his hand, then at Xia Chuan, unsure whether he should put them down.

“There are twelve people on the train crew. We confirmed that beforehand.” Joel hesitated for a moment, then asked, puzzled, “That person just now was one of the train attendants, right?”

Xia Chuan sniffed the food in front of him, made a gesture to reassure him to eat, and then continued: "I don't know yet whether this is someone from the brewery or someone from Shuichi Akai, but I can confirm that his face has been disguised, and he really wants to confirm the number of people and the layout of the room."

"Oh."

Joel nodded indifferently and continued eating.

No matter how big the problem, with Xia Chuan taking the lead, all I need to do is provide military support.

Moreover, it's not necessarily the case that they need military support themselves.

After lunch, Xia Chuan and Yue Er went out for a walk.

Ruby has to make an appearance, since Kaito has already sent a notice. Although it has been confirmed that the gem is not Pandora, the notice has been sent, so Kaito Kid has to show up.

However, Xia Chuan happened to have something he needed help with these past two days, so the task of handling the train ruby ​​operation fell to Xia Chuan.

"The display case is made of high-hardness alloy glass, and you still need a key to open it."

Xia Chuan originally planned to simply drill a hole in the glass to solve the problem, but it seems that it won't be so simple after all.

"Isn't it necessary?"

Joel's eyes darted around for a moment. "If you're willing, I can just smash it open with the golden cone. It won't be difficult at all."

"I admire you, heroine!"

Xia Chuan bowed in thanks, then declined, saying, "There's no need. I'll just go back to carriage eight to get the key and see if there's any gossip to be had. Anyway, their attention is all on the other side; they don't have time to pay attention to Ruby."

"It seems so."

There weren't many passengers on the Suzuki Express, only about fifty or sixty.

Visitors need to register one hour in advance to visit the exhibition, and only five people are allowed to enter the Ruby Carriage within half an hour.

This method avoids the problem of cramped carriage space.

However, this caused considerable trouble in investigating the occupancy situation of each room.

On his way back to carriage number six, Xia Chuan could clearly feel the quiet.

Most people stayed indoors watching the scenery outside, and very few people were out and about.

Joel whispered in Xia Chuan's ear, "There must be people from the distillery or the FBI among these train conductors. Should we check?"

Each carriage has a train attendant sitting by the front door; if you want to gather information, the train attendant is undoubtedly the best choice.

"Maybe, but they're all dressed quite conservatively, and the angle isn't good. I can't exactly ask them all to stand up so I can confirm, can I?"

Natsukawa shrugged and laughed, "Whether it exists or not is not important. What's important now is that Gin and Shuichi Akai are the ones who should be nervous."

There's definitely something wrong with the train attendant, but Natsukawa doesn't think it's among the train attendants in the carriage; he just didn't say it to dampen Joel's enthusiasm.

Train attendants have limitations; they can only stay in their own carriage. If it's carriage number three, it's fine; they can collect information during the tour. But if they're in other carriages, it's not so simple.

Therefore, the problematic train attendants are likely those who are more mobile and deliver meals.

Just like the previous one.

Just like Xia Chuan's deduction, both sides regarded the train conductor as a target for disguise.

[The investigation has been completed. Passengers in carriages three and four are all safe. However, there are suspicious individuals in carriages five through eight. Pay special attention to carriage eight; except for special rooms, passengers in other rooms in carriage eight are unwilling to open their doors, which strongly suggests a problem.]

Shinichi Kudo received a very long message.

"Didn't they find anything in carriages three and four?" Shinichi Kudo muttered to himself, then his brow relaxed. "If the FBI's information is reliable, there should be people from the brewery in carriages five, six, and eight."

My carriage number seven has already been checked, and there are no problems with rooms BE and BE. Once we confirm room A, we can eliminate another carriage from the list.
The people from the distillery probably won't choose to share a carriage with me.

Shinichi Kudo paced back and forth in the room, his brow furrowing and relaxing repeatedly.

"Perhaps I can use the detective game arranged by Jirokichi Suzuki to investigate car number eight."

Just as I was thinking this, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Xiaolan, what's wrong?"

When the door opened, Ran, Sonoko, and Makoto Kyogoku were standing in the doorway.

"Something terrible has happened! There's been an accident in carriage number eight!"

"what!"

Shinichi Kudo was startled and asked urgently, "Is someone dead?"

If someone dies, the train will likely have to stop, and wouldn't the plan have failed?
"Yes, the passenger in compartment B of carriage eight is dead!"

Makoto Kyogoku solemnly announced this discovery.

"You didn't tell anyone, did you?"

Ran thought to herself with a soft "hmm," wondering if Shinichi should be telling her to call the police at this point.
"Not yet," Makoto Kyogoku replied definitively.

He certainly wouldn't call the police, and instead stopped Ran and Sonoko from telling the train conductor, telling them to go find Shinichi Kudo first.

The four hurried to the door of room B in carriage eight.

Their commotion undoubtedly attracted the attention of the train conductor and other passengers in the cabin.

Noto Taisaku came out of the room. He was originally an officer in the Self-Defense Forces. Although he had retired, he was still very vigilant.

"what happened?"

The train conductor, sharing the same question, approached and asked, "Miss Sonoko, what happened?"

The entire train, including the train crew, is the property of the Suzuki Foundation, so his first reaction was not to question them, but to humbly ask.

"Well," Sonoko hesitated, unsure how to explain.

"Don't say so much yet, let's open the room first." Makoto Kyogoku interrupted, pushing the door of room B open a crack. He tried to push it open further, but was stopped by the security chain.

Inside the room, Murohashi Etsuto lay back on a long chair, seemingly asleep, undisturbed by the noise outside.

The door was quite wide, and Shinichi Kudo could clearly see the bloodstains on the other person's face and their wide-open mouth.

The pervasive smell of blood and gunpowder in the room also proved that a murder had occurred.

"Step aside!"

Shinichi Kudo pushed the people aside, and Makoto Kyogoku, in perfect coordination, kicked them out.

He controlled his strength with perfect precision, just enough to kick the door open. Then he quickly pressed down on the door to prevent it from slamming against the wall.

This is the best way to preserve the integrity of the room.

Shinichi Kudo gave him an approving look.

I suddenly realized that if I teamed up with Makoto Kyogoku, we would feel quite like Sherlock Holmes and Watson.

(End of this chapter)