Chapter 421
Vodka felt wronged after receiving a call from Vermouth.
"Why are you asking me again? I've confirmed it so many times! Potts really hasn't contacted me! Don't you trust me that much?"
Vermouth didn't tell him that Usaku Saiki had already appeared, lest it affect her mindset: "It's nothing, just checking again before the plan starts. It's good that Potnis hasn't contacted you."
After exchanging a few more words about their current situations, Vodka hung up the phone, feeling dejected.
Gin stood there, giving him a questioning look.
Why are you suddenly asking about Potts again? Has something happened? But judging by the time, the train has only just departed, hasn't it?
Vodka sighed, "Vermouth is worried. She always seems concerned that I might let something slip... even though Bortnes hasn't contacted me in ages! It's too much of her to be so suspicious!"
"Hmph." Gin didn't even bother to mention vodka. If he hadn't been so cowardly in front of Potts, the others wouldn't have acted this way.
Vodka didn't want to discuss this embarrassing topic, so he quickly got to the point: "Anyway, things seem to be going well with Vermouth, the car's already on its way..."
Gin gave a curt "hmm" to indicate that he understood.
Vodka hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Brother, the train has just started moving... Are we going to stand here at the terminal for hours?
He hesitated for a long time but still didn't dare to ask, and could only comfort himself in his heart.
Well, this is just a meticulous approach to work. The boss has gone to such lengths, so he shouldn't have any more complaints, right?
On the train, Saiki Usaba quickly arrived at carriage number seven with Ran Mouri and the others, and switched rooms with the guy who was about to die.
Some people look respectable, but in reality, they set fire to a painting to steal it, killing many people. They even reminisce about it as a memorable event and show great excitement in front of those whose wives were killed by them... If they don't die, who will?
"Huh? Ran, the garden!"
Just then, Sera Masumi, who happened to be passing by, lit up and greeted them, "What a coincidence, you guys... uh."
After passing the door that was somewhat obstructing her view, Sera Masumi finally saw Usui Saiki, who had been completely hidden from view earlier.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Usakabe Saiki placed the teapot safely in the private room, looked up at Sera Masumi, and asked, "Have you forgotten my name?"
Sera Masumi snapped out of her daze and smiled again: "Usuba-nii... right? Ran and the others often call you that. Or should I call you Mr. Usuba?"
Regarding this member of the organization with a delicate stance, Sera Masumi secretly reminded herself not to reveal any trace of her true intentions in front of him.
Bo Yezhai didn't seem to mind: "Just call me Brother Bo Ye. Do you want to come in and chat?"
"OK!"
So the group went into the private room.
"I didn't expect Sera-san to be here too." Ran Mouri was somewhat surprised. "But thinking about it, Sera-san is a detective, so it's no wonder she'd be interested in this train."
Sera Masumi, who had specifically investigated and knew they would come, said, "Haha... But did you guys get chosen for a mystery game by changing rooms?"
Sonoko Suzuki said enthusiastically, "That's right, we're accomplices. We're going to trick the 'detective' who's coming to investigate into thinking this is actually carriage number eight, and that person was the 'victim'."
Bo Yezaki was very blunt, saying, "He does look like someone who has done something wrong and is likely to be targeted for revenge."
Sonoko Suzuki hadn't seen Usui Saiki's sharp tongue before, and was momentarily stunned: "Uh..."
"It's just a game!" Ran Mouri said, embarrassed. "There's no need to be so..."
By cloaking his comments in a role-playing guise, Usoba Saiki's criticisms became much less aggressive, sounding more like an assessment of the organizers' eye for talent rather than the person in question.
Sera Masumi, however, was a bit more perceptive and asked curiously, "Why do you say that? That person looked quite kind to me..."
Bo Yezhai pondered: "Intuition."
Shiliang Zhenjun: "..."
You're basically putting the cart before the horse, trying to force the organizers to have a dramatic story, and you haven't come up with a good reason!
Sonoko Suzuki recovered: "Anyway, we need to act well. How was everyone's acting? Ran, your acting isn't very good. How about I give you some special training?"
Ran Mouri smiled and said, "I should be fine with this level."
Sera Masumi also said, "Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down."
Sonoko Suzuki then looked at Saiki Usaba.
Usaku Saiki: "Don't worry, even if Yukiko-neechan comes, she won't be able to see through my acting."
The undercover system is a bit outdated: 【…? This isn't right, is it? I remember you saying before that your acting was terrible, and that you couldn't continue acting at all because of this bug, which is why I called in the Suspicion System to take over…】
They even used this as an excuse to demand a lot of compensation from it... How come their acting skills are now so bad that even an award-winning actress couldn't see them?
Usakabe Saiki retorted: "Have you forgotten that you've been doing this for seven years? Do you know what seven years means? That's from elementary school enrollment to graduation!"
The undercover system instantly slid to its knees: 【Sorry! I forgot!】
The skeptical system, which had long felt it had been deceived in this regard, sneered: "Heh."
You're just believing his lies!
In any case, everyone present seemed quite confident.
When Conan Edogawa was chosen to be a detective and rushed over with the Junior Detective League, his expression was particularly interesting when he opened the door and saw them.
"What are you doing here? Isn't this carriage number seven?"
Sonoko Suzuki immediately put on an impatient expression: "Huh? This is of course carriage number eight!"
Conan Edogawa scrutinized the expressions of everyone in the private room with disbelief, especially staring at Saiki Usaba for a few more seconds.
"Really? This is carriage number eight? But we came from carriage number six..."
Bo Yezaki smiled: "Then reflect on why you can even get single digits wrong."
Conan Edogawa: "..."
Forget it, it was wrong of me to expect Brother Bo Ye to answer my questions... Brother Bo Ye only watches the show and doesn't care about the lives of others at all.
So, filled with questions, Conan Edogawa closed the door and continued investigating the "case".
Once she was sure Conan Edogawa and the others were far away, Sonoko Suzuki started laughing wildly: "Did you see their expressions?! We completely fooled them!"
If Conan Edogawa had left a bugging device, the case would probably have been solved by now.
But up until now, they all still thought it was a deduction game on the train, so although they were shocked to find that carriage number seven was missing, they didn't shout for help or call the police as usual, and the sense of urgency was a little lacking, so they naturally wouldn't go to that extent.
Even the only one who knew the truth, Saiki Usaba, didn't give any hints. It wasn't until Conan Edogawa came to him again, exposed the "car-switching" trick, and then went to the train conductor with the answer, saying that he had solved the mystery, that he realized something was wrong.
The train conductor was confused: "This isn't our event? Our event hasn't even started yet."
"Huh?" Sonoko Suzuki asked, puzzled. "But..."
Conan Edogawa had a bad feeling: "Anyway, we'll know once we go back to the original private room."
Suddenly, Bo Yezaki said, "I'm going to check out the dining car. I won't be following you."
The others had no objections, except for Conan Edogawa and Sera Masumi, who were a little suspicious but didn't know the direction of their suspicions. In the end, they could only attribute it to the subtle feeling that she wanted to act alone at such a critical moment.
"You're not interested in something with so many suspicious points?" On the way to car number eight, Sera Masumi couldn't help but complain, "Ran clearly said he was a detective..."
Conan Edogawa had recently complained to Takaaki Morofushi, and now he calmly explained, "Usui-san only calls himself a detective when he needs to; when he doesn't want the hassle, he becomes a passerby."
Shiliang Zhenjun: "..."
As expected of an organization member, so casual.
After a moment of silence, Sera Masumi couldn't help but ask again, "Since you're not a detective, what kind of work does Usui-nii do?"
Conan Edogawa said in a very world-weary tone, "He's a rich kid. He just stays at home playing video games. If it's not fun enough, he won't even come out."
This time, Sera Masumi wasn't speechless.
She figured that Bo Yezaki was probably using staying at home as an excuse to secretly carry out tasks for the organization.
According to her understanding, most members of the organization actually have a job on the surface to cover up their identities. Does the fact that someone like Usakabe Saiki is a shut-in mean that the organization values him highly, making him very busy and unable to maintain the job on the surface?
If Vodka knew this idea, he would be so angry he'd cry.
Meanwhile, Usoya Saiki himself casually asked a question in a low voice to someone who had just passed by him.
"Are you here to make contact with me, Vermouth?"
Vermouth: "..."
Who wants to meet with you?! Can't you just pretend you don't know me?!
And she was in disguise! How did they see through her disguise?!
Now that her code name had been read aloud, there was no point in pretending not to know her. Speechless, Vermouth invited Usui Saiki to her private room.
As soon as she entered, Vermouth couldn't help but ask, "How did you find out?"
Usoba Saiki casually joked, "Say it to everyone who passes me by..."
Vermouth: "!!!"
"...Of course, that's impossible."
Looking at Vermouth's shocked expression, Usakabe Saiki paused for a moment: "...This kind of thing is impossible, isn't it? Why do you seem to believe it already? Do I look like that kind of idiot?"
Vermouth, feeling guilty, said, "Uh, I didn't believe you. After all, you didn't know I was in this car, did you?"
Usaku Saiki doesn't seem mentally challenged, but she seems mentally ill... But then again, even if she were mentally ill, Usaku Saiki's IQ wouldn't be so low that everyone would call her by her code name.
It startled her.
After all, people's emotions can be fleeting, and once reason returns, they return to normal.
But Usoppei felt hurt and just watched her quietly.
Saying you didn't believe me? Your trust level suddenly surged just now, but that's not what you said...
He made a rare reflection on his image in Vermouth's eyes.
He tried to increase his suspicion level but ended up increasing his trust level instead. It was all points, but he felt terrible...
Vermouth changed the subject: "What do you want from me?"
"I just noticed you seemed to be doing a mission, and I was wondering if you needed any help!" The forgiving Bo Yezaki asked cheerfully. "So, what kind of mission is it?"
Vermouth: "Uh..."
—Help me, help me! What should I say in this situation?!
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Bo Ye was genuinely joking and didn't mean to play a trick on anyone, but ended up gaining their trust.
Thin Leaf: (Feeling a little hurt)
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Sera originally saw Ran and the others on the platform, but they've been moved here; it doesn't affect anything.
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P.S.: Vermouth did not disguise herself as Shuichi Akai this time.
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