Chapter 423
While everyone was standing at the door of the carriage where the murder occurred, Amuro Tooru also found an opportunity to appear there. The suspects in the same carriage also heard the commotion and came out to see what was going on—including Kaito Kid.
Now, apart from Shuichi Akai who was still hiding, Saiki Usuba has met all the key figures on the train.
As soon as Kaito Kid appeared, he saw Usaku Saiki. If it weren't for his superb professional skills and masterful poker face, his mouth would have been twitching uncontrollably by now.
Perhaps it was a lingering effect of the airship incident not long ago, but upon seeing Usui Saiki, Kaito Kid recalled his nightmare of almost sliding down the airship corridor to the tail of the airship, and even experienced phantom pain... The realism was comparable to when he first became Kaito Kid, when he often dreamed that his hang glider malfunctioned and he fell from mid-air before waking up in a fright.
It's not that Kaito Kid has a weak mentality; it's just that he's never seen anyone like Usaku Saiki in all his years of life.
That's so inconsiderate of other people's lives!
Are you really a good person?! What kind of good person would just roll their airship around and throw everyone out into the sea?!
Then this debt was also attributed to him, Kaito Kid, who truly felt wronged.
But never mind, he's a magnanimous man, so he won't hold it against Bo Yezhai... It's definitely not because he's afraid of being recognized and causing new trouble.
Kaito Kid quickly reviewed his and his assistant's disguises from earlier that day in his mind, and only felt relieved after confirming that there were no problems.
However, compared to Usaku Saiki, Kaito Kid is actually more concerned about Edogawa Conan. Usaku Saiki was discovered last time because he was impersonating Shinichi Kudo, and he might not be discovered this time. But Edogawa Conan is very good at noticing things in the details.
He came here to steal the jewels, hoping the murder case would distract the great detective and prevent him from getting into trouble.
Just as Kaito Kid was thinking this, he saw Usaku Saiki's gaze, which had only been casually sweeping around, fix precisely on him.
"..."
It was probably a coincidence, or perhaps it was just because his assistant was disguised as an elderly woman who needed a wheelchair, making him somewhat conspicuous...
Then Kaito Kid saw Usaku Saiki squat down and say a few words to Edogawa Conan.
No one knows what he said, but Conan Edogawa looked up at him, his eyes seeming somewhat suspicious.
Phantom Thief Kid: "..."
I suddenly started sweating profusely.
Although he sensed something was wrong, Phantom Thief Kid bravely maintained his poker face, pretending that he didn't care about the two people watching him at all.
His disguise was flawless, and he had only recently appeared, so theoretically he shouldn't have been discovered unless he disguised himself as someone's acquaintance again.
But this shouldn't be the case. He had checked his and his assistant's identities, and they had absolutely no connection to someone like Bo Yezhaiji, a returnee from overseas...
Conan Edogawa actually had the same question.
"Bo Ye-ge, are you sure that's Phantom Thief Kid? How did you figure it out?" Conan Edogawa was extremely confused. "Didn't you just meet?"
Usoya Saiki: "Intuition".
Conan Edogawa: "...Be serious."
“Alright.” Bo Ye Zaiji sighed. “If you really want a reason… it’s just that the guy pushing the wheelchair looked at me strangely. You know I saw Kaito Kid on the airship not long ago, and he also sent a notice saying he would appear this time, so I observed him a bit more. The breathing rhythm of the guy pushing the wheelchair was the same as Kaito Kid’s.”
Conan Edogawa: "...Never mind."
That sounds even more absurd! Intuition is way better!
Who in their right mind would bother to keep track of someone's breathing rhythm? He's dealt with Kaito Kid so many times, and he's never paid attention to that!
However, Brother Bo Ye wouldn't make baseless accusations. If he didn't want to reveal the real reason, so be it. Anyway, there was definitely something wrong with that old lady and the maid pushing the wheelchair.
So when he went to ask around, Conan Edogawa paid more attention to the two suspicious people.
Kaito Kid had tried his best, but he couldn't withstand the tricks that Conan Edogawa came up with. In the end, he was forced to run down the corridor with the excuse, "We saw the culprit running away. The old lady can't move, but the maid pushing the wheelchair can still run, right? What are you afraid of if you don't run?"
Meanwhile, Conan Edogawa took advantage of Kaito Kid's departure to test the old lady who remained behind—the old lady remained silent.
That's normal. Without the ability to change voices and talk ventriloquism, the assistant, whose true identity is an old man, wouldn't dare to speak at all, because speaking would expose him!
It was fortunate that the questioner was an elementary school student, so he could pretend he was too lazy to answer the question and brush it off... Ugh, how embarrassing. I'll just have a cigarette to keep my mouth shut.
However, after Kaito Kid ran back to his room and had his assistant tell him what had just happened, Kaito Kid wasn't as optimistic as his assistant.
“That great detective must have found out…” Phantom Thief Kid sighed, “He doesn’t say anything as soon as he leaves… it’s too obvious.”
The assistant grandpa said, "It can't be that bad, can it?"
“Under other circumstances, I might not think it’s that serious, but this time…”
Kaito Kid's lips twitched: "He suspected first, instead of seeing suspicious points and then making connections, so the effect is completely different!"
But there are other cases now, so they probably won't come to arrest him, right?
This wishful thinking only lasted until Conan Edogawa knocked on their door again.
Conan Edogawa entered without any politeness: "Kaito Kid, did you see something but didn't say it in order to hide your identities?"
Kaito Kid: "…………"
There was nothing he could do! In his current state, it was better to avoid trouble. Besides, he didn't think that if he didn't speak up about what he saw, Conan Edogawa wouldn't be able to deduce it. In this respect, he still trusted Conan Edogawa quite a bit.
"Are you here to interrogate me?" Phantom Thief Kid didn't bother pretending anymore and asked directly.
Conan Edogawa chuckled: "I'll let you off this time, but in that case, you owe me a favor, right?"
Phantom Thief Kid squinted: "What, what do you want me to do? You don't want me to hijack this train, do you?"
Conan Edogawa was taken aback: "You're addicted to kidnapping?"
"You're the one who's addicted! The hijacking of the airship last time wasn't my idea at all, it was your Bo Ye brother!" Phantom Thief Kid, who had been holding back his grievances for a long time, finally had an outlet. "But the reports all said it was me... I didn't do it!"
Conan Edogawa looked doubtful: "But when the airship changed course and shook off the mercenaries outside, Bo Ye was right next to me, wasn't he?"
Kaito Kid, with a hint of personal grudge, said, "I don't know how he did it. Maybe he had other accomplices? After all, based on my experience, he seems to be very eloquent and adept at deceiving people."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
You really shouldn't tell me!
Imagine the scene of Brother Bo Ye convincing people to help him fly his airship, and it actually looks perfectly natural!
Moreover, he did feel that the way the person on the airship acted was not something that Kaito Kid would come up with... but he didn't have that concern when it was Bo Ye.
The case is solved!
"Just how many people did Bo Ye trick into working for him?! How come the police haven't found out?" Conan Edogawa was a little surprised.
He could easily fool Kaito Kid; he could roughly guess that he had been caught red-handed disguising himself as Shinichi Kudo and was now at someone's mercy. Plus, the situation was indeed urgent, and cooperation wasn't out of the question... But besides Kaito Kid, he couldn't think of anyone else who could be fooled...
Is Bo Ye Ge's level of deception really that high?
Kaito Kid was filled with resentment: "Because I'm the scapegoat, that's why Inspector Nakamori, with his level of incompetence, didn't investigate in any other direction at all!"
Conan Edogawa fell into deep thought.
Having finally gotten rid of the blame, Phantom Thief Kid was in a better mood: "By the way, what did you want me to do?"
Conan Edogawa snapped out of his daze, took out his phone, and found a photo of Ai Haibara after she had transformed into her human form: "What you look like disguised as this person..."
Just now, Ai Haibara received an email from Vermouth, who, in order not to implicate others, is preparing to secretly go and die.
Fortunately, Shuichi Akai anticipated Ai Haibara's route, stopped her, took her to a private room, and explained that she was one of his own.
Ai Haibara's first reaction wasn't happiness, but rage: "So Edogawa knew you were one of us all along, but he just didn't tell me?!"
Shuichi Akai, disguised as Subaru Okiya: "...Let's get down to business first."
In short, after learning that Vermouth was in the car, Conan Edogawa quickly emailed his mother, Yukiko Kudo, to tell her about it.
Considering that Vermouth might discover her existence and possibly guess their original plan to stop Yukiko Kudo and cause their fake death plan to fail, they must change their plan.
Sure enough, when Yukiko Kudo deliberately went out for a stroll with her real face and came back, she saw someone in her compartment throwing her disguise prop out of the train window.
She quickly informed Conan Edogawa, telling him that Vermouth was being held back by her, and urging him to act according to the revised plan.
So Conan Edogawa sought help from Kaito Kid.
If I had to say something, it could actually be considered a good thing.
After all, Vermouth stopped Kudo Yukiko, who could disguise herself, so she couldn't have imagined that there was someone else on the bus who could disguise themselves as Sherry and fake their death, which made it more convincing.
Kaito Kid agreed.
After receiving the good news from Vermouth that Usaku Saiki would not interfere with their mission, Amuro Tooru was finally able to proceed with the original plan to create chaos on the train and force Sherry into the last carriage.
He planned to detach the last carriage and then have someone else take over Shirley's duties.
The last carriage was used for loading cargo, and given the commotion he had caused, everyone was running forward, so there was no need to worry about other innocent people being implicated.
Unfortunately, the members of the organization involved in this mission all had their own ulterior motives, and Bourbon soon discovered that he had been tricked!
The last carriage is full of bombs! If he uses a bomb to blow up the connection between the carriages, he might detonate other bombs!
He really didn't intend to kill Sherry! She's Elena's daughter, after all!
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to get Shirley out. Someone threw a grenade at the crucial moment, leaving Shirley and the last carriage in the middle of the bridge, and the next second, the carriage exploded.
Bourbon: "…………"
Upon hearing the explosion, Vermouth smiled and ended her standoff with Yukiko Kudo, returning to her private room.
The next second, a phone call came in.
Vermouth thought it was Bourbon coming to settle scores with her, questioning why she had changed his plan to capture him alive, but she never expected it to be Usakabe Saiki.
Perhaps it was curiosity after hearing the explosion... Anyway, Sherry was already dead, so it didn't matter whether Usui Saiki intervened or not. Vermouth answered the phone in a good mood: "Honey, what's wrong?"
"I heard an explosion. Was it part of your mission? Did you manage to take it?"
Vermouth was in a good mood: "Yeah, it's all sorted out."
Usoppei asked, "What is the purpose of gin?"
Vermouth: "...? Providing bombs, and waiting for good news at the terminal?"
Usoppei sighed: "I don't think he'll just sit idly by when it comes to Sherry's mission... Ask Vodka what Gin's backup plan is if your plan fails."
"What other backup plans are there...?"
Usakabe Saiki: "Maybe it's a plan to blow us all up too."
Vermouth: "...???"
—Seriously? Gin can be this arrogant? Is Usuo Saiki trying to sow discord, or is he really suffering from paranoia?
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Damn it, my sleep schedule is still not right. I'll try to adjust it again today.
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P.S.: Gin's plan was to plant a bomb at the finish line to blow the car up, without telling Bourbon and Vermouth.
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Kaito Kid makes Conan start to think deeply about Usopp...
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