The steam-belching train emerged from the London fog, passed over London Bridge, and headed towards the next town.
In addition to the last carriage filled with wine, the entire train is equipped with a restaurant, a lounge and separate berths. Only the rich and the noble are qualified to ride on this train.
The pot-bellied businessman twirled his mustache and leaned back in the carriage to read the evening newspaper, occasionally sipping the steaming coffee. For a moment, Conan thought this was not the 19th century.
After passing through the long carriage, Conan and others came to the front of the train, told the conductor the situation, and asked him to gather the passengers.
When the conductor heard the name Jack the Ripper, his expression changed obviously, but he still found it a little unconvincing. After all, there were two children among the four people in front of him, and the remaining two, Ran Mouri and Kidd, did not look like adults.
It is very likely...
It's just a childish trick to trick them.
Who makes there so many beggars on the streets?
The conductor thought that once he believed Conan and gathered all the passengers together, his accomplices in hiding would take the opportunity to steal the passengers' belongings. This kind of situation was not uncommon.
"How did you know Jack the Ripper was on this train?"
The conductor looked at Conan and the others suspiciously.
"Because we saw him jump on this train with our own eyes!"
Conan quickly explained the whole story and also told about the incident at the opera house.
"Jack the Ripper wanted to assassinate Irene Adler, so you went to the opera house to protect her. But you didn't expect that they would abandon traditional skills and use bombs instead?"
Conan and the others nodded heavily.
"During the explosion, the opera house collapsed. You managed to escape with great difficulty, but instead of rushing to the church to thank God, you chased Jack the Ripper all the way to the train station?"
Conan and the others nodded again.
"....What do you think this is?"
The conductor pointed to his head and asked.
"Head."
"Knowing this, how dare you come and lie to me with such lies that even a three-year-old child couldn't make up?!"
The conductor flew into a rage, feeling that his intelligence had been insulted:
"Who is Jack the Ripper?"
"A brutal serial killer!"
"He's going to be chased by four little kids like you who haven't even fully grown their hair yet?!"
Conan, Kidd, and Mao Lilan were all startled at the same time and subconsciously looked down.
"Conan, what are you looking at?"
Noticing Conan's actions, Mao Li Ran couldn't help but ask a question.
"No, nothing..."
Conan's neck shrank and he suddenly wilted.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that he is really not qualified to refute the conductor now.
"Everything we say is true!"
Seeing that the other party did not believe him, Sawada Hiroki said anxiously:
"Jack the Ripper is really on this train!"
"I don't know if he is here..."
The conductor looked at the four people and said in a bad tone:
"But I now fully suspect that you didn't buy tickets!"
“..........”
No matter what era, you have to buy a ticket to take a train, and the nobility are no exception.
This is the point. Conan and the other three looked at each other and realized...
They are riding in a pirate car.
"How can an NPC be so smart? Just gather the passengers quickly..."
Kidd muttered.
"What did you say?"
The conductor did not hear what he said clearly, but called the train security officer very seriously and asked to check their tickets.
Conan and his friends were stunned on the spot.
They rushed on board just as the train started moving, so how could they have time to buy tickets?
Without tickets, they were thieves, and according to the laws of that era, they would be taken to the police station.
At this moment, Kidd suddenly remembered the wallet he had searched from the patrol policeman. There was still some money in it, which could pay for the fare.
Can....
Even if they paid the full fare, the conductor still wouldn't believe them!
“Got it!”
Sawada Hiroki's mind worked quickly and he was the first to come up with a solution. In front of the train conductor and the safety officer, he called Conan, Kidd, and Mao Lilan and whispered to discuss:
"Since the conductor doesn't trust us and only cares about the tickets, why don't we pretend that we have an accomplice, and then take the opportunity to look for Jack the Ripper with the conductor!"
“Great!”
Conan and the other two agreed with Sawada Hiroki's proposal. It didn't matter if they were mistaken for thieves, as long as they could catch Jack the Ripper, everything would be fine!
"Have you finished discussing this?"
The conductor folded his arms, squinted his eyes and glanced at the four people, humming:
"Where's the ticket? Take it out."
"Hey, conductor uncle, we don't have tickets. Don't people under 1.2 meters tall need to buy tickets to ride?"
"This is a rule I've never heard of. Except for infants, anyone who needs a seat, no matter how old, needs to buy a ticket!"
In an unquestionable tone, the conductor began to perform his duties:
"If you can't produce your ticket, you'll need to buy a new one. The price for the four of you is eight shillings. Pay up now."
“No money.”
Conan simply shook his head and acted like a rogue. He was very good at acting like a rogue, showing his rogue nature to the fullest:
"If we had money, we would have bought the tickets long ago. The reason we didn't buy the tickets is because we don't have money!"
"....It seems to make sense."
"Conductor, this guy is quibbling!"
"Catch them quickly and hand them over to the police when we get to Dartmoor!"
"Wait a minute!"
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