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Because it was their first stop, there was no one in the lounge, and Date Airlines closed the door, creating a very comfortable environment.
Six people sat in a circle around the table, seemingly chatting, but actually they were "interrogating".
The black-haired young man being interrogated rubbed the back of his head in a rare and unpretentious manner, and said with a knotted expression on his fair face: "So... you all know everything?"
"How else would we have found our way here?" Matsuda Jinpei said unhappily, "It's really scary. This kind of nonsensical information is obviously a trap. How dare you break in alone!"
Hagiwara Kenji nodded in agreement: "Your excuse may be a good one to deceive Instructor Onizuka, but you want to fool us - Toru, you underestimate us too much, don't you?"
Yi Dahang sighed: "If we hadn't met a kind driver, we really wouldn't have been able to catch up. Would you really be sure of making it by yourself?"
"It's not that you can't handle it, it's just that we are companions." Furuya Rei continued Date Kou's words, put his hand on the black-haired young man's shoulder, and said seriously, "Trust us a little, okay?"
Chiyodani Toru lowered his eyes, looking somewhat dejected and silent, and even the faint smile that was always on his face disappeared.
Or maybe he didn't know where to start.
The young man, who usually thinks carefully and acts calmly, completely lost his composure just because of the word "sister". He didn't even think about his own safety and jumped into the trap without hesitation.
Zhu Fu Jingguang looked at him like this, and the rage in his heart was extinguished by some emotion. A kind of uncomfortable dull pain arose, heavy and pulling his heart down.
The moment he saw Chiyodani Toru just now, he almost blurted out, "Is my sister so important to you? Is she so important that you don't even care about your own safety?"
But on the other hand, if something happened to Morobushi Takaaki, or if there was information about the murderer, Morobushi Kagemitsu himself would not be able to remain calm and think, and would probably rush forward faster than Chiyodani Toru.
So there is no need to say such words out loud. Saying them out loud will only add another layer of cement to Chiyodani Toru's already closed heart.
I just think so intellectually, but emotionally, it still feels a bit uncomfortable.
So Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't say anything. He just sat next to Chiyodani Toru, listening quietly and digesting the uncomfortable emotions in his heart.
But perhaps because his anger just now was too obvious, Zhu Fu Jingguang felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes while he was sitting.
When he looked down, he saw the black-haired boy's slender white hands twirling the corner of his clothes in a flattering manner. When he saw him looking down, he stretched out two fingers and bent them, as if bowing to apologize.
This plan...
Zhu Fu Jingguang almost laughed out of anger.
It was a blatant conspiracy, but he really couldn't do anything about it!
Chiyodani Toru is such a smart idiot!
Matsuda Jinpei was pushed back to his seat by Hagiwara Kenji, who pressed his head, blocking his rapid-fire machine-gun-like questions.
At this moment, anger and venting are not the first step they should take. The most important thing is to clarify the specific situation first.
Furuya Rei withdrew his hand, crossed it on the table, and asked, "So after getting on the bus, did you find any clues? Or do you have any guesses about the identity of the person who sent the letter?"
Chiyodani Toru shook his head: "I don't know the identity of the sender, but... I only told you about my sister."
He said softly, "It's a long story. Zaozhi and I are twins, so we naturally don't follow the order of seniority. Even though she is the older sister in the certificate, when we were little, I always called her my younger sister."
"Later... there was no proof."
The word "sister" ultimately existed only in his memory, leaving no trace in reality.
The black-haired young man did not hide the dejection on his face, and sadness floated in his dark grey eyes, making the already depressing atmosphere even heavier.
Several people wanted to take this opportunity to ask Chiyodani Toru why he was not in the Chiyodani family's files and where he went after he was ten years old, but the matter of the letter was not over yet.
A moving train is an ideal murder scene. Whether it is a shooting, poisoning or bombing, once an accident occurs, it will inevitably affect the crowd, and the police will be unable to intervene for a while.
Assuming that the sender wants to attack Chiyodani Toru, he must be hiding in this train. If they want to protect everyone, they must find that guy and foil the conspiracy directly.
Time is running out!
"What about the letters and other clues?"
Chiyodani Toru thought for a moment and said, "There was already a ticket in the package. The ticket told me not to get on the train early and to arrive at the location on time at 2:30. I arrived at the station early but waited in the cafe."
"Then I found this in the mezzanine of my place."
He took out a palm-sized black iron box from his pocket. There was a rose pattern engraved on it, but it was impossible to tell what was inside.
Chiyotani Toru seemed to have given up any secrecy. He said, "I checked the box after I got it. I can only confirm that it is a microphone, but I can't disassemble it without the tools."
As he was talking, he pulled out another small device from his pocket with a red light flashing on it. "But I was worried that there was a bug in it, so when I saw you, I turned on the signal blocking."
Without saying a word, Jinpei Matsuda took the iron box, pulled out a screwdriver from his pocket, and began to dismantle it on the spot.
Hagiwara Kenji stood aside, full of questions: "It's fine that Toru brought so many things, but why did you put a screwdriver in there, Xiao Zhenping?"
Matsuda Jinpei peeled off the cover of the iron box in a few moves, revealing the wires inside. He groaned and said, "Is it not okay if I like it?"
In fact, after the speaker given to Chiyodani Toru was broken last time, Matsuda Jinpei thought that if he had brought repair equipment with him at that time, he could have repaired it on the spot instead of being helpless in the face of the pile of broken debris.
Anyway, it’s not that big and can be used as a self-defense weapon, how great!
Jinpei Matsuda didn't want to admit that this was inspired by Toru Chiyodani - he's still a little angry now!
After checking, he breathed a sigh of relief: "There is no eavesdropping device, Chiyodani-kun, you can turn off the signal jammer."
Hearing this title, several people around couldn't help but laugh. The person in question said "Oh", silently pressed the button, put it in his pocket, and then looked at him.
She is well-behaved and seems a little aggrieved.
Holding a screwdriver, Matsuda Jinpei said with a gloomy face: "..."
Damn, if someone didn’t know, they would think he was bullying others.
"Anyway, you must fight me when you get back, and I won't let you win." He said fiercely, "I just don't believe it..."
Chiyotani Toru responded obediently: "Hi——"
Zhu Fu Jingguang coughed lightly and said, "Anyway, since that person left something here, it means that there will definitely be information coming later, right? Should we wait a little longer?"
Furuya Rei nodded and agreed, "The trains around Toru are the ones that need to be checked. Haven't you been reading books recently? We can do an analysis and profile to see if there are any suspicious people."
Date Kou took out the chewed toothpick from his mouth and praised: "Zero is right. How about this, we split into groups..."
Before he could finish his words, the black box that Matsuda Jinpei had opened and put back made a crackling sound, followed by a mechanical voice that could not be distinguished between male and female.
"Chiyogaya... Toru, I'm so glad you came to my appointment, so I prepared a perfect gift for you.
I hope you can also be happy while gazing at the beautiful mountains from the train and watching the snow falling from the heights and blending into the soil with the cherry blossoms.
Finally, I have good news for you. There is no point in searching. You can rest now—with your sister.”
As if to make it easier for Chiyodani Toru to remember, the voice that spoke was not speaking very fast, and even paused briefly after speaking a paragraph to give him time to react and remember.
It's just that the weird tone of voice coupled with the hoarse and unpleasant sound turns this into a chronic torture to the ears.
After the recording started, Morofushi Jingguang quickly took out the thin notebook with the letter fragments from his pocket, and began to record quickly while lying on the table.
However, as he wrote more, his brows became more and more furrowed, and in the end, he was so angry that his chest heaved violently.
Anyone can tell that the so-called "rest" is nothing but - death!
"First, we need to determine whether this is a recording or real-time." Ida Kou looked at his classmates and said calmly, "Obviously, he only mentioned Toru's name. It is very likely that he was speaking from a blind spot where we could not see him, or it was a recording."
Hagiwara Kenji nodded: "The latter is much more likely, because the ticket he gave Toru is a fixed seat, so there is no need to choose a seat where Toru cannot be seen, which would be inconvenient for monitoring."
"If it's a recording, it means the criminal may not be in the car anymore." Matsuda Jinpei said with some regret, "I really want to catch that bastard, beat him up, and send him to the police station to ask for an explanation."
"No, not necessarily." Chiyodani Toru suddenly spoke up, he closed his eyes slightly, gathered his emotions, and continued, "Let's analyze the content first. If he really wants to kill me, then this passage must have specifically mentioned the method of committing the crime.
—This is a man of great ceremonial sense, and he is happy to see my destruction.
"If you think about it from this perspective, he probably installed the bomb in a car near me and then stayed in a car far away from me where he wouldn't be affected."
Furuya Ling nodded: "Toru's words make sense, but whether it is a bomb or not is another matter. Hiro, you should have written it down, right? Let's analyze what these words mean first."
While they were talking, Morofushi Jingguang had already transcribed this passage again in neat handwriting. He tore off the paper and placed it in the middle, and everyone began to analyze it sentence by sentence.
[Aaaah this is so exciting, I thought Toru was going to be pinned to the ground and hammered by the police academy team, this is really too reckless]
[Only the police academy can tolerate such a naughty kid. I would have beaten him up long ago.]
[It’s not that he’s a bad guy, he didn’t ask for help. I can only say that Toru is still too independent. His past experiences have made him accustomed to being alone. Even after being together for almost a month, he still can’t open up to the police academy team.]
[It’s like a cat that has been hurt and bruised. You have to be patient to coax it out from under the sofa. Moreover, this cat is too gentle and won’t even breathe on people. It will only hurt itself qwq]
[I feel sorry for Toru. How did he live these past ten years to develop such a personality?]
[He really cares about his sister. Thinking of the bastard in our family, why are the brothers and sisters so close and loving to each other! (biting the handkerchief)]
[I laughed so hard, I quietly pulled Jingguang's clothes and apologized coquettishly, Toru, how can you be so sweet! ! ]
[Matsuda is such an idiot 2333, he thought he was hiding well, but he was stabbed by the old thief with a memory bubble. It was obvious that he was still upset about the broken speaker at the convenience store last time]
[The police academy team really warms my heart!!]
[Fuck, this familiar whisperer is indeed Conan!! Even before the main storyline, he still does this. I wonder if he will die if he speaks in human language!]
[It's too uncool to just say the bomb will explode at xx... But the winery actually took a roundabout approach? I thought it was just eight eggs and a surveillance helicopter!]
[Gin is watching you!]
[I started to wonder if this was Shinsou's sister. What did she mean by that? What did she mean by I can rest with my sister? I don't understand!]
[Is there an analyst? Call the analyst!]
[Here I come, let me talk briefly about it.
Let's start with the first sentence! The old thief put an ellipsis before toru to indicate that this sentence is pronounced with a long vowel. The other party paused when he called Chiyodani Toru. Is it because "Toru" has a special meaning?
I think this is the hammer. This is the elder sister, and it is very likely that she is the sister who is being controlled, that is, Shinsou.
She still remembers it perfectly!]
[This shouldn't happen. If she knew it was her brother, why would she press the button of the bomb and ask riddles? The last sentence was obviously malicious. I vote for amnesia.]
[Listen to my analysis of the second sentence first... Never mind, we don’t need to analyze this riddle, the police academy team can figure it out on their own.
Let's jump directly to the third sentence. The "good news" means that you don't need to look for her and you can rest with your sister. Considering the purpose of wanting to kill Toru, this "rest" should mean eternal sleep, that is, death.
Personally, I tend to believe that this is Shinsou hinting to Toru to give up the investigation, stay away from the organization, and let "Saori" die completely.
As for whether her brother would die in the explosion, I think she was gambling against her will.
——Betting on Toru’s strength and level.]
[Aaaaaaah 666, if that's really the case, the brother-sister duo is simply doomed, Shinsou is trying hard to protect his brother, and Toru is trying hard to find his sister...]
[It’s time to scold this garbage organization and say it’s time to take a pill!]
[Wuwuwu, Sister Shensuo's mission is doomed to fail, so isn't it tragic for her to go back?]
[Woc, after listening to the big guy's analysis, it seems to make some sense, but on the other hand, it can also be interpreted as purely malicious!
After all, the affairs of Chiyotani's house can be fully investigated. Since the organization suspects that Toru is a spy used by the police to disrupt their internal organization, this wave of recordings can be regarded as a test.
If Toru's identity is real, he will definitely be shocked by this incident. The organization may send a second person to observe his reaction in order to monitor the authenticity of Shinsou. (Toru has shown abnormality towards his sister, which means Shinsou is lying)
If Toru is a thorn in the police force, then he would not have come to the appointment alone, which means that the police academy team is likely to be included in this police operation. From the perspective of the organization, this is a premeditated confrontation between the two armies!
Therefore, there are definitely more than just Shinsou members in the car!]
[Trembling, your analysis is so horrible, is it that I think this is just Shen Suo simply liking the Riddler to drop bombs, and then the police academy team just happened to have a car accident?]
[…I suddenly realized that I should thank Toru for being brave enough to come. If he hadn’t come, who would have defused the bomb?]
[Fuck! Blind spot!]
"Looking at the mountain range, you can only see the mountain range from Shinagawa Station to Maibara Station. If there is snow... it should be after Ekoda Station."
Furiya Rei was drawing a map on his notebook, and the others added to the discussion one by one, drawing out all their geographical knowledge.
"You can also see cherry blossoms. The fact that you can still see cherry blossoms in the snow means that the altitude difference is quite large. There is only one such place - Nagoya Station!"
Several people could not help but get excited. Chiyodani Toru rubbed his brows and sighed, "So, the bomb will explode at Nagoya Station. If it is scheduled, it depends on the train's departure time."
"We have arrived at the second stop, Shinagawa Station. It will take us one hour and five minutes to reach Nagoya Station." Furuya Rei put down his pen. "We have plenty of time. We can check them one by one."
Ida Hang frowned: "Should we inform the train conductor that there is a bomb on the train? Then we can evacuate the crowd in advance..."
Hagiwara Kenji shook his head: "The criminal might still be on the train. If the bomb can be detonated artificially, then there will be a big problem."
"There's no way to contact the police first. If they knew there was a bomb in the car, they would definitely choose to evacuate the crowd instead of trusting us." Jinpei Matsuda hammered the table in dissatisfaction.
Hagiwara Kenji waved his hands: "It's not certain."
Matsuda Jinpei glared at him, looking unhappy: "Is there something wrong with what I said?"
"It's normal that some policemen would treat this as a prank and ignore it." Hagiwara Kenji shrugged, then smiled playfully to liven up the atmosphere, "Okay - let's think about how to find the bomb first."
Others: “…” That makes sense!
In fact, they could have gotten off the train earlier at other stations and avoided this murder, but as police officers, public lives became their inescapable responsibility.
In other words, if Chiyodani Toru had not shown up, then the tourists on the bus would have died unjustly.
No one read the third sentence carefully, but seeing that Chiyodani Toru looked a little dazed, one could tell how much impact this sentence had on him.
The mysterious criminal clearly made his malicious intentions known.
He was telling Chiyodani Toru a fact that he was unwilling to accept.
——Chiyoya Saori is dead.
However, no one actually believed this. After all, the reason why the criminals are criminals is that they have malicious intentions towards them, and their words should not be taken seriously.
The squad leader Date Kou coughed lightly and said, "Toru is in carriage number three. Kagemitsu and Matsuda will go to search carriage number one and two. Three and four...Toru, you go with Zero. Kenji and I will go to carriage number five and six. We'll talk about the rest when the time comes!"
"Well, how about giving this first group action a code name?" Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile, "It's the six of us, a group action!"
Furiya Ling glanced at the young man next to him and smiled, "Let's call it 'Operation Cat Hunt'. After all, we are looking for bombs, right? It's like catching a cat, so we have to be careful."
Everyone: “…” Don’t think we can’t hear the meaning of this sentence.
Chiyotani Toru raised his hand decisively: "No vote!"
Matsuda Jinpei slapped his hand on his head and rubbed it viciously, making his soft black hair a mess: "Objection is invalid!"
Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled, put his hand on Chiyodani Toru's shoulder, and touched the bandage around his neck threateningly: "I agree."
Kenji Hagiwara also grabbed Chiyodani Toru's face as he always did when he came back from a disaster and said, "I agree."
Ida Hang tilted his head, looked at this scene, and smiled as he shattered the black-haired young man's last hope: "This time - I agree."
Chiyotani, the only dissenting vote, Toru: “…” He was weak and helpless, and was being grabbed by the scruff of the neck.
"Onizuka class, 'Operation Cat Hunting' begins now!"
"yes!"