Chapter 375: Kudo Yusaku Shark Man Incident (Combined Chapter)
Kogoro Mori is no exception. He also feels that anyone who says something like "People who live here are pigs!" deserves a beating from society.
He turned his head unhappily and stared at Mr. Izumo, the boss at the next table.
However, as he watched, Kogoro Mori gradually became confused.
——He always felt that this grumpy boss looked very familiar.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then scratched the back of his head and interrupted Boss Izumo while he was scolding Rinori Kayoshi: "Have we met somewhere before?"
"Um?"
Boss Izumo turned around and looked at Kogoro Mori carefully, but he had no impression of him.
His gaze paused for a moment on Jiang Xia's face, and then he frowned in disgust - there was actually a famous detective in the car. As a drug dealer, Boss Izumo had a natural aversion to this kind of person who symbolized justice.
He snorted coldly without saying a word and looked away.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became a little awkward.
Jia Yueli looked around and immediately tried to smooth things over like a true model employee.
He explained to Maori Kogoro who asked the question just now:
“You may have seen our boss on TV or in the newspaper.
"A few days ago, our jewelry store was robbed by a wanted criminal. The employees in the store were trembling with fear. Only the owner of the store, Izumo, stepped forward and bravely drove the criminal away. Many reporters came to interview this incident."
"Oh!" Maori Kogoro slammed his fist into his palm, suddenly realizing, "I remember now, I did see it on the news."
At the same time, he also recalled some tabloid analysis of the incident.
——Some people said that the wanted criminal who was dismissed by the boss of Izumo left a strange sentence when he left, "This is different from what we agreed."
In addition, it was unnatural that he was an experienced wanted criminal but was scared away by an unarmed boss.
Therefore, some critics suspected that the robbery was actually a self-directed event by Izumo's boss in order to gain popularity during the mayoral election.
Jiang Xia didn't think so.
After all, as someone who is familiar with spoilers, he remembered that the robbery was actually caused by Kagoshi Rishinori, who had read the manuscript of the novel - or in other words, it was part of Kudo Yusaku's murder plan.
The wanted criminal who went to the jewelry store to rob was actually Toshinori Kagoshi's former accomplice, Asama Yasuharu.
Kayoshi lied to Asama Yasuji and said that the boss of Izumo was willing to work with them to steal the jewelry and defraud the insurance money.
Asama Yasuji, who knew nothing about it, came to the store and planned to act out a scene. However, the unsuspecting boss Izumo did not follow his script at all, but instead scolded him and pressed the alarm. Asama Yasuji was stunned and left in a hurry.
Afterwards, Kayoshi Rinari found Asama Yasuji again, apologized and gave him the camouflage clothes and the ticket for this car, told him that the boss had changed his mind, and asked him to leave as soon as possible. At the same time, Kayoshi Rinari threatened the boss Izumo with drug trafficking to get on this car, and the protagonists of tonight's mystery story were gathered.
Now, everything is going according to plan... except for one thing.
As Jia Yueli was thinking, he glanced at Jiang Xia beside him with a hidden gaze.
...He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that this famous high school detective had seen him several times tonight.
This made Jia Yueli inevitably fearful, and his heartbeat quickened as Jiang Xia glanced at him... But thinking about his idol's novel manuscript, Jia Yueli felt that he should not stop his plan just like that.
——If it was his own plan, then he might indeed lack confidence and decide to stop depending on the situation.
But now, this is a case written by Kudo Yusaku, and he is not fighting alone.
Jiang Xia then saw that the murderous aura on Jiayuelize changed back and forth, and finally remained at a relatively strong level.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, shifted his gaze away from Jiayuelize, and stopped looking at him.
...The psychological quality of today's criminals is too worrying. Just by taking a few glances, the murderous intent fluctuated like this... Fortunately, the people this time were more courageous.
Well, I have to pay attention to this aspect in the future. Before the crime happens, I should try to avoid all kinds of contact with the criminals, including eye contact, so as not to hurt their fragile hearts.
When he lowered his head, Jiang Xia no longer saw the murderous Kagoshi Rinari in his sight, but instead saw Conan who was deep in thought.
At this moment, Conan was attracted by a strong sense of déjà vu and temporarily forgot about Gin at the door.
Noticing Jiang Xia's gaze, he hesitated for a moment, then turned to Jiang Xia and asked in a low voice: "Has a similar strange robbery happened before? ... It should have been many years ago, when we were still young."
Jiang Xia glanced at him and knew that this was because Kudo Shinichi had seen the lost manuscript when he was a child. Now Kudo should have remembered some of it, but not completely.
When Jiang Xiatongzhi was a child, he seldom went to the Kudo house. Every time he got the chance, Kudo Yukiko would take him to her house. After staying for a short while, she would take the opportunity to slip away. It was impossible for her to stay there to look through other people's unpublished novel manuscripts.
So he shouldn't have the same sense of déjà vu as Conan.
Jiang Xia then thought about it for a while, then shook his head: "I have no impression."
"...Is that so?" Conan trusted Jiang Xia's memory, but at the same time, he also believed in his own memory.
——He must have seen something like this somewhere, "a well-known robber escaped without taking anything", but he just couldn't remember where.
Faced with this conflict, Conan had to temporarily conclude that Jiang Xia was not interested in being a detective and reasoning when he was a child, nor did he like watching the news. He never paid attention to related cases, so he didn't remember this incident...By the way, why did Jiang Xia suddenly want to be a detective now?
Conan thought about this question briefly but didn't come to a conclusion.
So he quickly turned his attention back to thinking about the strange robbery.
However, even after he finished his dessert, ate the melon in the dining car, and followed Maori and his daughter back to the box, he still couldn't remember where he had seen such a scene.
…
The train departs in the evening, and by the time we finished our meal, it was already very late at night.
Conan entered the box and asked Maori Kogoro the same question he had just asked Jiang Xia - Maori Kogoro used to be a criminal policeman, so he should be paying attention to relevant information.
However, Kogoro Mori shook his head and said with certainty that he had never heard of such a robbery.
Conan could only sigh and put this sense of déjà vu aside for the time being.
As soon as his mind was free, he suddenly felt that he had forgotten something.
...By the way, Gin is also in the car!
Conan jumped up from the berth, said "I'm going to the bathroom", and rushed out of the room.
It was rare to run into Gin on the train. On a high-speed train like this, even Gin probably wouldn't dare to jump off the train, so this might be a good opportunity to get in touch with him - if I could figure out where Gin's compartment was, and then find a way to steal APTX4869 while he was asleep at night...
Conan's mind routinely unfolds a series of fantasies about reaching the pinnacle of life.
When it comes to "looking for Gin's box", Conan's first reaction is to take advantage of the fact that he is a child, pretend to have walked into the wrong place, and open the doors of suspicious boxes one by one. If the door is locked, knock on the door to find out who is inside.
However, soon, remembering what happened in the dining car, Conan's pace became slower and slower, and finally stopped in the middle of the corridor.
...No, it can't.
Gin is not an honest criminal suspect, and there are no police officers in the car who can check and balance him.
If you push the door open and happen to see Gin sitting at the head of the bed cleaning his gun, or fiddling with a bomb with his head down... then even if the witness is a child whose testimony is unconvincing, he will definitely be dragged into the house and silenced by the cold-blooded man in black at the first opportunity.
In addition, Conan thought, even if he was lucky and didn't run into Gin fiddling with weapons, after such an incident, he would definitely enter Gin's sight.
Regardless of whether it is based on Conan's own observations or what he heard from Haibara Ai, Gin is a very suspicious person.
Conan recalled all the inappropriateness he had shown in front of Gin in the dining car before, and the more he thought about it, the heavier his heart felt.
——After the eye contact in the dining car just now, Gin must have formed an impression of him.
If he appeared in front of Gin again at this time, even if Gin did not suspect him as an elementary school student, he would definitely suspect the adults who were traveling with him - such as Mori and his daughter, and Jiang Xia.
Especially Jiangxia.
While eating just now, Gin observed Jiang Xia a lot. It should be because as a criminal, he has an instinctive hostility and fear towards the famous detective.
At this time, if a child familiar with Jiang Xia suddenly came to the door...
Conan couldn't help but think of Gin sneering and hitting someone with a club, as well as Gin's gun and the terrible explosions that had happened in the past.
His face turned pale, and he gradually realized that the alternative secret room of "high-speed train" was indeed a good way to prevent Gin from leaving. But at the same time, it would also prevent them from leaving in time, making it very convenient for the vigilant Gin to wait for an opportunity to kill him.
If he took a wrong step, there might be four more bodies in the car - him, Xiaolan, Maori Kogoro, all in a row, and Jiang Xia.
...So now, Conan found that not only could he not go looking for Gin, but he had to hide as much as possible and not show any abnormality like a real child.
In addition, it was also necessary to prevent Jiang Xia from noticing something unusual and going to investigate Gin... Fortunately, Jiang Xia usually appeared in newspapers and various reasoning shows, and was more or less a celebrity. He had been stared at a lot when he went out before. Compared with the strange and burning gazes of some of them, Gin's few glances were subtle, and should not make Jiang Xia too alert.
Jiang Xia shouldn't have any problems. Conan thought about it briefly, and then his thoughts turned back to the confrontation between himself and the Black Organization.
In short, the Black Organization must be investigated, but we cannot be hasty, otherwise we will pay a heavy price.
Besides, Conan always felt that there seemed to be a wonderful connection between him and Gin.
——It hasn't been long since he became small, but he has already met Gin three or four times. He has also met other members of the Black Organization quite a few times. There is even one of them who has moved into Dr. Agasa's house... In this case, maybe he will get a better opportunity in the future.
Thinking of this, Conan struggled to suppress the urge to "knock on every door until Gin comes out."
However, it was rare for him to meet Gin, and he would not be willing to do nothing...
After thinking it over, Conan reached into his pocket and took out the chewing gum and a bug. He wanted to find a suitable opportunity to stick the bug on Gin or Vodka's luggage without showing up in person.
But soon, Conan withdrew his hand.
——Since Gin has already noticed Jiang Xia, as long as he finds that there is a bug around him, he will undoubtedly think that Jiang Xia is investigating him.
The Black Organization doesn't care about evidence when it comes to silencing people, so the result will probably be that all four of them will be wiped out - even though three of them are good fighters, Gin has hot weapons in his hands after all, and in such a narrow space like the car, he has a huge advantage.
Conan finally sighed and did not try any high-risk behaviors. He just quietly hid a bug in the bathroom.
——Some people have the habit of talking on the phone in the bathroom. What if Vodka or Gin does the same? At least you can hear something…
After taking some action, Conan finally felt relieved and followed Ran Mouri who had come out to look for him back home.
After the two left, in an empty box.
Jiang Xia, who was driving the little white puppet, looked through the crack in the door and saw the box door closing behind Mao Lilan and Conan. He also silently closed the crack in front of him and put away the anesthetic needle in his hand.
Gin seems to be extra careful today. At this time, he certainly can't let Conan take any suicidal actions.
Considering Kudo's irrepressible adventurous nature, Jiang Xia originally wanted to use Anonymous to provide him with a little help - Anonymous had appeared in many occasions related to the organization before, and his sudden appearance now was definitely not abrupt in Conan's opinion.
Gin and Vodka didn't have the habit of running around, and they were still in the box at this time. So as long as they were a little careful, the organization would not notice the appearance of the anonymous member.
In short, everything is ready, except for catching Conan to give him the injection.
However, unexpectedly, Conan seemed to be able to judge the situation better than before.
...If this continues, maybe I'll have to carry fewer anesthetic needles when I go out next time.
After waiting for a while with the anesthetic needle nearby and finding that Conan did not take any high-risk actions, Jiang Xia put away the anesthetic needle and dispersed the puppets.
He opened his eyes in his box, checked his watch, and released a few ghosts.
One went to the dining car, and the other went to stare at the robber leader Yasuji Asama who was tricked into getting on the car.
The rest went to Gin to attract murderous intent.
…
It was a little after four in the morning.
Boss Izumo came from the dining car to the social car, ready to make a deal with the anonymous person who had the evidence against him.
In order to avoid being exposed, he sent all the people accompanying him back.
Therefore, Jia Yueli returned to his room early.
After entering his compartment, he calculated the time and hid a ball of fishing line when the train was about to pass through a tunnel.
Then he left the box on the second floor where he was, came to the box downstairs, and knocked gently on the door.
(End of this chapter)
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