Chapter 1146 Real and Fake Princess: Mutation
When Conan heard this, the seriousness in his expression did not dissipate.
"Since it was just a performance, what was the purpose of the person who delivered the message?" Conan speculated, "He went to great lengths to design the roles of murderer, detective, accomplice, and victim. Is it just to help Murohashi Etsuto change cars?"
Suzuki Sonoko asked strangely: "Why, do you think that letter was not sent by the game organizer?"
Conan nodded: "Because the game started later, and the conductor didn't seem to know much about the content of the game, so who distributed the envelope? If this is an official game, that means There may be passengers disguised as conductors among us."
"Hiss—" Suzuki Sonoko exaggeratedly covered her mouth, "Did the thief know his identity earlier than we did, so he planned to move Etsuto Murohashi to the eighth carriage? But what was his purpose for doing this? Could it be that his method of stealing gems was Do you require Etsuto Murohashi to be in the eighth carriage?”
Haihara Ai agreed: "It's very possible. After all, the passengers in the eighth carriage reserve the same box every year. If the thief is among them, they can make a big fuss by taking advantage of this."
Even Nobushige himself didn't know who the thief was, but he was pretty sure of Murohashi Etsuto's current state.
"Dong dong dong"
Suzuki Sonoko knocked on the box door of 8 # B.
No one responded.
Suzuki Sonoko knocked three times again.
Still no sound.
Suzuki Sonoko put her hands on her hips impatiently and said angrily: "Mr. Murohashi, are you in there?"
The air was eerily quiet.
"He wouldn't have fallen asleep in it, right?" Suzuki Sonoko felt that her guess was reasonable. Otherwise, how could Murohashi Etsuto forget to go to the dining car for the detective meeting?
"Can the door be pushed open?" Conan asked.
Suzuki Sonoko tried it, and the door opened easily.
The moment the door opened, the strong wind outside the window carried a strange smell to the shop.
This is……
Haiyuan Ai subconsciously grasped Xinfan's hand.
In the private room, Murohashi Yoshito was lying on his back on the back of the sofa, seemingly falling into a deep sleep.
"Hey, Mr. Murohashi, why are you still sleeping?" Suzuki Sonoko said and was about to step into the box.
"Wait!" Conan hurriedly stopped him, "There is smoke and blood smell in the box. Something might have happened to Murohashi Eitoto!!"
Suzuki Sonoko's steps froze in place.
At this moment, the strong wind caused by the convection between the wide-open window and the door knocked Murohashi Yoshito off his feet and fell to the ground. Those staring eyes were staring at Suzuki Sonoko.
Xinfan covered Haiyuan Ai's ears.
"ah--"
The next second, Suzuki Sonoko's screams echoed throughout the train.
It's great to have Sonoko Suzuki come with us to identify the body, otherwise this job would have fallen to Nobushige who plays Ran Mouri.
"Call the police!" Conan shouted to Nobuhiro.
Nobuhiro didn't do what the real Mao Lilan did. He ignored Conan's condemning gaze and calmly walked to the "dead man" and reached out to test his nose and carotid arteries.
"How?" Conan asked, "Can you tell the time of death?"
Of course he didn't say this to Mao Lilan.
Nobuhiro shook his head.
Conan asked unexpectedly: "Is it because the time of death is too close?"
"No, because..." Nobuhiro didn't say any more, but Conan understood after seeing his expression.
Conan suddenly realized: "Is this the accident that may happen on the way mentioned in the second letter?"
Suzuki Sonoko was confused: "What's the accident? Shouldn't we call the police immediately?"
"As a detective, Etsuto Murohashi may really be dead, but he may still be alive in another time and space. After all, the smoke and the smell of blood in the air can be created with props." Haibara Ai admitted that when she first smelled it, When the smell of gunpowder smoke mixed with blood, she really thought that Murohashi Etsuto was dead, but soon she discovered some subtle clues.
At this time, the detectives who stayed in the dining car came after hearing the news.
Nobushige said to Conan: "I'll leave it to you to explain the situation here to the detectives."
"good."
Xinfan passed through the noisy crowd and passed by Anton Yu at the end of the crowd.
The moment An Dongyu saw "Mao Lilan", all the muscles in his body tensed up.
Then, he heard the girl whisper in his ear with an extremely gentle voice: "It's your turn."
These words were like the whispers of the devil, wrapping around his head and heart, making it impossible for him to escape.
An Dongyu was shaken suddenly and began to tremble uncontrollably.
His hearing seemed to be much sharper all of a sudden, and the surprised and fearful voices of the people around him echoed over and over again in his ears.
"Oh my god, is this part of the game?"
"No, do you smell the strong smell of blood in the air? There is also gunpowder smoke. It is estimated that Murohashi was shot."
"Call the police!"
"The murderer should be among us passengers. I don't know if the murderer will commit another crime again."
After Xinfan said those words, he walked away without looking back, so An Dongyu could only stare at his retreating back and continue to be frightened.
This man, this man actually killed Etsuto Murohashi. Is what he said before true?
Killing is not easy, especially for ordinary people who have never committed a crime. It is actually very difficult to cross that hurdle. Even if Anton Yu had enough hatred for Murohashi Etsuto, Anton Yu would not have been able to be truly cruel if Murohashi Etsuto hadn't once again shown his disdain for the fire in front of him.
Anton Yu could have rehearsed it countless times in his mind in advance, and even accepted it calmly when Nobuhiro proposed an exchange of killings. But this does not mean that he can face real death calmly.
In short, Antonyu was scared.
Clutching the bomb box in his pocket, he questioned for the first time whether he should kill Etsuto Murohashi. He never regretted agreeing to the deal with this strange girl, because An Dongyu knew that the choice of this deal was never in his hands.
What should he do? Is he really going to install the bomb at the junction of the freight car and the eighth carriage as she said?
In exchange for killing, who does she want to kill?
In just a few seconds, An Dongyu had already thought about many possibilities. She might want to kill a certain passenger, maybe she wanted An Dongyu to dig his own grave, or more likely, her purpose was to bury the entire train.
No one but themselves knew what Nobuhiro said to Anton Yu, but many people including Fukiya Rei and Bellmod saw the scene where they passed each other.
There was a little smile in Belmode's eyes, and while everyone's attention was focused on Murohashi Etsuto, Shi Shiran left the scene. When leaving, she specifically chose a road closer to Haibara Ai, intending to appreciate the little rabbit's frightened expression.
But unfortunately, before that, Conan cast a wary look at her.
Well, there’s no other way, just do the mission first.