Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 172 The Dark Mysterious Train (Part )

Conan injected Kogoro Mouri with an anesthetic needle and put him down on a chair, ready to start the reasoning show.

At this time, Amuro Toru also arrived at the scene: "It seems that Mr. Maori's signature pose means that he has seen through it all."

"Who are you?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Mr. Mori's number one disciple. My name is Amuro Toru."

In carriage number six, in Dr. Agasa's room, Xiaolan discovered that Haibara was missing.

"What should I do? I even checked the restrooms in the nearby carriages, but I still couldn't find her."

At this moment, Xiaolan received an email from Huiyuan on her phone: "I'm fine, please don't worry about me."

Dr. Agasa took a closer look and said, "This is indeed Ai's email address."

Mitsuhiko: "Could it be that she ran to Conan's side?"

Ayumi: "That must be the case."

Yuantai: "Damn it, I want to go too."

Little girl: "No, there might be a scary murderer wandering around outside."

The three little ones: "Ah!"

The perspective returns to Conan, who has begun to use a voice changer to express his reasoning.

"Indeed, the truth behind the locked room murder case was revealed when I went to Miss Izumi's room for the second time."

Miss Izumi was a little nervous: "Wait, are you saying I'm the murderer?"

The reporter smiled and said, "Ms. Izumi, please calm down. I remember you were the only one speaking to us through the hotlink protection. I think that's when Mr. Maori noticed something."

"That's right, that security chain is the key," Conan continued. "When you look through the security chain to see inside the room, you can't see the sofa on the right side. But when you were in Room B, Conan could see the bullet hole in the sofa on the right side from outside the security chain."

"Could it be that the little brother saw it wrong?"

Amuro Toru explained: "That's because the security chain of Room B is one section longer than that of other rooms. This way, the gap in the door will be wider, and the range that can be peeped into will also be wider."

The novelist pondered, "So that's how it is. In this case, the murderer might have put the security chain on the door after committing the crime. This is how the locked room is formed."

After checking the anti-theft chain in Room B, the driver found that it was indeed one section longer than the chains in other rooms.

"Also, the reason why the conductor heard the call bell, but Mr. Noto said he didn't press the button, is also very simple."

Conan took out the call bell recording from the side: "As long as the call bell sound is recorded in advance, the conductor can mistakenly think that Mr. Noto is calling him and let him go to Room A."

"Also, Mr. Noto in Room A and the conductor were arguing about this matter, so Mr. Murohashi probably opened the door to check on the situation."

The conductor nodded: "Yes, he was still talking on the phone at that time."

"I see. That's when the killer entered Room B," Amuro Toru smiled. "Because the corridor in this compartment is very narrow, if the door to Room B is opened, the conductor in Room A won't be able to see what's going on in the corridor."

Conan hid in the dark and continued to explain in Maori Kogoro's voice: "That's right, the murderer probably told Mr. Murohashi on the phone to open the door to check the situation, and then entered Room B on the pretext of poor cell phone signal."

"As for what they were going to discuss, it was most likely about a mystery puzzle being held on the train. The murderer used this as an excuse to get Mr. Murohashi to come to Room B in Car 8. They then had the children play detectives and my daughter act as an accomplice, hoping to temporarily keep people away from the room."

The passengers in car number eight began to discuss: "But if the murderer kills Mr. Murohashi and then comes out, he should be seen by the conductor."

The conductor also said that he had indeed seen a door at the end of the corridor opened and someone was secretly peeking at them.

"If it's the door farthest from Room E, then isn't that the door to Room A?"

Mr. Noto immediately retorted: "I already said it wasn't me, you guys are going too far."

Conan continued his reasoning: "I already know the identity of that person. That person is you, Mr. Captain."

The conductor was bewildered: "Ah? I'm the murderer?"

"No, what you saw was the door to Compartment E and yourself," Amuro Toru replied. "That is, your reflection in the mirror."

"That's right. The murderer covered his room door with mirrors so he wouldn't be spotted by the conductor in the corridor," Conan said. "As for why he was able to open his door in Room B, it was because he used fishing line to control the door's opening and closing."

"That's right. This trick won't work if you're too far or too close, so the murderer is Mr. Anton in Room C. Only you can do this."

Mr. Anton tried to defend himself: "If I was going to cover my door with mirrors, how did I get the mirrors into the car?"

"That's your painting, isn't it?" the novelist said. "Unfortunately, I heard from a painter friend that many people like to hide things behind the canvas of their paintings, such as wills. But you used it to hide those mirrors."

"And that painting is pretty heavy, isn't it?"

"That's because the frame is made of pure gold." Mr. Anton wanted to struggle.

But Amuro Toru had already moved the painting and removed the canvas: "The frame of this painting is made of gilded wood, and the real weight is the mirror. One side was deliberately painted with a paint close to the color of the door to make it difficult to see the flaws."

Conan completed his final deduction: "Then, Mr. Anton, can you explain? Don't say that these mechanisms were already in place before the client asked you to identify them, or that there was no so-called client at all?"

On Vermouth's side, because she saw Yukiko in the corridor, she was now flipping through the passenger list. After getting the location of Yukiko's room, she decided to go and expose Yukiko's trick.

In Yukiko's room, Vermouth stuffed all the costume props into a suitcase and threw it out of the car window.

Yukiko walked into the room at this moment: "How cruel! I really like the dress in that suitcase. Can you please not do this again, Sharon?"

Vermouth saw someone coming and tore off her disguise: "What a surprise! I didn't expect that the fight between that little boy and the organization would involve you as a mother."

"I volunteered. Since my opponent is such a big star on the big screen, they should at least invite me, a legendary Japanese actor, to act with him. However, it seems there are more than just the two of us on this train. Also, I'd like to ask you for advice on how to achieve radiant makeup despite your age. After all, no one would have thought that the famous actress Sharon Wynyard was someone who deliberately wore makeup to look older."

"We're not the only two stars on the train? Are there other people involved?"

"Hey, that celebrity lady said she'll be here soon, so you can look forward to it."