Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 174: The Dark Mysterious Train (Part 2)

Yukiko was pressed by Vermouth and leaned against the cabinet door: "But, since you haven't found the child yet, it means that we are still evenly matched."

"Really? Don't worry about that. We're ready for her to show up on her own."

After saying that, Vermouth activated the smoke bomb that had been placed long ago, and smoke came out from room B of carriage number 8.

The passengers who noticed this panicked, and Amuro Toru opened the door in time to check the situation: "Fire! There's a fire! Everyone, quickly take shelter in the car ahead!"

The passengers in carriage No. 8, who were afraid of fire, fled in panic. Conan also called Maori Kogoro, who was still sitting on the chair, and called out to Ms. Komino and Ms. Sumitomo beside them: "Grandma, you should leave quickly too."

Conan also noticed that the expression of the reporter beside him was a little strange. The reporter was holding his notebook tightly, as if he was frightened: "Fire...The fire in the forest of no return..."

Conan secretly memorized the name of the place "Forest of No Return" in his mind and reminded the novelist beside him: "Uncle Orpheus, take Ms. Lamb to a safe place quickly. She seems to be afraid of fire too!"

The novelist reacted and took the reporter's hand and ran out of the car.

[Prisoner: When everyone finishes walking, I want to do a cool fashion show.]

[Forward: Don't act too much or you'll get beaten.]

[Reporter: The conductor should have already been using the PA to notify passengers to evacuate.]

[Novelist: Then let's go meet up with Xiaolan and the others. By the way, Alice, what should we do with your camera?]

[Reporter: I left some little clues on the film, and I can just disappear when the time comes.]

The train announcement was notifying passengers in cars 6, 7, and 8 to take shelter in the car ahead. After everyone else had left, Conan exposed Kaito Kid's disguise: "Ms. Komino is your assistant, and you disguised yourself as Ms. Sumitomo. Since assistants can't change their voices, you were the one behind Ms. Komino using ventriloquism to help her speak, right?"

Kaito Kidd was a little helpless: "That's why you let me go running alone."

"And everyone in this car is terrified of fires, yet Grandma was smoking like nothing happened. And you all remained calm when the fire started. You kept the fishing line a secret to avoid getting into trouble, didn't you? I'll let you off this time."

"So you're selling me a favor because you want me to do something?"

Conan was waiting for Kaito Kid to say this. He took out a photo of Haibara and said, "Disguise yourself as this woman and escape from the pursuit of those bad guys. When you talk to the gang chasing her, I will have her tell you what to say in person through headphones in another room."

Kaito Kid took a look at the photo and went to prepare.

In Yukiko's room, Vermouth smiled triumphantly: "Just as I expected, the commotion caused by the fire is enough to attract all the passengers to the front carriages. In this way, she will step into the trap we prepared."

In carriage number eight, Kaito Kid, who had disguised himself as Haibara, met Amuro Toru.

"As expected of the daughter of a fallen angel, you really look like her." Amuro Toru sent Vermouth the news that he had met Haibara. "Nice to meet you. Bourbon is my code name."

Listening to the noisy crowd running in the corridor, Vermouth said with a smile: "It seems that the big star you mentioned has not shown up yet. Did something happen?"

At this time, Yukiko received a call from Conan. Vermouth snatched it away, covered Yukiko's mouth, and answered in Yukiko's voice: "Shinichi, what's wrong?"

"Mom, something bad has happened. I can't find Huiyuan anywhere. Is she with you?"

"She's not on my side. Maybe she's already taken shelter in the carriage ahead?"

"Then I'll go look for it in the carriage ahead. Just follow the battle plan carefully."

"OK."

"That way your little boy will run to the front car." Vermouth hung up the phone and picked up her own cell phone. "What a shame, my companions have already spotted her in car eight. Looks like we've won this time."

As soon as the voice fell, the door was opened and Hongdie walked in slowly: "I'm a little late. I'm really sorry. The crowded crowd caused me a lot of trouble."

Vermouth was startled and immediately turned around and pointed the gun at Hongdie: "Who are you?"

The next second, a sharp knife flashed, and Vermouth's pistol was cut in half by Red Butterfly's fan knife.

"I don't really like being pointed at with a gun." Hongdie retracted the fan and slightly covered her face.

"Oh, didn't you recognize her? This is Japan's latest media queen, Ms. Michiko." Yukiko smiled and hid behind Hongdie.

Having lost her pistol, Vermouth looked at Hongdie carefully and was shocked to find that the woman in front of her had a strange and inhuman feeling. Although she used foundation to cover it up, the traces of mechanical splicing were like ink spots on white paper in the eyes of her, a makeup master, so obvious.

"Oh, did you notice that?" Red Butterfly smiled. "You must be curious about what these splicing lines are, right? Why don't we sit down and have a good chat?"

Vermouth was about to say something to provoke Hongdie, but before she could say anything, she saw an extremely horrifying scene.

Hongdie's originally golden clothes were coated with a layer of dark metal. The mechanical structure of her entire face opened, revealing the inner layer of tubes flashing with purple light. Her long golden hair was replaced by purple beams of light. The translucent mechanical structure on her abdomen revealed the mechanical core and energy circuit inside.

Fortunately, Red Butterfly's strange appearance didn't last long. She quickly restored her previous image as the media queen, sat elegantly on the sofa, and adjusted her earrings. "Are you scared? I'm a member of the supervisors of Oletus Manor, codenamed 'Red Butterfly'. Can we sit down and talk now, Ms. Wynyard?"

Vermouth finally understood what the so-called "light tube people" in the message sent by Amuro Toru meant: "The technology of your organization is truly unimaginable. So, what do you want to talk to me about, Ms. Michiko?"

"Don't be so nervous. We are essentially the same kind of people, Ms. Wynyard."

"I don't think I am the same as a machine like you. Are you really a living person?" Vermouth is now very worried that her secret will be exposed. After all, the appearance of Oritis's people here means that Yukiko's partners are them. It is hard to say whether Yukiko has told the truth.

Hongdie pondered for a moment and slowly spoke: "I can't answer you about this question, because I don't know what my current state is. If you are all curious, why not listen to my story first?"

Yukiko was also sitting on the sofa, ready to listen to what Hongdie wanted to say. Who wouldn't be curious about the past of a big star?

Hongdie waved her fan and said, "Let me think, where should I start? Ah, let's start from before I joined the manor."