Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 195: Sweet and Cold Delivery (Part 3)

Ayumi had handkerchiefs, tissues, candy and cotton swabs with her, Genta had chocolate bars, Band-Aids and anti-itch medicine for frostbite, and Mitsuhiko took out a notebook, a ballpoint pen, a wallet and a taxi receipt.

The little girl had on her two chess pieces that she had secretly taken when playing Othello with the entomologist that morning, a few nougats that the explorer had stuffed into her mouth, a new hairpin that the novelist had bought, and a small mirror given by Madame Red.

Conan looked at the things on the ground, turned around and wanted to ask Haibara, but then he realized that Haibara's sweater had been taken apart and she should have nothing else on her body.

This action made Haibara so angry that she punched Conan directly, and a big bump suddenly appeared on Conan's head.

Mitsuhiko looked at the items scattered on the floor and asked, "But what can we do with these things?"

Ayumi suggested: "Why don't we write 'help' on Mitsuhiko's notebook, then tear off the paper and throw it outside the car."

"But even if someone picked up the paper, their first reaction might be to think it was a prank and they wouldn't necessarily call the police," the little girl objected. "Besides, if the paper got stuck in the crack of the door, it would be terrible if those two people found it."

Yuan Tai complained: "What should we do then?"

While everyone was worried, the captain on the side was rolling around leisurely.

The little girl picked up the captain and stroked his back. "It would be great if the captain was really Captain Hastings. He could help us just like he helped Detective Poirot."

Conan showed his half-moon eyes: "After all, if it hadn't run around in the first place, we wouldn't have come in here."

However, the little girl's words gave Conan inspiration.

Huiyuan on the side complained: "If you have any good ideas, just tell me."

Conan smiled confidently. "I remembered what Detective Poirot said in the ABC Murders: the best way to hide the true purpose of a murder is to use a series of murders to confuse the audience. We can use this method too."

Yuan Tai was shocked: "Huh? Murder?"

Conan quickly explained: "That is, we can use a code to pass on the distress message, a code that will not arouse suspicion even if the two delivery personnel see it."

"Think back, this car previously stopped at 3-chome and 4-chome in Beika-cho. The next stop should be 5-chome, which is the captain's base. At this time, the captain will go to Poirot Cafe to ask for food. As long as we put the paper with the distress signal written on it in the collar, Sister Xiaozi will find it."

The three little ones became excited: "Yes, there is such a way!"

Huiyuan poured cold water on him: "But what if the child is caught by those two people when leaving the carriage?"

"It should be fine. They're so anxious to perjure themselves and get rid of the body that they won't pay too much attention to a kitten."

After Conan finished speaking, he took out Mitsuhiko's taxi receipt and used Ayumi's cotton swab dipped in Genta's anti-itch medicine to alter the English letters and numbers on the receipt.

"The chemicals in the anti-itch medication react with the materials on the thermal paper, changing the writing so that even if it's discovered, it would just look like a printing error."

Conan marked the license plate number of the car on a piece of paper, then wrote the word "corpse" in English, crumpled up the entire receipt and stuffed it into the captain's collar.

"Listen carefully, Captain. Our fate is entirely in your hands. You must accomplish this mission no matter what." Conan picked up the captain and gave him instructions with a serious look on his face, not caring whether he could really understand or not.

"Come on, Captain Hastings!" The little girl also cheered it on.

The captain seemed to really understand and made a few affirmative meows.

The car stopped again and everyone let the captain out. Two delivery staff noticed it, but did not investigate further and continued to deliver the goods.

Inside the carriage, Huibara nervously whispered in Conan's ear: "If that child goes to Poirot Cafe, it means that the person will see the code."

Conan nodded: "Yes, in fact, I did this so that he could see the code. With his ability, he should be able to figure it out quickly. After all, he is a member of the Black Organization, codenamed Bourbon."

After a while, the captain ran to the door of Poirot Cafe. Xiaozi came out with milk to feed him, and at the same time noticed the taxi receipt with a secret code on it clipped in the captain's collar.

Just then, Amuro Toru came out to ask about the situation, so Xiao Zi asked, "By the way, Amuro, you are a famous detective, right?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"Then can you take a look at what this is?" Xiaozi handed over the receipt, but she didn't hold it firmly and the receipt was blown away by the wind.

"What was that just now?"

"It's okay, it's nothing important."

Xiaozi turned around and went back into the store, while Amuro Toru looked at the flying receipt thoughtfully. Just at this moment, the mercenary came out after finishing his sandwich.

When the mercenary saw the captain lying on the ground eating, he immediately ran to play with the cat.

Amuro Toru quickly reminded: "Ah, senior, stray cats are usually very protective of their food, be careful not to get scratched..."

However, the captain didn't care about the mercenary's touch at all. Instead, he made snoring sounds while eating. He raised his little head and kept rubbing it against the mercenary's palm.

"What did you say?" The mercenary squatted on the ground and looked up at Toru Amuro.

"Ah, it's okay."

[Adventurer: Is this cat affinity?]

[Magician: After all, Naib has a "Cheshire Cat" skin.]

[Forward: But Cheshire Cats are completely different from ordinary cats.]

[Toy Merchant: Speaking of which, the servant cats in the manor all like to eat dried fish. Naib, why don't you try feeding it some?]

[Gardener: You mean Mr. Beard and the two Alexanders? They are indeed exquisite cats.]

[Philanthropist: Last time I saw them, the three of them were chasing Pointy Nose and Round Ear. Look how scared they were of the two little mice.]

[Prospector: In the end, these two hid in my miner's hat and didn't dare to come out. It's really...]

[Mercenary: So there are too many animals in the manor, and there's no telling when they'll start causing trouble.]

Inside the carriage, everyone huddled together to keep warm. After all, the refrigerated carriage was a little too cold. By this time, the train had already reached Shichi-chome.

Genta complained, "Hey, Conan, it's been a while since we let the cat leave, and no one has come to rescue us."

"That code is really too difficult." Ayumi rubbed her hands and blew on them.

Conan rested his chin on his hand and thought: "Maybe the secret receipt clipped to the cat's collar accidentally flew away while it was running."

Huiyuan looked around the carriage and said, "We're in big trouble now. The deliveries are starting to decrease, and there are fewer and fewer places to hide."

"Come to think of it, to subdue those two people, can't you rely on the watch tranquilizer gun and powerful sneakers?" Haibara walked to Conan.

"I thought so at first, but those two things were already running low, and it's so cold here, the voltage has dropped, so they can't run at all."

The little girl also shook her head: "The situation now is really bad."