"The people from the Mori Detective Agency and the children will take the Suzuki Express on the day off this week..."
Toru Amuro on the other end of the phone changed the subject, "But why are you asking about such a thing?"
Belmod was sitting on the bench, gently swaying the goblet with his fingers. The translucent liquid in the glass emitted a gem-like light under the neon light outside the window.
"Because Shirley..."
"Shirley?"
Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes slightly, "You mean Shirley, the traitor of that organization, is among this group of people?"
"That's not what you need to know..."
Belmode took a sip of the vermouth in his glass and said, "You just need to know that Shirley will be on that train when the time comes."
"Don't you think that's the best hunting ground?"
"In that galloping cage, as long as we apply a little fear like hunting a deer, she will stand obediently in front of the gun."
Toru Amuro: "..."
Belmode continued: "This hunting still needs to borrow your power, Bourbon."
"I will take care of the train pass. I will inform you of the detailed plan later..."
After hanging up the phone, Belmod gently stroked the broken hair hanging in front of his forehead.
She walked slowly to the floor-to-ceiling window and stared at the steel forest in front of her. She recalled in her mind the phone message she had left to Conan after being captured by Michael.
He said that he would never take action against him and Haihara Ai again, and that the person who would take action next time was Michael.
However, now that times have changed, it is very likely that Michael is an undercover agent inserted into the organization by MI6, so there is no question of killing Huihara Ai.
So that "promise" is naturally void.
"But it's not me who wants to kill her, it's Bourbon..."
"I don't think I'm breaking my promise, right? Little Silver Bullet."
That woman must not be allowed to survive.
If you want to hate, then hate the Shirley who created you...
…
Kudo House.
Toru Amuro sat in front of his desk, staring at the information collected on the computer with a serious face.
Since the Mystery Train has been held for several times, there is a lot of information about this train, and it is basically not considered a "mystery".
Every year, the Suzuki train will choose a certain route as the travel route of the mysterious train. For example, the year before last it was Kyoto, and last year it was Fukuoka.
Theoretically, passengers don't know where their destination is before boarding the train.
However, in fact, as long as you find which normal train line was temporarily canceled during that time period, you can know which line was replaced by the mysterious train.
The destination of this year’s mystery train is Nagoya.
Was Belmode planning to kill Shirley on the train?
After exchanging information with Qin Zhibo, Toru Amuro also learned that Haibara Ai was actually the traitor of the organization, Shirley, whose real name was Miyano Shiho.
Although APTX-4869 can shrink people, this incident shocked him.
But the fact before us is this. Even Akai Shuichi can come back from the dead. Is there anything else in this world that cannot be believed?
And Belmode asked herself to investigate the whereabouts of Mouri Kogoro and others, and prepared to start a "hunt" on the mysterious train, which shows that she may have already known that Shirley's current identity is that girl.
How did she know?
Toru Amuro was thinking intently when the doorbell suddenly sounded at the door.
bite……
The ringing of the doorbell broke the silence in the room, and Toru Amuro suddenly raised his head and his brain reacted.
It's so late, who could it be?
He stood up from the chair, walked along the corridor to the entrance, and looked outside from the window on the side of the entrance.
I saw a brown figure standing there outside the big iron gate of Kudo's house.
Is it Qin Zhibo?
What a coincidence.
Originally, Toru Amuro wanted to discuss the matter with Qin Zhibo, but Qin Zhibo happened to come over on his own initiative.
Toru Amuro pressed the button next to the entrance, and the large iron door automatically unlocked.
"Mr. Qin, is there something wrong at this late hour?"
"Well, there are some things that we should talk about after we go in first."
…
The two came to the living room and sat down, but in order to be less ostentatious, they did not light up the large crystal chandelier in the living room, but only lit up the table lamp on the low table next to the sofa.
"What's wrong? You seem to be very anxious..."
Toru Amuro brought a cup of tea from the kitchen and was not in a hurry to tell his side of the story.
Qin Zhibo picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, "There is indeed something urgent, and it has something to do with you."
"Is it related to me?"
Toru Amuro refilled the tea cup in front of Qin Zhibo, "I am all ears to this..."
Qin Zhibo looked around the dim living room and asked: "Is there any news about Akai Shuichi recently?"
Toru Amuro shook his head and said calmly: "No, my men are also searching secretly, but there is no whereabouts of that man."
"If he wanted to hide his whereabouts in this city, I don't think anyone in the world would be able to find him."
There is something in Toru Amuro's words, which means that Akai Shuichi did not get lost, but left with a premeditation.
"Maybe he has recovered his memory and has returned to the FBI..."
Amuro Toru's words provided Qin Zhibo with a direction for thinking.
You really should ask the FBI.
Akai Shuichi disappeared before. Because he was worried that the FBI would suspect that he was related to this matter, he had intentionally or unintentionally avoided the FBI.
So the two parties haven't contacted each other for some time.
"I will ask when I have time..."
"But what I want to say this time is another thing... Have you seen the TV program in the evening called "Uncovered Cases"?"
"Cold case reveal?"
Toru Amuro thought for a moment, "Isn't that a midnight show? When did it get switched to the evening?"
It seems that Toru Amuro is aware of this show.
"It's just a temporary adjustment. It's just that this program is moved to the evening..."
"It seems that you haven't watched this program, so I'll give you a rough outline of the content."
Next, Qin Zhibo introduced the content of the program in the most concise language.
The main one is the part about soul detective Hota Keito.
"I have heard of this soul detective. He once became famous because he found the bodies of many missing people through his 'psychic'."
"But later, because of the perjury incident, his reputation plummeted and he disappeared for a while."
Toru Amuro is truly an encyclopedia of Tokyo. He knows more or less everything that happens in Tokyo.
"It's indeed him..."
Qin Zhibo's tone was solemn, "But just after he participated in this program, he was murdered in the hotel where he stayed. I also just came back from the scene of the murder."
"Oh? Really?"
Amuro Toru's eyes were a little surprised, but she didn't have much emotion, "Did you investigate anything related to me?"
"Yes."
"I now suspect that the murderer who killed Detective Soul was probably Scotch Whiskey."
Hearing this, Toru Amuro's pupils suddenly dilated, and his scalp felt numb.
Qin Zhibo paused for two seconds and continued: "At the moment, I just suspect it is him. There was an elderly cleaning lady at the scene who had seen the murderer, but he couldn't remember his appearance."
"If there are old photos of Zhu Fu Jingguang, maybe they can help her recall them."
At this time, Amuro Toru came back to his senses.
"I understand what you mean, I will let Feng Jian handle this matter immediately."
Feng Jian Yu is also a direct subordinate of Zhu Fu Jingguang. He was injured and stayed in the hospital for a period of time, and now he has officially returned to work.
Just hearing that his childhood friend might have killed another person made Toru Amuro feel even heavier.
If it is inevitable to take the lives of some targets during the undercover process, it is allowed within the rules of the public security.
But if not...
"It's getting late, I'll go back first."
Qin Zhibo stood up and was about to leave when Toru Amuro stopped him.
"Wait a minute, I also have something to tell you."
"It's about Shirley."
Shirley?
Qin Zhibo knew that he was actually talking about Hui Yuan Ai, but because he was an undercover agent in the organization, he was more accustomed to calling her by his code name.
Toru Amuro took the laptop and showed the contents to Qin Zhibo.
"Bellmode contacted me a few days ago and asked me to investigate the whereabouts of everyone in the Mori Firm, including Dr. Agasa and the group of children called the 'Young Detective Team'."
"At first I didn't know Belmod's purpose, so I could only take it one step at a time, and first tell her the information about their plans to take the mysterious train on their holiday this week."
"I just had a phone call with her, and I found out that she wanted to 'hunt' Shirley on this mysterious train."
What is displayed on the computer screen is the official website event page of Mystery Train.
The main body of the entire web page is dark red, with a photo of an era-sounding steam locomotive at the top.
"I'm wondering if Belmode already knows Shirley's true identity?"
Qin Zhibo looked at the introduction page of the mysterious train, and of course he knew why Conan and others participated in this event.
Because of the sinking of the "Aphrodite" last time, as the host, Yuanzi chose this event in order to compensate a few people.
Faced with Qin Zhibo's question, Amuro Toru shook her head, "She hasn't said the specific plan yet, but I also want to be involved, so she will tell me tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
Hearing this, Qin Zhibo thought silently.
Hunting on a moving train is exactly Belmode's style.
But conversely, this is also a good opportunity to arrest Belmode...
no.
Qin Zhibo thought about it for a moment and felt that something was wrong.
After all, this plan requires Bourbon to participate. Once something unexpected happens to Belmode, Bourbon will be the first to be suspected by the organization.
Although Belmode knows the secret of the boss, he is also very loyal to the boss, and it is difficult to get information from him easily.
For this piece of information that is uncertain whether it can be obtained, the deal is still somewhat uneconomical to compromise Bourbon, the most important undercover agent in the organization.
"Originally, I thought Belmode had given up on hunting Huiyuan, but it seems not..."
"The only way to deal with it now is to implement her plan while not letting her plan succeed."
Qin Zhibo groaned, "When Bellmode's plan is conveyed to you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will then make countermeasures against her plan."
"When does the mystery train leave?"
Hearing this question, Toru Amuro was obviously stunned for a moment.
What kind of kindergarten problem is this?
"It was the morning of the day after tomorrow..."
"That's it, I understand."
Through Toru Amuro, Qin Zhibo confirmed the departure time of the train.
"Then let me know after Belmode gives you an accurate plan."
"Also, the soul detective will leave it to you to investigate..."
…
The next day, I sold the hotel.
A cleaning lady was pushing a cleaning cart in the corridor, cleaning room after room, when a tall, thin man wearing glasses walked up to her.
"Hello, my name is Yuya Kazami, and I am a police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department."
Kazami Yuya showed his ID, then put the ID back into his arms and took out a stack of photos.
"Regarding the murder of Keito Hotta yesterday, I have some photos that I need you to identify."
"Please indicate who the suspicious man you saw yesterday was most likely to be..."
Yuya Kazami placed the photos one by one on the cleaning truck next to him.
There are a total of 7 half-length photos of men. Each of them meets at least one of the following characteristics: medium-long black hair, handsome appearance, and black clothes.
The cleaning lady squinted her eyes and glanced back and forth in the photos. Suddenly her eyes fixed on one of the photos, and her eyes lit up slightly.
"It seems to be this person..." The cleaning lady pointed to the man in the photo.
"Are you sure he is the most similar to that suspicious man among them?"
The cleaning lady nodded affirmatively.
"Thank you for assisting us in our investigation..."
Kazami Yuya put away all the photos neatly and said again.
"I am affiliated with the secret department of the Metropolitan Police Department. This matter is related to our important mission, so I ask you not to reveal the identification of the photo to the ordinary police officers yesterday."
"Otherwise it affects our mission, we have the right to pursue legal responsibility against you."
Upon hearing this, the cleaning lady immediately nodded obediently.
Seeing this, Feng Jian Yuya nodded with satisfaction, turned around and left from the exit of the corridor.
When he got back to the car, he immediately called Toru Amuro.
"The investigation has been completed, Mr. Fangtani."
"The photo that the cleaning lady identified was Mr. Zhufu's, and she was very sure."
Hearing these words, Toru Amuro's heart sank on the other side of the phone. After hesitating for a few seconds, his eyelids drooped slightly.
"I see……"
"Thank you, Feng Jian."
After hanging up the phone, Toru Amuro, who was serving plates in the restaurant, stood there with a look of melancholy in his eyes.
Jingguang, where are you now?
…
On the rooftop of a skyscraper.
A figure in a black windbreaker stood on the edge of the rooftop, leaning on the railing with both hands and staring into the distance.
The sad beard makes the originally pretty face look a little rough, and the slightly confused eyes are not as sharp as they used to be.
Suddenly, there was a vibrating buzz from the phone in my arms.
He took out his phone and opened the text message.
[Get rid of that woman for me, cleanly! Scotch whiskey]
When the man put away his cell phone, his confused eyes were filled with murderous intent again.
