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Volume: 74

Chapter: 818

File: Murder on Bell Tree Train Express

Case Part Series: Part 1

Anime: Detective Conan 701

TOKYO STATION

"It's Amazing!" The kids shouted, standing in front of the locomotive.

"This is the first time, Ayumi seen a locomotive!" Ayumi shouted in awe.

"Me too!" Genta shouted excitedly.

"It leaves a powerful impression!" Mitsuhiko amazed.

"Well apart from being an SL, it just looks like one." Haibara informed. "I heard that on the inside, it's powered by the newest diesel engine."cough cough.

"Ai-chan you haven't gotten over your cold yet?" Ayumi asks, worried about her friend.

"A certain someone's germs are particularly obstinate you see..." Haibara giving a pointed look the person wearing glasses.

"Told you to stay home and rest." Conan huffed.

"Hey you brats! You better thank the owner of the Bell Tree Train Express, The Suzuki Conglomerate. Alright!" Suzuki Sonoko comments, "Since special seats were especially reserved for you!"

"Yes, Ma'am!" the kids answers.

Sonoko sneers."Of course unlike yours, our seats are in a luxurious first class car, though~ 3 "

Then Ran remembers. "Speaking of First-Class, isn't that the same car where KAITOU KID will have his next heist next month?"

Sonoko gushes. "Sounano yo~ 3 As a rule, this train only runs once a year but..." Sonoko fangirls. "Jirokichi -ojisama is having them specially run it again next month in order to exhibit some jewels in the first class car and once that was announced KID-sama is sure to come and ride it!"

Sonoko smirks with hearts in her eyes. "Dakara~ 3 this time I thought I'd be one step ahead of him and plant a love letter addressed to him inside the train car ~3 "

Ran sweat drops. " I doubt KID will have the free time to steal that kind of letter..." Scolding Sonoko. "Soremo, Kyougoku-san would be really angry you know?"

Sonoko playfully answers. "There's a separate stomach for KID-sama's love~ 3 "

"More than that yatsu..." A person comments. "What I'm interested in is the mystery quiz that's done on the train each time!" The person happily answers.

Ran surprised by the person. "Se- Sera-san!?"

Sonoko shocked. "Why?"

Sera answers. "I'm a detective! It's only natural that I would ride this..." Glancing around a bit, then focuses on Ran. "Hey, isn't your papa with you?"

Ran the glance around. "Huh? He was right here a minuet ago..."

Haibara and Conan silently watched the interaction.

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"If it isn't Andou-sama!" A train conductor exclaims. "Shall I assist you with your luggage?"

Andou Satoru (41)

Car 8- Cabin C

"Please, as it's quite heavy." A skinny male, wearing eyeglasses, answers. "Well, what's weighty is the solid-gold picture frame... The painting is a counterfeit though..."

He continues. "The appraiser was done with it, so I'm returning it to my client in Nagoya..."

"Oh, the destination of the Mystery Train is unknown..." Answers the conductor, surprised and nervous. "Why would you think the train is heading to Nagoya?"

"Come on now." A man voiced out. "Mister Conductor... For how many years have we all met like this?"

Noto Taisaku (52)

Car 8 - Cabin A

"For something like that, isn't it easily conjectured by simply looking at the train schedule for today?" A woman interjects.

Idenami Mari (33)

Car 8 - Cabin E

"The crux of what stimulates our intellect is..." An elderly lady in a wheel chair interrupts. "Naught but the mystery generated aboard this train..."

Komino Natsue (75)

Car 8 - Cabin D

"Isn't that right, Sumimoto-san?" Komino adressed to the person behind, pushing her wheelchair.

"Yes, Mistress..." Sumimoto answers.

Sumimoto Hiroka (37)

Car 8 - Cabin D

"As expected of Mystery Connoisseurs such as yourselves..." Conductor impressed. "I have underestimated you all..."

"HEY! What's going on here?!" A shout came from behind. "I'm sure I reserved my usual room on the first class car, car 8!" A chubby man complained, fuming in anger, walking into the group. "But... Why'd it changed to car 7!?"

Murobashi Etsuto (37)

Car 7 - Cabin B

The conductor explains. "Ah, as for that... We should have already contacted you regarding this beforehand, but... We're very sorry... We had unfortunately double-booked that cabin and had no choice but to change your accommodation..."

"That email is for real?!" Muribashi exclaimed unbelieving.

The conductor tries to ease the wpfuming man. "Well, your room in car 7 is also good and does not compare unfavorably to the one in car 8, so..."

The Murobashi glares and stubbornly complains. "I like that room... I reserved it right after the tickets went on sale." He snaps "Where is this bastard that muscled in on my room?!"

"That bastard is here." Mouri Kogoro stupidly butts into the conversation.

"Uh?" Murobashi turns towards the big ego detective.

"Oh please, excuse me..." Kogoro touches his mustache. "My daughter is a friend of the owner of this train you see..." He continues. "At any rate you can rest assured that with myself on the train..." He puts a cigarette in his mouth and takes out a lighter. "Should Any sort of incident to occurs aboard this train..."

Kogoro winks and lights his cigarette. "This renowned detective Mouri Poirou... Will bring the truth to light in an instant..."

Mouri Kogoro (38)

Car 8 - Cabin B

Everyone looks at him in shock and surprise.

"Chotto Otou-san! What are you doing?!" Ran came running with Conan following besides her.

Kogoro answers with a lighted cigarette in his mouth. "I'm just saying hello to our fellow car 8 passengers."

Ran not convinced and not taking her father's shit. "First off this area is a non-smoking! And what was that 'Poirou' about?!" She snatches the lighted cigarette. "You're Mouri Kogoro, right?" Pushing her father toward where the others were. "Hora, Shounen Tantei Dan is waiting for you in front if car 6! They said that we are going to take a group photo before we depart!"

SHINICHI (CONAN) POV

Noticing the reaction toward Mouri Kogoro. What was that...? What's with that tense atmosphere...? Is it because they realized that Oji-san was a private detective? Or is it that...

INSIDE THE TRAIN

"Suge~ Suge~" Genta exclaims happily.

"Everyone from the station is just flying past!" Ayumi watches with fascination.

"It's supposed to be almost nonstop from here to the terminal station." Mitsuhiko informs.

"Of course the terminus is a mystery." Agasa-Hakase comments happily, enjoying the ride.

"It's Nagoya..." Conan interrupts. "If you look up the train schedule for today, you can figure out which one this falls." Ruining the fun with deduction skills.

Agasa-Hakase thought as he listens to the teenager with a child's body. I was so excited to get to ride on the mystery train and this guy goes and ruins it...

Conan continues... "Rather what I'm interested in is the other mystery..." Changing the topic. "The deduction quiz that will occur while this train is transit..."

"I heard that, a passenger will be randomly be chosen as the culprit and a victim, and creat an incident." Haibara informs. "The rest of the passengers will become the detectives, the idea being to figure out the culprit before the train reaches its destination."

Knock knock came from the door.

"Yes, who is it?" Agasa Hakase asks in front of the door. He opens the door. "Ah-re? No ones here..."

Conan looks both ways then looks down. "Hm? A letter..." Ge reads the letter with the kids behind him. "Congratulations, you have been chosen to play the role of a detective..." He continues. "In 10 minuets an incident will occur in car 7 cabin b, so..." He finishes. "Please begin your investigation."

"Oh! How exciting!" Ayumi happily exclaims.

They went to the car and cabin where the letter says the incident will occur. "This is the room, right?" Genta asks.

Weren't all the passengers supposed to be the detectives? Conan knocks on the door. Then he opens and enters. "Um... Excuse me..."

"Whoa! Stupid don't come in!" Murobashi shouts.. Then he was shot multiple times.

Conan glances next to him and sees the culprit. Then the culprit runs away.

"Whoa it look just like the real thing!" Genta impressed.

"Lets go after him!" Mitsuhiko all excited.

"Yeah!" Genta with the same enthusiasm.

"Come on! You too, Conan-kun and Ai-chan!" Ayumi excited that the game started.

They all ran after the culprit. While running, Haibara makes a comment. "This isn't much of a mystery."

Conan agrees. "It's more of a game of tag."

AFTER A WHILE OF CHASING

"Damn, we lost him." Genta disappointed.

"They are all private rooms. So if he went into one of the rooms, we wouldn't know." Mitsuhiko comforts Genta.

"Is this your first time on this train little ones?" A voice called out to them, they turned around and sees that it was the conductor.

"Yeah..." Ayumi answers.

The conductor continues. "If that is the case... Then you should return to your rooms. The deduction quiz will be announced via the speakers installed in each rooms."

"Eh?" Conan confused to what the conductor just told them. "So the game hasn't started it at all yet?"

"Yes." The conductor answers then he checks his watch. "In fact I believe that the game won't start in another hour or so..."

Conan not liking this one bit. He turns and runs back toward the crime scene.

"He-hey Conan?!" Genta confused and surprised to why Conan started to run off.

Everyone started to follow the running detective. They wonder why Conan started to run off like this but knows that if they follow, theirs questions will be answered.

"Come on Ai-chan!" Glances back at Haibara and follows everyone to go after Conan.

"Alright. Alright." Haibara answers in her usual monotone voice. Then suddenly the door opens behind her. A chill ran down her spine. The feeling she only gets when she is near the Black Organization. She glances behind her.

A man in black with a horrible scar on one side of his face comes out of the room. He closes the door and walks away on the opposite direction.

"Ai-chan?" Ayumi wonder what has gotten to her friend to behave like this.

Could it be... Coyld it have been... Conan runs down the corridor. He stops in front of the door and opens. "Eh?" Was the only thing that came out of his mouth.

"Ah, Conan-kun." Ran sees the little detective at the door. She was holding a teapot and was about to pour her drink into a cup on the table. Sera was standing up with a cup in her hand. Sonoko sitting next to Ran, she too was holding a cup.

Sonoko annoyed by the rude entrance. "You should knock before you enter a lady's room, you know!"

"Ah... It's..." Conan confused. Behind him the kids started to catch up with him and gathers around. "This is car 7, right?"

Sonoko got more annoyed. "Huh?!"

"This is car 8." Sera answers. "I have just got here to visit!"

With that the shonen tantei dan left the room and walk back one car. They wonders what just happened.

"That's strange." Conan in deep thought. "I don't get the feeling that we miscounted the cars..."

Mitsuhiko comforts the detective that was in deep thought. "It can't be helped..." He thinks up a reason for the miscount. "The car numbers aren't written anywhere but on the outside of the cars." He looks up the door next to them. "And not only that but the room doors only displays the alphabet letters so..." Then the door opens.

From the door, Agasa-Hakase pops out. "Oh!" Happy to see the kids and eager to know what happened during the game. "How was it? How'd you do on the deduction quiz?"

Conan surprised that the person who came out of the supposed room of the crime scene is Agasa-Hakase. "Eh?" Not understanding the situation. "Ha-Hakase... Was that room the room in car 6 we were just in?!"

Agasa-Hakase surprised by the question but answers. "Yeah." He steps aside. "See, the snacks you all were eating up until just now are right where you left them." Showing that what he said was true. Half eaten snacks still on the table and more snacks were in bags on the seats.

"He-Hey Conan..." Genta confused to what was happening.

"Isn't it that weird?!" Ayumi not liking where this was going.

"We only moved one car back from car 8!" Mitsuhiko confused to how did it happen.

Car 7... Conan shocked, not believing what just happened to them. It was scientifically impossible to happen. While the train is in motion... Car 7... Disappears...