Volume: 74

Chapter: 819

File: Murder on Bell Tree Train Express

Case Part Series: Part 2

Anime: Detective Conan 702

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"Car- Car 7 disappeared?!"

The conductor sitting on his chair found the statement ridiculous. "AHAHAHAHA! That's ridiculous!"

The kids frustrated that the conductor doesn't believe them.

Ayumi exclaimed. "It's really really true, though!"

Genta exclaimed in agreement. "It was at car 7, that the guy got shot by a gun!" He continues. "We chased the culprit who shot him after he fled from the room, but we lost him!"

Mitsuhiko added. "And when we went back to car 7 where the passenger who got shot was, it was car 8!"

The conductor started to get worried about the children were acting. "A - A gun you say... If that was the case, why didn't you immediately tell that to one of the conductors?"

Conan reasons with the man. "At that time we thought it was part of the deduction quiz!" Getting impatient with how the conductor is reacting to him and the kids. "Anyway please confirm it! Car 7 has disappeared! Along with the passenger who was shot!"

Conductor smiles. "Then it would be wise to ask other conductors who are in each car." He continues. "They are stationed in the rearmost part of the hallway in each passenger car, like I am now."

The conductor continues, as the bell rings. "But I'm sure you all got the wrong idea." He stood up from his seat. "In compliance with the owner's specifications the car numbers are not displayed inside the cars." He walks toward the speaker.

"Specifications?" Conan wonders.

Conductor tinkers with the speaker. "I believe the intention was to deepen the mystery nature." He turns off the bell. " He turns the ringing off. "However because of that, there are a lot of passengers who get confused which room is theirs and it's lots of work making it harder for us conductors." He then walks over the door and knocks. "Yes, How may I be of assistance?"

The kids watched as the conductor continues his duties. Mitsuhiko notices something. "So if you ring the bell, the lamp above the door will light up and the conductor will come, huh!"

Genta interested. "Awesome! I want to try it later!"

"Anyway the missing car 7! Lets go confirm it!" Conan turns around and runs.

"Yeah!" The kids shouts in agreement and follows the young, glasses wearing detective.

Haibara kept silent the whole time, but Ayumi notices her odd behavior and asks. "Ai -chan are you feeling bad because of the cold you have?"

Haibara answers. "I'm fine. I have taken medicine for it."

Ayumi happy that her friend is alright. "Then lets go!" She takes Haibara's hand and goes after the boys.

Haibara lets the young energetic girl drags her. That man earlier... The feeling I got is similar to that person. (Her sister's fiancé) But that burnt mark... What's that about?

"C-Car 7!"

Conan reconfirms. "This car is really car 7?"

The conductor doesn't know what to do but answers. "Y-yeah..."

Mitsuhiko deduces. "Car 7 must have reappeared while we were distracted!"

Ayumi couldn't believe it . "But How?!"

The conductor doesn't understand what was happening. "Let's go to room B and take a look." The kids runs off to the said room. Conan opens the door. He sees Ran, Sonoko, and Sera inside. "Huh?" The conductor said that this is car 7... Why are they here?" "Um... Is this really..."

Sonoko snaps. "Didn't I tell you that this is car 8!" She kicks him out of the room. "BRATS LIKE YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO THEIR ROOMS AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE! SHEESH!" The kids including Conan was frightened by the pissed off teen.

Mitsuhiko wonders. "I wonder what's going on..."

"Maybe the conductor is confused." Ayumi answers seeing the conductor yawns.

"Maybe... He looks pretty sleepy to me..." Genta answers in a slight disappointed monotone voice.

Conan thought to himself. Wait hold on... If i remember correctly... When we went into the room, Ran and the others were in that room. Then he remember what Sera said. A Card... He once again opens the door. Conan enters the room with confidence.

Sonoko annoyed that the brat was entering again. "Now look here you..."

Conan interrupts. "This room... The truth is that this room is Car 7 Room B..." He smirks. "Right?"

Sonoko spoke to Conan as if he is a stubborn child and the mother is trying to reason and explain something to him but he just don't get it. "Da... Ka... Ra..."

Conan once again interrupts. "Sonoko-neechan, you guys got it too right? A card like this?" He shows the card he received at the beginning of this crazy game. "And you followed what was the card instructed you to do." He continues. "To temporarily switch rooms with person playing the victim, and confuse the detectives that enters the room." He smiles innocently. "Am I wrong?"

Sonoko dumbfounded that she couldn't say anything. But Ran was impressed but the deduction skill. "Sugoi! Sasuga Conan-kun!" (Amazing! As expected of Conan-kun!)

Sera answers cheerfully. "You got it!"

Ran explains what exactly happened. "Someone knocked on our door. When we opened the door to see who it was, there was only an envelope on the ground! So we opened it and there was only a card!" She continues. "On the card what was written: Congratulation! You have been chosen to play the role of accomplice!" Then she happily smiles. "And the rest just as Conan-kun said!"

Sonoko angrily snaps to the glasses wearing boy detective. "THAT THE GUEST PLAYING THE ROLE OF VICTIM IN CAR 7 ROOM B IS WAITING, SWITCH WITH THEM AND GET HYPED ABOUT THE DEDUCTION QUIZ, YOU KNOW!"

Conan annoyed, in a monotone voice. "Shouldn't I be the one to be angry."

Sera adds. "And just as that guest who was playing role of victim and Ran's party were switching rooms that's when I was passing by..." She continues. "They gave me the card with directions on it to look at, so I quickly grasps what was going on."

Ran comments. "So I guess the person who played the victim role is probably relaxing inside our room in car 8, right about now."

Conan wonders about a certain person and asks. "Then Kogoro no Oji-san stayed in car 8?"

Sonoko answers as if Conan is an idiot. "He came with us to this room, but got told by the person playing the role of victim to go to the dining car."

Conan wonders. "Dining Car?"

Ran finds something funny. "He wanted to play the role of detective who explained the answer to the deduction quiz at the end..." She laughs at the funny request. "So he asked Oto-san to standby at the dining car."

Conan sees the humor to the request and couldn't help but find it lame as well. "I see."

Sera changes the topic. "Anyway I believe this is our First Meeting?"

"Eh?" Conan questioned, not understanding what Sera is saying.

"You're that kid named Haibara right?" Sera crouches down to the kids' level, looking directly at the addressed girl.

"Y-yeah." Haibara hesitates, surprised by the sudden mention of her.

Sera gets close to Haibara invading her personal space. "I always wanted to have a Word with you."

Haibara freaks out in her mind. This-This person... Could it be...

"DAREDA?!" (Who's there?!) Sera shouts toward the door.

Eh Haibara surprised by the out burst.

"Wha-what?" Sonoko stutters in surprise.

"Just now, someone was peering through the crack of the door..." Sera opens the door and peeks out. "Or so I thought..." She looks either sides. "Was it my imagination?" Changing the topic. "Anyway.. Why don't you go and tell the conductor that you guys have solved the mystery of the disappearing corpse?"

Conan asks. "Is it okay not to tell Kogorou no Oji-san, who's doing the explaining role?"

Ran laughs. "Leave him be! He's probably dead drunk in the dining car anyway!"

DINING CAR

"Oh! The cuisine and the wine are both excellent!" Mouri Kogorou exclaims happily, enjoying the meal being served.

"I totally agree with you, Mr. Kogorou!" A blond haired man sitting across answers.

Mouri Kogorou laughs. "It's more fun and delicious when you have someone to enjoy it with, Dino-san!"

"Here! Here!" Dino laughs raising his glass.

Mouri Kogorou was about to take a sip of his wine when he glances out the window, he noticed something. "Hm?" Out the window something was burning beyond the hills. "Burning of the fields?"

CAR 7

"You say that you solved the mystery of the disappearing corpse?" The conductor asks, finding it funny. "But we haven't released the deduction quiz yet..."

Conan shows his card. "But I got this card."

Sonoko shows her's as well. "We did too!"

The conductor takes the card and inspects them. "Hmmm... Indeed that it looks like the instruction cards we usually use..." He find it weird. "But the mystery for this journey wasn't that sort of trick..."

Sera lightens up the mood. "If that's the case, it looks like we will have to go back to car 8 and ask the guest who played the role of the victim!"

Ran finding the idea brilliant. "Soune! I bet we will be able to get the particulars from him!"

Genta calls out. "I'm going to the bathroom first!" He starts out.

"Me too!" Mitsuhiko follows.

Conan notices Haibara's odd behavior. "Doushita, Haibara?"

Haibara whispers back. "This train don't you feel a strange sort of presences?" She then adds. "Like a Menacing Feeling..."

Conan finds it ridiculous. "That's just you having read too many Christie's novels!"

This presences... It's not just one or two people though...

CAR 8

HALLWAY

FRONT OF ROOM B

Sonoko leading the group walks to their room. "Here it is! Our room!" She walks up to the door and knocks. "Hey! Mister! The trick has already been solved! Come out and explain!" Annoyed that there is no answer, she twist the doorknob and opens the door. "Hey! Don't tell me, he's sleeping in our room!" The door couldn't be opened all the way. "No! Way! He got the chain lock on!" She sees the guy on the seat. "Hey! Mister! Wake up and undo the chain lock!"

"Is something wrong, Sonoko?" Ran asks from behind her best friend.

Sonoko glances back to Ran and answers. "The guy played the victim role is sleeping upright on the seat!" She continues. "With blood dripping down from his head." She adds. "As if he is Dead..."

"Eh?" Sera finds it weird.

"Well I'm sure that it's just some sort of deduction clue again..." Sonoko finds this whole mystery game ridiculous.

Conan has a bad feeling. "Let me through!" He barge in with Sera following behind.

Sonoko annoyed by the megane brat. "I said, It's Just A Clue!"

Both Sera and Conan notices something bad.

"The smell of..." Conan starts off.

"Gunpowder." Sera finishes.

In sync they both grab the door.

"Break down the door!" Conan exclaim.

"One Two Three!" Sera counts off and on three the two pulls the door. With the force, the chain breaks. They opens the door wider, seeing the dead man. They rush toward the man. The kids followed inside.

"Sugeee!" Genta impressed with the stimulation of the game.

"Another deduction quiz!" Mitsuhiko enjoying that the game is not over and getting more interesting.

"No." Sera answers as she examines the man. "He is dead."

The two boys' expression changes from happy to scared.

"Eh." Genta couldn't believe what was happening.

Conan examines the dead man with a grim face, his eyes flickers with small black flames but no one and he himself doesn't notices. What's more... This is a Sealed Room Murder!