Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Chapter 345: Shinkansen Mystery: Crane City Mystery and Deadly Threat

At this time, Hattori Heiji and Ooka Momiji were still immersed in their conversation, unaware of the impending danger, and were still talking and laughing.

Butler Iori Muga's eyes flashed and a chill surged in his heart. He knew very well that Ooka Momiji was in danger at the moment, and the other party was obviously coming for him, taking Momiji as a hostage just to force him to surrender.

The voice on the phone came again, with a triumphant tone: "How is it? Have you changed your mind?"

"So what is your request?"

"Turn off your cell phone and throw it in the trash can in the hallway. If you send an email to Miss, it will be very troublesome."

Butler Iori Muga did as he was told. After turning off his cell phone, he walked into the corridor, looked around, and made sure that no one was paying attention. Then he gently threw the phone into the trash can and put on the headset.

After hearing the sound of the phone being put into the trash can, the man continued: "After you throw away the phone, go to the car in front of your seat. That is Carriage 14."

Butler Iori Muga walked steadily to Carriage 14. As soon as he stepped into the car, the person on the phone seemed to be able to see his every move and immediately said, "After opening the door, look at the innermost seat on the right side of the first row when you enter the door. Do you see the middle-aged man?"

"I see." Butler Iori Muga responded as he walked towards the seat, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Wake up this man who is sleeping so soundly."

Butler Iori Muga approached the man and carefully checked his condition. Soon, his face changed slightly: "No, this is impossible. This man is no longer breathing."

A burst of laughter came from the headset: "That's right, because we just killed him. As expected of a former public security policeman, he seemed quite calm even when he saw the corpse."

Butler Iori Muga thought to himself: [We? It seems there are at least three of us.]

He quickly scanned the carriage, trying to find a suspicious person hiding in the dark, and said coldly: "You don't want me to help you deal with this body?"

"This uncle's body is not important at all. This man should have a USB drive. Once you find it, put it on the washbasin where you put the phone just now. Then you wait next to this body. After we confirm the contents of the USB drive, let the young lady go. There are less than two hours left to the terminal. If you don't want the young lady to become like this man, then work hard."

Iori Muga, the butler, knew that the situation was critical, so he began to observe the victim carefully. He saw that the victim's heart was stabbed by a sharp weapon, and he thought to himself: "The bloody knife pointed at the young lady is most likely the murder weapon.

There were obvious signs of violent resistance on the body. It must have been that the victim was threatened with a knife and was forced to hand over the USB flash drive. He resisted to get the knife but was unfortunately stabbed in the heart.

Apparently, the criminals learned from an unknown source that he, a former member of the Public Security Bureau, happened to be on this bus, so they came up with the vicious trick of using Ooka Momiji as a hostage to force him to help them find the USB flash drive they were looking for. ]

Butler Iori Muga found a ballpoint pen inside the seat. He quickly wrapped it in a handkerchief, brought it in front of him, and examined it carefully in the light coming in from the car.

There was blood on the ballpoint pen, as if he had intended to write down some clues before he died, but was unable to complete it.

He carefully checked the body again, but did not find any notebooks or papers. He only found a train ticket in his pocket, but there was nothing written on it.

There were no traces of writing on the ground, seats, and other places around the body, which made butler Iori Muga more and more anxious. It seemed that the clue had been cut off.

After a moment, a voice came from the headset again, with a bit of urgency: "How is it? Did you find it?"

Iori Muga, the housekeeper, pretended to check the ticket and replied calmly: "No, I even looked inside my shoes, but there is no USB drive."

"So it was in that man's carry-on luggage?"

"Carry-on luggage? Come to think of it, the victim's seat didn't seem to be here, right?" Butler Iori Muga guided the other party to reveal more information.

"Yes, there were too many people next to his original seat, so it was not suitable for threatening. When he came out of the bathroom, we threatened him with a knife and made him sit in this empty seat. The man's original seat was the window seat on the left side of the second row from the front of this carriage."

Butler Iori Muga followed the instructions and came to that location. Looking at the seat, he thought to himself: "Here? I hope I can find some useful clues."

The voice in the headset continued, "The box on the seat is his carry-on luggage. It's locked, but the former police officer should be able to open it, right?"

Butler Iori Muga frowned slightly and secretly complained: [It's so easy to say.]

He looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to this side, then he found a paper clip from his body, bit one end with his teeth, broke the paper clip in half with his hands, held one end of the paper clip in each hand, aimed it at the keyhole of the box and began to pry the lock.

With a "clang" sound, the lock of the box was opened.

Butler Iori Muga held the handkerchief in both hands and gently opened the box. Inside, he saw clothes, towels, razors, toothbrushes and other items, which looked like ordinary traveler's luggage.

He continued to wrap the notebook with his handkerchief to prevent his fingerprints from being left on it, and began to flip through the notebook.

He found several identical business cards inserted on the inside of the notebook cover. He took out one and looked at it carefully. Based on the information on the business card, he determined that the victim was a freelance writer.

The notebook was written in shorthand, using the Waseda-style recording method. Butler Iori Muga quickly browsed through the contents, and on the last page it read:

Get evidence that can clarify the truth of the Hecheng mystery.

This reminded Butler Iori Muga of an incident in the past where a secretary of Councillor Tsurugi, who was suspected of taking bribes, committed suicide by jumping off a building after leaving a suicide note in which he took all the blame.

He speculated in his mind: [It seems that the victim is investigating that incident, and the contents of this USB flash drive may have a significant connection with the Hecheng mystery. No wonder these people want to get it.]

In the No. 13 carriage, Hattori Heiji noticed that the butler Iori Muga had not returned for such a long time, and he felt uneasy. He stood up, walked to the middle of the aisle and began to look for the butler Iori Muga.

When Kudo Yuki heard the noise, she shifted her gaze from the system screen to Hattori Heiji. Her delicate face had a questioning look, as if she was asking Hattori Heiji what happened.

Hattori Heiji took the opportunity to signal Kudo Yuki with his eyes, and the exchange of eyes seemed to convey a silent message: "Sister Yuki, I'm going to find Hongye's housekeeper. I'll trouble you to look after this place."

Kudo Yuki just blinked once, then rubbed her eyes with her hands as if she was a little sleepy, in order to confuse others and avoid attracting their attention.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji no longer hesitated and walked quickly towards carriage No. 14, vigilantly observing the situation around him as he walked. He knew that butler Iori Muga had not returned for such a long time, and he must have encountered a difficult situation. He must find him as soon as possible.

At the connection between the two carriages, Hattori Heiji quickly called Conan.

As soon as the call was connected, he lowered his voice and murmured, "Hello, Kudo, Butler Iori hasn't come back yet. Something must have happened. I just came from Hongye and the others. I thought I would run into Butler Iori on the way, but I didn't even see his shadow. However, I asked Sister Xue to help keep an eye on him in the carriage."

Conan was also serious on the other end of the phone, with a bit of annoyance in his tone: "Hattori, don't worry. I called my sister to take this train to the capital because I wanted to go hiking with her, but I didn't expect this to happen.

Butler Iori has not appeared for such a long time, it is very likely that he was involved in some trouble. When you arrive at carriage No. 14, observe the surrounding situation first to see if there are any suspicious people or unusual movements. "

"So it was you who called Sister Xue over. So, do you think that Butler Iori might have discovered some important clues, and that's why he's being targeted?"

"That's possible. Judging from the current situation, this Shinkansen seems to be hiding a lot of secrets. Find him first and see if you can get some useful information from him."

"Okay, I'll be there right away. If it's really as we think, we'll be busy next."

"Heiji, be sure to stay safe. Don't hang up yet. Let me hear what's going on. If there's anything wrong, we can work together to come up with a solution."

"Don't worry, Kudo. I'll be careful." Hattori Heiji said, put his cell phone in his pocket, and walked quickly into car No. 14.

Hattori Heiji followed instructions and came to carriage No. 14, only to see butler Iori Muga sitting there with a solemn expression, seemingly immersed in deep memories.

Hattori Heiji walked up quickly, put his hands in his pockets, and asked casually, "What are you doing in a place like this? Aren't you Hongye's housekeeper? You haven't been back for such a long time, and we are all starting to worry. By the way, this place and the box are not yours, right?"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the earphone of Iori Muga, the butler: "Hey, what's wrong with this kid? Find an excuse to get rid of him."

Iori Muga, the housekeeper, cooperated reluctantly and deliberately revealed information: "I met an old friend on this bus. After he got off the bus in Nagoya, he found that he had forgotten his suitcase on the bus, so he called me and asked me to keep it for him after I found the suitcase.

So I wanted to confirm whether this was my friend's box, so I opened it and took a look. Do you understand the situation?"

Hattori Heiji knew in his heart that this was an act, but his face showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and he smiled and said, "So that's how it is. If you've done it, come back soon!"

"Okay." Butler Iori Muga nodded in response.

The moment Hattori Heiji turned around, he put the phone to his ear and whispered in a low voice: "Ah, is it Conan? It's just as we thought."

Conan's voice came from the receiver: "Yes, that should be correct."

Seeing this, Kudo Yuki's mouth curved into a meaningful arc. Her eyes then fell on the late man squatting behind Ooka Hongye. She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at him carefully, as if she wanted to see through the secrets hidden behind his actions.

Shushu noticed that Kudo Yuki was distracted, so he urged her, "Xiaoxue, that person won't hurt Ooka Momiji for now. He will only do that when he is desperate. Let's just continue to watch the fun."

After hearing this, Kudo Yuki glanced at Shushu with a hint of helplessness in her eyes, and then moved her gaze back to the system screen, continuing to pay attention to the development of the situation, muttering to herself: [What ideas will Conan and Hattori Heiji come up with to solve the case? ]

Butler Iori Muga was still looking through the items in the box when an impatient voice came through the headset again: "Hey, how's it going? Haven't you found the USB drive yet?"

"Is this suitcase really the luggage of the man you killed in the back seat?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Did he bring any other luggage?"

"No! There was only this box. We watched him board the Shinkansen."

"Could it be that he didn't bring any USB drive with him?"

"That's impossible! When this man called the Nichimi Shimbun, he boasted loudly, 'I will bring special intelligence data about the truth of the incident, just wait for me.'"

Iori Muga, the butler, was thinking to himself: "What is the truth of the incident? As I expected, is the USB flash drive the evidence that can help me find out the truth about the Tsuruga case?"

The voice in the headset became more and more eerie: "Anyway, there is still an hour to go to the terminal. Don't think about anything else for now, just focus on finding the USB drive. In order to prevent the young lady from becoming like that man.

This is not an empty threat. We have already killed one person, so we can just kill one more. The little girl has such a thin neck that we can kill her with one hand. You have to work hard, Mr. Iori of the Public Security Department. "

When Butler Iori Muga heard this familiar voice, his heart suddenly tightened. As a former public security policeman, his professional instinct was instantly awakened, and his mind quickly searched for the corners of his memory.

He frowned slightly, his eyes were solemn, and he thought to himself: "I seem to have heard this voice somewhere before, probably when I was still in the police department."

When Shushu saw that Butler Iori Muga was silent, he felt that the scene was not lively enough. He rolled his eyes and used the system panel to sign in Kudo Yuki.

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today, mall points +400, and puzzle pieces of the Hecheng case.

The current mall points are 4300, and the system space contains: healing elixir, information on the current situation of the winery, location distribution map of the winery base, secret box of phantom identity, and puzzle pieces of the Hecheng case. Please continue to sign in daily, Xiaoxue."

Kudo Yuki complained to Shushu through telepathy: "Shushu, what the hell are you doing? I've never seen a system like you who likes to watch the fun and change its mind at the last minute."

Shushu responded nonchalantly: "Oh, Xiaoxue, this is so interesting. Life needs more surprises to be exciting. Look at the butler Iori Muga, how funny it is."

Kudo Yuki shook her head helplessly.

"Ding, the prop has been used."

To be continued...