In the Dining Car, Chi Feichi sat by the window, enjoying the scenery of the sunset outside, waiting for the dishes to be served.
"Darcy, sit down and eat together."
Darcy hesitated for a moment, but still sat down opposite him, "Okay."
The Dining Car strictly adhered to the serving order of French cuisine: appetizers, Soup, Fish, fruit jelly, intermezzo, barbecue, salad, dessert, Coffee... Each dish was paired with corresponding Drinks. Although exquisite, a Meal took a long Time.
While waiting for the Coffee to be served, Darcy thought Hissashi was still in the Room and asked, "Young Master, do you need to bring some Food for Hissashi?"
"No need, just prepare some Clear Water for it later," Chi Feichi reached out and touched his Pocket, frowned slightly, and stood up, "The Room Card seems to have fallen in the Washroom, I'll go look for it."
"I'll go with you!" Darcy immediately stood up. He hadn't seen the Document in the Room, but he was very clear that the Things Chi Feichi was making a special trip to Hokkaido to deliver were definitely of high value.
"No need, you wait here, I'll go check the Washroom. If I can't find it, I'll directly contact the Train Police." Chi Feichi pressed Darcy's shoulder.
Near the Dining Table by the Entrance, Mouri Ran caught sight of someone passing by in the corner of her eye and turned her head in confusion, "Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Conan followed her gaze and saw a somewhat familiar Figure already leaving the Dining Car carriage, his mouth twitching slightly, "That person... wouldn't it be Brother Chi?"
Mouri Ran hesitated and shook her head, "I didn't see clearly either."
"Alright," Mori Kogoro focused on Handleing the Food in front of him, without looking up, "Maybe you two are mistaken."
The more Conan recalled, the more he felt it was Chi Feichi, and he became a little restless.
What was that guy rushing off to do?
Should I... secretly follow and see?
"Ran, I..."
"No," Ran decisively stopped him, "Eat your Dinner first."
"Uh, okay..." Conan responded helplessly.
After Chi Feichi left the Dining Car, he didn't rush to the Washroom. He first went to the carriages behind, found a single Room far from the 'vortex', knocked on the door, and then dodged to the side.
"Who is it?" A Young Man opened the door. When he leaned out to look around, he glimpsed a flash of electric light beside him, and then fainted.
Chi Feichi caught the person, sent him back to the Room, and after taking the Room Card, he went to the Washroom, avoiding people, and moved Asama Yasuji into the Room, tied him up, gagged him, and stuffed him into the closet.
Hissashi had inhaled Ether before and was still unconscious. Chi Feichi also left it in the closet, and also put the remaining Capsule containing Ether aside.
It was now 8:09 PM. Before the Train arrived at the station tomorrow morning, as long as one of these two people woke up, they would likely be discovered in advance.
Leaving Hissashi behind was also for surveillance. If it really didn't work, he could only wrong Hissashi by making it faint again...
When Chi Feichi returned to the Dining Car, the passengers in the Dining Car were already chatting.
"Mori Kogoro? Are you the famous Detective Mori Kogoro? I'm so excited! Can we take a photo together later?"
"Mori..."
"Kogoro?"
Apart from the passenger who proposed taking a photo, the expressions of the others changed slightly.
Kudo Yukiko, wearing a Wig, Sunglasses, and a Hat, making her completely unrecognizable as the once-famous Japanese actress, stood at the Entrance with her arms crossed, and said with a smile, "Yes, what a coincidence..."
Huh?
Conan turned his head to look and saw a person in black walking in through the Entrance behind that strange woman, immediately shifting his Attention. It really was Chi Feichi who had rushed out just now.
Mouri Ran was also taken aback for a moment, "It really is Mr. Chi..."
Conan had been holding back his curiosity for a long Time. Seeing Chi Feichi, he couldn't hold back anymore, "Brother Chi, what were you rushing off to do just now?"
"Lost the Room Card," Chi Feichi said.
Mouri Ran asked with concern, "Did you find it?"
"Found it," Chi Feichi looked at Darcy who was walking over, "I originally thought it had fallen in the Washroom, but I found it in the Corridor."
"Young Man are just so careless," Mori Kogoro muttered.
After Kudo Yukiko curiously sized up Chi Feichi, she realized that she seemed to be ignored...
Yes, ignored...
She originally wanted to make a 'mysterious woman' appearance to make her own son notice her and give him a little warning.
As a result, she did attract a lot of Attention, but why did it shift to another person in the next second, hey...
Seeing Mori Kogoro chatting with acquaintances, the others turned their heads and started chatting amongst themselves. Mouri Ran also invited Chi Feichi to sit together, leaving her alone to be ignored.
Did she really have so little presence?
A waiter entered through the Entrance, "Are you Miss Akachi who booked Dinner? Your Table is inside."
Finally, someone noticed her...
"Excuse me, I want to cancel today's Table. Just have Dinner delivered to my Room," Kudo Yukiko smiled, secretly paying Attention to Conan, and found that her son was not paying Attention to what she was saying at all, chatting enthusiastically with that Mr. Chi.
"Brother Chi, who is this big brother?"
"My Father's Driver."
"Hello, my name is Darcy." After Darcy greeted the three of them, he stood aside.
"Hello," Mouri Ran asked curiously, "Are you of mixed race?"
"Yes," Darcy nodded.
Mori Kogoro also joined the conversation, "Are you also planning to travel to Hokkaido?"
"No, I'm helping my Father deliver a Document," Chi Feichi said.
"For a Document, couldn't you just use a Fax Machine?" Mouri Ran asked in confusion.
Conan explained, "It should be the Original Document that needs the chairman's signature, right? These kinds of important Documents sometimes have to be delivered to the other party in person. However, instead of taking an Airplane, they specifically took the Train. It might also be to let Brother Chi relax."
Kudo Yukiko looked at Conan's confident appearance, her face darkening.
Could he hold off on showing off his knowledge for a bit? Look at her first, she still has something to say... No, she can't wait for others to take the initiative, she must find an Opportunity to regain Attention herself!
"So that's how it is," Mouri Ran said with a knowing smile, "But it's really a coincidence that we could meet here."
Kudo Yukiko just wanted to open her mouth to join in and regain Attention, but Conan preempted her.
"Brother Chi," Conan tugged at Chi Feichi's sleeve, completely unaware of the resentful gaze behind him. He glanced at Izumo Keitaro, the Jewelry Store Boss who was no longer paying Attention to this side, and then asked, "There was a robber who robbed a Jewelry Store, but was driven away by the Jewelry Store Boss. Before leaving, the robber left a sentence saying, 'This is not what we agreed on.' Has a similar case happened before?"
Chi Feichi felt a faint gaze staring at his back, but he still answered Conan's question first, "No."
"Is that so?" Conan was puzzled. Then why did he feel this development was so familiar?
"Kid, don't overthink it," Mori Kogoro said, "Maybe there's a similar Plot in the Detective Drama you've been watching recently."
Conan asked Chi Feichi, "Has there been a similar Detective Drama recently?"
"No."
"Then even earlier?"
"No."
"It doesn't have to be a Detective Drama, it could also be a Movie or a Detective Novel..."
"No."
A waiter stepped forward, noticed Kudo Yukiko was still standing aside, and asked, "Miss Akachi, is there anything else I can help you with?"
Chi Feichi and the others turned their heads.
Conan was puzzled, why hasn't this strange woman left yet? What is she doing standing next to them all the Time?
Kudo Yukiko somehow understood the meaning in Conan's eyes, turned around with a cold face, "It's nothing, I just feel this trip will be very interesting!"
Chi Feichi was in Silence, this...
He remembered that in this Plot, Kudo Yukiko seemed to be just playing a mysterious persona, was there such a grim and sharp performance?
Kudo Yukiko went out through the Entrance, and tapped her chin with her finger in distress.
Even if Conan didn't intentionally drive her away, she still felt very Grievance.
Why did she stand beside them for so long? Wasn't it just to make Conan raise his Vigilance?
However, after being ignored for a long Time just now, suddenly being noticed, and then finding that her own son felt she should leave, the momentary excitement plus dissatisfaction made her performance seem a bit overdone...
At the Dining Table, Mouri Ran was stunned for a long Time, "That Miss Akachi... what's wrong? Why did she suddenly get angry?"
Mori Kogoro had an experienced look on his face and sighed, "Women, ah, they look gentle, but when they get angry, they are all tigresses. The key is that they get angry inexplicably, making it impossible to find a Reason for their anger. It's completely unreasonable!"
Conan nodded in agreement while pondering. Yes, women are really strange sometimes...
"Father!" Ran's gaze gradually became dangerous, "Conan..."
"Of course, my Daughter is so understanding, she's an exception!" Mori Kogoro quickly changed his tune.
"Yes, yes," Conan nodded, "Ran is very Gentleness, definitely not that kind of unreasonable woman!"
Ran was a little embarrassed, "No, I also lose my temper sometimes..."
Mori Kogoro and Conan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and glared sideways at the nonchalant Chi Feichi, this traitor among men!
Chi Feichi: "..."
What are you staring at him for?
He just noticed that Conan and Mori Kogoro sometimes had a Tacit Agreement, even their actions and expressions of relief were exactly the same. Is there anything wrong with watching the fun?
(End of Chapter)