Friday, April 2, evening, on the Big Dipper III.

The Hokuto Fighter bus departs from Ueno Station in Taito-ku, Tokyo, and travels more than 739 kilometers along the Tokoku Main Line of the Tokoku Railway to Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture via Saitama Prefecture, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate Prefectures.

After changing to a tractor from the Hakodate Transport Office Seikan Branch of the Hokkaido Railway, it travels about 161 kilometers through the Tsugaru Strait Line of the Togoku Railway, the Kaikan Line, the Esashi Line, and part of the Hakodate Main Line of the Tokuni Railway, and passes through the Seikan Undersea Tunnel of about 54 kilometers to Hakodate Station in Hakodate City, Hokkaido.

After that, after changing the head of the towing car of the Hakodate Transport Station, follow the Hakodate Main Line for about 113 kilometers to Nagamanbe Station in Yamagoshi-gun, then follow the Muroran Main Line for about 144 kilometers to Numanodaas Station in Tomakomai City, then follow the Chitose Line for about 57 kilometers to Shiraishi, Shiraishi-ku, Sapporo City, and finally follow the Hakodate Main Line for about 6 kilometers to Sapporo Station in Kita-ku, Sapporo City.

There are a total of six numbers for the Hokuto Bus, Nos. 1 and 2 are operated by the Hokkaido Railway, Nos. 3 to 6 are operated by the Tokoku Railway, and No. 3 and No. 4 are seasonal trains, which now happens to be spring break, which is just that. This type of coach is made of ten cars, all of which are open secondary bedrooms.

After getting on the bus, looking at the open secondary bedroom, Maori popularized science for everyone.

"Wouldn't it?" said the garden.

"I want to take a shower. Lan said embarrassedly.

"yes, yes, I just squeezed out a sweat. He Ye said.

"I think it's fun. Mei Daizi smiled, "It just so happens that the four of us occupy a pair of beds." ”

"Alright, let's go, this is the last carriage, ours is in the third carriage, we have to go." Maori said, "It's just a few of you, or it wouldn't be like this." ”

"Daddy!" Lan protested.

Conan asked, "Now, does the sign on the wall say that there are fourteen carriages here?"

"Huh?" Maori blinked.

"Looks like something interesting is going on. Hattori laughed, and then led the way forward.

After a while, everyone arrived at the thirteenth carriage, and saw the sign of a double second-class bedroom, as well as a luxurious single first-class bedroom.

The twelfth carriage is a deluxe single first bedroom and a single second class bedroom. The eleventh carriage is a double first-class bedroom. The tenth carriage is a dining car.

"Kaiseki and French. Yuan Zi smiled, "Dinner is here." ”

"It would be nice to have another bathroom. He Ye said.

"Yes, the luxury cars are equipped with relaxation compartments, including shower places. Maori said.

Sure enough, there is a shower in the ninth carriage, and the rest of the car is a single secondary bedroom.

"Great. Lan laughed.

"Let's get out of here, and come back to the shower later. The garden said.

"Yes, or maybe you'll have to queue up. He Ye said.

"Definitely going to queue up. "Only the toilets and washbasins are always available, and the showers are only open until the time of day, so there is so much water in the car." ”

"No, it won't. Lan Sanren shouted, ran forward to take a look, and sure enough, a timetable was posted.

The eighth carriage is a single secondary dormitory. The seventh carriage is a double first-class bedroom. The sixth carriage is a single first-class dormitory. The fifth carriage is a luxurious double first-class bedroom. The fourth carriage is a luxurious single first-class bedroom. The third carriage is a dream bedroom.

"One, two, three, four, the rooms in this carriage are all ours. He Ye said.

"I'll take a look at what a fantasy one looks like. Maori opened the door, looked at the spacious space and smiled, "It's wonderful that we live here?" ”

"It was nice to also have a shower. Lan laughed.

After that, everyone went back to their respective rooms, Hattori and Conan were the fourth bedroom, Yamazaki and Mori were the third bedroom, Ran and Kazuha were the second bedroom, and Maida and Sonoko were the first bedroom.

Bedroom No. 1.

When Midiko and Sonoko open the sliding door and enter, they find that this is different from Mori's bedroom No. 3. First of all, it is much larger, there is a shoe change hallway in front of the door, and the small room on the right hand side of the door is a toilet with a sink and shower. There was no bed in the room, but there was a strange thing on the left wall. There is a carpet on the floor, and there is a Japanese-style dining table on the right in the middle, and there is a cabinet under the window next to the dining table, and through the glass you can see the sweets and drinks, which looks like a refrigerator. There is a TV cabinet against the right wall with a TV on it, a multimedia player in the cabinet below, and a long row of discs.

"Are we going to sleep underground?" asked Midaiko.

"Probably not. "Maybe there's a window on the left wall, and that's about the same place." ”

"I'll take a look. Mei Daizi searched for a handle and pulled it to find a bed with a cover on it.

"Look, I'm right. Yuan Zi smiled.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Yamazaki's voice followed, and the garden went to open the door to let him in.

At this time, a flight attendant lady in her twenties happened to come over, "Are you Miss Mei Daiko?"

"Midaiko, she's in there. "Come in first." ”

"Excuse me. The flight attendant said, and after entering the door, he said to Midaiko, "Hello, Miss Midaiko, I'm Hideko Fujiki, and I'm in charge of your trip." ”

"Huh?" asked Midaiko, "I didn't call you?"

"Hello, Hideko-sama," Yamazaki said, "I'm Yamazaki, and this is the garden. Then he said to Maidiko, "It should be a matter of eating, we won't be able to get to Sapporo until tomorrow morning." ”

"I see. Midaiko smiled, and then asked Fujiki Hideko, "It just so happens that I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat?"

"Your dinner, and your companion's dinner, is already being prepared and will be delivered later, please bear with me a little longer. Hideko Fujiki said.

"Can you tell me about this room?" asked the garden.

Hideko Fujiki said, "The Hokkaido Railway was originally operated by Hokkaido Railway, No. 1 and No. 2, but now No. 1 to No. 3 are operated by us, and the operating system has been changed from one person and one section with the Tokoku Railway to paying each other according to the mileage traveled on the other railway. As early as the end of last year, the Big Dipper III was changed to a luxury-class formation, but this is the first time that the Dream class has been constructed. ”

"What do you mean?" asked the garden.

"I see. Yamazaki smiled, "Tickets for the Big Dipper train are usually booked a month in advance, and we have tickets, which can only mean that this car is now plugged." Then he asked Yuan Zi rhetorically, "And if you look at the price on the ticket, it is the ticket price of an open secondary dormitory, you don't think this is a secondary dormitory, right?"

"Well, not really. Yuan Zi laughed dryly.

"Really. Mei Daiko took out the ticket and looked at it, "It's no wonder that uncle will see it." ”

The gentleman was right when he said that the original third and second carriages, which were leisure carriages that provided showers for the guests of the luxury carriages behind, were now only one. Speaking of which, this carriage was supposed to be in the first car, but the water supply of the dining car can only be backwards, and although there is hot water in the water heater here, there is no cold water, which is something we didn't take into account. "As for the fare, the reason for the ticket price is that the price here has not been approved by the Railway Association, so the lowest fare is used when the ticket is issued." Speaking of which, this carriage can be said to be the most high-end at present, and the dream class of the Dongguo Railway will not come out until July. ”

"I see. The garden said.

Hideko Fujiki said, "Then, Miss Midaiko, I'll go out first." ”

"Okay. Mei Daiko said.

A moment after Hideko Fujiki withdrew, Ran, along with Ha, Mori, Hattori, and Conan.

Hattori looked at the room and said, "This is a TV and a bathroom? ”

"You chose it yourself. The garden said.

"Let's go, let's go," Kazuha said with a smile, "The stations in the Tohoku region and the Hokkaido region should be tasted." ”

"That's right," Hattori laughed, "let's go and see what's in the dining car." ”

"No need to go, a flight attendant named Hideko Fujiki just came over and said that dinner was already being prepared. Mei Daiko smiled.

"Oh, is there any alcohol then, I heard that there is a supply of first-class dormitories. Maori said.

"Dad. Lan protested.

At this time, there was another knock on the door, and Hideko Fujiki's voice came in, and Yamazaki opened the door to let her in.

Hideko Fujiki put a stack of daibendang on the Japanese-style dining table, "This is a local standing ben, please try it." ”

Looking at the small lattices inside the eight large bendangs, Hattori asked, "What is this?"

"It's a collection of various stations, and we took a few of each. Hideko Fujiki said, "For example, this is Kiyomasau's sea urchin bendang, which is made only 20 servings a day, known as the phantom bendang, the Aomori bendang from Boyanggen, the chicken bendang from Hanazen, the rice and beef bendang from Shinkiya, etc., this part is the characteristic station ben of the Tohoku region, and this part is the characteristic station ben of Hokkaido, which is the cuttlefish bendang of Abe Shoten, the best-selling bentang in Hokkaido, and the oyster bendang of the clan Daiaisho, and the crab bendang of Nagamanbe Kanaya, etc. Then he said to Hattori, "Sir, if you want to eat anything else, please go to the No. 1 or No. 9 dining car by yourself, or you can go to the No. 2 or No. 9 car and use the vending machines there." ”

"No, no. Hattori laughed dryly.

After that, Hideko Fujiki withdrew, and everyone moved.

Soon after, Hideko Fujiki came with food again, Sendai beef tongue sashimi set meal for everyone, and Ishigoshi steak.

After eating the set meal and tasting some steaks, Mori, Ran, Kazuha, Sonoko, Hattori, and Conan went out to drink in the No. 1 carriage, but as soon as Mori went out, he bumped into a man wearing a mask and hat passing by.

Before Maori could speak, the big man took off his mask and scolded Maori, but before he could finish speaking, he ran away by himself, making Maori very confused. ……

Car No. 1, dining car.

It was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and there were not many people in the dining car, so the six Maori asked for a drink each, and found two tables to sit down.

"Kayue Rizzi, let me ask you, what's the matter with my cramped room? Why is it a small room, didn't I ask you to book a luxury double room?" a middle-aged man behind Maori reprimanded a standing man, attracting the attention of Maori and the others.

"But, boss," said Ka Yue Ri with a wry smile, "you suddenly said a week ago that you were going to take the Star Dipper, and you are lucky to be able to secure a first-class dormitory." ”

"Hmph, you actually want us to ride in the same class of carriage with people like you, my wife said that she didn't want people to see her in this class of carriage, and now she has locked herself in her room, and she hasn't even eaten dinner. The middle-aged man said.

Gavili whispered, "In that case, then we should take a plane." ”

The middle-aged man shouted, "Don't be verbose! I just want to take this train to tomorrow's conference." ”

"Tomorrow's conference. A middle-aged and elderly man came over and interjected, "I don't remember you like football, Mr. Keitaro Izumo." ”

"Stone, Stone Hammer Mayor!" exclaimed Keitaro Izumo.

"What's so surprising," said Mayor Stonehammer, "a football match against the Brazilians, how could I miss the chance." Then he asked, "Isn't it time for you to do propaganda for the mayoral election campaign because you've done that and you've done that great free publicity?" Or are you hiding in Hokkaido for fear that reporters will expose the true colors of that incident that you wrote and directed?"

"How is this possible, I'm here to talk about business. Keitaro Izumo said, "Those rumors outside must have been released by my opponent." ”

"Well, excuse me, what are you talking about?" asked Maori.

Gavieri laughed and said, "Oh, that's right, our jewelry store broke in and robbed it a while ago, and our boss single-handedly repelled the robbers. ”

"That's amazing. He Ye said.

Keitaro Izumo said, "I didn't do anything but ring the alarm bell. ”

"But everyone admires the courage of the boss. ”

Hattori asked, "What is that rumor?"

"That's just rumor. "There are rumors outside that the robbery was deliberately arranged by our boss in order to run for mayor, and there are only some unsubstantiated rumors in the market. ”

"Is it really just rumor?" asked Mayor Stonehammer rhetorically.

"Of course," said Gavili, "I was caught on the security camera at the time, and the robbery was a robber with a criminal record, and it couldn't have been acting." ”

"That's why it's all the more suspicious," Mayor Stonehammer asked rhetorically, "how can a robber with a criminal record run away without stealing anything just because the shopkeeper rang the burglar bell?"

Gavielli said: "That alone is too unfounded to say that our boss. ”

"More than that," asked Mayor Stonehammer, "didn't the clerk hear him say something strange before the robber left?"

"Strange words?" asked Maori.

"The robber muttered 'It's not the same as he said beforehand' before leaving. ”

Hattori asked, "Is this true?"

"I was there and I heard that the robber really whispered these words, but it must have been because the robbery failed to frame our boss." ”

Conan suddenly asked Hattori, "We've heard similar incidents before, haven't we?"

"No, I don't. Hattori said.

"Really?" asked Conan.

"I really haven't heard of it. Hattori asked, "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing. Conan shook his head.

"Have you seen it on TV recently?" asked Ye Ye.

"Lately," Conan said silently, "no, it was earlier, when I was a child. ”

At this time, a passenger appeared next to Mori and said, "Excuse me, are you the detective Mr. Kogoro Mori, right?

"Huh?" Mori was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed, "Of course." ”

"Ha, coincidence, that's a funny thing. A woman in her thirties wearing sunglasses who had just come in smiled.

"You're the wise lady who made a dinner reservation, aren't you?" said the waiter, "where are you ......?"

"I'm sorry, please help me cancel. Miss Wise said to the waiter, then looked at Maori, "Looks like this trip is going to be interesting." After saying that, he turned around and left. ……

Soon after, Yamazaki and Midaiko came out, and everyone sat down for a while before going back to their rooms.

Late at night, the No. 4 bedroom in car No. 3, Conan and Hattori's room.

Hattori woke up and found Conan looking out the window with his chin propped up, obviously thinking about something, so he asked, "What the hell is going on?"

Conan said distressedly, "I should have encountered the same case somewhere, but I can't remember where." ”

"Then go to bed first, and think about it tomorrow. Hattori looked outside, "This should be the Seikan Tunnel, it should be early in the morning here." ”

"Tunnels?" Conan muttered, "the sound of trains passing through tunnels muffles out the sound of gunfire and screams......

"What are you talking about?" Hattori didn't hear clearly.

At this moment, a woman's scream came from the dining car.

"Wouldn't it?" Hattori was taken aback.

"Did you hear the gunshot?" asked Conan.

"Didn't hear the gunshots. Hattori said, "Anyway, let's go check it out first." ”……