Chapter 74: Whose Fox Is This?

Although the clothes have changed, the face has not changed, and the mask has not changed.

Conan could quickly remember someone he had seen once from afar, not to mention the weird magician he had met several times and would be impressed every time.

That's right, the magician, not the onmyoji - there are no ghosts in the world, and it must be because the black cat uses some magic tricks to make the two people in the medieval pavilion believe that there are ghosts in the world.

The moment he recognized Shiraishi, Conan was a little surprised, but when he thought about it, he had a feeling of "this is not strange".

After all, although it is not known where exactly he got the information, this "black cat" always seems to be able to smell the case and rush to stop it in time.

This time should be no exception, after all, he is only a few cars away from explosives.

As soon as the word "smell" came to mind, Conan saw a furry head arch out of Shiraishi's front pocket.

Then the dog stretched out its front paws, grabbed the briefcase that Shiraishi held in front of him, put his nose close to it, and sniffed it hard.

The briefcase blocked the view of the golden-chained man, he didn't see this scene, he just nodded gratefully at Shiraishi, and then reached out to take the bag.

At that moment, the fox showed a very human expression of disgust, and it sneezed twice, slipped its front paws on the briefcase, and rolled out of its pocket with a grunt.

Conan subconsciously raised his hand and was holding the animal that didn't look very flexible, and the fluffy and soft feel made him can't help but hold Rua twice.

When the fox first poked his head out, he thought that the black cat had brought a baby Satsuma with him.

But now that he looked closely, Conan quickly recognized what appeared to be a fox from the large tail and vertical pupils that ordinary dogs did not have.

Foxes do have a very sensitive sense of smell, and if they can be trained well, they can be used to find bombs.

But when I saw Shiraishi just now, I didn't see him with a pet box...... Where were the foxes hiding before?

Just as he was thinking about it, a sight with a strong sense of presence shot down obliquely above his head.

Conan stiffened slightly, and stopped holding someone else's fox's hand.

He looked up uncomfortably and squeezed out an embarrassed smile, and handed the fox back. At this time, it's better not to provoke this strange-tempered ally, no matter how you say it, it is also related to the lives of a carload......

Shiraishi had already returned the briefcase to the hapless man who had been harassed by the bear child, and he looked down at the fox and then at Conan, thinking for a moment, and did not reach out to take it.

Judging from the fact that after the fox fell into Conan's hand, he was very happy to be scratched, and secretly waved his paws, there was nothing wrong with the gold chain man's bag, but there were some other things that didn't smell good.

This is in line with the routine in Shiraishi's cognition - among various detectives, this kind of suspect who looks bad at first glance has little chance of being designed to be a real murderer.

He ran over to pick up the bag just now, just in case. In fact, as soon as he entered the carriage and locked on several suspects with briefcases, Shiraishi quickly focused his attention on the old man and the woman.

If there was no such thing as the falling briefcase, Shiraishi would have wanted to let the fox run alone to smell it in the order of the old man, the woman, the social animal, and the golden-chained man.

In this way, even if its appearance caused a commotion, Shiraishi would be able to get useful information before the conductor arrived, and at the same time, it would also prevent the bomb-carrying person from becoming suspicious and making some other moths after he appeared.

Now although the plan has been disrupted, a Conan has suddenly appeared, which is just right - the combination of innocent children and cute pets is not easy to make people suspicious.

Shiraishi originally wanted to pull Conan over and whisper a word or two, but considering that once he abandoned the eerie character, it would be easy for Conan to chase and ask a bunch of questions that Shiraishi himself couldn't explain, so he quickly put away the idea again.

Eventually, Shiraishi just looked at the fox and Conan, then coldly raised his chin at the other man with the briefcase, and he himself turned and walked to the hallway connecting the two carriages.

…… That's it?

Don't want the fox?

Conan looked at his back as he didn't enter the hallway, and was stunned for a second or two before slowly reacting to it, what does this mean...... It seems that he was asked to take the fox to smell it?

…… Indeed, compared with the black cat, his own child with a fox is indeed less likely to arouse suspicion.

The only problem is that the fox knows what to do without the owner's orders, especially since the fox still looks so small.

Looking down at the pair of narrow and moist eyes for a moment, Conan held it with little confidence, and according to the seating order of several suspicious people, he first came to the social animal in a suit, with glasses, and an ordinary appearance.

The man seemed to hate bear children, but he didn't seem to have much rejection of furry pets.

He didn't get angry when he saw the fox jump on the briefcase, but he reached out and touched it very restrainedly, and then turned back and whispered to Conan:

"On the Shinkansen, pets must be put in a pet box, so it's illegal to put them outside, go back and tell your parents, do you hear!"

Conan pretended to be well-behaved and nodded, caught the fox pacing back again, and watched it scratch its ears to himself, not knowing if it was okay with the bag representing the social animal, or if it really just went up for a walk.

Conan couldn't help but glance into the hallway, where a man stood faintly against the wall in the dim light, looking like he was looking at it, but there was no movement.

…… Probably mean that there is no problem?

Conan began to doubt the reliability of the black cat and the fox, but now, he had no better way to hold the fox and sneak up next to the woman with the briefcase.

The woman sat on the side of the aisle, her briefcase lying horizontally on the window seat inside.

This short-haired lady was much kinder than the gold-chained man and the social animal, and when she saw Conan holding the fox and approaching her, she couldn't help but whisper in surprise.

Without waiting for Conan to let go, she took the initiative to ask, "Can I touch it?" ”

I can't ask for it.

As soon as Conan approached with both hands, the fox swooped over the woman's legs, and fell down on the box with a puff of smoke, sniffing and looking up at her, and snorting, pretending not to be probing, but just looking for a good place to bask in the sun.

Sniffed, its wagging tail paused slightly.

After lying flat and touching it twice, the fox jumped off the ground, and without waiting for Conan, he rushed to the corridor with his tail between his legs and his head without looking back. Along the way, someone noticed the anomaly, and when they turned their heads to look, it had already run away.

Conan looked at its unusually nervous back, and then took a deep look at the woman who was happy to have the fox, and also ran down the corridor to discuss with the black cat what to do next.

It seemed to be the first time they had coexisted peacefully as non-hostile, and although this temporary ally seemed intimidating, judging from his elusive performances in the previous few times, it should still be reliable.

However, his thoughts disappeared after he came to the corridor.

Conan looked at the empty and empty corridor, and was stunned.

…… What about people?

Just gone??

At this point, there were 14 minutes left before the time of the explosion that Gin said.

So long, enough time for Shiraishi to wander back and forth in the car several times, he lifted the summons of the fox and went to find the flight attendant.

Now that the location of the bomb has been determined, the rest can be left to the professionals.

Although I feel that the "professionals" in this world are generally not very reliable, but in the name of a flight attendant, he should be a little better than an ordinary person like him who has never been exposed to bombs at all.

Let's hope they don't think of this as a drill......

Shiraishi quickly found his purpose.

It's just that his current appearance, although the suspicion is a little lower, the degree of unreliability has risen rapidly. Shiraishi could only reluctantly use "fear of retaliation" to explain his face-shielding behavior, and fooled the matter.

Fortunately, no matter how low the flight attendant's trust in him was, in the face of information about the bomb, they still quickly responded according to the process and asked the location of the passenger carrying the bomb in Shiraishi.

After Shiraishi pointed it out in detail, he also told them about the characteristics of the bomb - it can explode due to violent vibrations and can be detonated by the trigger of a button, so they must be separated from the carrier and anything that can be pressed and can be regarded as a button.

He said it well, and the conductor gradually began to nod, but after checking the position of the No. 7 VIP car, Shiraishi said, the conductor hesitated.

"Yoshiko Mitsui...... Isn't this the congresswoman who has been in the limelight lately? "She has a great future and is said to be very decent, how could she have anything to do with the bomb......

The fox looked at Baishi suspiciously for a while, and after a while, everyone decided to go to the second floor to see the situation before taking measures.

On the way to the VIP box, a small group of people encountered an elementary school student wearing glasses and a bow tie who was walking in the opposite direction.

Shiraishi, who was mixed in a group of uniformed personnel, was very conspicuous at the moment, and Conan looked at it, and his steps were stiff.

The black cat, who is always stopping crime in his own way, actually ran to contact the flight attendant...... Could it be that this incident happened suddenly, he was not fully prepared, and could only give in for the lives of the whole car?

Lack of preparation, preferring to suspend action rather than perform, which is very in line with the characteristics of magicians, Conan nodded secretly, and decided to let the doctor change directions, and at the same time probe Shiraishi's identity again, he also checked whether there were any well-known magicians related to the "black cat".

While thinking about it, Conan also blended into the team of these people, and soon followed them to the box on the second floor.

Although the conductor strongly demanded that the crew members respect Ms. Mitsui, they did not completely ignore Shiraishi's words.

When he asked to inspect the box, a clever guy temporarily took away the big brother that the woman had placed on the table - this thing had a lot of buttons on it.

When Yoshiko Mitsui heard the request to check the briefcase, her face became not very good-looking, and she reluctantly smiled, refusing them on the grounds that it was her personal privacy.