Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1327 Entering the Maglev Train

The departure ceremony for the maglev train has begun.

After the departure schedule was adjusted, the maglev train no longer had its first batch of passengers, but many spectators still came to the scene to see the train.

Besides passengers who came to watch the spectacle, the platform was packed with reporters, whose flashes were going off like crazy, making the train reflect light.

Suddenly, a horn sounded, signaling that the train was about to depart, and at the same time, numbers on the electronic screen began to decrease.

“10,9,8···”

The crowd cheered loudly and joined in the countdown.

As the countdown reached "1", a soccer ball suddenly shot out, grazed the host's head, and soared into the sky, exploding into a brilliant firework in the air.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the fireworks, and no one noticed that three figures—two adults and one child—rushed into the carriage just as the doors were about to close.

After the fireworks ended, the train departed on time according to the pre-set procedure.

Shiho Miyano drove alone, following the direction the train was traveling, towards Shibahama Station.

Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri also boarded the Shinkansen bound for Tokyo to go home. Almost all the passengers on this Shinkansen were passengers whose rides had been canceled due to the Maglev.

On the small screen behind the Shinkansen seat, an introduction to the maglev train is playing.

"The speed of the vacuum superconducting maglev train can be determined by the color of its exterior. There are seven colors in total, so please remember them!"

When the train starts moving, it will rely on its wheels to move. Later, when the train speed exceeds 150 kilometers per hour, the carriages will be suspended on the track by the attraction of magnets and coils.

After that, the maglev train will enter a vacuum tunnel, where air resistance is reduced and the train can reach a speed of 1000 kilometers per hour.

However, the train can adjust its speed inside the tunnel. Once it exits the tunnel and its speed drops to 300 km/h, the air brake system will activate. Then, the speed will further decrease to 150 km/h, and the wheels, which were originally retracted under the carriages, will be released.

Just then, a little boy asked his father beside him, "Dad, the maglev train doesn't have a driver, so who drives it?"

The father was also touched by the male protagonist, and he was pinching his chin with a thoughtful expression.

Osamu Inoue and Ellie Ishioka stood up and began to act as commentators.

Engineer Osamu Inoue explained, "This is a good question from a child. In fact, we have equipped the maglev train's driver's cab with a manually controllable one."

As he spoke, he operated the tablet in his hand, and the small screen displayed a picture of the manual control room of the maglev train.

Eri Ishioka added, "However, this driver's cab is only for trial operation and will not be used after the official opening. Accordingly, the control of the maglev train will be handed over to the main control room of Shin-Nagoya Station and Shibahama Station."

Osamu Inoue continued operating the tablet: "Seeing is believing. Let's take a look at what's inside the carriage when the maglev train is running."

Upon hearing that they could look out of the carriages, the passengers on the train became excited, especially a few of the kids, who almost jumped up.

Inoue Osamu said with a smile, "Unfortunately, there are no passengers on the maglev train today, so the carriages are empty..."

Suddenly, he stopped talking and froze on the spot.

Ishioka Eri looked at Inoue Osamu with a puzzled expression.

Ran Mouri exclaimed in surprise, "Conan?!"

Kogoro Mouri's eyes widened as he grabbed the screen and shouted, "What's that brat doing on the maglev train?"

On the small screen, the monitoring footage of the maglev train carriages is displayed. A little boy is standing at the junction of the carriages, looking around as if searching for something.

It seemed they couldn't find it, so they went into the next carriage.

Immediately afterwards, two more figures appeared in the frame.

Ran Mouri exclaimed again, "Yuya, and Sera too?!"

Kogoro Mouri asked his daughter, bewildered, "Didn't you say they went back first?"

Ran Mouri was stunned, then blinked: "No, I don't know!"

Although she knew these people were investigating Alan Mackenzie's whereabouts, she never imagined that the three of them would end up on the maglev train.

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On the train.

Yuya and the other two searched for Alan Mackenzie in the carriage.

Sera Masumi joked, "If Chairman Alan wasn't in the car, we wouldn't just get a scolding and be done with it."

Conan ignored her joke and kept scanning the seats on both sides.

Yuya chimed in, "I'll probably get arrested and thrown in jail."

Sera Masumi feigned surprise: "Really? Is it that serious?"

Yu shrugged: "Then you'll have to pray that the train doesn't malfunction during its operation, otherwise it might be blamed on us."

Seeing that Yuya looked serious and not like she was joking, Sera Masumi fell silent. She suddenly felt that what Yuya said made a lot of sense.

Conan finally couldn't hold back any longer and complained, "Hey you two, is this the time to chat? Hurry up and find Chairman Alan!"

Yu said nonchalantly, "What's the rush? The train is only so big. We'll find it eventually if we search from one end to the other."

Sera Masumi also smiled and agreed.

Conan sighed and rubbed his forehead. For some reason, he suddenly felt that even the somewhat impulsive Hattori Heiji was more reliable than the other two.

At this moment, Conan sniffed the air and his expression turned serious: "Can you smell anything?"

Yuya and Sera Masumi were taken aback, and simultaneously sniffed.

Sera Masumi kept sniffing: "There really is, it's sweet and sour, it tastes like a beverage?"

Yuya seemed to be thinking, "I remember, President Alan seemed to have a bottle of nutritional drink on him?"

"Really?" Sera Masumi asked, as she genuinely didn't know about this.

Just as the three of them were sniffing the scent, Yuya suddenly felt like he had kicked something. Looking down, he saw that it was a fountain pen.

Conan quickly ran over, picked up the pen with his handkerchief, glanced at it, and said, "This is Chairman Alan's pen!"

Yuya turned to Sera Masumi: "Sera, how many of the suitcases did you see the prisoners carrying at the airport?"

Sera Masumi recalled, "Two! And they were the same type of suitcase."

Yuya pondered, "I remember, the suitcase next to Mr. John had a zipper..." and looked at Conan as she spoke.

Conan understood and reached out to rummage through the stall. He quickly found a small piece of carpet that wasn't completely dry. He withdrew his finger and smelled it; it was indeed the smell of a nutritional drink.

Sera Masumi seemed to realize something and tentatively asked, "Could this taste be the drink that President Alan brought? A clue he left behind?"

Yuya nodded: "Most likely."

Conan took out his detective watch, turned on the flashlight, and pressed the switch a few more times. The white light turned purple.

He shone the light on the carpet, and a broken green streak immediately appeared.

"I've got it! These are the marks left by the nutritional drink on the wheels!"