Chapter 509 Abandoned Station (please vote for the new month)
Philip is missing.
According to the woman, after discovering that her teacher was missing last night, she immediately brought the police to find Philip. He was still in the room at the time and acted very innocently when faced with the woman's questioning. But I haven't seen him since this morning. After asking the flight attendant, I learned that Phillip hasn't been there since this morning.
Oh, this is interesting.
Two people disappeared in a row on a speeding train. This was more interesting than Conan's case. Of course, Duanmuhuai didn't have to think about tricks. When he learned that Philip was related to Silver Dusk House, he guessed it. The other person is probably a cultist. If what he expected was correct, then the woman's teacher reporter must have been threatened by the other party when doing an exclusive interview with Philip this time, so he left such a message to the woman after returning.
As for why the reporter disappeared, it is not complicated. If Philip is really a cultist, he will definitely use evil magic.
As for why he disappeared... Could it be that he was absconding out of fear of crime?
It has to be said that after learning that two people were missing in a row, the crew on the train began to become uneasy, but fortunately, according to the conductor, they would stop at a temporary station today, and Duanmu Huai also decided After arriving at the station, call Anthony. Let him investigate Philip - I have to say that the communication methods in this era are really speechless. Although there are communication devices similar to mobile phones, the signal is only available in cities. Once you enter the deep mountains and forests or like this In the Gobi desert, there is no way to use it.
At the end of the day, you still have to make landline calls.
For insurance reasons, Duanmuhuai also investigated Phillip's room, but there was nothing in it, no salutes and no clothes, as if this room had never been occupied in the first place.
It's another cultist's old trick, and Duanmuhuai is tired of it.
But it's clear that the trouble doesn't stop there.
When the train arrived at the temporary station, trouble arose again.
"Mr. Detective, something seems wrong here..."
"Wrong?"
Duanmu Huai was a little surprised when he heard the conductor's words, but when he walked out of the carriage and arrived at the station, he understood what the conductor's words meant.
I saw that the entire temporary station was in a dilapidated state, with traces of decay and erosion everywhere. This was not just a matter of neglect of management and maintenance, it looked like it had been abandoned for decades.
"Is your station like this?"
Duanmuhuai turned to look at the flight attendant, who shook his head desperately.
"Of course not, sir, we have just been here before, and it was clearly not like this at that time!"
Hearing what the steward said, Duanmu Huai looked around. Right now, this place was basically a Gobi desert. There was darkness everywhere. There were so many clouds in the sky that not even a ray of sunlight could be seen. It looked like a storm was about to come. Posture. Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai reached out and touched the head of the little white rabbit that poked out of his pocket, and then patted the black cat's head.
"Let's go in and take a look before we talk."
Then, he spoke.
According to the conductor, this temporary station is not responsible for transporting passengers. It is mainly responsible for the supply and maintenance of trains. It is also intended to allow passengers to come out and relax after sitting for a long time. Therefore, the station itself is not big, except for one platform. After that, there was only a two-story building behind the platform. Of course, this small building now looked weathered, like a cultural relic from hundreds of years ago...
"Squeak————"
Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand to push the door open, and there was an ear-piercing noise. Dust covered the ground, causing everyone around him to take a step back.
"Cough, cough cough..."
Duanmu Huai also stretched out his hand, fanned the dust in front of his eyes, and then looked into it.
The small building was also in a mess. There was a counter in the middle, and on the counter, there was a person lying down.
"Teacher?!"
Seeing that person, the woman who was hiding behind Duanmu Huai suddenly screamed, and then she hurriedly ran into the small building and ran towards the counter.
"Teacher, teacher, what's wrong with you? Cheer up————!!!"
However, before the woman finished speaking, she suddenly turned into a scream. Upon hearing the scream, Duanmu Huai and Lorena also hurriedly quickened their pace and rushed to the woman's side.
Just taking one look at the figure, Duanmu Huai immediately understood why the woman screamed. The reason was very simple. That person lying on the counter was a skeleton!
Because the light in the hut was dim before, she could barely see the clothes and outlines clearly, so the woman recognized her mistake. When she got closer...well, it was natural that Lushan's true face was revealed.
"Are you sure this is your teacher?"
Duanmuhuai looked at the shriveled, almost skinny mummy skeleton in front of him and asked doubtfully, while the woman nodded tremblingly.
"Big, probably... because the teacher was wearing this before she disappeared, and this coat is custom-made, and there is an NS mark on the collar..."
After hearing the woman's answer, Duanmu Huai didn't hesitate. He reached out and grabbed the skeleton, then opened his collar, and sure enough he saw the word NS embroidered on the inside of the collar.
Then Duanmu Huai also found items such as a wallet and a lighter in the clothes. Well, judging from the identity information inside, it was indeed the woman's miserable teacher who had not escaped.
But the problem is...the time is not right!
According to the woman, there was no more than twenty-four hours between the time her teacher disappeared last night and now, but judging from the current condition of the body, it must have been at least twenty-four years.
So the most reasonable possibility at the moment is that someone took off her teacher's clothes and put them on the body. Then tracing back to the fact that the woman's teacher made a mistake and killed the victim many years ago, and then the victim's family hid in the train for revenge, and then found a way to create this series of events...
Well, that was the set of Detective Conan.
But unfortunately, cultists don’t talk science to you.
Neither can Ke Xue.
The only thing that can be called evidence is the record in the diary held by the corpse.
According to the records in the diary, the reporter did wake up in the middle of the night, but the train did not move forward at that time, but stopped at a station. The reporter got addicted to cigarettes, so he went out to smoke a cigarette. When he finished smoking and turned back, he realized that the train that had been behind him was gone.
The reporter was confused. He searched inside and outside the station, but found nothing. There was not even a single person here. But the reporter did not give up. He decided to leave the station on foot early the next morning and go directly to the next station along the railway track.
Result…………
"I walked along the railroad tracks for who knows how long, but I still came back here. I couldn't leave this place at all. I knew that I was cursed, and it was all Philip who did this! I will never let him go... …!”
"What next?"
After flipping through the diary, Duanmu Huai didn't say much. This diary can be regarded as an evidence clue. As for the body... "Take it to the car. When you find the place, report it to the police station for identification."
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That's right, if it's me, just go to the police station for a DNA test. Thinking on the bright side, this person is at least much better than the dozen unlucky guys in the museum. At least he can collect the body and find a cemetery to bury it in the future. . The dozen or so unlucky guys who were eaten by the empty ghosts really didn’t live or die without seeing their corpses.
Although he was reluctant, the flight attendant followed Duanmu Huai's request and found a wooden box to put the body in, and then moved it to the warehouse where the goods were stored. Then a group of people hurriedly left the station, and soon the train set off again and moved forward.
"I really didn't expect that the reporter would die so miserably..."
Back in the carriage, Lorena couldn't help but sigh.
"Did Mr. Philip do that too?"
"Maybe. At least if he is still alive or dead, he must be more suspicious than the unfortunate reporter who has found the body."
Duanmuhuai took a sip of black tea and spoke calmly. He originally wanted to call Anthony at that station to investigate Philip, but... well, it was strange that a station that had been abandoned for decades had a phone that could get through.
But where did Philip go?
Duanmu Huai always felt that this matter was not that simple. The other party put so much effort into killing people on this train, and he was obviously prepared. But running away just because of this is very unreasonable. Assuming that Philip really used magic to kill people, the police would have nothing to do with him without evidence. But by running away, doesn't it mean that all the suspicion has been thrown on him?
This is just like a car accident. It's okay for you to park on the side of the road and accept the punishment. But if you have to escape directly, it doesn't matter whether it is your responsibility or not, isn't it all your responsibility?
“——————”
However, just as Duanmuhuai was thinking, suddenly, a dark shadow passed by the window. Duanmuhuai raised the corners of his eyes, glanced at it, and was stunned.
Um?
"What's the matter? Mr. Knight?"
Seeing Duanmuhuai's reaction, Lorena asked curiously, but Duanmuhuai shook his head, said nothing, and just looked out the window quietly. Outside the train window was a dry Gobi desert. Thick fog almost enveloped the entire land, making it impossible to see anything. Duanmu Huai, on the other hand, just stared out the window, motionless.
After a while, suddenly, another black shadow passed by Duanmu Huai's eyes!
Seeing the dark figure, Duanmu Huai stood up in a hurry. If he saw it correctly, that was the station where he and others were before!
"Dong dong dong!"
At this moment, suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by the steward's voice.
"Mr. Detective, no good, something big happened!!"
Arriving at the cockpit, Duanmuhuai quickly understood what the flight attendant meant.
Just as he saw it.
According to the driver's instructions, after leaving the station, the train continued to move forward, then entered a tunnel, and then came out of the tunnel to the other side. But after leaving the station, they drove for four or five hours without seeing the shadow of the tunnel. Not only that, they also found that they seemed to be driving back to the station!
The first time they thought it was because they were dazzled, but the second time... they finally couldn't hold on any longer.
"Well, there must be something wrong..."
At this moment, the driver was looking out the window with a pale face, and the corners of his mouth were blue. The steward also nodded beside him, and then glanced at Duanmu Huai uneasily.
"Could it be because of the corpse? Should we send it back..."
"Send it back? Send it back to where?"
Duanmuhuai glared at the steward coldly, almost frightening him to the ground. Then he turned his head and looked out the window.
"Keep going! I'll figure it out!"
"Yes………………"
Logically speaking, the steward and driver certainly don't have to listen to Duanmu Huai, an outsider, but the current situation is strange, and Duan Muhuai is so powerful, they can only bite the bullet and do as the other party says.
"Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang..."
The train was still moving forward. In the thick fog, no one could see anything. Even with car lights, they could only see the railroad tracks extending out of the fog, and the dry land on both sides...
"Hoo————!"
Finally, the dilapidated station emerged from the thick fog again!
Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows, his face darkened, and he snorted coldly! Then, a terrifying aura suddenly burst out from Duanmu Huai's body!
"Get out!!"
"Ah——————!!!"
The moment Duanmuhuai's scolding came out, suddenly, a scream like a wild beast came from outside, followed by a soft "bang" sound, as if the train had hit something. The train driver was also experienced and hurriedly pulled the brakes. With a harsh friction sound, the train moved forward for a while and then slowly stopped.
“……………………”
At this moment, everyone in the cab looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally Duanmuhuai broke the silence.
"What's going on? You'll know when you go down and take a look."
When I got off the train, I saw an unbelievable sight. From the wheels in front of the train to the rails behind, there were crushed and torn remains of severed limbs and blurry fragments of flesh and blood everywhere. Seeing this scene, everyone turned pale, and the steward turned around in disgust and rushed to the side to vomit.
However, Duanmu Huai obviously didn't care about such a trivial matter. He walked to the wheel and pulled out a piece of clothing. Although there was only one piece of clothing left, judging from the touch and materials used, it was obviously very sophisticated. In the pocket of the remains of the coat, Duanmuhuai also found a business card.
"Mr. Knight, what did you find?"
At this moment, Lorena also came over curiously, while Duanmuhuai turned around and showed her the business card in his hand.
"It seems that we have found the second missing person."
Today, someone came to my house to have hot pot. I ate a lot of meat, and my belly was as full as six months old.
(End of chapter)