Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

The support from the man in short boots came very quickly.

Just as Kyogoku stepped onto the roof of the eleventh carriage, several sounds of breaking air were heard behind him.

"Swish! Swish!" "Ding! Ding!"

Kyogoku Makoto quickly turned over and dodged, then looked back and saw a man in a black ninja uniform looking at him with murderous eyes.

The man was covered in black clothes, with his hair tied up tightly, leaving only his hands and eyes exposed.

On the left side of his waist were a scabbarded katana and a wakizashi tanto.

Although it has not been unsheathed yet, Kyogoku is extremely sure that it is definitely not a wooden or bamboo sword.

Instead, it is an extremely sharp weapon with a cold edge and may even be coated with a deadly poison that kills instantly.

The ninja man was not surprised at all when he saw that the two cross shurikens he had just thrown were avoided by Kyogoku Makoto.

From last night's fight, he already knew that Kyogoku was very strong, the kind of strength that was beyond his imagination.

If he hadn't been born more agile and flexible than ordinary people, with faster reaction speed, coupled with years of training, and Kyogoku's real purpose was to catch him rather than kill him.

The ninja man had no doubt that he would die last night.

Just by looking at each other for a brief moment, Kyogoku Shinya recognized that the ninja man was the short sword man who had fought with him last night.

The battle is about to break out.

After confirming each other's glances, Kyogoku Makoto and the ninja man started fighting in the blink of an eye.

Behind Kyogoku Makoto, the man in short boots, who was supported by his companions, stopped running forward.

He turned around, slowly pulled out a short knife from his waist, and took advantage of a defensive gap when Kyogoku Makoto and his companions were fighting, and rushed forward quickly.

Kyogoku Shin, who was well prepared, rolled sideways to avoid the stab at his back by the man in short boots, and then was met by the diagonal slash from the ninja man.

The short boots man and the ninja man don't care about the saying that defeating the minority with the majority is a shameful act. Both of them are spy killers carefully trained by the Utsunomiya family, and they have been taught to use all means to complete the mission.

Therefore, facing such a powerful enemy like Kyogoku Makoto, the two naturally chose to join forces.

The whistling sound of the wind almost completely covered up the sounds of the three people fighting on the roof, and the rest was also covered by the "rumble" sound of the train moving forward.

However, this does not mean that the fight on the roof was really not noticed by anyone.

In the thirteenth carriage, Kiku Masamune, who was sitting by the window, was already prepared. The wind blew in from the open window, and he could hear the fighting sounds clearly even though others could not hear them.

In the corridor of the carriage, Chaoxiang, who had changed into the clothes of a train attendant, pushed a small cart with fruits and snacks on it and walked slowly to the door of one of the compartments in the eighth carriage.

"Hello, guests, the afternoon tea snacks you ordered are here."

In the box, the sloppy man with a strong smell of cigarettes looked at his two companions and asked:

"Who ordered afternoon tea?"

“I ordered it.”

Hearing the familiar voice coming from outside the door, Vermouth, disguised as a short-haired woman, stood up coldly and walked towards the door of the box.

Opening the sliding door, Vermouth looked at Asaka who was piling snacks and fruits on the plate and gave her a questioning look.

Asaka slowed down her movements and said silently:

Come with me.

As he said this, he handed the plate in his hand to Vermouth.

Vermouth understood and raised her hand to take it, but she lost her grip and didn't hold the plate firmly. All the fruit snacks on the plate fell to the ground and were stuck to the hem of her clothes.

"Hey, don't you have eyes? How do you pass things?"

As the plates, bowls, and fruits and snacks rolled to the ground, Vermouth cursed angrily.

"I'm sorry, I didn't hold it firmly. I'm so sorry. I hope you're not hurt, sir."

Asaka hurriedly bowed and apologized, but in return Vermouth complained even louder.

"Look at my clothes, they are all dirty.

Do you know how expensive this dress is? When I get off the train in Osaka later wearing this dress, people will definitely laugh at me.

I think you did it on purpose."

"No, no, no... How dare I do that, Madam? How about I take you to the changing area in carriage number six to clean up first?

Then we can talk about compensation, okay?"

Vermouth's face was filled with anger, and he snorted coldly:

"That's it for now, but don't think that just compensating me for the price of my clothes is enough.

No matter how much you clean this clothing, it will never return to its original state."

After saying that, Vermouth turned around and told the other two people in the box that she was going out for a while, then looked at Asaka who was squatting on the ground and quickly cleaning up the wooden plates and snacks and fruits.

After he had packed up, the two of them walked towards carriage number six, one in front and one behind.

The smoky man in the box and the remaining person didn't suspect anything at all.

On the way from the eighth car to the sixth car, Chaoxiang quickly recounted their latest impromptu plan.

To put it simply, it is to let Kiku Masamune wait for the opportunity and join the fight on the roof.

At the same time, he and Vermouth entered the sixth section of the carriage and conducted a secret search in the luggage storage area next to the changing area.

The remaining Toru Amuro was responsible for taking the opportunity to test Utsunomiya Hiroshi and the other three suspects.

If everything goes well, the number of suspects can be narrowed down from five to three, or even less.

And, find out Utsunomiya Hiroshi's true position in this case and this mission.

After listening to this, Vermouth thought about it briefly and knew the purpose of her and Asaka's trip.

"You suspect that Utsunomiya Hiroshi's nephew is somewhere in the luggage storage area?"

Asaka nodded as she entered the changing area.

"Yes, we have preliminarily determined that the armed conductor discovered by Kiku Masamune is the same group as the one who kidnapped Utsunomiya Hiroshi's nephew last night.

Besides us, this is the third wave of forces that have joined in, and their goal is also to get the treasure map of the Red Leaf Treasure. "

As for why that group of people kidnapped Utsunomiya Hiroshi's nephew, Toru Amuro and Asaka initially guessed that it was a gang robbing gangsters.

That is, the group believed that the treasure map was actually in the hands of Utsunomiya Hiroshi and wanted to exchange his nephew's life for the treasure map.

But this speculation was quickly rejected by them.

Judging from the police investigation records that Chaoxiang had obtained from her intelligence chief in Fukuoka, the person who kidnapped A Mian was quite skilled.

Toru Amuro knew the fighting power of Kyogoku Makoto, Mori Kogoro and others. It was definitely not something that an ordinary person could do to escape from them.

Plus, they have poisoned weapons in their hands.

If this is really the reason why one can sneak into a room and take a child away quietly, then why not just take Utsunomiya Hiroshi away directly.

It's impossible for three bodyguards to guard Utsunomiya Hiroshi in the middle of the night and leave a child alone in a room.

Then, based on this, the two came up with a second guess.

That is, the reason why this group of people kidnapped Amian was because Amian was the only son of the deceased Utsunomiya family heir, Shoichi Utsunomiya.

The cause of death of Masaichi Utsunomiya was homicide, and after Masaichi Utsunomiya's death, the treasure map of the real red leaf treasure disappeared.

When the two of them connected the ideas, a new and highly plausible hypothesis emerged in their minds.

If the person who took the treasure map of the red leaf treasure was not the murderer of Utsunomiya Masaichi.

Instead, he is someone who knows the truth about Utsunomiya Masaichi's murder and wants to avenge Utsunomiya Masaichi or tell the truth to the head of the Utsunomiya family.

So, after discovering that Utsunomiya Shoichi's only remaining son had been kidnapped and his life or death was unknown, he would inevitably take action.

We must also add that the real murderer is Utsunomiya Hiroshi himself, or the supporters behind Utsunomiya Hiroshi.

Especially the latter, then all these things can be explained as follows:

The first wave of attackers were found by supporters behind Hiroshi Utsunomiya after they posted a bounty on the dark web.

The purpose is to take this opportunity to kill Utsunomiya Shoichi's bloodline, and to anger the person who took the treasure map, forcing him to show up, so as to get the real treasure map and kill the other person.

However, since Utsunomiya Hiroshi couldn't bear to be cruel to his nephew and guessed that his supporters behind him would have this idea, he basically kept his nephew by his side and had bodyguards to protect him.

It's just that one of the bodyguards had been bribed by the supporters behind the scenes or was originally a supporter behind the scenes, so the attack on Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine was carried out at a very rare time.

Then the first attack failed, and Utsunomiya Hiroshi and his bodyguards followed him around the clock.

So there was a third wave, when the real supporters behind the scenes came on the scene, and they worked together inside and outside to steal Utsunomiya Shoichi's son.

As for the real parchment treasure map, it is very likely to be the evidence that reveals the truth about Utsunomiya Masaichi's death and can identify the murderer.

Therefore, Utsunomiya Hiroshi and his supporters behind him must find it no matter what.

The purpose of finding it should be to destroy the parchment before the head of the Utsunomiya family sees it.

When thinking about this, Toru Amuro and Asaka suddenly realized a clue that they had known for a long time but had never taken it to heart and had always ignored.

The organization's mission this time is to find the treasure map of the real Red Leaf Treasure, as well as the person who stole the treasure map and bring both back to the organization.

There is no mention here of what will happen to the people and treasure maps that are obtained later.

The appearance of Utsunomiya Hiroshi has been interfering with them from the very beginning, making them take it for granted that Utsunomiya Hiroshi's arrival was for the same purpose as theirs and that he was a collaborator sent by the head of the Utsunomiya family.

But in fact, the purpose of Utsunomiya Hiroshi's arrival may be exactly the opposite.

The real reason why the organization wants to bring back the real treasure map of the Red Leaf Treasure and the person who stole the treasure map is most likely to use the truth about Utsunomiya Shoichi's death to negotiate a deal with the head of the Utsunomiya family.

After all, it has now been confirmed that Utsunomiya Masaichi is dead, and he was murdered.

However, the Utsunomiya family has not released this news publicly so far, and has even kept the news a secret.

It was obviously the intention of the head of the Utsunomiya family.

The reason why it was kept secret was to find out the truth about his son's death.

That's why the organization issues such tasks.

When reasoning to this point, Toru Amuro and Asaka recalled the task requirements they knew from the beginning, and suddenly their scalps felt tingling.

The most effective way to verify the correctness of this reasoning is to find A Mian's whereabouts without the knowledge of these three parties.

At that time, when Kiku Masamune discovered the abnormality of the armed conductor, he also found that the armed conductor's footsteps were very light, and thus concluded that the other party had received special body training.

It was also from that time that Toru Amuro began to put the armed train conductor and the group of people who kidnapped A Mian last night and fought with Kogoro Mori into the same circle.

And I vaguely guessed that A Mian was on this train.

In order to confirm this, after deciding to hand over the armed conductor to Conan and the others, Toru Amuro deliberately left the compartment and stayed in the toilet of the 17th carriage for a while.

This train has a total of 21 carriages.

In addition to the driving workshop at the front of the vehicle, there is also a sundries storage workshop at the rear of the vehicle, as well as a meal preparation workshop, luggage storage and changing workshop in the middle.

The remaining carriages are basically composed of three private rooms plus a smoking area and toilets at the head and tail.

Since many people withdrew from the treasure hunt competition in the previous two days, this train, which could accommodate hundreds of people, was basically empty from the thirteenth carriage onwards.

In the toilet at the end of the seventeenth carriage, Toru Amuro heard the crisp footsteps of the man in short boots walking towards the last carriage.

By observing through the crack in the door, Toru Amuro also discovered the brown hard-soled tactical boots on the man in short boots.

And perfectly match it with the suspect's characteristics recorded by the police in the investigation materials.

From then on, the premise of reasoning was formally established.

Soon after, Toru Amuro and Asaka waited for this perfect opportunity to test the waters from the sound of chasing footsteps coming from overhead.

Listening to Asaka's summary of reasoning, Vermouth quickly went over the known information in her mind.

After confirming that this plan was highly feasible, Vermouth quickly picked out a set of train attendant clothes from the changing area and changed her clothes.

Then, I and Asaka came to the luggage storage area next to the changing area.

Skip the ones that are too narrow and colorful, or the ones that look too high-end and expensive.

The two of them split up and began to check suitcases that were of ordinary color, ordinary price, had many similar styles, and whose zippers were not fully closed, leaving gaps.

Soon, a black suitcase lying horizontally in a corner was found.

After opening it, they saw a cute little boy of five or six years old curled up in the suitcase, wearing cute pajamas, with his eyes closed and breathing evenly.

The familiar face allowed Asaka and Vermouth, who had read the information early in the morning, to quickly confirm that they had found the right person.

But at this moment, the sound of footsteps coming closer and closer reached their ears.