At the train door.
Gin and Vodka didn't recognize Conan.
The APTX4869 Gin had forced on Kudo Shinichi was a drug Sherry was developing.
In Gin's eyes, it was merely a lethal poison; he couldn't imagine it could 'shrink people'.
So, when the two came face to face with Conan, and Conan showed a desperate expression of 'It's over, I've been discovered, I'm going to die, my classmates are going to die too'.
Gin didn't connect the obstructive child with Kudo Shinichi at all.
He walked past Conan, through the corridor, and found an empty seat to sit down.
...
Conan stood in the middle of the corridor, drenched in cold sweat. It took him several seconds to slowly regain his composure.
He fearfully glanced at where Gin and Vodka were seated. From their reactions, he guessed that the Black-clothed men didn't know about the drug's side effects, nor did they know that 'Kudo Shinichi is still alive'.
Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but come up with a bold idea.
— If he could seize the opportunity to steal the poison from the Black-clothed men, give it to Doctor Agasa to research an antidote, and then restore Kudo Shinichi's identity, he could expose the Black-clothed men's crimes and have them all arrested.
...
While Conan was daydreaming.
Jiang Xia glanced at his embrace.
— Miyano Akemi's chibi soul, originally perched on his head looking at the scenery.
Just as the car stopped, she suddenly looked horrified, rolled down with a shiver, and tried to hide inside Jiang Xia's clothes.
Almost simultaneously, Jiang Xia saw noob's eyes light up, and then this little Ghost raised its hand, very eagerly wiping its mouth.
Jiang Xia: "..." Alright, he knew who had arrived.
...
Jiang Xia's position was directly facing away from where Gin and Vodka boarded the train, so they couldn't see each other.
He subtly nodded at noob, and noob, with perfect understanding, slipped away.
A few minutes later, it ran back, carrying several wisps of killing intent.
Jiang Xia looked at the returning noob, laden with spoils, and fell into thought:
It feels like the amount reaped this time is a bit more than usual.
Killing intent is overflowing... Who does Gin want to kill today?
Jiang Xia put the words 'Gin' and 'Shinkansen' together, and after a brief recollection, he had a bad premonition.
...
The two classmates next to him were engrossed in their conversation.
Jiang Xia, taking advantage of their inattention, first put away the high-grade, alcohol-flavored killing intent he had reaped.
Then he shifted his vision to noob, letting noob float next to Gin and Vodka, phase through Gin's briefcase, and take a few glances.
Inside the bag was a pile of complex circuits, as well as explosives and detonators.
Jiang Xia: "..."
...He's already blowing up the Shinkansen this early; truly the man who will later strafe Tokyo Tower.
...
After Jiang Xia finished peeking at the situation, he manipulated the Ghost to crawl out of the briefcase.
Before returning to his seat, he had the Ghost casually pull at the killing intent on Gin's body.
Then he found it wouldn't tear off at all.
"..." It seems noob's method of reaping killing intent is already very skilled; all the reaped parts have been taken away, so he can confidently entrust such matters to it in the future.
Jiang Xia gave the killing intent one last tug. Then he withdrew his vision and the Ghost, and recalled the details of Gin's Shinkansen bombing.
...
As he recalled, the organization had a transaction on this train.
— According to the agreement, Gin would give the other party some intelligence, and the transaction target would give Gin 400 million in cash.
However, in reality, what Gin was supposed to hand over to the other party was not intelligence, but a briefcase containing a bomb — powerful enough to destroy an entire train car.
He wanted the 400 million yen, and he also wanted the life of the transaction target.
...
Jiang Xia estimated the weight of the bomb and realized that if it really exploded, given the train's speed, the number of people killed on the spot and those who would subsequently die would be considerable.
...This would generate a large number of Ghosts.
However, collecting Ghosts from large-scale casualties is something only reckless, blackened powerhouses would be willing to do.
Normal Spiritual Mediums would quickly leave a large accident scene — if Ghosts are picked out individually, they will be very obedient; firstly, Ghosts crave a Spiritual Medium's sustenance, and secondly, the suppression of power will make them instinctively feel awe towards a Spiritual Medium.
But, just as too many serfs, if not careful, can dismember their slave owner under the leadership of a chieftain... the same applies to Ghost Fetuses and Spiritual Mediums.
If too many Ghosts gather, the Spiritual Medium, in their eyes, will instead become a delicious tonic, incurring the resentment of the unwillingly deceased Ghosts.
...
Jiang Xia rationally estimated the number of deaths after the explosion and also considered his independent Ghost-catching ability.
...Forget it, forget it.
Becoming stronger, after all, is something that needs to be done gradually, bit by bit, to truly experience the joy.
...
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia sighed softly, rested his chin on his hand, looked out the window, and began to ponder how to obstruct his superior's car-bombing plan.
For a Spiritual Medium, there are many ways to deal with a bomb, and it's not particularly difficult.
Of course, disarming it is out of the question first.
Disarming bombs has its limits; not all bombs can be perfectly disarmed by 'cutting the wire at the last second'. Often, 'disarming' actually means removing the bomb from where it's fixed and then taking it to an open area to let it explode freely.
And according to Jiang Xia's X-ray vision of the briefcase, the bomb Gin brought clearly belonged to the 'ruthless bomb' type that was 'made with no intention of being disarmed'.
It had various detection devices and many trigger mechanisms installed inside. In short, it was difficult to disarm.
It's still easiest to just throw it away.
...
However, how to throw it away also requires careful consideration.
First, he cannot personally intervene.
— The transaction target is an elimination target of the organization, and Jiang Xia, after all, is currently freeloading Ghosts and reaping killing intent within the organization, so it's not good to openly undermine them.
The excuse of self-preservation also doesn't hold, because according to the organization's logic, as a sinister organization member, Jiang Xia, upon discovering a bomb, should instead show a gloating sneer and then seize the opportunity to drift away... So it has to be done by a puppet.
At the same time, the puppet's actions cannot be too low-key.
It must be conspicuous enough, so that afterwards, when the organization searches for the troublemaker, they will immediately focus their attention on 'tracking down the Anonymous identity' rather than disturbing the innocent passerby Jiang Xia.
Based on the above, Jiang Xia finally reached a conclusion.
— Let the enthusiastic Anonymous lady dispose of the bomb in the most high-profile manner.
...
While Jiang Xia was secretly making up his mind.
On the other side of the train car.
Gin and Vodka checked the time, got up, and headed to the dining car, preparing to meet their contact for the transaction.
Upon noticing their movements, Conan secretly followed them, all the way to the dining car.
He originally wanted to secretly observe the transaction process.
However, before that, Mouri Ran discovered Conan's suspicious actions and dragged the mischievous child back to their seat.
Along the way, Conan tried to resist, but his combat power was not on the same level as Mouri Ran's. In the end, Conan had no choice but to leave a bug wrapped in chewing gum when he passed Gin and Vodka's empty seats.
