Chapter 171 Scientific Explanation of Science
Chapter 171 Scientific Explanation of Science
Chapter 171 Scientific Explanation of Science
As they passed Mizunokawa Station, Kogoro Mori sobered up a bit: "Ah, if we change trains here, we can get back to Tokyo faster."
Xiaolan took out the timetable and looked at it, then said helplessly, "I'm sorry, the Flower Street Line arrives here at exactly 10:30, and it has already been five minutes since it left."
Kogoro Mori could only lie back down helplessly, covering his head again with his coat, which reeked of alcohol.
As they passed a field, Sonoko Suzuki seemed a little excited. It's likely that she doesn't have many opportunities to get close to the fields, and even if she does, it's usually during school-organized social practice activities like harvesting and picking.
Just then, the train conductor came to check the tickets.
Conan took out five tickets and handed them to the train conductor to stamp. Sato Taizo finally recognized the people he had met briefly at the restaurant.
"Ah, it's you guys."
Dr. Sato, now all alone after his companion's sudden outburst, inevitably felt down. But then he ran into a kind person who had helped him before, and he no longer felt bored.
After listening to Dr. Sato's self-introduction, Sonoko Suzuki asked curiously, "What's wrong with that doctor? He seemed to have just had an argument yesterday, and then he argued with you again today. Is he in a bad temper?"
The doctor who just left, although somewhat handsome and a doctor generally admired by ordinary people, had a rather bad temper. The doctor in front of me, on the other hand, is a completely kind person.
Looking at it now, I realize that the person I chose is handsome, has a good temper, and is a famous detective. He's also not as arrogant as some other reasoning fanatic. I really have great taste.
Conan suddenly sneezed.
Strange, who's talking about me? Could it be Xiaolan?
Dr. Sato waved his hands repeatedly: "No, Date has been in a bad mood lately because of a rumor, which is why he had an argument with someone yesterday. As for today, I wanted to split the bill after he bought the tickets, but he absolutely refused."
After hearing this, Ran and Sonoko's impression of Date Takashi changed instantly. He's just a tsundere, right? They've seen plenty of those these days. Compared to those who act like they're going to die, Date's tsundere can even be described as childish.
"By the way, what about the other doctors?"
Xiao Lan looked around but didn't see any other doctors besides the two of them.
"Ah, we broke up right after the party. Some people took the Hana no Machi Line train, while we took the Yunoyama Line."
Even if you know someone, the ride is still quite boring, and most people soon start to doze off.
At 11:05, the Yunoyama Line they were on arrived at its final stop.
After waking Kogoro Mouri, the group got off the train and waited on the platform for their connecting train to arrive.
Kogoro Mouri forced himself to stay awake, glanced at the clock on the platform, yawned, and complained, "Ugh, we have to sit here and wait for another thirty-five minutes."
For a middle-aged man who filled his stomach with free drinks early in the morning, a few trips to the toilet would leave him completely hungry.
It's almost noon now, and we won't be able to get back to Tokyo until the afternoon. It's no wonder I'm complaining.
"It's because you insisted on drinking so much, Dad. This is the only ticket we could get. If you're hungry, have some bread to tide you over."
Kogoro Mouri tore open the small bread bag his daughter handed him, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it. He immediately felt much better.
"Ah, I'm alive!"
Just then, Dr. Sato's colleague came running over and apologized, saying, "When I was admiring the scenery in the previous carriage, my anger subsided."
Dr. Sato accepted Dr. Date's advice with good temper and moved on from the matter: "I knew you would understand."
Akutagawa Hiko felt that the two were talking at cross purposes; Date Takashi was talking about the argument on the train, while Sato Taizo was talking about...
It probably happened last night.
Watching the two walk side-by-side to buy drinks, Akutagawa Hiko suddenly became curious about Conan's perspective, since the two were currently facing away from them.
How did Conan, who always gets lost among a crowd of legs, manage to see that he had so many coins?
His perspective doesn't seem easy at all.
"Uncle, your button is about to fall off!"
Faced with Conan's well-intentioned reminder, Dr. Date panicked for a moment, then rubbed his thumb on the button a few times.
This action clearly aroused Conan's curiosity, but then he thought that it was normal to panic when a button was about to fall off. As for wiping buttons, even if the button was sewn on with needle and thread, some people would subconsciously press it tightly when they saw it was about to fall off, as if they wanted to wipe it clean.
Having convinced himself, Conan stopped paying attention to the strange doctor. He had met too many strange people; paying attention to them all would be exhausting.
After collecting all the evidence, Akutagawa Hiko sat down and closed his eyes to rest, waiting for the railway department personnel to discover the body.
It has to be said that the number of passengers on the railway today was pitifully small. The doctor who took photos of Dr. Date to blackmail him after discovering that he was receiving illegal kickbacks was actually sitting alone in a carriage.
So much so that when he was fighting with Date Takashi, no one around him was able to stop him, and he was even injected with drugs. Just as he was thinking about the plot, the railway police chief, Kobayashi Yosuke, rushed by with two subordinates.
Where was the body found?
"I arrived on the Hana-no-Mai Line train just five minutes ago!"
"The person who died seemed to be a doctor!"
"A corpse?"
These are three detectives.
"Five minutes ago?"
This is Ran and Sonoko.
"Doctor, you're not from our doctors' guild, are you?"
These are the other two members of the Doctors' Guild present.
Kogoro Mouri instantly perked up, stood ramrod straight amidst the surprised gazes of the others, and even straightened his messy suit.
"That's strange, sir, weren't you drunk?"
Sonoko Suzuki had seen many people who got drunk at social gatherings, and quite a few of them were as completely intoxicated as Kogoro Mouri, but none of them could sober up as quickly as he did.
"Hmph, I'm all sober now. I'm practically bursting with excitement at this murder case! Akutagawa, let's team up as two great detectives and find the killer!"
Looking at the energetic Kogoro Mouri, Akutagawa thought to himself, "Could it be that your hot-bloodedness can evaporate the alcohol and sober you up?"
However, he already had a more scientific explanation in mind.
Kogoro Mouri has already been pricked with needles by Conan quite a few times, so he may have developed a resistance to anesthesia. A little alcohol is not enough to completely numb his nerves.
Akutagawa Hiko: ".."
In the world of science, I try to explain some events with science, but I'm also a bit drunk.
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