Chapter 509 Abandoned Station (A New Month, Please Give Me a Monthly Pass, Meow)

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 consecutive people disappeared 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 Cabin, 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 in itself. If Philip is really a cultist, he must 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, I called Anthony and asked him to 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 in the Gobi desert like this, 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 this what your station is like?"

Duanmuhuai turned to look at the flight attendant, who shook his head desperately.

"Of course not, sir, we just came here before, and it was clearly not like this at that time!"

Hearing the words of the flight attendant, Duanmu Huai looked around. At the moment, this place is basically a Gobi desert. There is darkness everywhere. The sky is covered with clouds and not even a trace of sunlight can be seen. It looks like a rain is 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..."

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————Ah!!!"

However, before the woman finished speaking, she suddenly turned into a shrill 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 outline 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 he 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 a wallet and a lighter in the clothes. Well, judging from the identity information inside, it was indeed the woman's miserable teacher who did not run away.

But the problem is... the time doesn't match!

According to the woman, it has been no more than 24 hours since her teacher disappeared last night, but judging from the current condition of the body, it has been at least 24 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 source, it is 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 tried to create this series of events...

Okay, that's the set of Detective Conan.

But unfortunately, cultists don't talk to you about science.

Science doesn't work either.

The only evidence is the record in the diary held by the body.

According to the record 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 was craving for cigarettes, so he went out to smoke a cigarette. When he turned around after smoking, he found that the train that had been behind him was gone.

So the reporter was confused. He searched inside and outside the station, but found nothing. There was no one here. But the reporter did not give up. He decided to leave the station on foot the next morning and go directly to the next station along the railway track.

The result...

"I don't know how long I walked along the railway track, but I still came back here. I can't leave this place at all. I know I am cursed. Philip did all this! I will never let him go...!"

"What should I do next?"

After flipping through the diary, Duanmu Huai didn't say much. This diary can also be regarded as a clue of evidence. As for the body...

"Take it to the car, and report it to the police station for identification when we get there."

That's right. Whether it is the person or not, we can ask the police station to do a DNA test at that time. 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 air ghosts really disappeared without a trace.

Although reluctant, the attendant still followed Duanmu Huai's request, found a wooden box to put the body in, and then moved it to the cargo warehouse for storing goods. Then a group of people hurriedly left the station, and soon the train set off again and drove forward.

"I 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?"

"Maybe, at least he is now missing, and he must be more suspicious than the unlucky reporter who has found the body."

Duanmu Huai took a sip of red tea and said lightly. He originally wanted to call Anthony at that station to investigate Philip, but... Well, it would be strange for a station that has been abandoned for decades to have a phone that can be dialed.

But where did Philip go?

Duanmu Huai always felt that this matter was not so simple. The other party spent so much effort to kill people on this train, and it was obviously prepared. But it is very unreasonable to run away just because of this. Assuming that Philip really used witchcraft to kill people, the police can't do anything to him without evidence. But if he ran away, wouldn't it be equivalent to throwing all the suspicion on him?

This is just like a car accident. It's okay if you stop by the roadside and accept the punishment. If you run away directly, whether it is your responsibility or not, isn't it all your responsibility?

"———————"

However, just when Duanmu Huai was thinking, suddenly, a black shadow passed by the window. Duanmu Huai raised his eyes and glanced at it, and then he was stunned.

Hmm?

"What's wrong? Mr. Knight?"

Seeing Duanmu Huai's reaction, Lorena asked curiously, and Duanmu Huai shook his head and said nothing, just looking out the window quietly. Outside the train window was a dry Gobi desert. The thick fog almost covered the entire land, and nothing could be seen. Duanmu Huai just stared out the window, motionless.

After a long time, suddenly, another black shadow passed by Duanmu Huai's eyes!

Seeing the shadow, Duanmu Huai stood up in a hurry. If he was not mistaken, 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 voice of the chief steward.

"Mr. Detective, it's not good, something big has happened!!"

Coming to the cockpit, Duanmu Huai quickly understood what the chief steward meant.

Just as he saw it.

According to the driver's meaning, 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 kept driving for four or five hours, and did not see the shadow of the tunnel. Not only that, they also found that they seemed to have returned to the front of the station!

The first time they thought they were dizzy, but the second time... they finally couldn't hold on.

"Is there a problem...?"

At this moment, the driver was looking out the window with a pale face and blue corners of his mouth. The flight attendant nodded beside him, and then looked at Duanmu Huai anxiously.

"Is it because of the body? Should we send it back...?"

"Send it back? Where to send it back?"

Duanmu Huai glared at the flight attendant coldly, almost frightening him to the ground, and then he turned his head and looked out the window.

"Keep going! I'll find a way!"

"Yes... ..."

In theory, the flight attendant and the driver certainly don't need to listen to Duanmu Huai, an outsider, but now the situation is weird, and Duanmu Huai is so powerful, they can only bite the bullet and do what he says.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

The train was still moving forward. In the dense fog, everyone could not see anything. Even with the lights on, they could only see the rails extending from the fog and the dry land on both sides...

"Huh---!"

Finally, the dilapidated station appeared from the thick fog again!

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows, his face sank, and he snorted coldly! Then, a terrifying breath suddenly burst out from Duanmu Huai's body!

"Get out!!"

"Ah----!!!"

Just as Duanmu Huai's scolding came out, suddenly, there was a beast-like scream from outside, followed by a light "bang", and the train seemed to hit something. The train driver was also experienced, and hurriedly pulled down the brake. With a harsh friction sound, the train slowly stopped after moving forward for a while.

"………………………………"

At this moment, everyone in the cab looked at each other, and finally Duanmu Huai broke the silence.

"What's going on? Go down and take a look."

After getting off the train, the scene in front of him was unbelievable. From the wheels in front of the train to the rails behind, there were crushed and torn limbs and blurred blood and flesh fragments everywhere. Seeing this scene, everyone turned pale, and the chief steward turned around and rushed to the side to vomit.

But Duanmu Huai obviously didn't care about such a small matter. He walked to the side of the wheel and pulled out a piece of clothing from it. Although there was only one piece of clothing left, it was obviously very exquisite from the touch and material. And in the pocket of the coat wreckage, Duanmu Huai also found a business card.

"Mr. Knight, what did you find?"

At this moment, Lorena also came over curiously, and Duanmu Huai turned around and showed her the business card in his hand.

"It seems that we have found the second missing person."

Someone came to my house to eat hot pot today. I ate a lot of meat and my belly is as big as it is six months old.