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Chapter 588: Chi Feichei, the Master of the Awkward Silence
Jack the Ripper didn't expect Chi Feichei to attack so suddenly. He quickly ducked to avoid Chi Feichei's fist, tossed Haibara Ai towards Conan and the others, and threw a Smoke Bomb.
"Bang!" Smoke filled the Carriage. Ran rushed into the Smoke, "Stop!"
Conan and 'Hideki Morohoshi' worked together to catch Haibara Ai as she was thrown. Conan shouted, "Open the Window!"
Sawada Hiroki, who had taken Morohoshi's place, immediately opened the window.
Conan also ran to the other side and opened the Window on the other side of the Carriage.
After Ai steadied herself, she looked back in the direction she had been thrown, her mood a little complicated.
Jack the Ripper could have just tossed her aside, continued holding her hostage while running, or even stabbed her. But he actually intentionally threw her towards Conan and the others, and even made sure to throw her low enough.
It seemed to be not just to stop Conan and the others, but also to make sure she would be caught and wouldn't get hurt.
The Wind from Outside rushed into the Carriage, dispersing the Smoke.
The passengers in the Car, along with Jack the Ripper, Chi Feichei, and Ran, had all vanished.
"The passengers are gone? Let's check the front Carriage!" Conan ran to the Entrance and found Ai standing there blankly. "Ai?"
"It's nothing," Ai followed. "I just realized Jack the Ripper is a little cuter than the Professor."
"Huh?" Conan was Speechless.
What weird things is Haibara saying again? What's there to compare between two big villains?
Ai didn't explain.
She just suddenly realized that people really can't be judged by a single label.
She still couldn't accept Jack the Ripper's brutal crimes, but that didn't stop her from thinking Jack the Ripper was a little bit cute...
...
Bus Roof of the Train.
In the Night Breeze, Ran was tied up with a Rope and thrown at Jack the Ripper's feet.
One end of a long Rope was tied to the Knot behind Ran, and the other end was tied to Jack the Ripper's foot.
Jack the Ripper tore off the Women's Clothing, wiped off the Lipstick, and looked at Chi Feichei's calm face with some annoyance. "You actually hit me?"
"You were the one who blamed me first." Chi Feichei sat down on the Bus Roof.
His teammate had become a prisoner in a second, tied up securely. What else could he say?
It was like in a game cutscene, where a designated teammate gets instantly defeated, leaving him without even a hint of tension about a 'teammate being captured'.
"You look so unapproachable, you draw attention at a glance. Who else is to blame but you?" Jack the Ripper also sat on the Bus Roof.
"If you hadn't taken Ai hostage, they wouldn't have recognized you so quickly." Chi Feichei corrected.
Ran: "..." (awkward)
Judging by their Stance, were they planning to come to the Bus Roof to chat?
Then why did Jack the Ripper kidnap her?
"Is that so?" Jack the Ripper took out a Knife, placed it on Ran's Neck, and stared at Ran fiercely. "You tell me, is it?"
Ran was speechless. Was this the purpose of kidnapping her? To coerce a Testimony out of her?
Did he think she would compromise? No way!
"We all know each other. We've met Ai's acquaintances before. She wouldn't be so close to someone we've never seen."
Jack the Ripper fell into Silence.
Could they maybe look at the Knife in his hand and reconsider how they were speaking? Were they acting like the Knife in his hand didn't exist?
"Are you feeling awkward?" Chi Feichei asked.
Jack the Ripper: "..." (flipping table)
This guy's words are really annoying.
Kill him, don't kill him, kill him...
Ran: "..."
Brother Hichiji is probably like this, which is why he's drawn so much of Jack the Ripper's hatred, right?
"Sister Ran! Fei..."
Conan, Ai, and 'Hideki Morohoshi' climbed onto the Bus Roof, ran closer, and noticed the strange Atmosphere between the three, slowly stopping.
Jack the Ripper sat on the Bus Roof, the Knife in his hand placed on Ran's Neck, but his angry Gaze was fixed on Chi Feichei, as if threatening Chi Feichei.
Across from him, Chi Feichei was also sitting, with his usual indifferent Face.
And Ran, tied up with a Knife at her Neck, actually had an awkward smile on her Face...
This Situation was a bit confusing.
"The conductor and other passengers are gone," Ai felt she'd been confused enough and was too lazy to think about what had just happened. She got straight to Serious Business. "The Train is unmanned and is rushing towards the Platform at top Speed. If this keeps up, we'll all die. Even if we wanted to jump off mid-journey, at this Train Speed, we wouldn't survive."
Jack the Ripper laughed maniacally. "What a perfect Ending! Then let's all die together!"
Conan frowned, Staring at Jack the Ripper.
"Conan, careful of your Head." Chi Feichei suddenly spoke.
"Huh?" Conan was still a little confused when Ai pulled him down to the ground.
The Train entered a Tunnel. The Bus Roof was very close to the Tunnel ceiling, leaving very little Crack.
The Group quickly lay flat on the Train roof to avoid being hit by the Tunnel ceiling. After the Train rumbled through the Tunnel, they sat up again, looked at each other Speechless, and fell into Silence.
Conan sighed, Speechless.
This wasn't how the Pace should have gone.
Shouldn't the next step be their Decisive Battle with Jack the Ripper, fighting to the death?
If they lost, it was game over.
If they won, they'd clear the Game.
And yet, it had turned into an awkward Silence?
Sawada Hiroki, who had taken Hideki Morohoshi's place, remained silent Aside.
He felt the Plot had been seriously warped by the Godfather. How had it come to this?
At this rate, who knew how things would Develop?
Should he correct it?
But if he corrected it rashly, the Plot would become disjointed. He didn't want the Game Plot to be unnatural...
Troublesome.
...
Game Outside, Venue Control Center.
Kudo Yusaku had deduced the Truth of Katamura Tadahiko's murder, accusing Thomas Sindola of being the Murderer. Just as he finished presenting the Evidence, he suddenly noticed his son's voice was missing from the Listening device. He asked in Doubt, "Doctor, what's going on?"
"Weird..."
Doctor Agasa sat at the Computer, typing on the Keyboard and turning up the Game volume. Even in the Control Center, he could hear the whistling Wind on the Train roof over there. "I've already turned up the volume, but there's still no one speaking. I can hear the Sound of the Train moving and the Wind. The Listening device should be working fine."
"When was their last Communication?" Kudo Yusaku asked.
Doctor Agasa rewound the Recording.
"Conan, careful of your Head."
Doctor Agasa Speechless.
Hearing Chi Feichei say something so chilling, even he felt it was eerie and terrifying.
What happened to Conan's Head? Or did something happen to someone else's Head?
Had something terrifying happened inside?
"Could they have run into Danger and been eliminated from the Game?" Kudo Yusaku frowned.
"Oh! No, they haven't," Doctor Agasa pulled up the Map in the Game, looking at the moving green dots. "Hassashi, Conan, Ran, Ai, and that Child named Morohoshi are still in the Game. Just now... the Train they were on went through a Tunnel."
"'Careful of your Head'? I think they were probably on the Train Carriage roof. Conan didn't notice the Tunnel ahead, and Mr. Chi was reminding Conan to lie down to avoid hitting his Head on the Tunnel ceiling," Kudo Yusaku Judgement the Situation. "Rewind the Recording again."
Doctor Agasa rewound the Recording further.
Chi Feichei's Movement couldn't be monitored, so the Listening was focused on Conan.
"On the Carriage! Let's go up!... Sister Ran! Fei..."
Conan's voice cut off abruptly.
Kudo Yusaku frowned in Doubt.
What just happened?
Did Shinichi see something that surprised him? Or did the Listening suddenly cut out for a moment?
Like this, he had no way to deduce the Situation in the Game!
After a moment of Silence, Ai's voice came through: "The conductor and other passengers are gone. The Train is unmanned and is rushing towards the Platform at top Speed. If this keeps up, we'll all die. Even if we wanted to jump off mid-journey, at this Train Speed, we wouldn't survive."
Immediately after, Jack the Ripper's maniacal laughter echoed, "Perfect Ending! Then let's all die together!"
Chi Feichei's voice: "Conan, careful of your Head."
Then, Silence.
"The Train hasn't left the Tunnel yet?" Kudo Yusaku asked.
"No, it already left the Tunnel a long time ago." Doctor Agasa was completely confused.
Why did he feel the Atmosphere over there was off?
It was so intense before, but after Chi Feichei showed up, the Sounds from the Listening device made it hard to analyze the Situation in the Game. It was like...
Kudo Yusaku replayed the few sentences he'd heard earlier, and was Speechless.
In the Game, it was probably...
An awkward Silence?
"Oh?" Doctor Agasa perked up, switching to real-time Listening. "They're talking again!"
...
In the Game.
Conan Looked at Jack the Ripper, then sighed again.
Right, once Chi Feichei got involved, the Pace went completely off. Even a final Decisive Battle could turn into an awkward Silence. He was impressed.
But what should he do now? Jump up and declare war to force the Pace back on track?
It felt too Chuunibyou.
"Stop sighing," Jack the Ripper said playfully, sitting Aside and toying with the Knife in his hand. "We're all going to die together. No one's getting away!"
"You're just giving up like that?" Conan glanced at Jack the Ripper with Half-Moon Eyes. He didn't want to be dragged down to death with Jack the Ripper. The lives of fifty-five other Children were still in their hands. He looked at Chi Feichei. "I think we can still find a Method to salvage this Situation."
"Hmph!" Jack the Ripper put the Knife back against the Neck of his Hostage, Ran, beside him. "If you try to leave, I'll Kill her first."
"What do you even want?" Conan couldn't help but ask. "You killed your Mother and avenged your years of Resentment. What more do you want now?!"
"I want to live!" Jack the Ripper finally got to say the lines Noah's Ark had set for him. "To let the vicious Blood flowing through me ride Noah's Ark and be passed down to the next Era! Hahahaha..."
Game Outside in the Control Center, Kudo Yusaku heard these words and realized this was the Answer in the Game that Kenmura and Chi Feichei had mentioned. He looked at Thomas Sindola. "This is also the Reason you Killed Kenmura, isn't it?"
Thomas Sindola broke out in a Cold sweat.
"Jack the Ripper's Bloodline is like it was pushed onto Noah's Ark, surviving all the way to the modern Era," Kudo Yusaku Staring at Thomas Sindola, his Gaze turning serious. "You're Jack the Ripper's Descendant, aren't you?!"
"Huh?" Inspector Megure exclaimed in Surprise. "Jack the Ripper's Descendant?!"
Chi Feichei's voice came through the Listening device. "Stop laughing. It's awful."
Kudo Yusaku paused for a moment. "Doctor, could you please turn the volume down a bit?"
"Ah, okay." Doctor Agasa adjusted the volume.
Kudo Yusaku then looked at Thomas and continued, "Hiroki probably learned about this through the DNA Tracking System. The head of the IT industry is actually a Descendant of a serial Murderer from a century ago. If this were to become public Knowledge, you'd lose everything. So, to silence him, you drove Hiroki to Suicide. And after realizing that Kenmura and Mr. Chi might also have noticed something, you Killed Kenmura, who knew the Situation, and planned to Take Action against Mr. Chi..."
Through the Listening device, Jack the Ripper's roaring voice echoed from the Game: "What do you think you're doing? Don't think I'm afraid to Kill you!"
Kudo Yusaku took a deep breath. "Doctor..."
Could he still even Reason properly?
With the Game Sounds constantly intruding, he felt like he was trying to Reason seriously while Children watched cartoons beside him.
(End of Chapter)
Jack the Ripper didn't expect Chi Feichei to attack so suddenly. He quickly ducked to avoid Chi Feichei's fist, tossed Haibara Ai towards Conan and the others, and threw a Smoke Bomb.
"Bang!" Smoke filled the Carriage. Ran rushed into the Smoke, "Stop!"
Conan and 'Hideki Morohoshi' worked together to catch Haibara Ai as she was thrown. Conan shouted, "Open the Window!"
Sawada Hiroki, who had taken Morohoshi's place, immediately opened the window.
Conan also ran to the other side and opened the Window on the other side of the Carriage.
After Ai steadied herself, she looked back in the direction she had been thrown, her mood a little complicated.
Jack the Ripper could have just tossed her aside, continued holding her hostage while running, or even stabbed her. But he actually intentionally threw her towards Conan and the others, and even made sure to throw her low enough.
It seemed to be not just to stop Conan and the others, but also to make sure she would be caught and wouldn't get hurt.
The Wind from Outside rushed into the Carriage, dispersing the Smoke.
The passengers in the Car, along with Jack the Ripper, Chi Feichei, and Ran, had all vanished.
"The passengers are gone? Let's check the front Carriage!" Conan ran to the Entrance and found Ai standing there blankly. "Ai?"
"It's nothing," Ai followed. "I just realized Jack the Ripper is a little cuter than the Professor."
"Huh?" Conan was Speechless.
What weird things is Haibara saying again? What's there to compare between two big villains?
Ai didn't explain.
She just suddenly realized that people really can't be judged by a single label.
She still couldn't accept Jack the Ripper's brutal crimes, but that didn't stop her from thinking Jack the Ripper was a little bit cute...
...
Bus Roof of the Train.
In the Night Breeze, Ran was tied up with a Rope and thrown at Jack the Ripper's feet.
One end of a long Rope was tied to the Knot behind Ran, and the other end was tied to Jack the Ripper's foot.
Jack the Ripper tore off the Women's Clothing, wiped off the Lipstick, and looked at Chi Feichei's calm face with some annoyance. "You actually hit me?"
"You were the one who blamed me first." Chi Feichei sat down on the Bus Roof.
His teammate had become a prisoner in a second, tied up securely. What else could he say?
It was like in a game cutscene, where a designated teammate gets instantly defeated, leaving him without even a hint of tension about a 'teammate being captured'.
"You look so unapproachable, you draw attention at a glance. Who else is to blame but you?" Jack the Ripper also sat on the Bus Roof.
"If you hadn't taken Ai hostage, they wouldn't have recognized you so quickly." Chi Feichei corrected.
Ran: "..." (awkward)
Judging by their Stance, were they planning to come to the Bus Roof to chat?
Then why did Jack the Ripper kidnap her?
"Is that so?" Jack the Ripper took out a Knife, placed it on Ran's Neck, and stared at Ran fiercely. "You tell me, is it?"
Ran was speechless. Was this the purpose of kidnapping her? To coerce a Testimony out of her?
Did he think she would compromise? No way!
"We all know each other. We've met Ai's acquaintances before. She wouldn't be so close to someone we've never seen."
Jack the Ripper fell into Silence.
Could they maybe look at the Knife in his hand and reconsider how they were speaking? Were they acting like the Knife in his hand didn't exist?
"Are you feeling awkward?" Chi Feichei asked.
Jack the Ripper: "..." (flipping table)
This guy's words are really annoying.
Kill him, don't kill him, kill him...
Ran: "..."
Brother Hichiji is probably like this, which is why he's drawn so much of Jack the Ripper's hatred, right?
"Sister Ran! Fei..."
Conan, Ai, and 'Hideki Morohoshi' climbed onto the Bus Roof, ran closer, and noticed the strange Atmosphere between the three, slowly stopping.
Jack the Ripper sat on the Bus Roof, the Knife in his hand placed on Ran's Neck, but his angry Gaze was fixed on Chi Feichei, as if threatening Chi Feichei.
Across from him, Chi Feichei was also sitting, with his usual indifferent Face.
And Ran, tied up with a Knife at her Neck, actually had an awkward smile on her Face...
This Situation was a bit confusing.
"The conductor and other passengers are gone," Ai felt she'd been confused enough and was too lazy to think about what had just happened. She got straight to Serious Business. "The Train is unmanned and is rushing towards the Platform at top Speed. If this keeps up, we'll all die. Even if we wanted to jump off mid-journey, at this Train Speed, we wouldn't survive."
Jack the Ripper laughed maniacally. "What a perfect Ending! Then let's all die together!"
Conan frowned, Staring at Jack the Ripper.
"Conan, careful of your Head." Chi Feichei suddenly spoke.
"Huh?" Conan was still a little confused when Ai pulled him down to the ground.
The Train entered a Tunnel. The Bus Roof was very close to the Tunnel ceiling, leaving very little Crack.
The Group quickly lay flat on the Train roof to avoid being hit by the Tunnel ceiling. After the Train rumbled through the Tunnel, they sat up again, looked at each other Speechless, and fell into Silence.
Conan sighed, Speechless.
This wasn't how the Pace should have gone.
Shouldn't the next step be their Decisive Battle with Jack the Ripper, fighting to the death?
If they lost, it was game over.
If they won, they'd clear the Game.
And yet, it had turned into an awkward Silence?
Sawada Hiroki, who had taken Hideki Morohoshi's place, remained silent Aside.
He felt the Plot had been seriously warped by the Godfather. How had it come to this?
At this rate, who knew how things would Develop?
Should he correct it?
But if he corrected it rashly, the Plot would become disjointed. He didn't want the Game Plot to be unnatural...
Troublesome.
...
Game Outside, Venue Control Center.
Kudo Yusaku had deduced the Truth of Katamura Tadahiko's murder, accusing Thomas Sindola of being the Murderer. Just as he finished presenting the Evidence, he suddenly noticed his son's voice was missing from the Listening device. He asked in Doubt, "Doctor, what's going on?"
"Weird..."
Doctor Agasa sat at the Computer, typing on the Keyboard and turning up the Game volume. Even in the Control Center, he could hear the whistling Wind on the Train roof over there. "I've already turned up the volume, but there's still no one speaking. I can hear the Sound of the Train moving and the Wind. The Listening device should be working fine."
"When was their last Communication?" Kudo Yusaku asked.
Doctor Agasa rewound the Recording.
"Conan, careful of your Head."
Doctor Agasa Speechless.
Hearing Chi Feichei say something so chilling, even he felt it was eerie and terrifying.
What happened to Conan's Head? Or did something happen to someone else's Head?
Had something terrifying happened inside?
"Could they have run into Danger and been eliminated from the Game?" Kudo Yusaku frowned.
"Oh! No, they haven't," Doctor Agasa pulled up the Map in the Game, looking at the moving green dots. "Hassashi, Conan, Ran, Ai, and that Child named Morohoshi are still in the Game. Just now... the Train they were on went through a Tunnel."
"'Careful of your Head'? I think they were probably on the Train Carriage roof. Conan didn't notice the Tunnel ahead, and Mr. Chi was reminding Conan to lie down to avoid hitting his Head on the Tunnel ceiling," Kudo Yusaku Judgement the Situation. "Rewind the Recording again."
Doctor Agasa rewound the Recording further.
Chi Feichei's Movement couldn't be monitored, so the Listening was focused on Conan.
"On the Carriage! Let's go up!... Sister Ran! Fei..."
Conan's voice cut off abruptly.
Kudo Yusaku frowned in Doubt.
What just happened?
Did Shinichi see something that surprised him? Or did the Listening suddenly cut out for a moment?
Like this, he had no way to deduce the Situation in the Game!
After a moment of Silence, Ai's voice came through: "The conductor and other passengers are gone. The Train is unmanned and is rushing towards the Platform at top Speed. If this keeps up, we'll all die. Even if we wanted to jump off mid-journey, at this Train Speed, we wouldn't survive."
Immediately after, Jack the Ripper's maniacal laughter echoed, "Perfect Ending! Then let's all die together!"
Chi Feichei's voice: "Conan, careful of your Head."
Then, Silence.
"The Train hasn't left the Tunnel yet?" Kudo Yusaku asked.
"No, it already left the Tunnel a long time ago." Doctor Agasa was completely confused.
Why did he feel the Atmosphere over there was off?
It was so intense before, but after Chi Feichei showed up, the Sounds from the Listening device made it hard to analyze the Situation in the Game. It was like...
Kudo Yusaku replayed the few sentences he'd heard earlier, and was Speechless.
In the Game, it was probably...
An awkward Silence?
"Oh?" Doctor Agasa perked up, switching to real-time Listening. "They're talking again!"
...
In the Game.
Conan Looked at Jack the Ripper, then sighed again.
Right, once Chi Feichei got involved, the Pace went completely off. Even a final Decisive Battle could turn into an awkward Silence. He was impressed.
But what should he do now? Jump up and declare war to force the Pace back on track?
It felt too Chuunibyou.
"Stop sighing," Jack the Ripper said playfully, sitting Aside and toying with the Knife in his hand. "We're all going to die together. No one's getting away!"
"You're just giving up like that?" Conan glanced at Jack the Ripper with Half-Moon Eyes. He didn't want to be dragged down to death with Jack the Ripper. The lives of fifty-five other Children were still in their hands. He looked at Chi Feichei. "I think we can still find a Method to salvage this Situation."
"Hmph!" Jack the Ripper put the Knife back against the Neck of his Hostage, Ran, beside him. "If you try to leave, I'll Kill her first."
"What do you even want?" Conan couldn't help but ask. "You killed your Mother and avenged your years of Resentment. What more do you want now?!"
"I want to live!" Jack the Ripper finally got to say the lines Noah's Ark had set for him. "To let the vicious Blood flowing through me ride Noah's Ark and be passed down to the next Era! Hahahaha..."
Game Outside in the Control Center, Kudo Yusaku heard these words and realized this was the Answer in the Game that Kenmura and Chi Feichei had mentioned. He looked at Thomas Sindola. "This is also the Reason you Killed Kenmura, isn't it?"
Thomas Sindola broke out in a Cold sweat.
"Jack the Ripper's Bloodline is like it was pushed onto Noah's Ark, surviving all the way to the modern Era," Kudo Yusaku Staring at Thomas Sindola, his Gaze turning serious. "You're Jack the Ripper's Descendant, aren't you?!"
"Huh?" Inspector Megure exclaimed in Surprise. "Jack the Ripper's Descendant?!"
Chi Feichei's voice came through the Listening device. "Stop laughing. It's awful."
Kudo Yusaku paused for a moment. "Doctor, could you please turn the volume down a bit?"
"Ah, okay." Doctor Agasa adjusted the volume.
Kudo Yusaku then looked at Thomas and continued, "Hiroki probably learned about this through the DNA Tracking System. The head of the IT industry is actually a Descendant of a serial Murderer from a century ago. If this were to become public Knowledge, you'd lose everything. So, to silence him, you drove Hiroki to Suicide. And after realizing that Kenmura and Mr. Chi might also have noticed something, you Killed Kenmura, who knew the Situation, and planned to Take Action against Mr. Chi..."
Through the Listening device, Jack the Ripper's roaring voice echoed from the Game: "What do you think you're doing? Don't think I'm afraid to Kill you!"
Kudo Yusaku took a deep breath. "Doctor..."
Could he still even Reason properly?
With the Game Sounds constantly intruding, he felt like he was trying to Reason seriously while Children watched cartoons beside him.
(End of Chapter)
