inspire-indiana Chapter 170 Initial Trust in Sherry?
Chapter 170 Initial Trust in Sherry?
Ding-dong-
Professor Agasa opened the door and invited Haruya Kuromon and Conan inside.
"You're here! Ai is in the room." He circled the two of them, rubbing his hands together, and looked expectantly at Kuromon Haruya: "By the way, that thing I asked you to bring..."
"Of course I bought it." Taking the chocolate out of Conan's hoodie hood, Kuromon Haruya quietly slipped it into the professor's pocket, instructing, "Don't let Haibara find out this time."
The professor immediately tore open a bag and stuffed it into his mouth, slurring his words as he assured everyone, "Don't worry, I've already found the perfect spot to hide these snacks!"
Anyway, they'll be found just like before. Looking at the professor, who still has a childlike heart, Conan sighed helplessly, leaving him with a rare moment of joy.
After temporarily moving into Professor Agasa's house, perhaps because she had grown accustomed to the closed and isolated research institute, Ai Haibara also chose a basement as her room.
The room was filled with the professor's unused inventions and experimental equipment, its style simple and clean, but with the addition of recently purchased household items, it gradually gained a touch of life. Kuromon Haruya smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
When I entered, she was sitting with her back to me in a computer chair, seemingly working on something: "How does it feel to be bigger after all this time, Edogawa?"
Before he could even exchange a few words with Ran, he turned back to normal, leaving Conan feeling frustrated: "What else can I do? When the drug takes effect, it hurts terribly, and I can't move at all! This time, Hattori even saw me suddenly turn back."
"Being discovered by someone unrelated to the organization is indeed bad news. But at least you didn't reveal my existence entirely."
"I'm not a fool!" Looking at her like this, Conan recalled the embarrassing situation of almost running naked in public yesterday: "By the way, what about asking Hattori to help with the investigation? What have you thought about it?"
"Oh dear, who was that one who rushed into the trading site and got ambushed by Gin?"
"Huh? Preventing crime is a detective's responsibility!"
Seeing their tone getting increasingly aggressive, Kuromon Haruya quickly stepped between them, patiently soothing them with one hand on each cheek, saying, "Alright, alright, stop arguing~"
"You two are in this together now, comrades fighting against the organization! It's not good for you to start fighting amongst yourselves over the slightest clue. Please get along well, I'm begging you~"
Haibara/Conan turned her head away: "Hmph!"
Turning to the back, Ai Haibara sat upright in her swivel chair, taking a sip of coffee: "I already rejected the suggestion to have the police investigate the organization. None of us know where the organization has planted spies, and it would be too dangerous if we let them notice us."
With a reliable ally right in front of him, Conan naturally wouldn't give up and insisted on persuading him: "So we want to use Hattori's father to probe a little about the organization's information, without completely leaking it. His father is the head of the Osaka Prefecture headquarters, how could the organization possibly have people infiltrated at that level?"
Ai Haibara didn't speak, but answered with a deep gaze.
"Hey, hey, is it really that serious?!" Conan looked at Ai Haibara in shock.
Hattori Heizo's position was Superintendent General of the Japanese Police Force, second only to the Superintendent General of the Police Force. There were only 38 people holding this position nationwide, which is far beyond what can be described as an important person in charge of a region!
"If the organization could plant people among these people, they could run rampant throughout Japan!"
Ai Haibara, who didn't know much about the organization, paused for a moment, then slowly shook her head: "I'm not sure, but I can't rule out the possibility. My sister mentioned to me when we met that, according to... people she knew, there was once a Japanese public security officer who was an undercover member of the organization, but he was discovered after the information was leaked."
"However, the organization has always adhered to the principle of keeping all its activities secret, so it shouldn't have gone that far yet."
Having received the information, Conan calmed himself down and confirmed it repeatedly: "Are you sure it was the Public Security Bureau that discovered it? Is the source credible?"
"I remember it very clearly, it should be fine." After all, it was the man who successfully defected two years ago who told my sister, the information wouldn't be false.
"What else did you glean from this?"
“That’s right.” Conan nodded confidently in agreement: “Japan’s public security police are similar to intelligence police, specializing in handling incidents that threaten Japan’s national secrets or security system, and they have a high degree of executive power.”
Now that the police are involved, I don't need to worry about the police's readily available organizational information.
"Aren't you worried about being exposed?" Haibara frowned, not understanding his composure, as she was used to being cautious.
"Of course I'm scared. I even had trouble sleeping for several weeks because I was worried about implicating the people around me."
He met Haibara's gaze calmly, adjusted his glasses, and a wide, excited smile spread across his face as his pupils contracted.
"But that's precisely why I'm determined to stop them from harming more people!" The thought of the day he would peel away the layers of their tissues and shatter them filled him with such excitement that his very bones trembled!
"..." Ai Haibara looked at Conan Edogawa in front of her and suddenly felt that he was dazzlingly bright.
Just as Conan was lost in his fantasy, a pair of hands, including the hood, were placed on his head.
Ignoring Conan's objections, Kuromon Haruya laughed and ruffled Conan's frizzy hair, pointing at himself: "Why do you kids worry so much about things like that! You still have adults like me to rely on!"
With an undeniable smile, he took Haibara's hand: "...Ai, you're the same. To better protect you, could you reveal a little more information about the organization?"
That smile was warm and kind; his equal eyes reflected her figure, as if any sin could be forgiven before him, just like her mother whom she had never met...
Ai Haibara was startled by her own inexplicable thought, hurriedly pulling her hand away and turning to the computer: "There are many things I'm unsure about regarding the organization, but I've made some progress in my research on the antidote!"
She cut out the ingredient research report and highlighted 89% of the relevant data in red:
"Based on my preliminary analysis, I have deduced that drinking 'baijiu' (a type of Chinese liquor) during a severe cold will cause cells to secrete an unknown substance that can temporarily inhibit the effects of aptx4869."
If we continue the research, we might find clues to developing an antidote.
After a moment's hesitation, she gripped the hem of her skirt and, bathed in the gaze of Yoruichi Kuromon, slowly spoke: "Then... investigating things related to the organization is fine, but absolutely! Absolutely remember this!"
"Don't even think about finding out anything about the boss; that man is someone no one can mention!"