Stay away from Conan.

"Hey you!"

Seeing that Gao Yuan had actually eaten all the finished "APTX4869", Miyano Shiho and Hanada Emi were both horrified, but it was too late to stop him. They could only watch as he poured all the drugs into his mouth and swallowed them.

Thus, Hanada Emi was confused, unsure of what this guy was trying to do. Didn't he know that this medicine was poison?
After all, Kyosuke Mitarai was poisoned to death by his own hand with this drug, so its toxicity is beyond doubt...

For the same reason, Shiho Miyano rushed forward to stop Takato, even though he had already swallowed the medicine, there was still a way to stop him.

Therefore, Shiho Miyano hurriedly stepped forward, nervously trying to do something, and said:
"Spit it out now! Do you know the consequences of doing this? Do you really not want to live anymore?"

Seeing Shiho Miyano's reaction, Takato was somewhat expecting it. However, Takato had his own reasons for it, so he reached out to stop Shiho Miyano and explained:
"It's alright, this is part of my plan..."

After confirming that he had swallowed all the pills, he turned to look at Hanada Emi—

"You can contact Vermouth, right? If I'm not dead, tell Vermouth—"

“'Cointreau’s research was successful, and my being alive is the proof!'”

Upon hearing this, both Shiho Miyano and Emi Hanada were taken aback.

How did this matter suddenly get dragged into Vermouth again?

Moreover, why would this guy think he could contact Vermouth?
Hanada Emi seemed hesitant about the matter, lost in thought. Meanwhile, Miyano Shiho's words had left her confused, sensing that it involved many of the organization's most important secrets…

For a moment, even Shiho Miyano, a drug developer, could only vaguely grasp what this person was trying to say.

Clearly, since this person was aware of the existence of the drug "APTX4869," and even knew that his parents had been developing this drug more than ten years ago, and that he was even aware of the list of people who died from the drug, he must have known what the consequences would be after taking these drugs.

But looking at him now, he doesn't seem like he wants to die at all.

He clearly didn't want to die; he felt he could live!

How could he survive taking so much "APTX4869"? His confidence seemed to come from "Jun Du," an organization member who had worked with his parents.

He claims to be a cousin of Kyosuke Mitarai, and Kyosuke Mitarai's father is Kimihiro himself. So, Kimihiro, who may have also been involved in the research of this drug, has really done nothing all these years?
If he ultimately doesn't die from the effects of "APTX4869," then for the organization...

At least that person must have understood how crucial this person's life was to their ongoing research! Therefore, his seemingly insane act of erasing the drug data and destroying the remaining finished drug with his own body was actually driven by immense confidence—

He was gambling, and he was very certain of it; he knew exactly how important his life was!
Once the organization finds out about this, even if he wants to die, he probably won't!
For a moment, Shiho Miyano, having realized this, was speechless, unsure how to continue speaking to the other person. She couldn't offer any advice, or perhaps, worse...

At this moment, Shiho Miyano vaguely noticed that her body was trembling. This was not a trembling of fear, but rather a strange interest that Shiho Miyano felt in the secrets that the other party might be hiding.

Thus, Hanada Emi, who was standing to the side, obviously did not think as much as Miyano Shiho. After some internal struggle, Hanada Emi finally decided to take the plunge and chose to follow Takato's suggestion to try to contact Vermouth.

As things progressed, Gao Yuan silently sensed and predicted when the drugs he had ingested would take effect, while inwardly chuckling to himself, fully aware of what he was doing.

Without a doubt, the original owner of this body must have been given some kind of drug by his father, Jundu, which is why he can exhibit characteristics completely opposite to Conan and the others. After taking the so-called antidote, his body shrinks instead.

This means that her body had indeed taken "APTX4869". According to Ai's guess, there was probably some other drug that suppressed the effects of "APTX4869" that it should have shown. It was only after taking the so-called antidote that the balance was broken, and she achieved the drug's effects that were completely opposite to those of Conan and the others.

Therefore, knowing that there might be a collaboration between Coin and Vermouth, and that Vermouth had apparently left the United States and returned to Japan before Coin's death, Takato had reason to combine all of this to speculate about what kind of collaboration Coin and Vermouth had, and what kind of drug Coin had given the original owner.

Therefore, assuming that the drug is what Cointreau has been researching since escaping the organization, and that Vermouth's collaboration with Cointreau stems from this drug, then this drug, which should be able to inhibit "APTX4869," should allow her to be unafraid of the potential death caused by "APTX4869"—

If this result is true, then what would it mean for Vermouth if she could withstand the effects of "APTX4869" and not die, thus providing living proof of her existence?

And that's not all; was the organization's founder also waiting for this situation to happen?
Therefore, destroying the drug data and making Shiho Miyano the only person who knew about the drug research process was to ensure Shiho Miyano's safety. Taking the remaining finished drug was, on the one hand, to emphasize Shiho Miyano's importance, and on the other hand, to save his own life.

After all, by now, most of the organization's people had arrived outside the pharmaceutical factory. With only a pistol and a hostage, Gao Yuan knew he was unlikely to escape, because if they chose to disregard his life or death, he would be completely helpless.

However, if the founder of the organization realizes the importance of himself and Shiho Miyano, and if he still wants a living researcher and test subject, then he must keep the two of them alive. This is his only chance to break through!

In this matter, Gao Yuan didn't choose to contact the organization's boss directly via email. Instead, he first issued a warning via email and then informed Vermouth of the situation. This was another consideration on Gao Yuan's part.

He wanted to use this incident to determine the true nature of the relationship between Vermouth and the organization's boss!
Was Vermouth secretly cooperating with Cointreau for her own sake, or was this entirely at the behest of that person...?

A dream of "the wheel of fate," orchestrated to this point by Gao Yuan, made him feel that the several hundred dollars in bounty were well worth the money! (End of Chapter)