Stay away from Conan.

Inside the "Silver Cloud" vehicle, in the back seat behind the driver's seat, sat a bald, elderly man with a broad jaw and a hooked nose, his expression anxious and agitated, seemingly anticipating what he would encounter next.

"Ah, this has been a long wait..."

At this moment, the old man was clearly "Rum," the organization's second-in-command. He was someone who usually kept his true identity hidden and even used a voice changer to alter his voice when relaying messages. However, he seemed extremely impatient at this moment and arrived in his true form to go to the key location where the situation was unfolding: the pharmaceutical factory where Sherry was currently being invaded.

Clearly, Rum was well aware of the true purpose behind the organization's careful nurturing of Sherry from a young age, entrusting her with the unfinished research left by her parents, and the development of the drug "APTX4869".

Therefore, when Rum received a message from that person, requiring him to go to the abbot's office to oversee the affairs, and learned the details of the situation, Rum, who was already impatient, couldn't wait to set off—

After all, the research and development of that drug, which has made little progress over the years, has been hampered by a huge obstacle: how to ensure that people who take the drug will not die. The key to solving this problem is now right in front of us!

The infiltrator...

According to reliable sources, the other party has not died after ingesting a large amount of "APTX4869" and is still alive and kicking, seemingly still fighting with Gin and his group!
Such a person is the only exceptional case that the organization has been able to hope for but never find in the field of drug research over the years!
It was precisely in order to find such special cases of people who could survive after taking the drug that, long ago, when Shirley's parents began their drug research, they started to create a list and track down those who had taken the drug.

Unfortunately, after all these years, that situation has never occurred. Instead, that drug has been used as a perfect poison to this day.

But now...

This special case has come to us of its own accord. After so many years of waiting, it has finally come to fruition. So how could Rum possibly sit idly by? He has to go to the scene himself to take control of the situation. Even without that person's order, as long as he knows the inside story, he has to do it personally to prevent any accidents from happening and killing that "special case".

After all, it was Gin who got there first and took control of the situation. Who knows if this unsuspecting troublemaker might accidentally kill him? In that case, it wouldn't be as simple as just executing Gin.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the situation is under control and at the same time, to prevent the secret about the drug from being leaked to anyone else, who else but myself can do this job?
So, Rum thought to himself, sitting in the car, already somewhat anticipating the moment he could control the situation, have the captured infiltrator taken away under the pretext of interrogation for research, and then successfully discover a way to survive the drug's effects, ultimately...

To achieve the goals originally set for that drug!

If this goal can be achieved, then my destroyed left eye should be able to return to its original state...

Just as Rum was fantasizing about this future, a wildly arrogant smile on his face, he suddenly heard the driver in the front seat cry out in surprise. Rum then felt his car abruptly swerve, making him lurch forward and backward, causing him to angrily yell at the driver:
"What are you doing! Can't you even drive a car?"

For a moment, Rum had no time to think about why his driver, who had always driven him without making any mistakes, had suddenly made such a mistake while driving. Rum, who was already somewhat restless because of what was about to happen, was now very anxious and began to blame the other party.

However, before he could explain anything to the other party, Rum, who was trying to peek out at the front row, immediately understood why things had turned out this way—because Rum had directly seen the black luxury car that was driving in the wrong direction and accelerating toward his car!

The other vehicle didn't seem to be avoiding it at all, nor did it appear to be out of control. It was simply charging straight towards my car, as if it was determined to crash into it!

This surprised Rum, because he recognized the car too.

It was the car assigned to Shirley by the organization!

Furthermore, the front of the other vehicle clearly shows signs of a recent violent collision, which is...

Without time to think, Rum yelled at the driver to swerve immediately, as his luxury car, preserved from the 1950s and 60s, could not withstand such a collision!
However, even though the driver's skills were excellent and the maneuver was quick, the oncoming car was determined to crash into them. With the other car's superior performance, the two vehicles collided.

It's an unavoidable fact!

Thus, in that split second, the driver who initially intended to swerve to avoid the other vehicle understood its intention. Realizing that if he swerved, the other vehicle would crash directly into the direction of his car, causing greater harm to the person behind him, the driver seized the opportunity and swerved back as much as possible to face the other vehicle directly.

In this way, the impact on the rear passengers can be minimized by blocking the view from the front of the vehicle!
That's how it was. From the moment the driver made the judgment to the moment his body reacted instinctively, it was only a split second before the people in the car immediately felt a violent impact. The vehicle that was originally moving forward was brought to a stop by the vehicle that was rushing straight at it. And because of the difference in horsepower between the two vehicles, and because the other vehicle accelerated at full speed as if it were going to die, the antique luxury car that Rum was riding in was actually being pushed and carried by the other vehicle!
The impact caused complete damage to the front of the vehicle and the chassis. The resulting deformation of the vehicle body directly intruded into the front of the vehicle. Combined with the violent impact, the occupants of the vehicle almost immediately lost consciousness due to the shock.

However, the collision did not stop after the head-on collision. After the other vehicle successfully hit Rum's car, stopped it by its own speed, and successfully pushed the car to continue moving, the other vehicle actually tried to push the car to the side and onto the building next to it!

This was tantamount to attempting to wreck the car from front to back, a move clearly intended to kill. Rum, already dizzy from the impact, was the first to react. He struggled to jump out to save his life, while the well-trained driver, realizing the other's relentless intent, pressed the accelerator, hoping the alternator hadn't completely failed and could hold on a little longer.

However, it was clearly too late. In an instant, the antique car was forcibly pushed by the other vehicle and crashed into a building on the side of the road. The second impact sent a jolt through the car, and Rum, who tried to jump out, ultimately failed...

As the intense shock of the second impact and the subsequent intrusion into the vehicle's interior caused by further deformation occurred, Rum, who was nearly unconscious, had only one question flash through his mind before losing consciousness—

Why……

Why would it relentlessly crash into itself? (End of Chapter)