Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 185 Shirley is actually the big sister in the winery
Aoyama Pharmaceutical Research Institute, 2-chome, Yūka-cho.

The one-way translucent glass door opened silently, and Kudo Shinichi stepped into the revolving door. The sharp alarm pierced his eardrums, and in the flashing red light, the surveillance camera on the snow-white ceiling turned slightly.

The hall was quite empty. Apart from the front desk and a large display screen behind it, it was simply a desolate snowfield. On the left side of the screen was scrolling a series of dazzling mathematical formulas, and on the right side was a rotating DNA double helix.

Two cold-looking men in black suits stood at the end of the gate behind the revolving door. Behind them was a brown-haired girl in a white coat. She had a cold expression, but she greeted the visitor.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kudo, you need to go through security first. If there is anything inconvenient, you can leave it outside first."

Originally, they only wanted to enter the above-ground part of the research institute, so there was no need for so much trouble. But Gin suddenly asked to increase the security level for some reason.

In order to prevent them from really finding something on Kudo Shinichi, Miyano Shiho had to come over to remind them.

Kudo Shinichi nodded and stood on the round platform for security check. A security guard came over and scanned the area with a metal detector, while the other remained standing with his right arm hanging down and moving his fingers unconsciously.

Kudo Shinichi guessed that he might have a gun, which surprised him for a moment, but then he thought that this research institute might have a yakuza background, so he no longer cared.

I just looked at the display screen with great curiosity, wondering what on earth was being researched here and why the security level was so high.

Unfortunately, those mathematical formulas made him feel dizzy after just a few glances, and he had to turn his head away.

"That's the screening mechanism. If you can understand it, you can join the institute."

Miyano Shiho's voice came at the right time.

"Does the research institute need to screen people when recruiting?" Kudo Shinichi was puzzled.

“The technology here is cutting-edge.”

Miyano Shiho didn't say anything more. She turned around and walked away as soon as Kudo Shinichi passed the security check. Kudo Shinichi twisted his body a little uncomfortably and hurried to catch up. He had been touched almost all over his body.

Aida Masayo glanced at their backs and stood on the stage calmly, but the security guard did not touch her. He just nodded and walked back to his original position, continuing to stand there as a gate god.

Aida Masayo walked down calmly, feeling relieved in her heart. Mr. Mizuki must have greeted this place, so it was great to be exempted from inspection.

She followed the two people in front and just heard Kudo Shinichi ask:
"Will Qingzi be examined as well?"

After the two of them got off the car at the main entrance of the research institute, the stretcher was pushed to another place. Kudo Shinichi wanted to follow, but was stopped by security and brought here.

"There are female security guards."

Miyano Shiho glanced at him.

Kudo Shinichi scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I'm just curious about where she was sent to, deeper into the research institute?"

"Yes, the security level there is higher, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter."

It’s the underground part, which is the main body of the institute.

“Can I ask what field is being researched here?”

"Biological field."

"Um...can you be more specific?"

"No."

"..."On the left side of the hall was a cold and clean passage. Miyano Shiho pushed open the first door after the corner.

This is a lounge. Its style is completely different from that outside and much softer. There is a large screen in the gap between a circle of dark red leather sofas. At first glance, it looks like a private cinema.

"You just wait here. We will project the surveillance footage from the institute later. Of course, it's the part you can watch." Miyano Shiho pointed to a water dispenser in the corner. "There are paper cups and tea leaves underneath. Sorry, there are no administrative staff here most of the time."

"When will it be available?"

As a detective who needs to be exposed to many fields, Kudo Shinichi is quite curious about a research institute of this level.

"Yesterday afternoon."

Miyano Shiho responded casually, continued walking deeper into the corridor, and waved his hand backwards: "The signal here may not be very good, it's normal, don't worry about it."

She was reminding Kudo Shinichi to be careful of eavesdropping.

Kudo Shinichi obviously didn't understand what she meant, and curiously asked, "Did someone important come here yesterday?"

Miyano Shiho didn't answer. She was not sure whether Kudo Shinichi's words had any deeper meaning.

If it was meant literally, then she couldn't tell.

That person is indeed very important. His research on induced pluripotent stem cells attracted the attention of the organization, and we have been in contact with him since a very early stage.

Yesterday morning's newspaper said that he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In the afternoon, he came to the institute to discuss the application of this technology with the organization. Miyano Shiho was the main person in the discussion with him.

Shinya Yamanaka, this man once lamented yesterday that if he won the Nobel Prize, the first person he would thank would definitely be Shiho Miyano, who provided him with many research ideas.

But what he didn't know was that the deeper his research went, the more unfavorable Miyano Shiho's situation became in the organization.

Of course, Miyano Shiho herself doesn't care much about this. If scientific research is still kept to a low profile, then humanity is really hopeless and it would be better for it to die out as soon as possible.

With all kinds of thoughts churning in her mind, Miyano Shiho took the elevator to the main body of the underground research institute. The style here was quite similar to the one above, but the layout was slightly more compact.

"Lady Shirley, the person has been sent to the No. 2 research room and is undergoing basic examinations."

As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, a man in a white coat who had been waiting there came forward to report the situation.

Miyano Shiho glanced at him. Normally, these people would not be so polite to her. What was going on today?

The man in the white coat looked embarrassed, and he moved a little closer and whispered, "There is a notebook hidden under the stretcher that brought that person in. We accidentally discovered it, but we are not sure about the contents inside. We need you to take a look at it, Lady Shirley."

notebook?
Discovered? !
Miyano Shiho's heart trembled, and she subconsciously thought that the message that Kudo Shinichi and the others wanted to convey to her was intercepted, but when she looked at the reaction of the white coats, she immediately calmed down, knowing that it would never be the case.

Otherwise, what is waiting for him is not the arrogant and humble researcher, but the black muzzle of a gun.

"What is the content?"

Miyano Shiho walked towards Laboratory No. 2.

The white coat quickly followed up: "It's some data records of drug transformation. It's quite consistent with the information you have been studying recently, but... there are some strange things."

What document are you studying recently?
Mizuki Hotaru?!
A flash of lightning suddenly struck Miyano Shiho's mind. Could this be the case? !

(End of this chapter)