Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 167 Aphrodite

Under Haibara Ai's serious gaze, Makino briefly described the previous assassination and the meeting with Vermouth.

After listening to Makino's description, there was a hint of shock in Haibara Ai's eyes.

Although she already knew about Makino's strength and mystery to a certain extent.

But when she heard with her own ears that Chianti and Cohen, the people she had been very wary of and even a little afraid of, were dealt with so easily by Makino Jie, she still had an indescribable strange feeling in her heart.

So much so that when she heard the later news about Vermouth, she no longer had any emotional fluctuations.

Gradually figuring out what had happened, Haibara Ai frowned and looked Makino up and down with a strange look.

After a moment, Huiyuan Ai patted Makino's arm vigorously and chuckled, "You guys really can surprise people every time. I don't know what to say~"

Hearing this, Makino gently tapped Huihara Ai's forehead and said, "If you don't know, don't tell me. Instead, remember to tell me when you have prepared the experimental drugs, and I will let the mice try it out."

Huihara Ai rubbed her forehead and said seriously, "Okay, I understand. But you must remember... don't be careless. I know you are very powerful, but don't underestimate the organization. You must be careful about everything, especially now that you have been noticed by the organization!"

"Don't worry, there may be guys who can pose a threat to me, but they are most likely not one of them~" Makino nodded.

"..."

At the same time, Kozuka-machi.

A black Porsche 356A was driving on the empty street.

After hanging up the phone, Gin subconsciously raised his eyebrows, then lit a cigarette expressionlessly, looking at the road stretching ahead without saying a word, wondering what he was thinking.

Vodka on the side frowned with an indignant look on his face.

In less than an hour, they received consecutive contacts from Vermouth and Rum.

Vermouth said she had left Tokyo and arrived in Los Angeles by plane.

Rum said that he had arrived in Tokyo, but he had no plans to show up in the near future, and he also instructed Gin to arrange all the organization's affairs in Tokyo as usual.

If the recent series of events had not happened, these two pieces of news would naturally be good news for Gin and the others.

But now, with the organization's top brass lacking in combat power and frequent problems, these two pieces of news have caused Gin and Vodka a lot of headaches.

If the members of the organization who did this were not Vermouth and Rum, Gin would have already put these two "self-willed" guys on his kill list.

……

The next afternoon, inside the Mihua Department Store.

Makino looked at the Ayako sisters and Xiaolan who were very excited beside him, and shook his head with a smile.

When I went to Suzuki's house before, Sonoko said that she wanted to go on a cruise in the near future.

It was not until this morning that Makino found out that the cruise ship that Sonoko was talking about was the Aphrodite, a luxury cruise ship owned by the Yashiro Group.

——"Luxury Cruise Ship" + "Eighth Generation Consortium" + "Aphrodite".

When these three words were put together, Makino immediately thought of a "shipwreck incident".

Although the scale and impact of this incident are not as large as the airship incident, based on past experience, as long as it can trigger the system task, the level will most likely be S.

I came to the mall today to pick out a dress and accessories to wear to the cruise ship dinner.

At this moment, Makino's phone suddenly vibrated with a text message alert.

After taking a look at the content of the text message, Makino simply greeted Ayako, then turned and walked towards a high-end tool store not far away.

There weren't many customers in the tool shop.

After entering the store, Makino casually glanced at the tools placed around him, then pretended to reach out and pick up a tool from the shelf.

A few seconds later, a man with light blond hair "happened" to walk to the other side of the shelf where Makino was.

"According to the news, Rum has arrived in Tokyo. In addition to reorganizing the organization, he should have other purposes this time. I will find a way to investigate. What I can confirm now is that he is not here to deal with your "problem", but you have to be more careful. Contact me anytime if you have any questions."

"I understand. You should be more careful too."

"..."

After a few seconds, Makino turned away from the shelf and left the tool store with a normal expression.

After walking out of the tool shop, a look of helplessness flashed in Makino's eyes.

Half an hour ago, when he was driving Ayako and the other two to the mall, he noticed Furuya Rei following them quietly.

It was not until he entered the mall that he received a text message from Rei Furuya.

In the text message, Fūya Rei asked him to meet at this tool store, and took the opportunity to chat while pretending to pick out items on the shelves.

Maybe it's because he has been undercover for a long time, but this guy Furuya Rei always acts so... sneaky almost every time they meet.

Since you have the time and opportunity to track me, and can also send me a text message to ask me out, why can't you just edit what you want to say into a text message and send it to me?

Could it be that this is a ritual that members of the public security forces must follow when “exchanging intelligence”?
Thinking of this, Makino sighed lightly, turned around and walked towards Ayako and the other two who were choosing dresses.

……

The next afternoon.

Makino took the "first generation experimental antidote" of APTX-4869 and a simple ECG monitoring device from Haibara Ai, and after giving Haibara Ai some brief instructions, he drove away.

Although he also invited the Haibara Ai sister, they both politely declined.

Compared to the cruise trip, the two of them currently seem to enjoy this ordinary and warm daily life more.

An hour later, Makino drove Ayako and Sonoko to the pier where the luxury cruise ship was parked, ready to wait for Kogoro Mori and others to arrive and go through the boarding procedures together.

Not long after, Kogoro Mouri and his companions, and Dr. Agasa who was with Ayumi and his companions drove to the scene separately.

After everyone laughed and chatted for a few words, they prepared to line up to board the ship.

Looking at Dr. Agasa's back, Makino sighed from the bottom of his heart.

It seems that as people grow older, they do gradually begin to like being with children.

Dr. Agasa in front of us is the best example.

Even though Dr. Agasa is only in his early fifties and still a long way from being an "old man", it doesn't stop him from enjoying being with Ayumi and Mitsuhiko. Although it was Sonoko who invited Ayumi and the others first, Dr. Agasa took the initiative to take care of the details.

Whether it was contacting Ayumi and the others' parents or picking up these children, it was all done by Dr. Agasa alone.

Makino had actually noticed a long time ago that when Dr. Agasa was with these children, he almost always had a sincere smile on his face.

It seems that he was genuinely happy when he was with Ayumi Mitsuhiko and the others.

Half an hour later, on the third deck of the passenger ship.

Makino enjoyed the sea breeze and admired the sunset over the sea.

Different from the sunset you see in the city, the sunset on the sea has its own flavor and is more refreshing.

Not long after, Conan slowly walked towards Makino who was leaning against the fence: "Is this the first time you've texted me?"

Makino didn't say anything, but directly handed the transparent bottle containing the antidote to Conan.

Conan looked at the pills in the bottle curiously and asked, "What is this?"

"An antidote in the experimental stage." Makino chuckled.

"Antidote? What antidote... Wait! Could this be...?!" Conan seemed to have thought of something after saying this halfway, and quickly looked up at Makino, his eyes filled with astonishment and expectation.

Makino nodded and said, "You guessed it right. It is the antidote for APTX-4869."

After hearing the answer he wanted to know from Makino, Conan's expression immediately became extremely excited.

Without waiting for Conan to continue asking, Makino continued, "This is the antidote I asked someone to make, but it's still in the experimental stage. The antidote in your hand is the first generation test product. Even if it can really turn you back to your original body, I'm afraid the effect will only last for less than 48 hours."

Hearing this, Conan's smile froze for a moment, but within a moment, he continued to smile and said, "It doesn't matter! 48 hours is 48 hours! Officer Makino, thank you so much!!"

Conan stared at the pills in the bottle with an extremely happy expression.

At this moment, he seemed to have begun imagining in his mind the scene after he turned back to his original body.

If he had never changed back to his original body, he probably wouldn't be so excited.

But ever since he drank the white liquor brought by Hattori Heiji last time and briefly returned to his original body, he has been looking forward to getting the antidote one day and returning to his original body again.

Therefore, even though Makino had stated that this was only an experimental drug and that its efficacy was limited, he still couldn't help but feel a little excited.

The antidote for the experiment is already available, so how far away is the real antidote? !

Seeing Conan still so excited after learning the duration of the drug's effect, Makino smiled and shook his head, then handed Conan a simple ECG monitor:
"Don't get so excited. I have something important to tell you in advance. First of all, this is just an experimental drug. I think you should know what the word 'experimental' means. Secondly, before taking this antidote, you must wear this ECG monitoring device.

This is not only to confirm your physical condition, but also to record your physical condition before and after taking the medicine, which may provide useful information for improving the antidote.

Finally, I do not recommend that you take this antidote without knowing how strong your resistance to it is. "

Hearing this, Conan temporarily suppressed his excitement and carefully put the antidote and ECG monitoring device into his pocket.

After doing all this, Conan looked up at Makino and nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Officer Makino, I understand! I will be fine..."

Before Conan could finish his words, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and others suddenly came running towards them while playing and fighting.

The next moment, Ayumi ran directly to Conan and patted his shoulder gently: "Conan, are you and Officer Makino watching the sunset?"

Seeing Ayumi smiling so sweetly at Conan, Mitsuhiko at the side immediately inserted himself between the two of them and said, "What's the point of watching the sunset? There's still some time before dinner. Conan, do you want to play tag with us?"

After hearing "catch the ghost", Yuan Tai nodded immediately and said, "Great! It must be fun to play catch on such a big ship!"

After saying that, Mitsuhiko and Genta grabbed Conan's sleeves and dragged him to the side.

Unlike before, there was a hint of inexplicable meaning in Conan's eyes when he looked at Mitsuhiko and the others.

Looking at Mitsuhiko and the other two beside him, Conan's eyes flashed with a "nostalgic" smile, and he thought to himself: "Now that there is an antidote for the experiment, this time... I'm afraid his chances to spend time with these children will really become less and less..."

Thinking of this, Conan closed his eyes, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and let Mitsuhiko and Genta pull him aside to play tag.

At this time, Dr. Agasa, who had just changed his clothes, also came slowly from behind and shouted: "You guys, be careful when you play! Don't run too far!"

——"Yes!" x3
After seeing this scene, especially the weird smile on Conan's face, Makino roughly guessed what Conan was thinking, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

Do you want to completely return to your original body and get rid of these "close friends" around you?
hehe~
You have a beautiful idea, boy~
……

after an hour.

Makino and his group arrived at the restaurant entrance.

Seeing that the restaurant on the ship was so luxurious, Mitsuhiko and his friends couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

“This place is so big!”

"Yes! And it looks so luxurious!"

“It’s even more luxurious than restaurants on land~”

"..."

Seeing this, Yuanzi smiled and explained, "Of course! After all, this luxury cruise ship is the first luxury cruise ship invested and built by 'Yashiro Merchant Marine', an important company under the Yashiro Group, so it must be luxurious~"

While everyone was sighing, Makino and Ayako smiled at each other and blinked in tacit understanding.

Since Yuanzi has rarely been involved in these business matters, he may not know.

At the last Suzuki Group’s anniversary celebration, the Yashiro Group was also present.

According to what Tomoko Suzuki said afterwards, if the Eighth Generation Group had not been so "sensible" as to avoid the main business scope of the Suzuki Group and had not had certain connections in the political circles, it might have been funded and acquired as a subsidiary by the Suzuki Group long ago.

Strictly speaking, the scale and strength of the Eighth Generation Group are not as good as the "Nagato Group" that Makino was invited to by Hattori Heizo before.

At this moment, a waiter walked up to Maori Kogoro, bowed slightly and said: "You should be Mr. Maori, right? I will arrange a seat for you right away, please wait~"

After the waiter left, Kogoro Mori glanced at Sonoko beside him, seeming a little confused as to why the waiter treated him as the "guest of honor".

Sonoko didn't notice Kogoro Mori's gaze at all, but smiled and guessed with Makino and her sister what the dessert would be tonight.

At this moment, a man wearing glasses suddenly walked up to the crowd and looked at Maori Kogoro and Makino with surprise: "If I'm not mistaken, you two are Mr. Maori and Mr. Makino, right?!"

(End of this chapter)