I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 340 Pisco's Dissatisfaction and Escape (2 Updates)
Inside the factory's secret laboratory.

Under the cold white light, Pisco stood in front of the observation window, leaning on his cane, his aged fingers leaving blurry fingerprints on the glass.

Through the reinforced glass, he could see a middle-aged man strapped to a laboratory chair struggling in vain.

"How effective are the improvements this time?" Pisco's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping.

Tokiwa Eisaku adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his sparse hair gleaming oily under the operating lights: "The duration of the drug's effects has been extended to thirty minutes."

He rubbed his hands excitedly: "Muscle strengthening rate increased by 15%, cell activity increased."

"And what about in thirty minutes?" Pisco interrupted, slamming his cane heavily on the marble floor, wanting to know the important part.

The laboratory suddenly became eerily quiet, with only the regular "beeping" sound of the instruments.

Tokiwa Eisaku's smile froze on his face, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He said helplessly, "Well... I still experience uncontrollable binge eating symptoms."

"So you still die in the end?" Piske's brows furrowed even more, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepening, clearly dissatisfied with the other's progress. "What's the difference between this and before?"

Tokiwa Eisaku didn't have a good solution either, and could only argue, "President Masuyama, the drug's effects have lasted a full ten minutes longer! That's a major breakthrough!"

He waved the data board in his hand: "Look at these metrics."

Pisco snatched the data panel and slammed it on the table. The clanging of metal startled several researchers, who shrank back and snapped, "Useless! I need a drug that can truly extend lifespan, not this half-finished product!"

"What does this old man know about scientific research?"... Tokiwa Eisaku was quite annoyed. He didn't mince words, saying calmly, "Any great research requires accumulation. Just like your car company, didn't it grow and develop little by little?"

"I'm 71 years old!" Piske suddenly roared, smashing a nearby test tube rack with his cane. "I don't have time to wait for you to conduct your experiments!"

Why are you bothered with me? I have plenty of time!
After muttering a few curses to himself, Tokiwa Eisaku ignored the other party's incompetent rage.

Anyway, since we have control over the drug research, what can the other party do to us?
He gestured to his assistant to fetch another vial of the medicine, and said coldly, "Begin the experiment!"

The assistant retrieved another vial of medicine and then inserted it into the subject's neck with a syringe, slowly pushing the blue liquid into the vein.

Almost the instant the needle was removed, the previously listless middle-aged man suddenly began to struggle violently!

"Aaaaaah—!"

The restraints snapped one by one to everyone's astonishment.

The man's previously loose skin became taut at a visible speed, his gray hair began to turn black, and his hunched back straightened.

Even though it wasn't the first time they'd seen it, the situation still left several researchers in awe.

The experimental subject slammed into the bulletproof glass, causing the entire observation window to tremble.

Pisco unconsciously took a half step back, but a greedy glint flashed in his cloudy eyes: "Young. He really has become younger."

Tokiwa Eisaku straightened his tie smugly: "This is just the initial stage. Once the complete version is successfully developed, reversing aging will no longer be a dream."

Inside the lab, the other researchers had already left, leaving only the "rejuvenated" man yelling for me to leave, then frantically banging on the metal door.

His fists were already bloody and mangled, but the door remained unmoved—it was a cage specifically designed for this type of experiment.

"Bang! Boom! Boom!"

Pisco watched this scene with fascination, his withered lips trembling slightly: "If only I could live for hundreds of years..."

“You can do whatever you want then.” Tokiwa Eisaku said, glancing at the timer—25 minutes had already passed.

Suddenly, the subject's movements slowed. He knelt on the ground, clutching his throat tightly with both hands, letting out a beast-like howl: "So hungry!"

His fingernails scratched the metal floor with a harsh sound, and his teeth frantically gnawed at everything he could reach, even biting his fingernails until they were bloody and mangled.

Pisco's expression shifted from anticipation to disgust: "That's it?"

Tokiwa Eisaku pushed up his glasses and said, "The brain's hunger center is overactivated, and I'm trying my best to change this situation."

When the timer reached 45 minutes, the experimental subject finally stopped moving.

He huddled in the corner, foam still hanging from the corner of his mouth, his wide eyes filled with pain.

Several researchers silently recorded the data, as if the living, breathing person they had just seen was merely a set of numbers.

“Keep improving.” Pisco turned and walked towards the elevator, his voice weary. “Hopefully, next time I’ll see real results.”

Tokiwa Eiseku didn't respond. How could such a thing be guaranteed so easily? He glanced at the test subject's corpse and gestured to his assistant: "Clean it up and prepare for the next experiment."

After the assistant nodded, he skillfully instructed people to process the body for research.

Just as Tokiwa Eiseku and Pisco were about to leave, the alarm suddenly went off in the laboratory!
"What's going on?" Tokiwa Eisaku asked, somewhat flustered.

Just then, a guard rushed in, panicking, and said, "It's terrible! The prisoners have escaped! They've got guns from somewhere and are trying to leave!"

Pisco didn't seem to care at all, saying casually, "They're just a rabble. So what if they have guns? How many of them are actually trained?"

"I'll send people to take care of them right now!!"

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Eiseku felt it made a lot of sense and immediately calmed down. He even said, "Wait a minute, since we have such a rare opportunity, we might as well use it to test the drug."

Pisco frowned upon hearing this and said, "I won't joke with the lives of my men!!"

These subordinates are all people I trained myself; they might even become official members of the organization later.

How could he possibly bear to let them become consumables?

Tokiwa Eisaku said, "We don't need your people, just pick some guards."

As he spoke, he gestured for his assistant to quickly fetch the medicine, while he and Tokiwa Eiseki went outside to see what was going on.

After they left, Shuichi Akai, who was disguised as a researcher in a white coat and mask, immediately realized that his opportunity had come!
He thought that secretly filming the experiment was already a major achievement, but it seems... there's still a chance to get his hands on the drug!

With that in mind, Shuichi Akai fixed his gaze on the assistant and followed him discreetly.

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Shiraishi Ei charged ahead, leading the group toward the factory exit!
Kogoro Mouri and the others followed behind him, embarking on their operation in a grand procession.

Along the way, many security personnel came out to stop them, but when faced with fifty or sixty guns, they immediately backed down and dared not stop them at all!
Of course, there are always some people who are quite daring.

They would seize any opportunity to shoot from the shadows, firing several shots into the crowd without checking how many people they hit, then turning and running away, trying to find another spot to continue shooting.

However, after locking onto the opponent's location, Shiraishi immediately aimed a shot to indicate the direction to the others.

Seeing this, the others also picked up their automatic weapons and fired in the direction Shiraishi E was firing.

In an instant, three or four hundred bullets were unleashed.

Even the walls were smashed to pieces; the so-called cover became a joke at this moment!
The guard who fired the shot was instantly riddled with bullets and was dead beyond any doubt.

The others were terrified when they saw this and didn't dare to fire their guns indiscriminately, fearing they would be the next target. They could only hide in fear.

However, at this moment, several researchers suddenly rushed in. Looking at these cowardly guards, they went straight up without saying a word, raised the modified APTX4869 and injected them!
The guards were startled, but because of the assassins who followed the researchers in, they dared not make any move and could only watch helplessly as they were injected with unknown drugs.

After the injection, one of the researchers laughed and said, "Alright, you've been enhanced, get started!"

At first, the guards didn't quite understand what it meant, but gradually, they quickly noticed the changes in their bodies!

A surge of power coursed through my body, as if I had inexhaustible energy!
They believed that it was better to fight the detainees than to be killed on the spot by these assassins!
Without further hesitation, they immediately picked up their guns and launched a counterattack against the group of fugitives!

"Charge! The exit is just ahead!" Kogoro Mori shouted, the barrel of the AK47 he had picked up already glowing red.

The other prisoners also let out beast-like howls, their pent-up anger from long imprisonment finally erupting at this moment.

Suddenly, three fully armed guards appeared in the passage ahead.

Kogoro Mori decisively raised his AK47 and began firing.

His marksmanship was excellent; he accurately hit the three guards.

To his astonishment, the guard, despite being hit by several bullets, merely swayed and continued firing at them!
"What the hell?!" Kogoro Mori stared in horror at the guard who was still firing despite being shot in the chest and bleeding. He had even forgotten to fire!
"Stop standing there, run!" Shiraishi E grabbed Kogoro Mouri and ran through the crowd and through a hail of bullets into a nearby building!

He had a way to get rid of these experimental subjects, but there was no need.

He brought these people out to stir up trouble, not to actually help them escape.

The situation is already chaotic, so it's time to take this opportunity to slip away.

(End of this chapter)