Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 478 Early Clues to the Elixir of Immortality (Please continue reading!)

Heiji Hattori turned to Conan and asked, "Could it be that organization?"

The Black Organization is codenamed after alcohol. The two had suspected this when they were eavesdropping earlier, and now the Thorn Princess has confirmed their suspicions.

"It must be them. Are they planning to extend their reach to Tokyo's government this time to expand their influence in a big way?"

Conan was filled with unease. If the Black Organization—no, it would be more accurate to call it the Black Organization—had extended its reach into government departments, it would not only be harmful to society but would also make it more difficult for him to take them down.

Although their specific purpose is unclear, once they reach out, it's bound to be bad news!

"We must stop them!"

Conan turned to look at Princess Thorn.

Although he disagreed with the Thorn Princess's actions, he couldn't think of any other way at this point and could only rely on her.

Conan stared longingly at Princess Thorn, wanting to seek cooperation, but didn't know how to start.

He was firing at someone this morning, and it's incredibly lucky they let him go. Now he's asking for cooperation.

This behavior feels a bit nonsensical and shameless.

Joel rolled his eyes. Ai Haibara was right. Conan was shameless. He actually wanted to cooperate with her at a time like this.
It's already a favor that they didn't beat him up!
“Sorry, our philosophies don’t align,” Joel shook his head in refusal.

Conan felt he could back down: "That chef who just went in is clearly no good; you can definitely stop him!"

"If I take action, I will leave no survivors. Aren't you planning to punish them with the law?"

Joel gave a half-smile, seemingly indicating that Conan was genuinely anxious, otherwise he wouldn't have lowered his standards.

Sure enough, Conan is shameless. His bottom line is very flexible; he can raise it when needed and lower it when not.

"The brewery is guilty of heinous crimes, but sometimes there's nothing we can do, Hattori, don't you think?"

Conan felt a little guilty and turned to Hattori for his friend's support.

Hattori's bottom line wasn't that high to begin with, and as a hitman for the sake company, he had countless lives on his hands. For him, as long as the two former high-ranking officials didn't die, that was enough.

He nodded slightly, then looked earnestly into Princess Thorn's eyes: "Although our general directions are not aligned, at least our starting point is to reduce illegal and irregular events in society."

"Since you've all put it that way, it wouldn't seem quite right for me to disagree."

Just as Conan and Hattori were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Joel, after catching his breath, said, "But even if we spare the lives of these two high-ranking officials, they may not necessarily survive the rest of the story."

Joel had been lying on the roof listening for a long time, and she could hear the effects of the drug very clearly.

If, as the chef said, the medication can only alleviate symptoms, then letting them live today would only mean more suffering.

"That's different. Whether we survive or not is none of our business. Right now, we must be true to ourselves for the Lord!"

That's Conan's idea.

Those two can die, but they cannot die in front of him!
The night was filled with continuous rain and fierce winds.

The island's night market was originally expected to see a surge in activity after the dugong festival.

Because of the heavy rain, a murder occurred, and even the house of the longevity goddess collapsed. No one was interested, especially the tourists, who were indignant at their own ignorance and angry at the islanders for keeping it a secret.

The islanders had no choice but to close the gates, albeit with great reluctance.

For safety reasons, Kogoro Mouri did not go up the mountain, but returned to his guesthouse instead.

Kimie Shimabukuro was tied up and guarded by Ran and Kazuha in turns.

Kogoro Mori simply couldn't believe the villagers on the island.

The fact that dozens of islanders are involved in dugong hunting means that at least dozens of families know that dugong hunting is happening in the village.

The islanders knew everything about the longevity woman, but they deliberately kept it a secret.

How many households are there on the entire Mermaid Island?

Their sinister intentions are evident.

If he dares to leave Shimabukuro Kimie at the village office today, he will definitely hear the news that she has vanished into thin air tomorrow.

Don't be fooled by the fact that no one stopped Shimabukuro Kimie when he was arrested; in reality, everyone was itching to do the same. If there had been a leader, they would have acted long ago.

The islanders of Mermaid Island are not as simple and honest as I imagined; the enthusiasm I felt yesterday has completely vanished today.

Even the guesthouse owners were looking at them strangely.

I would like to thank the late Tao Nishiyama here.

If the other party is still alive, arresting Shimabukuro Kimie will probably not be so easy, and it may even provoke a backlash from the villagers.

"Those two little devils, I wonder where they've gone off to cause trouble again."

Kogoro Mouri was somewhat concerned, but with the rain getting heavier and heavier, plus Kimie Shimabukuro, he had no choice but to stay at the guesthouse.

However, Heiji Hattori's swordsmanship is so good that he should be fine as long as he doesn't encounter the Thorn Princess.

After confirming that Kogoro Mouri wouldn't be leaving, Natsukawa left from a corner outside the guesthouse.

Vodka's transport mission proceeded smoothly, and there was no need to worry about Homoto Ichiki's situation; it was simply a matter of how he would die.

With Kimie Shimabukuro arrested, Natsukawa could conveniently go to the shrine to find the list of attendees from previous years. The Dugong Shrine is located on the east side of Mermaid Island, less than 100 meters from the sea.

The Shimabukuro family lived right next to the shrine. Perhaps because they didn't expect to be arrested, they didn't lock the gate, and Natsukawa easily entered.

Soon, Xia Chuan found the list of attendees for the Dugong Festival.

The list of attendees was stored in a large black wooden drawer, which was completely filled with the attendees' names.

Xia Chuan roughly counted them; there were at least forty or fifty books.

Early dugong festivals had few outsiders and were mostly attended by villagers. Later, as the shrine became famous, the register of participants visibly thickened.

He discovered that the earlier the list was, the older it was, some even emitting a musty smell, and the paper was gradually turning yellow.

Xia Chuan first found the directory from three years ago, and then saw several names that Conan had seen in the original anime.

Shiho Miyano, Jin Kurosawa, Saburo Uozuka.

The three names were side by side, quite ordinary. If he hadn't known Gin and Vodka's names, he probably would have thought, like Conan, that the name Shiho Miyano was just a coincidence.

The names of gin and vodka first appeared here, making this catalog quite valuable for collectors.

Of course, Xia Chuan wasn't just bored and came solely for this.

The main purpose this time is still APTX4869.

No, the APTX4869 version was developed by Ai Haibara, and he came here this time to look for any earlier clues about the longevity drug.

As is well known, the longevity drug existed long before Haibara took over the project; otherwise, Vermouth's situation would be inexplicable, and Natsukawa even suspected that Gin was one of the test subjects from back then.

Previous researchers were Ai Haibara's parents, Atsushi Miyano and Elena Miyano.

This also explains why Vermouth dislikes the Miyano couple so much.

Gin's previous behavior clearly showed that he had a lot of opinions about Sherry and was somewhat resistant to the research on APTX4869.

But Xia Chuan still felt there was a big problem here!
Here's a timeline I've compiled based on what I saw in my past life and what I learned online:
Thirty years ago, Atsushi Miyano joined Shirahato Pharmaceutical as a drug researcher, and that's where he met Elena Miyano.

The collapse of Hakuju Pharmaceutical 25 years ago likely occurred during this period, when Karasuma Renya took notice of it.

Nineteen years ago, Atsushi Miyano accepted Renya Karasuma's offer to join the brewery and begin drug research.

Following that, Karasuma Renya reopened Hakuju Pharmaceutical for him and then began to take over and lead the research on longevity drugs.

According to the storyline, Karasuma Renya was already ninety-nine years old fifty years ago.

So, nineteen years ago, Karasuma Renya was already 130 years old.

No matter how well a normal person takes care of themselves, it is very difficult to live to 130 years old.

Furthermore, it's impossible for Atsushi Miyano to develop an elixir of immortality immediately after joining; it would take at least several years or even more than a decade.

So the question is, how did Karasuma Renya manage to survive during this period?
Natsukawa certainly wouldn't believe that he was so resilient that he lived to be 140, so he suspected that someone had already successfully developed a drug for immortality or anti-aging before Atsushi Miyano.

As one of the important raw materials, Dugong marrow is something that Natsukawa even suspects was not discovered by Atsushi Miyano, but by someone else before that!

If we're lucky, we might find some clues in the conference register. If we do, it might help us find Karasuma Renya's trail later.

This is Xia Chuan's overall approach.

"So many."

The list of attendees was so long that Xia Chuan felt a little dizzy and overwhelmed.

Having a good memory is great, but having a large number of names flood your mind is still very mentally taxing.

Xia Chuan actually intended to take everything with him, but the current situation was clearly inappropriate.

It would be troublesome if Vodka saw so many books. Even if he wanted to take them away, Frank would have to come over later.

It seems that Kimie Shimabukuro will not be able to return to this house, and no one will probably care about the things in the closet.

"Yes, Atsushi Miyano did come here."

Flipping through the list of attendees at the Dugong Festival from nineteen years ago, Natsukawa was pleasantly surprised to finally find the names of the Miyano couple.

This discovery proves that some of his inferences were correct!

The fact that they arrived at Mermaid Island in their first year speaks volumes.

"Just as I thought, that's how it should be, otherwise Karasuma Renya would be too terrifying."

Therefore, Xia Chuan became even more convinced that the elixir of immortality had already been invented much earlier.

Ai Haibara and the Miyano couple likely benefited from the success of their predecessors.

However, the longevity drugs developed at that time probably had side effects. If Karasuma Renya had been turned into a five-year-old child, the Miyano family probably wouldn't have had any further involvement.

Another strange thing is that if the first person was able to develop the first generation of longevity drugs, why couldn't the later ones? Even if they were old, they shouldn't have died.

Did Karasuma Renya bring in Miyano Atsushi nineteen years ago because the first developer died or defected?
(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)