Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 479 Speculations about Karasuma Renya
Who was the first scientist to develop a longevity drug? Why did he stop researching it? Did he die, or did he part ways with Karasuma Renya?
"This is getting more and more interesting. Indeed, accepting the IRS assignment was the right choice!"

Just based on these experiences alone, this trip to Mermaid Island was definitely worthwhile!

Xia Chuan suppressed his excitement. As long as he was patient, all these things would gradually be revealed to him.

The premise is that he can survive!

Xia Chuan took a deep breath, composed himself, and continued flipping through the list.

"Ok?"

Xia Chuan was suddenly taken aback. He had been drawn to the names of the Miyano couple, but upon closer inspection, he realized that there was another name on this page that he was very familiar with.

— Kenzo Masuyama.

That's true; there's nothing wrong with researchers having a code name member as a bodyguard or monitor.

Natsukawa had always thought it would be Gin, but it turned out to be Pisco.

In the original storyline, Pisco told Ai Haibara that he and the Miyano couple were familiar colleagues, which now makes sense.

This also means that nineteen years ago, Karasuma Renya still valued Piske highly.

Putting the three names together, Xia Chuan guessed that Pisco was probably the person in charge of the longevity drug at the time.

So, at the director's memorial service, Pisco quickly confirmed that Ai Haibara was Sherry, thus completing the loop.

Thus, Pisco knows just as much about drug research as Gin does, and may even have heard about cases of immortality or shrinking from Atsushi Miyano.

After all, he accepted the fact that Ai Haibara had become Sherry far too quickly!
As Pisco aged, his physical strength and energy gradually declined, and he was able to do fewer things. It was around this time that Karasuma Renya began to hand over most of his responsibilities to Gin, eventually leading to his complete replacement by Gin.

I went through the conference directories one by one. As the year was earlier, there were fewer and fewer names on the directories. Many directories were only a few pages long.

As the list progressed, the handwriting became increasingly illegible, and occasionally traces of alteration could be seen, clearly indicating that the person who registered the list at the time was highly unprofessional!

It was probably in the early years that the Dugong Shrine was not so famous and its staff were not yet proficient in their work.

The simple fishermen of that time must have genuinely worshipped dugongs, rather than hunting them.

I wonder which business genius came up with the idea of ​​selling dugong meat, turning faith into a product and making it commercial.

It just goes to show that the world is full of wonders, and even a fisherman can be different from others.

"what?"

Xia Chuan's fingers, which were flipping through the list, suddenly stopped, his eyes widened abruptly, and he stared intently at one of the names.

The surprise lasted for a long time; his fingernail even pressed a deep dent into the list!

The appearance of this name made Xia Chuan's blood boil instantly!

A completely unexpected and delightful surprise.

Originally, I was just looking for some clues and possibilities, but I didn't expect to be met with such a big surprise!
On the list from thirty-eight years ago, Xia Chuan suddenly discovered a very glaring name!

—Karasuma Renya!
Uh, to be precise, it's Karasuma (vacancy).

The third character is not non-existent, but rather it has been destroyed.

For some unknown reason, a large chunk of this page was torn out, leaving only three characters of Karasuma Renya.

But that's enough!

As for the possibility of coincidence?
No way, there aren't that many coincidences, especially with such an obscure name.

Thirty-eight years ago, Karasuma Renya was 111 years old. Although Karasuma Renya was quite old at that time, he was still relatively reliable.

Xia Chuan had indeed heard of people living to be 110 years old.

But in the case of two lifetimes, it seems there are very few people who have lived to be over 120 years old. Even if there are, they are just like the "Longevity Granny," who is purely a fabricated figure.

Thirty-eight years ago, Karasuma Renya came to Mermaid Island. At that time, he must have come for the Dugong Marrow, right?

Xia Chuan muttered to himself as he carefully examined the page.

However, because the piece was torn off, part of the name on this page is no longer fully displayed.

Especially next to Karasuma Renya, the most suspicious name was only clearly visible for the last character.

Well, it's not entirely clear, but I can roughly make out two strokes.

"丿", "丨"

How outrageous!
Xia Chuan looked up at the ceiling, his face filled with despair.

This name, with only one character remaining, felt very important. It might be the key to finding Karasuma Renya, or even the first person he suspected to be the researcher of the longevity drug.

Damn it, it must be Conan's doing. If Conan had opened this directory, he might have found the complete names.

Xia Chuan was extremely helpless, but he could only grit his teeth and swallow it down.

His heart was racing, and Xia Chuan shook his head vigorously to suppress this inexplicable excitement.

"Don't rush, take a deep breath."

Even with his exceptional mental fortitude, this was the first time in a long time that he had seen any clues about Karasuma Renya, which was incredibly exciting.

Having lived for decades, he desperately wanted to know Karasuma Renya's secrets.

IRS's mission was more or less an excuse to deceive himself. His ultimate fantasy was to find Karasuma Renya, unravel the secret of his 150-year life, and understand the causes and consequences of the past few decades.

Where is Karasuma Renya? What is the history of the longevity drug? How old are Gin and Vermouth? What was the cause of Haneda Koji's death? Why did he know about the Karasuma family? These are all plot holes left by Gosho Aoyama, which he didn't fill until he came into this world.

Even the mystery of Conan and Kaito being similar was only solved after arriving here, through Franky.

Xia Chuan became increasingly convinced that he could solve all these mysteries.

Three years ago, nineteen years ago, and thirty-eight years ago, the distillery visited Mermaid Island three times in total for the sake of the dugongs!

All of this confirms his suspicion that Karasuma Renya had definitely taken the elixir of immortality.

However, it was probably ineffective, and he was on his deathbed again, which is why Atsushi Miyano and Shiho Miyano came into being.

Xia Chuan couldn't help but wonder if the reason why the timeline of this world had been stuck in this year was because this year was Karasuma Renya's deadline.

After all, One Piece has been running for almost thirty years, and the One Piece world has been around for several years. No matter how outrageous it is, it can't be like the Detective Conan world, which has no intention of turning the page at all.

Xia Chuan put away the three directories. He figured the others were fine, but to make sure his actions wouldn't give him away, he would have Frank go later to take all the other directories with him.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Chuan spent another ten minutes or so tidying up the scene.

Try not to let people notice that someone has been here.

This is his work habit: to finish things properly, regardless of whether it's useful or not, it's an essential step.

"It's fortunate that it's a submarine, otherwise, in this kind of weather, it would be really difficult for ships to dock."

(End of this chapter)