The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

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"Yes, that's right, it's Sherry! That woman who betrayed the organization should have already gone there! If you don't know what she looks like, go look for her in the organization's database!"

In an open space, Vodka was meticulously checking the car for any signs of tampering, while Gin appeared to be on the phone with someone.

"After I check the car to make sure nothing else has been loaded inside, I'll head over and meet you!"

"That's right, there's no way I'm wrong. That woman will definitely want to investigate anything related to that drug."

Gin spoke with confidence; he didn't believe Sherry would give up such a good opportunity to access that drug.

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As expected, things turned out exactly as Gin had predicted.

After Ai Haibara heard from Conan that Pisco might be carrying that kind of drug.

Ai Haibara also gave up on persuading Conan to stop this dangerous behavior, and instead took the initiative to ask to sneak into Beika Hotel with Conan.

Therefore, Ai Haibara had no choice but to reluctantly give up her plan to have dinner with her sister at Yuu Aragaki's house.

When Yu Aragaki received a text message from Ai Haibara on his phone, he showed a rather surprised expression.

【I'm truly sorry, Professor Agasa isn't feeling well, so we might need to go to the hospital. We apologize for disappointing you all, and please convey my apologies to Ms. Masami as well.】

Unlike Akemi Miyano, who showed a look of pity and sympathy after learning of Professor Agasa's illness.

Besides surprise, Aragaki Yu's face also showed a hint of amusement.

Chapter 392 Ai Haibara in the Wine Cellar (2-in-1)

Yuu Aragaki knew very well that something that could make Ai Haibara give up the opportunity to meet her sister must be something very important.

For Ai Haibara, who is now a primary school student, this kind of thing is probably inseparable from the organization.

As for the reason why Dr. Agasa felt unwell and needed to go to the hospital.

Yuya Aragaki just laughed it off, after all, he had just returned from the convenience store because he was short of seasonings at home, and he saw Professor Agasa hurriedly drive away.

The way he strode around didn't seem like he was sick at all.

"Looks like we'll have to eat by ourselves!" Looking at the huge table of food, Akemi Miyano shrugged helplessly, but her tone was full of concern. "I wonder if Professor Agasa is alright."

“It’s alright.” Yuu Aragaki nodded to Akemi Miyano. “Let’s pack some and send it to them. They seem to be in such a hurry to get to the hospital that they probably won’t have time to eat properly.”

“Okay.” Miyano Akemi naturally wouldn’t refuse this.

After all, it would be quite difficult for the two of them to handle such a large spread of food.

……

More than an hour later.

"Haiyuan!"

"Haibara, answer me now!"

"Answer me now, Ai Haibara!"

In a daze, Ai Haibara was awakened from her slumber by a series of calls.

"Who is it?" Lying on the ground, Ai Haibara rubbed her heavy head and struggled to sit up, only to find that it was Conan's figure coming out from the detective badge.

"Kudo!"

"Ai Haibara, is that you?"

"Hmm, where are you?" Ai Haibara

Looking around at his surroundings with a somewhat bewildered expression, he asked Conan.

"I'm in the car that Dr. Agasa parked behind the hotel." Conan's voice came through the detective badge again.

"What's wrong with me?" Perhaps because she had just woken up, Ai Haibara's mind was blank.

"I should be asking you that!" Conan's voice sounded very worried. "What exactly happened in the corridor outside the venue?"

It turns out that not long ago, even when Conan used Shinichi Kudo's voice to inform Inspector Megure that someone was planning to harm Representative Shigehiko Tobukuro during the banquet.

But that didn't stop him from being killed.

Although the death of Senator Tunkou appears to be an accident.

In the banquet hall, there was a sudden power outage, and it was precisely during the commotion caused by the power outage that the chandelier on the ceiling suddenly fell down, killing the congressman, Tunkou.

However, from the conversation between Gin and someone that was overheard, it can be confirmed that all these seemingly unexpected events must have been arranged by the guy in the organization codenamed Pisco.

Through a purple handkerchief that fell along with the chandelier, Conan successfully narrowed down Pisco's identity to the seven people who received the purple handkerchief before the banquet began.

Just as Conan was preparing to investigate further about which of the seven people's handkerchiefs had gone missing...

Under pressure, the police released all the guests who had been forced to remain in the banquet hall.

It was also because of the huge flow of people surging out of the hall at that moment that Conan and Ai Haibara were successfully separated.

Left with no other option, he could only temporarily answer Conan in Professor Agasa's car, only to find that he couldn't contact Ai Haibara no matter what he did.

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"The corridor outside the venue, I..." Ai Haibara shook her groggy head, finally regaining a bit of clarity. "Oh, I remember now!"

"At that time, I was suddenly pushed apart by the crowd, which is why I got separated from you."

Ai Haibara tried hard to recall the scene, "Just as I was about to call you, then suddenly someone came from behind me... Ah!"

Recalling that moment, Ai Haibara felt a sudden tremor in her heart and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

An ominous premonition arose in her heart.

"What about from behind!?" Conan was clearly startled by Ai Haibara's exclamation and asked anxiously.

"After someone drugged me and knocked me unconscious, they took me to some wine cellar and locked me up..." Ai Haibara said uncertainly after looking around at her surroundings.

"What!?" Conan's tone on the phone clearly changed. "You mean...?"

"Yes!" Ai Haibara immediately confirmed Conan's guess. "I think he must be that organization member who dared to kill even though he was under close police surveillance—Pisco!"

"What did you say?!" Inside Professor Agasa's car, Conan's face had turned incredibly grim. "That guy, he's not still with you right now, is he?!"

"No, that guy isn't here right now!" Ai Haibara said, struggling to keep her body from giving way, as she slowly walked to the cellar door and tried to turn the doorknob. "But the lock on the door is definitely secure."

"Right now, all there is is a cart with cardboard boxes on it and a cleaning staff uniform," Ai Haibara said, giving up on trying to unlock the door and continuing to scan her surroundings.

"uniform?"

“Yes.” Ai Haibara analyzed, looking at the uniform on the cart box. “I think after he drugged me, he must have taken me to the bathroom first, changed me into this uniform he had prepared beforehand, put me in the cardboard box, and finally transported me to this wine cellar.”

Ai Haibara slowly approached the cart. "In my opinion, if he hadn't taken care of that councilor in the meeting, he would have done so in the restroom and then brought him here. I didn't expect these things to be prepared for me."

"Never mind that, the most important thing now is for you to find a way to escape from that wine cellar, and then we'll make other plans."

Fortunately, Conan was able to prioritize this time.

He realized that if Ai Haibara continued to stay in this place, the situation would definitely become very bad.

However, Ai Haibara did not respond after hearing Conan's words.

She was silent for a moment, and after a series of struggles, she said to Conan with a serious expression through her detective armband, "Listen carefully, Kudo, remember what I'm saying!"

"The AP in APTX-4869 that makes us young refers to Apoptoxin, which means programmed cell death. Simply put, it means that cells have the ability to self-destruct, and they can survive by inhibiting this function."

"Alright, Ai!" Hearing Ai Haibara's words on the phone, which sounded like she was giving her last instructions, Conan was suddenly startled and wanted to stop her from continuing.

"However, this drug can not only induce apoptosis in programmed cells, but also increase the proliferation capacity of cells with polymerization-induced reactivity..."

Ai Haibara ignored Conan and instead continued to explain to him her understanding of the drug through her research.

Although she knew the other person would definitely not understand these meanings, she hoped Conan could remember them.

Perhaps through this information, when Conan encounters someone who has made significant contributions in this field in the future, he will be able to develop an antidote for this drug.

This is the only thing she can do for everyone now.

"Stop talking, Ai!" Conan, realizing that Ai Haibara had given up on escaping, shouted at her through his detective badge, "If you really want to talk, wait until you escape from there, then you can talk for as long as you want!"

"Shut up! Listen to me quietly now!" However, Ai Haibara wasn't having any of it. "If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to speak to you again in my entire life!"

Of course, there's also his older sister, Yuu Aragaki, and Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys...

Although her tone was very calm, Ai Haibara's eyes couldn't help but well up with tears.

"What?" Conan's expression froze.

"Don't you understand?" Ai Haibara's voice was filled with despair. "Even though they saw what I looked like as a child, they still chose to lock me up. Even if I manage to escape this time, they'll find me within two days..."

Upon hearing this, Conan suddenly fell silent for a moment.

"At that time, not only the doctor who took me in during this period, but anyone who has anything to do with me, they will be eliminated without mercy in order to keep the secret."

Ai Haibara knew the organization's ways very well, and stated it as if calmly stating a fact: "You should understand now, whether I stay here or escape safely, the fact is that I will never see you again..."

Although she said that, Ai Haibara's tightly clenched fists and the blood seeping from between her fingers showed that she was not at peace inside.

She was very unwilling, because she had just escaped the organization and just repeated herself with her sister.

The two women hadn't even recognized each other yet, and he had already ended up in this predicament.