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A massive explosion occurred in the confined space, and the violent tremors caused the entire base to shake.

The explosion did not directly damage the materials, leaving gaps, but it did disrupt the base's center of gravity.

After the base above began to shift, a small opening appeared.

Vernon immediately manipulated the thorn vines to crawl inside.

Goodness, this huge space is crammed full of components for energy extraction devices.

This is several times larger than the machine Hydra used to extract the energy from the Space Stone, and in terms of efficiency, it seems to be inferior to Hydra's products.

Karasuma Renya has only managed to produce a substandard product through plagiarism.

The energy chamber was breached, and cryogenic gas began to spew out wildly, with white mist enveloping the entire lowest level.

However, the thorn vine's perception is neither thermal nor optical, so the low temperature only slightly limited its movement speed.

Storage device… Storage device…

As Vernon searched, he muttered to himself that if they could find a storage device that had been operating for decades, they wouldn't have to worry too much about energy this time.

Even if the Black Organization's extractor is a hand-cranked generator that has been cranking for decades, the amount of electricity it generates is not a small number.

But after searching for a long time, Vernon couldn't find any mechanical structure that looked like a storage device. As he wondered, he felt that something was wrong with the materials around him.

The weight of the base above is so great, and even after pressing down for so long, it hasn't enlarged that tiny hole the size of a finger at all. What kind of material is this...?

Could it be…

"Frank! Push him! Make him increase his energy consumption!" Vernon shouted into the channel.

"clear."

Frank gave the order and immediately slammed on the brakes, standing on a piece of unmelted building debris.

They've been fighting for so long that the metal around here has melted into a colloid; it's a miracle they can even find a place to stand.

[Command received successfully… Infinite Power Mode activated… Potion injected!]

The concentrated drug flowed into Frank's body through his blood vessels, and under the influence of the energy in the drug, his eyes turned reddish-white.

"Accept the judgment of the Holy Light!"

Frank roared and leaped into the air, bullets from his dual pistols swirling around him, the dense barrage of fire completely obscuring Gin's vision.

Ruthless Pursuit x3!

Under high-speed automatic fire, the distance between bullets decreases further, and the barrage becomes even denser.

Gin raised the slightly sticky gun in his hand, stuck it directly into the ground beneath his feet, and pressed the switch!

A continuous stream of energy erupted from the gun muzzle, forming a 360-degree protective shield around him.

Just then, through the senses of the thorn vines, Vernon discovered that energy was flowing rapidly through the walls of the extraction chamber.

"I take back my original thought. In some ways, this person is a genius."

Vernon remarked that the surrounding materials were all highly compressed using energy, and the particles within them were rapidly shortening in distance under the influence of the world's energy.

This is equivalent to a method of storing energy; once the restrictions are lifted and normalcy is restored, a large amount of energy will be released.

Thinking about it this way, that opening probably wasn't caused by an explosion; it was likely a deformation caused by Gin extracting energy.

Although this method may involve higher losses, it is convenient and discreet enough. Most people wouldn't care about the damaged buildings after destroying the base, and they might even have a chance to salvage them.

But now that opportunity is gone!

But a problem confronted Vernon: how to get rid of so many of these things? Release the energy one by one and then store it again? Unless all the countries on this planet are blind, they will definitely find out.

Forget it... I'll leave that aside for now...

Vernon shook his head and handed over control of the thorn vine to Fina, who was in charge of it.

Shortly after Fina took over, Gin, who was still fighting Frank, suddenly noticed that the energy gun alarm was going off.

The surrounding energy shield flashed and then disappeared. Before he could figure out what had happened, several holy light bullets pierced through his body, blasting out several large holes and igniting the rest of his body.

Frank stopped, his mask popped off, and he gagged twice.

The mature version of Ouroboros has far fewer side effects than the Hydra drug copied by the Black Organization, but they still exist.

After catching his breath, Frank closed his mask again and walked to Gin's body. The corrosive effects of the drug on the body had not yet stopped, and pus dripped through the flames and onto the ground.

Passionate and intense!

The holy flames spewed from the right gun vaporized all of Gin's remaining energy, completing the ritual of deliverance.

Chapter 145 Conan Edogawa: Am I an illegitimate child?!

A few days later, Hattori Heiji, who was reading case files even while sleeping, was brought up by his father.

"Dad, what's up? I'm learning how to write case files," Hattori Heiji said, yawning as he sat opposite Hattori Heizo.

"Don't pretend in front of me." Hattori Heizo said as he pulled a photo from the drawer and placed it on the table.

Are you looking for him?

The photo showed Gin's profile. Hattori Heiji rubbed his eyes. He had just watched the live stream a few days ago, but he really wasn't looking for him. Why would he look for him when he was already dead?

But Heiji Hattori didn't know what his father meant, so he just watched him quietly.

"Don't make such a big fuss about investigating anymore. We have people in there. If you really want to know, when you reach my position, I will naturally tell you everything in detail."

Hattori Heizo's tone was somewhat persuasive; he was genuinely afraid his son would die suddenly if things continued this way.

"Someone's there? An undercover agent!" Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up immediately.

"Hmm." Hattori Heizo nodded. "I can't tell you exactly who it is for now."

This is a normal practice, since the best way to protect undercover agents is to reduce the number of people who know the truth.

But Heiji Hattori was like he was constipated. The aliens were wiping out the Black Organization. What if he didn't bring back the undercover agent or he would be killed?

"You're not going to tell me the person in this photo is an undercover agent, are you...?" Hattori Heiji managed to squeeze out a sentence.

*Thud!* Hattori Heizo picked up a piece of paper from the table and slapped it at Hattori Heiji.

"What have you been learning all these days?! If you were an undercover agent, would I have kept his photo?!" Hattori Heizo snapped.

Heiji Hattori glanced at the communicator. Vernon hadn't given him any news yet. He had a lot to say, but he couldn't say it.

"There's one more thing. Who exactly is that little kid who's following you?" Hattori Heizo stood up and asked. "Fake household registrations can't fool my eyes."

"Dad, what do you mean?" Hattori Heiji was a little nervous. Could his father have seen through Conan's disguise?

“He could be a big problem, stay away from him,” Hattori Heizo warned.

It's definitely a big problem, but what exactly is it?

Hattori Heiji hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "What kind of big trouble is it?"

“He might be Yusaku Kudo’s illegitimate son,” Hattori Heizo sighed deeply.

"Cough cough cough!" Hattori Heiji almost coughed up his lungs.

Shinichi Kudo has become Yusaku Kudo's illegitimate son?!

“You wouldn’t believe it, would you? I didn’t expect it either.” Hattori Heizo looked worried. “But I’ve seen Yusaku’s picture. This child looks a lot like him when he was a child. Also, his household registration was handled by Yusaku’s friend, Professor Agasa. In addition, I heard that Yusaku rushed back. I guess he came to see his illegitimate child.”

"I don't even know when Yusaku made that mistake, sigh..."

Hattori Heiji's face turned bright red. He really couldn't hold it in anymore; he was about to die laughing. He wondered what kind of expression Kudo Shinichi would have if he knew he had become an illegitimate child.

"And Yusaku's eldest son, Shinichi Kudo, has also disappeared." It seems that Heizo Hattori has decided that Conan is his illegitimate son. "This might be a power struggle within a wealthy family. You should stay away from it."

"I also need to find an opportunity to persuade him. I can't just ignore everything. What kind of era is this? Letting his sons fight amongst themselves?"

Just as Hattori Heiji was feeling incredibly frustrated, his communicator beeped, and the security level was lowered once again.

Of course, it cannot be made public yet, but people like Hattori Heiji are already able to communicate with their parents to a limited extent.

"Dad! I have something to tell you, but don't be afraid," Hattori Heiji said, straightening his clothes.

"What could possibly frighten me? You're still too young."

"Edogawa Conan is not an illegitimate child, he is Kudo Shinichi!"

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, because of a drug called aptx-4869."

Hattori Heizo tapped his fingers on his wrist. The news was indeed shocking, but given his position, he still knew some special information, such as why so many countries were planting spies in the Black Organization instead of simply eliminating them.

Besides the mutual distrust, an important point is that everyone is envious of the technology they possess.

Seeing that his father wasn't frightened, Hattori Heiji was a little surprised and dropped another bombshell, "Also, the person in your photo is dead, and went to heaven with a secret base."

Hattori Heizo fell silent. The message he received was that Gin was suspected of being missing.

In addition, he was also wondering how his son knew about it; it couldn't possibly be that he was the one who did it.

Neither of the two messages could sway his father. Hattori Heiji sighed, "There's another piece of news: the Black Organization's technology is incomplete, originating from an alien criminal organization..."

Bang!

Hattori Heizo slammed his fist on the table, staring intently at Hattori Heiji. "Are you sure?! How did you know?!"

Hattori Heiji was startled. "Because aliens from an official organization that is hostile to them have arrived. I've even met them... Their probes are floating outside the Earth, and I've even been on one."

"Evidence! I need evidence!" Hattori Heizo's face was flushed, whether from nervousness or excitement, it was hard to tell.

Hattori Heiji took out his communicator and showed the live stream video directly to Hattori Heizo.

“Not enough.” Hattori Heizo said after watching the video, since it wasn’t something that couldn’t be faked.

"Dad, did you bring a gun?" Hattori Heiji asked.

"What do you want to do?" Hattori Heizo frowned.

Hattori Heiji took a few steps back, and he was now about five meters away from Hattori Heizo.

“Shoot me, just in the foot,” Hattori Heiji said.

Without saying a word, Hattori Heizo fired his gun. Bang! The bullet was deflected by the force field shield in front of Hattori Heiji.

Rat-a-tat-tat! Upon hearing the gunshots, police officers immediately rushed over. No one dared to delay when their own superior was firing shots from his house.