Conan Rick's Investigator

However, just when Qin Zhibo was so confident, Officer Gao Mu came out of the hotel and called out to Chris Wynyard.

Just when Qin Zhibo was wondering whether the police had any new discoveries that could identify the murderer, Inspector Megure appeared in front of him.

……

The two blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners stood out in the crowd full of Asian faces and were taken to the hotel office first.

Inspector Megure sent a police officer who could speak English to communicate with the two and explained the current situation.

It turned out that the police had obtained some information and needed to interrogate relevant personnel.

This surprised Qin Zhibo a little. He didn't expect that Inspector Megure could be so brave even without the help of the detective and really found the key person in the case.

After a while, the owner of a professional baseball team, a music producer, a female writer, and others were also brought in by the police and temporarily placed in the office, awaiting interrogation.

The owner of one of the professional baseball teams had a bad temper and kept asking the police why they had called them back for questioning and whether they were looking down on them.

The others also joined in the commotion, and under pressure, Inspector Megure could only say that they were all guests who received purple handkerchiefs on the registration list, and there was evidence that the murderer was one of them.

After Inspector Megure said this, everyone had no choice but to calm down and wait for the police investigation.

After a while, the last of the eight people, the boss of the automobile company, Kenzo Masuyama, was brought in by Officer Takagi.

As soon as he entered the office, Kenzo Masuyama looked at everyone in the room with a confused look on his face.

"What are you looking at? We've been waiting for you, come over here..."

The owner of the professional baseball team, who was forced to wait a little longer, was a little unhappy and spoke rudely.

Inspector Megure explained the situation to everyone and then began to interrogate them.

Just when Inspector Megure was about to call Kenzo Masuyama, who was closer to him, to interrogate first, Chris Wynyard suddenly stood up from his seat.

"Please, &..."

Inspector Megure was stunned by this request, but still agreed and began to interrogate the women present.

Led by Inspector Megure, Chris Wynyard was the first to enter the small office inside.

……

On the beige floor, Huihara Ai suddenly opened her eyes and woke up from her coma.

Covering her dizzy head, Haibara Ai sat up and observed the surrounding environment.

This was an unfamiliar room with two rows of large shelves, which were packed with boxes of goods. The room was filled with the faint aroma of wine, and behind it was an unused fireplace.

At this moment, an anxious cry came from the glasses leg on my ear.

"Haiyuan! Haiyuan!"

Haibara Ai responded weakly, "Is that Kudo?"

"Yes! It's me! Where are you now?"

"I……"

When Conan asked this, the fragments of memory that had been forgotten for a long time came flooding back, making the headache that was already caused by the cold even worse.

"Bah..."

Huiyuan bared her teeth sadly.

In her memory, Haibara Ai only remembered that she was separated by the crowd, and she looked at Conan who was anxiously looking for her a few meters away as if she was far away.

I wanted to reach out to respond to the cry, but a handkerchief covered my mouth and nose from behind, and the drowsy chemicals made me fall into a deep sleep.

When I woke up again, I was already in this place.

"This seems to be a wine cellar..."

"Just now in the corridor, someone took advantage of the chaos and knocked me unconscious from behind, then brought me here."

When Haibara Ai said this, Conan in Dr. Agasa's car was suddenly startled, "Hey! Could the person you are talking about be..."

"Yes..." Ai Haibara, who was in danger, was even calmer than Conan. "I think he must be the member of the organization who dared to kill people in the venue under close police surveillance..."

“Pisco…”

This made Conan even more panicked, and he hurriedly asked if the member of the organization was still around.

Huiyuan Ai looked around, stood up and made sure that no one else was around. Then she calmly replied, "That weirdo from the organization isn't here right now, but the door is locked."

Then Haibara Ai rationally analyzed how she was brought here, such as the organization members changed into cleaning staff uniforms and transported her here in boxes.

This made Conan, who was more worried about Haibara's safety than the truth, a little impatient.

"Don't worry about that. The most important thing now is that you find a way to escape from that wine cellar!"

Facing the anxious Conan, Haibara Ai, who had always been afraid of the Black Organization like a frightened bird, was now less afraid.

Once I accept my weakness, I am...

Ai Haibara raised her hand and pressed the earphone on the leg of her glasses, and revealed the secret of drug A.

"Kudo, listen carefully and remember what I say..."

"The AP in APTX-4869, the drug that rejuvenates us, stands for apoptoxin, which means programmed cell death."

"Simply put, cells have a self-destruction mechanism. Normal people can only survive by suppressing this mechanism, and this drug can trigger the cells' programmed death mechanism..."

"Haibara..." Conan on the other side was shocked that Haibara Ai could be so calm, but after thinking about it, he realized the reason.

"Stop talking! If you really want to tell me, wait until you escape from there and then tell me slowly!"

However, Conan's roar did not arouse Haibara Ai's will to survive, but instead she made more open arrangements for her funeral.

"If I'm not mistaken, I'll never have the chance to talk to you again in this life..."

"They saw my shrunken appearance this time, and they will definitely investigate who I came into contact with during the time I was shrunken."

"By then, not to mention Dr. Agasa who took me in, they will ruthlessly eliminate anyone who has anything to do with me..."

Huibara calmly declared death to everyone who came into contact with her, and was just short of saying the famous line "After I'm gone, you will be me."

However, at this moment, Conan roared.

"Don't give up so easily! We still have Qin Zhibo!"

"As long as we tell him everything, he will definitely help us! With his abilities, organizing anything is no problem at all."

"And there's Uncle Mori! My father! Hattori Heiji! Inspector Megure... Anyway, just believe me! There are still many good people in this world!"

"You can never kill all the good guys!"

In order to encourage Haibara Ai who wanted to give up, Conan started to talk nonsense and asked for help everywhere, as if he really wanted to have a final battle with the Black Organization.

……

At the same time, Qin Zhibo, who was waiting for interrogation in the hotel office, watched Sharon Wynyard push the door and walk out after the interrogation.

After walking out of the office, she immediately winked in the direction of Kenzo Masuyama while sitting on the chair.

Chapter 373 Cold + Baigan Liquor = Enlargement

Because Chris Wynyard suggested that ladies be given priority, the second person to be brought in for questioning was the female writer.

After Inspector Megure led the men into the inner office, Chris Wynyard stood up and walked towards Inspector Takagi.

"Officer, can I go to the restroom, please?"

"what?"

Takagi didn't understand English very well, but fortunately a police officer who knew English explained it to him, and Takagi finally understood.

"Yes, yes..."

Facing this world-famous female star, Takagi Wataru's heart beat faster, his face turned slightly red, and he even stuttered when speaking.

This made Officer Sato feel uncomfortable for some reason, and he quickly stood between Takagi and Chris Wynyard.

"I'm going to take her to the bathroom. Takagi, you stay here."

Officer Sato's tone was commanding, which made Takagi, who was used to receiving orders, immediately respond with a serious "yes".

After Officer Sato took Chris Wynyard away, Kenzo Masuyama suddenly started talking again.

"Brother Police Officer, can I go call my family?"

"The news should have reported that a murder had occurred here. If I don't call to let them know I'm safe, they'll get worried..."

Gao Mu was stunned for a moment, but did not agree.

"I'm very sorry, but phone calls are not allowed during the interrogation. Please be patient."

In fact, the police do not have such a strict rule. It’s just that Inspector Megure just now ordered that any action of these eight people must be watched, including making phone calls.

Inspector Megure gave this order only after following Kudo's instructions.

"Oh……"

Kenzo Masuyama squinted his eyes and responded meaningfully, then sat back in his seat.

And what Kenzo Masuyama said just now also aroused a hint of suspicion in Qin Zhibo.

Kenzo Masuyama was the last of the eight people to be brought in by the police. Logically, he had plenty of time to call his family.

Could it be that he was busy with other things during the time when they were free to disband?

Add to that the look Sharon Wynyard gave to Kenzo Masuyama just now, could it be?

……

In the wine cellar, Conan is still brainwashing Haibara Ai.

"I've used Kudo Shinichi's identity to have Inspector Megure detain those who got the purple handkerchief. Pisco isn't with you now, and he didn't have time to tie you up, which means Pisco is one of those people."

"I guess he put you in a wine cellar in the hotel, intending to wait until the storm died down before taking you out, but he was suddenly stopped by the police outside..."

"I specifically instructed Officer Megure not to let these people make phone calls to the outside world, so Pisco must not have had time to tell anyone about your shrinking."

"So all we have to do is find evidence of Pisco's murder before he contacts his companions, make him confess, and then hand him over to the police. Your personal safety will be temporarily guaranteed..."

Conan's analysis was as fierce as a tiger, which rekindled the hope of life in Haibara Ai's heart. She told Conan what was currently in the wine cellar so that Conan could remotely control her to escape from the secret room.

An organized laptop with a MO game plugged into it, a tightly closed door, a chimney leading to the roof, and a room full of wine...

Conan's brain raced, and he immediately came up with an idea.

"Habara, you are indeed lucky..."

"Lucky?" Haibara Ai was a little confused.

"Didn't you say you had a cold this morning? Have you forgotten what a cold plus Baigan liquor equals?"

After being reminded by Conan, Haibara Ai immediately thought of her previous research: cold + white wine = getting bigger.

only……

"This might be related to one's physical condition. Not everyone can change back..."

Although she said this, Haibara Ai still obediently searched in the wine cellar and soon found a box of white wine.

"How much do you want to drink?" asked Ai Haibara.

"Drink as much as you can..."

In fact, Conan grew bigger after taking just one sip of the white liquor that his bad friend Hattori Heiji brought him.

But that time it took half a day to grow bigger, and it almost caused him to be exposed in front of Mao Lilan.

This time, in order to speed up the reaction time, Conan thought it necessary to increase the dosage.

Just like that, Haibara Ai started drinking the wine bottle.

It was not until her throat felt like it was burning and her stomach felt bloated that Ai Haibara threw away the bottle of wine in her hand.

She glanced at the almost empty bottle with tipsy eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly.

I didn't expect I was so afraid of death...

Enduring the double torture of alcohol and a cold, Haibara Ai sat back in her chair and asked Conan to help her deduce the password to the organization's computer.

Drug A was not named by Haibara Ai, but when she got this experimental project, Drug A was called APTX-4869.