"Ah, Ai?"
Haibara Ai's face was ugly.
She had never thought that this seemingly ordinary greedy landlady would have any connection with the researchers. Moreover, this hallucinogen agent was developed in order to find undercover agents by the organization and also to earn money.
After all, their behaviour when they were under hallucination might reveal the truth. They would see what they wanted to see the most and it could also be sold outside to some people who wanted to have fun.
But it was also because the effect was so strong that some people directly became stupid or even dead that the organization hadn't used it yet on their members.
When the test was done back then, Haibara Ai was sure that the number was only 800 something. Have they finally made the drug perfectly now?
Thinking about this, Haibara Ai trembled in fear.
Because if this drug was truly developed, the undercover agents in the organization might not be able to survive. As long as they were induced to think of their most important person or even their comrades and said something that shouldn't be said…
It was terrifying.
"I'm going to see it, Dr!" Conan immediately took his skateboard without hesitation.
Prof. Agasa looked at Haibara Ai with worry. "Ai, this…"
"Everyone in the investigation section is going there, adding Conan wouldn't make much difference." Haibara Ai took a deep breath. She suddenly thought about Hikari Yuki and her fingers trembled.
If she told Hikari Yuki, would she also go?
But Hikari Yuki is a member of the organization and if she got involved in this mess, she might be in danger.
After all, the organization had never shown mercy towards people who betrayed the organization.
Haibara Ai is conflicted.
…
While Ai was conflicted, Megumi Aiko looked at Conan who bumped into them at the front door of the research institute without any surprise. He was now being reprimanded by Inspector Megure and the kind man Takagi was trying his best to intercede for the other party.
Since Ai was present on the scene when they discussed the drug, she had expected Conan to appear.
After all, this was related to the Black Organization.
'But really…'
Looking at the ordinary building in front of her, Megumi Aiko felt doubtful.
[Megumi Aiko [4]: Is this Serizawa Makino Pharmacy really related to the organization? It looks very normal.
Undercover Agent from Metropolitan Public Security [7]: If it doesn't look normal, how do you think the organization could fool the outside world? The people here are not stupid and even if there are some people who could do several missions in a single day, most of us are normal people, alright!
High School Student [2]: Do several missions in a single day… are you talking about Bourbon?
Drug Dealer [3]: Please don't talk about that cheat. Oh wait, we're all also cheating with the skill points, but I don't think that any of us can be as scary as them even if we spammed the skill points. Just look at how stupid no. 4 is.]
Megumi Aiko swore that she really wanted to smash a hole through no. 3 head right now. She looked at the building in front of her gloomily.
If no. 3 is here, she will definitely kill him without hesitation.
[Megumi Aiko [4]: Why are you cueing me? I'm already very good!
Member of the Organization [10]: Then let me ask you how many points you invested in Observation, Reasoning, and their branches such as the micro expression observation, three dimensional observation, forensic observation, and puzzles understanding?
Megumi Aiko [4]: All 100 for the full 8 topics.
High School Student [2]: And you still can't solve the cases???
Undercover Agent from Metropolitan Public Security [7]: Even I don't have that many skill points invested in these things and gave more to martial arts related ability…
Corrupted FBI [8]: I have 100 points on those things too and some are already close to 100 before investing points.
Public Security Officer [5]: Same, but more than half is already filled before, so I don't really need to invest a lot of skill points.
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: I don't fill in reasoning and puzzles, but I don't really need these things and their number is already relatively high without investing points.
Megumi Aiko [4]: ???
Megumi Aiko [4]: No. 1, are you a monster?
Megumi Aiko [4]: And you no. 5 and no. 8, how come all three of you could have full points in those skills before coming to this world? What the hell are you doing in your previous life?]
No. 4, Megumi Aiko, felt that she had been hit hard. She was nothing more than an ordinary fresh graduate of the university before she came to this world. Even though she was not that young and not that capable, these people were all like 007 alright!
[Public Security Officer [5]: I'm a soldier
Corrupted FBI [8]: I don't have to tell you.
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: Would you believe me if I say that I'm an ordinary person?
High School Student [2]: Not mentioning her, even I don't believe it.
Drug Dealer [3]: Given by your current achievement, I'm more inclined to believe that you're an agent in your previous life.
Megumi Aiko [4]: + 1
Megumi Aiko [4]: Anyway, I'll just follow Conan first and see the laboratory. By the way, is this drug safe for human consumption?
Member of the Organization [10]: No, it has addictive substances within it and if you eat it, there is still a 50% chance that you will turn into a fool or dead. I purposely divided it into half so that the drug wouldn't be so strong when being used by people.
Megumi Aiko [4]: …NO. 10, you're crazy!
Member of the Organization [10]: I'm not the first person to sell this drug and before I came, there are already more than 50 circulating in the market. I don't know where they end up either. Anyway, I'm going to run, so stop contacting me.]
Megumi Aiko sneered and swore to herself that she will deal with no. 10 when she came back.
Now, the first priority was to check the Kurozawa Makino pharmacy.
…
"What? The drug hasn't passed clinical trials and it's still in research progress?" Inspector Megure was stunned when he heard the man's words.
"It's the private research project of Professor Kagami and only he and his apprentice could have access to the drug," the supervisor explained calmly. "There are a lot of professors who work together with us and we will not interrogate them one by one, but I remember that the drug named HTD is the research of Professor Kagami. He has been working on it for years but the result is not satisfying."
"Why?"
"Because he said that the death rate of the mice is as high as 50%, which is too much," the supervisor replied as he handed over the sheet. "This is his final test result and we can't show more because of confidentiality agreement."
Inspector Megure's face turned ugly. If this drug truly circulated in the market, it would be a great catastrophe for many people.
How many people have died quietly since this drug was released into the market?
Conan, who followed Inspector Megure, also has a pale face and then he really wanted to talk with Professor Kagami. If he was not wrong, Professor Kagami should be a member of the Black Organization with a position similar to Haibara Ai.
"Where's Professor Kagami?"
"Professor Kagami hadn't been in this laboratory for the past half a year. He said that he had other projects to do and wanted to abandon this project," The supervisor's assistant said as he came forward. "It was his disciples who stayed behind and used his laboratory for the past half a year."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that." The supervisor shrugged.
"Who are his disciples?"
"Well, they're Yuga Hano and Kano Senja. They're currently in the break room." the supervisor pointed at the room on the side.
"Thank you."
Inspector Megure led the people over to the two disciples and asked questions about the HTD.
"That's my teacher's research project that failed," Yuga Hano replied in a casual tone. "I don't know why he's so persistent in making the perfect drug but after the last result is still a death rate of 50%, he seems to have given up half a year ago.
I have never seen him again in the past half a year because I'm busy with the project for my thesis. I almost graduated and I have no time to care about other things."
"So cold hearted," Megumi Aiko murmured under her breath.
Conan also nodded with a frown.
Professor Kagami was not here and he didn't know how to find the other party either. Through the national database?
If he could look at it, he could also add the name Edogawa Conan.
So forget it.