Stay away from Conan.

"It's Karasuma Ren, who's still alive!"

An eerie calm settled over Gao Yuan's words on the other end of the phone. The group, initially excited by the discovery of the treasure—a giant golden clock—simultaneously ceased all activity, falling into a silence as if trying to comprehend what he had just said.

What is this guy talking about?

Karasuma Renya?
That person lived more than half a century ago, and according to what he just said, Karasuma Renya was already a hundred years old half a century ago.

Normally, even if there are indeed people who live past 100, they are still half a century old, at least 150 years old. Is that really the age that a person can live to?

Furthermore, isn't it common knowledge that Karasuma Renya, this wealthy man, is already dead?

Thus, various doubts and speculations arose in the minds of everyone present, and soon, many people also connected this to what this person had just said about Vermouth's two identities...

So, could it be...?
At this point, many quick-thinking individuals immediately considered that possibility—

Could it be that it's possible to maintain a youthful appearance and live forever?
Immediately, upon thinking about this, many people's hearts were already filled with excitement. If the so-called treasure that had just been discovered, namely this golden clock, was indeed priceless, for many people present, the accumulation of wealth was no longer a necessary consideration. What they truly desired was to achieve eternal youth and longevity!

Therefore, at this moment, many people stared intently at the Bluetooth speaker that made the sound, and some even wished they could immediately meet the person who spoke and directly question him about the meaning of his words.

Moreover, it wasn't just the possibility that Karasuma Renya was still alive that caught their attention. For Gin and the others, who were also members of the organization, besides considering the possibility that Karasuma Renya might be immortal, they were also more concerned about another piece of information mentioned by that person—

Is that person in the organization Karasuma Renya?
In other words, the identity of the person in charge of this mysterious organization they've joined, someone even they, who have followed orders for so many years, cannot directly contact, is actually...

Upon reflection, Gin and the others were somewhat bewildered. After all, if the person who introduced them to the organization was a 150-year-old figure, would their thoughts still be the same as they are now, purely serving the organization?
Especially when they learned that that person might have a way to achieve longevity...

This might not feel like a real dream to Gin and other members who are still in their prime, but for an older man like Pisco, it's an intense longing right now.

After all, he was already quite old, and after so many years of support from the organization, there was little room for further advancement in his wealth and social status. Therefore, his greatest wish now was to live as long as possible.

Now that he knows that the organization's leader may have lived for over a century and a half, given his own position, is it possible that...?

Just as everyone was beginning to have their own thoughts on this, Gao Yuan's next words on the other end of the phone completely dampened their spirits—

"Of course, I am well aware that the organization's core secrets must contain the possibility of preserving one's appearance, or even reversing aging, but..."

"This has nothing to do with you. After all, the organization's core secrets haven't been revealed to you, not even..."

"You don't even know the underlying logic behind the things the organization asks you to do, so how could you possibly have access to them?"

This clearly demonstrates that none of the people present were qualified to access the organization's core secrets. Therefore, the so-called possible longevity or rejuvenation could not possibly be secrets accessible to them.

Gin, however, quickly realized what was going on and began to question: "In other words, this is all just your side of the story. What evidence do you have to prove what you're saying? Who knows if this is just a lie you made up to sow discord among us? Besides, someone from a century and a half ago is still alive and is the organization's boss? You believe such a far-fetched story?"

As he said this, Gin's fierce gaze swept around the room, immediately silencing everyone present who had been harboring various strange thoughts because of Gao Yuan's words earlier.

After all, Gao Yuan's words just now implied that none of the people present were accepted by the organization's core, which completely shook everyone's loyalty to the organization, including Gin and the others themselves.

If distractions weren't suppressed, it would obviously cause so many people to lose control. Therefore, to prevent this from happening, regardless of whether Gin believed it or not, he had no choice but to speak out in this way and forcefully suppress the unease of the crowd.

For a moment, Gin's words had an effect, but soon, a mocking laugh came from the other end of the phone, seemingly a sarcastic remark made by the person on the other end of the line in response to Gin's reaction.

"Ha, Gin, you are indeed loyal... But you... have no idea what you mean to the organization."
"I won't go into the distant past, but let's just talk about the drug 'APTX4869'. Do you really know what the organization's purpose is in having you use this drug to carry out killings?"

"You don't think that the organization raised Sherry from a young age and had her inherit her parents' research, but in the end, it was just to develop a highly effective poison, do you?"

This clearly points to the drug "APTX4869," which made Gin frown—

After all, Gin knew very well that the person who said this had recently broken into Sherry's lab and destroyed all the finished "APTX4869" drugs and research data.

So, since he targeted this drug so specifically, could it really be because this drug contained some secret unknown to people like them?

While Gin was pondering this, Takato continued speaking, albeit slowly:
"Listen carefully, during the research on the drug 'APTX4869,' Sherry concealed something from the organization—"

"When conducting drug experiments on mice, although most mice eventually die due to the effects of the drugs, one mouse actually survived."

"The key is that the surviving mouse reverted to the form of a baby mouse!"
Do you know what this means?

"What do you think was the purpose of developing 'APTX4869' during Shirley's parents' time? And why did you keep strict records of the life and death of everyone who took the drug after each murder?"

"as well as……

"Why is it that despite the immense damage I caused to your laboratory, your superior didn't order my immediate execution, allowing me to remain alive and speak to you all this?"

As Gao Yuan spoke faster and faster on the phone, everyone present became increasingly alarmed and realized something was amiss.

However, before anyone could react, after a brief pause, Gao Yuan on the other end of the phone said mysteriously:
"However, this doesn't seem to concern you anymore... It's about time!"

After he finished speaking, while everyone was still confused, suddenly, everyone felt a violent shaking—

The Twilight Villa where everyone was located began to shake! (End of Chapter)