Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 384: Drug Experiments over the Ages

"Yukiko, stop it!"

Vermouth had a dark face and tried hard to pull away Yukiko's dirty hands, "I'm fine now! Stop rubbing!"

She thought that after she said that, Yukiko would let her go, but instead she squeezed her even harder.

Gin and Kudo Yusaku, who were watching on the side, were a little stunned.

then……

These two grown men, one continued to quietly edit manuscripts as an unknown person, while the other blew a whistle and continued to concentrate on writing detective novels.

Gin: He has a rare chance to relax now, so he has to make good use of the time to read novels... There is no rush for important things.

Yusaku: The workload of revising the manuscript seems to be greater than he estimated just now. He has to hurry up, otherwise he won’t be able to hand it in tonight...

Yukiko: (●｀●)~ Sharon's face feels so soft when you rub it~ She doesn't look like she's almost fifty at all!

Belmode:......

Let her go! (Groundhog screams)

……

Miwa Central Hospital.

Judy, who had the bullet removed, is temporarily staying in the observation ward.

Although her injuries were not serious, the bullet had penetrated into her bone and she was not sure whether it had damaged the nerves. If she moved around before the wound healed, it would easily cause infection.

So, she was hospitalized.

And because James and the hospital director were old acquaintances, Shuichi Akai called his old boss who was on standby in logistics, and the latter immediately contacted the director and asked the hospital to temporarily clear out a separate ward for them.

"Ah... Thank you, nurse."

"It's okay. Remember to call me when the bottle of medicine is ready. It's outside at the nurse's station."

"Ok."

Judy smiled and thanked the nurse who came in to change the dressing. She watched her leave and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Akai Shuichi who was leaning against the wall thinking: "Well, Xiu... let's just bring this child here, right..."

The ward where they are accommodated is very large, with independent beds and all the necessary daily necessities.

On the recliner next to the bed, a little girl was curled up quietly, covered with a thick blanket.

Haibara Ai was sleeping soundly, completely unaware of where she was... It might be because she had a cold and had taken medicine, so she was sleeping particularly deeply.

——There’s still an IV drip on his hand.

"Well, she has a cold anyway, so it's good for her to go to the hospital for treatment."

At that time, Shuichi Akai didn't feel that there was anything wrong with bringing Haibara Ai with him.

Anyway, one patient is a patient, and two patients are also patients, so just send them here together.

Judy sweatdropped, "The problem is, we haven't contacted her family yet. What if her family is worried..."

"Don't worry, I already contacted you when you went to get the bullets just now."

Akai Shuichi's eyes were fixed on Haibara Ai's face.

"That's good..." Judy breathed a sigh of relief.

However, she didn't know that Shuichi Akai not only contacted Dr. Agasa, but also contacted the Residents' Bureau of Beika Town.

Therefore, Akai Shuichi's suspicion, which had been suppressed, rose again:
This little girl named Huiyuan Ai, as expected, is very likely to be that person...

The ward fell into silence.

Suddenly, Shuichi Akai and Judy felt something shaking at the window at the same time.

The two were startled at first, then Shuichi Akai reacted quickly, immediately grabbed the pistol at his waist and looked out the window.

Seeing this, both of them held their breath:
The monstrous man they saw less than an hour ago suddenly opened the window of their ward!

Shuichi Akai's pupils shrank suddenly, and just when he was about to ask "What on earth are you doing?", the other party silently threw a huge "silkworm" on an empty chair, then glanced at the sleeping Haibara Ai and the hanging drip, nodded, and jumped out of the window again with a "swish".

The next second, when Shuichi Akai leaned out the window to look out, he only saw a figure disappearing around the corner downstairs.

"..."

So, which side is this person from?
Akai Shuichi was full of doubts.

Then, Judy's stumbling voice brought him back to his senses:
"Um, Xiu... look at what's wrapped in that bed sheet..."

Shuichi Akai's face turned serious and he immediately walked over and unwrapped the cloth - he almost forgot... after all, the other party shouldn't pack them a bomb, right?

Immediately, the 'item' wrapped in the sheets was exposed.

Judy and Akai Shuichi looked at the boy who was sleeping restlessly and fell into deep thought:
Why did the other party send Conan here? ?
Judy was puzzled.

However, Akai Shuichi looked at the comatose Huihara Ai, and then at Conan who looked ominous, and the outrageous guess in his mind was magnified again:
"Could it be that this child is also..."

……

Rice Krispies Hotel.

"Hey~ Sharon, why do you want Ai to die so much?" After making a scene, Yukiko Kudo decided to temporarily play the role of a close sister. She looked at Vermouth with serious eyes, "Didn't Mr. Gin say that the medicine you took is not the same as the one developed by Ai."

Gin, who was reading a mystery novel, raised his head and glanced at Vermouth.

He had some understanding of Vermouth's thoughts, but he didn't understand them, so he was very curious.

After hearing Yukiko's question, Vermouth was silent for a long time before she hid the sadness in her eyes and said, "Because that kind of medicine...is essentially the same, whether it was forty years ago, thirty years ago, or twenty years ago...so all the drug inventions now are the same."

Gin narrowed his eyes.

The organization has conducted so many drug trials?

"Is it the same medicine that Shin-chan and Ai take?" Yukiko blinked curiously.

“Or rather, the previous version.” Vermouth shook her head and twitched her lips. “Gin took the drug developed by Shirley’s parents. Of course, I was the first one to take it… We were just the lucky ones who survived among all the victims.”

...Sacrifice?!
Kudo Yukiko was shocked: "Then, that kind of medicine..."

"The success rate of those drugs is less than one in a billion," Gin suddenly interrupted, "and the result of failure is death."

“Even if it succeeds, it can only keep our body functions from aging.” Vermouth glanced at Gin, “Of course, it may also cause some changes in our bodies. For example... after being injured, the healing time is only one-third of that of a normal person.”

"That's you, don't take me with you."

Gin flipped through the book and withdrew himself, "You are far inferior to me."

Even without using Qi, the wound healing time was less than one tenth of the normal time.

Belmode: "..."

That’s not the point!
Kudo Yukiko: "..."

Why does it feel like Mr. Gin likes to argue with Sharon?

Yukiko's eyes wandered between the two people - could there be something going on?
Yukiko: Eh! Is that what I thought?

Cere: No

Yukiko:! I don't believe it
Mou Cao: You have to believe it whether you like or not, you don’t want your son anymore?
Yukiko: Emm...then, don’t want it anymore?

Some grass: ???
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(End of this chapter)