Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 115 Sherry, Want to Stay Young Forever? Look no further than me!

"Jie Jie"

"It must feel pretty good to have a young and beautiful girl become my follower!" Kitahara Natsuhiro chuckled.

Although Sherry had her head down, she could tell from Gastly's laughter that the laugh was very unrestrained, and she could also sense the unrestrained look in its eyes.

Gastly might be a den of wolves, but she doesn't have time to think about it anymore.

She had to grasp at this, which might be her only lifeline.

The progress of APTX-4869 has been stalled for a long time. If this continues, her death is imminent.

The organization has no use for people who are not of any use. She has to find a way to save herself before she is eliminated by the organization.

Gastly was her lifeline.

That's why she seized this opportunity without hesitation, willing to accept any cost.

Even if Gastly made her go through fire and water, she wouldn't even flinch.

After all, there's nowhere worse than here.

After she gets out, she still needs to find a way to rescue her older sister, Miyano Akemi.

She already had a plan in mind.

Akemi Miyano is now under Vermouth's command, and Vermouth is the organization member who has the deepest contact with Gastly, so she should be very clear about Gastly's terror.

She still vividly remembered Vermouth's furious and exasperated state last time.

So once she's actually out there, she can use Gastly's tiger skin to threaten Vermouth.

Vermouth, you don't want to keep being bullied by Gastly, do you?
After all, she's a Gastly member, so there shouldn't be any problem with her using Gastly's name to intimidate others.

At worst, she'll just pray one more time each day.

"Alright, you don't need to kneel anymore. I've already felt your sincerity." Kitahara Natsuyu said, "Although I'm a ghost, I'm a ghost of my word. If I say I'll save you, I will."

"But before that, I have something to give you."

Upon hearing this, Sherry stood up and bowed to Gastly, saying, "Lord Gastly."

The next second, a silver metal box appeared in the room and floated in front of Shirley.

"I stole this stuff from a big, dumb guy named Vodka, or as I remember the other two called him. As for the drug, I think it's called APTX-4869."

"You developed this, didn't you?" Kitahara Natsumi asked confidently.

Upon hearing this, Shirley's pupils constricted.

She remembered that Vodka, Cohen, and Chianti encountered Gastly when they went on a mission.

Furthermore, Gastly also stole a box of APTX-4869 from Vodka.

It was for this very reason that vodka was exiled to the terrifying Middle East.

If Gastly hadn't brought this out, she would have completely forgotten about it.

Upon hearing this, Sherry said respectfully, "Gastly, this is indeed something I developed. I'm not sure if it contains APTX-4869. I need to check it."

Kitahara Natsuhiro nodded and handed the box directly to Sherry.

After receiving the box, Shirley opened it and looked inside. The capsules inside were indeed red and white, but you couldn't tell just by looking at the capsules; you needed to test the powder inside.

Then, she took out an instrument from the room and began to analyze it.

Kitahara Natsuhiro, who was standing to the side, watched Sherry verifying the drug and couldn't help but ponder.

This thing is deadly if you eat it, but lately, there have been quite a few people getting critical hits from it.

First, there was Shinichi Kudo, who turned into Conan after eating something.

Later, Sherry ate it and turned into Ai Haibara.

In the end, it was Akai Mary who ate it and turned into her sister outside the domain.

Both Mary Akai and Sherry are related to Elena Miyano, who has already passed away.

Perhaps this drug was developed using the genes of the Sera family (Sera is Elena's original surname).

If someone related to the Sera family eats this, there's a high chance their body will shrink, allowing them to be reborn.

As for the others, they are like guinea pigs, relying entirely on luck. Life and death are preordained, and wealth and status are determined by fate!

Whether you can handle this immense wealth is up to you.

Conan, on the other hand, survived after ingesting APTX-4869 due to his protagonist aura.

Of course, these are all just Kitahara Natsuhiro's own speculations.

As for the truth, you'd have to ask Elena Miyano and Atsushi Miyano.

But now, the two have died in a fire accident, most of the data has been burned, and the secret has been lost forever.

If Sherry were to one day completely crack APTX-4869, then this secret might be revealed again.

But given the current situation, it's difficult.

Although Sherry is a genius, she is still far inferior to Elena Miyano, who is known as an angel who has fallen to hell.

In addition, Atsushi Miyano is known in the scientific community as a mad scientist.

An angel fallen to hell and a mad scientist—they really are a perfect match!

Only someone like that could develop the drugs needed by the Black Organization's BOSS.

Sadly, both of them have passed away.

At this moment, Sherry finally finished her inspection. She put the powder back in, closed the cap, handed it over, and said softly, "Gastly, this is APTX-4869. Please keep it safe."

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu did not put it away: "This thing is of no use to me. You should keep it for self-defense."

Upon hearing this, Shirley hesitated for a moment, but still put it away.

Before this, she had painstakingly hidden away a pill, intending to use it for suicide. Rather than being tortured by the organization, she thought it would be better to commit suicide and die a quick death.

But now, she obtained more than a dozen without lifting a finger.

These dozen or so APTX-4869 pills were of little use to her, but they weren't entirely useless either.

Could we put these drugs in the water dispenser or water source to poison Gin and the others? This idea flashed through Sherry's mind, but she quickly rejected it.

Because she has no access to these things, and these places are all under surveillance, she has no opportunity to make a move.

Otherwise, she would have used her identity to make some poison and kill Gin long ago.

At this moment, Kitahara Natsuhiro glanced at Sherry and thought to himself.

Sherry, your idea is dangerous, but I like it.

"Oh, right, I should tell you something else. After Shinichi Kudo took this drug, his body turned into that of a child, and he's now called Conan Edogawa."

“A while ago, he was so upset about his parents’ impending divorce that he caught a bad cold and had a fever. He then drank some baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor), and as a result, he turned back into Shinichi Kudo. But not long after, he turned back again,” Kitahara Natsuyu said.

He changed the order in which Conan got a fever and drank alcohol, and then fabricated something out of nothing.

The reason I said that was to encourage Shirley to change her research direction.

Since she's just sitting around doing nothing anyway, she might as well make better use of the organization's funds and do something for herself.

He was also somewhat interested in drugs that could grant immortality.

Of course, he doesn't need this thing. In his current state, he could easily live for hundreds of years.

He doesn't need it, but Yukiko and others do.

It would be best if we could figure it out; if not, then forget it.

At worst, he can repay Yukiko and the others in the future.

He can absorb life energy and then give it back to them, that's all, it just requires conversion, which is a bit troublesome.

However, doing this will allow Yukiko and the others to stay young and live longer.

"what?"

"is this real?"

Upon hearing this, Shirley's pupils constricted, and she couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

She didn't doubt Gastly's words, but she couldn't help asking one more question.

Because this could very well be a breakthrough point.

As a scientist herself, she was quite curious about the drug developed by her mother and father. She tried to replicate it, but ultimately failed.

The news Gastly brought this time might allow her to take a big step forward on her path to recovery, or even surpass her master.

"Jie Jie"

"Of course it's true. I was listening to gossip and stumbled upon it by chance. It's quite amazing."

Kitahara Natsuhiro laughed, not angry at Sherry's questioning.

After receiving confirmation from Gastly, Sherry was itching to start experimenting.

However, she didn't have any of that kind of liquor on hand; she would have to buy some.

But it's not a big problem; we can have the organization's little Karami buy it tomorrow.

"I'll head back now and rescue you later."

Kitahara Natsuhiro checked the time and prepared to take his leave.

Upon hearing this, Sherry snapped out of her daze and said respectfully, "Take care, Lord Gastly."

She is still useful to the organization, so there's no rush for her to leave.

Moreover, there's nowhere to conduct research now that we're out there, so staying a while longer isn't a problem.

Besides, as long as she doesn't do anything reckless, Gin won't bother her.

She knew Gin's bottom line very well.

Moreover, it seems that Gastly needs this thing, otherwise it wouldn't have told her all this.

"Ah."

Kitahara Natsuyu nodded, turned and flew towards the door, but before he had flown far, he turned back and asked, "By the way, do you know where the secret stash is here?"

"I'm short of money lately."

"I'm short of money."

Shirley blinked her beautiful big eyes, looking completely bewildered.

Do you, a ghost, need to spend money?

"What?! Such a huge base, and it only contains gold worth tens of millions of yen."

"What a poor wretch."

Kitahara Natsumi's scattered body came back together, looking somewhat annoyed. He muttered a few curses and then left the vault.

After leaving the Black Organization's base, he went straight to a nearby hospital.

In the past, he would never have gone to the hospital to eat souls, but things are different now.

Having a follower like Shirley means I have to lower my food standards and eat cheaper things, making things a little tough for myself.

Besides the hospital, he also plans to visit Tokyo Bay and the entire Beika Town.

If all goes well, there should be quite a few gains.

The town of Mihana is truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery; it's no joke.

"Hehehe, off to get some midnight snacks."

Kitahara Natsuyu let out a strange laugh and disappeared into the darkness.

Not long after Kitahara Natsuyu left the organization's base, Gin rushed back from outside.

When he opened his secret stash, his face turned ashen.

"Where is my gold?!"

(End of this chapter)