Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 193: Bright Eyes, Dark Heart
Conan looked at Makino blankly, then frowned at the medicine bottle in Makino's hand with a confused expression.

He thought that he would be reprimanded by Officer Makino for such naive and irresponsible thoughts, but he did not expect that not only did the other party not reprimand him, but he even took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket.

In addition, the two white capsules in the medicine bottle were obviously different from the antidote in his hand.

Could it be an improved version of the antidote?
Thinking of this, Conan asked curiously: "Officer Makino, what is the medicine in your hand?"

Seeing that Conan had taken the bait, Makino didn't keep him in suspense and immediately explained: "This is a special weakened poison of the antidote for APTX-4869."

"Antidote for...poison?" Conan frowned even more tightly.

Makino handed the medicine bottle directly to Conan and nodded: "Yes, but this may not be poison for you~"

"The antidote is estimated to last for 2-3 days, but no one can be sure when it will end until the last moment. And you also know that the longer you appear in front of the world as 'Kudo Shinichi', the greater the danger."

Conan nodded silently.

This is also one of the important reasons why he has not made up his mind to take the antidote after getting it.

After experiencing so many things, he has gradually realized the enormity and terror of the Black Organization.

They even dared to send people to assassinate someone like Officer Makino... let alone a high school detective like himself.

Once your identity is exposed, you and everyone around you may be in a dangerous situation where you may die at any time!

Strictly speaking, the 2-3 day duration of the antidote is not considered long.

But the problem is that the longer he appears as "Kudo Shinichi", the more likely he is to be discovered by the Black Organization.

Thinking of this, Conan suddenly stared at the medicine bottle in his hand and thought of the usage of this "poison".

The next second, Conan looked up at Makino and said seriously, "I see. You mean that this poison can allow me to interrupt the effect of the antidote in advance, right?"

"That's right, but the reason it's called poison is because it really is poison~" Makino nodded.

Conan: "?"

What kind of tongue twister is this?

Makino chuckled and said, "Rather than interrupting the efficacy of the antidote, it is more like enhancing the activity of telomerase and cells in your body to re-stimulate the self-destruction program of your cells. In simple terms, it is equivalent to letting you take a weakened version of ATPX-4869 again."

Hearing this, Conan seemed to react, and immediately looked at Makino with a lifeless gaze, squinting his eyes and asked: "How dangerous is it?"

"Don't worry, there's basically no danger. In 90% of cases, you'll be safe." Makino waved his hand casually.

Conan: "..."

After two seconds of silence, Conan spoke again: "What about the remaining 10%?"

"The remaining 10%? You don't have to care about such boring things ~ It's better to be optimistic!" Makino chuckled and shook his head, leaned over and patted Conan's shoulder to show encouragement.

Conan: "..."

After seeing Conan's strange look, Makino spread his hands and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? The choice is always in your hands, isn't it?"

Conan never took his eyes off Makino.

For some reason, he always had the illusion that Makino wanted him to take the antidote as soon as possible.

After a moment's silence, Conan's mind once again recalled the scene of Xiaolan looking sadly at the night sky last night.

The next moment, Conan took out the antidote from his pocket as if he had made up his mind. He looked at the poison and antidote in his hand with a serious expression and sighed lightly.

"Oh? Have you made up your mind? Come, put on this bracelet first~" After seeing Conan's reaction, Makino immediately took out a black bracelet from his pocket.

Conan: "..."

Conan looked at the bracelet that Makino handed over and suddenly felt a little regretful.

Why does it feel like this guy is more excited than me?

Is it too early to make your decision?

……

In the evening, outside Kinkakuji Temple.

After coming out of the Kinkakuji Temple, Maori Kogoro took a look at the sky, turned to look at Xiaolan, and said impatiently: "Did you see, it's already evening! Can I have a drink with Makino?!"

Originally, Maori Kogoro wanted to have a good drink with Makino at noon, but under Xiaolan's "gentle persuasion", he finally accepted Xiaolan's advice - "Who would drink in broad daylight? It's too early to drink at noon, let's wait until the evening."

Seeing her father's eager look, Xiaolan also smiled and nodded, "I know, after all, Dad, you have followed the agreement and quietly accompanied us for such a long time~"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mori immediately put his hands on his hips and laughed a few times.

Makino and Xiaolan immediately took a few steps back to avoid passers-by from associating Kogoro Mouri, who was laughing because of drinking, with them.

After looking helplessly at Kogoro Mouri who was embarrassed in public, Xiaolan suddenly remembered something and turned her head to look around.

After confirming that there was no sound of Conan around, Xiaolan immediately frowned and said, "Brother Makino, have you seen Conan?"

"He, he just ran into two familiar people and went to say hello."

"familiar person?"

"Well, you should be familiar with it too~"

Before Xiaolan could continue asking, her cell phone rang.

After seeing the words "Kudo Yukiko" on the phone screen, Xiaolan looked at Makino in surprise and answered the call directly.

——"Hello, is that Xiaolan? Don't worry, Conan is with us~ I didn't expect to run into you in Kyoto, what a coincidence!"

"You are also in Kyoto?"

——"Well, Shinichi and I just happened to come to Kyoto for something, and we didn't expect to run into this kid Conan~"

Before Xiaolan could say anything more, Kudo Yukiko's voice came from the phone again.

——"Let's not talk too much. I'll let Shinichi contact you later. Xiaolan, can you help me pass the phone number to Longyi?"

As if she had heard the name she hadn't heard for a long time, Xiaolan looked dazed.

After a moment of hesitation, Xiaolan handed the phone to Makino.

After taking Xiaolan's phone, a hint of doubt flashed in Makino's eyes.

He could understand Conan's action and significance in asking Yukiko for assistance, but he couldn't imagine what Yukiko wanted to say to him.

"Hey?"

——"Long Yi, I didn't expect that kid to be a little enlightened! No, I have to go back and check if there is anything wrong with that kid's brain! Long Yi, I'll book a flight now, see you in two days~"

Makino: "..."

Before Makino could say anything, Yukiko on the other end of the phone hung up.

Although he was already familiar with Yukiko's personality, he was still unable to get used to her unconventional thinking and vigorous behavior.

After returning the phone to Xiaolan, Makino shook his head helplessly. Although Yukiko had just said so "relaxed" on the phone, she was obviously also worried about Conan's physical condition after taking the medicine.

Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have returned to Tokyo so suddenly.

As soon as Xiaolan took the phone, it rang again.

When Xiaolan saw the familiar yet unfamiliar name on the screen, a deep look of joy flashed across her eyes.

Then, as if she was afraid of something, she answered the phone in a panic.

"Hello? Is this really Shinichi?"

——"Ah? Xiaolan, what are you talking about?"

"..."

Shortly after.

Xiaolan walked quickly to Makino and Maori Kogoro with a smile on her face and said, "Brother Makino, Dad, I have an appointment with my friends to have dinner together. We will contact each other after dinner~"

Maori Kogoro looked at Xiaolan who was obviously very happy in front of him, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart: "Ah? Xiaolan, who are you with..."

Before Maori Kogoro could finish his words, Xiaolan walked away.

Looking at Xiaolan's back, Kogoro Mouri's heart suddenly ached.

But after just a moment, Maori Kogoro completely put the matter behind him and looked at Makino excitedly: "Since Xiaolan is gone, we can drink to our heart's content today!!"

Makino looked at Kogoro Mori, who was smiling happily, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether he was pretending to be stupid or not.

Two hours later, Makino looked at Kogoro Mori, who was burping, holding a wine glass with blurry eyes and flushed face in front of him, and shook his head helplessly.

He only drank a little and the alcohol content was not high, but I didn't expect that Kogoro Mouri was already this drunk.

How does that phrase go? Both a bad student and a playful one?

——“Buzz”

After hearing the vibration of the incoming message, Makino immediately took out his cell phone.

The text message was sent by Haibara Ai, and the content was very concise.

——"I have received it. The data this time is very useful~"

After a simple reply, Makino put away his phone, chuckled, and picked up the wine glass in front of him.

……

The next morning, Kyoto Station.

Xiaolan supported the blue-faced Kogoro Mouri and walked in front, while Makino and Conan walked not far behind them.

Maybe because he drank too much yesterday, Kogoro Mori fell into a "hangover" state for the first time in a long time.

After a moment, Makino looked at Conan, who had a strange expression on his face, and asked, "How was dinner yesterday? You don't look very happy~"

"How terrible..." Conan said with his head down.

Makino: "?"

Conan glanced cautiously at Xiaolan who was not far away, and then whispered: "My identity was almost exposed."

After saying this, Conan seemed to recall the scene at dinner yesterday and wiped the cold sweat from his head.

Last night, he originally wanted to take this opportunity to express his "feelings" to Xiaolan, but Xiaolan scared him as soon as she opened her mouth.

At the dinner table, Xiaolan looked into his eyes and said the word "Conan".

Just when he didn't know how to reply to Xiaolan, Xiaolan smiled and talked about her "guess".

——Ran thought Conan was actually Kudo Shinichi, and the reason why his body became smaller was because he accidentally encountered a terrifying criminal group while investigating a case. In order to avoid their sight, he asked Dr. Agasa to help him invent a drug that can make the body smaller. Ran also guessed that the reason why her father's ability to solve cases became so powerful was because of his help behind the scenes...

Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but shudder.

Last night, after listening to Xiaolan's "guess", his mind immediately went blank, and he even forgot about the "confession".

After listening to Conan's brief description, Makino glanced at Xiaolan not far away, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose.

At this moment, Xiaolan turned her head and looked at the two of them, and said, "Brother Makino, Conan! The car is almost here~"

After hearing Xiaolan's voice, Conan shuddered immediately and raised his hand quickly: "Okay, Sister Xiaolan, we'll be right there!"

Makino looked at the brilliant smile on Xiaolan's face, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.

……

At the same time, at the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters, the office of the First Division was searched.

A burly man with gray hair and wearing strange glasses with a black lens on the right eye stood in front of a group of police officers.

Superintendent Aiba glanced at the people below and said, "This is Superintendent Kuroda Heibei who was transferred from Tokyo. From today on, he will be the head of the First Investigation Division. Everyone should cooperate with him in the future!"

Upon hearing this, the police officers below immediately saluted: “Yes!”

Seeing this, Superintendent Aiba looked at Kuroda Bei beside him and nodded, "Kuroda, if you have any questions, just come to me anytime. You may not be familiar with it since you just arrived, but don't worry..."

At this point, Inspector Aiba was looking at Moribushi Takaaki and Yamato Gansuke below him, and continued: "You should already know these two, right? Inspector Moribushi and Inspector Yamato, they are both excellent police officers. I have asked them to prepare the latest case materials, you can take a look at them later."

After saying this, Inspector Aiba looked at Kuroda Heibei's face again, said goodbye and left the office of the Investigation Section 1.

After Inspector Aiba left, Inspector Morofushi and Inspector Yamato also handed the case materials in their hands to Section Chief Kuroda.

Section Chief Kuroda nodded to the two of them, then sat silently in his office, carefully looking through the case materials that the two had sorted out.

Not long after, Kuroda Heibei murmured subconsciously: "Sure enough, there are some changes..."

After turning to the next page, he suddenly frowned, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself: "Could this name be the counselor that Superintendent Ishida mentioned?"

Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked not far away, and said, "Inspector Zhufu, can you come over for a moment?"

"Okay, Section Chief." Zhufu Takaaki stood up and walked to Kuroda Bei's desk.

Kuroda Heibei looked up at Zhufu Gaoming and asked directly: "Is this 'Makino Ryuichi' in the information also a police officer here? Why is his situation and responsibilities in the case not mentioned in the information?"

Although he didn't know why Section Chief Kuroda was so curious about Officer Makino, Zhufu Takaaki still explained: "No, Inspector Makino is the counselor of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Why is there a police officer named Makino in the case file?"

"Inspector Makino was also present at the time, and he helped us subdue... these criminals."

Hearing this, Kuroda Bei lowered his head and carefully glanced at the criminal's information, and a look of understanding flashed in his eyes: "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your help."

After Zhufu Ximing left, Kuroda Bei slowly closed his eyes, and information about Makino appeared in his mind.

"As expected, he is someone that Zero and that organization care about so much..."

(End of this chapter)