People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 920 Gana Group
"So what's the big deal?"

The blue-haired hedgehog scratched his head, looked at the Death God elementary school student who had fallen asleep peacefully in front of him, then turned to Ai Haibara beside him and asked...
"What medicine did you give him? Why does it smell like alcohol?"

Ai Haibara paused for a moment.

Then he said,

"Because Shinichi Kudo told me that drinking Lao Bai Gan (a type of Chinese liquor) while you have a cold can temporarily remove the effects of APTX-4869, allowing your body to return to the state it was in before taking the medication."

"However, he claimed that he had succeeded once in the last experiment but had not succeeded again."

"Therefore, I made a bold guess—maybe the dosage of Lao Bai Gan (a type of Chinese liquor) was insufficient, so it couldn't reach the point where APTX-4869 could be temporarily removed."

The former scientist from the Black Organization said earnestly,
"So, after experiencing it myself, I took a blood sample for further research and then created this experimental APTX-4869 antidote. At least for now, it seems to be working well."

"Even if Shinichi Kudo doesn't have a cold, taking this experimental antidote will restore him to the same state as when he took APTX-4869. Therefore, this experimental antidote should only have one drawback."

Even without Ai Haibara saying it directly, Hikaru Minamoto already knew the general idea.

Ai Haibara just stated that she believes the reason the antidote loses its effect after one use is due to insufficient dosage. Therefore, the antidote she has created must be based on this premise.

The drawbacks of this experimental antidote for APTX-4869 are self-evident.

"The alcohol content is too high, isn't it?"

Xiang Yuanguang's lips twitched slightly.

Why doesn't he remember APTX-4869 having this problem in the original Detective Conan manga? Could it be because he interfered with the timing of Conan and Ai Haibara drinking baijiu to revert to their original forms?

—If nothing unexpected happens, this is how it should be.

Conan was supposed to fall ill when Heiji Hattori arrived, and Heiji Hattori forced him to drink some strong liquor, which is why he reverted to his original form as Shinichi Kudo during the subsequent case investigation.

Ai Haibara only drank the baijiu when she hid in a chimney to escape while being chased by Gin.

However, the timing of their drinking of Lao Bai Gan has now been completely influenced and changed by him.

Conan drank large quantities of baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor) to conduct experiments at Professor Agasa's lab after he mentioned that drinking baijiu could temporarily restore one's original state, while Ai Haibara did so without any danger.

This seems to have accelerated the development of the APTX-4869 antidote.

This also allowed Ai Haibara to prematurely develop an experimental APTX-4869 antidote with an excessive alcohol content during the research process, causing Conan, who had just lost the antidote's effects and returned to the agency, to fall asleep immediately.

"...In any case, at least Conan achieved his goal."

Xiang Yuanguang reached out and rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

Because Conan didn't know he had a cold when he last took baijiu, he drank a lot of it before realizing there were prerequisites. As a result, by the time he met the recovery conditions, he was already drunk.

Therefore, the original plan to revert to his true identity and meet with Ran Mouri was completely abandoned.

Otherwise, Conan wouldn't have used the experimental antidote guaranteed by Ai Haibara at this time. He had just recovered into Shinichi Kudo and rushed to meet Ran Mouri, only to end up drunk and passed out in the agency.

The Grim Reaper elementary school student lay on the sofa, looking increasingly peaceful.

If it weren't for the fact that Xiang Yuanguang's physical abilities allowed him to hear Conan's breathing even from a distance, he probably would have thought that Conan had been overwhelmed by the antidote and passed out.

Seeing Conan's expression, Ai Haibara thought for a moment, then turned to return to her room, leaving behind only one sentence: "I need to adjust the alcohol content of the antidote formula... The antidote should be able to work even with extremely low alcohol content, since it's not alcohol that can neutralize APTX-4869..."

As she pondered, she pushed open the door, stepped inside, and then closed it behind her.

Seeing this, Xiang Yuanguang couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

He sat on the sofa, his gaze still lingering on the newspaper the newsboy had brought earlier, until he suddenly heard a ringtone from Conan's cell phone. Only then did he realize that it was Conan's phone ringing.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to see who was calling.

If it's an important call with some kind of marking, he'll just wake Conan up and answer it.

Xiang Yuanguang casually took out Conan's two cell phones, while the sleeping Conan was completely unaware of this.

His gaze swept across the screens of the two phones, and he quickly noticed that one of the phones displayed a call from someone named Ran Mouri. If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the phone belonging to Shinichi Kudo.

"...Why are you calling at this hour?"

He shook Conan next to him.

However, at this moment, the Grim Reaper Elementary School student was truly like a ghost, serene and unshakeable. Immediately, Xiang Yuanguang sighed and answered the phone for him.

"Shinichi, why did you suddenly run away on your own?"

Ran Mouri's somewhat resentful voice came from the other end of the phone.

Xiang Yuanguang casually removed the bow-tie voice changer from Conan's neck, skillfully adjusted it, and then placed it against his own throat, answering,

"Sorry, I have some things to take care of. I'll call you back later."

The voice he was making at that moment was exactly the same as the real Conan's voice.

As a successor of the Makotoshiki-ryu magic style, Hikaru Mukamoto had some knowledge of voice-changing techniques, in addition to having played with Conan's bowtie voice changer quite a bit before.

Therefore, even though he doesn't have Conan's perfect pitch, he can still adjust his voice to be exactly the same as Shinichi Kudo's by using his magic skills.

Hearing what Shinichi Kudo was saying, Ran Mouri couldn't help but feel a little confused.

However, Xiang Yuanguang knew that he had no idea what Conan had gone out to do after turning back into Shinichi Kudo. He knew that the more he said, the more mistakes he would make, so he quickly gave a few perfunctory words and hung up the phone.

Then, he put the phone back next to Conan.

—Anyway, at least there's some closure. Once Conan wakes up, he'll naturally reply to Ran Mouri via his phone; he doesn't need to worry about it too much…

Xiang Yuanguang had just thought of this.

The other phone, the one that belonged to Conan, lit up instantly.

The information above also belongs to Ran Mouri.

Moreover, the content is very simple.

"Conan, where are you? Dad said he received an invitation from the Cana Group this afternoon to attend their internal banquet!"

(End of this chapter)