Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 1004 Side Effects

Shiraishi couldn't help but grin.

Indeed, what the other party said makes a lot of sense; I had no other choice.

The fish on the cutting board may only help the other person save some time.

Should we betray them?

Shiraishi was still struggling internally.

He was a confidant of Karasuma Renya, who, after all, was the person who had raised him.

But if I don't reveal what I know today, I'll lose my life.

It's really hard to choose between death and survival, especially for someone as shrewd as him who has lived for over forty years.

The more people you kill, the more you fear death.

Perhaps if he had been captured ten years ago, he could have gritted his teeth and told the other party: "Kill me, I won't tell you anything."

but now.
I'm sorry, sir.

"Ask whatever you want to know."

Shiraishi closed his eyes, marking the final farewell to his teacher.

He knew he would definitely be hunted down, but if he didn't speak up, he would die immediately.

In comparison, surrendering is much more cost-effective.

Moreover, who knows, maybe the other party really can win him over?
How could one person single-handedly take down so many people? Is he a "scholar"? Perhaps only a "scholar" could create such a powerful single-handed weapon.

Yes, Natsukawa's performance is beyond what can be called human. For example, Gin couldn't do that.

Of course, he was referring to intelligence.

"What are you doing arresting people through the Hall of Hope?"

This is what puzzles Xia Chuan the most these past two days: who exactly are the blood donors giving their blood to, and what is the function of blood?

According to his investigation, at least the hospital records of these people show that their blood types are different.

"They were all blood donors for the gentleman, but they didn't actually donate blood. It's because their bone marrow is special, containing a special substance that can slow down the gentleman's condition."

"His condition?" Xia Chuan's eyes lit up. "What illness does he have?"

Shiraishi looked up at Natsukawa and saw eagerness and longing in his eyes.

Sure enough, another pitiful creature caught in the vortex of immortality.

Bai Shi said in a deep voice, "Many years ago, the gentleman took a certain medicine. Through that medicine, his physical functions regressed by at least twenty years. However, the medicine seems to have some problems, and in recent years it has suddenly shown very strange side effects, which you wouldn't believe even if I told you about them."

"All I can say is that it's something that people both yearn for and fear."

Immortality is something many people desire but cannot attain.

But the road to immortality is not easy.

At least for the gentleman, it was a field full of thorns.

Especially in recent years, every side effect has brought endless suffering.

"What could have extended his bodily functions and organ activity by about twenty years has caused great damage to his body due to the side effects."

"This damage involves organ deterioration, reduced cell hematopoietic capacity, impaired bodily functions, and intermittent mental abnormalities."

Xia Chuan listened silently, digesting the information until the other person finished speaking.

It was just as he had imagined.

"The last time you took the medication was seventeen years ago, right?" Shiraishi looked at Natsukawa with surprise.

"You actually know about silver bullets?"

“You’re right. Seventeen years ago, the gentleman took the longevity drug that the Miyano couple had improved. It was a red and white capsule called Silver Bullet.”

"It was from that time that I developed these aftereffects."

Sure enough.

Seventeen years ago, the Miyano couple planned to kill Karasuma Renya, even using their own lives as bait to lure him into taking the drug.

Logically speaking, the brewery should have fallen apart long ago due to Karasuma Renya's death, but unexpectedly, Karasuma Renya was simply an unkillable cockroach.

He not only survived until today, but he even killed Akemi Miyano.

"Is this Karasuma Renya's headquarters?"

“Yes.” Shiraishi affirmed, “Over the years, you have been moving between Nagano, Gunma, and Yamanashi. However, the headquarters has always been just this one place. It has been here since the very beginning of the observation station. In fact, you also played a role in the selection of the site for the observation station.”

"What about Tottori Prefecture?" Natsukawa was very curious about this place.

The expression on Shiraishi's face could no longer be described as astonishment, but rather as fear.

The fact that the other party mentioned Tottori Prefecture indicates that Mr. Ding's timeframe definitely exceeds thirty years.

He answered honestly: "The earliest base of the organization was indeed in Tottori Prefecture. At that time, there were few members, and Ooka Toramasa was quite strict, so the influence could not be expanded."

Seemingly worried that Natsukawa might not know who Ooka Toramasa was, he added, "Ooka Toramasa was the then Prime Minister of Japan. It was because of his support that the organization was able to develop, but because of his existence, the organization was subsequently suppressed to some extent."

"After he stepped down, the organization rapidly expanded outwards and set up its base here."

According to Shiraishi, the past twenty years have actually been the period of rapid development for the brewery. However, Natsukawa knows that this is only the surface situation. Judging from Rum's killing of Amanda seventeen years ago, Karasuma Renya had already been making moves overseas.

It's just that once Ooka Toramasa's influence diminished, the other side completely stopped pretending.

No wonder Ooka Toramasa was so dissatisfied with Karasuma Renya; perhaps Karasuma Renya was even partly responsible for his downfall.

At the same time, the fact that the second generation of the Ooka family did not rise to a high position is likely also related to Karasuma Renya.

Sure enough, for these businessmen and politicians, they cooperate when there is profit to be made, but they will stab you in the back without hesitation when there is no profit to be made.

"Since this is the main base, where are the Karasuma Renya people?" Natsukawa finally asked the most crucial question.

"The gentleman has only been away from the base for a short time because the organization captured a woman named Mary Akai, who may be able to help with the gentleman's aftereffects."

"Moreover," Bai Shi shook his head helplessly, "the gentleman has actually reached his limit and will hardly live much longer. He must now find a way to prolong his life."

"You should know Mary Akai, right? She appeared on the dark web some time ago."

In fact, Shiraishi even suspected that the information about Mary Akai on the dark web was related to this person or the organization behind her.

Natsukawa didn't care how long Karasuma Renya could live, since as long as the calendar was still the same, it meant that Karasuma Renya could continue to eke out a living.

He was concerned about the other person's current whereabouts.

Shiraishi also sensed Natsukawa's true intentions and continued to explain, "The master is in Tokyo."

After waiting for a long time, Shiraishi did not offer any further explanation, and the two of them just stared at each other blankly.

"Where in Tokyo?"

"I don't know either," Shiraishi said helplessly. "I'm just a subordinate; he couldn't possibly tell me everything about what happened to the master."

"However, Gin might find out about this."

Damn it, is Gin so easy to win over?

(End of this chapter)