Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 509 The story is too bizarre
However, Amuro Tooru paid no attention, his eyes fixed on Natsukawa, waiting for his next words.

"what--"

Xia Chuan suddenly seemed to realize something: "You are the boss's intelligence officer, so you should know him very well. You may already know what I'm about to say."

Amuro Tooru raised an eyebrow slightly, remaining expressionless: "Tell me."

Amuro Tooru returned to normal in the blink of an eye, but ignored the ceramic shards on the ground and picked up another wine glass to wipe them clean.

This was an obvious loss of composure. Others might not have noticed, but Natsukawa knew that Amuro Tooru's heart rate was at least 180 beats per minute!
"You've been working under the boss for a while now, haven't you? Do you remember his signature raven emblem?"

"I remember it! But this thing doesn't mean anything."

Amuro Tooru stopped wiping, his eyes gleaming. He had already guessed that the boss's identity might be related to that raven icon.

This pattern appears on the screen every time I talk to the other party; it has also appeared in some parts of the distillery base.

But what can you find out from a crow icon?

Isn't that the organization's logo?
Moreover, there are countless people around the world who like crows, so finding them would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

"The raven icon symbolizes an endless thirst for immortality. Have you ever looked into when the distillery first appeared?"

Amuro Tooru fell into deep thought, recalling the materials he had reviewed before he and Morofushi Kagemitsu were dispatched into the organization.

"This organization has existed for at least fifty years. I once heard Pisco say that he was by the boss's side as early as half a century ago, which also corroborates the time when the organization appeared."

The distillery's real period of activity should have been more than 30 years ago, but the exact year is now impossible to determine.

All I know is that during those years, there were traces of distillery activity all over the world, and many assassins emerged with codenames based on the distillery's name. Some of these people died, while others remained active, like Rum.

Natsukawa nodded. It seemed that Japan had been paying attention to the brewery for a long time, but had not made any progress over the years.

Thinking about it from this perspective, the fact that the distillery has remained standing for so many years speaks volumes.

"Leaving aside what happened fifty years ago, I do know a story from forty years ago."

Xia Chuan coughed lightly and began to tell the story: "Forty years ago, a horrific murder occurred at the Twilight Villa in Tottori Prefecture, where dozens of scholars from various fields died."

It is said that they were invited to the event in order to uncover the secrets of the Twilight Villa.

Yes, that's the official statement. I've also heard a rumor that some of the scholars were invited to conduct a certain scientific research project.

Moreover, these scholars are all top talents in the fields of biology or medicine.

As far as I know, the invitation was signed by Karasuma Renya.

"Ok?"

Amuro Tooru frowned and said, "But Karasuma Renya died fifty years ago. So it's probably someone else using his name, right?"

"Listen to me first."

Natsukawa shook his finger: "Karasuma Renya is one of the richest men in Japan. The Karasuma family crest is a raven. I heard that when Karasuma Renya was still alive, he was obsessed with immortality."

Don't you find his death strange? It was so sudden. He was active in the world fifty years ago, and then he just died one day.

"You mean, how is that possible?!"

Amuro Tooru clearly knew what Natsukawa was trying to say, but he still didn't believe it.

Karasuma Renya died fifty years ago at the age of ninety-nine. Even if he faked his death and hid in the shadows, he would have been one hundred and nine years old forty years ago.

Okay, even if he could live to be 109, he still wouldn't be the current boss! If Karasuma Renya could live to this day, his age would be a whopping 149.

This story is too bizarre; it's simply impossible!
"It absolutely cannot be Karasuma Renya. How could anyone in the world live to be 149 years old? All those so-called centenarians in the world today are just media hype; none of them are real."

If you say the current boss is a descendant of Karasuma Renya, I might believe it, but to say he's still alive today, how can that be?"

As he spoke, Amuro Tooru's voice suddenly became softer.

"Wait a minute, I need to sort this out."

Based on existing evidence, the distillery did indeed appear fifty years ago. Karasuma Renya's age is too outrageous, and Tequila's imagination is simply speechless!
But isn't the distillery's current research project about immortality?
He had found it strange before, as Gin's code name had appeared as early as thirty or forty years ago, and the other party's age was probably no more than forty.

You can't start killing people like flies when you're still wearing open-crotch pants; that wouldn't make you a genius killer, but a monster.

Vermouth was the same; she played the actress Vineyard for two generations, and because she knew about Rum's situation, she always felt that their code names were inherited from their fathers.

But what if there were already successful cases for APTX4869?

Could these two be experimental subjects?

Karasuma Renya had already successfully extended his lifespan by taking APTX4869 decades ago.

That makes sense.

"You probably thought of that too, right?"

"This"

Amuro Tooru shook his head vigorously. Absolutely impossible!

He glanced at the baijiu in Xia Chuan's hand: "Are you drunk? This kind of thing is impossible." "Just because I haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

Amuro Tooru is unaware of Conan's situation, so it's normal that he doesn't believe it.

"I went to Mermaid Island a while ago, you should know that, right?"

Amuro Tooru nodded slightly: "Did you find the boss over there?"

"No, but it's about the same."

Xia Chuan pulled a photo out of his pocket: "This is the list of attendees at the Dugong Festival thirty-eight years ago, when drug research had already begun to use Dugong marrow."

Therefore, it is very likely that as early as 38 years ago, the research on drugs for immortality or longevity had reached a critical juncture.

In fact, the current APTX4869 may very well be a retrospective of the drug from back then.

As for the cause, something probably went wrong along the way; something happened to one of the researchers, such as the accidental death of Atsushi Miyano.

Amuro Tooru took the photo and immediately identified the name that was missing a character.

"With this photo as evidence, it should prove that Karasuma Renya was actually still alive 38 years ago."

Amuro Tooru didn't reply, staring at the photo in deep thought.

After a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat dejected.

The name does indeed confirm the boss's identity, but even if we know that Karasuma Renya is the boss, so what? The other party is now hiding in secret, and not only can we not see him, but even Gin and Rum can't see him.

Thirty or forty years ago, this news would have been a breakthrough in dismantling the distillery, but now, it's not.
Who is this person next to you?

Amuro Tooru obviously also noticed the "丿" and "丨".

"I don't know. How would I know who it is from just two strokes? But since it's written together with Karasuma Renya, it must mean that she went to Mermaid Island with Karasuma Renya."

Amuro Tooru nodded slightly, suspecting that the other party was likely the scientist who could extend Karasuma Renya's life.

At this point, he had actually begun to believe.

"That makes sense, but the higher-ups in the public security system won't believe it."

Amuro Tooru shook his head. He had been at the brewery for so long that his ability to learn had obviously improved, but the higher-ups in the Public Security Bureau had not. If he reported this matter to them, they would definitely think he was talking nonsense.

No, this matter cannot be reported. He knows all too well how corrupt the higher-ups are, and he can already imagine what kind of orders they will give him if it is later confirmed that he is immortal.

This matter can only be told to Yuri at most, and even Kuroda Hyoue doesn't quite believe it!
"hehe."

Xia Chuan had no intention of explaining further. He had already given the other party a lot of face by saying so much. The main reason he told Amuro Tooru all this was to speed up the process of destroying the brewery.

why?
Sorry, I'm in a rush to get married.
The boss was unaware of Xia Chuan's thoughts; otherwise, he would have been furious that his life and the secret of immortality were worth less than a wedding.

However, that's how things are.

People have different pursuits. Some people yearn for immortality, some do not cherish life, and some love life and their loved ones.

Everyone has different ideas. The world belongs to humankind, but humankind has various different values, which is why the world is so colorful.

This information was enough for Amuro Tooru to digest for a long time, so Natsukawa stopped there and did not continue to "reveal secrets" on this topic.

"What else do you know?"

Amuro Tooru's expression was unpredictable, and he was really starting to lose his composure.

"Who exactly are you, and why do you know so much about Karasuma Renya?"

"Didn't I say that I'm related to the Miyano couple? After all, they are in charge of Silver Bullet, so it's normal for me to know some things."

"But didn't you say that you never met the Miyano couple when you were very young?"

"Uh"

This is indeed a loophole; I didn't handle it well when I was bragging before.

"Is it possible that my parents knew? Actually, my parents were top scientists at the time! They were even invited by Karasuma Renya forty years ago, but my parents were too busy at the time, so they didn't go to the Twilight Villa."

"Hehe, where are they now? Such amazing research talents."

Xia Chuan interrupted directly, saying matter-of-factly, "Of course it was requisitioned by a certain country and then a secret research project was started."

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Amuro Tooru's face darkened. He could still listen to the beginning, but Tequila completely ignored the last few sentences. Not only did she not want to reveal her identity, but she also used this kind of excuse.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it."

Amuro Tooru waved his hand and took out a broom to clean up the broken glass on the ground.

Natsukawa watched the broom pass over his shoes several times and knew that Amuro Tooru was trying to shoo him away.

But he didn't want to leave just like that.

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