Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

"Anyway, these few days are a holiday, no school, I'm all ready!!!"

Chapter 240 The Long-Awaited Transformation

After swallowing the pill, Conan got up, jumped off the chair, and sat on the sofa next to him, excitedly waiting for the changes in his body.

Five minutes later, seeing that his body had not changed at all, Conan frowned.

"I said, is your antidote really effective? Why is there only a slight adverse reaction... um?"

Before he could finish speaking, Conan suddenly felt as if his heart was on fire, a strange burning sensation.

As time went on, the burning sensation gradually turned into intense pain.

In less than five seconds, Conan clutched his heart and collapsed onto the sofa, drenched in sweat.

Ai Haibara quickly pulled out a timer and a small notebook from her pocket and began recording Conan's current physical condition.

Longye calmly raised his cup and took a sip of coffee.

He had already seen Conan's "transformed" form at that diplomat's residence long before.

He originally thought he would see something extraordinary, but in reality, he only saw the "holy light," a phenomenon that had no scientific basis whatsoever.

Sure enough, shortly after tasting the coffee, Conan's body was enveloped in a white and yellow light.

Soon after, the enlarged Shinichi Kudo appeared before Tatsuno and Ai Haibara.

Unexpectedly, after the transformation, "Conan" collapsed onto the sofa and lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Tatsuno curiously walked to Ai Haibara's side: "Have you fainted?"

“It must be a problem of excessive dosage. His heart and organs triggered the brain’s emergency protection mechanism under the strong stimulation…” Ai Haibara explained to Tatsuno while constantly recording the “experimental subject’s” information in the notebook in front of her.

After confirming that Shinichi Kudo was still breathing, Tatsuno went upstairs, found a blanket, and covered Shinichi with it.

A short while later, Ai Haibara put the notebook back in her pocket, a slight smile unconsciously creeping onto her lips.

"Ai, you seem very happy~"

"Well, after all, I obtained valuable information and determined the direction for future improvements."

At this point, Ai Haibara slowly walked to the dining table and sat down: "Look at his flushed face and the way he's sweating profusely; it's clearly caused by an overheated body. Besides the dosage issue, some of the chemical formulas also need some adjustments."

"How long do you think it will take for him to wake up?" Longye put down his coffee cup.

"It's hard to say, but he should wake up within an hour."

"In that case, let's go."

……

after an hour

Shinichi Kudo slowly opened his eyes.

After a few seconds of regaining his senses, he immediately sat up from the sofa and excitedly looked down at his hands.

"These hands...don't belong to a primary school student!"

The next moment, he rushed to the bathroom and looked up at the mirror next to the sink.

"It's back! It's really back!!!"

Seeing the familiar face in the mirror, Shinichi Kudo could no longer contain his joy and slapped his face hard.

After washing his face a few times, Shinichi Kudo went back to his room and changed into some suitable clothes.

Although he had already noticed that Ryūno and Ai Haibara were missing.

But at this moment, the joy of "getting back" her body far outweighed any questions she might have asked Tatsuno and Ai Haibara about the organization.

……

same moment

After changing her clothes, Vermouth parked her car not far from the Kudo house.

Fueled by hatred for "Sherry," she temporarily abandoned the mission assigned to her by the organization and drove here, preparing to investigate the little girl who appeared next to Ryuno and Ran.

"If you really are Sherry..."

Thinking of this, a hint of killing intent flashed in Vermouth's eyes.

--"Bang"

Just then, the sound of a door closing caught her attention, and she immediately rolled up the car window.

"This is...the Kudo family?"

The image of her friend Yukiko instantly flashed into Vermouth's mind.

The next moment, a boy walked out of the courtyard in front of her.

Vermouth's eyes widened when she saw the boy's familiar face.

"Shinichi Kudo?! Impossible! Wasn't he already killed by Gin..."

Only after Shinichi Kudo's figure disappeared into the distance did she turn her gaze away and lower her head in deep thought.

If I remember correctly, Shinichi Kudo was dealt with by Gin and his crew a long time ago.

When she heard the news, she even felt a little sorry for Yukiko deep down.

Wait... According to the report, Shinichi Kudo died from APTX-4869, which was probably administered by Gin himself.

Could it be that this Shinichi Kudo is also...?

With that thought in mind, Vermouth restarted the car and drove off into the distance.

……

That afternoon

Kudo's house.

Shinichi Kudo watched helplessly as Tatsuno across from him popped pieces of high-class sushi into his mouth.

"Takeda, I have so many questions I want to ask you. Could you please let me finish before you eat?"

Upon hearing this, Ryūno swallowed the high-grade sea urchin sushi in his mouth and took a sip of barley tea: "Hmm? You said you'd treat me to high-grade sushi, so I came. You want to treat me to sushi too, and you want to ask me questions too?! Does everything good come your way?!"

Shinichi Kudo: "￥#@%@#￥"

If I weren't unable to beat you...

Soon after, Tatsuno finished all the sushi on his plate, wiped his hands with a tissue, and elegantly picked up his teacup to sip his barley tea.

Looking at the empty sushi box, Shinichi Kudo covered his face with his hands and whispered, "You could at least have left me one..."

"What did you say?"

"Well, I have a few questions I'd like to ask..."

Seeing how "sensible" Shinichi Kudo was, Tatsuno nodded with a light smile.

Seeing this, Shinichi Kudo asked seriously, "Where is Ai Haibara?"

"She seems to have grasped the inspiration for the antidote and went back to refine it."

"Takeda, do you think she... is reliable?" Shinichi Kudo looked at Ryuno with a serious expression.

He developed this suspicion after learning that Ai Haibara used to be a member of the organization.

In his view, the people in that organization were all ruthless "devils" who killed without blinking an eye, and were not trustworthy at all.

"Don't worry, I'll vouch for her." Longye put down his teacup and nodded.

"But... sigh! Since you've put it that way, I won't say anything more about it," Shinichi Kudo said with a wry smile.

Although he still didn't quite trust "Ai Haibara," since Tatsuno believed her, he really had nothing to say.

"More than this Kudo, I want to know how you really view that organization, and how much you actually know about them." Ryūno crossed his arms and quietly gazed at Kudo Shinichi in front of him.

Upon hearing this question, Shinichi Kudo paused for a moment.

What is his opinion of that organization...?

—He has strange medicines and weapons; he's extremely dangerous?

The members all seemed to have names of alcoholic beverages and were dressed in black.

What extraordinary plan and purpose is behind hiring someone to create this bizarre software?

After thinking about it carefully for a while, he suddenly realized that he knew nothing except for this worthless information.

For a moment, Shinichi Kudo lowered his head, seemingly unsure how to answer Tatsuno's question.

Seeing Shinichi Kudo's silence, Ryuno shook his head: "Kudo, you're not thinking of starting a war against that organization based on pure passion without knowing anything about it, are you?"

Chapter 241 It seems someone has discovered something.

Shinichi Kudo stared at the table in front of him and gave a wry smile.

“Takeda, I know that organization is dangerous, but does it warrant 'war'? Once I gather evidence of their crimes, then…”

"So what? Hand over the evidence to the Metropolitan Police Department and let the police arrest them?"

"Uh, this..."

"Kudo, you don't really think that way, do you? Putting aside whether you can find any evidence, you actually think you can take down such a dangerous and massive organization with just 'evidence'? Do you think that's possible?"

Shinichi Kudo opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

He knew in his heart that the question Longye raised, though seemingly simple, hit the nail on the head.

Since shrinking, he has been trying to find traces of the organization, but so far he has not been able to obtain any useful intelligence or clues.

Last time, they finally had a chance to obtain Vodka's fingerprints, but Gin saw through their scheme, and they ended up getting nothing.

If things continue like this, he won't be able to defeat the organization, let alone find any evidence of their crimes.

Moreover, even if evidence is found...

Thinking of this, Shinichi Kudo looked up at Tatsuno: "Takeda, what do you think I should do? How can we defeat the organization?"

"Do nothing." Longye picked up his teacup again and took a sip of tea.

"..."