Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Professor Agasa scratched the back of his head.

Tohru Tohno thought for a moment, then took out a medicine box from his pocket and opened it.

"Hey, I happen to have some cold medicine here." He handed over a pill.

"Oh! That's just in time." Professor Agasa took it.

Shiho Miyano, who was sitting next to Toru Tono, glanced at him.

Conan, who was sitting peacefully next to Ayumi, looked helplessly at Professor Agasa, but upon hearing Tohru's words, he turned his gaze towards him.

As it turned out, we saw him take out his medicine box.

In a fleeting glance, a red and white pill caught his eye.

"bang bang"

For some reason, he felt as if he could hear his own heartbeat.

what is that?

Conan felt like he had seen those red and white pills somewhere before.

Red and white... He suddenly remembered that in Dorobiga Park, he had vaguely seen the suspicious drug that had been fed to him, the culprit that had caused him to shrink, and it seemed to look just like this.

Well, it's just a coincidence.

Conan smiled, realizing he was being a little too tense.

Red and white pills are so common; most cold medicines are the same color and shape, and you can't tell the difference at all.

Besides, since they took it all out and gave it to the doctor, it must have just been ordinary cold medicine...

Conan turned back.

However, to be honest, I don't really know whether it was a coincidence that I shrunk after taking the medication.

If it's just a coincidence, it couldn't have only happened to me, right? If other people who took that drug also experienced this shrinking phenomenon, and that organization discovered it, I would also be in danger.

And although I really didn't want to admit it, I was a bit too high-profile when I was solving the case. If the organization really knew that the drug could shrink people, I would almost certainly have been discovered.

Won't they be silenced then?

Xiao Lan...

Conan unconsciously started biting his fingers.

It seems he's about to take the initiative.

Conan, who had never seen the miniature version of "Ai Haibara," knew almost nothing more about the organization during this period.

Despite several attempts to contact the Black Organization, he failed to uncover any noteworthy clues, and he didn't even know the name of the medication he had taken.

In short, I was completely confused and at a loss.

"The next stop is Beika Park Station."

As Conan was struggling with his decision, the bus's announcement came on, and the bus slowly came to a stop and opened its doors.

There were many people waiting for the bus in front of the park station, but suddenly there were many more passengers.

"Hurry up, passengers are boarding. You guys turn around and sit properly." Professor Agasa swallowed the medicine, not forgetting to scold Genta and Mitsuhiko, who were playing around in front of him.

"Oh."

Perhaps because they always get along well, the members of the Junior Detective League still respect Professor Agasa, and at least they won't embarrass the old man in public.

The two little ones sat obediently and quietly.

Chapter 185 A Bus Packed with Stars (Part 1)

As the bus started moving again, Shiho Miyano subtly turned to the side and lowered her voice as she adjusted her scarf.

"Do you carry those medications with you at all times?"

As the inventor and manufacturer of the drug, no one in the world knows APTX-4869, which she created, better than Shiho Miyano.

Judging from the size and shape of the drug, she was certain that the drug lying in Tohno Toru's medicine box must be APTX-4869.

"Well, it might come in handy sometime." Tohru Tohru shrugged.

His system space was filled with these potentially useful but practically useless items, which he could only occasionally take out.

This is especially true of the medicine box that can preserve medicine at low temperatures; this is the first time it has been opened since he made it.

After all, due to the system upgrade, he wouldn't catch a cold at all, let alone need APTX-4869, a drug that shrinks when ingested.

That's right, what he carried with him was not the previous version of the deadly poison with the maximum lethality, but a stable, smaller version of APTX-4869 that had been developed by Shiho Miyano and made to change in a controllable way.

According to Shiho Miyano, she suddenly discovered one day that the medication seemed to be under control, and she also had a lot of inspiration in her mind.

It may have been a lucky experience for her, but Tohru Tono knew the real reason.

—That day, the research progress of APTX-4869 on the system panel had just exceeded 50%.

Tohru Tohno didn't know whether the research breakthrough was due to the system's control or Shiho Miyano's own efforts, but for him, success made no difference.

Similarly, the medicine box also contained two newly created "Mermaid's Kiss" doses, which were, of course, just trial packs. As described in the system, they were useless, and supposedly had potentially serious side effects, requiring further testing.

Kimie Shimabukuro, who had just come from the island, still seemed a little reserved. Ever since he brought her to the lab, he had devoted all his time to researching that reagent.

Of course, thanks to her, Tohno Toru was able to gain 1000 creature points in a very short time.

Shiho Miyano looked at him for a while.

"Are you interested in becoming a child?" Shiho Miyano asked, glancing at Conan, who was deep in thought.

Then he pretended to have suddenly realized something.

"Ah, I see. It's because children can freely share a room with other girls, so you're envious, right?"

"...Please don't compare me to Conan, thank you."

Tohru Tono considers himself a normal person.

Shiho Miyano smiled silently.

As a result, I just mentioned Conan's name, and who knew that he would suddenly get up, step across the aisle between the bus seats and come over.

Tohru Tono sat on the outside of the two-seater, and Conan waved to him, signaling him to put his ear closer.

Want to whisper something?

Tohru Tohru raised an eyebrow and moved closer.

He initially thought another murder had occurred, but Conan subtly asked him if he had secretly investigated "the men in black who shrunk him to this size."

Toru Tohno certainly understood the situation between Gin and Vodka, but he couldn't possibly tell Conan.

If we tell him too much information, he might cause some trouble, making it harder for him to continue hiding and secretly carrying out his plans...

Speaking of which, is Conan bringing up his idea that "every detective must have a strong sense of curiosity" again? Is that why he came to ask him this kind of question?

Sorry, I don't even know who Gin and Vodka are!

Tohru Tohno feigns ignorance and refuses to reveal any information, leaving Conan disappointed.

Seeing Conan's somewhat dejected figure, Toru Tono chuckled.

Kid, you want to cause trouble in the main storyline? You're a long way off!

Thinking this, he turned his head back and suddenly felt his arm being gripped by something somewhat cold.

Turning my head, I saw Shiho Miyano, who had somehow put on the hoodie at the back.

Her expression was hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to discern the situation. However, one could tell from the increasing grip on his arm that she was deeply troubled.

Tohru Tohno paused for a moment, this behavior seemed familiar...

"Shinichi-sensei!!"

Ayumi's voice rang in my ears.

"Thank you so much for the internal medicine check-up the other day, teacher." This voice must be Mitsuhiko's.

"where."

A humble answer.

Toru Tono looked at the passenger who boarded the train at Beika Park Station.

The elementary school students from the Junior Detective League were talking to "Akira Tomoaki," who was wearing a dark green jacket and black-rimmed glasses, and they seemed to know him very well.

Shinichiro Tomoaki and Tono Toru understand nature.

The school doctor and basketball coach of Teitan High School, he graduated first in his class from Toto Medical University. He is handsome, multi-talented, gentle and kind... and was once the object of Conan's jealousy.

However, in Conan's world, such a person would only be considered a slightly more capable passerby.

What makes him most memorable is that he was impersonated by Vermouth, a high-ranking member of the Black Organization, for a very long time.

Toru Tono probably understands why Shiho Shirano is behaving so abnormally.

'So it still retains some radar capability?' He glanced at Shiho Miyano, who had turned her head to the car window and pretended to be asleep.

I don't know why, it didn't trigger before.

Could it be that Amuro Tooru, whom we encountered before, didn't have any of the organization's "scent" on him? That's why we couldn't recognize him?

Tohno Tooru doesn't think so, since Amuro Tooru still exudes a sense of oppression.

He calmly removed Shiho Miyano's hand from his arm.

Would a person in a deep sleep really wrinkle someone else's clothes? That seems a bit too far-fetched.

After Shiho Miyano's hand was taken away, she felt insecure and groped around, like a drowning person desperately trying to grab onto something.

Then her body began to tremble slightly, to a degree imperceptible to the naked eye.

Tohno glanced at her uneasy and fearful expression and sighed.

So, you might be so tough on the outside, but you're not actually as strong inside as you seem, are you?

A black-clad organization can scare people like this.

After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and placed his hand on Shiho Miyano's loosely clenched palm. Then, he slightly curled his fingers and held her cool, delicate hand in his palm as if to comfort her.