Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

"So, the development of the antidote still depends on you, Ai!" Kitagawa Taki reached out and patted Ai Haibara's head.

Ai Haibara said confidently, "Don't worry, I can't say for sure about the complete antidote yet, but the temporary antidote is definitely fine."

Upon hearing their conversation, Miyano Akemi's joy waned somewhat; she had thought her sister would finally return to normal!

However, on second thought, it's already quite good that we've made this much progress.

At that moment, Sera Masumi came out of the house.

She excitedly thanked Kitagawa Taki, "Thank you, Kitagawa!"

This made Kitagawa Taki, who was about to pour cold water on the conversation, stop talking. Seeing Sera Masumi's current excitement, he decided to wait and talk about it later.

Sera Masumi then ran into her room and began rummaging through her clothes.

In response, Kitagawa Taki felt that Sera Masumi's clothes were probably a bit too small for Akai Mary.

A short while later, Sera Masumi came out with a few loose-fitting clothes.

She went into Mary Akai's bedroom and closed the door.

"Mom, this is the biggest dress I can find." Sera Masumi handed the dress to Akai Mary.

Mary Akai glanced at it and knew it was definitely too small, but there was nothing she could do but make do for now.

She lifted the covers, preparing to change her clothes.

Sera Masumi, seeing what Akai Mary looked like under the covers, couldn't help but ask, "Mom, Kitagawa didn't see you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mary Akai glared at Masumi Sera with a cold expression.

She didn't want Sera Masumi to find out anything, otherwise, where would she put her face?

Sera Masumi shrank back like a quail.

That makes sense. Her mother was properly covered with a blanket, so how could Kitagawa Taki have seen her?

Seeing Sera Masumi's expression, Mary Akai knew she hadn't seen through her, and breathed a sigh of relief before continuing to change her clothes.

"Mom, is this the antidote Ai brought?"

Sera Masumi subconsciously assumed that the antidote for Ai Haibara had been successfully developed.

But then she realized, if that's the case, then why does Ai Haibara still look like an elementary school student?

Mary Akai pointed to the baijiu on the bedside table: "It's the stuff Kitagawa brought."

"Bai Gan?" Sera Masumi opened it and smelled it; it had a very peculiar fragrance.

Mary Akai said, "It should be a type of Chinese liquor."

"liquor?"

Sera Masumi couldn't understand how alcohol could be an antidote.

Mary Akai understood what Masumi Sera meant, and she said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. We'll find out when we go out and ask around."

Sera Masumi nodded.

"Hey Mom, is your cold better?!" She suddenly noticed that Akai Mary was much more energetic.

"It's definitely much better, but I still feel feverish."

Mary Akai felt a little uncomfortable, something was wrong that she couldn't quite put her finger on.

"It seems my clothes are still too small."

Seeing that Akai Mary had finished dressing, Sera Masumi stuck out her tongue.

Mary Akai also felt that her clothes were a bit tight, and the main problem was that she wasn't wearing a bra. She could only zip up her jacket, otherwise...

She took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, let's go out."

……

living room.

Kitagawa Taki and his two companions sat on the sofa waiting for the mother and daughter to come out.

Click~

The door opened.

Seeing Akai Mary's expression, Kitagawa Taki raised his hand to cover his mouth.

It's like a child wearing an adult's high heels; it's very inappropriate.

But now it's the other way around.

Miyano Akemi subtly nudged Kitagawa Taki with her elbow, though she had seen him smirking.

Although Mary Akai didn't see the barely suppressed smile on Taki Kitagawa's face, she did see the look in his eyes.

How could she not understand?

But the problem was that she couldn't say anything yet, so she could only pretend to be nonchalant and ask, "Kitagawa, this baijiu?"

Kitagawa Taki nodded and said seriously, "Baijiu (Chinese liquor) plus a cold is just a temporary cure."

Sera Masumi blurted out, "Temporary?"

Kitagawa Taki said, "That's right, this antidote will only last for a few hours at most."

Although Sera Masumi was somewhat disappointed, she quickly recovered and asked the question that had been bothering her: "But how could alcohol be the antidote?"

Ai Haibara pondered for a moment and said, "I think it's because the white powder accelerated the cell proliferation rate, which means it accelerated the body's recovery process."

Based on this research, I can develop an antidote with a longer duration of action.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shiho!" Mary Akai sat down next to the Miyano sisters.

She was mentally prepared for this result, so she accepted it easily.

Ai Haibara shook her head: "This situation is also caused by the medicine I made."

Mary Akai comforted her, "Don't say that. Making this medicine wasn't your wish. Besides, without this medicine, we probably wouldn't be alive today."

"Aunt Mary is right."

Akemi Miyano took Ai Haibara's hand.

"By the way," Kitagawa Taki changed the subject, asking, "Sera, how's your investigation into that incident going?"

Sera Masumi said, "I looked up this matter online and found that it was being posted online regularly, as if someone wanted someone to solve this case."

Seventeen years ago, Koji Haneda went to the United States to participate in a chess tournament. At the hotel where he was staying, he arranged to meet with American capitalist Amanda Hughes, accompanied by Amanda's bodyguard, Asaka.

Asaka's identity remains a mystery; no information about her can be found at all.

Amanda and Koji Haneda are dead, but Asaka has disappeared without a trace, so the police have listed Asaka as a prime suspect in the case.

“That Asaka is very likely a member of the Black Organization,” Mary Akai asked the Miyano sisters. “Have you heard of that name?”

Both women shook their heads.

Mary Akai frowned. Even Shiho Miyano had never heard of her. Could it be that her guess was wrong? Or was Asaka hiding her true intentions?

Sera Masumi went into the room and took out a laptop.

In no time, she found the webpage that published the case information and showed it to Kitagawa Taki and the other two.

"Amanda has connections with the FBI and CIA, so the Black Organization is probably after her, and Koji Haneda has been implicated."

They ordered black tea and cake, and all the tableware was broken. Among the broken pieces was a piece of glass with the words 'PTO N' on it.

“PTON…” Ai Haibara murmured.

Chapter 311 Vermouth, whom I long for

"PUT ON MASCARA! Sister, that pocket mirror!" Ai Haibara looked at Akemi Miyano.

When Ai Haibara mentioned it, Akemi Miyano also remembered it.

"Apply mascara?"

The three of them looked at the Miyano sisters.

Ai Haibara explained, "Back then, a cosmetics company launched a promotion where you could get a free portable mirror with the purchase of mascara. It became very popular, and those portable mirrors had the words 'PUT ON MASCARA' on them."

Akemi Miyano said, "I have this pocket mirror myself; it's a keepsake left to me by my mother."

“However, Amanda was already over eighty years old at the time.” Ai Haibara rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought.

"Could it be Koji Haneda's? Even as a Go player, one should pay attention to one's appearance."

Sera Masumi revealed her guess: her second brother, Haneda Hideyoshi, was also a Go player.

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "I think it's Asaka's."

Mary Akai murmured, "Regardless of whose it is, could this 'PTON' be a clue?"

Sera Masumi nodded and said, "This pocket mirror is very close to Haneda Koji, and there's a pair of scissors next to it. There are obvious signs that he gripped the scissors tightly in his hand. Could it be that he deliberately cut off the other letters?"

Ai Haibara pointed to a line of text on the computer and said, "It's very likely. It says the sink faucet is running nonstop, so he probably cut out the other letters here with scissors!"

She paused for a moment, then explained, "The hydroxide ions in water can break down the molecular structure of glass, making it easier to cut."

Akemi Miyano said, "If you remove 'PTON' from 'PUT ON MASCARA', all that's left is 'UMASCARA'."

After repeating the eight letters several times, Sera Masumi and Ai Haibara suddenly looked up and said at the same time, "ASACA!"

Mary Akai's gaze sharpened: "Then that leaves 'UMR'."

U·M·R?

Kitagawa Taki had a strange expression. He didn't immediately think of Rum, but instead thought of Umaru, who could change size at will.

"RUM?!" the girls exclaimed in unison.

Akemi Miyano hesitated and asked, "Does this mean that Asaka is Rum?"

Kitagawa Taki shook his head and said, "I don't think so. If Asaka is Rum, then why would Haneda Koji have the time to leave behind this information?"

It's only possible that Asaka stalled Rum, allowing Koji Haneda to leave a message.

Mary Akai agreed with Taki Kitagawa's point of view, "But then, where did Asaka go? Did she run away?"