Unlike the two purebred dogs that Kindaichi was in charge of, the cats that Shiho Miyano and Shichi Mitsuki raised were just ordinary domestic cats.

An orange cat and a calico cat, both just over a year old.

Although still young, the orange cat is already showing signs of prioritizing its size, and it's not good that it's always perched on the head of a graceful young woman.

Therefore, the seventh child born in the fourth month took the initiative to take on the important task.

But because the two cats like to be together, he and Shiho Miyano often appear together.

On the afternoon of his second day of work, while his fellow workers brought the animals to sit in the yard in the sunshine, Kindaichi took the opportunity to gossip with Mitsuki.

"That icy girl, do you usually talk to her?" Hajime asked bluntly, who never understood the concept of privacy. "I always feel like she only knows how to make sarcastic remarks about others."

Somewhat similar to certain people...

This thought suddenly popped into my mind, and then those annoying faces floated by out of thin air.

Ugh... Forget about rich kids and overseas returnee elites, get out of my way!

Seeing the somewhat surprised look in Mitsuki's eyes, Kindaichi realized that he had spoken those words aloud.

"Kindaichi-kun, what are you talking about?" Mitsuki asked curiously. "Is he your friend?"

"Pah! What kind of friends are those two!" Kindaichi spat as if he had eaten something dirty, and couldn't help but gesticulate wildly.

"Let me tell you, that Miyano, he looks like the kind of top student who gets perfect scores in every subject, that's why he acts so arrogant!"

"Look at how she was being sarcastic and unfriendly to the professor's two assistants as soon as they met. She must not be an easy person to get along with."

"Girls like that won't get any attention at school!"

Mitsuki Nanami laughed upon hearing this, then coughed as he looked behind Kindaichi.

"Hey, what's wrong? You caught a cold?"

Despite Mitsuki's suggestive glances, Kindaichi remained oblivious until a cold voice reached his ears.

Instead of gossiping about useless things, shouldn't some people take a good look at the experimental precautions? After all, the first round of operations will begin tomorrow.

"Ah!" Kindaichi jumped back in fright, then whirled around, pointing at Shiho Miyano who had silently appeared behind him. "You! You you you..."

Seeing the finger that was about to point at her nose, Shiho Miyano didn't take a step back, but only frowned slightly.

"Has anyone ever taught you...?"

"Kindaichi-kun, stop pointing your finger at people!" Surprisingly, it was Mitsuki Nanami who spoke up. "That's very impolite."

Kindaichi, who had assumed that "all boys are the same," angrily flung his hand away.

"What?! Why are you all saying things like that! You're just like that annoying elite!"

He ran a few steps angrily, then remembered that the Golden Retriever and Akita were still in the yard, so he turned around, took the two dogs, and left.

Shiho Miyano and Nanami Mitsuki looked at each other for a moment, then suddenly asked, "The 'elites' he mentioned, are they friends from school?"

“Uh, I’m not really sure either…” Mitsuki Nanami hesitated for a moment, “It seems like it’s someone Kindaichi-kun knew somewhere else…”

"I heard he's a police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department!"

Upon hearing this, Shiho Miyano's eyes flickered, and then she said, "Oh."

...

The first round of the experiment, as described by Shiho Miyano, was conducted on the third day.

According to their schedule, this seven-day experiment will be conducted in three rounds on the third, sixth, and seventh days.

That is, actually conducting drug tests on laboratory animals.

It sounds cruel, but drug development is ultimately about better serving humanity, and this process is necessary.

After Miyuki's explanation and guidance, Kindaichi, who had become inseparable from the two dogs and was as close as three brothers, finally reluctantly accepted it.

On the morning of the third day, each lab assistant was given the corresponding injection of the drug.

"This, this..." Jin Tianyi, who had finally managed to mentally prepare himself, suddenly scratched his head again.

"Is it for a shot? Can't we mix it into their food?"

“Yes.” Nishimura, still dressed in black, answered with a straight face, “It is not easy to control the dosage of drugs mixed in food; injection is more convenient.”

"The drug has passed several tests, so there's a high probability it won't cause any problems. You all need to hurry."

That's what they said, but the high school students still looked at the syringes in their hands with some worry.

No one immediately decided to be the first to make a move.

"Alright, alright, I'll demonstrate!" Narita, who was always cheerful, stepped forward as if to smooth things over and took a syringe from Sakiriko's hand.

There were five white mice in the cage. He reached into the cage and grabbed one in one go.

The needle was quickly inserted into the mouse's body, and the entire vial of medicine was injected in no time.

"How is it? Are the rest okay?" Narita asked as he put the white mouse back in its cage.

A strange expression appeared on Riko Saki's face.

"Hey, don't expect me to do all the work for you!"

"No, no..." Sijiriko stammered, "You...you put the one that had been treated back in, and now I can't tell the difference..."

"Ah, this..."

Seeing Narita's embarrassed expression, the other onlookers couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The tension from before gradually eased.

"It's the one crouching in the corner of the cage. Its eyes are redder and its tail tip is thinner."

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