Chapter 813 Some are happy, some are sad

Bechfenger remained silent.

"Because Asa disliked that I never went to work, he fired me."

Conan: "..."

It's outrageous, but strangely reasonable.

"Alright, I have other things to do, so I'll be going now." Behefinger patted Conan's head with a smile, then moved slightly before greeting Amuro Tooru, who was making coffee.

"Tou, I'm leaving."

"good."

After leaving the Polo Café, Behringer made his way to the organization's safe house.

As soon as he entered the room, he heard Seeker's excited and thrilled voice.

Bechfenger paused, then casually walked over and sat down on a nearby chair.

"...APTX-4869 has a certain probability of altering human growth cells, potentially causing a young person to shrink back to their teenage years. However, this has significant drawbacks, such as potentially causing the body to stop growing..."

Seeker winked at Bertrand, then calmly told Gin about his research findings, before subtly referencing someone else.

“Back then, didn’t Shirley just suddenly disappear? Maybe she originally intended to take this drug to commit suicide, but unexpectedly it shrunk her into a child.”

Gin leaned back on the sofa, his head slightly lowered, his silver hair partially obscuring his expression. He tapped his fingers lightly on the sofa armrest, and after a moment, he spoke in a deep voice, "Since APTX-4869 is a poison, then Sherry, as a researcher, could easily create an antidote?"

Beside him, Bertrand, holding a can of lemon tea, nodded repeatedly while saying "uh-huh."

Gin glanced at him sideways and sneered, "No wonder she sometimes appears as an adult, yet she can never catch anyone. It seems her death on the train last time was also fake."

However, this also shows that the antidote that Shirley created was only temporary and could not keep her body in its original state.

Gin tilted his head and rested it on his raised hand. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Behefinger beside him and said, "Aste, go and investigate. For now, collect information on children under ten years old in the Tokyo area who look like Sherry."

Behrfinger was taken aback when he was mentioned, but then nodded and accepted the task.

After he left, Gin took out his phone again and dialed Berry's number under the watchful eyes of Bertrand and Sext, entrusting her with the same task.

Of course, she was given one more task than Asti—to verify the children's DNA.

Sekter's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward slightly closer to Gin. "If we really manage to bring her back, would you mind letting me study her?"

"what ever."

Gin glanced at him.

I know this guy knows Shirley's current situation, but...

He glanced at Bertrand beside him again, then raised his hand to rub his temples, deciding to ignore him to avoid further annoyance.

Ai Haibara, who was feeding the white pigeons in Agasa's house, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine; a dangerous aura seemed to be gradually approaching her.

Her pupils suddenly contracted, and an ominous premonition surged in her heart, making her heart pound faster with tension!

After a while, the feeling slowly disappeared, but Ai Haibara's body stiffened slightly.

The little white dove tilted its head in confusion, then flew into her arms.

Feeling its warmth, Ai Haibara gradually relaxed her tense body.

At the same time, she began to wonder why she had felt such a strong sense of unease just now, and she almost immediately thought of that dark organization.

If that's the case, then they already discovered her faked death on the mysterious train last time!?

The more she thought about it, the more frightened and uneasy she felt.

She didn't even hear Professor Agasa calling her until he came over and called her again. Only then did Ai Haibara come to her senses and hurriedly try to hide her unease.

"Ai, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I was just teasing the little pigeons."

Ai Haibara casually changed the subject, stood up while holding the little pigeon, and looked up at Professor Agasa, "So, Professor, why did you call me that?"

"Oh, it's Ayumi calling you." Professor Agasa pointed to the phone on the table.

"good."

Ai Haibara nodded and went over to answer the phone.

......

In the dead of night, a furtive black shadow of a dog drifted back and forth, then drifted back and forth again.

A hand suddenly reached out and slapped him on the shoulder, startling him so much that his hair stood on end.

"what are you doing here?"

A familiar, deep voice sounded behind him.

Behefinger turned his head to look at Subaru Okiya's face, breathed a sigh of relief, pulled him to a corner, lifted his hood and looked around furtively. After confirming that everything was normal, he lowered his voice and spoke to him.

“There’s been a new development on the organization’s side; they’re going to start investigating Ai…” Behefinger described the situation to him in a little more detail.

And so on, and so forth.

After he finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to Subaru Okiya's expression, patted him on the shoulder, and then put on his hood.

I'm outta here.

After he left, Subaru Okiya stood there for a long time. Because it was dark, it was difficult to see the expression on his face.

Meanwhile, Behringer, who had hidden himself, patted his chest, sighed, and then hummed a cheerful tune as he walked away.

"The countdown to this great magician logging off has begun!"

He spent two days and two nights finally screening all the children aged ten and under in Tokyo and compiling a detailed list.

All of the children listed resembled Shirley in some way.

Of course, this also includes Ai Haibara, Sherry herself.

Apart from the Boss, Bertrand and his group who were with him that night, and Berry who was sent on a mission, no one in the entire organization knew about this major operation to find Sherry.

However, thanks to Behringer's revelation, Conan has already become wary.

Ai Haibara was absent from school, but Conan came. He had just put down his schoolbag and the Junior Detective League hadn't even had a chance to speak to him when their teacher, Ms. Kobayashi, pushed open the door and came in.

She clapped her hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.

After the students had quieted down and sat obediently in their seats, she spoke up: "I have some news to tell you. Tomorrow morning, the school will organize physical examinations for the lower grade students. Since blood needs to be drawn, please don't eat breakfast tomorrow morning."

"Huh—!?"

As soon as she finished speaking, some people were happy while others were sad.