Chapter 202 Suicide by Jumping into the River?

Day 12 of the Highway Survival Game!

"Even Sherry didn't know that another name for APTX4869 was Silver Bullet?" Gin didn't have the habit of making sarcastic remarks about things he disliked, which Bourbon deliberately displayed.

However, after listening to Bourbon's words, he realized that Vermouth's knowledge was insufficient and that her words might mislead his reasoning. Therefore, he asked Vermouth about this matter with a serious expression.

Clearly, given their deductive abilities, what Shuichi Akai could deduce, they could also deduce. Moreover, they knew more detailed information about the future than Shuichi Akai did, so they quickly realized the key point after Vermouth spoke.

Shuichi Akai knew enough about what happened 17 years ago because Tsutomu Akai was his father. In addition, he had secretly investigated a lot of things during his faked death, which allowed him to deduce those events that, although there was no evidence, were consistent with logic and the course of events.

As for Gin and Bourbon, they reasoned based on the intelligence the organization possessed and the information the Wind Guardian brought them from the future, concluding that if the name 'Silver Bullet' was only used by Tsutomu Akai in the future, then...

Therefore, the only entity that would use this name to sell the 'Silver Bullet' drug in the future is a faction different from the organization, one that must have existed 17 years ago and had close contact with Akai Tsutomu.

At least they had a chance to learn about the power behind the name 'Silver Bullet' from him, and they were also aware of the capitalist industry chain to which the 'Silver Bullet' pharmaceutical company belonged in the future, as well as the unclear relationship between the other party and Gin, Rum, and other matters.

If the future 'Silver Bullet' bears Shiho Miyano's name, then its development must be related to her. But what if the organization has never used the name 'Silver Bullet', and Sherry, who is mainly researching this, is unaware of it?

The use of the name 'Silver Bullet' by the official governments of both Japan and the United States is quite interesting. As Feng Xingshou explained to them about the future earlier, the official publicity materials of the pharmaceutical companies of both countries mentioned the reason for using the name 'Silver Bullet'.

The reason it's called "Silver Bullet" is because the drug has the effect of eliminating all malignant cells in the human body and completely isolating cellular cancers from humans, much like the silver bullet in Western legends that can purify demons.

In short, it's a case of false advertising. On the surface, it claims to eliminate cancer from all of humanity, but in reality, its promotion and advertising constantly imply that the "silver bullet" can keep people young forever.

They even developed a special age-customization service, selling custom 'silver bullets' with a specially customized age reduction at a much higher price than the public price.

They hadn't paid much attention to the name at first, and the other party's explanation didn't seem unusual. However, they learned that as early as 17 years ago, someone had been calling APTX4869 "Silver Bullet".

They naturally had their own doubts, and aside from their different starting points, their reasoning was similar to that of Shuichi Akai. Their attention was unanimously focused on Tsutomu Akai, the one who ultimately referred to APTX4869 as the "silver bullet"...

Vermouth was even more puzzled when Gin asked her this, but she did not avoid the question. They already knew about the existence of APTX4869, the most important thing, so why was there any need to hide such a trivial matter as a name?

Therefore, he readily replied, "Yes! After all, this is just the name that Shirley's parents gave APTX4869 in private 20 years ago, or rather, the name they gave to the drug they were looking forward to. In their eyes, APTX4869 was not the ideal drug they envisioned."

So the official name used within the organization was APTX4869. When they died 20 years ago, that name completely disappeared from the organization. Sherry was just born then; how could she have known that name?

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"What about Akemi Miyano? She was old enough to remember things back then, so maybe she would know the name?" Bourbon thought that when he was a child, he had heard Dr. Miyano and his wife mention the APTX4869 research at that small hospital. There was no reason why Akemi Miyano, who had lived with them for many years, wouldn't know.

"She may know the name Silver Bullet, but precisely because she knows it, she won't use that name to refer to APTX4869. APTX4869 is APTX4869, not the drug that Dr. Miyano and his wife actually wanted to develop."

They wouldn't use the name they gave to their ideal dream drug to refer to what they considered a research error. As their daughter, Akemi Miyano naturally wouldn't use that name to refer to an error.

It would tarnish her parents' ideals, and she would never teach that title to her younger sister, Sherry, since she had always respected those two despicable scientists, and only Tsutomu Akai knew about their research.

I've also heard about the initial effects of their research and the name they've given to their ideal, dream drug. Out of respect for the Miyano couple, I'll call the APTX4869 they created the Silver Bullet. Vermouth's response to this was as follows.

Then, as if pondering something, he tentatively asked, "It sounds like you didn't have direct contact with Akai Tsutomu, and you weren't sure if he was alive or dead before. So where did you hear the name 'Silver Bullet' from?"

"I'll report this to the Boss first, and the rest depends on the Boss's decision." Gin repeated the same answer in the face of Vermouth's probing.

Hearing him say that again, Vermouth frowned slightly and said meaningfully, "It seems that the BOSS values ​​the two of you very much now!"

He actually had a little secret with them? Why? Wasn't the BOSS most afraid of Gin knowing his current state? What exactly happened while he was focused on eliminating Sherry, a bigger threat than the Miyano couple?

Ha... It's ideals again. These ideals that were known to be wrong from the beginning. Why don't they understand that research needs to be done in moderation? This mistake has continued from 20 years ago to the present, from them to their daughter, and will ultimately harm countless people in the future.

Upon hearing Vermouth's words, a sinister shadow fell over Bourbon's face. He thought it was time to find out. Even if the name was related to Akai Tsutomu, since Miyano Shiho was listed as the signatory, she must have been involved.

Since that's the case, she shouldn't have lived to see the future. Bourbon, his face showing no sign of wavering, strode relentlessly toward the last carriage at the rear of the train.

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Unexpectedly, it wasn't Gin or Vermouth who took action first, but rather Bourbon, whom he wanted to use to communicate with Gin's sister. However, he couldn't just ignore the life or death of his own cousin. Even if Shiho lived, his father's value would be diminished over there, and he couldn't just leave it unattended...

At least with Gin's sister as a backup plan that can change history, the sisters Akemi and Shiho cannot die by murder. There must be another way to change the future of that drug...

Seeing this, Shuichi Akai thought to himself, trying to strengthen his resolve because of his father and his future, while preparing to take action.

Just then, the sound of shattering glass came from behind them, towards the front of the car, causing Gin, Bourbon, Vermouth, and the other ordinary members of the organization to instinctively turn around and look in the direction from which the sound of shattering glass came.

Just then, a corner of clothing disappeared through the shattered window. Upon seeing this, an ordinary male member of the organization immediately shouted, "Someone jumped out of the front window and escaped!"

"It's Sherry!" Another member of the organization simply opened the window of the nearest train to check the situation outside. He 'just happened' to see a woman with brown hair, whose face looked exactly like Sherry's, tumbling somewhat awkwardly from beside the tracks to safety.

Then, after looking up and meeting their gaze, she disregarded everything, as if she would rather die than be caught by them. She grabbed the bridge railing and jumped off the bridge, prompting him to instinctively shout, "Oh no, Shirley is going to commit suicide by jumping into the water!"

When he shouted that it was Sherry, Gin, Vermouth, and Bourbon had already chosen a nearby window to look out. Naturally, they also saw the scene of 'Sherry' successfully jumping out of the car, and after realizing that the organization had noticed her, she immediately grabbed the bridge railing and jumped off the bridge.

The bridge under which the train was passing happened to be a deep river. Upon seeing this, Gin's face immediately turned cold. Given his suspicious nature, he couldn't believe that Sherry would die like this.

Her gaze just now wasn't that of someone contemplating suicide, so almost simultaneously, he fired his gun towards the very center of the waves on the water below the bridge while ordering his subordinates: "Immediately contact nearby members and search for Shirley's whereabouts along this riverbank."

"Heh... I've changed my mind. If you see her, kill her on sight. No need to capture her alive. Even if she's dead, bring her body back for DNA testing to confirm she's truly dead."

Bourbon was a little surprised by this development. He glanced at Vermouth, knowing that Vermouth must know about Sherry's childish transformation into Ai Haibara, and her information about Ai Haibara should be accurate.

Since she was certain that Ai Haibara would hide in the last two carriages at the back of the train, she shouldn't be able to escape this area. So why did Sherry, with her adult size, jump off the train from the carriage in front of those two carriages and escape?

Is it Yukiko-san? No! Her disguise skills are impressive, but she doesn't have such agile movements. It seems that Conan 'boy' prepared a backup plan! No wonder he clearly sensed the danger of the train, but he wasn't really panicked at all.

Shuichi Akai, who also witnessed this scene, glanced back at the train speeding past, the bridge and river almost disappearing from sight. His disguise glasses reflected the light slightly, and a smile appeared on his face. He thought to himself, "As expected of that great detective."

Just then, the bus driver announced over the loudspeaker that the bus would be passing through a tunnel more than 40 meters long, and passengers were advised to prepare.

At the same time, Shuichi Akai also heard Akemi Miyano and Shiho Miyano starting up the drone through Ai Haibara's hacked phone...