Chapter 81 Furuya's Probing Move [VIP]

"No, that's exactly the effect I want. The police, the FBI, and CIN are all in the open; they need my covert influence to help them fight evil with evil," Cheng replied earnestly.

Neither of them said anything more, which was clearly a good idea.

Zhu Fujingguang recalled what their superior had said before they went undercover: "No matter what, the Public Security Bureau can't go too far. They have to consider their reputation and prestige among the people. If we had an organization with the same strength as the Black Organization that was helping us in the shadows, our undercover agents wouldn't have to work so hard."

The police have considered developing their influence in the shadows, but it's not easy. Finding members is difficult, the risks are high, and it would take too long for the organization to grow to the level of the Black Organization.

Moreover, the police officers are all righteous at heart and have pride in their bones. If they were the leaders of an organization, they would not allow their members to kill people at will or seize resources in the shadows, otherwise they would not be able to develop.

Cheng You took a different path. He was insightful and intelligent, which is why he earned the respect of the former elders of the Cherry Blossom Blade Pavilion and was able to eliminate the organization with swift and decisive measures, thus gaining their trust.

After a moment's thought, Morofushi Kagemitsu asked, "I see. I wonder who else knows your identity?"

“You, Yuichi, and that former elder of the Sakura Blade Pavilion, my trusted subordinate Takeda Ryosuke, um, and another elder of the organization, Wendia Eck, whom I met by chance,” Cheng You said.

Zhu Fujingguang nodded. Since Cheng trusted him, there shouldn't be any problems. He slowly asked, "What are your plans for the next step?"

Speaking of this, Cheng Youxiao's smile faded slightly: "I'll find a pretext to approach them in the next few days. I'll be infiltrating the Black Organization soon. The next step is for the two organizations to join forces and take care of the research institute."

Speaking of undercover work, Conan frowned: "It's better to be more meticulous. Weren't you planning to drag this out? This time, you'll have to find the opportunity yourself?"

Cheng nodded. Originally, he did intend to be more cautious and wait for things to happen naturally, but now he had to use the power of the Black Organization to eliminate the research institute.

Cheng You couldn't rest easy until the research institute was shut down.

"Don't worry about me." Cheng You smiled easily. "Something big is going to happen soon." According to the rules of the Detective Conan world, there are several major cases every day and a showdown between the red and the black every few days.

It will definitely happen in the next few days.

Zhu Fujingguang listened quietly and then asked, "Do you still need the police's help?"

Cheng nodded: "Of course, the research institute has many kinds of poisons and cyborgs, so we definitely need to provide a lot of support." He thought of the blood he had just extracted from that person who had undergone plastic surgery, and he needed to hurry home to give it to Youyi so that he could examine it and see if an antidote could be quickly developed.

Morobuchi Kagemitsu was taken aback: "A cyborg?"

"Yes, they have a drug that can captivate people's souls and enhance certain aspects of their power, turning them into puppet monsters."

"I knew a long time ago that the research institute would kidnap people for experiments... It's always better to act sooner rather than later," said Morofushi Hiromitsu. "Cheng You, what do you think of Ryuzaki?"

The topic was suddenly changed, and Cheng You was stunned for a few seconds, his mind filled with memories of his encounter with Long Qi and their subsequent recognition.

"Him..." left a considerable shadow on Cheng You, but ever since he learned that he was the police liaison, Cheng You had taken good care of him. "He's a good kid, he should be trustworthy." Cheng You didn't have much contact with him, but since Morofushi Kagemitsu trusted him, Cheng You couldn't openly doubt him anymore.

“I think we should have him contact the Public Security Bureau and the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion,” Zhu Fujingguang said earnestly.

"?" Cheng was taken aback. "Contact the Public Security Bureau and the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion?" In other words, the two sides are officially cooperating?

"No," before Cheng You could finish thinking, Zhu Fujingguang immediately denied the idea, "We haven't found the Black Organization's mole in the Public Security Bureau yet, we can't be so reckless."

“However… I would also like to contact Ryuzaki alone.” Cheng thought for a moment and felt that Morofushi Kagemitsu’s words were also to help him find a helper, which was indeed a good intention, so he couldn’t refuse. He could take this opportunity to test Ryuzaki. If Ryuzaki was not an undercover agent, then they could also devise a plan to expose the undercover agent sent by the Black Organization.

“He’s very smart, and I hope to work with him,” Cheng You added.

Upon hearing this, Morofushi Kagemitsu was also delighted. He nodded and said, "Okay, Ryuzaki is usually a very nice person. Tell him you don't want to associate with the Public Security Bureau, and he will keep it a secret for you." He also knew that Cheng had not completely let his guard down against Ryuzaki, and he hoped to take this opportunity to let the two spend more time together so that they might become good friends in the future.

After chatting for a while, the group found a place to eat. During the meal, Cheng You received a message from Takeda Ryosuke: [Boss, we deliberately exposed ourselves, drawing the research institute's pursuit, and finally led them to the Black Organization. They're fighting now, and the situation is bad.]

Cheng You couldn't help but laugh after reading the message: "Great. You'll have three days off."

This can be considered the first step in destroying the research institute.

Back in Beika Town, Cheng gave Yuichi the blood containing the drug extracted from the person who had undergone plastic surgery. He also told Yuichi that Matsuda and Hagiwara were going to join the organization, and that he shouldn't reveal anything if they met in the future. He just needed to remember that the leader of the organization was Kurosaki Shinji, and that his most trusted friend in the organization was Matsukawa Yuki.

Yu-yi knew that Cheng didn't want to reveal certain things that were difficult to explain, so she nodded repeatedly.

Cheng You noticed several bottles of clear liquid on Youyi's table and couldn't help but ask, "What is this...?"

Yuichi didn't hide anything and answered directly: "Oh, well, I've been researching the antidote for the Black Organization's Drug A recently. This is the first batch, and I don't know if it will be effective."

"Antidote? You're amazing, kid." Cheng You couldn't help but praise.

Yuichi was a little embarrassed. He looked at his notes and said, "I don't know the real formula of drug A. Since I reconstructed it myself, there must be some discrepancies. So the antidote may also be inaccurate."

Speaking of this, Cheng suddenly remembered someone: "I know someone who knows the formula for drug A. You can cooperate with him."

You nodded: "I have no problem. As long as it's someone Brother Cheng trusts, I'll cooperate 100%."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Cheng took out his phone and contacted Conan, "Kudo, Yuichi is currently researching the final antidote for Drug A. Since he doesn't know much about Drug A, could you ask Haibara if she'd be willing to cooperate with Yuichi?"

Conan's expression turned serious the moment he heard about drug A, but he couldn't help but get excited when he heard what came next.

The drug developed by Haibara is only temporary and cannot completely overcome the negative effects of drug A on the body.

But if two brilliant scientists collaborate, they might actually succeed in developing it.

Conan immediately ran over to ask Ai Haibara. Ai Haibara remained calm. She had initially refused to cooperate, but after Conan's explanation and persuasion, she finally agreed. However, she added, "I cannot guarantee that the organization's drugs have not been modified twice."

She's been away from the Black Organization for a long time now, so it's possible they've found a new scientist and changed the formula. In that case, what Yuichi eats might not be the one developed by Ai Haibara.

"It's alright, it's alright," Cheng You said. "We believe you." Cheng You silently kept this in mind, waiting to find out about it when he went to the Black Organization.

A few days later, Cheng You indeed witnessed the Black Organization's next move.

Because Suzuki received another notice from Kaito Kid that day, it was hard for Conan not to take it seriously.

Cheng learned from Conan that the Suzuki family was displaying a pure ruby ​​necklace at the Beika Center building.

Morofushi Kagemitsu also learned about this matter at the time. Thinking that there was nothing else to do, he decided to take Yuichi out for a walk. For the past few days, Yuichi and Ai Haibara had been staying in the laboratory and not coming out. Although they were researching the antidote, it was worrying that they were always working so hard that they forgot to eat and sleep.

When Morofushi Kagemitsu learned about this while chatting with Furuya Rei, he revealed the Black Organization's objective for this operation.

"It seems that the research institute was going to the Suzuki family to retrieve something, and the Black Organization decided to take it back, but it's unclear what it is." Furuya Rei sat at the front desk of the North-South Alley chatting with Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Cheng sat openly to the side and listened.

There was still some friction between him and Rei Furuya.

After chatting for a while, the wind chimes hanging on the door started ringing. Everyone looked up and saw Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji.

Fortunately, Morofushi Kagemitsu was in disguise the whole time. However, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji were still somewhat shocked when they saw Furuya Rei.

According to the squad leader, Furuya Rei couldn't always show up for some reason, and they naturally understood what that meant, so they had cut off contact and avoided seeing each other whenever possible. But he never expected to run into him here.

They naturally concealed their shock and pretended not to recognize each other.

However, when Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji were chatting, they deliberately raised their voices so that Furuya Rei could hear them. They were talking about their recent lives, and their words were full of longing for Furuya Rei and telling him not to worry.

Zhu Fujingguang and Cheng You exchanged a glance, realizing that they could catch up better if they weren't there, so they took Youyi upstairs, saying they were going upstairs to get some materials.

Cheng You had no idea what the people downstairs were talking about. Matsuda wouldn't tell Furuya Rei about the Invincible East Pavilion, so he didn't care much.

As they left, Matsuda Jinpei stared blankly at Cheng You's retreating figure until it disappeared from his sight.

"What's wrong?" Kenji Hagiwara asked.

Matsuda Jinpei looked away, a hint of doubt in his eyes: "It's nothing, it's just a gut feeling."

"What kind of intuition?" Kenji Hagiwara immediately became interested. As Matsuda Jinpei's childhood friend, he knew very well that Matsuda's intuition was very accurate.

"I feel like the owner of this shop is very similar to... Matsukawa Yuki, who saved me yesterday," Matsuda Jinpei said hesitantly. He couldn't quite put his finger on the similarity, but his intuition told him that they were very alike.

“How old is the shop owner? Seven years ago… he was probably still a child, right?” Kenji Hagiwara found it somewhat absurd, but he didn’t completely deny it.

When Furuya Rei heard Matsuda say this, he initially thought it was impossible, but upon closer reflection, Cheng You and Matsukawa Yuki did share some similarities, such as the mysterious and unpredictable feeling they gave off, as well as a dangerous aura.

Rei Furuya initially felt he didn't need to think about whether they were the same person, but when he thought about Cheng You saying that Yuki Matsukawa had settled Matsuda and Hagiwara, Rei Furuya couldn't help but care. He certainly couldn't go directly to Cheng You to test him, as the other party would never admit it, and Morofushi Kagemitsu might also help him. So Rei Furuya kept trying to find Yuki Matsukawa's whereabouts.

If you present Cheng You with evidence that he and Matsukawa Yuki are the same person, he'll have no way to defend himself. Morofushi Hiromitsu probably doesn't know this either; Hiro must have wanted to know the truth back then.

Furuya Rei thought that since the Suzuki family's exhibition, research institute, and the Black Organization's operation were all located in the Beika Center Building, Cheng You would definitely go there.

Rei Furuya decided to go there in person, posing as a member of the Black Organization, to test the waters.

As for how to test him, Furuya Rei remembers that Matsukawa Yuki is allergic to honey.

The next morning, Cheng You took Yuichi, Ai Haibara, and Morofushi Hiromitsu to the Beika Center building. Yuichi and Ai Haibara already had the improved antidote for Drug A, but he didn't know how effective it was or how long it would last.

Upon arriving at their destination, Ai Haibara met with Conan and gave him one of the newly developed, improved antidotes: "I'm not sure about its effects, but you can give it a try, Kudo."

Conan took it with some delight: "I'll try it now!"

Before Ai Haibara could react, Conan had already run to the bathroom.

Ai Haibara stood there and sighed helplessly: "What a reckless guy."

Yu-ichi comforted him, "It's alright, the drug we're researching definitely won't have any major problems, and there aren't many side effects either, we just don't know how long it will last."

“Not necessarily. Kudo’s body may have become immune to some of the drug’s effects,” Ai Haibara said. “I originally wanted him to go back and try again, but I forgot that he really wanted to turn back.”

Cheng frowned. The Black Organization was coming here today. If they ran into them, things would be very bad.

So Cheng You headed to the restroom while thinking about it. Kaito Kid usually disguised himself as Shinichi Kudo, which was nothing new in the Black Organization.

Just as he reached the bathroom door, before he could even utter the word "Conan," he was knocked unconscious by a handkerchief thrust out from behind him.

Cheng had a bad feeling and was so preoccupied with his thoughts that he didn't notice anyone behind him.

Cheng felt weak and powerless, and his vision went black. He vaguely saw the murderer, a person wearing a baseball cap and sportswear, but he couldn't see the face clearly.

Oh no, of all times, it has to happen at this time.

Both the research institute and the Black Organization are suspects.