When Yoruichi Toyama entered the room that Kazami had indicated, she found that Takato was actually asleep on the table.
Suddenly seized by a playful impulse, I tiptoed over and poked him.
Gao Yuan sat up abruptly, looking around in confusion. After seeing Toyama Yoruichi's smile, he scoffed.
"What do you want from me?"
When he spoke, he reverted to the same strange, sarcastic tone that Yoruichi Toyama was familiar with, as if he were separated from everyone by a thick barrier, preventing anyone from seeing him clearly.
"Detective Toyama, you should be busy eliminating evil forces right now, why are you thinking about a petty ex-criminal?"
The lines are pretty cool, but when spoken by a handsome seven or eight-year-old boy, they lose their satirical power.
Moreover, the child was still a bit sleepy-eyed, with two tufts of hair sticking up on his head because he was dozing off.
Yoruichi Toyama burst out laughing and went over to smooth his hair.
Realizing his poor appearance, Gao Yuan awkwardly turned his head away.
"You still dare to talk back!" Yoruichi Toyama chuckled, showing him no mercy. "Has this criminal become so carefree lately? He can even fall asleep without a care in the world, right in front of the police."
Gao Yuan clearly wanted to argue, but upon hearing the word "sleep," he couldn't help but yawn, abandoning all his stance.
"I've been staying up all night doing experiments with Ms. Haibara lately." He finally had to say, "What did you need me for?"
Yoruichi Toyama, who had been asked twice, still did not answer.
Or perhaps, they are thinking about how to start the conversation.
Finally, he simply asked in return, "How have you been lately? You, and Ai?"
Based on Gao Yuan's understanding of Toyama Yoruichi, it's entirely possible that this person would call him out just to chat about something trivial.
After all, no one can truly understand a husky's thoughts.
But I imagine he must have felt quite stifled in that lab, so he wouldn't mind relaxing and getting some fresh air.
Therefore, he replied, "Miss Haibara is developing an antidote for the second-generation APTX4869 drug."
"Second-generation drug?"
Yoruichi Toyama had heard Ai recount the story of the Miyano couple and the three generations of drugs she had researched.
It can be said that the efficacy of the drug is worse with each generation, while the side effects are greater with each generation.
From a purely scientific research perspective, this is of course nothing; things tend to reverse when they reach their extremes, and things tend to turn around when they reach their worst. It's a cyclical process.
But for the distillery boss who needed the elixir of immortality, it was a disaster.
Shortly after the Miyano couple developed the second-generation drug, they perished in a fire in the laboratory. It's hard to say whether this was a decision made in a fit of anger by the boss.
So, no one should have taken that failed second-generation drug... right?
Seeing Yoruichi Toyama's question, Takato shook his head.
"It's none of my business. I didn't ask. You can ask Ms. Haibara yourself later."
"But you..."
He didn't ask any further questions, because Yoruichi Toyama's expression at that moment was unusually serious, and...
Sadness? ...
As someone skilled at reading people's expressions, Gao Yuan realized that he was probably about to hear an important secret.
"..."
"...I've thought and thought, but I still don't know who to tell."
After concluding a not-too-long but quite thought-provoking narrative, Yoruichi Toyama spoke sincerely.
Gao Yuan reached out and rubbed his face, then exhaled.
"Isn't Miss Akemi the most suitable?"
Regardless of whether this person is experiencing a bout of adolescent delusions, making up such a bizarre story to amuse themselves, or whether it is actually true.
Gao Yuan simply discussed the matter with him objectively.
"If one day, you really disappear without a word..."
"That's why I told you in advance, so you can pass it on to her!" Yoruichi Toyama had a knowing look on her face.
"If I tell her, she'll be heartbroken, but she'll have to think of me and pretend to be strong..."
"I don't want her to start suffering so early."
So just treat me like a confessional!
...However, upon closer reflection, I realize that I won't actually feel any pain because of this guy's departure.
Gao Yuan thought to himself with a sense of peace of mind, and smiled gently.
"Alright, I'll tell Haibara-san the day you disappear from the face of the earth."
I can't guarantee whether others will believe it.
“That’s enough,” Yoruichi Toyama said.
Since it was Takato who said it, Ai wouldn't disbelieve it.
And Akemi will believe Ai's words.
As for others, whether they think they are dead, gone, or disappeared, it doesn't really make a difference.
Everyone will keep moving forward.
"Thanks, Mr. Magician."
"You yourself... also need to live a good life."
...
Absinthe told the police that the plan was not complicated.
She wanted to lure Rum into sending his trusted men, specifically Bourbon and Curaçao.
Then the police, who were prepared in advance, apprehended the two men.
Rum will definitely reveal his true colors then.
As for the bait...
“Just say that the police have a list of people who are organizing undercover agents,” she suggested.
Given that Vermouth definitely hadn't seen the Conan movies, Yoruichi Toyama guessed that she was inspired by the case Ireland had been involved in before.
However, it should be quite effective.
Having had its tentacles that had infiltrated government departments almost entirely severed and its core members significantly reduced, the distillery cannot withstand another earthquake.
The principle of "pacifying the internal before resisting external aggression" is understood not only by the transport team leader but also by the winery.
Rum understands this especially well.
Therefore, he took the information obtained by Vermouth from avoiding the limelight very seriously.
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