Chapter 122 "Mark-Recapture Method"
No one expected that the investigation would lead to a case of relatives recognizing each other, and even an ethical drama with orthopedic elements.
...How could this be? How could this be!
Although cousin marriage is legal in Japan and some states in the United States, legality does not mean it is accepted by everyone. What's more, everyone present is an intellectual and is familiar with the dangers of incestuous marriage!
Akai Shuichi didn't want to accept the reality: "Could I be mistaken? I've never heard my mother mention that she has a sister."
Yukiko glanced at Kudo Yusaku, who seemed a little guilty, and said, "Maybe your mother forgot that she didn't tell you."
Curacao studied Akai Shuichi for a moment. "If you look closely, it does bear some resemblance to Miyano Akemi."
"Miyano Elena's original name was Sera Elena. You should be familiar with this surname." Cheng Xiaoyu changed the sauce container. "If you don't believe me, you can go get a DNA test with Xiao Ai right now. If you don't allow me to, I will eat this table immediately."
If the clues had not been pushed to this point, she would not have planned to tell Shuichi Akai about this, after all, Akemi Miyano had already passed away.
"I don't know my mother's original surname," Huiyuan Ai said. "She died when I was very young, and I don't have many memories of my parents."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Ah, that's why I hate this awful habit of changing your surname when you get married. It's so troublesome to keep track of it all the time. And while visiting relatives doesn't have to be too frequent, it's still necessary to do it occasionally, otherwise it's easy to cause all sorts of misunderstandings."
Kudo Yusaku agreed: "That makes sense. As soon as I resolve this matter, I will take Shinichi to visit relatives, and make sure to visit at least four times a year."
There's a lesson here. Although my brother and I both have two sons, what if we have grandchildren? What if we plan to have a second child?
Beika-cho and Ekoda are so close, the two generations of the same family will definitely meet each other no matter what. The lessons of the past are right in front of us, so it’s better to talk about this matter as soon as possible!
Even if you can't establish connections or get closer to people, at least you have to get to know them, and at least know the names and appearances of relatives within three generations.
Edogawa Conan disagreed: "That's not the case. You and my mother are both only children. The only relatives who can go are grandma and grandpa. Is there any relative in our family that I don't know about?"
Kudo Yusaku/Yukiko/Cheng Xiaoyu: Quite so. That's absolutely true.
In order to avoid diverting the topic further towards blood ethics, Cheng Xiaoyu said:
"In short, I reasonably suspect that the Miyano couple intentionally left a flaw, or perhaps a protection, when developing this potion. This poison isn't fatal to Elena's blood relatives, and the supplementary potion used by the organization's top brass likely required the extraction of a specific substance from it. This move was likely to protect her sister Mary, who was at the British Intelligence Agency, and especially to protect Miyano Shiho and Miyano Akemi, the two children who were under the organization's watch."
"Aside from its scientific practicality, this method is widely used in magic. The purpose, as I just said, is to ensure that if someone else were to take away the family's inherited magic, magical instruments, and potions, future generations would still be able to survive by relying on their bloodline."
"I just used a special method to test Akai Shuichi's and your blood for APTX4869, and this is conclusive evidence. The evidence is that Akai Shuichi won't die even if he takes drugs now."
Curacao suddenly realized: "That's why the winery..."
So the winery switched the bodies of the Miyano couple and Miyano Akemi and took them away. Even though the identity of Shuichi Akai, the FBI undercover agent introduced by Miyano Akemi into the organization, was exposed, the winery did not hold her accountable or punish her. Instead, when she proposed to leave the organization, the organization immediately killed her.
I'm afraid the winery attributed the stagnation of Miyano Shiho's research to the fact that she had no fresh materials to assist in the experiments. They didn't ask Miyano Akemi to do anything, they just wanted her to stay in the organization so that Miyano Shiho's research could continue.
Later, Miyano Shiho's research stagnated for a long time, and the brewery may have thought that this was because the "material" was no longer fresh. So when they realized that Miyano Akemi was determined to leave the organization, they knew that she could not be kept alive, and killing her would keep a fresh material.
Everyone knew tacitly that the bodies of the Miyano family were swapped at the winery and hid it from Haibara Ai.
"But that's the problem." Huiyuan Ai was still carefully analyzing Cheng Xiaoyu's words. "This is magical thinking, not scientific."
From a scientific point of view, this operation is simply a fantasy.
It is not ruled out that some people may have different genes that can prevent the drug from developing to the point of turning people into embryos and causing death, just like people in some African countries have congenital platelet defects that are different from others, but this genetic defect can effectively help them resist deadly malaria.
But genetic material cannot be extracted casually like viruses to make vaccines. This in itself is a huge technical challenge and an unheard-of practice. Ordinary scientists would not think of this.
Huihara Ai: "So... could my mother's ancestors have any connection with magic? She probably doesn't have a talent for magic, but she may have been exposed to this knowledge."
Akai Shuichi: "I...have hardly ever heard my mother talk about her childhood."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been unaware of such an important thing as having an aunt.
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Why don't you call her now and ask her?"
Akai Shuichi: "If we tell her, the situation here will be completely reshuffled, which is not good for us at this critical moment."
Moreover, if I tell my mother about what's happening here, given her personality, she will definitely get angry, and my sister Sera Masumi will definitely get involved. We are already preparing to play a difficult dungeon... Who would take his mother, who is in poor health, and his underage sister with him when he is risking his life to play a difficult dungeon?
Edogawa Conan thought of Haibara Ai's earlier radar-like brewery sensing: "Could it be that Mr. Akai and Haibara have the bloodline of a sorcerer? I heard Mr. Geta mentioned in the group before that some people with low cursed powers can only see a limited number of cursed spirits, and may not even be much different from ordinary people. There are also cases where people with weak cursed powers still cannot see cursed spirits."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "No, if they have any magical power, even if it's very low, I can sense it. They are just ordinary people without any magic or magical power at all. I tend to think they are something else - witches."
Akai.Gender male.Shuichi "...Witch?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "I don't know if this power is passed down to girls but not boys. I only know of the activities of one witch in this world. You can replace the keywords in your mind with 'witch' and 'magic man'. Anyway, this is not the point."
Huiyuan Ai: "Aren't witches and sorcerers different?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "They are two completely different concepts, or even two different creatures. The source of their power and the systems they belong to are completely different. And witches have a very important characteristic, which is that once they cry, they lose all their power, which is irreversible. But even if members of a magic family don't have magic or have lost their magic, there will always be something else left, such as inspiration, perception, sixth sense, etc. that are higher than ordinary people..."
"So maybe it's not that you don't have magical powers, but that you've lost them since before you can even remember."
"Similarly, as a witch, it's perfectly reasonable for her to have potions that can prolong life and maintain eternal youth, and to have the habit of leaving behind written materials. Even if Elena and Mary don't know their own life experiences, it's very likely that Elena, like in some classic plots, discovered a special notebook left by her ancestors at home, which recorded some magical knowledge and she devoted herself to it..."
Huiyuan Ai: “…”
Akai Shuichi: "..."
I thought the most shocking thing in my life was seeing supernatural powers. I finally accepted the setting, but suddenly found out that I might be the descendant of those who lost their supernatural powers.
This... really made them not know how to feel.
Cheng Xiaoyu: "I know you're probably all wondering 'Does this make sense?' But I have to say it makes perfect sense! If you accept this setting, a lot of things that came before it will fall into place!"
How did the Miyanos come up with a rejuvenating drug in just a few years that defied existing science? Because Elena had family training!
Why is APTX4869 so precise in preventing people of Elena's bloodline from dying? It's because Elena has read the lost family manual, or perhaps it's because this drug is specifically for people of "witch bloodline," who already have resistance.
Why can't Elena and Mary, the Miyano sisters, or the three Akai siblings see the cursed spirits and have no power? Because when a "witch" cries, she loses all her power!
Yukiko: "...From this perspective, what the ghost said is indeed the speculation that is closest to the truth and can best explain everything at the moment."
Kudo Yusaku: "That's true, but the part about witch bloodline is just speculation at the moment. We have no concrete evidence. Is there any way to confirm this? For example, some specific genetic characteristics? If we can find the key or the magical prototype of that drug, perhaps we can speed up the development of the antidote."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "I can't help you. I don't know much about the local magic ecosystem. I'd have to consult your local witch for information on detecting witch bloodlines or prototype medicines.
Kudo Yusaku recalled the information that Kuroba Touichi had told him before: "But I heard that witches are all secluded from the world, so it's hard to say whether we can invite them."
Akai Shuichi: "Let's talk about it later. I think the most urgent thing right now should be information about the winery and taking it down in one fell swoop, rather than visiting the witch."
Things like ancestry testing and drug prototypes can be delayed, otherwise even if the antidote for APTX4869 is developed, it will be useless.
In addition to the affairs of the Miyano family, Curacao also revealed a lot of organizational secrets and criminal evidence. The winery would not suspect that the dead Curacao would leak the information. The things recorded in these intelligences would remain intact if nothing unexpected happened. If they went there in time, they could get more information.
Cheng Xiaoyu disagreed. "We can split up. You guys deal with the winery, and I'll go talk to the witch about some things to pave the way for dealing with the zoo later. The witch wants to hide away from the world, and she's definitely not going to be happy with you officials going there."
It would have been fine if Koizumi Hongzi hadn't been mentioned, but just when Cheng Xiaoyu mentioned her, she remembered that Koizumi Hongzi seemed to have the magic to hypnotize and control people's minds, and could also make magical instruments with similar effects.
If Cheng Xiaoyu could find out the spell that could make a person lose their memory for a period of time, then she wouldn't have to worry about alerting the enemy. She could just capture Rum and the zoo's second-in-command, "Hyena", and interrogate them. After that, she could erase their memories and put them back in their original places, pretending nothing had happened, and wait for the official crackdown.
The main method is "mark and recapture method".
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