Chapter 027 Ogawa Research Institute
After spraying the disinfectant, a long corridor appeared in front of Dong Yexi.
It's a bit like a laboratory in a science fiction movie. I always feel that something scary will run out at the end of the corridor.
He walked in cautiously. When he passed the first room and saw someone inside through the small window on the door, he knocked on the door, then pushed it open and said, "Hello, I'm Higashino Hiroshi. I'm here to help Professor Baotian get the clinical report on the new anesthetic."
The staff member in a white coat said without turning around, "Go inside, the third room on the left."
Dong Yexi: "Thank you." Then he quickly closed the door.
I feel like saying one more word is wasting other people’s time.
He found the target room and knocked on the door again.
"Come in." A middle-aged man wearing glasses and holding a test tube turned to look at him and asked in confusion, "What can I do for you?"
Dong Yexi quickly said, "Hello, I'm here to get the clinical trial report for Professor Baotian."
The middle-aged man paused, then slapped his forehead: "Oh! I almost forgot!" He put down what he was holding, asked Dong Yexi to find a place to sit down, and said, "Wait for me here for a while." Then he ran out in a hurry.
Higashino Hi: ...Is this research institute reliable?
He took out his cell phone and wanted to report the progress to his mentor Baotian, but found that there was no signal.
Is the confidentiality level of this institute so high that they can't even communicate with the outside world?
Dong Yexi could only turn off his phone and wait patiently.
He didn't know how long he had been waiting, he was starting to feel sleepy, but the middle-aged man still hadn't appeared.
Dong Yexi thought: Could that person have forgotten me? After all, he doesn't seem to have a good memory.
He opened the door and prepared to ask someone, but after waiting for a long time no one passed by the corridor.
Dong Yexi decided to go out and look for it himself. After a round of searching, he found that except for the first office on the first floor, all other rooms were empty.
Dong Yexi couldn't help but frown.
Where did that person get the report?
Not finding anyone, Dong Yexi could only go back to the office and continue waiting.
As he waited, he finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep on the table.
I don’t know how long it was before the alarm of the research institute suddenly sounded. Dong Yexi was so scared that his whole body trembled and he was awakened instantly.
He touched his chest in shock, then let out a long sigh.
The alarm was so loud that it almost scared him to death!
There were hurried footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door. Dong Yexi pushed the door open curiously, wanting to see what was going on.
He walked towards the crowded area. Before he could see what the group was surrounding, he heard someone pointing at him and saying, "He's today's visitor. Mr. Nakajima's death must be related to him!"
Higashino Hi: ???
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On this day, Toru Amuro was working at Poirot Café as usual when he suddenly received a message on his organization's dedicated mobile phone.
He hid in a corner and took out his phone to check. It was a new task: "Go to Ogawa Research Institute, find researcher Nakajima, and get the experimental report."
Amuro Toru frowned.
He had never heard of this research institute before and wondered when it had developed its subordinates. Furthermore, this mission was issued directly by Rum, who was asked to pick it up in person. It seemed that this report was very important.
Toru Amuro replied "received" to his boss, and when he turned around, he saw Conan Edogawa standing behind him, looking at him with a smile.
Toru Amuro:......
"Mr. Amuro, is there a new mission?" Conan Edogawa asked curiously.
Amuro Toru glanced at him and said, "Don't interfere with children."
Edogawa Conan pouted and said, "I see. Then, after you complete your mission, can you tell me about it?"
Amuro Toru: ...How do you think you know this?
He picked up the sandwich and walked out, mumbling, "Mr. Maori, didn't you have lunch again today?"
"Yes, Sister Xiaolan went out for something, so it's just me and my uncle at home today and tomorrow." Conan Edogawa knew that he was changing the subject, but he couldn't force Toru Amuro to tell him the information, so he could only cooperate with him and stop asking questions.
Toru Amuro delivered the sandwiches to the detective agency and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Kogoro Mouri answering the phone.
"Ogawa Research Institute? Arriving today? Okay, I get it." Kogoro Mouri hung up the phone with a depressed look on his face.
When Amuro Toru heard the address, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Mr. Maori, is this a commission?"
Maori Kogoro stood up and put on his clothes, saying, "Yes. There's a research institute on a small island. It seems that something important was lost, and they asked me to go and check it out. Really, if the commission fee wasn't so high, I wouldn't want to go!"
Edogawa Conan immediately raised his hand and said, "I want to go too!"
Maori Kogoro said: "What's the point of going to a remote island? You should just stay at home!"
Conan Edogawa crossed his fingers and said, "But Xiaolan is not here for the past two days. I'll be scared if I'm home alone!"
Maori Kogoro muttered, "Are you still afraid? I think you are very brave!"
At this time, Amuro Toru said: "Mr. Maori, why don't I go with you? I can help you watch Conan. It is really dangerous for the child to be home alone."
Maori Kogoro thought about it and finally agreed. "Just follow Amuro and don't cause any trouble for me!"
"Yeah!" Edogawa Conan nodded obediently.
The three of them also rented a fishing boat to go to the island. After arriving at the research institute, they were immediately invited in by the director's assistant.
"Hello, Mr. Mao Li. I'm the director's assistant, Tomiyasu Yusaku." This young man in his twenties led everyone to the director's office and said directly, "Actually, nothing was lost in our institute."
Maori Kogoro was puzzled and asked, "Then why did you ask me to come?"
Fu Yasu said seriously: "Actually, it was Director Ogawa of our institute who disappeared."
The three looked at him in surprise. Amuro Toru frowned and asked, "How do you know she's missing?"
Tomiyasu Yusaku explained, "Director Ogawa is a workaholic. He spends most of his time at the institute and won't leave unless it's necessary. The last time I saw him was three nights ago. I helped him process the day's experimental data and then went back to the dormitory to sleep. I haven't seen him since."
Edogawa Conan asked: "You haven't looked in other rooms? What if he's doing other experiments?"
Tomiyasu shook his head. "Director Ogawa is a very organized person. He won't put down what he's doing midway to work on other projects."
Maori Kogoro asked: "Do other people know?"
"I didn't tell anyone. There's been some unrest within our institute lately, so I was the only one who knew about the director's disappearance. I also created the illusion that the director was still conducting experiments."
"I've searched almost every part of the institute, but haven't found him. There are also some places I don't have permission to enter," Fu Yasu said. "I came to you to confirm whether the director has been kidnapped. If so, where is he most likely to be?"
Kogoro Maori was speechless.
This institute wasn't very big, so he could go through it several times a day. But how could he possibly go in and investigate a place where even the director's assistant couldn't get in?
Tomiyasu Yusaku also handed him a list: "This is the current list of members of the institute. Please help me see who is the most suspicious."
Edogawa Conan & Amuro Toru: ...
Does this guy think he's a detective? Can he figure out the murderer just by looking at the name? So, is he already assuming the director was kidnapped by a colleague?
Maori Kogoro gave him a look that was hard to describe: "I'll try my best."
This list not only includes the members' personal information, but also their recent major research projects.
Amuro Toru flipped through it and found Nakajima's information.
Hiroshi Nakajima, whose latest research project is a new anesthetic agent.
Amuro Toru calmly memorized the man's appearance and planned to find time to complete the task later.
After reading it, Maori Kogoro said, "Just reading the introduction is not enough. Only by talking to each other in person can we find out the flaws."
Tomiyasu Yongsaku felt that what he said made sense: "Then I can arrange it..." Before he finished speaking, the alarm of the institute suddenly sounded.
His expression suddenly changed: "Oh no!"
Edogawa Conan asked: "What's wrong?"
Fu Yasuku quickly said, "The various alarm sounds in our institute correspond to different situations. This sound... means someone has died unexpectedly!"
All three of them were shocked.
Tomiyasu Yusaku quickly opened the office door and ran out, and Amuro Toru and the other two quickly followed.
When they ran to the scene, there was already a crowd of people outside the door.
"Make way!"
When the researchers saw Fu An Yong Zuo coming, they immediately made way for him.
Kogoro Mouri squatted down, reached out and touched Nakajima Hiroshi's neck, then shook his head sadly.
"How could this happen..." Tomiyasu Yusaku bit his thumb and muttered to himself, "The director hasn't been found yet, and now Nakajima is dead... Is our institute doomed?"
Toru Amuro looked at Hiroshi Nakajima's pupils, then observed his exposed skin and found a very small needle hole on the back of his neck.
"There's a syringe here!" Conan Edogawa took out a handkerchief and picked up a used syringe from under the desk.
Maori Kogoro immediately took it and looked at it, then asked, "Do you know what's in it?"
Tomiyasu Yusaku looked at the number on the syringe and said, "This set should be anesthetic reagents."
"Then this incident should be a murder case." Kogoro Mouri said in a deep voice.
Tomiyasu Yusaku was shocked and said, "You mean, Mr. Nakajima was murdered?"
"It should be." Toru Amuro pointed at the back of Hiroshi Nakajima's neck and said, "Look, there is a needle hole here. He was most likely injected with an overdose of anesthetic, resulting in respiratory depression and suffocation." Now he has a headache. The target of the mission died suddenly. What should he do?
Edogawa Conan looked up at Tomiyasu Yusaku and asked, "How is Mr. Nakajima's popularity in the research institute?"
Tomiyasu Yusaku immediately said, "Mr. Nakajima is easygoing and gets along well with his colleagues. Apart from his poor memory, there's nothing wrong with him."
Someone watching nearby suddenly said, "If the murderer isn't us, then it must be an outsider? And it just so happens that Mr. Nakajima has a visitor today."
Edogawa Conan quickly asked: "Who is it? Where is he?"
The man looked back and happened to see the person at the outermost edge. He pointed and said, "He is today's visitor. Mr. Nakajima's death must be related to him!"
Edogawa Conan looked in the direction and saw that it was Higashino Xi!
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