Chapter 230 Miracle "I need an answer."
In the living room.
Amuro Toru ate his sandwich quietly.
It is indeed a familiar taste.
Everyone makes sandwiches, and the methods are pretty much the same. But Morimoto Hiroshi opted for a smoked salmon sandwich. This type of sandwich is very particular about the ingredients; if the salmon isn't smoked properly, the sandwich will taste greasy and unpalatable.
In this case, Hiro will add vinaigrette, lemon juice and a little bit of liquor to the smoked salmon as a seasoning, and then add caviar and dill - which perfectly suppresses the fishy smell of the salmon and even blends with the rich oil of the salmon to create a unique flavor.
This is a little trick that Hiro discovered on his own, and he only shared it with me when I asked about it one time.
Now, Hiromasa Morimoto is using exactly the same process to make the same sandwich.
——Morimoto Hiroshi is Hiro, that’s for sure.
"Is it to your taste, Senior?"
Zhu Fujingguang looked at the blond man eating a sandwich and his eyes suddenly became blank, and couldn't help but ask.
Amuro Toru came back to his senses and smiled reassuringly: "It's delicious, thank you."
"When I first joined the organization, I was often sent out on missions. It was inconvenient to eat, so I would just make sandwiches in advance, wrap them up, and carry them with me to eat when I was hungry."
"When I saw you just now, I couldn't help but recall the past, so I suddenly suggested that you make a sandwich. I hope you can forgive me for being so presumptuous."
"But the sandwiches you make are much better than the ones I made myself back then. I remember that if this kind of sandwich isn't made well, it would be fishy and greasy. When I saw you serve it, I was prepared to find it difficult to swallow, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious."
"Thank you so much for bringing me a perfect dinner, Morimoto-kun."
The man's expression changed as fast as a coconut, and Zhu Fujingguang secretly complained in his heart.
What bad water are you planning?
On the surface, he smiled shyly and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Senior. It's just a sandwich. By the way, what kind of work were you assigned when you first joined the organization?"
"I'm probably going to be sent on a mission soon, and I'm a little nervous."
Now that it's installed, let's install it together. This is a good opportunity to gather some information.
Amuro Toru's expression became subtle for a moment.
What could Punch send him to do?
Given that guy's chaotic stance... he won't be allowed to do anything dangerous, nor will he be allowed to do anything too core. His contact with other members of the organization will be minimized, and he will be reduced to a marginal figure.
Then they'll probably just treat him coldly and leave him here to do... cleaning or something like that.
"Don't worry, it won't be too difficult." He said vaguely, "Punch is a good boss. She won't give you a task you can't complete."
Who would have thought that one day he would say something like "Punch is a good boss."
"Yeah……"
Morofushi Kagemitsu always remained skeptical of what Amuro Toru said.
After the two finished dinner, they cleaned the whole house with great energy.
The dust was swept away and the turbid air became much fresher.
Toru Amuro left his contact information - not the system intranet, but his Line account - and left the safe house.
After leaving, he immediately sent a message to Punch, requesting a meeting.
To prevent Punch from avoiding him, he threatened: "If I can't find you, I'll go find Lin Xi."
Lin Xi saw this sentence: ...
I always feel that this guy started to let himself go after seeing Zhu Fu Jingguang.
She just thought that reuniting with old friends would make Morofushi Jingguang happier, so she let Amuro Toru come to the safe house.
Why is this guy still being aggressive?
Although this kind of aggressiveness... is like a kitten showing its claws, it is not very threatening and is still very childish - after all, everyone knows that he will not do anything to Lin Xi.
Then let’s meet, it’s a good opportunity for her to see his expression.
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Amuro Toru's expression was expressionless.
Unlike what Lin Xi had imagined, Toru Amuro looked neither angry nor confused - she thought that one afternoon was enough for Toru Amuro to find many shadows of his old friends in Keimitsu Morifushi, and he was suspicious of Keimitsu Morifushi's identity. He had many questions he wanted to ask but didn't dare to, so he could only ask indirectly. She responded with ambiguous words, watching him guess and get anxious.
Yes, she does have a bit of a bad taste.
But she was disappointed. Amuro Toru did not pretend to be confident. Instead, he was so calm that made Lin Xi a little nervous.
Moreover, his first sentence revealed the biggest secret of the entire scientific world, which scared Lin Xi.
"APTX4869 can restore a person to their youthful appearance, right?"
"You arranged for Scotland to fake his own death, gave him APTX4869, and then allowed him to return to the organization three years later... What do you want to do, Punch?"
The blond man was dressed in neat black clothes, and his blue-gray eyes beneath his cap looked at her quietly, his tone sounding more like a statement than a question.
For a moment, Lin Xi thought the system was about to call the police and force her to go back and correct the plot.
Later I realized that the ability of APTX4869 to shrink people was indeed a well-known secret in the original plot, and the fact that Zhu Fujingguang was still alive would not be considered a cognitive collapse as long as the main character himself explained it - she did not need to go back to the story to change anything.
"How did you know?" Lin Xi did not hide his surprise.
Lin Xi had deliberately let Toru Amuro imagine Scotland's fake death, so as to pave the way for Zhu Fujingguang to restore his identity in the future - but how did Toru Amuro know the effect of APTX4869?
Lin Xi quickly went through the names of all the people who knew the true abilities of APTX4869 in his mind.
Ai and Ko know, I know, Madeira and Gin know...
The only person who hangs around under Amuro Toru's nose every day is Conan.
Xiao Ke, you won’t be the one to make a breakthrough again this time, right?
Seeing that the red-haired girl did not deny it, Toru Amuro straightened the corners of his mouth. The emotions in his heart were like a bottle of seasoning had been overturned, and he couldn't describe the feeling.
He whispered, "Before, when I was at the Red Castle Hotel, I found the fingerprint records he collected in Ito Mihiko's computer."
"When Ito Suehiko received Maori Kogoro at the Red Castle Hotel, he used a special chair—the armrests of the chair were smooth and had a device inside that could record fingerprints."
"I've always found it strange. Why did Ito Suehiko leave a child behind to work on the case with Detective Maori? All the people invited, except Lin Xi, who you instructed, were detectives. Why did Ito Suehiko think that little boy had the ability to help him solve the mystery that was bothering him at the time?"
"When I saw the fingerprint records, I realized that Ito Suehiko had mistaken Conan for Kudo Shinichi."
"Why was Edogawa Conan's fingerprint identified as Kudo Shinichi's? It's strange, isn't it? I've been keeping an eye on that kid ever since. He certainly showed me extraordinary intelligence, the kind that shouldn't be found in a first-grade student."
"In particular, I saw in the work log uploaded by Vodka on the organization's intranet that they used APTX4869 to deal with a young detective who had disrupted the deal. Coincidentally, that young man was named Kudo Shinichi."
"Then I noticed something even more interesting. Kudo Shinichi had disappeared, but the Kudo couple were still on vacation abroad, and the novel 'Dark Night Baron' was being updated as usual. The couple didn't seem worried at all about their son's disappearance. And Ms. Mori's situation was even more interesting. She actually frequently received calls from a 'dead person'..."
"This aroused my great curiosity." Amuro Toru said slowly, his eyes never leaving Lin Xi, and he seemed determined to get an answer from Lin Xi.
"Of course, I didn't approach Lin Xi simply to target you. For people like us, curiosity can sometimes be the poison that kills us, but sometimes it's the driving force that propels us to discover the truth. Coincidence, undoubtedly, under this curiosity, is like a light in the dark night—bright, dazzling, and captivating."
"When I suspected that Kudo Shinichi and Edogawa Conan were the same person, I noticed that the little girl next to Lin Xi appeared at the same time that Sherry defected from the organization."
"There have been rumors in the organization about Sherry... This rumor is related to you. I've always been very concerned about things related to you, Punch."
"I heard that Sherry and you are very close. With your support, she even dared to be rude to Gin. How did she escape from the organization's base? I heard that she was locked up in the solitary confinement cell on the day she defected. The only way out was the garbage disposal pipe, which an adult couldn't get through."
"But it's just big enough for a seven-year-old to squeeze through."
"Coincidence? I don't think so. So I continued to investigate this matter secretly, and finally got a key piece of information—"
"Shirley is one of the people responsible for the development of the APTX series of drugs."
"APTX4869 is actually a byproduct of research. I've even requested it from the logistics department. It's very useful for disguising crime scenes as accidental deaths. Autopsies don't reveal any traces of the drug."
"Everyone who took this drug died, except Kudo Shinichi... APTX4869 can not only kill people, but also rejuvenate them. I think Shirley must have known something but didn't report it. She secretly took the drug in the confinement room, used her shrunken body to crawl out of the pipe, and then met Lin Xi, who you placed there."
"Edogawa Conan is the smaller Kudo Shinichi, Haibara Ai is the smaller Shirley... and Morimoto Hiro is the smaller Scotland."
"Now tell me what you intended to do by rescuing these traitors, Punch."
"I need an answer."
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