Chapter 120: Devastating Data
Day 10 of the road survival game!
Before Feng Xingshou could finish speaking, Matsuda was inspired by her words and immediately interrupted her, saying, "Your brother was initially hired to work in Japan, and we encountered him several times in dungeons while he was in Japan."
Doesn't this indirectly prove that the FBI on Amanda's side has at least discovered the existence of the organization and evidence of its crimes in the United States and Japan? If we were to speculate in a bolder direction, Amanda didn't invite other countries, but only Japan.
Does this mean the FBI has already discovered the organization's headquarters, or criminal base, in Japan? Only by cooperating with the Japanese government can the organization be completely eradicated, which is why they invited the Japanese Public Security Bureau to hold talks?
"Since her FBI agents have even found out the organization's headquarters or center of gravity in Japan, it's highly likely that the other type of dream drug effect of the Silver Bullet has also been exposed by the FBI."
If the FBI, which is responsible for investigating and managing this information, has connections with other high-ranking individuals who want to live forever, those individuals, after learning about the magical effects of the silver bullet...
Would they allow Amanda to collude with the Japanese Public Security Bureau to destroy the dream drug and its formula that they so desperately wanted? Or, given humanity's insatiable desire for longevity, would they want the formula for this dream drug to become officially recognized, traceless evidence of a crime?
Once this drug is announced, even if people don't know how much harm it will cause to humanity in the future, they will still have debates about whether this drug should be researched, preserved, or made available to the public.
Once a dispute arises, given the slow and inefficient nature of the European and American communities, it's uncertain how long it will last. If, in the end, the dispute deems the drug taboo and unable to be spread globally, certain individuals certainly wouldn't want to see that happen.
Besides, there are many people in Europe and America who believe that Earth has too many people, and that Earth doesn't need so many. They think that only tens of thousands of people of their social class would conform to the natural laws of Earth. I heard about this kind of thinking when I was in college.
So Amanda may have reviewed the FBI's investigation materials, realized the seriousness of the situation, and faxed some criminal investigation materials of the organization to the Japanese Public Security Bureau in order to make them understand the importance of her invitation.
If it contains information about a "dream drug," then perhaps it could explain why the person behind the Japanese Public Security Bureau, or several high-ranking officials, would target Komorofushi over information related to a check.
After all, from the intelligence reported by Kofuya, the Japanese Public Security Bureau could only find out that Kenzo Masuyama funded the research of the Miyano couple, who were researching a drug with "dreamlike" effects. As for what this "dreamlike" effect was...
Aside from the three of us who witnessed Miyano Akira's childification process and Kudo Shinichi's childish appearance, I estimate that apart from members of the organization who know the effects of this drug, no one could guess what the so-called 'dreamlike' effect really is.
Who would know the effects of the so-called 'dream'? Before Shinichi Kudo was affected, only members of the organization involved with this drug and who knew its effects, and investigators like the FBI who discovered its existence, might have known.
So if Amanda really did share information about the Silver Bullet-related criminal investigation with the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and the Japanese Public Security Bureau deliberately leaked the information to the organization in order to protect the 'Dream Drug,' leading to Amanda being silenced.
"It seems the mastermind behind the Public Security Bureau is not only incredibly powerful, but also quite old. No wonder you mentioned the 'Dream Drug,' Morofushi. The one who wanted to eliminate you as the one who caused the problem probably knew about it even earlier." Hagiwara also said, based on what the two had said.
Komobushi mentioned a highly probable theory about the truth behind the Amanda and Haneda Koji case, and sarcastically remarked, "Although I can learn from the spirit of the Koreans."
It's speculated that investigators from the Japanese Public Security Bureau infiltrated the organization and discovered this information, then notified Amanda in the US, which led to the 1997 case. However, this speculation would require a very high estimate of the capabilities of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, ha...
Even if I were to shamelessly overestimate the Japanese government's ability to execute its plans, if they had actually uncovered this information, there's no way they would have leaked it to Amanda's side. They would probably have already found a way to silence her and pocket the money.
"Hagiwara, what did you mean by saying 'even if the public doesn't know how much harm it will cause to humanity in the future'? Does that mean that in the future of Fuuka, this kind of medicine will actually be available to the public?" Morofushi Kagemitsu listened to the conversation between the three.
In particular, Hagiwara's series of words made him realize something, and he couldn't care less about whether their reasoning was inconsistent with the current situation, so he questioned Hagiwara in confusion.
How can such a drug, which clearly violates the taboos of human life, appear openly in front of the world's public? Moreover, its ability to reverse aging must involve gene editing and rewriting technologies.
Is that a territory that humans can trespass upon? Judging from Hagiwara's tone, it seems that this drug will have negative consequences for humans in the future. -_-|| Realizing this, Morofushi Kagemitsu was very worried.
Hearing his question, Hagiwara thought about how he was already worried enough about Komorofushi possibly being harmed by his superior, and if he also found out about the Silver Bullet brand anti-aging drug...
I didn't know how much it would test his mental resilience, so I didn't mention the various consequences of the drug's side effects in the future. Now that he's asking me this, I'm hesitant to answer.
Matsuda's considerate nature made him hesitate when faced with Morofushi Kagemitsu's questions, but Matsuda, who had lived four years longer than him, was more mature and steady, and understood his friends better, did not hesitate.
He knew very well that his good friend Morofushi Kagemitsu was not that fragile, so when he saw that Hagi was silent for a few seconds when asked, he answered for him: "Yes! In 16 years, a pharmaceutical company with the backing of the Japanese government announced a highly effective anti-cancer drug called Silver Bullet on the market."
However, after discovering its powerful anti-aging properties, people who took it used it as a beauty tonic and to repair acquired disabilities and other injuries... As a result, apart from those who had already died, the others who were still alive were tormented by these side effects to the point of wishing they were dead.
It even became a permanent blood bank for that pharmaceutical company, since it couldn't function without a sterile storage facility. Whether it was purchasing a sterile storage facility, maintaining it, or supplying energy, etc., the manufacturer and seller needed to provide continuous services.
Moreover, according to Tingfengjiang, in the next 25 years, with the popularization of AI and electronic module technology, high-tech products such as cars, electric vehicles, mobile phones, computers, and sterile warehouses will all begin to use intelligent electronic module technology.
This technology is very convenient, fast, and high-tech, but each electronic module is locked by the manufacturer, which means that if a problem occurs, it can only be returned to the factory for repair. The direct seller is responsible for after-sales service or scrapping, and the original repair shops and repair stores can no longer repair them.
They might even be prosecuted and imprisoned for opening the "locks" on their electronic modules to repair others. And these manufacturers charge exorbitant repair and maintenance fees. In short, once a sterile ward is used, it's like being slaughtered on a pharmaceutical farm!
"No wonder that even though Hagiwara didn't know about Amanda, based on her case, he still showed a firm belief that the Japanese government definitely had a problem with this drug."
"It turns out it was because he knew how terrible the consequences of this drug would be in the future." Upon hearing Matsuda's answer, Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but show a complex expression of shock, disbelief, and a bitter smile of forced acceptance.
Then, he subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Feng Xing Shou, asking, "Feng-sang, after the side effects of the Silver Bullet occurred, how many victims were there in Japan by 2025? Or how many people died as a result?"
"Uh... from the year the Silver Bullet side effects and Silver Pneumonia broke out together until 2022, our country's official and mainstream websites published real-time figures on the number of deaths and the number of critically ill patients."
However, in the second half of 2022, the effectiveness of the Silver Pneumonia virus decreased, and after Miri United Pharmaceuticals created a sterile warehouse and began selling it to Silver Bullet users, major websites and official bodies gradually ridiculed the project of updating relevant information in real time.
So I don't know what the situation will be like in Japan by 2025! Feng Xingshou thought of the terrible data in Japan at that time, and how even the former prime minister was assassinated by angry people because of this.
It would be too cruel for Hagiwara's friend to be told about his terrible future after he had just been betrayed by his own master, since, according to the data, he only had family and friends.
Someone will definitely become a victim of the side effects of the silver bullet... With this in mind, she subconsciously chose to downplay the issue and talk about other things in her answer.
However, how could her obvious words and actions escape the notice of these three elite police officers with astonishing insight? Almost immediately after hearing her answer, Hagiwara, Matsuda, and Morofushi realized that the real answer must be terrible.
That's why she chose to give an evasive answer, which made the three of them feel very heavy-hearted, and even a little afraid to hear the answer, but their own personalities and professions made them resist and choose to escape.
So Morofushi Kagemitsu hesitated for only a moment before saying to her firmly, "Fengsang, you don't need to worry about my mental resilience. I just heard the worst news. No matter how serious the side effects of the silver bullet are, I'm prepared."
“But those data are terrible!” Even after hearing him say that, Feng Xingshou still hesitated.
After taking a deep breath, Matsuda also spoke up, "Don't worry, no matter how bad it is, the facts are the facts, and we're not the type to run away from reality."
"Okay! I understand." Seeing that they were both so insistent, and that Hagiwara was also looking at him with a clear look of waiting for an answer, Feng Xingshou nodded and replied, "According to the official data, up to the second half of 2022..."
Of Japan's more than 36 million people aged 65 and over, almost all of those who could afford the silver bullets died from their side effects. Only a few wealthy families survived until the advent of sterile wards, living in expensive, hastily constructed isolation rooms.
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