Chapter 223 Gathering
◎Day 13 of the Highway Survival Game!◎
Gin emphasized that he had investigated the current situation of Shuichi Akai's mother, the connection between Shinichi Kudo, Shiho Miyano and APTX4869, and his speculation on the effects of APTX4869. He used the three of them as bait, but found that the Ooka family's reaction was very subtle... etc.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xingshou was momentarily puzzled as to how his brother could have discerned from this information that someone connected to the Ooka family was problematic. However, Hagiwara instantly realized what was going on and said knowingly, "The Ooka family is a family that operates in both politics and business."
With a highly respected patriarch like a former prime minister, and being the wealthiest family in the Kansai region, comparable in wealth to the Suzuki family, such a family naturally has close ties with the Japanese government.
Upon encountering classified information like APTX4869, the normal reaction would be to immediately arrange for someone to track and investigate it; this aligns with public logic.
On a private level, the Ooka family are wealthy capitalists with enormous wealth. The head of the Ooka family is now quite old. Such a powerful and wealthy person would come into contact with a drug like APTX4869 that can reverse aging.
The desire to find out if something truly exists, and if it does, to find a way to obtain it, is a logical deduction based on normal human nature. However, the Ooka family, after coming into contact with the information you deliberately projected back to them...
Instead of taking these actions, they arranged for someone to erase the traces of APTX4869 that you deliberately spread, and they also did not take any action against the three people you arranged to go fishing.
This shows that they are well aware of what you've been spreading, and may even know more than you have in the past. They haven't reacted to the 'bait' and haven't taken any action.
This also proves that they should have some understanding of the existence of these three people and related matters. They probably already knew about their information, but did not take action due to unknown purposes.
When they realized they seemed to be at risk of being exposed, they even took the initiative to help them erase their traces. Clearly, they probably had other plans for the three 'bait', as they were able to have such precise and comprehensive information about the organization's APTX4869.
After Ai Haibara's drug effects wore off, Shiho Miyano seems to have become a pharmaceutical researcher under the Symbiosis Cult, which is why she was able to sign her name as the developer of the Silver Bullet. Therefore, it is possible that she recovered APTX4869.
The Symbiotic Cult's mole within the organization has been watching her, and secretly helped her clear away traces of the organization's pursuit during their manhunt. That's why you think the Ooka family is more likely to be members of the Symbiotic Cult, right?
"Your brain reacts much faster than that of the fat piglet." This was Gin's usual way of praising someone, but he immediately added, "However, there's another possibility as to why Shiho Miyano was able to sign her name on the Silver Bullet."
Under the doctrines of the Symbiosis Cult, there is a high probability that members of that cult deliberately sold the defective silver bullets, then attributed the development to the developer, and in order to prevent side effects, various countries conducted investigations to hold them accountable.
They can shift the blame onto the developers, concealing the existence and schemes of their symbiotic cult, pretending the disaster has nothing to do with them, and that it was all due to the researchers failing to discover a flaw in the drug. Will Shiho Miyano, the "fat pig," be pushed forward to take the blame in the future?
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"Uh... when the silver pneumonia first appeared, there were several possible causes in the United States, such as e-cigarette pneumonia, new viruses in nature, etc. However, after scientists from various countries confirmed that only silver bullet users had a very high mortality rate and were difficult to treat, the disease was eventually discovered."
Only when the investigation was focused on the silver bullet, and when countries wanted to conduct an investigation to trace the developer, did they learn that a fire broke out at the residence of Shiho Miyano, a researcher at Radiant Pharmaceuticals, in the second month after the emergence of the silver pneumonia.
A female corpse was found inside the residence, but the fire severely damaged the body, making it impossible to extract any valid DNA. Furthermore, according to US police records, there were no signs of external intrusion during the fire.
Therefore, some conspiracy theorists from various countries believe that it was not researcher Shiho Miyano herself, but that she may have discovered the cause of the silver pneumonia outbreak in its early stages and fled to avoid punishment.
However, the official website of Guanghui Pharmaceuticals has always insisted that the Silver Bullet is a drug independently developed by Ms. Shiho Miyano after inheriting the research of her parents, and that the investigation by the US police showed that Ms. Shiho Miyano committed suicide by setting herself on fire.
"After failing to deny that the Silver Pneumonia was a side effect of the Silver Bullet, they used a roundabout official announcement to say that everything was the fault of the drug researcher, and that the drug researcher had committed suicide out of guilt for predicting such catastrophic consequences." Feng Xingshou answered Gin's ear immediately when his brother asked.
As for Hagiwara, Kazesei had already told them about this during casual conversations, but Kazesei hadn't personally participated in those matters; all she knew was what she could see from public media and news reports.
That might not be the truth, so even if he couldn't hear what Fuu-chan was saying to his brother, he could guess the answer. Naturally, he didn't need to question Fuu-chan or Gin; he simply observed the two siblings' conversation.
Upon hearing his fat pig's answer, Gin raised an eyebrow as expected: "Right now, Shiho Miyano has a smart, curious kid by her side who loves playing detective games."
If he survives to the future when Silver Pneumonia emerges, he will likely discover the connection between Silver Pneumonia and APTX4869, predict Radiant Pharmaceuticals' reaction, and thus plan accordingly.
After all, that brat is currently hiding in the Mouri Detective Agency. According to Kogoro Mouri's investigation report before he was knocked unconscious, he is a bumbling detective who always chooses the opposite of the correct answer in reasoning.
From this, we can guess that those intersections that aroused the organization's suspicion and were repeatedly linked to the organization's missions were probably caused by that curious brat taking action in the name of Kogoro Mouri in order to deal with the organization and cure the poison in his body.
Gin also solved a puzzle in his mind when he investigated Shinichi Kudo's true identity and then connected it with the fact that Kogoro Mouri was involved in the investigation file of Suguru Itakura's death.
At that time, in that underground safe deposit box, his reasoning was clearly correct, so why didn't he find the guy who wanted to track down the organization's clues by using Itakura Taku's floppy disk?
It's estimated that when that kid came into contact with Itakura Taku's case, he realized for some reason that he was connected to the organization, so he took the opportunity to follow and investigate him, and finally hid in a safe at the time.
Hmph! It seems that in the future, when encountering certain problems, even the most unlikely possibilities cannot be overlooked. After all, who would have thought that such a forbidden drug existed in the world, one that even he felt should never exist!
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"So, it's possible that Shiho Miyano didn't die in the future?" Hagiwara understood what Gin meant. And the future brother-in-law had just mentioned Shinichi Kudo. It was quite a coincidence that they had run into that little guy when he was still very arrogant at a young age.
I've had a few encounters with him recently, and he's clearly just as Gin said. He's a very curious and impulsive young man when it comes to investigations. Based on these encounters, he is indeed likely to do the things Gin predicted.
Gin gave his question a sneer: "Whether Shiho Miyano lives or dies in the future is not important. Anyway, she'll be useless after we use her to lure out the Symbiosis Cult."
With so much APTX4869 research data in her head, she's a ticking time bomb. Gin wouldn't leave that problem unresolved, especially since Fat Piglet had strong negative emotions when mentioning the Silver Pneumonia period; she clearly hated that time.
Gin himself didn't want to risk his health because of this troublesome thing. No matter which country he was in, his movements would be restricted due to the silver pneumonia. A few days of restriction would be fine, but he didn't have the patience for more than three years.
Sensing his future brother-in-law's murderous intent towards Shiho Miyano, Hagiwara said nothing. He knew that Matsuda and Scots might be conflicted about whether to stop Gin and save Shiho Miyano after learning about this.
But for him, he really didn't want to take action, because based on the future information and past information he had obtained, regardless of whether Shiho Miyano had her own difficulties, he believed that she was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
He was by no means innocent in the matter of the aftereffects of the disease on countless people, so he did not react to Gin's decision, but simply asked him, "Besides these, have you investigated anything else?"
For example, is the entire Ooka family a member of the Symbiotic Cult, or only a small number of them? Are there any suspected members of the organization who might be affiliated with the Symbiotic Cult? Or are there any other suspected members of other factions in Japan who might be linked to the Symbiotic Cult?
Just as Hagiwara asked Gin these questions, Matsuda and Scotland, who had split up, returned to the previously agreed meeting point from their respective directions. Coincidentally, Bourbon also walked towards them at almost the same time.
After seeing Gin's figure, the three of them almost all heard Hagiwara's voice. Upon seeing this, Matsuda and Bourbon immediately put on their dramatic act, exuding a strong smell of alcohol, and started acting out a scene with Gin: "Yo! You're here so quickly."
"I thought I'd get off the Ferris wheel first and talk to them!" Bourbon said, looking at Hagiwara and Gin. His innocent, sunny, and handsome face instantly turned dangerous, and he asked in a Bourbon accent, "It sounds like you two were talking about something very interesting."
Only Scotland knew that it was best to keep a low profile, otherwise, given Gin's personality, he might kill her without waiting for Feng Sang to stop him. So, while the two were talking, he remained silent.
"Heh... Is little Bourbon interested too?" Hagiwara still had that carefree, unserious look, but without waiting for Bourbon's answer, he continued in a teasing tone, "Unfortunately, we don't have enough time to repeat it to you again. You should ask my brother-in-law later!"
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