Chapter 476: Disappearance of Miyano Akemi

“…Even if you say so, I did not develop APTX4869 as a poison. It is just that this drug that can cause huge changes in body tissues is used to poison others.”

The shrunken Miyano Shiho was silent for a moment before answering Conan’s question, but her thoughts were a little confused because she had no idea how her identity was leaked.

As the current developer of the drug APTX4869, the confidentiality level of Miyano Shiho’s identity is not low, and even if there is an insider in the organization who knows her code name and real name, it is impossible to determine her identity so easily.

Because she now appears as a little girl who has taken APTX4869 to regain her youth, while Miyano Shiho, codenamed Shirley, is an -year-old woman, and the two images are completely inconsistent——————

(Could it be that because my hair color is the same as before, my identity will be confirmed immediately after I shrink?)

A thought flashed through Miyano Shiho’s mind, but she quickly ruled out this possibility because it was too incredible. How could someone judge someone’s identity based on the color of their hair?

People nowadays are not as conservative as they used to be. Black hair is no longer mainstream. Even though she rarely leaves the laboratory, she is well aware that people on the street already have colorful hair.

In fact, Conan had no idea what Miyano Shiho looked like before she became like this. He just chose to believe the information that Genkou told him and said it.

“Kudo Shinichi, I originally planned to use the results of my investigation on you to get ahead of the others, but I didn’t expect that the plan could not keep up with the changes… In the past few months, you seem to have a deep understanding of the organization.”

“In that case, you should already know where I worked and developed drugs before, right? That’s right, it was the pharmaceutical company that caught fire today due to an accident.”

Since concealing information would not bring about expected results, Miyano Shiho simply revealed all the information she knew. She now urgently needed an answer regarding the organization, but she had no way of knowing the answer.

“Since the 4869th, the atmosphere in the company has become tense. The peripheral members who were originally used to protect and monitor me have directly asked me to stop the research and production of ATPX.”

“On the 4869st, those people seemed to be arguing about something. I heard them say that they wanted to get rid of the peripheral members in Tokyo and hide the organization as much as possible. At the same time, they took all the information about APTX from me.”

“And today, I was detained directly in a room in the laboratory. Then they set a fire, intending to burn down the entire building along with me, to completely eliminate the possibility of exposure.”

“But I was not burned to death. There is no body of mine in that building. The organization will hunt me down because of this… I can just leave and divert the organization’s attention, or I can tell you the organization’s information.”

“It’s just that I want to know the situation of one person. I want to know the current whereabouts of my sister Miyano Akemi. With the public security as your backing, it shouldn’t be difficult for you to find information if you know her name.”

…Miyano Akemi? Who?
Conan pushed his glasses and used a flash of white light to hide the surprise in his eyes, because he had no impression of the name Miyano Akemi, and the public security department was not his backing.

The one who could really mobilize the public security to conduct an investigation was his animal friend. The hedgehog was still out dealing with the retired Phantom Thief Lady, so he couldn’t make a promise to Miyano Shiho on the spot.

No one is qualified to make decisions for another person, let alone that other person is his friend.

(Shiho Miyano’s position in the organization should be quite high. It would be strange if she was not taken seriously, since she was able to create APTX4869, a drug that could be considered a “dream” even if it was used simply as a poison.)
(But she was abandoned by the organization… Was it because the recent crackdown on the organization was so severe that they no longer had the energy to take away this important scientist?)
(Miyano Akemi… If she had a code name, Miyano Shiho should have said it, but she didn’t, which means she is a peripheral member or grassroots member of the Black Organization.)
(If I were a high-ranking member of the Black Organization, then if Miyano Shiho had already decided to abandon her, I would most likely also dispose of Miyano Akemi to avoid any uncontrollable special effects.)
(That is to say, Miyano Shiho’s sister Miyano Akemi should have been killed by the organization several hours after the pharmaceutical company was burned down…)
Conan’s thoughts raced, but he suddenly stopped thinking, because as a detective, he could never assume the death of another person before seeing for himself whether he was really dead. If the dream drug ATPX4869 was indeed developed, researched, and manufactured entirely by the Miyano family as Xiang Yuanguang said, then if they wanted to develop an antidote for the reverse effect, Miyano Shiho’s presence was indispensable.

Therefore, no matter from which aspect, he must investigate Miyano Akemi’s affairs next to obtain Miyano Shiho’s help.

“What? Are you talking about Miyano Akemi? Conan, you should have seen her before.”

The door was pushed open with a whoosh, and before the sharp thorns entered the room, the hedgehog’s voice came in first.

“Miyano Akemi once used the alias Hirota Masami and came to you saying she was looking for her father, but in fact he was her accomplice who robbed 1 billion yen and wanted to keep it all for himself…”

“There is no such thing.”

Before Xiang Yuanguang could finish speaking, Conan had already given his answer.

Suddenly, the blue hedgehog friend poked his head in with a look of confusion in his eyes.

“Are you sure? I may have remembered the name wrong, but anyway, Miyano Akemi disguised herself as a rustic girl to look for her father, uncle, or uncle… isn’t there such a thing?”

“No, there has never been such a person in Maori Office, unless the Miyano Akemi you mentioned appeared during the time I left the office, but even if that’s the case, what you said doesn’t make sense.”

Conan pushed his glasses up, insisted on his opinion, and emphasized it again.

“Because if Uncle Maori wants to conduct an investigation, he will tell Xiaolan first, and then Xiaolan will repeat the situation to me after school, so if he receives such a strange commission, I will definitely know it.”

“Xiang Yuan, perhaps your universal intelligence source has finally made a mistake at this time.”

…Xiang Yuanguang, the most frequently mentioned name in pharmaceutical companies these days.

Miyano Shiho raised her head and carefully observed the tall and strong stranger with a hedgehog head, but the smile on his face made it difficult for people to feel fear towards him.

(…I feel silly. Is it my imagination?)
Scientists from the Black Organization quietly gave their own evaluations.

Kuroba Kaito, who was standing next to him, had no idea what they were saying, but he still pretended to “completely understand” and tried hard to maintain his poker face.

All in all, it sounds like the search in Tokyo is very intense right now, so he should temporarily stop his gem-hunting journey, cancel this operation, and have a good rest for a few days!
(End of this chapter)