Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator - Page 278

This is the scene in the painting before us.

The gods were watching in the clouds, and the chosen human prince stood in front of the forest on earth, facing three goddesses with different styles, and handed the glittering apple to Aphrodite.

This is really a low-level but effective provocation.

——No matter who is chosen, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the other two. They will not be disgusted with the mastermind behind sending out the golden apple, but will only hate the chosen goddess and the unlucky person who is forced to participate and make the choice.

Edogawa Conan has no interest in mythology. The reason he wants to know this story is because he watched a magical adaptation of the Golden Apple stage play last year, in which people died.

To the most beautiful goddess.

To the most beautiful person.

The moment he saw the painting, Conan Edogawa immediately thought of the threatening letter.

If it was an ordinary threatening letter, these contestants... at least those with nothing to hide could stand together and face the outside world; the arrival of the credible one seemed to have touched upon some hidden thoughts in their hearts.

"You are so self-indulgent! Do you think you will be targeted?"

Just like what Shou Hualian said when she was arguing with another girl - the criminal wants to kill the most beautiful person. You are so scared, are you worried that you will be chosen?

This is the finals, and all the girls standing here are regional champions. Their self-confidence makes them worry that they will be selected, but their shame makes them unwilling to speak out about their worries. They don’t want to be considered narcissistic, and they may even ignore some dangers that have already emerged.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust Uncle Maori, but the other party is really unreliable sometimes... The reliable Mr. Qingliu is someone else’s bodyguard and cannot be asked to help casually.

Huihara Ai was about to follow, but Dr. Agasa didn't move. He saw that they were all staring at the painting, so he also looked at it for a long time. At this time, he suddenly asked a question: "So it happened at night."

"What night?" Haibara Ai stopped.

"I'm talking about the background." Dr. Agasa pointed to the area in the middle of the painting. "I've seen some paintings with Greek mythology backgrounds. The whole painting was very bright, but this one is a pitch-black night... Look, there's even a moon above it."

Before, he had been observing the human prince in the lower right corner making the ultimate death choice among three options, and almost overlooked that the background of the painting was actually at night.

——And the incomplete crescent moon hanging high in the night sky is the most conspicuous existence in the entire picture.

"It looks like it was painted by a modern painter. It's a very good painting, but unfortunately the subject is a bit vague..." Dr. Agasa continued.

Huihara Ai retracted her gaze, suddenly remembered something, and turned to Edogawa Conan: "Edogawa, you said on the phone this afternoon that you wanted to discuss something with me and the doctor, what is it?"

Edogawa Conan was about to answer.

As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, an indescribable pain suddenly came from deep inside his body!

His eyes widened instantly, and he felt his heart beating abnormally and violently. Along with the pain came a burning sensation, so hot that it seemed to melt all the bones in his body!

This feeling... This feeling is...

He saw Haibara Ai not far away, also holding onto the wall with her hands on her chest and a pale face.

——There is no mistake. When he was drugged and became smaller by the organization, he felt the same way!

"Doctor..." He began with difficulty, "Take us to an empty room quickly. I doubt we should..."

Chapter 329 Kudo Shinichi and Miyano Shiho

Dr. Agasa didn't dare to take the two children with physical abnormalities to the normal floors, so he could only take them all the way down to the negative third floor.

This was the lowest floor of the entire hotel and also the underground parking garage, with only a few cars parked there. He quickly found a room that met his requirements - the laundry room in the hotel.

Edogawa Conan and Haibara Ai walked in alone with their last bit of strength and closed the door.

Dr. Agasa stood at the door and kept watch. He looked around anxiously, afraid that some employees or guests might suddenly come over, and worried about the health of his two children.

"I'd better send you to the hospital." Dr. Agasa pressed against the door and advised, "Your condition is really too bad. What if it's the side effect of the drug? If you don't get timely treatment, you might..."

"No, Doc, I can't go."

Huihara Ai's voice came out muffled, "If this is a second attack of the poison and we become smaller again or die in the hospital, we will be in big trouble."

"But if we were in a hotel..."

"Doctor." Edogawa Conan laughed softly, "If we really... you can use my phone to call Mr. Aoyagi. He knows my true identity and can, can..."

The rest of the words disappeared.

Dr. Agasa was startled and almost lay against the door, putting his ear close to the crack, trying hard to hear the sounds in the room.

"Shinichi? Shinichi? Ai, how are you guys?!"

A sharp, uncontrollable scream of pain came from inside!

"Shinichi! Ai!!"

Dr. Agasa was horrified and didn't even bother to look around to see if there was anyone else coming. He wanted to open the door and break in.

"…No, wait, Doctor! I'm fine! Don't come in yet!"

Dr. Agasa stood there in a daze.

He was so familiar with this voice. He heard it every morning when he left, heard it in news interviews after every case was solved, heard it complain after an experiment failed and exploded...

This is the voice that he grew up watching, it belongs to Kudo Shinichi!

After a few minutes, the door finally opened.

"Long time no see, Doctor."

Kudo Shinichi leaned against the door frame, wearing an unfamiliar suit, which might be the clothes of other guests in the laundry room. He wiped the sweat off his face and said weakly and helplessly: "You are too impatient. I was taking off my clothes before, but you almost broke in..."

Dr. Agasa glanced at his face and saw a red mark belatedly: "What's wrong with your face?"

"This..."

"Graybara also turned back into an adult. She reacted even more violently. She didn't have time to take off her dress, and it was stretched out. She happened to be sitting opposite me at the time, and I almost saw..."

Dr. A Li: "..."

Kudo Shinichi felt his subtle gaze and quickly explained: "No, I didn't see it! Really! I still had my underwear on at the time, and it was so uncomfortable after it got bigger and stuck in my body! Just when I was busy taking it off, she..."

Dr. Agasa: “…………”

Dr. Agasa, who had watched Kudo Shinichi grow up and understood him as a person, couldn't bear to say anything. He looked towards the room but didn't go in directly: "Ai, are you okay?"

Not long after, a young girl in trousers also came out.

She looked about the same age as Kudo Shinichi, and had a similar hairstyle to Haibara Ai, but her facial features were more three-dimensional and mature. She glanced coldly at Kudo Shinichi, who was scratching his head, and obviously heard what he had just said.

Death stared at the detective for a few seconds before Miyano Shiho retracted her gaze and said to Dr. Agasa in a gentle tone: "Doctor, it's our first meeting. This is my true self."

Dr. Agasa nodded stupidly.

He looked at Kudo Shinichi, then at Miyano Shiho, and they let him look at them. After a few seconds, he murmured, "Are you...really back to normal?"

Kudo Shinichi clenched his fists, thinking that this was not enough, and jumped up and down a few times. After stopping, he said excitedly: "Yeah! I didn't expect that!"

Miyano Shiho looked at her slender fingers that had been used for countless drug experiments, her brows slightly frowned, and her expression was far less happy than Kudo Shinichi.

Miyano Shiho came back to her senses and accepted the title, pouring cold water on Kudo Shinichi: "Don't be too happy too soon, Edogawa. It's impossible to be sure now whether it's temporary or whether he has really changed back."

Kudo Shinichi's expression froze: "For the time being...? You mean, we might..."

"It's just a possibility." Miyano Shiho said calmly, "It's also possible that all this is just the last bit of tenderness before death, and we will die of the poison soon."

Kudo Shinichi fell silent and touched his heart.

His silence frightened Dr. Agasa, who was frightened tonight. He asked dryly, "What should we do? Should I take you to the hospital now?"

"No, wait a minute."

Kudo Shinichi put down his hand, "I think we should now look for something that can change us back - I don't think we will die, even if it is only a temporary effect, as long as we study the ingredients, we should be able to make a real antidote!"

The latter sentence was directed to Miyano Shiho.

Dr. Agasa looked at them one by one again: "You all grew bigger together. You must have eaten something with the same ingredients. Just now..."

"Cake." Kudo Shinichi said quickly, "I didn't drink black tea."

Huiyuan Ai ate both, but she agreed with Kudo Shinichi's opinion: "The cake has a strong smell of alcohol, which masks the taste of other ingredients, so it's better for us to ask for the recipe directly."

Chapter 330: Unknown and Knowing Nothing