Chapter 67 Conan's Shadow on the Knife
"This is roughly what happened." Youya took a big sip of water to relieve his dry throat, "How is it, is there any help?"
Miyano Shiho pondered for a while and slowly explained: "APTX4869, this is the name of the poison that Kudo took."
Conan was stunned for a moment, and his expression turned slightly uglier.
Miyano Shiho glanced at Conan and continued to explain: "The so-called APTX, or APOTOXIN, is a combination of apoptosis, programmed cell death, and toxin, which is a poison that induces programmed cell death.
However, in addition to inducing programmed cell death, this drug can also enhance the activity of telomerase, thereby increasing the cell's ability to proliferate. With these two effects working simultaneously, the user will die due to rapid cell proliferation and death.
But by chance, all cells except the nervous system, including bones, muscles, internal organs and even hair, regressed to the early childhood stage. This is the truth behind Kudo's shrinking. "
Conan's eyes slowly widened. He couldn't believe that this indifferent woman in front of him could actually develop such a terrible poison.
Miyano Shiho took a sip of coffee, thought for a while and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the liquor called Lao Baigan may contain ingredients that accelerate cell proliferation, which also causes the rate of cell proliferation to exceed the rate of cell death, which is why Kudo can grow bigger. But this ingredient is only temporary and cannot be maintained permanently. It will eventually return to its original state."
"But it can be used as a research direction. It is possible to develop a temporary antidote for APTX4869 using this ingredient."
Conan was excited: "Really?"
Miyano Shiho glanced at him and said calmly, "I'm just saying it's possible. It will take a lot of experiments to verify it. Before that, I'll need you to act as a guinea pig."
Thinking of the way Miyano Shiho looked at him just now, as if he were a little white mouse, Conan couldn't help but shudder and said with a wry smile: "I will try my best to cooperate."
Miyano Shiho nodded with satisfaction, and drank the coffee leisurely. While drinking, she looked Conan up and down, as if considering which part of his body could be sliced for research.
Conan felt uncomfortable when she saw him and kept moving his butt.
Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "I'm going back first." Then he rushed out.
Yuya looked at the running Conan with amusement, thinking that this guy would actually get scared one day?
Miyano Akemi looked at Conan running away and said helplessly: "Why are you walking so fast? I was thinking about having dinner soon."
Yuya smiled and said, "I guess Conan doesn't dare to stay for dinner, for fear that after he finishes eating, Miss Shiho will find an excuse to cut something off his body."
Miyano Shiho tilted her head and looked at Yuya seriously: "What you said makes sense. Maybe the body will undergo some changes after eating. It is indeed necessary to collect some more samples."
Yuya laughed dryly: "I was just joking."
Miyano Shiho looked innocent: "I'm serious, how about you call Kudo back?"
Yuya & Miyano Akemi:······
Fortunately, Miyano Shiho was just talking and didn't really ask Yuya to capture Conan.
If this really happens, Conan will definitely fight to the death, and the next day's newspaper might even have a page saying: The famous high school detective Kamiya Yuya kidnapped a child on the street, and his purpose was actually!
The three of them sat for a while, and then Miyano Akemi went to prepare dinner.
Youya sat there with no intention of leaving, obviously intending to stay for the meal. Miyano Shiho did not expose him and just picked up a magazine beside her and started reading.
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Conan ran all the way home, gasping for breath. He pushed open the door with lingering fear and saw Ran Mouri preparing dinner in the kitchen. He immediately felt a lot more at ease.
That cold and icy female scientist, I don't know what Yuya likes about her, how can she compare to my own Xiaolan...
"Ah! Damn Shinichi! You haven't called me for three days!" An angry curse came from the kitchen, followed by the sound of a knife falling on the chopping board.
Conan:...
I'll call Xiaolan later, to prevent her from stabbing me. Conan muttered to himself.
As a result, he was distracted and hit his knee on the table, and he couldn't help but cry out in pain.
Mao Lilan heard Conan's scream and ran over with a kitchen knife in her hand to help Conan up: "Conan, are you okay?"
Conan looked at the kitchen knife flashing coldly beside his head, and cold sweat ran down his face: "Sister Xiaolan, knife, knife..." He didn't dare to move carelessly, for fear that Mao Lilan's hand would shake and cut off a piece of him.
Mao Lilan then realized that she was still holding a kitchen knife in her hand, and quickly put the knife behind her back, and asked with concern: "Is Conan okay? Where did you hit?"
Conan shook his head vigorously: "I'm fine, Xiaolan, can you continue cooking?"
"Is it really okay?"
"real!"
"Okay, be careful!"
Mao Lilan returned to the kitchen to continue cooking.
Conan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. He was cut and slashed with a knife outside, and when he returned home, he was threatened by Mao Lilan holding a kitchen knife...
Is today his unlucky day?