Stay away from Conan

Chapter 378 Gao Yuan, drink medicine

As "Jinguji" narrated, the driver of this "Mazda RX7" had already opened the envelope in his hand.

Inside the envelope was a hand-drawn portrait.

As if to see the specific details of the portrait clearly, the driver turned on the lights in the car. But because of this, the driver's figure and appearance can also be seen clearly when the lights are turned on——

This is a handsome young man with short light blond hair and wheat-colored skin.

Looking at his actions at this moment, "Jinguji" seemed to be a little knowledgeable and didn't say anything. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, quietly waiting for his response.

Looking at this portrait, you can see that the person who painted the photo has excellent painting skills. Because of the color, it looks extremely real——

The painting shows a young woman wearing a hat and glasses. From the tip of her hair exposed under the brim of the hat, she can see that she has short, slightly curly brown hair.

Looking at this portrait, the man with short blond hair in the driver's seat couldn't help but reveal a faint smile——

"Is he who you thought he was?"

Seeing the expression of the man with short blond hair at this moment, "Jinguji" couldn't help but speak.

In response to this, the man with short blond hair did not respond directly, but carefully put the portrait away, and "Jinguji" also tacitly agreed not to ask any more questions. The man with short blond hair drove the "MazdaRX7" and took "Jinguji" "After being sent downstairs to an apartment, he drove the car under a bridge alone, got out of the car, and took out the portrait again, his expression seemed to be lost in thought——

"So, when we arrived in Kyoto, we could still confirm that she was who she was at that time... However, since she was able to use the accident on the way to successfully escape from the almost dragnet, why did she leave such an obvious mark in Shikoku? Where’s the clue? She had already escaped successfully when she was in Kyoto?”

Thinking of this, the man with short blond hair put away the portrait, looked up at the night sky, and frowned deeply——

"Moreover, in that situation, she was able to solve the case so quickly that almost caused her to be taken away by the police... Can she really do this on her own?"

…

In Mingzhi's house, Xiao Ai was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking at the medicines that Gao Yuan had brought back, and after reading the list from the hospital, Xiao Ai learned which medicines Gao Yuan had in the hospital today.

"Haiyuan... aren't you asleep yet?"

At this time, Gao Yuan came down from upstairs, looked at Xiao Ai who was still in the living room, and couldn't help asking.

Seeing this, Xiao Ai couldn't help but ask:

"Why are you down? Why don't you have a good rest?"

"I forgot to take my medicine. Ahem..."

Somewhat embarrassed, Gao Yuan explained.

"That's it."

Looking at the medicines placed on the coffee table, Xiao Ai couldn't help but say.

Then, I saw Gao Yuan walking to the refrigerator, taking out a bottle of ice mineral water, and then came to the coffee table to take medicine——

"have you had your dinner?"

Seeing this, Xiao Ai seemed to have thought of something, so she asked.

"No, no appetite."

Before unpacking the medicine, Gao Yuan answered somewhat unexpectedly.

"You can't do this! You still need to supplement the necessary nutrients! Don't take the medicine yet. I'll get you something to eat, and then take the medicine after eating!"

As if commanding, Xiao Ai ordered Gao Yuan.

"No need..."

In this regard, Gao Yuan said with a helpless smile, feeling that Xiao Ai was making a fuss out of a molehill.

But Xiao Ai held her hands in front of her and complained with serious eyes:

"Now go back and rest obediently. It's been so many days and you still haven't recovered from your illness. You really don't care about yourself at all! Leave the rest to me!"

With that said, Xiao Ai took all the medicine in front of Gao Yuan into his own hands without giving Gao Yuan any chance to object.

Seeing this and looking at Xiao Ai's serious look, Gao Yuan felt a little helpless, but he still felt warm in his heart, so he didn't say anything more, walked back upstairs and continued to rest.

In response, Xiao Ai watched Gao Yuan go upstairs, then walked into the kitchen and started to prepare porridge for Gao Yuan.

After putting the rice in the pot and starting to cook, Xiao Ai went to the refrigerator, opened the refrigerator, and started to check what other suitable ingredients were in the refrigerator. Then he couldn't help but see what was placed on the shelf of the fresh-keeping layer. The bottle of "white dry wine" has been opened.

In this regard, many doubts could not help but arise in Xiao Ai's mind again.

Recalling that when Conan drank a bottle of "Baigan wine" here just now, he vowed that he would definitely change back to his original appearance, Xiao Ai suddenly had an idea in his mind.

But as that idea came up, Xiao Ai tried her best to suppress this idea - he is my only reliance now, but I want to test him... It's not good to do this...

However, recalling what the high school detective from Osaka had mentioned when he first met Gao Yuan that day, Xiao Ai had great doubts intuitively:

The high school detective said that Gao Yuan had no fixed abode at the time and was working odd jobs in an Internet cafe. He was obviously very poor at the time.

However, he has been in contact with Gao Yuan for so long, and his ability as a detective is obvious to all. With his ability, he can make money to support himself by solving detective commissions, so why would he choose to do odd jobs?

After all, according to Takato, Mitarai-kun had asked him to investigate his whereabouts, and Mitarai-kun's death happened to be more than half a year ago——

In other words, Gao Yuan had already assumed the identity of a detective at least more than half a year ago.

And based on his understanding of himself and the organization, it is obvious that he has already investigated to an extremely in-depth level. This is not something that can be investigated overnight. It is possible that he will accept Mitarai-kun's commission earlier.

Then there is obviously a problem:

A detective who can investigate the organization to this extent, and the organization seems to be completely unaware of the existence of a person like him - with such ability, why did he become so poor six months ago?

Moreover, at that time, it happened to be very close to the time when Mitarai-kun died due to APTX4869 being drunk by Hanada Emi, which also made me very concerned.

In addition, judging from Gao Yuan's DNA, it seems that he has also taken APTX4869...

However, all records of the organization's use of APTX4869 on people are recorded on the list, but there is no existence named "Gao Yuan" on the list.

And I have tested it myself, and "Gao Yuan" should indeed be his real name...

This time again, the "Baigan Liquor" that can restore Conan to his original appearance has existed in Gao Yuan's family from the beginning...

All of the above can't help but make Xiao Ai feel confused.

Among them, there is one thing that makes me very concerned - that is Gao Yuan's true age!

If Gao Yuan really survived after taking APTX4869, then he should have become smaller like himself.

But the problem is, judging from the experimental results, the smaller biological individuals should be in the state of juveniles, and should not still maintain the size of adults.

Could it be that after he became small, he grew up again after many years?

So when did he take APTX4869?

If you think about it this way, a bold hypothesis takes shape in Xiao Ai's mind——

Because both myself and Conan became about six or seven years old after taking APTX4869, by analogy, it will take at least ten years for Gao Yuan to grow into an adult, so his real age may be thirty. Upward, even older.

Calculated this way, many questions can be answered——

He may be one of the people on that list. He was killed by the organization with drugs because of his involvement with the organization more than ten years ago. This can explain why he knows the organization, but the organization does not know him.

He did not die because of the drug. He just shrunk and lived anonymously. More than ten years are enough for a person to forget his original name, so that he can truly and subtly change the name "Gao Yuan" Treat the pseudonym as your real name.

And after so many years, it is possible that he had already drank Baigan wine and knew that Baigan wine can temporarily restore the body to its original state, so he had these at home...

Thinking of this, Xiao Ai made a decision——

He took out the white wine from the refrigerator, heated it in a water bath, and used it to brew a cup of medicinal infusion.

The strong smell of medicine can slightly mask the smell of alcohol, and Gao Yuan's cold is quite serious now, and his sense of taste and smell should not be that sensitive.

As long as I can trick him into drinking it...

Thinking like this, Xiao Ai looked at the potion brewed with Baigan wine and frowned slightly——

Of course, if he still saw through it, there would be nothing he could say.

But if it works, not only can it be verified whether Baiganjiu is really effective, it can temporarily change people who have become smaller due to taking APTX4869 back to their original appearance, but also Gao Yuan's true identity can be known——

After all, I still care a little about how old he is...

So, after the porridge was cooked, Xiao Ai came to Gao Yuan's bedroom with a bowl of porridge and the cup of "potion"——

"Gao Yuan, drink the medicine!"

There is only one update today, sorry. There haven’t been many comments lately, which really dampens my creative enthusiasm.