Chapter 422 God, Devil

Chapter 422 God and the Devil
[March 16th, today the pen on the desk moved another five centimeters. It seems that someone has sneaked into my office.]

After lying to Conan and telling him that Shiho had fallen asleep, I returned to the doctor's side and followed Conan to reread the hidden parts of Itakura Taku's diary.

[On April 15, someone must have entered my house again today, but the police refused to accept the report. Since nothing was stolen and there were no signs of intrusion, they could not accept it.]

[On June 11, I changed the door locks and installed surveillance cameras, but these were of no use at all.]

[July 6th, who is it? Stand up! ]

"It's really miserable for This Bancang Zhuo. He has been invaded sporadically for three or four months." I pursed my lips and continued reading.

[December 19th, I am tired. If I continue like this, they will drive me crazy sooner or later, or even kill me!]

[On January 6, in order to escape this terrifying day, I put a piece of paper in the drawer to express my intention to the intruder and I would accept any conditions.]

[On January 8, I didn't expect him to reply so quickly. The intruder took away the note I left and replaced it with a piece of sticky paper. On it, besides the English word "OK" written in red, there was only a suspicious phone number. The red words were probably written in blood. It was probably a threat to me that if I dared to disclose it, I would die.]

[On January 23, although I hesitated for a long time, I decided not to call the police, so I called the number. I didn’t expect that a woman would answer the phone. This woman’s arrogant attitude was like that of a queen.]

"What the hell!?"

Seeing this I couldn't help but exclaim.

"What's wrong?" Conan saw my sudden surprise and looked at the screen. "Where did you see? Did you find anything?"

"No, nothing." I shook my head. "I was just amazed that he didn't call the organization for fifteen days, and the organization didn't send anyone to kill him." I changed the subject without leaving any trace. "I was just amazed which member could be so careless."

"I say..." Conan rolled his eyes again, then suppressed his excitement.

"Hey... I'll keep watching, keep watching." I smiled awkwardly and brought my attention back.

Sister Bei? Could it be her? But would Vermouth not have noticed the problem with the diary? Is this reasonable? Or... did she leave it there on purpose? With these questions in mind, I continued reading.

[This woman said that if I could complete the system engine I was developing within a year, she would be willing to pay a high price for it. That was her request. It seems that she and the burly man from before were in the same group.]

[On February 13, I changed my communication with them to email. They said they could transfer the initial deposit to my account and promised me that they would never appear around me in the future. I accepted this proposal.]

[December 22, I can’t do it anymore. I can’t continue. Actually, I gave up not just because of my deteriorating eyesight, but mainly for the benefit of all mankind.]

"Human welfare..." After reading this, I have basically confirmed that the writer of the letter should be Vermouth, and the question about human welfare must be related to APTX-4869.

[February 9th, the deadline they gave me was approaching, and I hadn’t completed the system yet. There was also the check they gave me in advance, and the system engine hidden in the computer in the villa. In fact, I really wanted to escape abroad, but I knew very well that they would inform me of the delivery location and time by email in a few days. But that should be in the early morning of five days later. Before that, I must find a way to go abroad! ]

"It's so miserable for Bancang. He just got the check and was about to escape, but before he could think of a way, he was betrayed and killed by his good brother." I clicked my tongue.

"In a few hours, the organization will send an email. It's a pity that Itakura won't have the chance to see it." Conan also shook his head, and then pointed to the bottom of the diary. "There's more below."

"Oh?" I highlighted the document again, and a long string of text appeared in my eyes again.

[February 10th, I don't know what they want to do with this system. Recently, I keep remembering the bizarre words used by the woman in the first phone call. Yes, I couldn't stand the woman's arrogant tone at the time, so I immediately asked her, what do you want to do? I didn't expect that woman to answer me in English with a smile.]

【We can be both of God and the Devil.Since we're trying to raise the dead against the stream of time!】

"..."

After reading this passage, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and my face became solemn. After I finished reading, Conan took the initiative to act as a translator.

"Not only can we be gods, we can also be demons. This is because we are trying to resist the flow of time and resurrect all the dead from the underworld!"

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"Xun, you know something, right?" Conan asked bluntly. "You must know something, right? About the content of this sentence, about the drug APTX-4869!"

"This thing.. How should I put it?" I scratched my head with annoyance on my face. "I do know some clues about this medicine, but they are just guesses."

Conan kept silent, as if waiting for me to continue.

"First of all, I have to say that I know nothing about the software Itakura Taku and the fact that the organization forced me to develop it over the past year." I will get rid of the relationship first.

"Secondly, regarding the last sentence and its connection with APTX-4869, I can only say that within the organization, Shiho was ordered to develop this drug, but she was studying it as a poison. It was only after an accident that she obtained information about a little white mouse that survived and even degenerated into a juvenile state that she discovered the magic of the drug. However, Shiho knew nothing about this at the time."

"So, you know?"

"Yes and no." I said solemnly. "I know because I have been to the research institute secretly and read some relevant information. This drug is not just made by Shiho. The organization has research sites all over the world to study different drugs. As for that sentence... you can try to guess." "We can not only be God, but also the devil. This is because we try to resist the torrent of time and let all the dead people be resurrected from the road to the underworld."

"If God is the creator, then the devil is the destroyer. Resisting the flow of time, resurrecting everyone. Could it be that he is creating a potion to resurrect the dead?!" Conan felt a chill down his spine. Is a good detective drama about to turn into a zombie horror drama?
"Resisting time, you've seen it, we are the best example." I said calmly.

"If we really want to analyze it carefully, we can actually consider it from several aspects."

"What do you mean?" Conan asked seriously.

"First, rejuvenation." I held up a finger. "We are it."

"Ah."

"Two, immortality."

"If it's about defying time, then that's true." Conan nodded in approval.

"Three, come back from the dead."

“This is simply a paradox!”

"It's just the literal meaning." I shrugged. "And the emergence of cloning is actually inhumane. In fact, cloning is already a step towards resurrection from the dead. Imagine that when a person's thoughts are stored in a container through electronic signals, the clone is nurtured and formed, and finally the electronic signals are implanted into the clone's brain, can it be regarded as resurrection from the dead?"

"You mean, the software created by Itakura Taku is..."

"It's just my guess." I walked back to my computer. "But I think it might be the case. After all..."

"after all?"

"Okay, let me tell you something more about this." I thought about it and decided to reveal some information to Conan. "Regarding the second point, immortality, I actually have a clue as well."

"What?! Is a horror drama going to turn into a science fiction drama?"

"How come you're getting better at complaining?" I scratched my head. "Regarding immortality, I have intelligence sources saying that in addition to my organization, there is another group of people looking for something called the Water of Life, which is said to be able to make people immortal. And before, our organization went to a place called American Island to investigate immortality, and I went with Shiho."

"American Island? Mermaid Island?! Dugong Arrow?" Conan's eyes widened. "Wait, I remember..." Kudo tried to recall.

"Is it the murder case that happened on Mermaid Island before?"

"I've also heard about that murder case, but it has nothing to do with us. We're just investigating the grave robbery."

"Why did you change it to a tomb-raiding drama?"

"???"

"Ahem, anyway, the island we went to before was indeed a coincidence because we were invited by Kazuha, but it's a pity that we didn't meet you at that time."

“We have names on the roster.”

"Oh?" Conan recalled carefully. "Now that you mention it, I do remember that Miyano Shiho's name seems to be on the roster. Yours seems to be..."

"I didn't have a name at that time." I scratched my head. "I lost my memory, so I used code names. The name Bing couldn't appear, so I didn't write it. Others seemed to have written some, but my mission at the time was to investigate, so I left first."

"So, if we can get the roster, then we can know the names of some of the organization's members?"

"If it was a few months ago, it should have been possible, but now there may be no chance." I shook my head. "The list was probably destroyed after Shiho defected, or it was taken away by the organization."

"Is the organization so watertight?"

"Isn't there a flaw right in front of you?" I raised my chin towards the computer screen. "I don't know how there could be such a big flaw. Unless this diary has not been investigated, it is impossible for it to be preserved." Thinking of this, my brows slightly knitted. Could it be that Sister Bei really left the flaw on purpose? The question is, who did she leave it for?

"Anyway, this is roughly all I know about the potion. I dare not speculate about the rest." Giving up on speculating about Vermouth's thoughts, I summarized the current situation to Conan.

"Sure enough, this organization is far more complicated than I thought." Conan frowned.

"Okay, we know the approximate result. If there's nothing else, let's go back. Xiaolan is still waiting for us to eat."

"Go back? Why go back?" Conan smiled. "Now that we know so many clues, of course we have to go to Mr. Itakura's villa, get the system software he designed, and then go get the letter from the organization!"

???

I looked at Conan in bewilderment. "..Are you crazy?"

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