"Isn't this a very serious matter?"
Professor Agasa took a breath. He had not expected such a serious matter to occur without his knowledge.
"It is indeed a very serious matter."
In fact, a few days ago, when he heard Hattori say this, Conan was equally startled.
"That organization kept records of everyone who used that drug. Undoubtedly, everyone on that list died. It is fortunate for that list, as it confirms that the organization has accepted the fact of my death."
"It was correct to insist that my parents declare my identity dead earlier. Otherwise, if my name were on that death list, and my death was still unknown, the Police might have already started looking for me."
Even now, Conan still felt very fortunate about the decision he made back then.
Perhaps declaring Kudo Shinichi's identity dead stemmed from his own selfishness, but that initial selfishness played a very significant role, which he was also grateful for.
If his identity had not been declared dead back then, he would have to worry whether his current identity would be uncovered by the Police.
It was also fortunate that his father completely declared his identity dead and transferred all traces of his identity as Kudo Shinichi. Otherwise, his current traces as Edogawa Conan would be too easy for people to investigate.
Indeed.
Hearing Conan say this, Professor Agasa also felt extremely fortunate.
At the time, he was actually quite opposed to Conan completely abandoning his original identity. Because once it was declared dead, it would be extremely difficult to restore his original identity.
But he had not expected that Conan's persistence at that time would have its greatest effect now.
It avoided the Police knowing that Kudo Shinichi was still alive, and it also avoided him being treated as a drug recipient by the Police.
Professor Agasa slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The extreme measure taken then still yielded results."
"Hmm."
Conan also admitted this point.
"But in such a situation, the matter has not eased at all. Also, how are you sure that the detailed information about the drug was exposed?"
Facing Professor Agasa's question, Conan shook his head slightly.
"I'm not sure about that."
"Even Hattori only knew that there was a death list for that drug, but I think if that information was not there, perhaps the Police could have made the information they obtained public more directly."
"The Police have been trying to suppress the public's attention, which clearly indicates that the Police are still hiding something bigger."
"During this time, that organization is probably also having a headache over this issue."
"However, since the Police have confirmed that information, no matter how much of a headache that organization has, there is nothing they can do."
"It is just unknown whether the Police already know the true effect of that drug."
This was something Conan really wanted to know, but it was also something he could never know.
"They, they should know, right?"
Professor Agasa almost gave a definitive answer.
Conan paused slightly, then looked up at Professor Agasa.
In response, Professor Agasa's round eyes revealed immense seriousness.
"Conan, you should already understand it yourself, right?"
"The reason the Police are working so hard to suppress the public's attention. On one hand, it might be to prevent public panic, but on the other hand, it is also to reduce attention on this matter."
"What kind of reason would require the Police to actively reduce attention?"
"It can only be the true effect of that drug, right?"
Conan did not speak. He bit his lip for a while, and finally sighed.
"Professor, you are right, I do know. It is just that I am trying very hard not to admit it."
"If more people knew about that drug, it would become even more difficult for me to return to my high school identity. I do not want to admit such a thing. I also hope the Police do not know the effect of that drug."
Out of selfish considerations, Conan was very reluctant to admit that the Police already knew the effect of that drug.
But in reality, too many actions by the Police were aimed at concealing the fact that they already knew the true effect of that drug.
Professor Agasa looked at Conan like this, and he could actually understand Conan's anxious feelings.
"Conan, you do not need to be overly anxious right now."
"This kind of bizarre drug has almost no successful cases, and even if they already know the effect of that drug, they certainly would not dare to announce it casually. In fact, if more people knew about this drug, do you think the information about it could still be hidden?"
As Professor Agasa spoke, he also pointed to the ceiling.
Conan understood almost instantly.
Previously, due to his own considerations and a certain selfishness, his vision had become narrow.
Now he realized that even if the Police knew the effect of that drug, they would not make it public, and even the number of people who knew about it internally would probably be very small.
Once too many people knew, the trouble would be that people from other countries would find out.
If such a thing really happened, then Japan might be in big trouble.
From this perspective, Conan also confirmed one thing. The Police would absolutely preserve the formula and secrets of that drug to the maximum extent.
"…Professor, you are right, I thought too negatively about the situation."
After easing his mood, Conan felt much better than he had been in his previously unstable state.
With a calm mind, Conan also thought about many things.
"Even if the Police confirmed the drug's effects, it probably was not from human trials, but from animal experiments."
"That death list from the drug's use is definitely not fake."
"If that man had confirmed the drug could produce that effect from the start, he would not have given it to me. He gave it to me to poison me from the beginning."
"In other words, the drug's main effect is actually killing people, and I am probably the only real case of it causing that effect."
"That is how it is."
Professor Agasa, as a scientist, also had friends in the field of drug research.
"Any drug that can undergo human trials must go through thousands of animal experiments and be confirmed in animals for many years. Only when its effects reach a certain standard can it proceed to human trials."
"And judging by the drug's mortality rate, it is an unfinished product."
"That is why that organization would conduct more research on that drug."
"I think the person who created that drug is the one who should be found most urgently now. The Police and that organization's people probably think the same."
(To be continued.)
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