Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Chapter 335 The Evil Behind APTX4869: The Secret of the Human Laboratory Revealed

Not long after walking, several tightly closed iron doors appeared in front of us again.

Behind each door, there were faint moans of pain, occasionally mixed with the low hum of operating instruments, which piled up layers of depressing atmosphere, weighing heavily on people's hearts.

Vermouth walked slowly towards one of the doors and gently turned the handle with her fingers. The door slowly opened with a slight "creaky" sound.

Inside the door, a room filled with experimental instruments came into view. Several researchers in white coats were busy around the operating table with focused expressions. On the operating table lay an unconscious person, with various wires and catheters connected to his body.

On various display screens, data are jumping wildly like the tide, making people dizzy.

Kudo Yuki looked at everything in the house.

Shushu controlled the drone to fly to a hidden corner and recorded the entire scene completely. Wherever the camera swept, every frame was captured accurately.

At this moment, a researcher seemed to sense something, turned his head and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Vermouth looked calm and said in a steady voice: "We are here to visit on the orders of that gentleman, just continue doing your own things."

When the researcher heard this, his expression instantly became respectful. He nodded and said, "Is that so? Then you two are welcome to visit at will. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

Kudo Yuki took the opportunity to ask, "Where did you find these experimental subjects?"

"Most of them were recruited from all over the place. Some are members who failed in their missions, and some are ordinary people who meet certain conditions. In the end, they are all for the great cause of research."

A chill surged in Kudo Yuki's heart, but she remained calm on the surface: "So what is the purpose of this so-called research?"

A hint of enthusiasm flashed in the eyes of the researchers, and their tone unconsciously rose: "This is top secret, but to put it simply, we need to develop drugs and technologies that can change the world through human experiments. By then, our organization will be able to control everything!"

Vermouth frowned slightly without leaving any trace, and signaled Kudo Yuki with her eyes not to ask too many questions, so as not to arouse suspicion. After the two walked out of this room, they turned into another corridor.

Suddenly, there was a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps coming from the front. From the sound, it seemed that quite a few people were rushing towards this side.

Vermouth's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a low and urgent voice: "Fine wine, find a place to hide quickly!"

Kudo Yuki looked around and found a storage room next to her. She and Vermouth dodged and hid in it. As soon as they hid, they heard the sound of several people talking outside.

"The higher-ups said we need to be extra vigilant recently. It seems like some external forces are trying to get information about our laboratory."

"Humph, if those people dare to come, we will definitely make sure they never return. Our laboratory is impregnable."

"It's better to be careful. After all, that gentleman attaches great importance to this place, so nothing can go wrong."

Hearing the sounds outside gradually fade away, Kudo Yuki and Vermouth breathed a sigh of relief and came out of the storage room.

Shushu also muttered quietly: "Xiaoxue, this place is too dangerous. We have to get out quickly. It feels like we might fall into a trap with every step we take."

Kudo Yuki gently comforted it: "Hold on a little longer, we still have to collect more key evidence."

At this moment, a mouse jumped out from the corner and ran right under the drone. Shushu was so scared that he almost threw the control handle away and screamed, "Oh, I'm so scared. Where did this mouse come from? I almost thought it was a mutant of my own species!"

Kudo Yuki patiently comforted him through telepathy: "Shu Shu, you are a squirrel now, are you still afraid of mice? You are much bigger than it, and you are so powerful, and you have props to help you, so you can't be scared by it."

Shushu snorted in dissatisfaction and muttered quietly: "How can it be the same? In this damn place, everything feels weird. How can I not be afraid?"

As it spoke, it gripped the handle again and controlled the drone to continue observing the surrounding situation.

The two continued walking along the corridor, and after turning a few corners, they saw a tightly closed door in front of them. The door was equipped with a complex electronic lock device, and next to it was a striking sign that read "Experimental area, entry is strictly prohibited without permission."

Vermouth took out a small tool from the bag she carried with her and began to crack the electronic lock.

With a light "beep", the indicator light on the electronic lock turned from red to green. Vermouth raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and stood up and pushed open the door.

The door slowly opened, and a strong and pungent smell of disinfectant hit me in the face, making me frown slightly and subconsciously hold my breath.

The space inside was very spacious, with rows of tall experimental instruments neatly arranged, various display screens flashing faint lights, and indicator lights on the instruments flashing continuously accompanied by slight operating sounds.

On one side of the shelf, there was a pile of drug reagents, colorful glass bottles neatly arranged, with labels on the bottles, marked with various complicated and obscure chemical names and numbers.

Kudo Yuki walked forward and looked at the reagents carefully, her eyes full of solemnity and worry. She knew very well that behind these seemingly ordinary reagents, there might be countless terrible secrets hidden, which were related to the fate of many people.

Vermouth looked around and urged quietly: "Fine wine, hurry up, it's not advisable to stay here for long, no one knows when someone will come."

Kudo Yuki nodded slightly, took out a special small data collector from her pocket, and began to collect data on the drug reagents and related experimental instruments.

After the collector's probe is aimed at the target, it emits a faint blue light. As the blue light flashes, data is being collected bit by bit.

The next moment, a slight but sharp alarm suddenly sounded in the laboratory, and the faces of both men changed.

"Oh no, some alarm may have been triggered. We have to get out of here quickly!" Vermouth pulled Kudo Yuki towards the door.

But just as he ran to the door, he heard a noisy sound of footsteps and shouting outside. It was obvious that the guards had heard the alarm and rushed over.

After completing the collection, Kudo Yuki and Vermouth pressed against the wall behind the door. Their hearts instantly rose to their throats, and they dared not breathe, and even their breathing became slow.

Just when they were extremely nervous, the guards passed by here, but did not come in. Instead, they ran towards other passages. They only heard them shouting loudly: "There is an experimental subject trying to escape!"

Until the outside world returned to calm, Kudo Yuki and Vermouth did not dare to delay and cleaned up the footprints and subtle traces on the ground. They cleaned up every trace one by one.

Then they closed the door, making it look as if it had never been opened.

The two pretended to be visiting as if nothing had happened and continued walking along the corridor.

Not far away, several guards came towards them. When they saw the two of them, they stopped. One of the guards said respectfully, "Master Absinthe, Master Fine Wine, to be on the safe side, the superiors have ordered that you two be taken directly to the core area."

Kudo Yuki and Vermouth did not expect such an arrangement, but their faces remained expressionless and they just nodded slightly to show that they understood.

At this moment, Shushu was controlling the drone to record the places he had passed before, including the panoramic views of each passage, except for the core area.

Shushu thought: "As long as we can record the situation in the core area, the mission will be completed, and then we can leave with Xiaoxue."

It controlled the drone and followed the footsteps of Kudo Yuki and Vermouth, flying towards the core area.

Led by several guards, Kudo Yuki and Vermouth took the elevator and slowly came to the third floor of the basement.

The moment the elevator door opens.

The leading guard led the way and introduced in a low voice: "Master Absinthe, Master Fine Wine, this is our human laboratory branch on the isolated island. In fact, we have some other locations in the United States.

However, the core of the research in various places is around the drug experiments and experimental data records of APTX4869. And the place where we are now is only studying the improvement experiment of APTX4869. "

Kudo Yuki listened, but her eyes were looking around at the surrounding environment.

Occasionally, some staff members would walk by hurriedly, pushing various instruments or experimental samples. They were all wearing white protective suits and tight masks, revealing only a pair of eyes. They looked hurried and their movements were mysterious.

Vermouth also had an instinctive resistance to this place, but she still maintained her elegant demeanor, hummed lightly, and signaled the guard to continue.

The guard led them to a huge glass door. Through the glass, they could see that there was a large experimental area inside, which was divided into several different areas.

"This is the main location for the APTX4869 improvement experiment. Every step is strictly controlled and recorded. The test subjects are placed in the culture chambers. We are currently trying different drug ratios to observe the reaction on the human body."

Kudo Yuki had a blank expression on her face: "So what progress have been made in the current improvements? Have any ideal results appeared?"

The guard shook his head. "The situation is not ideal at the moment. Although some test subjects have shown some changes after being injected with the improved drug, they have not yet achieved the expected goal. Either serious side effects have occurred, or the drug's effect cannot be stabilized at all."

As he spoke, the guard led the two forward and passed through several security doors. Each door required strict identity verification and permission scanning before it could be opened.

This is the most critical room in the entire core area. The door is closed and there are several surveillance cameras and some sensing devices around it. As long as there is any abnormal movement, the alarm will be triggered immediately.

The guard stepped forward and performed a series of complicated operations, including entering the password and scanning the iris. After a while, the heavy door slowly opened, and a stronger smell of chemicals mixed with a special scent blew in.

The scene inside made Kudo Yuki and Vermouth gasp.

Inside the room, various oversized experimental equipment occupied most of the space. They were connected together, and countless pipes crisscrossed like a spider web.

In the center of the room, there was a huge circular device, surrounded by energy columns that flashed with strange light. Electric arcs were jumping on the energy columns, making a slight "sizzling" sound.

On the experimental table, there were some unfinished experimental samples. Those samples showed strange colors and shapes, and some were still wriggling slightly.

On the display screen next to them, dense data and complex charts were constantly scrolling, but Kudo Yuki and Vermouth were able to perceive some key information from them.

Kudo Yuki suppressed her inner discomfort, walked closer to the experimental table, observed the samples, and tried to find clues from these strange samples.

Vermouth looked around, always on the lookout for any danger approaching.

Shushu controlled the drone's camera to record everything in the room from all angles, from the details of the equipment to the status of the experimental samples, without missing anything.

Kudo Yuki was just about to explore those strange experimental samples further, trying to find more useful clues from them.

But before she could make any further moves, the guard suddenly said, "Master Absinthe, Master Fine Wine, this way please. I will take you to the data room for a tour. There are many important experimental records there, which may be of interest to you."

Kudo Yuki remained calm, and followed the guards with Vermouth, heading in another direction.

The guard led the way and whispered in a low voice: "Previously, most of the experimental subjects were mice. After all, in the early stages of drug development, using animals for experiments can initially observe some basic reactions and effects of drugs.

But ever since Lady Shirley was killed, that gentleman has started to experiment on living people. At first, he only selected people who were on the verge of death, thinking that even if the experiment failed, the loss would be relatively small.

But the people they brought back later... well, let's not talk about it, those scenes were really cruel, and as subordinates, we can only follow orders. "

The guard's voice was filled with helplessness and reluctance. He shook his head and led the two through the corridor.

Kudo Yuki's hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes as she tried hard to suppress the anger and shock in her heart.

Vermouth's expression also became extremely solemn. Although she had experienced many dark things in the organization, she couldn't help but feel chilled and disgusted when she heard about such cruel acts.

Soon, they arrived at the door of the data room. The door was made of a special metal material and had a password lock device on it.

The guard walked forward and entered a long string of numbers into the combination lock, then performed fingerprint verification and iris scan. With a few mechanical sounds, the door opened.

After the three people walked in, the door slowly closed with a dull thud.

Shushu controlled the drone and flashed in through the crack of the door.

Kudo Yuki looked up and saw neatly arranged bookshelves filled with various folders and file boxes, with labels densely marked with numbers and names.

Several large computer mainframes were flickering with dim lights, and a lot of experimental data and record documents were scrolling on the screens.

Vermouth's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, secretly estimating the value of the information in her heart, while also being alert to whether there were any hidden dangers.

The guard's face was full of respect. "Master Absinthe, I am honored to have served you. Most of the information here is ordinary data records with limited actual value. The key core information is hidden in the basement of the Karasuma Group headquarters building. However, this may also reveal some useful clues. It depends on your discerning eyes."

Kudo Yuki reached out and took down a folder, opened it and saw that it contained data records of some early animal experiments, which recorded in detail the various physiological reactions of mice after being injected with different doses of APTX4869.

To be continued...