Model worker and his little darling

United Kingdom.

The drizzling rain outside the window was bothersome.

Inside, the heavy and oppressive atmosphere was unpleasant.

"Sherry was taken away by them."

Shuji Ito rubbed his aching temples. Two days ago, Gin attacked the zoo and destroyed their base, but Gin's men were also seriously injured.

When Gin made his move, they also suffered a fierce retaliation from the zoo: their laboratory was destroyed, their base was bombed, and their data was leaked. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, preventing irreparable damage.

The night was filled with chaos and war, and both sides suffered heavy losses.

This large-scale operation has attracted the attention of the FBI and MI6 agents who have been chasing them. In the short term, they need to keep a low profile.

As for Sherry, few people knew of her existence, and she had always been Pingqing's responsibility. Now that Pingqing was in trouble, all their attention was focused on him, and they failed to realize that the zoo's actions a couple of days ago were just a cover, and Sherry was their real target.

Now that they've set their sights on Sherry, what about Shinichi Kudo?

Although he currently operates under the identity of Conan Edogawa, his intelligence, which far surpasses that of a first-grader, has already attracted the attention of many people.

Thinking of this, Shuji Ito sighed. Right now, the most important thing was still the unconscious Hirai Kiyoshi lying in bed. Half a month had already passed. The longer it dragged on, the greater the danger, but they were powerless to stop it.

Upon hearing this news, Karasuma Renya put down his teacup, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

The zoo?

He didn't have much contact with this organization, and it was only after learning about magic that he understood their goal: to find the Stone of Life, Pandora.

Legend has it that it possesses incredible power beyond human wisdom, and the ultimate dream of humankind—immortality.

He also sent people to search for the gemstone, but unfortunately, there has been no progress over the years.

Over the years, the organization has focused on experiments, and fortunately, the current results have not disappointed him.

Although the organization possesses all the information about APTX-4869 that Sherry had, apart from the high school detective Shinichi Kudo, only those connected to the Miyano family have survived after taking the drug.

It's highly likely that the Miyano couple used their own physical data back then, and Sherry had to be under the organization's control.

"The person must be brought back."

Shuji Ito sighed. The other side wasn't pushovers either, and he had no idea where they'd taken Sherry. Getting Sherry back safely from their clutches wouldn't be an easy task.

"I'll take care of this."

A lot has happened recently, and the friction with the zoo has been escalating, which has allowed some people to take advantage of the situation.

Shuji Ito nodded; he didn't have the energy to pay attention to Sherry's situation.

……

Japan.

Dr. Agasa ate his breakfast with a cheerful smile, unaware of anything unusual.

Seeing Conan enter, he said with a smile, "Shinichi, why are you here so early today?"

"I came to find Haibara. By the way, where is Haibara?" Conan was still a little confused as to why Haibara wasn't with Dr. Agasa.

Upon hearing Haibara's name, Professor Agasa's eyes glazed over for a moment before he gradually recalled everything that had happened the previous night.

"Shinichi, Ai Haibara has been taken away."

Conan's eyes widened, and he instantly realized that the organization had discovered Ai Haibara's identity and taken her away.

"Doctor, what happened? Tell me quickly."

"Someone suddenly appeared here last night and wanted to take Haibara away. I disagreed, and then that person glanced at me. I don't know what happened after that."

Conan: ...

Just because someone glances at you doesn't mean you know anything?

He couldn't quite understand what the doctor was saying.

"Doctor, what do you mean by 'suddenly appearing'?"

Professor Agasa scratched his head. "Like a magician, he suddenly appeared in front of you. I suspect he's from the organization that Taira Kiyoshi mentioned that can use magic."

Magic? A zoo?

The doctor's behavior just now seemed as if he was being controlled.

Hypnosis?

Or perhaps illusion?

Last time, Haibara was also taken away by them, probably for that medicine.

He quickly came to his senses and began searching the room to see if Haibara had left any clues.

Upon arriving in the basement, Conan discovered that the box Haibara usually used to store medicine was empty, suggesting that it was taken by the person who took Haibara away.

Seeing that Conan hadn't found anything useful, Professor Agasa, who had been following behind, began to get anxious. "Shinichi, what should we do now?"

Conan stared at his phone with a sullen face; Hirai still hadn't replied to his message.

A sense of unease rose in my heart. Could something have happened to Pingqing too?

"I'm going to call the police."

Seeing this, Conan quickly stopped him, "Doctor, we can't call the police now. Taira Kiyoshi said that this is a large transnational criminal organization, and it's basically impossible for our Japanese police force to rescue Haibara. The base where Haibara was taken last time was destroyed in an explosion, so it's very likely that Haibara has already left Japan this time."

The more Conan talked, the colder Professor Agasa's heart became.

"So what do we do? Just wait like this?"

He simply couldn't imagine what those people would make her do once they knew about Ai's abilities.

Conan fell silent. He was helpless now; he knew far too little about that organization.

"Doctor, don't worry, there will be a way."