0p0 Chapter 466 The True Abyss (Part 4)
Chapter 466 The True Abyss (Part 4)
"Before you reveal your true intentions, even if you restore your original identity and have the help of Kudo Yusaku and the FBI, you will still be a naive child in the eyes of those truly ambitious people."
The photographer twirled his hair around his fingers idly. "So, you haven't changed at all, kid. Maintaining your original innocence is truly precious. But how many people like that ever have a good ending?"
"Come to think of it, I remember that after the power of the abyss leaked, the 'Ember Group' was born right after." Madam Red moved a piece of cake in front of herself.
"Yes, Miss DeRoss told me that everyone present at the time was affected by the Abyss to some degree. Cowboy was the most seriously injured, but he also recovered the fastest." The photographer propped his head up in his hand, as if recalling something. "Then there were the Prophet and the Undertaker. Their effects on the Abyss weren't as severe."
"Then it was all the members of the Embers Group. No one was spared, and all were infected to varying degrees by the Abyss."
"Infected? But Mr. Frederick, Ms. Meili, and Mr. Norton don't have any obvious symptoms. Could it be referring to the Supervisor's form?" Conan couldn't help but ask again. "But Mr. Frederick doesn't have a corresponding Supervisor's form..."
Madam Red put down her milk tea and said, "To be honest, at first I thought they weren't affected at all, or maybe only Orpheus was affected. After all, he has symptoms of split personality, while the others seem normal."
"But later, I noticed something was amiss. These people seemed to have played quite important roles in several abyssal experiments."
Madame Red frowned deeply. "The theme of the fourth experiment was 'The Great Race.' It was supposed to be a competition to determine the survival of the fittest among all the specimens, ultimately selecting the most suitable one to serve as a container. In the end, the winner was the 'Road Knight,' who devoured the life force of all the specimens before escaping the arena. This specimen has been kept by Mr. Campbell ever since."
"During the catastrophic sixth experiment, only one specimen survived the extremely harsh ecological environment." This time, it was Red Butterfly who spoke. "Madame Pliny named it the 'ecosphere.' Incidentally, it was the sixth experiment that triggered the initial mycelial disease."
"Wait, so Ms. Meli is in charge of the dangerous goods that caused the Mycelium Crisis?" Conan's eyes widened.
"Yes, my 'Metropolis' was completely defeated by the power of 'Whisper in the Night'." Hongdie couldn't help but cover her face with a fan.
[Entomologist: According to the script, Naya, the God of Fun, spared the 'ecosystem' purely to get people to take the fungus back.]
[Soul of the Umbrella (Black): This costume is so cool, it allows me and my brother to switch seamlessly without even opening an umbrella.]
[Forward: We want to act according to Mr. Fan's mood, but it's impossible.]
[Antique Dealer: What a perfect joke.]
Professor: Take a close look at the Abyss positions of your Embers and Reunion teams. Of the two survivors (Road Riders and Ecosphere), one has surrendered to the enemy (Pioneer Exploration), one is searching for his daughter (New Beginning), and one is being controlled by the Abyss (Anomaly Pointer).
[Artist: Now it depends on Alice's position in Abyss Nine.]
[Night Watcher: It's known that the supervisor of Abyss Nine is Mr. Joseph, and among the survivors are Brother Egg and Sister Alice. I have a feeling it's probably something related to photography or painting.]
[Ms. FARROW: Maybe.]
Sera Masumi interrupted, "These experiments seem to be linked together. According to your initial statement, as long as we don't study the abyss, these secondary disasters won't occur. But no one can resist the exploration of the unknown... It's really a vicious cycle."
"This is a road of no return. The Black Organization almost led you into this bottomless pit." The photographer sighed. "It seems we have to find a way to destroy some of the Black Organization's strongholds."
After finishing his words, the photographer stood up and said, "That's all I have to say. We will cooperate with the Japanese Public Security Bureau to deal with the Black Organization's drugs, but we will not cooperate with anyone or any organization to annihilate the Black Organization."
Sera Masumi was stunned for a moment: "Are you going to annihilate the Black Organization? But the Black Organization is also a very large force. Will your fight have a big impact?"
Conan was thinking about something else. He was not worried that the Oletus Manor would fall into a disadvantage due to its lack of strength. What he was worried about was that the people of the Oletus Manor would not share their spoils with others.
This is normal, after all, no one would give up their victory. But if that were the case, would he, Conan, a fake child, still have a chance to find a way to restore his original body?
"Mr. Joseph, the potion I need..." Conan said anxiously.
"Oh, you are worried about this. What Miss Alice means is that it depends on one's ability, because neither the FBI nor the Japanese Public Security Bureau will be spectators when we fight the Black Organization. They will certainly take the opportunity to take away a lot of useful intelligence and resources, and their actions cannot be controlled by one person alone." Madam Red chuckled.
"But with your father's connections, he might be able to get the lost potion through some connections."
"Also, a really exciting piece of news. Miss De Ross said that her recent treatment of Mr. Orpheus is almost over. I believe that the latest information will be released soon, and then I will be one step closer to my ideal..." The photographer excitedly grasped the necklace hanging around his neck. The kind of necklace should be used to hold photos.
It was obvious that the photo inside was his brother. Conan sighed secretly. He didn't know the progress of Miss Delos's treatment. He hoped that Mr. Orpheus could get rid of his split personality.
"Ladies, I'll be busy now." The photographer bowed to the female supervisors and opened the door before leaving.
The sculptor looked at Conan, who was still standing there at a loss, and reminded him, "If you want to leave, just go out the door opposite, turn left and go down the stairs."
Conan nodded. He had already obtained a lot of useful information here. It was time to leave quickly to find Xiaolan and the others.
Sera Masumi was curious about the design of the room. "Hey, this room actually has three doors? Why is it designed like this?"
Conan had come to a conclusion in his mind. The sculptor's words "turn left and go down the stairs" didn't mean that they would reach the main door of the building after doing so, but rather...
Pushing open the heavy door, Conan saw that this was still a lounge, but next to it was a staircase leading downstairs. The knight was sitting there stirring a cup of coffee, and next to him sat the grocer.
"How about something sweet? Or maybe hot cocoa instead of coffee?" the grocer asked with concern. "You've just been under too much pressure lately. A guy like Jack can't beat you."
"I know, I just... need to adapt." The knight stopped what he was doing and used his other hand on the sofa to move his helmet and hide a small blue ball behind it.