Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 137 Azoth's Theorem Proof (Part 5)

In the hall, Xiaolan and the blind girl sat together, the old guard stood aside looking around, and Conan stood with the professor.

Conan whispered to the professor, "You won't do anything to Miss Helena, will you?"

The professor squatted down and answered Conan: "Little Ita is a good boy. Although his research on the Philosopher's Stone has made him have a bad temper, at least Miss Helena's life is not in danger."

Conan recalled the scene of his previous meeting with the night watchman. He was very decisive when fighting, but when he was not fighting, he was like a boy next door.

Conan: "It's really a headache. How do you divide the supervisors and survivors? At first I thought the supervisors were guys who were addicted to human experiments."

"You're right to think so. After all, there are a few special people between the survivors and the supervisors. They have code names from both camps."

"Are you saying that there are survivors who have joined the Supervisor camp through human body modification?"

"Pretty much. Fool's Gold is one of them, and so is Nightmare. Of course, me too."

Conan's eyes widened now: "You too?"

"My code name among the survivors is 'Professor', and among the supervisors is 'Evil Lizard'."

Conan recalled the lizard man with crystals growing all over his body that he had seen before: "That lizard man is you in the Supervisor state?"

"Yes, isn't it perfect? ​​I spent a lot of time researching to create the perfect conversion reagent."

Conan showed his half-moon eyes: "You are using yourself as an experiment, it's too exaggerated..."

The professor disagreed: "That Nightmare guy likes to test drugs on himself. He has developed many problems from testing drugs before, and it was all thanks to Fool's Gold that he got away with it."

[Fool's Gold: So when will the overdue wages be paid?]

[Novelist: Don’t be so picky.]

[Entomologist: I told you not to take drugs every day. If something were to happen, even if all of us came together, we might not be able to save you.]

[Composer: Even if you want to verify your experimental results, at least find a more reliable method. What will you do to Alice?]

[Reporter: I don't like this kind of potion experiment either, Orpheus. You can do less of these experiments in the future, or you can let me help you.]

[Novelist: Okay, I’ll pay attention next time.]

At this time, the blind girl complained very frustratedly: "Miss Xiaolan, and everyone, I'm sorry, if I had thought more about it when I received the letter, perhaps these things would not have happened..."

Xiaolan comforted the blind girl: "It's okay. When you received the letter, you couldn't have expected something like this to happen in the library."

"But I can't accept with a clear conscience that you put yourselves in danger in order to help me. Mr. Amuro and Conan just said that the murderer's target is very likely me."

"Besides, the murderer is hiding in the dark now. When the target is within reach, who knows what he will do?"

Realizing what the blind girl was about to do, Xiaolan quickly stopped her: "You can't do this, Miss Helena, there's no need to put yourself in danger. As long as you stay with us, you'll be safe. When Dad and Mr. Amuro come back soon, we'll have a better chance of fighting the murderer."

Conan was also a little anxious. He couldn't guarantee that the night watchman would not attack the blind girl. But when he wanted to ask the professor for confirmation, he saw the professor playing with a potion in his hand.

Before Conan could ask what the professor was doing, the blind girl stood up and offered her suggestion to Xiaolan: "Xiaolan, I remember that there is still a lot of information in Director Arya's office that has not been deciphered. Can you go with everyone to check it out? I want to stay here alone and experience the feeling this place gives me. Maybe I really have the same talent as Director Arya."

Realizing that this might be the only way to make the night watchman show up, Conan had no choice but to go to the office with Xiaolan. The old guard stood in front of the door as usual, absent-mindedly flipping through the materials on the bookshelf, while the professor secretly put some documents into the folder he brought with him.

Worried about the blind girl's safety, Xiaolan kept looking at the office door and trying to listen to the movements in the hall, but the well-soundproofed walls prevented anyone from hearing anything.

Finally, Xiaolan, unable to bear this torture any longer, said, "As expected, I still can't let Miss Helena face the mastermind alone."

After saying that, Xiaolan ran out of the office like a gust of wind and headed towards the hall, followed closely by Conan and others.

Arriving in the hall, Xiaolan and Conan saw a shocking scene: a man wearing a gorgeous alchemist's robe, a golden mask and a headdress, holding a staff with four snakes wrapped around it in one hand and holding the blind girl hostage in the other.

What surprised Xiaolan even more was that this person looked exactly like Director Canyue in the photo.

The Night Watchman (Philosopher's Stone) looked at the people running into the hall with a smile: "I'm so happy that there are still people here to witness my experiment!"

"Let go of Miss Helena!" Xiaolan made a karate starting stance, but was afraid of hurting the blind girl and did not dare to act rashly.

The old guard looked at the night watchman and said angrily, "How did you get in? You're a habitual criminal and a thief who can only imitate others. How could Director Cangyue have a brother like you?"

The night watchman pulled the blind girl closer to him and spoke slowly, "Of course I've been here all along. I've put in so much effort for the Philosopher's Stone. Now the descendants of the Miller family are in my hands, and the great work is about to be completed! That guy Cangyue is a complete loser. He will definitely pay the price for his actions."

The old guard was even more furious. "You killed the director? You treacherous fellow! Even if the director couldn't create the Philosopher's Stone, he's still a hundred times better than an unlearned mediocre person like you!"

The night watchman sneered disdainfully. "Unlearned? Mediocre? Are you talking about that fellow Cangyue? Let me tell you what my dear 'brother' did to deserve the position of director."

"I originally lived in the far north forest with my mother, a learned witch. We led a rather ordinary life. But then that Cangyue guy found us. He claimed that I was his long-lost twin brother and wanted to take me to the city to study. But my mother and I were unwilling to leave our home."

"But after Cangyue's next visit, my mother suddenly developed hysteria. She went berserk at the sight of me. As a last resort, I followed him to the library. That was during the tenure of Director Mars. Later, Director Mars and his successor, Director Philemon, left one after another, and Cangyue, relying on his knowledge, took the position of director."

"But I learned the truth at that time. Cangyue was a complete hypocrite. He poisoned my mother, took away her ancient books and kept them for himself, and pretended to be well-educated. You know, every time I see myself in the mirror and see that I look like Cangyue, I feel sick! He deserves to pay for this!"

"Now, I will step on the body of this loser to ascend to the podium. Director Philemon is already on my side. As long as Director Mars is willing to join, the highest masterpiece of alchemy, the Philosopher's Stone, the dream of countless people, will be recreated in my hands!"