Chapter 55 ‘Vampire’ Renya Karasuma
"Do you know why Boss calls the FBI ace Shuichi Akai, who poses the greatest threat to the organization, a silver bullet? Later, this name was vaguely inherited by Ji Xing Qi Xin, who directly and indirectly brought huge trouble to the organization many times, but I didn’t give Ji Xing Qixin a brand new title.”
"Silver bullets, also known as silver bullets, refer to bullets made of pure silver or silver-plated. In popular Gothic novels in the 19th century, they were a weapon against supernatural creatures such as werewolves, vampires, witches, etc., with the ability to kill with one hit. Effectiveness!”
“Boss, that gentleman, or my adoptive father, is actually a ‘vampire’.”
In Ji Xing's biological laboratory, Conan lamented to Haibara: "Last night, that woman, Rumi Wakasa, threatened me badly and said this to me after asking for my identity."
"Vampire?" Haiyuan Ai said in surprise: "The kind that feeds on human blood and has an infinite lifespan..."
“It’s not that kind of creature in the story. How could that kind of monster exist in reality?”
Conan recalled what happened last night and continued to imitate Rumi Wakasa's tone.
“It all started 50 years ago.
He is passionate about collecting art. When he was 90 years old, he obtained his long-cherished goal, a special gem named Pandora.
It is said that the gem can bring eternal life to people. It is probably because it contains some special substance that can greatly slow down the aging rate of the human body.
In order to test the effect of gems, he began to collect orphans from all over the world, of different genders, different races, and different ages. At first, there were probably a few hundred, including me (Wakasa Rumi), Sharon (Belmod), and Tolisso…
About a year or two later, there were only seven orphans left with him. What he told us was that the others had been adopted. He didn’t have the ability to take care of so many people growing up, but the seven of us were his children from then on.
Now that I think about it, those other children must have died without knowing it. "
Haihara Ai's expression changed slightly.
Conan also showed a sad expression.
“We were unknowingly fed Pandora’s gem powder in batches. I’m afraid we are the only seven children who can withstand it and have the anti-aging effect.”
Is it similar to the shrinking effect of APTX4869? Haiyuan muttered sadly, no, maybe it was... the root of APTX4869.
“That period of ignorant childhood was the happiest time in the lives of the seven of us. He taught us how to read and write, and taught us to sing the nursery rhyme "Song of the Seven Sons" together, making us feel the warmth of home.
But the good times did not last long. He was getting older and weaker, and he still hadn't found anything in common between the seven of us or a safe way to use Pandora, so he started to get anxious.
What's more, even if he finds it, his aging body may not be able to resist Pandora's 'medicine'. How can he take the medicine in a gentler way? He thought of filtration and dilution. "
“Filter through our seven bodies!”
“Our bodies and blood still have medicinal power, so he took some blood and even bone marrow from each of us on the pretext of checking our bodies.
After various experiments, when he was 99 years old, he tried for the first time to take a life-extending medicine made mainly from our blood. In the same year, apparently, the wealthy Karasuma Renya passed away. "
"It's such a vampire." Haihara Ai whispered: "Using human blood as medicine? No wonder, when I first came into contact with APTX4869 drug information, I always felt something strange. It turned out that the original experimental sample was human blood. "
Conan nodded: "What happened after that was obvious. Renye Karasuma, who had tasted the sweetness, could not get rid of the human blood medicine. He was setting up an organization to research the drug that would completely return him to his youth, while taking the human blood medicine. Hang on to your life.
Among them, Bermod was most suitable for the effects of Pandora, and Rumi Wakasa and Tolisso, who had superior personal talents, were dispatched by him and each became an important cadre of the organization. The other four people stayed with Karasuma Renye for a long time, taking care of him and providing him with blood. "
Having said this, Conan looked at Haibara Ai hesitantly and said: "This situation has lasted for more than 20 years. Because the body has gradually developed drug resistance, four people are not enough. Karasuma Renye is going to recall Tolisso, But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.”
Huiyuan Ai had some guesses and was slightly dazed.
“My father and mother?”
"Yes. At that time, it was your parents who were forced to join the organization who were researching drugs for rejuvenating people. They noticed Karasuma Renye's secret and felt that such things and people should not exist. Secretly changed the ingredients of the human blood medicine shipped to Karasuma Renye, and called that batch of medicine 'silver bullets'!
This almost killed Karasuma Renye. "
Haihara Ai: "So...did the fire that killed my father and mother happen later?"
"Ah." Conan sighed: "Wakasa Rumi doesn't know exactly how Karasuma Renye survived. She only knows that in order to survive that time, Karasuma Renye gathered around him four people who had been supplying blood to him for a long time. Three brothers and sisters died.
The remaining one also became a madman.
Renya Karasuma himself began to become strange and scary to her and Belmode! "
"No wonder...that woman from Belmod has always been deeply hostile to me, even when she was in the organization." Haihara Ai murmured softly.
“Wakasa Rumi also wanted to kill you for a time, but was stopped by Karasuma Renya.”
Conan shook his head and said: "That incident was an important turning point. Karasuma Renye no longer had any love for the bodies of his adopted sons and regarded them as consumables... Although what he said to Wakasa Rumi and the others was , the organization will research a drug that can resurrect the dead. Even if all seven of them die unfortunately, as long as I am still alive, I will definitely resurrect them and reunite the family!"
“The ultimate goal of APTX4869 research is indeed to bring the dead back to life.” Haibara lamented.
Conan nodded: "After that, Renye Karasuma had Tolisso brought back, but he did not recall Rumi Wakasa, who was Rum's substitute, nor Belmod, who had already gained the reputation of the Thousand-Faced Witch. Two people came to donate blood.
Of course, the physical condition of the two people is getting worse day by day. The crazy adopted son died eight years ago, and a year ago, Wakasa Rumi was granted leave by Karasuma Renye.
This means that Tolisso's life is coming to an end soon, she will be the next one, and Belmod will be the last one.
Pandora's anti-aging effect is particularly obvious on Belmod, so Karasuma Renye pays special attention to Belmod. Even if Belmod is brought back to the United States, Karasuma Renye does not give up rescuing her. Knowing the truth behind Belmod's arrest, he also deeply resented Ji Xingqi's heart for catching Belmod. "
"I see." Haibara lamented: "Wakasa Rumi...are you telling you this because you are afraid of death?"
“Well, she said that she has been living in a contradiction over the years. She is grateful for Karasuma Renye’s kindness in raising her and the warm childhood he gave her, but she also does not want to become Karasuma Renye’s ‘blood food’.”
"But..." Conan's eyes flashed under his glasses: "Perhaps, after the organization fell to this point, Karasuma Renye hadn't called her back to her side because he wanted her to explain everything.
It was Ji Xingqi Xin who caused the organization to collapse, but now, Karasuma Renye's only slim chance of survival is probably Ji Xing Qi Xin. "
Haiyuan Ai was startled and nodded in understanding.
“Ji Xingqi’s heart has passed away?”
“Probably almost there.”
"Then...all this will finally come to an end..." Haiyuan Ai murmured softly.
(End of this chapter)