Conan: Ran turns into an elementary school student and calls me dad.

Chapter 141 The Reason Xiaolan Shrank

Before Lin Xiuyi could finish speaking, he noticed Vermouth's suddenly sharp gaze and quickly shut his mouth in embarrassment.

"Maids? Is it well arranged?"

The witch chuckled. Sure enough, as long as she placed that woman next to this guy…

Even if she hadn't been pushing things along, Shuichi Akai would have been stuck with this cuckoldry for good.

After discussing Akemi Miyano's matter...

Next, naturally, it was her sister's turn.

Lin Xiuyi's daughter, whose background was somewhat mysterious...

Shiho Miyano.

Just thinking about the original timeline,

Vermouth's attitude towards Shiho Miyano was one of utter hatred, wishing she could kill her.

Lin Xiuyi really didn't know how to start the conversation.

"What's wrong? Is there something else?"

Vermouth and Lin Xiuyi had been together for many years, and just by looking at his expression, she knew that there was definitely something left unsaid.

"Well... there's one more person who wants your help," Lin Xiuyi said with an awkward smile.

"Who? Could it be another member of our organization?" The witch frowned and warned, "Shuichi, it's best if you don't get too involved with the organization."

"I know,"

Lin Xiuyi also knew that Vermouth was doing it for his own good.

But we can't just leave our daughter alone, even though the two of them are currently only related by blood.

Moreover, Shiho Miyano might not even acknowledge him as her father, but simply abandoning her to the Black Organization and leaving her to fend for herself is not something that Shuichi Hayashi would do.

"Tell me, who is it this time that you want my help with?"

Vermouth wrapped her arms around Lin Xiuyi's neck and gave him a coquettish glare.

"But this is the last time. I've done too many things, and it's not going to make things difficult for me with the organization."

"I know, I definitely won't implicate you."

Lin Xiuyi quickly made a promise, and then slowly said,

"It's Shiho Miyano, she..."

Before he could finish speaking, Vermouth interrupted him sharply.

"Shiho Miyano? Did Akemi Miyano ask you to save her?" the witch asked coldly. "Do you even know what Shiho Miyano does? She's a core member of the organization's drug research!"

"The drug that turned me into a monster was researched by her parents, and Shiho Miyano is still researching it to this day!"

Although Vermouth refused to explain the reason, just by looking at the sorrowful and hateful expression on her face when Lin Xiuyi exposed her secret, one could understand how much she hated and rejected the drug that the Black Organization was researching.

"I know, but..."

Lin Xiuyi awkwardly recounted everything that had happened twenty years ago.

Vermouth was stunned when she heard that Shiho Miyano was actually born through artificial insemination after Hayashi Shuichi's seed was stolen.

"Chris, I'm telling the truth."

Lin Xiuyi thought she didn't believe him, so he hurriedly swore an oath, but Vermouth shook her head, both amused and exasperated.

"I believe you. That Atsushi Miyano is indeed the kind of person who is capable of doing something like this," the witch said with a gloomy expression. "The reason he was called a mad scientist and ostracized by scientists was largely because his research and experiments were too insane."

"Some research experiments have even distorted human nature; otherwise, the organization wouldn't have chosen him in the first place."

"It's not surprising that someone like that could do anything."

"What about Shiho Miyano...?" Lin Xiuyi asked tentatively.

Vermouth lay on his chest, remaining silent. A long silence ensued between them.

Just when Lin Xiuyi thought Vermouth was going to refuse, she spoke up instead.

"I can get her out of here, but there's a condition..." The witch looked at Lin Xiuyi seriously, "She must immediately stop her research and promise never to restart similar experiments again."

"If she breaks her promise in the future, no matter what her relationship with you is, I will kill her with my own hands."

"This..." Lin Xiuyi looked troubled.

"Don't go too far!" Vermouth was also getting annoyed. "Don't think that I'll agree to everything you ask for unconditionally!"

After the witch finished speaking, she seemed to remember something, and her expression turned suspicious.

"You don't want to continue Atsushi Miyano's research, do you? Hayashi Shuichi! Do you want to end up like him...?"

By the end, Vermouth's face had turned extremely grim.

Lin Xiuyi, seeing her murderous gaze, knew that if she gave a bad answer,

This time, Vermouth might really be going to have a falling out with herself.

"Actually, it's like this..."

Lin Xiu hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to tell Xiao Lan about it as well.

Actually, this evening, when Miyano Akemi asked Hayashi Hideichi to find a way to rescue Miyano Shiho, Hayashi Hideichi thought of Ran.

In the original timeline, although Atsushi Miyano and Elena Miyano began researching APX4869 and had already achieved some results, it was ultimately completed under the supervision of Shiho Miyano.

Later, she was the one who conducted the research on the antidote on her own.

Although Lin Xiuyi was already certain that Xiaolan's shrinking was unrelated to the Black Organization, specifically Apx4869,

But Xiaolan's situation is ultimately similar to that of someone who took Apx4869.

Shiho Miyano has been researching this drug for many years. With her involvement, they might be able to quickly find out the problem with Ran and restore the girl's body to its original state.

After Lin Xiuyi finished explaining Xiaolan's situation, Vermouth was completely at a loss for words.

She knew Lin Xiuyi wouldn't lie to her about something like this, since it was something that was easy to verify.

Therefore, the shock Vermouth experienced this time was far greater than when she first heard that Shiho Miyano was Shuichi Hayashi's daughter.

It took her a while to barely accept this fact.

The witch reached out and patted Lin Xiuyi's chest, her face full of self-mockery.

"Now I understand, compared to you, I'm really not a monster."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Lin Xiuyi first innocently retorted, then realized what Vermouth meant.

"You mean, Xiaolan's shrinking might be related to my physical abnormality?"

"Otherwise what?" Vermouth retorted irritably. "You just said yourself that Atsushi Miyano originally hoped to obtain a child with abnormal physical abilities through you. Although Shiho Miyano is perfectly normal, maybe..."

"Perhaps it was Xiaolan who inherited my physical abnormality," Lin Xiuyi interjected.

“That’s right,” Vermouth looked at Lin Xiuyi and sighed, “Although I hate Miyano Atsushi, I am also aware of his strength in biomedical research.”

"I think his initial judgment was probably correct."

"Your child may not be 100%, but there will definitely be some part of it that has been inherited from you through blood."