Drug Resistance Shot into Him, That's What This Is

I've heard Sonoko gossip about the Twilight Manor.

Fujino then said in a deep voice, "Rumor has it that several decades ago, many people died."

"Is it a haunted house?!"

Ran's face turned deathly pale upon hearing this. "There aren't any ghosts or anything inside, are there?!"

Conan then burst out laughing, "How could there possibly be ghosts in this world!"

"There are many unknown things in this world, maybe ghosts really do exist..."

"Haibara?"

A cool voice came from behind him. Conan turned around and saw Ai Haibara walking over with her hands behind her back. He said to himself, somewhat speechless, "You don't believe in ghosts or anything, do you?"

"They even have Shrinking Medicine, and ghost potions..."

Ai Haibara shook her head. "Never mind, it was just a joke."

Then, he looked at Conan and asked, "So, did you figure out the code on that invitation?"

"Of course I could tell."

Conan's lips curled into a slight smile, "KID..."

"Oh, it seems Fujino was right after all."

Ai Haibara pondered for a moment, then glanced at Conan, who seemed rather excited. "But speaking of which, why are you so excited about meeting that guy?"

Do I have one?

Conan pursed his lips, glanced at Haibara, and asked, "What, are you coming along too?"

Ai Haibara shook her head, then turned to Fujino and said, "Be careful."

"Alright! Everyone, get on the bus!"

Mori Kogoro impatiently called out, "If we don't leave now, we'll miss the dinner!"

As darkness fell, Mori Kogoro drove all afternoon before finally reaching Tottori Prefecture.

Ran was asleep in the passenger seat, while Conan was asleep in the back, leaning against Fujino.

Fujino narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with resentment as he looked at the sleeping Conan.

"Pfft!"

The vehicle was moving quickly when suddenly a hissing sound came from the tires, followed by a jolt.

Ran was woken up by the jolting. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked in a daze, "Have we arrived yet?"

Mori Kogoro slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road, sighed softly, turned on the roof light, and then called out to Conan had also been woken up in the back seat, "Conan, could you check your tires?"

"Ahem..."

Conan realized he was leaning against Fujino, coughed awkwardly, and peeked out to look at the tires. "These tires are flat!"

"A flat tire?"

Ran exclaimed in surprise, while Mori Kogoro sighed, opened the car door to look for the spare tire in the trunk, and then angrily closed the trunk again. "There's no spare tire at all! What are those car rental people thinking? Don't they even check the car before renting it out?!"

Conan, speechless, retorted, "It's all because you wanted a cheap ride, uncle, that you rented this discounted car..."

"Ha ha..."

Fujino chuckled dryly and glanced at the gas station not far ahead.

Everything is now clear and understandable.

It seems that this was the work of that brat Kuroba Kaito.

I reckon the person who rented the car was that kid in disguise, and the car was prepared in advance.

It has to be said, the plan was really impressive; the tire blowout... must have involved some kind of small detonator.

But is that all the surprise?

At the gas station not far away.

Kuroba Kaito, dressed as a gas station attendant, held a detonator in one hand and binoculars in the other, watching the car with a flat tire in the distance with a slight smirk.

A short while later, Mori Kogoro arrived at the gas station, pushed open the door, and asked Kuroba Kaito, "Hey bro, do you have any spare tires? Our tire just blew out."

"We have spare tires here, but they are all in the warehouse."

With a smile reminiscent of a service staff member, Kuroba Kaito walked out from behind the counter. "However, I strained my hand a few days ago, so I'm afraid you'll have to go get it yourself."

"No problem, how much?"

"Fifty thousand yen."

"It's so dark..."

Mori Kogoro pursed his lips, emptied the cigarette butts from the ashtray in the car into the trash can, and had no choice but to follow Kuroba Kaito to the warehouse.

"Hey buddy, where are the tires? And why is the warehouse so dark?"

Mori Kogoro opened the warehouse door and peered inside.

"Waaaaah!"

Just then, a sobbing sound suddenly caught his attention.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the gas station attendant from earlier.

"Hey, hey, what is this...?"

Before Mori Kogoro could even turn around and ask a question...

A malicious smile crept across Kuroba Kaito Kuroba's face as he pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and shoved it hard against Mori Kogoro's face.

"Waaaaah!"

Another sobbing sound followed.

However, Mori Kogoro did not faint immediately.

An elbow strike landed squarely on Kuroba Kaito's stomach.

Kuroba Kaito: "???"

A sharp pain shot through him, Kuroba Kaito momentarily stunned.

However, he immediately realized what was happening, and slammed his hand down on Mori Kogoro's face again. With his other hand, he grabbed a wooden stick from the side and struck him on the head.

With both methods working together, Mori Kogoro finally lost consciousness.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Kuroba Kaito clutched his lower back, threw the wooden stick aside, and squatted on the ground, his face contorted in pain.

"What the hell is this guy?!"

After a short while, Kuroba Kaito stood up, looked at Mori Kogoro, and thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

That's a high concentration of anesthetic; even a cow would be unconscious by now if it were anesthetized!

However, not only was the uncle completely unharmed, but his kidneys were actually hit twice.

What's the structure of this guy?!

"It's probably because he's been injected with Tranquilizer Dart too often and has developed resistance."

Just then, a familiar sound came from behind. Kuroba Kaito turned around and saw Fujino walking up from behind with his hands in his pockets.

"Fujino?!"

Kuroba Kaito was taken aback.

Fujino glanced at the unconscious Uncle Mori, a cold and disdainful expression on his face. "Is this all the surprise you promised me? Kid, you're not very good..."

Kuroba Kaito: "..."

What's with that expression?

Why do you seem a little guilty?

What's wrong...?

Why do I feel like you have something in mind?

Kuroba Kaito shook his head, not thinking too much about it, and then asked, "What the heck is this drug resistance you just mentioned? How come this old man is harder to anesthetize than a cow? I've been covering him with my handkerchief for so long and it still doesn't work."

"It must be the effect of Conan's Tranquilizer Dart. If it's injected for a long time, it creates a buff effect of immunity to anesthesia and sleep."

Fujino pondered for a moment, "If I were to estimate, the power of that needle could take down an elephant, but you old ox, tsk tsk tsk, you're too small."

"???"

Kuroba Kaito was stunned for a moment, staring at Mori Kogoro in disbelief.

The elephant was given the wrong dosage, and it has even developed drug resistance?

What Superman?

He really wanted to call out to the older man and ask him a question.

Uncle, how have you managed to survive until now?