One second ago, Kimura Tatsuya was still pinching his mouth, smiling at his own quick wit.
The next second, his face turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground.
Several screams echoed through the KTV.
Jiang Xia looked at Kimura Tatsuya’s pale face, then at the murderous aura that was originally held by Xiaobai and Miyano Akemi, but was now slowly flowing back into Mari Terahara’s body, showing a trend of internal digestion: “…”
…Is there something wrong with the cyanide in this world?
From the coat to the palm, the poisoned hand was then diluted by the microphone, clothing, and so on. Even if Kimura Tatsuya accidentally licked the poison on his hand due to nervousness just now… such a tiny dose could take effect so quickly?
…
However, after thinking about it, Jiang Xia understood again.
In his impression, everyone in this world who had ingested cyanide died on the spot, and some even vomited blood, defying common sense.
It seems that besides physics and information technology, the chemistry here also has its own unique system.
Jiang Xia looked at Kimura Tatsuya's miserable state and decided to engrave the phrase “pay attention to diet” into his DNA.
At the same time, Jiang Xia fell into deep thought: In that case, can the medicine he brought just in case still be used…
…
Kimura Tatsuya lay on the ground, his expression twisted in pain, feeling utterly bewildered, completely unaware of what had happened.
Besides Mari Terahara and Jiang Xia, everyone else was also stunned.
The big guy ran to his teammate’s side. Seeing Kimura Tatsuya gasping for air, he scratched the back of his head in confusion. Adhering to a simple and unprofessional first-aid concept, he decided to replenish what was missing and give a few rounds of artificial respiration to help his teammate overcome the difficulty.
However, just as he bent down, he was forcefully pulled away by Conan, who had seen through his intentions.
Conan’s face was solemn: “This is very likely cyanide poisoning! Call an ambulance quickly, and also the police!”
Mouri Ran hummed in response, her mind not yet caught up, but her body had already pulled out her phone and dialed 110.
Suzuki Sonoko huddled between her and Jiang Xia, looked at Mouri Ran’s phone screen, and dialed for an ambulance somewhat awkwardly.
…
Although Conan told them to call an ambulance, subconsciously, he felt that Kimura Tatsuya was already beyond saving.
So Conan looked at everyone in the private room, intending to deduce the culprit.
At this moment, he suddenly saw Jiang Xia take out two vials of injectables.
Conan was startled: “What are these?”
“Sodium thiosulfate, and a vasodilator.” Jiang Xia tapped the injectable with his fingertip, looked at Conan, and quietly asked amidst the chaos, “Can they be used?”
…
Jiang Xia was worried that with this world’s chemical system, if he injected it, Kimura Tatsuya would die at double speed… After all, this antidote for cyanide seems to utilize the principle of ‘fighting poison with poison.’
Conan’s heart suddenly jumped when he heard the question.
—The drugs Jiang Xia mentioned could indeed be used as an antidote for cyanide poisoning… But why would Jiang Xia carry such things with him?
That’s one thing, after all, there are indeed many poisoning cases, and it’s actually quite reasonable for Jiang Xia, as a Detective, to carry this with him.
But what was unreasonable, Conan thought, was: Why did Jiang Xia specifically ask him before injecting?
He should just be an Elementary School Student! Theoretically speaking, it's impossible for him to understand this.
…
At this moment, Conan recalled Jiang Xia’s terrifying insight, how he could immediately pinpoint the culprit upon entering a crime scene, and belatedly felt a strong sense of guilt.
Conan: “…” After shrinking, even Ran had once had a wild thought and guessed he was Kudo Shinichi, and he had just barely managed to fool her.
And Jiang Xia, although he had very little contact with “Conan” and wasn’t particularly familiar with Kudo Shinichi, but, but his observational skills…
…
“Can they be used?”
A voice suddenly sounded, puncturing Conan’s realm of deduction.
Jiang Xia tapped the injectable again and asked once more.
Conan snapped back to reality and realized that Jiang Xia still hadn't injected the victim, immediately becoming alert: …Why did Jiang Xia keep asking him? If he didn't answer, was Jiang Xia not going to perform first aid?
…
After a few seconds of eye contact.
Conan looked at Kimura Tatsuya, who was screaming “I’m dying,” and gritted his teeth, nodding.
Although with this nod, Kudo Shinichi’s disguise might fall off.
But human lives were more important…
…
However, on second thought, Conan thought with some frustration: What exactly made Jiang Xia suspect the identity of “Elementary School Student Conan”?
Was it the song he sang just now? Did Jiang Xia think that such a level of tone-deafness couldn't possibly exist a second time in the world? Or had Jiang Xia already been suspicious before, just never voiced it, and was using the recent events to verify?
“…” Conan sighed worriedly while watching Jiang Xia inject Kimura Tatsuya.
…Too much.
To save this strangely-haired, idiotic singer, he had sacrificed far too much…