#chapter 90

Let's discuss chapter 90 of Yuukoku no Moriarty

Let's start with the main topic of the Candy drug and its new revelations.

In this chapter, Herder is in charge of interrogating Geralt, because after learning about his past, he is closely connected to Dahlem. Additionally, he spoke German which made Geralt more comfortable speaking with him.

In fact, Geralt recognizes him and even calls him professor, asking him to speak with the police and have him released. There, Herder understands that if Geralt isn't freed soon, they'll consider that he has failed in his mission.

Herder conducts the interrogation skillfully, using his position as a professor from Dahlem, since Geralt didn't know that he had blown up that place. He manages to break through Geralt's defenses, who confesses that he had been sent to investigate the Candy drug.

This seemed very important to me, because many of the previous letters/documents they showed us now make sense.

Let's remember:

According to their sources, the drug was 'created' by Germany and Japan, but Japan had it regulated, which implicated Germany. And the trails lead to Geralt.

Geralt was the distributor of the drug to the factory and was the one Mr. Plummer (Mike's father) was going to meet with before falling from the bridge.

Geralt was a foreign Romani person from Germany.

It's believed that Germany has interests in the United Kingdom and was using the drug to destabilize the country, in a potential economic war.

He is connected to Dr. Joyner.

Herder asked Geralt about his data collection and about a cure. That's when Geralt mentions that there wasn't one. And he gives more details about the drug's effects:

"I've heard that, if ingested even once, the brain cannot withstand the stimulation, destroying the nerves and tissues of the central nervous system. Once destroyed, the nerves and tissues of the central nervous system never regenerate."

This is accompanied by a panel showing Mike's father in a crazed state after waking up, presenting a discouraging scenario because there was no cure yet.

Now, if we look at historical events, in 1879 heroin was invented accidentally by English chemist C.R. Alder Wright. Wright was experimenting with morphine (combining it with various acids) looking for a less addictive pain alternative. Thanks to his invention, it was later commercialized by a German pharmaceutical company and sold as medicine. So initially it was called 'heroic'.

Perhaps we're witnessing a historical event in the manga with one of its past drug outbreaks.

If so, we're aligned with both that historical event and the manga's events. Since Geralt was distributing it to observe its effects and report them to Germany, that's why we have the case of Dr. Joyner and the death of his stepdaughter from the drug. Also, the distribution and its results would destabilize England's economy, one of the powers that was experiencing a boom in steel manufacturing. Let's say they'd kill two birds with one stone.

Along these lines, Mycroft reveals to us that the organization that has supplied the Candy drug might be a private one, and if so, it will be easier to crush them. He also has a significant dialogue which is this:

"The smaller the scale of their activities, the more difficult it will be to locate them."

Let's remember that in previous chapters it was mentioned that the drug entered the country about two years ago and caused minor disturbances in the lower and working classes, until the factories started using it as a means to stimulate workers (exploit them) and reduce personnel. This created demand for the drug and consequently the victims we already know about, like Mr. Plummer, Mike's father.

Simultaneous to the drug events, we have the introduction of a new character. Prince George, who since the death of his brother, His Royal Highness Prince George, took over the duties directly.

George speaks with Mycroft, confessing that he has done these activities only because they've been requested of him, but he shows his grief over his brother's death and even asks Mycroft how he felt losing his brother (Sherlock). Mycroft has a significant dialogue:

"I had heard beforehand about my brother's determination, so I was prepared to accept his death. However, as reality unfolded, it was somewhat difficult to process."

Also another important event is that Louis discovered Fred and Sherlock, who were involved in a private investigation, separate from MI6, about the drug and not putting Mr. Plummer's life at risk. Since being connected to the drug would put him in the chain of suspects and separated from Mike.