Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

“Alright.” Nakamori Ginzo nodded helplessly, but still raised a question: “However, Mr. Kitagawa, if Kid comes after you, can you protect the Egg of Memories by yourself?”

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "Don't worry, Kid is no match for me. I've already fought him several times."

"It's decided then!" Shiro Suzuki declared, then looked at Sonoko: "Sonoko, you can spend the next couple of days having fun in Osaka with your friends!"

Sonoko patted her chest, indicating that she would take care of it.

……

Because it was late yesterday afternoon and we had been traveling for several hours, everyone gathered for a meal and then went back to the Suzuki family's hotel to rest.

Until the morning of the next day.

The group then followed Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha to the Naniwa Hotei Shrine, which is said to be very accurate in its fortune-telling.

After the usual ceremony, everyone drew a lot.

Sonoko looked at the fortune slip in her hand, "A little bit of luck..."

“I’m also Xiaoji!” Miyano Akemi said as she showed it to Sonoko.

Akemi Miyano was quite satisfied; she felt the fortune slip was very accurate.

High-risk safety

Flatness is a sign of longevity

Upholding the Way will bring prosperity.

The rise and fall of dynasties are not accidental.

The general idea is that one should not attract too much attention; a simple life is the way to happiness and longevity. If one can maintain this lifestyle, one will be at peace and content.

After finishing reading about Akemi Miyano, Sonoko looked at the others.

“Mine is auspicious.” Kitagawa Taki waved the fortune slip in his hand.

Kazuha Toyama said, "I'm also Kokichi."

Hattori Heiji drew Suekichi.

After reading the fortune slip, Xiaolan blushed and hurriedly put it away.

Sonoko looked at Ran suspiciously: "Ran, what about yours?"

"I drew a very lucky one, but there's nothing much to see!" Xiaolan waved her hand.

Looking at Ran's rosy complexion, Sonoko chuckled, "Could it be a fortune slip about love?"

Ran, caught off guard by Sonoko's words, quickly denied it, saying, "No!"

Ran looked at Conan, trying to distract Sonoko: "Conan, what's your fortune slip?"

Conan twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly, "Fierce."

Ran took Conan's fortune slip and read it aloud: "Disharmony in doing things, danger and misfortune are more likely to occur, a good life is full of bitterness and worries."

It basically means that things are difficult to accomplish, and bad things will happen one after another.

Sonoko stopped bothering Ran with questions and said to Conan, "Kid, you'd better watch out lately!"

Conan chuckled, indicating he didn't really believe in such things.

Seeing Conan's nonchalant attitude, Sonoko said, "Let me tell you, the fortune slips here are very accurate!"

Kazuha Toyama affirmed, "Sonoko is right!"

Ran said, "Conan, why don't you go and tie this fortune slip to the shrine?"

Conan had no choice but to agree, "Okay."

Kitagawa Taki wasn't paying attention to Conan's fortune slip; he was looking at Haibara Ai's.

Ai Haibara also drew a very lucky fortune slip; the reading was—

Even if you don't force yourself to move forward, happiness will come to you. Discussing your worries with others will naturally lead to good outcomes.

“Not bad, very good!” Kitagawa Taki returned the slip to Haibara Ai.

Kitagawa Taki said with a smile, "Remember to discuss things with your sister and me if you need anything."

Ai Haibara didn't respond to Taki Kitagawa's comment, but she seemed quite satisfied with the fortune slip.

Chapter 124 Suspicion of Conan

"Kazuha, why don't you take care of them?" Hattori Heiji said to Toyama Kazuha. "I'll take care of the two of them!"

After listening to Kogoro Mouri's reasoning about the notice yesterday, he began to have some doubts about the title "Sleeping Kogoro".

Xiaolan asked in surprise, "Huh? Aren't we going together?"

"It's better for boys to be together!"

Heiji Hattori crouched down, put his hand on Conan's shoulder, and said.

"Kitagawa, what do you think?"

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the two of them and said, "I'm fine."

So the group parted ways after leaving the shrine.

Conan walked ahead alone, his mind filled with Kid's advance notice.

Hattori Heiji and Kitagawa Taki followed behind.

Heiji Hattori covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Kitagawa, what do you think of Conan?"

Kitagawa Taki smiled slightly; he knew Hattori Heiji must have something to say by sending everyone away.

"Conan, he's doing great! What's wrong?" Kitagawa Taki pretended not to know Hattori Heiji's meaning.

“That’s not what I meant. I meant, don’t you think he’s too smart for a child?”

Heiji Hattori didn't believe that Kitagawa Taki, with his abilities, wouldn't have noticed this.

Kitagawa Taki said meaningfully, "He is indeed very smart, sometimes like an adult."

Hattori Heiji wholeheartedly agreed: "Yes, that's exactly how it feels!"

Kitagawa Taki found it somewhat amusing. Even if Hattori Heiji had the wildest imagination, he would never have guessed that Conan was actually Shinichi Kudo in his shrunken form.

"Ahem, Conan, how do you think that twelfth character should be interpreted?"

It seems that Heiji Hattori wants to test Conan.

Conan was just thinking about this question when he replied without hesitation, "I was thinking that if L were a Russian letter, that would be fine, since the Russian letter 'ka' is the same as the English letter 'K'."

"Huh? You even know Russian?" Hattori Heiji said in an extremely exaggerated tone.

Conan immediately realized what was going on and chuckled awkwardly, "I only know a little bit of the Russian alphabet."

Heiji Hattori smiled and, instead of pressing Conan, analyzed, "K doesn't represent time in a clock."

Kitagawa Taki casually said, "You don't need to analyze this anymore. Kid can't take the Memory Egg from me."

Both of them pursed their lips at Kitagawa Taki's words.

As a detective, it would be a huge failure if you couldn't decipher a thief's code.

Regardless of what happens to the Egg of Memory, they must figure out this code.

"But isn't Kidd supposed to only steal jewels? Why is he suddenly interested in an 'egg' this time?"

Kitagawa Taki was quite puzzled by this.

Furthermore, he called Kaito Kuroba last night, but no one answered. He wondered if the kid knew he was coming again and was deliberately ignoring his calls.

Hattori Heiji retorted, "He's a thief anyway, what kind of professional ethics does he have to worry about?"

He didn't have a good impression of Kaito Kid; that guy was used to causing trouble in Tokyo, and now he actually came to Osaka.

……

Time quickly passed to the evening of August 22nd.

The group returned to the president's office at the Suzuki Museum.

"Shouldn't Inspector Nakamori be here by now?"

Shiro Suzuki glanced at his watch. He had prepared both the real and fake Memory Eggs, waiting for Ginzo Nakamori to come and take the fake one away.

A few minutes later, Nakamori Ginzo appeared with two of his subordinates.

"President Suzuki, is this the Egg of Memories?"

Nakamori Ginzo pointed to the wooden box on the table and asked.

Shiro Suzuki nodded and said, "That's right, you can move it."

As for the real Egg of Memory, it has already been stored in the bracelet space by Kitagawa Taki.

"We've laid a trap here. If Phantom Thief Kid dares to come, he'll never leave alive!" Nakamori Ginzo said confidently.

Then, he looked at Kitagawa Taki and reminded him, "Mr. Kitagawa, you'd better not leave here. There are many of our people here, and we can respond immediately if anything happens."

Although Kitagawa Taki didn't take it to heart, he still agreed on the surface.

"It's getting late, I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Nakamori Ginzo left the chairman's office with two subordinates and the fake Egg of Memory.

After the three left, the group chatted for a while longer.

"Let's go eat! It's already past seven!"

Shiro Suzuki addressed the group.

Hattori Heiji glanced at his watch; it was 7:17. Because of the coded message, he noticed the pattern formed by the hour and minute hands.

"This time is interesting. If 3 a.m. is the letter L, then 7:20 a.m. is the hiragana 'he'."

Upon hearing Heiji Hattori's words, Conan was struck dumb; he understood!

"Twilight lion から暁のotome へ"

Isn't "he" exactly the twelfth character?!