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"Detective Mori, I'm the one who came looking for you this time. I'm so sorry to have asked you to come all the way to Puppet Ridge to find me!"

Shinichi Takeda apologized to Kogoro Mori.

Kogoro Mouri waved his hand and said, "What are you saying?"

He received a deposit of 50 yen from Shinichi Takeda.

The only problem was the transportation. They got up early to take the Shinkansen and then transferred, which took five hours to reach Tottori Prefecture. They were picked up by Takeda Yuzo before they arrived at Puppet Ridge.

Shinichi Takeda suddenly put his arm around Kogoro Mori's shoulder and whispered, "Mr. Mori, I think Mr. Negishi's case was done by someone in our family, so if you find out who the culprit is, you must tell me first!"

Kogoro Mouri felt a little strange, but he still agreed.

Little did they know, their conversation was overheard by Kitagawa Taki.

Shinichi Takeda released Kogoro Mori and looked at Taki Kitagawa and the others. "Speaking of which, who are these two? I remember Detective Mori said he would bring two people with him, right?"

Ryuji Takeda said, "These two are exorcists I invited from Tokyo."

"Ah, so it's an exorcist from Tokyo!"

Takeda Shinichi was quite polite to Kitagawa Taki.

Robert, who was standing nearby, chimed in, "Hello, Mr. Shinichi, it's been a long time."

Shinichi Takeda recognized him. "It's Robert! Long time no see. I remember you came here three years ago during summer vacation, right?"

Robert still looked unwell and said, "I've come today to thank you for what happened three years ago."

Shinichi Takeda patted Robert on the shoulder. "Don't be shy, make yourself at home here. Sae and Emi are the ones you get along with best."

The Sae and Emi he mentioned are Ryuji Takeda's twin daughters.

As they spoke, the two little girls came to the front of the crowd.

Robert forced a smile: "Sae, Emi, you've both grown so tall!"

But there was no affectionate scene as expected. The two children stared intently at Robert and said in unison, "Murderer!"

Everyone was taken aback, wondering why the two children would say such a thing.

Yoko Takeda stepped forward and scolded, "You two are not allowed to talk nonsense!"

The two children were so frightened that they ran away immediately.

"I'm so sorry!" Yoko Takeda apologized to Robert.

“It’s nothing…” Robert stared blankly in the direction the two children ran off to.

Chapter 158 Who Got Who Drunk?

night.

The Takeda family hosted Kitagawa Taki and his group, saying they would conduct the investigation the next day.

Shinichi Takeda, Yuzo Takeda, Kogoro Mori, and Taki Kitagawa toasted each other, downing cup after cup of sake.

After several rounds of drinks...

Kogoro Mouri, his face flushed and his speech slightly slurred, put his arm around Taki Kitagawa's shoulder and said, "Brother Kitagawa, I didn't expect... you could hold your liquor so well!"

Takeda Shinichi stood up and said, "Mr. Kitagawa is a man of great talent. I can't drink anymore. A puppet is almost finished. Please excuse me."

"Yūzō, please take good care of Mr. Kitagawa and Mr. Mori for me," Shinichi Takeda instructed.

"Don't worry, big brother." Takeda Yuzo poured himself another glass of wine and gestured to Kitagawa Taki and the other man.

Within minutes, Kogoro Mouri was completely drunk and fell fast asleep on the tatami mat.

At this moment, Robert spoke up, "Mr. Yuzo, may I borrow your car? I'd like to visit Misa's grave."

Yuzo Takeda burped and asked, "Going so late?"

Robert nodded. "Yes, if we go now, I think the moonlight will be shining on the valleys along the way."

Kitagawa Taki interjected, "Are there any cemeteries around here?"

After remaining silent for a while, Takeda Ryuji replied, "Yes, it's not far from here."

Kitagawa Taki didn't say anything more and poured himself another glass of wine.

Robert's behavior of going to the cemetery so late at night is a bit strange.

Fujimine Yukiko's gaze shifted, then she moved to Kitagawa Taki's side and asked in a low voice, "Are there ghosts in the cemetery?"

Kitagawa Taki chuckled softly, "I don't know then."

Conan, who was sitting opposite, strained his ears but couldn't hear what the two were whispering to each other.

Yuzo Takeda handed the keys to Robert, who quickly drove away from the Takeda family home in his truck.

Kitagawa Taki then asked, "What happened to Mr. Robert three years ago?"

Ryuji Takeda explained, "Robert is a photographer who was accidentally injured at Puppet Ridge three years ago and was rescued by Misa. He recuperated at our house for a few months."

Kitagawa Taki understood and smiled, "No wonder he said he wanted to thank you."

At this moment, Ran looked at Yoko Takeda and said, "Mrs. Takeda, may I use the kitchen?"

Yoko Takeda paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, Miss Mori, would you like to?"

Xiao Lan said, "I'll go make some hangover soup."

Yoko Takeda looked at Kogoro Mouri and understood. She smiled and said, "Miss Mouri can wait for Miyuki to return and let her do it."

Miyuki is Shioya Miyuki, a maid in the Takeda family. She had gone to deliver food to the old lady of the Takeda family, Takeda Satoshi.

The old lady believed that Akio Negishi's death was due to the curse of the Spider Fairy, so she refused to go out.

Xiao Lan said, "It's okay, I can go by myself."

"Alright, Miss Mori, come with me."

After saying that, Yoko Takeda left the room with Ran.

Yukiko Fujimine exclaimed, "Ran is so virtuous!"

Kitagawa Taki completely agrees with this point.

If it weren't for Ran taking care of him, Kogoro Mouri would probably be living a very messy life.

"Come on, Taki, shall we have a drink too?"

Suddenly, Fujimine Yukiko picked up a bottle of sake and filled her own glass.

Kitagawa Taki blinked, confused as to what was wrong with her all of a sudden.

However, he did not refuse, since he could drink as much as he wanted without any problem.

Yuzo Takeda, being quite perceptive, said, "Mr. Kitagawa, you all drink. I'll go help my older brother."

Fujimine Yukiko was taken aback; she had originally planned to get Kitagawa Taki drunk with Takeda Yuzo.

They say people speak the truth when they're drunk, so maybe we can get something out of Kitagawa Taki when he's passed out.

As a result, Takeda Yuzo "deserted in the face of battle".

But Yukiko Fujimine had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

One cup after another, by the time Xiaolan returned with several bowls of hangover soup, Kitagawa Taki and Fujimine Yukiko had each drunk two bottles.

Kitagawa Taki was still perfectly fine, but Fujimine Yukiko was getting a little angry.

Conan couldn't stand it anymore; he still didn't understand what his mother was doing.

"Aunt Yukiko, you'd better not drink it."

Yukiko Fujimine glared at Conan and said, "What 'auntie'? Shin... Conan, you're calling her 'older sister' too!"

Ran put down the three bowls of hangover soup. She didn't know what had happened while she was away, or why Fujimine Yukiko and Kitagawa Taki were drinking it.

"Taki, where is Mr. Yuzo?"

Kitagawa Taki replied, "Oh, he went to help Mr. Shinichi."

"Then you can share these three bowls of soup!" With that, Ran went to call Kogoro Mouri.

"Taki, keep drinking!" Fujimine Yukiko, always competitive, completely ignored Conan's words and vowed to drink Kitagawa Taki under the table today.

Conan rolled his eyes in exasperation; he couldn't be bothered to care anymore.

At that moment, Yuzo Takeda's voice came from outside the room.

"Big brother!" His voice grew closer and closer.

Ryuji Takeda opened the door and asked, "Yuzo, what's wrong?"

Yuzo Takeda said, "I wanted to go help my older brother, but I couldn't find him anywhere!"

Ryuji Takeda exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be? We've searched everywhere!"

Yuzo Takeda said, "Yes, they even searched the warehouse."

"The warehouse." Takeda Ryuji looked up in the direction of the warehouse. "Strange, why are the windows on the second floor of the warehouse open?"

Kitagawa Taki, who was behind him, asked, "Is there a problem with the window being open?"

Ryuji Takeda's face was grim: "Misa and my sister-in-law both died there. Normally, no one goes near that place."

Kitagawa Taki raised an eyebrow; he had a feeling something was about to happen.

Before Kitagawa Taki could make a move, Conan dashed towards the warehouse.

"Hey, kid!" Ryuji Takeda quickly followed after him.

Kitagawa Taki picked up the hangover soup and downed it in one gulp, then gave Ran a thumbs up: "Ran, your cooking is really good."

"Let's go take a look!" If this hadn't happened, Kitagawa Taki would have made sure to drink Fujimine Yukiko until she was completely out of her mind.

Fujimine Yukiko instantly lost her appetite for drinking, and after finishing the hangover soup, she followed him.

……

The second floor of the warehouse.

Conan twisted the lock hard. "It won't open. The door is locked from the inside!"