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

Ran did as he was told. Although Yamagishi Sakae also wanted to see the exorcism process, Kitagawa Taki gave him the order to leave, so he couldn't force himself to stay.

Furthermore, Fujie Akiyoshi's evil spirit had only recently appeared and had not yet developed any intelligence. It only knew to follow Okino Yoko. When it saw Okino Yoko leave, it wanted to follow her, but was blocked by Kitagawa Taki.

The evil spirit could sense the spiritual power emanating from Kitagawa Taki and flew directly towards the door, bringing with it a gust of cold wind.

Kitagawa Taki cast a fireball spell, a huge fireball condensing in his palm, which accurately struck the evil spirit attempting to escape.

boom!

The evil spirit exploded with the fireball, filling half the room with flames.

Conan and the others outside the door heard the commotion inside. Conan couldn't resist opening the door and immediately felt a burning sensation.

"You little rascal!"

When Kogoro Mouri saw that Conan was ignoring him again, he was about to catch him when Conan dashed into the room.

There were burn marks on the floor and walls of the room, especially near the doorway.

Kogoro Mouri followed him in and also noticed the strangeness in the room.

Ignoring Conan who was looking around, Kitagawa Taki went straight to Okino Yoko, who was lying on the living room sofa.

The two people in the room also hurriedly came out.

Kitagawa Taki took out a box containing talismans from his bracelet, found the cleansing talisman, and stuck it on Okino Yoko's forehead. Once the talisman burned out, the exorcism was over.

Conan watched Kitagawa Taki's actions intently, silently observing the entire process.

The initial act of conjuring objects out of thin air was just a magic trick, while the spontaneous combustion of the talisman paper was quite similar to the burning paper used in magic shows.

The fire paper has been specially treated so that when lit, it produces a large flame and burns quickly.

However, Kitagawa Taki did not make any move to light it, which left Conan wondering how Kitagawa Taki had managed to do it. However, he was certain that there must have been some secret method to ignite the talisman.

As for the fire marks inside the house, that's too easy to do; it can be done by using something like alcohol to spray fire, and it can even make the sound of flames exploding.

Conan, who thought he had figured everything out, unconsciously smiled. He admitted that Kitagawa Taki was somewhat cunning, but he could only fool those who didn't know him.

Thinking of this, Conan glanced at Kogoro Mouri and Ran, who both looked shocked.

"It's over. Miss Okino just needs a few days of rest and she'll be fine. I guarantee she won't see Fujie Akiyoshi's ghost again."

Seeing how easily Kitagawa Taki spoke, Yamagishi Sakae was skeptical. He had never encountered an exorcist before, and although Kitagawa Taki did seem to have some skills, it would take time to verify whether they would be effective.

Conan, however, thought differently. He believed that the person behind the scenes would definitely try to harm Yoko Okino as well.

At that point, Kitagawa Taki's lies will be exposed.

……

a few days later.

As it turns out, Conan was proven wrong.

He and Kogoro Mouri haven't given up investigating the "haunted" incident these past few days, but nothing Conan expected has happened, and they haven't found anyone suspicious.

Conan was completely baffled and could only conclude that the person behind it had seen that someone was conducting an investigation, and thus hesitated to carry out any further sabotage.

Kitagawa Taki also received the final payment from Yamagishi Eifu, and Okino Yoko also came to thank him in person.

A small incident occurred during this time: Conan "voluntarily" joined the Junior Detective League.

Here's the thing -

After being rejected by Conan again, the three kids used the method that Kitagawa Taki had taught them.

Ayumi said, "Conan, we found a really great teacher for the Detective League! It's Kitagawa Taki-nii, you know him, right?"

"That's right, that's right. We saw with our own eyes that Kitagawa-nii solved the case much faster than that Kudo Shinichi!"

Mitsuhiko unintentionally delivered a precise finishing blow.

Genta chimed in, "Yes, yes, Kitagawa-nii is even more amazing than Kudo Shinichi!"

'Damn it! I was just looking for the murder weapon, and he took advantage of that!'

Conan absolutely refused to admit that Kitagawa Taki's reasoning was better than his, and interjected, "You don't need to ask him at all, just ask me."

"Looking for you?" Although Conan does seem different from other children, the three kids don't think Conan's reasoning skills are very good.

"I'm the disciple of the famous detective... Shinichi Kudo!" Conan almost let slip, then quickly corrected himself.

Ayumi asked, "So, Conan, you've agreed to join us?"

Conan nodded.

"Yay! Kitagawa-nii's method really works!" Ayumi cheered, completely unaware that she had betrayed Kitagawa Taki.

Mitsuhiko reminded her, "Ayumi...you mentioned Kitagawa-nii!"

Ayumi then realized what was happening and quickly covered her mouth.

Conan's lips twitched; it turned out he'd been tricked by Kitagawa Taki again!

Looking at the three noisy children in front of him, he felt like he was going to have to be a male babysitter.

Chapter 16 Conan: I dare not move, I absolutely dare not move.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Kitagawa Taki hasn't received any requests these past few days and has been quietly cultivating.

"Last night, police arrested Cabana, the leader of an Italian robbery gang, near Tokyo Tower. They are still searching for Cabana's accomplices who are on the run, as well as the 15,000 maple leaf gold coins they stole..."

The morning news is being broadcast on television.

"Maple Leaf Gold Coins?"

Kitagawa Taki vaguely remembered this; it seemed to be the first case the Junior Detective League encountered.

These gold coins are no small sum! Kitagawa Taki decided to pull off a heist; after all, it's like money falling from the sky, so why not take it?

However, there are a few problems—I don't remember where the gold coins were hidden, I don't remember the code, and I don't know where the Junior Detective League is.

The code doesn't matter; as long as you follow the Junior Detective League, you can find the coins.

But at that time, if you wanted to take the gold coins in front of several people, you definitely couldn't reveal your identity.

Kitagawa Taki thought of a Taoist technique from the "Primordial Immortal Manual"—the Illusion Technique.

Shapeshifting is different from disguise; it can change the length of any part of the body at will, and even the color of hair and skin.

However, it has two drawbacks: first, it can only change the appearance but not the sound; second, it can only exert 50% of its power after use.

Kitagawa Taki quickly mastered the Transformation Technique. The inability to change his voice was indeed a major drawback, but it wasn't a problem in the world of Detective Conan. He could just learn from Vermouth later.

Afterwards, Kitagawa Taki called Ran, pretending to need to talk to Conan, and found out Conan's location from her.

Tokyo Art Museum.

A world treasure exhibition is being held here, and Kitagawa Taki saw Conan, Ayumi, and others who had finished visiting the exhibition at the entrance.

It seems that Conan has perfectly integrated into the world of children.

The group was analyzing a small piece of paper, while three men who looked like bad guys were secretly observing them from a distance.

All three were wearing suits and sunglasses. Two of them looked like foreigners, while the remaining one, with a mustache and a sleazy appearance, was probably Japanese.

Kitagawa Taki thought to himself, 'These must be Kabana's accomplices!'

"The Junior Detective League, let's go!"

Conan and the three kids took a bus to Tokyo Tower, while the three robbers followed in a taxi, with Kitagawa Taki close behind.

There were still quite a few tourists at the foot of Tokyo Tower.

Conan was seriously analyzing the patterns on the code that looked like "hat," "panties," and "umbrella," while the three little ones couldn't wait to rush to the clothing stores in the nearby shopping street to search.

As expected, not only did they fail to find any clues, but they were also kicked out by the shop owner.

Conan and his friends were walking on the road when, after all that commotion, the sun was almost setting.

They found nothing and wanted to find a restaurant to eat, but Conan suggested going to the bookstore first.

Not to mention the children, Kitagawa Taki was exhausted from following along. While the others were researching and reading comics at the bookstore, Kitagawa Taki ate his fill at a restaurant outside.

Conan successfully discovered that the "ORO" in the code was Italian, not English, and meant gold.

However, given the abstract nature of this code, even Conan couldn't figure it out immediately.

It was Ayumi's words that woke Conan from his reverie, pointing out that the symbols in the code resembled those on the shop sign. It wasn't until he couldn't find the fifth star pattern that Conan realized his deduction was wrong.

As a result, the group eventually returned to their starting point – Tokyo Tower.

It was already dark, and the moon was high in the sky.

Conan deduced that the pattern represented neon lights at night and located the second-to-last pattern—a tall building.

Conan quickly deduced that the last fish-shaped pattern was formed by the neon lights of the bridge and their reflection on the river, thus concluding that the treasure was hidden in that tall building.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the time; it was already 9 PM. He'd been running around from morning till night. The person who came up with this code was seriously out of touch!

The three robbers exchanged a smile and followed, while Kitagawa Taki trailed behind at a distance.

Conan successfully found the large bags of gold coins hanging from the ceiling. Before the group could even celebrate, three robbers appeared in front of them.

Without his soccer-playing gadget, Conan was powerless to resist and was tied up by the robbers along with the three little ones.

After forcing them to reveal the location of the treasure at gunpoint, the three robbers left them alone.

The three of them looked at the gold coins on the ceiling with excitement on their faces.

However, at that moment...

Bang bang bang!

Three gunshots rang out, and the expressions on the three men's faces froze before they fell to the ground.

Bang bang bang!

Three more gunshots rang out!

The three robbers are definitely dead.

Conan and his friends, who were hiding in the corner trying to figure out how to escape, were so frightened that they stopped moving.