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

Conan was struck dumb, because he saw the man he had been dreaming of finding.

Dressed in black, wearing a black hat, with long silver hair and a cold expression.

It was Kitagawa Taki who used shapeshifting magic to transform into Gin's appearance.

The three little ones were so frightened they trembled.

With his body bound and three "burdens" around him, Conan didn't dare to move at all.

Gin just killed three people; he's ruthless and even carefully finished them off.

Now they huddled in a dark corner, hoping that Gin hadn't discovered them.

In fact, Kitagawa Taki had seen Conan's reaction all along; he had deliberately disguised himself as Gin to scare Conan.

As for the three frightened children, it's good that they were scared. Beika Town is very dangerous, and it's not good that several children were running around at night.

Kitagawa Taki untied the ropes, and several bags of gold coins fell to the ground with a thud. He picked them up and tried to lift them; they must have weighed at least seven or eight hundred pounds. An ordinary person wouldn't have been able to carry them away.

He pretended not to see Conan and the others hiding in the corner, and left with the gold coins.

After Conan saw Gin leave, he waited for a while to make sure that Gin was really gone before he quickly took Ayumi and the others to the police station to report the incident.

Upon hearing of the murder, which was related to the 15,000 maple leaf gold coins, the police took it very seriously and dispatched a large number of officers to cordon off the scene.

Conan and his friends were also questioned.

Inspector Megure asked, "Are you saying that someone else ambushed and killed the three robbers from behind?"

Inspector Megure knows Conan; he met him during the Yoko Okino case.

The three children were somewhat incoherent, so Conan explained, "At that time, the three robbers had just found the gold coins when suddenly three gunshots rang out, and they fell to the ground. Then there were three more gunshots."

"It seems very likely that there's been internal strife within Cabana's group! Their goal is to fight over those gold coins!"

Inspector Megure finished his analysis and said...

Conan was about to correct him, but then he thought that it might be better to let the police misunderstand. If the police aroused the suspicion of the Black Organization and they found him through the clues, he would be finished.

Chapter 17 Mud Ginseng Meeting

Ignoring the police's search, Conan seized the opportunity to inspect the building, only to find that there wasn't even a trace of dragging on the ground.

'Damn it! We finally ran into the men in black, and they didn't leave us with a single useful piece of information?'

Conan was still unwilling to give up. He didn't believe that the man in black could really carry four heavy bags of gold coins without leaving a trace, so he expanded the search area and searched the area around the building.

However, reality was destined to disappoint him; in the end, he gained nothing and could only return home dejectedly.

After a day of partying, Conan returned to the detective agency and inevitably received a lecture from Kogoro Mouri.

……

After Kitagawa Taki went downstairs, he immediately used his shapeshifting technique to change his appearance.

Luckily, it was late at night and there were few people on the street. Otherwise, if he had been carrying several bags of gold coins and running along with them making a "whoosh" sound, he would have been spotted and reported long ago.

Kitagawa Taki found the largest local yakuza group—the Mud Ginseng Association.

He wasn't afraid of being double-crossed; he had done his homework before coming.

A year ago, the leader of the Mud Ginseng Association, Gui Tong Na Fu, died unexpectedly, but the members of the Mud Ginseng Association seemed unaware of this and only thought that their leader had disappeared.

Afterwards, a fierce power struggle broke out within the organization, eventually leaving two major leaders, named Kiriko Busujima and Tatsuzo Watanuki.

Most members of the Mud Ginseng Society were only equipped with cold weapons such as clubs, swords, and knives; only core members carried firearms.

That's why he dared to go to their door alone.

After showing the gold coins, Kitagawa Taki quickly met the two leaders of the Mud Ginseng Association.

The chubby old man with glasses, white hair, and a bald head is Mian Guan Chen San.

The other woman with slender eyes and long, wavy hair is Kiriko Busujima.

Kitagawa Taki sized up the two of them, and the two of them were also observing him.

Now he is depicted as a burly man with a fierce face and a strong physique, who looks like someone you don't want to mess with.

"I heard you can handle this kind of thing?"

Kitagawa Taki threw the four large bags of gold coins on the ground, making a crisp sound.

The two exchanged a glance, opened their pockets, checked them, and confirmed that they were indeed maple leaf gold coins.

"I am Tatsuzo Watanuki, an executive of this organization. This is Kiriko Busujima. May I ask how this gentleman should be addressed?"

Mian Guanchen had a kind face; anyone who didn't know him would think he was the retired old man next door.

"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me if you're any good? How much do you want to charge?" Kitagawa Taki was too lazy to think of a name and just went along with the pretense.

In an instant, Mian Guanchen's eyelids drooped, and his gaze darkened.

Kiriko Busujima coldly replied, "Of course we can handle it, but we want 40%."

"Forty percent? Aren't you asking for a bit too much?" Kitagawa Taki said in a gruff voice.

"We have to handle it and also bear the risk of being discovered by the police. Forty percent is not much!"

Miyakushi Tatsuzo also dropped his feigned facade.

"At most 20%, no more than that!" Kitagawa Taki stood up and made a move to leave with the gold coins.

"you!!"

Mian Guanchen was filled with rage and put his hand in his pocket, seemingly preparing to draw his gun.

"What? Are you going to make a move?"

Tensions rose sharply.

"We agree, let's just consider it making friends."

Kiriko Busujima spoke up, easing the tense atmosphere.

"Kiriko Busujima, you..." When Tatsuzo Watanuki heard that Kiriko Busujima had made a decision on her own without consulting him, he was about to explode on the spot, but then he seemed to remember something and held back.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Busujima Kiriko with surprise; this woman was much calmer than Watanuki Tatsuzo.

The two parties quickly reached an agreement, agreeing to collect the money in half a month.

Watching Kitagawa Taki's departing figure, Watanuki Tatsuzo sneered, beckoned two trusted men over, and whispered, "Pick a few good men to follow that kid, and bring them guns."

The two subordinates nodded and immediately went to make arrangements.

Kiriko Busujima watched coldly without saying anything.

"I'll find out what's going on with that kid first. Once I take him down, you can have your share of the profits!"

Tatsuzo Watanuki had long heard about the Maple Leaf Gold Coins, which were worth at least 600 million yen. If he could acquire them all, his power would grow rapidly, and Kiriko Busujima would not even be able to get her one percent.

Kiriko Busujima disagreed. Since Taki Kitagawa dared to come alone, he must have some confidence. Let Tatsuzo Watanuki go and test the waters. No matter how much money you have, you have to be alive to spend it.

Not long after leaving the area where the mud ginseng association was located, Kitagawa Taki noticed that someone was following him, so he quickened his pace and walked into a small alley.

The men who were following them knew they had been discovered, but they were confident in their numbers and had guns, so they weren't afraid at all and simply followed them into the alley.

As expected, Kitagawa Taki was quietly waiting for them.

"you……"

The leader had barely spoken when Kitagawa Taki made his move.

"Approaching"

The man hurriedly drew his gun, but before he could even grip the handle, Kitagawa Taki was already in front of him, punching him in the throat and sending him flying backward.

The punch broke his throat bone, blocked his airway, and made it impossible for him to breathe.

The others then realized what was happening and pulled out their weapons to fight back.

Kitagawa Taki snatched a dagger and slit the throats of two people, finally finishing off the last one with a ground spike technique.

Then look at the leader, he has already suffocated to death, his face has turned a purplish-red, and his eyes are wide open like copper bells.

Kitagawa Taki didn't want to take any risks; the gun posed a significant threat to him at the moment.

Regardless of whether these people were subordinates of Tatsuzo Watanuki or Kiriko Busujima, he silently pinned the blame on Tatsuzo Watanuki, as the old man was the prime suspect.

Kitagawa Taki searched the men and found only a pistol in the leader's arms; the others were only carrying knives.

"How shabby! I've run out of bullets, and I was hoping you could send me some supplies!" Kitagawa Taki complained as he searched.

The Browning M1906 that Vermouth gave him only had six bullets, which he used up to kill those robbers.

Unfortunately, Kitagawa Taki's marksmanship was poor. After several close-range sneak attacks from behind, he didn't even know where he hit, so he had to fire three more shots.

After doing all this, Kitagawa Taki used a fireball technique to burn the corpses of the group to ashes, leaving not a trace.

A gentleman doesn't leave a grudge unavenged. After dealing with those people, Kitagawa Taki immediately turned back and happened to run into Watanuki Tatsuzo coming out.

Mian Guanchen got into a luxury car and left quickly.

Kitagawa Taki hailed a taxi and followed at a distance that wasn't too close.

Mian Guanchen's home wasn't far from the Nissan meeting grounds, and they arrived quickly.

They're quite wealthy!

Kitagawa Taki stopped the taxi some distance away, where a row of villas could be seen at a glance.

He wandered around outside until almost an hour after the villa lights were turned off before he made his move.

Kitagawa Taki quietly sneaked into Watanuki Tatsuzo's bedroom, covered his mouth with his hand, and soon woke him up by suffocating.

In a daze, Miyako Tatsumi saw Kitagawa Taki's face, which startled him awake and made him instantly sober.

Kitagawa Taki asked in a low voice, "Did you have someone follow me?"

"Uh...uh..."

With his mouth covered, Mian Guanchen couldn't speak and could only shake his head desperately.

"That's what you did."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Mian Guanchen's neck was twisted 180 degrees, killing him instantly.