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

Kitagawa Taki said, "You guys go ahead, I won't go."

He already understood what the murderers had left behind, so there was no need for him to go there.

Moreover, leaving only a few women with the murderer made it feel unsafe.

……

kitchen.

Inubushi Yukihime is cooking, while Ran, Toyama Kazuha, and Miyano Akemi are helping her.

Inubushi Yukihime pleaded, "Um, Miss Ran, and Miss Kazuha, could you please help feed Hachiko?"

Inubushi Yukihime explained, "Kouko-nee is busy with funeral arrangements, Mr. Tomohiro is afraid of dogs, and Mr. Zenya is allergic to dogs."

Without hesitation, the two agreed, "Sure."

Ran asked, "Miss Yuki, where is the doghouse?"

"It might be a bit far, it's at the very back of the courtyard," Inubushi Yukihime said, seeing that the two looked a little scared. "But with the courtyard wall, the demonic hound definitely can't get in."

Ran and Kazuha exchanged a glance, and Ran said, "I think it would be better to go and call Taki along."

Kazuha Toyama nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes!"

So the two of them went to the room and called Kitagawa Taki over.

This house definitely has the feel of an old building; there isn't even a single light installed in the courtyard.

The three walked through the dark courtyard, each carrying a flashlight.

The two girls felt much more at ease with Kitagawa Taki by their side.

"That must be the doghouse!"

Xiaolan's flashlight shone on the small house below the courtyard wall.

When Xiao Ba saw the group, he excitedly called out a few times.

"Xiao Ba, your dinner is here!"

Kazuha placed the rice bowl in front of Hachiko, who immediately began to eat heartily.

Xiao Lan patted Xiao Ba's head, but Xiao Ba just buried his head in his food.

"So cute!"

Kitagawa Taki nodded. This dog is good; it doesn't guard its food.

Kazuha Toyama said, "I wish even demon dogs were this cute!"

The three of them watched as the dog finished its food. Just as Xiaolan was about to pick up the food bowl, she saw Xiaoba suddenly turn its head and look at the corner of the house in the distance with a fierce look in its eyes, letting out a low whimper.

"Wang Wang-"

"What's going on here?"

The group turned their heads to look, but saw nothing.

Because of the distance, Kitagawa Taki's divine sense couldn't reach it.

A few seconds later, a red light suddenly appeared at the corner.

Immediately afterwards, a dog engulfed in flames rushed out and ran towards the three of them.

It left trails of fiery footprints wherever it went.

Ran and Kazuha Toyama's pupils contracted, and Ran hugged Kitagawa Taki's arm even tighter.

"what--"

Chapter 174 The So-Called "The More You Do, the More Mistakes You Make"

Kitagawa Taki stood up and stood in front of the two of them.

As a result, the demonic dog turned and ran away, disappearing around the corner.

Xiaolan blinked. "The Demon Hound...why did it run away?"

Kazuha Toyama patted his chest and said, "Could it be that they were scared away by Kitagawa?!"

Kitagawa Taki smiled and said, "It didn't come because the three of us didn't run away."

To be precise, the murderer didn't want it to come over.

Because if you get too close, the secret of the demon dog will be exposed.

Kitagawa Taki had already seen through the so-called demonic dog. It has to be said that the murderer is quite capable, as he actually came up with this method.

At this moment, several people who had heard the barking and screaming from inside the house also came out.

Inubushi Kaoru asked first, "What happened?"

Xiao Lan said, "It's the Demon Dog. The Demon Dog just appeared in the yard."

Kazuha Toyama added, "However, it didn't attack us; it ran away on its own halfway through."

Inufu Zen also questioned, "How is that possible? Our courtyard wall is so high, there's no way it could get in."

Kazuha Toyama pointed to the corner of the house, "Look over there, there are still fiery footprints left by the demon hound!"

Now, none of them had anything to say.

Kitagawa Taki said at the right moment, "Alright, everyone, let's go back inside! It's not safe to stay outside."

"I'll go check it out. You all go back first," Kitagawa Taki said to the girls.

So everyone went back into the house first.

Aside from Kitagawa Taki and Haibara Ai.

Ai Haibara asked, "You didn't drive away the demon hound, did you?"

Kitagawa Taki shook his head and said, "No, I didn't do anything. We just stood there without moving, and it ran away on its own."

"Oh?" Ai Haibara pondered, "Only chasing those who run away, and not those who don't run away, this so-called Flame Hound is definitely suspicious."

Kitagawa Taki asked with a smile, "What's the problem?"

Ai Haibara glanced at Taki Kitagawa and said, "We shouldn't get too close to people, or we'll be exposed."

"After all, the murderer couldn't have actually set the dog on fire."

"As expected of Ai, she's really bright!"

Kitagawa Taki patted Ai Haibara's head and exclaimed in admiration.

He saw it with his own eyes, while Ai Haibara only deduced it and came to a conclusion.

Ai Haibara slapped Kitagawa Taki's hand away in an annoyance, "I know you must have discovered the secret of the Demon Dog!"

Kitagawa Taki stopped keeping him in suspense, saying, "It's an illusion of flames."

Artificial flames are created by combining LED lights with special materials to make the light appear to resemble flames.

Ai Haibara's lips curled up. "I see."

"It's easier to talk to smart people."

With that, Kitagawa Taki led Haibara Ai toward the corner.

Ai Haibara looked at the still-burning grass, "But what about these flames left on the ground?"

Kitagawa Taki explained, "The lighter: the murderer prepared a lighter connected by a string on the grass beforehand, let the dog follow the scent, lit the deflated lighter, and finally let the dog bite the string and run back."

Ai Haibara remarked, "The murderer is really unlucky to have met you; the method was solved so easily."

"Hahaha!"

Kitagawa Taki laughed, "The murderer probably just thinks I'm a charlatan exorcist! Otherwise, why would he have that demonic dog appear in front of me?"

"So, who is the murderer? Do you know?" Ai Haibara asked again.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head. "However, the culprit will come forward on his own. The reason I'm not exposing his methods now is because he will definitely try to frame Inubushi Yukihime for all of this."

Ai Haibara immediately thought of Hakkenden and naturally understood what Kitagawa Taki meant when he said, "The more you do, the more mistakes you make."

Then, the two went to the back door.

The bolt on the back door had been removed, leaving it wide open.

"It seems the murderer let the demon hound in from here."

"Okay, let's go back too."

……

When the two returned to the house, they ran into Conan and his friends who were looking for the glass ball.

They naturally came up empty-handed, because it was just an ordinary glass ball.

The group then went to check the courtyard again, and found that it was just like the situation on the cliff, except that the demon hound had run away on its own this time.

Hattori Heiji glanced at the four members of the Inubushi family and said with certainty, "What is certain is that someone is keeping that demonic dog in this area!"

Kogoro Mouri chimed in, "That's right. If we're too far away, we probably won't be able to appear quickly enough to attack Ran and the others."

Yamamura asked the four men, "And you? You're staying here, don't you have any clear leads?"

"For example, hearing the sound of dogs barking in the forest."

Conan nodded secretly; the village police officer had finally gotten to the point.

“Come to think of it, Mikako told me before, and we even went to see it together!” Inubushi Tomoaki said. “She said there was a strange little house that made dog barking noises, but we were too scared to go in.”

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji excitedly asked, "Where is the cabin??"

Inubushi Tomohiro replied, "It's right next to the swamp where Mikako drowned."

Conan eagerly added, "Take us there now!"

Inubushi Tomohiro was a little scared. "Now?"

Hattori Heiji explained, "Going now might help us find out about the demon hound!"

Kogoro Mouri's gaze swept across the four faces. "You're right. If the culprit were among you, there wouldn't be time to destroy the evidence!"