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

Inubushi Tomohiro replied, "But I have to go to the hospital for my shift tonight."

Yamamura said, "It's not too late to go to the hospital after we've checked that hut. Please cooperate with the police investigation!"

Inubushi Tomohiro added, "I was just following Mikako and didn't know the location of that swamp."

Everyone was speechless.

Inubushi Yukihime, standing next to her, patted her chest and said, "I know, I'm very familiar with the area!"

……

At the edge of the swamp.

"I've heard that fires are frequently seen near this swamp?"

Conan looked at Yamamura Misao and asked.

Yamamura Misao, holding a flashlight, located the wooden house and replied, "Yes, there are still burn marks in some places."

That must mean the murderer was training the dog.

Kitagawa Taki spotted a dilapidated hut not far away at a glance.

"It should be that little house, right?"

Kitagawa Taki shone his flashlight over.

Inubushi Tomohiro said, "It seems to be it."

Kogoro Mouri, full of enthusiasm, declared, "Then let's storm into the Demon Dog's lair and find out!"

After saying that, everyone went to the hut together, except for Inubushi Tomohiro, who stayed where he was.

Kitagawa Taki turned and glanced at him. "Mr. Chiaki, aren't you coming along?"

Inubushi Tomohiro declined, saying, "I'm terrified of dogs. I'd better wait for you in the car."

Chapter 175 Solving cases still depends on detectives?

"Be careful, stay close to me, and don't fall into the swamp!"

Inubushi Yukihime led the way.

Soon, the group arrived at the dilapidated hut.

The door to the dilapidated hut was ajar, and the group pushed it open and went inside.

The small house was simply furnished, with only a desk covered in books.

There was a pile of empty dog ​​food cans on the ground, and a rug with a magic circle drawn on it.

"Hey, are you kidding me? These are all books of dark magic."

Kogoro Mouri took a flashlight and examined the books on the table.

Things like "Black Magic from Beginner to Expert" and "Forbidden Techniques of Black Magic".

"Brother Kitagawa, take a look at this book."

Kogoro Mouri handed one of the books to Taki Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Taki became interested when he heard that it was a book about black magic.

"Someone must be using the curse of the demon hound to kill people here."

The atmosphere-setter, Yamamura Misao, shone a flashlight on his face and spoke in a sinister tone.

"Could the murderer be a dark sorcerer?" Kazuha Toyama couldn't help but grab Ran's hand.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at it briefly, then casually tossed the book onto the table. "It's just an ordinary book that's available on the market."

It was probably something the murderer used to create mystery.

Kogoro Mouri breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'm relieved."

Seeing this, Yamamura Misao felt strange and asked, "Mr. Kitagawa, may I ask who you are?"

Kogoro Mouri introduced, "Brother Kitagawa is a famous exorcist!"

Yamamura Misao exclaimed in surprise, "An exorcist?! I see, then this demon hound incident definitely won't cause any trouble!"

Although Yamamura Misao said he didn't believe in demonic dogs, he was actually quite honest.

Conan pursed his lips. Solving cases still depends on detectives like them, right?

Although Kitagawa Taki is quite skilled, he never thought he was weaker than Kitagawa Taki.

He's already made some progress on this case.

"In short, it's certain that someone used to own a dog here." Conan rummaged through the empty dog ​​food cans.

Kogoro Mouri sighed and said, "I thought I could find a dog here."

Just then, Inubushi Tomohiro's screams came from outside the hut.

Through the window, by the moonlight, everyone could see Inubushi Tomohiro being chased by a dog engulfed in flames.

"It's a demon hound!" Kazuha Toyama and Ran exclaimed.

Conan and his friends were shocked and hurriedly ran outside.

Kitagawa Taki used the "Lin" technique, instantly surpassing the others.

A few seconds later, Kitagawa Taki was only a few steps away from the demon dog.

The next second, to everyone's astonishment, Kitagawa Taki picked up the demonic dog.

When the group got closer, they discovered that the so-called demonic dog was just an ordinary dog ​​draped in a white cloth and emitting a red glow.

Xiao Lan asked curiously, "Why didn't it catch fire?"

Conan and Heiji Hattori stared wide-eyed. The truth about the Demon Dog was right in front of them; how could they not understand?

Kazuha Toyama asked, puzzled, "What's going on? What's that white cloth on the dog?"

Hattori Heiji slowly said, "It's an illusionary flame."

He also explained the principle behind the artificial flame.

Then, Hattori Heiji asked, "Kitagawa, when did you discover the truth?"

Since Kitagawa Taki dared to go up and hug the dog directly, it means he has already discovered the truth.

Conan's lips twitched; he felt a slight pain in his face.

How could Kitagawa Taki, who was so calm and collected, have discovered the truth so quickly?

“I knew it when Xiaolan and I encountered this dog tonight,” Kitagawa Taki said while petting the dog. “We didn’t run away like that at the time, but it ran away halfway through because if we got too close, the demon dog would be exposed.”

Kazuha and Ran suddenly realized, "Oh, I see!"

Yamamura Misao asked excitedly, "Mr. Kitagawa, do you know who the murderer is?"

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Taki released the dog, saying, "The culprit is right in front of us."

The dog actually ran straight to Inubushi Tomohiro's feet and started rubbing against them.

Inubushi Tomohiro's expression shifted between light and dark; he had miscalculated.

This exorcist is too strange. He originally planned to stage a self-inflicted injury to clear his name, but he didn't expect Kitagawa Taki to be able to run away so fast.

Before he could even reach the designated spot, the dog was grabbed by Kitagawa Taki.

Seeing the dog's reaction, everyone immediately understood that Inubushi Tomohiro, who claimed to be afraid of dogs, was actually the dog's owner.

After all, a dog's reaction doesn't lie.

“Mr. Zhihuang, you…”

Inubushi Yukihime turned ashen-faced, never expecting that the kind and gentle doctor was actually the murderer who had killed several people.

“I simply cannot give up this castle-like Inubushi family mansion, but the inheritance tax is too high, so I have no choice but to…”

Inubushi Tomohiro knelt down and confessed that he was the murderer.

"Speaking of which, what's with these flaming footprints?"

Kogoro Mouri glanced at the burning flames behind him.

Kitagawa Taki pointed to the ground: "Take a closer look, these are just lighters connected by wires."

Kogoro Mouri crouched down to take a look and, sure enough, it was a lighter.

It's just hidden by the grass; you can't see it unless you look closely.

Yamamura Misao interjected, "But we didn't find a lighter at the Inubushi residence or on the cliff!"

"The end of the line is connected to a loop, and then the dog can bite the loop and carry it away."

Kitagawa Taki pulled the end of the line over, and sure enough, there was a ring on it.

Kazuha Toyama exclaimed, "So Kitagawa's reasoning is this amazing too!"

Kitagawa Taki thought to himself, "He didn't deduce that."

“Even better than Heiji!” Toyama Kazuha glanced at Hattori Heiji and said deliberately.

"Tch!" Hattori Heiji curled his lip and said nothing.

Kogoro Mouri then asked, "What about the glass ball and the other thing left at the scene?"

Conan didn't want Kitagawa Taki to steal all the limelight, so he said, "Hakkenden!"

Yamamura Misao hadn't heard of it before and asked, "The Eight Dogs?"

"The Eight Dogs is..." Kogoro Mouri took over the conversation and gave a brief explanation.

"But what does this have to do with the case?"

Conan spoke eloquently: "Their names..."

Completely unaware that Hattori Heiji was staring at him with a strange look.

Heiji Hattori is now certain that "Sleeping Kogoro" is highly suspicious, and Conan is also quite suspicious.

If he had the chance to see the sleeping Kogoro with his own eyes, perhaps he could uncover the truth behind this.