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

Kogoro Mori glanced at the weeping Inubushi Tomohiro and said, "No wonder he killed Shinichi, who had already given up his inheritance. It turns out he committed the crime by impersonating Tamaki."

Yamamura Misao stepped forward and handcuffed Inubushi Tomohiro, saying sternly, "Inubushi Tomohiro, you're under arrest!"

He could already see great credit beckoning to him!

Chapter 176 Ai Haibara Disappears

Sunday morning.

Kitagawa Exorcism Office.

Two days have passed since Kitagawa Taki returned from Gunma Prefecture, and he has resumed his daily life.

Yuanzi has been looking for him quite frequently these past few days, as if she's gotten a taste for it.

Fortunately, he is in good health, otherwise he really couldn't withstand such abuse every day, and more than once a day.

"Taki-kun, try some of my newly bought tea."

Akemi Miyano brewed the tea and handed a cup to Taki Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Taki took a sip. "Mmm, not bad!"

Akemi Miyano smiled brightly; as long as Taki Kitagawa was satisfied, she was happy too.

"Mingmei, has the Mud Ginseng Gathering been going smoothly lately?"

Akemi Miyano shook her head. "No, everything is normal."

"That's fine."

Incidentally, Kitagawa Taki has not yet allowed Hojo Hitomi to attend the meeting.

As for Hitomi Hojo, Taki Kitagawa has already let her go abroad.

The woman had not given up collecting artifacts from the Romanov dynasty. Upon learning that more artifacts had appeared, she applied to Kitagawa Taki for permission to go abroad.

Kitagawa Takiya promised that if there were any problems he couldn't solve, we could ask him for help.

After all, if you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass.

……

noon.

Akemi Miyano had already prepared the meal, but Ai Haibara had not yet returned.

Ai Haibara went out to buy books in the morning, and should have been back by noon even if she was slow.

Akemi Miyano dialed Ai Haibara's number, but it was already switched off.

Akemi Miyano's heart sank instantly. She tried calling several more times, but the phone was always switched off.

So she quickly went downstairs and found Kitagawa Taki.

"Taki-kun, Ai-chan still hasn't come back, and her phone is switched off!"

"Huh?" Kitagawa Taki, downstairs, had no idea; he thought Haibara Ai had already returned.

Kitagawa Taki tried it, but it was still off. He then comforted Miyano Akemi, saying, "Don't worry, it might be out of power or something. Do you know which bookstore she went to?"

Akemi Miyano replied, "She usually goes to Kobayashi Bookstore."

"Let's go to the bookstore now!"

After saying that, Kitagawa Taki drove Miyano Akemi at top speed to Kobayashi Bookstore.

Kitagawa Taki found a shop assistant, showed her a photo of Ai Haibara, and asked, "Hello, did this little girl come here to buy a book this morning?"

"Ah, I remember this girl. She did buy a few books."

The book Ai Haibara bought was completely unrelated to her age, so the shop assistant remembered it quite well.

Kitagawa Taki and Miyano Akemi exchanged a glance and pressed, "When did she leave? Which direction did she go?"

The shop assistant thought for a moment and said, "About an hour ago!"

Then, the shop assistant pointed in the direction Kitagawa Taki and the other person had come from: "She walked in that direction."

One hour...

Kobayashi Bookstore isn't too far from Kitagawa Exorcism Office; you could walk home from there.

Ai Haibara must have encountered some trouble.

"Thank you!"

After thanking the clerk, the two left the bookstore.

Akemi Miyano asked anxiously, "What should we do? Could something have happened to Ai?"

She looked up at the surrounding area. "There are no security cameras in these places..."

Kitagawa Taki scanned the area with his divine sense and found that there were no security cameras inside the shops, let alone outside.

This is getting a bit tricky...

He didn't know any magic tricks for finding people, and the Japanese police were very unreliable.

Akemi Miyano said, "We can only ask them one by one along the route Ai took home."

Kitagawa Taki pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, Akemi, you go ask her, and I'll go find Koizumi Akako to see if she has any way to find the person."

Koizumi Akako? That witch?

Akemi Miyano thought it was feasible; perhaps Akako Koizumi really did have the magic to find people.

So the two of them split up and went their separate ways.

……

Koizumi Akako's house.

When Koizumi Akako saw that it was Kitagawa Taki, she teased, "Oh my, it's only been a few days, and you're already at my house again. You never used to come so often!"

Kitagawa Taki kicked off his shoes and walked into the house. "Stop fooling around, I have something important to tell you!"

Upon hearing that it was something serious, Koizumi Akako's smile vanished.

Kitagawa Taki didn't waste any words, "You've met Ai Haibara, and now she's missing. Do you have any magic to find her?"

Koizumi Akako replied, "That little girl? I actually know the magic of finding people."

Kitagawa Taki exclaimed with delight, "Then let's not delay, quickly help me find it!"

It was a last resort, but it actually worked.

"I can help you find it, but you have to remember that you owe me a favor. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have used this rather expensive magic."

With that, Koizumi Akako led Kitagawa Taki toward the underground magic room.

Kitagawa Taki readily agreed, "Okay, okay, I'll consider this a debt I owe you."

Inside the magic room.

"Wait for me a moment."

Koizumi Akako didn't hesitate at all. She said something to Kitagawa Taki behind her and began to inscribe a magic circle.

A few minutes later, an intricate magic circle was completed.

Then, Koizumi Akako recited a long incantation that Kitagawa Taki couldn't understand.

Kitagawa Taki narrowed his eyes upon seeing this. It turned out that Koizumi Akako's magic did not completely eliminate the need for incantations.

The next second, the magic circle burst forth with purple light.

Koizumi Akako's expression changed, and she asked, "Isn't Haibara Ai her real name?"

It seems this magic is indeed quite effective. Kitagawa Taki didn't hide anything, "Her real name is Miyano Shiho."

Koizumi Akako glanced at Kitagawa Taki and recited the incantation again.

After the purple light flashed, a scene appeared in the air.

The street above is right at the entrance to Kobayashi Bookstore.

Kitagawa Taki quickly took a picture with his phone.

Then, the scene changed, and an abandoned building appeared.

A few seconds later, Ai Haibara, who was tied to a chair and was unconscious, appeared on the screen.

Then, the image disappeared.

Koizumi Akako let out a soft breath and rubbed her temples.

Kitagawa Taki already knew the location. "Akako, thank you!"

Time waits for no one, so after saying that, Kitagawa Taki headed to the location of the abandoned building.

On the way, Kitagawa Taki called Miyano Akemi and told her that he had news of Haibara Ai and asked her to go home and wait.

Kitagawa Taki didn't bring Miyano Akemi along mainly because he was worried about her safety.

……

Let's rewind to an hour earlier.

Ai Haibara browsed the books in the bookstore for a while, picked out a few more, and then prepared to go home.

However, on the way to the bus stop, I felt a sudden pang of heart palpitation.

This feeling was familiar to her; it meant that there were members of the Black Organization around her!

Ai Haibara's pupils shrank, and she didn't dare to look behind her. She quickly walked towards the crowd.

As he walked, he took out his phone, intending to call Kitagawa Taki.

But the next second, she felt herself being picked up, and at the same time, a handkerchief was covered to cover her mouth and nose.

A few seconds later, Ai Haibara lost consciousness.

Chapter 177 The Weak Side