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

"Oh, right, and this child too." Fujimine Yukiko patted Conan's head.

Conan chuckled, "Heh heh, you only remember your son now?"

He seemed like an afterthought.

Conan glanced at Kitagawa Taki. He was determined to find the person who made the death threat before Kitagawa Taki could and regain his dignity.

“We can go directly to Mr. Fujieda and ask him about the situation!” Conan suggested.

Ueki Kusaba interjected, "I'm afraid that won't work now. The master is in the audiovisual room, listening to classical music and reading a book, so we'll have to wait at least an hour."

Fujieda Suka nodded and said, "If anyone disturbs Mikio's reading, he will be very angry, and then you won't be able to ask him anything."

"I see..." Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Fujimine were speechless.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head; this guy was beyond saving.

Ran, standing nearby, said, "But didn't Mr. Fujieda receive death threats? Isn't it unsafe to leave him alone like this?"

“In that case, we can go and see what’s going on in the audiovisual room,” Fujieda Shigeru said. “Let’s go to the monitoring room.”

Eri Kisaki asked, "Is there surveillance in the audiovisual room as well?"

"Yes."

……

Monitoring room.

In the picture, Fujieda Mikio is drinking coffee and reading a book, looking quite relaxed.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Is your monitoring room usually unattended?"

Ueki Kusahachi explained, "Usually, the maids and I take turns checking."

"Gentlemen, I'll have to keep you company for now; I still need to finish my manuscript," Fujieda Shigeru said. "I'll leave this to you, Mr. Ueki."

After saying that, Fujie Shigeru left first.

Since they had nothing else to do for the time being, they started chatting.

Ran suddenly asked, "By the way, Mom, who won the Miss Teitan beauty pageant back then?"

“At the time, we all received 10,000 votes,” Yukiko Fujimine recalled. “However, strangely enough, we had prepared 20,001 votes to determine the winner, and we don’t know where the last vote went.”

Yukiko Fujimine looked at Eri Kisaki and said, "If we can find that last vote, Eri, you'll definitely win!"

Eri Kisaki was pleased, but said, "Oh, no, no, I knew without even thinking that you, Yukiko, would win."

The two then engaged in another round of mutual flattery.

Eri looked at Ran and asked curiously, "Ran, how do you know this?"

After all, that happened twenty years ago.

Ran hesitated and asked, "Uh... Mom, is the ticket you're talking about printed with the Teitan High School logo?"

"Yes."

Xiaolan said, "I found this ticket in my dad's uniform pocket when I was sorting through his old clothes."

Actually, she only found out about the beauty pageant because Sonoko told her.

If Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Fujimine hadn't brought up the voting issue today, she wouldn't have connected that piece of paper with this matter.

Upon hearing Ran's words, Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Fujimine exchanged a glance, their eyes seemingly sparking with rage.

Yukiko Fujimine quickly pressed, "Ran, whose name is written on that piece of paper?"

Eri Kisaki was no longer calm. "Who is it? Ran!"

Xiaolan was startled by their intense reaction and quickly said, "Dad put it directly into the washing machine, so you can't see it at all."

Eri narrowed her eyes. "Ran, you'd better tell the truth!"

Yukiko Fujimine said with a smile, "Ran, don't worry about your mother!"

Kitagawa Taki watched from the sidelines, finding it somewhat amusing. Knowing Kogoro Mouri's nature, he most likely cast his vote for Fujimine Yukiko.

Xiaolan gave a bitter smile, "I really don't know..."

Seeing that Ran seemed genuinely unaware, Fujimine Yukiko turned her gaze to Kitagawa Taki and asked, "Taki, who do you think will win between us?"

Kitagawa Taki never expected that just watching the drama would lead to this; wasn't this a recipe for disaster?

"Actually, you can just ask Mori-san directly."

"Better to die for my friend than for me," Kitagawa Taki silently mourned for Kogoro Mouri for three seconds.

“That makes sense.” Eri Kisaki nodded.

Just then, Ueki Kusahachi suddenly exclaimed, "Why did you raise your hand, sir?"

Everyone looked at the screen and saw that Fujieda Mikio had put down his book, stood up, and raised his hands.

It looks like they're surrendering.

Yukiko Fujimine guessed, "Could it be that someone is threatening him with a gun?"

Ueki Kusaba said, "That's impossible. I personally delivered the coffee there before, and I'm sure the master locked the door from the inside."

The next second, Fujieda Mikio in the scene collapsed to the ground.

Eri Kisaki's expression changed, and she asked, "Where's the key to the audiovisual room?"

Ueki Kusakado: "In my room."

Eri Kisaki said, "Ran, call an ambulance and the police!"

"Mrs. Suhua, please take us to the audiovisual room."

Fujieda Suka nodded hurriedly.

……

The entrance to the audiovisual room.

Fujie Shigeru, who had heard the commotion, also rushed over.

Fujieda Shigeru pounded on the door frantically, but there was no response from inside.

Kitagawa Taki, however, had a strange expression on his face, because when he scanned the area with his divine sense, he found that Fujieda Mikio was neither dead nor shot.

"Let me do it!" Kitagawa Taki stepped forward, ready to force the door open.

Just then, two gunshots rang out.

Kitagawa Taki kicked the door open, and Fujieda Mikio, who had been shot several times and was still bleeding, could be clearly seen.

Kitagawa Taki performed a perfunctory check, then shook his head at the crowd, indicating that the person was gone.

Ten seconds later, Ueki Kusahachi arrived with the keys.

"master!"

……

The police officer who arrived was Inspector Megure.

"Brother Kitagawa!" Inspector Megure greeted him. "And isn't this Ms. Kisaki and Ms. Yukiko?"

Inspector Megure was somewhat surprised by the simultaneous appearance of the two.

Eri Kisaki explained, "We are here to investigate the person who issued the death threat to Mr. Fujieda."

Then, the group explained the details to Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure turned his gaze to Kitagawa Taki. With Kitagawa around, things were going to be alright.

Chapter 187 Yukiko's Solo Show

"Inspector, the murder weapon, the handgun, has been found." Takagi Wataru took out the handgun and the spent cartridges. "The murder weapon is a .45 handgun, and there are three spent cartridges in total, which matches the number of bullet holes found on the victim's body."

"There was also a towel with burn marks, which the murderer probably used to neutralize the gunpowder residue."

Inspector Megure pondered, "So, the murderer shot the victim through this glass window. It's also possible that the murderer was an outsider."

Yukiko Fujimine leaned down quietly and asked Conan, "How's it going? Any leads?"

Conan said, "There are some, but this was definitely an inside job."

"The fact that the surveillance cameras installed in the villa did not capture the person who made the death threat, and that the murderer left the murder weapon behind instead of taking it with him, all indicate that the murderer was an insider."

Yukiko Fujimine nodded and smiled, "If you discover the truth, you must tell me first!"

Conan rolled his eyes. He knew his mom was probably trying to show off her deduction skills again.

After speaking, Fujimine Yukiko walked over to Kitagawa Taki and nudged him with her shoulder.

"Taki, any leads?"

"Not only do I know, but I also know who the murderer is."

Kitagawa Taki overheard her conversation with Conan without missing a single word.

Yukiko Fujimine covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? Really? So fast?"

The murder happened less than twenty minutes ago, and the police have only been there for a short while. How did they solve the case?

Fujimine Yukiko's eyes lit up: "Taki, can you tell me?"

“Okay.” Kitagawa Taki gestured for Fujimine Yukiko to come closer, “The culprit is Ueki Kusahachi…”

Fujimine Yukiko nodded repeatedly as she listened. Kitagawa Taki spoke as if he had personally witnessed Ueki Kusahachi committing the crime, describing the details perfectly and providing ample evidence.

Conan, who was engrossed in pondering the case, frowned upon seeing this scene.

As soon as the two finished speaking, he pulled Fujimine Yukiko aside.

"Mom, aren't you getting a little too close to Kitagawa Taki? You know, he's practically a dangerous person!"

Yukiko Fujimine waved her hand dismissively, "Yeah, yeah, I know what I'm doing."

After several encounters with Kitagawa Taki over this period of time, she felt that Kitagawa Taki did not seem to be a member of that black organization.

Seeing Fujimine Yukiko's expression, Conan felt helpless. He couldn't very well turn the tables and start interfering with his own mother, could he?