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

With nowhere to hide, the Tengu was caught in the blast and crashed to the ground like a bird with broken wings.

It feels so weak!

Kitagawa Taki stopped.

The three landed not far from the Tengu.

Yukiko Fujimine felt her adrenaline surge, as if she were watching a movie and being completely immersed in it.

"Mist Tengu? Can it talk?"

Although he didn't have much hope, Kitagawa Taki still asked.

The Tengu didn't react much. It got up from the ground and stared intently at the three of them through its red eyes.

Kitagawa Taki said disappointedly, "Why is it that none of these yokai are intelligent?"

He then prepared to take action.

Koizumi Akako reached out and stopped Kitagawa Taki, saying, "Wait a minute, let it try out my new creation!"

"Alright, it's up to you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Koizumi Akako pulled out a white mask with a smile on it.

Kitagawa Taki asked in surprise, "Isn't this Xiao Bu'er's mask?"

“That’s right, I put them on this mask.”

Koizumi Akako threw out her mask, and a flash of white light appeared.

Then, a white monster with a hunched back appeared.

It wore a mask on its head and had sharp claws on its hands.

Kitagawa Taki realized that this monster was not a physical entity like a yokai, but rather a spirit.

Yukiko Fujimine could only see a mask floating in the air, and asked in confusion, "It doesn't seem like anything has changed."

Koizumi Akako said calmly, "It's just that you can't see it."

"Huh?" Fujimine Yukiko looked disappointed.

The misty tengu finally moved, uprooting a small tree and swinging the trunk at the white monster.

The white monster was very fast; it dodged the attack and also landed a claw strike on the Tengu.

It seems that the Tengu has no other abilities besides brute force and speed, let alone any magic.

Not long after, it was killed by the kite.

"This thing is pretty good, it saves a lot of effort." Kitagawa Taki noticed that Koizumi Akako hadn't exerted much energy.

“Of course.” Koizumi Akako smiled smugly, waved her hand, and the monster’s spirit dissipated, the mask flying back into her hand.

Fujimine Yukiko said helplessly, "Apart from the horrible roar of the Mist Tengu, I didn't feel anything at all!"

"I can let you see things like this later," Kitagawa Taki comforted him.

"Really? That's great!!"

Today's experience was truly eye-opening for Yukiko Fujimine, opening the door to a new world.

Fujimine Yukiko felt a strong urge to learn, and cautiously asked, "Taki... can I learn your... skills?"

Kitagawa Taki said with a smile, "Sure, but can you accept the price to pay for learning this?"

"What's the price? I guarantee there won't be any problem."

Kitagawa Taki said meaningfully, "This is something that cannot be shared with outsiders."

"Huh?" Fujimine Yukiko swallowed hard. Was it the kind of thing she thought couldn't be told to outsiders?

Although she kept saying she wanted to find someone, she didn't intend to actually do it.

And does Kitagawa Taki have feelings for her?

Kitagawa Taki's words have now taken root in her heart like a seed.

Looking at Kitagawa Taki, Fujimine Yukiko tried to dispel the thoughts in her mind.

Koizumi Akako rolled her eyes at Kitagawa Taki and interjected, "Let's go check on that Mist Tengu!"

The two walked ahead, with Fujimine Yukiko following behind, looking lost and dejected.

Koizumi Akako bent down and removed the Tengu's mask, but upon seeing the Tengu's face, she threw it away in disgust.

"He's really ugly..."

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "Isn't this normal? It's reasonable that monsters don't conform to human aesthetic standards."

"Calling someone by the name 'Mist Tengu' makes me think they're some kind of powerful monster."

While making sarcastic remarks, Koizumi Akako used magic to destroy the evidence.

"Let's go back!"

……

temple.

Conan and Kogoro Mouri then asked several monks for details about the incident that occurred two years ago.

Conan was still completely baffled as to how the murderer had hung the body so high up and how they had managed to remove it so quietly.

Just then, Xiaolan's surprised voice came from outside.

"Taki, you're back!"

Conan hurriedly ran out and pulled Fujimine Yukiko aside.

"Mom, why aren't you answering the phone!"

"Did you make a call?" Fujimine Yukiko took out her phone and saw a missed call. "I probably didn't hear it."

Conan didn't dwell on the question and asked again, "So, you went to chase the culprit?"

"Yeah, that guy wore a terrifying mask and had a pair of wings! It's a pity he still got away."

"I'm a little annoyed," said Yukiko Fujimine.

When they returned, Kitagawa Taki gave them instructions on what to say, since they would have to deal with the police later and wanted to avoid any unforeseen complications.

Conan lowered his gaze. "It seems the culprit is impersonating the Tengu."

In this way, the suspicion of other monks in the temple can be basically ruled out.

The murderer must have broken in while Monk Kuan Nian was meditating in his meditation room and then committed the crime.

Unfortunately, there were very few clues left at the scene, almost none.

The only common ground can be found in the two monks, Zhongnian and Kuannian, who died two years ago.

However, after some questioning, no common ground was found between the two.

The case has reached a stalemate.

……

morning.

The police finally arrived at the temple, but after some maneuvering, they found nothing.

Conan was unwilling to accept this outcome. Was this case destined to end inconclusively, just like the previous one?

Last time, at least the murderer and the method were found.

"Brother Kitagawa, do you have any clues about the murderer's methods?" Conan asked.

Kitagawa Taki shrugged. "Who knows?"

Yukiko Fujimine looked at Conan, wanting to tell him the truth: this was something no human could have done!

But having learned from her previous experience, she knew that Conan would absolutely not believe her.

Let Conan suffer a few more setbacks; it's his own fault for not believing even his own mother.

Chapter 214 Sissy Sky

Saturday night.

Karaoke box.

"At the end of the century, a hundred years later, everyone wanted me to cry, but I laughed..."

Conan's rendition of "My Heart Is in Turmoil" perfectly stirred up a sense of unease in everyone present.

Yet he sang with such confidence, it was all emotion, devoid of any technique.

Sonoko covered her ears, snatched the microphone from Conan, and said without any politeness, "Why did you have to come along, you brat? Singing like that is just an ear-polluting experience!"

Conan looked annoyed. He couldn't sing well, so why couldn't he come to karaoke with him?

Ran was at a loss for words to comfort Conan, because Sonoko was absolutely right; she had never imagined that Conan's singing would be so... jarring.

"Lan, let's sing a song together, so this little devil can have a good listen."

Sonoko pulled Xiaolan up and requested the song "Tears of the Past".

"The tears of yesterday, the swaying summer breeze, bring back that lost summer..."

Conan twitched his lips; he felt that his singing was no worse than the other two.

"Kid, you need to pay attention in music class, okay?"

After finishing her song, Sonoko didn't forget to call out Conan.

Conan nodded perfunctorily.

Sonoko then looked at Ai Haibara, who was the only one in the entire audience who hadn't sung yet. "Ai, aren't you going to sing something?"

"Then I'll sing a song too!"

Kitagawa Taki thought Haibara Ai would refuse, but to his surprise, she agreed, took the microphone from Miyano Akemi, and requested "Sissy Sky".

They said, "It's probably too late."