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

The photo shows Shinichi Kudo and a girl.

This must be the piece of paper left behind by this girl.

Shiho Miyano put down the photos, arranged them neatly in their original positions, and then walked to the wardrobe next to her.

Upon opening the wardrobe, Shiho Miyano's expression shifted slightly—one of the boxes inside was empty.

She clearly remembered that the last time she came, these boxes were all filled with clothes.

The outer lid of the empty box reads "Shin-chan's children's clothes?".

Upon seeing this, Shiho Miyano's lips curled up slightly. She was now certain that Shinichi Kudo had shrunk and was hiding somewhere.

After closing the cabinet door, several men in black arrived on the second floor. Shiho Miyano shook her head at them, indicating that she had not found any useful information.

Then, the group planned to leave the Kudo family home and exit through the front door. Just as they were about to lock the door, a voice sounded from behind them.

Who are you?

Kitagawa Taki watched the strange group with interest: two men and two women, all dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses late at night. The other woman's back view looked quite familiar.

Shiho Miyano remained calm and turned around, just about to offer an explanation to brush it off, when she realized that she recognized the person in front of her and even knew his name—Taki Kitagawa.

Last year, she met this person on Mermaid Island. She clearly remembered that he was standing behind her at the Dugong Festival, and she even glanced at the name he had written down.

Kitagawa Taki naturally recognized Miyano Shiho, but he remained calm and pretended not to know her, asking again, "You're not from the Kudo family, are you? What are you doing sneaking around here?"

Shiho Miyano realized what was happening and explained, "We were just passing by."

"Nonsense! I clearly saw you touching the lock. Who are you people?"

One of the men in black couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't want to waste time talking to a random passerby, so he reached out and tried to push Kitagawa Taki away.

Unexpectedly, Kitagawa Taki grabbed his wrist and twisted it behind his back.

"what--"

The man in black screamed in pain. Seeing their companion injured, the other two rushed forward, but were also quickly taken down by Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki didn't care whether someone was a woman or not; he treated everyone the same.

Shiho Miyano, standing to the side, was clearly taken aback by how things had unfolded, her mouth slightly agape, momentarily speechless.

"Miss, you haven't been kidnapped by them, have you?"

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the three people lying on the ground groaning, then asked Miyano Shiho.

He made up his mind that if Shiho Miyano said "yes," he would help her escape the brewery right now.

There's no other reason; he's just despicable and lusts after her body!

When Shiho Miyano heard Taki Kitagawa's question, she was momentarily speechless.

She dreamed of escaping the organization, but she wasn't alone; her sister was too!

Moreover, it was because of her that her sister, who was an external member of the organization, was also under close surveillance by the organization.

Having relied on her older sister since childhood, how could she abandon her sister and run away alone?

Once she escapes, her sister's fate is predictable.

With her mind racing, Shiho Miyano opened her mouth, but finally said, "No, they are my bodyguards. We were really just passing by."

"Oh? I must have misread it. Sorry."

Kitagawa Taki noticed Miyano Shiho's dilemma and realized that she was worried about her older sister, Miyano Akemi.

"No, they started it. I should be the one apologizing. I'm sorry!" Shiho Miyano bowed slightly.

Afterwards, he woke the others up and took his leave.

Back at the research institute, Shiho Miyano immediately changed the information on Shinichi Kudo's APTX-4869 dosage list from "unknown" to "dead".

Chapter 26 The Wild Bandaged Monster

Kitagawa Taki woke up to find it was Friday, which is typical of Conan's timeline.

After finishing his daily training, Kitagawa Taki exhaled a breath of turbid air. He felt that he should be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining soon.

Days without commissions are days of leisure.

He made plans with Sonoko to go to her villa tomorrow.

Playing is secondary; the main thing is that Sonoko's older sister, Ayako Suzuki, has been wanting to thank Kitagawa Takiji and Tomizawa Tetsuji in person ever since the last time.

In addition, Sonoko has recently been praising Kitagawa Taki to Ayako Suzuki, saying how amazing he is, not only can he exorcise spirits, but he is also very good at deduction.

Ayako Suzuki immediately saw through her younger sister's thoughts and became even more eager to see Taki Kitagawa in person.

……

Early the next morning.

Kitagawa Taki was already waiting in the car. When he saw Conan and Ran come downstairs, he honked the horn.

That's right, the two of them are going together too. According to Sonoko, it was her sister's idea to invite more friends so it would be more lively. Kitagawa Taki had no objection.

However, Kitagawa Taki had a premonition that with Conan around, something tragic was likely to happen again.

Conan and Ran noticed the luxury car parked downstairs across the street. They walked over and discovered that Kitagawa Taki was in the driver's seat.

They had seen the car a few days ago, but they never expected it to belong to Kitagawa Taki.

"Brother Kitagawa, is this your new car?" Conan asked as he got into the car.

"Ah."

"This car must be expensive, right?" Conan looked at the interior of the car.

Kitagawa Taki glanced back and said, "You're still interested in cars? This car is alright, it's only a little over ten million."

That's the truth; his car is nowhere near as good as the one in the garden.

Conan was inwardly scoffing upon hearing this. What did he mean by "only a little over ten million"?

He never expected that Kitagawa Taki's exorcism agency would be so profitable; he could buy a car worth over ten million yen so easily in such a short time.

I initially thought this firm would collapse soon!

A few minutes later, Sonoko arrived in her Bentley. She was wearing a blue knitted top with the sleeves slightly rolled up, revealing her fair and slender wrists, giving her an elegant yet playful look. She paired it with a white short skirt, making her appear quite youthful and beautiful.

Sonoko opened the passenger door and greeted everyone, "Sorry, Taki, Ran, I'm late."

Then, looking at Conan, he said, "You little rascal, you came along too!"

Conan rolled his eyes. If he hadn't come, he would have been starving with that drunkard Kogoro Mouri.

Ran explained, "If we leave Conan at home, Dad definitely won't be able to take good care of him."

Sonoko was just saying it casually; she didn't really mind.

It took them quite a while to drive to the vicinity of the Suzuki family's villa.

As the surroundings became increasingly remote, Xiaolan couldn't help but ask, "Yuanzi, are you sure we haven't gone to the wrong place?"

Sonoko said confidently, "No, just keep walking along this road and you'll get there."

A few minutes later, we arrived at the edge of a cliff. On the other side was a solitary villa connected by a suspension bridge, which was too narrow for cars to cross. Several cars were already parked there.

Sonoko explained, "We can only park the car here. We'll have to walk there from here."

Kitagawa Taki reversed the car a little, trying to get as far away from the cliff as possible, and parked it in a row with the other cars.

"Yuanzi, why did you build your villa in a place like this? There's no cell phone signal."

Xiaolan felt that this place was quite eerie and scary. It was surrounded by dense forests, and the lack of sunlight today made it even more unsettling.

Kitagawa Taki deeply agreed; the location of this villa was simply the best choice for a "locked room mystery" scenario.

Sonoko laughed and said, "Let's experience what it's like to be away from the city once in a while! Let's get off the bus and go!"

Conan went down first, and pointing towards the suspension bridge, he said, "There's someone over there!"

Everyone looked over and saw a person wearing a black robe and a black hat walking on the suspension bridge.

Xiao Lan asked curiously, "Why didn't I see this person just now? Was he also here for the party?"

Sonoko was also confused; she didn't know who her sister had invited.

At that moment, the man suddenly turned his head, exchanged a glance with the others, and then quickly ran towards the back of the villa.

The man's face was wrapped in bandages, leaving only one eye exposed; his gaze was chilling.

Ran, Sonoko, and Conan were startled, and Sonoko instinctively clung to Kitagawa Taki's arm.

His face... was covered in bandages...

Was this person really invited?

Both women felt that this person was somewhat strange.

Kitagawa Taki suddenly remembered: wasn't this the bandaged weirdo?

He was quite impressed with this episode; after all, the killing and dismemberment, and leading the charge, were quite thrilling.

Feeling the soft touch on his arm, Kitagawa Taki said, "Let's go, we'll go ask Sonoko's sister."

The two women nodded, and Sonoko then released Kitagawa Taki's hand. Afterward, the group crossed the suspension bridge and arrived in front of the villa.

The villa was built in a very luxurious style, with white as the main color, which contrasted sharply with the dark green forest around it.

Just as the garden was about to open its gate, the gate was opened.

"Sis!"

The person who opened the door was Sonoko's older sister, Ayako Suzuki. She was clearly an intellectual beauty with a high ponytail and a gentle smile on her face, but her most striking feature was her pair of squinty eyes.

Ayako Suzuki said, "I saw you just now."

"This must be Mr. Kitagawa! I haven't had a chance to thank you in person for what happened last time!" Ayako Suzuki said, bowing.

Kitagawa Taki smiled and said, "Ms. Suzuki, you're too kind. Just call me by my name."

Ayako Suzuki nodded. "Yes, we're about the same age. You can just call me Ayako."

Then, he greeted Ran and Conan.