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

“See? What kind of monster would use something like this to kill someone?” Kitagawa Taki said, pointing to the corpse on the ground.

“That’s true.” Yamamura Misao scratched his head awkwardly.

"Ahem." Yamamura Misao finally remembered that he was a policeman and began to maintain order. "No one else is allowed to enter the room except for Osaka Kid and Mr. Kitagawa."

Hattori Heiji has already begun examining the body. "He has stopped breathing. There is no rigor mortis. He has been dead for less than thirty minutes."

Yamamura Misao's gaze swept over the people at the scene, then he pulled Kitagawa Taki aside, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered, "Mr. Kitagawa, those three people were with us! How could they possibly be the murderers?"

Kitagawa Taki shook his head. "No, no, the murderer is among them."

"Huh? Could the murderer teleport?" Yamamura Misao was stunned for a moment, then realized, "No, Mr. Kitagawa, you must know something, right?"

Before Kitagawa Taki could speak, Hattori Heiji shouted, "Hey, Gunma Prefectural Police! What are you and Kitagawa whispering about? Why aren't you sealing off the scene and starting an investigation?"

Kitagawa Taki interrupted, "There's no need to investigate anymore, the culprit is right here."

He hadn't exposed Koyanagi Midori before; he was just curious about how she would use the Kamaitachi legend.

"What??"

Hattori Heiji was shocked. He had only examined the body, and Kitagawa Taki already knew who the murderer was?

Yamamura Misao wore an expression that said, "I knew it," and looking at the shocked expressions on the faces of the others, he felt a sense of satisfaction that he was the only one who had figured out the truth.

Kuroba Chikage was also very surprised. Kitagawa Taki had been following the crowd before, so how could he have changed so much all of a sudden?

"Mr. Kitagawa, do you mean the murderer is still in this house and hasn't escaped?"

The person in the middle of the stage subconsciously excluded the murderer from the people at the scene.

“Uh…” Kitagawa Taki was speechless and could only explain, “I mean the murderer is among us.”

"Kitagawa, you're not kidding, are you?"

Hattori Heiji still didn't want to believe it.

Kazuha Toyama spoke up in his defense, saying, "Heiji, how could Kitagawa joke about something like this?"

“That’s right, Mr. Kitagawa, tell us who the murderer is!” Kuroba Chikage urged, eager to hear what Kitagawa Taki would say.

Kitagawa Taki looked at Koyanagi Midori, whose face was pale, and asked, "Miss Koyanagi, will you confess voluntarily, or should I tell you?"

Everyone else looked at Koyanagi Midori with surprise and uncertainty; Kitagawa Taki's meaning was quite clear.

Koyanagi forced a smile. "Mr. Kitagawa, how could I possibly be the murderer?"

“Alright then, I’ll do it,” Kitagawa Taki said. “You pretended to fall behind, but actually you came to this annex from the open-air bath. After killing the old man, you cut off the power to the annex and met up with us in the dark.”

"Wasn't she with us just now?" Yamamura asked, puzzled.

"We were all in a rush to check on the old man's condition in the outer room and didn't notice this!" Hattori Heiji's expression changed.

Kuroba Chikage said, "But isn't the open-air bath still full of water?"

Kitagawa Taki looked at Ohno Takami: "Let's go, madam, lead the way, let's go take another look."

The group followed Takami Ohno to the corridor.

In the clearing between the veranda and the fence leading to the open-air bath, the snow had been carved into a semi-circle.

Hattori Heiji immediately understood, "They used a sickle to dig out and erase the footprints, didn't they?"

“That’s not important.” Kitagawa Taki walked towards the fence first.

The group then went through the fence to the open-air bath again, which was still full of water.

Kitagawa Taki looked at the puzzled crowd and said, "Try touching the water in the bath."

Toyama Kazuha asked curiously, "It has a sticky feel to it."

"I see." Hattori Heiji suddenly realized, "If a strong force is applied in one breath, a non-Newtonian liquid will become like a solid."

After saying that, he quickly ran from the bathtub to the other side.

"It really can run people off!"

Seeing this, Yamamura Misao also wanted to try it, but he ended up getting hooked.

Kitagawa Taki grabbed this clown and pulled him out.

Tai Wu, still puzzled, asked, "How did they do that?"

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Koyanagi Midori: "I guess it's kudzu powder."

Upon hearing "kudzu root powder," Takami Ohno exclaimed, "A large amount of kudzu root powder was stolen from the warehouse a few days ago. I was wondering who would steal such a thing."

As the truth gradually came to light, Xiaoliuli still refused to surrender, saying, "Have you forgotten that my face was scratched in the warehouse? How could I have scratched myself?"

"You did it yourself," Kitagawa Taki chuckled. "Miss Koyanagi's self-inflicted injury is quite a feigned injury; you actually dared to do it on your own face."

Yamamura Misao then asked, "But what did she use to make it? And how did she make the light bulb explode?"

Heiji Hattori explained, "The light bulb probably exploded because of chewing gum. If an old light bulb gets stuck with something, it can cause a temperature difference on the surface, which can lead to an explosion."

Then, he looked at Kitagawa Taki and said, "But I still have no idea what it was made of."

Chapter 265 She still has to thank us!

Kitagawa Taki looked at Koyanagi Midori's right hand. "That thing is still on her body. It's the small blade on her fingernail."

Xiao Liu's expression changed, and she unconsciously hid her hands behind her back.

Why? Why did Kitagawa Taki act as if he had witnessed her committing the crime firsthand? The body wasn't even cold yet, and everything was already exposed.

She wasn't the only one with this question; Hattori Heiji felt the same way.

A sense of defeat welled up inside him, as if he were being crushed by his father.

Tai Wu, still confused, asked, "What about the old man's screams we heard earlier? Were those fake too?"

Kitagawa Taki retorted, "Of course it's fake. The house is quite a distance from us, how could we possibly hear such clear screams?"

Everyone nodded. They hadn't thought it was strange at the time, but now that Kitagawa Taki had said it, they realized it was indeed unreasonable.

Looking at Koyanagi Midori's fluctuating expression, Ohno Takami asked, "Miss Koyanagi, why did you go to so much trouble to kill the old man? You two had no connection, did you?"

This question seemed to open a floodgate of Xiaoliulü's emotions, and she shouted, "How could we not have any connection?!"

“My mother used to be the head waitress here. She suffered a lot of unfair treatment from that old man. Because she was fired from here, her reputation spread and other hotels were unwilling to hire her. She worked hard to support me, but she passed away in less than two years.”

Considering the old man's bizarre behavior, it's not surprising that he would do something like this.

Seeing that the truth had come to light, Yamamura went outside and called two policemen, who took Koyanagi Midori away.

"Mr. Kitagawa, as expected of you! You solved the case and caught the culprit in such a short time!"

Yamamura Misao excitedly shook hands with Kitagawa Taki. This time, the Kamaitachi incident would give him something to brag about when he returned to the police station.

Yes, he always provided help indirectly.

After exchanging pleasantries with Kitagawa Taki, Yamamura Misao led his team away from the hotel.

It was already evening, so Kitagawa Taki and the others naturally had no choice but to stay at the hotel for the night.

……

After dinner, Kitagawa Taki led Haibara Ai to their room.

The hotel rooms are all Japanese-style rooms, where futons are laid directly on tatami mats.

"Why didn't you book another room?" Ai Haibara asked, arms crossed, leaning against the door.

Kitagawa Taki spread out the blankets for the two of them and said, "Booking another room is such a waste of money! Let's save some money!"

"You just made two million."

If Ai Haibara hadn't known about Kitagawa Taki's usual income and expenses, she would have actually believed it.

She silently pulled her blanket back a little.

"Ai, if you're cold at night, I don't mind if you come to my place!"

Kitagawa Taki changed the subject, patting his own blanket as he spoke.

"Thank you, I feel very warm."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at Taki Kitagawa and crawled into bed.

At that moment, Kuroba Chikage's voice came from outside the room.

"Mr. Kitagawa, are you there? Could you come out for a moment?"

"I'm going out for a bit," Kitagawa Taki said to Haibara Ai.

……

Kitagawa Taki followed Kuroba Chikage into her room.

Their rooms were not far from Kitagawa Taki's.

"Miss Qianying, is there anything I can help you with?"

He was just waiting for Qianying to come to him, since everything was over.

"I was hoping to take this opportunity to see Mr. Kitagawa's exorcism techniques, but unfortunately the Kamaitachi is fake." Kuroba Chikage said with a regretful expression, then added, "I wonder if Mr. Kitagawa could demonstrate them for me?"

Kitagawa Taki raised an eyebrow, wondering if he wanted to cast a spell?

He stared into Kuroba Chikage's eyes: "If you can tell me your true identity, I'll let you see it."

Kuroba Chikage and Kitagawa Taki looked at each other without flinching, then covered their mouths and chuckled: "So you knew all along."

"Then I'll just tell you directly, I am Kaito's mother."

Ok?

To be honest, Kitagawa Taki really didn't expect that.

All he knew was that Kaito Kuroba's father was Toichi Kuroba, but he knew nothing about his mother's name or appearance.

"Kuroba Chikage?"

Kuroba Chikage nodded: "Mm."

"Mr. Kitagawa, shouldn't you keep your promise?" Kuroba Chikage tilted her head and looked at Kitagawa Taki with a smile.