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

She played a little trick, deliberately avoiding calling Kitagawa Taki by his name in front of the other girls.

Miyano Akemi said, "I see. Then I must have joined Taki-kun's agency after that."

Sonoko became interested and asked, "Yoko, who exactly are you looking for, Taki?"

Yoko Okino didn't go into details, but laughed and said, "Mr. Kitagawa saved my life!"

Ran guessed that Yoko Okino probably didn't want to bring up the past, and secretly patted Sonoko's hand.

Yuanzi understood and didn't press the matter further.

Chapter 285 Something's Wrong with My Idol!

After chatting with the girls for a while, Yoko Okino felt that she had roughly figured out the relationship between the girls and Taki Kitagawa.

Miyazaki Miho (Miyano Akemi), Kitagawa Taki's assistant, lives with Kitagawa Taki and takes care of his daily life. She is the closest to Kitagawa Taki.

Sonoko Suzuki—she had heard of this name before, having attended a banquet organized by the Suzuki family.

The second daughter of the Suzuki family is extremely wealthy, yet approachable and has a close relationship with Kitagawa Taki.

Ran Mouri, the daughter of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, lives across from Taki Kitagawa's house and is also close to him.

As for Ai Haibara, she wasn't even on her radar.

Yoko Okino felt immense pressure and suddenly regretted not being bolder and going directly to the agency to find Taki Kitagawa.

Miyazaki Miho and Ran could both have the advantage of proximity, but Sonoko's noble status made it impossible for her to compare.

Even their only advantage has vanished in front of the girls...

No, she has another identity.

Yoko Okino suddenly thought of her status as a popular idol. Perhaps this status could... give her a greater sense of conquest?

Thinking of this, her face flushed, and she secretly cursed herself for having such thoughts.

Seeing that Yoko Okino's face was as red as an apple, and then she was nodding and shaking her head, Sonoko asked curiously, "Yoko, are you alright?"

"Huh?" Yoko Okino snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "I'm fine!"

She fanned herself with her hand, "The air conditioner is probably too hot!"

Ai Haibara silently glanced up at the air conditioner temperature: 20 degrees Celsius. It wasn't high; she already felt a bit cold.

This idol is acting very strangely!

Unbeknownst to her, she had just been completely excluded from Yoko Okino's list of competitors...

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the other side.

While Kitagawa Taki and his two companions were waiting for the producer and the fruit selection expert, a large group of police officers arrived at the scene.

The team leader was naturally Inspector Megure, along with Wataru Takagi.

"Brother Kitagawa, Brother Mori, you're both here!"

Inspector Megure wasn't surprised at all that the two men were at the crime scene; he was used to it.

"Huh? Where's that brat Conan?" He looked left and right, but couldn't find Conan anywhere.

Kogoro Mouri explained, "That kid went to stay at his relative's house."

Inspector Megure nodded. He felt it was a bit of a pity, because when Kitagawa Taki wasn't around, Conan, that kid, often managed to discover some crucial things!

As for Kogoro Mouri, while he's good at solving cases, he often goes around in circles, leading the investigation in the wrong direction first, and then making a 180° turn at the end, which is really hard to bear.

"Who is this boy?" Inspector Megure then noticed Sera Masumi, who was being searched at the scene.

Kogoro Mouri introduced, "Inspector, this is a tomboy named Sera Masumi, Ran's classmate, who claims to be a detective."

"A girl?" Inspector Megure's eyes widened, then he realized he had been somewhat rude, coughed twice, and changed the subject, "Brother Mouri, what's going on at the scene?"

Kogoro Mouri explained the details and the rules of the program in detail.

"I see." Inspector Megure turned to Wataru Takagi and said, "Takagi, go and check with the TV station staff to see if any of them have seen Mr. Takeki!"

"Yes!" As soon as Takagi Wataru left, Yamagishi Eiichi came over with two people.

The one with thick eyebrows is producer Toshihide Taruoka, and the one wearing glasses is expert Fumi Kasugaji.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Do just the two of you have the key to access the box?"

Toshihide Taruoka quickly shook his head and explained, "I will not touch the box at all. The key is kept at the East Capital Bank and will only be taken out when the program starts, and I will hand it to the host, Mr. Kensaki."

Also, I had AD put the wallet lock on; I didn't do it myself!

Inspector Megure asked, "Who is AD?"

Toshihide Taruoka pointed to Wataru Furuya next to him: "This is Mr. Furuya. I also entrust him with the responsibility of managing the boxes."

Kogoro Mori's eyes blazed as he pointed directly at Toshihide Taruoka: "So, you absolutely did not touch the box, nor did you go to the warehouse where the box was stored?"

Toshihide Taruoka's expression changed, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "I went to the warehouse today to check the boxes."

"Heh." Kogoro Mouri sneered, "You just said you wouldn't touch the box the whole time?"

Toshihide Taruoka hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I just checked if the box had arrived and if it was locked properly. I absolutely did not touch the box!"

Kogoro Mouri persisted: "Didn't you pass this responsibility on to Mr. Furuya?"

Toshihide Taruoka said, "Because Mr. Takeki warned me that if the contents of the box were to leak out, it would be my responsibility, I was a little worried, so I went to check it."

Inspector Megure asked suspiciously, "Has something been leaked?"

"Mr. Takeki must be worried about the questions being leaked, after all, he has won the championship for six consecutive weeks and has prepared the right ingredients for the questions!"

Kitagawa Taki offered an explanation, his gaze sweeping over the three suspects. None of them were carrying anything suspicious.

At this moment, Kasugaji Fumio hesitated and said, "Actually... Mr. Takeki came to my house yesterday. He came to warn me not to leak the questions, since only I know what's in the box."

Inspector Megure asked, "And then what?"

"After that, he went home and just happened to pass by some staff members who came to pick up the boxes!" Kasuga Temple Fumi looked at Furuya Wataru and asked, "Mr. Furuya, right?"

Furuya Wataru nodded: "That's right. Two young ADs told me that they met Mr. Takeki in front of Mr. Kasuga's house."

Kogoro Mouri was confused: "Then where would we find the opportunity to put the body into the box?"

Kitagawa Taki said, "Then it can only be the warehouse here."

Having ruled out other possibilities, only this one remains.

At this moment, Wataru Takagi, who had gone to investigate, returned to the scene.

He reported breathlessly, "Inspector, an employee said that yesterday they saw Mr. Takeki working as an extra on the set of a period drama at the TV station!"

"Huh? Playing a minor role?" Inspector Megure was confused.

Sera Masumi smiled and analyzed, "He's trying to hide in the film crew, making people think he's not at the TV station, so that the guy who leaked the questions will lower his guard and he can be caught red-handed!"

Kogoro Mouri pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that's the case!"

“Um…” Toshihide Taruoka interrupted, “Our warehouse actually has surveillance cameras!”

Kitagawa Taki glanced sideways; it was rare to find surveillance cameras in Detective Conan!

"Then let's not delay, Mr. Taruoka, please take us to the monitoring room!"

Inspector Megure was eager to get to work, feeling that the light at the end of the tunnel was just around the corner.

Chapter 286 is a talented person

Monitoring room.

Takagi Wataru retrieved the warehouse's surveillance footage from today.

At 9:05 a.m., Takeki Masanori entered the warehouse after looking around.

At around 9:20, producer Toshihide Taruoka entered the warehouse and stayed there for 30 minutes.

Kogoro Mouri questioned, "Mr. Taruoka, what have you been doing in the warehouse for so long? Why is it taking so long to check the boxes?"

Toshihide Tsurugaka quickly waved his hand and said, "I forgot where I put the box. The warehouse is big and there are a lot of things, so I searched for quite a while."

After hearing his explanation, Kogoro Mouri did not dispel his suspicions and still thought he was the most suspicious guy.

At 10:20, AD Furuya Wataru entered the warehouse and stayed there for 34 minutes.

Takagi Wataru said, "You've been staying here for quite a while too!"

Furuya Wataru explained, "Actually, I finished checking the boxes very quickly. I spent the rest of the time smoking because smoking is prohibited at TV stations, and AD is very busy, so I didn't have time to smoke."

Smoking in the warehouse? That's quite something.

At 11:06, Kasugaji Fumi entered the warehouse and stayed inside for more than ten minutes.

Kasugaji Fumikado: "Because of what Mr. Takeki said yesterday, I've been bothered by it. I'm quite confident in my locks, but I've never checked the locks at the TV station before, so I went to the warehouse to check and even took pictures with my phone."

In the time after Kasugaji Aya came out, only a few staff members went in to retrieve the box.

Wu Muzhengde never came out again.

In other words, the suspicion still lies with the three individuals.

Kogoro Mouri pondered, "The suspect has been identified, but the method of picking the lock remains a mystery!"

Kitagawa Taki, however, decided to take a different approach. Since Takeki Masanori had been murdered, it was certain that someone had leaked the exam questions.

The champion is driven by fame, while the leaker is driven by profit; the champion must know exactly who leaked the questions.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Taki asked, "Mr. Taruoka, is Mr. Kurimura, who won the championship for six consecutive weeks, still at the TV station?"

Although Taki Kitagawa found it strange that he would ask about Kurimura, he still replied, "Yes, he should be with the audience right now."

After giving instructions to Inspector Megure and the others, Kitagawa Taki left the monitoring room.

Sera Masumi watched Kitagawa Taki's retreating figure, and began to speculate about what he was thinking.

However, she still intends to do things her own way and see who can find the murderer first!

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