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

Then he realized what was happening and had the answer in his mind.

Besides that "drinkhouse," only he, his mother, and Kitagawa Taki knew about it.

"How I know this is not important; what is important is that I know where those people came from."

Now it's Conan's turn to play mysterious.

Kaito Kuroba remained silent, his mind racing.

Conan could only know about him and the origins of those people from Kitagawa Taki.

But why did Kitagawa Taki tell Conan?

Could it be... that Shinichi Kudo shrunk because of that "drinkhouse"?

Kaito Kuroba probed, "Then tell me about those guys' backgrounds!"

He wanted to see just how much Conan knew.

"Tell me what you want me to investigate first." Conan remained tight-lipped.

“Okay.” Kaito Kuroba shrugged and told Koji Haneda about it, without mentioning the “distillery” or rum.

Conan frowned, unable to understand why Kid would investigate something from so long ago.

"Your turn." Kaito Kuroba looked at Conan.

Conan slowly said, "Those guys come from a mysterious black-clad organization."

"and then?"

Seeing that Conan remained silent, Kaito Kuroba said, "Those guys are codenamed 'Gin' and 'Vodka' respectively, and they both come from the 'Distillery'!"

"what?"

Conan was startled when he heard those two familiar code names.

He originally intended to use this incident to his advantage against Kidd, but he didn't expect Kidd to know more than he did.

"You were shrunk by them, weren't you?" Kaito Kuroba asked with interest.

Conan remained noncommittal, then asked cautiously, "Is Haneda Koji's matter related to that organization?"

Kaito Kuroba got the answer he wanted; he made the right decision coming here.

"It's related to the organization's second-in-command, a guy codenamed 'Rum'."

Rum! Second-in-command!

This is the only information Conan has learned about the leader of the Black Organization in all this time.

Where did you get this information from?

Conan strongly suspects that Kid learned about it from Kitagawa Taki and Haibara Ai.

"That's not important," Kaito Kuroba retorted.

"A collaboration, Detective?"

Don't you think you should reveal your true colors first?

"That won't do. Just tell me if you're going to cooperate or not."

Kaito Kuroba flatly refused. He wasn't afraid that Conan would disagree; he had something on Conan, but Conan didn't.

Conan nodded silently.

Kaito Kuroba laughed loudly, "That's settled then, Detective. I'll come see you again in a while!"

After saying that, he opened his hang glider and flew away.

"Hey! Kidd!!"

Conan shouted and tried to chase after them, but tripped over the blanket and fell to the ground.

"Damn it! Kidd, I'll...!"

Conan couldn't help but blurt out some trash talk: How is he supposed to get home in this state?

"Damn it!!!"

Just then, Conan, who was still cursing, saw Kid fly back on a hang glider.

Kaito Kuroba landed in front of Conan and laughed, "Sorry, I forgot about you."

He casually tucked Conan under his arm and flew towards the Fujimine residence.

"Hey, Kidd, what else do you know about that Rum?"

Conan stopped cursing; he was afraid Kid would throw him away.

Kaito Kuroba replied matter-of-factly, "I don't know, that's why I need you to investigate!"

Conan choked for a moment, then asked, "How did you get involved with the Black Organization?"

Kaito Kuroba gritted his teeth: "I'd love to know too!"

Then he countered with, "And you?"

Conan's lips twitched; he didn't want to bring it up at all.

Can he say that he was driven by curiosity and saw something he shouldn't have seen?

"What? You don't know either? Or you can't say?" Kaito Kuroba's lips curled up.

Conan remained silent.

"Fine, don't tell me then, we've arrived!"

Kaito Kuroba threw Conan through the window; since he was wrapped in a blanket, he wouldn't get hurt.

"That bastard!"

Conan punched the blanket, then got up and closed the window.

"Ah sneeze!"

He rubbed his nose, took out a new quilt, and retreated back into bed.

He gained a lot this time, not only obtaining crucial intelligence but also gaining an ally.

Although he had some reservations about cooperating with Kidd, he was still a little hesitant.

But he could only console himself that Kidd was just a thief, only doing petty theft, and that he eventually returned everything, unlike those vicious criminals.

……

Unlike Conan, who was feeling a bit down, Kaito Kuroba was in a great mood.

This time, he stumbled upon a perfect opportunity and even gained the upper hand in his collaboration with Shinichi Kudo.

He clearly forgot that this dominant position was due to Kitagawa Taki's intelligence.

Two hours later.

Kaito Kuroba returned home and skillfully climbed in through the window.

The lights in the room came on as soon as we landed.

Kaito Kuroba froze.

He saw Kuroba Chikage sitting in a chair, staring at him.

"Kaito, where have you been?"

Chikage Kuroba looked at Kaito Kuroba's phantom thief outfit; she had been waiting here for several hours.

Kaito Kuroba chuckled sheepishly and explained, "Mom, I... I had to go out for a bit."

Kuroba Chikage asked, "Are you eyeing some gemstone again?"

Kaito Kuroba breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No, I just wanted to go out for a walk."

Seeing that Kaito Kuroba wouldn't admit it, Chikage Kuroba became even more certain of her guess.

"Kaito, things are different now. Those guys used sniper rifles last time, what about next time?"

Kaito Kuroba pouted and said, "Mom, I'm not a child anymore. I've already escaped danger before. Besides, it's the middle of the night, how could I possibly be discovered by those guys by such a coincidence!"

"You were lucky last time, but can you be lucky every time? Anyway, don't let me see you wearing this outfit out again, or I'll get rid of it all!"

As they talked, Kuroba Chikage also got angry.

If investigating that damn gem led to Kaito Kuroba's death, then it would be better to just throw all of these things away.

Kaito Kuroba didn't retort, but he made up his mind to make Chikage Kuroba see his efforts and results.

Chapter 309 Good medicine tastes spicy but is good for the disease

The next day.

morning.

Kitagawa Taki went to Koizumi Akako's house and gave her several attack talismans that he had made.

Although Koizumi Akako didn't use them much, she was clearly very interested in these talismans that could "store" spells.

On his way home, Kitagawa Taki received a message from Akai Mary.

The message was brief, just three words: "I have a cold."

……

Beichuan House.

Kitagawa Taki took a bottle of baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor) and called over Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai.

"Come on, Aunt Mary has a cold, let's go see her."

Ai Haibara glanced at the bottle of baijiu in Kitagawa Taki's hand and asked, puzzled, "Visiting Aunt Mary? But why did you bring a bottle of baijiu?"

Moreover, Kitagawa Taki seemed quite happy.

Kitagawa Taki smiled mysteriously, "You'll find out when the time comes."

Akemi Miyano chided, "Taki-kun, when you see Aunt Mary later, don't be all smiles."