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

The next household is quite a distance away.

Rena Mizunashi shook her head: "The neighbors moved away half a year ago, and no one lives there now."

Kitagawa Taki pondered for a moment and said, "Then how about this? Tomorrow is Saturday, I'll stay here tonight and help you catch that person."

"Eh?" Rena Mizunashi hesitated for a moment before agreeing, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Kitagawa."

"It's alright, don't be so polite, just call me by my name." Kitagawa Taki waved his hand.

"Uh-huh."

Rena Mizunashi said somewhat embarrassedly, "Kitagawa, I only have one room here, so you might have to sleep on the sofa..."

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "It's okay, I'm fine wherever I am."

Rena Mizunashi smiled and then changed the subject, saying, "By the way, I've been very curious about Kitagawa ever since Yoko told me about your exorcism. Could you let me see it?"

Her blue cat-like eyes shone with anticipation.

Kitagawa Taki feigned reluctance: "I'm afraid it's not feasible now. I'll ask you to come along when there's a chance?"

As for Mizunashi Rena, it's natural to play the long game and catch the big fish.

“Okay,” Rena Mizunashi agreed.

She glanced at the time and said, "It's getting late, Kitagawa, why don't you eat here? I'll go make something!"

Kitagawa Taki is perfectly acceptable.

"I wonder what you like to eat?" Rena Mizunashi walked up to the refrigerator and asked Taki Kitagawa.

"I'm not picky, Rena, just cook whatever you usually eat."

Kitagawa Taki was not polite at all. When Mizunashi Rena called him Kitagawa, he simply called her Rena.

Rena Mizunashi didn't speak; she nodded slightly, seemingly a little shy about Kitagawa Taki's affectionate way of addressing her.

Is there anything I can help with?

Kitagawa Taki followed him to the kitchen, which was not separate but integrated with the living room.

Rena Mizunashi quickly said, "Kitagawa, you sit down and rest. I'll take care of things here!"

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "I'm just killing time anyway, and I can actually cook a little bit."

"Hey, I really didn't expect that. Kitagawa, could you wash these vegetables for me first?"

Rena Mizunashi pointed to the vegetables that had just been taken out of the refrigerator.

“No problem.” Kitagawa Taki washed his hands first, then washed the vegetables one by one.

While washing her, he asked, "Rena, how many children do you have in your family?"

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"I'm an only child."

Rena Mizunashi spoke calmly, then turned the question to Taki Kitagawa: "Kitagawa, what about you?"

“Me too,” Kitagawa Taki said wistfully. “That’s why sometimes I really wish I had a little sister.”

A younger sister is a beautiful fantasy for those who don't have one.

"I see." Rena Mizunashi nodded.

After a brief silence, she suddenly asked, "By the way, Kitagawa, are you very familiar with that Miss Chris?"

"That big star? I only met her that day! It was through Yukiko's introduction. Why is Rena suddenly asking about this?"

Kitagawa Taki would never allow Mizunashi Rena to find out any useful information.

Rena Mizunashi offered an excuse: "Because we wanted to interview Ms. Chris before, but it didn't happen because she moved."

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "Do you need me to help you make the connection? Chris and Yukiko are good friends."

He'd like to see Vermouth and Rena Mizunashi put on an act.

Rena Mizunashi quickly waved her hand and said, "No need to trouble yourself. Since Miss Chris has chosen to move, she obviously doesn't want to be disturbed."

Kitagawa Taki nodded and handed the washed vegetables to Mizunashi Rena.

Looking at Rena Mizunashi's skillful knife work, Taki Kitagawa asked, "Your knife skills are pretty good. You must cook often!"

While busy working, Rena Mizunashi replied, "I used to make bento boxes to take to the TV station, but later I got too lazy to make them myself because I ate out so much."

“Then I’m in luck today.” Kitagawa Taki smiled and continued, “I’m also too lazy to cook. When I was alone, I would eat out. Now that someone is taking care of me, I’m even lazier.”

Rena Mizunashi's mind raced, and she asked, "Kitagawa, do you have a girlfriend?"

Kitagawa Taki did not deny it: "Yes."

Rena Mizunashi first showed a surprised expression, then smiled slyly and said, "Kitagawa, aren't you afraid I'll tell Yoko? Yoko likes you a lot! If she finds out you have a girlfriend, she'll be heartbroken."

She didn't believe that Kitagawa Taki couldn't see Okino Yoko's feelings.

"Will you tell her?" Kitagawa Taki blinked.

“I…” Rena Mizunashi didn’t expect Taki Kitagawa to ask that question. She opened her mouth, but then hesitated.

Kitagawa Taki didn't dwell on the question any further, and laughed, "I bet you, Rena, don't have a boyfriend!"

"Huh?" Rena Mizunashi was taken aback by Taki Kitagawa's sudden change of thought. "Why?"

"If you had a boyfriend, you definitely wouldn't agree to let a man like me, whom you've only met a few times, stay here overnight."

Rena Mizunashi forced a smile. "Because you're Yoko's friend!"

But in my heart I was wondering if I was being too hasty?

……

After lunch, Kitagawa Taki went home first.

The materials are ready; he needs to refine the elixir.

Kitagawa Taki spent the entire afternoon refining the pills, and on average, he could only refine two or three pills from one set of materials, sometimes even without any results.

Fortunately, he is not short of money now, so he can make whatever materials he wants.

I refined several dozen Spirit Gathering Pills and Yuan Restoration Pills, which should be enough for a while.

……

night.

Kitagawa Taki visited Mizunashi Rena's apartment again.

Rena Mizunashi had already prepared the blankets and other bedding on the sofa.

At that moment, she was tidying up newspapers and magazines in the entryway.

"Because of my work, I usually subscribe to a lot of newspapers and magazines. Over time, I've accumulated so many without even realizing it."

As she spoke, she moved the stack of newspapers to a different location.

"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?" Kitagawa Taki picked up a book from the newspaper.

"Have you seen Kitagawa too?" Rena Mizunashi asked, looking up with a smile.

"A story about dual personality, right?"

The story mainly tells about the male protagonist who is trapped in a dual personality, one representing good and the other being the embodiment of evil. In the end, unable to bear the torment, the male protagonist commits suicide by taking potassium cyanide.

Kitagawa Taki put down the book; perhaps this book was a reflection of Mizunashi Rena's inner world.

She is Kir from the Black Organization, and Rena Mizunashi from Nikko TV, but her true identity is Hidemi Hondo from the CIA.

It's impossible not to do evil or kill within the Black Organization.

As an undercover agent, Rena Mizunashi had no choice but to do it, whether she wanted to or not.

“Yes.” Rena Mizunashi nodded, seemingly reminiscing, “Speaking of which, I wanted to be a nurse when I was little!”

Kitagawa Taki noticed the melancholy in Mizunashi Rena's eyes, which was a rare display of her true feelings during their time together.

"However, being a host is quite nice now, it's just a bit busy."

Rena Mizunashi smiled and carried the bundled newspapers and magazines out the door.

"Tomorrow is recycling day, and I clean it up every now and then."

Kitagawa Taki quietly helped with the moving.

"I'm so sorry!"

"fine."

Seeing the pile of newspapers by the door, Kitagawa Taki already knew how the child had managed to evade Mizunashi Rena's gaze.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Are these usually kept here?"

"Yes, that way I won't forget it when I go out in the morning, and since this is at the end of the corridor, it won't block anyone's way."

Kitagawa Taki nodded.

The two then went inside, and Rena Mizunashi began locking the doors one by one.

Back in the living room, the two didn't talk for long.

……

late at night.

"Click~"

The sound of the door to Rena Mizunashi's bedroom opening rang out.

Kitagawa Taki woke up instantly.

He closed his eyes and used his divine sense to observe Rena Mizunashi's every move.

Rena Mizunashi stood quietly, doing nothing.

Using the faint light streaming in from the window, she looked at Kitagawa Taki, who was "sleeping," with a complicated expression.

Kitagawa Taki wondered to himself what Mizunashi Rena was up to, staying up all night and staring at him like that. Could she be planning to kill him?