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

Rumi Wakasa followed behind Conan, who had his hands in his pockets.

Mitsuhiko said, "It's nothing. We should help each other when we're in trouble!"

The group soon arrived at the old warehouse.

The so-called old warehouse was a rather dilapidated-looking little hut.

A large iron gate was covered in rust.

"The gate isn't even locked!" Mitsuhiko said, pointing to the gate.

Conan pursed his lips and said, "It hasn't been locked for ten years."

"Huh?"

The three children all looked at Conan.

Rumi Wakasa squinted slightly, looking down at Conan, who was only a little taller than her knees.

Ayumi asked curiously, "Conan, how do you know about this?"

Chapter 318 You also like Kitagawa-nii-san?

"Uh……"

Conan realized he had let something slip and quickly added, "Ran told me that before!"

"I see." The three little ones nodded.

Rumi Wakasa looked up at the old warehouse and muttered to herself, "But it's so dilapidated, why doesn't the school tear it down?"

Conan stroked his chin and said, "It seems like it can't be demolished because of feng shui or something. I remember the principal said that at the graduation ceremony... ah, no, at the opening ceremony."

"Did the principal mention this at the opening ceremony?" Ayumi tried hard to recall, but still couldn't remember.

Mitsuhiko said, "That's not right. Conan, you transferred here. You didn't attend our opening ceremony, did you?"

"Well, I guess I must have misremembered!" Conan said with an embarrassed smile.

"Let's hurry inside and find some lime!"

Conan, realizing he couldn't explain it clearly, changed the subject.

He stepped forward and opened the metal door of the warehouse.

"It's so dark inside!" Ayumi stood by the door, peering inside. She was still a little afraid of the so-called demon.

Mitsuhiko tried the light switch next to the door. "It seems the light is broken."

Rumi Wakasa took out her phone and turned on the flashlight.

Conan also turned on the flashlight on his watch and walked in front.

Genta and Mitsuhiko came next, while Wakasa Rumi and Ayumi were at the very back.

"Hey, there's a class schedule here!"

Ayumi picked up a tattered timetable from the floor.

Mitsuhiko speculated, "This must be from a long time ago, right? The paper is so torn."

Ayumi said, "There are so many empty spaces up there."

"Hey, hey," Conan said speechlessly, "you guys, don't forget we're here to find lime."

"oh oh."

Ayumi quietly put the timetable away.

The group continued searching in the warehouse.

Yuan Tai said disappointedly, "There don't seem to be any corpses or demons here!"

Conan's lips twitched. If that were true, you'd be unhappy again.

Mitsuhiko exclaimed, "There's another door here!"

Conan held up his watch and shone it over, only to find another iron gate.

Moreover, it looks like the rust on it had only recently fallen off, as if someone had just opened it recently.

Genta murmured, "Could there be any corpses in here?"

"Or are you referring to that demon?"

Ayumi was a little excited, but also a little nervous and scared.

"what--"

When the group turned around, they saw that Rumi Wakasa had screamed in fright.

"Wakasa-sensei, you're such a coward."

Genta and Mitsuhiko smiled.

Conan shook his head, handed the watch to Mitsuhiko, and said, "I'm going to open it!"

He gripped the handles on the iron gate with both hands and used all his strength to slowly open it.

As the light shone in, the group gasped in unison.

A desiccated skeleton lay quietly at the bottom of the basement steps.

"Ah—" Ayumi tightly gripped Wakasa Rumi's skirt.

"Genta, come and hold the door open!"

Conan's gaze sharpened, and after Genta took over, he took his watch from Mitsuhiko and walked straight down.

"By the way, Wakasa-sensei, you should call the police right away!"

"Okay, okay!"

Rumi Wakasa, who was bending over to look inside, responded, but bumped into the iron gate when she looked up.

"pain!"

Rumi Wakasa covered her head and took a few steps back.

Ayumi asked with concern, "Wakasa-sensei, are you alright?"

"The teacher is alright."

Rumi Wakasa smiled sheepishly and picked up her phone to call the police.

In the basement, Conan, holding a flashlight, squatted down next to the skeleton and examined it.

"Conan, what's going on inside?" Mitsuhiko asked loudly.

"This person looks like he's been dead for many years, but judging from the surroundings, it should be about ten years."

As he spoke, Conan picked up a note from the skeleton's right hand.

By the light of the flashlight, you can see that the note is covered with writing.

……

The police arrived at the school quickly.

Only Takagi Wataru and a group of police officers arrived.

"After examining the scene, it was determined that the deceased had died approximately ten years ago. He was not carrying any identification documents, and there was a large crack on the back of his head. There was also a bag of lime in his arms."

It's likely that while he was moving lime, he missed a step on the stairs and his head hit the jumping box at the bottom of the stairs hard.

In short, it looks like an accident.

After briefly explaining the situation, Takagi Wataru asked the arriving principal, Uematsu Ryujiro:

"Headmaster, do you remember any missing persons cases or anything like that that happened at the school ten years ago?"

Ryujiro Uematsu is 59 years old and has been the principal of Teitan Elementary School for many years.

Ryujiro Uematsu recalled: "Ten years ago, I only remember a major robbery. Four robbers broke into the house of a local business owner, killed him, and stole gold bars worth 4 million yen from his house."

Late that night, someone saw suspicious figures enter our Teitan Elementary School; the police investigated at the time.

Takagi Wataru scratched his head; he wanted to ask if there were any missing teachers at the school.

Conan asked, "What about the robbers? Have they been caught?"

Ryujiro Uematsu shook his head: "Never heard of it."

"Ahem, anyway, we'll head back now."

Takagi Wataru coughed twice. He planned to go back and investigate whether there had been any missing persons cases at Teitan Elementary School ten years ago before further confirming the identities of the deceased.

……

The police and the principal left.

Ayumi quickly asked, "Conan, where's that note?"

Conan said, "I'm handing it over to Officer Takagi."

"what?"

Ayumi was instantly disappointed. "I think that's probably a seal used to suppress demons!"

She had originally intended to show it to Kitagawa Taki.

Conan pursed his lips, wanting to say, "You've been watching too much TV."

Genta said, "I think it's some kind of curse!"

"I took photos."

Conan waved his phone.

Ayumi took the phone and looked at it. "Then let's go find Kitagawa-nii after school this afternoon! He definitely knows what this is!"

Conan suddenly regretted taking out his phone.

"Are you going to see Kitagawa Taki?" Wakasa Rumi asked, then said shyly, "Can I come with you?"

"Huh?" Ayumi was a little surprised and covered her mouth, saying, "Does Wakasa-sensei also like Kitagawa-nii?"