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

“Huh? No, no… I just…” Wakasa Rumi stammered.

The three little ones weren't listening at all, and had expressions that said, "I understand, I understand."

Seeing that her explanations were only making things worse, Wakasa Rumi could only sigh and cover her forehead.

"Then, Ms. Wakasa, I'll just say that you're the one who sent us there!" Ayumi suggested to Rumi Wakasa.

Conan was a little annoyed. There were still a few classes left in the afternoon, and he was sure he could decipher the code on it, so he wouldn't have to go looking for Kitagawa Taki.

Chapter 319 Conan's Provocation

Conan used the excuse of playing word games to get the teacher to help him write the words on the note.

Then, he cut out an identical note with scissors.

Genta asked, puzzled, "Conan, what are you doing?"

“Decipher the code.” Conan took out several pens of varying thicknesses.

Mitsuhiko asked, "Is this note a code?"

The text on the note was mostly not Japanese kana, but rather resembled part of Chinese characters.

Conan explained, "To be precise, this is a code on the cipher stick."

"The sauce for sukiyaki?" Genta misunderstood.

Conan glanced at Genta with a speechless expression; this kid could always think of food in everything he did.

"A cipher stick is a tool that allows the order of letters in a message to be changed. It was a code used by the Spartans 2500 years ago."

Prepare a long strip of paper, wrap it around a wooden stick, write the message you want to convey on it, and then take the paper off; the order of the letters on it will have changed.

The recipient of the password needs to use a wooden stick of the same size to decipher the message on the note.

Conan wrapped the note with a pen while explaining some scientific facts.

Yuan Tai leaned closer to take a look: "What is all this written on?"

"Hmm..." Mitsuhiko said, "The second character is 'Jiang,' I don't recognize any of the others!"

"It might be that the thickness of the stick is wrong."

Conan tried several other pens of various sizes, but still couldn't get the correct information.

Genta questioned, "Conan, you've got it wrong, haven't you?"

Mitsuhiko asked, "Didn't the note also have '、' and '!' symbols on it?"

"That means the comma, period, and exclamation mark."

Conan stared at the note in his hand.

The characters above are mostly arranged in a left-right structure, much like the radicals and components of Chinese characters.

That's why he came up with the idea of ​​using a cipher stick as a form of code.

However, he doesn't understand Chinese very well, but he does know Japanese kanji.

He remembered that Kitagawa Taki spoke Chinese, but he still believed he could decipher the code.

"Ring ring~"

The break time was over, but Conan had no interest in listening to the lesson.

He always felt that something was missing.

……

Ayumi looked at Conan, who had a furrowed brow, and asked worriedly, "Conan, you've been staring at this all afternoon. Are you possessed?"

Conan's lips twitched. "Ayumi...where did you learn the word 'possessed by demons'?"

"Oh, I saw it on TV!"

Ayumi answered while packing her schoolbag.

"Conan, stop looking and pack your bag!" Genta slapped Conan on the back.

"Yes, yes." Conan absentmindedly began packing.

At that moment, Rumi Wakasa walked into the classroom: "Children, let's go, I'll take you!"

……

In the car.

Rumi Wakasa asked the three children, "Where does Mr. Kitagawa live?"

Ayumi spoke first: "Mihana-cho 2-chome".

Ayumi often visits Ai Haibara, so she knows the new address of the Kitagawa Taki family.

Conan, who was deep in thought, looked up. His house was also in Beika-cho 2-chome. When did Kitagawa Taki move there?

In Conan's mind, the car soon arrived at the Kitagawa residence.

Looking at the villa in front of him, Conan had serious doubts about whether Kitagawa Taki could really afford it.

Even if he charges high fees, it would be difficult for him to raise hundreds of millions of yen in a limited time, right?

Was it rented?

After Rumi Wakasa rang the doorbell, the door opened quickly.

It was Kitagawa Taki who opened the door.

"It's you guys!" Kitagawa Taki saw the three little ones, Conan, and a strange woman.

"Brother Beichuan!" the three little ones greeted in unison.

"Mr. Kitagawa, hello! I am their assistant homeroom teacher, Rumi Wakasa. I apologize for the intrusion!"

Rumi Wakasa bowed deeply.

"Hello, Ms. Wakasa!"

Kitagawa Taki sized up Wakasa Rumi, who was wearing a green dress, gray tights, and black high heels.

But what caught his attention was not her attire, but the menacing aura emanating from her.

If it were someone else, then it wouldn't matter.

However, if Rumi Sasa were Conan's teacher, the situation would be different.

A teacher who has killed quite a few people, is that alright?

Kitagawa Taki invited the group into the house.

Ayumi glanced around and asked, "Kitagawa-nii, where's Ai?"

"Ai has gone out."

Ai Haibara is actually in an underground laboratory.

Kitagawa Taki handed each of the three kids and Conan a drink, then asked Wakasa Rumi, "Wakasa-sensei, what would you like to drink?"

"No, no need!" Wakasa Rumi quickly waved her hand.

Kitagawa Taki poured a glass of water for Wakasa Rumi.

"Thank you!" Rumi Wakasa quickly accepted the cup with both hands.

If it weren't for the menacing aura surrounding her, Kitagawa Taki would have thought she was just an ordinary elementary school teacher.

"Brother Kitagawa, did you just buy this recently?"

Conan just examined the house's interior decoration, and it doesn't look cheap.

“Yes!” Kitagawa Taki said with a smile.

Conan was looking around everywhere just now, so I saw him.

"That must have cost a lot of money, right?" Conan asked tentatively.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Kitagawa Taki knew that Conan was probably suspicious of where he got so much money, but he wasn't afraid of Conan investigating his finances.

He enjoys seeing Conan annoyed with him but unable to do anything about it, and even having to call him "brother".

"Conan, why are you asking these questions? Show that note to Kitagawa-nii!" Ayumi urged.

Ayumi is considered quite wealthy.

Kitagawa Taki asked curiously, "What note?"

Ayumi explained everything to Kitagawa Taki in great detail.

Conan handed the note to Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki took it and glanced at it, explaining, "Ayumi, this isn't a seal or anything."

"Huh? Isn't that right?!" Ayumi was a little disappointed.

Mitsuhiko asked, "Kitagawa-nii, Conan said this is a code for the cipher stick. What do you think it is?"

Kitagawa Taki unfolded the note and examined it carefully. The text on it was neither Chinese characters nor Japanese kana.

However, the right half is mostly “moon, fire, wood, metal, earth, sun”, with one “mi”, which should be the remaining “water”.

"Monday, Tuesday, Sunday...Sunday" refer to Monday through Sunday respectively.

Kitagawa Taki pointed to the note and said, "The right side of the characters on this note says moon, fire...sun."

Upon hearing this, Conan's eyes widened suddenly. He realized that he had been prejudiced and had overlooked a crucial clue.

"Ayumi, where's the class schedule you found in the old warehouse?"

"It's still with me."

Ayumi took out the tattered class schedule.

Conan carefully examined the timetable, and then he understood.

"You guys shouldn't have this many classes a day, right?" Kitagawa Taki counted, and there were seven classes a day upstairs.