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

Conan turned his head and saw the Dark Baron with a cold smile on his face.

boom!

Conan felt his head buzzing. He was doomed. He didn't know how he had been discovered, but falling into the hands of the men in black meant certain death.

"Shinichi Kudo, famous detective, do you think I didn't notice the tracker and listening device you left in the car?"

Baron Dark Night took out a miniature tracker and a bugging device, and fiddled with them in his hand.

Fumiyo Edogawa sneered, "We deliberately lured you here, knowing you wouldn't give up."

Conan's heart sank to the bottom. How could such a small device be discovered? Could it be some kind of high-tech detection equipment?

He tried to move his body, but found that the rope was tied very tightly and it was impossible to break free.

'Damn it! Tied up like this, I can't use anything at all!'

His anesthesia watch and leg-strengthening shoes are now completely useless.

"You'll regret underestimating me when you're in hell! High school detective, Shinichi Kudo."

As he spoke, Baron Dark Night pulled out a pistol and aimed it at Conan's head.

Conan stared intently at Baron Darkness, cold sweat pouring down his face.

What should I do? What should I do?

No matter how hard Conan racked his brains, he couldn't figure out how to escape.

boom!

A gunshot rang out.

"what--"

Conan instinctively cried out, but did not feel the pain he had imagined.

He looked up and saw a dart stuck to his forehead.

"What's going on? A fake gun?" Conan was dumbfounded again.

Just then, Baron Dark Night and Fumiyo Edogawa could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.

At this moment, Conan's mind was filled with three existential questions: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

"I can't keep up the act anymore, Shinichi. Actually, it's me, the world-class mystery novelist Yusaku Kudo."

The Dark Baron removed his mask, revealing his true face, which was none other than Kudo Yusaku.

"Dad?! And who is this auntie?" Conan murmured.

"I'm sorry, Shinichi."

Yukiko Kudo also dropped her disguise.

"Looks like my acting skills haven't declined yet! Even Shinichi didn't notice the flaw."

With that, Yukiko Kudo untied Conan.

Conan's feelings are very complicated right now: anger, frustration, and lingering fear...

What kind of parents travel all year round, leaving their son unattended, and then come back to threaten him?

Conan leaned back on the sofa, completely ignoring the couple who had forgotten their child.

The two of them stood by, apologizing profusely and saying nice things.

Conan pouted and asked, "So Professor Agasa told you I had a tracking device and a bugging device?"

"of course."

Professor Agasa was betrayed without hesitation.

Conan understood: Professor Agasa not only told his parents about his identity, but also conspired with them to stage this whole charade!

Conan said angrily, "I thought I was going to die!"

Yusaku Kudo said seriously, "Shinichi, we're not just playing a prank on you this time. We want you to realize how terrifying that organization is. Once they find out your identity, your fate might be even worse than it is today!"

Conan stubbornly replied, "Of course I know that!"

"No, you don't know. Just like just now, you knew what would happen if you got caught, but you still followed the tracker. And what happened?" Kudo Yusaku said with a serious expression.

Conan crossed his arms, ignoring Yusaku Kudo, and said, "That's because you guys knew I had a tracking device beforehand!"

Seeing that the boy was unyielding, Kudo Yusaku was at his wits' end.

"Ever since we learned about your shrinking from Professor Agasa, I asked my friends at Interpol to investigate that black-clad organization."

Upon hearing about the Black Organization, Conan immediately asked, "What information is there?"

Yusaku Kudo slowly said, "The Black Organization is a transnational criminal group shrouded in mystery. Its representative color is black, and its main members are all codenamed after alcoholic beverages."

"The Black Organization operates with extreme secrecy, so it will be very difficult to get that drug from them!"

Conan muttered to himself, "A transnational crime syndicate, a liquor brand..."

Although he had overestimated the Black Organization as much as possible, he never expected it to be such a terrifying entity.

Yukiko Kudo suggested, "How about it, Shinichi? Why don't you come with us abroad and leave this dangerous place?"

Without even thinking, Conan refused outright: "No!"

“I knew you wouldn’t come with us. I’ll have someone investigate the Black Organization. Be careful in the country and don’t act rashly,” Kudo Yusaku warned.

Conan did not refuse Yusaku Kudo's kindness.

As for Kitagawa Taki, who was secretly eavesdropping, Conan had no idea how he felt, but he was certainly overjoyed.

Perhaps in the future he can use his identity as the Dark Baron to tease Conan.

We need to teach this kid a lesson, otherwise he won't even know how to spell "death".

Chapter 34 IOU

Mouri Detective Agency.

"What? Your son is going to stay here?" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise.

"Conan refuses to leave no matter what. Mr. Mori, this is my son's child support payment. Please take a look."

Yukiko Kudo, disguised as Fumiyo Edogawa, pulls out a bankbook.

Kogoro Mouri took it, counted the zeros, and exclaimed in surprise, "10 million?!"

"Madam, your son is so adorable, and I like him very much too. Please feel at ease letting him stay here!"

As he spoke, Kogoro Mouri patted Conan's head.

Conan was speechless; he just hoped that Kogoro Mouri would stop hitting him on the head.

"Then Conan is in your hands! If he misbehaves, give him a good beating!"

Yukiko Kudo smiled and pushed Conan towards her.

Conan turned around and rolled his eyes at Yukiko Kudo. As long as there's no case, he's very obedient, okay?

Yukiko Kudo pretended not to see anything, said goodbye to Kogoro Mouri and Ran, and left the detective agency.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Kitagawa Taki left the abandoned detached house and took a taxi back to the intersection where the accident occurred.

Before I even got out of the car, I could see two female traffic police officers putting a ticket on his car from afar.

As Kitagawa Taki approached the car, he recognized the two people. Weren't they the traffic police duo, Miyamoto Yumi and Miike Naeko?

He was able to recognize her mainly because of Miike Naeko's twin ponytails, which are quite distinctive.

Miike Naeko noticed Kitagawa Taki looking at them. "Sir, is this your car?"

"Yes."

"Sir, parking is not allowed here. Therefore, we are issuing you a fine and deducting two points from your license in accordance with the law. Please pay the fine promptly. Thank you for your cooperation."

Miike Miaozi has come up with a set of formulaic outputs.

Yumi Miyamoto warned, "If you don't show up soon, we're going to have your car towed away."

Kitagawa Taki nodded. He was in a hurry to catch up with Conan and didn't care about anything else. Let him be punished, as long as he didn't lose all his points.

He tore the parking ticket off his car, opened the door, got in, started the car, and immediately left the scene.

With the roar of the engine, the car quickly disappeared at the end of the street.

Yumi Miyamoto clenched her fist and said, "I feel like I've been ignored! And that guy was definitely speeding just now!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Back at the office, Kitagawa Taki took a closer look at the ticket.

Goodness, the fine for illegal parking is 15,000 yen!

Kitagawa Taki shook his head. How could traffic violation fines be so exorbitant?

Unable to pay the fine for the time being, Kitagawa Taki took out a suitcase containing ten million yen from his bracelet space and piled it up in his room on the fourth floor.

Now he only has three guns and a few magazines left in his bracelet space. Apart from Vermouth's Browning, the others were obtained from Mian Guan Chen San and his men last time.

Kitagawa Taki was thinking about putting some heavy firepower inside later, since guns and cannons would be very useful for someone with his shallow cultivation level, and could be used as magical artifacts.

He can't forge magical artifacts, so this is a good substitute.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

That evening, while Kitagawa Taki was taking a shower and packing his clothes, he found the business card that the woman who had hit his car earlier that day had given him.

He didn't take it to heart at the time and didn't look at it.

Looking at it now, I discovered an unexpected bonus.

The name "Hirota Masami" and the words "Yoshitsubishi Bank" were clearly written on it.

Kitagawa Taki smiled, thinking, "This is something that came to me without any effort at all!"

He had originally planned to visit each bank to see where Miyano Akemi was, because he only remembered that Miyano Akemi became a bank employee in order to rob a bank of 1 billion yen, but he couldn't remember which bank she worked at.