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

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"Miss Miyamoto, have you found anything?"

"There were two phone calls between the day before yesterday and yesterday. The first one was from someone looking for their runaway daughter, so they asked the telecommunications company to look up a phone number."

The second call was from someone who had met a very kind person while traveling, but that person had misplaced their phone in their luggage. The person wanted to ask for the address so they could personally return the phone and express their gratitude.

Kogoro Mouri affirmed, "It's the second call, there's no doubt about it! That person asked for the address!"

Amuro Tooru asked, "Did that person give you a phone number?"

“No, because the telecommunications company refused outright.” Yumi Miyamoto shook her head. “Besides, neither call came from home. The first one was from the Polo Sporting Goods Store, and the second one was from a restaurant in Colombo.”

According to staff, a loud noise was heard during the second call, and then the person on the other end hung up. They called back a while later.

Amuro Tooru laughed and said, "What a coincidence! That sporting goods store shares the same name as our coffee shop, both using the name of the great detective Hercule Poirot. Colombo was also a famous detective!"

"The famous detective..." Kogoro Mouri fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he exclaimed, "Ah! I know, he left his phone there on purpose, but he left it in the wrong place."

The Colombo restaurant is also located in Beikacho 5-chome. If his target is a restaurant named after a detective, and he's unfamiliar with the area, he might make a mistake!

“That makes sense!” Amuro Tooru agreed.

But in reality, he's a bit tired now; this famous detective doesn't seem to be as amazing as the rumors suggest.

Yumi Miyamoto suggested, "Then let's go directly to the Colombo restaurant and investigate."

Amuro Tooru pleaded, "Can I come along?"

Kogoro Mouri sized up Tooru Amuro, who was wearing work clothes: "You? Aren't you going to work?"

"Mr. Mori, you can go ahead. I'll stay here in the shop!"

……

Colombo restaurant.

Yumi Miyamoto explained her purpose to the boss.

The owner said, "Someone did borrow the shop's phone yesterday. He comes to eat here every day."

Amuro Tooru asked, "Did this guest say anything to you?"

The shop owner nodded: "He did. He asked me if I had found a cell phone in the shop."

Kogoro Mouri perked up; it was exactly as he had deduced.

Was there any loud noise when he was on the phone?

The boss said, "It's always quiet here. If we're talking about noise, the only thing that's happening is that election vehicle."

Suddenly, the boss looked towards the door and whispered, "Look, that's the man in sunglasses."

Everyone turned to look, and a middle-aged man in a black suit walked in.

Miyamoto Yumi said, "If we ask him directly, he probably won't say anything."

Amuro Tooru stroked his chin and pondered, "It would be great if we could get him to say that person's phone number on his own."

They were all thinking of a solution.

Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up: "Boss, can you do me a favor..."

He handed the old-fashioned cell phone to the shop owner and whispered a few words in the owner's ear.

The boss nodded repeatedly.

Then, the boss walked over to the man.

The shop owner took out his phone. "Sir, is this the phone you're looking for? There are a lot of strange names and numbers on it."

The man's expression changed, and he quickly said, "That's right, that's it!"

As he spoke, he reached out to take the phone away.

The shop owner put his phone behind his back and said, "Sir, you need to prove it. Tell me your number so I can verify it."

"You!" The man was about to get angry, but the next second he saw Miyamoto Yumi and Miike Naeko watching them, so he had no choice but to give up.

"Fine, I'll tell you..." the man said, giving out his phone number.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

After the boss finished speaking, he went back behind the counter.

The man was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Kogoro Mori copied down the phone number. "Alright, let's leave the rest to the police. These two are definitely up to something!"

……

Polo Cafe.

Kogoro Mori excitedly told Tooru Amuro and the other man about the news he had received—

After an investigation by the police, the house rented by the owner of the phone was located and his identity was verified. A ledger about bribery in the East Metropolitan Assembly last year was also found in his room.

This person was a reporter from out of town, and the middle-aged man he was dealing with was a member of Zhou Ping's group. The content of their transaction was a mobile phone address book, which contained the names of the groups involved in the vote-buying, the dates, and the amounts involved.

"Mr. Mori!" Amuro Tooru said solemnly, "I have a favor to ask!"

"I want to become your disciple. After this incident, I have realized my many shortcomings and hope to receive your guidance!"

"This... I don't take on apprentices." Kogoro Mouri was in a dilemma.

Seeing this, Amuro Tooru said in a low voice, "Mr. Mori, I'll pay for each case, consider it tuition."

Upon hearing the word "tuition," Kogoro Mouri's attitude instantly changed: "Ahem, your attitude towards learning is excellent. From today onwards, Amuro, you can call me teacher!"

"Yes, Mr. Mori!" Amuro Tooru immediately saluted.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Ran and Kitagawa Taki pushed open the door and entered, just in time to see Kogoro Mouri laughing heartily and Tooru Amuro standing at attention and saluting.

"Mr. Mori took Mr. Amuro as his apprentice."

Ran sized up the unfamiliar Amuro Tooru, who appeared to be a café employee.

Kitagawa Taki naturally recognized Amuro Tooru, but Vermouth didn't tell him that Bourbon was there.

And surprisingly, he even accepted Kogoro Mouri as his teacher.

Chapter 345 Save Me

"You must be Mr. Kitagawa?"

Upon seeing Kitagawa Taki, Amuro Tooru greeted him warmly: "My name is Amuro Tooru, and I'm a disciple recently accepted by Mori-sensei."

"Hello." Kitagawa Taki smiled and extended his hand to shake his.

Kogoro Mouri said, "Brother Kitagawa, Amuro is very interested in mystery. You can give him some pointers sometime in the future."

Kitagawa Taki nodded at Amuro Tooru's beaming smile, but inwardly he thought to himself, "Amuro Tooru doesn't need my guidance at all."

"Alright, that's all for today. We'll be going now."

Kogoro Mouri stood up from his seat and spoke to Tooru Amuro and Kōken.

Kitagawa Taki and Ran nodded to the two of them.

"Brother Lan, Beichuan, I solved a big case today..."

Kogoro Mouri then began to explain the day's case to Taki Kitagawa and the other man.

……

Kitagawa Exorcism Office.

Kitagawa Taki called Vermouth and got straight to the point: "Chris, has Bourbon made a move?"

“As far as I know, not yet.” Vermouth asked, “What’s wrong?”

"A new waiter has joined the Polo Cafe across from my office."

Vermouth asked, "You suspect that was Bourbon?"

Kitagawa Taki described it as having "light blonde hair, with a hint of black."

Vermouth was silent for a few seconds before saying, "That could very well be him."

Kitagawa Taki added, "Oh, right, he also became Kogoro Mouri's apprentice."

"I understand, I'll look into it."

At Vermouth's home.

After hanging up the phone, she lit a cigarette and quietly pondered the information provided by Kitagawa Taki.

She hadn't received any news of Bourbon's deployment, but now he had not only been deployed, but had also appeared across from Kitagawa Taki, downstairs from Kogoro Mouri's building.

This is definitely not a coincidence.

She naturally knew what "Sleeping Kogoro" meant, and she believed that Bourbon would be able to see it.

But who was Bourbon targeting?

……

Beichuan House.

Kitagawa Taki called the Miyano sisters together.

"There's something I need to tell you all."

"Bourbon is here."

Ai Haibara's expression changed upon hearing this.

"Bourbon?" Akemi Miyano had no idea.

Ai Haibara said, "Bourbon is very mysterious in the organization; I've only heard about him."

Kitagawa Taki said, "He is now using the pseudonym Amuro Tooru and works as a waiter at the Polo Cafe across from the agency."