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

The area below that cliff is perpetually shrouded in darkness, and no one ever passes by it. He was discovered a week later.

Hattori Heiji was somewhat surprised: "A week?"

Kogoro Mouri expressed his doubt: "Have you been looking seriously?"

This touched a nerve with Uehara Yui, who exclaimed excitedly, "Of course! The police and all the villagers have been searching day and night!"

Kogoro Mouri looked embarrassed; he still felt something was amiss: "But why haven't we found it after a whole week?"

"Because of the fallen leaves," Shigeji Torada suddenly interjected. "Unfortunately, the body was completely covered by fallen leaves and remained buried until the wind blew it away."

Unlike my older brother, who landed on a very obvious rock.

He continued, "When it got light, we found that my older brother hadn't returned yet, so we started looking for him and soon found his body."

"Looking for someone?" Uehara Yui sneered, mocking, "Didn't you accidentally find Yoshiro's body on your way to that cave?"

Kogoro Mouri asked, "That cave?"

Torada Shigeji quickly waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, nothing! It's just my personal hobby!"

It seemed like they really didn't want others to know.

Just then, the door to the Japanese-style room was opened.

Naonobu Torada scoffed, "What hobbies? All you do all day is obsess over such unrealistic things!"

Torada Tatsuei added, "Shigeji, you need to live up to expectations. This family will be yours to inherit in the future."

Upon hearing this, Torada Shigeji lowered his head.

Naonobu Torada looked at Kogoro Mouri and asked, "Mr. Mouri, Mr. Kitagawa, have you discovered anything?"

Kogoro Mouri, having discovered nothing, had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "A centipede corpse was also found near the body of Koji Ryuo."

Kitagawa Taki kept his eyes down, seemingly oblivious to everything else; he was just there to make a cameo appearance.

Uehara Yui interjected: "Speaking of Mr. Koji, I remember when Yoshiro was alive, they often had private talks together, discussing things like whether or not to go."

Naonobu Torada nodded and said, "I've heard about this too. They said they wanted to talk to Inspector Yamato about something, and that something big might happen."

Hattori Heiji hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Torada Tatsuei said, "I don't know. I asked them, but they just said they couldn't disclose it for the time being."

Kogoro Mouri pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's go ask the Ryuo family. Maybe they know something."

Kitagawa Taki, however, didn't want to move. The Ryūo family was quite far away, and they were in the mountains, so he said, "You guys go ahead. If I stay here, a murder might still happen."

Hattori Heiji stood up: "That's true. Kazuha, you, Ran, and Kitagawa can stay here."

"Hey? Take us with you too!" Toyama Kazuha was a little reluctant.

"You'll only get in the way."

Heiji Hattori, with his hands in his pockets, walked away with Kogoro Mouri and Conan.

"What the hell!" Toyama Kazuha crossed her arms, looking sullen.

She secretly glanced at Kitagawa Taki next to her, feeling a little envious.

Not long after the group left, thunder rumbled in the sky, and darkness fell.

Ran stepped out of the Japanese-style room and looked up at the sky: "It looks like it's going to rain."

Kazuha Toyama asked, "Heiji and the others won't be coming back tonight, will they?"

"You can just stay here and relax. This rain won't last long."

Yui Uehara continued, "I'll arrange a room for the two of you. Mr. Kitagawa is in the next room, is that alright?"

Kitagawa Taki nodded and said, "Okay."

……

night.

Just like Kazuha Toyama thought, since it was dangerous to walk on the mountain road in the heavy rain at night, Kogoro Mouri and his two companions stayed at Ryuo's house to rest.

In the room of the two women.

Neither of them felt sleepy, and they chatted quietly.

"Xiao Lan, how far have things progressed between you and Bei Chuan?"

"Ah?" Xiaolan blushed, feeling a little embarrassed to say it.

Seeing Ran's reaction, Toyama Kazuha's gossip-loving heart instantly ignited. She widened her eyes slightly and asked excitedly:

"Did you two...kiss?"

Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Kazuha Toyama was just as innocent as she had been back then. She had thought she would be asked some more exciting questions!

She nodded slightly.

"Eh eh eh—"

"real?!"

Two blushes rose on Toyama Kazuha's face as well.

Chapter 356 Night Raid on the Widow's Door

"Mmm," Xiaolan responded.

Yuanshan Kazuha, lost in thought, stammered, "What...what kind of feeling is that?"

"This..." Xiaolan shook her head, "I can't explain it."

"Hmm—" Kazuha Toyama had only seen it on TV.

"Doesn't your nose really touch when you kiss?" she asked, finally voicing a question she'd always been curious about.

Ran was both amused and exasperated, and weakly explained, "Kazuha, you can tilt your head..."

"Oh." Kazuha Toyama tilted his head.

"Let's not talk about us, where are you and Heiji?"

Xiao Lan, fearing that Yuan Shan and Ip Man would take things further, quickly changed the subject.

"Don't even mention that blockhead!" Kazuha Toyama was so angry at the mention of Hattori Heiji that she gritted her teeth.

"Last time I secretly confessed my feelings to him, do you know what he said?"

"Uh... what did he say?" Xiaolan had a bad feeling.

“He said he’s always considered me family!” Yuanshan and Ye snorted. “Anyway, I’m not going to expect anything from him.”

"By the way, Xiaolan, when you and Beichuan got together, was it Beichuan who took the initiative?"

"Yes."

Ran only dared to keep her feelings to herself at the time. If Kitagawa Taki hadn't taken the initiative to reveal them, she probably would never have dared to take that step.

Kazuha Toyama sighed silently, feeling increasingly envious.

Just like today, Heiji Hattori was focused on solving the case, while Taki Kitagawa stayed behind to keep Ran company.

What's wrong with bringing her along? How is she in the way?

Seeing that Toyama and Hajime were in a bad mood, Xiaolan quickly changed the subject and started talking about other things.

……

late at night.

The thunderstorm finally stopped.

Yuanshan and Ye got up to pour themselves a glass of water, but they heard a faint sound.

A chill ran down her spine, and she quickly nudged Xiaolan, who was fast asleep beside her: "Xiaolan, Xiaolan..."

Xiaolan woke up and rubbed her eyes.

"Xiaolan, have you heard any strange noises?"

"Hmm...no." Xiaolan listened carefully but didn't hear any strange sounds.

Kazuha Toyama said seriously, "It's that creaking sound of the floorboards."

Hearing her say that, Xiaolan seemed to hear it too, and the sound was getting closer and closer!

The two swallowed hard and looked at the paper door together.

There was a tall, dark figure standing motionless outside the door!

"what--"

The two screamed, hugged each other, and closed their eyes tightly.

Kitagawa Taki, who lived next door, was instantly awakened. He rolled over and got up, pushed open the door, and saw a person dressed in ancient Japanese samurai armor running out of the yard.

Kitagawa Taki withdrew his gaze and walked to the two women's room.

He opened the door and asked, "Are you two alright?"

When Xiaolan saw that it was Kitagawa Taki, she breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "Taki, there was a strange dark shadow just now!"

Kazuha Toyama also breathed a sigh of relief.

Kitagawa Taki comforted him, "Don't worry, it's a person. I'll go check on him. You two can go to sleep peacefully."

With Kitagawa Taki's endorsement, Ran felt relieved; as long as it wasn't a ghost, she wasn't afraid anymore.

"Then be careful!"

“Mm.” Kitagawa Taki nodded.

As he turned around, he glanced at Yuanshan and Ye again; she looked quite nice!

After Kitagawa Taki closed the door, Toyama Kazuha patted his chest and said, "It's a good thing Kitagawa was here, otherwise I would definitely be worried and unable to sleep tonight."

Like Xiaolan, she possesses considerable martial arts skills, but she is also terrified of ghosts.

Xiaolan nodded and said, "Let's go to sleep. With Taki here, everything will be fine."