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

To be honest, it was a bit of a surprise that Ooka Momiji would come to ask him to hang out.

"Hanafuda, do you know how?" Ooka Momiji asked.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head. He knew about Hanafuda, but had never played it.

Ooka Momiji smiled slightly and said, "That's alright. Hanafuda is very simple. You'll learn it in a little while."

Then, she turned to Iori Muga and said, "Iori, you should go back first. With Mr. Kitagawa here, nothing will happen."

Iori Muga glanced at Kitagawa Taki. "Yes, Miss."

After Iori Muga left, Ooka Momiji said, "Let's go play in Sonoko's room."

"I'm curious," Kitagawa Taki asked, "Ms. Ooka, do you always carry a karuta (flower card) with you when you go out?"

Judging from the box, the flower cards in Ooka Momiji's hand are quite valuable.

Ooka Momiji explained, "I play this when I'm bored while traveling."

Kitagawa Taki closed the door and knocked on the door of the neighboring garden.

The door was quickly opened, and Sonoko was delighted to see Kitagawa Taki through the crack.

Then she saw Ooka Momiji next to her.

"Hongye, what's wrong with you..."

"Let's play cards together." Ooka Momiji waved the wooden box in her hand.

Sonoko was instantly reminded of a bad memory. Her lips twitched, and she retorted, "Kumyou, you're so good at cards!"

The two entered the room, and Ooka Momiji laughed, "It's not like it's karuta."

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Is Ms. Ooka really good at karuta?"

“She’s more than just good at it, she’s considered a ‘candidate for the next Karuta Queen’!” Sonoko rolled her eyes at Ooka Momiji and said, “Of course, she’s also very good at other card games.”

"If you keep praising me, I'll get embarrassed."

But looking at Ooka Momiji, she certainly wasn't embarrassed.

"Alright, let me first introduce the karuta to Mr. Kitagawa."

Ooka Momiji sat down on the sofa, took out the floral plaques, and arranged them according to the month.

"There are forty-eight flower cards in total, divided into twelve months..."

After explaining the cards, scoring combinations, and gameplay of Hanafuda, Ooka Momiji asked, "Mr. Kitagawa, is everything alright?"

Kitagawa Taki nodded; Hanafuda was much simpler than mahjong.

Ooka Momiji looked at the garden: "Let's play in the garden first."

After shuffling the cards, each player draws a card, and the player with the smaller month gets to go first.

Next, eight cards are drawn as community cards, and the game officially begins.

Kitagawa Taki sat to the side, and it was clear that Ooka Momiji was indeed very skilled.

However, she seemed to have forgotten about Kitagawa Taki, who didn't know how to play.

There's no introduction during gameplay; they only shout it out when they score.

The two have very different playing styles. Ooka Momiji always tries to get more points in a game, while Sonoko knows when to quit while she's ahead and will stop when she's low on points.

And so, after several rounds, although Sonoko won more rounds, her total score was less than that of Ooka Momiji.

Suddenly, Ooka Momiji asked, "Mr. Kitagawa, how do you plan to deal with Phantom Thief Kid this time?"

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Kitagawa Taki shook his head; he didn't even know who "Phantom Thief Kid" was!

Ooka Momiji then asked, "So how did you catch him last time?"

Before Kitagawa Taki could speak, Sonoko frowned and asked, "Kumyou, don't you not know Taki?"

"I just want to see what kind of relationship you two have." Ooka Momiji glanced at Sonoko and played a useless card.

Sonoko raised an eyebrow and said, "You still like beating around the bush so much!"

Ooka Momiji smiled slightly but did not reply.

Go straight for her? It's not like she can't, it's just not the right time yet.

"Pig, Deer, Butterfly, five points."

Ooka Momiji laid out her three cards and called a halt to the final round.

Sonoko reluctantly discarded her cards; she became distracted as soon as she spoke.

There's no need to even calculate; she's definitely going to lose.

Ooka Momiji looked at Kitagawa Taki: "Mr. Kitagawa, are you coming?"

She didn't continue asking the previous question; after all, she wasn't interested in Kaito Kid.

"bring it on."

Kitagawa Taki replaced Sonoko.

Not long after the game started, he realized something was wrong.

When Ooka Momiji was playing with Sonoko, she definitely held back.

Kitagawa Taki discovered that she was counting cards, deliberately blocking his hand, and playing even more steadily.

He looked up at Ooka Momiji. Why was this woman beating up a newbie like him so hard?

Ooka Momiji and Kitagawa Taki looked at each other, a slight smile playing on their lips.

She raised her hand and said, "It's your turn!"

Kitagawa Taki nodded. To be honest, Ooka Momiji's Kyoto accent was quite charming.

Sonoko's eyes darted back and forth between the two of them; she sensed something was off.

……

At the end of the final round, Kitagawa Taki had a slightly lower total score, and Ooka Momiji won.

"You really are amazing!" Ooka Momiji praised.

Kitagawa Taki waved his hand: "Miss Ooka, you're the best."

Ooka Momiji stared at Kitagawa Taki and said seriously, "That's different."

She went all out; as a veteran, this is practically bullying.

"Cough cough!"

Sonoko coughed twice and said, "Kurei, it's my turn to play with Taki."

Ooka Momiji chuckled and stepped aside.

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Early the next morning.

The group arrived at the airport.

The Suzuki Foundation chartered a Boeing 747, which was painted entirely with sunflowers and bore the words "Raykrok Museum Sunflower Exhibition," making it very eye-catching.

Inside the passenger cabin.

The group had just boarded the plane, and there was still some time before takeoff.

Kitagawa Taki said, "I'll go check and see if Kid has managed to sneak in."

He wasn't afraid of "Kidd" infiltrating, but he was afraid that this person would tamper with the plane.

Charlie frowned and said, "Sir, how are you going to check if Kidd has infiltrated?"

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the American, ignored him, and walked out of the cabin on his own.

Jirokichi Suzuki patted Charlie on the shoulder: "Charlie, Kitagawa caught Kid himself!"

Charlie exclaimed in astonishment, "He's that person?!"

He had seen the news, but he didn't remember what Kitagawa Taki looked like.

Just as Easterners have difficulty recognizing Westerners, Westerners do the same.

Sonoko reminded him, "Mr. Charlie, you just need to do your job well."

She couldn't stand Charlie's recent criticisms of Kitagawa Taki.

"I'm sorry, I will apologize to Mr. Kitagawa later."

……

Less than ten minutes.

Kitagawa Taki then returned to his cabin.

Charlie stepped forward: "Mr. Kitagawa, I apologize for my previous questioning of you."

Kitagawa Taki nodded slightly, then said, "There's a bomb outside the cargo door. Stop takeoff immediately!"

"What!?"

Jirokichi Suzuki was so startled that he jumped up from his seat. Putting aside the painting "Sunflowers" in the cargo hold, the safety of these people was the most important thing.

He immediately picked up the phone and called the flight attendant, asking her to notify the captain as soon as possible.

After hanging up the phone, Jirokichi Suzuki said urgently, "Let's get ready to disembark!"

The airport will conduct an inspection of the entire aircraft.

A strange light flashed in Ooka Momiji's eyes as she asked Kitagawa Taki, "How did you find out?"

Kitagawa Taki pointed to his eye socket with his finger: "I saw it with my eyes."

Ooka Momiji rolled her eyes and said, "You might as well just say you can't tell me."

“Okay.” Kitagawa Taki nodded.