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

He took out the letter, which was blank. He opened the envelope and found a piece of paper and a key inside.

The letter was written by Akemi Miyano, and it was roughly a thank you note. The key was for a locker at the Beika Hotel, and she said there was money to be returned to him inside.

Finally, the letter was signed by Akemi Miyano, not Masami Hirota.

After reading the letter, Kitagawa Taki didn't understand what Miyano Akemi was trying to do. This 1 billion yen was what she used to exchange for her and Miyano Shiho's freedom, so why was she giving it to him?

His car wasn't fixed yet, so he took a taxi to Akemi Miyano's apartment.

Meanwhile, Conan used his voice-changing bow tie to get Akemi Miyano's address from Inspector Megure.

Ten minutes later.

Kitagawa Taki watched as Conan ran upstairs with his skateboard from downstairs in the apartment building.

A short while later, Akemi Miyano came downstairs and got into a red sedan.

Conan, that guy, actually lay on the fifth floor and used a rubber band to shoot the tracker onto Miyano Akemi's car.

Kitagawa Taki used his shapeshifting technique to change his appearance, randomly flagged down a car on the street, and staged a real-life Grand Theft Auto.

He drove at a distance, following Miyano Akemi, and glanced in the rearview mirror; Conan was quite far away.

Skateboards are still slower than cars.

Finally, Akemi Miyano arrived at an abandoned warehouse in the suburbs.

"Come out!"

Entering the empty warehouse, Akemi Miyano looked around and spoke.

"Thank you for your hard work, Masami Hirota, no, Akemi Miyano."

Gin and Vodka appeared from behind Akemi Miyano and stood in front of her car.

Vodka said, "Miyano Akemi, hand over the money!"

"The money isn't with me; I hid it somewhere else. Bring my sister here first!"

Akemi Miyano stared coldly at the two of them.

Gin sneered, "Your sister is one of the few top-notch scientists in the organization. She's different from you; the organization still needs her to serve."

"I understand."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Akemi Miyano suddenly pulled a pistol from her handbag and fired at the two of them.

Several gunshots rang out, echoing in the empty warehouse.

Gin rolled away the instant Miyano Akemi drew her gun and immediately returned fire. Vodka, however, reacted a beat too slow and was shot in the arm.

"Damn it! That damned woman!" Vodka cursed as he scrambled to the side.

As Gin rolled, his vision was obscured by his hair, so he didn't notice that the bullets he fired were blocked by two pale gold barriers.

After firing a magazine, Akemi Miyano turned and ran out of the warehouse.

Gin and Vodka wanted to catch up.

Just then, a loud wailing of police sirens suddenly rang out outside.

"How did the police get here so quickly?" Gin's face darkened.

The scene outside didn't sound like a police car at all. He only had two handguns on him, and Vodka was injured, so a direct confrontation was definitely not a good idea.

"Retreat." Gin made the decision immediately.

"Big brother!" Vodka was somewhat unwilling to accept that he had been tricked by Miyano Akemi.

"withdraw."

Gin said no more and left the warehouse.

Vodka had no choice but to cover his arm and follow.

……

Akemi Miyano had only run a few steps out of the abandoned warehouse when she saw a car driving towards her, and she instinctively gripped the gun in her hand tighter.

creak~

The car braked suddenly and stopped next to Akemi Miyano.

"It's me!" Kitagawa Taki had already returned to his original form.

“Mr. Kitagawa!!” Akemi Miyano was both surprised and puzzled.

Kitagawa Taki said urgently, "We can talk about other things later, get in the car quickly."

"Uh-huh."

Akemi Miyano got into the passenger seat, and the two sped away.

Chapter 40 Elbow, Come Home With Me

Conan speeds along on his skateboard, reasoning that Hirota Masami is likely being coerced and is in grave danger!

He had already seen Hirota Masami stop using the tracker.

Just then, several sharp gunshots rang out. Conan immediately sensed something was wrong and rushed towards the direction of the gunshots.

Immediately afterwards, a police siren sounded from nearby.

He didn't have time to think and arrived outside the abandoned warehouse.

Hirota Masami's red sedan was parked at the entrance. Conan jumped off his skateboard and rushed inside, but the car was empty.

Conan examined the area carefully and found several spent bullet casings and a few drops of blood scattered on the ground.

Masami Hirota has disappeared!

Oh, and there are police sirens!

Conan hurriedly came out of the warehouse, followed the sound, and finally found several police sirens still sounding next to the clutter not far away.

He rested his chin on his fingers, lost in thought.

These sirens were clearly placed there intentionally, and only sounded after the gunfire began, with the sole purpose of stopping the gunfight from continuing.

This person is very likely here to help Masami Hirota!

With these thoughts in mind, Conan began investigating the area around the abandoned warehouse again.

He found a new skid mark at another exit of the warehouse, but unfortunately the tire track didn't extend very far before disappearing.

With the trail going cold, Conan finally called the police. Perhaps the police could find some information about the siren?

……

On the car that Kitagawa Taki stole.

"Mr. Kitagawa, what are you doing here? And what is that golden glass-like thing?"

"I asked, panting," Miyano Akemi asked.

She was clearly still recovering from the gunfight.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Miyano Akemi out of the corner of his eye. "Instead of that, Ms. Miyano Akemi, I think you should tell me about that letter and what just happened."

Akemi Miyano hadn't figured out how to talk to Taki Kitagawa about these things yet. She wasn't asking Taki Kitagawa for help because she didn't want to involve him in the organization's affairs.

In her view, although Kitagawa Taki was a capable exorcist, he was not strong enough to fight against a powerful organization and would inevitably be in great danger.

Kitagawa Taki drove the car to the riverbank and said to Miyano Akemi, "Get out of the car."

Although Miyano Akemi found it a bit strange, she did as she was told.

Kitagawa Taki pulled Miyano Akemi to a distance, then threw a fireball at the car.

The car was instantly engulfed in flames, and then exploded with a loud "boom".

“This, this is…” Miyano Akemi stared in disbelief.

Kitagawa Taki looked at Miyano Akemi: "I told you I can do more than just exorcisms! Can you tell me now?"

Akemi Miyano paused for a moment, made a decision, and slowly began to tell her story: "My real name is Akemi Miyano, Masami Hirota is an alias, and being a bank employee is just a disguise. In reality, I am an outer member of a black organization..."

"So you gave me a billion yen, and then went to fight them with guns?"

Kitagawa Taki was somewhat surprised to hear that Miyano Akemi had also injured Vodka; he truly hadn't expected Miyano Akemi to be capable of such a feat.

Kitagawa Taki originally wanted Miyano Akemi to fake her death to escape, but now it seems that this is no longer feasible.

However, it doesn't matter much. We can just hide it a little. With the capabilities of the Japanese police, they definitely won't be able to find it. As for the brewery, they have too many traitors to deal with. How much attention can they pay to an outsider?

"Whether I give that ten billion yen to the organization or not, they won't let me go, but I can't die!"

"If I die, my sister will definitely do something irrational, so I have no choice but to fight them!"

At this point, a determined look appeared in Akemi Miyano's eyes.

Kitagawa Taki looked Miyano Akemi up and down and said, "You dare to go and fight with guns all by yourself? You've got guts!"

Akemi Miyano blinked, lifted her clothes, revealing a bulletproof vest underneath. "I was prepared too!"

Kitagawa Taki retorted, "What would you do if I hit you on the head?"

"It's all thanks to Mr. Kitagawa's methods that the bulletproof vests were completely unnecessary."

After Kitagawa Taki demonstrated that skill, Miyano Akemi was certain that the thing that took the bullet for her must be related to Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki casually explained, "That's the talisman I gave you that day; it can protect you in a critical moment."

"Thank you so much!" Miyano Akemi bowed.

"Let's go, Ms. Miyano, to my house."

"Hey, I'm wanted by the police now, and there's an organization involved..."

Before Miyano Akemi could finish speaking, Kitagawa Taki magically produced a hat and placed it on her head, then put a pair of glasses on her.

“That’s not what I meant…” Miyano Akemi tried to explain.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Where can you go now?"

Akemi Miyano was taken aback. Yes, where could she go now?