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

The judge nodded and looked at Eri Kisaki: "Defense attorney, do you have any objections?"

Eri Kisaki replied, "No."

The trial of the case has now temporarily come to an end.

……

"Mr. Kitagawa, you truly live up to your reputation. I am completely convinced."

Although she felt that Kitagawa Taki was a bit unserious, Kujou Reiko acknowledged his abilities.

As she passed by Eri Kisaki, she stopped and said, "Attorney Kisaki, I look forward to our next courtroom meeting."

Eri Kisaki just smiled.

After saying that, Reiko Kujo left with her assistant.

Kuriyama Midori exclaimed excitedly, "Mr. Kitagawa was so cool in court today! He made Arima Masahiko plead guilty on the spot!"

Seeing Kuriyama Midori's excitement, Eri poured cold water on her enthusiasm: "Kuriyama, don't follow Kitagawa's example. Kitagawa... is too unruly in court."

Kuriyama Midori wouldn't have acted like this before; she didn't want to see Kuriyama Midori develop feelings for Kitagawa Taki.

“Oh…” Kuriyama Midori drooped her head.

While Eri wasn't looking, Kitagawa Taki secretly squeezed Kuriyama Midori's hand and winked at her, telling her not to mind.

Kuriyama Midori abruptly withdrew her hand, her heart pounding, afraid that Eri Kisaki would see it.

What is Mr. Kitagawa trying to do? This is in front of the teacher!

What if the teacher sees it?

And Mr. Kitagawa is Ran's boyfriend!

Kuriyama Midori suppressed the pounding in her heart.

Kitagawa Taki's image in her mind was actually quite positive. She was drunk that night, but Kitagawa Taki didn't do anything to her.

Eri Kisaki, oblivious to their subtle exchange, said, "We owe this to Kitagawa; otherwise, Mr. Inoue might have been unjustly accused."

Kitagawa Taki smiled to himself, thinking that whether Inoue Takashi was wronged or not had nothing to do with him. It was good to be able to meet Kujo Reiko and deepen his impression of Kuriyama Midori.

……

night.

Kitagawa Taki invited Kuriyama Midori out again.

After picking up Midori Kuriyama from get off work, Kitagawa Taki asked, "Midori, what do you want to eat today?"

"I...I..." Kuriyama Midori stammered, then gritted her teeth and finally blurted out what was on her mind: "Mr. Kitagawa, we can be good friends!"

"Midori, what you said hurts me deeply." Kitagawa Taki shook his head, sighed, and said, "I thought we were friends a long time ago."

"No, no!" Kuriyama Midori quickly waved her hands and explained, "I meant to say, Mr. Kitagawa... you're Ran's boyfriend, I can't be with you..."

As she spoke, her voice grew softer and softer.

The self-righteous and stern Kitagawa Taki asked, "Midori, what kind of person do you take me for?"

Then he laughed and said, "Besides, we just had a meal together, which didn't cross the line of friendship at all. Of course, shaking hands doesn't count either."

As he spoke, he took Kuriyama Midori's small hand. Kuriyama Midori's hand was plain, without any manicure.

Kuriyama Midori felt the warmth of Kitagawa Taki's hand, her pretty face slightly flushed, convinced by Kitagawa Taki's words, and nodded.

Chapter 393 corrupted me!

morning.

Beichuan House.

The three of them were having breakfast together.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Ai Haibara, who was sipping her milk, and asked, "Ai, how's your antidote research going?"

Ai Haibara put down her cup and said, "It's alright. We just need to solve the last problem."

"Isn't that coming soon?" Kitagawa Taki sounded somewhat excited.

Ai Haibara's face flushed slightly; she knew perfectly well what Taki Kitagawa was excited about.

Thinking about the things she had secretly looked at during this time, her blush deepened.

She never used to watch that kind of stuff.

"Cough cough!"

Lost in thought, Ai Haibara drank her milk too quickly and choked on it.

A little milk spilled from her mouth, and she quickly covered her chin with her hand, then stretched out her right hand, gesturing for Kitagawa Taki to hand her a tissue.

"Hehe." Kitagawa Taki stared at Haibara Ai with a mischievous smile and pushed the napkin towards her.

Ai Haibara seemed completely oblivious, pulled out a few tissues, quickly wiped the milk from the corners of her mouth, and then silently continued eating her breakfast.

Kitagawa Taki felt a kick to his leg, and when he turned around, he saw Miyano Akemi looking at him with a reproachful gaze.

Miyano Akemi saw it clearly just now. Kitagawa Taki was taking advantage of Haibara Ai's ignorance. As someone who had been through it all, she knew all too well Kitagawa Taki's wicked smile, which was exactly the same as her own back then...

She made up her mind that once her sister successfully developed the antidote, she would definitely teach her how to use it.

Kitagawa Taki remained calm and caught the mischievous foot under the table.

Because it was early in the morning, Akemi Miyano wasn't wearing any shoes.

"what!"

Akemi Miyano was caught off guard and couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

"Sister?" Ai Haibara raised her little face.

"N-nothing." Miyano Akemi tried to pull away, but she couldn't escape Kitagawa Taki's clutches.

She kept her head down, trying to suppress the itch, not wanting her sister to notice anything.

Kitagawa Taki wouldn't let her off the hook, and even struck up a conversation: "Akami, do you think we should hire a maid or something?"

After moving into their new home, apart from the few rooms they lived in which Akemi Miyano cleaned herself, the rest of the house was cleaned by hourly cleaners every few days.

Otherwise, cleaning such a big house by herself would be exhausting for Akemi Miyano.

"No, no need..." Miyano Akemi replied in a trembling voice.

She felt that things were fine as they were.

"I'm stuffed."

Ai Haibara wiped her mouth and walked out of the restaurant.

Miyano Akemi breathed a long sigh of relief, raised her head, and looked at Kitagawa Taki with her large, watery eyes, whispering, "Taki-kun..."

Kitagawa Taki naturally understood Miyano Akemi's signal.

……

Leaving aside the absurdity of their encounter at the restaurant.

After leaving the restaurant, Ai Haibara quickly walked back to her bedroom on the second floor.

The door slammed shut.

Her face was already bright red.

She was no longer the naive girl who knew nothing. She instantly understood Kitagawa Taki's wicked smile, but pretended nothing had happened.

Including the little tricks between the older sister and Kitagawa Taki.

After her older sister let out a startled cry, Kitagawa Taki hadn't been able to lift one hand...

"Meow~"

May jumped off the bed and rubbed against Ai Haibara's feet.

Ai Haibara smiled, picked up Satsuki, and gently stroked the cat.

"It's all that bad guy's fault, he led me astray!"

"May, don't you think so?" Ai Haibara teased the kitten.

May meowed, as if in response to Ai Haibara.

Ai Haibara chuckled, then hugged May and lay down on the bed.

In truth, she also longed for the antidote to be successfully developed as soon as possible.

……

It was past 10 a.m. when Kitagawa Taki left home.

He drove straight to Vermouth's house.

"You're here?"

Vermouth was wearing a black low-cut nightgown. Her skin was already fair, and the contrast between the black and white made her appear even more pure and white.

Kitagawa Taki opened his arms and embraced her.

Vermouth chuckled and kissed him on the corner of his mouth.

Kitagawa Taki was not satisfied and tried to kiss her red lips, but Vermouth pushed him away in disgust.

She chuckled and said, "You guys are quite enthusiastic so early in the morning!"

The woman's scent on Kitagawa Taki couldn't escape her nose.

Kitagawa Taki, as if nothing had happened, sat down on the sofa and changed the subject, asking, "What were you discussing that day?"

"What else could it be? They're asking me why I didn't show up!" Vermouth sat down opposite Kitagawa Taki and crossed her legs.

She paused, then continued, "Also, Gin suspects that the person wasn't the real Kaito Kid."

Because of the uproar about whether or not it was Kaito Kid, Vodka saw it.

After learning that Kid had actually killed someone, Gin began to suspect the man's identity.