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

Kitagawa Taki shook his head: "Why keep yourself so busy? Isn't it nice to relax once in a while?"

"It's just that I've gotten used to it over the years."

Eri Kisaki had no idea that she had been living like this ever since their separation.

It seems that if she's busy, she won't have the energy to think about those troubling things.

“I still think you don’t need to keep yourself so busy. You can just turn down some cases and give yourself more time.”

Because Eri Kisaki is renowned as a lawyer with a 100% success rate, many people come to her seeking her services, which is why she is so busy.

Kitagawa Taki said with a smile, "Why don't you come out and play with us sometime?"

After listening to Kitagawa Taki's words, Eri Kisaki nodded thoughtfully.

She's almost forty; it's time for her to take a break.

"That's right. Your shoulder and back pain is from being tired and sitting at a desk for too long." Kitagawa Taki asked, "I haven't had time to come over lately. How are you doing?"

Speaking of this, Eri Kisaki felt a little resentful. She didn't know what was wrong with her; she missed Kitagawa Taki terribly when he didn't come for a few days.

It wasn't that she was thinking about Kitagawa Taki, but rather that feeling, like candy, was something she was somewhat addicted to.

The problem was, she couldn't bring herself to ask Kitagawa Taki to give her a massage.

Little did he know, this was exactly the effect Kitagawa Taki wanted to achieve. He was never busy; he could simply cancel all those requests if he didn't want to.

After returning home, he massaged Miyano Akemi's hands, and she said it was great.

Massaging the shoulders and back was fine, but when they got to the waist and thighs, the two of them didn't hold back at all, and so they ended up playing cards as they massaged.

Therefore, Kitagawa Taki deliberately didn't go, making Eri Kisaki keep thinking about it.

"It feels okay, but after a while, it's a bit..." Eri Kisaki said very subtly.

Kitagawa Taki said, "Okay, I'll give you a massage another time when I have time."

Eri nodded, a hint of anticipation rising in her heart.

"Oh, right." She suddenly remembered that Kitagawa Taki had just mentioned inviting her and Ran to go out together, and said, "If we go out together, let's not invite that person."

Ran has always wanted Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri to reconcile, so she would secretly invite them out together from time to time, but each time it ended badly.

After ten years of separation, even the best feelings have faded.

Kogoro Mouri didn't even come to see her during her hospitalization.

Kogoro Mouri had indeed come to see Eri Kisaki, but she didn't know it, and Kogoro Mouri didn't want her to know either.

Two arrogant people coming together is simply not going to work.

Kitagawa Taki understood Eri Kisaki's meaning, which suited him perfectly, so of course he wouldn't refuse.

Leaving that topic aside, the two chatted for a long time until Ran came over to bring Eri her lunch.

"Hey, it's Taki!"

Ran heard Eri's laughter coming from inside the ward, and she wondered why Eri was laughing so happily.

"Ah!" Xiaolan suddenly exclaimed, "Taki, you probably haven't had lunch either, right? I brought Mom's lunch with me."

She had already eaten before coming.

Kitagawa Taki waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll go out to eat in a bit."

Eri said, "Ran always makes a lot. If you don't mind, Kitagawa, you can share some to fill your stomach first."

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "Don't let me feed you and leave you hungry."

"I've been eating until I'm stuffed every time these past few days, and I'm worried I'll gain weight," Eri said, rubbing her stomach.

Xiaolan blushed a little. She saw that Eri always finished her food, and she was worried that Eri wouldn't have enough, so she specially increased the amount.

It turns out I always ate until I was stuffed.

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

After finishing the meal, I spent some more time with Eri.

I arranged a time with Eri Kagi to pick her up from the hospital in the afternoon.

Kitagawa Taki and Ran left the hospital together, and Ran accompanied Kitagawa Taki to eat some more outside.

……

After taking Ran home, Kitagawa Taki went to Professor Agasa's place again.

When Kitagawa Taki arrived, Professor Agasa was taking a nap.

Because of his buttock injury, he could only sleep lying face down on the hospital bed, which was quite a hardship for him.

Kitagawa Taki took this opportunity to treat Professor Agasa so that he could be discharged from the hospital sooner.

Without waking Professor Agasa, Kitagawa Taki left the hospital after the treatment.

Chapter 412 I Don't Understand

Valentine's Day has arrived once again.

Sonoko invited Kitagawa Taki and Ran to visit the mountain resort.

This time it wasn't her family's villa, but a place called Chuidu Villa.

Xiaolan asked, "Yuanzi, I heard you can see all sorts of small animals from the mountains there?"

“That’s true.” Sonoko blinked and whispered in Ran’s ear, “Didn’t you know? The chocolates made at Fukiwado Manor can bring couples together!”

"Huh?!" Xiaolan couldn't help but look at Kitagawa Taki, who was driving in front.

Although Sonoko deliberately kept her voice very low, Kitagawa Taki still heard her.

Since Sonoko didn't want him to know, he could just pretend he hadn't heard anything.

Kitagawa Taki joked, "What are you two whispering about? Let me hear too!"

Sonoko giggled and said, "This is between us sisters, Taki, you just be the driver!"

……

Fuyutari Villa is located deep in the mountains and forests; it took Kitagawa Taki a long time to get there.

At the entrance, the group met Chiyoko Yuasa, the owner of the resort.

After revealing her identity, Chiyoko Yuasa explained some important points about the resort.

"Finally, you'd better not go out when it's snowing. If you don't want to encounter ghosts in the mountains who give you strange gifts, you'd better listen to me."

Ran and Sonoko looked at each other. With Kitagawa Taki around, they were alright and not too scared.

Kitagawa Taki raised an eyebrow and asked, "What strange gift?"

Just then, a man came out of the house and replied, "It's chocolate."

"The terrain here is very complex, and with heavy snow blocking the mountains, people often die here. Strangely, every year around this time, chocolates are placed on the snow, next to the bodies that have been found."

Some people think those people encountered a ghost, while others say it was the work of a snow woman.

However, you don't need to worry too much. The police believe that animals in the mountains, unable to find food, rummaged through the victims' belongings and accidentally spilled the chocolate on the snow.

Another Yuki-onna? A Yuki-onna would be more likely to offer you snowballs than chocolate.

Kitagawa Taki felt that this was either a coincidence, as the man said, or it was deliberate.

After saying this, the man said to the two women following behind him, "I should go to work now."

The short-haired woman said, "Be careful on the road."

The woman in purple with long hair reminded him, "Eryuan, it's good that you're so enthusiastic about investigating, but don't get carried away and let the Snow Woman bewitch you, causing you to lose your way in the forest."

"Don't worry, if the Snow Woman wants to give me chocolate, I'll just tell her that I already have a woman named Ayako."

The man named Eryuan smiled nonchalantly, pulled the short-haired woman over, and kissed her on the cheek.

Yako was a little embarrassed: "Jiagui, you really are something else."

"Let's go." Yoshiki Nigaki waved and walked into the woods.

Sonoko asked curiously, "Work? What kind of work do you do in this forest?"

Gan Liya explained, "His job is as a journalist, and he came here this time because of information he has been investigating for five years."

The woman in purple, Mika Pinkawa, glanced in the direction of the woods and said, "At first, I, the cameraman, would go with him. He said we would definitely run into each other in the woods!"

Ran remembered the picture of the Yuki-onna that Kitagawa Taki had shown them before, so she asked, "Are you talking about that Yuki-onna?"

Seeing that Xiaolan had misunderstood, Konakawa Mika smiled and explained, "No, he wanted to film mountain animals, they're just very rare."

Another voice came: "They're not just rare. They were captured once in 1905 and haven't been seen for over a hundred years. Now they're listed as extinct mammals by scholars."

A middle-aged man carrying a hunting rifle glanced at the crowd and said, "They are Japanese wolves."

Then, he said to Chiyoko Yuasa, "Auntie, I'll be leaving my friend here in a bit."

After saying that, he carried his gun and went into the forest.

Chiyoko Yuasa snorted and muttered to herself, "What kind of wolf has bewitched these guys!"

"Alright, I need to go out for a bit now. Once Jiu Jianyou's friends arrive, just take them to an empty room."

After she finished speaking, she whistled, and a dog ran out. "Sanlang, let's go!"

Sonoko watched Yuasa Chiyoko's retreating figure, her lips twitching as she complained, "Why does the boss leave this kind of thing to us guests? And we don't even know where we're supposed to stay!"

Gan Liya said, "It's alright, I'll take you there."

She glanced at Kitagawa Taki and the other two, unsure which two were the couple.

Ran said gratefully, "Thank you, Miss Ayako!"

Sonoko pushed Ran next to Kitagawa Taki and winked, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Ms. Ayako, to arrange for Ran and Taki to share a larger room!"

Xiaolan blushed a little; she had originally planned for three people to each have a room.

So these two were a pair. Gan Liya nodded and said, "No problem."

Then she smiled and said, "Then I'll take you to your room first, and then I'll teach you how to make chocolate?"