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

"It depends. Sometimes I also use the numbers I draw from horse racing," Grandma Changshou said, laughing heartily.

Conan's lips twitched. Isn't this Kogoro Mouri's style?

Just then, Kimie Shimabukuro's voice rang out: "Great-grandmother, I've prepared the bathwater!"

The old woman slowly turned around and said, "If you don't have anything important to do, I'm going to take a bath and rest."

"Oh? We still have something to say..."

Before Conan could finish speaking, the old woman left on her own.

“I…” Conan lay by the door, looking at the old woman’s back, speechless.

They waited here for ages, only to exchange a few words.

What he didn't know was that, after Kitagawa Taki's reminder, Shimabukuro Kimie naturally didn't want to appear in front of them as the longevity granny for too long, lest she reveal any flaws.

Hattori Heiji remarked, "Her face is deathly pale, and her voice is hoarse. I don't think this old woman will live much longer."

"Heiji!"

Yuanshan and Ye shook their heads, feeling utterly disgusted by such words.

"That's exactly right!" Hattori Heiji was completely oblivious.

This old woman looks like a monster after she takes off her makeup.

A short while later, Kimie Shimabukuro returned.

"I'm sorry, my great-grandmother is very tired because of the celebration."

"You can stay here and rest tonight!"

Kimie Shimabukuro arranged two rooms for the group.

Kazuha Toyama and Ai Haibara shared a room, while the remaining men shared another.

Anyway, it's just sleeping on tatami mats, so it's not crowded.

……

in the room.

Neither Kazuha Toyama nor Ai Haibara uttered a single word, creating an awkward atmosphere for a moment.

She always felt that talking to Ai Haibara was like talking to an adult.

I feel that Ai Haibara is more mature than her.

"Is there something you want to tell me?"

Seeing that Kazuha Toyama kept glancing at her, Ai Haibara took the initiative to ask.

"Uh...no, no!"

Yuanshan and Ye were taken aback at first, then quickly waved their hands.

Ai Haibara was somewhat confused, wondering what Kazuha Toyama was so nervous about.

She said casually, "Oh, then go to sleep. Goodnight."

"good night!"

Kazuha Toyama huddled under the covers, but she still couldn't fall asleep.

After a while, thinking about her previous performance, she found it a little funny. Why was she so nervous?

He's just a kid who's a bit more mature.

……

the next day.

Led by Kimie Shimabukuro, the group went to Saori Kadokawa's house.

But no one was home. After asking the neighbors, they learned that Kadowaki Benzo had not returned home all night.

After making some inquiries, the group learned that Kadowaki Benzo had spent the night drinking with tourists at a tavern.

Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes. "That guy, he drank all night."

Isn't that a bit too unreliable?

He now has serious doubts about whether this old drunkard can provide any useful information about the door-to-door weaving.

Shimabukuro Kimie asked, "Shall we go check out the tavern?"

Kitagawa Taki shook his head: "No need. If we go now, he'll still be drunk. I bet he'll sleep all day."

Hattori Heiji sighed. Why was this case going so badly?

……

night.

Ebihara family.

The funeral of Tomi Ebihara is being held here.

Kitagawa Taki and the others arrived uninvited.

After registering your name at the entrance, you can go inside.

Upon seeing everyone, Kimie Shimabukuro, dressed in black, stood up and said, "Mr. Kitagawa, you've come too."

Kitagawa Taki said, "Yes, we'll also keep vigil for Miss Ebina."

Hattori Heiji glanced at everyone present and asked, "Where's Ms. Naoko? Her name is on the roster."

Shimabukuro Kimie exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, Naoko is here too?"

Kazuha Toyama said, "They probably went to the toilet."

But after everyone stayed in the house for a while, they still didn't see Naoko Kuroe appear.

Hattori Heiji glanced at his watch and whispered to Toyama Kazuha beside him, "Kazuha, go check the restroom."

Kazuha Toyama nodded, got up, and opened the door.

But her body seemed to be frozen in place, standing motionless.

Kitagawa Taki knew exactly what had happened and deliberately asked, "Kazuha, what's wrong?"

"There's someone...it seems like there's someone there."

Kazuha Toyama pointed in the direction outside the house.

Kitagawa Taki thoughtfully turned on the flashlight, so Toyama Kazuha could see clearly now.

Naoko Kuroe was seen hanging in a bizarre position on a net, her face contorted, looking quite terrifying under the stark white light.

"what--"

A scream shattered the silence of the night.

Kazuha Toyama took two steps back and bumped directly into Taki Kitagawa's arms.

Chapter 428 Greed Takes Over

Hattori Heiji, who was still in shock, felt extremely jealous upon seeing this scene.

But he couldn't say anything bad about Kitagawa Taki, because it was Toyama Kazuha who ran into him.

So he could only say a few words to Kazuha Toyama: "Kazuha, it's not like this is the first time you've seen a corpse, why are you so scared!"

"I……"

Kazuha Toyama was both ashamed and angry. How could she not be afraid when she suddenly saw such a terrifying face?

Unfortunately, Kitagawa Taki happened to be standing right behind her.

……

Over there, Conan had already turned on the flashlight on his watch and moved closer to the corpse.

Naoko Kuroe had ligature marks on her neck, clearly indicating that she was strangled to death before being hung on the fishing net.

There were only two kinds of footprints on the beach: one was from Naoko Kuroe's flip-flops, and the other was from her boots.

Look here!

Hattori Heiji held up a flashlight, the center of the light source being the dugong arrow and the mark of a slipper.

"The arrow mark is below the slipper print. It must have fallen to the ground and been stepped on by Miss Kuroe."

Conan nodded. "The arrow must have been taken by the culprit."

"In that case, let's see where the killer's footprints went."

After Kitagawa Taki finished speaking, he followed the long boot footprints on the beach.

Finally, they ended up at the beach.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Hattori Heiji and Conan who had followed him. "It seems the culprit is very clever. He walked along the coastline, and the sea washed away his footprints."

Hattori Heiji rested his chin on his hand. "That way, this lead is cut off."

Just then, a voice rang out: "Hey, who are you people?"

A bald man led two policemen to the beach.

Hattori Heiji asked, "Who are you?"

The bald man pulled out his badge: "We are police officers from Fukui Prefecture."

"My name is Hattori Heiji, and I'm a detective."

The bald man said, "Detective? Never heard of that. Anyway, just don't interfere with our investigation."

Hattori Heiji's face darkened. "Let's see who solves the case first."

Kitagawa Taki thought to himself, "If you said you were the son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief, people would definitely recognize you."

……

Leaving the Fukui Prefectural Police aside, Kitagawa Taki and his group returned to their room.