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

Ran introduced herself: "Nice to meet you, I'm Ran Mouri."

Akemi Miyano waved her hand and said, "It's alright, I'm Miho Miyazaki, hello."

Ai Haibara is simply referred to as "Ai Haibara".

The four of them sat down on the sofa.

Kitagawa Taki assigned Miyano Akemi the identity of a shrine maiden with magical powers, but whose family had fallen on hard times and who wandered around with her younger sister, relying on each other for survival.

"So that's how it is..."

After hearing Kitagawa Taki's explanation, Sonoko and Ran instantly felt sorry for the two sisters.

Kitagawa Taki said, "There's one more thing I need your help with, Sonoko."

"What's the matter? Leave it to me!" Sonoko said with great confidence.

"It's because Ai became an unregistered resident for some reason, so I'd like to ask Sonoko for your help in resolving her identity issue."

"no problem!"

With the Suzuki family's resources, resolving such a small problem would be as simple as making a call.

After chatting for a while, Sonoko and Ran left.

The two walked downstairs, and Sonoko looked at Ran and couldn't help but ask, "Ran, do you think Taki and that Miss Miho have a relationship?"

Sonoko had been keeping this question to herself.

"No way," Ran comforted her. "Miss Miho has only been here a few days, how could she possibly have anything to do with Kitagawa?"

Sonoko nodded, agreeing with Ran's point. She and Kitagawa Taki had known each other for almost a year, but they still hadn't officially started dating!

“But I still feel a little uneasy. She’s living with Taki now, what if…” Sonoko said worriedly.

"Isn't there a little sister too? Oh, Sonoko, don't overthink it," Ran advised.

Sonoko sighed, then cheered herself up again, "I won't give up! I'm Suzuki Sonoko, go for it!"

Chapter 46 The Boss and That Gentleman

graduate School.

Vodka took a bag of bread and a bottle of water to give to Shirley for lunch, and also to ask Shirley if she had thought it through. Just as he reached the door of Shirley's room, he saw two guards dozing off.

"Hey, you two! I told you to watch over Sherry, and you're just dozing off here?"

Vodka's loud roar jolted the two awake.

The two men trembled in fright, their faces contorted with fear, "Boss Vodka..."

"Alright, alright! Open the door now!"

Vodka didn't want to waste time with the two guards.

One of the guards quickly took out his door opener, but the moment he opened it, he froze—the room was empty.

"Get out of the way! How am I supposed to get in if you're blocking the doorway?"

Vodka saw the guard standing there dumbfounded, so he went up to him and pushed him away.

The next second, Vodka's eyes widened.

Where is Sulli? Where is such a big Sulli?

"Where is she? Where is Sherry?" Vodka roared at the two guards.

"We don't... we don't know!"

The two guards looked ashen-faced. Shirley had been lost under their watch, and they were sure to suffer the consequences.

"big eater!"

"waste!"

Vodka rushed into the room and carefully checked it. He confirmed that Sherry was missing, and then picked up the handcuffs to take a look. There were no signs of damage on them.

Vodka was completely baffled. How did Sherry escape the handcuffs? And how did she get out of the room?

The key question is how he should explain this to his older brother.

Thinking of this, Vodka felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"You two, hurry up and send someone to look for them!" Vodka shouted at the two men.

"Yes, yes!" The two hurriedly ran out.

Vodka pulled out his phone, hesitated for a moment, and finally dialed Gin's number. "Hey... bro, Sherry's run away..."

Gin demanded, "What did you say? Didn't I tell you to lock her up for a few days? How did she escape?"

Vodka's voice trembled. "Brother, I did lock her up, and I even handcuffed her. I just went to check, and she was already gone."

Gin paused for a moment, then said, "Where are the research data?"

"I'll go check right away!" Vodka hurriedly ran towards the research lab.

Seeing that the research lab was intact, Vodka breathed a sigh of relief and reported, "Brother, the research data is fine!"

Gin asked, "Did the guards say anything?"

“No,” Vodka replied.

Gin instructed, "Go and check the room's ventilation ducts and garbage chute now."

There are no windows in the room, and the escape route wasn't through the main door, so it can only be one of these two places.

Vodka did as he was told, "Brother, the vent won't open."

Gin sneered, "Then they escaped through the garbage chute. You don't need to worry about it. I'll report it to 'that gentleman'."

"Also, get rid of the person in charge of guarding Sherry. They can't even keep an eye on one person, so there's no point in keeping them around."

After saying that, Gin hung up the phone.

Vodka was sweating profusely. Why did he feel like his older brother was giving him a warning?

On the other end of the phone, Gin's face was gloomy. These two sisters were really something, slapping him in the face one after the other.

"Shirley, you can't escape my grasp!"

……

Kitagawa Exorcism Office.

The three of them were having lunch.

It must be said that Akemi Miyano's cooking skills are quite good.

"Ai, are you going to school?" Kitagawa Taki asked.

This was something Miyano Akemi told him that night. He felt that it was entirely up to Haibara Ai to decide whether or not she should go.

"I'm not going." Ai Haibara's answer was simple and straightforward.

Kitagawa Taki nodded, "Then let's not go!"

"Eh—" Miyano Akemi, who had been silently waiting for Kitagawa Taki to persuade Haibara Ai, exclaimed in surprise.

This is not what they agreed on that night!

Kitagawa Taki said, "Ai has plenty of opportunities to make friends! She doesn't have to go to school."

"But if I don't go to school, won't I seem strange? Won't it arouse suspicion?" Miyano Akemi was a little worried.

“It’s okay, we can just find a suitable reason. Let me think… Hmm, let’s just say that Ai has autism, so she doesn’t go to school,” Kitagawa Taki said after thinking for a moment.

Ai Haibara, who had just taken a sip of water, almost spat it out.

She was initially quite grateful to Kitagawa Taki for speaking up for her.

Autism? How does she look autistic?

"Thank you so much!" Ai Haibara said irritably.

Kitagawa Taki grinned and said, "You're welcome!"

Akemi Miyano thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "That seems like it might actually work."

Ai Haibara said in a spoiled tone, "Sister—"

"Sister~"

"You don't look 20 at all!"

Kitagawa Taki copied it and then retorted.

Ai Haibara glared at Taki Kitagawa with murderous intent. So what if she's 20? Can't a 20-year-old act cute like an older sister?

Kitagawa Taki raised his hands in surrender.

"Pfft!"

Akemi Miyano laughed; such a scene had only ever appeared in her dreams.

Her biggest dream used to be to be able to leave the organization and live happily with her sister.

Although my little sister has gotten smaller, she seems pretty good.

And then there's Kitagawa Taki. When she first met him, she thought he was a very serious person.

Akemi Miyano couldn't help but recall that night, those embarrassing... and utterly indecent things!!

"Ahem... Ai, what are you planning to do if you don't go to school?" Kitagawa Taki cleared his throat and asked.

"I want to continue my research, at least to find an antidote for shrinking."

Besides wanting to create an antidote for shrinking, Ai Haibara also wants to create her own medicine.

Kitagawa Taki did know how to make Haibara Ai grow bigger, but what did Old Shiro do? That left a deep impression.

However, it certainly can't compare to the antidote.

Kitagawa Taki said, "That's perfect. You can use the fourth floor of this building as your research lab."

Akemi Miyano asked, "Is the fourth floor also Taki-kun's?"