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

Kitagawa Taki rubbed his forehead slightly. Kogoro Mouri had given him another wrong answer.

Kogoro Mouri continued to speak eloquently: "The murderer left behind a 1-bamboo and a 7-bamboo, which means that a total of eight people participated in the mahjong game. There are two circles in the 7-bamboo that have not been colored in. One represents the murderer himself, and the other represents the last victim."

Inspector Megure exclaimed in surprise, "Doesn't that mean the killer will continue to commit crimes?"

“That’s right!” Kogoro Mouri nodded confidently.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga, sitting next to Inspector Megure, frowned slightly as he listened.

Shiratori Ninzaburo questioned, "But Mr. Mori, if you want to represent eight people, why not just use the eight of bamboo?"

Kogoro Mouri raised his index finger and shook it. "The murderer chose the One of Bamboo and the Seven of Bamboo, and there was a reason for it. He actually wanted to use these two tiles to get a winning hand, and it must be an extremely good hand!"

"I see!" came a surprised exclamation from the audience. "It's just that someone broke the deadlock in a low-class way."

Yamamura Misao chimed in, "So that's why the murderer was enraged, right?"

Kogoro Mouri asserted, "That's for sure. I'm guessing the others are definitely some jerks with no manners!"

But not everyone buys his ideas.

Yui Uehara asked, "Mr. Mori, what is the meaning of those letters?"

Takagi Wataru raised his hand. "And the death message left by Mr. Ryuzaki?"

"Why did the murderer take the victim elsewhere?" Yamato Kansuke asked, glancing at Uehara Yui in the front row.

He had tried to contact Yui Hara before, but was unable to reach her.

I met her at the Metropolitan Police Department today. Uehara Yui remained very calm, with a subtle sense of detachment.

Faced with all these questions, Kogoro Mouri was bewildered and didn't know how to answer them for a moment.

Seeing this, Kitagawa Taki said, "Regarding these issues, I think we should start by examining the social relationships of these individuals."

The killer deliberately left this information, so it couldn't have been a random killing; there must be some connection between these victims.

Miwako Sato agreed: "Mr. Kitagawa makes a lot of sense. Finding their commonalities is the key to solving the case."

The police officers in the audience nodded in agreement; Kitagawa Taki's remarks sounded much more reliable than Kogoro Mouri's.

Kogoro Mori quickly returned to his seat.

Kitagawa Taki was about to say something when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Kuroba Chikage.

The message was brief, containing only an address—the name of a bar…

Chapter 466 Something's Wrong

"Matsumoto Management Officer".

Inspector Megure looked at Kiyoshi Matsumoto standing to the side.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga stood up, and the entire room immediately fell silent. He said in a deep voice, "Do these six crime scenes have any special significance for the murderer?"

If so, the underlying meaning may very well guide us to find the murderer.

Furthermore, as Mr. Kitagawa just mentioned, there must be some connection between the six victims. Finding their commonalities will be a shortcut to solving this case.

Secondly, there is indeed a possibility that this case is related to mahjong. The English letters and vertical lines on the back of the mahjong tiles, as well as the meanings of Qixi Festival and "kyo," should be carefully considered.

Matsumoto Kiyoshi paused for a moment, looked around the room, and said, "Listen up, everyone. The murderer is very likely to commit the crime again. Now that things have come to this, I hope that everyone will abandon any sense of jurisdiction or selfishness in vying for credit."

In order to apprehend the murderer as soon as possible, everyone must share any intelligence they have promptly and conduct the investigation with all their might!

"Yes!"

All the police officers responded in unison.

Then, Matsumoto Kiyonaga looked at Kitagawa Taki and the other man, "Kitagawa and Mori, you two stay behind for a moment."

The other police officers left the meeting room.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga then asked, "Brother Mori, do you have any other thoughts on this case?"

"Uh... this..."

Kogoro Mouri seemed a little awkward.

Seeing this, Matsumoto Kiyoshi said, "Brother Mori, don't hold back your skills!"

Kogoro Mouri scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Manager... I don't have any other ideas for the time being."

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri really had nothing to say, Kiyoshi Matsumoto nodded and looked at Taki Kitagawa, "Where is Mr. Kitagawa?"

Kitagawa Taki said, "We don't have any further leads for the time being."

“Well, there are indeed too few clues at the moment. Let’s wait for their preliminary investigation results first. After that…” Matsumoto Kiyonaga looked at the two of them, “then I’ll look forward to your performance.”

Kogoro Mouri seemed a little excited. He saluted and said meticulously, "I will do my best to live up to your expectations!"

Kitagawa Taki simply nodded. The main reason Kogoro Mouri acted this way was because he used to be a detective.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga was a Superintendent General, meaning he was the superior of his superior's superior.

After a brief conversation with the two, Matsumoto Kiyonaga left with Inspector Megure.

Kitagawa Takiya made an excuse to part ways with Kogoro Mouri, went to the parking lot, and got into an ordinary black sedan.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the bespectacled police officer in the driver's seat and asked, "What are you doing infiltrating the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation meeting?"

The bespectacled policeman started the car, and then Vermouth's voice came from inside.

"One of the unlucky undercover agents in the organization was among the six victims, and the memory card containing the list of undercover agents that he possessed was taken by the murderer."

This undercover agent is a NOC, which is an unofficial undercover agent, disguised as an ordinary person.

"Originally, the undercover agent was supposed to be silenced by the organization, but Gin was preoccupied with the Curaçao matter and couldn't spare the time. Unexpectedly, this coincidence happened."

Just when one problem seemed to be resolved, another arose. The Curaçao issue was still unresolved when this happened.

Although they were just ordinary people who went undercover, there were many of them.

If that list of undercover agents is leaked, it will also have a significant impact on the Black Organization.

Kitagawa Taki nodded slightly and then asked, "What about that 'Matsumoto Kiyonaga'?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you after all."

Vermouth drove her car out of the parking lot, ripped off her hood, and tossed her long hair.

"His code name is 'Irish,' a whiskey with fewer impurities and a mellow taste. He was the main executor of this mission."

"By the way, he has a close relationship with Pisco and respects him greatly."

"Pisco?"

Vermouth laughed and said, "That's right, so he was very dissatisfied with Gin and believed that Gin was responsible for Pisco's death."

It was Kitagawa Taki who disguised himself as Gin and killed Pisco.

"And what about his role in the organization?"

Vermouth stated bluntly, "He's just as loyal to the organization as Pisco, so it might be difficult for you to use him to do anything to Gin."

Kitagawa Taki nodded, then asked, "Where's the real Matsumoto Kiyonaga? Could he have been killed?"

Vermouth said, "As far as I know, no, Ireland should have imprisoned him."

……

Metropolitan Police Department.

In Matsumoto Kiyonaga's office.

Ireland accessed Kogoro Mouri's files.

Today at the investigation meeting, Kogoro Mouri's behavior was completely inconsistent with his reputation, which aroused the interest of Ireland.

Sure enough, he found something very interesting in the documents.

Kogoro Mouri has been running a detective agency for many years, but business has always been very slow. He mainly takes on jobs like finding lost cats and dogs or catching people having affairs.

But not long ago, after a child named Conan Edogawa moved into the detective agency, Kogoro Mouri underwent a huge change and was even given the nickname "Sleeping Kogoro".

After reviewing these, Ireland pulled up information on Conan Edogawa.

The information itself is quite ordinary, and there seems to be no problem on the surface.

Ireland then made a phone call to Inspector Megure.

"Inspector Megure, is there a kid named Conan with Mori-kun?"

Inspector Megure was somewhat surprised. "Eh, you've even heard of Manager Matsumoto? That's right, he used to stay at Mori's house."

Ireland tentatively asked, "I've heard there's something unusual about him?"

"Conan is indeed very smart. He often comes up with useful ideas when solving cases. In the past, Kogoro used to take him with him, but now it seems that he has moved out of Kogoro's house."

Inspector Megure was completely unprepared.

"Oh, I was wondering why I didn't see that little kid today."

Ireland exchanged a few more words with Inspector Megure before hanging up the phone.

A slight smile played on his lips; he was certain that this Conan Edogawa was suspicious.

When a series of coincidences come together, then it becomes inevitable.

……

the other side.

After saying goodbye to Vermouth, Kitagawa Taki rushed to the bar where Kuroba Chikage was.

Because it was daytime, there weren't many people in the bar.

Kitagawa Taki quickly found Kuroba Chikage, who was already slightly tipsy.

"Thousand Shadows".

Kitagawa Taki called out twice before Kuroba Chikage slowly turned to look at him.

"Kitagawa, you've arrived."

"Sit down!" Kuroba Chikage patted the seat next to her.