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

Kuroba Toichi had Kuroba Chikage gather information from Kitagawa Taki.

"What else can I say?" Kuroba Chikage's eyes flickered slightly. "Naturally, I'll give him the result he wants."

Kuroba has become obsessed with Pandora.

……

To Kitagawa Taki's surprise, the case, which had reached a stalemate, made significant progress that afternoon.

Miwako Sato and Yui Uehara uncovered connections between several victims.

The police had previously investigated this lead, but without success.

It's just that the investigation wasn't thorough enough.

At the search meeting.

Miwako Sato reported on the findings of her and Yui Uehara's investigation:

"Two years ago, on the night of Tanabata, a fire broke out at the Vega Hotel in Kyoto, and two guests died in the fire."

Yamamura Misao exclaimed in surprise, "So 'Tanabata, Kyoto' refers to the Tanabata night in Kyoto!"

Sato Miwako glanced at him, didn't reply, and continued, "The fire was caused by a tenant on the fifth floor who didn't put out his cigarette butt, and the escape stairs were also unusable. A guest on the sixth floor was choked to death by the thick smoke; his name was Honjo Nanako."

"And the victims in this case just happened to be other tenants on the sixth floor at the time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a murmur of discussion broke out in the conference room.

"quiet!"

Ireland crossed his arms and made a muffled sound.

Yui Uehara added, "There was also a man who lived with Nanako Honjo, her boyfriend, Kosuke Mizutani, but he was out at the time and not at the hotel."

"I understand!" Kogoro Mouri slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and said, "Revenge! This must be revenge! Kosuke Mizutani killed her to avenge his dead girlfriend!"

Inspector Megure questioned, "But shouldn't Nanako Honjo have died in an accident?"

“Uh…” Kogoro Mouri was instantly speechless.

Kitagawa Taki interjected, "Perhaps there's more to it than meets the eye."

Miwako Sato nodded and said, "We are already investigating the fire, as well as Kosuke Mizutani."

Ireland said in a deep voice, "Today is July 7th. This should not be a coincidence. The murderer is very likely to commit another crime today. The key is to decipher the mahjong tile clues left by the murderer."

Silence fell over the meeting room again.

Everyone picked up the documents in their hands and pondered deeply.

"I've figured it out!"

Kogoro Mouri's excited voice rang out again.

He ran straight to the whiteboard, picked up a marker, and connected the locations of the victims' deaths.

“Look, doesn’t this look like the shape of some kind of animal? This is the neck…this is the torso…this is the foot!”

Kogoro Mouri spoke with great seriousness, gesturing as he spoke.

"This is the Loch Ness Monster, comparable to the Loch Ness Monster!"

What he said was outrageous, but the problem is that some people actually believed it.

"I see..." Yamamura Misao's eyes widened, and he nodded unconsciously.

Everyone else's lips twitched, and even Ireland couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Ahem, Brother Mori, what does this have to do with the case?"

Inspector Megure coughed twice as a reminder.

"You still don't understand, like this..."

As he spoke, Kogoro Mouri added a few more strokes to the map.

Yamamura Misao exclaimed, "I understand! The next crime scene is right there on its nose!"

"You're still too naive. It's actually here!" Kogoro Mouri pointed at his eyes.

Yamamura Misao exclaimed in sudden realization: "Ah, Anchu City, Gunma Prefecture, I know it well!"

"Alright, lead the way!"

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri rushed out of the conference room, with Misao Yamamura following closely behind.

Inspector Megure was about to call out to the two when Ireland interrupted him: "Never mind, let them go."

He felt that keeping these two guys here would only hinder their investigation.

Kitagawa Taki, meanwhile, stared thoughtfully at Kogoro Mouri's connection.

Seeing this, Sato Miwako asked, "Kitagawa, what are you thinking about?"

Kitagawa Taki pointed to the map and said, "Look, doesn't it look like the Big Dipper?"

Chapter 474 Rum's Whereabouts

"what--"

Yokomizo Sango exclaimed in surprise and involuntarily stood up.

"A perfect match!"

"The mahjong tiles used before were also the Big Dipper?!"

The crowd was buzzing with discussion.

Ireland tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table and said in a deep voice, "That means the last location is the star Merak in the Big Dipper."

Using computer map software, the group quickly located Tianxuan Star's location—Shiba Park in the port area.

“Alright!” Ireland stood up and gave the order: “Megure will remain at the Metropolitan Police Department to issue an arrest warrant for Mizutani Kosuke and stand by. The rest of you, proceed to Shiba Park immediately!”

"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.

Ireland was about to leave the meeting room when Kitagawa Taki called him back.

"Manager Matsumoto! I have some questions I'd like to ask you."

Ireland nodded; he was quite curious about Kitagawa Taki.

……

The administrator's office.

Ireland leaned against the wall, completely unable to move.

He endured the pain, panting heavily: "Who... are you?"

As soon as the two entered the office, Kitagawa Taki attacked him.

But even with his strength, he was completely powerless to resist.

Kitagawa Taki leaned back in his executive chair and said calmly, "Ireland, I won't waste my breath on you. How about I trade you the organization's intelligence for your life?"

Ireland's eyes widened in shock, a storm raging within him.

“If you get caught by the police, given Gin’s style, you should know exactly what will happen to you, right?” Kitagawa Taki continued.

Finally, he added, "Just like Pisco before."

When Kitagawa Taki mentioned Pisco and Gin, the veins on Ireland's forehead bulged.

After a few seconds, he calmed down and then spoke: "It seems that you know quite a lot about us."

Then, a slight smile appeared on his lips: "I wonder what your relationship is with Sherry?"

After calming down, his first thought was of Sherry, who had defected from the organization.

Considering the shrinking Shinichi Kudo, the answer has become clear.

However, he did not voice his speculation.

A hint of coldness flashed in Kitagawa Taki's eyes, but he sighed and said, "In your organization, you are quite a talent."

These words struck a chord with Ireland, who had always been dissatisfied with Gin, who was of a higher status than him, and this dissatisfaction only intensified after the Pisco incident.

Now, Gin has made a major blunder not only regarding Shinichi Kudo.

Even Sherry, whom Gin had been tracking for a long time, was discovered by him first.

Gin, ha, he's nothing but a good-for-nothing who only turns against his own people.

However, Ireland has not forgotten its current predicament.

"What do you wish to know from me?"

Vermouth got one thing wrong about him: he wasn't very loyal to the organization.

On the contrary, because of Pisco's affair, he harbored even more resentment towards the organization.

It wasn't just because he saw Pisco as a father figure.

Furthermore, because someone who had dedicated most of his life to the organization was so easily executed.

Kitagawa Taki said, "For example, that gentleman, or Rum?"

Ireland's eyes flickered slightly, and he slowly said, "I don't know anything about that gentleman, but I do know a thing or two about Rum. However, how can I know whether you will keep your promise?"

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Taki smiled slightly: "Now it seems that you and I can be considered to be on the same side, so wouldn't it be better if we worked together to deal with Gin?"

Ireland remained silent for a while, then glanced at Kitagawa Taki and asked, "Was the Curaçao incident also your doing? Where is she now?"

Kitagawa Taki raised an eyebrow. "I can only tell you that she is still alive."

Ireland narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment of consideration, slowly said, "Rum contacted me a few days ago, asking me to take this opportunity to investigate Curaçao. He has become suspicious of Bourbon."

"As for his exact whereabouts, I don't know." He paused, then continued, "However, based on my guess, he may have already gone to Tokyo in person."

With one of Rum's most capable lieutenants missing, possibly related to Bourbon, a core member of the organization, Rum can't possibly remain passive.

“Good!” Kitagawa Taki stood up from his office chair and said with a smile, “Thank you for the information, Mr. Ireland.”

He walked up to Ireland and made a gesture as if to help him up.