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

It contains not only photos of Shizuka Ikenami and Taki Kitagawa, but also photos of Heiji Hattori at the crime scene.

"That was well done."

Although his position as deputy minister was practically secured at this point, the exposure of his wife's private meetings and his son's privileged handling of cases would still have a significant impact.

"It just so happens that I was planning to tell you about this today. I will be transferred back to the police department next month."

Heizo Hattori came from the Police Agency's professional division and served as a local chief, accumulating practical experience and management skills in local operations.

Seeing that her husband was completely unmoved by the "intimate" photos she had deliberately left in the camera, Shizuka Ikebab felt a pang in her heart.

"It seems that the wife and the minister's married life is not very harmonious!"

Before they parted, Kitagawa Taki's last words echoed in her mind.

The family relationship that I had painstakingly maintained for so many years was so easily shattered by an outsider...

"Jinghua?"

Hattori Heizo's voice interrupted Ikenami Shizuka's thoughts.

Chibo Jinghua took a deep breath and composed herself: "That person didn't reveal who was behind him. Do you have any suspects?"

Hattori Heizo waved his hand: "You don't need to worry about this, I'll handle it."

Without hesitation, Shizuka Ikenami said, "I'll go to Tokyo with Heiji!"

“No need.” Hattori Heizo glanced at Ikenami Shizuka and continued, “Heiji’s studies are the priority. You stay in Osaka to take care of him.”

Shizuka Ikenami was not surprised by the result at all; she accepted it calmly.

As she got up to leave, Hattori Heizo suddenly called out to her, asking, "Did Kitagawa Taki only see you tonight about karuta?"

Shizuka Ikenami nodded silently, without mentioning the promotion that Taki Kitagawa had brought up.

……

Two days later.

Capital Expressway entrance.

Kitagawa Taki finally met Wakita Kanenori, who had arrived by taxi.

After returning from Osaka that day, Kitagawa Taki intentionally mentioned the commission to Wakita Kanenori.

As he expected, Kenshinori Wakita took the bait.

Kenjiro Wakita got into the passenger seat and asked, "Teacher Kitagawa, are we going to Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture?"

"That's right, a small village in Kawagoe."

Kitagawa Taki nodded and drove onto the Capital Expressway.

Throughout the journey, Kenjiro Wakita was very talkative, and he would always ask about exorcisms, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

In less than an hour, the two arrived at their destination.

“Teacher Kitagawa?” Kenjiro Wakita looked around. It was a desolate place, and it didn’t look like there was anyone living there.

"Get out of the car, you'll have to walk from here on out."

Kitagawa Taki opened the door and got out of the car, with Wakita Kanenori following behind.

The two walked into the woods one after the other, and a strong sense of unease rose in Wakita Kanenori's heart.

"Teacher Kitagawa, are you sure we haven't come to the wrong place?"

“No, don’t you think this place is great, Rum?” Kitagawa Taki turned around, looked at Wakita Kanenori, and slowly uttered his code name.

Rum's expression changed slightly, and he chuckled, "What rum? Is Professor Kitagawa talking about rum?"

He quietly reached into his pocket for his phone.

Rum always has a pre-set elite squad by his side, who never participate in the organization's core missions, but are specifically responsible for "emergency handling".

The squad will respond immediately as soon as he sends a specific signal.

But the next second, to Rum's horrified gaze, his phone flew out of his pocket and landed steadily in Kitagawa Taki's hand.

Rum reacted quickly, drew the pistol from his waist, held it with both hands, and aimed it at Kitagawa Taki.

"Kitagawa Taki, you really are something else!"

He thought he had overestimated Kitagawa Taki as much as possible, but he never expected Kitagawa Taki to have such methods.

How did you know who I am?

Just then, a familiar, languid voice came from behind a tree: "Lord Rum, I never expected our first meeting to be in a place like this."

But that "sir" sounded rather sarcastic.

"Vermouth!"

Rum narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a low voice.

Vermouth, dressed in a black, tight-fitting leather outfit, walked slowly to Kitagawa Taki's side.

"Very good! Very good!"

Rum uttered three "good"s in a row, and the next second, he frantically pulled the trigger at the two men, emptying the magazine as quickly as possible.

However, a golden light appeared in front of the two, blocking all the bullets.

Rum's expression changed drastically. He threw away the scrap metal in his hand, turned around, and ran away.

Seeing Rum's actions, Kitagawa Taki was stunned. The second-in-command of the Black Organization was fleeing in such a sorry state.

“Mr. Rum, this is very undignified.”

Hearing Kitagawa Taki's words, Rum cursed inwardly, "Dignity is worthless!!"

No wonder these two scoundrels are so fearless!

【Palm Thunder】

Kitagawa Taki flipped his hand, and a bluish-white bolt of lightning shot out, accurately piercing Rum's chest.

He deliberately withdrew most of his spiritual power, and Rum's legs buckled, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud.

Rum tried to lift himself up, but found that his body wouldn't obey him at all.

Seeing the two approaching, Rum's lips trembled as he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Don't...don't kill me...I...we...can cooperate..."

"Oh?" Kitagawa Taki released a burst of spiritual energy to help Rum speak more smoothly, then asked with a smile, "How do we cooperate?"

“I know… Vermouth, you must hate the boss. I have information on ‘that person’ here. We can work together to uncover his true identity and then find the boss.” Rum quickly offered his bargaining chip.

Vermouth's expression turned cold upon hearing this.

Kitagawa Taki took her hand and nodded to Rum, signaling him to continue.

He wasn't surprised by Rum's words. He already knew from Vermouth that the boss and that person were not the same person.

The boss is Karasuma Renya, and "that person" and Vermouth are both children adopted by Karasuma Renya.

Unfortunately, Vermouth only met "that person" when she was very young.

“Eighteen years ago, he used an existing identity to enter the police system.” Rum observed the expressions of the two men.

Kitagawa Taki's expression shifted slightly. "Is there anything else? After all these years, this is all you've found out?"

As far as Vermouth knew, Rum was very dissatisfied with "that person" for being superior to him because of his status as the boss's adopted son, and had always wanted to take his place.

Rum cursed inwardly, thinking that Kitagawa Taki was completely talking without understanding the situation. He had taken a great risk to find out this crucial information!

“As for the other information, Mr. Kitagawa, you know it too, but I can’t tell you now.” Rum’s lips curled into an awkward smile, his facial muscles still stiff.

“Hmm, that makes sense.” Kitagawa Taki nodded in agreement, then asked, “What about the Miyano couple?”

Rum paused for a moment, then thought of the Miyano sisters, and felt even more hatred for these female traitors.

"Mr. Kitagawa, you want to ask about their deaths, right?"

“They were not silenced by the organization. The laboratory and its core data were burned down back then. I suspect that they deliberately planned the laboratory fire.”

Kitagawa Taki's guess and Rum's suspicion coincided.

Elena Miyano recorded a birthday video for her daughter in advance, which shows that she knew she couldn't be there for her daughter as she grew up, making it very unlikely that the fire was an accident.

If they were silenced by the organization, as Rum said, even if the organization wanted to eliminate the two, they should have left behind the research data on the drug, instead of burning it.

As for faking death to escape, that's even more impossible.

"Alright, you can get going now." Kitagawa Taki gave a kind smile.

Rum's eyes widened, and he said urgently, "Kitagawa Taki, I still have information on that guy!"

Kitagawa Taki ignored him, swiftly and decisively eliminating Rum, and then used a fireball to destroy the evidence.

Vermouth exhaled a breath of stale air and looked at Kitagawa Taki: "Could it be him?"

"It's pretty close," Kitagawa Taki continued. "We'll find out once we verify it."

He then looked at Vermouth and said, "Now it's your turn."

Vermouth took out a pre-prepared human skin mask and shook her head: "I really don't know why Rum would come up with such a strange outfit."

Chapter 486 The End

Kitagawa Exorcism Office.

The Miyano sisters, having learned the truth about their parents' death from Kitagawa Taki, had tears in their eyes.

Although they had already suspected it in their hearts.

Akemi Miyano threw herself into Taki Kitagawa's arms, choking back tears, and said, "Thank you, Taki-kun!"

Kitagawa Taki didn't speak, but gently stroked her back.

Ai Haibara, standing to the side, clearly couldn't bring herself to be so intimate with Taki Kitagawa in front of her sister.

Seeing this, Kitagawa Taki pulled her into his arms as well.

One on each side.

Ai Haibara glanced at her sister, then gently pinched Kitagawa Taki with her soft, boneless hand to express her displeasure.