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

Ayako Suzuki was a little surprised to see that no one was playing on the beach.

After asking, I found out that the little girl had suffered from heatstroke.

Afterwards, Akemi Miyano and Ayako Suzuki introduced themselves to each other and became acquainted.

Everyone quickly asked Ayako Suzuki to replace Ran. As for Ran, whose luck was off the charts, they could only avoid her if they couldn't afford to mess with her.

As the fight went on, Ayako Suzuki noticed that Akemi Miyano was frequently sabotaging Taki Kitagawa, so she decided to join in and help her younger sister.

Kitagawa Taki saw everything clearly, but pretended not to know anything and continued fighting methodically.

It's best not to get involved in women's fights.

Only Yuanzi was completely unaware of anything, happily playing the game, thinking that her luck had finally turned around.

In the end, only Kitagawa Taki and Sonoko won.

……

It was a little after 7 p.m.

It started to drizzle outside.

The group was playing board games in the living room when Ai Haibara came out of her room and sat next to Akemi Miyano, but she didn't join in.

ding dong~

"Uncle Tomizawa!"

Ayako Suzuki opened the door and found Tetsuji Tomizawa.

"What brings you here? I was planning to visit you tomorrow!" Ayako Suzuki invited Tetsuji Tomizawa into the house.

Tetsuji Tomizawa said with a smile, "Ayako, sorry to bother you. There's a professional baseball game tonight, but my TV is broken, so I'd like to borrow yours to watch it."

Ayako Suzuki understood; Tetsuji Tomizawa had always been a baseball fan. "It's alright, Uncle, please feel free to use it."

The two went to the living room together, and when Tomizawa Tetsuji saw that Kitagawa Taki was also there, he quickly went over to greet him.

"Mr. Kitagawa is here too!"

Kitagawa Taki didn't recognize the old man at first. When Tomizawa Tetsuji was treated last time, he looked like he was terminally ill. Now he has recovered and looks prosperous and energetic.

"President Tomizawa, hello." Kitagawa Taki stood up and shook hands with Tomizawa Tetsuji.

"Mr. Kitagawa, the talisman you gave me last time proved to be very useful." Tomizawa Tetsuji's voice was somewhat excited.

"Oh?"

"I've always carried the evil-repelling talisman and the golden light talisman that Mr. Kitagawa gave me. A few days ago, when I checked them, both talismans had turned to ash. I was planning to ask Mr. Kitagawa to buy a few more!"

"Hmm?" Kitagawa Taki felt something was wrong. The evil-repelling talisman was mainly to ward off evil spirits and yin energy, so how could Tomizawa Tetsuji have encountered evil spirits three times in such a short period of time?

Last time, when Tomizawa Tetsuji was possessed by an evil spirit and almost died, Kitagawa Taki thought that he had encountered an antique that harbored an evil spirit.

Now it seems that's not the case; it's clear that someone wants to harm him!

Kitagawa Taki became somewhat interested in the person behind this; someone who could produce such items repeatedly must possess magical powers.

"Is there a problem, Mr. Kitagawa?" Tomizawa Tetsuji asked, noticing the change in Kitagawa Taki's expression.

Kitagawa Taki countered, "Does Chairman Tomizawa enjoy collecting antiques?"

“I really like it, but how did Mr. Kitagawa know?” Tomizawa Tetsuji was taken aback.

Kitagawa Taki pondered, "The evil-repelling talisman is probably used to ward off evil spirits on antiques, and the probability of encountering such a thing is extremely low. Chairman Tomizawa has encountered it three times in a row, so someone is probably trying to harm you."

Tomizawa Tetsuji's expression changed drastically. He himself liked collecting antiques, and many people knew that he liked antiques. He was often given all kinds of antiques as gifts.

If that's the case, then it's troublesome.

Tetsuji Tomizawa explained his situation to Taki Kitagawa.

"In that case, Chairman Tomizawa, please don't buy or collect any more antiques for now. I'll check on them for you in the meantime."

Although it would be troublesome to investigate, this was a rare opportunity that Kitagawa Taki was unwilling to miss.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Kitagawa!"

Tetsuji Tomizawa nodded solemnly, then greeted Sonoko and the others before running to the television to watch the baseball game.

You couldn't tell from his expression that he was worried at all.

Chapter 54 Fortunately, Death didn't follow.

This old man has a pretty good attitude.

Kitagawa Taki and the others sat not far behind Tomizawa Tetsuji, and their cheers could be heard from time to time.

Not long after, Tomizawa Yuzo also came to visit.

"Dad, why are you at Ayako's house watching TV?" Tomizawa Yuzo asked.

"There's nothing we can do, the TV in our villa is broken." Tomizawa Tetsuji stared intently at the TV screen.

Tomizawa Yuzo shook his head helplessly, greeted everyone, and then sat down to play together.

Kitagawa Taki had a decent impression of the youngest of the Tomizawa triplets, but not so much of the other two.

With someone to take over, Ayako Suzuki went to the kitchen to make some coffee and served it to everyone.

"The eldest daughter of the Suzuki family is really well-mannered!" Tomizawa Tetsuji took the coffee and didn't forget to lecture his son, "Yuzo, you're really lucky! Compared to him, my other two sons are no good. My eldest son, Taichi, is a good-for-nothing who insists on becoming a novelist, and my second son, Tatsuji, is engaged to a woman of unknown origin."

Tomizawa Yuzo complained, "Dad, please stop talking badly about my brother and the others."

Unexpectedly, Tomizawa Tetsuji also started criticizing him, "Yuzo, you're the same, all you do all day is draw those useless pictures."

Tomizawa Yuzo's face darkened. He stood up and said goodbye to everyone: "I'm sorry, I still have some work to finish in my studio."

"Ayako, I'm going back now."

“Xiong San…”

"Ignore him, Ayako, you guys do your thing," Tetsuji Tomizawa said, waving his hand.

Kitagawa Taki and the others exchanged glances, realizing that the father and son's relationship didn't seem to be very good.

It was past 11 p.m.

"We won! Great!"

With a cheer from Tetsuji Tomizawa, the baseball game came to an end.

He glanced at his watch and realized how late it was. He said apologetically to everyone, "It's so late, I should go back now."

Ayako Suzuki handed Tetsuji Tomizawa an umbrella and saw him to the door.

Tetsuji Tomizawa said with a smile, "When Ayako comes tomorrow, let's invite everyone over too! We can have a small gathering."

"Uh-huh."

Just as Ayako Suzuki was walking back through the corridor, lightning flashed across the night sky, followed by a clap of thunder a few seconds later.

Suddenly the power went out, and the two villas went dark instantly.

As Tomizawa Tetsuji walked outside, he couldn't help but look up. The next second, he was knocked to the ground.

The man was riding on Tomizawa Tetsuji's back, and he raised a large rock, about to smash it down on Tomizawa's head.

By the light of the lightning, Tomizawa Tetsuji could see the man's attire: a hat and a mask that covered most of his face, leaving only his eyebrows and eyes visible.

Just as the stone was about to hit, the golden talisman took effect, and a pale golden barrier blocked the attack.

The man's eyes showed shock, and then he used all his strength to smash down again. As expected, it was blocked by the golden talisman.

In the short span of time, Tomizawa Tetsuji lost his initial panic, but he also did not resist.

The man saw the anger and pain in Tomizawa Tetsuji's eyes, and in fright, he threw down the stone and fled in a panic.

Ayako Suzuki, who was inside the villa, saw this scene through the window and screamed in fright.

Others came running at the sound. Kitagawa Taki glanced outside and saw Tomizawa Tetsuji lying on the ground, but he seemed to be alright.

Fortunately, death didn't come, otherwise Tetsuji Tomizawa might not have been alright.

The group quickly ran over.

"Uncle Tomizawa, are you alright? Sonoko, call the police quickly!" Ayako Suzuki didn't see the man's face and assumed that a thug had attacked Tetsuji Tomizawa.

But Tetsuji Tomizawa spoke up to stop her, saying, "Sonoko, don't call the police!"

He had already recognized the man's identity; there was no way he wouldn't recognize his son, whom he had raised for decades, just because his face was covered.

But family scandals should not be aired in public, let alone something as horrific as patricide.

“I know who that person was, and I will handle it,” Tomizawa Tetsuji said in a deep voice.

Kitagawa Taki seemed to be deep in thought upon seeing this, realizing that the person who attacked Tomizawa Tetsuji was very likely connected to the person who used an antique imbued with evil spirits to assassinate him.

Then, Kitagawa Taki spoke up, "President Tomizawa, can you tell me who that person is? I believe that person is connected to the person who used evil spirits to harm you, and I want to find out who is behind it all."

Tomizawa Tetsuji closed his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Mr. Kitagawa, come with me. Ayako, you two go back and rest."

Kitagawa Taki nodded to everyone and followed Tomizawa Tetsuji back to the Tomizawa family villa.

“Mr. Kitagawa, I hope you won’t tell anyone about this. The person just now was very likely my eldest son… Taichi.” Tomizawa Tetsuji said as he walked.

Kitagawa Taki never expected things to turn out this way. No wonder Tomizawa Tetsuji was unwilling to call the police earlier. What a dramatic scene of a father bidding farewell to his son and laughing together!

No wonder Tomizawa Taichi looked unhappy when he came to exorcise Tomizawa Tetsuji's spirit last time; it turns out he was the one behind it.

However, since Tomizawa Taichi clearly did not possess any magical powers, he must have sought help from others.

"I promise to keep quiet."

Kitagawa Taki was only interested in the person who provided Tomizawa Taichi with the evil spirit antiques; these family feuds had nothing to do with him.

The two entered the villa, where Tomizawa Yuzo was alone in the living room.

Tetsuji Tomizawa asked, "Yuzo, where is Taiichi?"

"Dad, Mr. Kitagawa, my older brother is in his room."

Yuzo Tomizawa felt something was off when he saw Tetsuji Tomizawa and Taki Kitagawa return together.

Kitagawa Taki followed Tomizawa Tetsuji to Tomizawa Taichi's door.