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

Kitagawa Taki and Haibara Ai suddenly realized why a cosmos flower would suddenly grow there.

"Quickly call people to dig!" Inspector Megure ordered.

Kitagawa Taki interjected, "Inspector Megure, there are no bodies down there."

Inspector Megure was taken aback. "Brother Kitagawa, what do you mean by this?"

Conan also looked at Kitagawa Taki, thinking to himself that it was impossible; how could Kitagawa Taki know that there wasn't a corpse down there?

Kitagawa Taki said, "You'll know once you have someone dig it up."

Then, he led Ai Haibara to continue exploring inside.

As Kitagawa Taki walked, he said, "Those should be Koda Sanae's clothes."

"Clothes? I see." Ai Haibara understood. "The body must be nearby."

However, after the two of them searched the entire open space, they still couldn't find Kitagawa Taki.

"No?" Ai Haibara looked at Taki Kitagawa, whose brows were furrowed.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head. "No."

Ai Haibara glanced at the apartment buildings in the distance. "What about over there?"

Kitagawa Taki asked himself, "Could it be that Watanuki Yoshihiro hid the body inside the building? No way, that's too obvious."

Despite saying that, Kitagawa Taki and the other person still walked towards the apartment building.

The two decided to take a walk around the apartment building first.

But as he approached the back of the apartment building, Kitagawa Taki smelled a foul stench.

"Can you smell it, Ai?" Kitagawa Taki reached out and stopped Haibara Ai.

"What do you smell..." Ai Haibara sniffed hard, but before she could finish speaking, she could smell it.

"It's the smell of a corpse."

Ai Haibara's expression hardened, but she still wanted to walk forward.

"Don't go any further, I've already found you." Kitagawa Taki's expression was rather grim; he hadn't expected Watanuki Yoshiichi to be so cruel.

Kitagawa Taki pointed inside, "It's in that pile of construction debris."

That pile of construction waste contained various scraps and many cement blocks mixed together.

Anyone who has ever buried a corpse knows that cement cannot seal in the stench of a dead body.

Ai Haibara asked, "Was it buried under scrap?"

“No, it’s in those cement blocks.” Kitagawa Taki took Haibara Ai’s hand and walked back. “Let’s go, we’ll leave the rest to the police.”

Ai Haibara was stunned and didn't say a word.

The two returned to the group. They had dug out what was under the cosmos flower, and after Koda Masao identified it, it was indeed Koda Sanae's clothes.

An agitated Koda Masao was pulled away by two policemen, while the suspected Watanuki Yoshikazu insisted that he knew nothing.

"Inspector Megure, Mr. Koda, I've located the body, but Mr. Koda, you need to be prepared." Kitagawa Taki was worried that Koda Masao wouldn't be able to handle it.

"What??"

Kitagawa Taki's words caused a great stir, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"It's in the construction debris behind that apartment building."

Upon hearing this, Conan immediately ran towards the apartment building.

Miyakushi Yoshiichi could no longer remain calm; cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He originally intended to take advantage of the construction site's waste disposal to dispose of the body discreetly, but the construction site stopped work immediately, and the pile of garbage was left unattended.

"I...I didn't mean to kill her. She refused to compensate me for my losses. I just accidentally pushed her down the stairs." Miyakumi Yoshiichi broke down emotionally.

Kitagawa Taki scoffed at this. Regardless of whether Watanuki Yoshiichi's words were true or false, the way he hid the corpse was enough to demonstrate how despicable this guy was.

Enraged, Koda Masao broke free from the two policemen and punched Watanuki Yoshiichi several times.

He was then pulled away again.

Yoshikazu Watanuki was over sixty years old, and he couldn't withstand Masao Koda's iron fists. He was almost half-dead from a few punches.

Kitagawa Taki didn't want to stay any longer and called Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai back to the office.

"Brother Kitagawa, thank you very much!"

Inspector Megure completely trusted Kitagawa Taki's words and led the team towards the apartment building.

Chapter 73 Gathering of Magic Enthusiasts

"These media outlets are truly ubiquitous!"

Kitagawa Taki sighed as he looked at the headline in the newspaper.

The news headline reads, "Shocking Cement Corpse Case in Japan: Mysterious Exorcist Helps Police Find Body?"

The news report detailed some aspects of the case, including Kitagawa Taki's assistance to the police in finding the body. It particularly emphasized the brutality of the perpetrator, the horrific scene, and the bizarre process of finding the body.

It's obvious that a police officer leaked the information to the media.

However, this is not a bad thing for Kitagawa Taki.

Previously, he was only somewhat famous in Tokyo, but now his fame has undoubtedly grown, and consequently, the probability of receiving the commissions he wants has also increased.

"Kitagawa, dinner's ready," Ai Haibara called out as she pushed open the office door.

"Sigh, Ai, you still won't call me brother-in-law?" Kitagawa Taki looked heartbroken.

Ai Haibara crossed her arms, leaned against the doorframe, and said with a smile, "Call me brother-in-law? Sure."

Then, he looked at Kitagawa Taki with a mocking expression, "I can call you brother-in-law in front of Suzuki Sonoko, do you dare to agree?"

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Taki chuckled.

Ai Haibara was just saying it casually, and then turned around and went upstairs.

She was in a good mood now, having managed to humiliate Kitagawa Taki, since he had been teasing her all along.

……

in the afternoon.

Kitagawa Taki received a message from Sonoko asking if he was free this weekend and inviting him to a magic enthusiasts' gathering.

Kitagawa Taki is fine with it, but I wonder if someone with magic skills would fit in at a magic gathering.

Sonoko replied, "We'll be there soon."

Sure enough, a few minutes later, Sonoko and Ran arrived at the office.

Kitagawa Taki asked curiously, "Sonoko, are you in some kind of magic club?"

Sonoko said, "No, actually we met online before. I found it very novel and started chatting with them. Today we talked about holding an offline exchange meeting."

Now that he heard that, Kitagawa Taki understood. Online chatting was just starting out, so it wasn't surprising that Sonoko would be interested.

"But you still have to be careful when meeting someone you met online. After all, you never know what kind of person is behind the computer screen. Maybe she's a delicate girl online, but a burly man in real life," Kitagawa Taki warned.

Sonoko exclaimed in surprise, "Taki, you're quite knowledgeable! My online persona is that of a thirty-year-old man."

Kitagawa Taki smiled. Of course he understood; there were countless examples like this.

Xiaolan, who had never used online chatting before, didn't quite understand and asked, "But Yuanzi, your name clearly indicates you're a girl, doesn't it?"

Sonoko explained, "No, everyone uses nicknames to communicate online. For example, my nickname is 'The Magician's Apprentice'."

"I see." Xiaolan nodded. "But Beichuan and I don't know them at all. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to go and participate without permission?"

Sonoko waved her hand, "It's okay, I've already told them. I'll bring my girlfriend and a magic expert with me."

Xiaolan asked, puzzled, "Girlfriend?"

"Ran, you're my girlfriend! Taki is that magician!"

Sonoko hugged Ran's arm.

"What?" Xiaolan asked shyly.

Seeing the thriving situation, Kitagawa Taki interrupted, "Sonoko, I don't know any magic tricks."

“Taki knows magic, so he can conjure objects out of thin air. To ordinary people, that would be an amazing magic trick!” Sonoko blinked.

That's true. Besides, Kitagawa Taki was also worried about letting Sonoko and Ran, two girls, meet a group of online friends they had never met before.

"I even prepared a little magic trick!"

As she spoke, Sonoko took a handkerchief out of her pocket.

At that moment, the office door opened again.

"Conan, what brings you here?" Ran asked as she turned around and saw Conan.

"I saw Ran and Sonoko come here," Conan said in a muffled voice, wearing a mask.

"Lan, forget about this brat, let's see how my magic trick goes!"

Sonoko unfolded the handkerchief and showed it to everyone, saying, "This is an ordinary handkerchief with nothing on it."

"Here is a red thread and a ring, Ran. Please tie a knot in the red thread." Sonoko handed the red thread to Ran.

Xiao Lan did as she was told.

"Then, place the ring next to the red thread, and then cover it with the handkerchief."

"Now this ring will be bewitched by the demon, as long as I recite the incantation..."

Sonoko whispered as she moved her hands under the handkerchief.

Sonoko muttered something to herself, then pulled on the red thread, threw off her handkerchief, and the ring was already threaded onto the red thread. "How is it?"

"Wow, that's amazing! Sonoko, how did you do that?"

Xiao Lan was very supportive and clapped her hands.

Kitagawa Taki clapped along, even though the magic trick was simple, he still wanted to give it a shout-out.