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

"This is an impossible crime!"

Araki looked at Conan in surprise, "Impossible... a crime?"

Conan said in a deep voice, "There are no other footprints around Mr. Hamano, and he is about ten meters away from the villa, so this is a crime that a wingless human could not have committed!"

Kaito Kuroba, who was investigating the cause of death of Toshiya Hamano, turned around and looked at Conan in surprise when he heard Conan's words.

This child seems unusual.

"Mr. Hamano was strangled to death. The murderer must have strangled Mr. Hamano with a thin thread or something similar, and then used some method to bring the body here."

Kaito Kuroba slowly stood up and looked at everyone: "The murderer should still be near the villa."

In fact, he already knew that the murderer was Kikue Tanaka, because he came to investigate the "deception of children".

Kaito Kuroba knew that Harui Fuden was "Deceitful Child," but even though Harui Fuden was already dead, "Deceitful Child" was still chatting in the chat room.

He just didn't expect that Kikue Tanaka would actually kill someone.

The key question is how she managed to move the body to the middle of the backyard without leaving a trace.

Upon hearing Kaito Kuroba's words, Naoko Kuroda covered her mouth and said, "Near the villa? Could the culprit be among us?"

'That's right, she's definitely the culprit!' Conan looked at Kikue Tanaka.

Conan saw through the magic trick that Toshiya Hamano performed before; Kikue Tanaka was a mole who worked in cahoots with Toshiya Hamano.

He initially thought that Hamano Toshiya's mistake was an accident, and that Tanaka Kikue might have misremembered the position of the symbol and written Hamano Toshiya's name on it.

In retrospect, it seems that Kikue Tanaka did this on purpose to find an opportunity to strike!

However, Conan still has no clue how she managed to do it.

Kaito Kuroba said, "Anyway, let's go back inside first!"

When everyone returned to the house, they discovered that Conan was missing.

Kitagawa Taki noticed that Conan didn't follow him in; instead, he went outside to look for clues.

Ran was a little worried, so she went to find Conan.

Kitagawa Taki said promptly, "Ran, I'll go! You guys stay in the living room, don't get separated."

Kaito Kuroba quickly stood up: "I'll go with Mr. Kitagawa."

The two walked outside together.

Kaito Kuroba asked, "What do you think about this?"

"How do you see? Of course, you see with your eyes." Kitagawa Taki pointed to his eyes.

Kaito Kuroba rolled his eyes. "Can't you be serious for once?"

“Alright, let me give you my analysis. I think you did it,” Kitagawa Taki said with a serious expression.

"What?" Kaito Kuroba almost tripped and fell.

Kitagawa Taki laughed, "You're the only one here who can fly, aren't you?"

Kaito Kuroba was speechless, his face full of black lines.

"That kid seems a bit unusual!" Kaito Kuroba didn't want to talk about the case anymore and changed the subject.

Kitagawa Taki said meaningfully, "You mean Conan? He is indeed a bit unusual. You'll understand if you observe him carefully."

While the two were talking, Conan, who was outside, had already discovered a crucial clue.

He first walked around the house, then went into the forest behind it, where he found some messy footprints in the snow.

Judging from the shoe size, it should be a man's shoe. Conan believes that this is just a smokescreen deliberately left by Kikue Tanaka.

Conan's idea was correct. Kikue Tanaka's original plan was to frame "Shadow Mage," a character she had created herself.

These footprints were left by her in advance, but Kitagawa Taki's appearance disrupted her plans.

Subsequently, Conan discovered fresh arrow holes in the trunks of two large trees.

Chapter 77 Conan Edogawa is a steamed egg.

'These two holes are definitely newly made, but what are they used for...?'

Conan stroked his chin, deep in thought.

"Conan, what are you doing here all alone? Be careful the murderer doesn't kill you."

Kitagawa Taki walked up behind Conan, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him up.

Conan was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice Kitagawa Taki and the other person approaching, and was startled and shuddered.

I breathed a sigh of relief after recognizing Kitagawa Taki's voice.

Conan chuckled. "Brother Kitagawa, have you found any clues about this case?"

Kitagawa Taki shook his head. "Clues? I haven't found anything yet."

Conan felt a little smug. This time, he had finally gotten ahead of Kitagawa Taki. As long as he found out the method of the crime and the evidence, he could make the murderer confess and be brought to justice.

Kaito Kuroba walked up and asked with a smile, "Little brother, are you interested in solving cases?"

"No, I learned it all from Shinichi-nii." Conan scratched his head.

"Shinichi-nii-san?" Kaito Kuroba didn't know who Conan was talking about.

Kitagawa Taki interjected, "It's that high school detective, Shinichi Kudo."

Kaito Kuroba understood. "Oh, it's that so-called 'Heisei era Sherlock Holmes' Shinichi Kudo?"

Kaito Kuroba isn't a big fan of detectives; in his view, detectives are just nitpickers who follow behind phantom thieves.

What do you mean by "so-called"? Conan rolled his eyes. This is a universally acknowledged title.

“Speaking of Shinichi Kudo, it’s been a while since we’ve seen him, Conan. Do you know where he went?” Kitagawa Taki hit Conan’s sore spot perfectly.

"Uh... Shinichi-nii has an important case to handle and can't get away."

The thought of this gave Conan a headache. He knew absolutely nothing about the Black Organization, let alone the antidote, and returning to his original form seemed a distant dream.

"I see." Kitagawa Taki put Conan down. "Let's go back to the villa."

Conan had finished his investigation outside and returned to the villa's living room with Kitagawa Taki.

When Ran saw that Conan had been found, she asked, "Conan, where did you go?"

Conan didn't say anything, but gave an awkward laugh, "Hehehehe..."

Sonoko crossed her arms and glared at Conan. "This brat just loves to wander around. There could be a murderer outside. It's dangerous, you know?"

"If you run off again next time, I won't take you out with me."

Ran is wondering if she's been too nice to Conan, which is why he's acting so recklessly.

Conan once again experienced the helplessness of being a child, and obediently sat in the chair, silently thinking about the methods used in the case.

Someone had just died, and the previous enthusiasm among the group had vanished.

Huang Yi broke the silence, picked up the wine he had brought out earlier, and said, "Let's all have a drink! Let's change the mood a bit!"

Conan glanced at the label on the bottle and a thought flashed through his mind. He picked up a bottle and examined it closely.

The label featured a sail, and when Conan turned the bottle upside down, he immediately guessed what the crime was about.

"Sister Xiaolan, I'm going downstairs to my room."

After saying that, Conan ran straight upstairs and arrived at the balcony of Hamano Toshiya's room.

"Sure enough."

After carefully inspecting the balcony railing, Conan's lips unconsciously curled into a smile.

There were obvious signs of rope wear on the railing, which suggests that his guess was correct.

Those two holes are marks left by arrowheads.

However, there are still two points of doubt.

First, where did those tools go? Whether it was a bow or a crossbow, Tanaka Kikue had no chance to dispose of them in the limited time available.

Secondly, the rope could be shot out with another arrow, but how were the two arrows stuck in the tree trunk retrieved?

With these questions in mind, Conan opened Kikue Tanaka's room and searched it, but he couldn't find what he was looking for.

Conan was unwilling to give up and searched everyone's room, but still found nothing.

hateful!

Conan was secretly annoyed. He had figured out the method, but where did the tools or evidence go?

What Conan didn't know was that a pair of eyes were watching his every move.

"Little brother, what are you looking for?" Kaito Kuroba emerged from the darkness.

Conan was startled and, seeing it was Doi Takaki, made an excuse, "I... I was looking for something fun to do, I'm so bored."

Kaito Kuroba didn't expose him, saying, "But you can't go into other people's rooms!"

"I understand." Conan appeared like a child who had made a mistake, but inwardly he was furious.

In his view, this Doi Takaki was also somewhat suspicious. Instead of the usual panic upon seeing the corpse, he calmly determined the cause of death.

And it was as if they were watching him; wherever he went, Doi Takaki followed.

Wait, Doi Takaki...

Conan silently recited Doi Takuki's name in his mind, when suddenly his eyes widened, "Kaito Kid!"

The name Doi Takuki, when rearranged from its seven hiragana characters, becomes Kaito Kid!

Kaito Kuroba was stunned for a moment. He had only thought that Conan was a little different from other children, but he did not expect that Conan would see through his identity in one sentence.

"Little brother, what are you talking about?" Kaito Kuroba asked with a smile.

"Kaito Kid, stop pretending. Doi Takuki is just scrambling the hiragana characters into fake names."

Conan narrowed his eyes, put his hands behind his back, opened the watch cover, and was ready to fire the tranquilizer dart at any moment.

Kaito Kuroba dropped the pretense and said, "Heh, little brother, who exactly are you?"