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

Kitagawa Taki picked up his teacup, took a sip, and asked, "Miss Akako, what brings you here today?"

"Actually, I've realized I've fallen for you, Taki." Koizumi Akako said shyly.

Kitagawa Taki didn't believe a word Koizumi Akako said, and said with a smile, "Oh? Is that so? Didn't Miss Akako say last time that she was going to conquer me?"

"As long as the two of us are together, wouldn't that be considered winning you over?"

As she spoke, Koizumi Akako put her hand on Kitagawa Taki's shoulder, secretly placing a heart-shaped emblem on his back.

The heart emblem is a magically created emblem she crafted; if two people wear it, they will be attracted to each other.

Kitagawa Taki kept a close eye on Koizumi Akako's every move with his divine sense. He didn't know what the crest on her back was for, but he remembered seeing it in the school classroom last time.

Seeing that Kitagawa Taki didn't seem to have noticed, Koizumi Akako was secretly delighted. She then moved to sit opposite Kitagawa Taki and prepared to affix another heart-shaped emblem to herself.

But Kitagawa Taki took off the coat with the crest on it, saying, "I got a little excited when I heard Miss Akako's confession."

Koizumi Akako paused for a moment, unsure whether Kitagawa Taki had noticed.

Seeing Koizumi Akako's reaction, Kitagawa Taki was certain that there was something wrong with the emblem.

Just then, a man's panicked shout came from the coffee shop's restroom.

"Sir, what's wrong?" the waitress asked with concern upon hearing his voice.

"Blood, it's blood!" The man slumped to the ground, pointing to a stall in the restroom.

The waiter went in and took a look. He found a large pool of blood outside the innermost cubicle and screamed in fright.

The attention of other customers in the coffee shop was also drawn to it.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head helplessly. How can he still reap people even though the Grim Reaper is gone?

He didn't even need to look; he knew someone else was doing it.

The store manager mustered up his courage and tried to open the door, only to find that it wouldn't open; it was as if something was blocking it.

So he leaned over the cubicle door and looked down, only to find a woman's body blocking the door, with a lot of blood on the floor, clearly dead beyond any doubt.

The store manager nearly fell off the door and then quickly called the police.

A few minutes later, Inspector Megure arrived at the scene with his team and instructed officers to set up a cordon outside the coffee shop.

"Brother Kitagawa, you're here again?" Inspector Megure was a little puzzled when he saw Kitagawa Taki. It seemed like he often saw Kitagawa Taki at the scene of murders.

However, Kitagawa Taki did help him a lot, except for that "impossible crime" that gave him a headache last time, which didn't help much.

Kitagawa Taki thought to himself, "This is all thanks to the aura of 'Death God Elementary School Student'."

Just then, Eri Kisaki, who was an old acquaintance, also came over. "Oh my, Inspector Megure, you're an inspector now!"

"Ah, it's Attorney Fei! What are you doing here?"

Then, Inspector Megure saw Ran. "Oh, Ran's here too."

Xiao Lan nodded in greeting.

“I know who the culprit is!” Koizumi Akako, who had been watching from the sidelines, walked up to Kitagawa Taki and whispered in his ear.

Chapter 81 I understand, I understand everything

Seeing Koizumi Akako and Kitagawa Taki being so intimate and familiar made Ran feel a little uncomfortable.

She had seen what Koizumi Akako and Kitagawa Taki were doing in their seats.

"Who is it?" Kitagawa Taki asked with interest.

Koizumi Akako pointed to a very tall man among the guests.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the man; aside from his large size, there was nothing particularly special about him. "Why?"

“Sixth sense.” Koizumi Akako pointed to her head. “I can sense a hint of danger emanating from him.”

"Oh? Then I'll see how accurate your intuition is."

After saying that, Kitagawa Taki followed Inspector Megure and Eri Kisaki into the restroom.

"Hongzi, do you have feelings for Beichuan...?"

After Kitagawa Taki left, Ran couldn't help but ask Koizumi Akako a question.

Koizumi Akako confirmed Ran's guess, "That's right, I like him, he's the only one who's different."

Ran argued, "But Kitagawa and Sonoko..."

"Are he and Sonoko together?" Akako asked the burning question. "No, I don't think so, but even if they were, I wouldn't mind, hahaha!"

Ran was completely defeated by Koizumi Akako and didn't know what to say.

Koizumi Akako teased, "Ran, you wouldn't happen to have feelings for him too, would you?"

"Uh...no, no." Xiaolan hurriedly waved her hands in denial.

"You don't need to say anything, I understand, I understand everything."

……

In the restroom.

"The murdered woman was named Yayoi Himeno, 24 years old. She was stabbed in the heart and died. There were ligature marks on her neck, indicating that the murderer strangled her first and then killed her with a knife."

Inspector Megure briefly described and analyzed the cause of the deceased's death.

Then, Inspector Megure pointed to the open window in the cubicle and said, "The murderer probably only wanted to steal the victim's money, but after being discovered, he took a desperate gamble and killed the victim before escaping through the window."

Kitagawa Taki almost couldn't help but applaud Inspector Megure's reasoning; it was comparable to Kogoro Mouri's.

"Inspector Megure, judging from the amount of blood loss on the victim, the murderer must have had blood on him. If he escaped through the window, there shouldn't be no trace left on the window."

Eri Kisaki analyzed, arms crossed.

Inspector Megure pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't it possible that the culprit cleaned up the traces?"

Kitagawa Taki pointed to the dagger on the ground and said, "The murderer didn't even take the murder weapon with him, so why would he bother to clean up the traces he left behind when he escaped?"

"The cubicle door is blocked by a body. Could the murderer have climbed over the door?" Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, then pointed at a police officer and said, "You, climb up and see if the person can get through."

The policeman easily climbed over the wall into the adjacent cubicle from the outside.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head inwardly. If Koizumi Akako's feeling was correct, that big guy definitely couldn't have climbed over the door; the gap between the door and the ceiling wasn't very big.

Eri Kisaki noticed Taki Kitagawa's actions and said, "Inspector Megure, the culprit should still be in the coffee shop."

"Okay, go check who went to the restroom before or after the deceased," Inspector Megure instructed the police officer next to him.

Taking this opportunity, Eri Kisaki asked, "Inspector Megure, who is this gentleman?"

"This is Kitagawa Taki. Kitagawa, he's been a great help to me! He was the one who found the body in that cement-hidden corpse case last time."

Inspector Megure only learned that Kitagawa Taki was an exorcist after seeing the news last time, but he didn't care. As long as he could help him solve cases, he was a good brother to him.

Eri's eyes gleamed; she had seen the news about the cement-covered corpse case. "Oh? So Mr. Kitagawa is an exorcist?!"

"Hello, Attorney Kiyoshi." Kitagawa Taki nodded with a smile.

Just as everyone was talking, the police officer who had just gone out to investigate returned with three men.

“Inspector, according to the waiter’s testimony, the three of them went to the restroom before and after the deceased.” The officer hesitated for a moment, then looked at Eri Kisaki, “And… this lady did the same.”

Inspector Megure ruled out Eri Kisaki as a suspect, but the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

Each person explained why they came to the coffee shop.

The unkempt man is named Huang Yuyi. He's a college student who came to the coffee shop to write his thesis.

The big guy's name is Tonoyama Juzo. According to him, he comes to this coffee shop every day to chat with the manager.

The last long-haired man was named Wakaoji Juro, and he was there for a date.

Eri Kisaki: "I came to the coffee shop after the deceased. I came here to meet a friend."

You can't deduce anything from this information.

"Okay, now take off your coats."

Inspector Megure wanted to check if there was any blood on the people.

To his disappointment, none of them had any blood on them.

Seeing this, Eri Kisaki pleaded, "Inspector Megure, may I see the murder weapon?"

Inspector Megure nodded, signaling the forensic officers to hand the murder weapon to Eri Kisaki.

Eri Kisaki took the evidence bag and saw that the dagger inside was covered in blood from the hilt to the blade.

Eri Kisaki's eyes revealed a look of understanding.

“Inspector Megure, look, the murder weapon is covered in blood. If you had pulled it out by the handle, there wouldn’t be any blood on the handle.”

Inspector Megure suddenly realized, "So the killer used a rope or something to tie the dagger to his body and pull it out! That way, the killer wouldn't get any blood on himself!"

Subsequently, the police found a rope on Huang Yuyi.

"It wasn't me, I wasn't the murderer. This was just a rope I used to tie books and notebooks."

Seeing the suspicious looks he was getting, Huang Yuyi hurriedly tried to explain.

Eri Kisaki looked at the rope and was about to speak when she heard Taki Kitagawa say, "Inspector Megure, it wasn't him. The culprit is this Mr. Tonoyama."

"Me? How could that be? I don't have any rope on me." Dian Shan Shisan pointed to himself and said with a wry smile.

Inspector Megure was puzzled. "That's right, Kitagawa, and Mr. Tonoyama can't possibly get over it!"

“The bandages wrapped around his fingers could also be used as ropes, and there should be bloodstains on them.” Kitagawa Taki smiled. “Besides, I didn’t say he dug it up. He could have just killed the victim outside and then dumped the body there.”

After hearing Kitagawa Taki's words, Inspector Megure's sharp gaze pointed directly at Tonoyama Juzo, "Mr. Tonoyama, take off your bandages!"

Dian Shan Thirteen's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"hateful!"

The next second, Tonoyama Juzo suddenly sprang up, shoved aside the two police officers who were surrounding him, and rushed towards Kitagawa Taki.

Eri Kisaki was about to subdue Tonoyama Juzo, but Kitagawa Taki was faster than her.

With a powerful kick to the chest, the tall and strong Dianshan Shisan was sent flying several meters away, crashing heavily to the ground.