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

"What's wrong, Akemi?"

"It's nothing, I'm just tired from learning to ski these past few days and want to take a break."

"Oh, okay then. Ai, are you going?" Kitagawa Taki didn't think Haibara Ai would go; he was just asking casually.

To everyone's surprise, Ai Haibara answered decisively, "Yes, of course I'll go."

She wanted to see what had made Kitagawa Taki change his mind.

"What's with that expression?" Ai Haibara asked, looking at Taki Kitagawa, who seemed somewhat taken aback.

"I'm happy, Ai, it's a good thing you're willing to go out." Kitagawa Taki smiled.

……

in the afternoon.

Seeing Ran and the other two, Ai Haibara gave Kitagawa Taki a disdainful look. She knew that Kitagawa Taki would not change his mind for no reason.

"So Brother Kitagawa also received an invitation! We can hitch a ride with him."

Kogoro Mouri opened the car door and sat in the back.

Conan rolled his eyes; he was the one who received the invitation.

However, he was somewhat curious as to why Moriya Teiji had invited Kitagawa Taki.

"Brother Kitagawa, did Professor Moriya invite you to exorcise spirits?" Conan teased.

Kitagawa Taki casually replied, "Pretty much. He said he's very interested in exorcism."

Now it was Conan's turn to be speechless. How could a university professor believe in such things?

Hearing their conversation, Kogoro Mouri laughed loudly, "Brother Kitagawa, you've become quite famous lately! You're almost as famous as me! Especially with that cement-covered corpse case last time."

Xiao Lan, who was standing next to him, felt a little embarrassed for him.

"Oh, not at all, it's just solving one case. I'm far from being worthy of the title 'Sleeping Kogoro'!" Kitagawa Taki said modestly.

Kogoro Mouri was so flattered that he lost his bearings and burst into laughter, sticking out his tongue.

Before long, the group arrived at Moriya Teiji's house.

Guided by the security guard at the entrance, Kitagawa Taki parked his car in the back parking lot.

Afterwards, the group walked over, showed their invitations, and entered the garden in front of the castle.

"As expected of Professor Moriya, it truly is a building from the orthodox Stuart dynasty of 17th-century England!"

Kogoro Mouri's words immediately drew the attention of the others.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Brother Mori, do you know so much about architecture?"

He doesn't quite believe it.

"Ahem, take a close look at the left and right sides, aren't they symmetrical? This kind of architecture is called a symmetrical design, it's called... it's called..."

Kogoro Mouri seemed to forget his lines as he spoke.

Ai Haibara added, "Classical symmetrical architectural style."

"Ah, right, that's the name." Kogoro Mouri said after taking out the cheat sheet from his pocket and glancing at it.

Could Chapter 91 be about revenge?

Kogoro Mouri continued, "Teiji Moriya's original name was Moriya Sadaharu, but it was later changed to Teiji, which is symmetrical."

Kitagawa Taki clicked his tongue in amazement. This wasn't just a simple pursuit of architectural art; it was downright obsessive-compulsive disorder!

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a mustache resembling that of Wilhelm II, the last German emperor, walked towards the group.

The ends of his beard curled up high, giving him a rather arrogant air.

"Hello everyone, I am Moriya Teiji."

Ran introduced Kogoro Mouri and Conan, and explained that they had come in place of Shinichi Kudo.

Hearing that Shinichi Kudo hadn't come, Teiji Moriya was somewhat taken aback, but quickly regained his composure.

After shaking hands with Kogoro Mouri, he looked at Taki Kitagawa and asked, "And this gentleman is?"

"Kitagawa Taki."

"So it's Mr. Kitagawa." Teiji Moriya stepped forward and warmly shook hands with Taki Kitagawa.

"Please follow me, everyone." Teiji Moriya led everyone to the backyard. "The tea party will be held here."

A number of people had already gathered in the backyard.

Kitagawa Taki looked around, but didn't recognize any of them.

Kogoro Mouri looked around but couldn't see Yoko Okino.

“By the way, Mr. Mori, I have a question to ask you,” Teiji Moriya suddenly said.

"I need to help three friends who run a company deduce an internet access code. Mr. Mori, as a famous detective, should be able to figure it out easily!"

Moriya Teiji said, taking out a stack of cards. "These are the information on those three people. The password is a word that the three of them jointly created."

"Miss Mori and Mr. Kitagawa can try it too." Teiji Moriya handed one to each of Taki Kitagawa and Ran.

The card reads: "Oyamada Riki, blood type A, born in Showa 31, hobbies: hot springs; Sasuke, blood type B, born in Showa 32, hobbies: gliders; Konohara Ni, blood type O, born in Showa 33, hobbies: taking walks."

Kitagawa Taki glanced at it and then handed it to Haibara Ai; he wasn't interested in solving the mystery.

Kogoro Mouri, standing to the side, scratched his head in bewilderment, while Conan pondered Ran's picture.

"I understand," Ai Haibara said softly as she handed the card back to Taki Kitagawa.

At that moment, Conan shouted, "It's Momotaro!"

"Momo...Momotaro?" Kogoro Mori hadn't even reacted yet.

The same goes for Kitagawa Taki.

Conan explained smugly, "Their zodiac signs are Monkey, Rooster, and Dog, which are Momotaro's three henchmen!"

Kitagawa Taki then realized that he only knew of a character named Momotaro, and the riddle was simply about placing the zodiac animals there; he still couldn't guess the answer.

"You got it right, little one, you're very smart."

Moriya Teiji clapped his hands and said.

"As a reward, I'll invite you to visit my exhibition room. Miss Mori, Mr. Kitagawa, and this little boy, please come along too. I have some questions for Mr. Kitagawa."

The four followed Teiji Moriya into the villa, leaving Kogoro Mori alone, looking sullen.

"Please feel free to look around!" Teiji Moriya opened the door to the exhibition room.

The walls on both sides of the exhibition hall are covered with photos of buildings designed by Teiji Moriya.

Ran and her two friends toured the room, while Teiji Moriya and Taki Kitagawa talked at the door.

Teiji Moriya cut to the chase: "Mr. Kitagawa, I'm curious, do humans have souls?"

"Yes," Kitagawa Taki replied succinctly.

Teiji Moriya then asked, "Does Mr. Kitagawa, as an exorcist, have a way to allow others to see the souls of the dead?"

“No.” Kitagawa Taki shook his head. He couldn’t allow people to see spirits without being harmed.

"I see." Moriya Teiji took out his pipe and lit the tobacco with a match. "Mr. Kitagawa, I have another question: Do objects have souls?"

Kitagawa Taki found the question rather strange, but still said, "Most things don't have 'souls,' but a very few special beings can be born with them."

He was referring to evil spirits on ancient artifacts or legendary spirits of objects.

“I understand, thank you for clearing up my doubts, Mr. Kitagawa.” Moriya Teiji said, extending his hand in a “please” gesture. “Mr. Kitagawa, please take a look around.”

Kitagawa Taki thought Moriya Teiji would ask some questions about exorcism, but he asked some nonsensical questions that were hard to understand.

However, he didn't dwell on it too much and just glanced at the exhibition by Teiji Moriya.

This famous architect is not just famous for nothing; the photos on display include not only private residences, but also bridges and even buildings like municipal buildings.

"These were all designed when I was young, and they were very immature back then, so please stop looking at them now."

Teiji Moriya walked up to Ran and the other two and said.

"By the way, are Miss Mori and Mr. Kudo very close?" Teiji Moriya asked casually.

Xiaolan did not answer directly: "We haven't seen each other for a long time recently."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Moriya Teiji understood that the two were indeed very familiar with each other, but had not seen each other recently for some reason.

"Was the Mihara City Hall also designed by Mr. Moriya?"

Xiaolan pointed to a photo on the wall and asked.

Teiji Moriya said with a smile, "That's right, this building is my masterpiece! It's a great place for young men and women to go on dates!"

The Mihana City Hall is not only an administrative center, but also offers a variety of convenient services and comprehensive entertainment facilities, including many shops and even a movie theater.

Xiaolan nodded, "That's amazing."

Teiji Moriya asked, "Miss Mori, could you please arrange to meet with Mr. Kudo? I have some questions I'd like to ask him in person."

Xiaolan said apologetically, "I can pass on Mr. Moriya's message, but I don't know if it will be successful."

Teiji Moriya waved his hand and said, "It's alright, then I'll trouble you, Miss Mori."

Conan, standing nearby, thought to himself, "I don't know what Teiji Moriya wants to see me about, but it's definitely not going to happen."

After visiting Teiji Moriya's exhibition room, the group returned to the backyard to continue their tea party.

Kitagawa Taki and Haibara Ai sat down to one side with some snacks, neither of them showing much interest in this kind of socializing.

"Don't you think this person is strange?" Ai Haibara asked.

"He seems to have an extreme obsession with symmetrical aesthetics, not only with houses, but even with changing his own name to be symmetrical."

After a pause, Ai Haibara continued, "Just now in the exhibition hall, he was quite dissatisfied with the buildings he designed when he was young. Those buildings were not symmetrical, but he said that the asymmetrical Beika City Hall was his masterpiece."

Ai Haibara's point makes a lot of sense, but Taki Kitagawa's focus wasn't on that.