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

Mihua Grand Hotel Banquet Hall.

Kitagawa Taki and Haibara Ai encountered Mouri Kogoro, Ran, and Conan at the ticket gate.

Ran exclaimed in surprise, "Taki, Ai, what are you doing here too?"

Kogoro Mouri looked dejected, while Conan had a pair of dead fish eyes.

"We're here for the game presentation. Ai really likes the games from Full Heaven."

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Ai Haibara as he spoke. Usually, Ai Haibara would shift the blame onto him, but now it was finally his turn to do so.

"I see." Ran was surprised that Ai Haibara, who looked like a little adult, also liked playing video games.

Conan pursed his lips. Kitagawa Taki was talking nonsense. He clearly remembered that Ai Haibara had said before that she wasn't interested in games.

"What about you guys, Ran?" Kitagawa Taki asked.

Xiaolan said with a smile, "We're here because a game my dad is producing is going to be unveiled at today's press conference."

"A game produced by Kogoro Mouri?" Kitagawa Taki looked at Kogoro Mouri curiously, he really didn't expect Kogoro Mouri to have this skill.

Xiaolan said, "Yes, the theme is the mystery of Kogoro Mouri's mansion. Players will find a corpse in the mysterious mansion and solve the case step by step with the help of the detective Mouri who happens to be there."

Kitagawa Taki understood; Kogoro Mouri was just a figurehead.

"This game sounds interesting, I might give it a try sometime," Kitagawa Taki praised, then casually asked, "What's wrong with Mori-kun?"

Xiaolan said irritably, "My dad was too happy last night and drank a lot of alcohol, mixing gin and vodka, and that's how he got like this!"

"I only drank five or six cups." When it came to alcohol, Kogoro Mouri, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.

Upon hearing Ran's words, Kitagawa Taki's expression turned strange. Gin? Vodka?

Ai Haibara was momentarily stunned.

"Mixing drinks makes you get drunk faster," Kitagawa Taki said, ruffling Ai Haibara's hair.

Ai Haibara realized what was happening and pushed Kitagawa Taki's hand away.

Conan didn't react much at this moment; he didn't know that Gin and Vodka were the code names of the two men in black.

"Let's go in! The line is so long!"

Kitagawa Taki pointed to the luggage storage area inside.

"Ah."

The group followed the queue and lined up.

Just then, someone came up and greeted him, "Mr. Mori, hello! I am Hideaki Nakajima from Mantendo. I was the one who came up with the idea for the Detective Kogoro Mori's Mystery Mansion!"

Hideaki Nakajima?

Upon hearing the name, Kitagawa Taki turned around and saw that it was indeed the person in the photo.

Is this what they mean by getting something for free? It actually came to them on its own initiative.

However, if you get involved with Conan, you're probably not getting any good juice.

"Oh, it's you." Kogoro Mouri was now listless.

Hideaki Nakajima said with a smile, "Thanks to Mr. Mori, I was able to complete such a wonderful work!"

"Nakajima, you're really something! I accidentally leaked the idea of ​​using Detective Mouri to design the game to you, and you submitted the proposal first. You're a genius at plagiarism, both in your work and with women."

A man walked over and made sarcastic remarks.

Hideaki Nakajima was somewhat annoyed: "Koji Ueda, you..."

Ueda Koji ignored him and asked the bespectacled man behind him, "Am I right, Takeshita?"

Takeshita Hironobu echoed, "Yes, yes."

Now we know the motive for murder.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Nakajima Hideaki, his gaze settling on the black leather suitcase in his hand.

Chapter 109 Thank you so much!

The briefcase in Hideaki Nakajima's hand contained only a few floppy disks.

This must be what he used to make a deal with the distillery.

All three of them had identical suitcases, covered with the company logo, so they must have been provided by the company.

Koji Ueda's suitcase contained nothing special, just some personal belongings.

But Takeshita Hironobu's suitcase was anything but ordinary; it contained a bomb.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Takeshita Hironobu with surprise. This guy looked like an honest man on the surface, but he was quite ruthless. With the amount of bombs in his briefcase, once they exploded, he would definitely be blown to pieces.

"Oh no, there's no time! We have to get into the venue right away!"

Takeshita Hironobu glanced at his watch and hurriedly called out.

After saying that, he cut in line from the back to in front of Kitagawa Taki and the others.

Koji Ueda followed.

Seeing this, Hideaki Nakajima said, "Hey, you two, don't cut in line!"

"You'd better hurry up, or the president will definitely yell at you if you're late!" Takeshita Hironobu said, turning around.

And so, the three of them started cutting in line, oblivious to everyone else.

Finally, the three of them received the adjacent numbers 97, 98, and 99.

Kitagawa Taki ignored the three men cutting in line. After learning that Takeshita Hironobu's suitcase contained a bomb, his every move became suspicious.

After storing their belongings, the group entered the venue without incident.

The venue was quite crowded. Besides Kogoro Mouri's Mystery Mansion, several other games were also very popular at this game launch event.

Among them, the game that Kitagawa Taki is most familiar with is a fighting game similar to The King of Fighters.

It's a childhood memory.

"Ran, want to give it a try?" Kitagawa Taki looked at Ran beside him. As for Haibara Ai, there was no need to ask; she had no interest in games.

"But I don't know how!" Xiaolan doesn't usually play games.

Kitagawa Taki casually said, "It's fine, just press those buttons on top and it'll be done."

"That's fine."

The two sat in front of the game console, selected their characters, and began their battle.

Kitagawa Taki initially pressured Ran, but just as he reached half health, Ran's character seemed to be on fire, defeating Kitagawa Taki in a matter of seconds.

Kitagawa Taki was a little annoyed. "Ran, are you sure you can't do it?"

Xiaolan covered her mouth and laughed, "I just pressed the buttons randomly."

What's this? A novice punching a master?

"Miss Mori, that was great! That combo was really difficult!"

Koji Ueda, who was in charge of introducing the game, exclaimed in admiration.

"Is that so?" Xiaolan smiled shyly.

Kitagawa Taki was completely convinced; Ran's incredible luck in fighting games was terrifying.

“Let’s go look at something else!” Kitagawa Taki suggested.

So far, he hasn't seen anyone from the distillery; he's been wandering around.

"Miss Mori, would you like to try the boxing machine?" Koji Ueda said, pointing to the machine next to him.

At that moment, Hideaki Nakajima was demonstrating to others, while Hironobu Takeshita stood to the side holding his suit jacket.

Hideaki Nakajima scored an impressive 348 points with a single punch.

Xiaolan quickly waved her hand in refusal: "I'd better not! I can't do this!"

Kitagawa Taki chuckled inwardly. Ran was far too modest; if she threw a full-force punch, she could probably blow that machine to pieces.

"Taki, come here!"

Ran handed the boxing gloves to Kitagawa Taki.

Just then, Ai Haibara grabbed Taki Kitagawa's hand.

Kitagawa Taki looked down and saw that Haibara Ai's face was filled with terror.

"Sorry, Ran, you guys go ahead and play. Ai seems to be feeling a little unwell." Kitagawa Taki said to Ran, then picked up Ai Haibara and carried her to a corner of the venue.

Conan glanced at the two of them curiously. Ai Haibara was perfectly fine just now, so what happened all of a sudden?

"Sister Ran, I'm going to the restroom." Conan wanted to follow her to check on her.

“Little friend, let’s go together. You might not know where the restroom is,” Hideaki Nakajima said with a smile.

Haha, thank you so much!

Conan's eye twitched; he knew he had to go to the bathroom.

In the corner, Ai Haibara, out of fear, didn't notice that Kitagawa Taki was holding her. She whispered in Kitagawa Taki's ear, "It's someone from the organization. I can sense it. They're nearby!"

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Kitagawa Taki comforted Haibara Ai while searching the venue for the men in black.

He had completely forgotten about Ai Haibara, the human detector for the Black Organization. Whenever someone from the Black Organization appeared, Ai Haibara would definitely react.

But after looking around, Kitagawa Taki saw that while there were quite a few people wearing black suits, there wasn't a single person wearing a black top hat.

This side of the restroom.

Conan and Hideaki Nakajima walked together, looking back as they went.

Suddenly, both of them were knocked to the ground.

Conan rubbed his butt and looked at the person opposite him.

So high!

This man was at least 1.9 meters tall, with a burly build, wearing a black suit and a black top hat, and had a fierce look in his eyes.