Science solves cases? No, I am an immortal cultivator!

After dinner, Xiaolan and Miyano Akemi cleaned up the dishes together.

Kitagawa Taki carried Mouri Kogoro into the room, but when he returned to the living room, he found two more people.

It was Osaka Black Chicken and Toyama Kazuha.

When Hattori Heiji saw Kitagawa Taki, he said, "Kitagawa, you're here too! That's perfect!"

Kitagawa Taki sat next to Huihara Ai, "What? Do you have something to talk to me about?"

"Demon dog, are you interested?" Hattori Heiji didn't believe that Kitagawa Taki was not interested in this.

Kitagawa Taki was indeed very interested. "Oh? What is it?"

Hattori Heiji said: "A demon dog killed people."

Beichuan Taki asked: "So what does that demon dog look like?"

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly."

"About five years ago, a wealthy man named Inufu Hengdi passed away. It's said that when he was young, he was a philanderer and had affairs with many women."

"Soon after he passed away, many people came to him, claiming to be the children of Inubushi-kun."

"They all brought photos of their mothers and President Inubushi to recognize their relatives."

"The key point is that the president's wife, Inufu Sochen, actually took them in as her adopted children. There are eight of them in total."

"Now Madam Suchen is seriously ill and bedridden, and the murder case has begun!"

Beichuan Taki asked: "Fighting for the inheritance?"

Hattori Heiji continued, "That's right. The inheritance that Mrs. Soshin inherited from the president was originally to be divided equally among eight people, but two of them have already died."

"An adopted son fell off a cliff and left a last word before his death. He said that the one who pushed him down was a demon incarnate, a dog-like monster with a body wrapped in red lotus fire!"

"Red Lotus Fire?"

The corner of Kitagawa Taki's mouth twitched. He didn't believe it at all.

And why does this sound so much like The Hound of the Baskervilles?

The only difference is that the dog inside was covered with phosphorus powder, making it look like a ghost dog.

Conan also became interested, "So, Brother Heiji, were you sent to the Inufushi family?"

Hattori Heiji shook his head. "No, one of the adopted sons knew Kazuha's mother."

Yuanshan Heye interrupted, "This person seems to think that the two deaths were caused by a curse. According to him, someone with a deep hatred for the Inufu family has infiltrated among the eight adopted children and is using the demon dog to wipe out the Inufu family!"

"He originally wanted to ask my dad for help, but my dad couldn't leave Osaka."

Toyama Kazuha's father is Ginjiro Toyama, the chief criminal officer of the Osaka Prefectural Police.

Kitagawa Taki asked: "So where is this person?"

Hattori Heiji said: "He was very smart and chose to give up his share of the inheritance. He now lives in Tokyo and has changed his name from Inufushi back to his mother's surname."

"We can go visit him now, just in time to sober up Uncle Maori."

Conan raised his hand and said, "I want to go too."

"can."

Hattori Heiji remained calm on the surface, but he was secretly amused in his heart. One of the purposes of his coming here this time was to find out as much as possible about Conan.

Conan offered to go, which was exactly what he wanted.

So, Kitagawa Taki, Hattori Heiji and Conan went to the adopted son's home together.

"Kudo... Shinki??"

Conan was stunned when he saw the name on the doorplate.

It's pronounced exactly like his name.

Hattori Heiji smiled and asked, "Isn't this name interesting? It's very similar to Kudo Shinichi, who is as famous as me."

So interesting.

Kitagawa Taki looked at Conan, the boy was speechless.

After Hattori Heiji rang the doorbell, a woman came to open the door.

The woman's name is Abutakawa Funae, and she is the caregiver hired by Kudo Shinichi.

After explaining their purpose, Abutakawa Funae brought a few people to Kudo Shinichi's door and knocked on it.

Seeing that no one answered the door for a long time, Mengchuan Zhoujiang opened the door directly.

I saw Kudo Shinichi lying on the bed, seemingly still sleeping soundly.

"You're sleeping so soundly!" Hattori Heiji lay down at the door and looked inside.

"This room is too hot!" Conan felt a burst of heat coming in as soon as the door opened.

Abutakawa Funae explained, "Because he has a cold."

"Let's wait until he wakes up!"

As he said this, Hattori Heiji was about to close the door.

"Hey, wait a minute." Kitagawa Taki put his foot against the door. "Kudo Shinichi is dead."

When he knocked on the door for a long time and no one answered, he had already used his spiritual sense to investigate.

"What?" Hattori Heiji was shocked and rushed into the room. He felt Kudo Shinichi's pulse with his hand and found that as Kitagawa Taki said, the man was dead.

And his jaw was stiff, he had been dead for at least an hour.

Conan stood at the head of the bed, his eyes solemn.

Only Mengchuan Zhoujiang stood at the door, his face changed and he was at a loss.

All three of them turned their eyes to Amagawa Funae.

Mengchuan Zhoujiang's pupils shrank slightly, and after a moment, he finally couldn't stand the pressure and fell to the ground.

Abutakawa Funae hurriedly defended himself, "I didn't kill Mr. Kudo. He was already dead when I arrived!"

Then he muttered to himself, "This is nothing like what the murderer said."

murderer?

Catching the key words, Hattori Heiji rushed to the door and asked: "Hey, Auntie, what do you mean by that?"

Abutakawa Zhoujiang said: "I came here in the afternoon as usual. I rang the doorbell but there was no response. I had to use the spare key to get in. After I entered, I heard the phone ringing non-stop."

"I answered the phone and a scary voice said Mr. Kudo was trapped in the bedroom closet."

"When I got to the bedroom, I found the wardrobe was sealed shut with tape and a wooden board stuck on the handle. It couldn't be opened from the inside."

"I pulled off the tape, removed the board, and found Mr. Kudo dead in the closet."

After hearing what Abutokawa Funae said, Hattori Heiji checked the door and the inside of the closet. "The inside of the door is indeed very sticky. They must have used medicine to make Mr. Kudo fall asleep before putting the lit charcoal stove inside."

As he spoke, Hattori Heiji took out a charcoal stove that had already gone out.

"In that case, Auntie, why didn't you call the police? And why did you put Mr. Kudo on the bed and pretend he was asleep?"

"I, I can't do anything... There's a picture of my son in the closet, and the murderer threatened me that if I don't do what he said, my son will end up like Mr. Kudo."

As Amagawa Zhoujiang spoke, tears began to flow.

"He also said that if I just did what he said, I could fake it as suicide. But before I could do the next step..."

Abutakawa Funae glanced at Kitagawa Taki. She didn't expect to be easily exposed.

Beichuan Taki said: "Anyway, let's call the police first!"