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

Friday night.

Kogoro Mouri once again invited Taki Kitagawa and the other two to dinner, but this time not at his home, but at a high-end restaurant.

"Waiter, do you have any good foreign liquor? Please choose a bottle for me!" One of Kogoro Mouri's biggest hobbies is wine.

The waiter bowed slightly, "Okay, no problem."

"Wait a minute, Dad, is money really okay?"

Xiaolan covered her mouth with her hands and asked in a low voice.

Maori Kogoro smiled proudly, "Don't worry! I have received a high-value and simple case."

Kitagawa Taki suddenly realized that it was Kogoro Mouri who had made it big!

Conan asked curiously: "Has anyone come to entrust you with the case?"

Maori Kogoro explained: "The one who came to see me when you went to school was a wealthy lady. It seemed that someone wanted to murder her husband. If I could find that person, she would pay me 10 million."

"Ten million?" Xiaolan exclaimed.

"I've already got the contract and the 50 yen deposit," Maori Kogoro said confidently. "The evidence all points to someone close to me doing it. This kind of case can be solved with just a little bit of brainpower."

Conan rolled his eyes, expressing his doubt.

……

The next morning.

Although Xiaolan looked at Kogoro Mouri who was drunk and unconscious, she still called Eri Kisaki.

She told Eri Kisaki that Kogoro Mori had received a high-value commission.

"So, have you found the person around you who wants to kill someone?"

Kisaki Eri seemed to be very busy, and the sound of typing on the keyboard could be faintly heard.

Xiaolan said, "Uh... Dad went to the client's house alone this morning to check, but the evidence the lady said was completely useless. Dad was very worried and now he's drunk on the sofa..."

"Since it can't be solved, why not just reject the case?" said Hibiki helplessly.

"But Dad had already spent three million before he left," Xiaolan said cautiously, "and in order to make that money back... he bet five million on horse racing..."

"What?" Kisaki Eri was shocked by the number.

Xiaolan gritted her teeth and said, "The total loan is 8,057,000 yen..."

Kisaki Eri stopped what she was doing and said angrily, "Don't pay attention to that kind of man. Come to me right now!"

Xiaolan said: "But Dad just said in his dream, Yingli, come and save me!"

Kisaki Eri didn't believe it: "Huh? He must be talking about Okino Yoko or something?"

As if to confirm Kisaki Eri's guess, Maori Kogoro muttered: "Yoko, I really can't eat anymore..."

Xiaolan held her forehead with her hand, hoping that Kisaki Eri didn't hear it.

Kisaki Eri didn't seem to hear, her tone unchanged: "Lan, didn't you look for Beichuan? Doesn't he also solve the case?"

Xiaolan stammered, "I, I'm embarrassed to look for him."

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Don't be so thin-skinned, Lan!"

Compared to the reasoning boy Shinichi Kudo, Eri Kisaki thinks Taki Kitagawa is better.

As for being a few years older, that’s not a problem at all.

So she wanted to give the two of them more opportunities to interact with each other.

Little did she know that their contact was much more extensive and deeper than she knew...

On the phone, Hibiki Eri deliberately said: "If you are embarrassed to say it, I will help you say it."

Xiaolan quickly said: "No need, I'll tell it myself."

Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if her mother told her?

……

Kitagawa Exorcism Office.

After listening to Xiaolan's narration, Kitagawa Taki was speechless.

Kogoro Mori is too unreliable!

Borrowing five million to bet on horses is simply outrageous.

Although 8 million yen is a small amount for Kitagawa Taki, he would not say that he paid it back on behalf of Maori Kogoro.

Of course, it is impossible for Xiaolan to make such a request.

"No problem, let's go to the client's house together in the afternoon!" Kitagawa Taki agreed immediately.

Xiaolan thanked him and went home, still feeling a little embarrassed.

"Xiaolan, it's not easy either!"

Miyano Akemi sighed.

Kitagawa Taki nodded. Although Kogoro Mouri was very reliable when Xiaolan was in danger, he was basically unreliable at other times.

It is really not easy for Xiaolan to go to school and take care of Kogoro Mouri at the same time.

……

in the afternoon.

Kitagawa Taki was waiting for Xiaolan and Conan downstairs when he saw a blue Mini Cooper parked downstairs of the Mouri Detective Agency.

Then, Hibiki Eri came out in a professional suit.

Kisaki Eri saw Kitagawa Taki, walked over and greeted him, "Kitagawa, long time no see, are you waiting for someone?"

Beichuan Taki responded: "Yes, I'm waiting for Xiaolan."

After saying that, Xiaolan brought Conan downstairs.

Xiaolan saw Kisaki Eri chatting with Kitagawa Taki at a glance.

"Mom, why are you here?" Xiaolan ran over.

Kisaki Eri said: "Of course I'm worried about you."

"Okay, let's go! I'm free now, so I'll go take a look too."

"Lan, just take Beichuan's car. You guys lead the way."

Xiaolan nodded and got on the passenger seat.

Just as Conan was about to open the back door and get in the car, he was stopped by Eri Kisaki.

"Conan, take my car."

Conan shrank his neck and obediently got into Kisaki Eri's car.

In the car.

Beichuan Taki laughed and said, "Why do I feel like your mother is creating a space for us to be alone together?"

Xiaolan realized it later, her face turned red, and she even forgot to fasten her seat belt.

Kitagawa Taki came up to Xiaolan and fastened her seat belt.

Looking at Xiaolan's rosy face, Beichuan Taki couldn't help but take a breath.

Xiaolan didn't say anything, but her face became even redder.

Kitagawa Taki smiled and said, "Even though they have kissed, Xiaolan is still so shy."

If the timing hadn't been inappropriate, he wouldn't have kissed her on the cheek.

……

Fujieda family.

The butler greeted Kitagawa Taki and others at the door.

"Hello, I'm Ueki Sohachi, the housekeeper of this family for fifty years. If you need anything, please feel free to let me know," said the squinting-eyed housekeeper.

After saying that, Ueki Sohachi turned his head to the side and said, "Ahem..."

"Excuse me, I have an old problem with asthma."

Afterwards, Ueki Sohachi and a few others entered the gate.

The villa's courtyard is large and the flowers and plants are well maintained.

Xiaolan couldn't help but sigh: "This courtyard is well renovated!"

Speaking of the garden, Ueki Sohachi smiled. "My late wife loved gardening, so I worked with the gardener to take care of it."

Following the direction of Ueki Sohachi's gaze, a man was trimming flowers and plants.

"Any guests?"

A middle-aged man walked over.

Ueki Sohachi introduced, "This is Madam's younger brother, Master Fujieda Shigeru."

Kitagawa Taki said, "We are the agents of Detective Mori."