Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

It was ordinary bra wire, about ten centimeters long, with one end sharpened to an extremely sharp point, gleaming coldly under the coffee shop lights.

The other end has a slight curve, which allows it to fit perfectly inside the bra and prevent it from falling out.

The curve is so natural, as if it was originally designed that way.

If it weren't for Eri Kisaki's deduction, no one would have imagined that such a seemingly ordinary wire could be a murder weapon.

On the sharpened end of the wire, a trace of bloodstain could still be faintly seen; it was dark red, dried, but still clearly visible under the light.

Some bloodstains were also on the bra, leaving a few dark marks on the beige bra.

Inspector Megure took the piece of wire and examined it carefully.

A moment later, he raised his head and looked directly at the woman who had completely broken down.

"Ms. Matsuzaka Yuuki, you are under arrest. The charge is the murder of Iguchi Kosuke."

These words struck Matsuzaka Yuuki's heart like a hammer blow.

Yuki Matsuzaka did not answer.

She kept her head down, her shoulders trembling violently, and her hair fell down, obscuring her face and making it impossible to see her expression.

A moment later, she let out a soft sob.

Then, the sobbing grew louder and louder, gradually turning into wailing.

"I didn't want to kill him..."

Matsuzaka Yuki's voice was intermittent.

She looked up, her once delicate face now streaked with tears, her eye makeup ruined, and black tears streaming down her cheeks, making her look utterly disheveled.

“Our relationship of more than ten years... I love him so much, I trust him so much, and I even cut off ties with my family for him.”

“My parents don’t approve of us being together. They say he’s unreliable and I’ll regret it sooner or later, but what about me?”

"I had a huge fight with my family for him, and then moved out to live with him. For three whole years, I gave him everything!"

The woman's voice grew louder and more agitated.

"But that bastard actually cheated on me with other women!"

"I saw him on a date with that woman in a coffee shop. When I confronted him, he actually said with a straight face that his feelings had faded, he had no feelings for her anymore, and he wanted to break up with me!"

Matsuzaka Yuuki suddenly stood up, clenched her fists, and her body trembled violently with excitement.

"In the end, she even broke up with me!"

"I lost everything for him! My home, my youth, my future! How dare he break up with me like that? How could he turn around and find another woman? How dare he!"

The woman's roar echoed in the coffee shop, lingering for a long time.

Matsuzaka Yuki's words clearly evoked sympathy from the women in the café.

The waitress's eyes were already red, and she covered her mouth with her hand, trying hard not to let the tears fall.

Kotona Kujou sighed and gently shook her head.

As a woman, she naturally sympathized with Matsuzaka Yuuki's plight, but she was, after all, an adult and a prosecutor for many years, and had seen similar things many times before.

Sympathy is one thing, law is another; they are two separate matters.

Yukiko was even more emotional; her eyes were already moist, and glistening tears were welling up in them.

She took out a tissue from her pocket and was about to hand it to Matsuzaka Yuuki.

In her view, although Matsuzaka Yuuki killed someone, it was a desperate act when she was driven to the brink, and that the unfaithful man deserved his fate.

However, as soon as she took a step, a hand grabbed her arm firmly.

It was Hayashi Hideichi. "Hideichi?" Yukiko turned around, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Lin Xiuyi's expression was very serious, even somewhat cold.

His gaze fell on Matsuzaka Yuuki, a gaze filled not with sympathy, but with vigilance.

"No matter what, she is a murderer."

Lin Xiuyi's voice was low, but every word was clear and forceful.
"Aren't you afraid she'll take you hostage by approaching so rashly? She's already been cornered; who knows what she might do?"

Yukiko paused for a moment, then pouted, her face full of displeasure.

"Shuichi, aren't you being incredibly heartless?"

The girl's voice was filled with resentment and dissatisfaction.

"Although Ms. Matsuzaka killed someone, wasn't that because Iguchi betrayed her first?"

"More than ten years of relationship, I even gave up my family for him, and what did I get in return? Betrayal and abandonment! Who could bear that?"

She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, and tried forcefully to break free from Lin Xiuyi's grasp.

"I just wanted to give her a tissue to wipe her tears. What's so dangerous about that?"

"It's just a love dispute. No matter what, you can't kill someone."

Lin Xiuyi shook his head coldly, his hand still firmly gripping Yukiko's arm.

“Relationship disputes can lead to breakups, arguments, or even physical fights, but murder is murder. That’s the bottom line, and it cannot be crossed.”

“Shuichi is right,” Kujo Yoshiyuki’s voice came from the side. “No matter what her romantic history was, it is not a reason to kill. Everyone is equal before the law. Romantic disputes can be considered as a factor in sentencing, but they cannot change the fact that she killed someone.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Kujo Yoshiyuki felt a pinch on his lower back.

The force was just right, not too light, not too heavy, and it gave him a sharp pain.

He didn't need to turn around; he knew who did it.

In this world, there is only one person who dares to treat him like this: his wife, Kotona Kujo.

"I was just speaking from a legal perspective as a prosecutor..." Yoshiyuki Kujo quickly explained to his wife, "As a prosecutor, I must uphold the dignity of the law and cannot change my stance out of sympathy..."

Kotona Kujo rolled her eyes at him, her gaze carrying a mixture of helplessness, reproach, and understanding.

As a prosecutor herself, she naturally understood her husband's meaning.

From a legal perspective, murder is murder, and no matter the motive, that fact remains unchanged.

But from a woman's perspective, she sympathized with Matsuzaka Yuuki.

She could fully imagine the pain of betrayal, the despair of giving everything only to end up with nothing, even though she had never experienced it herself.

Emotions are never a rational thing.

When someone is driven to the brink and does something extreme, it's not right, but it's understandable.

However, Kotona Kujo was an adult and had been a prosecutor for many years, so she had seen many similar cases to Yuuki Matsuzaka.

While not exactly heartless, they're not surprised by such things anymore.

She simply couldn't stand her husband's cold, hard "law above all" attitude, so she couldn't help but pinch him to remind him not to forget human touch.

Eri Kisaki, though also a law student, is still young and hasn't yet reached the point of losing her humanity.

The girl stood aside, quietly watching Matsuzaka Yuuki and listening to her heart-wrenching sobs, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.

What's more, she also has a troublesome childhood sweetheart. (End of Chapter)