Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

"Hahaha! You've all been waiting..."

Before he could even utter the word "I," Kogoro Mouri noticed the barely concealed murderous intent emanating from Eri Kisaki's face.

After shivering, he immediately sat down primly to the side: "Ha, ha... What's the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Eri Kisaki immediately pulled a photo out of her pocket: "Have you seen this man before?"

After looking at the photo carefully for a few moments, Uncle Mori nodded: "I think I've seen this guy before at that 'Miki-sho' restaurant."

"You know about the case that happened around there before, right? You should have been in the store that night. Did you see this person then?"

"Yes, that person was indeed in the store that day. I remember that person came in at 9:25."

Upon hearing Uncle Mori's words, Conan suddenly appeared out of nowhere: "Uncle, how do you remember the time so accurately?!"

Although Conan's appearance startled Eri Kisaki, she immediately looked at Kogoro Mouri and didn't pay much attention to Conan's sudden appearance.

After all, she also wanted to know the answer to this question.

Generally speaking, it is impossible for a person to remember a time so accurately without conscious effort.

Moreover, according to Kogoro Mouri, he was drunk at the time, so it was impossible for him to remember the time so accurately.

Under everyone's gaze, Uncle Mori put his hands on his hips, tilted his head back, and said, "Hahaha! Who told me to be the famous detective Kogoro Mori! Hahahaha!"

Eri Kisaki gave him a disdainful look and chuckled, "He probably checked the time on his phone."

After saying that, ignoring Kogoro Mouri's displeased expression, she continued, "The victim's time of death was approximately between 9:30 and 10:00. In that case, Mr. Usami certainly has a perfect alibi."

After saying that, Eri Kisaki looked at Uncle Mori with a smile: "Of course, all of this is based on the premise that what this drunkard said is true."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately bristled: "What?! You actually doubt what I said!"

"Of course I'd suspect you! You were drunk back then, weren't you?! You were even asleep!"

"what?!"

"..."

Seeing that the argument between the two was escalating, Ran and Ryūno immediately separated them.

……

The next day

Ran and Ryūno sat in Eri's office, drinking tea.

Not long after, Eri Kisaki walked in.

She glanced at Longye and Xiaolan, then rubbed her eyes wearily: "You two are here~ What? To cheer me on?"

"Yeah! I originally wanted to bring Dad along, but he ran away." Xiaolan frowned helplessly as she said this.

Just as Eri was about to make a comment, Ryuno laughed and said, "I think Uncle probably went to investigate this case with Conan~"

"Oh? Ryuno, how did you know?" Eri looked at Ryuno and smiled gently.

She knew that Ryūno, in order to make Ran happy, seemed to be planning to reunite her with Kogoro Mouri.

"Auntie, let's not talk about that now. There's something else I want to tell you..."

"what's up?"

"You should win tomorrow's trial. I heard the real culprit is ready to plead guilty."

Fei Yingli: "???"

Chapter 198 Betrayal in Court

After hearing what Ryūno said, not only was Eri Kisaki puzzled, but even Ran and Ms. Kuriyama, who were standing next to her, were also confused.

What do you mean?

Will they win the trial? Will the real criminal plead guilty?

Seeing all three of them turn to look at him, Longye chuckled and shook his head: "Of course, this information may not be accurate. I heard it from a lawyer friend with a peculiar hairstyle."

"A lawyer friend with an unusual hairstyle?" X3

Ryūno's description bothered Eri Kisaki greatly. However, at this moment, she still had to prepare some materials for tomorrow's court hearing and had no time to discuss these matters.

After a brief moment of thought, Eri Kisaki sat up straight: "I just came back from my client Usami's place, and he still hasn't remembered what happened that night."

“Attorney Kisaki, then we…” Upon hearing this, Ms. Kuriyama glanced at Kisaki Eri with concern.

Although Kogoro Mouri's testimony should prove that their client did not have the opportunity to commit the crime, the client himself has always insisted that he was drunk and did not remember anything.

It's fair to say that, so far, they have no guarantee of winning the case, and tomorrow's court battle will undoubtedly be full of uncertainties.

"It's alright, Kuriyama, don't worry~"

Seemingly sensing Ms. Kuriyama's worries, Eri Kisaki immediately smiled.

"As long as we do everything we can, the rest is up to us to perform on the spot."

"Attorney Fei..."

"Don't worry~ Could you please prepare the documents needed before the court hearing?"

"Ok!"

Seeing that Eri had entered work mode, Tatsuno said goodbye to Ran and then said goodbye.

That night

At the Meimu Sheng store.

"Conan, it's getting late, you should head back now!"

"???"

Conan blinked in confusion as he looked at Uncle Mori, whose eyes were crinkled with laughter.

Originally, the two of them came to the store to continue gathering information from Mrs. Kameda.

But ever since Uncle Mori went out to answer a phone call, he changed his attitude immediately upon returning and told him to leave.

Seeing that Conan was still standing there in a daze, Uncle Mori simply pulled Conan off the chair and pushed him out of the store.

"It's bedtime for the kids now, it's time for the adults! Hahahaha!"

"what?!"

Looking at the shop door that Uncle Mori had closed, Conan had a speechless expression on his face.

He'd been living alone with this mustachioed man for so long, how could he not see that something was wrong?

Judging from Uncle Mori's lewd smile just now, that phone call must have been from a woman!

Since he kicked me out... that means the two of them agreed to meet here?!

After clearing his mind, Conan looked around and then crouched down behind a trash can to hide.

Less than five minutes later, a long-haired woman walked into the alley and went straight into the "Mei Mu Sheng" store.

Upon seeing the woman's face clearly, Conan was taken aback: "Prosecutor Kujo? Uncle, he..."

With that in mind, Conan cautiously walked to the shop entrance and pressed his ear to listen to the conversation inside.

……

same moment

In a magnificent but somewhat over-designed villa, two men are raising their glasses in a toast.

"Takeda, why would you be interested in something like this?"

"Oh? Aren't you interested? If you really weren't interested, why did you agree to take on Ms. Kameda's case for only 1000 million?"

"Haha, you saw right through me! I really enjoy taking on cases like this~ It allows me to exercise the power of the law openly and honestly, and also to witness the ugliest aspects of the human heart."

Hearing the man with the side-parted hair's words, Longye smiled and shook his head: "I don't know if saving you back then was the right or wrong thing to do."

Hearing Ryūno's teasing, the man opposite him became much more sincere: "Takeda-kun, if you asked me to, even if it meant jumping into a black hole that challenges the bottom line of the law, I would jump in without hesitation~~ But..."

At this point, the man put down the wine glass in his right hand and made a rubbing motion with his thumb, index finger, and middle finger.

Seeing the man's action, Longye chuckled and gently raised his glass to take a sip: "You know perfectly well that this stuff is useless to me..."

Hearing Longye's words, the man nodded with satisfaction and raised his wine glass again with his right hand.

"That's right~ To me, only the winner (money) is righteous~"

……

The next day

Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Court

"From this moment forward, the first public hearing of the trial of the defendant, Shinji Usami, officially begins!"

"First, please have the prosecutor read the contents of the indictment."

As the judge began speaking, Prosecutor Reiko Kujo immediately stood up and read aloud the relevant information about the accused, Shinji Usami, and the details of the incident.

Seeing this, Eri Kisaki, sitting at the lawyer's table, immediately turned her head and asked in a low voice, "Kuriyama, are those the only witnesses the prosecution requested?"

"Yes, it's basically in line with our expectations."

"That's good."

Upon hearing this answer, Eri Kisaki, though still somewhat uneasy, breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to win this "battle" today, she had already investigated all the witnesses the prosecution had called in before the trial.

She was intimately familiar with both the possible testimonies these witnesses might give and the potential impact of those testimonies.

As long as Prosecutor Kujo doesn't find any new evidence or witnesses, the situation will remain under her control.

Soon after, Prosecutor Kujo had finished reading the entire indictment.

Seeing this, the judge officially announced the commencement of the witness questioning process.

Just then, Prosecutor Kujo, who had just sat down, suddenly raised his right hand: "Your Honor!"

Her actions immediately broke the tranquil atmosphere of the scene.

Eri Kisaki and Ms. Kuriyama immediately sensed something was wrong. Judging from the current situation, Prosecutor Kujo's attack at this time must mean that he has found a new witness.