Ke Xue: Mastering Observation Haki at the start

"Hmph, I don't want your help anyway," Kogoro Mouri said, turning around. "You're all so heartless, I'd rather go have some tea."

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki exchanged a smile, revealing a strange expression.

Immediately afterwards, Kogoro Mouri and Kashin looked at each other and smiled.

Jia Chen's eye twitched, and he flashed a smile he'd learned from Xiao Ai before.

Startled, Kogoro Mouri quickly turned his head away, shrank back, and followed the police away.

An unusually tall man, with the lifeless corpse lying behind him as a backdrop, had pale, colorless skin and a calm, dead-like face with pale red eyes. He was staring at Kogoro Mouri with a cold smile.

Ai Haibara, who witnessed the entire scene:

Conan broke out in a cold sweat:

Eri Kisaki broke out in a cold sweat: "...

Ran Mouri weakly rubbed her forehead.

She's a high school girl, it must be so exhausting.

“Ahem, then I’ll be Mr. Mori’s defense attorney.” Saku Hoji interrupted the somewhat terrifying atmosphere, stepped forward, and said to Kogoro Mori, “I don’t really believe that Kogoro Mori would kill someone.”

"Thank you for your help." Ran Mouri bowed.

"Could you two please leave for a moment?" Eri Kisaki said to the remaining two lawyers. "I have something to say to the detective."

"Okay, okay." The two responded, glanced at Jia Chen, and walked outside.

If it weren't for Kogoro Mouri's irrefutable evidence, they would all know that Gatsu was the murderer.

After the others left, only Yamamura Misao and Gachin's group remained on the field.

Jia Chen looked at Shan Cun Cao with a cold expression.

Eri Kisaki's sharp gaze also fell upon Misao Yamamura.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Yamamura Misao stepped back warily. "I've studied Chinese martial arts."

"Don't misunderstand, Officer Yamamura." Eri Kisaki was speechless for a moment. "I'm keeping you here so you can be a witness."

"A witness?" Shan Wu 99370)⑶_24 was stunned for a moment.

“I still don’t believe he would kill someone,” Eri Kisaki explained.

"Oh, then Mom, you..." Ran Mouri asked, somewhat puzzled.

“That detective is asking for help.” Eri Kisaki said with a look of disgust. “He means, since you’re so clever, I’ll leave it to you. I’ll wait at the police station for you to clear my name.”

“Then…” Ran Mouri turned to look at Gatsuki.

"I simply thought Mr. Mori was saying goodbye to me," Jia Chen said truthfully.

Everyone: ...

"No, wait a minute." Yamamura Misao looked at everyone seriously. "You guys are actually exchanging secret signals right under the police's noses. That won't do. What if you've all coordinated your stories?"

Eri Kisaki ignored the other party and directly overwhelmed him with her aura, "Then, detective, could you lend me your gloves?"

"Okay, okay." Yamamura Misao obediently handed over the gloves, then realized something was amiss...

What did he just say?

"Um, Brother Jiachen?" Conan looked at Jiachen awkwardly, "Do you have gloves?"

“No,” Jia Chen said.

"Huh?" Conan looked shocked. "Isn't Brother Jiachen's pocket a magic bag?"

He vaguely remembered that whether it was bandaging Hattori's wounds, a case, or using a flashlight, this guy, Gachen, always had a magic bag.

But thinking about it, it makes sense... It seems like Brother Jiachen was wearing a short-sleeved shirt today.

“I’m wearing short sleeves,” Jia Chen said, “but Attorney Fei has gloves, which is enough.”

After saying that, he stood aside, intending to watch the show.

He didn't have much reasoning ability to begin with; all he had was a strong ability to observe.

"Brother Jiachen..." Ran Mouri looked at Jiachen, then at Eri Kisaki.

"Alright, alright, you can all leave now. Don't disturb the scene." Yamamura Misao maintained her professional demeanor and asked everyone except Eri Kisaki to leave.

However, after a while, Conan sneaked back inside...

Only Jia Chen, Ai Haibara, and Ran Mouri remained outside.

"Brother Jiachen, you just told me not to worry," Ran Mouri asked as she walked over to Jiachen. "Did you already have a clue?"

"No, it's just that I believe Mr. Mori wouldn't kill anyone." Jia Chen took a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

"That confused old man didn't have any marks on his hands either," Ai Haibara said casually, standing to the side with her hands behind her back.

"Of course, I hope this incident will also teach you something." Jia Chen chuckled softly, without a hint of a smile.

"What is it?" Ran Mouri tilted her head in confusion.

Ai Haibara also looked up at Gatsuki, somewhat curious.

"How often do you work on a case?" Jia Chen asked.

"About once a week, or two or three days if it's less frequent." Ran Mouri put her index finger to her lips, thinking.

“You need to understand this information.” Jia Chen walked to Ran Mouri’s side and whispered in her ear, “You need to use information asymmetry to protect yourself and the people around you.”

"Information gap?" Ran Mouri's cheeks flushed slightly for a moment. She wanted to back away, but her body remained obediently in place, and she reached out to touch her ear.

“A normal person might not experience even one case in their entire life.” Jia Chen’s pale red eyes narrowed slightly. “So what does your experience with case after case indicate?”

"My dad's a detective..." Ran Mouri paused for a moment after saying this, then widened her eyes as she thought of something unbelievable, "Could it be... that there really is such a thing as metaphysics in this world?"

Jia Chen: "...."

Ran Mouri is a mystery to everyone; doesn't she ever think about why she always wins the lottery?

"If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't." Jia Chen gave an ambiguous answer. "Of course, after so many cases, you still haven't realized that one case a week is not enough to make you relax, nor is it enough to make you trust anyone."

“But…those lawyers are Mom’s friends,” Ran Mouri said weakly.

"Lan, you're an adult now, and deep down you're thinking about how to become independent." Jia Chen said coldly, "You should know that people's hearts are treacherous. I always assume the worst about others. Of course, if you're not used to it, it's good to be wary of others."

"All the unfair treatment you've encountered stems from yourself—you're not strong enough, not tough enough," Jia Chen continued. "And the murderer wasn't afraid of you or Mr. Mori enough..."

"So... I should be more assertive?" Ran Mouri said thoughtfully.

She had a feeling something was off, and vaguely remembered it being like this last time...

Then, almost embarrassingly, they managed to dig out a four-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.

“Yes.” Jia Chen nodded, placing his hand on Ran Mouri’s shoulder. “While being rational, you also need to be firm, just like when you asked Jin for his phone last time.”

Ai stared at Jia Chen with her half-moon eyes, her cheeks puffed out slightly.

To her surprise, Gin had already met with Ran Mouri and even asked for a cell phone!

"I...I'll try my best." Ran Mouri nodded, took a deep breath, and hardened her expression, turning from soft to cold. She looked at Jia Chen. "Just as you said..."

“Very good…” Jia Chen nodded, his pale red eyes narrowing slightly as he smiled.

Upon seeing Jia Chen's warm smile, the usually cold and aloof Ran Mouri instantly softened, her cheeks flushing crimson...

Jia Chen: "..·

All that talking was for nothing.

Getting Lan to join the organization is a long and arduous task!

Ten minutes later, Eri Kisaki came out of the room.

“From the time we arrived to the discovery of the body, less than forty minutes passed,” Eri Kisaki deduced, stroking her chin as she came out. “If he could strangle someone with that telephone cord, there would definitely be marks on his hands, unless he was wearing leather gloves. However, the items on his body are obvious.”

"Also... the phone was placed near the door so we could call and confirm he was inside," Eri Kisaki continued, "to shift the real suspicion onto him."

"That's right, and what's strange is that if someone gets drunk and acts impulsively, they might knock the landline over when they pull the phone cord off," Conan said with a grin.

"And there were also crumpled pieces of paper in the trash can with 'Lawyer Lin' written on them..." Conan continued.

Eri Kisaki glanced at Conan and nodded.

Then... when he realized no one was talking, he looked up and broke out in a cold sweat.

The little brown-haired girl, Ai Haibara, had her head tilted back and eyes closed for some reason, seemingly ignoring Ga Chen, while Ga Chen squatted there trying to coax her.

Xiao Lan... Xiao Lan had her head down, looking downcast, lost in thought.

Conan and Eri Kisaki: "...

So after all that analysis, nobody listened at all!

"?" Officer Yamamura asked in confusion, then leaned closer to Conan. "Aren't you the little kid who was with the big star Yukiko Kudo during the last case?"

"Officer, I...I don't know." Conan was startled and quickly interrupted.

This confused police officer went too far! My aunt and I analyzed the situation for ages, but the officer didn't listen at all and just said this?

"Officer Saku, it doesn't seem appropriate to ask these questions now." Ran Mouri looked up, crossed her arms, and asked in a cold voice.

She's always been a good student who learns and applies what she learns immediately... but sometimes she softens up when she's with people she's close to.