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“You’ve misunderstood,” Eri Kisaki explained. “While it is true that she is the one who came to me for advice, the person being followed is actually her husband. He has always felt that someone is watching him, but Yuko Arisawa doesn’t seem to feel anything.”

“I also know her husband. I even mediated a traffic accident for him before. It seems that the stalking started after that.”

Xiaolan guessed, "Could it be that the victim of that accident did it?"

Eri Kisaki shook her head: "I don't think so. The other party also made mistakes, so they can't be considered victims."

"I see. But why didn't she hire a detective? Why did she hire you, a lawyer, to investigate the stalker?"

Ran thinks Yuuko should go find her father.

Eri Kisaki said, "She felt that her husband was overthinking things and kept trying to persuade him, but he didn't listen. So she wanted to ask me to take a look."

Because her husband was very grateful to me after the last accident, she thought he would be more receptive to what I said.

After listening, Xiaolan looked at Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki shrugged. He also found it very strange. Wouldn't it be easy to solve this kind of thing by finding a reliable detective?

"We'll discuss the specifics when we meet her husband." Eri Kisaki turned to the two of them: "Ran, Kitagawa, how have you two been lately?"

Xiaolan laughed and said, "We're doing great together!"

"Kitagawa, you're a few years older than Ran, don't bully her!" Eri Kisaki said meaningfully.

Xiaolan quickly said, "Taki didn't bully me."

Eri glared at Ran with exasperation. This good-for-nothing was turning her back on her allies too quickly!

Kitagawa Taki understood what Eri Kisaki meant, but could that be called bullying?

Ran shrank back when Eri glared at her, thinking to herself that she hadn't said anything wrong!

Seeing Ran looking like a wronged child, Eri shook her head. Where was the imposing aura she had in the karate competition?

However, there were some things she couldn't say to Kitagawa Taki's face, so she could only talk to Ran about them privately.

……

七点。

Yuko Arisawa arrived at Eri Kisaki's office on time.

Upon seeing Ran and the somewhat familiar Kitagawa Taki, Arisawa Yuko asked, "Who are these two?"

Eri Kisaki introduced, "This is my daughter Ran Mouri, and her boyfriend Taki Kitagawa."

Yuko Arisawa was taken aback: "Taki Kitagawa?!"

Upon hearing the name, she finally recognized the person.

Eri Kisaki wasn't surprised: "You've probably heard of him before."

Yuko Arisawa nodded: "Yes."

"Alright, let's go straight to your house now. Your husband must be waiting for us."

Eri Kisaki got up and picked up her bag.

Yuko Arisawa hesitated for two seconds before saying, "Okay, he should be home from get off work by now. I'll give him a call."

After saying that, she took out her phone, made a call, and waited for nearly ten seconds before the call was connected.

"Honey, where are you now?"

Upon receiving the answer, Yuko Arisawa asked in surprise, "Warden the spirit?"

Then, for some reason, she suddenly turned on the speaker.

Several people present heard her husband's voice, which was faintly mixed with the sound of chanting.

"Yes, a friend of mine suddenly passed away. I came over to offer incense for him, so I'll be back a little late tonight. You don't need to wait for me, go to sleep first."

Yuko Arisawa frowned and said, "But Attorney Ki is coming to our house tonight."

Is it today?

“I’m at Attorney Fei’s office right now. I’ll give her the phone.”

After saying that, Yuko Arisawa turned off the speakerphone on her phone and handed it to Eri Kisaki.

Eri Kisaki said a few words to the person on the other end of the line, then hung up and handed the phone back to Yuko Arisawa.

Yuko Arisawa asked, "What did my husband say?"

Eri Kisaki said, "He said I should be home by 9:25 and told me to go then."

"There are still more than two hours until 9:30." Yuko Arisawa checked her phone and invited, "How about we all go to a nearby restaurant for dinner?"

Eri Kisaki glanced at Ran and the other girl and said, "If you don't mind."

Yuko Arisawa laughed and said, "Of course not."

……

The group left the office together.

Ran was very happy to meet such a Jiu-Jitsu master and took the initiative to chat with Yuko Arisawa.

She and Yuko Arisawa walked ahead, while Takizawa and Eri Kisaki followed a few steps behind.

Kitagawa Taki said in a low voice, "Attorney Kiyoshi, don't you think this Ms. Arisawa Yuko is a bit strange?"

Yuko Arisawa's behavior in the office just now was really suspicious. She inexplicably turned on the speakerphone, as if she wanted them to hear it on purpose.

Eri Kisaki ignored Kitagawa Taki's question and raised an eyebrow, asking, "What did you call me?"

In the past, she wouldn't have cared what Kitagawa Taki was called, but now, the situation is different.

"Attorney Kiyoshi, is there a problem?" Kitagawa Taki seemed completely unaware.

"Call her Auntie!" Eri Kisaki squinted.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head: "Calling you 'Auntie' makes me feel old. Yukiko even told me to call her 'older sister'."

When Kitagawa Taki brought this up, Eri Kisaki remembered that he had called her "older sister" last time.

"Can I be compared to Yukiko?" she retorted, then said dejectedly, "Fine, call me whatever you want."

After saying that, she quickly caught up with Xiaolan and the other person.

……

Grand Hotel.

The group chatted and laughed, as Ran and Yuko Arisawa had a lot in common because of the competition.

"Ran, you're amazing! You won the Tokyo Metropolitan Karate Tournament!" Yuko Arisawa praised.

Xiaolan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment!"

Eri Kisaki looked at Yuko Arisawa and said, "You are one too!"

"No, my peak period was too short. I retired and got married after only two or three years. In the end, I didn't even get to see my most admired senior win a gold medal." Yuko Arisawa said with regret.

"An admired senior?"

"It was Mr. Hajime Omoto, who is now the head coach, that led me to the path of judo."

Xiaolan laughed and said, "Me too. I admired Mr. Satoshi Maeda, the karate champion, when I was a child."

"However, worship is just worship. If you try to get closer, you will fall into the sea like Icarus whose wings were scorched by the sun..."

At this point, Yuko Arisawa suddenly realized she had talked too much and apologized, "I'm sorry, I said some strange things without thinking."

Kitagawa Taki, who had been focused on cooking, glanced at Arisawa Yuko. He could tell from her words that there was more to the story, but it was definitely going to end inconclusively. He understood that admiration was the furthest thing from understanding.

Chapter 340 Give her a chance

Yuko Arisawa glanced at her watch. "It's almost time. I'll go to the restroom first, and then we can set off."

Ten minutes later.

Yuko Arisawa is back.

"Attorney Kiyoshi, let's go." She picked up her bag and turned to Kitagawa Taki and the other man, saying, "Mr. Kitagawa, you can take Ran home. Attorney Kiyoshi, I'll take her home later."

Eri Kisaki said, "It's alright, let them both go together. Kitagawa might be able to help you."

She also wanted Xiaolan to come to her place tonight.

“Alright.” Yuko Arisawa nodded hesitantly and explained, “I don’t really know if this counts as a case, so I’m sorry to trouble Mr. Kitagawa.”

“It’s no trouble at all,” Kitagawa Taki smiled.

He could now roughly guess what Yuuko Arisawa was planning; she probably wanted to use Eri Kisaki as an alibi.

This move was really digging a hole for themselves. Why would they hire a famous lawyer to do this?

Eri Kisaki isn't someone who just sits around doing nothing, okay?

……

Underground Parking Lot.

Eri Kisaki got into Yuko Arisawa's car.

The first thing Yuko Arisawa did after getting into the car was to adjust the seat, and then she adjusted the angle of the rearview mirror.

Eri Kisaki saw it all.

When she left the parking lot, she couldn't find her parking ticket, so she ended up paying the maximum parking fee of 3,000 yen for the day.

Speechless all the way.

Kitagawa Taki followed Arisawa Yuko's car in his car, and after about ten minutes, they arrived at her house.

The three followed Yuko Arisawa into the house.

A pair of men's leather shoes were placed in the entryway.

Eri Kisaki said, "It seems your husband has returned."

Yuko Arisawa led the three to the living room. "You guys wait here in the living room for a bit, I'll go call him out."

There is a row of various trophies and medals in the living room, which is very eye-catching.