Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Kuriyama Midori was woken up by the alarm clock. She opened her eyes with difficulty, feeling parched. Seeing water on the bedside table, she grabbed it and drank it all.

She then noticed the person sleeping next to her, who was drowsy and watching her.

"Azi, why are you sleeping in my bed?"

"How dare you ask!" The man with the long, flowing beard and shrewd features, looking at the woman with a stern expression, said, "You have the nerve to ask!"

Kuriyama Midori stuck out her tongue sheepishly; she vaguely remembered what happened last night.

She remembered that she seemed to have drunk too much, and that Kitagawa Taki... carried her back...

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Don't you have anything to say to me?"

"What did you say?" Kuriyama Midori asked instinctively, then explained, "Mr. Kitagawa and I have nothing going on."

"Who asked you that?!" Kang Juanlou said sullenly. "Did you tell him about my...interest in Mr. Kitagawa?"

"Huh?" Kuriyama Midori scratched her head, bewildered. She looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"I'm sorry, Azusa!"

She got up, knelt on the bed, clasped her hands together, and prayed to the Buddha.

For a moment, she forgot to ask, "What is the meaning of this?"

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Kuriyama Midori laughed out loud, tickled, "I...I was wrong..."

Suddenly, springtime was revealed in the bedroom.

After arguing for quite a while, the two finally calmed down.

"Wait, something's not right, Azusa, how did you know?" Kuriyama Midori finally realized.

"Mr. Kitagawa asked me!"

"Huh?" Kuriyama Midori didn't expect Kitagawa Taki to be so direct.

Her gossip-loving nature ignited: "And then? Did he say anything else?"

"It's gone."

"Just like that, gone?" Kuriyama Midori asked in disbelief, looking the vessel up and down.

"What are you thinking? He has a girlfriend!" Kang Juanjianbi said.

The keyword triggered a memory that immediately reminded Kuriyama Midori of Kitagawa Taki's words from the previous night.

"Uh……"

"Do you have something to say?" the judge asked.

After hesitating for a moment, Kuriyama Midori finally spoke: "Mr. Kitagawa said last night..."

As long as she doesn't tell the teacher, she hasn't broken her promise, right?

"Huh?" The sound of the voice was audible, followed by a series of seemingly random characters and symbols. A direct translation is impossible without further context or clarification.

"Tell me honestly, what did you talk about during dinner last night?"

Kuriyama Midori thought for a moment and then told Kangen Ao everything she had in mind.

"Ah Lu, if you keep doing this, someone might sell you out, and you might even bring them to your door and sell me out too!"

Kuriyama Midori blushed and hurriedly explained, "I'm not usually like this."

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Kuriyama Midori asked timidly, "Azusa, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know?" He continued, "Mr. Kitagawa must be interested in you to invite you to dinner, that's why he's so concerned about you!"

Kuriyama Midori's eyes widened, and in an instant, a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her...

Chapter 389 Kujo Reiko

Tokyo District Court.

The first public verdict.

Prosecutor Reiko Kujo presented the facts of the prosecution to the court:

"At around 8:30 p.m. on the night of the incident, the defendant, Takashi Inoue, sneaked into the Otsu rental agency on the second floor of the Nomoto Building at No. 2-9, 3rd Street, Beihu Town."

While searching for valuables in the president's office, he was unexpectedly caught by the president, Toshiyuki Otsu, who had returned to the company. He then threatened the victim with a weapon he was carrying, forcing him to open the safe.

He then struck the victim on the head three times with an ashtray before stealing all 1200 million yuan in cash from the safe, a move he committed with extreme cruelty.

Based on Article 240 of the Criminal Law, which pertains to robbery and murder, this court requests that the defendant be sentenced to life imprisonment!

Kitagawa Taki sat in the audience below, while Eri Kisaki and Midori Kuriyama were in the defendant's dock, and the prosecutors were Reiko Kujo and a male prosecutor's assistant.

Reiko Kujo has long black hair and wears a dark blue women's uniform with an autumn frost and blazing sun badge pinned to her collar, indicating her identity.

With sharp eyes, she meticulously read out the facts of the prosecution.

Kitagawa Taki looked at the girls from below, while Kuriyama Midori above also noticed him.

Their eyes met, and Kitagawa Taki smiled at her.

Kuriyama Midori immediately looked away, sat up straight, and stared seriously at Kujo Reiko opposite her.

Eri noticed Kuriyama Midori's unusual behavior and followed the direction of her gaze, where she saw Kitagawa Taki smiling.

Compared to Kuriyama Midori, Kisaki Eri was much calmer and returned Kitagawa Taki a faint smile.

I was just a little curious as to why Kitagawa Taki would be here.

After Reiko Kujo finished reading, the judge asked, "Does the defendant agree to accept the prosecutor's statement of facts?"

Inoue Takashi defended himself, saying, "That night I only wanted to steal things, I didn't intend to kill anyone."

“Judge!” Eri Kisaki raised her hand.

Judge: "Defense attorney, please speak."

Eri Kisaki stood up and said, "The prosecution's charges are robbery and murder, but the defendant did not have the intent to kill, so I cannot agree to this charge."

The judge asked, "Defense attorney, do you plead not guilty to the charge of robbery and murder?"

“Yes.” Eri Kisaki nodded and stated, “I believe it should be prosecuted as accidental homicide under Article 250 of the Penal Code.”

The judge adjusted his glasses and looked at Reiko Kujo: "What is the prosecution's view on the defense's objections?"

Reiko Kujo asked Takashi Inoue, "What was the reason the defendant chose Otsu Real Estate Agency?"

Inoue Takashi lowered his head: "There's no reason, it just happened that I chose that place."

Reiko Kujo had a slight smile on her face: "So you don't have any hatred towards Otsu Real Estate Agency and Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu, is that right?"

Kitagawa Taki raised an eyebrow. Kujo Reiko's question clearly indicated that the prosecution had relevant evidence, and the defendant was likely connected to Otsu Toshiyuki in some way.

Inoue Takashi replied, "Yes."

Eri Kisaki objected: "Judge, the prosecution's intention in this question is too vague."

Reiko Kujo then asked, "Then let me ask you another question. Do you know a woman named Noriko Endo?"

Inoue Takashi looked surprised and turned to Kujo Reiko.

Reiko Kujo said, "What, you can't possibly not recognize your own only daughter?"

Inoue Takashi remained silent.

"An only child?" Eri Kisaki sensed something was wrong; Takashi Inoue was definitely hiding something from her.

She knew that Takashi Inoue had divorced an 8-year-old daughter 20 years ago, but based on the information she had, Noriko Endo should not be related to this case.

"Can't you answer me?" Reiko Kujo pressed on relentlessly.

Eri Kisaki stood up: "I protest! The questions raised by the prosecution involve the defendant's immediate family members and will disturb the defendant's emotions."

The judge asked Reiko Kujo, "Is Noriko Endo related to this case?"

Reiko Kujo nodded and said, "Noriko Endo runs a fast food restaurant in a building managed by Otsu Real Estate Agency. There are rumors that she has an ambiguous relationship with the president of the company, Toshiyuki Otsu."

Eri thought to herself, "Just as I thought," and glanced silently at Takashi Inoue, who looked flustered.

Because of the information asymmetry, she is definitely going to be at a disadvantage in this trial.

The judge asked, "So the prosecution believes that the defendant's intrusion into Otsu Company was not accidental?"

“Yes.” Reiko Kujo answered the judge first, then looked at Takashi Inoue and said, “Our investigation found that some people believe that the defendant harbored resentment towards the victim because of this.”

Inoue Takashi, though outwardly fierce, was inwardly weak: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't know him at all!"

Reiko Kujo didn't take it seriously and looked at the audience: "Then why don't we ask Ms. Noriko Endo herself? I see she's sitting in the audience too."

A woman wearing sunglasses stood up in the audience.

The court adjourned due to the involvement of new witnesses.

Kitagawa Taki got up and left the courtroom, which, given the current situation, is very unfavorable for Eri Kisaki.

This will undoubtedly be a challenge to her undefeated record.

……

Outside the courtroom.

"Kitagawa, what brings you here?" Eri asked.

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "I heard you're going to have a courtroom showdown with Kujo Reiko, so I came to see what's going on."

Eri Kisaki shook her head and said, "This time I'm going to be at a disadvantage."

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"

Eri Kisaki did not refuse and said, "We need to go find Ms. Noriko Endo to find out what's going on."

The three found Noriko Endo, explained their purpose, and went to a coffee shop together.

After taking her seat, Eri Kisaki asked, "Is everything Prosecutor Kujo said true?"