Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

Conan nodded and hummed.

"Thank you." Mitsuhiko said excitedly.

Only Yuan Tai looked unhappy because he was the only one who got only one card.

129. The Grace of Princess Yingli, the Queen of Law

On a weekend night, the Maori family finished their dinner.

Watanabe Toru was drinking ice-cold barley tea.

Kogoro Mouri was lying on his side, picking his teeth while watching a comedy show on TV.

Xiaolan was cleaning up the leftovers on the table.

Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and said to the two of them, "Dad, Xiao Che, tomorrow is the day Mom will appear in court to defend her. Let's go together and cheer for her."

"Huh?" Maori Kogoro scratched the sole of his foot in an ungraceful manner and said lazily, "What does that woman's defense in court have to do with me? I'm not going. Besides, I have something else to do tomorrow."

"Are you going to play pellet games?" Xiaolan looked at him suspiciously.

Maori Kogoro's eyes twitched slightly, and he quickly denied it: "Of course not, I just have an appointment to discuss something. The expenses of the whole family depend on me alone, how can I not work hard. Tomorrow... tomorrow you go with Xiaotetsu."

Seeing her father's confident words, Xiaolan still had doubts in her heart, but she did not force him. She turned to Watanabe Toru and said, "Xiao Toru, let's go together tomorrow."

"Okay." Watanabe Toru nodded.

He also wanted to see the style of the Queen of Law in the court.

……

The next day.

Tokyo High Court.

Sitting in the gallery, Xiaolan looked at Hime Eri who was preparing for the trial with Kuriyama Midori, and said with a worried look on her face: "I don't know if Mom can win this time."

"Don't worry, Sister Xiaolan, Aunt Hime will definitely win." Watanabe Toru is full of confidence in Hime Eri. After all, the title of undefeated queen is not groundless, but is won through real fighting.

They had just met with Hime Eri and had a general understanding of the case in this trial.

Two strangers got into a conflict over trivial matters and both men were injured after a fierce fight.

The next day, someone found a body in a nearby river. After calling the police, they immediately cordoned off the scene for investigation.

Multiple sources confirmed the deceased was Yoshitoshi Ishikawa, who had been in a brawl with the suspect, Shinji Ito. A suspected murder weapon, a dagger, was found on a lawn upstream. Testing confirmed a match between the dagger and the victim's fatal wound, and blood stains were also detected, confirming it was the victim's.

There were two sets of fingerprints on the dagger used as the murder weapon. One set was confirmed to be the fingerprints of the deceased himself, and the other set of fingerprints was identified as Shinji Ito's fingerprints. Therefore, the police believed that Shinji Ito was a major suspect in the crime and arrested the suspect Shinji Ito.

After an investigation by the prosecutor and an appeal, the court found Ito Shinji guilty of intentional homicide and sentenced the defendant to 15 years in prison.

After the verdict, Ito Shinji refused to accept the verdict, explaining that a struggle did occur between the two that day, and that after Ishikawa Yoshitoshi was knocked down by him, he attempted to attack with a dagger. However, not only did he not injure him, but he was able to snatch the dagger away, which is why his fingerprints were on it, but he did not kill Ishikawa Yoshitoshi.

He then filed an appeal and asked his family to appoint Hime Eri as his defense lawyer.

After a detailed investigation, Hime Eri submitted an appeal to the court requesting an acquittal in the second trial.

I have to say that Hime Eri is very courageous. When all the evidence points to Ito Shinji as the murderer, she still dares to defend the lawyer's innocence. This is out of trust in the lawyer and confidence in her own abilities.

All parties took their seats, and the bailiff brought the suspect Shinji Ito into the courtroom, and the trial officially began.

Starting with the prosecution's evidence, the prosecutor stood up and began questioning the suspect Shinji Ito.

"Defendant, do you know the deceased, Yoshitoshi Ishikawa?"

"Not really acquaintance, right?"

"What do you mean we don't know each other?"

"I met him once."

"So you had a big conflict that day?"

"It was just a fight, and then nothing else happened."

"This should be a big conflict, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ito Shinji fell silent for a moment: "It was just a fight. There was no need for me to kill anyone. Besides, I don't even know him."

"But your fingerprints are on the murder weapon."

"I've already told you, that guy couldn't beat me and tried to sneak attack me, but I ended up taking his weapon away. Fearing that that despicable guy would attack me again, I just found a random place and threw the dagger away."

"Where did you throw the dagger?"

"In a trash can near a ramen restaurant."

"Then why did the dagger you discarded appear in the grass beside the river?"

"I don't know, but I did throw the dagger into the trash can at that time."

"Then who took the dagger and killed Ishikawa?"

"..." Shinji Ito choked.

……

After the questioning was over, the presiding judge looked at the defendant's lawyer and said, "Now, please allow the defense lawyer to make his statement."

Hime Eri stood up from her seat with a serious expression.

"First, regarding the prosecutor's motive for murder, I believe it's unfounded. The defendant and the deceased didn't know each other; they simply had a conflict, and that conflict ended with the defendant's victory. Normally, only the defeated party harbors grudges and seeks revenge, right? Why would they seek revenge when they've already won?"

... ...... 0

Watanabe Toru, who was sitting in the spectator seats, had his eyes lit up.

As expected of Hime Eri, her statement hits the nail on the head.

The original disadvantage was suddenly reduced a lot.

She continued, "Also, the defendant knew that many people around saw him take the deceased's dagger. How could he be so foolish as to kill someone? Isn't that just walking into a trap? That's all I have to say."

The presiding judge nodded and looked at the prosecutor: "Does the prosecutor have anything to add?"

"Yes." The prosecutor picked up a document. "According to the autopsy results, the deceased died 1.5 hours after his meal, which was after 8:30 p.m. I would like to ask the defendant, what were you doing during that time?"

“I was eating noodles at a ramen restaurant,” Ito Shinji recalled.

"As far as we know, you only stayed at that ramen shop until nine o'clock in the evening. So where were you after nine o'clock?"

"I...I went for a walk in the park."

"Is there anyone who can testify?"

Shinji Ito looked dejected: "No, I went to the park alone."

"So you don't have an alibi?" the prosecutor asked seriously.

"Yes……"

Seeing that the situation was about to fall into disadvantage again, Fei Yingli suddenly raised her hand: "Judge, I have something to say."

PS: Chapter 126 has been banned and is still under review. It should be released tomorrow.

130. Miyano Akemi is being followed

The presiding judge glanced at Fei Yingli and nodded, "Defendant's defense attorney, please speak."

Hime Eri stood up and said seriously, "Regarding the autopsy report submitted by the prosecutor, we question their interpretation of it as unscientific. Therefore, we request that forensic pathologist Mr. Kamikawa Kazuo appear as an expert assistant."

"agree."

After Kamikura Taichi appeared in court, Hibiki Eri asked, "Mr. Kamikura, I'd like to ask, according to the autopsy report, the deceased died more than 1.5 hours after the meal. How should this conclusion be strictly interpreted from the perspective of orthodox scientific medicine?"

Kamikara: "From a scientific point of view, if the time of death is more than 1.5 hours after the meal, it should be strictly interpreted as the time of death being more than 1.5 hours and less than two hours after the meal."

"Are you sure about 'six-nine-zero'?"

"Yes. Although we can't determine the time of death with 100% accuracy, during the autopsy process, we will do our best to narrow down the time of death and achieve the goal of accuracy."

"Ok, I see."

Kissing Eri nodded and turned her gaze to the prosecutor across from her: "From what Mr. Kamikura said, the time of death should be between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m., and at this time, the defendant, Mr. Ito, has an alibi."

The prosecutor frowned. "Then how do you explain that dagger? There are indeed the suspect's fingerprints on it."

Princess Eri said calmly, "I repeat, the defendant had an absolute alibi when the deceased was murdered."

The implication is that the police should investigate why there are fingerprints, since my client has not committed any crime.

The prosecutor was speechless.

The final verdict of the second instance was that the suspect Shinji Ito did not have the time to commit the crime. The prosecution's accusation that Ito committed intentional homicide was unclear and the evidence was insufficient. The alleged criminal facts could not be established. Ito was found not guilty and released immediately after the verdict was announced.

……

The trial ended at five in the afternoon, and the few of them found a Chinese restaurant to celebrate Hibiki Eri's victory.

"Mom, you're amazing." Xiaolan's eyes were full of admiration. "I was worried you'd lose the case. After all, this case..."

Kisaki Eri smiled and said, "Actually, when I first took on this case, I had no idea what to do. However, after repeatedly asking Mr. Ito about the case and reviewing the case files, I finally found a way to help him."

"Aunt Fei, do you have any clues about the real murderer?" Watanabe Toru asked curiously.

Before Hibiki Eri could answer, Xiaolan spoke first, "Mom, why don't you ask Dad for help? With Dad here, we'll definitely be able to find the murderer quickly. Um... Dad was supposed to come with us, but he couldn't come because of something unexpected."

Xiaolan is now full of confidence in her father. Her mother is also investigating the case and can't wait to get the couple to work together. Maybe they can reconcile.

When Maori Kogoro was mentioned, Kisaki Eri had no expression on her face and said indifferently: "No need, I almost know who the murderer is, and I will cooperate with the police when the time comes."

"Oh, I see." Xiaolan looked disappointed.

Feiying understood Xiaolan's purpose, and after her expression softened a little, she said, "Xiaolan, you have to take care of the whole family. It's really hard for you. Your father is still a worrying guy..."

Xiaolan spoke for Maori Kogoro: "Dad is much better now. He has solved many cases and even appeared in the newspapers, right, Xiaotuo."

Watanabe said something but meant something, "Hmm" twice.

Kisaki Eri sighed, "I hope he can keep it up."

After dinner, a few people walked back along Rice Flower Street.

This time is exactly when office workers get off work. The izakayas on both sides of the street are crowded with people. The waiters in maid uniforms hold billboards in their hands to attract customers.

"Ahahahahaha, I haven't seen you for a few days. The boss lady has become even more beautiful."

"Mr. Maori is really good at talking. Would you like another drink?"

"Okay, today is a rare opportunity to come out for a drink..."

In front of a izakaya, a familiar voice came from inside.

Watanabe Toru and the other three stopped and looked at each other.

"Xiao Lan, didn't you say that guy was busy?" Fei Yingli's face was as cold as frost: "What's going on?"

"This……"

Xiaolan didn't know how to explain.

Kisaki Eri snorted coldly: "It's really hard to change one's nature. Kuriyama, let's go back first."

She left without any hesitation, as if she was just passing by.

Kuriyama Midori gave Xiaolan a helpless smile and followed her.

"Boss lady, your hands are so slippery..."

"Hate you, Mr. Maori. If your wife knew about this, I wonder how she would punish you."

"Hahaha, I really envy the man who can marry the boss's wife..."

I don’t know if it was because he drank too much, but Kogoro Mouri’s words became more and more confusing and more and more embarrassing.

Xiaolan was furious and pulled open the curtain and walked in.

The izakaya is not big, with only a bar counter and various wines neatly displayed in the wine cabinet at the back.

Izakayas like this are cheap and suitable for working-class office workers to have a drink after get off work, but relatively speaking, they are much less private. For example, if Kogoro Mouri speaks a little loudly, he can be heard clearly at the door.

Seeing her father drunkenly holding the boss lady's hand, Xiaolan was furious. She put her hands on her hips and asked loudly, "Dad, don't you have something to take care of? Why are you drinking here?"

"Xiao...Xiaolan?"