People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 367: The Great Detective of Kansai, Hattori Heiji

—————May 25, 7:40 a.m.——————

—————Tokyo area, Xiangyuan Universal Office——————

He straightened his collar and put his lawyer's medal in his pocket.

Xiang Yuanguang washed up as usual, then took out his own bread and milk from the refrigerator.

Yawning, Chef Xiang Yuan, who had been busy for several days, prepared to make his breakfast.

Then conduct a simple review of the existing case materials and evidence information.

I left home around 8:00 to 8:05 in the morning to prepare for my defense in the courtroom.

Originally, Conan, who was very interested in this case, planned to come over to help.

But unfortunately, the Young Detective Team had set a good example before them, and Conan left a note and ran away.

So the Elementary School Student of Death couldn't escape the iron fist of Uncle Maori after all.

I had no choice but to stay in the office and wait until the storm was over before coming out.

However, Conan did not completely ignore the case, but used another approach.

For example, the single special earphone that is still in Xiang Yuanguang’s pocket.

"...As expected, drinking is harmful to health. I haven't sobered up from the alcohol I drank last night."

Hedgehog Head held his bread in his mouth and muttered incoherently.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu, a lawyer's assistant at the Universal Law Firm and a high school student detective who has expired.

Because he drank too much yesterday and is now lying unconscious in his room.

However, this case is not difficult for him to handle, so it doesn't matter if Nanatsuki Koshimizu does not participate.

(This is not the first time I have fought a lawsuit alone without a paralegal.)
(If the murderer's identity has been determined, it can be defeated by using logical chess and heart lock.)
Xiang Yuanguang tore the bread into pieces in a few seconds and then drank a sip of milk.

After having breakfast, he walked up the internal stairs to the office on the second floor.

He spread out the case information about the Sherlock Holmes fan murder case and was about to take a look at it.

But I heard a knock on the door——————

Who would knock on the door so early in the morning?
What other important case does he need to defend? But he can't spare the time.

He sighed, reached out to Yuan Guang and opened the door of the office. The person who appeared at the door looked familiar.

It looks very much like the black leather version of Kudo Shinichi who was disguised as Kaito Kid before.

Although the real image is somewhat different from the cartoon image, it has such distinct identity characteristics.

At a glance, Genkou could tell that the guy in front of him was the "Famous Detective of Kansai" Hattori Heiji.

"…Why did you come to see me? Shouldn't you be at the Maori Office?"

"I don't have the Kudo Shinichi you're looking for here."

The hedgehog-head blinked and was about to ruthlessly close the door.

He turned away the famous detective from Kansai—just like he had turned away Conan in the first place.

Now is not the time to help Kudo Shinichi deceive Hattori Heiji, or to help Hattori Heiji find Kudo Shinichi.

The trial of the Sherlock Holmes mystery murder case on his hands will begin at 8 o'clock this morning.

There is not much time left for him to review the case!
"Hey, wait a minute, I saw it on TV. Aren't you Kudo Shinichi's defense lawyer?"

"Eh? Are you up at this hour to defend a case? Oh, can I go with you?"

"I knocked on the office door at this time two days ago, but no one responded to me. It took a lot of effort to..."

Hattori Heiji grabbed the door with his hands and spoke loudly while trying hard.

"...Didn't you watch the news?"

Xiang Yuanguang raised his eyebrows, raised his watch to look at it, then turned his head to look at the calendar.

Then, he turned back to look at Hattori Heiji again and said in confusion, "Kudo Shinichi's case was closed yesterday morning. The news should be broadcast in the afternoon or evening."

"If you read the news, you will know that the defendant is not Kudo Shinichi, but Kaito Kidd."

"The so-called Kudo Shinichi is just Kaito Kid in disguise."

"...?"

Hattori Heiji blinked, looking a little confused.

What? Was this reported in the news yesterday? When was it reported?

Could it be that it was broadcast on the evening news when he was on the phone with his family yesterday?
"So, if you want to find Kudo Shinichi, I suggest you go directly to the Maori Office."

"Just think about it, Mao Lilan is almost equivalent to Kudo Shinichi's girlfriend."

"And these two always appear at the crime scene together. Aren't they closer than me, the defense lawyer?"

The hedgehog-head sighed and continued.

However, the famous detective from Kansai showed no intention of running away.

He thought about what might happen to Hattori Heiji's hand after he slammed the door shut.

He simply let go, yawned, turned around and sat back at his desk.

"Anyway, there are still people in the office who haven't woken up yet. If you don't want to leave, keep your voice down."

"If you wake her up, I'm not sure if she will come up and give you a flying kick."

He pushed the door of the office open with too much force.

Hattori Heiji staggered and almost fell to the ground.

He managed to steady himself with great difficulty, and when he looked up he heard such an explosive thing.

"You mean [her]? Are there actually girls in an office like yours?"

“It seems like there aren’t many female lawyers out there…”

The famous detective from Kansai turned around, closed the door, and lowered his voice a little.

Although I am a little curious why there are other people living in the office, this is not the point.

He sat on the chair in front of Xiang Yuanguang's desk, his eyes darting around restlessly.

(Hmm, knives hanging on the wall, white chairs like those at a roadside stall, bookshelves for files...)
(It seems that this lawyer has a lot of martial virtues, and as for the samurai sword, has he also learned kendo?)
As if he noticed Hattori Heiji's restless gaze.

Xiang Yuanguang said unhappily while flipping through the case documents in his hand.

"Although this is a general law firm, I mainly accept commissions for case defense."

"In a few days, after I get the commission, I will change the name back to [Xiangyuan Law Firm]."

"So forget about asking me to find Kudo Shinichi."

"I have nothing to do with him——————"

"It's obvious, right? How could a lawyer who advocates justice not check the identity of his client?"

Hattori Heiji directly interrupted what Genmyou was saying.

He spoke in a low voice in the local Japanese dialect which Xiang Yuanguang could not quite understand.

"You must have confirmed the client's identity. If he is not Kudo Shinichi, then at least you have Kudo Shinichi's permission. Otherwise, you would not have recognized Kaito Kid as the client and defended him."

"Hey, lawyer, I've checked. It's said that there was a man on the Silver Star who called himself Kudo Shinichi and instructed the police officers who were on vacation at the time to dismantle the time bomb. There's no such coincidence in the world."

"Did you get to know Kudo Shinichi on the Silver Star, and then you believed that Kudo Shinichi would not kill anyone, and therefore you defended Kudo Shinichi in this Kaito Kid murder case?"

The famous detective from Kansai looked quite confident and spoke in Japanese with a Kansai accent.

"If I hadn't confirmed from the news that Kudo Shinichi was under police investigation, I would have gone to some Sherlock Holmes fans' gathering to look for Kudo Shinichi, right?"

(End of this chapter)