Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Before Kujo Yoshiyuki could speak, Matsuzaka Yuuki snorted and spoke first.

"I'm not afraid of being fired, and I don't do drugs! What else can you use to threaten me?"

The girl stood with her hands on her hips and her chin slightly raised, giving off an attitude of "what can you do to me?"

Kujo Yoshiyuki looked at her, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

That smile sent a chill down Matsuzaka Yuuki's spine for no apparent reason.

"Ms. Matsuzaka, you just said that you caused trouble at Mr. Iguchi's company a few times,"

Kujo Yoshiyuki said slowly and deliberately,
“The police didn’t give you a hard time because you were a woman; they just asked you a few simple questions and let you go.”

He paused, looking directly into Matsuzaka Yuuki's eyes.

“But if we strictly follow the regulations, your actions at that time would have been considered a violation of the law.”

The prosecutor's voice remained calm, but every word pierced Matsuzaka Yuuki's heart like a nail.

"Harassment, provoking trouble, disturbing public order—any one of these charges is enough for the police to detain you."

"you……"

Matsuzaka Yuki was immediately startled.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but found that any words seemed pale and powerless at this moment.

The woman's complexion changed several times, from pale to flushed, and then back to pale.

She lowered her hands from her waist, letting them hang helplessly at her sides.

Yuuki Matsuzaka looked at Yoshiyuki Kujo's serious face, then at Inspector Megure and the surrounding officers, and finally at the other people in the coffee shop.

Lin Xiuyi was quietly watching this side, with Eri and Yukiko standing beside him.

Matsuzaka Yuuki bit her lip and finally lowered her head.

She stopped talking, silently walked back to where she had been sitting, and slowly sat down.

Her shoulders began to tremble slightly again, but this time, no one knew whether the trembling was due to anger, fear, or both.

A brief silence fell over the coffee shop.

The three people who had been so aggressive and threatening to leave were now sitting quietly in their seats, like tamed wild beasts.

Kujo Yoshiyuki stood there, his tall figure appearing particularly majestic in the afternoon sunlight.

Inspector Megure wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

He glanced gratefully at Keiichi Kujo; if it weren't for the prosecutor's timely intervention, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the pressure from these three people today.

Lin Xiuyi watched this scene quietly, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

As expected of a prosecutor, Uncle Kujo managed to subdue the three menacing suspects with just a few words.

It's not about threats or power, but about a deep understanding and precise application of the law.

“Shuichi,” Yukiko whispered, leaning close to his ear, “your uncle is amazing.”

Her voice was filled with genuine admiration.

Eri Kisaki didn't speak, but her gaze fell on Yoshiyuki Kujo, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.

She is studying law, and although she will not pursue a career as a prosecutor, what just happened was a valuable lesson for her.

Lin Xiuyi nodded slightly, without saying anything more, but simply turned her gaze back to the three suspects.

Although Yoshiyuki Kujo has temporarily quelled the situation, the three will eventually be released unless the case is solved and the real culprit is found; the police cannot detain them indefinitely.

The atmosphere in the coffee shop remained tense. The three suspects sat in their respective seats, no longer making noise, but not entirely cooperative either. Inspector Megure and his officers continued questioning them about details, while Yoshiyuki Kujo stood to the side, his eyes keenly observing each person's reaction.

Lin Xiuyi leaned against the bar, her brows furrowed, her mind racing.

He mentally went through the testimonies of the three men, scrutinizing every detail, trying to find any flaws.

Kohei Sato mentioned that although he and Kosuke Iguchi are rivals, they have accepted reality and there is no deep-seated hatred between them.

Yuki Matsuzaka said she had long since let go of that relationship, and that she just happened to run into him today.

Naoto Miyazaki insisted that he had not been in contact with Kosuke Iguchi for more than ten years and no longer cared about the grudges from back then.

That makes perfect sense.

Everyone is trying their best to distance themselves from the deceased, and everyone is emphasizing their own "accident" and "innocence".

But this overly reasonable explanation made Lin Xiuyi feel uneasy.

Just as he was deep in thought, Yukiko suddenly made a new move.

The girl's eyes darted around the coffee shop like a curious kitten, not missing a single corner.

Her gaze shifted from the deceased, sweeping over Naoto Miyazaki, then Kohei Sato, and finally landing at Yuki Matsuzaka's feet.

There were five or six shopping bags of various sizes and colors piled up there, standing out against the wooden floor of the coffee shop.

Yukiko's eyes lit up.

She glanced at the shopping bags, then at Matsuzaka Yuki, and finally her gaze fell on one of the bags—a bag from a well-known women's clothing brand.

The dress has a creamy white background with an exquisite logo, and the opening is sealed with a tape, making it look like a brand new dress that was recently purchased.

Yukiko immediately became interested and reached out to tug at Eri Kisaki beside her.

"What?" Eri frowned at her, her eyes filled with wariness.

Although the two girls have just temporarily ceased hostilities, that doesn't mean their relationship has become any better.

Eri Kisaki remained instinctively wary of any advances from Yukiko.

"Come with me." Without waiting for a reply, Yukiko pulled the reluctant Eri Kisaki towards Yuki Matsuzaka.

Eri was pulled a few steps, and when she tried to break free, she felt it was too deliberate, so she could only let Yukiko pull her along.

The two walked up to Yuki Matsuzaka, and Yukiko immediately put on a sweet smile.

Eri recognized that smile all too well; it was the expression Yukiko always wore when she wanted something.

“Ms. Matsuzaka,” Yukiko said, pointing to one of the shopping bags, her voice carrying just the right amount of expectation, “could I take a look at this dress of yours?”

Yuki Matsuzaka looked up and glanced at Yukiko.

Her eyes were still a little red, and her expression was still impatient, clearly still immersed in the lingering fear of being intimidated by Kujo Yoshiyuki.

"What's so interesting about this?" she said irritably, her tone revealing her rejection.

Yukiko was not discouraged; instead, her smile became even brighter.

She crouched down and looked closely at the packaging bag, her eyes filled with envy.

"I really like this dress too,"

She looked up at Matsuzaka Yuuki, her tone so sincere it was impossible to refuse.

"It would look beautiful on Ms. Matsuzaka. You have fair skin and a great figure; this light color suits you best." (End of Chapter)