Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Sunlight slanted across their shoulders as the two chatted casually.

After only a few words, it was easy to see that the other person was just putting on an act, so they felt more comfortable with each other.

Besides the handmade coffee, Misaki Ichijo also ordered some of the coffee shop's signature desserts.

After trying it, Tono stopped eating it. Most of the snacks he ate with coffee were too sweet and didn't suit his taste.

Are you also involved in inventions?

"Well, look at me, I don't look like I'm cut out for that." Misaki Ichijo focused on finishing the dessert in front of her, with some creamy white smeared on the corners of her mouth. "Although my father has thought about me inheriting his laboratory... I've never been a good student since I was little, so I can only say that I'm willing but unable."

"He doesn't mention inheriting the lab anymore; he's already doing well managing the family company."

"Yes, in this life, it's something to be grateful for if you can do one thing well."

Tohru Tohno nodded; he had heard of the Ichijo family.

It is a very prestigious surname, and the family was once one of the Five Regent Families in ancient Japan, a former noble family.

However, it seems that Misaki Ichijo's father also broke away from the family and eventually became a famous inventor, founding several companies as a co-founder.

I wonder where Professor Agasa got to know this kind of person. It seems that the gatherings he attends are full of remarkable inventors.

No wonder I know the Miyano family.

......

"jingle"

The wind chimes by the door swayed gently, drawing Toru Tono's attention.

The woman who entered this time was a mature woman wearing a dark purple suit and black glasses with semi-transparent frames. She had a gentle and elegant appearance, but a very strong temperament.

She looks like a strong, career-driven woman.

Eri Kisaki.

"Fei Yingli."

Tohru Tono's inner thoughts overlapped with the clear female voice that rang out.

He turned his gaze back, and it turned out that Misaki Ichijo had followed his gaze and turned around to see Eri Kisaki entering the room.

"Do you know her?" Tohno asked.

“Attorney Kisaki is very famous in the industry. She’s a top lawyer known as the ‘Queen of the Legal World.’” Misaki Ichijo turned her head back, making no move to greet her. “We’ve worked together before.”

Tohru Tono nodded, indicating that he understood.

It's the client, the daddy.

Chapter 57 The Coffee Shop Murder Case (Part 1)

Conan's jumping around caught the attention of the people in the coffee shop.

"That kid is very energetic." Misaki Ichijo looked at Conan and chuckled softly, covering her mouth.

Her eyes were slightly narrowed, like a butterfly flitting among flowers.

“That’s Conan, who’s staying at the Mouri Detective Agency.” Tohru Tohno revealed half of Conan’s secret. “He’s been staying here for so long and he still doesn’t recognize the lady of the house.”

"Eh—? Is that so?" Misaki Ichijo clearly knew something about Eri Kisaki's personal life, and didn't ask questions like "Who is Detective Mouri?"

It's really embarrassing when a son-in-law doesn't recognize his mother-in-law.

Tohru Tono picked up his half-finished coffee, took a sip, and saw delicate creamy foam gather around his lips.

If I remember correctly, Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Kudo were classmates in school, and their families have always maintained contact.

Even under these circumstances, Conan still couldn't recognize this uniquely charismatic lawyer.

It seems that aptX4869 also has some impact on memory.

His thoughts drifted to the ends of the girl's hair in front of him.

......

The long-haired Prince Shirou walked in, successfully attracting Conan's attention.

He's average-looking, but he exudes a confident smile, which suggests he has the potential to be a scumbag.

Most importantly, he was the only one who explicitly told the shop assistant that he was waiting for a girl he had met before.

"Women are creatures that can be easily won over with just a few sweet words."

The scumbag made a scumbag declaration to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Damn it!" Conan gritted his teeth, reached for his soccer cleats to adjust the settings, and prepared to kick that scumbag away first.

Just then, the phone rang in the store.

"Which one of you is Mr. Edogawa?" The shop assistant covered the microphone with her hand and asked the customers in the store.

"That's me." Conan jumped off the sofa, looking puzzled.

There's probably no one else in Beika Town with that surname except him, right?

"Ah, your phone, little brother." The shop assistant looked down, saw it was a child, and gave a friendly smile.

"Thank you." Conan took the phone; it was Ran calling.

"Conan, I'm sorry, I can't go back right now. The cash register at this cake shop is broken and they can't give me change."

Did anyone come looking for me just now?

"Yes... he has long hair, right?" Conan said with a helpless expression, pointing out a feature that is very rare for men.

"Yes, yes, that's her." Although Xiaolan was a little confused as to why long female hair was used as a characteristic, she didn't doubt that she had mistaken someone else for someone else. She just thought that children were not good at grasping the key points. "But it's really strange, she usually ties her hair up?"

“That’s right, he was tied up just now.” Conan turned around and glanced at Shirou Wakaoji, whose hair was tied into a braid, and sighed.

Is Xiaolan's taste really that bad?

"Can't we avoid meeting with people like that?"

"The cash register is fixed, I'll be right back." Ran was called away by the boss and didn't hear what Conan said before hanging up the phone.

Conan returned the receiver to the clerk, and was just thinking about where he would kick Shiro Wakaoji to fly the farthest when he suddenly heard a scream coming from the restroom.

"what!"

He immediately opened the door and rushed into the bathroom.

If Prince Shirou slumped on the floor by the door, his trembling finger pointed to a pool of bright red blood seeping from the cubicle.

The strong smell of blood made Conan's expression turn serious.

With the cubicle blocked, he adjusted the gear on his soccer cleats, leaped up, and grabbed the top of the door panel.

Inside the cubicle lay the corpse of a woman.

......

The commotion in the restroom drew everyone's attention.

"What happened?" Misaki Ichijo asked curiously.

Sitting opposite him, Toru Tohno, expressionless, took out his phone and directly answered Inspector Megure's call.

......

Inspector Megure arrived at the scene quickly, even faster than Ran, who was outside buying a cake.

With this kind of police response speed, as long as Conan is driven away, why worry about the safety of Beika Town?

Unlike now, it's like a mini Gotham.

Inspector Megure learned some details from Conan, the first person to discover the discovery, and then asked Tohru Tohno, who was standing to the side with his arms crossed, "Tohru, do you have any leads?"

"Ah, not for now." Tohno Toru turned his gaze away from the triggered system task, put his hands in his pockets, and strolled around the scene.

I don't remember this case, but the culprit definitely wasn't Eri Kisaki.

"Huh? You're so familiar with the inspector from the First Investigation Division?" Misaki Ichijo asked curiously, following behind him.

“Tohno is a young and promising detective, and of course he’s a friend of our First Investigation Division.” Inspector Megure, acting like an old acquaintance, patted Tohno on the shoulder and answered for him, “He’s solved quite a few cases for us.”

"Oh? Why haven't I seen it in the newspaper?"

“Maybe I have enemies at the newspaper,” Toru Tohno replied casually, taking out his long-unused [Detective Glasses] from his pocket and putting them on. “Inspector Megure, please call everyone who went into the restroom before or after the victim over here.”

"I know who they are!" Conan jumped up, making use of his advantage of always observing the people entering the store.

He led Inspector Megure outside and called all the suspects outside in.

"So you're a young detective after all." Misaki Ichijo nudged Toru Tono's shoulder with a smile, like a gentle breeze in early spring.

“A detective who doesn’t charge a commission isn’t really a detective,” Toru Tohno sighed helplessly. “It’s just doing voluntary work.”

"Who would believe you?" Misaki Ichijo rolled her eyes at him, her expression unexpectedly charming.

......

The suspects filed in, making the already small restroom feel crowded.

There are four suspects in total. Excluding Eri Kisaki, who also went to the restroom, it's a classic three-way choice.

Tohru Tono looked them up and down.

A college student carrying a notebook and writing a paper, dressed in a sloppy and casual manner; a middle-aged man who, according to him, comes every day to "argue" with his boss; and then there's Wakaoji Shirou with long hair.

Since the door to the toilet stall couldn't be opened, the murderer must have climbed over the door after committing the crime and walked from the stall to the outside.

Following this logic, Inspector Megure first had each suspect climb over the door panel.

The slender college student easily flipped over, but Prince Shirou, whether intentionally or not, got stuck in the space above the cubicle.

"Do I have to climb too?" asked Inspector Megure. The burly man, who was a few centimeters taller than Tohru Tono, asked.

"No need, I don't think you can climb over there anyway." Inspector Megure looked at him helplessly; the big guy walking over was quite intimidating.

"Miss Kisaki knows the result without even having to climb." With Kisaki Eri's slender figure, she can certainly move back and forth freely.

“So it seems that only Mr. Huang and I are left as suspects,” Eri Kisaki said, pointing to the thin college student next to her.

"...How could you possibly be a suspect?" Inspector Megure waved his hand with high emotional intelligence, giving him a lot of face.