The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Saku Norifumi tilted his head in confusion, wondering what Kisaki Eiryu wanted to ask.

"Come on, let's go to Ritsuko's room first!"

Eri Kisaki grabbed Norifumi Saku's arm and, as planned, pulled him toward the elevator.

Just as the two of them arrived at the floor where Ritsuko's room was located in the elevator, Eri's phone suddenly rang.

Eri Kisaki, whose conversation had been interrupted by the ringing of her cell phone, looked apologetically at Norifumi Saku and said, "I'm so sorry, I need to take this call. Please go to her room and wait for me."

“Okay, no problem.” Norifumi Saku didn’t think much of it and nodded in agreement naturally.

Watching Saku Norifumi continue walking forward, Eri Kisaki hung up the phone from the caller ID, which read "Aragaki Yu," and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Everything turned out exactly as Aragaki Yu had planned.

……

It turns out that just before Norifumi Saku returned from the police station, Yuya Aragaki asked the hotel to prepare an empty room on the floor where Ms. Ritsuko's room was located.

They also requested the hotel kitchen to prepare two additional servings of risotto with diced meat and onions.

Because everyone already knew from the trash can and the note hanging on the doorknob that the real murderer had mistakenly believed that Ms. Ritsuko had ordered two servings of diced meat and onion risotto from room service.

And this is something only the murderer knows.

There are no obvious room number signs here, so as long as two servings of diced meat and onion risotto are placed at the door of the specially prepared room, the person will subconsciously assume that this room belongs to Ms. Ritsuko.

That's why everyone specially arranged this scene for Saku Norifumi.

As for the police, all they need to do is wait in the adjacent room for Saku Norifumi to walk into their trap.

……

Ten minutes later.

Saku Norishi looked at the empty room and Eri Kisaki, who had somehow ended up blocking the doorway, and Officer Yamamura and the others, and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Although as a lawyer he knew that his behavior just now could not be considered conclusive evidence that he was the murderer.

However, knowing that his actions had been completely exposed to everyone, Saku Norifumi still frankly admitted to all his crimes.

Chapter 660 Conan: Thank goodness it's my aunt.

"Hey, Attorney Saku, your motive isn't related to that case that Ritsuko handled before, is it?" Eri Kisaki suddenly asked before Saku Hofumi was taken away by the police.

From her conversation with Norifumi Saku in the elevator, she had a vague idea of ​​why he did this.

"Huh?" Saku Hoji was clearly taken aback by Eri Kisaki's words, but then admitted it with a wry smile, "Yes..."

It turns out that the area involved in the sewage pollution case was Mr. Saku Norifumi's hometown in the countryside.

Both emotionally and rationally, Norifumi Saku hopes that his hometown can win the case.

However, he did not expect that in order to surpass Eri Kisaki in reputation, Ritsuko Usui would disregard the suffering of her hometown villagers and help the unscrupulous company file a lawsuit, which is why he had no choice but to do this.

Originally, Norifumi Saku planned to drug her at the door of the room, then arrange the room to create the illusion of suicide by turning it into a secret space.

However, after leading Ms. Ritsuko into the room, he discovered that Kogoro Mouri was sleeping in Ms. Ritsuko's room.

It's highly suspicious that a person who committed suicide would bring a man to a room and even order two servings of risotto with minced meat and onions through room service. That's why he strangled Ritsuko with a telephone cord and shifted the blame onto Kogoro Mouri.

Of course, Norifumi Saku did not intend for Kogoro Mouri to continue to take the blame for him.

He did this because if word got out that he had killed lawyer Ritsuko in order to win the case, it could leave a bad impression on the presiding judge and affect the sewage treatment case.

For this reason, Saku Norifumi also deliberately left behind the pliers that could prove the secret room made by Ritsuko, intending to turn himself in to the police station after the trial of the sewage treatment case was over to clear Kogoro Mouri's name.

"You mean she did it to surpass me?" Eri Kisaki was slightly surprised by Hoji Saku's words.

"Yes, that's why she would bring the drunken Mr. Mori back to his room."

Saku Norifumi also despised Ritsuko's actions, and his face was full of disgust when he said those words.

However, Eri Kisaki found this hard to accept. "How could that be? To be honest, she would rather accept her unreliable husband's lustful desires than believe that someone would go to such lengths for something so trivial."

Looking at the bright and cheerful Eri Kisaki before him, Saku Hoji offered a somewhat helpless consolation: "It's our job to defend clients, but you... you trust people too much. Everyone has a dark side they don't show to others..."

Eri looked at Norifumi Saku with some surprise, clearly not expecting him to say this to her.

Actually, she wasn't stupid; it wasn't hard for her to see the other person's feelings for her.

Sure enough, in the next second.

Saku Norifumi smiled wryly and continued, "I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me, but actually I'm one of the many men who have feelings for you in private."

"Really? Thank you." Because she had expected this, Eri Kisaki smiled slightly. "But if you put it that way, I'm afraid I won't be able to defend you."

After staring blankly at Eri, Norifumi Saku also laughed, "Oh dear, you saw right through me."

The somewhat melancholy atmosphere vanished instantly with their laughter.

At this moment, Vermouth suddenly nudged Aragaki Yu with her elbow, then leaned close to his ear and whispered, "And you? You're not one of those men who's interested in Attorney Kisaki, are you?"

Aragaki Yu: "..."

Conan: "..."

Xiaolan: "!!!"

Eri Kisaki: Stare—

Although Vermouth leaned close to Aragaki Yu's ear, she didn't deliberately lower her voice.

Yuu Aragaki could clearly see that she did this on purpose.

Aragaki Yu's lips twitched slightly, a helpless bitter smile appearing on his face, while he secretly cursed Vermouth's troublemaking nature.

Amidst the varied gazes of the crowd, he slowly spoke: "Yes."

yes……

yes?

Yes!

"what!?"

For a moment, even Vermouth couldn't help but widen her eyes and look at Aragaki Yu.

"..."

Of course, Vermouth's surprise this time wasn't entirely feigned.

After all, she originally just wanted to tease this guy in a joking manner.

Surprisingly, Aragaki Yu actually admitted to his mistake.

At that moment, Vermouth also subconsciously glanced in Eri's direction, but her heart skipped a beat when she saw Eri's slightly tipsy face.

Good heavens, this guy, Yuu Aragaki...

Could he really be planning to be the father of his own angel?

"Aragaki, you, you..."

At the same time, Ran subconsciously pointed at Aragaki Yuu, stammering but unsure how to express the turmoil in her heart.

Conan, on the other hand, after a moment of shock, glanced at Aragaki Yu, then at Ran and Eri, and silently breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew, thank goodness... thank goodness it's just my aunt..."

Yuki-onna and the group of shikigami, including Yoto-hime, rushed out of the Yin-Yang Domain and surrounded Eri with solemn expressions. "Is this woman the big boss?"

"..."

Eri Kisaki, however, instinctively shivered.

She unconsciously tightened her collar and looked around in confusion.

I don't know why, but I always feel like there are several chilling gazes staring at me.

"I said, what are you thinking!" Just then, amidst Vermouth's murderous expression, Aragaki Yu suddenly flicked Vermouth's forehead. "What I mean is, a woman as outstanding as Attorney Kisaki would be admired and respected by everyone."

"Heh~"

Vermouth gave a dismissive but unfazed chuckle at Aragaki Yu's explanation.

If you believe this man, then there are ghosts in this world.

Eri Kisaki turned her head away somewhat shyly. "Aragaki, you flatter me too much. Also, you don't need to be so polite. Just call me 'older sister'."

"Okay, Eri-nee!"

Hearing Aragaki Yu's words, Ran, who was filled with shock, finally calmed down.

However, before she could feel at ease for long, the conversation between Aragaki Yu and her mother made Ran's expression become increasingly strange.

An unpleasant memory resurfaced in her mind—

Ran, you haven't met your Uncle Aragaki yet!

I've met your Uncle Aragaki...

Uncle Aragaki...

uncle……!?