In Detective Conan, you call this just an ordinary lawyer?

Inside the University of Tokyo.

Since the incident, Yumi Kataoka has not returned to her rented apartment but has been staying in her university dormitory.

Meals and accommodation are all on campus.

After having lunch at school, Kataoka Yumi walked alone on the campus road, still feeling a little scared as she recalled everything that had happened in front of her rented room.

Fortunately... all those bad things are over now.

However, when she thought about how she had slandered Takahashi Issho and caused this incident, Kataoka Yumi felt a little regretful.

after all....

After slandering Takahashi Issei, she gained nothing.

She had originally considered helping Takahashi Issho get acquitted, but she had consulted a lawyer privately.

In this situation, she could be accused of making a false accusation.

So she had no choice but to go along with the mistake and insist that Takahashi Issho had assaulted her.

Kataoka Yumi was walking down the street when she saw a pure-looking girl walking towards her with a friendly smile on her face.

"Yumi-san?"

Kataoka Yumi looked at Yamagami Haru with a puzzled expression.

"Who are you...? I don't know you."

"It's okay, I know you."

Yamagami Haru smiled and said.

Komeka's task for her was to build a good relationship with Kataoka Yumi and learn more in-depth key information from her.

Moreover, she was involved in this matter herself.

This was the first task that Komekado-senpai gave her.

She has to get this done.

Just as Kataoka Yumi was about to speak, Yamakami Haru grabbed her arm.

"Being alone is quite lonely; having someone with you makes it much better."

"All right."

Kataoka Yumi nodded.

.......

Inside the Komekado Law Firm.

Half a month has passed since the meeting with Takahashi Issho.

Within the past two weeks, the Beika Police Station has reported the case to the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office.

After learning that Takahashi Issho was retaliating against the victim after his release from prison, the prosecutor's office immediately expedited the review of the case.

After confirming that everything was correct.

The case was submitted to the Tokyo First-Class Court.

The case is now approaching its trial date.

During this period, Kensuke Komikado did nothing else.

Instead, he waited for the trial to begin and kept track of the progress of the relationship between Haru Yamagami and Yumi Kataoka.

After learning about Kataoka Yumi's experience from her perspective.

Kensuke Komikado sat on the sofa, stretched, picked up a piece of light and fresh sushi from the table and put it in his mouth. He straightened his suit and prepared to go to the Tokyo First-Class Court.

......

Meanwhile, Conan also participated in this court hearing.

Not only that, Conan also had Ran Mouri invite Eri Kisaki, the queen of the legal profession, to watch the court hearing.

Inside the courtroom.

As the court session was about to begin, Kensuke Komikado entered the defendant's seat in the courtroom.

I immediately noticed Conan, Ran Mouri, and the others sitting in the viewing area.

Um....?

Eri Kisaki is here too?

However, Kensuke Komikado wasn't too surprised, guessing that it was Conan who invited Eri Kisaki over.

Eri Kisaki also noticed Kensuke Komikado at this moment. When she saw this rising star in Tokyo's legal world, a hint of admiration flashed in Eri Kisaki's eyes.

She had learned about Yamagami's case.

Kensuke Komikado handled the situation very cleverly, taking advantage of Yamagami's depression and identifying it as a loss of mental health.

If she were in charge, this trial would at most result in a death sentence being reduced to ten years in prison.

However, Kensuke Komikado surprisingly managed to exonerate her, which surprised Eri Kisaki and made her think highly of this young junior.

The reason she was willing to attend this court hearing was not only because Xiaolan invited her.

She also wanted to see how this young lawyer would perform in court.

"Auntie Yingli, do you think the defendant's lawyer can win this case?"

Conan asked a question.

Eri Kisaki gently shook her head: "The trial has not yet entered the formal process. Neither side has submitted evidence or arguments. As for the outcome, I don't know."

"Mom, do you think Kensuke Komikado will win the case?"

At that moment, Ran Mouri suddenly spoke up.

Eri Kisaki turned to Ran Mouri: "Ran, why do you think that?"

"Mom, you usually give very concise comments on cases. You are familiar with the details of this case, so you should be able to make your own judgment."

Your answer of "I don't know" implies that you believe Kensuke Komikado has unique perspectives that you are unaware of.

"And you believe that Kensuke Komikado has a chance of winning the case."

"That's why I answered 'I don't know,' right?"

Eri Kisaki tapped Ran Mouri's head.

"Xiao Lan, when did you become such a good strategist?"

"Could it be that he learned it from that brat Shinichi?"

"No, that's not true."

"That's good. Don't bother learning any deduction techniques. Being a detective is not as good as being a policeman. Of course, being a policeman is not as good as being a lawyer."

"Getting into the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo would be a good choice."

Conan: "But Ran-neechan likes deduction."

Eri Kisaki chuckled lightly, "What's the use of liking someone?"

"Uh..." Conan paused, and before he could speak, he heard Eri Kisaki say something.

"Alright, let's not talk about anything else, the trial is about to begin."

Eri Kisaki ended their conversation.

Conan, standing to the side, felt slightly unhappy.

Because Eri Kisaki showed a lot of interest in Kensuke Komikado, it made him feel uncomfortable.

As for why...

Conan didn't know the reason either; maybe it was to send Ran to study law.

Conan inexplicably has some resistance to the law.

.......

On the other side, the courtroom was already set up, with the presiding judge and judges entering to begin the pre-trial procedures.

This time, it was also a 3+6 court hearing combination.

Because the prosecutor's office is prosecuting for murder, such serious crimes require a panel of 3+6 judges.

The prosecutor attending the trial was not someone I knew, but he had a name tag around his neck with his name on it—Tano Daikuma.

Kensuke Komikado had heard of the name Tano Daikuma; he was a rather difficult prosecutor.

He's much better than Gu Yi.

Behind Tano Daikuma sat Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure is participating in the trial as the accuser.

He was very unhappy with Sato Miwako's actions in helping Takahashi Issho.

Kensuke Komikado didn't take this to heart. After all, he had made thorough preparations for this case, and he had no choice but to find Takahashi Ichisho not guilty.

The referee is in the main seat.

Chief Judge Inada Hanki looked at the prosecutor, the defendant, and the defendant's defense lawyer who had already taken their seats.

The gavel was struck.

"Both the plaintiff and the defendant are seated. Court is now in session."

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