Conan: What's wrong with my Yan Shuangying's painting style?

Tick, tick, tick.

The sound of footsteps echoed on the deserted street, and the morning sun shone on the two of them.

An inexplicable feeling of warmth and comfort flowed through Conan's body. He put his hands behind his head and did not run forward like he did last night, but walked slowly.

Now that everything has been dealt with, he doesn't have anything urgent to deal with, so he won't lose anything by walking slowly.

Ai Haibara next to him didn't say anything either. She just took out her cell phone and scrolled through messages while walking. She just wanted to be a companion and didn't do anything else.

As she walked, she suddenly stopped, feeling something was wrong.

She turned her head to look at the Death God Elementary School Student who was walking at a constant speed on her left, but she didn't see anyone. She immediately turned around and looked for the Death God Elementary School Student's location, and then saw that the Death God Elementary School Student stopped in a place that looked very familiar.

So, Haibara Ai walked to Conan's side in two or three steps and mentioned the old story that happened when she came back from Shizuoka Prefecture.

"I remember when you came back from Shizuoka Prefecture, you took Professor Agasa's car and met the girl named Mao Lilan here, and then got off the car in a hurry. But there is no Mao Lilan here now."

"Why did you stop now? Is there something special about this house that I don't know about?"

Although it was a question, Conan could not hear much doubt in the sentence. He turned his head and glanced at Haibara Ai, trying to find a hint of curiosity on her face, but he found nothing.

So Conan had no choice but to reply briefly.

"This is Lawyer Sakaguchi's house. Lan and I talked about him here before, and then I found out that Lawyer Sakaguchi seemed to have not lived in this house for a long time."

"And now, I see that there are obvious signs of sweeping and mowing in Attorney Sakaguchi's yard."

"This means that Lawyer Sakaguchi has returned. I plan to say hello to Lawyer Sakaguchi and ask him where he has been recently to see if there is any direct connection with that urban legend—"

Before he could finish his words, a dog barked.

A big dog rushed out from the small door at the entrance of the house, which was left specially for it, ran to the iron gate of the courtyard, and barked at Huibara a few times, looking very alert.

However, it did not react much to Conan. When Conan reached out to touch its head, it obediently stretched its head over, even with its ears drooped, looking as if it was enjoying it.

"John, do you still remember me?"

Conan was a little surprised. When he was a child, he often came with Ran to play with lawyer Sakaguchi's pet dog John. He thought that John had forgotten him after not coming for so long. He didn't expect that John still remembered his smell now.

Maybe it’s because after he became smaller, his appearance was exactly the same as when he went to play with John before?

He rubbed the dog's head, and Haibara Ai beside him looked at him expressionlessly.

Then, what made Conan's evil hand that was rubbing the dog's head suddenly stop was a sentence that shocked his soul.

"Huh? Are you...the kid from the Kudo family?"

Conan raised his head stiffly and met Sakaguchi Masayoshi's eyes.

Although Masayoshi Sakaguchi did not have a deep impression of Kudo Shinichi, and Conan was wearing glasses, he still recognized Conan's identity at the first time based on the other party's intimacy with John.

However, Masayoshi Sakaguchi immediately shook his head and denied the idea.

Although this child looks very similar to Kudo Shinichi, Kudo Shinichi is now sixteen or seventeen years old. How could he still look like a child?

He walked to the iron gate, rubbed Conan's little head apologetically, and then said.

"Sorry, if you want to play with John, please come back this afternoon. I have something important to take care of this morning."

————Is there something important to deal with?

Conan raised his head, looked at Sakaguchi Masayoshi and asked.

"What is it?"

"Um, it's a commission regarding a youth bullying case. Well, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Let's go home."

Masayoshi Sakaguchi rubbed Conan's head again, then took John back to the house.

From this angle, Conan could clearly see some documents on Sakaguchi Masayoshi's desk. He seemed to be organizing the documents or flipping through them - a teenage bullying incident?

He remembered that the last time Masayoshi Sakaguchi took on this case was a civil lawsuit against lawyer Eri Kisaki. However, the first trial of that case had already ended, and Masayoshi Sakaguchi did not participate in the second trial. Could there be a new case?

Or is it the same case as before, but it was sent back to the first instance for retrial?

The Death God Elementary School Student touched his chin, feeling that something was not right.

————Why not go back to the Mori office and call Aunt Eri Kisaki to ask about the situation?

I believe that the aunt would not hide such things.

Chapter 135 Fei Law Firm (2/5)

Morning at the Poirot Café.

"Xiao Zi, I'm going back first!"

Midori Kuriyama, a paralegal at the Princess Law Firm, walked out of the door holding a large pile of bread in a paper bag, not forgetting to look back and meet her good friend, the waitress at the Poirot Café, Midori Kuriyama.

This was not the first time she had gone to the Poirot Coffee Shop, which was far away from the Fei Law Firm, to buy breakfast.

Under normal circumstances, Midori Kuriyama would definitely prefer to have her breakfast at the breakfast shop near the Hime Law Firm, but... since the Poirot Cafe is just downstairs from the Mori Detective Agency, she still came here to buy it.

In addition to helping Lawyer Hime to find out information about Kogoro Mori, it was also because the breakfast here tasted good.

Midori Kuriyama glanced at her watch and prepared to hurry back to the Hime Law Firm. After all, they had a lawsuit to be heard at the Tokyo District Court this morning, so they didn't have much time.

However, just as she was about to leave, she heard hurried footsteps coming from behind her.

"Wait a minute! Sister Kuriyama, wait a minute!"

————This sounds like the voice of the child who came to the Hime Law Firm with Mr. Maori?

Kuriyama Midori turned her head in surprise, and saw Conan who was panting, and Haibara Ai who was approaching calmly.

Although time is not very abundant, that is because they plan to arrive at the courtroom some time in advance and leave some room for maneuver. I believe that Lawyer Fei will not be angry if she chats with the children in Mr. Maori's office here.

So, she greeted Conan with a smile, and then asked a question that almost overloaded Conan's CPU.

"Hey, Conan-chan... Is that brown-haired girl behind you your girlfriend?"

"Girlfriend? Sister Kuriyama, stop kidding! I'm just an elementary school student!"

Conan hurriedly denied Kuriyama Midori's words.

Midori Kuriyama, who had successfully amused the child, was grinning, while Ai Haibara, who was following behind and didn't hear the conversation clearly, remained calm. She walked behind Conan and raised her head to look at the second floor of Poirot Cafe - the Mori Office.

Don't know what I'm looking at.

"Sister Kuriyama, I want to ask about Uncle Sakaguchi. Didn't he take on a case of teenage bullying? I heard that Uncle Sakaguchi's opponent was Aunt Hime. What's the situation like?"

The Shinigami elementary school student ignored Haibara Ai and just quickly asked questions to change the previous topic.

Upon hearing this question, Kuriyama Midori's smile suddenly stopped. She touched her chin thoughtfully before answering.

"Uncle Sakaguchi? Lawyer Masayoshi Sakaguchi? Lawyer Hime didn't want to talk about that case because she felt it was a rare blemish in her successful case—even though the client had admitted his mistake and had a positive attitude before the trial."

"But late in the first trial, when the outcome was almost finalized, the client suddenly changed his attitude. Lawyer Fei had a huge argument with him over this, but the presiding judge had already made the ruling, and in the end, Lawyer Fei was unable to change the court ruling."

"After that, Attorney Hime refused to appear in court for the second trial, intending to let Attorney Sakaguchi win the second trial. But for some reason, Attorney Sakaguchi also didn't appear in court. In the end, it seems that the case was intended to end with the original verdict."

"I just heard that it seems that because the plaintiff felt that the verdict was unfair, he contacted the media to amplify the impact, which led to the case being sent back to the first instance for retrial. I don't know the other details. After all, Lawyer Fei is no longer accepting this case."

————The case was sent back to the first instance for retrial due to public opinion? Sounds like a pretty normal litigation method.

Conan nodded. He remembered that there was a lawyer named Kumimon. His most common method was to use public opinion to guide the verdict. He had many cases that entered the second instance to be sent back to the first instance for retrial, thereby winning.

Suddenly, he heard the faint sound of wind.

The Death God Elementary School Student had no time to dodge, and a Maori Divine Fist hit him squarely on the head!

Boom!

A dull sound was heard, and it was clear that a good start was coming.

"You little brat! Why did you suddenly run to Dr. Agasa's place last night? Didn't you know there were terrorists on the loose last night? You dared to do such a dangerous thing? Fortunately, you're okay, otherwise I don't know how I'm going to explain this to Ms. Edogawa!"

Kogoro Maori said angrily.

Looking at this scene, Kuriyama Midori was silent for a moment, then quietly slipped away.

Only Haibara Ai, who seemed to be gloating and laughing, was left standing there.

"Ouch, that hurts... Huiyuan, did you see the uncle coming down? Why didn't you warn me?"

Conan covered the big bump on his head and his eyes were instantly locked on Haibara Ai next to him.

Damn, this guy was just looking at the second floor, and now he is laughing. He must have seen Uncle Maori coming down!

"No... you're seeing things."

Haibara Ai turned her head to the side, her face calm, as if what had just happened was really just Conan's illusion.

After hearing the conversation between Conan and Haibara Ai, Mouri Kogoro realized that they were classmates. He smiled awkwardly and invited Haibara Ai to go upstairs and sit down. However, Haibara Ai directly rejected Mouri Kogoro's invitation.

And she walked straight into the Poirot Cafe - she had already received the money from Kudo before leaving Dr. Agasa's laboratory, so it didn't matter if Kudo threw it away now.

"————You little brat, come back with me! Do you know how worried Xiaolan is about you?"

A somewhat embarrassed Kogoro Mouri grabbed Conan by the back of his collar and carried him upstairs. On the way, he did not forget to talk about the letter he received this morning - or rather, the wedding invitation!

"I received an invitation from the Morizono family today!"

"Hehe, this is all thanks to my reputation as the famous detective Maori Kogoro. If you don't run around today, I'll take you to the wedding banquet tonight. How about that?"

————The Morizono family? Why would they invite a famous detective to their wedding?

Conan was lifted in the air, with a pair of dead fish eyes.

Wow, that's so troublesome, I don't want to go.

However, it seems that he has no chance of running away. This time, both Lan and the uncle should keep him with them to prevent him from running around at dangerous times and getting into trouble like last night, right?

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"Reversing the trial to the first instance, public opinion...why at this point in time?"

Ai Haibara sat on a chair in the Poirot Café, stirring her coffee with a spoon.

She whispered.

"Sakaguchi Masayoshi might be related to Yan Shuangying. Yan Shuangying has been attacking the organization recently. Could it be that the case was sent back to the first instance as part of the organization's covert planning?"

"Let's check it out when we get back."