Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

"Ah, then it's just right for this case—" Before Xiaolan could finish her words, Conan ran over and asked: "So, what was the result of the trial, sister?"

"Hey, little brother, you know a lot of difficult words." Jingzi turned around in surprise and bent down to meet Conan's eye level. "Everything is lost."

"..." Next to Conan who was splashed with a basin of cold water, Xiaolan was petrified with a "Huh?"

Bai Quanyi looked at Conan and asked, "Conan, why are you here?"

Conan said: "Uncle Maori was arrested as a criminal. He was wrongly accused. I also want to help."

"Ah... it's good to help each other, but public security incidents are very difficult..." Yingli, who was reading the information, gave Jingzi a way out.

"Yes." Jingzi straightened up. "As you know, the prosecution's success rate in cases brought by the procuratorate is over 90%."

"And the number of public security incidents is even higher than this."

"That means it's impossible to win," Jingzi said nonchalantly, showing them her phone. "But I'm a 'hand lawyer,' so..."

"Shoulu?" Hearing Ran's question, Shiraizumi Masu explained, "It refers to a freelance lawyer who accepts work via mobile phone and is not affiliated with a firm."

"So even if the judgment is unfavorable, you must accept it!"

Xiaolan stared at Jingzi in surprise, "So that's why you're accepting my father's defense?"

"Are you looking for a lawyer? I heard from the Bar Association, please let me take over this case!" She turned to Yingli again, her face full of seriousness.

"That's it..."

"Wait, wait a minute!" Xiaolan said, pulling Yingli to a corner of the room. "No, Mom! That lawyer doesn't want to win at all."

Xiaolan said softly, and Eri glanced back at Jingzi.

"But this seemingly unreliable lawyer might actually make the prosecutors underestimate their opponent. 5.5..."

"But we can't win this way! We should hire a lawyer chosen by the state."

"Then I'll have nothing to do."

"Why?

"But if it's this person, I can ask about it." Hearing Eri's serious answer, Xiaolan looked at Keiko again, "Even so, I'm still very uneasy." Looking at Keiko who was chatting enthusiastically with Conan about something, Xiaolan muttered dissatisfiedly.

"How should we decide? Or...Eri, are you going to defend Maori Kogoro yourself?"

"I did think about it, but my status is very disadvantageous. I think Jingzi might be better."

This is what Kieri said.

Eri and Xiaolan sleep together

Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Prosecutor's Office.

The window of Prosecutor Makoto Kusakabe's room faces west, and the setting sun shines softly through the gaps in the blinds.

Kusakabe, with his slicked-back hair and neatly tied tie, was watering the cactus by the window with a watering can. He slowly turned towards his desk. At the desk to his right sat the recorder, and across from him sat Kogoro Mouri, who had been brought in by the police.

"I heard that you have been denying the crime to the police."

"Of course, I didn't do anything."

After Kogoro Mouri answered stiffly, the recorder began to enter the text on the keyboard. Kusakabe, who was leaning against the desk, picked up the folder of evidence and showed it to him.

"But, there's so much evidence proving you're the criminal, huh?"

"How should I know, Mr. Prosecutor? Someone must be trying to frame me!"

Kusakabe looked at the information in his hand and slowly shifted his gaze to Kogoro.

At the same time, Shiraizumi Mashi visited the Hime Law Firm again and said, "This explosion case is handled by Prosecutor Kusakabe of the District Public Security Bureau."

Shiraizumi Masu reported this to Eri at the desk. Beside her, Seiko said, "Oh no," as if nothing had happened. Eri sighed and rested her elbow on her cheek. "Even though I rarely defend people in public security cases, I've heard of him."

"Is he such a powerful prosecutor?" Xiaolan asked.

"Like Mr. Tongfei, he's a very talented prosecutor who's undefeated. He's the complete opposite of me."

Jingzi shrugged and laughed self-deprecatingly. Seeing Xiaolan hanging her head uneasily, Conan, as if to change the atmosphere, pointed to the case record on the desk that Jingzi had defended and said: "Ah, I know this case, 'NAZU illegal access incident'."

"Hey? NAZU is the famous American company that's engaged in space development..."

Seeing Xiaolan's surprised look, Jingzi looked at the record, "Ah, last year there was an incident where an employee of a game company connected to NAZU for fun, and the prosecutor that time was also Mr. Kusakabe.

"That trial also..." Xiaolan asked cautiously.

Jingzi waved her hand lightly and answered straightforwardly: "Of course I lost."

"What do you mean by 'of course'..."

Far from changing the atmosphere, Ran actually became even more uneasy than before. Conan looked at Saeko with his shoulders drooping in frustration. If anything happened to Maori Kogoro, it would be Conan who would be held responsible. Conan truly loved Maori Kogoro. He was indeed the man behind Maori Kogoro.

That evening, Kusakabe visited Chief Investigator Sayoko Iwai's room, the Chief Prosecutor's Office. Sayoko's room was decorated with an aquarium and various beautiful trinkets. Dressed in a skirt suit, she listened to Kusakabe's report while fiddling with the trinkets on the shelves.

"This is the result of today's investigation, but I am concerned that this Maori Kogoro has absolutely no motive to carry out a terrorist bombing."

"Hmph, motivation..."

Sayoko smiled contentedly as she arranged the knickknacks in order, but her eyes glared sternly at Kusakabe. She turned toward her desk and glanced at the evidence folder on it.

"But, since the evidence is already so sufficient, it's okay to file a lawsuit tomorrow, right?"

"But, but..."

Kusakabe, who had been standing by the door, approached Sayoko's desk, opened the evidence folder, and pointed out: "For example, the record of connecting to the gas hydrant at the explosion site also raises the possibility that the suspect's computer was used as a relay point by a third party. In addition, the possibility that the building outline and schedule were left on the suspect's computer to deliberately frame him is also very high..."

"Director Kusakabe." Sayoko, who was holding her chin behind the desk, interrupted him when she heard this and turned to another page of the evidence document.

"The above is just your personal inference made without regard to the evidence," she said, pointing to the photo of burnt fingerprints on the door of the high-voltage cable box.

"Mr. Iwai, I think we should ask the police to conduct an additional search and then decide whether to prosecute based on the results."

"No!!" Saiko said without question: "Please sue Maori Kogoro. This is the decision of the Ministry of Public Security. Do you understand? Even if that famous police officer Shiraizumi Masu called the organization, it would be the same!"

"Is this Ministry of Public Security part of our Procuratorate or the Police Department?"

Sayoshi, who was reaching for the small ornaments on the table, glanced at Kusakabe out of the corner of her eye. "I'm done, you can leave now."

She once again fixed her gaze on the ornament in her hands. Kusakabe stood in front of the desk for a moment, speechless, then turned towards the door, as if giving up. Sayoko slowly spun her swivel chair, leaving him with her back.

In order to comfort Xiaolan and Eri, Baiquan Yi did not sleep in separate rooms that day. Baiquan Yi slept with Xiaolan and Eri.

Yingli is fine, but the main thing is that Xiaolan has lived with her father for so long and has a strong family bond with him, so I am very worried.

Shirazumi Masu and Eri comforted Xiaolan together. Eri was responsible for posing, while Shirazumi Masu was responsible for comforting her, which made Xiaolan's worried mood better.

Having said that, even if Kogoro Mouri really went to jail, it would actually have no impact on Xiaolan now.

On the third day after Kogoro Mori was arrested, Shiraizumi Masu came to the Hime Law Firm after finishing his work at the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Request an additional search?" Yingli asked while standing beside the desk.

Shiraizumi Masu replied, "Yes, it was commissioned by Prosecutor Kusakabe."

Xiaolan, who was sitting opposite Conan on the reception sofa, leaned forward and said: "Based on the results of the search, Dad may not be prosecuted..."

"The additional search was the sole decision of Prosecutor Kusakabe, and the public security police seem to have already decided to prosecute."

"Wait." Hearing what Shiraizumi said, Eri frowned. "Why can the police interfere with prosecution? The police should be supervised by the prosecutor. No matter what, prosecution is the exclusive power of the prosecutor...ah!"

She seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and Jingzi, who was standing in front of the file cabinet, interrupted:.

"That's right, just as you said. But this only applies to the Criminal Division or Special Investigation Division of the Prosecutor's Office. The situation at the Public Security Bureau is slightly different, as you know, sir."

Having said that, Jingzi suddenly noticed the gazes of Conan and Xiaolan. The two people sitting on the reception sofa were staring at her blankly, not knowing why.

"Ah, that's right. You can't just say the Ministry of Public Security. After all, the Metropolitan Police Department, the National Police Agency, and the Public Prosecutors' Office all have their own Ministry of Public Security. Police 170 transfers the results of their investigations to the prosecutors, who then conduct further investigations. Generally speaking, whether to prosecute a suspect is determined by the prosecutors based on their investigations. However, the Public Security Department of the prosecutors is unique."

Jingzi explained as she took a step forward, then stopped in front of the French window and pressed her left hand against the glass.

"To be clear, the prosecutors' public security is no match for the police's public security. Whether it's the number of investigators or the technology, there's a huge gap. So, when it comes to prosecutions, sometimes 'public security considerations' can influence them."

"Public security considerations..."

Conan chewed it over silently in his mind, and Jingzi lowered her head to look at the street scene stretching out outside the window.

Meanwhile, someone is eavesdropping on the conversation at the Fei Law Firm somewhere.

The skin color beneath the Bluetooth headset was a darker brown than the average person's. Jingzi's voice came from the headset:

"Especially with an incident like the explosion at the summit venue, it's tantamount to tarnishing the reputation of the public security police. You can imagine the pressure to prosecute.

"So, Dad..." Xiaolan asked a little uneasily, looking at Jingzi outside the window and slowly turned around.

"Yes, he will definitely be prosecuted," Conan said.

"how come……"

Faced with the depressed Xiaolan, Conan didn't know how to comfort her.

He looked back at Jingzi. There seemed to be a hint of sadness on her expression as she looked at Xiaolan, but her tone made Conan feel a sense of incongruity.

It is obvious that Sakai is happy to see Kogoro Mori being prosecuted.

Amuro Toru's public security identity was exposed

After staying in the law firm for a while, Shiraizumi Masu returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, and Conan followed him.

Conan pinned the visit card he got from the reception desk on his chest and waited in the entrance hall for a while before Inspector Megure rushed over.

"Are we investigating the possibility that Uncle Kogoro's computer has been manipulated by someone else?" Conan leaned his skateboard against the bench in the entrance hall and sat down next to Inspector Megure.

"Well, indeed, Prosecutor Kusakabe asked us to conduct an additional investigation..."

"Tell me, just what you can tell me. Shinichi-nii said he wanted to help uncle Kogoro, so any information will be fine."

"What happened to Mr. Maori?"

Conan turned forward in surprise and saw Amuro standing in front of him with a visit card on his chest.

"Did you hear that?"

Being stared at by Conan with a sharp gaze, Amuro calmly asked: "What did you hear? I was just worried about Mr. Maori, so I brought some comfort items from Boro."

As he spoke, he lifted the paper bag in his hand and showed it to them.

"Ah, Mori-kun is no longer here."

"If a suspect is sent for investigation, he or she will generally be transferred to a detention center. Mr. Amuro, you're not aware of this, are you?"

Following Megure's words, Conan asked Amuro a sarcastic question.

"Oh~Is that so? You are still so knowledgeable." Amuro pretended to be impressed and turned around and started walking.

Megure stood up with an "ah" sound and said, "Also, you can't send gifts into the detention center.

"I see."

Amuro didn't look back. He gently raised his right hand and walked towards the entrance in front. Conan's eyes followed his back closely.

At this moment, Conan found a familiar face among the people entering from the front entrance. It was Kazami.

As Amuro was about to leave from the front entrance, he passed by Kazami who had just entered.

“Invest in success.”

As they passed each other, Feng Jian whispered without even glancing at each other. Then, neither of them stopped and walked in opposite directions.

Conan was always observing Amuro's every move, so when the two of them passed by, the movement of Kazami's lips did not escape his eyes.

Conan stood up from the bench and ran towards Kazami who had just entered the entrance hall.

"Hey, Mr. Detective! Give me back the computer I took from my uncle! It has my favorite games in it〃〃!"

He jumped up and grabbed Kazami's hand, shaking it from side to side while quietly installing a sticker-type transmitter in the cuff of Kazami's suit.

"So, please? Please!"

"That's evidence. I can't give it back to you yet."

"Hey, Conan! Don't do this!" Megure, who was chasing after him, grabbed Conan's collar and lifted him up. Kazami smoothed out his clothes that were wrinkled by Conan and started walking again.

"That's the game the doctor made for me~!" Conan pretended to be regretful and stared at Kazami as he left.

After leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Conan returned to the Hime Law Firm. On the way, he made a phone call and told Quan Yi about his current doubts and what he had just seen in the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Is that so...interesting." Baiquanyi said.

"Brother Bai Quanyi, I've told you everything I know. Can you tell me something?"

"What do you want to know, Conan?"