Winning is everything: Conan

"You are a heartless lawyer!"

Nakamichi Kazuto couldn't help but curse when he heard he had to pay extra money for complaining.

His face became grim, and he hesitated for a moment.

—"How much per minute?"

—"A hundred thousand."

—"That's way too expensive, you're robbing me!"

Nakamichi Kazushi said angrily.

Keisuke Kumiko still maintained his indifferent attitude.

"If you don't have money, then shut up."

"..."

Nakamichi Kazushi awkwardly sat down.

Since then, few people understood him. Not his classmates, not Kogoro Mouri, and certainly not the judicial police.

He desperately wanted to complain to someone. He was holding his breath and hoping to find someone who could understand him.

Finally, a lawyer arrived, but the other party didn't give him any chance.

"Tell me everything about your situation at that time."

Keisuke didn't care what the other party was thinking, he just said it like a routine.

—"Fine..." said the bald man gruffly, looking like he was in a bad mood.

As he spoke, Keisuke slowly began to understand the cause and effect of the matter.

"Alright, is this all about what happened?"

Keisuke took the notebook where Ai was writing notes.

Ai's handwriting was beautiful, clear, and powerful, and each little word was like a stream of water dripping, pleasant to the eye.

"Your handwriting is excellent. Worth nurturing," Keisuke casually praised Ai, who rolled her eyes.

Nakamichi Kazushi's description seemed very different from the fragments of animation in his memory.

Because he wasn't the real murderer.

In reality, he hadn't intended to kill anyone at that moment. The weapon had actually been brought by the other party. It was from the weapon that Kogoro Mori had dropped when he caught a thief. It was found by the deceased Yumi Horikoshi and taken to the hot spring hotel.

The deceased had extended his arms and threatened Nakamichi Kazushi with a weapon, saying that he would kill the other party and then commit suicide if his conditions weren't met.

Nakamichi Kazushi wanted to stop the other group, but the group was too scared at the time. He turned the gun around and pointed it at himself to scare him, but accidentally fired the gun and died on the spot.

Nakamichi Kazushi was a little scared at that time because this situation could easily make him the real murderer. After all, he tried to grab a weapon, and his fingerprints were on the weapon. He had no choice but to stage the scene.

However, because he and the deceased had just exercised, the coagulation of the muscle protein accelerated, causing others present at the moment to misjudge the time of death, making it appear that the murderer had staged it.

Then, Kogoro Mouri misjudged the truth (with a little reminder from Conan) and identified him as the murderer.

At that time, Nakamichi Kazushi suffered a mental collapse and gave up, so he just said he did it all.

"Then, in the end, there was actually no real evidence. Was it just because after staging the scene, you accidentally let someone find out, and after someone pointed it out, you just blew yourself up? Even though you weren't the one who did it?"

Keisuke Kumiko pieced together what had happened, then sighed and looked at the bald man with an idiotic look.

—"I thought Sakaguchi was already tough, but I didn't expect... Is there anyone in the world dumber than you?"

—"Don't say that. Only if there are more people like him, lawyers won't starve," Ai said lightly from the side.

Keisuke nodded. "That's true."

Nakamichi Kazushi: "..."

These two bastards were really going too far!

His face turned red and white, and he wanted to get angry.

But in the end, his anger turned into a sigh, and he sat down, holding his head, looking quite regretful.

He confessed impulsively and didn't expect it to cause so many problems afterward.

After a long time, he raised his head.

—"Tell me, can you help me get fewer years in prison?"

—"I can get you acquitted." Keisuke said lightly. "Of course, you may be sentenced for desecrating a corpse later, but this type of punishment is almost like receiving no punishment at all."

—"Don't lie to me!" Nakamichi Kazushi didn't believe him at all. "Now my four classmates have pointed at me. The method of committing the crime described by Kogoro Mouri was later verified by the Metropolitan Police Department and confirmed as feasible. There's also a gun. All of these are evidence!"

—"I'm not lying, but I don't need to tell you more."

Keisuke shook his head, handed the notebook back to Ai, and nodded, indicating for her to continue taking notes.

"Now I have two key questions for you."

"What questions?" Nakamichi Kazushi asked.

—"First, among the other three students who identified you, did any of them directly participate in the reasoning of Mouri Kogoro?"

—"No, they just listened at the time. What good is that?"

—"Just answer yes or no."

...

—"Second, during the time you were with the deceased Horikoshi Yumi, did she say anything negative? Like, for example, that she didn't want to live anymore?"

—"Yes, she said that during the previous alumni meeting."

—"I mean, during your relationship."

—"Uh, seems like she did too."

—"Did she leave any relevant documents or information? For example, diaries, emails, etc.?"

—"Yes, she sent me many faxes, threatening me that if I married someone else, she would commit suicide or something like that."

—"Very well, give me the key to your house later."

While Kusakado kept asking questions, he observed Nakamichi's serious expression.

For some reason, Nakamichi Kazushi suddenly had a strange illusion.

It seemed like this lawyer could really help him get away with it.

It must be fake, right? How could that be possible?

Nakamichi Kazushi touched his bald head and expressed his doubt.

But whatever happened, the only person he could trust at this moment was the guy in front of him, the annoying lawyer who had just mocked him.

After confirming what Ai had written, Keisuke prepared to leave.

As he left, he accidentally caught a glimpse of Nakamichi Kazushi's arm out of the corner of his eye.

It seemed to have some marks like bruises.

Although the marks had almost disappeared, the previous injuries were still vaguely visible.

"What happened to your arm?"

"This? The police who interrogated me before pinched me!"

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but once he did, Nakamichi Kazushi exploded like a lit firecracker.

"Damn it, those bastards! They thought I had brought shame to the police, so they hit me during the interrogation and lynched me! Obviously, they are just a bunch of people who feel good about themselves and think they are just..."

"Idiot! Why didn't you tell me such important information?"

Keisuke slammed the table and interrupted him impatiently with his next words, his tone even carrying an inexplicable excitement.

"Uh... what good is it to say it?"

The bald man blinked.

Keisuke Kumiko's mouth curved slightly, and he smiled strangely.

"This is important evidence!"

He took out his smartphone and took a bunch of photos of Nakamichi Kazushi's entire body, including his arms.

"Enjoy the little time you have left in detention!"

After leaving these words, Keisuke stood up and left with Ai.

In the meeting room, only the confused Nakamichi Kazushi was left, scratching his head in confusion as he watched the backs of the two.

...

They walked out the door of the detention center.

The two didn't stop and ran towards Nakamichi Kazushi's house.

"Are you planning to cause a scene over the police's violent interrogation of the suspects?"

Little Ai, who rarely spoke, casually spoke as they walked down the road.

"Smart," said Keisuke while walking.

"This is evidence they handed me at my doorstep. It would be a waste not to use it. Thanks to these police officers applying the law with violence, my chances of winning the second trial have greatly increased."

Little Ai stopped at that point.

—"I have a question for you."

She raised her head and looked at Keisuke Kumiko with her sapphire-colored eyes, a touch of doubt in them.

—"I know what you're trying to do. You probably want to accuse those police officers who used violent interrogations in court to deny the legality of the confessions they obtained from the suspects. This way, the police will be in a passive position."

—"That's right."

Keisuke also stopped and looked Ai in the eyes.

This girl's intelligence surpassed his imagination and was much more intelligent than she appeared in the animation. In the animation, she was just a tool.

To be honest, it was a surprise to be her assistant.

"Then, what do you want to ask?"

(End of this chapter)