Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 388: The Court and the Visiting "Lamb" (Epilogue)

"First of all, Mr. Pearson is not charged with arson. Secondly, please do not speculate on this before the verdict is handed down..." Kisaki Eri also tried to reason with the plaintiff.

However, Maori Kogoro reacted and said, "Okay, you must have bribed the judge to swear that you will win."

"I went to ask Uncle Pearson before the trial, and he did offend the Melody family recently, so it is indeed possible that they are behind this." Conan immediately jumped out to explain to everyone.

"What? It's really related to the Melody family? The relationships behind these big families are really complicated..." Kogoro Mouri frowned.

"You, you're talking nonsense!" Mr. Plaintiff looked a little nervous. "Mr. Melody is helping us local merchants consolidate our business position. If we get suppressed by that Pearson, who will he do business with?"

"Isn't it natural for him to help us? I was the one who sold the Melody family the mansion they're staying in now!"

[Photographer: Tsk, this guy talks too much.]

[Jack: Why not let Lucky's deduction double do this?]

[Sculptor: To buy a mansion worthy of one's status, one still has to rely on these local merchants, but this guy was just trying to climb the social ladder.]

[Perfumer: We're leaving soon anyway, so let's get rid of this guy who's so careless with his words.]

[First Mate: I think we could do some Popcorn traditions.]

[Cowboy: For example, an unemployed employee suddenly attacks his boss.]

[Spellcaster: You guys really understand the traditions of Beika Town.]

[Prisoner: Honestly, in this place where people hang themselves every three days and murder every five days, it's common for stressed-out members to kill the president.]

[Mechanic: Just consider it as helping the Metropolitan Police Department boost its sales.]

[Artist: Inspector Megure was forced to go on a police mission, right?]

[Jack: Haha, they have a big case waiting for them soon that will make the headlines.]

[Factory Manager: Who are you planning to directly blame for the "massive murder" that will happen at Melody's mansion later?]

[Perfumer: How about a home invasion?]

[Composer: What kind of robber could break into Melody's house and commit such a brutal home invasion and murder?]

[Bartender: Just disguise this as an unsolved case and don't get too hung up on it.]

Kogoro Mouri finally managed to restrain himself from punching the plaintiff in the face, and the second half of the trial began soon.

This time, the plaintiff did not use insulting words to pressure the philanthropist as he did before. He gave the right to speak to Eri Kisaki, so this half of the trial ended quickly.

The final judgment was that the philanthropist needed to pay a large fine, but the house title deed would not be taken back.

After the trial, Kisaki met with her lawyer. After all, a lawyer's job is to defend their clients, so they have different perspectives. Judging from the basic skills, Kisaki felt that the lawyer was a very good lawyer, just like Prosecutor Kujo.

When they walked out of the court, Maori Kogoro complained, "Ah, I'm so tired. This court trial is too long. I have to hurry home to watch the results of my horse racing."

Just as Kisaki Eri was about to look down on Kogoro Mouri, she saw several police cars driving past them with sirens blaring. Conan sensed that something big had happened, but he wasn't sure what it was.

The next phone call made Conan lose his composure. The caller was Judy, who brought Conan an extremely shocking news.

"Conan, a big crime has happened at Melody's mansion, come here quickly!"

Conan's heart tightened instantly. The trial lasted only half a day from the beginning to the end. What kind of events would happen in such a short time?

However, Conan immediately rode his scooter to the scene and left a message for Xiaolan: "Genta and the others and I have an appointment to go to Dr. Agasa's house to play games. It will be too late if we don't go now!"

Looking at Conan's receding back, Xiaolan said helplessly: "He hasn't said whether he will come back for dinner."

Conan rode his scooter quickly to Melody's mansion. A police car was parked at the door and a cordon was set up.

Judy, Cameron, James and Shuichi Akai were sitting in a car. Judy rolled down the window to greet Conan, and Conan got in the car.

"What happened?" Conan looked at the chaotic scene with great confusion.

"A murder occurred at Melody's residence. We don't know what happened yet, but according to the reports from our spies, Desi Melody seems to have been furious these past few days."

"Just now, they noticed that there seemed to be a disturbance in the mansion. They could even see blood splattered on the windows, so they immediately called the police. After all, it's not appropriate for us, the FBI, to directly participate in the investigation."

[Jack: It was reported by a concerned citizen, right?]

[Photographer: Let them be. At least they left us with eyewitness evidence.]

[Painter: I have already forged your alibis.]

Conan's heart tightened again: "So, did the agents who were in charge of surveillance see how many people entered and left the mansion that day?"

"The first people to leave were Melody herself and her housekeeper, followed by a blonde lady, and then Mr. Norton Campbell, but he was only in for a short time before leaving. After a while, the blonde lady came back, and no one else came in or out until the incident happened."

Conan's heart was filled with alarm. Although he didn't know why the explorer came here, he remembered that there was a sculptor living in Melody's mansion. With such a big thing happening, it was impossible for the sculptor to have no reaction at all. He had to find out.

Thinking of this, Conan opened the door, got out of the car and headed straight for the cordon. Officer Gao Mu noticed Conan running over and quickly stopped him: "Hey, Conan, a big incident has happened here, you can't mess around!"

"Officer Takagi, what exactly happened? Isn't this the residence of the Melody family?" Conan asked directly to Officer Takagi, a well-known big leak in the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Oh, well, something pretty scary happened in there. You, a kid, must not go in and see it!" Officer Takagi watched as the forensic police officers went in wearing masks, and when they came out they took off their masks and vomited.

Moreover, the smell of blood in the mansion was so strong that it could be smelled even outside. A brutal murder must have occurred inside!

"Excuse me, Officer Takagi, someone I know came to this mansion, and I wanted to see if she was also..."

"What? Conan, do you know someone among the victims?" Before Officer Takagi could react, Conan passed by him like a gust of wind and rushed into the mansion.

However, Officer Gao Mu, who had experienced many storms, quickly grabbed Conan. However, seeing Conan's anxious look, Officer Gao Mu finally decided to let Conan in: "Remember to wear shoe covers before going in, and don't destroy the scene."

"Got it. Thank you, Officer Takagi."

Conan nodded to Officer Takagi and immediately put on shoe covers and walked into the mansion. The smell of blood hit him in the face.