Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 387: The Court and the Visiting “Lamb” (Part 7)

"I'm really trying to save face and suffer the consequences by having to help you wade through this mess." The lawyer took a few deep breaths.

The gardener looked at Conan and said, "Conan, why don't you go back quickly? The court will be in session soon, and you should be in the gallery."

"Oh, yes. I have to go back quickly too." Conan then remembered that he seemed to have been here for a long time, and he would definitely be scolded if he didn't go back.

Conan then ran back to Kisaki Eri's lounge. Maori Kogoro had already returned from smoking and was complaining to Kisaki Eri, "Come to think of it, why haven't I seen your client for so long? As the plaintiff, shouldn't he be communicating with his own lawyer?"

Kisaki Eri sighed deeply. "My client doesn't seem to care about winning or losing this lawsuit at all. Or maybe he already knows the outcome of this case."

"What's the matter? Is there some problem behind this? Will it implicate you?" After all, Kogoro Mouri graduated from a police academy, so he has a certain understanding of these secret things.

"What I'm most worried about now is whether there's someone behind this lawsuit."

Conan immediately jumped in and spoke up: "Well, this lawsuit is indeed being pushed by someone behind the scenes. It's said that Uncle Pearson's large-scale purchase of houses offended some major real estate developers, so they united to put pressure on Uncle Pearson."

"In other words, even if Mr. Pearson wins this lawsuit, he will be unable to continue his business because all the real estate developers will run away with him?"

"Damn it, these guys simply disregard the law!" Kogoro Mouri slammed the table hard.

Soon, the bailiff on duty came to inform everyone that the trial was about to begin.

In court, Eri Kisaki sat in the plaintiff's lawyer's seat. The plaintiff was an unprepossessing real estate businessman. Sitting in the defendant's seat was a somewhat anxious philanthropist, and sitting in the lawyer's seat next to them was a lawyer.

Everyone else was sitting in the audience, and Conan glanced several times in the direction of Oritis and the others.

"The court is now in session." The judge announced the start of the trial.

When the plaintiff was stating the facts, he clearly exaggerated a few things: "As far as I know, Mr. Pearson has a history of theft, as evidenced by his lost eye. We can't guarantee he's planning to do the same thing again this time. Although he didn't start the fires, he could be the mastermind behind them."

Listening to such speeches, Kisaki Eri kept regretting why she had to go to the trouble of defending this greedy guy. This was obviously not an objective statement of facts, but was mixed with a lot of personal subjective opinions.

Hibiki Eri had no choice but to make amends: "My client is very dissatisfied with his financial losses, so his statement just now was strongly influenced by his personal subjective opinions. Please forgive me, judge. The facts I want to state are..."

Eri Kisaki put her marked files on the table and continued her defense as usual.

Xiaolan said indignantly, "Damn it! That guy is just venting his frustrations with Mr. Pearson."

Maori Kogoro was also somewhat helpless: "The best way now is to defend normally. After all, if we don't defend ourselves, we will be left with a worse reputation. Doing it this way can actually minimize the impact."

The lawyer also began his own performance: "I think the plaintiff's views on my client are not objective, rational, or correct. The reason we need to revise the law is because the law can constrain people's behavior and teach people to correct their mistakes."

"My client did have a history of theft, but he has accepted the law and corrected his mistakes. Today, he is still a person with the right to exercise legal rights."

"So I think the plaintiff's statement just now is a complete disregard for the authority of the law. He has a misunderstanding of the meaning of the law to us. The law is not proof of whether a person has a criminal record."

"I suggest giving the plaintiff a warning. I hope he will state the facts in a more objective tone next time. After all, this is the most impartial place and closest to the law."

[Philanthropist: Oh my, the law is quite capable.]

[Lawyer: I've already said it. You can doubt my character, but you can't doubt my eloquence.]

[Jack: If Freddy didn't understand the law, could he have successfully tricked Leo without breaking any laws?]

[Factory Manager: You'll die if you don't tell me about this, right? Don't think you can escape the pursuit of these super-powerful OBs just by getting stronger.]

[Forward: Hello.]

[Batter: Hello.]

[Crying Clown: Hello.]

[Jack: Ah! (Tom Cat screams)]

"Mr. Riley's words are so sharp." Conan sighed. "I didn't expect that lawyer could make such a decent statement."

There were speeches back and forth from both sides, which was a normal process of the trial. Of course, we had to exclude the plaintiff's deliberately disgusting remarks.

Maori Kogoro said angrily, "Damn it! Does this plaintiff have any common sense? He keeps talking! Eri keeps reminding him but he doesn't respond at all. I really..."

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri looked like he wanted to roll up his sleeves and fight the plaintiff, Xiaolan and Conan hurriedly grabbed him.

Xiaolan grabbed Maori Kogoro's sleeve and said, "Dad, you can't make loud noises in the courtroom. Calm down."

"If he keeps talking nonsense like this, I feel like Eiri's reputation will be ruined by him."

"But given the current situation, we can only wait until the court recess to go and help." Conan also persuaded.

After the court finally adjourned, Maori Kogoro immediately approached Kisaki Eri and the plaintiff. Kisaki Eri looked a little tired, drinking tea from her thermos, while the plaintiff was smiling playfully, showing no signs of nervousness at all.

Kogoro Mouri was so angry that his ears were about to smoke. If he hadn't seen the bailiff still nearby, he would have taken action directly.

Xiaolan took the initiative to come forward and said: "Mom, you have worked hard. Is there another half to continue?"

Kisaki Eri nodded: "Well, there's only one half left."

After returning to the lounge with everyone else, the plaintiff began to complain again: "Aren't you a famous lawyer? Why can't you just help me refute those two guys on the other side? Anyway, this case is not suspenseful."

"This is the court's procedure and rules, Mr. Client. I'm just following the normal procedures to help you complete your defense." Kisaki Eri took a sip of tea. "The lawyers we hired are pretty good, too."

"Hmph, just a lucky thief and a third-rate lawyer, what's so great about them." The real estate businessman who was the plaintiff seemed to be the kind of person who had been in his position for a long time and hated people like philanthropists who suddenly appeared and took away his profits.

"Mr. Client, please be careful with your words. I don't want such addresses to appear in court later. It will give the judge a bad impression of us." Kisaki Eri frowned and warned the client to be respectful to the judge.

"Anyway, that master will take care of everything. I'm sure to win this case in the end, and that poor Pearson should go back to his prison with his little stolen money."