Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 381: The Court and the Visiting “Lamb” (Part 1)

[Lawyer: Latest news, another supervisor is joining the manor.]

[Grocer: Hello everyone.]

[Reporter: This is Ms. Valentina Yaga Vasilyev.]

[Ms. Farrow: Meanwhile, our Richard also gets the opportunity to work at a restaurant in another world and obtain a uniform.]

[Explorer: I'm going to have new clothes again, great!]

[Novelist: Damn it, how many costumes do you have? Could the original "Ronald" from Under the Truth actually get a skin change like "Miss Heartlock"?]

[Mechanic: So what?]

[Composer: Honestly, Norton, your taste in glasses seems to have remained the same.]

[Entomologist: You always set every pair of glasses with diamonds. Can you change the style?]

[Explorer: Then change it to inlaid agate?]

[Philanthropist: Does it make a difference?]

[Lawyer: Rather than that, I'm more worried about your behavior in court. Don't move around like someone with ADHD!]

[Doctor: Interesting, Conan and the others actually came to watch Attorney Hime's defense.]

[Gardener: Because Mr. Riley counter-sued the plaintiff, claiming defamation and seeking damages for loss of reputation.]

[Prisoner: Watching from the front row, let me see what's going on?]

[Artist: Why did the Bar Association let Eri Kisaki take over this file?]

[Philanthropist: It seems that in my case, the Bar Association didn't have a lawyer willing to defend me. The court was supposed to assign one to me, but I pushed Mr. Big Lawyer forward.]

[Lawyer: There's no need to add so many "big"s before my name. That group of people actually surrounded me and checked me so many times, and even doubted my lawyer's license.]

[Magician: You can doubt Mr. Riley's character, but you cannot doubt his professionalism.]

[Adventurer: Your character doesn't seem to be that good either?]

[Magician: If you had a master who stole your skills and treated you like a slave, you would want to kill him too.]

[Forward: That's right. Kurt almost stabbed me to death because I didn't want to hear his story. Also, why did you think of putting rat poison in the wine glass in the first place, Serge?]

[Magician: How could I have known that you, a fool, would just drink that glass of red wine that had been sitting there for who knows how long? I'm so wronged!]

In the lounge of the courtroom, Conan, Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro were sitting on the sofa watching Kisaki Eri organizing files.

"Really? Why do we have to come here to watch her work?" Kogoro Mouri was a little impatient.

Xiaolan pushed him and said, "Really, Dad, please pay attention to Mom. Isn't this work a little strange?"

Kisaki Eri sighed helplessly: "Xiaolan, don't talk about this with that drunk uncle. I'm afraid that they've taken advantage of me in this case."

Conan was a little curious: "Why, Aunt Eri, aren't you defending the plaintiff this time?"

Hibiki Eri sighed again. "At first, no one at the Bar Association was willing to take on this case. I looked into it and thought it was just a simple hostile takeover, so I took it. However, after carefully examining the files, I discovered that this wasn't the case. The plaintiff seemed to have concealed a lot of information from me."

Conan walked to the table and picked up a file. When he saw the defendant, he was shocked: "The defendant is Mr. Kreacher Pearson?"

Then Conan recalled what Judy had told him in Lakeview Village. The philanthropist seemed to be involved in a lawsuit recently.

"Mr. Pearson? I remember him as a great philanthropist who built many orphanages. How could he be sued?" Xiaolan was a little confused. "Didn't we have a lot of fun at the amusement park that time?"

"Hmph, this kind of person only knows the surface but not the heart. God knows what he is doing behind the scenes." Kogoro Mouri said as he wanted to light a cigarette.

"Smoking is not allowed here! Get out!" Veins bulged on Hibari Eri's forehead and she started to chase people away.

"Really? At worst, I can go outside to smoke." Kogoro Mouri walked out cursing.

After Maori Kogoro left, Conan continued to ask: "What is so strange about this case?"

"Look here, the plaintiff originally reported the defendant for arson, but after the police investigation, they found that the arson had nothing to do with the defendant. So the plaintiff brought the defendant to court again for malicious acquisition, hoarding, and disrupting the market."

"And the charge of hostile takeover appears to be valid." Eri Kisaki produced a file. "Kreacher Pearson acquired a large number of cheap properties in a very short period of time, squeezing out his competitors and maliciously driving down housing prices to undermine competitors."

"It doesn't look like a very serious charge." Xiaolan looked at the file curiously. "If Mr. Pearson doesn't win the case, will he just have to pay compensation?"

"Not only that, but the properties he acquired will probably also be repossessed. I feel this is very strange, because I heard from colleagues at the Bar Association that Mr. Pearson couldn't find any lawyers to help him at first, and finally found a lawyer friend to represent him."

"Is Mr. Pearson also in the lounge here?" Conan asked immediately.

"Well, he and his lawyer should be in the room across the hallway."

After getting the answer from Kisaki Eri, Conan rushed to the lounge. He had many questions to ask this great philanthropist.

[Gardener: Beep, beep, look out for Conan~]

[Doctor: He's here, you two can start the show.]

[Philanthropist: I will not show mercy.]

[Lawyer: Don't hit me in the face! I have to defend you in court later! No personal revenge allowed!]

[Philanthropist: It’s too late, hey, take my punch!]

[Lawyer: Ouch! Ouch! (Tom Cat Voice)]

Just as Conan was about to open the door, he was frightened by the screams in the lounge. In a hurry, he pulled open the door of the lounge, and then saw the philanthropist punch the lawyer from the desk to the sofa.

"Kreacher Pearson! Are you crazy?" The lawyer pulled his head out of the sofa cushions. "If the higher-ups hadn't said your property had to be preserved, do you think I would be willing to come?"

The lawyer was wearing a suit. As for why he didn't wear the "weight of justice" suit, it was because it seemed a bit classic in this era. However, he still looked like a successful person. If you ignore his swollen and purple left eye, he really looked like a big lawyer.

"Bah! I'd rather lose the case than have a lawyer like you come to help me! Don't you think about who caused all the trouble in the first place? When you first joined the manor, with your character, I didn't even need a reason to beat you up!"

Looking at this chaotic scene, Conan was dumbfounded: It was so fierce. Seeing the defendant beating his own lawyer, did he not want to fight the lawsuit anymore?

"Um, Mr. Pearson?" Conan said weakly. "What happened?"

The philanthropist and the lawyer both looked at Conan. The philanthropist wiped his hands, which had just hit the lawyer. The lawyer straightened his clothes and put a cold towel on his swollen eyes.