Conan Moslin

In a certain...well, actually it was the Hime Law Firm, the young secretary Midori Kuriyama invited Kogoro Mori and Kuriyasu Kuroba into the lounge with a look of joy on her face.

It's already half past eleven and almost time for lunch.

Li An felt that Mr. Kogoro Mori must have some inexplicable ulterior motives in deliberately choosing this time to come.

"Please come and sit here!" Kuriyama Midori warmly entertained the two guests. "What would you like to drink? Coffee or tea?"

Maori Kogoro asked for tea, but Li An smiled and said, "Just hot water is fine. I won't be able to sleep at night if I drink this. Thank you, Miss Li Yama."

"It's okay. I'll go prepare tea for you two. The teacher has finished her previous work and she will be back in ten minutes."

Kuriyama Midori smiled and waved her hand, then quickly went to the tea room, boiled water to make tea, and prepared some snacks to temporarily fill her stomach.

Kogoro Mouri in the lounge frowned at this moment because of what Kurian had just said.

"I was wondering why you never drink tea... You are so young, when did you develop this problem?"

It turns out that Uncle Maori had discovered it a long time ago?

Although Li An was a little surprised, he still said indifferently: "It's been about three or four years, right?"

"In high school...was that a study problem?" Maori Kogoro instinctively felt that something was wrong. "You shouldn't be that kid, right?"

Would someone who is so young and can lead a magic troupe around the world care about learning to this extent? And she is definitely not stupid.

Li An hummed noncommittally: "Sometime ago, I had an accident and could only study at home."

Kogoro Mouri understood what she meant, and at this time Midori Kuriyama brought over tea and snacks, so he naturally stopped asking questions.

"The teacher just called and said he's downstairs."

Li An gently touched the cup with his fingertips, which was still very hot, and immediately withdrew his hand.

In fact, she didn't lie when she said that just now.

It’s just that the accident happened three years ago, but this kind of insomnia only happened four years ago.

In a few minutes, Hime Eri walked into the lounge wearing a professional lawyer's uniform and high heels.

She whispered something to Midori Kuriyama. After she opened the door and went out, she greeted Kuriyasu first, then sat on the other side of the sofa and looked at Kogoro Mouri with raised eyebrows.

"Great Detective Maori, can you tell me now? You informed my secretary in advance to find the case files from so long ago. What are you going to investigate?"

Mouri Kogoro cleared his throat.

"Ei... No, Attorney Fei, I have accepted the commission from Miss Kuroba Kuriyasu to investigate the accidental death of her father eight years ago. I would like to see the files and information from eight years ago in your hands."

"This is not in compliance with regulations. People involved in the case are not allowed to view relevant materials."

Hime Eri immediately looked at Li An, and her sharpness as a senior lawyer was fully revealed at this moment.

"But you didn't take over the case, Lawyer Fei." Li An looked into her eyes fearlessly. "I remember clearly that you took over the subsequent compensation lawsuit for my father's accident, but there was a copy of the police's accident appraisal report. I only need to check this part of the information."

"That's not possible either. According to the law..."

Standing on the two ends of the scale of legal principles and human feelings, Kuroba Kuriyasu and Kisaki Eri started debating this issue back and forth. Although their words became increasingly sharp, there was no anger at all during their communication.

Kogoro Mori was gradually left aside and couldn't get a word in at all.

He touched his nose and suddenly felt a little redundant.

only……

In his eyes, the always gentle Kuroba Kuriyasu actually had such a sharp edge at times...

This debate didn't actually last too long. After just ten minutes, Kuroba Kurian said softly, "My mother didn't allow me to view this information because we were still young, but this year I'm an adult and can discern such information."

"Besides, you should remember the promise you made that year, Lawyer Fei."

[You two kids, do you remember the number of the file in my hand? Lawyers' files are kept for a long time——]

[If you want, you can come to Fei Law Firm, and I can show you some leniency.]

[But you are too young to wait until you grow up... especially you.]

"So, are you satisfied with what you have seen of 'Kuroba Kuriyasu'?"

Fei Yingli stopped talking and a smile appeared on her face.

Just two years after she separated from Kogoro Mori, she returned to the legal profession and took on such a case.

During that time, news reports were everywhere about a very famous magician who made a mistake in his roller coaster escape trick and crashed into a sea of ​​fire.

The body was burnt beyond recognition.

The police did not find any problems in their subsequent investigation. When the scene was still sealed off, the deceased's wife came and handed her some information.

Even if a high-risk magician has signed a life and death contract, accidents not caused by the magician himself still require compensation through lawsuits.

Behind her were two children, both young, one about eight or nine years old, and the other about eleven or twelve years old.

The two children had red and swollen eyes, and their brows and eyes looked vaguely familiar.

At that time, the mother strictly forbade her two children to look at the information in their hands.

As she was getting the information to put into the file, she heard the older girl ask the adults, "Can I go see the scene?"

The mother who looked about the same age as her said: "The scene has been blocked and you can't go in. The police didn't find any problems..."

"Will Uncle Nakamori agree?" the twelve-year-old girl insisted, as if she was determined to do so. "I want to go there."

"I want to go too! How could Daddy..."

A sigh.

Kisaki Eri's voice rang out around several people.

"You two kids, do you remember the number of the file in my hand..."

After saying these words, she looked at the mother's slightly surprised eyes, softened her expression slightly, and said, "I have a daughter who is the same age as this boy."

A moment of weakness in her youth made her make promises to her two children that were not legally allowed, but the young man in front of her...didn't seem to make her regret it.

Fei Yingli looked towards the door of the lounge and said loudly, "Xiaolu, come in!"

Kuriyama Midori quietly pushed the door open and placed a somewhat old file on the table.

It was file number 141, which was the file on the accidental death of the world-renowned magician Kuroba Toichi eight years ago.

"You can only read this information here, and you are not allowed to take it away." Fei Yingli solemnly instructed, "What I received back then was indeed not a case commission. The information I have is only for the final judgment of the police, so I don't know whether your father's death eight years ago was an accident."

"So... I hope this information can help you find the answer."

Li An smiled and his tone became gentle again.

"Thank you, Auntie Miles."