Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1270 Is Kogoro Mouri going to be convicted?

Yu rubbed her temples, and as soon as she turned around, she saw Conan standing behind her with his head down.

His face was gloomy, and his expression was unreadable.

Yuya opened his mouth: "Conan...you heard everything?"

Conan nodded silently, then looked up at Yuya after a while, asking hopefully, "So, Uncle Kogoro isn't actually in danger?"

Yu thought for a moment, then shook her head hesitantly: "Not necessarily."

Conan was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Yuya stroked his chin and pondered, "If the evidence the police have is insufficient to clear Uncle Kogoro's name, then he is very likely... to be successfully prosecuted."

Conan's pupils contracted slightly: "How could this be..."

“So,” Yuya ruffled Conan’s hair, messing it up, “we can only rely on ourselves for this. Don’t put our hopes on others.”

Conan swatted away Yuya's hand in disgust, but the interruption made him feel less heavy-hearted.

"In that case, let's find a way to clear Uncle Kogoro's name ourselves."

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Yuya and Conan are preparing to investigate the bombing, but Ran Mouri feels that they can't rely on them all and that she should also do what she can.

Once taken to the police station, the matter inside is beyond the scope of a detective's expertise; a lawyer will be needed.

And in Japan, is there any lawyer more capable than her mother, the queen of the legal world? Ran Mouri contacted Sonoko Suzuki and asked her to accompany her to find Eri Kisaki.

When Sonoko Suzuki heard that the uncle had been arrested, she was shocked and jumped out of bed: "Ran, don't worry, I'm coming right away! Let's meet at Aunt Eri's office!"

However, after hearing the whole story, Eri Kisaki refused the request without much hesitation.

Ran Mouri was very puzzled: "Mom, why don't you defend Dad?"

Sonoko Suzuki slammed her hand on the table in anger: "You don't actually think that the bombing was really done by that old man, do you?"

Eri Kisaki wasn't angry; she simply said calmly, "He wouldn't do such a thing."

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki were even more puzzled. If that was the case, why were they unwilling to defend themselves?

Eri Kisaki sighed slightly and said, "Although the law does not prohibit it, lawyers generally do not defend their relatives. This is very likely to be judged by the judge as affecting the fairness of the trial, especially since this bombing case has a significant impact."

"Therefore, if I were to defend him, it might actually be detrimental to him."

"How could this be..." Ran Mouri was extremely dejected.

Eri Kisaki comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll find a good lawyer soon."

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Meanwhile, Amuro Tooru found a secluded public phone booth and contacted Kazami Yuya.

Kazami Yuya's mood was somewhat heavy: "Things are pretty much as Mr. Furuya predicted. If we had known earlier, our Public Security comrades wouldn't have died."

Amuro Tooru took a deep breath: "Yeah, I didn't expect it to explode before the summit..."

Kazami Yuya reported, "We are currently investigating domestic radicals and international terrorists. What about Mr. Furuya?"

Amuro revealed, "I'm investigating the wiring records connected to the gas switch in the conference room, but... it seems the inmate used a rather special system."

"What is it?"

"I will notify the Ministry of Public Security as soon as there is any progress in the investigation."

"understood."

"How is that matter progressing?"

"At this stage, 2291 will be invested."

"I see."

Communication hang up.

Amuro Tooru gazed at the rising sun just above the horizon, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

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The Metropolitan Police Department's investigation has also made initial progress.

However, this result was somewhat unexpected.

Inside the conference hall, the police officers were divided into two groups—one group was composed of public security officers, and the other group consisted of criminal investigators.

Shiratori Ninzaburo was standing and reporting on the latest progress of the investigation: "According to the report from the Cybercrime Division, they found a record on Detective Mori's computer that was connected to the gas switch at the scene."

Upon hearing this result, the meeting room immediately erupted in discussion.

Many people find it hard to believe that a renowned detective would do such a thing.

Upon hearing this, Kazami Yuya immediately stood up: "The matter is very clear. Kogoro Mouri sneaked into the meeting room, opened the door to the underground kitchen, left his fingerprints on it, and then tampered with the high-voltage power lines..."

Inspector Megure raised a question: if Kogoro Mouri really did enter the kitchen, why didn't the security cameras capture him?

However, Miwako Sato explained that the network at the site was only turned on yesterday, and the surveillance cameras had not been activated before.

In other words, it's possible that Kogoro Mouri could have sneaked into the kitchen before the internet was available.

Inspector Megure was speechless, and things were becoming increasingly unfavorable for Kogoro Mouri.

Kuroda Hyōe asked in a deep voice, "What did he say during the interrogation?"

Kazami Yuya said, "He has denied committing the crime from beginning to end, but even if he denies it, he can still be transferred to the prosecutor's office."

Inspector Megure was taken aback and transferred the case to the prosecutor's office?

The transfer to the procuratorate generally means that the police have completed their investigation, believe that the facts of the crime are clear and the evidence is sufficient, and that criminal liability needs to be pursued. The case then enters the stage of review and prosecution by the procuratorate.

While submitting a case for testing does not mean that the suspect has been convicted, based on past cases, it is extremely rare for a suspect to be found not guilty after submission, which almost certainly means that the crime has been committed.

Inspector Megure loudly questioned, "You're sending it for prosecution without even investigating the motive?"

Kazami Yuya adjusted his glasses and said seriously, "Sending the evidence for testing immediately after it is complete is a matter of course for a police officer."

Hearing this, it was indeed true in principle, and many criminal police officers clenched their fists in anger.

This behavior makes it seem like they're in a rush to convict Kogoro Mouri. They already didn't have a good impression of the Public Security Bureau, and now they dislike him even more.

Inspector Megure shouted, "Wait a minute, something feels off. There's something fishy about this!"

Kazami Yuya said coldly, "Do you think it's necessary to deploy so many police officers to investigate based on just these one-sided statements?"

Inspector Megure was furious, but he couldn't refute it because Kazami Yuya's actions were indeed procedurally correct.

On the contrary, he himself was somewhat swayed by his personal feelings.

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Kamiya family.

In the study, Shiho Miyano sat in front of the computer, typing rapidly on the keyboard. Behind her stood Yuya, Conan, and Curaçao (now known as Harumi Matsunuma, who lives at Yuya's house as a distant relative).

Curaçao began, “Yesterday, some kids were testing the flight range of a drone when they accidentally flew over the international conference hall where the explosion occurred. I thought you might need it, so I took the liberty of filming and taking photos of the scene.”

Yu also glanced at her: "Was it really an accident?"

Curaçao nodded calmly: "Yes."

Yu remained silent. It was as if he was a former member of the organization responsible for intelligence gathering. He was just worrying about how to obtain information about the scene, and Curaçao had already solved the problem for him.

Curaçao continued, "I found a lot of scattered debris in the images. Shiho has pieced the debris back together. Now, in order to determine the type of bomb, we are comparing various data images."