Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Kisaki Eri frowned in thought.

If a student is expelled from the police academy on the grounds of suspected mental problems during a mental examination, and if he or she cannot produce clear examination results and has no other legitimate reasons, he or she can file an administrative appeal with the police academy's superior agency, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and ask them to review the decision.

If the Metropolitan Police Department cannot come up with an explanation, we can file a lawsuit in court and bring both the Metropolitan Police Department and the Police Academy to court.

And Sakurai Izumi's request was also very simple. She said that because of the rumors in the police academy, she no longer wanted to go back, and only asked the police academy to give her compensation and...

...to embarrass them as much as possible! To put it bluntly, it is to retaliate and trigger public opinion to criticize them.

Moreover, the remuneration offered by Ms. Sakurai was very generous, and she was willing to use half of the final compensation as the commission fee.

Rationally speaking, Kisaki Eri was inclined to accept the commission. As long as everything Sakurai Izumi said was true, and as long as there was no hidden secret that would affect the verdict, she would basically not lose the case.

But from a personal point of view, Eri Kisaki finds it difficult to accept this because her husband, Kogoro Mori, is an inspector in the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Asking her to sue her husband's workplace? Not only would it affect Maori Kogoro's career, it might even cause conflicts between the couple.

...It's not worth it.

If Miss Sakurai knew her family situation, she might not have asked her for a commission.

After much hesitation, Kisaki Eri finally declined Sakurai Izumi.

The purpose of Koizumi coming to see Eri Kisaki this time was actually to try to establish a relationship with the main characters by taking advantage of the opportunity to find a lawyer to fight the lawsuit.

It would be best if Kisaki Eri could accept her commission, but if not, it doesn't matter, it would be good to just get to know her.

As a result, she not only met the three heavyweight protagonists, Kudo, Ran and Sonoko, but also met Kudo Yukiko. The harvest far exceeded her expectations, and Koizumi was very satisfied.

So after hearing Kisaki Eri's refusal, Koizumi calmly accepted the result.

"Okay, I understand what you mean. I'll take my leave now."

Fei Yingli:......

So straightforward? Why don't you try to persuade me again? Maybe I will agree.

"...Or, let me recommend a colleague to you. He should be more confident in handling this kind of commission."

"Okay, please."

Koizumi took out a small notebook. She copied a lot of lawyers' information from the newspaper and mixed it with the list given by Kurofuji Kisou.

In order to make the fake play real, she visited several people both truly and fakely before coming to see Kisaki Eri.

When Koizumi heard that Eri Kisaki wanted to recommend a candidate to her, she naturally regarded this person as the first candidate for her follow-up plan and carefully wrote down the contact information.

Kisaki Eri saw many names of her colleagues written densely on the notebook, and her own name was crossed out by the other party.

Hibiki felt a little uncomfortable for some reason. She forced a smile and walked out of the office with Koizumi.

The three little ones who were sitting on the sofa in the waiting area saw someone coming out and immediately rushed over excitedly.

"Sakurai-ah... Sister, let's continue!"

Koizumi squatted down and looked at them straight in the eyes, then smiled and said, "No, sister, I have to leave now."

Kudo Shinichi took a sharp look at Kisaki Eri's expression and asked, "Can't Aunt Kisaki Eri solve your request?"

Fei Yingli:......

Why is she the elder sister and I am the aunt?

Koizumi thought for a moment and replied, "No, it's because Attorney Fei has other requests, so the timing is not right."

"you're lying."

Little Kudo had no idea what euphemism meant, and said bluntly: "I know all the work that Auntie Kisaki Eri has. She just doesn't want to take your commission."

Eri Kisaki clenched her fists, glanced at the embarrassed Yukiko Kudo, and asked her with her eyes: Can you fight?

Yukiko Kudo looked up and down but didn't dare to look at her good sister.

Mao Lilan rushed to Eri Kisaki, hugged her legs, and asked softly, "Mom, can't you help Sister Sakurai?"

Suzuki Sonoko also came over and looked up and asked, "Yes, yes, why don't you accept her commission?"

Just as Hibiki Eri was struggling to explain to the three children, Koizumi clapped his hands and said loudly, "Come here, I'll give each of you one last chance. If you win, let Attorney Hibiki take my case, how about that?"

The three kids instantly went all guns blazing, surrounded Koizumi and shouted, "Okay!"

Kisaki Eri frowned, but before she could say no, Kudo Yukiko quietly pulled her.

Kisaki Eri looked at her friend in confusion, and Kudo Yukiko shook her head gently at her, signaling her to watch quietly.

Koizumi took out a coin and shook it in front of the three people: "I will make it easier this time, you must watch carefully."

She put the coin in the palm of her left hand, clenched her fist, and asked with a smile: "Which hand is it in?"

Kisaki Eri was very unhappy.

Left hand, everyone can see it clearly with such slow movements. I think you just want to use the child to force me to accept your commission.

Sure enough, the three little ones said in unison: "Left hand!"

Koizumi spread out his left hand, and his palm was empty.

"Huh?!" Eri Kisaki widened her eyes in surprise and turned to look at Yukiko Kudo.

Yukiko explained to her in a low voice: "Ran and Sonoko told me that Miss Sakurai played with them for almost an hour just now, and they didn't guess correctly once. This should be a close-up magic performance technique. Even we can't see the flaw. Miss Sakurai's skills are really amazing."

Fei Yingli:......

Although, she seemed to have framed a good person just now. I feel a little guilty...

Kudo Shinichi rushed over and pulled open Koizumi's right hand, and when he saw the five-yen coin in his palm, he screamed, "How could it be!"

Koizumi smiled and said, "This is the second time, watch out!"

As she spoke, she slowly placed the coin in the palm of her right hand, made a fist, and asked, "Where is it?"

Yukiko let down her guard and immersed herself in the game: "Hmm, it looks like it's on the right."

Kudo Yukiko nodded: "Yes, it's on the right."

Xiaolan and Sonoko: "Right hand!"

Kudo Shinichi: "Left hand!"

Koizumi smiled and said nothing, waiting for the children to reach a consensus.

Kudo Shinichi shouted to Xiaolan and Sonoko: "Listen to me! It must be on the left!"

Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and gave up.

Sonoko shouted in dissatisfaction: "Why? It's obviously the right hand! Everyone saw it!"

"It's on the left! Just listen to me, it won't be wrong!"

"What if you guess wrong?"

"If I'm wrong, I'll go to the library with you tomorrow!"

"No! If you guess wrong, you'll have to carry my and Lan's school bags for a week!"

Little Kudo was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and agreed: "Deal! Anyway, I must have guessed right this time."

Sonoko nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then choose the left hand."

You're done, Kudo Shinichi, go get the girl's schoolbag!

Koizumi almost laughed out loud. She didn't need anyone to urge her, she just slowly opened her palm, with the coin in her right hand.

Suzuki Sonoko laughed: "It's obviously on the right side, everyone saw it! Kudo Shinichi, are you stupid, hahahaha!"

Kudo Shinichi blushed and pointed at Koizumi and shouted, "How could it be! You you you..."

Seeing that the boy was about to get angry, Koizumi simply put the coin into his hand and said, "This time you hide it and I guess. If I guess wrong, you win. How about that?"

"Okay! Just wait!"

Kudo Shinichi said something vicious, ran to a corner, fiddled with it furtively for a long time, and then came back, confidently holding out his two tightly clenched fists and saying, "Guess!"

Koizumi pretended to observe carefully for a while, then turned to the two girls next to him and asked, "Which hand do you think it is in?"

Xiaolan thought about it and said hesitantly: "...left hand?"

Sonoko said without hesitation: "Then I guess the right hand."

Koizumi laughed: "I guess he doesn't have any in either hand."

Kudo Shinichi's smug expression froze.

Koizumi tilted his head and looked at him and asked, "Isn't that right, Kudo-chan?"

Little Kudo spread out his hands, both of which were empty.

Sonoko's eyes widened as she yelled, "Kudo Shinichi, you cheated!"

Little Kudo ignored Sonoko and stared at Koizumi, unwillingly asking, "How did you guess that?"

"Because..." Koizumi reached out and gently touched Xiaolan's ear, "Because the coin is here."

She turned her wrist and held her five-yen coin firmly between her index and middle fingers.

"Ah!" Xiaolan covered her ears and screamed.

Yuanzi circled around her twice and looked at her intently: "What's going on? Why is she behind Xiaolan's ear?"

Kisaki Eri, Kudo Yukiko, and the employees who had been watching in the office all applauded loudly.

Eri Kisaki: "This is my first time watching close-up magic, it's amazing!"

Kudo Yukiko also exclaimed: "Indeed. Could this Miss Sakurai be a disciple of some magic master?"

Fei Yingli:......

The thinking mode influenced by her husband, a criminal policeman, started up again.

Is it reasonable that a police academy student is also a disciple of a magic master? If she were to commit petty theft with such skills, no one would be able to catch her, right?

Koizumi clapped his hands and stood up: "Okay, the game is over, I really have to go."

"No! Don't leave!" Little Kudo grabbed Koizumi's trouser leg tightly, "I haven't guessed right once!"

"Xiao Xin, don't be unreasonable!"

Kudo Yukiko was a little angry. But when she saw her son's eyes were filled with tears, she involuntarily reduced her strength in pulling him.

Koizumi: ...

Oh my god, I actually made the male lead cry, will I be struck by lightning?

There is no way, you have to take responsibility for your own mistakes.

Koizumi could only patiently comfort him, "Kudo, this is just a magic trick. Magic performances are most interesting only when you don't know the answer, right? If I told you the answer from the beginning, would you still find it interesting? Would you still think about why? The same is true for the reason why Attorney Hime can't accept my commission. Although I can't tell you why now, as long as you don't give up thinking and verifying, you will always find the answer."

Fei Yingli:......

I suspected she was not a good person, but she still wanted to help me out. I felt so guilty...

Kudo Shinichi frowned and refused to let go.

"Okay, okay. I'm really scared of you. How about this? I'll leave you another puzzle I made up. If you can solve it the next time we meet, I'll tell you the secret of this magic. How about that?"

As Koizumi spoke, he tore off a blank page from his notebook, wrote on it in two or three strokes, and handed it over: "Here, you are not allowed to ask for help from outsiders, you must crack it yourself. If I find out that you cheated again, the agreement will be invalid, understand?"

After that, she turned to Xiaolan and Yuanzi beside her and said, "Help me supervise him and don't let him cheat."

Suzuki Sonoko immediately patted her chest and agreed: "No problem, we will keep a good eye on him!"

Mao Lilan also nodded very seriously: "Yes!"

Kudo Shinichi took the paper solemnly and nodded seriously: "I know! I can definitely crack it!"

Think about it slowly. Without the help of your father, Kudo Yusaku, I don't believe that you, a real elementary school student, can decipher the code that I wrote to the police by yourself!

Fei Yingli:......

Xiaolan seems to be more cheerful. She seems to really like this Sakurai sister. Otherwise, I will accept her commission...

While she was still hesitating, Koizumi had already waved goodbye to the three children and left in a decisive manner.

Koizumi: ...

I had to run away quickly. If I get entangled by Kudo Shinichi again, I was afraid that the god of death would come.

Fei Yingli:......

Ms. Sakurai, are you really not going to fight for my commission? Why do I feel even worse?