I heard Kumiko's question and saw that classic smile on his face.
Conan, who was watching Kogoro Mouri from a distance and was about to perform a sleeping deduction, was startled and subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
"Of course I don't usually talk to people like this!"
Conan pretended to remain calm and continued speaking from a distance.
"It's just that when I'm reasoning, I often maintain this posture, because this is how I can maximize my abilities!"
"Really? Mr. Maori, I have another question."
Kumiko slowly walked from the defendant's lawyer's seat and approached Kogoro Mori.
With a smile on his face, he leaned slightly and looked at the sleeping Kogoro as if examining him.
"Did you keep your mouth still while performing that so-called reasoning just now? And then how did the sound come out?"
"Because, because it's ventriloquism!"
Conan felt worse and worse, with beads of sweat running down his forehead.
"I'm used to using ventriloquism to reason. This inspires me quite a bit!"
"Ah, I see."
Keisuke Kumiko showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
"That is to say, when you reason, you usually support your chin with one hand, lower your head slightly, close your eyes, and don't look ahead. Then you don't speak normally, but use ventriloquism, which is only used in acrobatics..."
As he spoke, the smile on Keisuke Kumiko's lips gradually widened.
"Even if this is in a sacred court."
As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes in the court focused on Kogoro Mouri at that moment.
Especially the gazes of the judge and the jury, which were already somewhat hostile at the beginning, now showed a hint of displeasure.
"I told you, I have to do this to unleash my full potential!"
Conan became a little anxious, and his voice unconsciously became louder.
But this behavior will only deepen the negative impression of the referees.
The judge immediately struck the gavel, "Special witness, please maintain basic etiquette and speak normally to others!"
"I, I..."
Suddenly Conan couldn't catch his breath.
He never expected that Keisuke Kumiko would actually use such a move against him!
This move caught him off guard, and all his carefully prepared reasoning suddenly became useless.
However, it seemed that Keisuke Kumiko was not going to let him go.
As we all know, Japan is a country that attaches great importance to etiquette and has the habit of respecting others.
He looked at everyone around him and spoke loudly.
It is necessary to take off your shoes when entering a house. In Japanese hotels and restaurants, it is necessary to wear clean shoes and socks.
When meeting each other, it is necessary to bow politely. When a subordinate meets their superior, they must wait for the other person to raise their head before they themselves can do so.
"When participating in important activities such as tea ceremony or haiku, it is necessary to kneel instead of sitting cross-legged."
"When speaking to others, one should always use humble language and be good at self-deprecation to please others."
Keisuke Kumiko listed them one by one.
Then he looked at Kogoro Mori again.
"Excuse me, Mr. Maori, do you live in Japan? Are you Japanese?"
"You don't look people in the eye, you speak with ventriloquism, you keep saying that you need to use this attitude towards people when reasoning. When you do this, do you ever have the thought of truly respecting others in your heart?"
"Or do you simply treat the place of reasoning as a stage for your own solo performance?"
"Even though this stage is in the court, a sacred place that controls the fate of others, even life and death!"
The courtroom remained completely silent.
Keisuke Kumiko's voice was sonorous and powerful and continued to echo in the courtroom.
Every question he asked went straight to the hearts of others.
Everyone present nodded one after another, with approval in their eyes.
Among the audience, some villagers from Moonshadow Island were also very knowledgeable and immediately followed his words and began to applaud.
Of course, there would be no reaction from Kogoro Mouri because he was indeed asleep.
However, Conan, who was hiding behind the audience seats in the distance, sat down on the ground.
Observing the scene in the arena, his face turned pale, and sweat ran down his temples.
He knew that the uncle was no longer useful.
Originally, Conan wanted to show off his reasoning in court, and he could also appear as "Mouri's assistant" in the middle.
But these ideas were completely shattered after what Keisuke Kumiko did.
Sure enough, the judge immediately struck the gavel.
"Special witness, please speak normally! Otherwise, you will be expelled from the courtroom for contempt of court!"
The judge's majestic voice resounded everywhere.
This is the judge's ultimatum.
It's a pity that there was no response from Kogoro Mori.
So, under the judge's order, the court police on both sides stepped forward, grabbed the arms of the sleeping Mouri Kogoro, dragged him out of the courtroom like a drunkard, and threw him outside.
During this time, Kumiko winked at Conan, who was in the audience.
"Stupid..."
Conan cursed silently, and his teeth almost broke from anger.
Of course, he noticed it too.
Kumiko's sharp and sarcastic remarks were seemingly directed at Kogoro Mouri.
In fact, it was him who was facing them.
He said it specifically for him to hear, just to humiliate him.
Damn it, if I had known earlier that the anesthetic needle should be injected directly into this person, then this lawsuit wouldn't have been so troublesome...
Conan hated him so much that he couldn't help but have such a thought in his mind.
But as soon as this thought entered his mind, he immediately realized it and suppressed it.
You can't do that.
He represents the side of justice, how could he do such a thing?
You must never do something as despicable as Keisuke Kumiko.
Conan warned himself in his heart, as if trying to convince himself.
Here, after the special witness was expelled from the court, according to the court procedures, the speaking person returned to the prosecutor's side.
"Please ask the prosecution to present other evidence!" The judge struck the gavel.
Kujo Reiko nodded and stood up.
She glanced at Keisuke Kumiko.
She also realized that this was the other party's tactic. Expelling the special witness from the court was equivalent to losing a piece of evidence for the prosecution.
However, Kujo Reiko felt strange inside and didn't feel any rejection.
Perhaps it is doubt about the truth, or perhaps it is sympathy for the suspect.
Or...
Kujo Reiko looked at Kumiko with something strange in her eyes.
I have to say, what Keisuke Kumiko said just now in court was very touching.
Even she, his opponent, was almost convinced by him.
"This letter was a warning about a crime sent by the suspect to the Maori Detective Agency. We have determined the address of the letter through the post office."
Reiko Kujo took out a piece of letter paper and held it up for everyone to see.
(End of this chapter)