Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1272 Exposed

The next day.

The group arrived at the courthouse. Tachibana Kyoko went to attend the pre-trial preparations, while the others waited in the seats in the corridor.

Ran Mouri paced anxiously, her steps somewhat unsteady.

Eri Kisaki couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up, "Ran..."

Ran Mouri was startled and instinctively turned to look at her mother.

Eri Kisaki sighed softly, "Calm down."

"But..." Ran Mouri's face was full of unease, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Yuya leaned against the wall, holding her phone, and looked up, saying, "Today isn't the official trial yet. Uncle Kogoro will be fine, don't worry."

Eri nodded: "That's right, today is just pre-trial preparation, just identifying evidence and setting the date for the public trial. There's no need to be nervous."

Ran Mouri took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but her heart was still pounding uncontrollably.

Just then, a series of footsteps approached from afar. The group looked up and saw Makoto Kusakabe and Kyoko Tachibana walking towards them one after the other.

"Mirror Lawyer!" Ran Mouri rushed over immediately.

Yuya and the others hurriedly followed—though they said they were calm, they were actually a little nervous. As soon as they saw Tachibana Kyoko come out, they immediately went up to ask her what was wrong.

As he passed by Makoto Kusakabe, he took out his phone to unlock it—Yu also heard the sound of him pressing the keypad. It was rare for someone not to turn off the keypad sound, so he couldn't help but take another look.

Eri Kisaki asked Kyoko Tachibana, "What evidence did Prosecutor Kusakabe disclose?"

Orange Mirror took out several documents from her bag: "These are still the evidence we received before. Here is a summary."

Eri Kisaki took the form and glanced through it. It was the same as what she had seen before: "What's the date of the public trial?"

“It’s the same as planned,” Orange Mirror replied.

Suddenly, she paused, handed the documents to Eri, and said, "Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom. You guys take a look first." Before she finished speaking, she hurriedly ran off in one direction.

Conan immediately called out, "Mr. Mirror, the restroom is on the other side."

But she ignored him and ran forward on her own, soon turning the corner and disappearing from sight.

Conan didn't shout anymore. Maybe there was a restroom in that direction? After all, the other person was a lawyer and frequented the courthouse, so he knew the area better than Conan.

Just then, a noisy sound came from Conan's earpiece. He was stunned. Was it the bug he had placed on Kazami Yuya?

Was he also in court?

Conan pressed the switch on his glasses, and an electronic map appeared, revealing that the transmitter's signal was indeed nearby.

He winked at Yuya, who immediately understood after glancing at his glasses. He took out his earphones from his pocket, put them on, and then the two of them followed the direction of the signal, one in front of the other.

The two searched while carefully listening to the sounds coming through their earphones.

However, the signal was a bit weak, and I could only hear Kazami Yuya's voice intermittently, "I see... Please... continue to follow up..."

"Did you find it?" Yuya asked.

Conan compared the location of the transmitter to the location of the transmitter; it was very close, but he couldn't find the person.

The courthouse had too many floors, and the glasses couldn't track vertical coordinates, so even though they had overlapped with the signal, they still couldn't see where Kazami Yuya was.

Just then, a cell phone rang in my earphones.

Yuya and Conan were stunned. Wasn't that Tachibana Kyoko's ringtone?

"I'll be right back." Tachibana Kyoko's voice was clear and the signal was good, indicating that they were very close to the location of the bugging device, and Tachibana Kyoko was also very close to Kazami Yuya.

Did you just happen to be passing by nearby?

No, the sound didn't change in distance, which means the two people were very close to each other and didn't move while they were talking in the orange mirror.

This is definitely not a coincidence.

Yuya and Conan exchanged a glance, seeing the same signal in each other's eyes—the two were meeting up!

Yuya stroked his chin and said, "Interesting..." He looked down at Conan and said, "You go follow Inspector Kazami, I'll go investigate this lawyer named Tachibana Kyoko and see who she really is."

Conan nodded.

So the two of them split up.

Conan followed Yuya Kazami to the Metropolitan Police Department, where Kazami had gone to attend a case investigation meeting.

It started raining outside, and Conan hid under a pavilion, listening intently to the meeting proceedings coming through the bugging device.

I asked Inspector Megure to investigate Kogoro Mouri's computer, and it turns out there are results.

Kogoro Mouri's computer did indeed show signs of being used as a relay point; someone used a software called NOR to illegally access the network at the explosion site.

NOR is a browser software that makes IP addresses untraceable by redirecting them through multiple computers.

Because of this complex method, it is theoretically impossible to remove the anonymity of NOR for tracking.

However, no matter how secure the software is, there will be vulnerabilities. If a cyberattack can be launched against the browser used by a prisoner, there is a possibility of tracking them down.

The Ministry of Public Security has begun investigating the server records to track and pinpoint the source of the illegal access as much as possible.

Conan listened carefully to the meeting, when suddenly he heard Kazami Yuya say, "Excuse me, I have received orders from my superiors that I need to leave the meeting temporarily."

Kuroda Hyōe agreed to his departure.

Just as Conan was wondering what was going on, a voice suddenly rang out behind him: "Were you eavesdropping on the investigation meeting?"

Conan was startled and instinctively turned around to look, only to see Amuro Tooru with his hands in his pockets, looking at him with a playful expression.

"What are you doing here?" Conan asked in a deep voice.

Amuro Tooru looked Conan up and down, and said meaningfully, "I'm a little curious about you. You're just a child, so why does Yuya-kun trust you so much?"

With Yuya and Kogoro Mouri acting as double shields, Conan's identity has almost never been questioned.

Amuro Tooru naturally didn't know that Conan's true identity was high school detective Shinichi Kudo. He only felt that the boy was unusually intelligent, and Yuuya trusted him a lot.

This time, he was even tasked with wiretapping police investigation meetings.

Conan didn't speak; he was thinking about what excuse he could use to get away with it.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the side.

Conan instinctively looked in that direction.

Amuro Tooru said calmly, "Come out."

Conan's expression changed—Kazami Yuya emerged from the bushes. The superior he just mentioned was Amuro Tooru?

Kazami Yuya's rank is Assistant Inspector, which means that Amuro Tooru's rank is at least Inspector, and judging from his age, he may even be Superintendent.

Kazami Yuya noticed Conan's confusion, but since Amuro Tooru said it was okay, he asked, "Why did you call me out?"

Amuro Tooru did not answer, but simply lowered his head, his face hidden in the shadows.

Kazami Yuya was confused: "Mr. Fukitani?"

Amuro Tooru suddenly stepped closer, his expression gloomy, which made Kazami Yuya's heart skip a beat. What wrong had he done?

In the next instant, Amuro Toru moved with lightning speed, grabbing Kazami Yuya's arm, twisting and pulling it back, tearing open a corner of his sleeve, and a miniature listening device slipped into his palm.

Kazami Yuya's expression changed drastically upon seeing this scene—when?

Amuro Tooru looked coldly at Kazami Yuya: "How can someone like you become a public security officer?"

Kazami Yuya's face was grim. He opened his mouth to speak, but could only apologize in a hoarse voice: "I...I'm sorry..."

Conan gritted his teeth. Damn it, he'd been discovered.