431 Chapter 429: Calm After the Case
Due to Senichi's unexpected intervention, the highly anticipated showdown between the "Madonna of Prosecutors" and the "Queen of the Courtroom" turned into a routine court trial.
Despite the disappointment among the onlookers, Senichi's abilities garnered a renewed appreciation.
As for the two central figures in the case, they didn't express any disappointment. Instead, they separately made calls to express their gratitude.
Eri Kisaki thanked Senichi for helping her uncover the truth and clearing her defendant of unjust charges.
Senichi humbly stated that it was simply his duty, and he troubled Eri Kisaki, in the previous case involving Niigata Sakurako, where Senichi asked for her assistance.
It was a way to provide a reasonably good outcome for those who had made mistakes.
Of course, someone like Masahiko Arima didn't deserve any sympathy from Senichi.
Surprisingly, Reiko Kujo also called Senichi to express gratitude for finding the real culprit.
Senichi was familiar with Reiko Kujo, having dealt with her in the handover of several cases after joining the force.
However, Senichi usually focused on apprehending suspects and didn't handle follow-ups, so their interactions were limited. It was unexpected for her to initiate contact this time.
But thinking about it, it made sense. From an organizational perspective, having a high-profile courtroom confrontation with such an incident happening was not favorable, and the prosecutors would face challenges as well. Expressing thanks was a reasonable gesture.
From a personal perspective, Reiko Kujo was someone who sought justice. Senichi helped her avoid a fundamentally erroneous judgment, so her call of gratitude was understandable.
Having casually created some goodwill, Senichi was in a good mood. The Criminal Investigation and Inspection departments had close ties, and they often interacted in their daily work. Making connections with the best prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office might come in handy someday.
As a hands-off manager, Senichi was usually more focused on catching criminals and less on the aftermath. After solving the case, he decided to leave work early since there didn't seem to be any pending cases today.
After Returning home and freshening up, he lay in the courtyard while enjoying the breeze, he checked his latest gains with a feeling of contentment.
["Hitchhiking Murder Case"]
[Congratulations to the host for gaining 400 Fate Points.]
Perhaps because Senichi had resolved the case ahead of schedule, significantly altering its original trajectory, he not only earned Fate Points this time but also received a more generous reward.
Senichi thought he hadn't worked in vain this time, as it was the first time he received a more substantial reward after changing the course of a case following a murder.
Previously, wasn't it either 200 Fate Points for the minimum or 300 for the standard? Although this time it's slightly higher, not by much, it's the first confirmation that with Senichi's appropriate intervention, there can be more gains.
As for the lottery, he decided to temporarily give up. Recently, he had just single-drawn a lot of luck, and Senichi felt it would be very noob-like to draw again soon. Besides, he needed to save Fate Points to purchase something more important.
That something was none other than a week's vacation card!
Priced at 700 Fate Points, it was quite expensive, enough to afford a ten-draw immediately. Generally, Senichi wouldn't spend on such luxury items.
However, thinking about the group of grim reapers he invited to his engagement ceremony...
Senichi felt that if he didn't want to turn the engagement into a "Blood-stained Engagement," he'd better honestly pay "protection fees" to the "Death God" and keep him from approaching.
As mentioned earlier, in the world of deduction, the persecution rate was highest at banquets, engagement or wedding ceremonies, involving the main characters and their close relatives.
Even though Senichi had the favor of destiny, when the Grim Reapers and various "case triggers" gathered together, it was best to be cautious.
So, Senichi decided to pay this protection fee!
Fortunately, the reward after solving the case this time was quite good. If all went well, he could buy a vacation card after solving one more case.
While contemplating, he heard his mother calling for dinner. Senichi snapped back to reality and headed towards the dining room.
Yes, dinner was eaten with his parents. Since Ayako hadn't moved in yet, and Senichi's parents were in Tokyo for discussions arranged by Suzuki Tomoko regarding their engagement, the family had reunited.
The advantage of doing so was that Senichi didn't have to think about how to handle three meals.
Dinner was taken care of by his dad, and tonight's meal was Chinese. Naturally, there was porridge, something rare in Japan.
Don't be surprised; after all, in Japan, porridge is usually for the sick. Only households like Senichi's occasionally drink porridge in the evening.
After a dinner that might not be the last but would be memorable, Senichi read a bit and then deliberately took an hour to practice darts.
Since the incident with Sakurako's suicide attempt, the hidden weapon had already begun to show its effectiveness.
In the absence of a gun, hidden weapons are very useful at close to medium range, whether it's for saving people or dealing with enemies, making them extremely convenient.
Daily life passed by quickly, perhaps because of the Lavender Villa case, and the consecutive case that followed put "Grim Reaper" into a "wise man" mode, making this week unusually smooth.
Once people get into the routine of a monotonous "repeat" daily life, time will pass by in the blink of an eye and disappear.
Soon, it was Friday morning.
After having breakfast at home, Senichi went to the Criminal Investigation Department as usual, spent some time dealing with miscellaneous matters, and then went on patrol in his car.
Although for Senichi, these patrols were unnecessary, and it wouldn't matter if he didn't do them, in fact, he had ulterior motives.
On and off the road, Senichi finally parked his car at the entrance of Teitan Elementary School.
And at this time, it happened to be Conan and the others' dismissal time.
As soon as the three kids stepped out, they saw Senichi standing by the car, waving at them with a smile.
"Ah! Detective Senichi!"
"Why are you here?"
"Could there be a case!"
The three kids, upon seeing Senichi, immediately looked around suspiciously, with a cautious demeanor.
"No, no!" Senichi shook his head with a wry smile. "I just happened to pass by and wanted to say hello."
Of course, this was a lie.
He didn't come here by chance; it was intentional.
After all, this week, except for solving the hitchhiking murder case on Monday, everything had been calm.
But Saturday and Sunday were approaching. Senichi estimated that the "wise man time" was about to end, and Conan was probably getting ready to "work" again.
So, he pretended to casually pass by in his car, planning to extract some information from Conan, observe his weekend activities, and prepare accordingly.
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