Chapter 57
Beauty Saves the Hero
"Brother Lin Ran, do you have anything to say?"
"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to tell Inspector Megure who the real killer is."
"Huh? Brother Lin Ran, you're not kidding, are you?"
Lin Ran stepped forward, shielding Eri Kisaki, whose eyes were slightly darting, behind her. Facing the surprised Inspector Megure, she grinned and said, "Of course not, the murderer is... this gentleman."
As he spoke, he pointed to the baseball player in the corner.
The baseball player, publicly identified, initially panicked, but quickly regained his composure and shouted, "You, you're slandering me! Just because I said that woman was also a suspect, you're deliberately retaliating against me! Everyone saw it, right? They're in cahoots with the police!"
Incite emotions.
This was a good move. After all, the masses are blind; they only see what they want to see. Suddenly, all the onlookers outside turned to look at Lin Ran and Fei Yingli, and started discussing among themselves.
Seeing this, Inspector Megure was even more perplexed, looking at Lin Ran with difficulty: "Brother Lin Ran, accusing a murderer requires evidence. Based solely on speculation, I'm afraid..."
Lin Ran turned her head and looked at Eri Kisaki beside her with an innocent expression: "Attorney, do we need evidence to identify a murderer?"
Eri Kisaki elegantly adjusted her glasses and replied in a professional tone, "Of course it is necessary. In the Japanese legal system, accusations without solid evidence are equivalent to defamation. If I were to act as this gentleman's defense lawyer, based on the current situation, I am confident that I can secure his release within a few hours."
Hearing this powerful and clearly unapproachable female lawyer say this, the baseball player suddenly felt like he'd grabbed a lifeline, straightening his back a bit: "Did you hear that? This woman herself said it! Without evidence, you're slandering me! Officer, I'm suing them for defamation!"
Lin Ran said thoughtfully, "Oh, I see."
He paused, and just as the baseball player breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly changed the subject: "But... I have evidence."
"What?"
Inspector Megure, who was pondering how to help Lin Ran and Eri escape their predicament, suddenly perked up and hurriedly asked, "Brother Lin Ran, where's the evidence?"
The baseball player began performing the "smile disappearing act."
Lin Ran sniffed: "Inspector Megure, you've been in here for so long, haven't you smelled anything? The strongest smell here is... the blood on him."
Upon hearing this, several police officers and customers who were near the baseball player subconsciously sniffed, their faces showing a look of sudden realization. The smell of blood on the other person was noticeably stronger than that of the others.
"You're talking nonsense!" The baseball player's forehead veins bulged as he hurriedly defended himself, "I was the first one to get there and stayed the longest. What's so strange about picking up a bit of the smell? Don't be fooled by him!"
"Who stayed the longest?"
Lin Ran chuckled, her gaze falling on the baseball player's right hand hanging by his side. "That's a good reason, but... I remember when you first came into the store, the bandage on your hand was tied at the junction of your ring finger and palm. How come after you went to the restroom, the bandage has moved to your middle finger?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the baseball player's face turned deathly pale, and he instinctively hid his right hand behind his back.
This subtle movement was immediately noticed by everyone.
"How about this gentleman remove the bandages so we can see what interesting 'wound' is hidden underneath?"
Lin Ran looked at the baseball player with a mocking expression.
He was originally too lazy to meddle in other people's business, since neither the deceased nor he were good people, but unfortunately, this guy wouldn't let him watch the show in peace, so he decided not to pretend anymore.
I'm coming clean! I've read the script!
"I...I..."
After Lin Ran said that, the baseball player's lips trembled, his eyes darted around, and he couldn't even speak clearly.
Just then, Eri Kisaki stepped forward and stood beside Lin Ran, her cold and beautiful face bearing a perfect smile that mixed pity and mockery:
"Oh dear, you murderer are so careless! Such important evidence is still strapped to your body. In that case, even if I'm incredibly skilled, it will be very difficult to defend you."
The lawyer's words, unusually, carried a hint of something at the end.
Lin Ran stretched out a hand to her.
Eri smiled slightly, understanding his meaning, and extended her fair and slender hand to give him a crisp high five!
The two of them, working in unison and delivering scathing remarks, completely broke the baseball player's nerves.
So these two have been making a fool of him the whole time!
"Huff...huff..."
The baseball player, breathing heavily, glared at the approaching police officer, his eyes bloodshot. "Get out of my way! You damned woman! How dare you play me! Die!"
He shoved aside the police officers blocking his way and charged towards Eri Kisaki.
A professional baseball player has strict requirements regarding physique and weight. When he charged forward like that, he was like a giant vehicle, and several police officers blocking his way were sent flying.
"well……"
Lin Ran sighed as she looked at the familiar traditional rice cake art of fighting at the drop of a hat and stepped forward.
He was just a weak scholar, and he definitely couldn't beat anyone in a fight, but he couldn't bear to see the person he liked get hurt in front of him, so... he could only step in to try and gain some favor.
Even if it's not very useful, the attitude has to be right.
"Get out of the way!"
Lin Ran had barely taken a step, not even properly assuming the hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress stance, when he was pulled behind him by Eri, looking completely bewildered.
Sigh, I haven't even started building up my favorability rating yet!
Seeing the baseball player charging towards her, the lawyer remained calm. Instead, she twisted her neck, still angry from being scolded by Lin Ran for her recklessness in the library. "Go ahead and pull out a gun if you dare."
"Bang!!!"
A perfect over-the-shoulder throw.
The baseball player, weighing over 200 pounds, was cleanly and forcefully slammed onto the marble floor of the coffee shop by Eri Kisaki. He didn't even have time to scream before he passed out.
My eyes rolled back, my head tilted to the side—sleep isn't allowed here.
Looking at the cracks on the floor that spread out like a spider web from the spot where the baseball player landed, and then at Eri Kisaki, who was brushing off non-existent dust from her hands and regaining her elegant and dignified demeanor, Lin Ran silently took a breath.
System! System! Are you there?
Hurry, hurry, quickly draw me some technology to enhance my body, otherwise I feel like I can't handle it.
Xiaolan and the lawyer are truly mother and daughter; their fighting skills are practically identical. No wonder the lawyer, who is usually known for his rationality and composure, suddenly "lost his temper" at the library that day.
It turns out she wasn't acting impulsively.
Rather, it was her superior intelligence telling her that it was time to use her superpowers.