"Come to think of it..." Mouri Ran rose from her desk, walked to the window, and curiously looked outside. "We've been hearing police sirens since this morning. Haven't they found anything about yesterday's Explosion Case yet?"
"That's perfectly normal." Suzuki Sonoko was unsurprised. "Jiang Xia is still at school taking exams! If you ask me, that bomber probably targeted this exact point and chose to strike today—how devious!"
Mouri Ran initially thought that made sense, but then something felt off. "Didn't those officers say yesterday that this case had been planned for three years? Three years ago..."
Jiang Xia had still been in middle school, hadn't he?
Just as she was thinking that, the ring tone sounded, and the Proctor walked in.
"Everyone, return to your seats." The Proctor had headphones hanging from his ears as he swept his gaze around the room. "Get ready for the next exam."
In the corner of the classroom, the surveillance camera slowly turned to a new angle, as though reminding the students to stay true to themselves and not cheat.
"That's the client."
At a café near Tokyo Tower, Kisaki Eri looked toward a car parked outside and quietly said to "Lawyer Shirai" across from her:
"A few days ago, when he came to visit Tokyo Tower, he happened to run into a Knife robbery. When the culprit fled, he knocked into him and sent him crashing against the stairway Guardrail. The Guardrail came loose, and he fell down the stairs, fracturing his lower leg."
It was only a Knife robbery, not a murder case. Curacao felt more at ease. "So the client wants to sue Tokyo Tower because its Guardrail wasn't sturdy enough?"
Kisaki Eri nodded. "That's not a very professional way to put it, but that's roughly what he means.