"I knew it." Uncle Mori nodded, not surprised by the answer.
In Japan, Ito is a common surname. There are many people with the surname Ito in every region. Just among the people he knows, there are three or four people with the surname Ito.
Therefore, Uncle Mori never had high hopes from the beginning.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you."
The slightly plump woman gently stroked the cat she was holding with one hand, a kind smile on her face, and looked at the group as she spoke.
Although it wasn't her fault, the apology in her tone was quite obvious.
Her attitude was completely different from that of the previous bespectacled man.
Under the sunlight, a gold badge pinned to the woman's chest reflected a dazzling luster, and Guangyou's gaze unconsciously swept over the badge.
It was a round badge with a design that looked somewhat like a sunflower, and a scale design in the center.
Putting aside the fact that he had seen this badge before at Eri's place, even an ordinary person would understand after seeing this badge that the person wearing it is a lawyer.
After looking away, Guangyou casually said, "Auntie, so you're a lawyer."
“Yes…” The woman paused slightly while stroking the cat, then smiled and said, “I am indeed a lawyer.”
"lawyer?"
Upon hearing Guangyou's words, Xiaolan seemed to remember something and said with some surprise, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be lawyer Ito Misari, right?"
"Really?" Uncle Mori didn't recognize her at first, but after hearing Ran say the woman's full name, he remembered who she was.
“It’s me.” Misari Ito hadn’t expected anyone to recognize her. She paused for a second before nodding in agreement.
"This name sounds familiar," Kōyū murmured, repeating the name softly, "Misaori Ito..."
“I heard he’s a very good lawyer.” Ai leaned closer and whispered to Kōyū, “He’s known as the ‘savior of the common people’.”
"The savior of the common people...heh..." Kōyū couldn't help but retort, "The Japanese really like giving people nicknames."
“Yes.” Ai nodded and said softly, “Perhaps only in this way can their uniqueness be highlighted.”
“I’ve heard my mother talk about you before.” Ran hadn’t heard the conversation between Kouyu and the other girl. After learning that the person in front of her was Misari Ito, whom her mother had mentioned, she said with some admiration, “She said that you would take on any request at a very low price and that you were called the ‘savior of the common people’.”
"Oh, I see."
After hearing Ran's words, Kōyū finally understood the origin of the nickname.
Legal fees are indeed a considerable expense, especially for famous lawyers, such as Eri Kisaki, who is known as the "Queen of the Legal World".
Her legal fees will be higher than those of a typical lawyer.
After all, with her undefeated record, she deserves high legal fees.
Of course, Eri Kisaki is not the kind of person who is obsessed with money.
In special circumstances, she would voluntarily lower her fees or even waive them.
Misari Ito is different.
From what Ran just said, we know that Misari Ito will accept any request at a very low price.
While it may be an exaggeration, Misari Ito is indeed a savior to ordinary people who cannot afford high legal fees.
“That’s a bit of an exaggeration.” Misari Ito’s smile widened. After all, who doesn’t want to hear others praise them? However, she didn’t delve deeper into the topic.
Instead, she immediately changed the subject: "So, your mother is a lawyer too?"
“Yes!” Xiaolan thought of her mother, and a bright smile appeared on her face. “She was also a very great and excellent lawyer.”
"That's really nice." Misari Ito chuckled as she stroked the cat in her arms.
Seeing that the topic was going off track, Uncle Mori said directly to Ran, "Alright, Ran, stop talking about those irrelevant things."
"Oh." Xiaolan realized that this was not the time for idle chatter, so she quickly nodded and stopped talking.
After reminding Ran, Uncle Mori turned to Misari Ito with a smile and asked, "By the way, do you know if there are any suspicious people with the surname Ito around here?"
“Suspicious house…” Misari Ito stopped petting the cat, thought for a moment, and then said, “If that’s the case, I heard that there’s a building behind the elementary school in 5-chome with an Ito nameplate hanging outside the gate.”
"Every night around midnight, two men who appear to be homeless enter that building, and it's said that children go in with them..."
"I suddenly feel like I'm listening to a story." Conan remained expressionless after hearing Misari Ito's words, and even seemed to want to laugh.
But he held back.
"It's the kind of story elders use to scare disobedient children." Conan curled his lip and said in a very soft voice, "Does anyone really believe such a ridiculous and old-fashioned story?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Conan felt someone poking him.
He turned his head and looked at it, then asked with some confusion, "Guangyou, why are you poking me?"
"Look over there," Kōyū said, pointing to Conan's side.
Conan fell silent after looking in the direction Kousuke was pointing.
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