Everyone knows Kogoro Mouri, especially his signature raucous laughter and arrogance. That arrogance may well stem from a terrifying ability he keeps hidden, one that he has only occasionally revealed in glimpses. When I first started watching Detective Conan, the character who left the deepest impression on me wasn't Conan, but the comical, ridiculous uncle with an impressive knack for fighting... He's always been kind and lovable. In every case, he'd rather attribute the victim's death to suicide, because he kindly believes that love exists in this world.
But he's not always so "incompetent." When those close to him are involved, the ability he displays is truly terrifying. Though he sometimes loses to Shinichi in certain areas, his seasoned experience and unique perspective often let him solve cases even faster than Shinichi... Perhaps, as netizens have suggested, Eri wouldn't fall for an utterly useless mediocrity. Mouri...
This novel and its characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
There are too many words in the paragraph, but the writing is pretty good.