Chapter 373: Great Ace Attorney… No Way! (4)

“Oh, I see. Then, I will begin to explain this case.”

Inspector Shiratori said this while standing behind the testimony desk.

[~Testimony about the case of the Sherlock Holmes fan murder~]

[Testimony begins]

“The suspect in this case is Mr. Kawazu Hiroo.”

“The reason the police arrested him as a criminal is simple: he has no alibi.”

“Yesterday morning at 3 o’clock, Kanaya Hiroyuki drove his car towards the cliff, and eventually both the driver and the car fell off the cliff.”

“Based on the testimonies of Toshiaki Fujisawa, Ayako Oki, and Kento Toba who were there at the time.”

“Kaya Hiroyuki, who was driving at 3 a.m., is suspected to be dead and did not respond to their words.”

“From midnight to 3 a.m. that day, Fujisawa Toshiaki, Oki Ayako, and Toba Kento were all in the restaurant.”

“Therefore, the only people who were capable of killing people during this time period were four people who were not at the scene at the time.”

“They are the maid Iwai Hitomi, the astrologer Toda Maria, and the librarian Shimizu Nanako…”

“And the suspect in this case, physical education teacher Kawazu Yuo.”

“And when Oki Ayako was killed in a car explosion in the garage for unknown reasons…”

“At about 5:50 that day, the power supply of the hotel suddenly tripped, and then Fujisawa Toshiaki was stabbed.”

“According to other witnesses, the murderer stabbed Fujisawa Toshiaki in the dark after he lit a lighter and looked at him.”

“I ran to the window, broke the glass with a chair to pretend I had escaped, and then pushed the chair back…”

“Then return to your original position, pretend to be surprised, and have the physical strength to complete this series of actions.”

“There was only Kawazu Yuo, a physical education teacher, so he was arrested by the police as a criminal.”

[End of testimony]

…If I remember correctly, the person closest to the window in the anime seemed to be Kento Toba.

Kawazu Hiroo’s speed was simply not enough to injure people, break windows, put chairs back in place, and return to the original position in a short period of time.

But if it’s Kento Toba, it will work because his position is very close to the window.

He just needed to pull out the ice pick, find an opportunity to stab it at the only place where there was light, and smash the glass regardless of whether he hit it or not.

After smashing the glass and pushing the chair, he stood by the window after wiping off the fingerprints, and then reasoned with a detective look…

(He has invisibly removed himself from the picture, because he is a detective, so it is reasonable for him to stand anywhere.)
(Just like the real murderer in the Sherlock Holmes series cannot be Sherlock Holmes himself.)
(In the eyes of Sherlock Holmes fans, the detective cannot be the murderer, and all they need to do is to remove the detective himself.)
(Then the real criminal can only be the “suspect” pointed out by the detective.)
Xiang Yuanguang’s finger gently touched his forehead.

The situation here is not difficult to reason about, and he said from the beginning that it is not difficult to restore the truth.

Even if he doesn’t know the plot at all, as long as he throws a heart lock to her when they meet, the truth will be clear.

After all, the key witness in this case is only Kento Toba.

“From this perspective, it seems that Mr. Kawazu Yuo is the only suspect.”

“After all, it is too difficult for the other women to do this so quickly.”

The presiding judge nodded, agreeing with Inspector Shiratori’s testimony.

In response to this, Xiang Yuanguang couldn’t help but sigh. He almost understood it.

This bald old man has most likely never taken over the trial of the Lingxiao Coaster murder case.

Otherwise he would know that common sense does not apply to the people of Beika Town.

Just like you can’t reason with a super rookie in the world of Pokémon. “…Hey, why does this bald old man seem like someone without his own opinion?”

“It feels like he will lean towards whoever is speaking.”

Hattori Heiji, who was standing next to him, asked Genkou in a low voice, and it was obvious that he was quite puzzled.

However, the doubts raised by this famous detective from Kansai had actually been asked by the famous detective from Kanto long ago.

Now in Xiang Yuanguang’s other pocket, the special headphones Conan gave him were turned on.

If Hattori Heiji hadn’t been next to him, he would have put it on and started double rowing.

But in this situation, Conan can only be a pure listener.

“…You’d better not say such things here, otherwise you will really be thrown out.”

“Although the Chief Judge may seem unreliable, he will definitely not let you down at the critical moment.”

“After all, he is the chief judge who always makes the right decision at the decisive moment.”

Xiang Yuanguang replied to Hattori Heiji’s question in a low voice.

This made three big yellow question marks appear above Hattori Heiji’s head.

Zundu is fake? Why can’t I see that this old man is so powerful?

You are not simply trying to suck up to the presiding judge, are you? Can’t he hear you even if you speak so quietly?
(He doesn’t understand the case and is still a fence-sitter. I can be the presiding judge.)
The famous detective from Kansai complained inwardly.

However, Prosecutor Sugiura at the prosecutor’s table had already fiddled with his wig.

As soon as he heard the presiding judge agree with him, he immediately became proud.

Why? Because the presiding judge has the highest authority to make decisions in the court.

Why was Kumimon able to turn the tables in front of him?
Of course it was because Gu Meimen used his unorthodox ideas to convince the presiding judge!

If the presiding judge had not completely sided with Kumimon, he would definitely be able to overturn that case!
Tokyo’s most powerful prosecutor sneered and ruffled his hair.

(Hehe, now the chief judge has sided with me, Xiang Yuanguang, how else can you defeat me?)

(The so-called court of trial means whoever can convince the chief judge wins!)
“It seems that the presiding judge also thinks that the prosecutor’s argument makes sense.”

“I wonder if lawyer Xiang Yuan from the defense seat has any thoughts on this?”

Prosecutor Sugiura spoke confidently.

“If you admit defeat now, I guess you won’t lose too much reputation, right?”

“After all, I am also an elite prosecutor who has been undefeated for three years. It’s not shameful to lose to me!”

…How can he be so confident? Doesn’t he know that the presiding judge is a fence-sitter?

The hedgehog-haired lawyer looked at Prosecutor Sugiura with some suspicion.

Back then in the Benchitai court, the chief judge was easily impulsive.

Once you lean towards one side, there is no way to pull it back. Does Sugiura think that the bald old man is the same?

(You just started working at the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office. Haven’t you figured out the difference between it and the local courts?)
Xiang Yuanguang took a sip of coffee and was about to speak.

But at this moment, Hattori Heiji had already taken the lead.

“Dude, you said that Kawazu Yuo, a physical education teacher, is a murderer.”

“I don’t think it’s that simple. At least… you have to take out the murder weapon, right?”

“The forensic class always does small things like checking fingerprints, right?”

(End of this chapter)