People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1000 Talks
—————June 20th, 7:30 AM—————

—————Tokyo area, lounge——————

"This is the autopsy report of the deceased, Yuichi Hisaka."

"The forensic officers were not accurate enough in determining the time of death. The time of death could be as far as 8 or 9 p.m., which coincides with the time of death given by the police."

"The cause of death was asphyxiation caused by someone pressing on the throat."

Asai Narumi stood in the lounge and handed the autopsy report to Xiang Yuanguang.

During the journey, he made sure to explain the contents of the autopsy report.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang thought for a moment and immediately said,

"Weren't any other fingerprints or DNA detected on the deceased?"

To this, Asai Narumi simply shook her head slightly, offering her answer.

"No, the murderer should have been wearing gloves."

“If there are no other issues, I will send the other autopsy report to Prosecutor Sugiura first, and then come over.”

Xiang Yuanguang naturally couldn't refuse this request.

He watched as Asai Narumi took another autopsy report to the prosecutor's lounge.

Then he turned his gaze to Takagi Wataru in the lounge.

Xiang Yuanguang said earnestly,
"Officer Takagi, I'd like to ask you for help with that matter."

"If we can find something belonging to Yuichi Hisaka, then the truth of this case can be completely confirmed, and all the mysteries can be solved."

Such a heavy responsibility fell on Takagi Wataru's shoulders.

Immediately, Takagi Wataru's expression turned serious.

Xiang Yuanguang specifically asked him to come and help this time.

The purpose was to ask Wataru Takagi to help him check the lockers or emails that Yuichi Hisaka might have used, but it would take a lot of time to investigate this.

Fortunately, Wataru Takagi has had plenty of free time lately.

When faced with Kou Gen's request, Wataru Takagi agreed without hesitation.

Putting everything else aside, on the one hand, asking him for help in this matter shows trust in him, and on the other hand, it's because Xiang Yuanguang's reputation is well-known. If Xiang Yuanguang thinks that doing this will lead to the truth.

If you follow the instructions carefully, you should be fine.

Even Shinichi Kudo, the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era who was still in Tokyo, is no longer as authoritative in this area as Hikaru Mukamoto is now.

However, Wataru Takagi did not say this out loud.

After carefully confirming where to start the investigation, he left the lounge and headed towards the police car outside the courtroom, where he ran into Officer Chiba, who was there for the trial.

Chiba Kazunobu still looked as chubby as ever.

He greeted Takagi Wataru and asked curiously,

"Takagi, didn't you finish handling the case? Why are you in the courtroom today? Has a new case been assigned to you?"

"We just finished one case, and now a new one is starting."

"Inspector Megure is being way too strict with you, isn't he?"

Takagi Wataru didn't say anything, and drove away with a dark expression on his face.

Chiba Kazunobu scratched the back of his head, looking somewhat puzzled.

He walked down the corridor toward the prosecutor's lounge, passing by the lounge of the Third Trial Chamber, and glanced at it as he passed.

At first glance, nothing seemed amiss. Chiba Kazunobu immediately hummed a little tune and continued walking forward.

Then, after walking a few steps, he suddenly realized that something seemed wrong, because he thought he saw a hedgehog wearing a blue coat in the lounge.

Suddenly, Chiba Kazunobu felt that the situation seemed to be getting serious.

He swallowed hard, instinctively stepped back, and returned to the front of the Third Trial Chamber's lounge. Then, he peeked through the crack in the door at the situation inside.

The spiky-haired guy in the blue coat had already appeared in the lounge.

This scene immediately stirred up Chiba Kazunobu's ghost.

—Dude, why did the defense bring in Xiang Yuanguang for this case?
Doesn't that mean the defendant is absolutely certain that he is not the murderer?
Chiba Kazunobu's mind was filled with random thoughts.

However, just as he was lost in thought, Xiang Yuanguang, who was in the lounge, suddenly turned his head and looked at the crack in the lounge door. The two stared at each other through the air.

The next moment, Xiang Yuanguang said,
"You little brat, you've been secretly watching me, haven't you? Chiba Kazunobu!"

Chiba and Shinjun.

The situation is too serious now; he must find Prosecutor Sugiura immediately to deal with it together.

It is said that Prosecutor Sugiura was able to suppress Hikaru Mukamoto during the trial of the case at Honikedai, which suggests that he must be quite outstanding in terms of his abilities as a prosecutor.

With ample evidence now, perhaps there's still a chance of victory against Xiang Yuanguang?
Hikaru Mukamoto had no idea what Kazunobu Chiba and Prosecutor Sugiura were thinking.

He glanced back, scaring away Chiba and Shin, before continuing to discuss the case with Kogoro Mouri, Ryutaro Tsukigata, and the others.

"Next, Uncle Mori and Mr. Tsukigata only need to say what they know."

“I don’t need you to hide or change any of your testimonies for me. All I need is for you to give the truthful testimony during the trial in court.”

"I will handle the rest of the truth."

Said this to Yuan Guang.

Kogoro Mouri and Ryutaro Tsukigata exchanged a glance and nodded.

However, Hikaru Mugen's words were mainly addressed to Ryutaro Tsukigata.

The only connection between Kogoro Mouri and this case is that the deceased had his postcard in his wallet, and the deceased had visited Kogoro Mouri's detective agency six months prior.

Besides the discoveries he made during the criminal investigation, he also had other insights into the case.

They knew almost nothing about the case.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri's appearance in court was almost a formality. Hikaru Motoi had no illusions or expectations about him, but had higher expectations for Ryutaro Tsukigata.

Ryutaro Tsukigata clearly knows more about the case and has a tendency to protect the suspect.

Because Ryutaro Tsukigata could conceal information about criminal suspects during meetings at the detention center, Hikaru Muto couldn't be sure that he would reveal the truth under such a critical situation in the trial court.

In the lounge, Conan leaned against the wall, listening to the conversation of the group.

He got home a little late yesterday, in the afternoon, just in time to miss the morning when Kogoro Mouri went to investigate with the police officer.

His understanding of the case was not much greater than Kogoro Mouri's.

However, Conan felt that these issues could be addressed later.

The only thing that cannot be made up for later is this.

"I want to go to court with you too."

Conan whispered.

Isn't the area around the defense table quite empty?

Anyway, no other legal assistants appeared in court this time, so what's wrong with him appearing in court as usual?
(End of this chapter)