People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 109 Reversal of Illumination (9)

"My reasoning is that the real culprits in this case are Mr. Yamada Isamu and Mr. Kaga Ranmaru!"

When Kogoro Mori said this, everyone was shocked.

Gu Meimen's eyes widened and he looked at Xiang Yuanguang who was still confident beside him.

If this wasn't a courtroom, I'm afraid I would have cursed out loud.

This is a prosecutor's witness. How can you be so confident? I thought you arranged it.

Xiao Dai behind him was also frightened. She never thought that even the great detective believed that Mr. Kaga Ranmaru was the criminal.

On the other side, Prosecutor Sugiura shook his head speechlessly.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then smoothed his hair.

(Hmm, it looks like everything is under control, although I don’t know why Kumimon was so confident just now.)
(But now that I think about it, it was probably Kumimon who found Maori Kogoro before the trial, hoping that he would change his story.)
(Then Kogoro agreed to change his story, and changed his mind in court... something like that.)
The more Prosecutor Sugiura thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.

After all, a similar situation had occurred before when Kumimon was defending himself.

Boom, boom, boom.

The presiding judge banged the gavel and spoke.

"Silence, silence, this court requires silence!"

After the noisy audience quieted down, the presiding judge spoke.

"Well, then, I'll ask Detective Maori to give his testimony and reasoning on this case."

Kogoro Mori was not at all nervous, he spoke with confidence.

"Of course, let me, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, explain the truth of this case!"

(Current BGM: Xunwen~モデラート2001)

[~ Testimony about the truth behind the murder of President Shimazu~]

[Testimony begins]

"I received a commission from President Shimazu on the 23rd and will arrive in the Honichidai area at noon on the 24th."

"Then I'll go to the top floor of the company around 3pm to meet with President Shimadzu to discuss matters related to the commission."

"The commission is to investigate the lawyer Xiang Yuanguang of the Chitai Neighborhood Committee regarding the light rights lawsuit."

"After I finished my research, Shimadzu handed over the commission at around 6:50 p.m."

"It was President Shimazu's secretary, Sanyuan Shunji, who came down in the elevator to take us up."

"Then when I went up, I saw the door was ajar. I felt something was wrong, so I went closer immediately."

"Sure enough, I saw Kaga Ranmaru sneaking up on President Shimazu."

"Then Yamada Yong was watching from the side. If they were not the murderer, they should have called the police."

"But they didn't do that, and I found out that the two men were members of the Honchitai neighborhood committee."

"The killing was carried out because their right to light was violated and they could not reach an agreement on compensation."

"This is the whole truth of this case."

[End of testimony]

Kogoro Mori confidently stated what he knew and the corresponding reasoning.

In Uncle Maori's eyes, killing someone because his right to light was violated was a reason for the crime.

Well, that's quite normal. If it were Beika Town, there would probably be more than one person dying.

After listening to Uncle Maori's reasoning, the presiding judge nodded in sudden enlightenment.

"Ah, so there is such a situation in this case. Can't we reach an agreement on compensation for the infringement of the right of illumination?"

"It's not like there's no possibility of conflict, but there's one thing I don't understand."

"So, what exactly was the [blunt weapon] that caused President Shimazu's death in this case?"

"Uh, well, let me think about it." Speaking of the murder weapon, Uncle Maori was a little confused.

He stroked his chin, his mind racing (I guess).

Previously at the crime scene, Uncle Mori actually had a pretty good relationship with Inspector Shirai.

Therefore, the criminal police were not on guard against him.

When Uncle Maori asked about the murder weapon, the detectives said that the murder weapon was not found in the emergency passage.

We also searched other floors, but did not find the murder weapon in any conspicuous or hidden places.

This is actually a very strange thing, because the two suspects took less than three minutes to act.

Suddenly, Uncle Maori's eyes lit up and he spoke confidently.

"No murder weapon was found at the crime scene or in the surrounding area."

"Then I have a bold guess."

The presiding judge was stunned and blinked.

Prosecutor Sugiura next to him couldn't help but nodded.

He didn't expect that this famous detective from Tokyo was so capable and knew the whole process of the crime in a short time.

Only Kumimon, who was in the defense seat, had a troubled look on his face.

(What on earth is this famous detective talking about? The first suspect is obviously Sanyuan Shunji.)
(If Yamada Isamu and Kaga Ranmaru only had three minutes to commit the crime.)
(Sanyuan Shunji was there before Yamada Isamu and Kaga Ranmaru came, so he had plenty of time to commit the crime.)
(First kill Shimazu Zangyuan, then hide the murder weapon, and then return to get the documents you need...)
(Isn’t this the whole truth?)
Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin, looking like he was listening very seriously.

In fact, his mind was also working very fast.

(Perhaps Sanyuan Shunji is also a suspect, but can he really make President Shimazu defenseless?)
(The relationship between the two doesn't seem to be that close... Shimazu Sae is more suspicious.)
(However, there is no evidence to prove that Shimazu Sae committed the crime. Let's investigate after the court adjourns today.)
The two lawyers each had their own thoughts and did not intend to interrupt Uncle Maori's reasoning for the time being.

However, Uncle Maori saw the serious expressions on the prosecutor and the presiding judge's faces, but he continued to reason with full confidence.

"According to a friend of mine, we need to [reverse] our thinking."

"Don't think about where the murder weapon is hidden, but think about whether there is a murder weapon at all!"

"what?"

The presiding judge and the prosecutor were both shocked.

What a genius! How could someone come up with such an idea? Is this the famous detective in Tokyo?
"That's right. There is actually no actual murder weapon in this case, because that [blunt weapon]..."

"They are the hands of the suspect in this case, Yamada Isamu!"

Detective Maori continued to reveal secrets and shocked the audience with one sentence again.

"Yamada Yu combined his fists to form a big fist, and then punched several times, causing the deceased to die on the spot."

"As for why the deceased did not resist, it must be because Kaga Ranmaru held down the deceased's body."

"After the victim died, Yamada Isamu planned to flee the scene, but Kaga Ranmaru was worried and planned to finish him off."

"Then, Yamada Isamu tried to pull Kaga Ranmaru away, but he was too late because we entered a crime scene!"

"This is the whole truth of this case!"

The presiding judge continued to look shocked.

However, Prosecutor Sugiura felt something was not right.

Ah, using fists as blunt instruments to kill people? Isn't that right?

But thinking about the power he just showed to Yuan Guang, it doesn't seem impossible?
Kogoro Mori put his hands on his hips and looked proud for a while.

Then, he pointed with great momentum at Kaga Ranmaru who looked embarrassed, and Yamada Isamu who looked confused.

"That's right, this is the whole process of your crime. I predicted it, and you are sweating profusely, right?"

"what?"

Yamada Isamu and Kaga Ranmaru both made puzzled sounds.

(End of this chapter)