People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 113 Reversal of Illumination (13)

I test? San Yuanjunzhi killed people? This is what you advocate?
Xiang Yuanguang's expression changed suddenly.

The whole audience was in an uproar the moment Gu Meimen mentioned the name Sanyuan Shunji.

Everyone was whispering to each other, and all they were talking about was Sanyuan Junzhi.

This is of course inseparable from Gu Meimen’s efforts outside the court——————

One way to get a murderer acquitted is to get the help of public opinion.

What does it mean? It means collecting testimonies or compliments that are favorable to the murderer.

Then, make it public so that everyone will think that the murderer was wrongly accused.

In this case, even if a case is lost in the first instance, it may be forced to be retried due to public opinion.

Now, what Gu Meimen is doing is certainly not to collect other people's praises for Sanyuan Shunji.

But all the negative information about Sanyuan Shunji, and it happened overnight.

He used his connections and relationships to make all kinds of negative information about Sanyuan Shunji become news headlines.

Well, the incident with Gu Meimen proves that there are problems with the surveillance records and there are moments when there may be other suspects.

It was already a foregone conclusion in Kumimon's eyes that Sanyuan Shunji was guilty.

"Hmm... Is the person that Attorney Kumemon is talking about Mr. Sanyuan Shunji, the witness in this case?"

"When I woke up this morning, all I could hear was Mr. Sanyuan Shunji's affairs."

The presiding judge recalled what happened in the morning and shook his head.

Due to the pressure from public opinion, the higher authorities also began to pay attention to this matter.

In other words, it doesn't matter whether Sanyuan Shunji is the murderer or whether he is willing to appear in court.

Now, he must stand on the witness stand in the trial court, otherwise the fairness of justice will be questioned.

Therefore, now Sanyuan Shunji is waiting in the lounge to be summoned.

The presiding judge originally thought that this was not necessary, but he did not expect that he would still have to summon Sanyuan Shunji to appear in court.

"So, what is Prosecutor Sugiura's wish? Do you agree to summon Mr. Sanyuan to testify in court?"

Before making the final decision, the presiding judge turned to look at Prosecutor Sugiura at the prosecutor's table.

Prosecutor Sugiura's expression was particularly grim.

He knew that this was another public opinion offensive by Kumimon, just as he had done when he defended the murderer before.

However, he had no way to deal with this kind of trick.

A rising star in the prosecutorial field and an undefeated legend in the legal profession.

The two sides are completely not on the same level in terms of connections or influence!

"The prosecutors... agreed to call Sanyuan Shunji to testify in court."

The uproar in the gallery subsided only after Prosecutor Sugiura agreed to allow Toshiharu Mimoto to appear in court.

In response to this, Mao Lilan was completely confused. She had no idea who Sanyuan Shunji was.

"Conan, who is Sanyuan Shunji? Is he very powerful? Why is everyone talking about him?"

“Is it amazing…?”

Of course that guy is very powerful. After all, he quietly shorted a lot of money from Shimadzu Corporation.

Mao Lilan did not pay attention to the various negative news that appeared overnight.

Of course Conan didn't want to pay attention to these things, but he had a very good memory and observation skills.

So, even if you don't look carefully, you can always learn something from the headlines of other people's news newspapers.

(Sanyuan Shunji, secretary of Shimadzu Kōgen, president of Shimadzu Real Estate Co., Ltd.)
(The news said that Sanyuan Shunji shorted at least 30% of Shimadzu's turnover.)
(From this perspective, if it was Shimazu Zangyuan who discovered something wrong with the account book, he would have looked through it.)
(It’s not hard to understand why he was attacked and killed by Sanyuan Shunzhi this afternoon…)
Conan pushed up his glasses.

He knew there was a huge loophole that could not be circumvented.

That is, there were no signs of a struggle at the scene. If Shimazu Zangyuan found something wrong with the account book and suspected Sanyuan Shunzhi, then Sanyuan Shunzhi entered the office, how could Shimazu Zangyuan be killed without any defense?
If Conan were the president of Shimadzu Corporation, he would not trust his traitorous secretary to enter the office at will.

Then, there must be a reason behind Kumimon's claim.

(I tested your [silence], you really don't know your own limitations.)
(You actually interrupted my pursuit song. Sooner or later, I will let you listen to the [Fist of the North Star Theme Song]!)

Xiang Yuanguang couldn't help but start complaining in his heart.

But on the surface, Xiang Yuanguang still looked calm and composed, as if everything was under control.

Prosecutor Sugiura at the prosecutor's seat and Machiko Dai at the attorney's assistant seat.

Everyone's evaluation of Xiang Yuanguang has greatly improved.

He is indeed a legendary lawyer whose fame spreads throughout Tokyo. He is so calm and composed. He must have known about Kumimon’s proposal a long time ago!
Tick, tick, tick.

The footsteps were approaching from far away.

Crunch——————

The next moment, the door of the courtroom was pushed open.

Sanyuan Shunji, the key witness in this case who is very likely to be sent to the dock.

At this moment, he finally appeared in everyone's sight.

However, the image was not quite what the audience in the gallery imagined.

Originally, according to the descriptions in various news newspapers, Sanyuan Shunji should be the kind of villain with a sinister smile.

But the person who came now was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man wearing a suit.

"My name is... Sanyuan Shunji."

Toshiharu Sanmoto stood at the witness stand, and Kogoro Mori gave up his seat for the time being.

He quietly slipped to Xiang Yuanguang's side and asked quietly.

"Xiang Yuan, is the murderer you just wanted to talk about Sanyuan Shunzhi?"

Xiang Yuan shook his head and spoke in a low voice to Maori Kogoro.

"No, I want to say the murderer is Shimazu Sae."

"Uncle Maori, Xiaolan told me that you called Mr. Shimazu last night."

"Is this Mr. Shimazu Shimazu Zanggen or Shimazu Sae?"

Blinking his eyes, Maori Kogoro was thinking...

Suddenly, he remembered and responded in a low voice.

"Of course I called Mr. Shimazu Sae. The matter was entrusted to him by the president."

"On the afternoon of the 24th, it was also on the top floor of the corridor that Mr. Shimazu Sae took us to."

"And... Mr. Shimazu Zangyuan and I discussed the commission alone in the office."

"Ran has never even met Mr. Shimazu Zangyuan, let alone know his voice."

"So, the Mr. Shimazu that Lan mentioned can only be Mr. Shimazu Sae. What's there to ask?"

"...?"

When I type a question mark, it’s not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.

Xiang Yuanguang only felt his fist harden.

Putting aside other things, when will Uncle Maori change his bad habit of not saying the key points?

One of the prerequisites for the three-minute crime time is a conversation between Shimazu Zangyuan and you.

And you told me that the person you were talking to was Shimazu Sae?
The most outrageous thing is... you already know that the person you are talking to is Shimazu Sae.

They actually use three minutes as a prerequisite for committing the crime and making inferences?
Hard, hard fist.

Sure enough, what he hated most in his life were the Riddlers and the people who didn’t speak complete sentences!
(End of this chapter)