People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 129 Reversal of Illumination (24)

"What do I know? Does it matter? What matters is whether you know what you are doing?"

Xiang Yuanguang's voice was somewhat solemn.

From this moment on, his aura seemed to change.

Even the various values ​​in the property panel began to fluctuate slightly.

"You already know who killed your father? Right?"

"And that person is very important to you, otherwise you wouldn't take the blame for her!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! You don't understand anything! You don't even know...how she holds a place in my heart!"

Shimazu Sae also became excited in the strong wind field.

He finally uttered a word that he shouldn't have said.

【she】.

In Xiang Yuanguang’s previous life’s homeland, the words “he” and “she” in Chinese characters could not be distinguished just by listening.

However, if it is the Japanese of this country, the difference between [he] and [she] will be very clear.

Now, Shimazu Sae is talking about [her]...that is, [Asakura Mirei] who has never appeared before.

“W-what [she]? Could it be that Mr. Shimazu is really taking the blame for someone else!?”

The presiding judge's eyes were filled with shock, and he held the gavel tightly in his hand.

Prevent his gavel from being blown away by the strong wind like before.

Then he asked with great surprise.

"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, do you know who Shimazu Sae is referring to as 'she'?"

Who is [she]? Xiang Yuanguang knew it very well.

However, he would not say it out loud. He wanted Shimazu Sae to say it... herself.

From this moment on, everything around me faded away rapidly.

All that was left in Xiang Yuanguang's sight were the interlaced black and white chessboard and black and white chess pieces.

White represents justice, black represents evil——————

"Stop talking! I told you to stop talking! This kind of thing... shouldn't have happened in the first place!"

"So what is going on?"

"It's not like you will understand this kind of thing just because I tell you!"

"If you don't tell me, how can I understand?!"

"You won't understand why I'm saying this!"

Shimazu Sae and Xiang Yuanguang looked at each other, and their speech speed became faster and faster.

Finally, Xiang Yuanguang slapped the table of the testimony stand, causing the entire stand to creak under the weight, but Xiang Yuanguang ignored it.

He just stared at Shimazu Sae in front of him, and then spoke.

"So, are you taking the blame for [her]?"

"No, I said no, that's it!"

Shimazu Sae yelled back impatiently.

However, at this moment, layers of chains surrounded his body.

What followed were five red heart locks.

[Heart Lock] is activated.

【Logical chess】formed.

【Word bullet】Loading.

At this moment, the BGM changes its tune.

No, it's not a change of tone, but an overlap.

(Current BGM: Pursuit~Chasingいつめられて／バリエーション)
(Current BGM: Investigate~つきとめたくて)
The pursuit song of Ace Attorney is superimposed with the pursuit song of Ace Attorney.

Xiang Yuanguang was very clear that he had no evidence to prove that Asakura Miling was involved in this case.

Therefore, if he wanted to drag this guy Asakura Mirei to the court.

The only way is to break through Shimazu Sae's defense head-on and make him reveal the truth!
Therefore, he must use all the abilities he can.

【Logical chess, start】

Corresponding to the five heart locks on Shimazu Sae's body are five black chess pieces.

If Xiang Yuanguang wants to defeat Shimazu Sae's defense line head-on, he must attack continuously——————

However, he only had four reloadable bullets, so he could only make one mistake at most!
Otherwise, everything will come to a halt and there will be no chance. (Can I do this?)

(If it were me, of course.)
It was as if there was a voice deep in his heart responding to Xiang Yuanguang's muttering.

His eyes became more determined, and Conan's voice came into his ears from the headphones.

[Xiang Yuan, it's time to use Shimazu Sae's testimony as a weapon. ]

[Use his own testimony to knock down his own defenses! ]

(That’s exactly what I’m going to do next.)
Xiang Yuanguang slapped the table of the testimony stand. His first choice was to [attack]!
"Shimazu Sae, you said before that the reason you committed the crime was because of money, right?"

"But are you really short of money? Do you remember how much you paid to Detective Maori?"

"You only transferred 800,000 from the cheque of 5 million to Detective Maori as commission."

"You've done this kind of thing a lot, right? Even if your bank card is frozen, relying on this kind of income..."

“Are you really short of money?”

Faced with such words, Shimazu Sae's eyes fluctuated.

However, he immediately rejected Xiang Yuanguang's words and said this.

"Of course I'm short of money, and besides, I've only done something like this once!"

"And my father immediately sent a detective to investigate my situation because of this!"

"If my father hadn't died, it would only be a matter of time before the money was recovered!"

[Word bullet], fire!

Boom!
Xiang Yuanguang slapped the table with his palm, and the strong wind that had not yet subsided immediately started dancing again.

The hedgehog-headed lawyer pointed at Shimazu Sae without hesitation and spoke.

"There are holes in what you said! I object to that!"

"Don't forget that Detective Maori talked with your father in his office for some time on the afternoon of the 24th."

"The discussion inside is naturally about you, but before the discussion..."

"President Shimazu will naturally ask Detective Mori to prove his identity."

"As soon as Detective Maori takes out the letter of commission, your little trick will be exposed."

“Is it necessary to have Detective Maori investigate this specifically?!”

"Besides, investigating just one person wouldn't cost five million in commission. Such a large sum——"

"————There is a part of it left for you to intercept!"

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. How could Shimazu Zagen not know what was going on with Shimazu Sae?

He suddenly took the responsibility and asked to find a detective to take full responsibility for the matter.

It was obvious that he was planning to embezzle some money for his own use, but Shimazu Zangyuan still wrote a check for five million.

Doesn't this mean that Shimazu Kōgen intentionally left it for Shimazu Saekai to use?
Tick, tick.

Shimazu Sae retreated again and again, his expression becoming even more ferocious.

The white chess piece has already smashed a black chess piece, and a crack has appeared on the heart lock.

"Even so... didn't my father send detectives to investigate me anyway?"

"Doesn't that mean I'm the one who's suspecting that the company's declining financial report is related to me?!"

Xiang Yuanguang frowned, this was the information he was missing.

But the next moment, Kogoro Mori stood up from his seat.

Ignoring the strong wind, he climbed over the witness stand swearing and punched Shimazu Sae.

The bailiff next to him hurriedly went up and grabbed Maori Kogoro, and Maori Kogoro then threw the documents in his hand to Xiang Yuan.

"Xiang Yuan, little brat, show this guy what his father has entrusted me to do!?"

Xiang Yuanguang reached out to take it and opened the folder without hesitation.

He pulled out a document from the folder, looked through it, and then sighed.

"Shimazu Sae, take a look for yourself and see what your father is investigating."

He threw the documents in his hand onto Shimazu Sae who had just gotten up.

"What did you say?"

Shimazu Sae quickly grabbed the document and started flipping through it.

His expression became more complicated.

(End of this chapter)