People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 138 Reversal of Light (End)

From the moment it was determined that Asakura Mirei was the criminal.

Xiang Yuanguang was already prepared to send this guy to jail.

Originally, his plan might have gone awry, but Kumimon's help made up for it.

The greedy 'bear' retreated in front of Gu Meimen and he would not interfere in this case.

Asakura Mirei still doesn’t know that the official Jingtian will no longer intervene in this case——————

She would think that she still had a way out as long as she was not directly sentenced to death.

'Bear' will help her get out of prison on parole or even help her fake her own death.

Therefore, Xiang Yuanguang believes that this might be... the choice that Asakura Mirei would make after her psychological defenses collapse.

Everything that has been done before is just to add to this point.

If this cannot be done, everything will end at this moment.

So, let’s fight to the death and see who will be the one standing in the courtroom and walking out with a smile.

"The gang leader Nobuyoshi Kuwano, who was arrested before this case, has already made a statement."

"It was Asakura Mirei who ordered him to lead more than 30 people to attack me and even try to kill me."

"If you have nothing to do with this case, you would not do such a thing!"

Xiang Yuanguang slapped the table and looked at Asakura Miling.

The face under the hedgehog hairstyle showed a confident look.

"Based on all the information in this case, I can make the following inferences."

"You dated Shimazu Sae and took advantage of her infatuation with you, trying to get her to marry you..."

"You came to get the wealth of the Shimazu family, but you didn't expect that President Shimazu had already seen through it."

"He froze Shimazu Sae's bank card. The amount of money you can spend has been greatly reduced. If you don't find a solution, you may have trouble maintaining your previous relationship with the other [money bags]."

"Then, because you had obtained Shimazu Sae's authorization key and learned about Sanyuan Shunji's theft, you took advantage of Shimazu Sae's feelings for you and made a murder plan. As for the reason..."

"[If President Shimazu continues to firmly oppose, the marriage will not be able to proceed, and Shimazu Sae will still pester you, and you will not be able to find a new target], that's probably the idea."

Blue Sonic walked to the front of the testimony stand.

Asakura Mirei's expression finally changed and became gloomy.

The original cute and gentle temperament disappeared in an instant.

"At the beginning, the scapegoat you chose was Sanyuan Shunji, and if you took a step back, it would be Shimazu Sae, but the scapegoats that appeared in the end were Kaga Ranmaru and Yamada Isamu... But this should be within your expectations."

"Because, when Shimazu Sae and President Shimazu were arguing about you, which was around 4:30 in the afternoon, you should have been near the emergency exit of the office—"

"Otherwise, it is impossible for Shimazu Sae to leave the office without seeing you, and it is also impossible for you to enter the office and commit the crime in such a short time after Shimazu Sae left."

He stretched out his finger to Yuan Guang, gently tapped his forehead, and then showed a confident expression.

"The murder weapon was a Father's Day gift given to President Shimazu by Shimazu Sae, a bronze bust of President Shimazu. It was the only thing on the desk at the time that was convenient to use."

"After that, you modified the surveillance records... It's hard to say whether it was before or after Sanyuan Shunzhi modified the surveillance records. You may have had a bit of luck in this regard, but you did hide your movements."

"Then, the deleted surveillance records are stored for a maximum of two days, or even less than two days. So after learning that Shimazu Sae was a suspect, you made sure that the deleted surveillance records had disappeared—"

"I then sent the authorization key to Attorney Gu Meimen, hoping that he could use it to prove Shimazu Sae's guilt in court. It was a good idea, but unfortunately I was there at the time."

(There was also the reason why Conan and I discussed the case for a whole night after the first day of the trial, and why I used headphones to assist me in reasoning and finding loopholes during the second day of the trial.)
The hedgehog-headed lawyer put his hands in the pockets of his blue coat and looked at Asakura Mirei quietly.

"I broke the argument of Attorney Kumimon, so you decided that I was the biggest threat to this case, so you asked one of your moneybags, Nobuyoshi Kuwano, to get rid of me. If you can't kill me, you'll have to keep me hospitalized."

"But I didn't expect that I had already dealt with Kuwano Nobuyoshi, and now his testimony has become a sword piercing your heart. Finally, in the courtroom, Shimazu Sae's testimony."

"I pieced together all the information about the murderer for the defense, and finally put the final dust on your defeat. How about this, Ms. Asakura?"

Shimazu Sae, who was on the other side of the testimony stand, had an extremely grim expression on his face and shouted loudly.

"I've clearly only talked about my role as the murderer. Send the statue to be checked for fingerprints now. It must have my fingerprints on it, which means I am the murderer!"

How can a person be so stupid?

Asakura Meiling was shaking with anger. Shimazu Sae was even assisting the defense. Did he really want her to be sentenced to death and executed immediately? She finally spoke in an extremely angry voice.

"Now, shut up!"

Shimazu Sae turned to look at Asakura Mirei in disbelief, and the chief judge also widened his eyes. How, how come the person who was normal just now has become so different now?
"I told you to stop talking a long time ago. Why do you have to go against my will?"

"Really, Sae-chan, you've always been so incompetent."

Asakura Mirei could no longer keep a smile on her face. She was like a female ghost crawling out of the abyss, ready to devour anyone she wanted.

She stared at Xiang Yuanguang intently, as if she wanted to remember the appearance of the hedgehog head in her mind and never forget it.

Finally, she said word by word.

"Defense lawyer, I have nothing to do with you. Why do you want to do whatever it takes..."

"Let me get a guilty verdict? Who on earth are you?"

Xiang Yuanguang didn't say anything. He just tapped the lawyer badge on his collar with his fingers and then spoke.

"Then you better remember that I'm just an unknown lawyer passing by!"

An unknown lawyer passing by...

Asakura Mirei's face was gloomy and her eyes stayed on the statue.

Until now, she was still unsure whether the statue was real or fake, but no matter whether it was real or fake...

Inspector Shirai is a notoriously strict inspector, and Gu Meimen is a lawyer who will do anything to win.

Even if it is just for the sake of the crime-solving rate and the winning rate, this fake evidence will become real.

She...can't afford to take the risk...and now there is still a way out.

"...Then I'll let you win this time."

After thinking about what she was going to do, Asakura Mirei's temperament returned to its previous state.

She had a smile on her face and finally, she spoke.

"Yes, everything is true as the lawyer said... I was the one who committed this crime."

"Then please make the final judgment, Mr. Judge. I am a little tired."

The middle-aged presiding judge was stunned by this rapid change of expression. He looked at Prosecutor Sugiura next to him.

Then he looked at Attorney Yuan, Attorney Gu Meimen, even the two paralegals, and even the witnesses——————

Witness: Shimazu Sae.

These people were looking at the middle-aged presiding judge, waiting for him to make the final judgment.

For some reason, the middle-aged judge just felt terrified and swallowed his saliva.

Then, the gavel was banged, announcing it.

"Then, the ultimate murderer of President Shimazu's murder is... Asakura Mirei."

"All the circumstances of this case have been sorted out and there is no doubt. Now, the verdict will be handed down."

"The original defendants, Yamada Isamu and Kaga Ranmaru, are not guilty!"

"Now, adjourn the court!"

The song of pursuit that sounded in Xiang Yuanguang's ears changed accordingly.

(Current BGM: Ace Attorney 3: The Finale)

He downed his coffee and placed it on the table at the defense table.

Rumble.

The solid wood table at the defense table also collapsed toward the middle.

"..."

Xiang Yuanguang reached out to catch the statue, and his expression froze for a moment.

Then, set the statue aside.

Someone exclaimed immediately.

"Ah! Lawyer Xiang Yuan fainted again! Hurry, hurry to the infirmary and ask a doctor to come over!!!"

(End of this chapter)