People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 246 Reversal of Lavender (32)

—————May 10, 8:30 p.m.——————

—————Shikoku Region, Third Court——————

Tick, tick, tick.

This time, the corridor of the courtroom was silent and no one was there.

Xiang Yuanguang walked over alone, without his assistant Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

As long as he wants, nothing here can stop him.

Although he is just an ordinary defense lawyer...

Crunch——————

The door of the courtroom was pushed open cleanly.

What came into view was a courtroom with an empty gallery.

The presiding judge sat in the main seat with a serious expression, while Guiyue Liuyun was already standing in the prosecutor's seat.

The defendant, Kana Mizuguchi, sat nervously in the dock.

Xiang Yuanguang walked to the defense seat without any hesitation and looked at Guiyue Liuyun quietly.

"Gui Yue Liu Yun, is this your last resort?"

"Is this the result you want?"

The Chief Prosecutor sneered.

"It's certainly not what I want, but it's not what you want either."

"This is the final trial. Do you have anything to say?"

Anything to say? No, of course not.

Now that things have come to this, what else is there to say?

Xiang Yuanguang had already changed into a new blue coat, with a tattered lawyer's medal hanging on the corner of his coat.

He slammed his palms on the table of the defense bench in the third courtroom.

Suddenly, the table at the defense table made a teeth-grinding creaking sound.

Then, Xiang Yuanguang pointed at Guiyue Liuyun without any courtesy.

"Gui Yue Liu Yun, now is the time to count your sins!"

But Guiyue Liuyun just snorted coldly and said indifferently.

"At this point, can you still count those things?"

Actually... admitted it?

Not only was the presiding judge a little surprised, but even the bailiff at the door and Xiang Yuanguang at the defense table were confused and puzzled.

What tricks is Guiyue Laodeng playing this time?

"There are no outsiders here. You are the only one standing against me."

"Xiang Yuanguang, I'm actually very curious as to why you came to defend that maid."

"There is no relationship between you, and no exchange of interests."

"Did you come here just because the paralegal asked you for help?"

There was some confusion in the Chief Prosecutor's words.

This was indeed something that had puzzled him for a long time.

Yes, Xiang Yuanguang had indeed pushed him into his current desperate situation.

But is it all worth it?
What can the other party gain from this trial? Can the benefits he gains make up for his losses?

"Yes, there is no special reason, just because someone needs help."

"So here I am, standing before you."

Xiang Yuanguang narrowed his eyes, looking extremely serious.

He wanted to know what was going on in the mind of this most dangerous enemy he had faced since his debut.

"Gui Yue Liu Yun, what do you want to say? Are you going to give a victory speech?"

"Or do you want to reconcile now? I will only tell you this——————"

"【At this moment? Are you kidding me?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get started, Guiyue Liuyun. This will be the last court trial of your prosecutor career!"

"Prison is your destination!"

Hearing this answer, Guiyue Liuyun's eyes suddenly flickered.

He looked at Xiang Yuanguang's face and said as if he suddenly understood something.

"Such an arrogant tone, such a sharp edge, it really seems familiar."

"Who are you to Yuan Zhengtang? His grandson? No wonder you have come to this point."

"I want to tell you something. It is because of the reform of the old Ministry of Justice led by your grandfather that I am who I am today."

"In order to repay this kindness, let me teach you——————"

Guiyue Liuyun's expression suddenly became solemn.

"It's the survival rule of the Inquisition."

Boom!
In the empty, noiseless courtroom, the sound of the gavel hitting the ground was particularly clear.

The presiding judge said without hesitation.

"The prosecution and the defense are all ready."

"The final hearing of the Lavender Villa case will now begin."

"Please start proving your claims!"

The final trial has begun.

Guiyue Liuyun slapped the table at the prosecutor's seat and said bluntly.

"The deceased lost his ability to resist after taking heroin and was eventually killed by Mizuguchi Kana."

"The evidence that proves the deceased lost his ability to resist due to heroin use is this!"

Present the evidence [autopsy report of the deceased (prosecution side)]. He did not give the defense any chance to refute and continued.

"Then, the murder weapon was not just the noose, the defendant had another murder weapon."

"This murder weapon... let Inspector Akazawa explain it."

Crunch——————

The door to the defense bench was pushed open.

The ones who walked in were Inspector Akasawa Osamu and Officer Aoki Chinatsu.

Akasawa Shuhiro raised his head and looked at Guiyue Liuyun meaningfully.

Then he said.

"That's right. After investigating the scene, we found that this was the real murder weapon!"

"A section of rope that was discarded at the crime scene and cut by someone!"

Present——————Evidence [Broken Rope].

Where did this kind of evidence come from?
Xiang Yuanguang was a little surprised.

This is a bit shameless, because if the murderer wore gloves, he would not leave fingerprints.

So it can be true that any piece of rope can be used as a murder weapon.

"Afterwards, please invite witness Kotani Renzo to enter the courtroom to testify and explain the murderer's motive."

Guiyue Liuyun said again.

The defense was surprisingly silent about his arrogant behavior.

This surprised the presiding judge.

But since it can go on smoothly, let's just do it this way.

Otherwise, his silver wig would be destroyed sooner or later by the wind every day.

So the presiding judge picked up the gavel and slammed it down.

"Now, please invite witness Kotani Renzo to enter the courtroom and testify about the murderer's motive."

As if it had been arranged long ago.

Crunch——————

The door of the courtroom was pushed open.

The person who appeared inside the courtroom was Lavender Villa's butler, Kotani Renzo.

The butler, who looked very old, slowly came to the testimony stand.

He turned his head, looked deeply at Mizuguchi Kana, and then said.

"The motive for Mizuguchi Kana's crime was because the eldest lady scolded her, which made her feel resentful."

"So after Yamamoto Kensho and I left, he killed people."

Kana Mizuguchi in the dock looked a little confused.

This is testimony that has clearly been refuted by the defense attorney.

Why do you have to repeat it? Why does the defense attorney remain silent?

In the blank eyes of the maid, Xiang Yuanguang finally spoke.

However, this sentence is surprising.

"Gui Yue Liu Yun, are there any more? Bring them up together."

This time, the chief prosecutor standing at the prosecutor's table didn't even bother to say a word.

He simply clapped his hands, and the door of the courtroom was pushed open again.

Hiroo Tsuchio, who had been prepared, came to the witness stand and spoke with confidence.

"I am here to testify about the murder. I wanted to break into Lavender Villa that day to steal."

"But I witnessed the whole process of Mizuguchi Kana killing people from the window!"

"I saw with my own eyes that Mizuguchi Kana used that short rope to strangle the defenseless Yamamoto Eri."

"Then use a long rope to hang up Yamamoto Eri's body."

"I ran away early because it was too scary, so I didn't have time to call the police."

Motive for murder, method of murder, process of murder, witnesses, murder weapon.

Everything would be clear if this was the case from the beginning.

Perhaps, it ended with Zenzo Oonuki.

Guiyue Liuyun turned and looked at the presiding judge.

"All facts of the case are clear. Now, the guilty verdict can be read out."

The presiding judge looked hesitantly at Xiang Yuanguang, who was sitting in the defense seat without saying a word.

But in the end, he raised the gavel in his hand and was about to smash it down.

The Hedgehog Head finally spoke.

"A pound of pears! The defense wants to challenge the prosecution..."

"The motive for the murder, the method of murder, the process of the murder, the witnesses, and the murder weapon are all objections!"

"In short, the defense completely denies all the claims of the prosecution!"

At this moment, a strong wind swept through the courtroom.

As expected, the gavel wrapped with tape in the presiding judge's hand was blown off again.

With a bang, it hit the presiding judge's own head, causing him to fall backward and scream in pain.

"Gui Yue Liuyun, now, let me personally send you to prison!"

Xiang Yuanguang slammed his hands on the table of the defense bench.

Guiyue Liuyun was staring at Xiang Yuanguang at this moment, and he said.

"If you can do that, I'd love it!"

(End of this chapter)