People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 3 Reversing the reasoning results!

Kogoro Maori made his inference and said it with confidence.

"Officer Megure, the next step is to find the murder weapon in Mr. Genkou's office to determine the outcome!"

Inspector Megure nodded seriously, well, it's time.

He showed his police officer ID to Xiang Yuanguang.

"Mr. Xiang Yuanguang, I am Inspector Jusan Megure of the Third Division of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Please cooperate with our investigation!"

"If you are innocent, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department will compensate you afterwards, please!"

(Oh no… If the real murderer really hid the murder weapon in Attorney Xiang Yuanguang’s office, wouldn’t Attorney Xiang Yuanguang be arrested directly?)
Conan narrowed his eyes and pushed his glasses up again.

Before Xiang Yuanguang came to the scene, the three suspects had actually made their own speeches.

Among these three witnesses, the one with the greatest suspicion is Kototo Ichiro. Although he claimed that he received a phone call and left temporarily, and found the body when he came back, and call records were also found in his phone, it was unclear where he went, and there was no witness to prove that he was not at the scene when the crime occurred.

However, just knowing the suspect is useless. Koto Ichiro did not reveal any information except that he was a friend of the victim. Even if he is the murderer, Conan has no way of knowing the motive unless he finds the murder weapon.

(The murder weapon? Wait, could it be that Lawyer Genguang’s purpose was this!?)
Conan looked up at Xiang Yuanguang. The lawyer seemed to be sweating and flustered, but in fact he revealed an inexplicable calmness, as if he had expected this situation. Could it be that lawyer Xiang Yuanguang was really a hidden master?

"I'm telling you, Mr. Maori Kogoro, if you can't find the murder weapon, I will sue you."

"I forgot to tell you that I, Xiang Yuanguang, am an undefeated lawyer since my debut!"

While using the key to open the door, Genmitsu sneered and threatened Kogoro Mouri.

(Would I tell you that I have never defended a case, so I have neither won nor lost?)
"W-what? Big lawyer?"

Kogoro Mori broke out in a cold sweat.

If they really suspected the wrong person, wouldn't they be sued to the point of bankruptcy?

When the door opened, he quickly followed Inspector Megure into the office, fearing that the murder weapon would be destroyed by Genmitsu.

As for Mukaiguchi himself, he was a criminal suspect so he stayed outside with Officer Takagi.

"What? I said, I was involved in a case! I wasn't absent from work!"

Hamada Mahiro, who had been on the phone, suddenly became excited. He grabbed his briefcase and left without saying a word.

"That's enough! I didn't kill anyone, why are you stopping me? I want to go to work now!"

"Hey! Officer Takagi over there, if I get fired for wasting time here, can you take responsibility!?"

The anger of the 8am commuters was palpable.

Officer Takagi finally couldn't hold it in anymore, and he walked over to negotiate with Hamada Mahiro, hoping that Hamada Mahiro would stay a little longer.

Now that the case has come to this point, it will be closed soon.

Conan was standing next to Mouri Ran and suddenly noticed that there seemed to be two people missing at the scene.

It's Kotoichiro and Arita Kousuke! They're gone!

"Oops……"

"What's wrong?"

Mao Lilan looked at Conan stupidly, but Conan quickly ran to Xiang Yuanguang. Just as he was about to remind Xiang Yuanguang, he saw Xiang Yuanguang shaking his head slightly.

For a moment, even Conan was unsure what Xiang Yuanguang meant.

(Could it be that lawyer Xiang Yuanguang already knew that the criminal would take advantage of the situation to place the murder weapon in his home?) (Is he confident that he can escape the crime even if he is framed?)

At this moment, even the Death God Elementary School student became interested in Xiang Yuanguang.

The disappeared Arita Kousuke soon came back with Koto Ichiro. They stood aside and the police asked them why they left.

"Ah, didn't you say before that you wanted to see the contents of the letter that asked me to come here? I went back to the car to get it."

"Mr. Kototo Ichiro came with me to prove that I wasn't going there for anything else."

The energetic young man Arita Kousuke said with a smile and handed the letter to the police officer.

"Oh, so that's how it is. I'll take the letter and show it to Detective Maori later."

"Next time you do something like this, you need to bring the police with you. Got it?"

"I know, I know."

While the conversation was still going on, an additional prompt appeared on Xiang Yuanguang's panel.

[Additional evidence: Letter from Arita Hirosuke]

(I can actually see the evidence obtained by the police? But I can't be the criminal's defense lawyer...)
(No, that’s not right. To stand in court, I don’t have to be the defendant, lawyer, or prosecutor. I can be a witness!)
Several chaotic thoughts flashed through Xiang Yuanguang's mind.

He heard a commotion in his office.

Then, Kogoro Mouri walked out triumphantly, holding up the murder weapon in the evidence bag, followed by Inspector Megure.

"Mr. Xiang Yuanguang! We found the murder weapon in your home! The fact that you committed murder is absolutely proven!"

"Now, you should plead guilty, so that the sentence will be lighter!"

(It has come to this…)
Conan hid behind a telephone pole, raised his watch, opened the sight, and prepared to give Kogoro Mouri a hypnotic injection.

But the wind blew, making his hair messy.

It was a verbal bullet from Xiang Yuanguang!
"A pound of pears (objection)! I have evidence to prove that I was not at the scene when the crime occurred, and I can also find the real culprit of the case!"

Xiang Yuanguang put his hands in his pockets and walked towards his office step by step.

Kogoro Mori and Inspector Megure on the route subconsciously made way in the strong wind.

Under the watchful eyes of many police officers, Xiang Yuanguang walked into the office. Then he snapped his fingers and pointed somewhere on the ceiling.

"Watch this! This is the evidence I want to show you!"

Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure looked up and widened their eyes.

"This...this is..."

(It’s a surveillance camera!)

Conan, who was about to shoot the hypnotic needle, was extremely surprised. Although it was not common in Tokyo, he had been to Hawaii when he was a child and had seen surveillance cameras installed in residential houses there. People there usually install surveillance cameras to avoid misunderstandings and to obtain favorable testimony when exercising the Castle Law.

The lawyer Xiang Yuanguang in front of him actually installed a camera in his own office! If the content inside shows that Xiang Yuanguang has never left the office, then all of Maori Kogoro's previous reasoning will be reversed. Xiang Yuanguang has gone from being the only suspect without evidence of being present to the only suspect who could not have committed a crime!
"Okay, time to check the surveillance records."

Xiang Yuanguang turned his key with a smile.

"Mouri Kogoro, can your wallet bear my accusation?"

(End of this chapter)