People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 561: The simulated little black man (?)

"Can you please repeat the story of how Asou Giichijin shot and killed Hosou Reito?"

Gina Lestrade was a little depressed, but it was inevitable. As an official police officer of Scotland Yard, she saw the person she was protecting being shot and killed right under her nose.

Even if Director Yan Tu did not hold her responsible afterwards and said that he would give her a holiday, it would not be able to completely offset the negative emotions in her heart——

"Actually, I didn't see Asou Giichima shoot Hosou Reito."

Officer Lestrade's first words were unbelievable.

Without waiting for Naruhodō Ryunosuke to ask further, she spoke again.

"Because, I just saw a man wearing the same clothes as when Asougi Ichima was arrested, shooting and killing Hosou Reito... That man was wearing a half-covered mask exactly like Asougi Ichima's."

"After Director Yan Tu learned about this, he found the photos of the court trial of Benjix three months ago and finally found the costume of Yasou Yizhizhen..."

"The amnesiac Asougi was wearing the same outfit as the mysterious man in the hospital, and I clearly heard Hosou Reito say these words——————"

"I thought you would bring your Demon Hunting Knife."

...I thought you would bring your demon hunting knife?
What does this mean? The Demon Hunting Sword... was supposed to have been brought back to Japan with Phoenix Wright.

When Hosou Reito was shot, Naruhodō Ryunosuke might still be on the ship to Old London. In other words, the Demon Hunting Sword could not have existed in Old London at all, and naturally it was impossible for anyone to carry it.

Could it be that the person that Baosheng Reito recognized at the beginning was not actually Yasou Yiyizhen?

Naruhodō Ryunosuke touched his chin and suddenly fell into deep thought. He spoke hesitantly.

"I took the Demon Hunting Sword back to Japan when we parted three months ago. Before Doctor Hosho was shot, I had not yet arrived in Old London, so it was even less likely that the Demon Hunting Sword would appear in Old London. So, what Doctor Hosho said..."

"I don't think it makes sense logically, because Asougi doesn't have the Demon Hunting Sword in his hand, so he doesn't meet the screening criteria for testimony mentioned by Dr. Baosheng."

The barrister's analysis seems to make sense, but in fact it makes no sense at all, and the reason is very simple.

"Wright, Naruhodō-kun, you are wrong. The key to this sentence is not [Asougi], but [Demon Hunting Sword]."

Alice gave a reminder beside the projection device. As a detective assistant whose reasoning ability was almost on par with Sherlock Holmes who raised her, she could instantly extract key information just by hearing Gina's words.

"Doctor Baosheng would never do anything without a name. Since he mentioned the Demon Hunting Sword, it means that the person who killed him must have the Demon Hunting Sword and meet the two conditions of not carrying the Demon Hunting Sword."

...Why does it sound more and more wrong?

Naruhodō Ryunosuke fell silent, because according to this screening condition, it seemed that he also met the conditions of the suspect, and he was the only suspect who met the conditions besides Asougi Ichima.

Although he was indeed on a passenger ship heading to the old London port at the time, who said he couldn't jump into the water and swim to the old London, then swim back to the passenger ship after killing people, and finally enter the port in full view of everyone? !

"... Naruhodō-sama, please stop talking nonsense. That is impossible to do."

Mikotoha Susaku, who had used the [Mind Reading Technique] nearby to accurately understand Wright's thoughts, spoke ruthlessly, directly interrupting Wright's thinking progress.

Everyone looked up at the restored scene in the ward, with their eyes particularly fixed on the gunman inside.

Because it was impossible to know what the other person looked like, the other person's body appeared in the form of a little black man, and he just wore a set of clothes that were the same as Asougi Ichima's. "It seems that Naruhodō-kun has encountered difficulties."

Alice snapped her fingers and placed her hand in front of her forehead, assuming a standard detective pose.

She said with a smile, making Mao Lilan next to her feel like she was seeing Sherlock Holmes.

"Now is the time to use the [Logical Theater]! Let's begin, Naruhodō-kun!"

...【Logic Theater】? What is this?
A hint of doubt flashed through Mao Lilan's mind, and then she saw the room suddenly become dark.

Yes, it’s not a psychological description or a close-up of the appearance, but the room really became dark, pitch black, and nothing could be seen, except for two beams of light that came from somewhere and fell on Naruhodō Ryunosuke and Alice.

"Well, now is the first step - [Who is the gunman who shot and killed Baosheng Reito?]"

Alice spoke in a mysterious way, like the real Sherlock Holmes, and this almost made Naruhodō Ryunosuke enter the reasoning state instantly, waiting for Alice's next reasoning.

Tick, tick, tick.

The detective's assistant took two steps, turned around, and came behind the gunman.

"First of all, the assassin who assassinated Hosou Reito chose to use a pistol to shoot. It can be seen that the assassin's best thing is to [kill with one shot] (?)."

Alice touched her forehead with her hand, changed direction, and spoke.

"The assassin acted in the hospital ward without any regard for the people nearby, which means that he had no idea about the situation in the hospital (?)."

"The evidence that can prove this is this——————"

pat.

With a snap of his fingers, a beam of light came from somewhere and shone on the open window in the ward.

"Yes, the evidence that proves this point is [this window] (?)!"

Alice then looked at the assassin's projection again, and the beam of light fell on the other person.

"So, based on the above, we can conclude that the assassin's true identity should be someone who has access to the court's internal case records and possesses the qualities of a killer, but is slightly lacking in the ability to understand... [Prosecutor] (?)!"

"Then, the answer to the first question can already be obtained!"

QED
[Who was the gunman who shot and killed Reito Hosou? ] → [The gunman who shot and killed Reito Hosou was a prosecutor].

"Then, the second question is, [Why did the prosecutor shoot Reito Hosou?]"

Alice Watson closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then she opened her eyes and said with a smile.

"If we consider the other party's identity as the prosecutor, then there is only one answer!"

(End of this chapter)