People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 59 Intertwined, then reversed (10)

Have you come back from hell?

Hirata Heming's pupils trembled again.

Are you some kind of superhero like some middle-aged lady?
(Damn it, could it be that there is something wrong with the arrangement made by the village chief Heiyan?)
(Why didn’t they resolve the issue of Xiang Yuanguang and allow this troublesome lawyer to continue to appear in court?)

Boom, boom, boom.

The judge's expression became serious and he struck repeatedly with the gavel.

"Silence, silence. This court requires silence."

"Witness, the court is asking you now - what did you mean when you just said [Lawyer Xiang Yuanguang is dead]?"

The whole audience fell silent, staring at Hirata Heming.

This made Hirata Heming's already damaged heart so nervous that it almost stopped beating.

The slip of the tongue just now was definitely a flaw to a considerable extent.

(Damn it, what should I do if this continues?)

Hirata Heming took two steps back again, but he had nowhere to retreat as there was a fence behind him.

"It seems that the witness has a fatal flaw as soon as he came on stage."

"However, Your Excellency the Judge, please allow the witness to testify in this case."

"Let lawyer Xiang Yuan ask about this issue again."

Prosecutor Gold said this as he took a sip of his coffee.

Hirata Heming, who was in the witness stand, nodded repeatedly as if he had been pardoned.

He just spoke out of turn, and it can be remedied later.

But if Asai Narimi's guilt cannot be proven, then he will definitely go to jail!
"Um...Is that so? Defense, any comments?"

The presiding judge shook his head and looked at the defense lawyer, Xiang Yuanguang.

But the hedgehog-headed lawyer touched his chin and gave the same opinion.

"The defense has no objection. I will ask the presiding judge to allow the witness to testify about the crime scene."

"As for his question about 'Why am I not dead', we will ask him about it after the testimony is over."

(Well, Hirata Kazuaki’s words weren’t that offensive, but it’s good to say this to deepen the presiding judge’s impression.)
As Xiang Yuanguang was thinking this, he actually had a magatama hanging inside his blue coat.

He had a hunch that this might be the time to use the magatama.

It's just a matter of sooner or later?
"Is that so? Since the defense and the prosecution agree, then let's ask the witness to testify."

"Witness, remember, if your remarks are inappropriate again, even if the lawyer and the prosecutor disagree..."

"I will also consider asking you to move from the witness stand to the defendant's stand."

Seeing that Xiang Yuanguang did not object, the presiding judge guessed that Xiang Yuanguang might have some deeper meaning and stopped asking questions.

Instead, he picked up the gavel in his hand and knocked on the table, not forgetting to speak to Hirata Heming.

The presiding judge's words were extremely impolite, like a heavy hammer hitting Hirata Heming's psychological defenses again.

(Damn it, what’s going on with the Inquisition? Is everyone targeting me?)
Hirata Heming swallowed his saliva and broke out in a cold sweat.

(Next, you must not make any more mistakes, otherwise, you will be doomed.)
[Testimony begins]

"I...I entered the piano room in the community center at around 8:30 p.m. on April 15th."

"Because there is a cursed piano there, I will go to the piano room from time to time to check."

"To prevent someone from touching the cursed piano out of curiosity and causing abnormal situations..."

"At that time, I was late for the succession meeting of the village chief Kameyama Yong, and I hurried over to the corridor."

"I heard... the music of the Moonlight Sonata coming from the piano room..."

"I quickly pushed open the door of the piano room and rushed inside. I didn't expect to uncover a murder case!"

"It was Asai Narimi who attacked Mr. Murasawa Shuichi! I could see it clearly in the moonlight!"

"I went in to dissuade Asai Narimi from killing someone, but I didn't expect she would want to kill me..."

"To save my life, I broke the glass of the piano room and escaped..." "Later, I heard that Asai Narimi might be innocent, so I overcame my fear and came to testify that she had committed murder!"

[End of testimony]

"..."

Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and said nothing.

How should I put it? I feel like there are too many complaints and I don’t know where to start.

However, this is a good opportunity to bring about a retrial of the SL3 case and turn the situation over to the cross-court.

"Hmm...it seems that Asai Shigemi's crime is indeed proven."

"Although I think the witness's words were inappropriate, what he said still made sense."

After listening to Hirata Heming's testimony, the presiding judge nodded.

But he suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Wait, witness, what is the [Cursed Piano]?"

"Could you please shed some light on this?"

In the audience, Suzuki Sonoko was also surprised and curious.

This case has been full of doubts and fantasy from the very beginning.

Previously it was an invitation letter from someone who had died twelve years ago, and now it is a cursed piano.

She curiously asked her best friend Mao Lilan, trying to get the answer.

"Xiaolan, you were also on Moon Shadow Island at that time, right? Do you know what the [Cursed Piano] is?"

Mao Lilan blinked.

In the original plot, she and Conan learned about the cursed piano when they went to the piano room during the day.

But here, except for the time when she discovered the murderer, she had never been to the piano room. How could she know this?

"I, I don't know. But there was indeed a piano at the crime scene...?"

"I feel like there's nothing special about it, it just looks very old..."

"Eh---"

Suzuki Sonoko shook her head dejectedly.

In the witness stand, Hirata Heming was obviously prepared.

He spoke out the answer he had prepared without hesitation.

"The [Cursed Piano] is the protagonist of the case that happened on Moon Shadow Island twelve years ago..."

"The piano that Keiji Aso left at the community center after he killed his wife and daughter and then committed suicide!!!"

"The last time the piano sounded was the day that Village Chief Isamu Kameyama was arrested!"

"Everyone who comes into contact with the cursed piano will be in trouble, so I prevent others from looking at the piano!"

The presiding judge was stunned. He lowered his head and searched for the files on the table.

Prosecutor Gold at the prosecutor's table spoke thoughtfully.

"Is the Kameyama Yong you mentioned... the murderer of the drug trafficking case on Yueying Island three years ago?"

"Aso Keiji from twelve years ago? The murderer of SL3 case?"

(It turns out that Xiang Yuanguang was determined to delay the case until the next day, and was confident that he could use the cross-court system...)
(He actually realized that those two cases, and even the attempted murder case on Moon Shadow Island that hadn’t happened yet, were actually all related to each other…?!)

Kuma Sukawa suddenly looked at Xiang Yuanguang, who had an unfathomable (? ) expression on his face.

(Sure enough...Lawyer Xiang Yuan is truly a hidden genius lawyer!!!)
Xiang Yuanguang: “……?”

What is Kuma Sukawa doing? Why is he looking at me like that? Does he know that I'm a genius?
The hedgehog-head stroked his chin, somewhat confused.

　The biggest reversal in this case is about to come!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)