People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 73 Intertwined, then reversed (21)

Completely overthrown...?

“Perhaps this is not true.”

Kujo Reiko spoke calmly, pouring cold water on the excited Xiang Yuanguang, and instantly quieted the whole audience.

"Even if the handwriting on the account book is really Mr. Hirata Heming's, it can't prove that this is evidence of heroin trading."

“Because, the ledger does not record the content of the transaction at all, only the date, amount, place and location.”

"Of course the prosecutors knew that... the piano in the piano room of the community center contained heroin, a restricted drug."

"However, the defense was unable to prove that the heroin inside the piano had a direct relationship with the records in Hirata Heming's account book."

Can't prove a direct relationship?
The account books recorded that one of the transactions took place in the piano room of the community center, just one day before the crime!
Xiang Yuanguang's expression was solemn. He was about to slam the table and shout out his objection, but he saw lawyer Kisaki Eri next to him shaking her head.

"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, we can't continue to attack here. There is no heroin residue on Hirata Heming, and the police have not found heroin in Hirata Heming's home before."

"Even if you believe that it was Hirata Heming who hid the drugs in the piano, there is no way to prove this in court."

"If you hold on to one place, it will only make the judge's opinion of you decline."

(Tsk, in the original plot, Hirata Kazuaki was questioned by the police before he had time to change his clothes after placing the heroin.)
(In the end, Conan discovered the white powder heroin on the corner of his clothes and arrested him.)
(Did I miss this plot point because I arrived at Moonshadow Island a day late? That’s tricky…)
Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and thought quickly whether he had evidence to prove that Hirata Heming had come into contact with heroin.

Nishida Takeo? No, he was just a thug and didn't know where the heroin was hidden. If he testified in court, it would only mean that Kuroiwa Tatsuji tried to kill him to silence him.

After all, Hirata Heming did not take action personally. It was not a good idea to have no surveillance cameras in a shabby place like Yueying Island.

Wait...how about starting with Murasawa Shuichi?
"…The defense has failed to prove that Mr. Hirata Ho-ming has ever touched or carried heroin for trading."

"However, please suspend the verdict. The defense has not yet questioned other key witnesses in this case!"

At the main seat, the presiding judge hesitated, but still nodded.

"Due to the existence of new evidence in this case, this court is also in doubt as to whether Hirata Ho-ming actually sold heroin, so the judgment in this case is delayed."

“May I ask if the prosecutor has any objection to this?”

(It seems... the defense has more evidence than I thought.)
(I couldn’t contact Prosecutor Guiyue yesterday and couldn’t exchange evidence. Now it seems that the disadvantage is too great.)
Prosecutor Kujo sighed and shook her head slightly, agreeing with the presiding judge's statement.

At the testimony stand, Hirata Heming finally felt a little relieved. It seemed that the Hedgehog-Head Man was not without an opponent.

"The prosecutor requested that Murasawa, the victim in this case, appear in court on Monday to testify on this matter."

Glancing at Hirata Kazuaki at the testimony stand, Kujo Reiko narrowed her eyes and said so.

The presiding judge nodded and banged the gavel.

"Then please ask the bailiff to bring the victim Murasawa Shuuji into the courtroom to testify."

Both Mukai Genmitsu and Kisaki Eri had no objection to this. After all, if the case is to move forward, it would not be enough to rely solely on the current testimony.

But no one expected that the person who pushed open the door of the Grand Courtroom and walked in with the bailiff was not Murasawa Shuichi, but Kuroiwa Tatsuji!

Everyone in the audience was suddenly in an uproar and whispered to each other, not knowing what had happened. Even Xiang Yuanguang's eyes froze.

The court asked Murasawa Shuichi to testify, not Kuroiwa Tatsuji. What happened? After the bailiff asked Kuroiwa Tatsuji to stand at the witness stand, he quickly walked through the X of the large courtroom, came to the main seat, and spoke quietly to the presiding judge.

The presiding judge's eyes widened wider and wider. The next moment, he slammed the table in extreme anger and spoke angrily.

"What did you say? Murasawa Monday fell into a coma this morning for unknown reasons and is now in the hospital for emergency treatment?"

"Are you bailiffs here for nothing? We asked you to protect a key witness, and within a day, such a big accident happened?"

"This, this is something we can't help. Neither the surveillance cameras nor the guards saw any suspects appear!"

The bailiff was sweating profusely. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained himself excitedly.

If this goes wrong, it will be more than just a problem with his salary assessment!

This news exploded in the grand courtroom like a bomb, and the noisy waves from the audience seats hit the eardrums of Xiang Yuanguang in the defense seat.

Boom!
Xiang Yuanguang punched the table in extreme anger, and the table top of the defense seat, which had been replaced with an iron table, instantly sank slightly.

The loud knocking sound suddenly made the whole audience quiet, and everyone looked at Xiang Yuanguang in the defense seat.

"Kuroiwa Tatsuji, I thought you wanted to kill me to silence me, which was the limit of your humanity."

"I didn't expect that now, you would not even let your own son-in-law go?"

Xiang Yuanguang's anger level has reached its maximum. Seeing his hair standing up completely, you can tell that he is extremely angry.

These words caused a huge uproar in the Grand Court, and everyone was shocked.

Even Kuroiwa Tatsuji, who was at the testimony stand, couldn't help but have his pupils tremble and was filled with shock.

(It is possible that Xiang Yuanguang guessed that I had attacked Murasawa Shuichi, but how did he guess that I had also attacked him?)

(This is impossible. If you were to suspect Hirata Kazuaki or Kawashima Hideo, why would you suspect me?)
(Could it be that the bastard prosecutor Gui Yue Liu Yun sold me out when he saw the situation was getting bad?)

All kinds of possibilities flashed through Kuroiwa Tatsuji's mind, but he never thought that these words would be said by Takeo Nishida.

After all, Takeo Nishida was his right-hand man. It would have been fine if he failed to deal with Xiang Yuanguang, but how could he not be able to escape?
Unfortunately, the fighting ability of the hedgehog-headed lawyer was not only beyond Takeo Nishida's expectations, but also far beyond his expectations!
Boom, boom, boom.

As soon as this bombshell news came out, the situation was already showing signs of getting out of control.

The presiding judge banged the gavel repeatedly until his hands became numb from the tremors, and the courtroom finally fell silent.

This time, the presiding judge's expression was extremely serious. He asked the bailiff next to him to stand aside and asked questions seriously.

"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, what did you just say? This has seriously affected the order of this court!"

"If you cannot explain or prove what you said, then you are asked to leave the court!"

Pointing at the source light and Kuroiwa Tatsuji, he shouted without hesitation.

"The defense has a decisive witness who can prove this! We hereby request that the witness, Takeo Nishida, testify in court!"

Nishida... Takeo!
Shocked and shocked, it's hard to think.

Hirata Kazuaki and Kuroiwa Tatsuji both looked unhappy. They had never expected that Nishida Takeo would appear as a witness in this court!!!
(End of this chapter)