People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 96: Mao Lilan's Testimony
Brush——————

Koshimizu Nanatsuki quickly pulled open the curtains in the corner.

Well, just as she expected, there was nothing inside!
Okay, let’s rule out the possibility that the murderer hid the murder weapon in the office————!
As a high school detective who is no longer a high school student.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu tapped lightly on the outer shell of her earphones and continued her previous thoughts.

The deceased was injured by a blunt instrument, which was not necessarily a real weapon.

It could also be something commonly used without sharp corners, but it must be sufficient in quantity.

(Ashtray? No way, there is an ashtray on the coffee table...)
(Fire extinguisher? That’s not impossible. After all, Xiang Yuan claimed that he was almost killed by a fire extinguisher.)
(A clock? No, no, no, how can a clock be so heavy? I must be overthinking it.)
No matter how she thought about it, Nanatsuki Koshimizu didn't have a proper idea.

She turned to look at the ground, but unfortunately, she couldn't find any footprints just by looking.

On the other side, there were two men in blue suits, one big and one small, Xiang Yuanguang and Conan.

At this moment, I have already started brainstorming, quickly reasoning about various possible situations.

It is obvious that neither Kaga Ranmaru nor Yamada Isamu fits the identity of the murderer that he and Conan have deduced.

Because Kaga Ranmaru is a spy of Furumita, and he may have a good relationship with President Shimazu, but he is not to the extent that he doesn't care about Kaga Ranmaru entering...

Yamada Yong has nothing to do with President Shimadzu except the right of illumination. He doesn't even know why Yamada Yong appeared at the scene of the murder...

"Could it be...Shimazu Sae?"

Xiang Yuanguang let Conan fall to the ground, stroked his chin, and then grabbed the previous information.

In the information that Miki Office gave to Xiang Yuanguang, it was mentioned that President Shimazu had a son.

The son's name is Shimazu Sae, and he seems to be dating a woman with a bad reputation.

It’s just that the information doesn’t give the woman’s name or specific information.

"Shimazu Sae? Xiang Yuan, are you talking about... President Shimazu's son?"

When Conan heard the name Xiang Yuanguang said, his eyes lit up and he looked up at the hedgehog-headed lawyer.

"Uh, have you met Shimazu Sae?"

Xiang Yuanguang was stunned. Is this really such a coincidence?

The two looked at each other, and the next moment, Mao Lilan finally couldn't help but speak.

"Um, Mr. Xiang Yuan, you don't seem surprised at all that we are here."

"Why is that? Dad didn't send you a message."

"Uh……"

Xiang Yuanguang's thoughts were interrupted. He touched his chin and then broke out in sweat.

Ah, he had forgotten that this was Honikedai and not Beika-cho.

We can't, we can't sell Conan out.

Although Conan is short, a hit from a football is still quite painful.

The hedgehog-haired lawyer touched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly.

"Haha, haha... I'm a barrister, so I naturally have channels to obtain information."

"Ms. Maori also knows that I came here because Attorney Fei asked me to train the newcomers..."

"That is the lawyer Nakano you know. The specific content is the lighting rights dispute of Honchidai."

"You are the detectives that President Shimazu arranged to target me. Of course I can find out, haha..."

Xiang Yuanguang didn't think his words could deceive Mao Lilan.

But what he didn't expect was that Mao Lilan actually nodded in sudden realization.

"Yes, Mr. Xiang Yuan is a famous lawyer, he must have many channels to obtain information."

"When we met that prosecutor Kuma at the noodle shop, he said there was a legend about you in the prosecutor's office!"

At this point, even Conan's train of thought was interrupted. He looked up in astonishment and looked at Xiaolan.

Hmm? What did that stupid prosecutor named Kuma say to you during the time I was in school?

It's not like they're using something interesting as a basis and then looking for an opportunity to launch an attack.

"It is said that Prosecutor Guiyue urgently returned to the Shikoku District Prosecutor's Office because he was threatened by Attorney Xiangyuan."

"At that time, Lawyer Xiang Yuan screamed strangely, then tore open his clothes, revealing seven scars."

"Finally, I pointed to the morning star in the sky and said to Prosecutor Ghost Moon——————"

"Your death star is shining brightly. You are about to die."

"The Guiyue prosecutor rushed back to the Shikoku region overnight, even interrupting the trial."

What do you mean by Death Star? Are you thinking of me as the savior of the end of the century?
Xiang Yuanguang was shocked, then broke out in a sweat and reached out to wipe the sweat off.

What kind of a mess is this? What kind of identity did Kuma give me?

And Conan below had his eyes reduced to small dots, and it was obvious that he was speechless.

(Really, only someone as naive and kind as Ran would believe such a lie.)
(How could Xiang Yuan be that powerful? It seems possible.)
(After all, it was the first time I saw someone slap a solid wooden table!)
Conan began to doubt the authenticity of the rumors.

Xiang Yuanguang was speechless after seeing this, and he didn't know what he looked like in these people's minds.

However, Mao Lilan's interruption reminded Xiang Yuanguang of an important thing.

That is... he hasn't questioned the first eyewitness in the case or the circumstances of the case!
"Ms. Maori, you usually act together with Uncle Maori, right? Are you both the first eyewitnesses?"

Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and asked thoughtfully.

When asked, Mao Lilan nodded. She hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.

"Well, my father and I are both the first eyewitnesses. My father came to hand in the commission at that time——————"

"That is, regarding your request to investigate Mr. Yuan."

"Dad asked Inspector Megure to make a copy of your original lawyer resume and fax it to me."

"I want to use this to exchange for the commission of 800,000."

800,000 yuan in commission? No way? Am I really the only poor person who opened a law firm?
The corner of Xiang Yuanguang's mouth twitched and he shook his head.

Then, he said very seriously.

"Then, please let Ms. Maori be the first eyewitness and tell us what happened at that time."

In this regard, Mao Lilan did not hesitate and nodded.

[~ Testimonies about the time of first sighting and the situation at the crime scene~]

[Testimony begins]

"We have received a commission to investigate your information, Mr. Xiang Yuan."

"But, my father is a road idiot. He took us to search the pond for several times but couldn't find Mr. Xiang Yuan."

"Then, he suddenly had an idea and asked Inspector Megure to fax Mr. Yuan's resume to make up for it."

"So my father called Mr. Shimazu, and Mr. Shimazu asked Assistant Sanyuan to take us to the top floor."

"As a result, we just came out of the elevator on the top floor and found that the office door was ajar."

"We realized something was wrong and immediately approached the office door—"

"We found that President Shimazu was dead, Mr. Kaga was standing next to Shimazu Zangyuan, and Yamada Isao was a little further away."

"Then we called the police and waited until Inspector Shirai arrived with his officers."

[End of testimony]

(End of this chapter)