I'm in Conan, but I'm in Ace Attorney

(Takeo Nishida? The reckless thug of Kuroiwa Tatsuji? How could the situation turn out like this?)

When Nishimoto Ken's expression changed, he finally understood why Kuroiwa Tatsuji gave him a large sum of money last night.

This ensures that the heroin trade of Kuroiwa Tatsuji and others will not be affected.

(Damn it, the money I should get should not be just this little, it should be much more!)

(Just for this, you want me to give false testimony?)

Without rushing to give his testimony, Ken Nishimoto turned his head and looked at Tatsuji Kuroiwa on the other side of the testimony stand.

Although Ken Nishimoto didn't say anything, Tatsuji Kuroiwa knew what this guy was going to say.

The four of them and Keiji Aso have been good friends and classmates since childhood.

They know each other's personalities very well, and even if he hasn't contacted Nishimoto Ken for a few years, Kuroiwa Tatsuji can still tell what he is thinking.

It's just for the sake of extra money...

Kuroiwa Tatsuji nodded, and Nishimoto Ken turned around with satisfaction and looked at the presiding judge in the main seat.

At this time, Prosecutor Kujo also discovered something wrong between Ken Nishimoto and Tatsuji Kuroiwa.

It seemed as if these two people had discussed their testimonies beforehand and were now colluding with each other through secret codes.

(Really? They actually played this kind of trick in front of me? Are there really these two people involved in the heroin trade?)

(Even if there is no evidence, the claims made by the defense are correct facts?)

Kujo Reiko lowered her head and remained silent. She was thinking quickly about the connection between the current cases. On the other side of the defense seat, Genmi and Kisaki had already communicated with each other in advance and knew the situation of the case.

They quietly waited for Ken Nishimoto's testimony, knowing that this was the best place for the debate.

Moreover, this time, Hibiki Eri cannot intervene, and it must be done by the more intimidating Mitsuru Xiang.

Otherwise, there is no way to achieve the expected results that the two people had agreed upon before.

[Testimony begins]

"I'm not involved in any heroin trade. If I was involved in that trade, I wouldn't be so poor."

"As for this scary-looking burly man, I've never even seen him before. He must be a fake witness."

"Although I am an unemployed vagrant, poor people have their own ambitions. I will not touch the heroin trade."

"Finally, twelve years ago, I personally saw Aso Keiji kill his wife and daughter and set himself on fire. It had nothing to do with the four of us witnesses."

[End of testimony]

The presiding judge nodded secretly. Yes, if you are still so poor after participating in the heroin trade, it would be better not to trade.

Is it true that Xiang Yuanguang fabricated this important witness in order to win the case?

"Ken Nishimoto."

Xiang Yuanguang was not flustered by Nishimoto Ken's testimony. He stared at Nishimoto Ken and asked questions.

"Did you smuggle heroin? Did you kill Mr. Keiji Aso's entire family?"

Ken Nishimoto was frightened by the look in Yuanguang's eyes, but thinking of his money, he spoke without hesitation.

"No, of course I didn't smuggle heroin, and I didn't kill Keiji Aso!"

Heart lock [activate].

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Chains emerged layer by layer, locking up Ken Nishimoto's body. There were five heart locks on them... Unlike the previous red ones, this time they were black.

The black heart lock represents that Ken Nishimoto is hiding a secret deep in his heart, or in other words... it represents that Ken Nishimoto's mental state is not as good as it seems.

(Don’t even think about running away…!)

Xiang Yuanguang slammed the table, and all the evidence in the case instantly turned into chess pieces and placed on the chessboard.

He will try every possible means to break through Nishimoto Ken's psychological defenses as quickly and best as possible and find out the truth!

[Logical chess, open].

"A pound of pear!"

"The defense hereby objects to all the testimony presented by witness Ken Nishimoto!"

Xiang Yuanguang raised his head and stared at Xiben Jian. In an instant, a strong wind swept in all directions with him as the center.

This time, because he did not deliberately point out any particular testimony, there was no verbal recovery, but he just wanted to create this momentum!

Word bullet【4/5】.

"W-What!?"

Ken Nishimoto stepped back repeatedly. He didn't know why something so sudden happened. What was going on with this lawyer in front of him?

"You were involved in the heroin trade three years ago, and even after being kicked out, you continued to spend lavishly, which led to your current situation!"

Boom!

Xiang Yuanguang slammed the table again, angrily.

"The defense presented the testimony of witness Masato Shimizu to prove why Ken Nishimoto ended up in such a state over the past three years!"

The white chess piece whizzed past!

Chapter 77 Intersection, then Reversal (25)

The white chess piece whizzed past, and one of the five black chess pieces that appeared in front of Nishimoto Ken was instantly shattered.

At the same time, the five pitch-black heart locks trembled at the same time, as if they had been impacted.

"In the testimony of Shimizu Masato, the current candidate for village chief of Tsukikage Island, it was clearly stated that Nishimoto Ken was very rich before, and he gradually became poor until Kameyama Isamu was imprisoned three years ago."

Xiang Yuanguang slammed the court records in his hand on the table without any hesitation. He pointed at Nishimoto Ken and spoke loudly.

"What kind of job can support your daily extravagance? Why did such a job come to an abrupt end after Kameyama Isamu was imprisoned? There is only one answer - heroin trade!"

"Only this kind of highly profitable job can make you earn a lot of money, but it came to an abrupt end after Kameyama Isamu was imprisoned!"

The white chess piece smashed another black chess piece, and Ken Nishimoto's black heart lock was hit again.

He opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. His body was shaking, and he didn't know whether it was out of fear or anger.

"You still have the ambition of a poor person...? If you really have the ambition of a poor person, why didn't you even look for a job in the past three years?"

"You four have been friends for decades. One of you is the current village chief, and one is an entrepreneur. Could it be that..."

"Can't you really find a job to make a living?! Is it that you don't want a job, or that they hate your greed and idleness and don't give you a job?!"

The third black chess piece was also smashed, and cracks appeared on the five black heart locks on Xiben Jian's body at the same time.

This extremely aggressive remark caused an uproar in the audience. Kuroiwa Tatsuji's forehead was covered with sweat. He knew that if he continued like this...

I'm afraid that Nishimoto Ken will confess under the pressure! Why didn't the prosecutor interrupt? Guiyue, where did you go, you old bastard?

"Nishimoto Ken, do you know why Kameyama Isamu died in prison three years ago? It was a heart attack!"

"I, of course I know it was a heart attack, but so what!?"

Ken Nishimoto finally found an opportunity to refute, and he refuted loudly like a wounded beast.

Boom!

But what is more terrifying than the beast is the extremely angry magician!

Word bullet【3/5】.

"Nishimoto Ken, the heart attack could be a sudden one, or it could be caused by something - Kameyama Yong is the latter!"

"Before his death, Asahi Masaru visited him in prison, where he revealed his true identity..."

"Kameyama Isamu therefore told the whole truth about the case. Afterwards, due to his inner guilt and the fear that Asami was alive, he died of a heart attack three days later due to excessive anxiety!"

"Otherwise, why do you think Asanari had to forge an identity and return to Moon Shadow Island!?"

Xiang Yuanguang slapped the table, stared at Xibenjian and spoke bluntly.

"Of course, it's to find out all the truth from three years ago! And to find a chance to send you to prison... or even hell!"

The fourth black chess piece was shattered, and most of the five black heart locks had been broken.

Ken Nishimoto's body was shaking, his heart was filled with fear and panic, and his psychological defenses were about to be broken through with just the final push.

But at this time, Xiang Yuanguang's tone calmed down. He took out a piece of evidence from the evidence bag, held it up, and spoke calmly.

"I guess that after you killed Keiji Aso, perhaps out of guilt or disdain, you left this music score in the warehouse for twelve years."

"...As long as you open the music score and read it completely, you, as friends of Keiji Aso, will be able to decipher the hidden information on it."

“S-Stop saying that!!!”

Ken Nishimoto covered his head and screamed crazily, but even so, Yuan Guang told him the final truth without hesitation.

"...I wanted to ask you to translate it yourself, but it seems that you don't want to do so. Then I will do it myself."

Xiang Yuanguang projected the contents of the piano score onto the wall. There were always gaps between the notes of these movements, which were where the secret codes were.

"Based on the missing rhythm and frequency of the musical notes, by substituting them into the 50-character chart, we can get the whole truth of the tragedy that happened twelve years ago."

Swish.

The magatama hanging on his chest began to glow at this moment. Everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise. Even the frantic Nishimoto Ken calmed down. "Dad... Dad?"

In the dock, Ma Chengshi's eyes were already wet. Even though it was a distant memory from twelve years ago, he still remembered his father's appearance.

"Aso...Aso Keiji!?"

Kuroiwa Tatsuji could no longer stand steadily. He struggled to hold on to the table of the testimony stand, his heart filled with complex emotions.

"Aso Keiji... You actually came back from hell? Are you going to take revenge on us?"

Ken Nishimoto was in a daze, his black heart lock completely collapsed at this moment, and the logical chess game ended.

【Heart Lock: Available for use】

【Logical chess, end】.

With the help of Genmitsu Mukai's body, Keiji Aso raised the music score in his hand and read out the contents in person.

The whole place was silent at this moment.

Everyone is waiting for Keiji Aso to reveal the full truth of the case twelve years ago.

"... Chengshi, my son, you must live well."

Keiji Aso's last words were not directed to Ken Nishimoto, but to Aso Minoru in the dock.

After twelve years, the father and the son finally met, transcending the gap between the underworld and the real world.

"dad……"

Tears filled his eyes, and Masashi knew that this was definitely not a magic trick or a ghost trick. His father really appeared in front of him.

Keiji Aso's voice changed, and he clenched the evidence bag in Genmitsu's hand and spoke in a low voice.

“…A man can shed tears only after everything is over.”

The presiding judge rubbed his eyes at this moment, making sure that he had not seen it wrong. Lawyer Xiang Yuanguang really changed just now.

What's going on?

Could it be that magic could even transcend the underworld?

"Nishimoto Ken, this is your last chance to atone for your sins. Tell the truth."

Xiang Yuanguang looked at Nishimoto Ken wearily. He looked very tired, perhaps it was the price of using the magatama.

"Don't be stubborn and keep making the same mistake over and over again. If you behave well, you might be able to avoid death."

Kuroiwa Tatsuji reacted and looked at Nishimoto Ken. He was about to say that this was all a trick played by Xiang Yuanguang in order to make Nishimoto Ken confess.

But I saw that Nishimoto Ken had already spoken.

"I admit... Twelve years ago, I, Kuroiwa Tatsuji, Kameyama Isamu, and Kawashima Hideo, tried to get Aso Keiji to bring back heroin from abroad as a source of supply, but failed, and burned Aso Keiji's family to death."

"The heroin trade has continued to this day, and it's still going on. I was just kicked out three years ago..."