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Chapter 1005 Reversal, and then another reversal (5)

The presiding judge looked utterly shocked.

Even the audience erupted in uproar at that moment.

However, Prosecutor Sugiura and Detective Chiba remain completely unaware of this.

They had no idea what the others had seen that led to their reaction.

Therefore, Prosecutor Sugiura and Officer Chiba looked in the direction that Minamoto Hikaru was pointing, and then, Prosecutor Sugiura and Officer Chiba were both stunned.

—The time recorded by the surveillance camera is incorrect.

Very wrong.

Why does the surveillance footage show the time as 8:00 AM?

"Prosecutor Sugiura exclaimed in surprise."

That's the problem.

This was explicitly mentioned in Prosecutor Sugiura's presumption of guilt.

Since the train carrying the deceased, Yuichi Hisaka, departed from Teito Station at 8:05 AM, it would not arrive at Beika Station until 8:40 AM. Therefore, the time of his murder was between 8:40 AM and 9:00 AM.

However, if the deceased had already arrived at Mihana Station at 8 o'clock.

That means that the deceased, Yuichi Hisaka, was actually on the bullet train at 7:25!
Prosecutor Sugiura's presumption of guilt suddenly became flawed.

Now his reasoning model can no longer prove that the only person with the time and possibility of committing the murder is Tsukigata Ryutaro, and Saruhashi Masaru is now also a suspect in the murder!
Because Saruhashi Masaru's alibi was that he went to an izakaya (Japanese pub) to drink at 8:30.

Based on the deduction that Yuichi Hisaka arrived in Beika Town at 8:40 and was then murdered in Beika Kita Park, it was indeed impossible for Masaru Saruhashi to be the murderer. But now things are different.

Being at an izakaya at 8:30 is not enough to prove Saruhashi Masaru's alibi!

"There's actually such a vulnerability?"

"Prosecutor Sugiura said with some surprise."

However, he immediately realized what was happening.

There was nothing that could be done about it. He was a prosecutor from a small town who hadn't taken a high-speed train since coming to Tokyo. He was surprised that surveillance cameras had been installed on the platforms of Tokyo's high-speed train stations.

Prosecutor Sugiura was completely unaware of this.

Regardless of the circumstances, he couldn't possibly find the loophole, so Prosecutor Sugiura had nothing to say about the flaw revealed in the surveillance footage, and simply continued,

"However, this only proves that Saruhashi Katsumi is also a suspect in the murder."

“Attorney Xiang Yuan, your defense team’s responsibility is to prove your client’s innocence. Now that you have proven that Saruhashi Katsuya is also a suspect in the murder, this does not prove your client’s innocence.”

"Moreover, based on the actual circumstances of the case, Tsukigata Ryutaro's situation is quite special."

Prosecutor Sugiura then said,
“Not only did Tsukigata Ryutaro have the motive and the opportunity to kill, he also deliberately had his student Saruhashi Masaru create an alibi for him, attempting to use this alibi to escape punishment.”

"If Tsukigata Ryutaro truly doesn't feel guilty, then why does he need to be exonerated?"

His words sounded incredibly logical.

The logic is not much different from that of the judge in Xiang Yuanguang's previous life who openly said in court, "You didn't hit the person, so why did you help them up?"

However, one issue that does exist was mentioned.

—That's right, why did Masaru Saruhashi create an alibi for Ryutaro Tsukigata?

Did Tsukigata Ryutaro deliberately have Saruhashi Masaru do this in order to exonerate himself?
Xiang Yuanguang only needed a moment to think before realizing that this was absolutely impossible. Putting aside the fact that Saruhashi Masaru's alibi was rather clumsy, the fact that even Prosecutor Sugiura and Officer Chiba could see through it at a glance was enough to tell that this was most likely not Tsukigata Ryutaro's idea.

Ryutaro Tsukigata is a master of ninja novels, much like Yusaku Kudo next door in this genre.

His abilities are probably quite outstanding. If he really wanted to murder Yuichi Hisaka, then Ryutaro Tsukigata's plan should not have revealed such a big flaw.

Otherwise, Tsukigata Ryutaro's status as a ninja novel master would be far too underwhelming.

"Well, speechless now?"

When Officer Chiba saw that Xiang Yuanguang did not answer, he quickly smiled and said.

This was the first time in his life that he had directly suppressed Attorney Xiangyuan. It was even easier than he had imagined. Although he had never won a game before, Officer Chiba knew how to do it.

Now is the time to press our advantage.

"Besides, your surveillance footage doesn't seem very authentic."

“In Ryutaro Tsukigata’s voicemail, we clearly heard Yuichi Hisaka say that he took the 8:05 train to Tokyo. Since he said that he took the train at 8:05.”

Also, why do you have footage of Yuichi Kusaka leaving the subway platform at 8 o'clock?

Officer Chiba quickly asked.

His implication was that the evidence presented to Yuan Guang was fabricated, which caused a stir among the audience.

He challenged Xiang Yuanguang when Xiang Yuanguang was at the height of his authority.

Officer Chiba certainly had a good grasp of courage.

However, Officer Chiba's words did indeed attract the judge's attention. After careful consideration, the judge found that what Officer Chiba said was indeed correct.

It is indeed impossible for Yuichi Hisaka to have appeared at Beika Station at two different times.

Since a train from Mihana Station takes more than 30 minutes, the time required to go from Mihana Station back to Teito Station and then to Teito Station would far exceed the actual time of 10 o'clock.

Therefore, either the surveillance footage from Xiangyuan Guang or the phone message from Yuegata Ryutaro must be false evidence.

Therefore, the judge's expression immediately turned serious.

Now that Xiang Yuanguang has used evidence that carries the potential for perjury, this poses a significant threat not only to Xiang Yuanguang's career but also to the presiding judge's career.

However, just as the presiding judge was asking Xiang Yuanguang what exactly happened...

Xiang Yuanguang, however, spoke directly and bluntly.
"Both are true, both are correct."

"The surveillance footage is undoubtedly correct. We can go directly to the station staff to inquire about the situation, or even make another copy to check if it matches the footage I copied."

"And the message time on Tsukigata Ryutaro's home landline is actually not wrong."

Upon hearing this, both Prosecutor Sugiura and Detective Chiba couldn't help but show a somewhat surprised expression.

Both times are correct; neither is wrong?
Where does this come from?

They exchanged a glance, and each could see the confusion in the other's eyes.

The presiding judge, unable to contain his curiosity, quickly pressed for more information.
"Attorney Xiang Yuan, what exactly do you mean by saying that?"

"Could you please explain this to the court?"

(End of this chapter)