People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1006 Reversal, and then another reversal (6)

"The reason I say that both pieces of evidence are genuine and both are correct is that..."

"That's because all you need to do is reverse your thinking and stop thinking about why these two pieces of evidence appeared at the same time, and instead think about why they could appear at the same time."

"One of the possibilities is forgery."

"So here's the question: if the murderer is Tsukigata Ryutaro, why did he keep that phone recording? If he forged that piece of evidence, wouldn't that just increase the suspicion against him?"

"If this piece of evidence is real, why didn't Tsukigata Ryutaro erase the phone message?"

"Doesn't that also increase the suspicion against Tsukigata Ryutaro himself for murder? With the phone message, the time of death is fixed between 8:40 and 9:00."

"No matter how you look at it, only Tsukigata Ryutaro knew that the deceased would arrive at that time and commit the murder, right?"

Xiang Yuanguang pointed out the flaws in the evidence.

He said without hesitation,

"It is precisely because Tsukigata Ryutaro is not the murderer, and this piece of evidence truly exists."

"That's why this piece of evidence is now standing before us!"

Officer Chiba and Prosecutor Sugiura exchanged a glance.

I felt the pressure in my heart increase again.

Although I really want to refute it.

However, the actual situation seems to be just as Xiang Yuanguang said.

—If Tsukigata Ryutaro is the murderer.

Therefore, the telephone message, which is absolutely detrimental to Ryutaro Tsukigata, could not possibly have survived until now. There is no possibility that Ryutaro Tsukigata overlooked this piece of evidence.

Because the voicemail message was not one of the pieces of evidence found by the police.

This is evidence that Tsukigata Ryutaro voluntarily submitted. He discovered the phone message before the police did, and he had the time and ability to dispose of it.

However, Tsukigata Ryutaro did not do that.

This proves that the logical chain that Xiang Yuanguang just proposed is valid.

Unless Tsukigata Ryutaro's thinking is abnormal and he is mentally challenged.

However, a renowned author of ninja novels could not possibly be an ordinary, mentally challenged person. Neither Prosecutor Sugiura nor Inspector Chiba considered the possibility that it was due to Tsukigata Ryutaro's oversight.

In response, Xiang Yuanguang continued,

"The reason I say that this piece of evidence is genuine and correct when placed together with the surveillance footage of Miwa Station that I copied, is precisely because of this consideration."

"Assuming the surveillance footage is absolutely accurate."

"If it is also proven that the telephone message is valid evidence, then it only means that the time of the telephone message is correct, but the content is wrong."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

Many audience members in the gallery were discussing the matter animatedly.

They couldn't understand what Xiang Yuanguang meant by what he said.

What does it mean that the timing is right, but the content is wrong?
Prosecutor Sugiura, sitting in the prosecutor's seat, couldn't help but launch an attack.
"Attorney Xiang Yuan, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"How can we determine the possibility that the time of appearance is correct but the content is wrong? There is no way to modify a phone message by other means; the original content should be the version we heard."

"Don't you feel ashamed to offer your opinions so carelessly?"

At this moment, Prosecutor Sugiura took the initiative to attack.

Immediately, another uproar erupted in the audience.

If their previous surprise stemmed from the near-impossible new hypothesis proposed by Hikaru Mugen at this time, then their current astonishment is simply at Prosecutor Sugiura's audacity.

It's hard to imagine that Prosecutor Sugiura, with such limited abilities, could be involved.

Instead of fleeing or surrendering to Xiang Yuanguang, he actually launched an attack on him. It's hard to imagine what kind of outcome this Prosecutor Sugiura will ultimately face. (Regarding Prosecutor Sugiura's words...)

Xiang Yuanguang sighed.

He took a sip of coffee, and the next moment, he suddenly pointed at Prosecutor Sugiura and said loudly,
"A pound of pear!"

"The defense's testimony was not random nonsense, but a genuine deduction!"

The verbal bomb is launched!
A strong wind suddenly swept through the courtroom at that moment.

In that instant, Prosecutor Sugiura once again truly felt the power of wind magic.

He instinctively reached out and pressed his wig down tightly.

To prevent her wig from being blown away by the strong winds that Hikaru used magic to create, just like last time.

I saw Prosecutor Sugiura looking very serious, as if she were protecting her wig.

Xiang Yuanguang immediately slammed both hands on the table.

He said without any politeness,

"You're all considering the possibility that the voicemail message was forged by someone else."

"So, haven't you ever considered that the phone messages were actually left by the deceased, and that it was the result of the deceased's deliberate actions?"

The presiding judge was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

How could this be the result of the deceased's intentional act?
He couldn't understand this statement.

The same applies to Prosecutor Sugiura and Detective Chiba.

However, Conan, standing next to Hikaru Mugen, completely hidden from view by the defense table, already knew exactly what had happened.

Without a doubt, if the murderer is not Tsukigata Ryutaro, but Saruhashi Masaru...

Therefore, Saruhashi Katsumi's alibi can be described as perfect.

The deceased arrived in Beika Town at 8:40, while Saruhashi Katsu went to an izakaya for drinks at 8:30. Their times were completely different, and they seemed to have no connection whatsoever.

However, that is not the case.

"If the prosecutors and police have questioned my client, Ryutaro Tsukigata."

"Then you should know that Tsukigata Ryutaro received a call from the deceased and told him that he had not had time to go home until 9 p.m. on the day of the incident."

"However, the deceased made the call even though he knew that Tsukigata Ryutaro was not at home during that time."

"His goal was simple: to leave a trace, a record or piece of evidence that could prove he had an alibi, thus ensuring his safe escape."

—This assumption is somewhat absurd.

Prosecutor Sugiura and Detective Chiba were still somewhat confused and couldn't figure it out.

However, the presiding judge had already understood.

He immediately asked.

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, are you implying that the one who actually intended to kill was not Saruhashi Masaru or Tsukigata Ryutaro, but the victim himself?"

"Was the deceased creating an alibi to facilitate his subsequent murders?"

The presiding judge's words once again caused a huge uproar in the courtroom.

The murderer becomes the victim, and the victim becomes the murderer.

The audience members looked at each other in bewilderment.

I find this somewhat unacceptable.

However, Xiang Yuanguang spoke at this moment.

(End of this chapter)