People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1029 The Reversal of the Period Drama (2)

After the court hearing was announced to have begun.

Reiko Kujo said without any politeness,
"The perpetrator in this case is Ito Tamanosuke."

"The perpetrator had conflicts with both victims in this case, had a motive for murder, and had the opportunity to commit the crimes. Furthermore, there is no second suspect in this case. Therefore, it is quite certain that the perpetrator is Ito Tamanosuke."

"First, there is the deceased, Chikaishi Tetsuo."

"Konishi Tetsuo was the scriptwriter for the traveling theater troupe in this case. He had arguments with Ito Tamanosuke on more than one occasion over script revisions, and even physical altercations broke out on more than one occasion."

"The final result is often that Ito Tamanosuke is thrown out by Chikaishi Tetsuo."

"This time, I suspect it's because Chikaishi Tetsuo once again rejected Ito Tamanosuke's ideas for script revisions, which led Ito Tamanosuke to have the idea of ​​revenge and murder, and then hit Chikaishi Tetsuo on the head with a vase."

"It directly led to the death of Chikaishi Tetsuo."

"Subsequently, Ito Tamanosuke discovered the motive for embezzlement of another deceased person, Ogiwara Itoe, who was also the financial manager of the traveling theater troupe, and thus passed a note to Ogiwara Itoe."

"And they lowered Naraku inside the Beika Theater in advance, creating a large crater on site."

"This led to the death of Ito Tamanosuke, who was lured there by Ito Tamanosuke. Subsequently, the police arrived at the scene and arrested Ito Tamanosuke, who had not yet escaped, after confirming Ito Tamanosuke's death."

Reiko Kujo said calmly,
She quickly explained the entire case, and then took out several pieces of evidence mentioned in the case summary, adding them to the court record as evidence.

These pieces of evidence were exactly what Xiang Yuanguang had expected.

These include the murder weapon vase found in Chikaishi Tetsuo's room, Ogiwara Itoe's ledgers and embezzlement records, the note received by Ogiwara Itoe, and some other evidence that were not mentioned earlier.

For example, police search records.

"Prosecutor Kujo, what's with these search records that are completely unrelated to the case?"

"These search records were all taken six months to one month before this case occurred. If you cannot demonstrate any necessary connection between these pieces of evidence and this case, then..."

"Therefore, this court cannot include these search records as evidence in the court records."

The presiding judge glanced at it briefly, then frowned and said...
Upon hearing this, Reiko Kujo spoke calmly and methodically.

"It's because the murderer, Ito Tamanosuke, is not only the leader of a traveling theater troupe, but also the Phantom Thief Edo Kid who has been stealing all over the country for the past six months."

"These search records are files kept by police in various places at the time when they searched traveling theater troupes in order to find Edo Yakuza."

"The reason I want to include these archived search records as evidence in the court records is because these pieces of evidence can prove that the Edo Boys and the traveling theater troupe's movement patterns and routes throughout the country are consistent."

"This can be used to prove that the Phantom Thief Edo-kun is indeed among the members of the traveling theater troupe."

"As for why the Phantom Thief Edo Kid is the leader of the troupe, it's because Ito Tamanosuke only took over the traveling theater troupe a year ago, and his acting skills were not outstanding enough in the first half of the year."

"However, in the latter half of the year, which is the period when the Phantom Thief Edo Kid began to be active."

"Ito Tamanosuke has become a qualified period drama actor and has the potential to commit crimes as the Phantom Thief Edo Kid. However, due to his age, police in various places always exclude Ito Tamanosuke."

"Therefore, I believe that the only possible perpetrator of the Edo boy case is Ito Tamanosuke, the traveling theater troupe leader who was excluded from the investigation but was also the murderer of the two victims in this case."

Reiko Kujo quickly explained the situation.

Xiang Yuanguang nodded slightly in response.

—Very good, Reiko Kujo has explained the situation quite well.

So, he has now found the points to refute. The reason why Kujo Reiko believes that Edo Kid = Murderer = Ito Tamanosuke is because she never suspected that Tajima Kenzo's back injury was fake.

That's why they believed that Edo-era youth, who had a record of murder or assault in various places, was the murderer in this case.

Only a bloodthirsty Edo boy could kill Chikaishi Tetsuo because of a difference of opinion, and then, without hesitation, kill Ogiwara Itoe.

"So this is ah."

The presiding judge nodded, not quite understanding.

Generally speaking, when someone uses long and complex sentences to explain a situation, the listener often forgets what they were saying before when they stop.

Reiko Kujo's words were a heavy blow to the judge, whose memory was not good.

The presiding judge concluded by saying only that...
"In that case, Inspector Shiratori, please give your testimony regarding the circumstances of this case."

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, do you have any comments on this?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang shook his head slightly, indicating that he had no objection.

Therefore, the presiding judge then looked at Shiratori Ninzaburo and said,

"Then, Inspector Shiratori, please begin your testimony."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Ninzaburo nodded and immediately said,

"no problem."

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[Testimony related to the murder case involving the traveling theater troupe]

[Testimony begins]

"The deceased, Chikashi Tetsuo, was determined by forensic examination to have died from a blunt force trauma to the back of the head. It can be confirmed that the weapon used to kill Chikashi Tetsuo was the vase that was found earlier."

"Based on the testimonies of other people at the scene, it can be confirmed that Chikaishi Tetsuo did have more than one verbal conflict with the defendant in this case, Ito Tamanosuke, and even escalated into physical conflict on more than one occasion."

"The issue is whether the script should be changed to 'The Edo boy is inside the traveling theater troupe'."

"It is highly likely that Ito Tamanosuke was arguing with Chikaishi Tetsuo, and seeing that there was not enough time left before the performance and that there was not enough time to make changes, he angrily used a vase to kill Chikaishi Tetsuo."

"The cause of death of the deceased, Ito Ogiwara, has been confirmed by forensic examination. She died from an accidental fall, with her head hitting the ground first."

"At the time of the incident, the interior of the Beika Theater was not lit, and no one could see what was inside. Therefore, it is not surprising that Ito Ogiwara died from an accidental fall."

"In the year following the death of the old troupe leader, Ito Ogiwara continuously embezzled the traveling theater company's assets, taking over approximately 50% of the company's wealth, which was the direct cause of the troupe's decline."

"Therefore, it's quite normal that she would subconsciously go to the Beika Theater after Ito Tamanosuke handed her the note. What's worth mentioning is that the contents of the note were..."

"I already know what you've done. If you'd like to talk to me, come to the theater tonight. That's all I have to say."

[End of testimony]

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(End of this chapter)