People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1030 The Reversal of the Period Drama (3)

"Is this Inspector Shiratori's testimony?"

"Although this is the first time that I have been in charge of giving testimony in criminal court, my testimony seems to be clearer than that of Officer Takagi, who has often appeared in court before."

The presiding judge was lavish in his praise.

He looked at Shiratori Ninzaburo below the stage, then turned to the defense panel and asked,
"So, shall the defense now begin the questioning phase?"

In response to the presiding judge's questioning.

Koizumi Akako showed absolutely no reaction.

She didn't know anything about lawyers; her role as a legal assistant was simply to observe Xiang Yuanguang's so-called medium up close and to see what form that mental magic took.

Apart from that, nothing else mattered to Koizumi Akako.

Xiang Yuanguang had anticipated this.

He didn't think Koizumi Akako was any qualified lawyer's assistant to speak in court. He was already grateful that Koizumi Akako didn't use her magic or prophetic abilities to cause trouble in court.

Xiang Yuanguang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said,

"Then, let's move on to the questioning phase."

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[Inquiry starts]

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"I want to question Inspector Shiratori about his second statement. Did Chikaishi Tetsuo really have more than one verbal conflict with Ito Tamanosuke, and did it even escalate into a physical conflict on more than one occasion?"

"Where did this come from? Does the physical altercation refer to a one-sided attack by Chikaishi Tetsuo?"

Xiang Yuanguang raised an eyebrow and said this.

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Ninzaburo simply replied calmly.

"That's true, and it doesn't prove that Ito Tamanosuke didn't attack Chikaishi Tetsuo. The claim that only Chikaishi Tetsuo attacked Ito Tamanosuke is just one side of the story."

"The assumption that only Ito Tamanosuke was thrown out of the script room is used to deduce the ending."

"How can you prove that during the period of verbal conflict, and even during the time when the verbal conflict escalated into physical conflict, Ito Tamanosuke did not take any aggressive actions?"

Shiratori Ninzaburo gave the conclusion.
“I don’t think there’s any merit to Attorney Yuan’s inquiry.”

Hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang shook his head slightly and simply said,
"How to prove it?"

Shiratori Renzaburo was stunned.

He didn't know what Xiang Yuanguang was trying to prove, and then Xiang Yuanguang said...
"How can we prove that Ito Tamanosuke attacked Chikaishi Tetsuo?"

To Shiratori Ninzaburo, this question was somewhat nonsensical.

He frowned and asked in return,
"Why do we need to prove it? Shouldn't the defense be proving that Ito Tamanosuke didn't attack Chikaishi Tetsuo?"

Reiko Kujo, sitting at the prosecutor's table, frowned slightly.

—It is obvious that Shiratori Ninzaburo is actually very talented as a police officer, but in the courtroom, this talent becomes a problem.

Because police officers typically assume a criminal as the target when making arrests, and then search for evidence, everything else is overlooked. Therefore, Shiratori Ninzaburo, preconceived notions, assumed that since Ito Tamanosuke and Chikaishi Tetsuo had a physical altercation, it must have been a fight between them.

He didn't even think about finding evidence to prove it.

To this, Xiang Yuanguang simply stated affirmatively,
"If there is no physical evidence to prove that Ito Tamanosuke attacked Chikaishi Tetsuo, then it can only be characterized as a one-sided beating, and cannot be characterized as a mutual beating."

"Hasn't the police already received the autopsy report?"

"If you have reviewed the autopsy report, you will find that the deceased had only one fatal blunt force trauma to the back of the head; there were no other wounds or signs of injury."

"However, Ito Tamanosuke has it."

----What?
Shiratori Ninzaburo stared wide-eyed in surprise.

The next moment, Xiang Yuanguang said directly,

"In other words, Ito Tamanosuke has obvious bruises and signs of injury from being thrown out and hitting the threshold by Chikaishi Tetsuo that day, but Chikaishi Tetsuo does not."

"Doesn't this prove that Chikaishi Tetsuo attacked Ito Tamanosuke, and Ito Tamanosuke did not retaliate?"

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge nodded and said,
"That makes sense."

"If Ito Tamanosuke had attacked Chikaishi Tetsuo, it would have been natural for him to have been injured, but Chikaishi Tetsuo only had fatal wounds on his body."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Ninzaburo frowned and immediately said,
"No, Your Honor, this doesn't prove anything."

Whether or not Chikaishi Tetsuo was left with a wound may not be related to whether Ito Tamanosuke attacked Chikaishi Tetsuo. Ito Tamanosuke may not have been able to inflict a noticeable injury because he was not strong enough.

"He was only a seventeen-year-old minor, while Chikashi Tetsuo was several times his age."

"There is a significant difference in physical fitness between the two sides, therefore—"

Hikaru Mugen interrupted Shiratori Ninzaburo.
"So, the defense wants to question Inspector Shiratori about his fourth statement of testimony. You clearly mentioned that Ito Tamanosuke had the ability to kill Ishitsuji with a single blow using a vase, right?"

"If Ito Tamanosuke's strength is enough to fight Chikaishi Tetsuo without causing him any harm, then what about this power gap that is comparable to that between a preschool child and an adult?"

"Is it possible to kill an opponent with a single blow using a blunt weapon?"

That's naturally impossible.

If you can't even inflict any damage on your opponent in a fight, then even with a blunt weapon, you certainly won't be able to kill your opponent with a single blow, let alone using a vase instead of a hammer.

Shiratori Ninzaburo frowned and said,

"So, I'll tentatively accept your assumption that Ito Tamanosuke didn't attack Chikaishi Tetsuo and that it didn't constitute a fight. However, what does that prove?"

"Because Ito Tamanosuke kept trying to persuade Chikaishi Tetsuo, but Chikaishi Tetsuo was unyielding, Ito Tamanosuke became angry and attacked Chikaishi Tetsuo, killing him instantly."

"This result will not change."

However, upon hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang shook his head slightly.
he said,
"So, the defense will now question you about your third statement. You mentioned that the point of contention was whether the script should be changed to depict Edo-era boys within a traveling theater troupe, right?"

"Please tell me which side is advocating that Edo Kid is within the traveling theater troupe, and which side is advocating that Edo Kid is not within the traveling theater troupe. Then please compare this with what Prosecutor Reiko Kujo just said."

"Please think about it carefully before you answer."

(End of this chapter)