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Chapter 1034 The Reversal of the Period Drama

Chapter 1034 The Reversal of the Period Drama (7)

"Seduction? I don't need that."

Xiang Yuanguang's voice was calm.
He looked at Kenzo Tajima in front of him and said,

"Your Honor, on the point that the perpetrator in both cases is the same person, I agree with the prosecution. Now, I will present a new piece of evidence."

He snapped his fingers and said,
"The fingerprints on the computer keyboard in the script room!"

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge was taken aback.

The next piece of evidence presented was actually fingerprints on the computer in the script room?

A hint of surprise flashed in Kenzo Tajima's eyes.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuanguang would produce fingerprints as evidence.

The next moment, Xiang Yuanguang placed the fingerprint identification and comparison report on the table and said in a confident voice,

"According to the forensic report, it can be proven that apart from the scriptwriter Chikaishi Tetsuo, there is only one other person's fingerprint on the keyboard, and that person is not the defendant in this case, Ito Tamanosuke."

"But it is Mr. Kenzo Tajima who is now standing behind the testimony platform!"

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

The crowd began to discuss it animatedly.

Since the computer in the script room was undoubtedly used by Chikaishi Tetsuo to write scripts, it should only have Chikaishi Tetsuo's fingerprint on it.

Or, at most, there might be fingerprints of Tamanosuke Ito.

Because Ito Tamanosuke and Chikaishi Tetsuo got into an argument about the ending of the script, there was a possibility that Ito Tamanosuke tried to forcibly change the script using a keyboard, but there was no fingerprint of Ito Tamanosuke on the keyboard.

Only Chikashi Tetsuo and Tajima Kenzo's fingerprints are present.

This raises the question: why would Kenzo Tajima use Tetsuo Chikaishi's computer? What did he want to do with it? What was his purpose?
The audience members looked at each other in bewilderment.

The presiding judge frowned, looked at Kenzo Tajima behind the testimony table, and asked,
"Mr. Kenzo Tajima, what is your explanation for this?"

"Why are your fingerprints on Chikaishi Tetsuō's computer keyboard? What did you do on Chikaishi Tetsuō's computer? Could you please explain to me in detail?"

Upon hearing this, Kenzo Tajima felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead.

He swallowed hard and replied.

"I used the computer because the entire traveling theater troupe only had Chikaishi Tetsuo's computer. At the time, I had something urgent to verify, so I had to use Chikaishi Tetsuo's computer to search online."

"Just because I never had access to Chikaishi Tetsuo's computer doesn't mean I must be the murderer, right?"

Hearing this, Reiko Kujo nodded in agreement.

She agreed.

"As Mr. Tajima said, there is no reason why using Chikaishi Tetsuo's computer necessarily makes one the murderer. It mainly depends on the time period during which the computer was used."

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, can you confirm the exact time the computer was turned on?"

—This is very simple.

Xiang Yuanguang said earnestly,
"Please have the officers at the scene turn on Chikaishi Tetsuji's computer to check. If I remember correctly, the computer's startup items will show when it was last turned on."

"As long as it is confirmed that the computer was last turned on after Chikaishi Tetsufumi's death."

"I think that should prove that Mr. Kenzo Tajima is indeed a possible culprit in this case, right? After all, there is no third person's fingerprint on the computer keyboard."

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge nodded.

He looked at Shiratori Ninzaburo and said directly.
"Inspector Shiratori, I'd like to ask you to notify the officers on duty at the scene to conduct the test."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Ninzaburo nodded.
He turned around, immediately pushed open the door and went out to contact the police officers at the Beika Theater. While Shiratori Ninzaburo was gone, Kujo Reiko wasn't idle either.

She offered her idea.
"Actually, I think that even if there are Kenzo Tajima's fingerprints on it, it does not mean that Kenzo Tajima is the murderer, or that Kenzo Tajima is a suspect in the murder."

"The reason is simple, as Attorney Xiang Yuan himself mentioned before, isn't it?"

"The murderer was wearing gloves when he moved the wooden board, which means that he was aware of the need to hide his fingerprints. Under such circumstances, he should not have left fingerprints on the computer."

"Therefore, the presence of Kenzo Tajima's fingerprints but not Tamanosuke Ito's fingerprints actually suggests that Tamanosuke Ito is more likely the murderer who committed the crime while wearing gloves, doesn't it?"

Reiko Kujo's words sparked another round of discussion among the audience.

That's a good point.

If the murderer really was Kenzo Tajima, then when he killed Chikaishi Tetsuo with a vase, he knew to clean up his fingerprints, and later when he assassinated the finance manager, he also remembered to wear gloves to hide his fingerprints.

Why is it that when Kenzo Tajima is using a computer, he forgets to hide his fingerprint?

The presiding judge nodded in agreement.
Well, Reiko Kujo's statement makes a lot of sense.

Hearing this, Kenzo Tajima finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, the prosecutor was on his side.

If it were that young prosecutor who supposedly had a good relationship with Xiang Yuanguang appearing in court, it would probably be a special case where the prosecutor and the lawyer team up to bury him alive.

However, Reiko Kujo was able to argue for his innocence from this perspective.

Even Kenzo Tajima himself didn't expect this.

However, as the phantom thief Edo Boy, he was the least sensible among all the phantom thieves, so it was normal that he couldn't think of it.

There's nothing strange about it.

He even chimed in at this moment to agree.
“That’s right, just like what Prosecutor Reiko Kujo said.”

"The presence of my fingerprints on the computer does not prove that I am the murderer. Even if the last time the computer was turned on was later than the time of Chishi Tetsufu's death, it only means that someone did use the computer after he died."

"But that person may not be me; it could be someone else."

"For example, the murderer who wore gloves might have been the last person to use the computer!"

As Kenzo Tajima spoke, he became increasingly confident.

Then, Xiang Yuanguang glanced at him and asked,
"Then, Mr. Kenzo Tajima."

"You mean you're sure you're not the last person to use the computer, right?"

Upon hearing this, Kenzo Tajima nodded and said loudly,
"Of course, how could I be the last person to use a computer?"

The next moment, the heart lock spread out and wrapped around Kenzo Tajima.

Without a doubt, there are five heart locks.

However, Koizumi Akako, who was standing next to her, did not notice anything unusual at all.

She didn't even know that Xiang Yuanguang had unlocked her heart.

The next moment, the chessboard of the logic chess also rose up.

Xiang Yuanguang was in a bit of a rush today.