People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1036 The Reversal of the Period Drama (9)

The brief 30-minute recess passed quickly.

The trial has resumed.

Shiratori Ninzaburo stood in the courtroom, hands behind his back, and spoke with utmost seriousness,

"Technical officers are repairing the data on the floppy disk..."

"Failed."

No one, whether in the audience, the presiding judge, the prosecutor, or the lawyers, felt any emotion at this outcome, because the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's incompetence was well-known.

In fact, the degree to which someone is considered useless in the public eye will increase with the number of court hearings they attend.

Only people like Ito Tamanosuke and Tajima Kenzo, who have never even been to a courtroom, would think that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's technical officers couldn't reconstruct the data because something was missing.

Instead of thinking that the technical officers are technically incompetent, or that having all the necessary equipment is useless.

"Well, it seems that this court has no way of knowing what the data inside the floppy disk looks like. Does the defense have anything to say about this? Or should we just let the witness testify?"

The presiding judge turned his head to look at Xiang Yuanguang in the defense seat.

However, Xiang Yuanguang shook his head and said bluntly,

"I already know what the data on the floppy disk contains."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

No one expected that after the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Technical Division stated that the floppy disk data could not be recovered, Xiang Yuanguang would say that he knew what the data on the floppy disk contained.

Isn't this just plain making fun of everyone as fools?

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge shook his head and said,
"Attorney Xiang Yuan, I know you're good at bluffing, but this isn't the time for you to bluff. Is the data on that floppy disk already irreversibly lost?"

How did you find out the data inside?

Reiko Kujo nodded in agreement and continued,

"Furthermore, the floppy disk was always in the hands of the technical officers. You didn't even touch the floppy disk, so what makes you think you know what's on it?"

However, at this point, Shiratori Ninzaburo suddenly said,

"The floppy disk was indeed handed over to Attorney Xiang Yuan in the last five minutes."

"Because the technical officers tried all methods but failed to reverse engineer the contents, they heard lawyer Xiang Yuan say that he might be able to reverse engineer the contents of the floppy disk, so they handed the floppy disk to lawyer Xiang Yuan to try."

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar again.

So, does Xiang Yuanguang actually have the potential to recover the data inside the floppy disk?
Even Kenzo Tajima couldn't help but feel nervous, but then he suddenly realized something and breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if the data on the floppy disk is recovered, so what?
After he got his hands on the floppy disk, he realized that it contained only the script content and was not his previous criminal records. Even if it was restored, it wouldn't prove anything.

The presiding judge then continued,

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, you say you've recovered the records from the floppy disk. Could you please hand over the repaired disk to the police so they can open it and check if the contents are as you described?" Xiang Yuanguang shook his head slightly and said...
"I used a destructive method to retrieve and save image snapshots, so the data can only be retrieved for a very short time before the forced snapshot access makes it impossible to restore the internal data in this way."

"However, I found some very interesting things in it..."

"If the presiding judge doesn't mind, I can recount the part of the content I restored from the floppy disk and hand it over to the police to verify its authenticity."

—Isn't that just something you made up, Chun Chun?
There needs to be a legitimate reason for delaying, right?
Hearing this, Reiko Kujo showed her disapproval, and even the presiding judge felt that what Hikaru Gen was saying was a bit far-fetched. However, the presiding judge still coughed twice and said,

"Alright, in that case, please tell Attorney Yuan what I'm saying."

"However, this court has to tell you, Attorney Xiang Yuan, that if the police cannot verify the veracity of your testimony this time, then this court will have no choice but to impose a punishment on you!"

Upon hearing this, Kenzo Tajima's spirits lifted; it seemed the game was indeed in the bag.

Although it's unclear what punishment the presiding judge intended, it will certainly be a major blow to this legendary Tokyo lawyer during the trial, and he might even have a chance of being acquitted.

However, the next moment, Kenzo Tajima suddenly shuddered.
He looked at the defense table in disbelief, unable to believe what he was hearing.
Because what Xiang Yuanguang said was actually a transfer record, complete with time, amount, and location, which perfectly matched the information he had when he disguised himself as an Edo boy and stole and sold treasures all over the country!

— Xiang Yuanguang does not actually restore the data on the floppy disk.

He had mentioned before that this thing was too ancient and only a genius in this field could do it, but Xiang Yuanguang did not need to restore the data inside.

Because the data on a floppy disk cannot be reversed.

In other words, the floppy disk could contain anything, any content. As long as what Genko said was true and matched reality, then this piece of evidence would become a sharp weapon against Kenzo Tajima.

What Xiang Yuanguang said was naturally true.

Because, as soon as he entered the courtroom, Xiang Yuanguang had already activated the magatama. He communicated with the deceased scriptwriter Chikaishi Tetsuo, but in a different way than before.

He no longer used the method of having the deceased possess him, but instead used the method of having the deceased's soul manifest in the description next to him. This was a technique he had learned when he came into contact with 'Xiang Yuan'.

The records that Yuan Guang just mentioned were actually Chikaishi Tetsufu's own records.

A simple check of Ishi Tetsuo's account reveals that the time, amount, and location match perfectly. He only needs the police to investigate the authenticity to fully confirm this.

Koizumi Akako, standing nearby, stared at Chen En.

She also saw the magatama glowing, but strangely, she couldn't sense any magical energy in it, meaning that its principles were completely different from her magic.

It seems that the techniques of mediums and magic that connect to the world of the dead are completely different.

However, as the Scarlet Witch with a thousand years of inherited experience,
Koizumi Akako was confident that she could start from scratch and transform the medium into a kind of magic that she could also use, since that's how the magic of all the witches in the past was developed.

She stands on the shoulders of witches throughout history, so it's only natural that she can do the same.

When he told Yuan Guang about these records,
Kenzo Tajima's expression visibly changed.

At this point, without needing to tell Yuan Guang, others would realize that something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)