People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1039 The Reversal of the Period Drama (12)

Testimony given in court is legally binding.

This is beyond doubt, and its effectiveness is particularly evident in situations where the opponent states in the first sentence that they made the payment to Chikaishi Tetsuo because of their good relationship, but in the second sentence they say that they never made any payment to Chikaishi Tetsuo at all.

Originally, Kenzo Tajima's credibility in the eyes of many...
The credibility of Kenzo Tajima's testimony has steadily declined as the trial progresses, reaching rock bottom. At this crucial moment, Hikaru Mukamoto dropped the final bombshell.
"You're lying! Your testimonies are contradictory!"

"You said one minute that you transferred money to Chikaishi Tetsuo because of your good relationship, and the next minute you said you never transferred money to Chikaishi Tetsuo. You are clearly trying to cover up the facts and get away with it in court!"

"If the truth is that you made the payment to Chikaishi Tetsuo because of your good relationship, then why are you raising a counter-argument and changing your testimony at this time?"

Finding that anonymous account... wasn't that difficult to begin with, was it?

Xiang Yuanguang slammed his hands on the table.
His eyes gleamed with a glint of light as he questioned,

"Kenzo Tajima, the police have naturally found the number of that anonymous account that transferred money to Chikaishi Tetsuo's account in the transfer records. Do you dare to go to the bank with the police to confirm who used that anonymous account?!"

"If you're not actually using that anonymous account, then what are you afraid of?!"

The strong wind blew outwards in all directions, centered on Xiang Yuanguang.

At this moment, Kenzo Tajima's body began to falter.

He staggered backward, the last lock on his heart shattering under the impact of the verbal bullet. The next moment, Kenzo Tajima fell backward violently, crashing to the ground.

He let out a scream.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

For a moment, everyone in the entire courtroom was shocked.
In the dock, Ito Tamanosuke silently watched Tajima Kenzo, who was lying on the ground howling.
He didn't know what was going on.

However, he had a vague sense that the final truth was not far off.

Two bailiffs nearby approached Kenzo Tajima.
Instinctively, I wanted to help Kenzo Tajima up.
However, in his extreme anger, which even altered his hairstyle, Kenzo Tajima didn't need any help. He simply flipped forward and stood up abruptly.

The bailiffs standing nearby were dumbfounded.
Even the people in the courtroom's gallery stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing, because just moments ago, Kenzo Tajima had appeared to be suffering from a back injury and struggling to walk.

Now he's acting like nothing happened, no, he's even more agile than most people.

Kenzo Tajima effortlessly rose from a lying position to a standing position in an instant—a feat typically accomplished only by highly trained and agile period drama actors.
If we say that Kenzo Tajima's back injury only recently recovered,
Therefore, it's impossible for him to perform this movement so smoothly; it's only possible that he has recovered to this level through a long period of training and rehabilitation.

This is completely contrary to the testimony of Kenzo Tajima, and even to the testimonies of the entire traveling theater troupe!

"Mr. Tajima, you..."

The presiding judge stared wide-eyed, somewhat shocked, at Kenzo Tajima on the testimony platform.

Kenzo Tajima now seems like a completely different person.
His hair stood on end in anger.

His eyes gleamed with cruelty, wide open, as if he were about to devour someone, a stark contrast to the somewhat cowardly and bewildered Kenzo Tajima from just moments before.

—Without a doubt, this is a leopard transformation.

However, the presiding judge had not seen a witness change drastically in the courtroom for quite some time.

Such witnesses who can be classified as being placed in the second phase are extremely rare.
Kenzo Tajima is already a rather rare type of witness. Looking at the broken heart lock on Kenzo Tajima's body...
Xiang Yuanguang frowned.
Knowing that the Heart Lock could no longer be used on Kenzo Tajima,

Now all we can rely on is logic chess.

However, he no longer needs to use logic chess to defeat Kenzo Tajima.
Next, he could easily refute Kenzo Tajima on his own in a short time.

Seeing Kenzo Tajima's reckless and unruly behavior, Reiko Kujo, who was standing nearby,

He couldn't help but frown as well.
This was completely different from the testimony she had received from Kenzo Tajima before the case began, she asked.

"Mr. Tajima, have you recovered?"

Kenzo Tajima sneered.
His hands gripped the sides of the testimony stand, his head tilted slightly before straightening, and he answered Reiko Kujo's questions somewhat casually.
"My back is all better now, it's been better for a long time."

"The reason I pretend to have a bad back is simply because I want to continue making a living in the traveling theater troupe and I'm worried about being kicked out. After all, I'm considered to have some seniority in the traveling theater troupe."

"This has nothing to do with whether I am an Edo boy or not."

Reiko Kujo frowned at this.

No relation whatsoever? How could there be no relation whatsoever?

If Kenzo Tajima's back recovery time matches the time Edo Kid initially committed the crime, then Kenzo Tajima can be identified as the Phantom Thief Edo Kid, and even the progress of the case will change accordingly.

Kenzo Tajima's accurate answer was extremely important.

Reiko Kujo, suppressing her temper, asked again.
"Kenzo Tajima, please answer my question normally."

When did you recover? In which month and on which day?

Faced with this problem,

Kenzo Tajima's attitude remained unchanged; he answered casually.

"I don't remember, I just know that I have recovered."

"As for the skills I just demonstrated? I'm a veteran actor with decades of experience. These skills are nothing to me. They're practically muscle memory. I can use them easily even without practicing them."

Kenzo Tajima's attitude remained unchanged.

Reiko Kujo frowned, realizing that the upcoming court proceedings were going to proceed very poorly.

It seems that Kenzo Tajima is now even more powerful offensively.
Even their ability to defend against problems has significantly improved.

However, because Kenzo Tajima disobeyed orders and maintained this attitude towards everyone, it actually increased the likelihood that Minato Gen would prove him to be the murderer.

After all, even Kujo Reiko,

It would be impossible for her to find evidence that proves Ito Tamanosuke is the murderer when Tajima Kenzo is completely uncooperative, and to ensure that Tajima Kenzo is not directly exposed by Mugen Hikaru in front of him!

(End of this chapter)