People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1041 The Reversal of the Period Drama (14)

"Mr. Tajima, I would like to ask you something."

"Excuse me, what exactly are you hiding in your clothes?"

He asked Yuan Guang in a calm voice.

Upon hearing this question, the presiding judge, Reiko Kujo, and others all looked puzzled.

Because they couldn't keep up with Xiang Yuanguang's train of thought.

I don't know why Xiang Yuanguang would say such a thing at this time.

However, when Kenzo Tajima heard what Mitsuko Mukamoto said,

But his expression changed involuntarily.
Because those gloves, which could be deadly evidence, are now indeed hidden on his person.

—He originally intended to hide the gloves inside the Cosmic Theater.
However, because he heard that the lawyer would come back to collect evidence a second time after the police inspection, Kenzo Tajima felt it was not safe, so he hid the gloves, which were to be used as evidence, on his person.

Kenzo Tajima had some understanding of lawyers.
Normally, prosecutors and lawyers do not share evidence. If the criminal case truly favors the prosecutor, then the only way for a lawyer to obtain evidence is to find it themselves.

However, given that the prosecutors and police officers had already conducted an investigation,
If a lawyer wants to find new evidence, he must carefully search every possible hiding place in the Cosmic Theater and take away any relevant evidence to use in the courtroom.

In this situation, the gloves would certainly not be able to be hidden inside the Cosmic Theater.

However, if you hide it on yourself, then you'll be absolutely safe.

Kenzo Tajima was well aware that
No one suspected him at all.

Even if suspicion really falls on him,
In situations where it cannot be confirmed that he is the murderer...
It's also impossible to conduct a forced body search and take out the gloves.

In fact, Kenzo Tajima thought it was impossible for anyone to guess that the crucial glove was on him, but now, Hikaru Muto has revealed the truth in a single sentence.

This immediately stirred up a storm in Kenzo Tajima's heart.
He frowned, suppressing his astonishment, and said loudly,
What are you talking about?

"There's nothing under my clothes, of course. What else could there be? Xiang Yuanguang, don't make baseless accusations just because you can't find any evidence. Don't think I'm afraid of you!"

"Aren't you lawyers just doing your jobs for money? What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for?"

Before Xiang Yuanguang could say anything after hearing this,
Instead, the presiding judge and Reiko Kujo had already frowned.

Especially the presiding judge,

He raised the mallet and brought it down, slamming it onto the table.
He said seriously,
"Kenzo Tajima, watch your words!"

"Attorney Xiang Yuan's appearance in court this time was a pro bono hearing; he did not receive a single penny from his client! If you continue to make such insulting remarks about Attorney Xiang Yuan's character, this court must seriously consider the credibility of your words!"

Kenzo Tajima turned to look at the presiding judge.
Before he could utter any more wild words, Reiko Kujo whispered,

“Mr. Tajima, verbal attacks are not allowed in the courtroom.”

“If you have any opinions or thoughts, you can bring them up directly. There’s no need to resort to personal attacks. This will only lower your standing in the judge’s eyes and won’t do anything else.”

Upon hearing this, Kenzo Tajima's expression remained unchanged.

But in the end, he just snorted coldly and said nothing.
However, he didn't continue attacking Minamoto Kou. Because Tajima Kenzo had now realized...
He simply offered other ideas and questions regarding the case's reasoning.
Others wouldn't say anything, but if Xiang Yuanguang's character is questioned,

At that point, the presiding judge, prosecutor, lawyer, and all four parties in charge of criminal matters will be on opposing sides, and then it will be completely beyond saving.

Kenzo Tajima's aim was to avoid prosecution in both murder cases.

There's no need for him to get entangled with Xiang Yuanguang on this issue.

However, Xiang Yuanguang continued at this moment,

“Mr. Tajima, I don’t know if you remember the necessary conditions that Prosecutor Reiko Kujo raised to prove your guilt. As it stands, only one crucial piece of evidence is missing, and that is the gloves.”

"A pair of gloves that can conceal fingerprints."

Upon hearing this, Kenzo Tajima gave a dismissive snort.
The presiding judge asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, what makes you say that?"

In response, Xiang Yuanguang explained,
"Regarding the case of Chikaishi Tetsuo's murder."

"First, there's the motive. It's obvious that Kenzo Tajima kept transferring money to Tetsuo Chikaishi. Moreover, Kenzo Tajima just admitted that he is the Phantom Thief Edo Kid, so the money he transferred was most likely a certain percentage of his income."

"In other words, Kenzo Tajima had a motive to kill."

"Tetsuo Chikaishi seized upon the fact that Kenzo Tajima was an Edo kid and extorted money from him. As a result, Kenzo Tajima had no choice but to give a portion of his money to Chikaishi during subsequent thefts."

"It is highly likely that Kenzo Tajima harbored resentment towards Tetsuo Chikaishi for this reason, which led him to kill him."

He explained his motives to Yuan Guang, and then said,
"Then came the murder and the murder weapon."

"The dispute between Chikaishi Tetsuo and the defendant Ito Tamanosuke over whether Edo Boy was part of the traveling theater troupe was a script. Chikaishi Tetsuo insisted that Edo Boy was not part of the traveling theater troupe because he had received money."

"Ito Tamanosuke insisted that Edo Boy was inside the traveling theater troupe because he had already noticed Edo Boy's presence and was trying to lure him out in this way."

"After their final argument, Ito Tamanosuke left immediately."

“During this process, neither he nor Chikaishi Tetsuo revealed the final content of the script. Therefore, Tajima Kenzo, out of anger at being blackmailed and the possibility that Chikaishi Tetsuo might have betrayed him in the script.”

"In a fit of rage, he entered the script room to argue with Chikashi Tetsuo. In a fit of rage, he smashed Chikashi Tetsuo to death with a vase. Afterward, he took Chikashi Tetsuo's floppy disk, intending to examine its contents later."

He looked at Kenzo Tajima and then said,

"The contents of the floppy disk are the transaction records I mentioned earlier, as well as the script written by Chikaishi Tetsuo."

"After killing Chikaishi Tetsuo, Tajima Kenzo returned to the script room, used the computer in the script room to view the contents of the floppy disk, destroyed it, and left with the floppy disk."

"We have actually found all the other evidence."

"The only thing we haven't found is the part where Kenzo Tajima removed his fingerprints. If we're not mistaken, he probably used gloves to achieve this effect. Therefore, the gloves are key evidence in this case."

"Am I right?"

(End of this chapter)