People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 931 It's not me, it's the soldiers.
Xiang Yuanguang took a sip of coffee and calmly watched Guiyue Ying walk back and forth in the piano room.

Takagi Wataru, who was standing beside him, watched for a while, then turned his head and asked in a low voice,
"Attorney Xiang Yuan, have you figured anything out? It seems like Prosecutor Gui Yue's on-site investigation is getting more and more super-scientific. Last time at the movie theater, he at least looked at some evidence, but now he's just standing there looking at it?"

—The last time we were at the movie theater? Which movie theater?

The lawyer in blue looked at Takagi Wataru next to him with a strange expression.

He had no idea what the movie theater murder case that Wataru Takagi mentioned was all about, so why would Wataru Takagi bring it up with him? As for what Hotaru Onizuki was doing... well, maybe she was brainstorming.

Xiang Yuanguang did not dwell on this issue with Takagi Wataru.

He took a few steps back, leaving the piano room, glanced sideways at the other room blocked off by barricades, raised an eyebrow slightly, and then asked,
"Officer Takagi, what's going on with that room over there? Why is it specifically cordoned off?"

"Isn't the practice of setting up a second layer of cordon inside a traditional cordon only applicable to crime scenes? Was that room also one of the crime scenes in this case?"

Although it feels a bit strange, it is not unusual for a murder case to have two crime scenes.

After all, both the murder scene and the scene where the body was found can be considered crime scenes, and it's commendable that the police would seal them off equally. However, it seems that the body in this case has not been moved.
Does this mean there were two victims in this case, and therefore two crime scenes?
"...Well, you could barely make it that way."

Takagi Wataru said somewhat awkwardly.

Because the sealed room that Hikaru is pointing to now is Kanami Saki's bedroom.

The reason why Kanami Saki's bedroom was sealed off as a crime scene is because everyone else in the Kanami family villa said they saw Geralt Tenma attack Kanami Saki through the window of her bedroom.

Despite Michel Anglade's statement that this was utter nonsense.

However, considering that this incident involves Gerald Tenma, who is already a citizen of another country, they still have to include this matter in the case to ensure that the case is solved fairly and that it can be made public.

"Before Mr. Gerald Tenma was murdered, the villa in Cana experienced a power outage."

"At that time, the entire villa was pitch black, and then Kanami Saki screamed from her room. Mr. Mori, along with Yoshinobu Kanami and Hideki Kanami, kicked open the door to Kanami Saki's room."

"As it turned out, we saw Kanami Saki fighting with other people by the window."

"Although the light was dim at the time, the moonlight by the window still made it possible to vaguely see that the appearance of the person fighting Mrs. Kanami was very similar to that of Gerald Tenma, who later appeared inside the Kanami villa."

"If it weren't for Prosecutor Guiyue stating that the real culprit was someone else..."

"Our criminal investigation department believes that the murderer is Kana Zenzuru. After all, Kana Zenzuru had a motive and was alone in a room with the murderer. Even if there are no fingerprints on the sword hilt, we cannot rule out his suspicion of murder."

"After all, Beika Town has no shortage of these mysterious mechanisms that can kill without leaving fingerprints..."

Takagi Wataru explained.

Xiang Yuanguang could only manage a slight twitch at this, unsure how to evaluate the complex relationship between these individuals.

The citizens of Beika Town always manage to commit murders for reasons that defy natural law, kill people using methods that defy physical law, and ultimately confess in a way that defies human morality by inexplicably exploding or sliding on a railroad track.

The most likely way to kill Geralt Pegasus now is through some kind of trap or mechanism.

Moreover, it is highly unlikely that anyone could have set up this trap—in other words, everyone living in the villa could be a suspect in setting up the murder device.

The most suspicious person is Kana Zenzune, who was ruled out as a possible murderer by Onizuki Hotaru.

The reason is simple. Kana Zen had a conflict with Gerald Tenma that was already a strong enough motive for murder in Beika Town, and he deliberately lured Gerald Tenma to the piano room. It is hard to rule out the possibility that he set up a trap to murder Gerald Tenma.

If it weren't for the fact that he used the Mind Lock to test Yuan Guang when Kana Shanze came to his door to ask for his help, he would probably be thinking about Kana Shanze's murder process at this point.

Of course, even if you use a heart lock to test, it's not guaranteed to be accurate.

After all, there are always some people in this world who believe that "the killer is not me, but the soldier," and it is possible that Kana Zenri's mental state is also so distorted.

Xiang Yuanguang came to the scene to investigate not only to help Guiyue Ying improve her deductive reasoning skills, but also to find out the truth behind the case.

"Mr. Xiang Yuan!"

Ghost Moon Firefly's voice came from the piano room.

Without checking on Kanami Saki's bedroom, he turned to Minamoto Hikaru and returned to the piano room, where he saw the young prosecutor squatting beside the piano bench, pointing intently at something.
"Come and take a look at this!"

Takagi Wataru frowned immediately.

Buhao, I feel like there's going to be some interesting stuff going to happen in my salary review this month.

While it's nice to have this feeling of nostalgia, he'd rather not have it, or else...

He looked at the forensic officer beside him, who seemed somewhat taken aback.

Then, he patted the forensic officer on the shoulder, coughed, and said,

"Ahem, I'll patrol the area a bit more, then I'll leave the investigation to you and Prosecutor Ghost Moon and the others."

The forensic officer looked incredulous, pointed inside, and then pointed to himself.

Huh? Me? I'm just a forensic investigator trying to make a living. How can you bear to put my salary assessment to the test?

However, Takagi Wataru didn't give the forensic officers a chance to refute him. In the blink of an eye, he had disappeared without a trace from their sight, leaving the officers dumbfounded.

—Okay, I guess I'm just unlucky.

Takagi Wataru was, after all, identified by Inspector Megure to Prosecutor Onizuki, and is currently in charge of the criminal investigation in this case.

In this particular case, Takagi Wataru held the highest authority among the numerous criminals present, and the forensic officers clearly could not refuse his orders.

He could only follow them inside with a gloomy expression, notebook in hand.

If Guiyue Ying and Xiangyuan Guang really find some evidence at the crime scene that the forensic department couldn't find, then that would be really bad; at the very least, there would be a good show to watch regarding their salary assessments.

However, Guiyue Ying was unaware of the other police officers' inner thoughts.

She pointed to the legs of the piano bench and said with some delight,

“Mr. Xiang Yuan, look, there are some unusual marks here!”

(End of this chapter)