People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 933 Investigation Ends
The barricades around Kanami Saki's room were removed by officers from the forensic department.

The criminal investigation officers who were standing guard nearby glanced at the situation with some curiosity, but then stopped paying attention.

Anyway, those who went in and broke the cordon were all our own people. Apart from Prosecutor Guiyue, there was no need to pay too much attention. Besides, would Prosecutor Guiyue really cheat these ordinary police officers?
Xiang Yuanguang, who was routinely treated like one of his own by the criminal investigation officers, took a sip.

His gaze swept over the statue beside him, and his eyebrows rose slightly.

Hmm? There were three statue stands on this cabinet, but now only two of the stands still have statues. The statue in the middle is missing for some reason.

Notice the direction of Xiang Yuanguang's gaze.

Instead of checking the window first, Guiyue Ying turned her head to look in the direction of the statue platform.

With just a glance, she felt the same strange sensation as Xiang Yuanguang.

Well, it's a bit incongruous. After all, the villa's decor is quite excellent, and it wouldn't have any unnecessary or useless decorations. Since there are three statue pedestals here, there shouldn't only be two statues.

The middle part is empty, which looks very strange no matter how you look at it.

"Excuse me, at the time of the incident, was there a statue on the central pedestal?"

The teenage prosecutor turned to ask the forensic officer who had followed her in.

The forensic officer glanced at it, then answered decisively.

"No, look, these are photos of the evidence we collected at the crime scene."

He pulled a tagged transparent bag from his satchel. Inside the bag was a photograph, taken in Kanami Saki's room, on the side of the statue altar.

When Inspector Megure arrived at the scene, he immediately sensed that something was amiss.

Therefore, he had the forensic officers take photos in advance and also questioned other witnesses at the scene, such as Kanami Saki herself, Yoshinobu Kanami, Hideki Kanami, Kogoro Mouri, and others.

However, others, including Kanami Saki herself, say there are no statues here.

The forensic officer said, somewhat puzzled.

"Because everyone else said so, we didn't take it seriously."

"After all, although it looks a bit out of place with one less statue, wealthy people can arrange it however they want. It's their business, and it's none of our business, is it?"

Were there only two statues here from the beginning?

A hint of doubt appeared in Guiyue Ying's eyes.

She sensed there might be something more to this, but she wasn't sure if she was just overreacting, especially considering that everyone in that villa was saying the same thing…

It's impossible that everyone in that villa deliberately concealed this information, right?
Even if Kanami Saki, Kanami Yoshinobu, and Kanami Hideki share the same stance, Kogoro Mouri would never collude with them or conceal evidence. After all, he is a former elite police officer of the Criminal Investigation Department.

"...Falling from this height would be fatal."

Xiang Yuanguang's voice came from the window.

Instantly, Gui Yueying snapped out of her daze and hurriedly walked to the window, intending to look outside to see if it was as terrifying as Xiang Yuanguang had described. However, as soon as she stretched her body out, she withdrew it with a pale face.

Given her height, looking out like that is still a bit too dangerous.

However, even from just a fleeting glimpse, she could confirm that what Yuan Guang said was true—at that height, if a person jumped, there was absolutely no chance of survival.

Kanami Saki said that Geralt Tenma attacked her and then jumped out of the window.

Then, in less than a minute, Gerald Tenma re-entered the villa through the front door and appeared precisely at the bedroom door, which seemed illogical. "Unless Mr. Gerald Tenma's physical abilities are the same as Attorney Xiang Yuan's, it's unlikely he could have done that."

The young prosecutor's face was full of seriousness.

Furthermore, she used the person with the most extraordinary physical abilities she knew as an example.

She genuinely believed that with Xiang Yuanguang's physical abilities, he could perform a perfect golden spin while jumping out of the window, soaring to the other side of the villa's main entrance, and then returning to the crime scene.

"Uh, what if Mr. Gerald Pegasus's physical abilities are really that exaggerated?"

The forensic officer paused for a moment, then suddenly asked.

In response, Ghost Moon Firefly said matter-of-factly,
"If Mr. Gerald Tenma's physical abilities are really as good as Mr. Xiangyuan's, then a longsword cannot kill him. With Mr. Xiangyuan's physical abilities, he is not a threat at all."

"I believe Mr. Xiang Yuan was able to react and dodge the sword the instant it fell."

—Should I say that you really trust me?
Xiang Yuanguang took a sip of coffee and thought to himself.

Even he couldn't possibly do so many things in a minute... probably.

However, the longsword trap in the piano room really couldn't kill him. How could mere cold weapons compare to his body, which he had honed through countless trials? Although there is a high wall between unarmed and armed, it depends on who it is.

"...It seems that Mrs. Kanamisaki lied about this."

"Either the person who attacked her was not Mr. Gerald Pegasus at all, or there was no one who attacked her at all, and this was just a show she staged herself."

"Ghost Moon Firefly said softly."

At this point, we need to reverse our thinking.

Instead of thinking about how Gerald Pegasus managed to complete the round trip in under a minute, we should think about how this scenario could actually happen.

If we incorporate the wire switch found in the piano room, then everything makes sense.

Because when she leaned out the window to check the situation, she noticed that there were also scratches on the railing by the window, and not only on the railing, but also on the decorations above the window.

Moreover, due to excessive pressure on the decorations above the window, some pieces have already fallen down.

Right now, right at Ghost Moon Firefly's feet.

"In that case, if we can find the murder weapon—the thread—in Mrs. Kana's room, we can close this case."

She spoke softly, then looked at Xiang Yuanguang beside her and said earnestly.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiang Yuan."

"Without your help this time, I'm afraid this case would be very difficult to solve."

Xiang Yuanguang shook his head slightly, denying Gui Yueying's statement, and simply said,

"Even without me, Miss Ghost Moon's talent would allow her to easily uncover the truth behind it all."

"and……"

Judging from the current situation, it seems that the real culprit might indeed be Kanami Saki.

(End of this chapter)