People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 945 The Reversal of the Silk Thread (9)

Huh? You, a tone-deaf person with perfect pitch, actually know about musical instruments?

Xiang Yuanguang was somewhat surprised.

Of course, his surprised gaze was hidden behind the scanning device. Conan, who was watching the live broadcast of the courtroom's interior through the scanning device, couldn't see Xiang Yuanguang's eyes, otherwise he might have already exploded at this moment.

"Did someone deliberately open the piano lid to hide something?"

he whispered.

Then, he refuted this claim.
"No, it shouldn't be that the murderer is covering something up, but rather that the murderer wants others to think that he is covering something up."

Conan did not visit the crime scene and therefore did not know much about the piano room.

However, Xiang Yuanguang had actually been to the crime scene and knew the situation in the piano room very well.

If the piano lid is opened, people outside the piano room cannot see what's behind the piano, meaning it could be used to cover up a murder.

If Jia Nashan is indeed the murderer.

He could then use the piano lid to conceal himself, avoiding being seen immediately, and thus find another opportunity to leave the scene.

However, Kana Zen is not the murderer; the murderer is Kana Misaki.

Therefore, the opened piano lid could only have been done by the murderer to mislead others into believing that Kana Zen was the killer, and further questioning is needed regarding this aspect...

Xiang Yuanguang's fingers, which were tapping the table, suddenly stopped.

Gui Yueying, who was standing next to him, looked up at him with some confusion, as if asking why he had suddenly stopped knocking.

Noticing Guiyue Ying's gaze, he reached out and patted the young prosecutor's head before speaking.
"Prosecutor Guiyue, why do you think the murderer would set up the murder scene in the piano room?"

Ghost Moon Firefly didn't dodge; she simply began to think quietly.

Why did the murderer set up the murder scene in the piano room?
If we reverse our thinking, then we should consider why the killer could only design the murder device in the piano room, right? Perhaps it was to prevent accidental injury...?
If the murderer really is Kanami Saki, I doubt she would have the heart to kill her other family members.
The young prosecutor suddenly found herself stuck in a daze.

—Does Kanami Saki really care that much about her family?
Gui Yueying straightened her slightly crooked hat.

Then, she said softly,

"Could it be that you mean..."

"The murderer didn't design the murder scene in the piano room, but rather the piano room was the only place where the murder could take place, so that he could ensure that Kanazan would be framed 100%?"

She had already considered who the murderer could be to frame Kana Zenzuru after killing Geralt Tenma.

Now that I recall these events, it's immediately clear that Kanami Saki isn't actually someone who cares about family; she's more like Ritsuko Usui, someone who will stop at nothing for personal gain.

She remembered that Kogoro Mouri had mentioned that Zen Kana had mentioned a photo of Misaki Kana and Gerald Tenma, but he didn't elaborate on that.

From this perspective, it seems that Kanami Saki even deliberately escalated the conflict between Kanami Zenori and Gerald Tenma?

But what is the point of Kanami Saki doing this?

Kana Zen can be considered Kana Misaki's backer and one of the backbones of the Kana Group. If Kana Zen is framed and imprisoned by Kana Misaki, what will Kana Misaki gain?
This seems to be somewhat different from the phenomenon of Kanami Saki that she deduced earlier.

Hotaru Onizuki stared at Kanami Saki in the defendant's dock.

Normally, prosecutors do this to put pressure on the defendant. However, facing a teenage prosecutor who looked about the same age as a middle school student, and perhaps even a decade younger than herself, Kanami Saki felt no pressure whatsoever.

She glanced at Gui Yueying with a hint of confusion, then turned her head back.

What exactly will Kanami Saki gain from this?

Ghost Moon Firefly recalls the many witnesses present at the villa in Gana.

As a prosecutor, she cannot question witnesses in the same way as the defense during the trial. However, she can find out everything she needs to know before the trial begins and then file charges.

Therefore, she spoke with everyone at the Gana villa.

However, that was an internal conversation, so Xiang Yuanguang was not involved and therefore unaware of it.

At that time, the secretary of the Kanagawa villa... Masayo Tokudaiji seems to have mentioned this matter.

As the secretary to the chairman of the Kana Entertainment Group, that secretary seemed to have far more authority than the normal level. Kogoro Mouri also mentioned that Masayo Tokudaiji had mocked Misaki Kana more than once.

The atmosphere between the two was also quite awkward...

Could it be that she framed Kana Yoshizawa to protect her relationship with him and prevent a third party from interfering? Or... was it simply for the sake of the Kana Entertainment Group's fortune?

Her eyes looked somewhat confused.

Fortunately, both the defense and the prosecution have the right to request the presiding judge to call witnesses to testify. The doubts in my mind will be resolved when other witnesses in the waiting room testify in court later.

crunch————

The courtroom doors were pushed open.

As soon as Takagi Wataru appeared at the gate, he instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.

The officer in charge of criminal investigations took out the photographs, placed them on the evidence table, and projected them onto the screen. Instantly, everyone could see the images clearly.

Next to a police car belonging to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, an officer stood in the center of the statue, holding a bust of Beethoven wrapped in silk and draped in a black cloak, facing the camera.

"Yes, that's it! That's what I saw back then!"

Kogoro Mouri immediately perked up and pointed it out in front of everyone.

Upon seeing this, Ritsuko Usui was somewhat unable to calm down.

Although she had anticipated that things would develop in this direction, she still found it hard to accept that this had actually happened, and she felt even more disgusted with Kanami Saki for hiding information.

If this is mentioned in advance, there is still room for maneuver.

Now that the prosecutor has pointed it out in court, and the police even pulled the statue out of the sea, even the most eloquent lawyer is speechless!
"I never expected it to actually be like this."

The presiding judge said with some shock, and quickly asked,
"Officer Takagi, did any of the officers at the scene know what was wrapped around the statue? Was it the silkworm silk that Prosecutor Ghost Moon mentioned?"

Upon hearing this, Takagi Wataru nodded, giving an affirmative answer.
"That's right, it's silkworm silk."

"Moreover, the police officers there not only found the silkworm silk, but also conducted a replication experiment at the scene, and found that the effect was exactly the same as that described by Detective Mori and his team. They also found the relief fragments that were cut off by the silkworm silk."

"It can be confirmed that someone did indeed set up the exact same trap in the defendant's bedroom last night, just like the one in the piano room!"

(End of this chapter)