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Chapter 949 The Reversal of the Silk Thread (13)

Ritsuko Usui stared at Hotaru Onizuki, who was standing behind the prosecutor's table.

After a brief silence, she spoke.

"So, Prosecutor Ghost Moon, what are you trying to say?"

“You’re right, since the piano room was set up, someone must be using it. But what does that have to do with Miss Tokudaiji’s testimony just now?”

"Admittedly, the piano room is indeed used by people..."

"However, the piano room can't be used all day long. Miss Tokudaiji only needs to set up a trap in the piano room before Mr. Gerald Tenma arrives, and then she can just wait for him to come to her."

"Because apart from Mr. Gerald Pegasus, no one else would touch the piano during that time period."

"Am I wrong, Prosecutor Ghost Moon Firefly?"

Her words drew everyone's attention to Onizuki Hotaru.

Indeed, as Ritsuko Usui said.

As Kana Zenri's secretary, Tokudaiji Masayo spent all day in the villa and naturally knew when others would use the piano room and when they wouldn't.

Therefore, she only needed to exploit a time gap to complete the murder.

This seems reasonable.

However, Guiyue Ying simply shook her head and said directly,
"Is that so? Then, Attorney Usui, do you remember why Mr. Gerald Tenma went to the piano room?"

The question posed by the teenage prosecutor made Ritsuko Usui frown.

This question is actually not difficult to answer.

The answer was already known during the previous court hearings.

But why did Onizuki Hotaru single out this question at this particular time? Could it be related to some important information she hadn't considered?

After hesitating for a moment, Ritsuko Usui finally answered.

"The reason why Mr. Gerald Tenma went to the piano room to play the piano was because of the request of my client."

"However, if I remember correctly, Prosecutor Ghost Moon maintained that my client, Mr. Kana Yoshinobu, was not the murderer. Is bringing this up now to overturn your previous idea?"

Hearing this, Gui Yueying shook her head slightly.

She said softly.
"No, I just want to ask, why did he ask Gerald Tenma to go to the piano room at that time?"

Upon hearing this, Ritsuko Usui fell silent once again.

Feeling the gazes of others, she hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.
"...was it because the defendant staged the attack himself in his own bedroom?"

Ritsuko Usui didn't want to give this answer.

However, now that things have come to this, even if she doesn't say it, Guiyueying will.

Since that's the case, she might as well speak up herself and take the initiative.

She continued,

"Didn't I already say that?"

"Even if the defendant staged the attack himself, it doesn't prove that the defendant is the murderer. It could just be to make others wary of Gerald Pegasus."

"Even if this unexpectedly leads my client to consider arguing with Gerald Pegasus, it doesn't prove anything..."

Ritsuko Usui stopped abruptly before she could finish speaking.

She discovered a problem.

Yes, before Kanami Saki claimed that she had been attacked by Gerald Tenma, Kanami Zen was unaware that the person who had been harassing Kanami Saki was Gerald Tenma.

In other words, it was a murder trap set by Tokudaiji Masayo.

Therefore, without any guidance, it would have been impossible for her to get Kanazono and Gerald Tenma to go to the piano room at the same time and then use a trap to kill Gerald Tenma. — But the problem is, Tokudaiji Masayo really didn't provide any guidance.

The only one who brought the situation to this point was Kanami Saki.

If she insists that Tokudaiji Masayo was the murderer who intentionally killed Geralt Tenma, then her reasoning will have a major flaw, unless...

Ritsuko Usui's face darkened.

Unless she claims that Tokudaiji Masayo and the defendant Kanami Saki were accomplices.

She could only convict Tokudaiji Masayo of murder if she and Kanami Saki were accomplices, but she could not convict the defendant as well.

This time, she signed a plea of ​​not guilty.

Even if she signed a simple, ordinary defense statement instead of a not-guilty plea, it would still allow her to take the blame for the defendant, even if it seemed like she could clear his name.

This is extremely disadvantageous for her.

Seeing that Ritsuko Usui had suddenly fallen silent.

The presiding judge scratched his head, looking somewhat puzzled.

I don't know why Ritsuko Usui stopped talking halfway through her sentence.

However, just because Ritsuko Usui doesn't say anything doesn't mean Hotaru Onizuki from the prosecutor's side won't say anything either.

The young prosecutor spoke in a relaxed tone.
"Isn't the situation obvious, Attorney Usui?"

"If Tokudaiji is the murderer, then Kanami Saki, the defendant who deliberately chose this time to create the illusion that she was attacked by Jellal Pegasus, is at least an accomplice."

"Because, without Kanami Saki's guidance, Kanami Zen would not have hated Geralt Tenma."

"If Kanazono didn't dislike Geralt Tenma, then there would be no question of asking Geralt Tenma to go to the piano room, then the two of them arguing, and then killing Geralt Tenma and framing Kanazono."

"Miss Tokudaiji's testimony proves that she did not guide anyone from beginning to end, does it?"

Gui Yueying's words made the bald old man nod repeatedly.

This is true.

Even if the presiding judge isn't particularly sensitive to testimony, they can still tell from it.

Tokudaiji Masayo was a complete outsider in this case.

If Tokudaiji Masayo deliberately guided Kana Yoshino's situation, then Mouri Kogoro, who was in the same room with Tokudaiji Masayo except during the time of the power outage, should have heard about it.

However, Kogoro Mouri never mentioned this matter at all.

Therefore, it is impossible for Tokudaiji Masayo to have done such a thing. If Attorney Usui does not claim that Kanami Saki is an accomplice, then Tokudaiji Masayo could not possibly be the murderer.

Upon hearing this, Kanami Saki in the defendant's seat frowned.

She doesn't want to go to jail.

This murder of Gerald Tenma was entirely for her own benefit. If she were to be labeled as an accomplice in Gerald Tenma's murder, wouldn't she also end up in jail?
Injure one thousand enemies, and self-inflict eight hundred.

She did not take it.

"I'm not an accomplice!"

Kanami Saki pretended to be excited as she stood up.

The bailiff next to her was startled and quickly reached out to pull her back to prevent her from doing anything rash.

All eyes turned to Kanami Saki.

At this point, she, as the defendant, loudly proclaimed...
"Please allow my husband, Kanasan, to testify in court!"

"Whether or not we were guided by Tokudai-ji Temple, my husband knows best!"

(End of this chapter)