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Chapter 954 The Reversal of the Silk Thread (18)

At this point, Prosecutor Gold raised a question that left Ganashan unable to think.

Faced with this question, Kanazen answered almost without hesitation.
"No, of course not. How could my brother be the murderer?"

Upon hearing this, Prosecutor Gold's lips curled into a slight smile.

He raised his coffee cup to his lips, took a sip, and then said rather casually,
"Didn't you make it very clear?"

“There is no trace of anyone else in the villa. The murderer can only be someone who was already in the villa. You have ruled out everyone else, so the murderer can only be Hideki Kana.”

"Furthermore, you just mentioned something about collaborating with Gerald Pegasus..."

His voice instantly turned cold, and he said threateningly.

"You didn't know that Kana Hideki was in charge of everything, did you?!"

Such a terrifying sense of oppression.

Instantly, Kana Zen took a step back.

It wasn't until she almost lost her footing and fell off the witness stand that she realized what was happening and quickly steadied herself.

—This is different from the Ghost Moon prosecutor I met last night.

This prosecutor, named Gold, isn't very popular, but his presence is incredibly intimidating.

Even in the courtroom, he had a feeling that this guy might rush over and beat him up at any moment...

"No... I mean..."

It seems that there is a slight problem with Kanazan's language system.

He opened his mouth as if to speak, but no words came out.

Meanwhile, Prosecutor Ghost Moon, standing beside Prosecutor Gold, asked gently,
"Mr. Gana, are you saying that your testimony just now had some shortcomings?"

"If that's the case, how about you give your testimony again after you've considered everything carefully?"

The young prosecutor's voice was gentle.

In addition, her appearance, which resembles that of a junior high school student, makes it easy for people to lower their guard.

After being intimidated by Prosecutor Gold, Kana Zen heard Prosecutor Ghost Moon's well-intentioned advice and suddenly lost his composure, beginning to consider whether to give his testimony again.

On the other side, Ritsuko Usui, who was on the defense stand, noticed this situation.

Her expression shifted between light and dark.

It's obvious that Ghost Moon Firefly and Prosecutor Gold are playing good cop/bad cop, intending to use this method to get Kana Zen to reveal more information.

Normally, she should have interrupted the prosecutor's offensive at this point.

However, she was unsure whether she should do it.

The prosecutor's intention is clearly to have Kana Yoshino testify again to ensure that his brother, Kana Hideki, is not suspected of murder, which seems to be entirely out of good intentions.

If she were to advise Kanasane at this time, her good intentions would turn into malice.

Kana Zen would definitely think she was deliberately trying to frame Kana Hideki. At that point, it's hard to say whether she would even publicly turn against him in court, let alone pay the remaining commission fee.

This kind of guy who's been completely fooled will do anything that seems normal.

Ritsuko Usui cursed in her heart.

After careful consideration, she ultimately abandoned the plan.

There's no need to do such a thing. As long as it appears that she is genuinely trying her best to defend Kanami Saki, that's enough. This defense probably won't win this time anyway.

On the other side, Onizuki Hotaru was already a rather troublesome prosecutor.

And then there's the even more troublesome prosecutor, Gold, standing next to him.

She estimated that even if she brought Eri Kisaki to court with her, they still wouldn't be a match for the two prosecutors on the opposing side in a two-on-two situation, as their abilities were no longer on the same level.

"Um...is this...is this okay?" Kana Zen finally couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Gui Yueying nodded slightly, then looked at the bald old man in the main seat.

"Your Honor, because all the witnesses in this case are Mr. Gana's relatives and friends, Mr. Gana is perhaps too nervous and hasn't given enough thought to his testimony..."

"Would you allow Mr. Gana to give his testimony again?"

In the courtroom's public gallery, many listeners were engaged in lively discussion.

However, they didn't offer much of an opinion.

The reason is simple: this is a traditional skill of prosecutors.

In the vast majority of court hearings, whether criminal cases or public safety incidents, prosecutors will ask witnesses to speak again if they are in a disadvantageous position.

However, now that the prosecutor is in a favorable position, they are allowing the witness to restate potentially damaging testimony…

This was the first time they had seen it in the courtroom.

The presiding judge hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"In that case, this court will make an exception and grant Prosecutor Guiyue's request."

"Attorney Usui, do you have any other thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing this, Ritsuko Usui shook her head and replied,
"The defense has no objection to this and agrees with the prosecutor's position."

At this point, denying the allegations would definitely make Kanazen consider him an enemy.

There's absolutely no need to live on a fixed salary.

With the prosecution and defense at an agreement, the presiding judge nodded and lowered the gavel.

He announced,

"Then, let witness Kanasan give his testimony again!"

Upon hearing this, Kanami Saki, who had already sensed something was wrong, frowned.

If Kana Zen proves that Kana Hideki is innocent.

So in the end, the topic still had to turn to her own life.

Because aside from Kogoro Mouri, who had no opportunity to commit the crime, and Gerald Tenma's manager, only four people could have set up the murder trap inside the Kana villa.

The suspicion against Tokudaiji Masayo has now been cleared.

Since Kana Zen herself is an absolutely innocent person who was shown to be not the murderer at the crime scene by Onizuki Hotaru, then only Kana Hideki is left to take the blame for her.

However, now even Hideki Kana is being cleared of suspicion by Yoshiyuki Kana...

If this continues, won't she suffer the consequences of her own actions?

Not only did they fail to protect the money of the Gana Group, they also failed to protect their own people!

As Kanami Saki thought about this, a surge of emotion welled up inside her.

She immediately stood up and, as before, told Kana Zen about her thoughts.

However, Kanami Saki had previously committed such violations several times.

Now that he's performing a "Three Variations on Plum Blossom" move, how could the bailiffs nearby not be on guard?

Two bailiffs worked together to pin Kanami Saki back down on the spot, warning her...

"Defendant, now is not your time to speak!"

"If you continue to disrupt the order of the courtroom, then after the trial concludes, regardless of whether you are found guilty or not guilty, the court will hold you accountable for disrupting the order of the courtroom!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of resentment appeared in Kanami Saki's eyes.

However, she was helpless in the face of this situation and could only wait with dissatisfaction for the trial to continue...

(End of this chapter)