People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 957 The Reversal of the Silk Thread (21)

The courtroom doors were suddenly pushed open.

Hideki Kana walked confidently to the back of the testimony platform.

The sight of it stunned everyone else in the courtroom.

Theoretically speaking, if Kanami Saki is the murderer...

So, Hideki Kana could be an accomplice. How could he walk in so confidently? Could it be that he really didn't do anything?
The bald old man paused for a moment, then spoke.
"Mr. Gana, the main reason for summoning you to testify is to inquire about matters related to the cooperation between Mr. Gerald Tenma and the Gana Group."

"Do you have anything else to say about this? If not, then..."

"Wait a moment!"

Hideki Kana said loudly.

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge was immediately taken aback.

He frowned and looked at Hideki Kana, intending to see what insightful opinion this witness had.

But then they heard the man say,
"Isn't this the trial for Gerald Pegasus's murder? Why are you asking this?"

"It doesn't really matter how Gerald Tenma collaborates with our Cana Music Publishing House, does it? It's just that the people who wanted to kill Gerald Tenma took the opportunity to make their move in our villa."

—This person's thought process is quite unique.

The presiding judge was taken aback after hearing this.

I never knew such a saying existed; it's truly eye-opening.

What a joke! What do you mean by saying that someone who just wanted to kill Geralt Tenma took the opportunity to kill him in his villa?

Wasn't Gerald Pegasus killed because he came to your villa?
The bald old man's face immediately darkened.

He raised the wooden mallet in his hand and brought it down sharply.

With a loud thud, Hideki Kana was instantly startled.

Ritsuko Usui, standing on the defense side, covered her face with her hands and sighed.

The presiding judge's impression of Hideki Kana is probably extremely poor.

This person really doesn't understand the situation.

As the younger brother of Kana Zenzuru, he only managed to create a subordinate Kana Music Publishing House by relying entirely on the resources of the Kana Entertainment Group. However, he even took a liking to his sister-in-law, causing such a big problem for the Kana Group.

He can still say in court that "Gerald Tenma was murdered inside the villa."

This is equivalent to Hideki Kana wanting to completely deny the murder of Geralt Tenma.

It's highly likely that they believed the person who killed Jellal Pegasus would have killed him anywhere, and it just so happened that they chose to do it at their villa...

That idea is incredibly stupid.

He wouldn't have such an idea if he had any sense at all.

When she encountered such an amazing teammate, Ritsuko Usui felt like she had the worst luck imaginable.

If I had known, I wouldn't have taken this case; I would have taken the defense case against the sewage treatment plant instead. Maybe that case would have been easier.

After all, their opponents were just a group of ordinary farmers and country folk with little knowledge.

Previously, there was a very capable lawyer in Benchitai who specialized in handling civil cases for the poor, but now no one knows where that capable lawyer has gone. Those people in the countryside certainly can't afford to hire any other capable lawyers.

Although the lawsuits there are complicated, I should be able to get paid steadily.

This doesn't resemble the defense of those extraordinary cases here.

Ritsuko Usui was already starting to lose her composure as she watched the endless stream of amazing TV characters.

As it stands now.

On the day of the incident, which was last night, the only normal people in the entire villa were probably the outsider Gerard Tenma and his client. Everyone else had mental health issues.

Especially the Gana family.

From Kana Yoshinobu to Kana Hideki to Kana Misaki, and then to Tokudaiji Masayo.

Not only is her thinking unconventional, but she also gets involved in a love triangle, single-handedly complicating the case with inexplicable male-female relationships. She even went up to him personally to grab his handbag and slapped it away!

"...What...what did I do? That's how it is..."

Hideki Kana was still dancing in the minefield.

As the defense attorney, Ritsuko Usui was already too lazy to say anything more.

This defense engagement is almost certainly going to fall through, and I estimate I'll only get about 40-50% of the engagement fee.

Tired, that's it.

"Witness! This court hopes that you will take this case seriously and refrain from making such baseless statements in court!"

The bald old man said angrily.

"So you mean someone else killed Geralt Pegasus?"

"Then tell this court, who exactly wanted to kill Geralt Pegasus, and even managed to follow him to your villa to set up such an intricate trap, and then leave the scene without leaving any trace?"

Hideki Kana obviously couldn't answer that question.

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

Hideki Kana only mentioned it briefly.

He felt that no one in the villa would actually kill Geralt Tenma, not even the defendant in the case, Kanami Saki.

Although Kanami Saki didn't seem to show much.

However, Kanami Saki is actually a fan of Gerald Tenma, and even has a lyric book from ten years ago before Gerald Tenma officially debuted.

How could such a die-hard fan be the murderer who killed Geralt Pegasus?

His gaze swept over Hideki Kana and Misaki Kana sitting in the defendant's dock behind him.

Gui Yueying shook her head slightly and said directly,

"Witness, please give your testimony on the topics mentioned by the presiding judge."

"You need to describe in detail why you invited Gerald Pegasus to the Gana villa for a banquet, and why you specifically chose Gerald Pegasus as a partner for the Gana Group."

Upon hearing this, Hideki Kana replied without hesitation,
"That's obviously for negotiating the contract."

“What other reason could there be? After all, my brother and I don’t work in the same place, and Gerald Pegasus’s contract is to be signed with the companies where my brother and I work, so it’s not easy to find a temporary meeting room.”

"Hotels and such don't meet my requirements, so I'll just have to hold a small social gathering at home."

Hideki Kana stroked his chin and mentioned it again.
"As for what the request is? It's definitely something that will allow Gerald Pegasus and his sister-in-law to meet, right?"

"Because my sister-in-law is a die-hard fan of Gerald Pegasus."

"She even kept Gerard Tenma's lyric book from ten years ago before he debuted as a memento. The reason she sought to collaborate with Gerard Tenma and chose her home as the meeting place was because of this."

"...Hmm? What's wrong? You guys are giving me weird looks."

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed that the gazes of the people present seemed to be getting increasingly strange.

This frightened Hideki Kana, causing him to stop giving his testimony.

However, what I've just said is enough.

—It was indeed Kana Misaki who orchestrated Gerald Tenma's visit to the Kana villa.

(End of this chapter)