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Chapter 965 The Reversal of the Silk Thread (29)

Even Ritsuko Usui, who had little interaction with the judge, could clearly sense the judge's anger.

Moreover, a huge uproar erupted in the audience of the courtroom because of Ritsuko Usui's words.

All the listeners, including Onizuki Hotaru and Mugen Hikaru, had their eyes on Usui Ritsuko at this moment, and even Conan and Haibara Ai, who were watching the live broadcast, were no exception.

Such remarks are utterly outrageous.

The case has progressed to this point, and the defense still dares to claim that the defendant is innocent?

What evidence do they have, and what methods can they use to secure an acquittal for the defendant?

Does Tamar modify the code in the console?
Not only were the others stunned, but even Kanami Saki herself was stunned.

She wanted to continue her tirade, but Ritsuko Usui's words interrupted her spellcasting. She could only raise her head and stare blankly at Ritsuko Usui in the defense seat.

Kanami Saki couldn't believe that she could still be found not guilty even at this point.

In her memory, lawyers who could turn the tide in such a situation were extremely rare in the entire city of Tokyo.

For example, the lawyer Kensuke Komikado, or the legendary lawyer Hikaru Mukamoto.

However, Ritsuko Usui in front of us is definitely not one of them.

Does this mean that Ritsuko Usui was just talking nonsense and there's no way to prove her innocence?
Kanami Saki pondered in her heart.

Meanwhile, Ritsuko Usui, standing behind the defense table, had already spoken.
"The defense argues that...the defendant, Kanami Saki, has mental health issues."

"Moreover, this is not just the defense's opinion. As you have all seen, the defendant, Kanami Saki, exhibited a clear state of mania not long ago."

"The defense argues that...the defendant set up the trap to kill Gerald Pegasus under similar circumstances, which was an act of murder committed under abnormal mental condition, rather than a premeditated murder!"

Ritsuko Usui said this.

Immediately, an uproar erupted in the audience.

This statement perfectly matches their impression of what lawyers and litigators say.

The lawyer, who had been shed from the image of a shrew in their minds because of Xiang Yuanguang, had now fallen back into that image. Everyone was incredulous that Usui Ritsuko would make such a claim at this moment.

Upon seeing this, before Gui Yueying could speak, the presiding judge frowned and asked,

"Attorney Usui, you say that Kanami Saki has mental problems and killed Jellal Tenma while in an abnormal mental state. So, how do you intend to prove that?"

"And if it wasn't a premeditated murder..."

"Why did she pretend to be attacked by Gerald Tenma, leading Kana Yoshino to meet Gerald Tenma in the piano room? And why did she deliberately reveal her relationship with Gerald Tenma, so that Kana Hideki would arrange a meeting?"

"Isn't this a premeditated murder?"

The bald old man unusually displayed the authority of a presiding judge.

He pressed on relentlessly, wanting a clear answer from Ritsuko Usui.

Upon hearing this, Ritsuko Usui answered without hesitation.
"So what? Your Honor, you should know the answer to that, shouldn't you?"

“If a person’s mental state is abnormal, they may do things that are completely opposite to what is normal—admittedly, the villa of Gerald Tenma had an element of being guided by Kanami Saki.”

“However, her guiding Gerald Pegasus to the villa doesn’t mean she killed him.” Ritsuko Usui unleashed her full legal prowess, firing off sentence after sentence.
"Because Kanami Saki didn't have a specific motive for meeting with Jellal Tenma, did she?"

"From this perspective, rather than saying that Kanami Saki asked Hideki Kanami to help her arrange a meeting with Gerald Tenma at the villa in order to kill Gerald Tenma, it would be more accurate to say that she simply wanted to meet with her old classmate, Gerald Tenma."

Ten years ago, Gerald Tenma and Kanami Saki were in a romantic relationship.

"Moreover, their relationship is so good that Kanami Saki has kept a photo of them together from ten years ago, and Gerald Tenma gave Kanami Saki his most treasured lyric book... This is enough to show how deep their friendship is."

"Is it hard to understand why people with such a deep bond would want to see each other again after ten years?"

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge was speechless.

According to this logic, the idea is correct, but it's not like that.

After a brief silence, he immediately questioned again.
"Defense, since you claim the defendant killed Gerald Pegasus while in a mentally unstable state, what evidence do you have to prove that? If I'm not mistaken... the defendant doesn't seem to have any evidence of mental instability, does he?"

—Of course not.

Kanami Saki's face darkened.

She is perfectly mentally sound, so how could there be any evidence of mental abnormality?
Moreover, she never expected that her killing of Geralt Pegasus would be exposed, and she was completely unprepared for what would happen next. Even if she had prepared proof of mental abnormality beforehand, that would be completely impossible.

Which criminal in Beika Town would prepare a certificate of mental instability before committing a murder?

"It can be tested."

Ritsuko Usui replied,
"Your Honor, the defense requests a recess today to allow the witness to undergo a mental health examination at the hospital to determine whether the witness has any mental health issues."

"I believe this should be a reasonable request."

"Because the defendant had just gone mad in the courtroom in public, and everyone saw it clearly."

"Furthermore, if Kanami Saki is determined to kill Jellal Pegasus, then what is her motive? If there is no motive, then this act of killing her close old friend without any apparent reason..."

"I think this should be enough to be considered a sign of mental abnormality, right?"

Upon hearing this, the judge's brows furrowed deeply.

The defense argued that Kanami Saki had mental health issues and requested a recess for examination.

Without even thinking about it, he knew that once she went to the hospital, even if Kanami Saki wasn't insane, the hospital would issue a certificate proving her mental abnormality, and then the only way to acquit Kanami Saki in this case would be to find her not guilty.

A mentally unstable citizen is not criminally liable for murder.

"motivation……"

he whispered.

Suddenly remembering something, she turned her head to look at Onizuki Hotaru at the prosecutor's table and asked,
"Prosecutor Ghost Moon, you just mentioned that the lyric book that Geralt Tenma gave to Kanami Saki ten years ago might contain the motive that led Kanami Saki to kill Geralt Tenma, right?"

Gui Yueying nodded seriously.

Upon seeing this, the presiding judge immediately gave the final decision.
"In that case, it's not too late to adjourn the court after the final evidence is brought to the trial!"

(End of this chapter)