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Chapter 966 The Reversal of the Silk Thread (30)

Shortly after the wine's appraisal report arrived at the Third Courtroom.

The final piece of evidence was also delivered to the scene by officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The presiding detective in this case, Wataru Takagi, personally took the lyric book that Gerald Tenma had given to Misaki Kanami ten years ago and carefully placed it on the evidence table.

This piece of evidence is absolutely crucial.

Now that Ritsuko Usui wants to use mental instability as a reason to help Kanami Saki escape a guilty verdict, it can only prove that Kanami Saki had the motive to kill Jellal Tenma and had planned it all along.

The only piece of evidence that can prove this is this lyric book.

Therefore, Takagi Wataru was quite cautious.

"Your Honor, this is the lyric book that the deceased Gerald Tenma gave to the defendant Kanami Saki ten years ago."

Takagi Wataru said this.

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge's expression also turned serious.

He also didn't want the murderer to escape legal punishment through a mental breakdown, so he actually valued this piece of evidence very much, but as the presiding judge, he couldn't show it too obviously.

Therefore, he could only suppress his anger and speak as calmly as possible.

"Based on the previous reasoning of Prosecutor Guiyue, this court will add this piece of evidence to the court record of this trial. Now, in order to uphold the principles of a fair, just and open trial."

"This court has decided to make the contents written on this piece of evidence public to everyone."

"Do the defense and prosecution have any other opinions on this matter?"

Upon hearing this, both Onizuki Hotaru and Usui Ritsuko shook their heads in unison.

This piece of evidence was originally requested by Guiyue Ying.

She naturally had no other opinion on the matter of making the contents of the evidence public; she would only express her approval.

Ritsuko Usui, however, was inclined to object.

After all, proving that Kanami Saki is mentally unstable is not very reliable. What if Kanami Saki really wrote down some criminal plan in the lyric book? If it were made public, everything would be over.

However, Ritsuko Usui knew that she couldn't object at this time.

Especially when she pointed out that the defendant had a mental disorder and was trying to help him escape legal punishment in this way—the judge was visibly furious about this.

She did not hesitate to object publicly in court.
The presiding judge would absolutely not hesitate to remove her from the courtroom for a few minutes on the grounds of violating courtroom order, although she could appeal after the trial.

But if things continue like this, she is definitely going to lose the case.

Ritsuko Usui could not accept losing the case, so she had no choice but to agree with the judge's idea and tacitly allow Wataru Takagi to display the contents of the lyric book.

However, now that things have come to this, Kanami Saki in the defendant's seat has actually relaxed.

If others don't know what's written in the lyric book, how could she not know?
There's nothing in here that Guiyue Ying is looking for.

Ghost Moon Firefly has staked everything on this, which can only mean one thing—

The prosecutor is going to lose miserably this time!

However, Hotaru Onizuki had no idea what Kanami Saki was thinking.

The young prosecutor was simply watching the content projected on the projector with nervousness.

I was reading the contents of that lyric book.

The same applies to Xiang Yuanguang.

However, he really didn't know much about this. Therefore, even after seeing the contents of the lyric booklet, he couldn't make heads or tails of it.

On the other side of the scanning device, Conan and Ai Haibara felt that the contents looked increasingly familiar.

The two little ones looked at each other, then said in unison,
"These are the lyrics to 'Red Passion Nocturne'!"

—"Red Passionate Nocturne"

This was the last song Gerald Pegasus was preparing to release before his death.

But why would this song appear in the lyric book that Gerald Tenma gave to Kanami Saki ten years ago? Could it be that Gerald Tenma had already conceived the content of this song ten years ago?
However, Ai Haibara immediately realized what was happening and asked, somewhat puzzled,

"Great Detective, didn't you say you didn't pay attention to these things? How were you able to see it at a glance?"

To this, Conan simply shrugged and said,
"Because Xiaolan really likes Gerald Pegasus's songs."

"She even copied down the lyrics to Gerald Pegasus's new song and read them aloud more than once. Although it was cheesy, I remember it very clearly."

"Look, this mentions the names of many flowers."

Conan pointed to the image on the screen displayed on the scanner.

he said,
"Red roses, aloe vera, laurel, olives..."

The more he spoke, the softer his voice became.

Ai Haibara, who was standing nearby, also noticed this.

She watched the live broadcast on TV and said with a smile.

"Great detective, it seems your memory isn't so good after all."

"The flowers mentioned in that lyric aren't aloe vera, laurel, or olive as you're talking about, but rather marigolds, lobelia, and dahlias!"

—Did I remember it wrong?
Conan was stunned.

He briefly doubted his memory for a second, then immediately dismissed the possibility that he was mistaken, and said with absolute certainty,
"I'm not mistaken, the lyrics are different!"

"The only difference between the 'Red Love Nocturne' from ten years ago and the 'Red Love Nocturne' now is that the flowers mentioned in the lyrics have changed."

"This can only mean that Gerald Pegasus, as the lyricist, took the initiative to change his nickname."

"I think it's possible that Gerald Pegasus's ideas changed, which is why he modified the flower names in the lyrics based on the language of flowers... Wait, the language of flowers?"

Conan's eyes widened suddenly.

He knows where the problem lies!

"Wait, Xiang Yuan, the problem lies in the flower language in the lyrics!"

"The flower names in 'Red Love Nocturne' from ten years ago were red rose, marigold, lobelia, and dahlia, and their flower meanings were love, despair, malice, and betrayal!"

"The current flower names for 'Red Passionate Night Symphony' are red rose, aloe vera, laurel, and olive, and their flower meanings are love, sorrow, peace, and glory!"

"Ten years ago, Gerald Tenma and Kanami Saki's breakup was definitely not amicable; other things happened in between!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang frowned immediately.

Why bother with all these flower meanings and riddles? Who could possibly understand them?
He's not a flower expert, and I doubt Kanami Saki knows much about flowers either. So what's the point of Gerald Tenma writing and revising lyrics? Is he expressing his own frustration?
"See that? Prosecutor Ghost Moon, there's nothing—"

Ritsuko Usui said sarcastically.
"Anything you want!"

(End of this chapter)