People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 967 The Reversal of the Silk Threads (The End)

At this moment, even the presiding judge had to admit this.

That's right, the lyric booklet only contains the lyrics.

This has nothing to do with Kanami Saki's motive for killing Jellal Tenma. It seems that at this point, there is really no other way.

However, at this moment, Guiyue Ying said,
"Your Honor, don't you think the lyrics here look familiar?"

—Do the lyrics look familiar?
The presiding judge looked up at the curtain, his doubt and confusion clearly visible.

He didn't know much about Gerald Pegasus. After all, he was getting old and didn't understand these young people's love songs very well, nor did he feel anything when reading the lyrics.

Instead, it was Takagi Wataru who glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise.

"These sound like lyrics from 'Red Passion Nocturne'!"

"The lyrics to Gerald Pegasus's last song were written in these lyrics, but why are the current lyrics in a lyrics book from ten years ago?"

"Could it be that this lyric booklet was forged by the defendant?"

Upon hearing this, Ritsuko Usui's face darkened, and she rebuked him.
"How could it be a forgery by the defendant?"

"If you think it's a forgery, then you might as well have the forensic officers take the lyric book for an examination to see when it was written and whether the self in the picture is Gerald Tenma's handwriting!"

Takagi Wataru raised an eyebrow.

Okay, let's do it. Who's afraid of who?
He was about to consult the presiding judge when he heard Gui Yueying say...
"Officer Takagi, the lyrics here were probably written ten years ago."

"Because if you look closely, you'll find that the lyrics of this song in the lyric book are slightly different from the lyrics of Gerald Tenma's last song released before his death... in the flower name."

Guiyue Ying said calmly.

I was originally planning to remind Xiang Yuanguang, who is in charge of flower language, to stop the flowers from blooming.

He took a sip of coffee and completely handed the stage over to Guiyue Ying.

Sure enough, he wasn't very sensitive to flower names and meanings. Only a girl like Gui Yueying would pay special attention to flower names and meanings and be able to spot something amiss at a glance.

"Ten years ago, the flower names in 'Red Love Nocturne' were red rose, marigold, lobelia and dahlia. Now, the flower names in 'Red Love Nocturne' are red rose, aloe vera, laurel and olive."

Guiyue Ying calmly pointed out the difference.

However, Ritsuko Usui had not yet noticed anything amiss.

A woman as calculating as her only cares about her own interests and successes. She only bothers to learn about flower names and meanings when she needs to send flowers to build relationships.

I have absolutely no idea what these flower names and their meanings mean.

Therefore, Ritsuko Usui said with a cold smile,

"Doesn't this just prove that the person who harassed the defendant earlier was indeed Gerald Pegasus?"

"The defense also knew that the defendant had received unnamed flowers more than once. The varieties of those flowers were red roses, marigolds, lobelia, and dahlias."

"This shows that Gerald Pegasus has been obsessed with the defendant for the past ten years and still wants to pursue him."

Hearing this, Gui Yueying sighed.

She shook her head and said,

"not like this."

"Mr. Gerald Tenma expresses his feelings through lyrics, but unfortunately... Mrs. Kanamisaki doesn't seem to realize Gerald Tenma's feelings."

"Red roses do symbolize love, but marigolds, lobelias, and dahlias represent despair, malice, and betrayal. What man who knows the names of these flowers would use them to try to reconcile with his ex?"

Upon hearing this, Ritsuko Usui fell silent.

Just as she was about to continue her rebuttal, Guiyue Ying continued,

"Mrs. Kana doesn't know much about the language of flowers, does she?" "That's why, after seeing Mr. Gerald Tenma's latest song, she bought flowers using the flower names mentioned in the lyric book from ten years ago, pretending to be Gerald Tenma harassing you and pursuing you, seeking to get back together."

"But you haven't even looked closely at Mr. Gerald Pegasus's latest song."

Upon hearing this, Kanami Saki's expression grew increasingly grim.

Ghost Moon Firefly then continued...

"If I remember correctly, the defendant seems to have married Mr. Kana Yoshino immediately after breaking up with Mr. Gerald Tenma. Perhaps the defendant's relationship with Kana Yoshino had already begun before that?"

“Mr. Gerald Pegasus noticed this, which is why he wrote such a flower name in the lyrics.”

"However, ten years later, Mr. Gerald Pegasus released this song and changed the flower names in the lyrics from marigold, lobelia, and dahlia to aloe vera, laurel, and olive."

"This means that Mr. Gerald Pegasus has forgiven you."

Upon hearing this, Kanami Saki looked up in disbelief at Hotaru Onizuki.

She couldn't believe that Gerald Pegasus would make such a choice.

Meeting Kanami Saki's gaze, Hotaru Onizuki spoke softly.
"The flower meanings of aloe, laurel, and olive are sorrow, peace, and glory, respectively. In other words, Mr. Gerald Pegasus felt sorrow for what happened back then, but after so many years, he has become peaceful."

"He ultimately chose to forgive you for what you did back then and kept that relationship in his heart."

"Ritsuko Usui, did you see that?"

"If Gerald Tenma was harassing the defendant, then his mindset regarding changing the lyrics would be completely different. Therefore, the flower-giving pursuit could only be a play orchestrated by Kanami Saki herself."

"This was a premeditated murder."

Ritsuko Usui's expression was grim, but she still insisted on speaking.

"Even so, there's still no motive! What is the motive?!"

motivation……

Gui Yueying was indeed unaware of this.

This lyric book can no longer provide any more information.

However, just when Ritsuko Usui thought the game was in the bag.

Kanami Saki, in the defendant's dock, spoke through tears.

"To silence them."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention immediately turned to Kanami Saki.

The defendant finally broke down completely.

She sobbed.

“Back then, I was secretly dating Kana Yoshino, and when Tenma Junya found out, I met him at the edge of a cliff to confess, and then I pushed him off the cliff.”

"I thought that Tenma Junya had died in the sea, so I felt at ease marrying Kana Zenori."

"But I never expected him to still be alive, and even to have gone to France and become the famous singer Gérard Pegasus... To prevent him from revealing what happened back then, I plotted to kill him..."

"I never expected things to turn out this way..."

Ritsuko Usui had nothing to say.

If this weren't a courtroom where swearing is prohibited, she would definitely be cursing right now!
The presiding judge shook his head and sighed.

Lowering the gavel, the sentence was pronounced,

"guilty!"

(End of this chapter)