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Unfortunately, his verbal skills were too weak; he not only failed to recruit the other party, but also failed to prevent the other party from encountering this accident.

Jiang Hang had originally planned to call and ask if Phoenix Wright needed his help, but unexpectedly, it was Chihiro Ayasato who called him first.

Chapter 226: Chapter 224: A Conviction Rate of 99.9%

Ayasato Law Firm.

If Jiang Hang hadn't been able to stop Xiao Zhongda from killing Ayato Chihiro, this place would now be called Phoenix Wright Law Firm, and Phoenix Wright Ryuichi would be living a shameless cohabitation life with Ayato Chihiro's sister, Ayato Maya.

However, due to Jiang Hang's obstruction, and without the experience of "small, medium, and large," Naruhodo Ryuichi is still a newbie in the legal profession. Therefore, he can only continue to work quietly under Ayasato Chihiro as a novice lawyer, occasionally handling some simple legal matters assigned by Ayasato Chihiro.

Jiang Hang, who knew about Phoenix Wright's potential, had suggested to Chihiro Ayasato that some cases could be handed over to Phoenix Wright to solve, but he had a different attitude towards Chihiro Ayasato.

According to her, after Phoenix Wright won his first criminal defense case, she was aware of his talent, but it was still too early. He needed at least two or three more years of training before he could become a lawyer who could truly stand on his own.

Upon hearing Chihiro Ayasato's words, Jiang Hang couldn't help but mentally remark: "If we look at it from the game's timeline, three years later, Phoenix Wright has already experienced more than ten courtroom reversals, and was even framed in a case, resulting in his lawyer's license being suspended for several years."

Considering that Phoenix Wright spent his entire life studying law before obtaining his lawyer's license, and that he probably only received instruction from Chihiro Ayasato for less than a year before she died at the hands of Okada, it's not hard to understand.

Although Phoenix Wright was able to turn the tide in court for several years and could be considered a seasoned lawyer, the lack of guidance from his mentors meant that he still appeared immature and naive in some areas, making him vulnerable to sabotage.

Now, Chihiro Ayasato says she wants to train Phoenix Wright for a few more years. After diligently accepting her guidance, Phoenix Wright will probably become more experienced when he graduates in three years.

Of course, Jiang Hang's visit to Ayasato's office this time was not to discuss how promising the future of Phoenix Wright, this spiky-haired young man, was.

Upon arriving at the agency, Jiang Hang immediately saw the girl dressed as a shrine maiden. He knew that this was Ayasato Chihiro's younger sister, Ayasato Mayoi, who was diligently training as a "spirit medium." He had already met her during the previous small, medium, and large incidents, and he had even treated Mayoi to a bowl of ramen back then.

Before the helpless-looking Chihiro Aya could speak, the still somewhat naive girl looked at Jiang Hang expectantly: "Mr. Jiang Hang, you will definitely help the General, right? I believe the General won't kill anyone!"

Seeing that this naive girl was trying to recommend the Great General to him, her rival, Jiang Hang glanced at Ayato Chihiro.

Chihiro Aya sighed softly, feeling somewhat helpless about her younger sister's personality.

"I'm so sorry, it's just that Mayoi is too stubborn. Ever since I heard this morning that the actor who played the Great General, Hahei Saburo, was arrested on suspicion of murder, she has been pestering me to take on this case."

If the person she was pestering was Phoenix Wright, the plot would probably have returned to its original trajectory. However, it is clear that because of Jiang Hang's interference, Mayoi and Phoenix Wright, a couple that Jiang Hang quite liked before his transmigration, do not seem to have much progress yet. Therefore, Mayoi immediately sought help from her sister.

As a composed and mature lawyer, Chihiro Ayasato certainly wouldn't take on a case as casually as Phoenix Wright. However, this morning, her younger sister kept pestering her to learn about the case, so Chihiro Ayasato naturally thought of Jiang Hang, the famous detective who was currently enjoying great popularity.

“I haven’t looked into this case yet, but since Saburo Hosei has been arrested by the police, I estimate that the prosecutor’s office will soon file charges against him,” Chihiro Ayasato explained to Jiang Hang. “In Japan, if a criminal case is prosecuted by the prosecutor’s office, the probability of being convicted can be as high as 99.9%.”

Jiang Hang was naturally aware of this data; in fact, many Japanese crime dramas use this 99.9% probability as one of their selling points.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Conan frequently encounters cases that stump the police, making it seem like they might easily commit wrongful convictions if they're not careful. In most cases, Conan solves the crime on the spot and gets the perpetrators to confess before the police even have a chance to use modern investigative techniques to thoroughly examine the scene.

Indeed, many murder cases are disguised as suicides or disappearances by the perpetrators. For example, Kyosuke Kazato killed Yasushi Nino last year. The police investigation found no signs of foul play, and because Inspector Tomonari, who was in charge of the investigation, had passed away, it was ultimately ruled a suicide. And since it was a suicide, there was naturally no good criminal prosecution.

In addition, there are cases where it is known to be a murder case, but the murderer can never be found. In these cases, there is also no legal proceedings.

The actual cases of wrongful arrests are relatively rare. Even if the police initially target the wrong person, they can usually rule them out during subsequent investigations. Furthermore, the number of people who are wrongly arrested is already small, and the number who can prove in court that they were arrested by mistake is even smaller. Combining all these factors, we get the truth behind the so-called 99.9% conviction rate.

And most importantly, under the influence of the world, almost all the tricky cases that occur in this world are related to those so-called "famous detectives".

Not to mention Conan, even Jiang Hang, a third-rate detective, seems to be enjoying similar treatment recently. However, his system hasn't given Jiang Hang a formal response to this matter yet.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hang couldn't help but look at Naruhodo Ryuichi.

He remembered that this guy had taken on more than ten or twenty murder cases, always acting as the defendant's lawyer. But when he counted all those defenses, it seemed that only in one case was his defendant actually the real killer.

He alone dragged down the prosecutor's office's conviction rate of 99.9%, and it's really a wonder that he always manages to run into these wrongful convictions.

From a certain perspective, Phoenix Wright's level of unscientific behavior is comparable to that of Conan.

Is this what it means to be "the darling of the world"? Jiang Hang couldn't help but mentally complain again, hoping that he wouldn't end up on such a path in the future.

When the topic turned to the 99.9% conviction rate in criminal cases, Chihiro Ayasato seemed somewhat dissatisfied, but she didn't say much more to Jiang Hang on this subject.

She gently rubbed her younger sister's head and then made a request to Jiang Hang: "I'm going to the detention center to meet with that He Xing Sanlang and see what kind of person he is. I hope that you, Jiang Hang, can investigate the truth of this case before the prosecutor's office formally files charges against He Xing Sanlang. Of course, I will cover the commission fee for this case."

Chapter 227: Chapter 225: Keisuke Itokozaki, a policeman on the verge of disaster.

Because Chihiro Ayasato was killed by Dai Konaka after the prologue of Ace Attorney's story, Jiang Hang really didn't know that Chihiro Ayasato was also a siscon.

Seeing how doting Chihiro Ayasato is on Mayoi Ayasato, Jiang Hang is now completely confused about how the original couple, Phoenix Wright and Mayoi Ayasato, will develop in the future.

However, considering that these two have been dating for ten years without any progress in the original game, perhaps having Chihiro Ayasato as a catalyst might have an unexpected effect.

Just as Jiang Hang was thinking about this, Ayato Chihiro had already taken Ayato Mayoi to the detention center to meet with Hosei Saburo.

As a rookie lawyer, Ryuichi Naruhodo naturally had no choice but to accompany Jiang Hang to the Eito Photography Studio where the murder case had occurred.

"What are you doing following a detective like me, a lawyer? Shouldn't you be following your teacher at a time like this?" Jiang Hang complained to Naruhodo Ryuichi with a hint of exasperation as he drove.

Phoenix Wright scratched his spiky hair and said, "I was thinking that it might be a bit inconvenient for you to come to investigate alone, Jiang Hang. I can be your assistant for the time being."

As he said this, his expression became somewhat subtle: "Besides, Chihiro-sensei's younger sister has a really lively personality. I'm not very good at dealing with girls like that, so I'd better stick with you. At least I'll feel more relaxed when I'm talking to you."

Mayoi Aya is naturally a very lively person, and since she didn't experience her sister's death in this world, it's normal for her to be even more outgoing, as she can still act cute towards her sister.

Looking at the oblivious Phoenix Wright, Jiang Hang couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Serves Phoenix Wright right for being single even in his thirties in the original work."

Although he, a person who has never been in a relationship, seems to have no right to speak about Naruhodo, a guy who used to have a girlfriend.

After arriving at Yingdu Photography Studio, Jiang Hang took a bag of packaged snacks from the car.

"This snack... Jiang Hang, didn't you have breakfast before you came?" Naruhodo Ryuichi asked Jiang Hang with some curiosity.

Jiang Hang shook his finger at Cheng Butang.

"This is something I prepared in advance to give away. After all, your teacher hasn't confirmed that he'll take on Hoshi Saburo's case yet, and although I'm a detective, I can't just walk into any place."

At first, Naruhodo Ryuichi didn't quite understand Jiang Hang's intentions, but after he arrived at the main entrance of Yingdu Photography Studio and saw many police cars, as well as the unfriendly-looking, god-like middle-aged woman guarding the gatehouse, he understood Jiang Hang's purpose.

Jiang Hang smiled and handed the pastry to the middle-aged woman in front of him. After whispering a few words to her, the woman, who was acting as the doorman, immediately welcomed Jiang Hang and Naruhodo Ryuichi into the Yingdu Photography Studio with a smile.

After entering the Eito Photography Studio, Ryuichi Naruhodo thought about Jiang Hang's reputation among the locals in Beika Town and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: No wonder he's the heartthrob of middle-aged women in Beika Town... You're something else, Jiang Hang.

If Jiang, a master of poisons, knew about the slander Naruhodo Ryuichi was making against him, Naruhodo Ryuichi's stomach would probably be in for a rough few days.

Because the incident occurred yesterday afternoon, many police officers can still be seen conducting investigations at the crime scene today.

Jiang Hang saw several familiar police officers at the scene, but Inspector Megure, whom he was more familiar with, and his assistant Takagi Wataru were not there. After all, Inspector Megure and his colleagues were from the Murder Investigation Division 3 of the First Investigative Division, and the Metropolitan Police Department had a total of twelve divisions for murder investigations. It was already a coincidence that Conan always dealt with Inspector Megure's division 3. This time, Jiang Hang finally saw inspectors from other divisions.

The inspector in charge of this case was a middle-aged inspector from the Seventh Investigation Division. This inspector recognized Jiang Hang's identity at first glance.

After all, not long ago, Jiang Hang had just helped the police find the real culprit, Kyosuke Kazato, in the case of the police officer's murder, saving face for the Metropolitan Police Department. Even the higher-ups in the Metropolitan Police Department have recently begun to consider whether to give Jiang Hang the position of "Metropolitan Police Department Advisor".

Of course, the discussion eventually came to nothing, since the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had never granted such a position to any detective before.

Even established detectives didn't receive such treatment, nor did the missing high school student Shinichi Kudo. Jiang Hang has only been in the industry for less than three months and is also a foreigner. Getting the Metropolitan Police Department to make an exception for Jiang Hang is no easy task.

However, this did not affect the discussions among the lower and middle-ranking police officers about Jiang Hang.

After recognizing Jiang Hang, the police inspector warmly approached him to greet him and inquired whether Jiang Hang was there to investigate the case of He Xing Sanlang.

Jiang Hang originally wanted to be polite to this newly acquainted police inspector, but he underestimated his reputation within the Metropolitan Police Department. After recognizing him, the inspector began explaining the case to him, as if he wanted the renowned detective Jiang Hang to check if there was anything he had overlooked.

To this end, he even summoned one of his subordinates to explain the course of the case to Jiang Hang.

When Jiang Hang saw that the policeman he had called over to explain the case to him was a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard and a band-aid always on his face, he knew he had run into someone he knew.

"This is Detective Itokaki, a police officer with extensive experience in on-site investigations. Mr. Jiang Hang, let him explain this case to you. I believe you will soon understand that there are no suspicious points in this case, and all the evidence points to Saburo Hoshoshi."

Detective Itogiri gave Jiang Hang a brief self-introduction: "I am Keisuke Itogiri, the patrol chief of the Seventh Investigation Division. Nice to meet you."

Keisuke Itokozaki, it really is this guy.

The police officer who appears most frequently in the Ace Attorney series is also "the most tragic ordinary person" in the story.

This guy always puts his heart and soul into investigating and collecting evidence, but because he always inadvertently helps Phoenix Wright in and out of court in the original work, he always ends up taking the blame. Not only does he get exploited and have his wages deducted by the prosecutor's office, but he also loses his job more than once.

However, these tragic experiences are only possible in the future. Now that Jiang Hang has appeared, this guy won't have to worry about his salary for at least a short period of time.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Hang realized that he had actually done another great thing.

Chapter 228: Chapter 226: The Course of the Yingdu Photography Studio Murder Case

In the original work, Keisuke Itokogiri is a righteous and conscientious police officer who often takes the blame and has his salary docked.

Perhaps because he had never heard of Jiang Hang before, when his superior asked him to explain the case to Jiang Hang, his gaze lingered on Jiang Hang and Naruhodo Ryuichi for a while before he raised an objection to his superior.

"Inspector Yamada, this case information is classified by the Metropolitan Police Department. The prosecutor's office is about to file charges against the suspect. Are you sure there's no problem telling them?"

"Of course, no problem. This is the famous Hawkeye Detective, who has helped our police solve many troublesome cases. He is completely trustworthy."

As an inspector in the Seventh Division, Yamada knew that the Third Division had made a lot of contributions recently. In the past two months, almost half of the murder and kidnapping cases in Tokyo had been solved by Inspector Megure and his subordinates in the Third Division. Even after handling so many murder cases, the Third Division still had time to assist other departments in their investigations.

These undeniable achievements have brought the three departments into the sights of the Metropolitan Police Department's upper echelons. If things continue like this, Inspector Megure will likely be promoted to Superintendent within a few years. At the end of his career, Inspector Megure might even have the chance to reach the highest rank that non-professional police officers can achieve, namely Superintendent.

All of this is because Inspector Megure is incredibly lucky. He had the help of the high school detective Shinichi Kudo before, and after Shinichi Kudo suddenly disappeared, Inspector Megure got involved with two other detectives who had recently risen to fame: Kogoro Mouri and Jiang Hang.

Yamada had inquired and found out that these two famous detectives would contact the Third Department to take over the case whenever they encountered one, and they could usually solve the case on the same day it happened. It could be said that the Third Department staff could simply go through the motions and arrest the criminals.

Who wouldn't envy someone who can easily achieve such merit by just going through the motions?

Inspector Yamada is already quite old this year. If things continue as they are, becoming an inspector will be the end of his police career, and there is almost no possibility of him advancing further.

Now that Jiang Hang, the famous detective who had recently done the Metropolitan Police Department a great favor, was here, he naturally wanted to try to build a better relationship with Jiang Hang.

Although he believed that the culprit in this case was almost certainly He Xing Sanlang, since the famous detective Jiang Hang wanted to come and confirm it, there was no problem.

If they could poach Jiang Hang from Inspector Megure, wouldn't their Seventh Division also gain a lot of credit? Wouldn't he also have a chance for a promotion and a raise?

Thinking of this, he gave his subordinate a wink. He thought Keisuke Itokogiri was quite capable, which was why he was thinking of giving him a hand. He never expected that this guy would ask him such a question.

Seeing that his boss was giving him a meaningful look, Keisuke Itokogiri had no choice but to follow his instructions.

"Mr. Jiang Hang, please come here. I'll take you to the crime scene first." He led Jiang Hang to the crime scene and explained the details of the case to Jiang Hang and Naruhodo Ryuichi along the way.

According to the police investigation, the victim, Takeshi Ibuki, died from being stabbed by a sharp weapon. The time of death was around 2:30 pm yesterday, and the location of death was the first shooting studio of Yingdu Photography Studio.

Because there were no daytime filming tasks yesterday, his body was not discovered until 5 p.m. when the crew gathered at the first filming location to prepare for evening filming.

After the police arrived and questioned them, they discovered that because they had not worked during the day yesterday, from noon until 4 p.m. yesterday, the only people in the staff rest area of ​​Yingdu Photography Studio, besides the security guard, were the suspect, He Xing Sanlang, the victim, Ikuta Takeshi, and another female staff member from the props department.

Jiang Hang listened attentively to this information. He needed to resolve this case before the police and prosecutor's office decided to file charges against He Xing Sanlang.

Although he remembered the ending, he certainly couldn't reveal it directly. He didn't remember the process of gathering clues in the cases as clearly, so the case information Keisuke Itokogiri gave him was still quite useful.

Is it possible that the female staff member did not commit the crime?

The one who asked the question was Naruhodo Ryuichi, who seemed to have now taken on the role of Jiang Hang's assistant.