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"I think we can just get things straight and talk about anything. There's no need to go to great lengths to deal with something like this."

What? Katsuragi Sachiko is Tsujimura Kimie's biological daughter? Tsujimura Takayoshi is Tsujimura Kimie's stepson?

Are the lovers finally becoming siblings? No wonder Tsujimura Kimie has to hire a detective to break up this couple!

The presiding judge listened to the gossip in the courtroom with great interest and even asked an additional question.

"I think so too. After all, I think your son and daughter love each other. I'm afraid it's not your turn as a stepmother or biological mother to interfere, right?"

...What's so good about listening to such trivial matters?

Dante frowned and shook his head, seeming to disagree.

However, looking at this guy's ears, he seemed to be very concerned about the new news.

However, Xiang Yuanguang sneered and shook his head, with an even colder tone in his voice.

"You are wrong, absolutely wrong. It's not because they are siblings, but because Tsujimura Kimie cannot allow Tsujimura Takayoshi to marry his daughter——————"

"Because, Tsujimura Isao is the indirect murderer of Katsuragi Sachiko's biological father!"

At this moment, whether it is Uncle Mori, Sachiko Katsuragi, or Takayoshi Tsujimura.

Prosecutor Dante and the presiding judge of the First Trial Chamber were all stunned.

No way? There are still experts? Beihua Town is really a place of outstanding people and good things happen frequently!

Chapter 428: Reversed Mask (16)

"What did you say?!"

Takayoshi Tsujimura’s eyes widened. What was going on?

Before, there were lovers and Kisaragi were brother and sister, but now Katsuragi Sachiko is in love with the son of the murderer of her father?

No, is this still Earth? Is this still Tokyo? What are you saying? He doesn't understand.

Such excessive information almost caused the young couple to crash their computer.

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Even the presiding judge was shocked and spoke quickly.

"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, since you said that, I guess you already have information that can prove this matter."

"Don't hide it, just take it out. You'll have to submit it as evidence sooner or later anyway!"

...I had no intention of hiding it in the first place, and I'm bringing it up now just to teach Tsujimura Kimie a lesson.

Xiang Yuanguang's finger gently touched his forehead, within his sight.

Because he released two pieces of bombshell news in succession, Tsujimura Kimie had already broken two heart locks and two chess pieces.

If things go as expected, the events before and after the Yamashiro Kenji incident will be brought up, along with evidence from Mori and others.

There is a high probability that Tsujimura Kimie can break a heart lock and a chess piece again.

This puts this old bitch in a situation where she has no way out.

So, what are you waiting for? It's time to get started.

"The defense does have evidence that can prove the truth of this matter, and they believe that this evidence can be used to prove Tsujimura Kimie's motive for murder. What do you think, Judge?"

In response, the blond judge pondered for a moment, then nodded, agreeing with Xiang Yuanguang's opinion.

"If this incident is confirmed to be true, then this court can accept this incident as the motive for the murder by Tsujimura Kimie, but in the end the defense still has to produce evidence to confirm that it was Tsujimura Kimie who committed the murder."

"Now that the court has given its promise, the defense attorney can produce this evidence so that all of us can see the true cause and effect of this case."

Behind the testimony desk, Kimie Tsujimura had a gloomy face, but she still held on to the last fantasy in her heart, thinking that it was impossible for Genmitsu Mukai to take over the defense of this case and find out so many things in less than a day.

At first, she felt that something was wrong, and she had to spend so much time and energy to investigate, and finally she was able to confirm that Yamashiro Kenji was indeed killed by Tsujimura Isao and Tsujimura Toshimitsu...

This blue hedgehog is obviously just a lawyer, and her status is far lower than that of a diplomat. How can she do so easily what a diplomat like her has to spend so much energy to do?

However, a career is, after all, just a career, and has nothing to do with one's ability and status.

Even now, Tsujimura Kimie has not realized the existence of this inequality, and others will not do anything to remind Tsujimura Kimie. After all, in the eyes of the old gossip...

Except for the chief judge and the prosecutor, everyone else in the courtroom is inferior to her as a diplomat in terms of professional status, so she doesn't listen to what anyone says!

"Why? Tsujimura Kimie, are you still worried? I might as well tell you that if you hadn't investigated Yamashiro Kenji's affairs before, I wouldn't have been able to get these materials so easily."

Xiang Yuanguang sneered and pulled out all the relevant information about the Yamashiro Kenji case from his folder. From the time Yamashiro Kenji was accused of corruption and imprisoned, to his death after serving five years in prison... all the information was available. When he enlarged the information through the projector and projected it on the screen, Tsujimura Kimie's heart finally died.

"In addition, Tsujimura Kimie hired the Mori Office to help investigate Katsuragi Sachiko's scandal, but he deliberately invited them to his home. His purpose was not to separate Katsuragi Sachiko and Tsujimura Takayoshi."

"Because Katsuragi Sachiko and Takayoshi Tsujimura are likely to be at Tsujimura's house on Tsujimura Isao's day off, that means that Maori Kogoro and others will definitely meet the couple when they come to Tsujimura's house."

The blue hedgehog said calmly as he tapped his finger on his forehead.

"If we start from normal logic, Tsujimura Kimie's approach is actually inconsistent, but if we reverse our thinking, we can get a different answer - the correct answer."

"Don't think that Tsujimura Kimie invited Maori Kogoro to the Tsujimura residence to discuss the investigation of Tsujimura Takayoshi. Instead, think that Tsujimura Kimie gave this request in order to get Maori Kogoro to the Tsujimura residence."

Such a statement immediately made Uncle Maori next to him frown. He couldn't understand why Xiang Yuanguang wanted to reverse his thinking in this way. Isn't this just reversing thinking just for the sake of reversing thinking?

Although the other party's behavior is indeed somewhat illogical, the thinking after the reversal is even more illogical. What reason is there to specifically ask a detective to come to your home?

Although his professional ability as a detective in the firm is not good, Kogoro Mouri himself is well aware that detectives have a very bad reputation, similar to that of lawyers.

Because detectives are always doing things similar to intelligence dealers, investigating this and that, it is not impossible for them to let the detective come to their home and then sell the situation at home as intelligence.

"Xiang Yuan kid, do you mean that Tsujimura Kimie must make me come to her house on Tsujimura Isao's day off? Even at the cost of giving me a commission to do it?"

"But this is too illogical. It doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it."

Kogoro Mori was still wondering, but Dante at the prosecutor's seat had already gotten the final answer.

The prosecutor in red clothes and silver hair was a little surprised. Xiang Yuanguang's reasoning method was not to really reverse the train of thought, but to find another possible reasonable entry point to think about the matter itself.

This practice is actually not uncommon in all walks of life, but it is indeed strange for a lawyer to have such a way of thinking - and if you think about it in this way, there is only one answer.

"No, it would be appropriate if Tsujimura Kimie wanted to kill someone on Tsujimura Isao's day off."

He smiled at Genkou and gave the answer that Dante had just deduced in his mind.

"Because she needs someone who is not closely related to the Tsujimura family as her witness, so that she can perfectly escape the murder in the villa, or even put the blame on someone else."

"After all, the other members of the Tsujimura family testifying to her innocence don't really mean anything, because Tsujimura Toshimitsu is her father-in-law, Tsujimura Takayoshi is her stepson, Katsuragi Sachiko is Takayoshi Tsujimura's girlfriend, not to mention the housekeeper..."

"Therefore, as a famous detective, Maori Kogoro has no close relationship with the Tsujimura family, and his reasoning can convince the criminal police who come to investigate. Naturally, he is the best [alibi] in Tsujimura Kimie's eyes."

"How is it? Mrs. Tsujimura, is my reasoning the plan you had anticipated before?"

Behind the testimony stand, Tsujimura Kimie's face was tense.

Three of the heart locks wrapped around her body had been broken, and only the last piece of the logical chess piece was left.

However, the old bitch still refused to admit defeat, because... as long as there was no evidence to prove her guilt, she would still be innocent and no one could judge her!

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"Xiang Yuanguang, even if you say so, so what? Can the motive alone determine whether I am guilty or not?"

Tsujimura Kimie's attitude was already a little crazy, which made the bailiffs nearby even more on guard.

Although this gossipy woman is already in her forties or fifties, if she really tries to hurt someone in the courtroom, then their salary assessment as bailiffs for this month will be completely wiped out.

You should know that the salary of bailiffs in Beika Town is very high. After all, they have high-intensity court sessions and full shifts every day, so it goes without saying that the share of their salary is quite high... although a lot is deducted too.

"You must produce evidence that can prove that I committed murder before you can say that I am the murderer in this case. And you... definitely cannot produce evidence that can prove that I committed murder!"

"Because I didn't kill anyone! Your explanation is just your wishful thinking, so-called [reversal of reasoning]. When will you, a bunch of lawyers, get out of Beika Town?"

"The atmosphere in our Beika Town has been ruined by lawyers like you!"

(Who are you calling a lawyer, you old bitch? Do you want to test the sharpness of my sword?)

Xiang Yuanguang's eyes suddenly changed.

He wants to let this old bitch see what a real howling gale means and what a real strong wind with a slicked back hair looks like. If you go out today with your hair done in good condition, I will write my name upside down!

As soon as I slid my hand, the number of word bullets in the attribute panel suddenly appeared. Because all the previous word bullets were correct, it is now maintained at the full quota of [5/5].

How can we lose with so much ammunition? We can’t lose, we can’t lose at all! Today, we will defeat this old bitch!

The blue hedgehog slammed his hands on the table, then pointed in the air at Tsujimura Kimie.

"Do you think that no one else noticed your little tricks? To tell you the truth, you have no way to escape! No matter what, you can't hide it from your own heart!"

Since the time travel, Xiang Yuanguang's heart lock function has never failed. The question he asked was [Did you kill the deceased in the diplomatic embassy?], and Tsujimura Kimie's answer caused the heart lock to appear.

In other words, the deceased in the diplomatic embassy was indeed killed by Kimie Tsujimura, so she is the murderer in this case, there is no doubt about this. Now all we need to do is find evidence that can deal a fatal blow to Kimie Tsujimura.

So, is this piece of evidence in the court records that he has in his hand now or not...?

Xiang Yuanguang's eyes were filled with determination. In fact, his mind had already begun to work at a very fast pace, and the answer was about to come out. It only took a moment to defeat Tsujimura Kimie——————

"Virgil, you speak as if you can see into other people's minds, but that is impossible. People cannot understand each other."

Prosecutor Dante finally interrupted at this moment, his gaze lingering on Tsujimura Kimie's face. As an excellent prosecutor who had some knowledge of criminal psychology, he could see that Tsujimura Kimie's heart had been shaken.

However, this case should not be closed on the first day of trial, so he now has to find Xiang Yuanguang's flaws. No, maybe it’s not about finding flaws, just putting some pressure on him will be enough.

"If you really think that Tsujimura Kimie is guilty, then don't just keep talking. I mean, Virgil, if you think that Tsujimura Kimie is guilty, you have to produce the evidence yourself."

"As a renowned lawyer, don't you even understand this little bit of courtroom rule?"

The prosecutor's words also brought the blond presiding judge back to his senses. He nodded seriously, then lowered the gavel, asking the audience to be quiet, and then began to ask questions.

"What Prosecutor Dante said is correct, Attorney Xiang Yuan, if you believe that Tsujimura Kimie is the real murderer in this case, then you must produce evidence that can prove Tsujimura Kimie's guilt." "Unilaterally exerting psychological pressure on Tsujimura Kimie, trying to make Tsujimura Kimie confess to the crime to end this trial... is actually not advisable, because if there is insufficient evidence, the result will be reversed as long as the appeal is made."

"This court would like to confirm once again, Attorney Mugen, are you now going to claim that Tsujimura Kimie is the murderer in this case, and are you able to prove this claim?"

Tsk, if I fail to prove my point this time, the presiding judge’s impression of me will probably drop significantly.

However, even if the score declined significantly, there should be at least two opportunities to prove that Tsujimura Kimie was guilty.

Xiang Yuanguang said nothing, just quietly looked at Tsujimura Kimie, whose expression had become somewhat ferocious, and then his eyes swept over the other people in the Tsujimura family - for example, Tsujimura Toshimitsu, whose expression was indescribable and complex, and Tsujimura Takayoshi, who was sitting on a chair, doubting his life and thinking about what was going on.

(No matter what you say on the surface or what you think in your heart, it doesn’t matter. The evidence proving Tsujimura Kimie’s guilt is indeed in my hands. However, the authenticity of this evidence still needs to be verified...)

The blue hedgehog touched his chin, thought for a moment, and subconsciously tapped his fingers on the table of the defense bench. Then there was a loud bang - the wooden table of the defense bench collapsed under the weight.

It turned out that the wooden table was already unable to hold up under Xiang Yuanguang's fierce bombardment. Now Xiang Yuanguang's light knock became the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing the table to collapse immediately.

"..."

Xiang Yuanguang's thoughts suddenly stopped. He looked down at the collapsed table in the defense seat, then looked up at the blond presiding judge in the main seat. He saw that the presiding judge looked quite helpless.

"It's okay, Lawyer Xiang Yuan, you go ahead and talk first. We can talk about the table after the trial is over."

The blond judge said helplessly, as if he was mentally prepared for this.

Xiang Yuanguang coughed twice, leaned over and pulled out a piece of information from the folder, then pointed at the auntie who was showing off her facial expressions behind the testimony desk.

"The evidence that proves that Tsujimura Kimie is the real murderer is right here!"

Present——————evidence [information of the Dongcheng Clan’s Jinshan Group].

When seeing this document, the audience behind the defense seat had no reaction, but the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department behind the prosecutor's seat had already frowned and a bit of anger appeared on their faces.

This information doesn't even need to be proven true or false, because the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department know very well that the gangsters of the Tojo Clan really do engage in this kind of business, such as selling cyanide!

A senior member of the Metropolitan Police Department slammed the table, stood up, and spoke angrily.

"Tojo Clan, it's Tojo Clan again! We originally said that Tojo Clan's sphere of influence in Tokyo was limited to Kamurocho and that we didn't need to worry too much about it, but we didn't expect that they would cause such a big mess today!"

"The illegal gangs must be cracked down at all times! We have to crack down on them! If they dare to sell poison to diplomats and kill the action team from the United States today, they will dare to kill other high-ranking officials tomorrow! Therefore, the East City Association must be cracked down on!"

"The days without the East City Society are good days!"

Chapter 430: Reversed Mask (18)