I'm in Conan, but I'm in Ace Attorney

This was what Haibara Ai had mentioned before. It was said that when they were discussing the game completion goals and the game changes for the public beta with Mr. Hosho Reito, Officer Lestrade who was standing next to them did not hear anything.

"Assembly complete! Shoushasha, please connect the power! Naruhodō-kun, get ready to turn on the projection!"

Alice's energetic voice came from the anime-like mist.

Hearing this, Naruhodō Ryunosuke couldn't help but feel a little nervous. If there were no problems with the previous reasoning and speculation, then Miss Gina was the only breakthrough now.

If we can get useful information from Miss Gina, maybe Yashuangyi's defense can find the special key that can turn everything around!

"So, are you ready, everyone?"

The members of the Junior Detective Team said in unison.

"We're ready! Uncle Naruhodō, we can start now!"

Zizzi——————

Gina Lestrade, currently a full-time police officer at Scotland Yard, was flipping through the book in her hand out of boredom.

She was somewhat dissatisfied with Chief Inspector Yan's arrangement, because she was, after all, an official police officer of Scotland Yard. How could it be possible that she would be persuaded by a lawyer and then temporarily change her testimony?

What's more, Naruhodō has now lost his lawyer's armband, and a completely new lawyer who has never been heard of is defending Asougi Ichima, so it is even less likely that she will be convinced!

"...Hmm, Director Yan Tu still doesn't know me very well. With my strong will, how could I change my mind at the last minute like he said..."

Little Gina turned her head while mumbling, and then her gaze froze for a moment.

Whoosh——————Officer Lestrade took off from his seat in an instant like a cat with its fur standing on end. He even lost his grip on the book and flew toward the ceiling, then lost power and fell to the ground.

"…Ah, there's no need to panic, right? This is Alice's projection system."

Naruhodō Ryunosuke said with some surprise.

Although he had been away from Old London for some time, he had not forgotten what had happened in Old London and the relationships between those people, such as the relationship between Alice Watson and Gina Lestrade.

The two girls, who are a few years older than each other but have similar personalities, have a very good relationship. Alice even gives Gina some inventions as toys or for theft...

Ahem, let’s not talk about the theft for now. After all, that was before Gina Lestrade became a police officer. Naruhodō Ryunosuke felt that Alice had most likely mentioned the projection system to Gina.

"Nonsense?! Who's panicking? I just accidentally dropped the book on the ground and was about to pick it up. I wasn't scared by your sudden appearance at all!"

Officer Lestrade said stubbornly as she picked up the book that had fallen to the floor and placed it back on the table.

Then, she looked at the illusory figures of several people with some curiosity and asked puzzledly.

"By the way, didn't you lose your lawyer's armband? You used this method to enter my office at this time... Could it be that you have found your lawyer's armband and become the defense lawyer for this case?"

"… Almost the same, but the effect is not as good. I have changed from a defense lawyer to a paralegal."

Naruhodō Ryunosuke shrugged helplessly and said so.

Suddenly, Officer Lestrade became even more confused.

Although she often looks down on Naruhodō Ryunosuke on the surface, in fact, she highly recognizes Naruhodō's ability and character. Who could allow Naruhodō Ryunosuke to be a paralegal?

Gina's eyes swept around her, but she didn't see the fifth illusory blue projection body.

So, she had to turn her attention to the members of the Junior Detective Team, and asked with a somewhat incredulous tone.

"Wright, you're not saying that... these kids are really Yasou Giichi's defense lawyers? How is that possible? You have to know that although it's ridiculous for us to bring the British Empire, such a thing is impossible!"

Officer Lestrade's voice sounded full of energy, but Naruhodō Ryunosuke knew that about three or four months ago, this official police officer of Scotland Yard was a habitual thief in the slums.

Rather than saying that the other party knew the relevant laws and therefore clearly believed that it was impossible, it would be better to say that the other party simply felt that it was too ridiculous to let three ten-year-old children defend the case.

Of course, according to Naruhodō's understanding, if the defense lawyer for the ten-year-old child was changed from the Junior Detective Team to Alice Watson, then Gina would most likely turn the flag upside down to show her approval.

"Let's not talk about this for now, Gina, we need your help now..."

Naruhodō Ryunosuke looked serious and asked solemnly.

"Please repeat what you saw when [Yasou Giichima shot and killed Hosho Reito]!"

Chapter 561: The simulated little black man (?)

"Can you please repeat the story of how Asou Giichijin shot and killed Hosou Reito?"

Gina Lestrade was a little depressed, but it was inevitable. As an official police officer of Scotland Yard, she saw the person she was protecting being shot and killed right under her nose.

Even if Director Yan Tu did not hold her responsible afterwards and said that he would give her a holiday, it would not be able to completely offset the negative emotions in her heart——

"Actually, I didn't see Asou Giichima shoot Hosou Reito."

Officer Lestrade's first words were unbelievable.

Without waiting for Naruhodō Ryunosuke to ask further, she spoke again.

"Because, I just saw a man wearing the same clothes as when Asougi Ichima was arrested, shooting and killing Hosou Reito... That man was wearing a half-covered mask exactly like Asougi Ichima's."

"After Director Yan Tu learned about this, he found the photos of the court trial of Benjix three months ago and finally found the costume of Yasou Yizhizhen..."

"The amnesiac Asougi was wearing the same outfit as the mysterious man in the hospital, and I clearly heard Hosou Reito say these words——————"

"I thought you would bring your Demon Hunting Knife."

...I thought you would bring your demon hunting knife?

What does this mean? The Demon Hunting Sword... was supposed to have been brought back to Japan with Phoenix Wright.

When Hosou Reito was shot, Naruhodō Ryunosuke might still be on the ship to Old London. In other words, the Demon Hunting Sword could not have existed in Old London at all, and naturally it was impossible for anyone to carry it.

Could it be that the person that Baosheng Reito recognized at the beginning was not actually Yasou Yiyizhen?

Naruhodō Ryunosuke touched his chin and suddenly fell into deep thought. He spoke hesitantly.

"I took the Demon Hunting Sword back to Japan when we parted three months ago. Before Doctor Hosho was shot, I had not yet arrived in Old London, so it was even less likely that the Demon Hunting Sword would appear in Old London. So, what Doctor Hosho said..."

"I don't think it makes sense logically, because Asougi doesn't have the Demon Hunting Sword in his hand, so he doesn't meet the screening criteria for testimony mentioned by Dr. Baosheng."

The barrister's analysis seems to make sense, but in fact it makes no sense at all, and the reason is very simple.

"Wright, Naruhodō-kun, you are wrong. The key to this sentence is not [Asougi], but [Demon Hunting Sword]."

Alice gave a reminder beside the projection device. As a detective assistant whose reasoning ability was almost on par with Sherlock Holmes who raised her, she could instantly extract key information just by hearing Gina's words.

"Doctor Baosheng would never do anything without a name. Since he mentioned the Demon Hunting Sword, it means that the person who killed him must have the Demon Hunting Sword and meet the two conditions of not carrying the Demon Hunting Sword."

...Why does it sound more and more wrong?

Naruhodō Ryunosuke fell silent, because according to this screening condition, it seemed that he also met the conditions of the suspect, and he was the only suspect who met the conditions besides Asougi Ichima.

Although he was indeed on a passenger ship heading to the old London port at the time, who said he couldn't jump into the water and swim to the old London, then swim back to the passenger ship after killing people, and finally enter the port in full view of everyone? !

"... Naruhodō-sama, please stop talking nonsense. That is impossible to do."

Mikotoha Susaku, who had used the [Mind Reading Technique] nearby to accurately understand Wright's thoughts, spoke ruthlessly, directly interrupting Wright's thinking progress.

Everyone looked up at the restored scene in the ward, with their eyes particularly fixed on the gunman inside.

Because it was impossible to know what the other person looked like, the other person's body appeared in the form of a little black man, and he just wore a set of clothes that were the same as Asougi Ichima's. "It seems that Naruhodō-kun has encountered difficulties."

Alice snapped her fingers and placed her hand in front of her forehead, assuming a standard detective pose.

"Now is the time to use the [Logical Theater]! Let's begin, Naruhodō-kun!"

...【Logic Theater】? What is this?

A hint of doubt flashed through Mao Lilan's mind, and then she saw the room suddenly become dark.

Yes, it’s not a psychological description or a close-up of the appearance, but the room really became dark, pitch black, and nothing could be seen, except for two beams of light that came from somewhere and fell on Naruhodō Ryunosuke and Alice.

"Well, now is the first step - [Who is the gunman who shot and killed Baosheng Reito?]"

Alice spoke in a mysterious way, like the real Sherlock Holmes, and this almost made Naruhodō Ryunosuke enter the reasoning state instantly, waiting for Alice's next reasoning.

Tick, tick, tick.

The detective's assistant took two steps, turned around, and came behind the gunman.

"First of all, the assassin who assassinated Hosou Reito chose to use a pistol to shoot. It can be seen that the assassin's best thing is to [kill with one shot] (?)."

Alice touched her forehead with her hand, changed direction, and spoke.

"The assassin acted in the hospital ward without any regard for the people nearby, which means that he had no idea about the situation in the hospital (?)."

"The evidence that can prove this is this——————"

pat.

With a snap of his fingers, a beam of light came from somewhere and shone on the open window in the ward.

"Yes, the evidence that proves this point is [this window] (?)!"

Alice then looked at the assassin's projection again, and the beam of light fell on the other person.

"So, based on the above, we can conclude that the assassin's true identity should be someone who has access to the court's internal case records and possesses the qualities of a killer, but is slightly lacking in the ability to understand... [Prosecutor] (?)!"

"Then, the answer to the first question can already be obtained!"

QED

[Who was the gunman who shot and killed Reito Hosou? ] → [The gunman who shot and killed Reito Hosou was a prosecutor].

"Then, the second question is, [Why did the prosecutor shoot Reito Hosou?]"

Alice Watson closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then she opened her eyes and said with a smile.

"If we consider the other party's identity as the prosecutor, then there is only one answer!"

Chapter 562 Review

"Dr. Hosho used many illegal and special methods to help Naruhodo fight against the God of Death, so it's not surprising that he became a thorn in the eyes of the prosecutors (?)!"

"Then, considering the other party's reproduction of the Hound of the Baskervilles, this prosecutor's goal should be... to make the [Professor] (?) appear again!"

Alice Watson turned again, then stood in front of the shooter and spoke seriously.

"If they can create a second Grim Reaper and Professor, then the legal environment of Old London will be at peace, so the opponent's first target will be Dr. Baosheng (?) who once disrupted the court!"

"So, the prosecutor's purpose in killing Hosou Reito was to restore order in the court (?)!"

QED

[Why did the prosecutor shoot Reito Hosou? ] → [The prosecutor shot Reito Hosou in order to restore order in the courtroom].

[End of reasoning].

"Oh, so that's how it is! It makes so much sense!"

As the leader of the Junior Detective Team, Genta Kojima did not notice the problems in the reasoning at all. So when he cheered loudly, Mitsuhiko, who was a little more rational in the team, was already covering his face and sighing.

Although they are all elementary school students at Teitan Elementary School, there are still differences in reasoning ability among elementary school students.

Although Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's reasoning ability is not as good as that of a real detective, he is still one of the more capable ones among elementary school students. Therefore, he immediately realized that something was wrong after just listening to the reasoning.

The object of the game is to uncover the true identity of Jack the Ripper and have him convicted.

The gamer who came with Naruhodō Ryunosuke said that Naruhodō's lawyer's armband was taken away by Moroboshi Hideki and his friends, and Alice and her friends once thought that Moroboshi Hideki might be someone sent by Professor Moriarty...

In other words, Jack the Ripper and Professor Moriarty are two inseparable individuals, and Reito Hosho was shot and killed by an unknown person while investigating Jack the Ripper.

So, no matter who the person who fired the gun was, it couldn't be that he was trying to restore order in the court, right?

"…Because Jack the Ripper killed several innocent people, and he did it randomly without any pattern or purpose. How could such a thing improve the order of the court?"

"Even if Jack the Ripper killed only bad people, it wouldn't work. If killing people alone could improve the order of the court, Uncle Xiang Yuan wouldn't still be a lawyer!"

Mitsuhiko's words were shocking as soon as he opened his mouth. However, if Xiang Yuanguang was there, his attitude would probably be similar.

Who did Jack the Ripper kill? Weren't they the prostitutes working outside at night? Killing these people would improve the order of the court? Isn't that a bit too extreme?

Light Yagami from the Death Note set next door would shake his head after hearing this. After all, when he kills people, he prioritizes criminals first, the elderly second, and finally these freelance workers.

However, Naruhodō Ryunosuke did not take all of Alice's reasoning seriously.

The legendary lawyer shook his head and said affirmatively.

"Yes, there are indeed problems with Ms. Alice's reasoning. However, if we can find the answers to all these questions, then we can restore the truth of Mr. Hosho Reito's murder."

"Ah, you mentioned the Theater of Logic and Reasoning, right? Now you see it."