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

"Yes, I want to explain the connection between the murder of the gypsy and this case... I have to say, Lawyer Ya Liu, you did give me some ideas, such as [The Blackest Night Crow]..."

"Your Honor, I remember that in old London, no, in Britain, there was a criminal tycoon who hated the traffickers of this kind of addictive drug. That tycoon was often referred to by this title."

"Now this gypsy has been shot dead, and according to the case record, a night crow feather was found at the scene..."

The barrister said seriously.

"Doesn't this mean that the gypsy might have been killed by someone sent by the Dark Night Crow?"

"If Jack the Ripper's identity is the Darkest Raven, then with so many subordinates, he should be able to commit crimes across distances in a very short time, right?"

The presiding judge in the main seat showed some shock in his eyes.

Although he was indeed unfamiliar with the recent situation in Old London, he could not say that he was completely ignorant of the underground world of Old London, especially this person who had recently become famous.

【The Darkest Night Crow】Professor James Moriarty!

The presiding judge became serious.

"Assistant Naruhodō, I hope you understand the consequences of your accusation against the Darkest Night Crow... Are you sure you want to continue?"

Chapter 576: Demon Hunter's Threat

"That's right... Just as I said, one of the important figures who planned this murder is Professor James Moriarty, the most recent tyrant in the underground world, who is known as the 'Blackest Night Raven'!"

Naruhodō Ryunosuke slapped his palms on the table, making a dull sound.

His face was full of determination, and he stated his accusation in the courtroom without any hesitation. In response, he raised the case materials in his hand again and repeated it.

"James Moriarty is a tycoon in the underworld. As far as I know, he hates any dealer of addictive drugs and will even send assassins to eliminate such dealers."

"And the killers who eliminate the traffickers will leave a night crow feather in the place where they are."

"This is used to warn others that this incident was done by Professor Moriarty's men, to maintain Professor Moriarty's [dignity], and to warn others not to get involved in the sale of [addictive drugs]."

"The scene of the Gypsy's murder, according to the case description, is almost identical to those of other addictive drug dealers killed by Professor James Moriarty. Therefore, the defense believes that..."

“…What nonsense!”

Boom!

The tabletop was hit by a fist!

Naruhodo subconsciously interrupted his words and turned to look at Karma Gou who was sitting in the prosecutor's seat.

The newly arrived prosecutor said with a sneer.

"Narbuto Ryunosuke, the time for this trial is extremely limited. We cannot waste this time on your one-sided statements and nonsense!"

"As a lawyer, don't you understand the rules of the courtroom?"

He snapped his fingers, then pointed his hand sideways at Naruhodō Ryunosuke.

"In a courtroom, evidence is everything! Without proof, any reasoning and speculation is nothing but castles built on fantasy and meaningless!"

"Just based on a feather and some addictive drugs, are you going to say that it was Professor Moriarty who did it?"

"You know the professor very well, and even know his keepsake very clearly, so you can directly conclude that the raven feather at the scene is Moriarty's iconic night crow feather just by the description in the text?!"

"You know that gypsy very well, and you even know how to see through his disguise. So you can conclude that the gypsy is a drug dealer just by the addictive drugs in the text description?!"

Demon Hunter's voice suddenly became louder and he spoke sternly.

"If you want to prove all this, don't just talk nonsense here!"

"Narbuto Ryunosuke, show us your evidence. If you can't prove all this, then your reasoning just now is just a simple delay for the trial!"

"If you continue to talk nonsense and show off your nonsense reasoning here, then I will ask the presiding judge to get you out of this courtroom!"

"Anyway, you are not the defense attorney in this court. You are just a paralegal!"

…evidence…evidence…

Cold sweat broke out on Naruhodō Ryunosuke's forehead; he really had no evidence.

This was the first time he encountered a prosecutor who would directly interrupt reasoning and forcibly demand evidence in court.

It's just the court that has just arrived in old London, so why is it so aggressive?

This guy... what was his identity and what kind of job did he do before coming to Old London?

The members of the Junior Detective League next to them were lying on the table, looking at Karma Go in the distance.

Although I had a premonition just now, I now find that this white-haired old man is more ferocious than I expected.

If Uncle Xiang Yuan was here, he would have used wind magic on the prosecutor by now...

After all, he was a legendary lawyer who dared to attend a secret trial alone and turned the entire Four Countries Local Court upside down by himself. No prosecutor could interrupt his reasoning in front of him!

Unless the prosecutor has a very good relationship with him, or there is a VIP ward in the hospital, he can be sent to the emergency room for emergency treatment as soon as he leaves the court!

"…What Prosecutor Hao said makes sense. Indeed, our time is precious. If there is no basis for our argument…"

The presiding judge shook his head and spoke.

"This court cannot accept the defense's lengthy speeches. So, please continue your questioning. If there is no need to continue the questioning... then, this court will close the case."

At this point, the situation was already under the control of the prosecutors.

The key to the trial is the presiding judge, and the attitude of the presiding judge will be the key to determining the outcome of the trial.

Originally, Naruhodō Ryunosuke could have used his aura to make the presiding judge lean towards his reasoning, thereby forcing Yan Tukai to reveal any possible flaws, or submit more evidence, or buy time for the investigation.

However, after Karma Hao spoke, the judge would no longer be as inclined to his reasoning as before, which caused the judge's attitude towards him to begin to decline...

We must take back the situation later.

Naruhodō Ryunosuke felt a little heavy-hearted, but he was still not ready to give up.

No matter how difficult this trial is, how powerful the enemy is, and how dangerous the current situation is.

He will never give up this defense. He must clear his friend Yashuang Yizhizhen's name. He believes that his friend is definitely not Jack the Ripper who committed serious crimes.

"...So, Director Yan Tu, you said before...when your team passed an intersection, someone found you and called the police...Does that mean there are other witnesses to this case?"

Naruhodō turned around, calmed himself down, adjusted his mentality, and asked Yan Tu Haici at the testimony stand in a deep voice.

Faced with this question, Yan Tu Haici spoke calmly with his usual smile.

"Yes, just as Naruhodō-kun said, there are indeed other witnesses in this case, and that is the person who called the police."

"However, the person who called the police only witnessed the scene before Jack the Ripper committed the crime. He did not see the subsequent developments. I am afraid that he cannot provide any valuable testimony."

...In other words, no one witnessed the real murder by Yasou Yoshiichi?

A thought flashed through Naruhodō Ryunosuke's mind.

Chapter 577: Witness from Switzerland

However, this is not necessarily true.

Naruhodō Ryunosuke tried hard to deal with this unfavorable situation. He vaguely felt that the entire Tribunal seemed to be his enemy, and the only neutral person who was on his side also began to lean towards his enemy.

Prosecutor Hao, Police Chief Yan Tu, and lawyer Ya Liuwuren, their attitudes are not right.

They seemed to have known each other for a long time, and they might even be partners, or even have a special connection with Professor Moriarty. Could it be that three of Professor Moriarty's four possible partners were here?

So, where is the last of the four partners who has not appeared until now?

Is the fourth person in hiding carrying out some unknown actions to conceal the evidence? Is he preparing a bigger conspiracy and trap to completely defeat him in the court?

I don't know, Naruhodō Ryunosuke knew nothing about this.

"...Uncle Naruhodō, you look very tired."

Ayumi, who was closest to Naruhodō Ryunosuke, asked worriedly. She stepped on the bench and looked at Yan Tu Haici.

When facing the little girl, the smile of the new Scotland Yard police chief became much more sincere.

After all, these children would not pose any threat to him, and he had no reason to target them.

"It's okay, I'm fine... Director Yan Tu, are you sure that the witness only saw the scene before the crime? The witness didn't see any of the crime and came to you and called the police directly?"

Naruhodō confirmed it one last time.

In response, Yan Tu Haici smiled and nodded, looking calm and without any sense of crisis.

"Of course, Naruhodō-kun, at least that's what he said at the police station."

"It seems that you intend to summon this witness to testify in court. Then, please apply to the presiding judge. I will leave first and leave the stage for you young people to perform well."

The police chief said this and actually started to collect the materials on the desk.

However, just as he was about to turn around, he heard Naruhodō speak.

"Director Yan Tu, as you said, I do intend to call the eyewitness you mentioned to testify in court."

"However, letting that eyewitness testify in court does not mean that Director Yan Tu will withdraw from the court. On the contrary, I want the eyewitness Director Yan Tu mentioned to testify together with Director Yan Tu."

"This will make it easier for the defense to conduct questioning. Your Honor, do you agree?"

...What? Two witnesses testifying at the same time in the defense? Is this legal?

Director Yan Tu turned around suddenly, and a look of calmness finally appeared in his eyes.

It was an accident, the first time something happened that was beyond his expectations.

As an old-school police officer who dealt with the Tribunal, he knew that Japan's judicial system was completely derived from Britain's judicial system, and therefore the judicial systems on both sides were almost identical.

Therefore, when he came to old London, he did not try to understand the British judicial system at all. Therefore, at this moment, he realized that although the judicial systems on both sides were almost the same, they were not really completely the same.

For example, just like the jury system and the current witness stand...

"...I should have expected this after I saw the extended testimony stand."

Yan Tu Haici whispered to himself and shook his head.

Without paying attention to what Yan Tu Haici was muttering to himself, Naruhodō Ryunosuke turned to look at the presiding judge in the main seat.

This request was completely reasonable in the current court. He was not worried that the presiding judge would reject this request. As long as he could get the eyewitness to appear in court...

He was confident that he could catch the flaws of Yan Tu Haici or the eyewitnesses through the dialogue. Naruhodo was quite experienced in this regard, because he knew that when two people knew different things, the other person would often show some special and short-lived behavior, thus exposing the truth behind it.

Since Yan Tu Hai Ci cannot be used as a breakthrough point to open up ideas, then we should launch an offensive against another person.

"Hmm... what Lawyer Naruhodō said makes sense. After all, we probably won't be able to get the specific details just by listening to what Director Yan said. We still need to let the parties involved tell the story."

The old man wearing a silver wig nodded thoughtfully, and then he spoke seriously.

"Okay, the court agrees to the defense's request. Please ask the bailiff to bring the witness who is waiting in the lounge to the court to testify. However, if no new information is obtained from the interrogation this time..."

"This court believes that there is no need to continue this trial. I hope Phoenix's assistant lawyer can understand this."

...In other words, is it possible that this is the last witness to testify in court?

Naruhodō Ryunosuke had already expected this, and he nodded.

However, Prosecutor Hao, who had been so aggressive just now, said nothing about it.

This situation was exactly the same as Yan Tuhaici's reaction when he asked about the gypsy murder case at the beginning, which made Naruhodō feel depressed.

Could it be that even this scene was expected by Prosecutor Hao?

Crunch——————

The door of the courtroom was pushed open by the bailiff.

Two bailiffs walked out of the courtroom and headed towards a nearby lounge, ready to find the witness.

However, to their surprise, there seemed to be another person in the lounge.

"…It seems like it's about time."

The other man looked up and glanced at the approaching bailiff, then spoke calmly.

The witness then stood up and walked towards two bailiffs, preparing to enter the courtroom to give his testimony.

However, the bailiff next to him looked at the extra person inside with some confusion.

"Mr. Mueller, who is that person inside?"