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

The witness was stunned. He turned to look at the man inside with some confusion, and then said in surprise.

"He said he was one of the staff members of the Tribunal and came to me to confirm the details."

"Why, don't you know him?"

The witness's accent was somewhat inconsistent with the bailiff's British accent, as if he was from another place.

If Sherlock Holmes were here, he would probably be able to tell by now that this guy seems to be from Switzerland. He is a kid from Switzerland...

"Isn't there one person missing from the jury in the trial? That person is me."

Naruhodō Ryuichi raised his head and added.

"Hurry up, the judge is waiting for you."

Chapter 578: Conversation with Conan

Tick, tick, tick, tick.

The sound of footsteps rang out in the corridor and entered the inner part of the courtroom through the open door of the courtroom.

The members of the Junior Detective Team couldn't help but become nervous, because they also realized the importance of the last witness. If they couldn't find a breakthrough from the last witness, then everything would be over.

This is different from the court of the class judges at Teitan Elementary School, as there is no one to back them up.

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Even Naruhodō Ryunosuke, the legendary lawyer, seemed powerless when facing multiple attacks due to the severe shortage of evidence. This was different from Xiang Yuanguang who was just making a profit in the low-end game.

"…If only Conan were here right now, if he were here…"

Ayumi muttered softly at this time that she missed Conan who had been away for so long.

I don’t know where Conan is investigating now, or whether he has obtained any new findings.

However, Ayumi's mention of Conan at this time made Mitsuhiko react.

Although they always act as a team of three in the cocoon game, when it comes to solving the case, they are a team of four!

At this time, if Conan is not there, the Junior Detective Team's reasoning ability will be greatly reduced due to the lack of complete bonds, even down to 80% or even 90%!

"Ayumi, if we use the detective badge to contact Conan at this time, will there be any new progress?"

Mitsuhiko said seriously.

However, Naruhodō Ryunosuke, who was still thinking about the case information and only paid a little attention to the conversation of the Junior Detective Team, felt that this might be of no use.

He had also seen the strength of the Junior Detective Team. Perhaps among their peers, their reasoning and observation abilities were outstanding, but if they were placed in a special situation like this, it would be difficult for them to achieve any results.

The Conan they are talking about is the same age as them, and even if he was at the scene, he probably wouldn't be able to help much.

What's more, Naruhodō had never seen the fourth member of the Junior Detective League from the beginning, just like the new member Haibara Ai who disappeared from the beginning.

He felt that contacting her now would only make one more person anxious, but... he didn't intend to stop it.

Crunch——————

The door of the courtroom was pushed open, and the eyewitness mentioned by Yan Tuhaici appeared.

As soon as they met, Naruhodō frowned.

This is because the appearance of this eyewitness was a little too young, like a teenager who had just reached adulthood or was even not yet an adult.

beep------

A busy tone sounded quietly, but no one else in the courtroom noticed it because the presiding judge had already lowered the gavel.

"Well, witness, tell me your name, occupation, and connection to this case!"

"Did you really see Jack the Ripper following the victim into the alley as Commissioner Yan said?"

The presiding judge, wearing a silver wig, asked sternly.

The young man was standing next to Yan Tu Haici. He nodded stiffly and then answered.

"Yes... Just as you said, I did see this scene."

Naruhodo rubbed his chin with his fingers, vaguely feeling that something was not right. At this moment, a strange voice sounded, pointing out the reason why he felt something was wrong.

"This should be a Swiss accent. The speaker is about fifteen to sixteen years old. His emotions are calm, but he seems to be hiding something... Is he a teenager from Switzerland?"

"...Oh, so it's the Swiss accent. I haven't been to Switzerland yet..."

The barrister suddenly reacted. He turned his head abruptly and looked to the side, looking for the source of the strange boy's voice.

In the end, his attention was fixed on the small intercom with the silhouette of Mr. Holmes on the back in Mitsuhiko's hand, which was what the Junior Detective League called the detective medal.

"…Are you Conan, the fourth member of the Junior Detective Team who has never appeared?"

At this time, Conan held the detective medal between his shoulders, half-knelt and pressed down the map of old London, while checking the route of the underground pipeline and answering Naruhodō Ryunosuke's questions.

"Yes, I am Conan Edogawa from the Junior Detective League, but that's not a problem."

"Mr. Naruhodō, you have to be careful. This witness... there is a high probability that he will perjure his testimony."

"...!"

Naruhodō Ryunosuke was shocked.

How could they conclude that the eyewitness would perjure himself when the fourth young detective, who was elusive, had not even shown up at the scene? How did they do that?

The reason is simple. As a loyal reader of Sherlock Holmes's detective stories, Conan knows one thing clearly.

That was in "The Final Problem", where Holmes died for the first time. When Holmes and Watson were visiting the Reichenbach Falls, a Swiss teenager forged a letter to find the two and sent Watson away.

After Watson confirmed that the letter was a forgery, he returned to Reichenbach Falls to look for Holmes. However, only Holmes's suicide note and trekking pole were left there, indicating that the Reichenbach Falls had already occurred.

Now that Professor Moriarty, who has transformed from the source light data, is going to create the Reichenbach Pendant, a Swiss teenager who was found by the police in the courtroom appears in Old London...

There is a high probability that this Swiss teenage witness corresponds to Moriarty's men in "The Final Problem".

"Mr. Naruhodō, please start collecting testimony. I will then assist you in exposing the other party's lies."

Conan said this while he was distracted.

...Are you so confident?

Naruhodō felt inexplicably at peace. Although it felt a little strange,...

The boy gave him a feeling that was very similar to Mr. Holmes when he was serious...even though he only heard the voice.

"My name is Daniel Muller. I am from Switzerland. I came to Old London with my uncle to find a job. My occupation is... a messenger worker."

The Swiss boy responded to the presiding judge's question with clear and concise answers.

"Every night until the next day, I would deliver mail in various neighborhoods in Old London. Old London was a little too busy during the day, and I couldn't adapt to it. Plus, the night shift paid more, so I worked the night shift."

"But what I didn't expect was that... I actually saw Jack the Ripper stalking a female freelance worker during my night shift! This is really... too scary!"

Daniel Mueller, the messenger.

An eyewitness who, in Conan's eyes, is bound to lie.

Chapter 579: Different Reasoning Process from Sherlock Holmes

"Well, now you can rest assured, because Jack the Ripper is now under control in the dock."

Facing Daniel Mueller, Karma Hao in the prosecutor's seat couldn't help but sneer and said something meaningful.

"You can testify confidently without worrying about Jack the Ripper's revenge on you afterwards."

"As long as Jack the Ripper is directly found guilty in the court, he will definitely be sentenced to death. By then, a dead man will not be able to take revenge on you, and you can continue your life safely..."

"Even Scotland Yard will give you a generous reward for providing important clues."

As soon as these words were spoken, Daniel Mueller at the testimony stand swallowed his saliva and nodded repeatedly.

It seems that this Swiss teenager is very eager for the generous bonus...

However, in Naruhodō Ryunosuke's opinion, if Jack the Ripper was transformed into Professor Moriarty, then this passage would also make sense.

If Asougi had been convicted of Jack the Ripper, he would not have been retaliated against by Professor Moriarty and might even have received a generous reward.

Otherwise, Daniel Mueller will be retaliated by Professor Moriarty.

Faced with such a simple multiple-choice question, the choice Daniel Mueller will make is self-evident.

"… Naruhodō Ryunosuke, what are you waiting for? Let the witness testify."

Karma turned to look at Naruhodō Ryunosuke in the defense seat and said with a sneer.

"If you can't get any new progress, I can guarantee that this is the last witness testimony you will hear in old London!"

"There's no need to elaborate on this matter. Your Excellency the Judge, please let the witness begin his testimony!"

The barrister looked at the presiding judge in the main seat and spoke loudly.

The old man with the wig nodded slightly, raised the gavel in his hand, and brought it down suddenly.

"Well, now please ask witness Daniel Mueller to testify about what he knows!"

【~ Testimonies about seeing Jack the Ripper at night~】

[Testimony begins]

"I'm a postman, working the night shift, delivering mail in the old London neighborhoods every night until daytime the next day."

"Late this evening, I was on my way with a letter bag, and suddenly I saw a man in strange clothes following a woman!"

"At that time, I thought of the serial killer Jack the Ripper who had been making a lot of noise in Old London recently!"

"But, because the man had a knife in his hand, I was afraid that if I alerted the woman, I would also die."

"So, I hurried outside, intending to find a phone booth to call the police, but I ran into Director Yan Tu..."

“Then, I knew nothing.”

[End of testimony]

“…What’s next?”

Naruhodō Ryunosuke was stunned. He blinked and felt stunned.

Who taught him this trick? Is the other witness in the witness stand Yan Tu Hai Ci? !

He glanced at Yan Tuhaici on the other side, but saw that the new chief commissioner of Scotland Yard was still calm and composed. He even smiled and nodded after noticing his gaze.

In fact, Daniel Mueller's speaking skills were indeed taught to him by Yan Tuhaici.

As a defeated opponent of the legendary lawyer Wright Phoenix, he was deeply impressed by Wright's defense style. Therefore, he simply asked the witness to testify with as few and useless words as possible to respond to the other party's questions.

In this way, even Phoenix Wright would not be able to obtain more information through simple rhetoric.

Although it is unclear what the defense style of Naruhodō Ryunosuke, the ancestor of Naruhodō Ryuichi, is, it seems that the reserve measures he prepared before... seem to have worked. Yan Tu Haici smiled and pushed his red glasses.

"As expected... Naruhodō-kun, your defense style is indeed very similar to Kodou's."

"Haha, is this what it means to say 'If you're not from the same family, you shouldn't leave the same house'?"

He thought to himself.

At this time, Hunter Mo Hao said coldly.

"Narbuto Ryunosuke, please start your questioning phase now. I don't have any extra time to wait for you."

"Or... do you want to leave the courtroom in disgrace and lose this trial?"

Naruhodō Ryunosuke's eyes narrowed.

He had previously thought that these new faces would be unexpectedly difficult, but he had not expected them to be so difficult. They used high-pressure tactics against the defense all the time. Didn't they intend to give them any time to think?

If the presiding judge is completely on the side of the prosecutor, would the prosecutor still say something like "you will only be given one time to question the case"?

He slapped the table and spoke loudly.

"Defense, the questioning phase will begin now!"

[Inquiry starts]

"…Lawyer Naruhodō, did you notice that?"