Chapter 52 Intertwined, then reversed
Chapter 52 Intertwined, then reversed (6)
Xiang Yuanguang snapped his fingers again.
Although the sound of snapping fingers was not loud, it was clear enough for everyone to hear.
"I question the first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth statements made by witness Maori Kogoro. Please answer my questions, witness Maori Kogoro."
The first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth, a total of five testimonies.
However, Kogoro Mori only gave seven statements of testimony in total.
(Wow… Five of the seven testimonies have flaws? Is this true?)
Uncle Maori swallowed and became a little nervous.
Compared to facing Hibiki Eri, he felt that facing Xiang Yuanguang was more stressful.
One of the reasons is of course that he and Kisaki Eri are husband and wife, so the sense of oppression is not strong.
But it also shows that Xiang Yuanguang's defense method as a lawyer is completely different from that of Kisaki Eri.
It is extremely aggressive and intimidating, and difficult for normal people to resist.
At the main seat, the presiding judge shook his head.
Sure enough, at the last trial, the presiding judge of the Third Trial Chamber said that Kogoro Mouri’s testimony ability was not good enough.
I originally thought it was because I didn’t have enough experience defending in court for the first time, but now it seems that it was just a simple lack of ability.
He looked at Prosecutor Gold at the prosecution table next to him for confirmation.
"Does Prosecutor Gold have any objection to asking Attorney Jun Minamoto for five statements about Kogoro Mori?"
objection……
Prosecutor Gold grabbed the freshly brewed coffee and stared at the cream on the surface of the coffee thoughtfully.
He really wanted to raise an objection, but the question was, was there anything to object to at this point in time?
"No, the prosecution did not raise any objection or rebuttal to the defense's questioning requests."
"Please let the defense begin their questioning."
Boom, boom, boom.
The presiding judge struck the gavel several times and announced solemnly.
"Then please ask Attorney Genkou about the testimony of the witness, Detective Maori Kogoro."
Meanwhile, in the gallery.
Suzuki Sonoko found that something seemed wrong and Prosecutor Gold did not seem as powerful as before.
Also, Kogoro Mouri looks very nervous. Why is that?
"Xiao Lan, this is so strange. Prosecutor Gold didn't say a word. Shouldn't he smash the coffee cup at this time?"
"What, what do you mean by smashing the coffee cup? You don't have to smash something like that..."
Mao Lilan looked at the situation on the field with some concern.
Although she didn't talk much with Asai Narimi, she could understand to some extent that Asai Narimi was not a bad person.
The last time we were recording a program on TV, it was with the help of Narimi Asai that my father was able to solve the case.
Rather than the fact that Asai Narimi attempted to kill Murasawa Shuichi, Mao Lilan would rather believe that the matter was really as Genkou said, and that Asai Narimi was arrested only because he was chasing the murderer.
"It would be great if Shinichi was here right now. If he were here, he would have figured out the truth of the incident long ago."
But what Mao Lilan didn't know was that the boy she had been thinking about, Kudo Shinichi, was currently attending elementary school.
Conan felt a little uneasy listening to the useless knowledge the Chinese teacher was saying on the podium.
(Damn it, why do I have to go to class today? I really want to see the truth of the SL3 case...)
(Although, even if I don’t attend class, I won’t be able to sneak into the courtroom…)
He looked out the window at the blue sky and sighed.
"Okay, let's just trust Xiang Yuan for now. It will be the same when we watch the replay later."
Boom!
Xiang Yuanguang slammed his hands on the table of the defense bench.
He pointed at Kogoro Mori and spoke bluntly.
"Excuse me, you said you received an invitation letter. What kind of invitation letter was it?" "Why do you want to go to the community center to attend the memorial service in order to investigate the invitation letter?"
"More than one person left the ceremony. Why did you notice Asai Shigemi leaving the scene?"
"Why did you notice that the piano room door was ajar?"
"Since there was no light on in the piano room, how can you be sure that it was Asai Narimi who broke out of the window?"
"Are you sure that the one who [broke the window] was Asai Narimi?"
The six consecutive questions caught Kogoro Mori off guard.
He took several steps back, and his limited computing power began to work rapidly.
In response, Prosecutor Gold took a sip of coffee, and then his hand suddenly trembled.
He put the coffee cup in his hand on the table as if nothing had happened, with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.
(How can I drink this scalding hot coffee?)
(How did Xiang Yuanguang keep producing coffee at the right drinking temperature?)
"I received the invitation letter the day before the incident. They asked me to go to Tsukikage Island. The commission was 500,000 yen. Since the money had been sent, I went there."
Kogoro Mori said this while stroking the back of his head.
(The exhibit [Aso Keiji's invitation letter] has been added to the court record.)
Then, for some reason, Uncle Maori noticed that Xiang Yuanguang's face was not looking good.
In order not to make Hedgehog-Head angry, he quickly talked about the answers to other questions.
"Because the invitation letter was mailed by Keiji Aso, who died twelve years ago. I thought Keiji Aso was dead, and a dead person couldn't send a letter."
"So I plan to go to the community center to find the former village chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji and ask for information about Aso Keiji."
"There was more than one person who left the ceremony... Well, anyway, I think Asai Narimi is more suspicious."
"As for the piano room, it was Conan who took me there to see it."
"As for why I concluded that the person who broke out of the window was Asai Narimi, it must be because Officer Takagi caught Asai Narimi. If she hadn't broken out of the window, how could she have been caught by Officer Takagi?"
Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and thought.
In his eyes, there were [four sentences] in Kogoro Mori's answer that were not worth asking.
He was the one who made the invitation, and Aso Keiji was indeed dead, so it was reasonable to ask Kuroiwa Tatsuji.
It is normal for Conan to pull Kogoro over, and there is no point in asking, after all, Conan is not in the court.
Then, the fifth and last sentence of testimony can be questioned.
(Okay, let’s get rid of Uncle Maori in one fell swoop!)
Xiang Yuanguang made a preliminary judgment and was about to slam the table.
But he heard the judge's sharp explosion first.
The bearded grandfather, who was in his sixties or seventies, said in horror.
"Detective Maori, you said that Aso Keiji, who has been dead for twelve years, sent you an invitation letter?"
"Is this true or false? It's too bizarre!"
"...?"
At this moment, whether it is Xiang Yuanguang, Prosecutor Gold, or Maori Kogoro.
They typed a question mark at the same time.
Generally speaking, when they put a question mark it doesn’t mean they have a problem, but that they think you have a problem.
(This presiding judge really knows how to grasp the key points of things.)
(According to other testimonies, I didn’t listen at all!)
Xiang Yuanguang slammed the table without hesitation and spoke loudly.
"A pound of pears (objection)! There are no ghosts or magic in this world! The dead can't send letters!"
"If the invitation letter really exists, then someone must be manipulating the case behind the scenes!"
(Although this person is me...)
The whole place was in an uproar again.
(End of this chapter)