Chapter 377 Great Ace Attorney is a Strange Thing!
Chapter 377: Great Ace Attorney... No Way! (8)
Beads of sweat trickled down from where the wig was covering.
Prosecutor Sugiura, who was sweating profusely, quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
He opened his folder with some panic and searched through it quickly.
(What? Oki Ayako's autopsy report has this function? How come I didn't know about this?)
(Did I really neglect it? That’s impossible, right? I’m also an elite prosecutor!)
Crash----
Watching the prosecutor wearing a wig flipping through his folder in a panic.
Hattori Heiji, who was standing next to Genmizu, looked a little strange.
Don’t prosecutors in Tokyo even remember the contents of the autopsy report of the case?
Are you actually in such a panic at this time to reconfirm whether the situation mentioned by the defense exists?
The famous Kansai detective's gaze drifted and quietly fell on the autopsy report in Xiang Yuanguang's hand.
At the very bottom, there were a few big words written: [Latest Identification Results].
(Uh… the latest identification results? Is this… the updated autopsy report?)
(The defense was able to get an updated autopsy report? That's a real strength.)
However, the situation was even stranger than Hattori Heiji had imagined.
Prosecutor Sugiura's hand that was turning the pages of the book suddenly stopped, and then he raised his head abruptly.
He tore off the page he was reading, held it up and spoke loudly.
"Xiang Yuanguang, stop bluffing! Ooki Ayako's autopsy report didn't mention that at all!"
"This piece of evidence cannot prove the existence of the first edition of A Study in Scarlet!"
Show the evidence [Oki Ayako’s autopsy report]!
The Kansai detective, who had better eyesight, took a quick glance and was then startled.
Because, there were actually no words "latest identification results" in this autopsy report.
What's going on? The prosecutor's autopsy report is even more backward than the defense's?
"Hey, hey, hey, brother Xiang Yuan, your autopsy report is not forged, right?"
"How can a lawyer's autopsy report be more detailed than the official autopsy report?"
Hattori Heiji reminded Genkou quietly.
The presiding judge also nodded after reading the autopsy report submitted by Prosecutor Sugiura.
His opinion was consistent with that of Prosecutor Sugiura, that the autopsy report had nothing to do with "A Study in Scarlet".
The presiding judge sighed, looked at the hedgehog-headed lawyer, and said.
"No matter how you look at it, this piece of evidence has nothing to do with A Study in Scarlet, Lawyer Xiang Yuan, that's enough."
"Now is not the time for you to bluff, is it? If you continue like this, I will punish you!"
However, Xiang Yuanguang just took a sip of coffee and then looked at the presiding judge confidently.
He said it as a matter of course.
"[Oki Ayako's autopsy report] can certainly prove the situation of the first edition of "A Study in Scarlet"."
"The prosecutor's autopsy report could not prove it because the autopsy report he had was outdated."
"The autopsy report I have is an updated autopsy report, so there are relevant records."
Byd, updated autopsy report, right?
Prosecutor Sugiura's face changed and turned red on the spot. He pointed at Xiang Yuanguang and spoke loudly.
"If there were updates in the autopsy report, why didn't the prosecutor know about it?"
"Is the autopsy report in your hand a false testimony you fabricated for the sake of victory?!"
Even the presiding judge became serious, listened to the noise from the gallery, and lowered the gavel.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
"Quiet, quiet! This court's trial requires silence!"
"Defense attorney, please explain the [updated autopsy report]!"
Hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang took a sip of coffee and then said calmly, "Prosecutor Sugiura, you should know that I took over this case at around 10 o'clock in the evening."
"And at that time... the medical examiner in charge of the autopsy report was still working overtime."
"When I arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, I met with the medical examiner, who personally handed me the updated autopsy report."
"And have Detective Takagi upload the time and circumstances of the updated autopsy report to the prosecutor's office's files."
"Then, when the medical examiner handed over the autopsy report to me, Inspector Shiratori was also at the scene."
"So... there is nothing wrong with this autopsy report. The problem lies with Prosecutor Sugiura who neglected his duties."
No, whose medical consultant Tama volunteered to work overtime until 10 pm to add information to the autopsy report?
And they also said that Inspector Shiratori was also at the scene? Who would believe such a thing?
Prosecutor Sugiura immediately turned to look at Shiratori Jinsaburo at the testimony stand.
After the initial shock, Shiratori Jinzaburo seemed to have reacted.
He touched his chin and nodded affirmatively.
"Well, I did see the medical examiner in charge of the autopsy report handing over the case materials to Xiang Yuanguang who came late at night to get them."
"And I went to the office this morning to tell you that the evidence had been updated."
"As soon as I entered, you said that the evidence was solid and the testimony was abundant. I thought you knew about it."
"Then you just walked out. I didn't expect you hadn't checked the case files today."
I thought you not only knew about this matter, but also had some evidence hidden that I didn't know about.
It turns out that he was totally unaware of the disadvantage of his own evidence, and was acting as if "the advantage is mine".
Upon hearing this, Prosecutor Sugiura was stunned.
He thought about it carefully and it seemed that this was indeed the case and he had also said these words.
I also thought Inspector Shiratori was annoying, and I chased him away as soon as I entered.
I didn't expect there was such a big pit here.
"Is everything alright? Prosecutor Sugiura, this updated autopsy report clearly states it."
"Fragments of the wooden box were found inside the vehicle where Ayako Oki was burned to death."
"The handwriting is unclear, but we can make out the words 'blood' and 'research'."
"The defense can therefore assert that the first edition of A Study in Scarlet was in the box used to collect it."
"Moreover, the murderer's motive for killing was not because of the high value of this book, A Study in Scarlet."
Xiang Yuanguang's finger gently touched his forehead.
He put the coffee cup down, spread his hands, and shrugged.
"Inspector Shiratori just mentioned that the reason these people stayed in the Mycroft Hotel for three days."
"It's for that expensive event reward - the first edition of A Study in Scarlet."
"How could they not know the difference in value between the book with and without the box?"
"So, the defense believes that the murderer's motive was not this book, A Study in Scarlet."
"On the contrary, the book is just an expensive prop for him to use."
Hearing this, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
Prosecutor Sugiura asked with sweat dripping down his cheeks.
"Then, then please explain why you think so..."
“Because everyone else came for the book, and the box of the book showed up in the car.”
"Isn't it obvious that it exists as bait for the murderer to kill people?"
When Genmitsu spoke so naturally, Prosecutor Sugiura at the prosecutor's seat was speechless for a moment.
"Moreover, the defense was able to produce one piece of evidence that would prove the reasoning process."
"It's just that... Inspector Shiratori needs to leave the scene temporarily, so that the third victim of this case——"
"The injured Fujisawa Toshiaki must come and testify!"
(End of this chapter)