Chapter 385 Great Ace Attorney is a Strange Thing!
Chapter 385: Great Ace Attorney... No Way! (16)
"……no problem?"
After listening to Kento Toba's testimony, Genmitsu Xiang gently tapped his forehead with his finger.
It seemed that everything was as expected. Not only was there no obvious change in emotion, he even asked a question in return.
"Do you think your reasoning is perfect? It would be cool to pretend to be a detective?"
"Is that so? Kento Toba? Since you think so, I will tell you clearly."
"In the face of decisive evidence, your fabricated reasoning is meaningless!"
The hedgehog-haired lawyer snapped his fingers.
The next moment, the BGM changed.
(BGM switching: Pursuit~Ask me)
Listening to the change in BGM, Hattori Heiji looked down at the Demon Hunting Sword leaning against the chair thoughtfully.
From the beginning, that inexplicably passionate BGM never stopped.
Although the location of the sound source was a little wrong, he felt that it came from this knife.
He just couldn't understand why this guy needed BGM when he was reasoning.
Could it be that the lack of BGM affected his performance?
"Prosecutor Sugiura, Kento Toba just testified that Kanaya Hiroyuki was already dead in the car."
"It was also mentioned in the transcript of Fujisawa Toshiaki after the incident, right?"
Xiang Yuanguang slightly turned his head to look at Prosecutor Sugiura who was sitting in the prosecutor's seat.
Prosecutor Sugiura nodded hesitantly.
He asked with some confusion.
"Yes, that's true. Are you trying to say that Kanaya Hiroyuki didn't die at that time?"
"I don't think you can produce such evidence to prove that Kanaya Hiroyuki committed suicide."
...Of course there is no evidence to prove that Kanaya Hiroyuki committed suicide.
However, there is evidence proving that Kanaya Hiroyuki was not murdered between midnight and 3 a.m. on the third day.
Xiang Yuanguang's finger gently touched his forehead.
He calmly looked at Kento Toba, who was already a little panicked.
"You narrowed down the suspects to the three people in the restaurant because the murderer committed the crime during this period of time?"
"Can you provide evidence to prove this?"
Kento Toba frowned and realized that things were not simple.
He thought for a moment and then refuted decisively.
"There's no need to prove this kind of thing. Do you still want to say that Kanaya Hiroyuki started the car himself after his death?"
"The murderer must have killed Kanaya Hiroyuki and then placed his body on the vehicle and started the car!"
"And how could the vehicle be stopped once it's in motion? It shouldn't take more than five minutes to get from the garage to the cliff!"
"So Kanaya Hiroyuki must have been killed between 12 and 3 a.m...."
"So you have no evidence to prove that the victim was killed between 12 and 3 in the morning?"
Ignore Kento Toba's messy reasoning.
He asked Yuan Guang again calmly.
Speaking of this, Kento Toba frowned even deeper.
"Why do you keep asking this question? Do you expect me to make a mistake at this time?"
"This is ridiculous. I'm the president of the Detective Research Club. Your little tricks won't work on me!"
"Or do you have evidence that proves the deceased did not die between 12 and 3 a.m. on the third day?"
"I do have such evidence in my hands."
Faced with a college student with low IQ, Xiang Yuanguang shut him up with just one sentence.
This statement also surprised Prosecutor Sugiura at the prosecutor's seat.
From the beginning to now of this trial, the defense has always been able to obtain various evidences that the prosecution is not aware of.
Could it be that this time, Xiang Yuanguang is going to produce some evidence that the prosecutors are not aware of?
As if he knew what Prosecutor Sugiura was thinking, he shook his head slightly. He snapped his fingers again and spoke frankly.
"Your Excellency the Presiding Judge, the defense requests the presentation of evidence - [Kanaya Hiroyuki's autopsy report]."
"This autopsy report can clearly reveal the truth that Kento Toba [hidden]."
Hearing this, Kento Toba's eyes widened instantly.
What? An autopsy report can reveal the truth of the case? How is that possible?
There is no mention in the Sherlock Holmes collection that the autopsy report presented by the police is so powerful.
Could it be that this is just a way for Xiang Yuanguang to bluff?
(No, I can’t panic now. I need to keep my composure.)
(This guy is definitely trying to trick me, trying to get me to give unfavorable testimony!)
(I must not be fooled by this guy. I must... not...)
Looking at the projected autopsy report, a look of shock flashed across Kento Toba's face.
Because, Kanaya Hiroyuki's autopsy report proved that the deceased's body showed unnatural rigor mortis.
Moreover, no extra props that could affect the car's acceleration were found in the car.
It would be better to say that this car has no way to [accelerate], and the accelerator is fixed at the highest gear from the beginning.
"Mr. Judge, Prosecutor Sugiura, I believe you can tell from this autopsy report, right?"
"The car's accelerator was pinned to top gear, and theoretically, it was impossible for the car to accelerate."
"But Kento Toba said that the car was accelerating... Why is that?"
Xiang Yuanguang's tone was indifferent, and he glanced at Kento Toba at the testimony stand.
Then he snapped his fingers again and spoke calmly.
"The answer is that the deceased did not [step on the accelerator], he simply [released the brake]."
Hearing this, Prosecutor Sugiura could not help it and finally slammed the table and stood up.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Kanaya Hiroyuki was already dead, how could he have released the brakes?"
"Are you saying that the deceased could also release the brakes of the car voluntarily?"
"…Why not?"
Xiang Yuanguang asked a question in return, which immediately left Prosecutor Sugiura speechless.
"Well, maybe it's because no one in this world has ever used the magic of [Resurrection of the Dead]?"
The unyielding elite prosecutor thought for a moment and immediately retorted.
After all, he really didn't believe Xiang Yuanguang's ridiculous reasoning. It would take seven days for Jesus to be resurrected after his death.
Could it be possible that Hiroyuki Kanaya could be resurrected seven minutes after death and drive off a cliff to die again?
Isn't it outrageous to tell others about this? Who would believe it?
Even the audience was talking about it because they didn't believe it either.
If Xiang Yuanguang was not on the defense bench at this time, they would probably have questioned the lawyer's professionalism.
"Dude, this isn't some magic that can bring the dead back to life. It's just a simple [softening of the corpse]."
“难道你没学过这方面的知识吗？死者在30分钟至2小时开始僵直，死后9到12小时呈全身僵直，一直持续到持续至死后30小时。”
"Then the body begins to relax and soften 40 hours after death, and returns to its original state about 70 hours after death. So if you put the stiff body against the brake until it softens..."
"It is possible that the deceased actually released the brakes himself, causing the car to accelerate until it fell off the cliff."
Hattori Heiji finally couldn't hold back his urge to try, and he stood at the defense table and directly refuted Prosecutor Sugiura.
He further showed off his knowledge as a famous detective.
Kento Toba, who was standing behind the witness stand, was surprised and looked at Hattori Heiji at the defense seat.
"The autopsy report said the deceased was in abnormal rigor mortis, which means the degree of rigor mortis was not right."
"If he died in the early hours of yesterday morning, he should be in a state of stiffness by now. How can he be normal?"
"Therefore, the time of death of the deceased must not be the early morning of the third day after entering the Mycroft Hotel."
"Let me guess. It was probably after 9:25 a.m. on the first day?"
The words of the Kansai Detective immediately made Kento Toba's expression turn gloomy.
Although there is still a deviation in time, the general reasoning is correct...
Who exactly is this black-skinned guy?
(End of this chapter)