Chapter 578: Communication with Conan
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 class judges at Teitan Elementary School, there is no one to back them up.
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."
...Hmm? This person's English...seems a little bit unstandard.
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.
(End of this chapter)