Chapter 582: Reversing the desperate situation again!

"…I, I saw all this from behind Jack the Ripper."

Daniel Muller lowered his head, and Naruhodō Ryunosuke couldn't see his expression.

said the teenage witness from Switzerland.

"I stopped my bike and put a letter in the mailbox of a nearby residence. Then I was about to turn around and push the bike away. At this time, I noticed something special over there."

"I saw that guy wearing a black cape, with white clothes and a black mask visible from the side."

"Besides, there was a female freelance worker in front of Jack the Ripper who was wearing open clothes and seemed to be unaware of the situation behind him, so I planned to go over and take a look at the specific situation..."

"…A trap?"

Naruhodō Ryunosuke heard the voice coming from the Detective Medal.

The boy who could instantly find a breakthrough just by looking at the on-site testimony now sounded confused.

But what is the trap that Conan mentioned... Could it be...

The barrister turned to look at Karma Hao at the prosecutor's table, but the prosecutor had already raised his head and said with a sneer.

"It seems that the witness not only saw Jack the Ripper's back, but also saw the murder process."

"Then, Daniel Mueller, stop hesitating and speak out!"

……trap.

Prosecutor Hao seemed to have a matter-of-fact look on his face.

No, it wasn't just Prosecutor Hao, Director Yan Tu, and Lawyer Ya Liu... they all seemed to have expected this.

Just as the young man said, this was a trap. The other party deliberately made the witness modify his testimony to reveal a flaw...

Then, guide the defense to make a breakthrough on this point, so that the witness can reveal the [true] testimony.

Daniel Mueller's second testimony was given under the questioning of the defense, so the defense has no reason to question the authenticity of Daniel Mueller's second testimony...

"…When the reversal begins, the trap pocket is closed…?"

An idea flashed through Naruhodō Ryunosuke's mind.

And not surprisingly, Daniel Mueller exclaimed.

"I saw the whole process of Jack the Ripper's murder! I saw him stab that poor lady to death with a knife!"

"After I realized that the guy was Jack the Ripper, I left immediately and planned to call the police. Then I ran into Chief Yan Tu who was patrolling nearby, and then I brought Chief Yan Tu to the scene!"

"When we arrived at the scene, Jack the Ripper was still standing there with the knife in his hand, as if he was going to continue mutilating the woman's body... We saw it clearly!"

The Swiss teenager pointed his finger at Yizhi Yasou in the dock.

"Yes, it's him! Not only are their outfits exactly the same, but he was caught at the crime scene!"

Suddenly, the whole audience was in an uproar, and the audience in the gallery was talking about it. They didn't expect that the truth hidden by the witness was actually this.

Originally, the witness' testimony was not sufficient to prove his accusation against Yashuang Yizhen, but now, due to the questioning of the defense, the witness gave a decisive testimony!

There is no longer any dispute about the final result of this trial!
The presiding judge's eyes widened. He did not expect that the defense's questioning would end up with this result.

However, out of his professional ethics as the presiding judge, he shook his head, reached out to adjust his silver wig, and then lowered the gavel, making the courtroom quiet.

"Although the results of the defense's questioning surprised this court, this court believes that there are still unexplained doubts in the witness' testimony. Witness, why didn't you say this at the beginning?"

The old man in the wig looked seriously at Daniel Mueller at the witness stand.

"Weren't you determined from the beginning to have the defendant in this case convicted? Why didn't you give these decisive testimonies at the beginning? Is there any other reason?" Faced with this question, Yan Tuhaici next to Daniel Mueller clapped his hands to attract the attention of the presiding judge.

laughed the new Commissioner of Scotland Yard.

"I say, Mr. Chairman, isn't this kind of thing obvious? Because it would put him in a moral dilemma!"

"As a foreigner working in old London, I witnessed the citizens of old London being killed by a serial killer, but chose to turn around and run away instead of stepping forward to help or even finding us to call the police - this is actually false."

"Because he just happened to run into us when he was running away. I asked him why he was panicking, and then he told us about Jack the Ripper. That's why Jack the Ripper was caught and brought to justice now!"

Yan Tu Haici turned his head to look at Naruhodō Ryunosuke who had clenched his fists in the defense seat, and he smiled again and said.

"It's okay, it's okay, Naruhodō-kun. It's a good thing for young people to have the courage to try. At least, you have gained more defense experience now, and you will be able to make more contributions to this cause in the future, right?"

...This is irony, complete irony.

The barrister slammed his hands on the table and looked up with a gleam in his eyes.

"Wait! The defense has something else to say..."

"No, you have nothing to say."

An elegant voice sounded.

Yaluwuren, who was sitting in the jury's seat number one, still had that uncomfortable fake smile on his face.

He reached out and pushed up his glasses, then spoke again elegantly.

"The defense's questioning phase ends here, because after discussion, the jury members unanimously agreed that there is no need to continue this trial. Therefore, we have to make a final decision————"

"The defendant, Yasougi Yizhen, is guilty!"

What? At this time?!

Naruhodō Ryunosuke suddenly turned his head and glanced at several members of the jury.

Except for the vacant juror seat number five, the other three jurors pressed the guilty indicator light almost at the same time.

There was no discussion between them at all, they just... simply believed that Yasou Yoshiichi was guilty.

Excluding the possibility that the four members of the jury were telepathically connected and did not need to talk much, there was only one possibility left - the jury was under the control of Yaluwuren from the very beginning.

These guys are just looking for the right moment... to put this case to a final conclusion!

“…Is that so? I’m sorry, but, Naruhodō’s assistant…”

The presiding judge shook his head and said regretfully.

"According to the old London judicial system, when the jury unanimously finds the defendant guilty, the trial will end early and the defendant will be found guilty. It looks like you will lose the case."

"Then, this court hereby declares that the defendant, Yashuang Yizhizhen, has..."

"objection!"

The door of the courtroom was thrown open with a bang.

A strange yet familiar voice sounded!
"The jury is divided because, as Juror Number Five, I do not believe the defendant is guilty!"

Juror number five, Naruhodō Ryuichi, arrived late.

Immediately, the members of the Junior Detective League and Naruhodō Ryunosuke at the defense table were all surprised.

They didn't expect that the one juror who had not shown up among the five jurors was actually Naruhodō Ryuichi who had delivered the temporary lawyer's medal to Scotland Yard Police Station!

(End of this chapter)

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