Chapter 593 Unexpected Help

“…It is a natural power of lawyers to question witnesses about their testimony.”

"The prosecutor is not qualified to deprive this power. Is this an unfair court?"

"Do prosecutors in the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs have the right to deprive lawyers of their rights and decide life and death?"

Juror number five on the jury, Naruhodō Ryuichi, said quietly at this time.

Although he didn't curse directly, his sarcastic tone was not much different from cursing.

Moreover, using this roundabout way of cursing is more likely to gain the approval of the presiding judge.

After all, from the beginning of the trial until now, the presiding judge seemed to have great faith in the authority of the Old London Court.

Then, Karmahou's behavior has the potential to subvert the judicial order of the old London Tribunal. I guess the presiding judge will not allow it, right?

Of course, the fifth juror, Naruhodō, was not the only one who objected to this. There was also another...

Juror No. 1 Yalu Wuren actually spoke at this time, and he stood on the side of the defense.

As a lawyer who once defeated Phoenix Wright, he pushed his glasses and then said affirmatively.

"As Juror No. 5 said, questioning witnesses is a natural right of defense counsel."

"The prosecutor has no right to deprive the lawyer of the right to conduct an inquiry, and now Prosecutor Hao actually said such a thing in public..."

"Haha, have you forgotten your identity and don't know who is the leader of the Tribunal? Can't you tell the difference between the big and small kings?"

Yaluguru has always been the most aggressive among the four villains.

At this moment, as a lawyer, he was dissatisfied with Karma's behavior and attacked him directly.

"Yaluwuren, I will remember you..."

Karma Hao turned his head and stared at Yaluwuren fiercely.

He was not surprised that Naruhodō Ryuichi would refute what he said, but he did not expect Yalukuni to jump out.

Originally, it would be impossible for Phoenix Wright alone to change the presiding judge's mind, but if Juror No. 1, Garukito, was added, the situation would become uncertain.

There is a high possibility that the presiding judge will reconsider the impact of this case and ultimately change his original mind.

As expected, the presiding judge, who had been hesitant after Naruhodō Ryuichi spoke, now sided with the defense without hesitation after hearing what Yalukurō said.

The presiding judge changed his previous statement and said.

"The two jurors' remarks are very reasonable. This court believes that Prosecutor Hao is indeed not qualified to deprive Naruhodō Ryunosuke of his questioning rights as a paralegal."

"Well then, please allow Naruhodō Ryunosuke to begin the questioning phase now."

Naruhodō Ryunosuke couldn't help but cheer up. Although he didn't know what was going on, it seemed that he could last one more second!

I really didn't expect that Yalu Wuren would choose to help the defense at this time...

However, before Naruhodō Ryunosuke could be happy too soon, Karma Go sneered and said.

"Although prosecutors are not qualified to deprive lawyers of their right to inquire, if lawyers delay when the case is already clear, prosecutors are also qualified to point it out!"

"Narbuto Ryunosuke, every time you ask questions from now on, you must obtain new information that can affect the case!"

"Otherwise, I will expel you from the court on the grounds that you are deliberately delaying the trial and sentencing!"

…Must every inquiry yield new information that could affect the case?

Naruhodō Ryunosuke's eyes narrowed.

He had no doubt that Prosecutor Hao would really apply to have him, the defense lawyer's assistant, removed from the courtroom as he said. The other party's statement was reasonable in name only. The premise of the lawyer's inquiry was that he could not deliberately delay the case when the facts were clear...

"Then let me recall this lady's testimony and the flaws in it..."

The barrister stared at Catherine Edwards behind the witness stand, as if he wanted to find a flower from the English lady's body.

Will this new witness who appears at the right time be a witness who forged his testimony like Daniel Mueller before?

How much of what she said was true? How much was false? Where could asking her affect the development of the case?

Naruhodō Ryunosuke could not see any change of emotion on the smiling face of this British lady.

And the person who failed to see the change in emotions was not only Wright Ryunosuke, but even Wright Ryuichi in the jury seat gained nothing.

Unlike Naruhodō Ryunosuke, Naruhodō Ryuichi is an expert at judging the other party's emotional changes in court.

This ability even turned into the skill [Expert's Insight], which Xiang Yuanguang obtained by drawing.

In a sense, if it weren't for Naruhodō Ryuichi's teaching, if he had relied on Genmi Mitsuki alone, he would probably have been defeated by Kigetsu Ryuun before Mikari Mikuni appeared.

But now, even Naruhodō Ryuichi had failed in front of Katherine Edwards.

The legendary lawyer turned his head to the side, still looking mysterious and as if he knew everything.

In fact, he really knew nothing. He just mastered the skill of bluffing and made it an instinct.

"...It looks completely different from Daniel Mueller. Could the testimony of the new witness be true?"

Naruhodō Ryuichi murmured.

"Does that mean that Katherine Edwards can't possibly be a breakthrough for the defense?"

If Naruhodō Ryunosuke made a wrong judgment, the resulting blow would be fatal during the trial.

However, he still had some confidence in his ancestors. If his ancestors were to fall, it would not be too late for him to jump out.

After a brief silence and thought, Naruhodō Ryunosuke finally began his questioning phase.

[Inquiry starts]

"In order to make sure that you were not deliberately led to that place, I would like to ask the customer who asked you to customize the clothes..."

"Who is he? Where does he live?"

The barrister thought for a moment before speaking, making sure that his questions would at least appear to affect the development of the case.

In response, Hunter Demon Hao did not interrupt.

Lao Deng just shook his finger, and then said with a little arrogance.

"Let's assume that this question is relevant to the development of the case. Witness, it's your turn to answer."

...So, who is this Lao Deng?

Katherine Edwards glanced at Karma Go and ignored his words, instead answering Naruhodō's question.

"Because of the agreement between me and the client, I cannot disclose the client's information."

"However, I can assure you that the client has nothing to do with this matter, as this was an order placed a week ago, and I only had time to meet and discuss this with the client today after returning to Old London."

"A week ago... Jack the Ripper hadn't started committing crimes yet."

(End of this chapter)

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