Chapter 640: Revisiting the Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter 640: Revisiting the Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter 640: Revisiting the Hound of the Baskervilles

"...Is it too late for me to say now that I just remembered it wrong?"

Daniel Mueller showed a smile that was uglier than crying.

However, others no longer believe his lies.

"Your Excellency, as you can see, there are a lot of falsehoods in the witnesses' testimonies, especially in terms of time and location."

"Even if Daniel Mueller really saw the entire process of Jack the Ripper's murder, there is no guarantee that the Jack the Ripper in the alley was still the same Jack the Ripper during the time between when he left the corridor and called the police."

"And, Your Honor, you should also know that this set of clothing was actually used by Yashuangyi first, and Jack the Ripper was the one who used this set of clothes later."

Naruhodō Ryunosuke looked at the presiding judge in the main seat and spoke with extraordinary confidence.

"Also, it has been proven before that the Jack the Ripper in the hospital and the Jack the Ripper in the third case are not the same person. Therefore, just based on the deductions made during the trial, there are three people wearing the same clothes."

"The defense believes that the defendant, Yizhi Yizhen, is not the real serial killer Jack the Ripper himself."

However, the old man with a wig sitting in the main seat still shook his head, even though he said that.

However, there are still doubts in this situation. Even if he now leans towards the defense, it does not mean that he will believe everything the defense says. In the end, everything will depend on the evidence.

The presiding judge asked a question.

"Even if the defense's claim is correct, it does not change the fact that all the police officers saw the defendant, Yasou Yizhizhen, raise the dagger. If the defendant is not Jack the Ripper, then why was he at the crime scene?"

"Although the defendant wore this outfit first, he also used it once before. Why did he suddenly appear at the crime scene wearing this outfit? And why did he pick up a knife and stand next to the body?"

This question is critical.

As for the fifth juror Naruhodō Ryuichi and the current prosecutor Karma Go, they both had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu. They both thought of the legendary prosecutor who had been tricked by the same method.

Reiji Mitsurugi, who had helped Genmizu during the trial of the Tsukikage Island murder case.

However, the situations of both parties are different.

Both the real and fake Jack the Ripper wore gloves, which resulted in the lack of any fingerprints of either the real or fake Jack the Ripper on the dagger. Therefore, it is impossible to rule out Ya Shuangyi's suspicion of crime through the fingerprints on the murder weapon.

The situation that Reiji Edgeworth faced was that because the murderer had erased his own fingerprints, only Reiji Edgeworth's right hand fingerprint was left on the pistol, which led to Reiji Edgeworth being suspected of being the real murderer.

Although the two sides face different situations, their situations are the same, which is extremely difficult to do anything about.

"…Mr. Judge, do you remember the incident of the Hound of the Baskervilles?"

Naruhodō Ryunosuke did not directly answer the presiding judge's question, but instead asked another question.

The story of the Hound of the Baskervilles, the description of the terrifying hound that killed many people who had escaped from the court of justice, left a deep impression on the presiding judge who had never seen the terrifying hound in person.

Now that Naruhodō mentioned it, he shuddered subconsciously, and then spoke a little uncomfortably.

"Of course I remember it. It was a very serious case, and the real culprit was found by Attorney Naruhodō, and I declared him guilty in court... What's wrong? Is there something wrong with talking about this now?" "Since the presiding judge still remembers the Hound of the Baskervilles incident, he must also know about the new Hound of the Baskervilles incident that has emerged. Prosecutor Vanzieks was suspended for investigation because of this suspicion."

Naruhodō then turned the topic back to the current case.

"As a trainee prosecutor, Yashuangyi was a party to the case at the time, and a disciple and follower of Prosecutor Bangzix. It is natural that he would be suspected, so it is reasonable for him to pretend to investigate the relevant matters."

"As for why he chose this outfit... the defense has already said that the defendant, Yasou Yiyi, is really short of money. If there were any ready-made clothes, he would probably just use them. Anyway, as long as it can cover his face, it will be fine."

...Damn it, why do you have to bring this up at this time?
Yasou Yiyi, who was sitting in the dock, complained silently in his heart.

But Naruhodō Ryunosuke had no idea what his friend was thinking, so he just continued speaking.

"Before this, Jack the Ripper had never shown his true disguise and appearance, so Yashuangyi had no idea that Jack the Ripper's disguise was the same as his, which led to this special situation."

"As for why the investigation of the new Hound of the Baskervilles case led to the crime scene of Jack the Ripper's third murder? The result is also very obvious... The new Hound of the Baskervilles case is related to Jack the Ripper."

"What? Are these two incidents actually related?"

The presiding judge widened his eyes, somewhat surprised.

There was also an uproar in the audience seats of the courtroom.

I thought that tonight was just the third Jack the Ripper case, but it turned out to be the murder of Hosho Reito, then the murder of a gypsy, and now the new Hound of the Baskervilles case.

What on earth is going on? Why are all these cases inexplicably linked together?

Faced with the uproar of the crowd, Naruhodō Ryunosuke spoke again.

"Your Excellency, the new Hound of the Baskervilles incident was also the work of Professor Moriarty. His purpose was to use it to put Prosecutor Benzieks in jail, thereby leading Mr. Sherlock Holmes to investigate."

"Professor Moriarty's plan was perfectly implemented. Mr. Holmes was kidnapped by him during his investigation and is now missing. Miss Alice was almost killed at the University of London while trying to find Mr. Holmes."

"Yashuangyi found out about these things, so he pointed the finger at Professor Moriarty."

"Through the covert relationship between Professor Moriarty and Jack the Ripper, he traced all the way to the crime scene of Jack the Ripper's third murder. Finally, he noticed that there was something strange about Jack the Ripper's blade..."

“So, Yashuangyi picked up the dagger that Jack the Ripper had left at the crime scene and saw the inscription.”

The barrister pointed to Jack the Ripper's dagger, which was now lying on the evidence table.

"Yes, it is the inscription [JKAE] engraved on Jack the Ripper's dagger on the evidence table."

“That’s what Jack the Ripper symbolizes.”

"And at the moment he raised the knife, Daniel Mueller found Yan Tuhaici who had calculated the time to come, and the two of them worked together to arrest Ya Shuangyi as Jack the Ripper, thus solving the problem..."

"The last person directly related to the Hound of the Baskervilles incident!"

(End of this chapter)