Chapter 663 The Key is Identity
Chapter 663 The key... is identity
"It sounds like the situation is not good, Mr. Xiang Yuan... However, I think there should be a place to serve as a breakthrough point, even if the Demon Hunter Prosecutor is aggressive towards us now... Hmm? Demon Hunter Prosecutor?"
Naruhodō Ryunosuke pondered the key to this case, and when he thought of Karma Go's last name, his attention suddenly became distracted.
"Mr. Naruhodō, do you still remember the testimonies and reasoning regarding the murder of Hosho Reito?"
"The evidence that could dispel Karma Go's doubts...has actually appeared a long time ago."
The Shinigami elementary school student put his hands in his pockets and said with a bit of ease in his voice.
In response to Conan's reminder, Xiang Yuanguang glanced to the side, then took a sip of coffee.
Has such testimony already appeared? However, he is not Naruhodō Ryunosuke after all.
There were many testimonies that he actually didn't hear at all, so Conan's guidance was of little significance to him.
Of course, Conan’s guidance is of little significance, and the pressure from Karma Hunter is of little significance to him.
Xiang Yuanguang is no longer the young and inexperienced man who just started out. He has been working on various cases for several months.
From terrorists to real estate cases, what has he not seen?
Even if Hunter Maou put a gun against his forehead to put pressure on him, he would not be affected by the pressure at all. In fact... if the other party really did this with a gun, he would feel more comfortable.
Don't ask, the answer is that Lao Deng has already found a way to die.
"The murder of Hosho Reito? Let me think..."
Whispering to Genkou, various scenarios after Conan entered the game scene flashed through his mind.
Cocoon Game only broadcasts live images to the outside world, and the audio is released conditionally after being screened by Noah's Ark. If it is information from the first trial, he should have an impression of it.
"Humph, the defense is still stalling for time! My time is very precious..."
"Narbuto Ryunosuke, if you keep stalling here, get out of this courtroom! I don't know how a third-rate lawyer like you managed to pass the bar exam!"
Demon Hunter puts pressure on again.
This time, even the presiding judge nodded.
The prosecution had previously put pressure on the defense in this way, requiring them to answer questions or provide arguments within a short period of time, otherwise the defense would be suspected of delaying time and deliberately not answering questions.
The defense has quite a bit of time to think now, so there is nothing wrong with what Hunter Demon said.
"...Tonight is still a long night. There is no need to rush. It's time to slow down, Lao Deng."
Xiang Yuanguang raised his head and squinted his eyes to look at Karma Hao.
Suddenly, the dragon of Beika Town roared out, and its fighting spirit was fully revealed.
The weapon of criticism can never replace the criticism of weapons!
My buddy is both civil and martial, and I have gone through mountains of swords and seas of fire. Can you still put pressure on me?
Although the momentum of the Beika Town Dragon is amazing, Karma Go is not affected.
He is an ace prosecutor who has been undefeated for decades and has faced extremely vicious criminals more than once. Even Jack the Ripper standing opposite him could not scare him, let alone a defense lawyer who would not kill?
"Hmph, I advise you to be more respectful. Then maybe I will give you some breathing space and not let you roll out of the courtroom in disgrace like a lost dog!"
Karma Hao responded without hesitation and spoke loudly.
"Your Honor, what are you waiting for? Don't you think the defense is stalling for time?"
"Well, I think we can wait a little longer..."
The old man with the wig said with a wry smile.
Although Demon Hunter is immune to momentum damage, he is not immune.
As soon as he saw the look in Naruhodō Ryunosuke's eyes and the demon-hunting knife on his waist, he couldn't help but wonder if this lawyer, who seemed to be as good at fighting as Jack the Ripper, would directly perform a full-scale fight in the courtroom. As the saying goes, the weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of the weapon...
Forgive others when you can, and don't push them too hard unless it's absolutely necessary.
"Demon Hunter Prosecutor, you have to consider the time that Attorney Naruhodō will spend in Old London this time. He may not be able to acclimate to the local climate, so you can give him a little more time and don't be so nervous."
...You are just a coward. What do you mean by "not acclimatizing"? Do you believe this?
Karma Hao's eyes became sharp.
If he remembered correctly, Naruhodō Ryunosuke stayed in Old London for more than half a year in his world history. Although he only stayed there for a few months in this game scene, it was not a short time.
If it was due to acclimatization, it would have happened long ago. How is it possible that nothing happened after coming to old London for three months and then it happened only when I came back for the second time?
However, his request for delay was on the edge of the minimum thinking time, which was a category that could be approved or not. If the presiding judge disagreed, he could wait a little longer...
"Mr. Xiang Yuan, it's a body..."
"I see, it's identity."
Genmi Mitsuki and Naruhodō Ryunosuke came to the answer almost at the same time.
The hedgehog-headed lawyer picked up the coffee, blew on it, then took another sip of it before speaking in a relaxed tone.
"Demon Hunter Prosecutor, what you just said is indeed very convincing, but you forgot one thing."
"If this killer is Professor Moriarty's subordinate, a copycat criminal disguised as Jack the Ripper, and is killing people according to Professor Moriarty's instructions, then where is the evidence?"
"Professor Moriarty had someone disguised as Jack the Ripper kill Reito Hosho because Reito Hosho's presence would affect his plan and lead to the exposure of Jack the Ripper's identity."
"So, will the fourth case also threaten the true identity of Jack the Ripper? Is the fourth case also related to the Hound of the Baskervilles incident?"
"Really? None?"
Said to Yuan Guang calmly and affirmatively.
"The victim in the fourth case had nothing to do with Professor Moriarty. Therefore, if the prosecutor claims that the killer was Professor Moriarty's subordinate, he killed the victim in the fourth case according to Professor Moriarty's instructions."
"Then the fourth victim must be related to Professor Moriarty. Otherwise, there is no need for the witness to kill the fourth victim. Please ask the prosecutor to produce evidence to prove the relationship between the two parties."
...How could there be such evidence?
Karma narrowed his eyes.
I see. Is it a conflict of interest? That's easy to fix, if necessary...
There are enough false testimonies to silence the defense.
But he didn't intend to use false testimony, so...
"It seems that the prosecutor has no evidence. Then, there is another possibility that Professor Moriarty will let his men kill an innocent person, that is——————"
"It doesn't matter who died. Professor Moriarty just wanted to expose the fact that [Jack the Ripper committed a crime again] and deliberately let his men be arrested and brought to court, so that Yasou Yiyi in the court would be innocent."
"Although I am a defense lawyer, I will not tell lies."
Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and looked at Jack the Ripper behind the witness stand.
"If this assumption is true, then you should have pleaded guilty at the trial and taken the blame for the real Jack the Ripper... But you didn't. Not only did you not answer any questions from the defense."
"Then there is only one last possibility left."
"That is the possibility that the defense proposed before..."
"[The real Jack the Ripper went against Professor Moriarty's wishes and committed a fourth crime, and was subsequently captured by the police], this possibility... Mr. Sindorah, what do you think of this?"
Jack the Ripper was silent, and finally, he decided to testify...
(End of this chapter)