Chapter 55: Rushing to Investigate
The first day of the trial is over, and the reopening is at 10 a.m. the next day, which means that there is only one afternoon to investigate.
Matsutake has been detained on suspicion of wiretapping, but this has not improved much for the current situation. As long as the other party still insisted on witnessing the moment when Ayari Maya killed someone while taking the crime of eavesdropping, even if there was a big problem with the previous statement about the alarm clock, Maya was still in a very disadvantageous situation.
As he exited the courtroom, Edgeworth's attendants met Wright and Zero.
He first glanced at Wright and said, "You are really stubborn, but no matter how much you struggle to the death, the final result will not change." β
Wright didn't flinch, either: "I'll definitely defend Maya's innocence, and if you don't believe me, then wait and see, Edgeworth." β
Edgeworth turned his gaze to Zero's side again, "Kaneda Zero, I've heard of your name, and you're a genius. You didn't expect that a smart man like you would choose to help Wright, don't you see that he is facing a losing situation? β
Zero didn't refute, just smiled lightly and said, "Since you know me, you should know that I'm a detective." Mr. Wright came to me and paid for it, so I helped him, and that's it. β
"Hmph, in that case, then you should continue to make futile efforts." Edgeworth let go of a harsh word and left.
In the courtroom's lounge, Maya Ayari thanked Wright and Zero sincerely: "Mr. Lawyer, Miss Lawyer, you have worked hard. β
Looking at the cute-looking but strangely dressed girl in front of him, Zero smiled and said, "I'm not a lawyer, I'm a detective, and I'm Mr. Wright's helper in this incident." β
As he spoke, Zero checked Maya's attributes.
Maya Ayari - Force: Unknown, Intelligence: Unknown, Intimacy: D.
Just like the last time I observed the attributes of the red son, the force and intelligence are not visible, is it said that for the observation target with special abilities, it is destined to not be able to show its strength and intelligence value?
Maya listened to Zero's words and said, "It turned out to be a detective, I still thought that Miss Kanedaichi looked like a high school student, how could she get a lawyer's certificate, and even thought that Miss Kanedaichi was in her twenties, but she just looked small." But detectives and stuff sound pretty handsome, don't you often say, 'The mystery is solved' or 'You're the culprit?' It seems that if I hand over the case to you, I will be completely relieved! β
Although it was a joke, Zero could still see the sadness of losing his sister between his eyebrows, and now he was pretending to be strong?
However, Maya's words just now reminded Wright that Zero is just a high school student, and she is not qualified to take the lawyer's license because of her age, and naturally she is not eligible to apply for a detective license, so does that mean that her detective agency is operating without a license? In that case, will you be able to rely on your 100,000 commission fee?
Conan used to think that Zero didn't have a detective license, so he shouldn't charge commission fees (including that in the past, as Kudo Shinichi, he didn't charge commission fees when he accepted commissions, of course, he didn't open his own firm). However, Zero actually has a detective license, but he used the police relationship a little to open a back door when applying.
Zero seemed to sense Wright's thoughts and glared at him slightly. Wright suddenly felt a faint sense of crisis, and hurriedly dispelled the idea of defaulting on the debt.
Maya continued, "The guards were talking about your performance just now, and the hedgehog-headed lawyer and the beautiful lawyer are really good, and they can actually have the upper hand in the face of the Edgeworth prosecutor. β
It seems that everyone else thinks of themselves as lawyers...... Zero thought to himself.
Wright said, "I'd be glad I didn't call me a hedgehog-headed lawyer." β
"Anyway, thank you very much." Maynight bowed to Wright and Zero.
"Time is running out, we need to investigate immediately. Don't worry, Maya, I'll prove your innocence! Wright assured Maya.
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Despite this assurance, Wright's face turned a little gloomy after leaving the courthouse: "Having said that, where should I go for clues?" β
"If you have clues, it's not completely absent." Zero said, "For example, you found the cufflinks in the hotel room where Shochiku Meishi lived." β
"That's right."
"But that cufflink didn't belong to Shochiku Meishi himself, that is, there were other people besides Shochiku Meishi in his room at that time."
"I see, that person is likely to be the one who ordered Matsutake Umeyo to eavesdrop on Ayari's law firm!"
"So, let's ask the waiters at the inn first to see if they have any impression of the other person in the hotel."
The two went to the hotel and asked the waiter in charge of the room on the third floor.
The waiter's dress looks quite energetic, but his black hair is dyed with a pinch of yellow hair, and his expression looks a little frivolous, giving people a sense of not being very serious.
In response to Wright's question, the waiter said, "Are you asking who else was in room 303 yesterday besides Miss Shochiku?" I'm sorry, but that's guest privacy, and I can't just give it to you. β
"It's really important for us to solve the case." Zero Zi showed a pitiful look and pleaded to the waiter, "So please, tell us the information about that person." β
Things like selling cuteness and pretending to be pitiful are something that Zero would never do on weekdays...... But there is no way, now that the investigation is important, I can only sacrifice my own discipline a little.
The waiter's face turned red in an instant, and in the face of such a beautiful woman's request, the idea of protecting the privacy of the guests was immediately thrown out of the clouds.
"It was a man dressed in an extremely exaggerated manner, with rings on his hands and jewels on his clothes, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was a rich man."
"Do you know his name?"
"I just heard Miss Shochiku call him 'Mr. Konaka' when I was serving coffee, but I don't know the exact name."
There is only so much information that can be asked, although getting the information of "Mr. Xiaozhong" is a lot of progress, but it is not known who this Xiaozhong is, and Wright is still a little depressed.
After leaving the hotel, Zero said to Wright, "Let's go find the Star Shadow Universe now." β
"Looking for a Star Shadow lawyer?" Wright was a little puzzled, "Why?" β
"Didn't Lawyer Star Shadow promise you to defend Maya at first, but then changed his mind. Although you may be afraid of Edgeworth's prestige and retreat, but as a well-known lawyer, he hasn't fought against Edgeworth in court, so it's a big deal to lose one more lawsuit, so how can he be afraid of Edgeworth like a tiger? β
"What do you mean......"
"If it's not because of Edgeworth, then maybe the reason for Lawyer Xingying's temporary change of mind is the prisoner?"
"How, how is it possible, are you saying that Lawyer Xingying knows the identity of the prisoner, and in order to protect the prisoner, he is unwilling to come forward to defend Maya?"
"What the truth is, let's wait for the meeting to ask the Star Shadow lawyer."
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came to the Star Shadow Law Firm, and the two met the Star Shadow Universe as they wished.
Entering the office of the Star Shadow lawyer, Wright immediately felt a little disagreeable. When I came to this office yesterday morning, there was a painting on the wall. In the conversation with the Star Shadow lawyer, the other party would show off the painting from time to time, and mentioned that no matter who paid a high price, he would not resell the painting. Now, however, the painting is gone, leaving only an empty wall.
"Wright, and this is ...... Miss Kanedaichi: That's right. Xingying said to the two, "I also went to see today's trial, and it is really remarkable that you can drag the trial into the next day in such an unfavorable situation." β
"I'll get straight to the point." Zero didn't talk much nonsense, "Lawyer Xingying, do you know a person with the surname 'Xiaozhong'?" β
Hearing this, the corners of Xingying's eyes twitched: "I didn't expect you to investigate to such a point." β
"As far as I can judge, this Xiaozhong is likely to be the prisoner who killed Chihiro Ayari." Zero stared at Starshadow and asked with a burning gaze, "Lawyer Starshadow, you promised Wright yesterday that you would defend Ayari Maya, but then changed your mind, could it be that it has something to do with this little one?" β
Xingying was stared at by Zero in a cold sweat, and after thinking about it for a while, he finally let out a long sigh and said, "Since you have all investigated to this extent, then I will tell you......"
After sorting out his thoughts, Xingying said: "What you are talking about is small, big, and the full name is small, medium and large. He is the president of the Chinese Chinese Chemical Society, which appears to be an intelligence company on the surface, but secretly collects other people's tricks and uses them to blackmail. β
Wright was surprised and asked, "Blackmail is a crime, so didn't the police arrest him?" β
"Political, financial, and judicial...... There are many people in high positions who have been caught by Xiaozhong, so how can anyone arrest him? β
"How could this be ......" Wright never imagined that he would have to face such an intractable enemy this time.
"I'm ashamed to say that I also had to be subject to the small middle ...... because of the DL6 incident"
"...... DL6 incident?"
"Ah, nothing...... In short, Chihiro seems to have been investigating Konaka's affairs some time ago, which is probably the reason why she was killed. β
After leaving the Star Shadow Law Firm, Wright's expression was more solemn than before he came: "Is it really possible to bring him to justice, who has the handle of many high-level figures......
Zero didn't think so, and the small medium and big boasted extremely badly, but in the end in the plot, it wasn't just caught. And such a No. 1 person wants to kill people and kill people and even do it himself, which is really low enough.
"Miss Kaneda......," Wright said hesitantly, "could you please accompany me to the Chinese Society?" β
"Are you going to get into the tiger's mouth? To be honest, I don't really want to go. If the small, medium and large are really as the Star Shadow Lawyer said, a figure who covers the sky with one hand, we will casually go to the dangerous place, and if we are killed, we will really not even find a corpse. β
"I know this request is excessive, but the small, medium and large are the only clues we have at the moment, if we want to rescue Maya......"
"Okay, okay, don't pretend to be pitiful, I can't sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman, just go with you."
Wright was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him again.