Ke Xue: An outlaw, a maniac who sets out to usurp the throne! Chapter 040

“Don’t worry, you’re not the murderer, and neither is Ms. Taeko. Of course, I won’t let you suffer injustice!” Jiang Heng looked at Yuji Shimazaki meaningfully.

Yuji Shimazaki had seen Jiang Heng on the news before. Contacting Jiang Heng was a last resort, a desperate attempt. However, he never expected Jiang Heng to say something like this.

“You… what do you mean?” Yuji Shimazaki cautiously glanced at Jiang Heng.

“First, take a look at this document and confirm if its content is accurate.” Jiang Heng shook his head and handed a file directly to Yuji Shimazaki.

Before meeting criminal suspects, Jiang Heng’s belongings were routinely inspected. Therefore, this document was naturally not intercepted.

Yuji Shimazaki hesitated as he looked at the document. It mainly described the events of that day and included some crime scene photos. There seemed to be nothing wrong with it…

Yuji Shimazaki shook his head hesitantly, “The contents of this document are not fabricated.” Thinking of the situation that day, Yuji Shimazaki couldn’t help but sigh.

Yuji Shimazaki never expected Taeko Dogaki to kill someone. If he had known earlier, Yuji Shimazaki would have definitely stopped her. At worst, he would have helped her kill, willing to go to jail himself rather than see Taeko Dogaki arrested!

“No problem… that’s the biggest problem,” Jiang Heng narrowed his eyes.

“Huh?” Yuji Shimazaki looked at Jiang Heng in confusion.

“This clothing… you wore it to impersonate the deceased, Morio Anzai, and then put it back?” Jiang Heng pointed at the clothing on Morio Anzai in the crime scene photo, his tone full of meaning.

“Yes… yes,” Yuji Shimazaki nodded hesitantly.

“Then I ask you, why were the bloodstains on the clothes not discovered?” Jiang Heng immediately followed up.

“Eh?” Yuji Shimazaki’s mind went blank. For a moment, he couldn’t recall the details of that time, nor did he know… what Jiang Heng’s words meant. He just had a vague feeling that he and Taeko Dogaki might be saved!

Jiang Heng didn’t seem to insist on getting an answer and continued, “So, there should have been at least two sets of clothes at that time.”

As the lawyer contacted by Yuji Shimazaki, Jiang Heng was allowed to stay longer than normal visitation times. However, they didn’t communicate for too long before Jiang Heng directly separated from Yuji Shimazaki and went to meet Taeko Dogaki, who was temporarily held next door.

…

“You… you’re the lawyer Yuji contacted?” Taeko Dogaki looked at Jiang Heng hesitantly.

“Yes,” Jiang Heng nodded, giving Taeko Dogaki a deep look. “Mr. Shimazaki’s request is that I help you with a not-guilty defense!”

“I… I don’t need it!” Taeko Dogaki’s voice was urgent. “Don’t listen to Yuji’s nonsense. Yuji didn’t kill anyone, I did it!” Thinking of the foolish things Yuji Shimazaki had done to try and incriminate himself, Taeko Dogaki’s eyes welled up with tears.

This young couple really had true love… Jiang Heng looked at Taeko Dogaki with a strange expression until her emotions were no longer as agitated as they were initially. Only then did he say in a deep voice, “You might not know me—”

“My habit is to overturn cases for people who are innocent.”

“After all, I don’t really like to see ‘unjust, false, and wrongful cases.’”

Perhaps it was Jiang Heng’s calm, almost righteous tone, that made Taeko Dogaki freeze. Overturning cases for innocent people? This… was he talking about her? Even though she didn’t quite understand the situation, Taeko Dogaki’s expression couldn’t help but become a little strange.

Jiang Heng feigned ignorance and continued, “I know you and Mr. Shimazaki both have concerns.”

“However, the truth of the case must always come to light.”

“There are too many flaws left in this case…”

“If you and Mr. Shimazaki insist on saying you’re the murderer, it would actually make things difficult.”

Jiang Heng looked deeply at Taeko Dogaki, his peripheral vision sweeping across the monitor above. After a simple rephrasing, he repeated the details he had just told Yuji Shimazaki to Taeko Dogaki. Taeko Dogaki’s expression changed from the initial confusion and strangeness to one of thoughtfulness and a hint of expectation…

As the visitation time was about to end, Taeko Dogaki bit her lip. “Lawyer Jiang, I can trust you, right?”

“Of course, this is my job!” Jiang Heng nodded and left the detention center without looking back… completely unaware that his visit had made Yuji Shimazaki and Taeko Dogaki so excited that they stayed up all night!

…

“Conan, this is bad!” Professor Agasa found Conan, who was watching the news, looking quite anxious after taking a phone call.

“Professor, what’s wrong? You’re not going to say… my parents are coming to tie me to a lighthouse, are you?” Conan jumped up from the sofa, a little scared.

“Uh… not that bad.” Professor Agasa paused. He quickly explained, “It’s Inspector Megure—”

“He just called and said that the trial for Taeko Dogaki and Yuji Shimazaki will be in two days.”

“Ms. Taeko and Mr. Shimazaki… they were the murderer and the one who harbored the murderer in the last murder case at Beika Shrine, weren’t they?” Conan blinked, deep in thought.