Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations: Trinity of Justice

Chapter 6: Ye Olde Turnabout - Part 1

January 4 10:55pm

Wintermarble Village

Wintermarble Village: during the night, this place is as quiet as a ninja hiding in the shadows. It sleeps as silently as it's inhabitants.

Except... for the trio of schoolchildren wandering late that night.

"Come on, it'll be GREAT." the blonde boy said to the others. "Unless, of course, you're scared?"

"Wh-Why would I be scared?!" the ginger-haired boy hissed back. "We've got no reason to be scared, right?" He turned to the cherry-haired girl walking beside him.

She didn't reply. She continued to hug her black cat, pining for warmth. "We won't be long, Teddy." she stroked the cat behind the ears. She looked up at the blonde boy. "How long are you gonna make us wander around in the cold? It's dangerous at night, you know."

The blonde boy scoffed. "Well, if you don't wanna be here, then-"

*BANG!*

The three children froze. The chilling air around them had been pierced by a single gunshot.

"Wh-What the...?" the ginger-haired boy muttered.

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

A scream.

"Let's go check it out!" the blonde boy cried.

"No!" the girl yelled. "We should call the police! Somebody could've died!"

"I agree." the other boy nodded. "This is urgent."

The blonde boy groaned. "Fine... I suppose we'll find out what happened tomorrow anyway..."

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January 5 9:30am

High Prosecutor's Office - Room 1202

Upon returning to the Prosecutor's Office, all I've been doing is filling out paperwork.

(All of these trials needing to be organized before the end of the day... *sigh*)

A hurried knock on my office door distracted me from my work.

"Mr. Edgeworth!" a distressed voice cried. "Mr. Edgeworth, are you in there?!"

(... Kay?)

I walked over to my door to let Kay in. She instantly began throwing a newspaper at me.

"You HAVE to read this!" she cried.

Unfurling the newspaper, my attention was immediately captured by the headline:

SHINOKAGE STRIKE AGAIN: CHIEF OF DETECTIVES MURDERED IN WINTERMARBLE

"Wh-What?!" I exclaimed.

"I know, right?! Keep reading!" Kay cried.

My eyes darted down the page to the main article.

The Chief of Detectives of the local district has been confirmed dead by police officials. After answering the call reporting the crime from the Ye Olde Wintermarble Hotel and discovering the scene, one thing has been made abundantly clear:

This is the work of the Shinokage.

The Shinokage are an assassination force, well known among the police.They were responsible for the ZR-8 Incident 11 years ago, otherwise known as the 'Fortnight of Murder'.