People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 836 Further Investigation

"Shimano's crimes are undeniable, and he will be involved in the sentencing hearing. Is there no other way to bail him out so he can cause trouble for us in Kamurocho? That's really... quite convenient."

Kamurocho, Amuro Tooru turned his head to look at Kazami Yuya beside him and said with a smile.

Although he already knew that Shimano Tai would not be able to leave the courtroom unscathed today—after all, Shimano Tai had undeniable crimes against him.

If it were Xiang Yuanguang, he would never tolerate a guilty person like Shimano Tai going unpunished while continuing to reap even more benefits.

"Perfect timing, the investigation into the Shimano Group is almost complete."

"Just like what you just said, the idea that Minamoto Mitsu expressed in court is the same. Shimano Tai really has no connection with this series of events. The only thing he did was kidnap Haibara Ai to lure Minamoto Mitsu into the trap."

"As for that Ito Yasuhito... there is indeed a possibility that he has a business relationship with the Omi Union."

Amuro Tooru gave a brief explanation of his investigation in Kamurocho.

Although the investigation into the Shimano Group didn't yield any major breakthroughs, he took the opportunity to check on the Kazama Group as well, discovering that they were also just scapegoats.

If Shintaro Kazama hadn't happened to invite Sera Katsu over that day, Sera Katsu probably wouldn't have died at the entrance of the Kazama Hall. He was just a complete loser.

Next, the only group that needs to be investigated is the Jinshan Group, which has the least history but is the most difficult to ascertain its situation.

Akira Nishikiyama became the youngest member of the Tojo Clan to have his own direct subordinate organization. This was partly due to the support and assistance of Tai Shimano at the time, but more so because Akira Nishikiyama was able to climb the ranks by any means necessary.

This guy has committed quite a few crimes.

Furthermore, the real culprit who assassinated the fourth-generation leader of the Tojo Clan is most likely Akira Nishikiyama himself. It is highly probable that this youngest first-generation leader of the Tojo Clan's most loyal organization will soon become the youngest first-generation leader with the longest prison sentence.

"...By the way, Mr. Amuro, have you investigated anything about Kazuma Kiryu?"

"There seems to be something fishy about Dojima Sohei's case back then. I looked through the case files and found that Kiryu Kazuma had no reason to kill Dojima Sohei. Considering Majima Goro's current situation, I think he might be taking the blame."

"The person who killed Dojima Sohei was most likely not Kiryu Kazuma; he was just serving ten years in prison for someone else."

While looking through the surrounding materials with Amuro Tooru, Kazami Yuya suddenly brought up this matter.

During the trial, when he heard Xiang Yuanguang say that people like Majima Goro would most likely take the blame for others out of a sense of honor, he immediately thought of Kiryu Kazuma, who was supposedly a friend of Majima Goro.

Although these two people have very different ways of doing things, they are almost identical in personality, and they value the code of honor in the martial arts world more than their own lives.

Since Goro Majima took the blame for someone else, it's also possible that Kazuma Kiryu did the same back then.

Therefore, when Kazami Yuya went back to investigate, he also looked into the secret case of Kiryu Kazuma killing Dojima Sohei, and immediately came to a different conclusion, which he then informed Amuro Tooru of.

He said with a hint of regret in his eyes,
"Ten years ago, the professionalism of both police officers and court personnel was far inferior to what it is now, yet they were still able to cause such a huge mess. Back then, those people probably just couldn't be bothered to investigate and sentenced people directly, right?"

"Fortunately, the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office is not the same as it was ten years ago."

—Really? I don't think so.

Amuro Tooru glanced at Kazami Yuya beside him.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office today has a few exceptions compared to ten years ago; most still operate on the basis of simply waiting for police investigations, then compiling the officers' information and immediately indicting them. The only prosecutors who actually verify the authenticity of that information are probably Onizuki Hotaru, Kuma Sugawa, and Kujo Reiko.

Oh, those two prosecutors who recently arrived in the Tokyo area might also have such qualities, but they are too inexperienced and have not yet fully taken over the duties of prosecutors. We can only make a judgment later.

He took out the information he had found, as instructed by Kazami Yuya, and placed it on the table.

Just as Shimano Tai said, all of this information can prove that Ito Taijin had a business relationship with the Omi Federation, and can provide solid evidence of the connection between the two parties.

However, all of these materials share a common problem.

That means it's incomplete; there are signs of modification.

Amuro Tooru gently stroked the papers of these documents with his fingertips, and after a moment's thought, he quickly figured out why the documents had been modified.

"If I'm not mistaken, Shimano Tai was probably maintaining a business relationship with the Omi Federation during that period, so he modified the information in advance to avoid it becoming a stain on his reputation."

"If it weren't for the need to leave Ito Yasuhito with evidence, Shimano Tai probably wouldn't have kept these modified documents at all; he would have destroyed them all to avoid future troubles."

"However, this did surprise me."

The members of the Public Security Planning Division squinted.

"If Shimano Tai really did these things, he couldn't have kept it a secret on his own. Therefore, Shimano Tai must have done something as a pledge of allegiance to show that he had completely broken with the Omi Federation."

"Perhaps the rumor that Shimano Tai killed the chairman of the Omi Federation is true."

Amuro Tooru grabbed the mouse on the table next to him, moved it, accessed the internal procedures of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and then retrieved relevant information about the Omi Federation.

These related materials match perfectly with the revised materials left by Shimano Tai.

He said without hesitation.

"Kazami, I'll leave the arrest of Ito Yasuhito to you."

"Next, I will use this information to investigate the Omi Federation's plans in the Tokyo area, find out their background, and see if we can wipe out this group of Kansai yakuza who have come to Tokyo."

"If there are no other problems, then let's get started."

Without saying much, Kazami Yuya nodded and pushed open the door to leave.

He had actually expected to be assigned this task, since Amuro Tooru would most likely be too busy to capture Ito Yasuhito, and it would be strange if he wasn't given this task.

After Kazami Yuya pushed open the door and left.

Amuro Tooru took out his phone and saw that there was a new MMS message.

The contents inside were clearly from the Kansai region, containing information about the Omi Federation.

—This appears to be information from the Kansai Police Headquarters.

(End of this chapter)