People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 856 Logical Chess
"As a high-ranking member of the Shimano Group, you are deeply trusted by Shimano Tai and must have come into contact with a lot of information about Shimano Tai's illegal transactions. Rather than taking these to prison as well, you might as well tell it all here."

"This way, we can both cause trouble for the East City Gang and put pressure on Shimano Taisho. Why not do it?"

Xiang Yuanguang tapped his fingers lightly on the outside of the coffee, producing a crisp sound.

Within his line of sight, the entire interrogation room was surrounded by a chessboard, with three black pieces floating in front of Ito Yasuhito, but they were about to fall.

This is only the answer that Xiang Yuanguang needs right now —

The information regarding Shimano Tai's illegal transactions was not something that Ito Yasuhito couldn't say, so it was relatively easy to obtain.

Upon hearing Xiang Yuanguang's voice, Kiryu Kazuma, who was sitting next to him, immediately frowned.

As a member of the East City Gang, although he had previously been excluded from the gang and never engaged in such illegal transactions, he still couldn't help but frown when the gang's interests were about to be directly harmed.

However, that's all there is to it.

Although he was just a gangster, he understood what was right and wrong. He himself would have chosen to teach people a lesson if he encountered such a situation, so it was understandable that Xiang Yuanguang chose to follow the legal procedures.

Upon hearing this, Ito Yasuhito raised an eyebrow and said bluntly,
"Even if you say that... Attorney Xiang Yuan, I know you are a legendary lawyer who is quite famous in the Tokyo area, but your reputation means nothing to me. After all, given the current situation, it is impossible for me to let you defend me."

"What good would it do me to tell you all this? Do you think I'm the kind of person who harms others without benefiting myself?"

The undercover agent from the Omi Federation, who had infiltrated the Tojo Clan's upper echelons, spoke calmly.

It was as if this was truly his inner thought, and nothing Xiang Yuanguang said would change it. However, Xiang Yuanguang was not flustered. He simply held his coffee and silently stared at the man in front of him.

Silence, still silence.

Precious time is slipping away second by second.

Before Ito Yasuhito and Mukamoto Hikaru, the main characters in the interrogation room, could say anything, Shiratori Ninzaburo, sitting next to Mukamoto Hikaru, was already getting restless.

Although he is not an impatient person, he can still feel anxious about the situation at hand.

"I said……"

"Mr. Ito, do you think there's no point in explaining the situation to me?"

Xiang Yuanguang interrupted Shiratori Ninzaburo before he could speak, and said softly,
The answer to such a question was naturally affirmative—although Ito Yasuhito didn't say it aloud, even someone as straightforward as Kiryu Kazuma could understand what he meant.

However, just as Ito Yasuhito was about to keep quiet, he suddenly said,
"If you really know about the situation here, then you should know one thing—the Japanese Public Security Bureau never takes on cases of kidnapping, as it is not within their normal jurisdiction."

"In fact, there is a high probability that Shimano Tai was never included in the list of suspects by the Japanese Public Security Bureau from the very beginning."

Xiang Yuanguang's fingers gently tapped the outside of the coffee cup.

His gaze fell on Ito Yasuhito's face, and for some reason, Ito Yasuhito suddenly felt a strange pressure coming from this man with spiky hair who looked like some kind of comical character.

Immediately, this former high-ranking member of the Shimano Group, a high-ranking member of the Omi Federation sent to the Tojo Clan, reassessed his situation. — He thought he had a clear understanding of the current situation, but now that Genji had inexplicably brought it up, he had no choice but to start reassessing the situation again.

The kidnapping incident mentioned by the other party refers to the incident where Shimano Tai sent someone to kidnap Ai Haibara and then hid her in the Majima Group's headquarters building, thereby coercing Minamoto Mitsuko to appear in court as his defense lawyer.

Although this tactic is extremely unscrupulous and unreliable, it is indeed effective from the perspective of the entire East City Society.

If the defense lawyer in this trial had not been Xiang Yuanguang, the Dongcheng Gang would most likely have fallen into a slump due to this series of blows, and Nishikiyama Akira would have been arrested and imprisoned because of the sniper rifle model after eliminating Sera Katsumi.

After all, Akira Nishikiyama didn't know the caliber or type of ammunition used by the sniper rifle that failed to kill Makoto Kusakabe. He was preparing his rifle by imitating Nishikiyama's, not the other way around.

"...Could it be that all of this is because of you?"

Ito Yasuhito's facial features twitched slightly.

The black chess piece closest to Xiang Yuanguang in front of him was trembling and cracking, as if it might shatter at any moment, because he finally realized what Xiang Yuanguang meant.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a defense lawyer to contact or influence members of the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

If the defense lawyer's case warrants special attention from the Japanese Public Security Bureau, then it's highly likely that the lawyer is an informant for the Bureau, or that their position is so important that the Bureau needs to pay special attention to the situation.

Or rather, this defense lawyer has the ability to proactively contact the Japanese Public Security Bureau and get them to do things their way.

None of these three situations are insurmountable problems for Ito Yasuhito.

The reason is simple: regardless of the situation, it shows that Xiang Yuanguang's relationship with the Japanese Public Security Bureau is far beyond his expectations. His silence in front of Xiang Yuanguang may actually bring him trouble.

"Xiang Yuanguang, who exactly are you?"

Ito Yasuhito asked with some apprehension,
What was initially thought to be just a legendary lawyer with a silver tongue turned into a discovery when the investigation into the previous diplomat murder case revealed that this person's combat skills were also top-notch, and now it's confirmed that the other party's background is extraordinary.

It's incredible that he ran into such a multi-talented person...

"I'm just a defense lawyer, nothing more."

Xiang Yuanguang's voice was calm.

He placed his coffee cup on the table, and with the quiet sound of the cup hitting the surface, one of the black chess pieces in front of Ito Yasuhito shattered instantly.

—Even if it's just a bluff to scare people, it's successful enough.

Ito Yasuhito had to admit it because of what Minato had just said.

A sense of apprehension arose in his heart.

But... he'll have to wait and see what the final result will be before he can find out...

(End of this chapter)