People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 864 Future
—Dragon God Economic Research Institute

This is one of the fronts for the underground trading network behind Beika Construction Company. It is located in the suburbs of Beika Town and is basically a warehouse and offline black market location for the underground trading network.

Why did Xiang Yuanguang already know about the existence of the Dragon God Economic Research Institute?
A look of surprise appeared in Akira Nishikiyama's eyes.

However, what he didn't know was that there was a remarkable mole within Mihana Construction Company. At the age of seventy, he was still on the front lines, and even after retirement, he copied internal documents, preparing to sell the company to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

To ensure their personal information was not leaked, the Mihua Construction Company staff...

As a result, they immediately sent people to tie up the mole, and in order to prevent the hard drive containing the information from being leaked, they also tied up everyone who had contact with the mole. The last person who had contact with the mole was Sonoko Suzuki.

Although Conan's efforts ultimately saved the day, the situation was eventually resolved.

However, the Suzuki Group did not intend to let Beika Construction Company off so easily, and continued to use manpower and resources to investigate the underground transaction network behind Beika Construction Company.

One of the reasons the Japanese Public Security Bureau was able to obtain that transaction list was due to intelligence from the Suzuki Foundation and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Conan had mentioned these things when he sent him the message earlier.

Therefore, Xiang Yuanguang did not hesitate to throw out this location name, which most people had never heard of, as a stepping stone, intending to see how Jinshan Zhang would react.

After all, the mind lock ability is currently in a state of being occupied.

He could only rely on his past experience in cracking mental locks to deal with Nishikiyama Akira. He needed to think about how many mental locks Nishikiyama Akira should have and how to break down his mental defenses to obtain useful information.

—So far, it has been effective.

Xiang Yuanguang gently tapped the inside of the coffee cup with his fingers.

Since Akira Nishikiyama reacted to the place name, it means that he does know the place name, and his sniper rifle may have been purchased from the underground black market in that area.

That makes things easier; we just need to forward this information to Amuro Tooru as well.

The Japanese Public Security Bureau will naturally uncover the transaction information for the sniper rifle that Akira Nishikiyama used to assassinate Katsumi Sera. Although it's uncertain whether they can find the corresponding trader for Akira Nishikiyama, it will still serve as a deterrent.

The lawyer in blue picked up his coffee cup, took a sip, and then said...

“Mr. Jinshan, I guess you may not know, but if the sniper rifle was shipped by Mihana Construction Company, and from the black market in that area, then I regret to inform you.”

"It's only a matter of time before the entire transaction order and the trader of that sniper rifle are exposed."

"Because people from Beika Construction Company once kidnapped Sonoko Suzuki, the sole heir to the Suzuki Group, the area has already been investigated by both the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Suzuki Group. Now, the involvement of the Japanese Public Security Bureau and Yasuhito Ito must also be considered..."

"I think you should know that the size of the Suzuki Group is far beyond what those people behind Beika Construction Company can compare to. The two sides are simply not in the same league."

Xiang Yuanguang's words were a threat, but they were also the truth.

The Suzuki Group holds a similar position in the Kanto region as the Ooka family does in the Kansai region; otherwise, there wouldn't be a saying like "Suzuki in Kanto, Osaka in Kansai."

The head of the Ooka family is the former prime minister of this country, with incredibly rich political resources. In comparison, the Suzuki Group has only made achievements in the business field, yet it is able to be ranked alongside him, which shows how amazing the Suzuki Group's financial strength is.

For the Suzuki Group, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

If he were to tell Suzuki Shiro, the chairman of the Suzuki Group, or Suzuki Tomoko, the director's wife, about what happened here, he would believe that the Suzuki Group would not hesitate to provide assistance, completely eliminating the forces behind Beika Construction Company.

"...What does this have to do with me?" Akira Nishikiyama paused briefly, then answered directly.
“I did not kill Sera, nor have I ever bought any sniper rifle. Stop trying to intimidate me with this meaningless bluff and make me say things that didn’t exist.”

“I can tell you this clearly: I will not say anything to you until you provide proof that I killed Chairman Sera, purchased that sniper rifle, and found that non-existent sniper rifle.”

"That's my answer."

"This is what the first leader of the Jinshan Group said with absolute certainty."

He knew what tricks Xiang Yuanguang, this legendary lawyer, usually used.

It's nothing more than bluffing.

The only possibility that this bluffing technique could work is that the other party is not firm enough in their statements, just like now, as they are raising the possibility that more and more evidence might be discovered.

If any of these possibilities come true, his current insistence on denying any crimes related to Sera Katsumi will ultimately lead to an increased sentence, resulting in him serving a life sentence or being hanged.

but----

No matter how many possibilities there are, they are still just possibilities. Without evidence, they are meaningless.

Akira Nishikiyama's eyes narrowed slightly, looking as fierce as a wolf.

His attitude was quite clear: no matter what Yuan Guang said, he would not waver or give any other information at this time unless there was evidence.

If those possibilities come true, he could indeed be punished more severely for stubbornly refusing to plead guilty.

However, if he confesses here, there is a 100% chance that he will be accused of killing Sera Katsumi. He would rather gamble on a future where none of those possibilities come true.

"If you have no other evidence to present, then please leave."

Akira Nishikiyama said.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang's eyes narrowed slightly.

He felt that the situation was starting to become difficult, because given Nishikiyama Akira's personality and current remarks, the other party's heart lock level was probably five black locks, the most difficult type to break.

They merely use words and verbal attacks as weapons.

It's likely that they couldn't get Akira Nishikiyama to talk in the interrogation room without any substantial evidence, and if they used up all their verbal attacks here...

Things will get complicated when we get to the court hearing tomorrow.

Xiang Yuanguang's finger gently touched his forehead.

Tomorrow is the last day of the hearing.

He could understand Nishikiyama Akira's thoughts; he simply didn't believe that the public security and prosecution authorities could uncover all the truths that could send him to prison within half a day.

But... that's hard to say.

(End of this chapter)