People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 866 Will Win

—————June 13th, 11:30 PM—————

—————Tokyo area, Xiangyuan Universal Office——————

"...The intelligence from Sai no Kawagegen is indeed excellent."

Xiang Yuanguang carried a file bag containing unknown contents, placed his hand on the door of Xiang Yuan Omnipotent Architectural Firm, and then gently turned the doorknob to push the door open.

Today, Xiangyuan's Omnipotent Agency is much quieter than before.

The reason is simple: at this time, Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who should have been watching TV on the sofa, has already booked a hotel in Kamurocho tonight because she is searching for Yumi Sawamura's whereabouts and will not be coming back to stay.

Therefore, it would be strange if the atmosphere at Xiangyuan Omnipotent Agency wasn't deserted when one person was missing.

Especially when the few people are Nanatsuki Koshimizu instead of Ai Haibara.

—Compared to the now-defunct high school detective, the former Black Organization scientist is noticeably more detached and prefers to quietly do his own thing.

However, this time seems to be a little different.

Xiang Yuanguang closed the door behind him, then hung his blue coat on the rack next to him. His gaze swept across the lobby of Xiang Yuan's Omnipotent Agency and he quickly noticed a hero unit on the sofa that seemed to be spawning in a location that shouldn't be there.

His eyebrows rose slightly, a hint of surprise in his expression, and he asked directly,
"Haibara, aren't you going to continue your experimental research today?"

As one of the researchers and users of APTX-4869, Ai Haibara has been dedicated to developing a reverse drug for APTX-4869, but the final results... due to time constraints, there were not many products.

Even so, Ai Haibara's enthusiasm for research was not dampened, and she continued her research as always.

Now that Ai Haibara has come home from school, instead of doing any research or anything else, she's sitting in the spot where Nanatsuki Koshimizu usually sits, waiting for him to come back. Isn't that a little strange?

"...No need to rush, even for a day."

Ai Haibara's voice remained as calm as ever.

She stood up from the sofa, turned around, looked at Xiang Yuanguang at the door, her brows furrowed slightly, and asked with a hint of doubt,

"Xiangyuan, where is Yueshui? Where did she go? I haven't seen her today."

Of course you couldn't have seen Nanatsuki Koshimizu today. She was in court this morning, went to Kamurocho to find Kazuma Kiryu this afternoon, and continued investigating Yumi Sawamura this evening. She was out of the house all day, so the timing was completely different.

If it weren't for the fact that Hikaru Mugen doesn't like staying in hotels, Ai Haibara would probably be staying alone tonight.

The lawyer in blue shook his head slightly, casually placed the documents in his hand on the table beside him, and then sat down on the sofa, looking quite comfortable. Even his hedgehog-like hair softened a bit.

It's like a hedgehog with its fur smoothed.

He relaxed slightly, and under Ai Haibara's somewhat uneasy gaze, finally gave his answer.
"There are still people in Yue Shui who need to be investigated and found. Don't worry, she will be fine."

"Although his skills as a famous detective may be somewhat inferior to those of the top-level high school detectives, in terms of fighting prowess, he is still much stronger than the savior of the Japanese police."

—The savior of the Japanese police?
It had been so long since I'd heard this title that when Ai Haibara heard it mentioned by Minamoto Hikaru, she was momentarily stunned before she could recall who it referred to.

Who else could it be but Shinichi Kudo, whom Gin mistook for a dry, pliable man by the roadside and fed medicine during the investigation?

Although she's touted as the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, her fighting prowess is far inferior to the real Holmes. If Nanatsuki Koshimizu's superior fighting ability is based on a comparison with Shinichi Kudo... well, I'm a little worried...

Such a thought flashed through Ai Haibara's mind.

If, at this very moment, the Grim Reaper elementary school student were to go out for a social event with Kogoro Mouri, only to stumble upon yet another murder on the way, and end up performing a two-person skit with Hotaru Onizuki—

Perhaps he'll push up his non-prescription glasses and then make a rather dangerous statement.

"Are we still investigating the Tojo Clan case?"

Ai Haibara looked up at Hikaru Mugen, who was sitting to the side and seemed quite relaxed. She then sat down on the other side of the sofa, her gaze falling on the investigation materials on the table.

Judging from what Minamoto Kou said when he first entered the sect, this information seems to have been obtained from Sai no Kagawa.

However, this is a bit strange, because Sai no Kawara's ability as an intelligence organization is certainly not as good as the all-pervasive Japanese Public Security Bureau. Since Mukamoto Mitsuko has a fairly good relationship with the Japanese Public Security Bureau, why not let the Japanese Public Security Bureau investigate? Wouldn't the Japanese Public Security Bureau be a suitable subject of investigation?
While this might not be the case in a typical police case, the trial of this police case is on its final day, and all the details of the case have been revealed in the courtroom.

Logically speaking, the Japanese Public Security Bureau shouldn't refuse Minamoto's request for intelligence gathering.

Unless, of course, the information that Xiang Yuan sought out Sai no Kawara Gen to investigate was intelligence that even the Japanese Public Security Bureau could not obtain, it was necessary to have Sai no Kawara Gen, who was headquartered in Kamurocho and specialized in this field, conduct the investigation.

Ai Haibara is thinking.

Although she wasn't a detective, her reasoning skills were no worse than those of a typical detective, and in fact, she was far above average.

Having already gathered considerable information, she only needed to deduce most of the situation with a little reasoning; only the parts she couldn't access remained unanswered.

Of course, even the most skilled detective cannot deduce things beyond their reach.

"I'm sorry about this."

She hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

Regardless of the circumstances, the reason Xiang Yuanguang had to participate in the trial of this public safety incident was ultimately because she had been kidnapped by the Dongcheng Society and taken hostage, which forced Xiang Yuanguang to testify in court as a defense lawyer.

Because the Black Organization had almost completely withdrawn from the Tokyo area during the previous crackdown.

Therefore, Ai Haibara had relaxed her vigilance a little during this period, but she did not expect such a thing to happen. In any case, she felt a little guilty.

However, Xiang Yuanguang didn't care about these things at all, and simply said,

“It’s okay. If there are any clues in this matter, even if you weren’t kidnapped by Shimano, I will still appear in court as your defense attorney in the end.”

After a brief exchange, the room fell silent.

Then, Ai Haibara asked softly,

"Xiang Yuan, will you win?"

Xiang Yuanguang said without even looking up.

"Will win!"

(End of this chapter)