People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 867 A Dragon-like Reversal (71)

—————June 14th, 7:30 AM—————

—————Tokyo Region, First Courtroom Lounge——————

Naoshi Utsunomiya and his two companions, who were defendants in the case, were sitting in the lounge, looking at everyone in the lounge with some unease, especially focusing their attention on the legendary yakuza.

The former eldest brother of the first leader of the Nishikiyama Group, a man known as the Dragon of Dojima.

They never imagined that their revered underworld figures would meet in this place, in this manner. It was a truly absurd and laughable situation, especially—

The fact that this legendary gangster with little formal education appeared in court as a legal assistant to a defense lawyer is quite surprising.

"It almost feels like a joke."

Naoji Utsunomiya's lips twitched slightly before he spoke.

He had considered the possibility that Kazuma Kiryu might appear in court as a key witness, but he never imagined that Kazuma Kiryu would appear in court as a lawyer's assistant.

This scene seems a bit too outrageous no matter how you look at it.

In fact, not only Naoshi Utsunomiya found this scene outrageous, but the expressions of the others in the lounge were not much different from Naoshi Utsunomiya's.

Especially this time, Kazami Yuya was carrying a thick folder of documents and had dark circles under his eyes.

As the police officer in charge of this public safety incident, Kazami Yuya is naturally the type to be conscientious and responsible. That's why he stayed up all night last night to investigate all the necessary evidence and witnesses.

If it weren't for the training and beliefs that sustained Kazami Yuya as a member of the Japanese Public Security Forces...

He'd probably be yawning by now, ready to give everyone a famous scene of a young man falling asleep the moment his head hits the pillow—but Kazami Yuya is much more awake now.

The fact that Kiryu Kazuma appeared in court as Kou Gen's legal assistant was rather surprising.

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, you're not joking, are you?"

Kazami Yuya twitched the corner of his mouth and asked,

He asked this question because when he met Xiang Yuanguang yesterday afternoon, Xiang Yuanguang told him that Kiryu Kazuma was his legal assistant, and he felt that this was just a random excuse Xiang Yuanguang made up to brush it off.

However, he felt there was no need to ask further about this matter, so he simply skipped the topic.

It now seems that Xiang Yuanguang wasn't simply making up an excuse to fob him off; this legendary lawyer told him the truth from beginning to end, and he really did have Kiryu Kazuma appear in court as his legal assistant on the last day of the trial.

With a sigh, Kazami Yuya covered his forehead with his hand, glanced around, and then asked,

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, where is Ms. Yue Shui? Didn't she appear in court as your legal assistant this time?"

Xiang Yuanguang didn't say much. He gently tapped his forehead with his finger and then spoke.
"Yue Shui still has things to investigate. If everything goes smoothly, she will most likely arrive at the scene during the trial and bring back the most crucial evidence that can solve the case in Miyun."

"No need to ask any more questions, Officer Kazami."

"I can tell you definitively that Kazuma Kiryu was my legal assistant during the last court hearing. I had already informed the presiding judge of this beforehand, and they had no objections."

"So, Officer Kazami, I'm not joking when I asked Mr. Kiryu to appear in court as my legal assistant."

The lawyer in blue affirmed.

Kazami Yuya didn't intend to say anything more about this. In short, as a legendary lawyer in the Tokyo area and an expert in court proceedings, Mukaimoto Mitsugu knew more about this than he did. Since Mukaimoto Mitsugu felt that this would be more beneficial to the trial, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

If the truth behind this series of cases can be uncovered and the Japanese Public Security Bureau can take immediate action, it might actually be beneficial for them.

Kazami Yuya, who was in charge of public security, remained silent.

Kiryu Kazuma, who was following behind Xiang Yuanguang, finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, is it really alright for me to assist you in testifying in court as your legal assistant?"

"I still don't know much about this series of events. If I say something wrong in court, it could ruin the defense's chances."

This was in response to Kazuma Kiryu's somewhat insecure statement.

Xiang Yuanguang didn't intend to explain further. He simply pulled out a cup of coffee from somewhere, took a sip, and then said definitively,
"Mr. Kiryu, you only need to speak when I need you to."

“As I said, your influence is indispensable if we are to find the truth behind this series of events.”

—To find the truth behind this series of events, Kazuma Kiryu's power is indispensable.

So, you want the Twin Dragons to join forces, break through the courthouse, single-handedly take down the entire Tokyo Public Security Headquarters, and then let the Tojo Clan remain unscathed under such circumstances?
Kazami Yuya listened to their conversation and couldn't help but think to himself, "What do you mean?"

However, despite the commotion, he could actually guess why Hikaru had Kiryu Kazuma testify in court as his legal assistant.

In these four cases, Akira Nishikiyama is most likely the real culprit who assassinated Katsumi Sera.

It would be difficult to get Akira Nishikiyama to tell the truth without involving other people, but considering that it is rumored to be Akira Nishikiyama's older brother, and even the unofficial story that Kazuma Kiryu went to jail to take the blame for Akira Nishikiyama, it seems that the answer is no.

Akira Nishikiyama and Kazuma Kiryu had an extremely good relationship.

Even after a ten-year separation, their relationship remained strong, and they could quickly become close again upon meeting. This would greatly increase the chances of Kiryu Kazuma persuading Nishikiyama Akira in court.

However, there is one very puzzling point —

Kazami Yuya's gaze fell on the door of the First Trial Court's lounge.

At this time yesterday, Shintaro Kazama, the leader of the Kazama Group, had already entered the lounge with the documents and talked with Hikaru Mukamoto, but today is different.

To this day, there is still no sign of Shintaro Kazama appearing.

This situation is somewhat unusual. Perhaps there is some conflict between Shintaro Kazama and Hikaru Mukamoto, which has caused Shintaro Kazama, a high-ranking member of the Tojo Clan who has always stood by Hikaru Mukamoto's side, to change his stance.

But what exactly is the conflict?

For no apparent reason, Kazami Yu thought of what Mugen Hikaru had said to him yesterday afternoon.

It is said that there is a high-ranking person behind the Tojo Clan with tens of billions of yen in liquid funds. Perhaps the conflict between Shintaro Kazama and Hikaru Mukamoto is because of that high-ranking person.
The situation seemed to change somewhat after Shintaro Kazama stopped coming to the lounge as a witness.

Time passed quickly as they merely exchanged tactics.

The final day of the trial has begun.

(End of this chapter)