People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 869 A Dragon-like Reversal (73)

—What do you mean by "this is something the presiding judge agreed to"?

A hint of doubt appeared in Iwai Sayoko's eyes.

She turned her head to look at the presiding judge, while the blond old man noticed Iwai Sayoko's gaze, glanced at the time on his watch, and, estimating that the trial was about to officially begin, spoke up.

“That’s right, just as Attorney Xiang Yuan said.”

"Changing a lawyer's assistant before the trial begins does not violate any laws or regulations. After all, the person who signed the power of attorney was Attorney Xiang Yuan, not Attorney Xiang Yuan's assistant. Changing the lawyer's assistant is reasonable and justified."

"In addition, the court did agree to allow Kazuma Kiryu to appear in court as a legal assistant to Attorney Mukai."

I don't understand why the presiding judge agreed to this.
Could it be that there are other joints in this that I am unaware of?
Sayako Iwai frowned, but since the presiding judge had already given a clear conclusion, there was no need to dwell on it any longer; otherwise, the judge's impression of the prosecution would suffer once again.

During yesterday's court hearing, the prosecution already left a very bad impression on the presiding judge.

If, on this basis, the presiding judge is angered again over something trivial, the prosecutor's impression will further decline, and in the end, a very difficult situation may arise.

Seeing that Iwai Sayoko had remained silent, as if tacitly agreeing to this, the judge breathed a sigh of relief.

While the presiding judge wields immense authority in the courtroom, things can be unpredictable outside of it. Furthermore, even in court, a prosecutor's persistent harassment can easily escalate into a difficult situation.

He has been in charge of the First Trial Court for so many years and has never encountered a situation that could not be resolved. He cannot allow the First Trial Court's attendance record to suddenly stop today.

However, although Sayoko Iwai remained silent, the audience in the gallery did not.

Many listeners expressed their dissatisfaction with Xiang Yuanguang's decision to replace his legal assistant on the last day of the trial with a legendary gangster from the Dongcheng Society.

They suspected that there were other reasons why Kou Genko had sent Kazuma Kiryu to court as his legal assistant.

However, they only had this suspicion and did not have any relevant evidence to prove it from the side or from the front, so they only mentioned it a few times and then put it aside.

The time had come to the very last moment of the court hearing.

The presiding judge then raised his gavel, then lowered it, letting the crisp sound spread outwards from the judge's seat to all sides of the courtroom. After striking the gavel three times, he simply placed it aside.

After he brought down his gavel, the noise that had been emanating from the courtroom vanished.

"This court will now proceed with the final day of hearings regarding the attempted assassination of Prosecutor Makoto Kusakabe and related cases. Before the trial officially begins, this court will conduct a final confirmation process."

The blonde judge, seated at the head of the table, looked in the direction of Iwai Sayoko, then asked seriously,
"Prosecutor Iwai, have you completed all the preparations for this court hearing?"

This is a topic that any prosecutor is extremely familiar with.

Without needing to say more, Iwai Sayoko nodded immediately and answered earnestly.

"The prosecution has completed all preparations for this trial and is ready to begin at any time."

After Iwai Sayoko gave a clear affirmative answer, the presiding judge turned to look at the defense table. His gaze lingered briefly on Kiryu Kazuma's face, which clearly resembled that of a yakuza, before he asked a question.

"Attorney Xiang Yuan, has the defense completed its preparations?"

The answer to this question is self-evident. Xiang Yuanguang nodded and answered directly.
"The defense has completed its preparations and the trial can begin at any time."

Since both the defense and the prosecution have given affirmative answers, there is naturally no need to ask further questions on this matter.

The presiding judge coughed twice before raising his gavel and lowering it again.

thump.

The sound of the gavel striking the table echoed inside the courtroom.

The blonde presiding judge, without hesitation, announced...

"Therefore, this court may declare that the final day of the trial concerning the attempted assassination of Makoto Kusakabe and related cases has officially begun!"

"Prosecutor Iwai, please provide a general overview of the Japanese Public Security Bureau's investigation into the case yesterday."

—What was the latest on the Japanese Public Security Bureau's investigation into the case yesterday?
Kiryu Kazuma's attention immediately fell on Iwai Sayoko.

Yesterday, during a conversation with Kouji Mukamoto at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Mukamoto mentioned having members of the Japanese Public Security Bureau investigate something. At the time, he wondered if the Japanese Public Security Bureau had enough time, given that they only had less than a day.

Now, Sayoko Iwai will summarize the relevant investigation findings of the Japanese Public Security Bureau regarding the case from yesterday.

This is a good opportunity to see if the efficiency of the Japanese Public Security Bureau is really as outstanding and efficient as Genji Mitsuko claims, possessing the ability to obtain a large number of favorable evidence and witnesses in less than half a day by using a vague investigation approach.

Feeling Kiryu Kazuma's gaze, Iwai Sayoko felt a chill run down her spine.

Although she could learn from the information that Kiryu Kazuma was not the kind of ruthless and unruly yakuza she had in mind, his face still gave people the feeling that this guy was someone who was hard to get close to in the yakuza world.

Being watched by such underworld figures naturally made her feel uncomfortable.

However, as the chief prosecutor of the Public Security Department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office, Sayoko Iwai was certainly not the kind of third-rate prosecutor who would be completely intimidated by a single glance.

She simply reached out and adjusted her glasses, then said directly.

"Regarding the attempted assassination of Prosecutor Kusakabe, the Japanese Public Security Bureau has obtained a large amount of relevant evidence after yesterday's investigation, and has now found decisive evidence that can prove the suspect's guilt."

"As for the specific details, Your Honor, I think it would be appropriate for Officer Kazami to speak on my behalf."

“Unlike me, Officer Kazami was on the front lines yesterday, investigating and collecting evidence. He has a much clearer understanding of the newly collected case information than I do.”

"I believe that if Inspector Kazami were to give his testimony, the trial would be much simpler."

————I see.

The presiding judge nodded slightly.

What Iwai Sayoko said makes sense. After all, prosecutors of her rank don't really need to go to the front lines to investigate. It's not wrong to say that Kazami Yuya has a clearer understanding.

Then let's do it according to Iwai Sayoko's idea.

(End of this chapter)