People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 876 A Dragon-like Reversal (80)

The person Ito Taijin mentioned as his inside man within the core members of the Nishikiyama group, Nagashima Seiichi, was quickly found by Kazami Yuya. When he heard Kazami Yuya ask him to testify in court while he was in the detention center, he was completely stunned.

The reason was simple: he didn't know what cases required him to testify in court.

As one of the core members around Akira Nishikiyama, Seiichi Nagashima was virtually unknown among the many core members. He was able to reach this position entirely because he had followed Akira Nishikiyama for a long time and relied on seniority.

Akira Nishikiyama knew that he had no real ability, so he never gave him any important positions.

Therefore, he remained a marginal member of the Nishikiyama Group within Nishikiyama Akira's core team, never being implicated in any cases. Even at the Millennium Tower, he was merely there to make up the numbers.

After all, he didn't actually get much pay from Akira Nishikiyama, so it wasn't worth risking his life against Kazuma Kiryu for it.

Therefore, when he heard that Yuya Kazami had asked him to testify in court, Seiichi Nagashima was completely stunned.

"Officer from the Japanese Public Security Bureau, may I ask what case I am being asked to testify in court about?"

"If it's about the child abduction case at the Millennium Tower, then I was just there to make up the numbers. I wasn't really involved at all. A period of detention for fighting would be enough, right..."

"If I were to give incriminating testimony against the boss in court because of this, I would never be able to work in the Kamurocho circle again."

Seeing that Nagashima Seiichi still looked completely bewildered, Kazami Yuya couldn't help but frown.

The main problem was that the expression on the face of the Tojo Clan member in front of him looked too blank, as if he really didn't know why he had been called to court. Even Kazami Yuya was a little puzzled by this.

Could it be that Ito Yasuhito just casually mentioned a name to find someone to take the blame and wasted their time?
However, regardless of the circumstances, since the presiding judge has already stated that Seiichi Nagashima must testify as a witness, he has no choice but to appear in court to testify, whether or not he actually knew about the matter.

Without saying a word, Kazami Yuya completed the handover procedures with the police officers at the detention center.

He waved his hand, and immediately two Japanese police officers grabbed Nagashima Seiichi from the left and right, and without hesitation carried him to a black luxury car outside the detention center.

The sight of Japanese police dragging yakuza members silenced the previously shouting members of the Nishikiyama guild in the detention center.

Although they didn't know Seiichi Nagashima very well, they were all members of the Nishikiyama Group, so they knew each other's names and identities.

Although Seiichi Nagashima was somewhat of a slacker, he was still one of the core members of the Nishikiyama Group.

If even core members like these were forcibly dragged away by the Japanese police, then the other ordinary members and core members must also be disregarded by the Japanese police. If the Japanese police take a dislike to them and drag them away as well, that would be disastrous.

Although Japan doesn't have a West Ice House, they can still perform the 2-second 11-stick routine.

The police officers at the detention center watched as Yuya Kazami and Seiichi Nagashima disappeared through the detention center gate. They glanced back at the now quiet detention center corridor and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

As expected, it takes another evildoer to deal with the evildoer.

These gangsters, who were always menacing and aggressive towards the police, didn't dare utter a single word when they saw the notoriously bad Japanese public security officers coming to take someone away.

Sometimes, a bad reputation isn't necessarily a bad thing.

call out----

The black luxury car carrying Seiichi Nagashima sped towards the Tokyo District Court. On the way, sitting in the back seat, flanked by two burly men in black, Seiichi Nagashima couldn't help but tremble.

He hesitated for a moment, watching the surrounding scenes flash by, and immediately realized that the Japanese Public Security Bureau's operation was probably quite urgent, otherwise they wouldn't be racing against time. So, he tentatively asked, "Officer, could you tell me exactly what kind of testimony you want me to give?"

Yuya Kazami, sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head to look at Seiichi Nagashima behind him.

His gaze lingered briefly on Nagashima Seiichi's timid demeanor, so incongruous with his fierce appearance, as if he were somewhat speechless at Nagashima's appearance. But in the end, he still answered.

"Stop pretending. You should know where you might be asked to testify as a witness."

“In our Japanese Public Security Bureau’s investigation files, your crimes are quite minor. None of them are serious enough to go to criminal court. They are mostly trivial things like collecting protection money.”

"I think you should be aware of what you've done."

—Do I know what I've done?
Seiichi Nagashima felt somewhat uneasy.

Although he had always kept that matter buried deep in his heart, Kazami Yuya's repeated emphasis on its importance made him unable to help but wonder if it was something he absolutely didn't want to tell anyone else—

The things he did that could be brought to trial and require him to testify are only two in total.

One thing is that yesterday at the Millennium Tower in Kamurocho, he and his older brother Akira Nishikiyama participated in the kidnapping of Haruka Sawamura, and they also engaged in a brawl at the Millennium Tower.

Another thing is that he betrayed Brother Nishikiyama by repeatedly talking with Ito Yasuhito, a high-ranking member of the Shimano Group, and leaking a lot of Nishikiyama Group's internal secrets to Ito Yasuhito in exchange for money.

Since Kazami Yuya ignored the first matter he mentioned, it must be the second matter.

Seiichi Nagashima felt uneasy and asked,

"Is this testimony meant to corroborate Ito Yasuhito's testimony?"

—To corroborate Ito Yasuhito's statement?

Kazami Yuya's eyes lit up.

As expected, under these circumstances, Ito Yasuhito would no longer conceal the truth or give the wrong witness. Since Nagashima Seiichi had not mentioned anything, he took the initiative to say Ito Yasuhito's name.

That means that even if Seiichi Nagashima wasn't involved in the sniper rifle incident, he was still closely related to Yasuhito Ito.

It seems that we can indeed obtain other useful information from Seiichi Nagashima this time, and it appears that the case of Sera Katsumi's murder can be solved in a short time.

However, as soon as Nagashima Seiichi, sitting in the back seat, uttered Ito Yasuhito's name, he regretted it.

He glanced at the expressions of the two Japanese police officers beside him and could roughly tell that this court appearance was to have him testify for Ito Yasuhito, which might mean that he was to make his betrayal of Nishikiyama Akira public.

But this was something he absolutely could not accept.

If he doesn't talk, the Japanese Public Security Bureau will be helpless...

Seiichi Nagashima silently made a decision in his heart.

He wanted to keep this a secret and carry it with him to his grave.

(End of this chapter)