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Chapter 885 A Dragon-like Reversal (89)

Individual questioning of the Jinshan group members soon began.

With the help of the projector equipment in the first courtroom, everyone could clearly see the live broadcast from the body camera on the other side of the detention center, where Japanese public security officers were conducting questioning.

Outside of the Japanese Public Security Bureau's law enforcement records, Amuro Tooru, the true commander of this operation, was leaning against the wall at this moment, his gaze fixed on the Nishikiyama Group members who were being questioned.

Frankly speaking, he felt that the First Trial Court's request for a live-streamed questioning was a rather risky move.

The reason is simple: if Akira Nishikiyama had given instructions to the members of the Nishikiyama Group in advance, and if their interests were intertwined, their status and benefits would also increase if Akira Nishikiyama became the fifth-generation president of the Tojo Clan.

These members of the Nishikiyama group will most likely choose to keep Nishikiyama Akira's secret and not reveal the truth.

Even if Kazami Yuya and Mukamoto Mitsu have other witnesses or evidence that are detrimental to Nishikiyama Akira, they would be of little use under these circumstances, and the trial would ultimately take a disastrous turn.

However, there might still be room for maneuver in this matter.

Amuro Tooru stroked his chin, his gaze falling on the members of the Nishikiyama Group.

The questioning of the Jinshan group members had actually been completed on the day of the incident, so he had a good idea of ​​what they had done that day.

After all, the Jinshan Group has many members, and it's impossible to question them all one by one and broadcast the entire process to the First Trial Court.

Therefore, Amuro only needed to select the Nishikiyama-gumi members who were not at the Nishikiyama-gumi headquarters on the day of the incident and have them questioned by members of the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

If they say that Akira Nishikiyama was at the Nishikiyama Group headquarters at the time, then it can be concluded that Akira Nishikiyama had silenced them in advance and won them over, so that they could use this as a pretext to deliver a fatal blow to Akira Nishikiyama.

If they say that Akira Nishikiyama was not at the Nishikiyama Group headquarters at the time, then there is no need to ask any further questions.

Sometimes, it's necessary to have some language skills when asking questions like this.

"Where were the high-ranking members of the Nishikiyama Group on the day of the incident, when Sera Katsu, the fourth-generation chairman of the Tojo Clan, was killed?"

The Japanese Public Security officers, with body cameras slung over their shoulders, looked quite serious.

The members of the Jinshan group in front of them felt a little uneasy.

He wasn't even at the Jinshan Group headquarters building back then, so how could he possibly know where the Jinshan Group's higher-ups were and what they were doing? However, under normal circumstances, the Jinshan Group's higher-ups should have been collecting protection money in other neighborhoods...

Inside the First Trial Chamber, Akira Nishikiyama frowned as he watched the live broadcast.

An unnamed anger welled up within him, because at this moment, not a single person speaking to the body camera said that the Jinshan Group's senior management was having a meeting at headquarters. Some said they were collecting protection money, others said they were on patrol...

Most importantly, none of the Jinshan Group members he encountered when he led the Jinshan Group's senior management back to the headquarters building appeared in the live broadcast.

If he hadn't had some recollection of his men and recognized that the people being questioned by the Japanese Public Security Bureau were indeed members of the Nishikiyama Group, he would have been cursing the Japanese Public Security Bureau for manipulating the courtroom!
"...Not a single one?"

Kiryu Kazuma, standing behind the defense table, looked up in surprise.

In his memory, the members of the Nishikiyama Group seemed to have a lot of respect for Nishikiyama Akira. Logically speaking, even if it was just for the sake of brotherhood, someone should have said that Nishikiyama Akira and the others were having a meeting at headquarters. Why is there such a one-sided situation now?

Could it be that when Akira Nishikiyama assassinated Chairman Sera, he didn't even bother to put on an act, to the point that the members of the Nishikiyama Group didn't know that Akira Nishikiyama had done it, or what excuse he had given?
"Something strange."

Xiang Yuanguang held his coffee, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

Although the Japanese Public Security Bureau's questioning was somewhat tactful—not asking whether the Nishikiyama Group's top brass had held a meeting that day, but rather what they were doing at the time—this might mislead some Nishikiyama Group members.

But it's really strange that not a single one of them said they were in a meeting.

It was as if someone on the other side of the camera was intentionally controlling the variables to prevent the situation from developing in a favorable direction for Akira Nishikiyama. But who would do such a thing at this time?

—It seems that such people still exist.

A figure flashed through the mind of the blue-clad lawyer.

If it were Amuro Tooru, it wouldn't be surprising if he chose to do something like this, since he has said more than once that the Japanese Public Security Bureau has the right to do illegal things, and it goes without saying that he would intentionally control variables without breaking the law.

However, even if Amuro Tooru intentionally controlled the variables, some problems can still be seen.

That is, it seems that Akira Nishikiyama really didn't coordinate his subordinates' statements beforehand. Otherwise, even without specifically asking the Nishikiyama Group's higher-ups if they were in a meeting, they would have all said they were.

Could it be that Akira Nishikiyama has some other ideas?
Xiang Yuanguang's gaze then fell on Jinshan Zhang.

This youngest direct subordinate of the East City Gang was already in the red zone at this moment, and after questioning nearly twenty people, he still could not get the alibi that Nishikiyama Akira had mentioned about the high-level meeting.

The audience inside the courtroom erupted in uproar.

This shows that Akira Nishikiyama was just bluffing. His so-called alibi simply doesn't exist. If he previously suggested that the Nishikiyama Group's senior management could serve as an alibi, it wouldn't be very credible.

So now that possibility has been completely eliminated, it can no longer serve as an alibi!
Hearing the uproar in the courtroom, the blond presiding judge, who had originally planned to see a few more, frowned. He raised his gavel and brought it down, slamming it onto the table with a loud thud.

The entire courtroom fell silent.

Everyone looked at the blond presiding judge, who then declared Nishikiyama Akira's alibi invalid and directly questioned Nishikiyama Akira himself.
"Based on the live interview footage we are seeing, the alibi provided by witness Akira Nishikiyama does not seem to be valid. Witness, do you have anything else to say about this?"

Upon hearing this, Akira Nishikiyama's face darkened.

He said without hesitation,

"Your Honor, this is the result of the Japanese Public Security deliberately controlling the interrogation!"

"After all, the Japanese Public Security Bureau is notorious; everyone knows what they're capable of! Perhaps that's why the members of the Nishikiyama Group don't tell the truth!"

(End of this chapter)