People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 886 A Dragon-like Reversal (90)

Akira Nishikiyama's words at this moment were like a boulder falling into a calm lake.

The courtroom had just quieted down after the presiding judge's final verdict, but it was now boiling over again because of Akira Nishikiyama's questioning. Their distrust of the Japanese Public Security Bureau made them slightly doubtful of the conclusion.

However, at that very moment, Kazami Yuya, who was in charge of public security, finally spoke.
"If you suspect that members of the Japanese Public Security Bureau are manipulating the courtroom, then please provide evidence that the Japanese Public Security Bureau is manipulating the courtroom. If you have no evidence, then please stop making unfounded speculations!"

"All the interrogation footage was broadcast live, and this was also communicated to the members of the Jinshan Group during the broadcast, which means—"

Kazami Yuya's expression was serious.
“They knew that the interrogation footage here was directly connected from the detention center to the first trial court.”

“If they were really treated illegally, they could have raised it directly on the live broadcast. Everyone in the courtroom could see and hear it. You should know that they were in a local detention center, not the police headquarters.”

"As everyone should know, the relationship between the Japanese Public Security Bureau and local police officers is also very strained."

"If they had been treated illegally, the officers at the detention center would have taken immediate protective measures and stopped the live broadcast, instead of doing what they did now—"

The police officer in charge of the current case squinted.

"Akira Nishikiyama, ask yourself honestly, look at all those members of the Nishikiyama Group, do any of them look like they've been threatened by the Japanese Public Security Bureau to give a testimony? They're all your subordinates, aren't they? In your memory, are they people who are so easily subdued?"

The topic was then thrown back at this point.

Akira Nishikiyama's expression changed, realizing that he couldn't continue this topic.

Because he could neither provide evidence of the Japanese Public Security Bureau coercing members of the Nishikiyama Group, nor could he claim that his subordinates were the kind of people who would easily submit. The former would cause him to lose credibility in court, while the latter would cause him to lose all prestige within the Nishikiyama Group.

Upon seeing this, the many listeners gradually quieted down.

Even though most of the time the public is confused and easily misled, the attitudes of Akira Nishikiyama and Yuya Kazami are now clearly contrasting, and the difference in their levels is obvious. It is easy to understand the situation without much thought.

Out of anger at being used as a pawn by Akira Nishikiyama, coupled with his dislike of Akira Nishikiyama's underworld background.

The audience's perception of Akira Nishikiyama has also plummeted; no one is willing to believe a single word he says anymore.

Seeing this, Xiang Yuanguang snapped his fingers decisively and continued,

"Now, the defense will now question the witness about your fourth statement."

"I believe the witness must have run into witness Seiichi Nagashima on his way to the First Trial Court, which is why he made that pointed remark in court, right?"

"Mr. Nishikiyama, you're saying they deliberately framed you for the murder of Chairman Sera and fabricated evidence, is that right?"

Upon hearing this, Akira Nishikiyama turned his head somewhat agitatedly to look at the defense table.

His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a fierce glint in them, made no attempt to conceal it, stemming from the series of events that had unfolded in the courtroom and his own frantic inability to control the situation.

However, neither Hikaru Mugen nor Kazuma Kiryu were intimidated by Akira Nishikiyama's performance.

The lawyer in blue spoke softly.
"Mr. Jinshan, please answer one question for me directly."

"Mr. Nagashima claims you purchased a sniper rifle and provided a complete plan to assassinate Sera Katsuki. He also states he has a USB drive containing the plan, and that everything he said actually happened, down to the smallest detail." "So, is all of this fabricated evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Akira Nishikiyama's face darkened even further.

Without hesitation, he denied everything, shouting loudly.
"Of course, all of this is false evidence! I didn't..."

“Mr. Jinshan, do you know that we have found your purchase record for that sniper rifle? At the same time, the trader who made the deal with you has also been found.”

Before Jinshan Zhang could say anything more, Xiang Yuanguang interrupted him directly, saying this.

Upon hearing this, Akira Nishikiyama's expression immediately changed.

What? They even found the traders? Could it be that what Minamoto Kou and Kiryu Kazuma said to him yesterday wasn't just empty boasting, but a real statement?
However, even so, Akira Nishikiyama still did not admit it, but only said,

"That's not true at all; you're just bluffing!"

However, at that very moment, Prosecutor's Chair Sayoko Iwai also pulled out a few sheets of investigation records, tapped the papers to attract Akira Nishikiyama's attention, and then spoke.

“The prosecutor can testify that this is indeed the case.”

"The traders belonged to an underground trading platform behind Mikasa Construction, which was previously raided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Japanese Public Security Bureau. The platform required the traders to keep detailed records of their respective transactions."

"In other words, there is a more detailed version of the transaction list we received initially."

“One of them clearly states that the buyer is Akira Nishikiyama, the leader of the Nishikiyama Group of the Tojo Clan — of course, the witness may not know about this, right? After all, the trading platform has always claimed that it is an anonymous transaction.”

Sayako Iwai's words caused a look of disbelief to appear in Akira Nishikiyama's eyes.

—Since the people from Mihua Construction Company marked Dongcheng Club on the transaction list, they must have investigated and found out that the buyer was from Dongcheng Club, which is why they marked it like that for their superiors to see.

If this had been realized earlier, the truth behind this case could have been found much faster.

However, it's not too late.

Iwai Sayoko placed the testimony record and investigation report in her hand in front of the projector on the evidence table, projecting the images onto the wall so that everyone could clearly see the accusations against Nishikiyama Akira.

Upon seeing this, the blond judge's eyes widened in surprise.

Whether it was his imagination or not, the atmosphere between the defense lawyer and the prosecutor seemed unusually harmonious today, and they even started to playfully spar.

Now that we can prove that Nishikiyama Akira bought the sniper rifle and disprove his alibi, all we need to do next is find the murder weapon and the details of how Nishikiyama Akira committed the crime to close the case, right?
Thinking of this, the presiding judge couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xiang Yuanguang in the defense seat.

He felt that Xiang Yuanguang must have something else to say.

And this is indeed the case.

(End of this chapter)