People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 890 A Dragon-like Reversal (94)

At first, the others didn't realize what Xiang Yuanguang had just said; they were simply admiring his outstanding ability to find the truth in the case. It wasn't until they saw the stack of evidence in his hand that they remembered the details.

He just said this was the East City Gang's internal ledger, right?
Thinking of this, even the presiding judge couldn't hold back any longer, and asked with a slightly strange expression,
"Attorney Xiang Yuan, you just said that the internal ledger of the Tojo Clan in your possession can prove what you just said: that the Tojo Clan absolutely could not have 10 billion yen in liquid cash deposits..."

"Excuse me, where did you get this ledger?"

The blond judge's gaze fell on the ledger in Xiang Yuanguang's hand.

Normally, if it were any other piece of evidence, Xiang Yuanguang would just say so, but ledgers aren't something that can be easily obtained, and they certainly wouldn't be placed near the crime scene.

If it were Komikado standing in the defense seat, he would have suspected that the evidence was fabricated.

"The ledger I have here was obtained through investigation and summarization."

Xiang Yuanguang patted the ledger in his hand, then said,
“There has always been an intelligence organization in Kamurocho collecting the various transaction surpluses of the Tojo Clan. The Chief Judge can consider this as an investment assessment. The ledger I have was obtained from the intelligence organization.”

"Of course, it must be admitted that these ledgers may have a certain degree of error."

"However, I don't think the error in the working capital data could be as large as several billion yen. After all, the estimated total working capital is about this amount. It would take more than double that to reach 10 billion yen."

The blue-clad lawyer had just finished speaking.

Kazami Yuya immediately realized which intelligence organization in Kamurocho Minamoto Hikaru was referring to.

Without a doubt, it was Sai no Kawara, a place in Kamurocho known for its ability to obtain any information as long as you have money. Only Sai no Kawara could possibly get his hands on the Tojo Clan's internal ledgers.

Once he had confirmed this, he immediately nodded and then said,

“I can endorse what Attorney Xiang Yuan said on behalf of the Tokyo Headquarters of the Japanese Public Security Bureau. There is indeed an intelligence organization in Kamurocho that, as he said, can indeed summarize the internal transaction information of the Tojo Clan.”

"This intelligence organization has provided considerable assistance to our Japanese Public Security operations during previous investigations, and I believe the authenticity of this piece of evidence can be guaranteed."

As the public security officer in charge of this series of public safety incidents, Yuya Kazami's words are very persuasive.

The previously noisy scene gradually quieted down.

While it may sound far-fetched that someone could obtain the Tojo Clan's internal ledgers, there are countless intelligence organizations like detective agencies in Tokyo, and such cases are so common that they're practically commonplace.

Now that the Japanese Public Security Bureau has endorsed the reliability and authenticity of the evidence in Xiang Yuanguang's possession, there is no need for them to continue to dwell on this matter.

—Does Kamurocho still have such an intelligence organization?

A hint of doubt appeared in Akira Nishikiyama's eyes.

After a moment's thought, he thought of the source of the Sai River, which he had never been in contact with before.

Although he had never paid much attention to the existence of these intelligence dealers, he still noticed in his spare time that the number of intelligence dealers in Kamurocho was decreasing at an extremely rapid pace during this period.

Because Sai no Kagawa's intelligence sources are accurate and fast, the conditions for those intelligence merchants to exist no longer exist.

His original plan was to kill Sera Katsu and become the fifth chairman of the Tojo Clan, then send someone to Sai no Kawara to find the so-called flower merchant and find out the whereabouts of Sawamura Yumi, who stole 10 billion yen.

But now, he no longer has that idea.

Akira Nishikiyama shook his head slightly. If he hadn't brought it up with Minamoto, the 10 billion yen embezzled by Sera Katsu and Shintaro Kazama would probably have remained oblivious for quite some time during his investigation.

Honestly, I have absolutely no idea what Sera Katsumi and Kazama Shintaro were thinking when they did this.

He and Shintaro Kazama could have enjoyed endless wealth and luxury forever simply by doing what the big shot behind the Tojo Clan said, but instead they did something so irrational...

Sera Katsumi's downfall and subsequent assassination were entirely his own fault.

If Sera hadn't openly lost 10 billion yen to him, his position wouldn't have been shaken, and he wouldn't have conceived the idea of ​​assassinating Sera to forcibly seize power.

"Xiang Yuanguang, what's the point of all this?"

"Do you think that if you produce this ledger and prove that the 10 billion yen doesn't belong to the Tojo Clan but to someone else, I'll reveal the name of that important person as you expect?"

He shook his head and said with a hint of sarcasm.

However, upon hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang shook his head slightly and said calmly,

"It would be too troublesome for you to say that person's name. From beginning to end, my target has never been you, but Kazama Shintaro, the leader of the Kazama Group. I'm just telling you this to verify a hypothesis."

The blue-clad lawyer's voice stirred a sense of doubt in Akira Nishikiyama's heart.

He frowned and asked,

"What guess?"

"Your first reaction just now revealed a rather important point."

Xiang Yuanguang gently tapped his forehead with his finger and said,
“You not only know that the 10 billion yen does not belong to the Tojo Clan, but you also know the name of the real owner of the 10 billion yen. Otherwise, your first reaction would not have been to ask me, but to deny the existence of that big shot.”

—Really? What's the point of that?

Akira Nishikiyama narrowed his eyes slightly.

He didn't understand what Xiang Yuanguang was trying to say.

"Your Honor, next, I would like to invite witness Shintaro Kazama to testify."

"The people who stole the 10 billion yen from the Tojo Clan were actually Sera Katsu, the fourth chairman of the Tojo Clan, and Kazama Shintaro, the leader of the Kazama Group. Although the former is no longer able to appear in court, the latter still has the opportunity to testify."

Xiang Yuanguang didn't say much, but turned to look at the presiding judge in the main seat and pleaded,

"Your Honor, what is your opinion?"

The presiding judge nodded in agreement after only a moment's thought about Xiang Yuanguang's statement.

The reason is simple: since Xiang Yuanguang has already brought this up, it would be too unreasonable not to let Kazama Shintaro appear in court as a witness. Besides, he also wants to know who this so-called important person is.

After all, if this person really exists, then revealing his existence in court is the best way to combat him.

(End of this chapter)