People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 896 A Dragon-like Reversal (100)

The courtroom doors opened under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Two bailiffs stood on either side of the door, while Nanatsuko Koshimizu appeared in everyone's sight along with Yumi Sawamura. As the lawyer's assistant in the previous two court hearings, Nanatsuko Koshimizu's figure was not unfamiliar.

Therefore, even if two people appear at once, the courtroom staff can determine who Sawamura Yumi is.

"Yumi...!"

A hint of surprise appeared in Kiryu Kazuma's eyes.

Although he hadn't expected to meet Yumi Sawamura in this kind of situation, it was enough to see her safe and sound. He had been worried that she might have encountered some danger.

After all, she couldn't even care about Sawamura Haruka anymore, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.

"Here he comes."

Akira Nishikiyama turned his head to look at Yumi Sawamura, who had appeared at the entrance of the courtroom.

There was no unusual change in his expression, only a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared from his pupils.

As the youngest leader of the Dongcheng Gang's most trusted subordinate organization, he knew when emotions were meaningful.

At least in the current situation, he did not intend to show any outward emotion towards Yumi Sawamura's appearance; he simply intended to see what Yumi Sawamura would say next.

Since he had confidently promised Minamoto that he would send Sawamura Yumi as his hidden weapon.

So this hidden weapon should be able to play an extraordinary role, completely forcing Shintaro Kazama to reveal the ultimate truth, right? He also wanted to hear the reasons why Sera Katsumi and Shintaro Kazama did this.

After all, these two people, as high-ranking members of the East City Gang, while not exactly wicked, were hardly good people either.

In Akira Nishikiyama's view, the only reason that could lead Sera Katsumi and Shintaro Kazama to join forces to betray that important figure is that they could gain greater benefits through such actions, such as extortion...

Despite this, he still couldn't understand the logic behind Shintaro Kazama and the others' actions.

Why did Shintaro Kazama insist on making Yumi Sawamura the thief? They were quite close. Didn't he know that this would put Yumi in danger?
The thief could have been anyone unrelated to him.

Or is there some characteristic about Yumi Sawamura that makes Shintaro Kazama and Sera Katsu both want her to be the thief, so that she can disappear without a trace in the open?

Akira Nishikiyama is thinking.

However, standing next to Akira Nishikiyama behind the testimony platform, Shintaro Kazama seemed to be struggling to think.

Just as Xiang Yuanguang had said before, he did indeed have Sawamura Yumi, one of his companions, appear in court as a witness, which means that Sawamura Yumi believed in Xiang Yuanguang and thought that he could indeed bring down that big shot.

—How exactly was this conclusion reached?

Could it be that he overlooked some important information?
Shintaro Kazama instinctively covered his forehead.

As one of the top executives of the East City Gang, he was far more intelligent than most of the members within the gang, yet he struggled to reach a conclusion on this issue.

He only knew that Yumi Sawamura chose to believe in Hikaru Mugen because she believed that Hikaru Mugen could bring down that important person, and he knew that Yumi Sawamura must have been involved, but he couldn't guess what that reason was.

*Buzzing sound* Shintaro Kazama's thoughts were in turmoil.

In contrast, within Xiang Yuanguang's line of sight, the heart lock that appeared on Kazama Shintaro's body was also violently trembling, but the black heart lock did not break as a result.

Tiny specks of black substance, like dust, fell off the heart lock, revealing the red inner surface.

Suddenly, the black heart lock turned back into a normal red heart lock, indicating that in Shintaro Kazama's mind, the truth about the Tojo Clan's 10 billion yen theft case was no longer as important as it had been before.

Shintaro Kazama wavered in his resolve to keep the secret.

Xiang Yuanguang was able to see this clearly and intuitively.

His fingers tapped lightly on the defense table, his gaze fixed on Sawamura Yumi as she walked towards the testimony stand. Without turning his head, he spoke in a low voice,

"They arrived just in time; it seems everything can be resolved smoothly."

At that moment, Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who had entered the first courtroom with Yumi Sawamura, had walked around the edge of the courtroom to the defense table and stood on the other side of Hikaru Mugen, where she overheard his words.

Immediately, she shook her head, feeling somewhat bored.

She had originally planned to sneak up behind Xiang Yuanguang while he was completely focused on Sawamura Yumi, tap him on the shoulder, and give him a fright.

It now seems that Xiang Yuanguang doesn't need to use his eyes to determine her location at all.

Would you consider this a technique for locating sounds by sound?
Koshimizu Nanatsuki stood next to Mugen Hikaru, her hands resting somewhat listlessly on the table of the defense panel, glancing briefly at Kiryu Kazuma, who was standing on the other side of Mugen Hikaru.

Unlike Xiang Yuanguang, this dragon, who was also a martial arts expert, seemed not to notice her approach.

Perhaps it's because Yumi Sawamura holds completely different meanings for Hikaru Mugen and Kazuma Kiryu, and the degree to which she can attract their attention is also completely different.

"Witness, are you really Yumi Sawamura, who the Tojo Clan claims stole 10 billion yen?"

The presiding judge, looking at Yumi Sawamura standing near the testimony platform, couldn't help but ask.

This woman, who didn't seem particularly special, had two bailiffs standing guard on either side of her, while Kazami Yuya, who was originally standing in that position, went around to the other side of Sawamura Yumi.

He intentionally kept Yumi Sawamura away from Shintaro Kazama and Akira Nishikiyama to avoid danger.

Upon hearing the judge's question, Yumi Sawamura instinctively clenched her hands.

As if to encourage herself, she slightly closed her eyes. Just as the atmosphere on the field began to freeze, she suddenly opened her eyes and admitted without hesitation,
“That’s right, Your Honor, I am Yumi Sawamura, the thief who stole 10 billion yen from the Tojo Clan!”

As soon as Yumi Sawamura said this, the audience in the courtroom erupted in commotion.

The audience focused all their attention on Yumi Sawamura, waiting to hear what earth-shattering words this legendary thief, who supposedly stole billions of yen and was even more notorious than Kaito Kid, would utter.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yumi Sawamura then spoke.
"However, I am not the only one who stole 10 billion yen. I am just one of them. There are actually three real thieves!"

(End of this chapter)