People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 897 A Dragon-like Reversal (101)

—There were actually three real thieves.

These words caused the atmosphere in the room to boil over even more.

Yumi Sawamura entered the courtroom later and was completely unaware of what had happened inside. In other words, she could not possibly have known about Kou Gen's deduction.

However, Yumi Sawamura's current testimony coincides with Mitsuko Muto's previous deductions.

How could they not be shocked by such an astonishing situation?

"Besides you, the other two thieves are Sera Katsu, the fourth chairman of the Tojo Clan, and Shintaro Kazama, the leader of the Kazama Group next to you, right?"

Xiang Yuanguang picked up his coffee, took a sip, and asked calmly.

Faced with this slightly pointed question, Yumi Sawamura answered without the slightest hesitation.
"Yes, that's it!"

Such a straightforward and efficient exchange of questions and answers made Iwai Sayoko, the prosecutor, a little surprised.

This is practically a pre-arranged script. Logically, betraying your teammates would at least require some thought and pause, right? Before, you had to mentally prepare yourself, and now it's just zero frames straight in?

However, Sayoko Iwai quickly noticed the situation of other acquaintances of Yumi Sawamura—

Whether it's Kazuma Kiryu, Akira Nishikiyama, or Shintaro Kazama.

They didn't seem surprised by Yumi Sawamura's attitude; on the contrary, they seemed to take it for granted.

—In fact, that's just how Yumi Sawamura is.

Once she makes up her mind, she will do it without hesitation.

In this respect, Yumi Sawamura was far more decisive than most members of the Tojo Clan. She stood tall and continued speaking.

"The owner of the 10 billion yen is not the Tojo Clan, but rather a current member of the Japanese Cabinet—"

"Wait! Yumi!"

Shintaro Kazama's voice suddenly appeared.

Sawamura Yumi's speech was immediately interrupted.

However, just hearing the prefix of that unspoken name was enough to completely ignite the audience in the courtroom's gallery—the cabinet members.

This is a very important person who is out of reach for the vast majority of citizens of Tokyo.

However, now Yumi Sawamura is saying that such a big shot is not only connected to the Tojo Clan, but also has his billions of yen deposited inside the Tojo Clan, which makes them wonder about the story behind it.

"Have you really decided to say something like this at this time?!"

Shintaro Kazama asked seriously.

His gaze was fixed on Yumi Sawamura's face, hoping to see a different look in her eyes, or perhaps, that she was telling him some unavoidable hardship at this moment.

For example, she made statements such as the Japanese Public Security Bureau kidnapping her daughter, Haruka Sawamura, as a threat.

However, Yumi Sawamura's gaze remained as firm as ever, without any change. Just by looking into Yumi Sawamura's eyes, Shintaro Kazama had already realized something.

Yumi Sawamura is definitely serious.

She genuinely believed that revealing the whole truth in court would resolve these hidden issues, and she was confident that the people in the courtroom had the ability to bring that powerful figure down with them.

Shintaro Kazama hesitated.

If we're talking about him back then, his intelligence and decision-making ability were both top-notch. Even in the face of such a situation, he wouldn't waver or hesitate at all, and would simply continue to do things according to his own ideas.

But now he's old, and no longer as decisive as he once was. *Click*

Xiang Yuanguang gently tapped the outside of the coffee cup with his fingers.

The shattering sound, which only he could hear, made his fingers, which were tapping the glass, stop instinctively, and his gaze shifted from Yumi Sawamura to Shintaro Kazama.

The opponent's heart lock, which had turned from black to red, had now shattered twice.

Now only three heart locks remain.

"Mr. Kazama, is there anything else you'd like to say about this?"

Xiang Yuanguang tapped the inside of the coffee cup with his fingers once again.

He asked calmly,

"If not, please do not interrupt Ms. Sawamura's speech."

—The current situation is not a dead end for Shintaro Kazama.

Yumi Sawamura claims that she, Sera Katsumi, and Sera Katsumi are accomplices, and that the 10 billion yen does not belong to the Tojo Clan but to that big shot. However, this claim is not very convincing. It is only when he contradicts Yumi Sawamura at this time that the argument becomes more convincing.

As a high-ranking member of the Tojo Clan, the presiding judge would obviously trust his statement more than that of Yumi Sawamura.

However, this is meaningless in the current situation.

Xiang Yuanguang himself might not know it yet, but Kazama Shintaro knew it very clearly. From the moment Sawamura Yumi stood on the opposite side of him, he had already lost, lost completely.

The reason is very simple —

He, Sera Katsu, and Sawamura Yumi all knew the exact location of the 10 billion yen stolen from the Tojo Clan.

The key to the secret room containing the stolen 10 billion yen is in Sawamura Yumi's hands. She can now lead the Japanese Public Security Bureau to retrieve the 10 billion yen and then denounce the powerful figure's atrocities.

Only Yumi Sawamura could directly accuse that important figure without being convicted of any crime.

"……it's over."

Shintaro Kazama couldn't help but sigh.

The powerful figure married Yumi Sawamura, resulting in Yumi giving birth to a daughter, Haruka Sawamura. After discovering that Yumi Sawamura posed a threat to him, the powerful figure even sent people to hunt her down.

The reason why Yumi Sawamura was chosen to be the thief was precisely because of this.

Only in this way could that powerful figure be deterred from taking action because of the whereabouts of the stolen billions of yen, and at the same time, it would give Sawamura a reasonable excuse to disappear and go into hiding in Kamurocho.

A single parentage report is all it takes to unveil the mystery surrounding that important figure.

Therefore, Shintaro Kazama raised his hand again to stop Yumi Sawamura from speaking, and then turned around to face the presiding judge. The three heart locks on his body fell to the ground at the same time and disappeared without a trace.

Upon seeing this, a look of surprise appeared in Xiang Yuanguang's eyes.

He did nothing, yet Shintaro Kazama's psychological defenses crumbled. Could it be that Yumi Sawamura, besides being able to expose flaws in Shintaro Kazama's testimony, had other special effects that he was unaware of?

"Your Honor, I have to confess something to you."

“That’s right. The real thief who stole 10 billion yen from the Tojo Clan is indeed me and Chairman Sera, just as Attorney Xiang Yuan said. And that 10 billion yen was indeed not Tojo Clan’s internal funds.”

Shintaro Kazama said seriously.
"And its true owner is—"

(End of this chapter)