People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 898 A Dragon-like Reversal (102)

"Kyohei Jingu!"

Shintaro Kazama solemnly and seriously revealed the name of the big shot behind the Tojo Clan.

This name, which was like an insurmountable mountain in the eyes of all the high-ranking members of the Dongcheng Club, caused a huge uproar as soon as it was mentioned in the courtroom. The many audience members in the gallery whispered among themselves and asked questions.

Who is Jingu Kyohei?

—It's not that these listeners are ignorant, but rather that Jingu Kyohei is relatively unknown. After all, he is just a member of the cabinet, not a minister of a certain province, so it's difficult for unrelated ordinary people to know his name.

Even though the audience members who came to attend the court hearing this time were of a higher social status than ordinary citizens.

But if you ask them who Jingu Kyohei is, the answer will be that they don't know him at all. Only a very few people have a slight understanding of who Jingu Kyohei is.

Of course, the many audience members in the gallery had no idea who this person was.

The same applies to the presiding judge.

The blond judge stared wide-eyed at Shintaro Kazama with a look of utter astonishment.

He looked genuinely surprised, but in reality, he just felt he should put on a surprised expression at this moment because he had no idea who Jingu Kyohei was.

"Uh, Jingu Kyohei...?"

He whispered the person's name once.

Then, he raised his head, coughed twice, and asked hesitantly,

"Although I have heard of this person's name, I am not aware of any matters concerning Jingu Kyohei. Since the witness testifies that he is the true holder of the 10 billion yen, could you please provide some information about him?"

Jingu Kyohei————

Judging solely by his status, this person can indeed be considered a very important figure.

Amuro Tooru had previously investigated politicians who might have manipulated the MIA to work for him, and obtained a list of them, including Jingu Kyohei, who was highly likely to be among them.

Kazami Yuya knew something about Jingu Kyohei.

This seemingly unknown politician is the son-in-law of a former prime minister. Within high-level circles, he is an unscrupulous opportunist who would give up everything for money and power.

But he didn't know much about anything else.

There is very little information or records about Jingu Kyohei within the Japanese Public Security Bureau. Before today's trial, Jingu Kyohei, who was only one of the suspects, had only undergone basic investigation.

One day is simply not enough time for the Japanese Public Security Bureau to uncover all the information about the suspects.

"That's it."

Shintaro Kazama's voice interrupted Yuya Kazami's thoughts.

One of the top figures in the Tojo Clan seemed somewhat emotional. He glanced at the people in the courtroom, somewhat surprised that they knew nothing about Jingu Kyohei, yet he also felt it was perfectly normal.

After all, Jingu Kyohei had been cooperating with Sera Katsu and had the MIA forces working for him.

In addition, given the sensitivity of his own position, there are very few things that require Jingu Kyohei to personally investigate. If it weren't for his connection with Jingu Kyohei, Kazama Shintaro himself probably wouldn't know anything about Jingu Kyohei.

However, it was precisely because of this that he couldn't help but feel somewhat emotional.

What an irony that someone who is rarely mentioned among the upper echelons of the East City Society becomes an unknown figure from another perspective. "Your Honor, then, allow me to introduce this important person."

"Shintaro Kazama said."

He didn't even need to think about it; with the discerning eye of a veteran yakuza, he could tell from the judge's expression that the judge had absolutely never heard of Jingu Kyohei.

The other person said they had only heard about him, and probably only learned about him after hearing him mention the name Jingu Kyohei.

However, he didn't intend to reveal the truth here, but instead continued from where the judge left off.
"Kyohei Jingu, a member of the cabinet and the son-in-law of the former prime minister, has been cooperating with the Tojo Clan in money laundering. This 10 billion yen is one of the funds that Jingu was trying to launder!"

"And the people he laundered the money from, needless to say..."

Shintaro Kazama didn't finish his sentence.

The presiding judge was startled and exclaimed in surprise.
"Former Prime Minister? You mean, Jingu Kyohei's father-in-law is the former Prime Minister?"

The full title of the Prime Minister is the Cabinet Prime Minister.

Although Shintaro Kazama used a different term, the presiding judge, being a man of officialdom, immediately recognized who he was referring to.

The courtroom erupted in uproar, with many listeners shocked.

Without a doubt, if this son-in-law of former Prime Minister Kyohei Jingu is involved in money laundering, then there is only one provider of funds amounting to tens of billions of yen in a single transaction.

There is no other organization besides the country's government that could provide such a huge sum of money!
"...Former Prime Minister?"

Xiang Yuanguang frowned.

He felt as if he had heard the title "former prime minister" somewhere before.

It seems that Ooka Momiji, who is barely considered a childhood friend of Hattori Heiji and whom he has never met, is the granddaughter of the former prime minister. Is Ooka Momiji also related to Jingu Kyohei?

After only a brief moment of thought, he realized something was wrong.

Although the Ooka family also has a former prime minister, that former prime minister's base was in Kyoto, while Jingu Kyohei, since he is laundering money in Tokyo, must have a former prime minister's base behind him in Tokyo.

Although they are both former prime ministers, they do not seem to be in the same term.

"Yes, that's it."

Shintaro Kazama speaks without any hesitation or beating around the bush.

"This 10 billion yen will be used to invest in the private prison, Okinawa Second Prison. We only need to send someone there to verify that the investor's name is Jingu Kyohei!"

"Besides that, I have to say..."

"President Sera and Jingu Kyohei established a cooperative relationship quite early on. The current growth of the Tojo Clan is inseparable from Jingu Kyohei. However, President Sera later realized her mistake and severed the connection."

"This is the truth behind the Tojo Clan's 10 billion yen theft case."

He raised his head and said earnestly.
"As for why Yumi Sawamura, who seems to have nothing to do with the case, would become a thief, the reason is simple: Jingu Kyohei's first wife was Yumi Sawamura."

"He abandoned his wife and children in order to become the Prime Minister's son-in-law, and even sent people to assassinate Sawamura and her daughter. It is because of this factor that I protected Sawamura Yumi in this way!"

(End of this chapter)