People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 917 Prosecutor’s Assistant

—————June 14th, 8:30 PM—————

—————Tokyo District, Mukai Gen Law Firm——————

Ai Haibara sat on the sofa, holding a book open in front of her, but her attention and gaze were not on the contents of the book at all. Instead, she asked,

"Xiang Yuanguang, didn't you say that Yue Shui would be back tonight?"

"But she still hasn't come back... You two had a fight, so much so that Yue Shui just ran away without even leaving her belongings...?"

The former Black Organization scientist's eyes were exceptionally sharp.

There was a somewhat unfriendly feeling about it.

Faced with that look, Xiang Yuanguang added sugar cubes to his coffee cup while muttering somewhat uncomfortably, "What are you talking about? How could I possibly argue with Yue Shui?"

"Putting everything else aside, you've lived here for so long, when have you ever seen me argue with anyone else?"

—Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to be true.

Huihara Ai didn't say anything.

As the saying goes, hedgehogs are loyal animal friends of humans. Just like the blue hedgehog in front of us, it clearly possesses considerable strength, but it is not manifested at all in daily life.

This guy feels like a shut-in version of someone who exercises every day.

I'm either surfing the internet, flipping through case files, or running errands... It's just that running errands takes up most of my time, so the tendency to stay at home has inexplicably faded away.

As for arguing... if we ignore the red-faced man in the courtroom, then he certainly hasn't argued with anyone.

"Besides that, what is that helmet?"

She stopped dwelling on the topic of Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

Instead, he focused his gaze on the helmet not far away and then asked directly,
“I remember this helmet was once inside the courtroom. The prosecutor who used it to conceal his identity, I think his name was Gold… Why is his helmet with you?”

"Or is it that Gold was you from the very beginning?"

At this point, Ai Haibara herself denied the possibility.

The reason is simple: in the first case after Xiang Yuanguang's comeback, he debated the details of the Moon Shadow Island murder case with Prosecutor Gold in court.

Unless he is truly a great magician who has mastered the art of creating clones.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for one person to be split into two. Even for Vermouth, it would be extremely difficult and impossible to maintain the dual identity of herself and her daughter for such a long time.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had thought of something, and she said knowingly,
"It seems that there is more than one prosecutor, Gold."

There was certainly more than one prosecutor, Gold.

Hikaru Muka himself used this identity to appear in court once, and afterwards, the only other person to appear in court using the identity of Prosecutor Gold was Prosecutor Sugawa Kuma.

I got this helmet after asking Kuma if he needed it recently.

He took a sip of coffee.

The excessive sweetness of the coffee, caused by too much sugar, made him pause for a moment, but adhering to the principle that life is so bitter, a little sweetness is always welcome, he forced himself to drink it.

Seeing Xiang Yuanguang's appearance, Ai Haibara couldn't help but shake her head.

Indeed, the habits of human beings' animal friends are not entirely the same as those of humans.

"Why do you care about this?" "Don't worry, I won't let you pretend to be Prosecutor Gold in court. I'm not at the point of hiring child laborers."

Xiang Yuanguang sat on the sofa and said nonchalantly.

Seeing this, Ai Haibara felt slightly speechless.

What on earth is this person thinking? Her figure doesn't look like that of Prosecutor Gold at all, does it? It's not like Shinichi Kudo's non-prescription glasses, how could she have such a disguise effect?
She slammed the book shut, then stood up, picked it up, and prepared to go back to her room without saying a word.

—Xiang Yuanguang suddenly took back Prosecutor Gold's helmet, which must mean he's going to use that identity, but he's not telling her what he's going to do, so it's none of her business.

Although she was a little annoyed that this guy had kept the fact from her.

However, since Xiang Yuanguang has done this, he must have his reasons. There's no need to dwell on this point. She should focus more on her research career.

Squeak.

Ai Haibara opened the door to her room, but before she could even step inside, Hikaru Mugen's voice rang out.

“Shiho Miyano, I need to remind you. Bourbon Whiskey told me that the Black Organization seems to be becoming active again. He asked me to tell you to be careful to conceal your identity, be careful, and not repeat the same mistake as this time.”

—Bourbon whiskey? Amuro Tooru?

The image of that person flashed in her eyes.

Then, inevitably, she thought of the terrifying silver-haired member of the organization's back, and a chill ran down her spine. She immediately went into the room and slammed the door shut.

Even if Xiang Yuanguang hadn't said anything, she wouldn't have repeated the same mistake.

Ai Haibara pulled out a chair from the desk in her room, sat down, and fiddled with the same tranquilizer watch that Conan had. Her thoughts gradually drifted to Professor Agasa.

For a fighter like Goro Majima, the tranquilizer watch alone is not enough.

I should go to Professor Agasa tomorrow and get a set of gear similar to Shinichi Kudo's. Since that great detective was able to outwit many enemies with those gadgets, she should be able to too.

Well, at least in terms of appearance, she looks much more harmless than Shinichi Kudo.

What is Ai Haibara thinking about inside the room?

Xiang Yuanguang had no idea.

He simply reached out and tapped lightly on Prosecutor Gold's helmet in his hand—which wasn't really a helmet, just a disguise for his eyes.

The only part that can be attached to a helmet is the head strap.

This time, the special purpose of retrieving Prosecutor Gold's helmet, in preparation for reinstating his status as Prosecutor Gold, was certainly not to prosecute any cases that were difficult to resolve normally.

He did this to help Guiyue Ying improve her strength.

The idea that lawyers help prosecutors improve their skills sounds ridiculous, but he doesn't think so, because both lawyers and prosecutors are actually fellow travelers on the path to the truth.

The arguments between the two sides in court were merely a means to reveal the truth of the case.

Xiang Yuanguang plans to act as Guiyueying's assistant as Prosecutor Gold, allowing her to experience firsthand how to use his reasoning methods from a prosecutor's perspective.

"...Hmm, but wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to use the identity of Prosecutor Gold?"

He subconsciously tapped his forehead.

"Or are you going to use disguise techniques to create a new identity?"

(End of this chapter)