People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 820 A Dragon-like Reversal (58)

"Goro Majima, the purpose of this court's decision to have you testify as a witness is to clarify the entire process of the special incident involving the abduction of that little girl by the Tojo Clan."

"Please correct your attitude. The outcome of this trial will determine whether you are found guilty!"

The judge lowered his gavel, his tone becoming more serious.

He stared at Goro Majima standing behind the testimony platform. At this moment, Goro Majima still had that nonchalant look on his face, as if even the judge's words could not shake his mind in the slightest.

Seeing Goro Majima like this, the judge's anger intensified.

Having served as the presiding judge in the Tokyo District Court for so long, he had never seen a witness treat the trial with such contempt after stepping onto the testifying stand. This was not only a matter of indifference to what was to come.

This is also a provocation against the entire court proceedings, which is intolerable.

Standing behind the prosecutor's bench, Sayoko Iwai turned her head to look at the presiding judge in the main seat.

The experienced presiding judge of the first trial court appeared to be completely enraged by Goro Majima's actions, which further increased the difficulty of getting Majima acquitted.

However, Goro Majima is now completely uncooperative with the court proceedings.

Even if she says something nice about Goro Majima now, if Goro Majima doesn't change his attitude, it will only make his image in the judge's eyes even worse.

This was something that Sayoko Iwai, a prosecutor at the Ministry of Public Security, found somewhat difficult to adapt to.

She has served as a prosecutor in the Ministry of Public Security for many years, and every time she has acted according to the ideas of the Japanese Public Security Bureau. In other words, if a witness appears on the testimony table in the courtroom, all the testimonies will inevitably point to the same murderer.

As for things like proving someone's innocence in order to infer someone's guilt...

Iwai Sayoko has never done anything like this before.

The capabilities of prosecutors in this area are far weaker than those of prosecutors in the Criminal Division.

"...This is troublesome."

Sayako Iwai frowned and subconsciously pushed up her black-rimmed glasses.

If we are to prove Shimano is guilty, then we cannot bypass Majima Goro, because the abducted little girl was found in the Majima Group's headquarters building.

Given that Goro Majima confessed to being a kidnapper, it is difficult to consider Tai Shimano guilty.

Although she really wanted Shimano to remain detained due to the case dispute and complete the tasks assigned by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, it seems that it is no longer possible to do so given the current situation.

Forcing Shimano to stay would only further damage the reputation of the Tokyo District Public Security Bureau and the Tokyo Regional Public Security Bureau... She had no choice but to stop.

However, Iwai Sayoko did not believe that she was helpless in this matter, nor did she believe that the person on the defense panel was in the same boat.

As a legendary lawyer in the Tokyo area, Hikaru Mukamoto not only possesses a powerful offensive ability in proving the guilt of his targets, but he can also demonstrate his great talent in proving the innocence of his targets.

Since Xiang Yuanguang has already brought up this matter, it's essentially a direct attack on Shimano Tai.

He would never let Shimano leave the courtroom so easily; there must be other evidence or testimony that could prove Shimano's guilt...

"...Xiang Yuanguang, let me see just how far your abilities can go."

"Iwai Sayoko said in a low voice. The next moment, she snapped her fingers."

The sudden snap of fingers sounded particularly unusual in the increasingly tense courtroom, drawing everyone's attention to the defense table.

Even the presiding judge, who had already been angered by Goro Majima's actions, was no exception.

The lawyer in blue picked up his coffee cup, took a sip, and looked confident of victory.

This sight stirred a subtle unease within Shimano Tai, who stood to the left of the testimony platform, awaiting the start of the confrontation.

He knew that Xiang Yuanguang couldn't possibly possess any evidence that could prove his guilt.

However, the other party's formidable problem-solving and reasoning abilities in the Tokyo legal community, which were in no way inferior to those of the legendary lawyer Kensuke Komikado, made him wonder if Kougen was truly helpless against him.

After all, the courtroom is the battleground for these lawyers who love to talk a good game.

His immersion in fighting and various underground transactions is something that old-school yakuza from the Showa era simply cannot handle; otherwise, the Tojo Clan wouldn't have so many legal advisors.

"Goro Majima".

Xiang Yuanguang's voice was calm.

He read out the name of Goro Majima, who was standing behind the testimony platform.

Immediately, Shimano's rabid dog instinctively turned his head to look at the defense table and met Xiang Yuanguang's gaze.

Even though he prides himself on being the freest person in the world, Goro Majima's eyes narrowed slightly involuntarily, because after seeing the little girl the night before last, he already knew the whole story.

Whether it's Shimano Tai kidnapping Ai Haibara and coercing Minato Motoi to act as his defense attorney for the Tojo Clan, or something else...

He had originally agreed with Xiang Yuanguang that if he discovered the little girl was kidnapped by the Shimano Group, he would personally release her, but he never expected things to develop to this point.

He doesn't like to lie, especially not to someone he admires.

"I want to know what happened the day before yesterday afternoon, the afternoon of the day Chairman Sera was assassinated."

Do you stand by what you said when we met?

Goro Majima's eyes widened.

He didn't want to lie, nor did he want to reveal in front of everyone that he had broken his promise to Minato because of Shimano's orders, which violated the code of the underworld. Therefore, he could only remain silent.

However, Majima Goro's silence seemed to everyone to indicate that there was more to the story.

Standing next to Goro Majima, Shimano Tai's eyes widened instantly. He turned to look at Goro Majima in disbelief, and then turned to look at Hikaru Mugen, who was standing behind the defense table.

—On the afternoon of the day Sera Katsu was assassinated, Majima Goro actually met with Mukamoto Hikaru?
Why didn't he know about this? What exactly did they talk about when they met? Why did Xiang Yuanguang ask Majima Goro if what he said back then still held true? Could it be that even this scene was part of Xiang Yuanguang's calculations?

The leader of the Shimano-gumi's face turned grim.

He could hardly imagine that even a fanatical guy like Goro Majima would be bribed by Hikaru Mugen beforehand and turn against him in court, but the possibility was small but not zero.

Damn it... what exactly did Goro Majima and Hikaru Mukamoto agree to?
(End of this chapter)