Chapter 325 Adjournment Investigation Begins
Chapter 325: Adjournment and Investigation Begins
—————May 23, 11:23 a.m.——————
—————Tokyo Third Courtroom, Lounge——————
"…Have you made any progress? Miyoshi Mako claimed in court that she was the one who kidnapped the child."
The hedgehog-haired lawyer took out his cell phone and called Detective Maori.
Before the trial began, he received a call from Kyuju Nanae, saying that his daughter was missing.
However, he couldn't get away because the trial was about to begin, so he asked Uncle Mouri and Conan to investigate.
The results of the investigation are not without...
"He was taken away on the way home? It wasn't just Kujuku Fumino who was missing?"
The more Xiang Yuanguang listened to the other side's words, the more he frowned.
How come things are becoming more and more complicated? Doesn’t Jiujiu’s family only have one daughter?
After completing his revenge on Kujuku Motoyasu, it was already too much to turn to his seven-year-old daughter.
Now what other children are involved——————
"…Huh? Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, Bunta Kojima, and Ayumi Yoshida? Aren't those the Junior Detective Team?"
"Why would they disappear... go out on an adventure and then just disappear?"
Didn't Tama just happen to be looking for trouble and happened to run into a kidnapping scene and was taken away as well?
Xiang Yuanguang shook his head secretly. Things were already troublesome enough, and now there was another problem.
"Anyway, the police should have started investigating. I'll leave that to you."
Beep-beep-beep-
In any case, since Conan has started the investigation, he should be able to find the final result soon.
What Xiang Yuanguang never expected was that there were also children from the Junior Detective Team who disappeared.
Why do I feel like these three's ability to attract disasters is not much inferior to Conan himself?
"Mr. Xiang Yuan, I'm going to ask for your help in this case again."
"If you just ask the presiding judge to end the trial, the lawyers will have a lot of trouble."
Dai Machiko, a new lawyer at the Kumimon Law Firm, said sincerely.
This immediately made Xiang Yuanguang feel a little surprised.
He didn't understand why Kumimon was so troubled by this.
The hedgehog-head looked at Gu Meimen with some suspicion, and Gu Meimen immediately spoke loudly.
"What do you mean I'll have a headache? That's ridiculous."
"If I hadn't intervened, someone would have gotten hurt because of your defense of Blue Sonic."
Kensuke Kumemon pushed away Machiko Dai who was about to say something.
He then raised the case file in his hand and raised his eyebrows.
"Anyway, I was outside the court and heard about the plight inside. I thought of your expression as if you were about to cry, like a hedgehog."
"So I'm here to help you out, and to file a motion for a staggered trial."
"No need to thank me. Anyway, just take a look at the case materials and go collect evidence."
...Why do I feel like I've been drafted?
Xiang Yuanguang's eyes became more suspicious, but he still took the case information.
After all, it was clear that Kumimon had convinced the prosecutor of his court.
The four cases he raised were handled together and treated as serial murder cases and tried at the same time as this case.
The whole truth of the Kaito Kid murder case has been revealed, and there is no room for further investigation.
Therefore, no matter whether he is willing or not, the only case he can investigate now is another one.
Then, Xiang Yuanguang opened the folder containing the case information in his hand and immediately frowned.
Pick up the letter of authorization on the first page of the folder, shake it, and shake out two more sheets together.
"A letter of authorization? So the families of the other three victims have entrusted you to handle this case?"
"No wonder you suddenly came here to submit the materials for the joint trial... Is it because they want to deal with the real murderer?"
"Because Jiujiu Yuankang is the deceased in this case, if I close the case."
"It will probably take half a month or even longer to process your joint lawsuit again——————"
Blue Sonic narrowed his eyes, revealing a less than friendly expression.
"You are just taking advantage of the situation. I just happened to run into this... If I don't do this, I will miss out on getting the commission money."
"But it doesn't matter. Even if you don't do this, I will still request a staggered trial."
Xiang Yuanguang flipped through the folder in his hand. Yokoyama Yuki, Takezawa Teruo, Itagaki Asaichi, Tsuruoka Keisuke.
Based on the information at hand, it is impossible to confirm whether the first three died at the hands of Jiujiu Yuankang.
The last one was the genius magician who died in an accident among the stubborn venue owners we investigated earlier.
The only thing the four victims had in common was their high talent and excellent magic skills...
There is also the same performance list as the Miracle Magic Troupe or Kyujuku Motoyasu.
We must conduct a thorough investigation on the spot to find out what the situation is.
"Lawyer Kumimon, I'm going to investigate the situation of Yokoyama Yuki and Takezawa Teruo."
"I'll leave the next two to you. Any questions?"
The hedgehog-haired lawyer said without even looking up.
Kensuke Kumemon had no objection to this.
After all, if he didn't ask Xiang Yuanguang, the sucker, for help, he would have to check four files by himself.
Now we only need to check two copies, and Keisuke Tsuruoka's archival information has been almost fully investigated.
In other words, his workload is only half of Xiang Yuanguang's.
Why should we refuse this?
"No problem. I wish us a pleasant cooperation. See you in the Grand Court tomorrow."
Watching the legendary lawyer go away, and seeing the back of Machiko Dai who hurriedly chased after Gu Meimen after bowing to thank him.
Nanatsuki Koshimizu sighed and shook her head.
The case, which was originally expected to be concluded after two court hearings, will now be delayed for another day.
But can there really be any progress if someone as smart as Mori Kogoro goes to Kujuku Bunno's place?
Or is it that Uncle Maori is just a foil, and the real core is still the elementary school student next to him?
Wow——————
The door of the lounge was pushed open, and the prosecutor and the defendant in this case walked in.
The young prosecutor Kizuki Hotaru and the Kaito Kid Kudo Shinichi (Kuroba Kaito).
"I've heard about this series of deaths of talented magicians before, but I didn't expect that he was the one who did it."
Kaito Kid's expression was a little cautious, and he touched his chin.
I have to say, this group of lawyers, prosecutors, and witnesses are really good at what they do.
He has been studying magic for so many years, but it is rare for him to meet so many strange people at one time.
"Although I have been cleared of suspicion of crime in this case, the trial has not yet been completely concluded."
"I have not been released according to the normal judicial process, so I may not be able to help this time."
"But I think it's impossible that every magician doesn't check their magic props."
"So it is impossible for Jiujiu Yuankang to commit crimes continuously without being discovered by himself."
Kuroba Kaito glanced at the young prosecutor next to him and then spoke.
"Although those magic props should have been cleared away after a few years, the witnesses should still exist."
"In short, I think looking for clues from this aspect should yield some results."
The young prosecutor nodded slightly and only added a few words.
"In a case like this, which is disguised as a deliberate homicide and has a long interval, the most important thing is the motive."
"So, if you want to claim that Kujuku Motoyasu killed someone... you will inevitably have to come into contact with Kujuku Nanae."
"Finally... the prosecutors will also launch an urgent investigation into these cases."
"Before the court session tomorrow, you can come to the lounge to exchange evidence and information to help solve the case."
Finally, Guiyueying said softly.
"Inspector Megure and his team have already begun investigating this kidnapping case."
"By investigating the means of transportation used by Miyoshi Mako, we should be able to get results soon."
"Please don't worry about this. The police will give you a satisfactory answer."
"Finally, I wish you a smooth investigation. See you tomorrow."
The hedgehog-headed lawyer nodded and said nothing more.
He knew that the third trial would probably be the most difficult and the simplest of the three trials.
The difficulty lies in the difficulty of finding evidence of Jiujiu Yuankang's crime.
The simple reason is... because it is a confirmed fact that Jiujiu Yuankang killed someone.
(Hope everything goes well...)
(End of this chapter)