Chapter 448: Reversal of Mask
Chapter 448: Reversal of Mask (20)
…The answer to this question is obvious.
Xiang Yuanguang took a sip of coffee, shook his head and reminded him.
"Your Honor, Prosecutor Dante has not yet arrived in the courtroom. You don't need to ask this question."
Uncle Maori nodded and added.
"That's right, that white-haired boy has not been seen since yesterday at noon. Did he run away?"
The blond judge was shocked when he heard this and said in surprise.
"What? Prosecutor Dante ran away?"
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The door of the First Courtroom was kicked open.
The man in a red windbreaker, carrying a large musical instrument case on his back and with a pair of black and white guns on his waist, was speechless.
"Who said I ran away? You don't have to keep silent. There's no need to force yourself to speak!"
He was only one minute late, but the presiding judge already suspected that he had run away. What kind of distrust is this?
No, buddy, you Tokyo Tribunal can trust that mysterious and shady unit like the acting prosecutor.
Why can't you trust an orthodox American prosecutor like me?
Dante walked to the prosecutor's seat in two or three steps, snapped his fingers, and suddenly another prosecutor appeared outside the door.
But the person who appeared this time made the presiding judge of the first trial court exclaim.
"Isn't this my eldest granddaughter? Why are you here too?"
Hearing these words, everyone's eyes subconsciously focused on the face of the blond judge.
Then they all turned to look at the young prosecutor who had just stepped into the door and was standing there at a loss.
Xiang Yuanguang looked thoughtfully, recalling the attitude of the blond presiding judge during the trial on Yueying Island.
Uncle Maori next to him was even more surprised and asked directly.
"What? Your eldest granddaughter? So you and Prosecutor Guiyue are related? And the one from two months ago?"
"Well, if she's willing to call me grandpa, that's not right. What are you thinking?"
The blond judge suddenly came to his senses and accused others with a serious expression.
"It's just because Prosecutor Guiyue and my brother have a very good relationship, just like a grandfather and granddaughter."
"That's why I said that Prosecutor Guiyue is my eldest granddaughter. That's why she holds such a high position in my heart."
"...Excuse me, who is your brother?"
The blue hedgehog asked with a complicated look in his eyes as he took a sip of his coffee.
In response to this, the presiding judge of the first trial court said without hesitation.
"He's the chief judge of the Third Court. Aren't you on good terms with him? Haven't you heard of him?"
...I'm not Kumimon. Why would I have the urge to investigate the presiding judge's family situation?
Xiang Yuanguang was secretly complaining in his heart and was too lazy to argue with the presiding judge.
After all, he is almost bald. As the one with more hair, what's wrong in respecting him a little?
At this time, Gui Yueying said in a low voice, "I am here to participate in this trial as the assistant of the prosecutor. Please give me your guidance."
This was within Xiang Yuanguang's expectations, because Gui Yueying did not appear in the courtroom before the trial began.
As one of the people who witnessed the Silver Star incident, Conan received the subpoena from the Inquisition, so it is impossible that she did not receive it.
This means that Guiyue Ying will appear in the court in some other identity. If she is not a prosecutor, she can only be an assistant.
It can't be the defense lawyer, defense assistant, or the presiding judge and witness, right?
Looking at the young prosecutor standing next to Dante, Uncle Maori touched his chin, a little confused.
"That's weird. Why did that white-haired kid call the little girl over to help? Could it be that... he thinks I'm too strong and that he can't handle me alone?"
"That's not right. Why ask the little girl to come? Wouldn't it be better to ask Prosecutor Kujo or Prosecutor Sugiura? At least they are experienced and can handle things efficiently, right?"
(The reason why I asked Gui Yueying to come here was of course to ask her to help me review the scene of the crime.)
Xiang Yuanguang curled the corner of his mouth, not wanting to explain to Uncle Maori, but still said something in a low voice.
"We were senior and junior brothers in the academy, and we work well together. Isn't it better to let other prosecutors come?"
... Senior brothers and sisters? Really? Senior brothers and sisters from the same class as you?
After hearing this explanation, Uncle Maori became even more suspicious and looked at Kizuki Hotaru and Dante.
One looks less than eighteen years old, and the other looks to be around twenty-five. They don't look like senior and junior brother and sister at all. Even if they say they are uncle and nephew, he would believe it.
"Alright, alright. I'm in a hurry. Your Honor, the trial may begin now."
Dante yawned and greeted the judge as if he were a passing taxi driver.
In response, the presiding judge, somewhat accustomed to Dante's rude behavior, nodded.
"Indeed, since both the prosecutor and the defense have arrived at the courtroom, this court should indeed declare the second trial of the diplomatic embassy murder case open."
"Then, before the trial begins, this court will make a final inquiry. May I ask, have the prosecutors completed their preparations? What are the results of the investigation into the Dongcheng Society?"
This time it was not Dante who spoke. Instead, Hotaru Kizuki beside him placed the documents in his hands on the table at the prosecutor's seat, then flipped through a few pages and responded in a low but accurate voice.
"The prosecutor's preparations have been completed and the trial can begin at any time. The results of the investigation by the Dongcheng Society have come out. The Yakuza members who attacked Xiang Yuanguang yesterday morning were not direct subordinates of the Dongcheng Society."
"It was a peripheral organization secretly developed by a member of the Jinshan Group under the Dongcheng Clan. That member has died in a gang fight. The Dongcheng Clan claims that they were not aware of the matter and will cooperate with the police investigation."
The presiding judge of the first trial court frowned immediately. Although he seemed as unreliable as his brother, they were experienced presiding judges in the trial court after all. What cases had they not seen?
The Dongcheng Gang may not really be unaware of this matter, but they found the matter too serious, so they simply found a temporary worker to take the blame. Anyway, the person is already dead, and he insists that he had no knowledge of it, so the police can do nothing about it.
Although he wanted to cause trouble for the Dongcheng Society for this, as the presiding judge, his authority was limited to the courtroom and he had no control over the Dongcheng Society at all.
Fortunately, many senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department were in the courtroom listening to the trial. After hearing the investigation results given by the prosecutors, they were whispering to each other as if they were discussing something.
Therefore, the presiding judge deliberately ignored the conversations with those high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Police Department, and instead looked directly at the position of the defense and began to inquire about the defense's situation.
"So, is the defense's preparations complete? Are there any more dangers?"
"Thank you for your concern, Judge. As for danger... Of course not. It could only be the people who encounter me who are in danger, not me."
He smiled at Yuan Guang and snapped his fingers.
"Also, the defense's preparations are complete. We can begin the trial, your Honor."
(End of this chapter)