Chapter 747: Dragon-like Reversal
Chapter 747: Dragon-like Reversal (2)
As soon as the defendant's words came out in the lounge, this amazing wisdom instantly shocked everyone.
At this moment, whether it was the bailiff, Yuya Kazami, or other Japanese public security officers, or even Nanatsuki Koshimizu who was wearing headphones and listening to something, all took off their headphones and turned to look at him.
For a moment, everyone in the lounge was shocked by the defendant's amazing wisdom.
————I actually thought too highly of myself for thinking that there was something fishy going on on the defense side in this public security trial.
"What are you talking about? You..."
Yuya Kazami turned to look at the defendant, narrowed his eyes, and spoke in a somewhat unfriendly tone.
What is a shady deal? If a lawyer like Xiang Yuanguang is considered a shady deal, then wouldn't he be scared to death if his assistant was called out? Now in the courtroom, it's good enough that one of the three parties can stand on the side of the defendant!
Otherwise, he would have to pull out his assistant, the legendary Ju Jingzi, who specializes in defending public security cases.
All three parties are members of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, so that can be considered a real shady deal.
However, Xiang Yuanguang just glanced at the defendant's accusation and did not directly deny it.
Strictly speaking, he was indeed behind this incident.
Because he knew that the three defendants in this case were definitely guilty and there was no way to clear their name. Everyone knew that the defense lawyer in this trial would definitely defend the Dongcheng Society rather than the defendants.
Therefore, if we start from the original intention of the defense lawyer, he can also be considered a shady person.
But, even so——
He also will not change his mind about attending the trial.
He appeared in court not only for the safety of the kidnapped Haibara Ai, but also to ensure that the court remained fair and correct and that no mistakes were made.
It is necessary to maintain judicial correctness in the court.
If the judiciary is unbalanced for other reasons, it may be beneficial to society at the beginning, but in the end, this unbalanced scale will inevitably cause more people to suffer losses, so it must be stopped at the beginning.
"…Defendant, I want to ask you something."
Xiang Yuanguang did not continue the previous topic. He just turned around and looked at the defendant.
Then he said in an unusually serious voice.
"Excuse me, you mentioned in your testimony to the police that your sniper rifles and this operation were supported by the top leaders of the East City Society. Who are you talking about as a top leader in the East City Society?"
This question should have been asked yesterday.
However, the entire day yesterday, Xiang Yuanguang was busy looking for Haibara Ai and understanding the case. He was so busy that he couldn't turn around. He didn't return to Beikacho from Kamurocho until the evening. He had no time to visit the defendant in the detention center.
Therefore, he would now seize the short thirty minutes of time he had to meet with the defendant in the lounge to question him.
When faced with Xiang Yuanguang's questioning, the defendant was stunned and spoke with his neck stiff.
"It's the top executives? How do I know which top executive it is? How can he be a minion with such a nice car?"
(Such a nice car? In other words, the defendant, as a remnant of the East City Clan’s peripheral organization, did not know the top leaders of the East City Clan at all, and only supported the help and revenge of that person…)
(Plus, the other party claimed to be a high-ranking member of the Dongcheng Society, so he believed that person and took action?)
Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and looked at the three defendants thoughtfully.
In his mind, all the relevant matters of this incident emerged in his mind, and under the influence of logic, one timeline and storyline after another were slowly arranged.
However, the information he knew was too little for the full picture of the case. The timeline and storyline that were laid out now were quite missing. If he took the information he knew now as the full picture of the case and went to court to defend it, he would probably lose miserably.
"Excuse me for asking one more question."
Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and asked directly.
"As far as I know, the Ghost Tiger Group you belong to was a subsidiary of the Jinshan Group within the Dongcheng Society before it was wiped out. Do you know any high-level members of the Jinshan Group?"
The remaining member of the Ghost Tiger Group was stunned, not knowing why Yuan Guang asked such a ridiculous question.
Isn't this a matter of course? As a younger brother of a gang, how could he not know all the people above his boss? Otherwise, when he smashes the place and collects protection money, wouldn't it be all over for the big brother?
The defendant sneered and said casually.
"Isn't this nonsense? Of course I know him!"
"Oh, by the way, aren't you a famous lawyer in Tokyo? I've even seen your show on TV news. Why are you asking me all these random things? Don't you want to ask about the details of the case?"
The remaining members of the Ghost Tiger Group coughed twice and spoke seriously.
"I tell you, this incident was not actually done by me, but by the police officer voluntarily."
"That police officer found us and wanted to kill Kusakabe Makoto, so he took the gun. So we are not guilty at all. At most, we will be detained for a few months...right?"
————Change his confession in front of Japanese public security members and bailiffs.
These defendants are also amazing. If this was a criminal defense case, Xiang Yuanguang might have just turned around and ran away, or simply started calling people or seeking off-field assistance, otherwise he would have been a sure loser.
Yuya Kazami next to him coughed twice and looked at the defendant.
After being told that he had said the wrong thing, he sat back down as if nothing had happened.
"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, you are also a professional lawyer. You should know that it is best not to overturn a confession, right?"
Yuya Kazami turned his head to look at Xiang Yuanguang and gave a reminder.
(Of course, because inconsistent confessions will seriously affect the credibility of the presiding judge.)
He nodded slightly to Yuan Guang.
However, it would be different if there was solid evidence.
However, what the defendant said now is obvious nonsense. It is impossible that the police officer volunteered to kill Kusakabe Makoto because the police officer's girlfriend was rescued by officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
If the police officer had volunteered, the remnants of the Ghost Tiger Group would have had no need to kidnap the police officer's girlfriend.
————By the way, will Officer Koichi Yamabe from Saitama Prefecture also testify in court?
The hedgehog-headed lawyer stroked his chin, thinking.
However, unlike criminal cases, he had no way of knowing who the witnesses were in public security cases. It was just like when he first started defending criminal cases, he had no information at all and was not aware of anything.
"It's almost time, Xiang Yuan."
Nanatsuki Koshimizu reminded her from the side, holding up her watch.
"Should I prepare to go to court?"
(End of this chapter)