Chapter 753: Dragon-like Reversal
Chapter 753: Dragon-like Reversal (8)
“It’s a simple question.”
Xiang Yuanguang held the coffee and took a sip.
He looked extremely relaxed and confident, as if this was not a courtroom but the back garden of his own home. Even his opponent, Chief Prosecutor Iwai Sayoko, could feel the oppression more directly.
"Let me ask you, if even the top leaders of the Tojo Clan are within the scope of the Japanese Public Security Bureau's [Pocket Arrest], what if the Japanese Public Security Bureau then turns its attention to other people, other citizens, and other industries?"
"If you support this illegal behavior now, who will come to support you in the future?"
The hedgehog-haired lawyer easily stirred the emotions of the entire audience.
Such a relaxed performance surprised the bailiffs standing at the door of the first trial court, because they still remembered Xiang Yuanguang's performance when he first appeared in the trial court, which was completely different from now.
Although Xiang Yuanguang was at the peak of his career at the time, he was clearly inexperienced.
Today, Xiang Yuanguang hides his sharpness in his words, which is far more dangerous than before, yet he seems extremely calm. It seems that in just a few months, Xiang Yuanguang has become a great lawyer who is far better than himself before.
The noise in the courtroom grew louder.
Chief Prosecutor Iwai Sayoko, who was standing at the prosecutor's seat, immediately realized that Mukai Genmitsu was deliberately misleading public opinion and was planning to use the method of using someone else's force to defeat her original proposal to end the trial.
But even though she knew this, Sayoko Iwai had no idea what to do about it.
Because the prosecutors of the Ministry of Public Security and the Japanese Public Security Bureau share a common interest, this is especially true for Sayoko Iwai, the chief prosecutor. Her actions are entirely driven by the Japanese Public Security Bureau.
However, the Japanese police did not tell her which high-ranking member of the Dongcheng Clan was to be arrested in this operation.
In other words, although Sayoko Iwai could directly throw out the name of any high-ranking member of the Tojo Clan in the court for arrest, the Japanese police would never do as Sayoko Iwai said.
This would damage her prestige as the chief prosecutor and would also cause wear and tear on the relationship between the two sides...
As the saying goes, the more you talk, the more mistakes you make. If you say nothing, you won't make any mistakes.
Although Iwai Sayoko's facial expression changed, she remained silent and motionless like a rock on the seashore in the face of the waves that were getting louder and louder like the sound of the sea tide.
As expected, the blond presiding judge then allowed the defendant Naoji Utsunomiya to speak.
We will see what Yuya Kazami, who is in charge of public security and was sent by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, thinks at that time. Before that, she will not make any statement on who the high-level members of the Tojo Clan are to be arrested.
Boom————
At this moment, the gavel fell on the table at the main seat of the court.
The crisp knocking sounds caused the audience in the gallery, who were originally talking a lot, to shut up. They all looked up at the blond presiding judge in the main seat, and the blond presiding judge also coughed and spoke seriously.
"Silence, silence! This court knows that you have doubts in your hearts, but all your doubts will be answered in the following trial, so please keep quiet and provide a quiet environment for this trial!"
The blond judge couldn't help but sit up straight and put on a serious look.
Even though he had been relatively unconcerned about the trial of this case before, the situation in the courtroom had now entered the realm of public opinion warfare, and he had to do his best to maintain order.
The scales of judgment must remain stable and fair in this public trial. Otherwise, public opinion will not be directed at the Tojo Clan, the Procuratorate, the Police Department, or Xiang Yuanguang, but directly at the First Trial Court in Tokyo!
"This court believes that there is nothing wrong with what lawyer Xiang Yuan just said."
"Since the defendant Utsunomiya Naoji expressed such meaning, he must have known which member of the Tojo Clan Gao Chen was the one who helped them assassinate Kusakabe Makoto."
"Then please invite the defendant, Naoji Utsunomiya, to come to the witness stand and give your testimony on this matter!"
The blond judge raised the gavel and then dropped it.
However, when the defendant Naoji Utsunomiya heard the sound of the gavel falling, his face suddenly turned pale.
Because he really didn't know which senior member of the Dongcheng Society had provided support at the beginning. He even didn't know whether the person who helped him was from the Dongcheng Society.
Just now I was just acting out of revenge, doing the opposite of what the defense lawyer Xiang Yuanguang did.
He had never expected that Xiang Yuanguang would actually reverse the meaning and use this method to force him to reveal the name of the high-ranking member of the Dongcheng Society who had helped him - this was absolutely not allowed.
Utsunomiya Naoji's face was pale, as if he had no blood.
The bailiffs on both sides followed the blond judge's instructions and supported him as he walked towards the witness stand, one on the left and one on the right.
Yuya Kazami, who was originally standing behind the testimony desk, shook his head slightly, stepped aside, and gave the focus of the presiding judge to Naoji Utsunomiya. However, this remnant of the Oni Tiger Group did not like this.
"I……"
Utsunomiya Naoji opened his mouth, but couldn't say the name.
He didn't know who the person was who gave him the thing, but he recognized the top leaders of the Jinshan Group, his direct superior organization. Other than that, he didn't know any other top leaders of the Dongcheng Society and only knew their names.
Now, facing the gaze of the crowd, he could certainly name any high-ranking official of the Dongcheng Society.
However, no matter which name of the Tojo Clan's senior executive Utsunomiya Naoji mentioned, the news would be spread outside the courtroom as the trial ended, and at that time the Japanese police would detain him in prison.
The remnants of the Dongcheng Society’s top brass will also send people to sneak into the prison, looking for any opportunity to kill him completely!
————The Tojo Clan has always hated traitors. Even Kazuma Kiryu, the former Dragon of Dojima of the Dojima Group, was said to have received a letter of isolation and an assassination attempt by a Tojo Clan killer after being imprisoned.
He, a remnant of the Ghost Tiger Group, fell into the water with a high-ranking member of the Dongcheng Society.
When the trial is over and he is sent to prison, that will be his death—
"I……"
Naoji Utsunomiya's body was shaking.
At this moment, the other two remnants of the Onigumi in the dock saw this scene and couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, secretly feeling sorry for Utsunomiya Naoji's impulsiveness.
Today, there will be one less remaining member of their Ghost Tiger Group.
Utsunomiya Naoji will soon be a completely dead man.
(End of this chapter)