Chapter 758: Dragon-like Reversal
Chapter 758: Dragon-like Reversal (13)
The blond judge lowered the gavel.
Although this was just a small decision made by the presiding judge during the trial, it gave Utsunomiya Naoji a feeling of being sentenced to death in advance. The lock on his heart was already shaky and would break with just a slight push.
However, since it is not completely broken, it means that Utsunomiya Naoji will continue to lie and hide secrets.
(Has the heart lock not been broken yet? What is the defendant still hiding?)
Xiang Yuanguang frowned slightly.
He realized that Naoji Utsunomiya's condition seemed a little different from what he had previously imagined. Perhaps he had overlooked something, or there were other conditions that had not yet been discovered.
However, since we are about to enter the questioning stage, these questions cannot be considered as real problems.
At this moment, Sayoko Iwai at the prosecutor's seat was looking at Naoji Utsunomiya at the testimony stand, and her gaze shifted to the public security officer, Yuya Kazami, who was standing nearby, as if she was going to take this opportunity to confirm the attitude of the Japanese public security.
In response to this, Feng Jianyu just shook his head helplessly.
Seeing this situation, Iwai Sayoko couldn't help but frown.
She knew that there seemed to be something mysterious about Xiang Yuanguang's background, but she didn't expect that even the Japanese police seemed to be afraid of Xiang Yuanguang. Even in the court, they couldn't take the initiative to target Xiang Yuanguang?
It seems that the first day of trial will end in failure.
Xiang Yuanguang may have hidden some important evidence or information and has not yet produced it, but the Japanese police are afraid to launch a full-scale offensive. They probably don't have the evidence to make the case a solid one yet.
As expected, public trials of public security incidents are very troublesome. It would be much better if they were conducted in secret.
"Okay, Mr. Utsunomiya, please don't hesitate any longer."
The blond judge frowned, stared at the silent Utsunomiya Naoji, and put pressure on him again.
"Please testify immediately about your conversation with Mr. Mukai in the lounge of the First Courtroom. The court will consider the subsequent sentencing situation based on your performance in court now."
Although Xiang Yuanguang is well-known for only punishing the innocent and not sentencing.
But he, the presiding judge, and Iwai Sayoko, the prosecuting prosecutor, will not be replaced like Minamoto Mitsuki. His words now put real pressure on Utsunomiya Naoji.
As soon as the blond judge said this, Utsunomiya Naoji swallowed his saliva again.
He thought about it for a while, and finally spoke.
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[~ Testimony about the conversation with Attorney Xiang Yuan in the lounge ~]
[Testimony begins]
"In the lounge before... I did tell Attorney Xiang Yuan that I knew the high-level personnel of Jinshan Group, the direct descendant of Dongcheng Clan, which is under the Ghost Tiger Group."
"As for the Dongcheng Association senior executive who contacted me, I, I really don't know who he is."
"But I don't think this means anything, right? After all, the East City Society has many direct-line organizations and many high-level people. There must be some that I don't know, right?"
"After all, Kusakabe Makoto is really annoying."
"Not only did he send all the members of the Ghost Tiger Group to prison, he also had a very bad impact on the Tojo Clan. Even most of the peripheral forces that Boss Jinshan had taken in from Beika Town were disbanded because of this..."
[End of testimony]
——————(Boss Nishikiyama…? Nishikiyama Akira?)
Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and thought of the guy he had met before.
He was very decisive, just like Garou. It was hard to imagine that this person, who was completely opposite to Kiryu Kazuma in character, was actually a good brother of Kiryu Kazuma in Kazama Shintaro's words...
However, most of the peripheral forces that were recruited in Beika Town were disbanded because of this?
Why does it sound a little wrong?
(It couldn’t be that it had nothing to do with Kusakabe Makoto, but that the last time I went to Kamurocho and caused a scene was an extension of the Mask Case incident, right…?)
The hedgehog-haired lawyer was sweating profusely.
Seeing this, Iwai Sayoko at the prosecutor's seat narrowed her eyes, feeling that something was wrong.
Why did Xiang Yuanguang, who had just been confident of winning, suddenly look like she couldn't hold back when the witness gave such meaningless testimony? Could it be that there was some breakthrough hidden in this that she didn't know about?
The prosecutor in charge thought for a moment, thinking about the next response strategy.
After listening to Naoji Utsunomiya's testimony, the blond presiding judge shook his head and said with emotion.
"Although Prosecutor Kusakabe does have a grudge against the Tojo Clan, there is a high possibility that the Tojo Clan will seek revenge."
"However, if we cannot confirm whether the person who met with Mr. Utsunomiya is a high-ranking member of the Tojo Clan, we may not be able to use these testimonies to determine that it was the work of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, as Officer Kazami said."
Yuya Kazami, who was standing next to the testimony stand, felt helpless about this point of view.
As the presiding judge said, because the defendants such as Utsunomiya Naoji did not know the high-ranking officials of the Tojo Clan who had transactions with them, the Japanese public security was unable to target any particular high-ranking official of the Tojo Clan.
Otherwise, when Genmitsu pointed out that the Japanese police were enforcing the law in a backdoor manner just now, Kazami Yuya would have been able to refute it.
However, if you really want to ask if there is anyone to suspect, there is actually——
Before the trial began, Mr. Amuro took people to Kamurocho to investigate. Before the investigation, he said that if he had to name a high-ranking member of the Tojo Clan who instructed the three Utsunomiyas to commit the crime, it would be the leader of the Shimano Group, Tai Shimano.
(Shimano Tai?... Mr. Amuro seems to be very suspicious of Shimano Tai.)
Yuya Kazami thought in his heart.
The blond presiding judge has already moved the process to the next step.
He picked up the gavel and looked at Iwai Sayoko who was sitting in the prosecutor's seat and asked.
"Prosecutor Iwai, do you have any opinions on this? If not, then this court will declare the entry into the questioning phase and allow Attorney Xiang Yuan to begin questioning."
In response, the Chief Prosecutor, who was still thinking, nodded without hesitation.
She believes that there is nothing to attack about this testimony.
Once Xiang Yuanguang starts asking questions, I can point out the breakthrough point. Then it won’t be too late to take this opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Xiang Yuanguang... Anyway, there is still plenty of time for this trial.
"Well, now, this court declares that the inquiry has begun."
"Please ask Attorney Minamoto to question the defendant, Naoji Utsunomiya."
The judge raised the gavel and then lowered it.
The sound spread to every corner of the courtroom, and the many audience members in the audience seats who were originally discussing the matter also quieted down, waiting for Minamoto no Mitsuki to question Utsunomiya Naoji next.
Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who was standing next to Genkou, narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling something was wrong.
(End of this chapter)