Chapter 797: Dragon-like Reversal
Chapter 797: Dragon-like Reversal (35)
"If that's the case, it seems necessary to have witnesses testify in court."
The blond judge nodded and raised the gavel, ready to bring it down.
Before lowering the gavel, he turned his head and looked at Iwai Sayoko behind the prosecutor's seat and asked.
"Prosecutor Iwai, what do you think about Attorney Minamoto's request to allow Kazama Shintaro to testify as a witness? Do you have any other opinions?"
Iwai Sayoko shook her head.
In such a public security trial that is open to the public, if there is a request that complies with procedures and is impeccable in reason, then as the chief prosecutor, she cannot refuse it.
So she just nodded slightly and replied.
"The prosecutor has no other objection to this and agrees to allow the witness Kazama Shintaro to testify in court."
After the prosecution and the defense reached the same conclusion.
The presiding judge then raised the gavel and lowered it to the table with a thud.
The originally noisy courtroom quieted down, waiting for the presiding judge's next speech.
"Please ask the bailiff to lead Mr. Kazama Shintaro to the witness stand to testify in court."
As soon as he spoke, the two bailiffs standing at the door of the courtroom took action.
They pushed the door open and walked out with a creaking sound, disappearing from the sight of everyone in the courtroom.
Seeing this, Nanatsuki Koshimizu couldn't help but turn her head and look at the hedgehog's confident face.
She asked with a suspicious look in her eyes.
"Xiang Yuan, are you really so sure that you can find a part in Kazama Shintaro's testimony that proves that the meeting between Shimano Tai and Utsunomiya Naoji is not true?"
"Is this an emergency? You didn't talk about this in the lounge before."
As Nanatsuki Koshimizu said, this incident was not what Mitsuki Mukai and Shintaro Kazama had expected.
The two parties had not had any communication beforehand, so in the subsequent trial, Shintaro Kazama's testimony was most likely the true situation of the incident.
————Xiang Yuanguang had no idea what the real situation was.
Perhaps the testimony of Shintaro Kazama will prove that the meeting between Shimano Tai and Utsunomiya Naoji was impossible, but it is also possible that Shintaro Kazama cannot provide any proof of Shimano Tai's absence.
In Koshimizu Nanatsuki's judgment, the second possibility is far greater than the first possibility.
Regardless of the personal relationship between Kazama Shintaro and Shimano Tai, it is quite incredible that he would pay attention to Shimano Tai's whereabouts at that time.
What I just explained to Yuan Guang and the presiding judge was complete nonsense.
Koshimizu Nanatsuki is well aware of this.
If the different underworld organizations in Kamurocho were too densely distributed to conceal each other's whereabouts, then the series of events that occurred in Kamurocho would not have occurred.
Even just from the incident of Haibara Ai being kidnapped, we can still get a glimpse of this.
Shintaro Kazama, the leader of the Kazama Group, and Kazuma Kiryu, the backbone of the Kazama Group, would never have found the specific trace of Haibara Ai without the reminder of Goro Majima of the Majima Group.
It can be clearly seen here that if no one is sent to monitor in advance, it is impossible to know what other organizations are doing at a specific time.
"I say, Xiang Yuan, if you say that the testimony given by Kazama Shintaro is useless, or even counterproductive..."
The expired high school detective asked in a low voice.
"So what should we do next? Do you have any other plans?"
The hedgehog looks so confident, but actually he doesn't have much self-confidence, right?
This guy's bluffing skill is too high. Even his companion Nanatsuki Koshimizu, without prior communication, could not tell whether Xiang Yuanguang was really confident or just bluffing. The other party always came up with new logic in the existing evidence, thus bringing out the possibility of another event.
This is an unpredictable special situation.
"…Then we can only ask Shimano himself."
He raised the coffee cup to Yuan Guang and answered calmly.
“I…?”
Koshimizu Nanatsuki blinked.
She didn't react for a moment and asked Yuan Guang what he meant by asking the person himself.
But then, she realized what exactly Xiang Yuanguang would do next if he didn't get any useful testimony from Kazama Shintaro——
There is no doubt that Xiang Yuanguang will choose to let Shimano Tai testify in court as a witness.
However, it may not be easy to get Shimano Tai to testify in court. Even if he can convince Iwai Sayoko and the presiding judge, Xiang Yuan's impression in their minds will be reduced.
Therefore, Xiang Yuan would first let Kazama Shintaro testify in court and try to lead out Shimano Tai as reasonably as possible.
————However, if Kazama Shintaro’s testimony can really serve as proof of Shimano Tai’s alibi, then the time of Shimano Tai’s testimony in court can be further pushed back on this basis.
"Yes, in person."
"If Shimano appears in court, I am absolutely sure I can make him tell the truth."
Xiang Yuanguang said in a calm voice.
This time it is not bluffing, but a real declaration.
Because the heart lock that was cast on Shimano Tai last night has not yet dissipated, and coupled with the five uses of the verbal bomb that have been preserved to this day, even if he is bombarded indiscriminately, Shimano Tai will be able to tell the truth.
However, it is obvious to the naked eye that using verbal bullets against Shimano Tai will result in a huge consumption of energy.
Therefore, he temporarily kept the verbal bullets and would only use them to question or intimidate when it was necessary. Apart from that, he would not continue to use verbal bullets for verbal attacks.
Tick, tick, tick.
Footsteps sounded in the corridor outside the First Courtroom.
With Xiang Yuanguang's extraordinary hearing, he could tell at once that the two bailiffs who had gone out had led Kazama Shintaro to the outside of the courtroom and were preparing to enter the courtroom.
He couldn't help but pick up the coffee again and take a sip.
There was a hint of barely perceptible worry in his eyes.
————Although he was prepared that Kazama Shintaro’s testimony would be useless or have a negative effect, he was willing to take the risk of lowering the impression of the presiding judge and intensify Shimano Tai’s testimony in court.
However, if possible, he still wanted to get useful testimony from Kazama Shintaro.
When defending public security incidents, every mistake may lead the entire incident to an irreversible situation.
Xiang Yuanguang was not sure how many times he could make mistakes, so he had to be extra careful.
"Mr. Kazama, the court would like you to testify about Shimano Tai's whereabouts at 6 p.m. three days ago."
The blond judge looked at Kazama Shintaro who came to the testimony stand and asked.
"I hope you can speak carefully. This testimony may affect the direction of the entire incident."
(End of this chapter)