People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 84 Initial Briefing

—————April 23, 9:30 a.m. —————

—————Main Ikedai District, Community Center——————

Xiang Yuanguang was carrying an old backpack, with the magatama hanging on his chest as usual.

He discussed the next words with Nakano Sosuke next to him.

But unexpectedly, at this time, he was stopped by someone.

"This iconic hedgehog head! You must be Mr. Xiang Yuanguang! I heard that the residents invited you to come here a long time ago."

"Well, come in, this is the next question sheet prepared by Attorney Gu Meimen, please take a look."

At the door, an unfamiliar woman greeted Genkou and Nakano Soki warmly.

So much so that Xiang Yuanguang subconsciously took two steps back to see if the banner hanging outside was the one for "Briefing Session".

"Uh, I'm the lawyer hired by the neighborhood committee, and Senior Xiang Yuan is my legal advisor..."

"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet. May I ask, who are you?"

Nakano Souji scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, as he was obviously the real person involved in this case.

The female lawyer woke up as if from a dream, and finally reacted. She spoke repeatedly.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry... My attention was completely attracted by the hedgehog head..."

"I'm a lawyer at the Kumemon Law Firm. My name is Machiko Dai, and that's..."

"You must win this lawsuit! Come on!"

Blinking his eyes, Xiang Yuanguang was a little confused, and he looked at Nakano Sosuke.

Unexpectedly, Nakano Sosuke's eyes were more confused than Xiang Yuanguang's.

The two lawyers looked at each other, then carefully took the questionnaire from Machiko and walked into the meeting room.

Before Xiang Yuanguang had time to find a place to sit down, he sensed an unusually hostile gaze.

Without thinking, he turned his head and looked towards the source of the gaze.

That was the main seat for this briefing session, and on it was placed a nameplate with the words "Kumimon Kensuke".

"Kumito...Kensuke? Uh, I thought it would be something more handsome...?"

Xiang Yuanguang muttered to himself, and the new lawyer next to him heard it and glanced at Gu Meimen's position.

This guy had side bangs and looked very informal. He wore a suit with a tie inside and a gray coat outside. The only eye-catching thing was the shiny lawyer badge on his collar.

(You have been a lawyer for at least three years, but your lawyer badge is still brand new?)

(Wow, is this wretched old man really the real ace lawyer Komikado?)

Nakano Souji muttered secretly in his heart, but he didn't really say it out loud like Xiang Yuanguang.

After all, Senior Xiang Yuan is good at talking and even better at fighting, but he is not that good at fighting.

After a while, residents who were protesting against Shimadzu Corporation's construction of a new building arrived one after another.

Among them was the person Xiang Yuanguang had specifically looked for yesterday—the initiator of this protest.

Pregnant woman, Kumiko Kuwata.

From Kumiko, Xiang Yuanguang confirmed that the people in the protest did want the right to illumination.

Instead of trying to blackmail Shimadzu Real Estate Co., Ltd. and make a quick buck.

Otherwise, Xiang Yuanguang would not have appeared at Shimadzu Corporation’s first construction briefing today.

(Although the Building Standards Act states that buildings on commercial land do not have the right to daylight.)
(However, there is no special designation for residential areas of commercial land, in other words, there is still room for maneuver.)
(I think there is a chance to make a breakthrough in this direction.)
Xiang Yuanguang tapped lightly on the handles of the table and chair, thinking quickly about what he had learned from reading the code yesterday.

However, Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who came in with them, was flipping through the book in his hands with some boredom.

I don’t know if she can see the words on the book clearly with sunglasses on.

As for Arita Ryosuke... he said it was a rare opportunity for him to come to such a small place, so he went out for fun with his bodyguards.

(This hedgehog-headed guy must be Xiang Yuanguang. Yes, it is Xiang Yuanguang.)
(Based on the limited court records available, Xiang Yuanguang is a very aggressive lawyer.)
(But once the momentum is frustrated, there is no way to use the original defense ability.)
(My words have to be more aggressive. Well, I'm definitely more aggressive than him.)
Gu Meimen sat in the main seat of the press conference, with the slogan already written on the blackboard behind him.

He stared at Xiang Yuanguang's spiky head, his brain also thinking rapidly. (After all, he was just a rookie lawyer with two defense records, and he didn't know how much he earned from the Moon Shadow Island case.)
(Forget it, there’s no point in thinking about this. All I have to do is find a time to make Xiang Yuanguang speechless…)
(This hedgehog-head will probably go back to Tokyo crying and complain to his hedgehog friend!)

Crash---

The data records in his hands were flipping through them rapidly, and the sound of flipping papers immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The originally noisy briefing scene gradually became quiet with the sound of Kumimon flipping through the recorded documents.

In just less than a minute, Gu Meimen easily took control of the conversation.

He raised his head and said with a smile.

"I am Kensuke Kumimon, the lawyer hired by Shimadzu Corporation this time."

"Thank you for providing the meeting place. Let us make this short."

"I believe that everyone came here for only one purpose - that is the right to illuminate, right?"

"If you want to stop construction or change the blueprints, please give up this idea."

"The cost of doing this at this stage is too high. How about we convert the compensation to everyone?"

(Hmm? You're willing to pay compensation now? It seems like you don't even need the information Lawyer Ohtsuki gave you.)
Nakano Souji's eyes lit up. He was about to say the amount of compensation he expected, but he saw Xiang Yuan shaking his head.

"What, what's wrong, Senior Xiang Yuan?"

He said, sighing towards Yuan Guang.

"Lawyer Gu Meimen, the neighborhood committee is not a gang. We gathered together not for compensation but for the right to light and for the opportunity to live here better in the future."

"You should know that sunlight has a huge impact on the quality of life, right? Whether it's flowers and plants, drying clothes, or even physical health, sunlight is an indispensable part."

"Lawyer Kumimon, I've seen Shimadzu's construction site. They're still laying the foundations. They're reducing the original fifteen floors in the design drawings to eight or nine. This is the time when the impact is minimal. Are you deliberately trying to make this stage difficult?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was immediately outraged, and many residents of the neighborhood committee who opposed the building stood up and criticized.

"That's right, is this a question of money? What we want is light!"

“You people from big corporations just don’t take our lives seriously!”

"The right to light is a must, the right to light, the right to light!"

Xiang Yuanguang supported his chin with his hand, while Nakano Souji next to him had a confused look on his face.

Although both are new lawyers in this field, Xiang Yuanguang is obviously better at inciting emotions.

However, Xiang Yuanguang noticed sharply that the chairman of the neighborhood committee, Yamada... seemed reluctant to shout slogans.

(It seems that I need to talk to him today.)
Dai Machiko's eyes lit up and she cheered quietly with a little excitement.

"Okay, that's what I want. Lawyer Xiang Yuan is really amazing!"

But Machiko never expected that Kumimon's cheers would be even more blatant than hers.

"Well, that's very well said! I'm almost feeling extremely guilty for what you said!"

While clapping, Gu Meimen stood up and walked towards Yuan Guang.

The applause didn't stop until they reached Genmitsu, with a smile still on his face.

However, it was obvious that this smile was completely different from a smile that came from the heart.

"I've heard of you, the legendary criminal lawyer who reversed the case of Moon Shadow Island, the top student of the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo, and the well-deserved representative of human rights lawyers, right?"

"So, you have read the Code, right?"

Kumimon placed his hands on the table and stared down into Genmitsu's eyes.

"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, you've read it, right?"

At this moment, Xiang Yuanguang clearly heard a line of lyrics.

【LEGAL-HIGH (Victory is justice)! 】

Skills: BGM is triggered anytime, anywhere!
The light-hearted and humorous melody, which only Xiang Yuanguang could hear, swayed rhythmically.

(Current BGM: LEGAL-HIGH)

(End of this chapter)