Knight Asylum

Igarashi Daiji rushed forward and punched the cell door, staring at Luca fiercely, "Do you think you can fool me?"

How could there be... such a person in this world? If there is, then he must be pretending...

[Just like you, right?]

Igarashi Daiji's pupils shrank sharply. In the glass on the side, Igarashi Daiji was holding his chin and laughing at his ugly appearance at the moment.

“That’s why I want to appeal to prove my innocence,” Luca looked at his hands. “It would be great if I could change back. I can’t make clothes like this.”

In the corridor, Igarashi Kazuki leaned against the wall, hitting the back of his head against the wall gently again and again.

Chapter 713: Disappeared Area

Early the next morning, after Red packed up a little, he and Hongyin joined Kitaoka Hide's family. As they expected, the wall was splashed with paint and had extremely humiliating words scribbled on it such as "bastard lawyer!" and "Go to hell!"

Seeing this situation, Hong Yin, who was always smiling and cynical, also let out a sound of dissatisfaction.

However, Hideichi Kitaoka himself didn't seem to care much, and even walked around his house with his chin held high to admire the graffiti.

"Not bad--"

Kitaoka Hideichi nodded with a satisfied look on his face, went back to the garage and backed out his best silver sports car, rolled down the window and nodded towards Hong Yinye and Reid.

"Get in the car, my assistants."

Reid and Hongyin also looked at each other, opened the car door, and sat in the back seat.

"Lawyer Kitaoka, what's your chances of winning?"

"I have only one rule when it comes to criminal cases. The judge's decision is their business," Kitaoka Hideichi said as he fastened his seat belt. "I want to break their defenses. Don't even think about leaving the courtroom looking like a winner. People who abuse their power should look like they abused their power."

"Hey~ Lawyer Kitaoka, I think we will become good friends," Hong Yin also raised an eyebrow, "Can I ask you for help if I get into trouble in the future?"

"I'm only too happy to oblige."

Kitaoka Hideichi stepped on the accelerator with a laugh.

When they arrived at the court, as soon as Hideichi Kitaoka got off the car, a group of reporters who had been waiting for a long time rushed up and poked Kitaoka Hideichi in the face with various topics related to different advertisements.

"Lawyer Kitaoka, what do you think of this case?"

"Lawyer Kitaoka, what benefit did the devil Luka give you that made you willing to help him get rid of the charges?"

"Lawyer Kitaoka, I heard that what you are best at is making people who have committed many crimes look innocent. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

An ordinary lawyer would probably be driven crazy by such aggressive and noisy questioning, but who is Kitaoka Hideichi?

Faced with the reporters' highly aggressive questioning, Hidekazu Kitaoka just smiled and raised his middle finger.

"Stupid——"

The reporters who were raising the topic were silent for a moment.

Red, who was helping Kitaoka Hideichi carry his briefcase, had a subtle expression on his face.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but Hideichi Kitaoka was becoming more and more aggressive.

At this moment, the mother and daughter appeared. The child was crying loudly, and the woman was crying and scratching, punching and kicking in the direction of Kitaoka Hideichi. Her collapsed appearance gave the surrounding reporters new motivation to start a new round of verbal criticism.

“Haha—what a hassle—”

Kitaoka Hideichi held his forehead and shook his head helplessly.

"Red, do you remember all their faces?"

Red, who had already picked up his phone to start recording, made an OK gesture.

"I'll buy their newspaper and ask them to write reports praising me for a month," Kitaoka Hideichi yawned.

The expressions of the reporters holding the topic froze instantly.

"Hey, how much will this cost? Let me make a phone call and ask, Murakami, how much does it cost to buy the newspaper in Xingxiu District? Ah, it's so cheap."

Red put down his phone and winked at Kitaoka Shuichi.

“I’ve already bought it.”

As soon as Reid finished speaking, different cell phone rings came from the pockets of the reporters present. As a member of society, in order to avoid missing important calls, they would prepare special phone rings for their bosses. So the moment the ring rang, cold sweat broke out on the reporters' foreheads, and they trembled as they put down the microphone and answered the call.

"..."

After less than thirty seconds of conversation, the righteous men fell silent.

It's not shabby to eat.

Seeing that all the reporters she had called were silent and even showed signs of turning against her, the woman broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, someone from Phoenix just came out, and the woman immediately pulled her daughter and threw herself on the young man walking in front.

"Please, help us—"

Igarashi Daiji held the woman's arm with an embarrassed look on his face, but somehow, as if someone had briefly taken control of his body, Igarashi Daiji spoke.

"Are you willing to swear on your soul that you are not lying?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously. "I swear, I am absolutely not lying. How could I use my daughter's innocence to slander others! Especially someone who has turned into a demon!"

"I understand. I will help you."

Igarashi Daiji was stunned and subconsciously covered his mouth.

What on earth is this...

Escorted by reporters, Kitaoka Hide strode into the court and arrived at the courtroom. Soon, five judges and juries entered the courtroom. The gavel, symbolizing fairness and justice, fell, and Luca, who was still in the appearance of a moth demon and restricted by a straitjacket, was pushed in.

The moment they saw Luca's devilish appearance, the jurors all frowned. At this moment, the woman excitedly picked up something and threw it in Luca's direction, shouting "scumbag", and her daughter was so scared that she started crying softly.

The judge hesitated for a long time, and then struck the gavel to signal silence when he saw the jury cast sympathetic glances in the direction of the woman.

Red held his chin, neither happy nor sad, because he knew that this was just the beginning.

Just as Hideichi Kitaoka expected, the prosecutors changed the testimony because Luca had gone on a business trip two weeks ago, so it became that Luca had abducted the woman's five-year-old daughter several times within a year.

In response to this, Kitaoka Hideichi simply asked the question.

"Where's the evidence? I won't use my daughter's innocence to slander others. This is a court. If you keep crying and making a scene, you're disrupting discipline. Ah - Your Honor, don't be polite. This is what I should do."

As he said this, Kitaoka Hideichi smiled in the direction of the judge who was pulling out his hand.

The prosecutor took a deep breath and asked, "Does Mr. Kitaoka Hideichi have any evidence to prove that the defendant did not do these things?"

"It's always the case that there is evidence, not proof. Please don't answer my question with a rhetorical question. Ah - Judge, don't be polite. I won't bother you to hammer on this matter."

Veins bulged on the foreheads of the judge and the prosecutor.

"Looks like there's no evidence?" Kitaoka Hideichi grinned, stood up and looked at the woman, "You said your daughter was abducted to the basement, and even told the pattern, right? But there's no basement in a clothing store."

"I have an objection - the next thing I want to show is exhibit number three."

The prosecutor immediately stood up and pushed out a blackboard, on which was pasted the design drawings of Luca's clothing store.

"We didn't find a basement in the clothing store, but the basement does exist. It was just hidden by Luca in some way. The evidence is this design drawing of the clothing store that Luca bought! According to our actual measurement results, the area is 50 square meters smaller than the data recorded! Where did the 50 square meters go?"

The prosecutor raised his chin in triumph.

"Are you stupid? It's a common area."

"..."

At this time Luca also spoke up, "Actually, I also want to know where I went."

The prosecutor leaned back sharply.

In the sixth year after [S·L] came out, a real estate tycoon proposed this unparalleled concept, which quickly became popular within [S·L]. Even today, some weirdos still express dissatisfaction.

Great!

Chapter 714 Final Judgment

Sitting in the audience, Kazuki Igarashi looked at the hilarious trial in front of him with a subtle expression, which seemed to happen only in a TV drama.

"Ikki~ Make a contract. I want to eat that child and that woman."

Weiss waved his hands left and right.

The evidence produced by the procuratorate, which claimed to have solid evidence, was full of loopholes. The claim that the area did not exist was laughable. The mother and daughter, who were the victims, were even more outrageous. The woman's words were incoherent, and even with the help of the judge, she was able to make contradictory statements. The woman, who was the victim, could only cry from the beginning to now.

Igarashi Kazuki could clearly feel that the other people in the audience were becoming impatient. They were fed up with women screaming at every turn.

In comparison, Luca, who was restrained by a straitjacket, was much more normal. Although he looked like a demon moth, his voice was very soft. Facing the woman's almost rogue-like insults and the prosecutor's endless repetitive attacks, he did not collapse from beginning to end and his conditioning was very clear.

People who commit such evil acts should be insulted and should be questioned endlessly by prosecutors. Their actions are correct and show that justice still exists in this society.

But I didn't commit the crime, so I have to prove my innocence.

As Luca's defense lawyer, Hideichi Kitaoka behaved quite relaxed from beginning to end. The client is the biggest weakness of a defense lawyer. As long as the client does not collapse, the defense lawyer will always have a way, not to mention an undefeated lawyer like Hideichi Kitaoka.

With the powerful combination of the two, the prosecutor was defeated step by step, and the judge sitting on the stage also looked unhappy.

The real trouble is not the defense in court, but public opinion itself.

After a while, everyone's minds gradually became clear.

And most importantly, people like reversals.

Hiromi Kadada, who was watching the defense behind the scenes, folded his arms across his chest and let out a breath.

"it is as expected."

Igarashi Daiji, who was standing behind Hiromi Kadada, clenched his fists tightly. The woman's every word and action irritated his nerves. He couldn't believe that this woman was actually talking nonsense, and that Luca, who had turned into a demon, was actually innocent.

He denounced Luca in the name of justice, so he was evil and despicable, and his brother Igarashi Kazuki, who believed in Luca, was right.

The impact of this two-stage reversal pushed his mental stress to the limit.

[Igarashi Daiji] covered his forehead and slowly curled his lips.

"Captain, I have something to take care of."

After saying that, [Igarashi Daiji] unzipped his uniform, turned around, took out a driver from his arms and slapped it on his waist.

【TWO SIDRIVER】

"Ah, ah, there's one more thing. I did some research."

Seeing the prosecutor opposite him sweating profusely and looking like he was about to talk nonsense, Kitaoka Hideichi straightened his clothes and stood up.

"This lady has every reason to falsely accuse my client."

The woman's face changed.

"Ma'am, you also opened a clothing store, right? It's right across from my client's store. However, I heard that your income is not enough to cover your expenses. Ah~ But it seems that things turned around yesterday. Many people came to buy the goods in your store."

Kitaoka Hideichi raised his hand and tapped his forehead, then raised his index finger with a bright smile.

"You seem to have helped your daughter get endorsements for a lot of brands. Ah~ If you lose the lawsuit, you will have to pay a huge penalty. The millions raised from donations seem to be totally insufficient to pay."

Igarashi Ikki leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath.

it's over--

The disadvantaged groups have a super strong sympathy buff, which is so strong that sometimes they can ignore some obvious problems.

But vulnerable groups may become the target of public attack at any time.

Because everyone can see that the disadvantaged groups have gained enormous benefits and privileges beyond the understanding of normal people through their sympathy, and have used these benefits and privileges to do whatever they want.

And Luca just turned into a demon.

"You, what are you talking about! How could I frame this pervert! He is obviously a man, but he is designing and selling women's clothing. I can feel that he looks at the female customers with disgusting eyes every day, and... there must be surveillance cameras installed in the dressing room!"

Feeling uneasy, the woman frantically directed the issue to a wider conflict.

"If you don't believe me, you can go check this perverted store right now!"

"Ah~ Regarding this matter, there are indeed surveillance cameras in the dressing rooms of clothing stores," Kitaoka Hideichi snapped his nails.

Kitaoka Hideichi's words caused an uproar, and even Luca himself exclaimed.

Now the woman and the prosecutor are just struggling in their death throes, and Kitaoka Hideichi's victory is already certain, but if Luca really installed surveillance in the locker room, the situation would be different.

"But who installed this surveillance camera?"

Kitaoka Shuichi smiled slightly, took off his watch and placed it on the table. He raised his finger and tapped the surface of the screen. The dial opened to both sides and a holographic image rose. Although it was a little dim, they could still see that it was Luca's clothing store.

A magic circle rose up in the holographic image, and a person passed through the magic circle and entered the clothing store and walked towards the dressing room. The camera followed the person into the dressing room.

Everyone in the audience was talking about it.

Because the camera clearly captured the man's movements.