I'm in Conan, but I'm in Ace Attorney

Sitting next to Xiang Yuanguang was Nakano Souji with a bitter face.

The two of them ate noodles in a hurry. Halfway through, Nakano Souji could no longer suppress the doubts in his heart.

"Senior Xiang Yuan, why do you want to eat vegetarian noodles? Is it to get closer to the lives of the residents?"

"Ah! I understand. Senior Xiang Yuan must be conducting an on-site inspection of the residents' lighting conditions in order to prepare for the lawsuit!"

The new lawyer expressed his ideas without waiting for Yuan Guang to speak.

He nodded repeatedly with great enthusiasm, looked at Xiang Yuanguang with admiration, and said.

"I also want to be like Senior Xiang Yuan and prepare for my work all the time!"

(Prepare your head... I just don't have money.)

The hedgehog-headed lawyer acted as a master without saying a word, but secretly he was already shedding sad tears.

Arita Ryosuke, who came with him, went straight to a high-end restaurant to eat, and Yueshui went over to eat for free.

He originally wanted to go, but in the end he didn't have the courage to ask, so he just went to a roadside stall to eat a bowl of vegetarian noodles.

I didn't expect that this guy Nakano Souji would actually follow me... Now that's the end of the matter.

If I said that I was simply poor, then my prestige in Nakano Souji's heart would definitely be reduced to zero.

Xiang Yuanguang nodded with difficulty and finished his noodles with no appetite.

Just as I was about to get up and leave, I saw a man in a suit and tie, with a professional villain look, sitting opposite me. This guy was even accompanied by a beautiful secretary and a handsome suit boy.

"Mr. Xiang Yuan, you actually overwhelmed Kumimon head-on in terms of momentum. That's amazing."

"For this, I have to praise your strength."

The 'villain' glanced at the bowl of vegetarian noodles that Xiang Yuanguang had eaten clean, and couldn't help but shake his head.

The secretary next to him immediately took out a box and placed it on the chair next to him.

"Although you are not a lawyer like us, I will help you as long as you are dealing with Kumemon."

"In this box are some information I collected, as well as a little bit of my thoughts that can help you out of your immediate crisis."

"How about it? Lawyer Xiang Yuan, will you accept it?"

(Information...feelings...who is this guy?)

Xiang Yuanguang narrowed his eyes, and Nakano Souji next to him seemed to wake up from a dream and said in surprise.

"Aren't you the director of Miki Law Firm, a famous law firm in the Ikedai area..."

"Mr. Miki Choichiro? I heard that you and Attorney Kumemon have always been at odds. It seems to be true."

"There's no need to make this too clear, right?"

The director of Miki Law Firm, Miki Choichiro, gave a chilling smile.

He immediately told Nakano Souji to shut up and not say anything else.

However, Xiang Yuanguang was not affected by the momentum. He took the box, opened it, and took out the documents in the file bag.

Just a glance and his brows were raised.

I saw that the file bag contained the plan for Shimadzu Corporation's second phase project, as well as some special information.

For example... gossip about the son of the president of Shimadzu Corporation, some negative materials and so on.

"I know you always like to make things develop in the most complicated and worst direction, and then reverse everything."

"How about this information? Is it enough for you to send Kumimon and the president of Shimadzu Corporation to prison?"

There was a hint of ease in Miki Choichiro's words.

"Well, please just work hard, and when you've dealt with Kumemon, I'll treat you to tea."

Tear————

Lawyer Miki left quietly with his secretary and assistant.

They came and went in a hurry, leaving only the box next to Xiang Yuanguang.

"…Really? Who do you think I am?"

Xiang Yuanguang frowned, flipped through the documents at hand, and then put them back into the file bag.

Afterwards, the document bag was stuffed directly into the box and the box lock was closed with a click.

"The teacher told me that it would be better to mediate this case out of court."

Nakano Sosuke came back to his senses and spoke seriously to Genkou.

"The senior who transferred the case to me told me that the compensation this time could be 5 million per person."

"The bottom line is 3 million per person. Shimadzu will definitely give this figure."

(…It seems that what everyone wants is not the right to light, but compensation.)

The hedgehog-headed lawyer pushed the box to Nakano Souji and stood up.

Then, he snapped his fingers.

"Please return this box to Miki Office and tell them I have no use for it."

"If you want the right to light, you want the right to light. If you want to retreat, you want compensation. Isn't that the same as blackmail?"

"Don't worry, leave it to me. Even if my opponent is Kumimon, I won't lose."

Nodding somewhat dazedly, Nakano Souji took the box and suddenly woke up.

"Wait, Senior Xiang Yuan, what are you going to do?"

Going further and further towards the source of light.

"I'll go investigate the actual victimization of the residents here. You can go talk to the neighborhood committee chairman tonight."

"See you tomorrow!"

Chapter 87: Detective Maori

—————April 23, 3:50 p.m.————

—————Shimadzu Real Estate Co., Ltd., Head Office——————

Shimadzu Zangyuan, the president of Shimadzu Real Estate Co., Ltd., flipped through the account book in his hand with some irritation.

Originally, the foundation construction of the first phase of apartments in the Honichidai area had been completed by this time.

However, due to the existence of the local neighborhood committee, the construction was forced to stop.

If this continues and the construction of the first phase of apartments is delayed, it will become a major challenge to the capital chain.

"Tsk, Sanyuan, I heard that Gu Meimen couldn't say a word when facing Xiang Yuanguang and being refuted?"

"Is that legendary rookie lawyer from Tokyo really that amazing?"

Shimazu Zangyuan looked at his secretary, and the secretary nodded without hesitation, and he whispered.

"The people who accompanied Kumimon to the briefing explained this."

"In addition, he also pointed out that lawyer Xiang Yuan's words were like a Category 8 typhoon, which was hard to resist."

(A category eight typhoon... well, it should be a metaphor. It seems that this guy is really powerful.)

(It seems that entrusting all powers to Attorney Kumimon may not necessarily solve the crisis.)

(Is there any other way to make Xiang Yuanguang voluntarily withdraw from this commission?)

President Shimazu tapped the table, frowning, unable to think of any other solution for a moment.

The secretary Sanyuan next to him couldn't come up with any good solution either. After all, they were not experts in this area.

Until this moment, the office door was pushed open with a bang——————

"Father, I have a plan that can restore Shimazu's sight!"

The young master of Shimadzu Real Estate Co., Ltd., or rather Shimadzu Real Estate Corporation, strode in.

Shimazu Sae, 28 years old, is the only heir to the company, but he is not doing his job properly and is a headache for others.

"To deal with a big lawyer from Tokyo like Genguang, you must first understand his situation."

"Did you know that there is a famous detective in Tokyo named Maori Kogoro?"

"We can ask him to come and investigate Xiang Yuanguang. He will definitely be able to get enough information!"

Shimazu Sae's words surprised both the secretary and the president.

As the saying goes, intelligence is the foundation and prerequisite for all battles.

If we knew Xiang Yuanguang's background, perhaps Xiang Yuanguang could be defeated.

"Okay, Sae, I'll leave this matter to you. I trust you."

President Shimazu nodded, and he was just about to ask his secretary to write a check for the operation funds.

Suddenly, the hand holding the check stopped, and he looked at Shimazu Sae hesitantly.

"..."

Shimazu Sae was silent for a moment, then he nodded.

"Of course, Father, I have broken up with her."

President Shimazu nodded and said nothing more.

Watching his son leave the office with a check for 5 million yen.

He suddenly spoke to the secretary Sanyuan beside him.

"Go check Sae's recent expenses and the status of the operation funds I'm giving him now."

"You must not allow that kind of woman to always be around Sae! Do you understand?"

"Also, call Gu Meimen and ask him to resolve this incident quickly. Don't let it go to the court!"

Secretary Sanyuan nodded and turned to leave.

Brush————

President Shimazu changed the direction of his chair out of habit, felt the sunlight coming in through the window, and nodded secretly.

When you are in a bad mood, get some sun exposure and you will feel much better immediately.

Sure enough, the right to light is a very important thing.

—————April 23, 8:15 p.m.——————————Hotel, a room——————

Xiang Yuanguang marked out everything he observed that afternoon on the residential distribution map.

Looking at the number of homes whose lighting was damaged, I recalled the number of people from the neighborhood committee who participated in the protest.

He couldn't help but frown and disagreed with this.

There were only fourteen households that actually suffered lighting damage due to Shimadzu Corporation’s Phase I apartment design and were given adequate compensation.

But there were as many as fifty people who protested because their right to light was infringed.

"Sure enough, those guys just want to use this to extort compensation."

"Yueshui, how are you doing? How's the investigation going?"

Putting the pen aside, Xiang Genkou turned to look at Koshimizu Nanatsuki and Arita Ryosuke on the other side.

"As you guessed, Chairman Yamada has embezzled a lot of the neighborhood committee's public funds."

"On one side is a man who wants to collect extra fees because his son got into a fight at school."

"The last party is a neighborhood committee official who is addicted to gambling and can barely make ends meet."

"Well, they are just a gang of blackmailers."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu, wearing headphones and sunglasses as usual, replied in a relaxed manner.

She slightly adjusted the audio of the radio at hand, and then continued to immerse herself in the world of music.

(Wow, can this guy really listen to music and me at the same time? He's really trying to do two things at once.)