Chapter 104 Reversal of Illumination
Chapter 104 Reversal of Illumination (4)
"What did you say? Shirai Kengo? Wasn't he suspended from his job!?"
Gu Meimen, who was sitting in the defense seat, was shocked.
It makes sense, everything makes sense. The reason he couldn't get in was because of that old troublemaker, Shirai Kengo.
Then he had spread rumors that Shirai Kengo manipulated the police and prevented lawyers from exercising their rights, and he hit the mark unexpectedly.
"Suspended? Yes, he was suspended, but yesterday, Officer Shirai Kengo was reinstated."
Prosecutor Sugiura sneered and reached out to stroke his thick hair.
Then, he said this with confidence.
"The reason is that Officer Shirai found this surveillance record, the decisive evidence in this case!"
"The Metropolitan Police Department has reviewed Inspector Shirai's ability to handle cases..."
"Huh? I was the one who found it! How rude of that old detective to take credit for it!"
He was listening to music with headphones just now, but now Nanatsuki Koshimizu slammed his head on the table.
She had shown her ability to do two things at once when Xiang Yuanguang had talked to her before.
Even when listening to a lecture, you can still distract yourself to observe other people's characteristics and extract key information from their conversations.
At this moment, Prosecutor Sugiura's words immediately made Koshimizu Nanatsuki angry!
"The other detectives present here can all attest that it was me who found the surveillance camera."
Koshimizu Nanatsuki's words immediately made Kumimon's eyes light up.
Although the little girl's words were not very harsh, they were very useful.
"That's right, Judge, I once again question Shirai Kengo's ability as a criminal police officer!"
Gu Meimen stood up and walked from the defense seat to the testimony stand in the middle.
He looked at Prosecutor Sugiura unceremoniously and spoke righteously.
"Look, Inspector Shirai, whose case-handling ability you said was being re-evaluated, actually swallowed up the credit of a high school girl. This is simply insane. Where is the justice of being a police officer?"
"If you think that such a police officer can be considered as a police officer, then I have to doubt whether the Iketai police are deliberately confusing right and wrong and confusing the facts."
"Uh, this, I, I just said something out of turn, but Inspector Shirai submitted this evidence..."
The confidence that Prosecutor Sugiura had just built up was shattered by Kumimon.
Sweat began to appear on his forehead again, and he subconsciously picked up a handkerchief to wipe it off.
Boom, boom, boom.
The presiding judge banged the gavel, looked at Prosecutor Sugiura, and spoke.
"Next, please ask Prosecutor Sugiura to carefully consider your words. If there are any problems again..."
"This court is going to punish you. Do you understand?"
Prosecutor Sugiura nodded stiffly.
At this time, Gu Meimen, like a victorious rooster, sat back in the defense seat with his head held high and chest raised.
He even did not forget to glance at Xiang Yuanguang who was holding a cup of coffee on the other side.
It seems to be saying [I can do this kind of thing, can you do it? ]
Regarding this, Genmitsu was too lazy to argue with Kumemon, and the details still depended on Shirai Kengo's testimony.
"Hey, Archmage, your offensiveness needs to be improved."
Putting on her headphones, Nanatsuki Koshimizu spoke softly.
"Offensive? Do you mean physical or magical?"
Xiang Yuanguang said casually.
During this time, the presiding judge had already asked the bailiff to invite Inspector Shirai to give his account of the case.
After a while, the door of the courtroom was pushed open.
Tick, tick, tick.
Conan in the audience had an expression that said, "As expected, it's you."
Because the person who walked in was the detective Lao Deng who had been chattering non-stop on the top floor of the company last night.
However, it was the first time that Conan knew the full name of detective Lao Deng.
"I'm Kengo Shirai, an inspector from the Criminal Division."
The old detective walked to the testimony stand, his eyes fixed on the presiding judge.
Then he said this.
"Please allow me to speed up the playback of the surveillance footage from No. 24, the top corridor of Shimadzu Corporation."
The presiding judge seemed to have no reason to refuse such a request.
He nodded. "Inspector Shirai, please start."
Shirai Kengo took out the evidence bag, and inside it was the USB flash drive.
Everyone present knew clearly that the USB drive probably contained a copy of the surveillance records of the top floor corridor.
What exactly is decisiveness...what is proof...through this, we can get the result.
Sizzle. Sizzle.
The surveillance records copied from the USB flash drive are somewhat distorted after fast forwarding, but the contents can be clearly seen.
The surveillance records show that the situation on the 24th, the day of the incident, was like this.
Nothing unusual was captured in the morning, except that Shimazu Zangyuan and Secretary Sanyuan entered the office.
Then Sanyuan's secretary left the office with the documents, disappeared in the elevator, and returned to the office after a while.
At noon, Shimazu Zangyuan and Secretary Sanyuan left the office... Then, Shimazu Zangyuan and Secretary Sanyuan returned to the office to work.
In the afternoon, Shimazu Sae pushed open the office door and entered the office.
Then he came out of the office happily with a note with something written on it.
After Shimazu Sae disappeared from the surveillance, Secretary Sanyuan also left the office and disappeared as well.
Through the scene when Sanyuan's secretary opened the door, you can see Shimazu Zangyuan is flipping through something.
Then, around seven in the evening, Yamada Isamu and Kaga Ranmaru entered the office.
At 7:05, Secretary Sanyuan brought Mao Li and others to the corridor and pushed open the door.
At 7:12, the police arrived and arrested Yamada Isamu and Kaga Ranmaru...The surveillance record ends here.
"I believe everyone has discovered... yes, there are only two suspects in this case."
Inspector Shirai stood next to the projector that had ended the show, and he looked extremely serious.
"Next, let me explain."
【~Explanation and testimony about the contents of surveillance records~】
[Testimony begins]
"The surveillance records show that it was not until the afternoon that Shimazu Sae and Sanyuan Shunji left the office one after another."
"The deceased in this case, Shimazu Zangyuan, is still alive and is looking through the documents."
"It was not until Yamada Isamu and Kaga Ranmaru entered the office that Shimazu Zangyuan was confirmed dead."
"Based on this surveillance video, it is obvious that the murderer could only be these two people."
"It would be impossible for anyone else to enter the office without going through the surveillance footage in the corridor, so I make this assertion."
"That's the end of my testimony."
[End of testimony]
After watching the surveillance records and listening to Kengo Shirai's testimony.
The whole place was instantly silent, even Kumito was speechless.
Although the surveillance video did not capture the murder process, if it only captured the two men entering the office...
"Tsk... this is an overwhelming disadvantage. Sanyuan Shunji actually has an alibi?"
The smile on Gu Meimen's face could no longer be suppressed. He frowned and looked at Kaga Ranmaru in the dock.
Kaga Ranmaru's eyes widened, obviously he didn't know such a situation existed.
"It seems that Attorney Gu Meimen has nothing more to say."
Prosecutor Sugiura showed a triumphant smile on his face.
He stood up, walked to Inspector Shirai, and then spoke.
"Your Excellency, the evidence is conclusive. You can now sentence him guilty!"
The presiding judge nodded. If it was as the surveillance records showed, then this was indeed the only possibility.
"Then, this court declares..."
"A pound of pear!"
At this moment, a strong wind swept through the courtroom.
Xiang Yuanguang slapped the table, stood up and said without hesitation.
"How can you decide if he's guilty or not guilty when the defense hasn't even started questioning yet?!"
Word bullet【5/5】.
(Although I don’t know where the flaw is, it’s always right to voice my objection first!)
(This is a unique skill my teacher taught me—bluffing!)
Book friends now have more information than Lao Guang and Gu Meimen, so you can find the contradiction between the testimony and the evidence here. How about taking a guess?
(End of this chapter)