Chapter 126 Reversal of Illumination
Chapter 126 Reversal of Illumination (21)
"Mr. Shimazu Sae, the presiding judge has summoned you to the courtroom to testify."
The bailiff pushed open the door of the lounge and looked at Shimazu Sae, who was sitting on the sofa with a calm expression.
No, this witness is not so much indifferent as he has completely given up.
"I see."
Shimazu Sae nodded, without saying anything more, he stood up.
He followed the bailiff all the way to the courtroom.
For some reason, I felt a little disappointed.
Crunch——————
The door of the courtroom was pushed open.
The person who appeared in front of everyone was the biggest suspect in this case, Shimazu Sae, who surrendered himself.
Ran Mao Li, who was sitting in the gallery, was a little surprised. She had never seen a criminal surrender himself voluntarily.
On the contrary, Kogoro Mouri next to him seemed to be quite experienced in this.
The former detective put his hand on his bag and stared silently at Shimazu Sae who walked to the testimony stand.
(Did Shimazu Sae really kill President Shimazu? But why?)
(This doesn’t seem right… Could it be because of Shimazu Sae’s rumored girlfriend?)
Several guesses flashed through Uncle Maori's mind.
The things in his bag were the information and data he had obtained from the tracking and investigation over the past two days.
Originally, Uncle Mori wanted to burn these things directly and give them to President Shimazu so that the deceased could take them to the Sanzu River.
However, an inexplicable idea led Uncle Maori to come to the court with the investigation results.
Perhaps this was a strange feeling that came from being a father? He thought this could be useful in the courtroom.
"Mr. Shimazu Sae, why did you kill your father, Shimazu Zanggen?"
"Please give a complete testimony on the three aspects of motive, murder weapon, and process."
Prosecutor Sugiura looked through the documents in his hand, but finally threw them aside.
Haha, totally useless.
If the police's evidence collection and search capabilities were a little stronger, how could he be so passive.
Even Shimazu Sae turned himself in at eight in the morning and went straight to the courtroom after completing the formalities.
There was not even time to take a statement at the police station, so it can be said that Prosecutor Sugiura knew nothing about Shimazu Sae.
In this situation, Prosecutor Sugiura, who was not very capable to begin with, simply chose to give up.
"Oh, by the way, do the two legendary lawyers over there have any other opinions on this?"
Prosecutor Sugiura was casually lying on his chair, looking very upset.
He casually asked Gu Meimen and Xiang Yuanguang on the other side.
However, Machiko Dai behind Kumemon feels that something is not right with the case.
However, ace lawyer Gu Meimen said with a smile that he had no problem.
On the other side, Nanatsuki Koshimizu was still swaying to the music, as if she didn't hear it at all.
Xiang Yuanguang shook his head, indicating that he had no opinion.
It was a rare situation in this courtroom that Sugiura, Mugen, and Kumimon all had no objections.
For some reason, the middle-aged presiding judge was actually somewhat moved by this.
He wiped the wet corners of his eyes, thinking that he had finally regained his dignity as the presiding judge.
Then, he banged the gavel and spoke.
"Then the defense and the prosecution agree. Please ask the witness to testify."
Shimazu Sae at the witness stand was not panicked, it could be said that this was what he expected.
He nodded and spoke.
[~Testimony on the motive, weapon, and process of the crime~][Testimony begins]
"My reason for committing the crime is simple: it's because of money."
"You must have heard about my scandals. Yes, I like to spend a lot of money."
"But, my father, Shimazu Zangyuan, has suspended my bank card, so I can't continue to live a luxurious life."
"So I planned to take revenge on my father on the afternoon of the 24th... near dusk."
"I had a huge argument with my father in the office and in a rage I hit him with a hammer I was carrying."
"I didn't expect that he would die after just one attack."
"Afterwards, I modified the surveillance records and fabricated the illusion that Sanyuan Shunzhi had committed murder."
"As for the murder weapon, I have already disposed of it. I have no way to get it out now. Sorry."
[End of testimony]
After listening to Shimazu Sae's testimony, Prosecutor Sugiura nodded.
But immediately, he realized something was wrong.
"Mr. Shimazu Sae, you said you modified the surveillance records? What happened?"
"Didn't Sanyuan Shunji modify the surveillance records?"
Just as Shimazu Sae was about to open his mouth to explain, he heard Kumimon standing up and walking to the witness stand, unable to hold back any longer.
This ace lawyer is not restricted by the defense seat at all and can go wherever he wants in the entire courtroom.
In a way, it's a miracle the guy wasn't thrown out for contempt of court.
I saw Kumimon coming to the witness stand with two boxes. He looked at Shimazu Sae and then said.
"No no no, Automatic Door Prosecutor, I thought you just had too low a presence to be detected by the automatic door."
"I didn't expect that my own brain cells would have such a low presence in my own brain."
"Has it caused you to be unable to think and infer rationally?"
As soon as Kumimon opened his mouth, Prosecutor Sugiura's blood pressure soared.
If Prosecutor Sugiura came wearing his own wig this time, he would bet——————
There is a high probability that that wig will appear on Kumimon's face!
"Who stipulated that surveillance records can only be modified once? I modified it twice, so is that not allowed?"
The whole audience was in an uproar. The people in the gallery had never thought that the surveillance records could be modified for the second time!
Gu Meimen calmly picked up her little black box and opened it.
"Here is a program key. It is an important piece of evidence I obtained this morning."
"And this program key is the program key of the suspect in this case, Shimazu Sae."
"As long as you use this, you can remotely modify the surveillance records even if you are not in the monitoring room."
The ace lawyer turned his head suddenly, looked at Shimazu Sae, and then spoke slowly.
"So, when you realize that your murder might be exposed because of surveillance records."
"The first time I modified the surveillance record, I cut the surveillance record of number 23 to number 24."
"And Sanyuan Shunzhi accidentally discovered the murder scene while stealing."
"I followed the surveillance footage of No. 23 and hastily edited the part where I appeared..."
"That's exactly why Sanyuan Shunzhi was surprised by the surveillance footage showing situation number 23!"
"Because, in his haste, Sanyuan Shunzhi didn't even notice the abnormality in the surveillance records!"
The whole place was in an uproar again.
Shimazu Sae, who was at the testimony stand, nodded slightly. He did not deny it.
"Yes, just as you said... This is how the surveillance records were modified."
(End of this chapter)