Chapter 413: Reversal of Mask
Chapter 413: Reversal of Mask (1)
"I don't think I need to reiterate the specific circumstances of this case."
"Because everyone sitting in this courtroom now knows the facts of the case."
"But since you're talking about following the procedure, well, let me repeat the useless facts of the case."
Dante swallowed the piece of pizza he was still chewing and became a little more serious.
His eyes swept across the audience behind the defense table.
Then, he took out a stack of case documents from somewhere and slammed them on the table.
Others might think that this was information Dante had already prepared.
But Xiang Yuanguang could confirm it just by taking a quick glance at the folder envelope containing the information.
This is the information from the Ministry of Public Security, which Kusakabe Makoto had seen at the end of the evidence exchange meeting yesterday.
It seems that Kusakabe Makoto had placed the information in the courtroom in advance for the trial.
Now it seems that Dante, the outsider who came to the top of the trial, got the upper hand...
"The police's conclusion is that it was murder by poisoning. Someone poisoned the water in the teapot."
"As a result, the four people who drank the tea, namely diplomat Tsujimura Isao and three members of the operation team, died."
"And the person who poisoned me... well, it must be Toshimitsu Tsujimura. I think he's quite eager to confess his guilt."
The red prosecutor spoke frivolously, seemingly not taking the authority of the court seriously.
In terms of attitude alone, he was even more arrogant than the United States General Staff Prosecutor Cai Ya Yusaburo who was on the Silver Star before.
Just this sentence shocked Toshimitsu Tsujimura who was sitting in the dock.
I originally thought that the prosecutor's decision to prosecute him across the line was some extraordinary idea.
From now on, is it just because he actively pleaded guilty that he was pressed into service?
(From this perspective, it seems that everything that Xiang Yuanguang said was untrue.)
(There is no trap here at all, I just need to follow my own ideas.)
Neither Genmitsu nor Uncle Mori knew what Tsujimura Rondo was thinking.
However, just hearing this was enough to make Uncle Maori furious.
He slammed the table and said angrily.
"Damn it, what do you think of this case? How can you tell if it's the murderer or not just by his attitude?"
"Shouldn't the true murderer be determined by evidence?"
Hearing this, the presiding judge of the First Trial Chamber nodded.
Yes, according to the trial process, the murderer should be determined based on evidence.
Dante's statement is too dangerous and makes people doubt whether there is any problem with this matter.
The blond chief judge turned to look at Dante at the prosecutor's table with a serious expression.
"Prosecutor Dante, please be careful with your words. The prosecution should first establish a fact."
"That is to first find evidence that clearly proves Tsujimura Toshimitsu is guilty!"
In response, Dante snapped his fingers and spoke in a rather relaxed tone.
"Yes, both evidence and witnesses are there."
"Let the criminal officer in charge of this case explain these matters."
...Are there any evidence or witnesses to identify Toshimitsu Tsujimura?
Hearing this, the presiding judge's expression immediately eased a lot.
It seems that Prosecutor Dante is only frivolous in words, but he is actually very rigorous in handling cases.
But Uncle Maori frowned, he remembered it very clearly.
Xiang Yuanguang mentioned that the case was taken over by the public security department.
Why did the criminal officer come out again at this time? Is there something else here that they don't know about?
"Is the person in charge of criminal investigation Inspector Shiratori Ninzaburo? Then please go ahead."
"Let me see if the prosecutors have obtained any new [decisive evidence]."
In response to this, Xiang Yuanguang just spoke calmly.
He wanted to see what evidence the prosecutors had that could convict Toshimitsu Tsujimura of the crime.
At this point, the defense and the prosecution were in agreement. The presiding judge nodded, lowered the gavel, and made a solemn announcement.
"Then, I would like to invite the person in charge of this case, Shiratori Nisaburo, to come to the court and testify."
"I hope that next, Inspector Shiratori can bring solid evidence to the case."
After a while, the door of the first courtroom was pushed open.
Led by the bailiff, Shiratori Jinzaburo stepped into the door of the first trial court.
His gaze flashed past Yuan Guang and then fell on Dante.
There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then he came to the testimony stand.
"What's so surprising? I'm the prosecutor of this case. The evidence I obtained last night..."
"I was the one who sent it to the Metropolitan Police Department on an expedited basis. What? You don't remember it?"
The prosecutor in the red windbreaker said easily.
At this moment, Inspector Shiratori couldn't help but remain silent, thinking about what happened last night.
In the end, he nodded, acknowledging Dante's emergency role as the prosecutor of this case.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
The presiding judge lowered the gavel and made the announcement immediately.
"Inspector Shiratori, this court now requires you to testify about the murder case at the diplomatic embassy."
"Please focus on explaining the evidence and testimony that proves Toshimitsu Tsujimura is guilty in this case!"
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Xiang Yuanguang now placed his fingers on the hilt of the Demon Hunting Sword.
The next moment, the BGM that only he could hear and the BGM coming from the Demon Hunting Sword sounded at the same time.
(Current BGM: Xunwen~モデラート2002)
Instantly, Maori Kogoro looked down at the place where the sound came from with a puzzled look on his face——————
Then, with a look of surprise on his face, he finally understood why Xiang Yuanguang could openly enter the courtroom with a samurai sword in hand.
It seems that this thing of yours is a speaker in the shape of a samurai sword, not a real samurai sword.
Even Prosecutor Dante raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He hadn't expected that the courts these days were so up-to-date that they could even play songs on the spot to liven up the atmosphere.
However, Inspector Shiratori, who had seen this scene before in the Sherlock Holmes fan murder case, remained calm.
He recalled the case information he had obtained previously and his own reasoning.
Then he coughed twice and began his testimony.
【~Testimony about the Diplomatic Embassy Murder Case~】
[Testimony begins]
"This case is a typical case of poisoning and murder. The murderer put poison in drinkable tea."
"People who drank the tea containing the toxin died within three to five minutes."
"The police believe that the murderer in this case is the defendant Tsujimura Toshimitsu who is currently on trial."
"After he and his daughter-in-law, Kimie Tsujimura, arrived at the diplomatic embassy to meet with Tsujimura Isao, Kimie Tsujimura, who was also a diplomat, offered to prepare tea to entertain the guests."
"Afterwards, Tsujimura Kimie and Tsujimura Toshimitsu took the teapot into the kitchen to add more tea. They soon returned with the teapot, and Tsujimura Kimie, who was unaware of this, added more tea for the others."
"In the end, all four people who drank the tea, including Tsujimura Isao, died of poisoning. Afterwards, Tsujimura Toshimitsu and others were detained for questioning. Tsujimura Toshimitsu confessed his guilt because of his guilty conscience."
"The police therefore determined that Toshimitsu Tsujimura's target was only the deceased in this case, Tsujimura Isao, and the deaths of the other three people from poisoning were unexpected circumstances that Toshimitsu Tsujimura had not anticipated."
"In addition, Toshimitsu Tsujimura's daughter-in-law, Kimie Tsujimura, also testified against Toshimitsu Tsujimura, which is consistent with the testimony given by Toshimitsu Tsujimura when he surrendered himself. Therefore, Toshimitsu Tsujimura was identified as the real murderer in this case."
[End of testimony]
(End of this chapter)