Chapter 600 We are poor
Chapter 600 We are poor (proud)
Needless to say, this hospital director was the director of St. Andrew's Hospital who was involved in the murder of Reito Hosou. He did not panic when Mikotoha took out the letter that could implicate him.
Because this was already part of the plan, and all he had to do next was say that the letter was fake.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of this plan, Yaluwuren even hired a handwriting identification expert who was available in the courtroom at any time. Therefore, when the lawyer took out the forged letter, the outcome was already decided.
Just like the trial that caused Naruhodō Ryuichi to lose his lawyer's medal and plunged the entire legal community into a dark age.
Everything will come to an end without any dispute or suspense.
"What? There is actually such a letter and such evidence?!"
The judge's face was filled with shock.
Since the defense can now produce such a letter, doesn't that mean that Reito Hosho's death might indeed be a murder deliberately planned by Jack the Ripper?
but……
The old man with the wig asked in confusion.
"But even if this letter is real, what does it prove?"
"Hosho Reito still died at the hands of Jack the Ripper. If this cannot be changed, no other conclusion or change can be drawn. Defense, can you explain your point of view on this?"
Indeed, just looking at this letter, it can only be concluded that this case was a murder planned by Jack the Ripper.
However, if you think about it from other perspectives, this is enough to prove that Yasou Yoshikazu is not Jack the Ripper!
Naruhodō Ryunosuke raised a confident smile at the corner of his mouth and spoke loudly.
"Your Excellency the Judge, you should know that I came to Old London on the same ship as Asougi Ichima."
"He and I were students at the same university and we were friends. When we first came to Old London, we even shared a ticket. I hid in the ship's locker for half a month... There was only one reason for this."
“That’s insufficient funds!”
In one word, poor!
If you have money, who wouldn't want to charter a ship and go wherever you want?
Naruhodō's description made Karma frown and he interrupted him directly.
"So, Naruhodō Ryunosuke, what do you want to say?"
"...Don't you understand? Prosecutor Hao, it seems that your family is very wealthy."
The barrister shook his head and said as a matter of course.
"Of course it means that both Yashuangyi and I are very poor, and Yashuangyi is even poorer than me. At least I opened an office here for a while, but he lost his memory and drifted for half a year."
"That is to say, if I have no money, then Yashuang Yiyi must be even poorer."
"Therefore, it is impossible that Asou Giichi is the Jack the Ripper who killed Hosou Reito!"
"Because we are so poor that we can't bribe the director of St. Andre's Hospital!"
This speech is really deafening.
It was the first time that Karma Hao had seen someone speak so confidently about the fact that he and his good friend were poor, and even used it as an excuse to exonerate his friend...
This almost made him laugh. He just shook his head and said in a cold voice.
"So what? Yasougi Ichima may have been poor before, but that doesn't mean he's still poor now."
"You were sent back to Japan for several months, but Asougi Yizhen stayed in the prosperous old London. It is not impossible that he took this opportunity to gain a fortune and thus carried out this premeditated murder..."
Suddenly, Naruhodō asked.
"Then do you have evidence?"
As if he didn't understand, Karma Hao was silent for a moment, then asked. "...What?"
Then, Naruhodō spoke confidently.
"I say, do you have evidence that Yashuang Yiyi really has the money to bribe the director of St. Andre's Hospital?"
"You have to know that we came to Old London in two people on a ship. The then Chief Justice Hart left a record of this. Would Chief Justice Hart give us false testimony for this?"
"This can be used as proof that both Yasougi and I are poor, right?"
"Since I can prove that Yashuang Yizhi had no money before he came to Old London, and he lost his memory for half a year and didn't make a penny, you now say that it is possible for him to save some money in the few months I was away from Old London?"
"I have no way to prove that Yashuang Yiyi really didn't make any money. It's impossible to prove it."
"So, if you want to refute it, shouldn't you prove that Yashuang Yiyi has made enough money in the past few months to bribe the director of St. Ande's Hospital? Why ask me?"
In response, Mikotoha Susa, who had appeared at the defense table at some point, put down the envelope in his hand.
After hearing what Naruhodō said, she nodded and spoke with confidence.
"Yes, that's right. Without any help, Master Ya Shuangyi is running out of funds!"
"As a friend who has known Lord Yashuangyi for many years, I am very familiar with his wealth!"
...Doesn't this mean that I have been a complete pauper for the first half of my life?
In the dock, Yoshikazu Aso held his face with his hands.
Before, when Karma Hao, Yan Tu Haici, and Ya Liu Wu Ren attacked him continuously, he was able to hold on.
But now that Shoushadu appeared, his words directly caused him mental harm.
Although... this might indeed be the case, there's no need to say it out loud.
What Naruhodō said once was convincing enough, there was no need to repeat it a second time...
As the saying goes, the rule of the court is "if there is evidence, there is no evidence."
Since there is no way to prove that something does not exist, the only way is to prove that something exists.
Now that this letter exists, it can be proved that the murder of Reito Hosho was an intentional murder.
So, the person who provided evidence that Asougi was really likely to have committed the murder was naturally Karma Go.
He has no evidence to prove that Yashuang Yiyi really has the possibility to carry out the murder, but he asks the defense lawyer to refute the evidence based on nothing. Isn't this just a slap in his own face?
Because, the person who had been saying throughout the whole process that the trial only cares about evidence and not reasoning... was Karma Hao.
"…Humph, the prosecutors have no evidence to prove that Asougi Ichi has made enough money in the past few months."
Demon Hunter snorted coldly.
In response to this, the presiding judge nodded and spoke with emotion.
"I didn't expect that poverty also has its advantages. Because of poverty, I couldn't meet the prerequisites for the murder case, thus proving my innocence. Prosecutor Yashuangyi, is this what you expected?"
...Is this what I expected?
Yashuang Yiyi was really stunned.
Can he say now that if Naruhodō hadn't come to the police station, he wouldn't have known that Reito Hoshino was dead?
(End of this chapter)