Chapter 698 Familiar Criminal

As the presiding judge's gavel came down, the criminal in charge of the murder of Yasushi Komiyama entered the courtroom.

Moreover, this chief criminal officer looked very familiar. To be precise, not only did he look familiar, but Xiang Yuanguang had seen this chief criminal officer more than once yesterday.

————It was the old detective from Shizuoka Prefecture who came to pick him up.

Xiang Yuanguang narrowed his eyes slightly.

Since this veteran detective is the detective in charge of this case, it is not surprising that Oda Yao would urgently investigate the time when Tsuda Hideo was present last night to fill in the gaps in his own inference.

I'm afraid that the old detective Shunsuke Kitano realized that something was wrong after contacting him last night.

So he found Oda Yoshiya overnight to review tomorrow's inference, and acted at the same time as him and Koshimizu Nanatsuki, and finally completed the repair and supplement of the inference before the court session the next day, right?
When Shunsuke Kitano saw Xiang Yuanguang's eyes, he coughed twice in embarrassment.

Then he realized that something seemed to be wrong with the situation on the scene, because the lawyer's assistant who came to the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters with Xiang Yuanguang to investigate the body last night did not appear in the courtroom today.

Normally, lawyers would bring legal assistants with them when they appear in court, and this is especially true for Xiang Yuanguang...

Although he was a little confused about this, Shunsuke Kitano didn't say much. After all, it was the defense lawyer's freedom to bring a legal assistant or not. Even the prosecutor had no reason to say anything about it, let alone the person in charge of the criminal case.

Kitano Shunsuke simply cleared his throat and then spoke seriously to the presiding judge.

"I am Shunsuke Kitano, the detective in charge of this case, from the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters."

"Just as Prosecutor Oda said, last night I found the staff of the cultural center and further confirmed the time when Tsuda Hideo appeared in the cultural center, and then I got a surprising result————"

"It is impossible for Hideo Tsuda to have contact with the deceased Yasushi Komiyama before the other three suspects!"

Although Shunsuke Kitano is relatively old, his voice is full of energy and not at all unclear.

Hearing his voice, the audience that had just quieted down was in an uproar again, because they began to doubt whether what Kitano Shunsuke said was true.

Hideo Tsuda and Yasushi Komiyama have worked together many times, and it is well known that they have a good relationship.

Yasushi Komiyama went to the cultural center for the subsequent performance and filming. As the director, Hideo Tsuda may find Yasushi Komiyama with the script at any time to discuss the plot content. How can it be said that it is [impossible] to have contact in advance?
Hearing Kitano Shunsuke's speech, Oda Yoya, sitting in the prosecutor's seat, couldn't help but curl his lips.

He knew very well that if he wanted to defeat his opponent in the court, building momentum was an indispensable part, especially when dealing with a strong opponent like Xiang Yuanguang who had already revealed some qualities as a great lawyer.

Oda Yoya must also establish his authority and build momentum at the trial scene of this trial.

The best way to achieve this is to constantly propose seemingly impossible hypotheses one after another, and then use your own methods to prove them, in order to gain the approval of the audience and the presiding judge.

Therefore, contrast and sense of gap are necessary atmospheres that Oda Yoya wants to create.

"Come on, Inspector Kitano, start describing the case."

Oda Yoya, sitting in the prosecutor's seat, was extremely serious.

"Xiang Yuanguang, watch out, this is why you will lose to me!"

————Here we go again, where does this prosecutor’s self-confidence come from?

Xiang Yuanguang picked up the coffee, took a sip, and waited for Kitano Shunsuke's next performance.

The presiding judge also lowered the gavel at this moment and spoke seriously.

"Inspector Kitano, please testify about the circumstances of this case and the time when Tsuda Hideo was present."

——————【~ Testimony about the Komiyayama murder case and the time when Tsuda Hideo was present ~】

[Testimony begins]

"Prosecutor Oda has just introduced the facts of this case, so I will not repeat them, but only supplement them."

"The defendant, Hideo Tsuda, killed the deceased by hitting him on the head with a vase from his room, and the motive was a conflict between the two parties over the performance of the troupe."

"Based on the testimony of a waiter at a nearby restaurant, it can be determined that the last time the defendant met the deceased was on the morning of the day the deceased was killed."

"At that time, a conflict broke out between the defendant and the deceased inside the restaurant, and then the deceased left the restaurant directly."

"According to the testimony of the staff of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the defendant entered the Cultural Affairs Bureau after Kengo Katsumata left the Bureau."

"That is to say, it is impossible for the defendant to enter the Cultural Affairs Department before or after the other suspects used the vase to hit the suspect."

"Therefore, the counterargument that Attorney Yuan just made is actually meaningless. Time cannot be reversed."

[End of testimony]

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“This is actually the case.”

The presiding judge nodded thoughtfully, and then asked a question as if to add to the question.

"So are the staff members that Inspector Kitano just mentioned in the lounge? Can they appear in court as witnesses in this trial?"

This trial must be done beautifully.

Therefore, the presiding judge cannot leave any opportunity for either party to create suspicious points.

However, in response to the presiding judge's question, Inspector Kitano shook his head with regret, and simply took out two pages of paper from the documents he brought back and placed them on the table at the testimony desk.

"Regrettably, Your Honor, they do not intend to appear as witnesses in this trial."

"However, in order to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of their testimonies, they signed corresponding guarantee documents and gave them to me to deliver."

"Your Excellency, please confirm the authenticity of these documents now."

Kitano Shunsuke said.

Although the person is not present, he has signed a guarantee document, which is no different from the person being present. After all, signing a document means you have to bear legal responsibilities, and that is no joke.

"That's it..."

The presiding judge felt a little regretful, but did not say much. He just asked the bailiff to deliver two guarantee documents with legal effect to the main seat.

He briefly looked through the guarantee document and confirmed that it had a signature and official seal. Then he placed it on the evidence table and replied.

"If that is the case, then this court recognizes the authenticity of the two guarantee documents and will add them to the court record as exhibits."

[Exhibit: The restaurant waiter's guarantee document has been added to the court record]

[Evidence: The guarantee document of the Cultural Affairs Bureau staff has been added to the legal record]

(End of this chapter)

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