Chapter 709: Defendant's Testimony
Chapter 709: Defendant's Testimony
"Then let's follow Lawyer Xiang Yuan's suggestion."
The presiding judge looked at Tsuda Hideo who was standing behind the testimony desk and spoke directly.
"Please testify about the content of [the conversation three days ago] mentioned in the waiter's testimony!"
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[~ Testimony about the conversation with Yasushi Komiyama at the restaurant three days ago~]
[Testimony begins]
"Three days ago in the morning? Actually, that conversation couldn't be considered an argument..."
"I have known Komiyayama for many years, and I know a little about his physical condition."
"Because of his history of acute heart disease, it is difficult for Komiya-san to perform as often as he did when he was young. If this continues, his life will be in danger."
"So, that morning, I was actually planning to persuade Komiya-san to retire and stop performing."
"But Komiya-san loudly refuted me and told me that performance is his life and he will never retire no matter what and will continue to perform until the day he dies."
"Perhaps it was because of Komiya-san's behavior that the waiter mistook it for an argument?"
"Oh, right, when Komiya was overly excited, his acute heart disease recurred. I saw him take the medicine bottle off his neck, swallow a pill, and slowly recover."
"Then, I asked Xiao Gongshan if he wanted to go to the hospital for a check-up, but he said no, and wanted to go home and rest."
"I don't know much about what happened afterwards. The last time I saw Komiyayama was when I saw his body in the room of the Shizuoka Prefectural Cultural Office that night."
[End of testimony]
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Hideo Tsuda described what happened three days ago morning from beginning to end.
However, in Xiang Yuanguang's opinion, there are still many areas worth exploring in depth.
However, Hideo Tsuda himself was not aware that he had not fully described the entire content of the conversation three days ago, so he needed to help Hideo Tsuda recall it.
"I see. Mr. Komiyayama is really an old hand at acting."
The presiding judge nodded with some admiration.
Of course, what he admired was only the spirit of Yasushi Komiyama who went into battle despite being ill. He didn't like Yasushi Komiyama as a person, because this person had no good qualities except his acting skills.
No matter which star he worked with, Taiji Komiyama had a very bad opinion of him.
Three nights ago at the Shizuoka Prefectural Cultural Hall, three people from four rooms got into an argument with him and hit him on the head with a vase, but the owner of only one room did not do anything.
Because that room belongs to Yasushi Komiyama.
Combined with various negative news and scandals, one can see the character of Yasushi Komiyama.
"However, in the view of this court, Mr. Tsuda's testimony does not seem to have much significance."
The presiding judge in the main seat suddenly changed the subject and spoke seriously.
"Because there is no reference to the facts of this case, this court does not believe that the deceased deliberately removed the bottle of medicine hanging around his neck after returning to his home."
"If Komiyayama Dunzi was also at home at the time, there would probably have been a big fight between the two sides, right?"
"If I were the deceased, I would never take off the bottle of life-saving medicine and hand it over to Komiyayama Dunzi under such circumstances. Ah, I don't mean to say that I would cheat." "This is just an assumption of the court, an assumption..."
Hearing the presiding judge's words, Oda Yaoye also nodded slightly.
Although the presiding judge's assumption does make sense, and no one would hand over a bottle of medicine to his wife under such circumstances, but maybe Yasushi Komiyama is not an ordinary person?
After all, it's possible to be like Yasushi Komiyama who can't recognize himself at all.
So much so that he was hit on the head with a vase by three people in a row one night. And considering that those three people came to confess immediately after the incident, those three people were not bad people.
This can only mean that Taiji Komiyama's thought process is different from that of ordinary people.
"The current testimony really doesn't provide an answer."
Xiang Yuanguang did not deny the presiding judge's assumption.
But the answer to the mystery lies on the surface. He believes that Hideo Tsuda must have testimony or evidence that can expose the true identity of Atsuko Komiyayama, otherwise it is unlikely that Atsuko Komiyayama would plan to get rid of Hideo Tsuda.
There must be some hidden story behind this that he doesn't know.
Fortunately, all the suspects and relevant witnesses were able to appear in court to testify today. If everything goes as expected, the case can be solved today and the whole truth behind the case can be found out.
The hedgehog-haired lawyer tapped his forehead lightly with his finger.
His eyes fell on Tsuda Hideo, and then he spoke.
"Your Excellency the Presiding Judge, may the defense now proceed to the questioning phase?"
The presiding judge was stunned, and then he remembered that this was the second witness and he had to repeat the questioning phase.
If Kitano Shunsuke had not been in the courtroom and had not left, he probably would not have realized the problem with this procedure for a while, so he answered immediately without hesitation.
"Of course, Lawyer Xiang Yuan, you can proceed to the questioning stage."
After getting the answer, Xiang Yuanguang was not in a hurry to ask directly.
Instead, he picked up the coffee and took a sip, his eyes falling on Kitano Shunsuke - he planned to use Kitano Shunsuke's reaction to judge from the side whether his questioning was effective.
Previously in the London game scene of the Cocoon game, there was the legendary lawyer who had not yet reached his peak.
This is the defense questioning method that Naruhodō Ryunosuke uses most often and is the one he is best at. He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to try it out in a real court this time.
There should be no problem.
Xiang Yuanguang briefly integrated the clues in his mind.
He then tapped the tabletop lightly with his knuckles to attract Tsuda Hideo's attention, and asked.
"Mr. Tsuda, the defense wants to question your penultimate testimony [By the way, Komiyayama was so emotional that his acute heart attack recurred. At that time, I saw him take the medicine bottle from his neck, swallow a pill, and slowly recover]."
"Excuse me, did you really see the medicine in Mr. Komiyayama's medicine bottle? How many pills were there in total?"
The hedgehog-haired lawyer put down his coffee cup, took out the case materials, and patted them with his hands.
Then, he put his hand under his chin and asked again.
"Were there any other characteristics when the deceased fell ill? Or anything worth noting?"
(End of this chapter)