My neighbor's name is Conan

Chapter 828: The trouble-making Eri Kisaki

After hearing Kujo Reiko's answer to Kisaki Eri's question, the chief judge made a conclusion and said to Kujo Reiko: "Then please delete this point."

"I understand." Reiko Kujo replied.

Mao Lilan, who was sitting next to Qing Musong, said happily: "Mom is really amazing."

Aoki Matsu laughed in his heart when he heard this.

This is the setting of Qingshan Laozei.

The undefeated legend, Eri Kisaki.

There is also Kujo Reiko, who gets unlucky every time she meets Kisaki Eri.

Maori Kogoro, however, suppressed his smug expression when he heard this, and said indifferently, "It's still early, it's just the beginning."

Reiko Kujo continued to read the indictment: "The police found the defendant Iwamatsu Toshio with the victim's blood on his clothes near the scene. After investigation, the defendant admitted his crime. Therefore, the charge is Article 199 of the Criminal Code...murder."

After the indictment was read, the presiding judge looked at the defendant and asked, "Does the defendant admit to this crime?"

Iwamatsu Toshio shook his head and said angrily: "I really didn't do anything! I am innocent!"

I heard Toshio Iwamatsu say this.

Except for Aoki Matsu, everyone else present was shocked, and some even screamed out loud.

As for Aoki Matsu, an old scientist, he knew from the situation that Iwamatsu Toshio was at least not the first murderer.

Why not the first?

That's because he might have watched the victim fall to the ground and die. He was not the one who did it, but he did not rescue the victim. He just watched the victim die indifferently.

The presiding judge showed no expression at all when he heard this. Over the years, he had seen all kinds of prisoners, including those who were sentenced to death but still cried out that their crimes were injustice.

"What is the defendant's defense attorney's request?" the presiding judge turned to look at Eri Kisaki and asked.

Eri Kisaki stood up and said to the chief judge, "Like the defendant, I believe that the defendant is not guilty of this murder charge."

"Not guilty!?"

As soon as Kisaki Eri said this, many people present exclaimed again.

Afterwards, after Kisaki Eri sat down, the courtroom suddenly became quiet, but the waves stirred in the audience's hearts could not be calmed down.

Fortunately, the defendant's defense lawyer is the famous Eri Kisaki. If it were someone else, I'm afraid someone would have already started scolding him.

Because Aoki Matsu heard the key point from Reiko Kujo's indictment, which was that the defendant Iwamatsu Toshio first pleaded guilty, but now he wants to change his confession and claim innocence.

The TMD police hate this kind of criminals the most.

I hate Aoki Matsu too.

To be honest, if the other party was not Eri Kisaki, other lawyers would just go through the motions given all the evidence and at most try to get a reduced sentence.

But Eri Kisaki actually took over this case that was basically unwinnable, and instead of defending for a reduced sentence, she actually defended her innocence.

All I can say is that Hibari Eri is both talented and courageous.

What makes people doubt life the most is that it is a miracle that Eri Kisaki became famous as a defendant lawyer in such criminal cases and created an undefeated record.

All I can say is that the old thief Aoyama forced Eri Kisaki to cheat!

Of course, one can also say that it is the incompetence of some police officers in Japan that highlights the greatness of Conan.

"Then let's begin investigating the evidence," said the presiding judge.

Upon hearing this, Kujo Reiko stood up and said to the jurors, "First, please read the autopsy report of the remains."

Upon hearing this, the presiding judge said to the jurors sitting on his left and right: "Dear jurors, please look at the screen in front of you to confirm."

At just one glance, Sumiko Kobayashi, who was sitting on the jury seat, closed her eyes, and another male juror also closed his eyes.

They are all ordinary people and cannot accept the bloody photos of corpses in the case reports.

"What did they see?" Mao Lilan asked curiously while sitting below.

"It should be a photo of the body or something." said Kogoro Mouri.

Mao Lilan was surprised when she heard this. "Huh?"

Conan also looked at Kobayashi Sumiko who was sitting on the stage with some concern [Is Teacher Kobayashi okay? ]

The presiding judge said, "This may be difficult for most people to accept, but it is the job of the jurors to see the truth."

Hearing the presiding judge say this, Kobayashi Sumiko suppressed her discomfort and opened her eyes to look at the screen.

"The cause of death was bleeding from a stab wound to the abdomen. The murder weapon is believed to be a sharp blade, estimated to be about 15 centimeters long."

After reading the autopsy report of the victim, the presiding judge said, "Now we will start to hear the testimony."

The victim's nanny, Yukie Hara, appeared as a witness for the prosecution.

Kujo Reiko walked up to her and asked, "You are the maid who has been helping clean the victim's house."

Hara Yukie nodded and replied, "Yes, I have been cleaning for five years."

"Please explain what you saw at the time of the incident." said Reiko Kujo.

Hara Yukie thought for a moment and said, "I remember that day I was cleaning the room on the second floor as usual, and I seemed to hear some noise coming from downstairs. Because the master said that he would come back after playing golf and having dinner, I thought it might be my illusion, so I didn't pay any attention to it.

Unexpectedly, after I finished cleaning, I heard the sound again when I went downstairs. I walked over and asked, "Has the master come back?" But no one answered me. I only saw that the window was open and the curtains were fluttering. I walked over to check.

Unexpectedly, I saw the old man lying on the ground with a knife, and there was a large pool of blood next to him. I walked over to take a look and was shocked, and then I quickly called the police.

"I've finished asking questions." Reiko Kujo said after Hara Yukie finished answering, then walked back to her seat.

The presiding judge looked at Eri Kisaki and asked, "Defense attorney, do you have any questions?"

Hearing this, Hibiki stood up and looked at Hara Yukie. From Hara Yukie's words just now, Hibiki found a breakthrough. "This means that when the witness went to the crime scene room, he actually did not see the fight between the defendant and the deceased, nor did he see the figure of the criminal, right?"

Hara Yukie immediately replied, "Yes. I only saw the master lying there bleeding."

After receiving a positive response, Hibiki Eri said to the jurors on the stage: "Dear jurors, this witness can only be said to be the first to discover the incident. He did not see the scene of the dispute and fight between the defendant and the victim as the prosecutor just mentioned. Please remember this."

Aoki Matsu couldn't help but nodded. What Kisaragi said was right. This point is very important.

I didn't see anything, not even through the curtains, so how can I be considered a witness!

Upon hearing this, Kobayashi Sumiko looked at Kisaki Eri with admiration. It seemed like strong evidence, but as Kisaki Eri observed and asked questions, she discovered loopholes in the evidence.

The jurors on the stage all nodded to indicate that they remembered this.

Next came the second witness, Mr. Tsukano Hiroshi.

Kujo Reiko looked at him and said, "You are the brother of the victim's deceased wife, right?"

"Yes." Tsukano Hiro replied, "I am also a subordinate of President Ishigaki and serve as a senior executive in the company."

Upon hearing this, Aoki Matsu looked at Tsukano Hiroshi. His deceased wife's younger brother worked in his brother-in-law's company. This - could easily lead to inheritance and property issues.

Kujo Reiko looked at Tsukano Hiro and asked, "I heard that you went to visit him for work that day, and that's how you encountered the murder case."

Tsukano Hiroshi replied, "It was about a business transaction, so the president was urgently needed to make the final decision. I just walked in the door and heard Ms. Hara screaming, so I hurried in to ask her what happened. Then I saw the president bleeding on the ground, so I quickly asked Ms. Hara to call an ambulance."

At this point, Tsukano Hiroshi suddenly burst into tears.

I really cried and couldn't stop the tears from my eyes.

"Dear jurors, the president is the only family member I can rely on after my sister passed away. I beg you to sentence the criminal who took his life to death." said Tsukano Hiroshi.

Qing Musong raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

So the victim's wife and Mr. Tsukano Hiroshi were the only ones at home.

The victim, Ishigaki Tadashi, had just turned fifty and his wife had died at this age.

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It's not that Aoki Matsu thinks too badly of people, but many people can't resist the temptation, and marriages where the husband is dozens or even dozens of years older than the wife are very popular in Japan.

When it comes to marriage, the law is only the most basic bottom line. In fact, morality and public opinion have greater constraints.

But morality and public opinion are intangible and invisible things. Some people just sneer at this. In addition, given the environment in Japan, it is not impossible for him to marry a young wife.

Aoki Matsu believes that there are also some women willing to marry the victims.

If we think from this point of view, the financial conflict between Tsukano Hiroshi and the victim might be even greater.

Seeing Tsukano Hiro's expression, two young jurors nodded subconsciously.

The presiding judge was indeed a well-informed person. He did not show any emotion at all because of Tsukano Hiro's tears. Instead, he said to the jurors on both sides: "If there is anything that jurors do not understand or have questions, please feel free to ask."

"Then let me ask a question." said the male juror sitting to the right of Kobayashi Sumiko.

"Go ahead," said the presiding judge.

The male juror looked at Kujo Reiko and asked, "So the murder weapon seems to have not been found yet. Does that mean the murderer fled with the weapon?"

Kujo Reiko stood up and answered, "Yes, that's what we speculated, so we also searched along the suspect's possible escape route, but we still couldn't find him."

Upon hearing this, Hibiki Eri immediately stood up and said, "Defendant Iwamatsu was arrested within 20 minutes of the crime. It would take at least 15 minutes to run from the crime scene, the Ishigaki family, to the place where he was arrested. The defendant had to run out of the police search range to discard the weapon. It is conceivable that the defendant would not have had enough time to escape."

You are really good at finding faults!

Aoki Matsu looked at Kisaki Eri and praised her in his heart.

But there is something wrong with what Hibari said.

Because the defendant might have hidden the murder weapon along the way.

Aoki Matsu didn't know what the distance between Ishigaki's house and the place where the defendant was arrested was. If there was a stream, a manhole cover, a low building, a toilet, etc., he could just throw him there and be done with it.

But... this is the general idea of ​​solving a case.

In this case, it is obvious that the defendant Iwamatsu Toshio is not the first murderer.

So - the police investigating the case got the real murderer's escape route wrong!

Hearing what Kisaki Eri said.

Everyone present, especially the jurors, were very confused.

Where is the murder weapon?

Maori Kogoro, however, saw this and said with a bit of pride and annoyance: "The goddess has finally been asked where it hurts."

I'm proud of how powerful Kisaragi is, but I'm also annoyed by how powerful Kisaragi is.

Conan heard this and thought to himself, "It seems that the current situation is evenly matched."

"Now, jurors, please take a look at the study at the crime scene." Kujo Reiko showed new evidence. "The murderer broke in through the window first, and when he was looking for a target in the room, he was discovered by the victim who returned home..."

Before Kujo Reiko could finish her statement, Kobayashi Sumiko saw something in the picture and suddenly exclaimed "Ah!"

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at her.

The presiding judge also looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Eh!" Kobayashi Sumiko was stunned when she heard that, and then she saw everyone was looking at her, and she suddenly became shy.

The presiding judge said quickly: "If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."

"Yes, are the paintings in this room hung in the wrong direction?" Kobayashi Sumiko said while looking at the paintings on the wall.

"The painting in the room?" The presiding judge quickly looked at the painting on the screen.

"Yes, because there is a same painting hanging in the principal's office of our school, I think..." said Kobayashi Sumiko.

She once saw in the principal's office a gift from the PTA president to the school, a painting that was hard to understand. It was the same as the one in the video, but the top and bottom were reversed.

At this time, the image was also displayed on the TV hanging on the wall.

Qing Musong turned his head to look - he couldn't understand it at all, and couldn't tell the difference between the upper and lower parts.

But since Kobayashi Sumiko said so, it must be true.

And it is very likely to be the key to solving the case.

"It's really hard to tell which side is higher in this painting." Mao Lilan couldn't tell after taking a look.

Maori Kogoro held his chin and said, "What does that have to do with this case?"

At this time, Kujo Reiko, who had already finished communicating with her colleagues, said, "There was no report of the painting being moved during the search."

Kisaki Eri also walked over to ask the defendant Iwamatsu Toshio, then stood up and said, "As for the defendant, he doesn't remember ever seeing such a painting."

[It seems that there is something wrong behind this painting! ] Aoki Matsu thought to himself after hearing this.

"This should have nothing to do with that incident." said the juror sitting to the left of Kobayashi Sumiko.

"That's right, suddenly asking what a painting is." Another juror couldn't help but say.

Because no one really understands this painting.

The chief judge looked at Kobayashi Sumiko cautiously and asked, "If it is as you asked, does the painting have anything to do with this case?"

Kobayashi Sumiko just said what she saw was wrong, she had no idea that this would happen. It was her first time experiencing such a thing, so she panicked. "I'm sorry, the painting doesn't seem to be related, please continue."