Conan's Victory is Justice

Chapter 11
"Damn guy..."

On the plaintiff's seat, Long Xu Zhengnan gritted his teeth.

He is not stupid either, he knows Gu Meimen's trick, because he used this trick when he practiced the simulation.

But the prosecution has nothing to do.

This is the problem of loopholes in the judicial system. The jurors are changed every lawsuit. They have no experience in lawsuits at all, and of course they are easy to be led astray.

"quiet!"

As soon as the judge struck the gavel, the uproar in the courtroom suddenly fell silent.

"The defendant and his agent assert their innocence, and the investigation of the evidence will now begin!"

The first is the cause of death of the deceased. Longxu Zhengnan inserted a stack of photos into the projector, and then displayed them on the big screen in front of the court.

Photos from different angles of Maehara's death passed by like an assembly line.

These are photos taken by the Forensics Division in the Criminal Division, one of the nine departments of the Metropolitan Police Department.

You can see the tragic scene of Maehara's death. His head hangs at an exaggerated angle, his neck is broken, and his eyes are looking forward in horror.Next to it was a German Shepherd, baring its teeth.

"The cause of death was suffocation caused by damage to the neck." Longxu Zhengnan pointed at the photo on the screen from a distance, "Judging from the traces at the scene and the victim's expression, it is this German Shepherd who will be killed The perpetrator jumped and bit down on the second floor, and the victim panicked, hit his neck on the wall of the landing at the turning point of the stairs, and died of trauma."

"protest!"

Gu Meimen opened her mouth again at this time.

"The prosecution claimed that the cause of Maehara's death was that he was bitten by this dog. I don't think the word 'bite' is appropriate!"

The judges looked at each other, not understanding the difference.

Gu Meimen walked out of the seat unhurriedly, came to the big screen, and pointed at Yuangang's body at a close distance.

"Everyone can see Maehara Gang's corpse. Except for the corresponding trauma on the neck, the rest of the body is as clean as if he just took a bath. There is not even a trace of tearing on the clothes!"

At the same time, he took out a copy of the forensic expert's appraisal report from the materials he had prepared, and asked the judge and jurors from all parties to review it.

It can be seen that in the forensic medical examination report, it is true that only Maehara's neck trauma is written, and there is no mention of any abnormalities in other parts of the body.

Gu Meimen continued to speak: "Even if the deceased was attacked by a dog, he could only pounce and not bite. Where did the saying 'pounce and bite' come from?"

The judge looked sideways at the jurors on both sides.

"Jurors can have an opinion."

Although they didn't understand what Gu Meimen was saying, the jurors still nodded and accepted his statement.

So the judge hit the gavel.

"The defendant's attorney's statement is valid, please express your opinion on this!"

"..."

On the prosecution's side, Longxu Zhengnan frowned and glanced at the defendant.

If one wants to defend innocence, according to normal logic, the defense lawyer should deny the prosecution's statement that "the deceased was attacked by a dog". Sex is not too strong.

But Gu Meimen didn't do that, she just emphasized that the dog's attack method was wrong.

What the hell is this guy doing?

Looking at the slight curve of Gu Meimen's mouth, Longxu Zhengnan always felt a sense of unease in his heart.

He suppressed the boredom in his heart and agreed, "I have no objection."

The judge nodded: "Then let's move on to hearing the testimony!"

Soon, Sugita Sanae, the only witness at the scene, came to the court witness stand.

"... After receiving a call from Mr. Sakaguchi, Maehara just went up the stairs and turned on the speaker function of the phone to let the big dog squatting on the second floor listen. At that time, I was eating pizza, and after a while I heard a scream , I saw that Mae Yuangang was thrown from the second floor onto the steps by that dog. Then Mae Yuangang died just like that."

Sugita Sanae's testimony is almost the same as when he met Gu Meimen.

The judge and jurors nodded as they listened.

According to the witness's description, at least it can be confirmed that the victim's cause of death was indeed thrown down the stairs by a dog.

"Then the matter is obvious." Longxu Zhengnan stood up and said, "The defendant gave instructions to the dog over the phone to make the dog attack the victim and cause him to die. This is sufficient direct evidence!"

After speaking, he looked at Gu Meimen provocatively.

He exaggerated on purpose, which can only be regarded as indirect evidence. After all, the witness's words did not say that she had received any instructions.

In order to uphold justice and prevent the murderer from going unpunished, sometimes exaggerated remarks are also commonly used by prosecutors.

According to Longxu Zhengnan's expectation, the defense lawyer would definitely attack the point of direct evidence.

However, what Gu Meimen said next surprised him again.

"This is indeed direct evidence, and I agree with the prosecution on this point!"

What the hell is going on...

Long Xuzhengnan muttered, in order not to lose the other party's aura, he pretended to be calm, and said loudly: "Then the defendant's attorney admitted the witness Sugita Sanae's testimony?"

"Well, I'm okay with that."

"Then the truth of the matter is determined..."

"But I have a question!"

Before Longxu Zhengnan could finish speaking, Gu Meimen's words interrupted him.

I saw him looking in the direction of the witness stand with a smile on his face.

"Since everyone admits that this is direct evidence, Miss Sugita, you must have heard the voice on the other end of the phone, right? After this until Maehara was thrown down the stairs, the state and situation of the dog and Maehara How? Please explain in detail!"

Sugita Sanae, the female college student looked around.

At this very moment, she was standing in this vast court.

Countless eyes looked at her, and in the auditorium below, the reporters were scribbling with paper and pens, confirming the copy of tomorrow's report.

At this time, she is like a white swan performing on the stage, attracting much attention.

Sugita Sanae closed her eyes, then opened them.

"That's right, I heard the voice from the other end of the phone!" Sugita Sanae said with certainty, "He said good night (おやすみ) to his pet dog, and the dog barked twice. Touching its head, the scene is very harmonious!"

Longxu Zhengnan stood up abruptly.

"This is different from the testimony you gave the police back then!"

He yelled loudly, and suddenly looked in Gu Meimen's direction.

Clearly, the witnesses were bought!No wonder this guy is so calm!

"That's because Maehara is my ex-boyfriend. I just said nonsense when I was angry! Mr. Sakaguchi is a very good person. He often helps Xiaogang and provides assistance to people who are desperate. How can such a person kill people?" ?”

"The court is a place that pays attention to fairness and justice. We can't accuse a good person at will based on some guesses. Otherwise, there is no justice in this world!"

"That's why I stood up desperately! Because I know that a sentence of my testimony may make a good person wronged! Although an ordinary person like me may not be able to do much, it is necessary to clear up the wrongs of an innocent person. The most basic requirements of us small citizens, this is the meaning of our existence!"

Sugita Sanae said excitedly, with a passionate tone.

Some people present were moved by her words, and some people even clapped their hands in the auditorium below.

Bathed in the sight of countless praises, Sugita Sanae closed her eyes intoxicated, enjoying the feeling of being sought after by thousands of people.

On the other side of the auditorium, Conan pushed his glasses and let out a long sigh.

This witness, she really gave false testimony.

That day, he managed to catch up with Sugita Sanae with great difficulty, almost using his whole life's verbal skills, but he still didn't move her at all, and couldn't arouse her sense of justice to defend the truth.

This made him helpless and confused.

Because of the conversation between Gu Meimen and this girl that day, although some important recordings were not recorded, he who was hiding aside clearly heard what kind of rhetoric Gu Meimen used to persuade her.

Gu Meimen can awaken the kindness in this girl's heart, why can't he?

Of course you can't, Conan-kun.

Gu Meimen glanced at the auditorium, seeing Conan's lost expression, the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up.

Everyone has a steelyard in their hearts, and the key is what is on the side that accounts for the weight.

Conan may have thought that in the steelyard in Sugita Sanae's heart, there are still things of kindness and justice.

However, he was wrong.

The things this girl is looking at are pure material things.

Substances contain many kinds.

Money, power, status, fame, and... vanity.

What Gu Meimen said in the ear of Sugita Sanae that day, that is, the very important part that Conan did not record, was not to make her really "speak for an innocent person", but to remind her that what she said will be known to the world.

So, Sugita Sanae stood up decisively and spoke impassionedly about the "words of justice".

Looking at her intoxicated expression, it is obvious that what she enjoys is not speaking for justice, but the feeling of being surrounded by people's praise while saying such words.

"Perhaps you are indeed good at detective reasoning, but in terms of grasping people's hearts, you are a complete novice, Conan-kun."

(End of this chapter)