Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

"Extra account! Extra account! Come and see the shocking case! Three people died strangely in one day, and the cruise ship at sea became a 'sea cemetery'! Come and see!"

"Wan Guo Gong's final trial today, many famous people in Shanghai attended to testify, Mr. Luo Sanye, Director Gu, attended! Come and see the extra numbers!"

Newsboys walked around the streets, waving the newspapers in their hands, and shouting loudly.

Many people were attracted by their cries, stopped and took out a coin to see the most eye-catching news in Shanghai.

In early summer in Shanghai, the fragrant wind hits people, and the westerly wind blows from the east. The ladies in Shanghai compete for beauty in new cheongsams and dresses that show their thighs.

There is already a hint of heat in the air, which seems to remind people that the scorching midsummer is coming soon.

In the spring, the top floor of Shimai Department Store also began a long-lost renovation, but kept the original garden and cafe.

The original playground, which once brought happy memories to countless Shanghainese, has been demolished, and a swimming pool, a tennis court and a basketball court are planned to be built.

It is said that this was Luo Sanye's decision after he went to Europe to inspect foreign department stores.

The construction period is a total of three months, and we will be able to welcome customers at the end of next month.

As soon as the news came out, all fashionable men and women in Shanghai looked forward to it.

Especially a group of swimming enthusiasts, they can't wait to squat next to the construction site every day to speed up the progress.

You must know that there are very few public swimming pools in Shanghai nowadays. Only a few foreigner clubs and high-end hotels have swimming pools, and they are basically not open to the public.

At this time, I want to swim-there are no covers on the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek, so just jump!

The men may not care about it, how can the ladies stand it!

I heard that this swimming pool has two lanes dedicated to "female guests". Every Friday is dedicated to women, and men are not allowed to enter. This makes the girls in Shanghai who like to swim very excited.

Many people have already figured out Luo Xiazhi's business routines. The upstairs was still doing waterproofing work a few months ago, and people have come to inquire about how to deal with the card. Everyone knows that Mr. Luo likes "" Sell ​​Cards".

The annual card is the best, and the monthly card is not limited. If it is not possible, there is a card that deducts fees according to the number of times.

However, ordinary people would not dare to buy other people's cards. Who knows if this shop will still be open in two days.

Only Mr. Luo's card is reassuring.It's really cheap, really beneficial, and you're not afraid of losing money if you buy it, but you're afraid you won't be able to buy it too late.

However, in the past two months, apart from being busy with his department store and the rubber tire factory in Yangshupu, Mr. Luo also had to testify in court at the Universal Trial Office in the International Settlement.

Speaking of this "unsolved case at sea", it has been more than two months since the fight, and Shanghainese watched it like watching a play for two months.

This strange case on the high seas was extremely complicated because it involved a British ship, a Japanese victim, and a Chinese witness.

Hours after the incident, the ship arrived at the North Korean port of Busan.

Immediately after the captain landed, he sent telegrams to the relevant departments in Britain, Japan and China at the same time.

In an instant, it caused an uproar among several countries.

Especially the Japanese side, they immediately asked the captain to drive the ship back to the port of Yokohama, Japan, and not allow anyone on board to get on or off the ship, so as to prevent possible "murderers" from escaping.

The British side strongly protested.Because the ship is a registered cruise ship of the British Empire, the captain and crew on board are all British, and most of the passengers are of British nationality.

According to the captain's telegram, before the murder, there had been a large-scale riot on board, causing many passengers to be injured and requiring timely medical treatment.

Based on the current economic and political situation in the UK, they suspect that it may be an opposition party or a non-partisan hooligan who disagrees with the current ruling party. to attack the current ruling party.

The British side stated that the ship should return to the UK as quickly as possible at this moment to enter the judicial process in the UK.

For this reason, the two countries began to fight in the air, saying that their own country has jurisdiction over this case.And deeply suspect that the other party will conceal the facts and cover up the relevant personnel.

And the end result is——

Because this case involved many countries and people with special identities, only the "Wan Guo Public Trial Office" located in the Shanghai Concession was the most suitable for the trial.

Gaiwanguo Public Trial Office does not belong to any particular country.

Similarly, the central patrol house in the concession is not owned by any specific country, and can detain people of any nationality, both of which fit the special circumstances of this case.

After a note from the ambassadors of the three countries, it was finally decided that the cruise ship moored at the port of Busan would cancel its trip to Dalian and sail to Shanghai as quickly as possible.

On the day when the ship arrived at the port, hundreds of Chinese and foreign journalists squatted on the pier early, not missing any opportunity to interview any passengers who disembarked.

In particular, several important witnesses in this case were chased by everyone for a while.

For this reason, Gu Hanlin didn't even dare to go back to his villa, nor did he dare to look back at his old house, so he had to temporarily live in Xiayuan to "refuge".The Education Bureau simply gave him an irregular annual leave, and let him go back to sell fake reports after the matter was resolved.

Besides Gu Hanlin, Liang Shaolong and Li Ye also lived in.For a time, the inside and outside of Xia Garden were very lively.

"I really didn't expect that the only person locked up was actually the old captain..."

The living room in the main building of Xiayuan is filled with greenery arranged by the housekeeper.In order to change the mood of the owner, the considerate Uncle Liu asked people to replace the heavy winter curtains with blue-green silk and light-colored lace lining.

He also asked the gardener to cut off the carefully cultivated roses and lilies in the garden, and put them into several large Western vases that Luo Xiazhi brought back from Europe.Make the whole house look lively.

But even so, Luo Xiazhi and the others couldn't be happier.

"The captain is a good man, we got him in trouble."

Li Ye lowered his head and said sullenly.

Two months ago, when Gu Hanlin and the captain rushed into Nogi Hiroshi's luxury private room, they saw the dead bodies of the two lying in a pool of blood.

Who is the murderer in this case has not yet been determined.

But the old captain defied the orders of the two countries not to allow anyone to disembark or disembark.After the ship docked at the port, not only the seriously injured were sent to the local hospital for treatment.Even local doctors were allowed on board to diagnose and deliver medicines to some of the passengers, but this is a firm fact.

This created a murder case that shocked the world, and the only person arrested was the captain who had nothing to do with the case itself.

The deputy captain who had followed the captain for many years and a group of sailors were so angry that even the passengers couldn't stand it anymore, and they ran around begging for him, but to no avail.

The two angry countries needed a "scapegoat" to bear their anger, and the old captain was unfortunately chosen as the scapegoat.

"To be honest, I didn't expect the consequences of the riots to be so dire...Many women and children were trampled on the ground, and some people were even stepped on to vomit blood. I really didn't expect..."

Li Ye said guiltily.

The other three also looked worried.

For them, this is not a nightmare that has haunted them for more than two months.

I didn't kill Boren, but Boren almost died because of me.

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All this is the plan of Gu Hanlin and Luo Xiazhi.

They only had one day, and they had to end Hiroshi Nogi's life before the ship docked.

In haste, this is the only way to act.

First of all, it was Toshiki Miyamoto who took advantage of drunken fever.

When dragging him back to the room, Gu Hanlin had already checked his pulse.

This kid has wind evil in his body, and at the same time has moderate alcoholism. It is reasonable to say that he may be in a coma for more than ten hours.

If he wanted to wake him up in a short period of time, he could only rely on the stimulation of the golden needle, which made his blood surge and forced him to wake up.

At the same time, Luo Xiazhi intentionally "ran into" Hiroshi Nogi who was going to have breakfast in the restaurant.

He calculated that he would not bring two adjutants to dinner together, and half-disguised Miyamoto's life experience at the dinner table.

If he said it too clearly, with Hiroshi Nogi's suspicious character, he would not believe it.

This extremely confident and conceited man only believed in his own judgment.

Sure enough, Nogi Hiroshi fell into Luo Xiazhi's trap.Not long after Luo Xiazhi left the restaurant, he excitedly ran to Toshika Miyamoto's room to humiliate him.

Getting the cold medicine sent by the captain is the second step of the plan.

Under the stimulation of alcohol, if combined with the effect of cold medicine, it may cause nervous dysfunction to a certain extent and make the human body hallucinate.

At that time, Jun Miyamoto will be completely alone, and will be in an abnormal state of excitement—the gun that Gu Hanlin placed on his right hand was prepared for this time.

Jun Miyamoto is such a brain-dead man, he is easy to get hot-blooded.At Yu Meihui's video press conference before, she threatened to set Shimai Department Store on fire.

In addition, he was beaten to the ground by Hiroshi Nogi just yesterday, and he was so depressed that he drank a lot of wine all night.At this time, his mind is not clear, and once he is insulted, he will definitely want to kill someone.

It's a pity that Luo Xiazhi and the others did all their calculations, but they didn't expect that the sailor who delivered the medicine would actually fall asleep in Toshika Miyamoto's room, and they didn't have time to take the medicine for him.

As a result, when they arrived in the room, Toshika Miyamoto, who only relied on the effects of acupuncture and the blessing of anger, was already exhausted, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Speaking of this sailor boy, he was unlucky enough. He was awakened by the gunshots, and when he woke up, he just witnessed Miyamoto Toshi firing a second shot at Nogi Hiroshi's leg.

So he became an important witness in this case again, proving that Toshika Miyamoto had the intention of killing Nogi Hiroshi—this was also a windfall.

The third step was that Liang Shaolong took Li Ye to the lower deck of the cabin and instigated a commotion with rumors.

Because according to common sense, once a shooting incident occurs, the captain will definitely block-block the entire ship and deploy manpower to strengthen the defense of the scene.

Only a large-scale riot can allow the captain to arrange all the manpower to maintain the stability of the cruise ship and order them to return to their respective cabins and boxes.After all, in the vast ocean, there are many examples of ships capsizing due to riots.

Originally everything was under their control, but who knew, Jun Miyamoto was already so good...

It's such a short distance, not even two meters, but the shot missed twice!

The dish almost killed their plan.

Seeing that he was about to arrive at Busan Port in a few hours, although Nogi Hiroshi was seriously injured, he still held his breath.If they were rescued after going ashore, their hard work of the day would have been in vain.

If you fail to make a plan, you have another plan.

Under the supervision of Nogi Hiroshi's only remaining lieutenant, Gu Hanlin bandaged his wound, and then went back to the captain's room to talk to the captain-this is an important alibi.

Because Toshi Miyamoto's original room was completely uninhabitable, Luo Xiazhi suggested that the captain give up his bedroom, so that Toshi Miyamoto, who was overly frightened and fell into a coma again, could temporarily live in it.

The reason why he suggested that was because he took a fancy to the captain's bedroom and Hiroshi Nogi's luxurious private room, which happened to be adjacent to each other.

Sure enough, the captain readily agreed, after all, after he knew Toshika Miyamoto's "noble" status, he would not let him live in second or third class no matter what.At this time, the first-class cabins on the ship were already full, and it was impossible to ask other guests to give up their rooms.

Not long after Gu Hanlin left, Nogi Hiroshi woke up.

Although this person was physically injured, his mind was still clear, and he knew that he had to return to Japan at this time to find his backer.

If they return at the maximum speed, they can return to Japan the next afternoon.

Then, his adjutant rushed to the captain's cabin and asked the captain to change his direction.

As soon as he left, the duo who had been waiting next door for a long time opened the door and came in.

Liang Shaolong and Li Ye entered Nogi Hiroshi's room together by driving Toshiya Miyamoto, who had been burned unconscious.

According to Liang Shaolong, Hiroshi Nagi was awake at that time.He felt that the situation was not right, and just about to call for help, Liang Shaolong pierced his chest with scissors before he could speak.

A few minutes ago, in front of the Japanese adjutant, after cutting the bandages, Gu Hanlin purposely placed the knife in a conspicuous place beside the table, just to facilitate Liang Shaolong's follow-up actions.

At the same time, Li Ye took out Nogi Hiroshi's gun from the gun belt hanging on the hanger.It hit Toshika Miyamoto's heart directly from the front.Miyamoto Jun has passed away in his sleep, much less pain than Nogi Hiroshi.

Hearing the gunshot, Nogi Hiroshi's adjutant ran back immediately.

At this moment, Liang Shaolong and the two cut off the remaining bandages on the table and wiped off the fingerprints.

Then put the scissors and the pistol in the hands of Toshiki Miyamoto and Hiroshi Nogi respectively.Created the illusion that after the two killed each other, both of them died.

Then they walked out of Nogi Hiroshi's room before the adjutant arrived.

Since Liang Shaolong's private room was quite a distance from here, the two didn't go back immediately, but found a corner to hide.

The guests in the first class rushed out angrily after hearing the gunshot.They pushed aside the sailors who stood in front of them, and came to the deck yelling.Ask the captain to come out and explain it all.

After the riot at noon was quelled, the captain gave a serious order that no one was allowed to leave the room without authorization and wander around before arriving at the port of Busan.They need to know why there is such a martial law, there will still be shootings, and whether the personal safety of these noble "decent people" can be guaranteed.

At this time, the two got up, pretended to follow the crowd who came out to watch the fun, and rushed to the door of Nogi Hiroshi's box together, and were coaxed back by the sailors who maintained order.

Get away with it.

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This case has been tried for more than two months so far, and Britain and Japan have sent lawyers from London and Tokyo respectively.In view of the special identities of the two deceased, the Japanese military department, the Japanese chamber of commerce, the British embassy in Shanghai and other forces intervened.

Nogi Hiroshi's elder brother, Nogi Shiya, a senior officer of the Japanese Navy, has been living in Shanghai for more than two months for this reason!

During these two months, his biggest enemy was none other than Tsubaki Yingko who had fallen into a semi-crazy state.

In order to seek justice for her "cousin", this woman stared at the Nogi family like a mad dog and gnawed at the Nogi family, and joined forces with all parties to attack the Nogi family in China and Japan, which was very disturbing.

As far as the case is concerned, it is really complicated and confusing, and it is difficult to draw a conclusion.

For the sake of fairness, the concession did not use the original British judge, but specially invited an American judge.

He was also under tremendous pressure to try this highly anticipated case for more than two months.

From the original point of view of the case, at first glance, all the clues point to two people hurting each other.

After all, the discord between the two didn't start on the boat. The rift between the two of them was known to all Shanghainese.

Even Hiroshi Nogi's adjutant admitted that just the night before the incident, his superior and Toshi Miyamoto had had a violent physical conflict.Even at that time, Jun Miyamoto had already pulled out a pistol and threatened to kill Hiroshi Nogi, but they were knocked down by them in the end.

On this point, a Chinese man who had studied in Japan for many years also gave proof.

The night before the incident, he had witnessed the fight on the stairs of the first-class and second-class cabins, but because all the people involved were Japanese and he was just a Chinese civilian, he could only pretend that he hadn't seen it.He didn't tell the truth about that night until he was routinely interrogated by the police.

So the clue became clearer—Miyamoto Toshiya, who was beaten the night before, tried to shoot Hiroshi Nogi out of revenge, but failed.

Afterwards, when Nogi Hiroshi was seriously injured, he sneaked into his room, struck again, and killed Nogi Hiroshi with the scissors in the room.When Hiroshi Nogi fought back, he killed him with the gun he carried with him.

This reasoning seems reasonable, but there are many doubts.

For example, why was there no trace of a fight between the two in Hiroshi Nogi's room?

How did the delirious Miyamoto Toshiya, who was burned all over, reach Nogi Hiroshi's room after waking up?How did he know that Hiroshi Nogi lived next door to him?

Judging from the time, Miyamoto Toshi touched Nogi Hiroshi almost as soon as he left the captain's room. How can this be a judgment that a confused person can make?

Moreover, after he shot Hiroshi Nogi twice at noon, he didn't even have the strength to stand up. This was also witnessed by many people. How could he have the strength to kill someone after a few hours of sleep?

The last suspicious thing is - according to the traces of the scene, Nogi Hiroshi should not have even left his bed.So how did he get the pistol out of the gun belt hanging on the coat hanger, go back to the bed, and shoot the man?

It is these various doubts that prevent American judges from making rash conclusions. In the absence of sufficient physical evidence, the case dragged on for so long.

But the other people on board really had no reason to kill these two people.

What's more, after the riot at noon, the cabins of all levels were locked with door locks, and there were special sailors guarding the upper and lower passages, so it was absolutely impossible for people from the lower levels to come up to commit crimes.

Everyone in the first-class cabin, except Gu Hanlin who was invited to treat Hiroshi Nagi's wound, was in his private room... Luo Xiazhi, the general manager of Shimai Department Store, was not in his room, but he was sitting in the Chatting with the captain in the captain's room, so there is absolutely no possibility of committing a crime.

This case has completely become a headless case due to the death of both parties. There is no new possibility except that the two people killed each other.

The case has been dragged to the end and has become an international joke. The Chinese side doesn't care about it. It has caused huge disturbances in Japan and the United Kingdom.

The literary giant "Guhan" who hadn't appeared for a long time wrote a satirical article in the newspaper, saying that the scene was a bit like the war between Japan and Russia in China in the late Qing Dynasty in order to compete for interests.

Different parties, politicians, and chaebol groups all use this case as a raft, attacking each other, trying to make chestnuts out of the fire, and turn it into their own political achievements.

As for the truth of the case, except for the family members of the person at the time who may have cared about it, other people don't care at all, they only think about their own interests.

This afternoon's public trial in the public settlement in the public concession is theoretically the last public trial.

If nothing else happens, the U.S. justice will soon announce the closure of the case and end this absurd farce.

As for privately, how these two countries plan to handle this case is not something that the Chinese can worry about. Japan and Russia are at war in the northeast. Is there anything wrong with you Chinese?

As one of the important witnesses, Rorschach attended on time today, and as usual answered the questions that the lawyers of both sides had asked countless times.

In the auditorium, Tsubaki Yingko, who looks like a teenager, is sitting.

She also seemed to have learned about today's final trial results from her husband in advance, and her face was full of anger and helplessness, like a lioness who had lost her cub.

Sitting diagonally across from her was Nogi Hiroshi's older brother, Nogi Shiya, who had been slapped by him last month.

This senior officer of the Japanese Navy is also wearing a white navy uniform today, looking solemnly at the gavel in the judge's hand.

The Japanese military department should have informed him of the final result.

"Your Honor, I have no questions."

The British lawyer bowed to the judge after finishing his questioning.

"Mr. Luo, thank you for your cooperation, you can leave..."

Just when the judge was about to invite Rorschach out of the witness stand and let the procedure enter the final statement.Nogi Shi, who had been silent for a long time, also stood up suddenly.

"I have a question!"

he said aloud.

"what?"

In the auditorium, the reporters and the audience suddenly became excited. They had been sitting here for so long. Wouldn't it be too boring if the case was closed hastily as expected? In that case, the newspaper might not be sold.

Now that the Japanese soldier suddenly made trouble, these reporters who feared the world would suddenly start discussing "buzzing" like flies smelling the stench.

"The lawyers on the Japanese side have already completed the questioning session. It is illegal for you to ask questions now. Moreover, you are just an observer, and you are not qualified to ask questions."

The Americans didn't take this Japanese guy seriously at all, and knocked on the table with a mallet, signaling the reporters to keep quiet, or let the bailiff throw them out directly.

Nogi Shi didn't talk nonsense with him either, he went directly to the Japanese lawyer, whispered in his ear, and said something.

Gu Hanlin, Liang Shaolong, and Li Ye who were sitting in the auditorium nervously poked their heads out to look at Luo Xiazhi who was still standing on the witness stand, wondering what the Japanese was up to.

"Your Honor, this issue is of crucial importance and may affect the course of the entire case."

The Japanese lawyer raised his hand, "I will apply for another questioning of Mr. Luo."

The American judge was about to refuse impatiently, but he looked at the British Consul General in Shanghai and his wife sitting in the public gallery, and thought of the antiques from the time of King Henry they had entrusted to them.

I looked again, Mr. Nogi who also entrusted someone to give him an ancient painting from the Warring States period in Japan...

In fact, he is a very conscientious judge, but occasionally he made some "small" compromises because of his fanatical pursuit of antiquities.

"Okay, Mr. Xia, I can only disturb you for a while."

Rorschach nodded calmly.

Under the calm surface, the heart is beating drums.

Did the Japanese see something?

But if he really had doubts about the crime scene, shouldn't he attack Gu Hanlin or the sailor when he was questioned?

Why yourself?

"Mr. Luo Xiazhi, according to what you said before, my client, Mr. Hiroshi Nogi, once had breakfast with you. After breakfast, he went directly to Mr. Toshika Miyamoto's room, right?"

Rorschach's eyelids twitched when he heard this question, which was completely different from before, and even obviously offensive.

This Nogi Hiroshi's elder brother is much more capable than his younger brother. After two months, he finally discovered the crux of the matter.

It's a pity, firstly, it was too late, and secondly... You forced me to do this.

"After I finished my breakfast, I left the restaurant directly. As for whether Mr. Nogi Hiroshi finished his breakfast, and whether he went directly to Mr. Miyamoto's room after finishing his breakfast, then I don't know."

He replied calmly.

"What did you discuss during the meal?"

"Mr. Nogi asked me about my itinerary the day before, and I told him that my friends and I went to Nanjing Street, where we ate Shanghai cuisine and bought some not-so-tasty Japanese dumplings in the shopping street."

This question has been asked at least five or six times, and Luo Xiazhi answered it very smoothly.

He believed that within these two months, the Japanese side must have sent someone to the restaurant on Nanjing Street to verify, and even what they ate was probably clear.

"Is that all? As far as I know, there should be more than that?"

The Japanese lawyer suddenly turned around and pressed his whole body in front of Rorschach.

"There must be other conversations! Otherwise, Mr. Hiroshi Nogi had already taught Miyamoto who was rude to him the day before, so there is no reason for him to go to his room on purpose the next morning, isn't there?"

"This……"

Rorschach blinked, deliberately turning his head to the side.

He saw Tsubaki Sakura, nervously twisting the silk handkerchief in his hand with his fingers, leaning forward, almost leaning against the railing of the gallery.

"I, it's not convenient for me to say..."

Rorschach shook his head hesitantly.

There was an uproar in the auditorium. I didn't expect that such a change would happen on the last day of the trial, and it was actually caused by Mr. Luo!

"Why? Are there any secrets that cannot be revealed? Mr. Luo, you are a witness!"

Japanese lawyers are aggressive.

Even the judge frowned in disapproval.

Luo Xiazhi from Shimai Department Store thought he was such a reliable and smart person, why did he do such a thing on the last day.

You either bite it to death and say you don't know anything.

Or say it at the very beginning of the case!

"Because this is related to the reputation of a person with extraordinary status here."

"Besides, this is a 'secret'." Luo Xiazhi said meaningfully, "So, I can't say it. This is out of a gentleman's accomplishment."

"Hehe...the Japanese are digging their own graves."

Liang Shaolong's whole heart was suspended at first, but after hearing Luo Xiazhi's answer, he finally put his beating heart into his throat, and exchanged a smug look with Li Ye.

Just wait and see.

"Secret? Do you think that the price of two lives is not as important as your so-called 'reputation' and 'literacy'? What kind of 'secret' is so mysterious!"

The Japanese lawyer raised his head and let out two ugly giggles.

Even Nogi Shi, who was sitting on the side, sneered.

Tsubaki Yingko simply threw the handkerchief aside, and put both hands on the railing beside the court.

"..."

Rorschach remained silent.

"Mr. Luo, please answer as soon as possible without delay."

The U.S. justice kept urging.

I thought it was a dispute between Britain and Japan, and the Chinese were just going through the motions.Miscalculation, he miscalculated this time...

"Nogi Hiroshi, when he was eating breakfast that day, he deliberately turned away from the left and right sides."

Luo Xiazhi seemed to have made up his mind, and took a deep breath, "He said that he was going to tell me a 'shocking secret', and made me swear not to tell anyone before returning to Shanghai. Because of this secret, It will shock Shanghai's upper-class society."

"Are you the kind of friend who can share secrets?"

The Japanese lawyer had never stayed in Shanghai before, and he was not very clear about the relationship between Luo Xiazhi and Nogi Hiroshi. He turned around and looked at Nogi Shiya.

The latter nodded without hesitation.

"My younger brother once told me that. He has two people in China that he admires very much. One is Director Gu of the Shanghai Education Bureau. That is, the kind-hearted man who bandaged my brother's wound on the boat."

Nogishi also stood up and bowed deeply in the direction of Gu Hanlin.

"In order to avoid suspicion, I didn't have the opportunity to thank Director Gu. I'm very sorry."

Gu Hanlin nodded his jaw and smiled slightly.

"There is another one... that is the owner of Shimai Department Store——Luo Xiazhi."

He raised his right hand, put his fingers together, and pointed at Luo Xiazhi, "He has mentioned to me many times that Mr. Luo is a real 'gentleman', 'beautiful...', and a perfect person in every aspect. It is me My younger brother is one of the few friends in Shanghai who can make friends."

Considering that the occasion was wrong, he didn't say the word "beauty".

Seeing the devastated expression on the Japanese lawyer's face, Luo Xiazhi nodded modestly.

At the same time, I cursed in my heart: Who is your friend!It took eight lifetimes of bad luck to be your friend!

"Luo Sanye, I know you are what the Chinese call a 'gentleman'. It is indeed very difficult for you to let others down. But as my brother's friend, in order for the truth of his murder to come to light, please tell me that' Secret' it! Please!"

Saying that, Nogi Shiya bowed at ninety degrees again.

"Hey……"

Rorschach let out a long sigh, and nodded his jaw apologetically in the direction of the US justice.

"In this case, I can only make this 'secret' public..."

"That day, Mr. Hiroshi Nogi told me very excitedly—he knew about Mr. Toshika Miyamoto's life experience."

Tsubaki Sakura stood up all of a sudden, startling the audience sitting behind her, no matter how hard her husband pulled her cuff, there was no response.

"He found out through a friend who lives in Yokohama...Mr. Toshiki Miyamoto is not Tsubaki Sakurako's cousin at all, but—the illegitimate child of her and his father! He is Tsubaki Sakurako's biological son!"

"Bang!"

When everyone present, including Nogi Shiya, gasped in unison.Seeing Tsubaki Yingko's face turning blue, she closed her eyes and fell to the ground.

The husband who was supposed to catch her was probably also shocked after hearing Luo Xiazhi's shocking news, and he didn't have time to reach out to catch her.

Instead, she let her forehead hit heavily on the mahogany railing, and blood poured out immediately.

The blood seemed to stimulate the nerves of the reporters.They also ignored the discipline of the court, and jumped to the side of the British consul and his wife, taking pictures frantically, and almost shot the camera directly at Tsubaki Yingko's head.

"This is exciting, the president of Sakura Department Store, the wife of the consul actually has such a big illegitimate child! The newspaper is now out of stock!"

"The value of this pornographic news is no worse than that of a murder case!"

After being stunned for a few seconds, the judge rapped the gavel vigorously, warning the reporters to return to their seats immediately, keep quiet, and asked the bailiff to send Tsubaki Yingzi out for treatment as soon as possible.

The consul hurried away with his wife in his arms, and some reporters took the opportunity to follow.The reporters who wanted to stay and continue to watch the fun had no choice but to go back—but they took all the photos they were supposed to take, so there is no disadvantage!

"This...so, this is the 'secret' you speak of concerning the 'reputation of a person of extraordinary stature'?"

"Yes, as a 'gentleman'. I originally thought that such small details that have nothing to do with the murder case should be rotten in the stomach. After all, discussing the privacy of a lady when she was young is not what a gentleman does."

Rorschach raised his chin proudly.

The more he spoke, the more confident he became, and he was almost overwhelmed by his "fairness".

The Japanese lawyer also didn't expect that the truth of the matter would be so explosive. He looked at Nogi Shiya beside him in fear, and he didn't know what to do.

"Okay, Mr. Luo, the details you mentioned are very important. This finally solved the original mystery of the matter-we have never been able to figure out why Mr. Nogi Hiroshi went to Miyamoto Toshiki's room on purpose. Now everything is Clear."

The British lawyer took the opportunity to stand up, "Your Honor, although Mr. Luo shouldn't hide the truth, as an 'English gentleman', I personally feel sorry for him keeping a secret for a friend and for the reputation of a lady. I still appreciate the behavior of concealing it, and I hope you can forgive him for his previous behavior."

The British are worthy of being the old-fashioned imperial foxes, and no one will be offended when they say something, and they will never leak.

And the meaning of his words is also very clear-this is just a personal grievance between the two Japanese!Because of the two of them, the interests of the British were harmed, and even...the marriage of an English earl here may also be harmed.

After the case is over, the diplomatic envoys of the British Empire will definitely send people to Japan to properly recover the debt.

Do these yellow dwarves really think that they can "leave Asia and enter Europe" and be on an equal footing with their European whites?

He looked at the sluggish Japanese soldier with disdain, and then winked knowingly at the American judge.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

For this result, the American judge who is also very satisfied, took