Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 132 Modification of Testimony
"Beautiful lawyer, you are not waiting for the evidence you submitted about my 'slip of the tongue' eighteen years ago to be accepted, right? Regarding the matter of misreading the location, I have just resubmitted my testimony. Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the Toriya Watergate Bridge at that time, not the Toriya Bridge as I said at the beginning. I am really ashamed..."

At this time, Saegusa Naohiko said this with a guilty look.

When Hibiki Eri heard this, her expression suddenly changed...

This is a loophole that was discovered by the legal team during the trial eighteen years ago!
The murderer, Majima Hiroyuki, and the victim, Ono Miki, were both on the basketball team at Higashima Medical University and were also lovers. They were arguing because of a disagreement in their relationship.

Hiroyuki Majima is currently interning at the Beika Hospital and usually lives in Beika Town, while Miki Ono still lives in the school dormitory in Toriya Town.

According to the crime process sorted out by the prosecution and the police, when the two men agreed to meet on campus, Majima Hiroyuki killed the man and then rode an electric bike back to his internship dormitory in Beika Town.

A camera not far from the scene captured a blurry figure passing by on an electric bike.

But after all, it was eighteen years ago, and there were not only few cameras, but also the imaging was extremely poor, so it was impossible to identify who it was, and even the figure could not be seen clearly. Just at a glance, the color of the electric bike and the helmet were indeed the same as the one used by Hiroyuki Majima.

In the end, it was because Naohiko Saegusa testified that he saw the "man on the electric bike" returning from Toriya Town on the "Toriya Bridge", and insisted that he remembered it was Hiroyuki Majima because he almost hit him... This was finally solid evidence!

However, after visiting the scene, Eri Kisaki discovered that on the day of the incident eighteen years ago, there was a truck accident on the Toriya Bridge and no vehicles passed through for half an hour. The legal team then submitted evidence to the court.

but……

The prosecution later submitted new testimony, claiming that Sanzhi just remembered it wrongly and actually saw it on another "Toriya Watergate Bridge"!
Not only Kisaki Eri, but some police officers from the Criminal Division were also eavesdropping outside the meeting room at this time, and immediately complained when they heard this.

"To change your testimony at this time... How despicable!"

"Can this be accepted? His testimony was written very clearly eighteen years ago. Can this be said to be a mistake?"

"They just saw that the legal team had made some progress, so they started to resort to any means necessary..."

"If the prosecutors are so good at making changes, why do we need to investigate the case? Just make changes on your own in the future!"

"By the way, what case are you talking about? It doesn't sound like it happened in Beika Town..."

……

Hearing the noise outside, the lawyer hired by Sanzhi, Yukio Ikura, glanced at the door and said, "Section Chief Kunikida, your office has been very busy recently."

"Well, excuse me for making fun of you. I've been very busy." Kunikida said calmly.

Seeing that the other party was very tough, Ikura felt that he was provoked and immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Humph, then I won't bother you any more. Please ask Section Chief Kunikida to issue a statement of the case!"

Kunikida glanced at Aiko and Kisaki Eri and said, "Do either party have anything else to say about the mediation?"

Aiko looked a little uneasy. After all...

Given their financial situation, they can’t afford any compensation!

"Ms. Aiko, I must remind you that once the court makes a ruling, you can't just get away with it by saying you don't have money... Some lawyers only care about their own reputations and don't consider your family situation. They may not even consider your case. You'd better think seriously about what I mean when you go back." Ikura "reminded" Tani Shigeko in a sarcastic tone.

Upon hearing this, Aiko showed a nervous look.

Seeing this, Yukio Ikura smiled triumphantly, then called on Sanzhi to get up and leave together.

After opening the door, Nakura looked at the several criminal police officers surrounding him. Although they made way for him, they were still looking at him with dissatisfaction and resentment - this was completely different from the expressions he was familiar with and that were fearful of him. This made Nakura very unhappy and he felt that there were huge problems with the rule of law in the Beika Police Station!
after all……

Generally speaking, lawyers are people who are skilled in "using" the law. As law enforcers, we have no way to deal with such people and may even be restricted in every way.

And just then...

I saw a tall figure walking over from the end of the corridor.

He walked right in the middle of the corridor, showing no intention of giving way, and...

By the time Yukio Ikura reacted, he had already unconsciously moved to the side and instinctively did not dare to face him directly.

The other party came all the way to the door of the conference room...

"Director..."

"Hello Director!"

All the police officers stopped to greet him, and Shiraishi nodded left and right.

When he arrived at the door of the conference room, Ikura Xuefu only vaguely heard...

"Ms. Aiko, right?"

"Yes, I am the director of the Rice Flower Agency..."

"You don't have to worry about anything. President Ono promised that no matter what the truth is, he will bear the compensation for this injury case."

……

When Ikura Yukio heard this, he was stunned, and Sanzhi's face turned dark, knowing that the other party said it on purpose.

It's not a question of how much money it costs, but who pays for it...

In any case, it is impossible for Fei Yingli or Bai Shi to pay for this money, even if it is only tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands! This is a question of nature!

If the police or lawyers have to pay this money, it is completely against the rule of law. Moreover...if they pay once, will they pay again? This is simply unsustainable!
Just like in kidnapping cases, the police have clear regulations that prohibit the police from participating in ransom raising.

but……

Onoyama doesn't need to worry about this.

If he were still "President Ono", he would still need to consider the impact.

But now...

He is just an old man who is about to die. It is not surprising that he would do anything to find out the truth for his daughter. Any threats from public opinion are ineffective to him!

……

At the same time, Shiraishi also noticed Sanzhi's lawyer - he looked older, his hair was already gray, and he exuded an aura of "not easy to mess with".

"Who is that lawyer?" Shiraishi confirmed with Eri Kisaki.

"Yukio Ikura...a guy who will do anything to achieve his goals. He used to work at Miki Law Firm, but later became independent." Eri Kisaki reminded.

It seems that he is somewhat famous in the industry.

"Any means necessary? Similar to...Kensuke Kumemoto?" Shiraishi is still more familiar with Kumemoto, and Kumemoto is still the most famous in this "track".

"You can say that, but there are some differences... Attorney Kumimon will do whatever it takes to implement the client's wishes, and he doesn't care about his own reputation, while Ikura Yukio... is the type who cares more about himself. Sometimes, even if the client wins the case, he will still suffer considerable 'damage' in all aspects." After thinking about it, Hibiki pointed out the contrast.

Bai Shi nodded in understanding...

In short, to me, he is just a “nasty lawyer”!

"It seems that Sanzhi went to the prosecutor's office this morning and changed his testimony?" Shiraishi also heard about this.

"Well, a logical error that we found before was directly moved to another place by them." Kisaki Eri also said with a headache at this time.

"This is a common tactic used by the prosecution... At times like this, it only proves the flaws in the prosecution's evidence. I don't think there will ever be a decisive result. I think if you want to successfully overturn the case, you must have greater determination." Shiraishi was not surprised.

Hibiki Eri also understood that the so-called "greater determination" was...

Re-investigate the case and find the real murderer!
"I know, this is what I expected as well." said Hibiki helplessly.

However, there was no unanimous opinion within the legal team on this issue.

Now, Hibiki Eri even feels that some lawyers in the legal team don't even think about winning... or they only care about gaining fame in the process, and don't care about the final result the client can get.

Shiraishi just nodded and didn't say much. After all, Shiraishi didn't count on these lawyers.

……

Kanzaki, who had just returned to work, asked Yuan and others in confusion what this case was...

It doesn't sound like it's in Beika Town at all!
"Eighteen years ago? I'm afraid there's no evidence left... Wait, there's surveillance? Do we have backup evidence?"

Kanzaki is ready to put his knowledge into practice...

By the afternoon, Shiraishi received the news summarized by Kunikida, that there had been some progress in the case of Ono Miki!

The surveillance footage from eighteen years ago really didn’t show anything clearly, and it was only the cameras of the roadside shops near the crime scene, so the footage was very brief, just a passing moment, but…

After Kanzaki's research, he used various principles of light, perspective composition, and so on to re-compare them in three dimensions!
It turns out that the person riding the electric scooter was between 1.68 and 1.73 meters tall, a normal adult male height, and Mashima Hiroyuki...

"Hiroyuki Majima is the power forward of the school basketball team and is 1.9 meters tall. This is definitely inconsistent with the figure captured by the camera. But the problem is... such blurry surveillance footage is probably difficult to be trusted. It was only effective after being compared with witnesses." Kunikida explained helplessly at this time.

There is a breakthrough, but...

It can only be regarded as a reference for internal investigation.

"What about the color?" Bai Shi heard that he had just talked about light comparison and so on.

"The color is indeed consistent with the electric bike and helmet of Hiroyuki Majima as stated in the previous court session." Kunikida was also a little puzzled at this time - is it really such a coincidence?
"Is that so... then remember to compare the heights of the people involved in the case, and... who else can borrow Hiroyuki Majima's electric car." Shiraishi reminded.

"Yes." Kunikida agreed.

Bai Shi did not make any further arrangements. After all, he was not investigating on the front line and had no intention of being a master of micro-manipulation.

"There are also normal cases within the jurisdiction, and we cannot be negligent." Bai Shi specifically reminded.

After all, they are not a "special task force" and they can't just investigate one case, or even...

This case itself is what should be investigated in "spare time"!

(End of this chapter)