Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

A mistress, a lover, but also a negotiator for the Metropolitan Police Department. Therefore, it is obvious that the words used by the media and even some experts to mock this Sir are extremely unpleasant.

In other words, this negotiator probably used all his negotiation skills to seduce other people's wives.

Of course, Bai Quanyi didn’t actually accomplish anything today.

After all, this case has yet to actually go to court. While the police's evidence collection has been restarted at the prosecutor's request, it's unlikely to yield much.

So it can be said that the truth of this incident will be revealed in court.

"Watching the court session? I don't have as much free time as you."

During dinner in the evening, Qin Xuan told Xiao Ai that Fei Yingli was pregnant.

Xiao Ai said calmly, "Actually, I'm not surprised that Lawyer Fei is pregnant. Sister Jinghua and Sister Yukiko's daughter is already one year old, so it's only a matter of time before Lawyer Fei gets pregnant. Now... what are you going to do with Xiaolan?"

Bai Quanyi hadn't made up his mind yet and touched his nose: "We'll talk about it when the time comes."

I don't want to be a sex machine

Xiao Ai put her hands on her hips and accused Bai Quanyi: "Brother, how many children do you plan to have?"

Bai Quanyi touched the back of his head and said, "I don't have any plans. I'll just go with the flow... It's not like I can't afford it anyway!"

Bai Quanyi narrowed his eyes, and Xiao Ai seemed to have predicted what Bai Quanyi was going to say, and said directly: "You guy, do you also want me to give birth to a child for you?"

"You do not want it?"

Bai Quanyi was naturally depressed at this time, because he felt that Xiao Ai could always predict his predictions. It can be said that Bai Quanyi still felt a little frustrated in his heart.

"It's not that I don't want to, but can you take care of them? I have so many children, and I don't want them to be without a father since childhood."

"This one……"

Bai Quanyi felt ashamed. He had too many wives and was really unable to take care of everything.

Miyano Akemi called out, "Izumi, Ai, come and eat..."

At this time, Yukiko and Shizuka, who had been out for a walk pushing the stroller, also came back.

When Jinghua and Yukiko saw Shiraizumi Masu, they immediately came over.

"I heard that Eri is pregnant too. What are you going to do?"

"Baiquan Yi, can you take care of Eri? Otherwise, let Eri live with us..."

"Let's maintain the status quo for now."

Bai Quanyi still doesn't plan to let Yingli and Xiaolan live with them. There are too many women. Bai Quanyi feels that he will die and become a 27-year-old machine that only knows how to have sex.

"But Bai Quanyi, I want to watch the court session tomorrow. Do you have any way to get the audition files?"

"Audition ticket?" Bai Quanyi was stunned, then smiled and said, "Xiao Ai, do you want to attend the audition?"

A word of caution here. In Japan, court attendance generally requires a ticket. Of course, for ordinary cases, you don't need to draw a ticket; you can usually get a spot just by showing up. After all, there aren't many people around.

But for some social focus events, or events involving celebrities, the tickets for the audience need to be drawn from thousands of people to get the "lucky ones".

Let me give you a real example.

Of course, when the first trial of Japanese actress Noriko Sakai opened at the Tokyo District Court, according to media reports, the tickets for the first trial had been sold for a price equivalent to tens of thousands of RMB.

This is due to the dramatic nature of Noriko Sakai's drug-related case, from her disappearance, escape, surrender, arrest, and release. Coupled with the recurring revelations of her personal life, the spotlight has reached unprecedented levels. Even the live broadcast of her surrender achieved a near-mythical 30.4% viewership rating in Japan, a feat that was even achieved during the economic downturn.

On the day of the first trial, major Japanese TV stations planned to launch special programs.

This is probably the so-called celebrity effect. I think everyone understands why the tickets are so expensive.

Due to limited seating for the public, with only about 30 vacancies left after excluding seats for judicial reporters and other stakeholders, the Tokyo District Court was forced to hold a lottery in nearby Hibiya Park. Those selected by lottery would wear bracelet-shaped tickets to observe the courtroom. To this end, major Japanese media outlets, through agencies, hired teams of over a thousand people to line up at Hibiya Park that day for the lottery. This led to online prices for tickets reaching tens of thousands of RMB.

So Bai Quanyi felt that although the event he was going to watch now would not have such an exaggerated price, it would definitely be full.

"If Ai wants to go, I'll find a way. It's a hotspot this time, so getting a spot won't be easy."

“Then I’ll leave it to you.

……

The day of the trial.

"Everyone rise! Court is in session!"

Bai Quanyi looked at the packed gallery and could only say that, just as he had expected, the trial was incredibly exciting. And most of them were indeed members of the media.

Obviously, the first moments of the trial are the hottest news at the moment.

At this time, Bai Quanyi was sitting in the assistant seat. Although he was not a lawyer, he wore formal attire today.

At this time, Shiraizumi Yoshi saw that prosecutors Kujo Reiko and Kisaki Eri were also in a tense situation.

To be honest, this was the first time Shiraizumi Masu had seen such a scene. The prosecutor, Kujo Reiko, first stated the charges against Kanazawa.

Basically, it's a combination of aggravated assault, attempted murder, and gun control violations, and the circumstances of the female victim will also be considered. If the female victim dies, Kanazawa will also be charged with murder.

Considering Kanazawa's age, Shiraizumi felt that once convicted, this guy would probably have to spend his life in prison.

Speaking of this, Shiraizumi Mashi feels that one thing that is very bad about Japan is that killing one person is basically not subject to the death penalty. And as has been said before, even if the death penalty is imposed, the execution speed is very slow.

Shiraizumi Yi had seen data before and found that there were few prisoners on death row in Japan, but the number of executions carried out each year was even smaller.

Moreover, Shiraizumi himself really dislikes a certain type of people, namely the "abolitionists", that is, those who advocate the abolition of the death penalty.

We agree to the death penalty only because:

Anyone who kills someone must pay with his own life. This clearly meets the people's simple demand for justice.

The death penalty is a deterrent to criminals, and the most vicious criminals need the death penalty to prevent them from committing further crimes.

Finally, it can also give the victims the greatest comfort.

However, Shiraizumi knew that for some reason, the abolitionist camp dominated the Japanese legal community. He had read a lot of information from the Japan Bar Association, and they all called for the abolition of the death penalty.

Their arguments can be summarized into seven points:

First, the state has become a murderer, depriving prisoners of their lives and violating human rights.

The death penalty has no significant effect in suppressing serious crimes.

The death penalty is a cruel punishment that violates Article 36 of the Japanese Constitution. (Article 36 of the Japanese Constitution: As a public servant, torture and other cruel punishments shall not be used.)

Life imprisonment can prevent prisoners from committing crimes again without resorting to the death penalty.

If a false or wrongful conviction occurs, there is still time to remedy it.

People can change, give the criminals a chance to reform.

The death penalty consumes even more of the already limited judicial resources. (Because of the principle of cautious execution, Japan has a very strict review process for cases that could result in the death penalty, and the trial costs far exceed those of 187 life sentences.)

Japan's sentencing standard for the death penalty is the "Nagayama Principle", which comes from the name of a young writer and murderer. He was poor in his youth, and killed many people with a desire for money, hatred and anger towards society. After being imprisoned, he wrote books based on his own experiences, becoming a talented writer, attracting many fans and setting off a trend of "abolition of the death penalty" in society. From the local court to the high court, and finally the Tokyo Supreme Court, the verdict was changed continuously and it lasted for 22 years. Finally, the Supreme Court sentenced him to death and rejected the appeal.

Because of this case, the Supreme Court also issued certain instructions on the sentencing standards for the death penalty:

According to the current death penalty legislation, the nature, motive, and method of the crime, the severity of the consequences, the number of victims, the emotional damage to the surviving family, the social impact, the offender's age, whether he has a criminal record, and the circumstances following the crime are considered. If the crime is truly serious, the death penalty is warranted from both a sentencing and crime prevention perspective.

There is a lengthy appeals process after a death sentence is passed. Even if all appeal opportunities are exhausted, the execution order must be signed by the Minister of Justice before it can be carried out.

However, most Justice Ministers are unwilling to act as executioners due to political views or other personal reasons, and refuse to sign execution orders, resulting in very few actual executions in Japan. There are even Justice Ministers who have never signed a single execution order during their tenure.

It's outrageous, right? To sum it up, Shiraizumi Masaru thinks it's fair to say that in cases like this where only one person is killed, it's basically impossible to get the death penalty in Japan.

The missing murder weapon

"The surveillance footage of Kanazawa appearing in the hotel was found by Conan."

During the break, Kuriyama Midori explained this to Shiraizumi Masu.

This was something Bai Quanyi had not expected.

The most important thing is that Conan didn't actually explain this to him.

The difficulty of this incident is actually just one, that is where the missing murder weapon went.

How did this guy dispose of the murder weapon in such a short time after killing someone?

Later, Shiraizumi Masu received a call from Kisaki Eri's assistant, Midori Kuriyama, who explained that the case had been won. Sai Toshihaku lost control of his emotions in court and threatened to hit Kanazawa. He was found guilty of contempt of court and taken away by court officers. The possibility of his suspension from the Metropolitan Police Department cannot be ruled out.

Then came the unfortunate news. Jinze's wife's condition worsened, and she might not survive the night...

A large part of the reason for his critical illness is that Kanazawa no longer pays for his wife's medical expenses. Even if the Metropolitan Police Department provides funding out of the principle of witness protection, the situation is not optimistic.

After all, Jinze's wife was initially taken to a private hospital after being shot. If she had to be transferred to another hospital, coupled with the paperwork involved, it would have been difficult for her to survive until then.

Bai Quanyi touched his chin and frowned: "Things may be developing in the direction that Jinze wants to see."

After listening to Shiraizumi Masu's account of today's situation, Conan understood what Shiraizumi meant: "You mean Kanazawa doesn't intend to let Sai Shunbo go, right? And as for Sai Shunbo's situation, he is likely to carry out the lynching himself and shoot Kanazawa to death. If that's the case, Kanazawa has come up with a foolproof plan. Not only will he kill his wife, but he will also have the opportunity to take revenge on his wife's lover..."

This was obviously foreseeable to both Shirai and Conan. The fact that Shirai and the others were able to think of this wasn't because they were particularly clever, but because someone had already figured it out.

The person who was considered lucky was Jinze.

What method did this man use to make the murder weapon disappear?

"I decided to think about this problem from a different angle?"

"Change the angle?" Conan was a little confused at this time.

"To be precise, I'm thinking about this incident from the perspective of a fraudster."

Conan naturally shook his head after hearing this: "What kind of fraudster is this? To put it bluntly, he's just a liar."

"Although it's the truth, I really don't want to hear it."

"So, Mr. Trickster, what do you want to see?"

"Of course, it depends on what kind of scam Kanazawa has set for us."

"scam?"

"That's right. We've basically confirmed that Kanazawa didn't kill his wife on impulse. It was clearly a long-planned operation. So the way he made the murder weapon disappear must be like magic. I'm obviously not as knowledgeable about magic as Kaito Kidd, but I'm pretty sure I can expose this 'magic trick'."

After saying this, Shiraizumi Mashi looked at Conan and said, "Well, our famous detective, what do you think about this?"

"I think you've started to change lately."

"Changed?" Bai Quanyi shook his head. "No, actually, we haven't known each other for very long. You might not even know me well. How can you say I've changed?"

"There is a contrast." Conan laughed at this time, but seemed not to be prepared to tell Baiquanyi about his changes.

"Okay, back to our perspective on the incident. I think we need to start by investigating the areas that we tend to overlook."

"Ignored places?"

"Have you noticed that we are not familiar with the victim, Ms. Youzi?"

Afterwards, Shiraizumi Masu contacted Inspector Megure.

"Inspector Bai, I didn't expect you to be so enthusiastic about this incident."

"I'm a little upset."

"Conan is here too?" Inspector Megure saw Conan following Shiraizumi Masu and thought that Conan really liked playing detective games.

"Yes. I'll help too." Conan said with a smile.

"Inspector Shiro, what do you think?" asked Inspector Megure.

"I think we can use the process of elimination."

"Process of elimination?"

"That's right. By eliminating places the police might search, we have a higher chance of finding blind spots."

"I see." Inspector Megure nodded. "To be frank, my instinct as a police officer was that Kanazawa was the murderer. But even so, I never expected that the evidence submitted for examination would not be enough to convict him. After all, the most crucial evidence was missing. But also partly because... Lawyer Hime is truly amazing."

"Then let's go, Officer Megure, we need to search the scene."

"The scene... this might be a little difficult. After all, Jinze is not in prison right now, and it's not easy to get a search warrant."

"Oh, I forgot to mention that I don't want to go to Kanazawa's house."

"If we're not going to Kanazawa's house, then where are we going?" Inspector Megure was naturally curious.

"Kanazawa saw Mr. Sai Shunhaku committing adultery with his wife before this, so that's the hotel we're going to."

Inspector Megure was naturally a little embarrassed when this matter was brought up. Although Sai Shunboku wasn't his subordinate, he was still with the Metropolitan Police Department. And with this kind of thing happening, it was clear that the police were also helpless.

"Going to a hotel? That's new."

"I think Kanazawa is an intelligent person, so for an intelligent person, his actions have reasons."