Masami Miura didn't say anything, but just glanced at Governor Miura indifferently.

Looked away.

After going through so much, Masami Miura seems to be no longer so afraid of her younger brother.

Then the audience and defense attorney Erin Hayes walked in.

The bailiff yelled, "Stand up!!"

The trial begins.

Miura Masami took the document handed over by the clerk, pushed up his glasses, looked at it, and said:

"First, based on the request made by Prosecutor Hojo Sakura from the previous trial, we request a re-examination of Exhibit 5, the military shovel that belonged to the defendant, Governor Miura."

"It is required to re-examine the biological base tissue components above."

"The court has already drawn lots to select a high-tech testing company to conduct the inspection under the supervision of the impartiality department."

"I believe both of you have received the information and have no objections to the high-tech inspection company."

"The latest test results will be sent to the court soon. Now, do either party have any new evidence to submit?"

"Yes, Your Honor." Irene Hayes stood up with a smile, took out a document and handed it to the clerk, then bowed slightly to Miura Masami.

"Your Excellency, this is the new evidence I submitted,"

"Your Honor, Members of the Jury..."

"This is my client, Governor Miura, and his case at the University of Tokyo Hospital."

"The doctor's prescription proves that after his father's death, he was extremely sad and mentally unstable, and he took double doses of lorazepam continuously."

"Also submitted is a certificate of appraisal issued by a team of professors from the Department of Psychiatry at Keio University."

"His prefrontal cortex metabolic rate decreased by 31%, and his amygdala activity increased by 280%."

"It proves that my client has been in a state of mental exhaustion."

"That means he has been in the acute stress disorder (ASD) phase."

"During this period, his alleged threatening remarks and remarks about burying the body were consistent with grief disorder caused by the loss of a loved one. His words were not necessarily related to criminal intent."

"According to Supreme Court precedent No. 30 of the 238s: testimony that a suspect who is clearly mentally exhausted was not given adequate rest time shall not be admitted as evidence."

According to Article 39 of the Japanese Criminal Code, a person who, due to a mental disorder, completely loses the ability to distinguish right from wrong or the ability to control his or her behavior based on that ability, shall not be punished (not guilty).

"Therefore, I ask your Honor and the jury to dismiss the charges against my client for threatening and attempting to murder Masami Miura and to find him not guilty."

"Based on the evidence I presented at the last trial, I can prove that the backyard where the bodies were buried was so large and the chance was too high to tie them together based on a few mental rants by my client."

"Without any witnesses or physical evidence, they accused my client of being a psychopathic murderer based on such strong doubts. This is a great injustice to my client."

"Almost every piece of circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution has room for reasonable interpretation. According to Article 336 of the Japanese Criminal Procedure Code, when there is a reasonable doubt that cannot be eliminated, the defendant should be found not guilty."

"That is the principle that the benefit of the doubt goes to the defendant..."

"Therefore, I request that the court dismiss the multiple murder charges against my client and acquit him. Thank you!!"

After Irene Hayes finished speaking, she glanced at Hojo Sakura with a hint of pride.

Today, the prosecutor didn't even raise a single objection and didn't even stand up.

Don't disrupt your own rhythm, just let yourself play.

Has she given up?

Masami Miura also glanced at Hojo Sakura from the corner of her eye.

At this moment, the prosecutor, her good sister, was holding a pen and gently drawing something on her notebook.

It seemed that this prosecution had nothing to do with her anymore.

"Does the prosecution have any further questions or new evidence to submit?" asked Masami Miura with a glimmer of hope.

Hojo Sakura stood up, smiled, and said with her red lips parted, "No more, Your Honor."

Miura Masami took a deep breath.

That's all....

A face full of sadness.

I'm so ashamed to ask her...

She had given up long ago...

Next, it’s time for judgment.

He glanced at the smug smiles on the faces of Irene Hayes and Governor Miura.

Masami Miura held the gavel tightly in his right hand.

I don't want to lift up, and I don't want to fall down...

"Your Honor, are you still waiting for the results from that high-tech testing company?" Irene Hayes said with a smile. "Actually, there's no need. The high-tech testing company involved in the lottery is Dr. Wilson's subsidiary in Japan."

"It's not just that company. Apart from the Japanese prosecutors, the only three high-tech companies in Japan that have this qualification inspection are all Dr. Wilson's subsidiaries in Japan."

"It can be said that there will be no new differences between the inspection results and those of the parent company..."

"Defendant's attorney, there's no need for you to remind the court of this," Miura Masami said gravely. "According to court procedures, we must wait until the new test results are submitted."

Erin Hayes smiled and shrugged: "Then wait."

At this time, the court door was pushed open.

"Your Honor, the latest test results have arrived." Several police officers came in with a document and handed it to the clerk.

The clerk took it and was about to hand it to Masami Miura.

"Please read the result again..." Masami Miura waved her hand with all her might, a look of fatigue on her face.

He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyebrows.

As that Eileen Hayes said, there's no point in getting your hopes up...

"Yes, Your Honor," the clerk said, opening the file. "The latest test results indicate that the biological base tissue found is indeed composed of animal bones, which is the latest type of fertilizer. The results are consistent with the test results previously presented by the defense attorney."

Masami Miura's face was frighteningly pale.

Although I anticipated the result, when it finally came, I still couldn't control my heart palpitations.

Masami Miura closed her eyes and slowly exhaled.

The entire courtroom was filled with a small hum.

The jury members whispered to each other.

Irene Hayes looked at Miura Masami with a smug smile, waiting for her to raise the gavel and bring it down.

A hammer is fixed.

For me, there is no case that I cannot win.

Even though this is in Japan, my means are very limited, but they are enough to deal with these people.

"Sister, my dear sister, why don't you raise the hammer? What are you waiting for?" Governor Miura shouted loudly, grinning and staring at Miura Masami with gloomy eyes: "Father is waiting for you..."

"Silence!" Miura Masami slammed the gavel, looked at Governor Miura and said coldly, "Defendant, if you continue to disregard court discipline, I will sue you for disrupting court order..."

Governor Miura became even more proud when he saw this. He closed his mouth and sneered at Masami Miura.

Masami Miura withdrew his gaze and slowly raised the gavel.

"Wait, Your Honor, there is new test data below..." the clerk suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Miura Masami was stunned: "Continue reading..."

"Yes, Your Honor," the clerk continued, "This test, supervised by a notary public, revealed new, tiny basal structures within the screw joint of the military shovel."

"After testing, it was found that these were an exact match with the 15 loci found in the STR analysis of one of the four female corpses in the autopsy report. The probability of coincidence by chance is less than one in 4.7 trillion."

"The DNA match is 100 percent. At the same time, no other unknown types were detected in the DNA. According to the DNA Testing Guidelines, this test report shows no DNA contamination."

"In other words, it can be entered as evidence in court."

The clerk had just finished speaking.

Wow! !

what?

Is Governor Miura really the murderer?

How can it be?

Unbelievable! ! !

The whole audience was shocked and whispered to each other, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the report in the clerk's hand.

Miura Masami's eyes widened as she slowly stretched out her hand, a little trembling...

The clerk quickly handed over the report.

The entire courtroom looked like a vegetable market.

Even a fool knows what this report means.

It means that there is solid evidence.

Everyone stared at Masami Miura who was reading the report with wide eyes.

Even the jury.

Governor Miura turned to look at Irene Hayes in shock.

"Impossible!!!" Erin Hayes's eyes widened, she quickly stood up, and shouted, "Impossible! How could we find new evidence in the screw hole? I demand a retest!!!"

"Objection!!!" Hojo Sakura slowly stood up, threw away the pen she had been playing with for a long time, raised her little face and stared at Irene Hayes, and said slowly:

"Defense attorney, the institution for this examination was determined by a judicial lottery. The result of the lottery was agreed upon by both the prosecution and the defense, and it has unquestionable legal effect."

"Besides, you just confidently said that the technology company doing the inspection is a subsidiary of Dr. Wilson."

"Therefore, as the prosecutor, I need to remind the defendant's defense lawyer that the court is not a joke and you are not allowed to question it."

"The objection is valid!! Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this is the final result of the examination and has the highest legal effect." Masami Miura said excitedly, her voice trembling slightly.

Hojo Sakura continued, "Your Honor, members of the jury, this evidence fully proves that this military shovel is the evidence used by the defendant, Governor Miura, to bury the body..."

"Also, I have a piece of newly received evidence." Hojo Sakura took out her phone and waved it high. "The latest forensic examination found a tiny bit of hair deepest between the fingernails of one of the women's bodies."

"After testing, the hair tissue was found to be a 100% match to the DNA of the defendant, Governor Miura."

"That is to say, two of the four bodies, the female ones, are directly linked to our defendant."

"Your Honor, members of the jury, in view of the above evidence, which fully demonstrates the direct and irrefutable connection between these four bodies and the defendant, Governor Miura, I request that the court sentence the defendant..."

She scanned the entire room, then focused on Governor Miura, staring intently at him as she uttered, "Guarded of multiple murders!!!"

"Mr. Governor Miura."

Hojo Sakura looked at the other person and smiled slightly: "Thank you for your advice that day..."

Governor Miura's pupils contracted violently...

After the trial that day, I came to Hojo Sakurana, lowered my head and told her provocatively that there were more than four bodies...

She seemed to wave her hand lightly...

Is it to take away the hair that falls off your body?

I see....

"Ha, Ms. Hojo Sakura, you are such a qualified and just prosecutor..." Governor Miura smiled lightly.

"Thank you for the compliment... You're truly a qualified pervert. You can still laugh now." Hojo Sakura's face showed a disgusted expression: "Otherwise, how could we catch a perverted murderer like you..."

The clerk handed a copy of the report that had just been printed out from Hojo Sakura's mobile phone to Miura Masami and another copy to the jury.

Masami Miura looked at the report in his hand and glanced at Hojo Sakura with complicated eyes.

The paleness on his face had long since returned to its rosy color.

So that's how it is. I blamed her wrongly...

She rejected her own proposal because she tampered with two pieces of evidence at the same time.

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