Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 136 Warning
Tuesday, May 11th.

After going to work, Shiraishi had no time to ask about the injury case of Tani Shigeru Naoki, but first met with Gao Yue who was detained. In the case of Tani Shigeru and Mie, Shiraishi had already taken on the pressure behind the scenes, and there was nothing for him as the director to do after that.

"Gao Yue, how did you sleep last night?" Shiraishi asked in a casual tone.

"It's okay... I mean, I've been tortured by regret. Senior Shiraishi, can I send it for inspection today?" Gao Yue asked overly calmly.

"No rush. The prosecutor's office has been very strict with our submissions for inspection recently. They require sufficient evidence before we can do so." Shiraishi said half-truthfully.

It is true that the prosecutors are very strict with the Mihua Police, but...

The person has already surrendered himself, the murder weapon and cause of death match, and there are multiple eyewitnesses... We can simply organize the information and send it directly for inspection!
"Gao Yue, you are usually at the Yamashiro family..." As Shiraishi started to speak, Gao Yue immediately interrupted: "Let them talk about these things... I mean, it's easier for my family to talk about these things... to fight for a reduction in my sentence, right?"

Seeing that Gaoyue refused to communicate and had no intention of opening up, Shiraishi had no choice but to give up.

……

After leaving the interrogation room, Shiraishi came to the conference room. Huitani, who had been up all night, was already waiting here. When he saw Director Shiraishi coming, he didn't say much and directly played the "confession record" on the projector.

These are records of individual questioning and recording according to what Shiraishi said!

"After returning from the Railway Association's party, I immediately went to my father's room and saw... Gao Yue standing there with a vermilion tie, food and red wine spilled on the carpet, and my father had... Alas."

……

"After the quarrel, I put down the tea set and went to my father-in-law's room. I saw Gao Yue holding a scarlet tie, dinner and red wine spilled on the carpet, and my father-in-law was motionless..."

"Huh? Didn't you go up to check?"

"I'm sorry, I was so scared."

……

"I heard a painful sound and rushed over immediately... Oh, and accidentally knocked over a vase, and then I saw... Grandpa was dead, and Aunt Gaoyue strangled Grandpa with a scarlet tie... Food and red wine were spilled on the carpet."

"How do you know he's dead?"

"Ah? He should be dead... that's the feeling."

……

"I heard something falling and hurried footsteps, so I went upstairs... Oh, yes, I accidentally spilled the nuts. When I got to Dad's room, I saw my sister-in-law holding that... scarlet tie, standing next to the body... Oh, and there was food and red wine spilled on the carpet!"

"You guys just stayed still after that? Until your big brother came back?"

"Yes, that's right, that's it..."

……

"After I put down the zither, I went upstairs... Oh, right, because I was walking through the bedroom, I accidentally touched the bedding, and I saw Gao Yue holding a vermilion tie, and there was food and red wine spilled on the floor."

……

"I came to my father's room and saw Sanri... ahem, Gao Yue holding a scarlet tie. I could see marks of ligatures on my father's neck, and there was spilled dinner and red wine on the carpet."

"Then you didn't... do anything to her, or go to see the dead?"

"I was terrified! And maybe I had expected this scene. After all, my father has always been very strict with her."

……

"After I put away my golf clubs, I went upstairs and saw Gao Yue holding a scarlet tie. I immediately knew what had happened. After all, my father was always very... well... he must have thrown a dinner plate at Gao Yue at that time."

"You still got time to put away your golf clubs?"

“Well… because I didn’t know what happened at the time.”

……

Looking at the video of each person's questioning, Bai Shi couldn't help but frown and asked, "What is this? Did you memorize the lines?"

"Well, the scarlet tie and the spilled dinner on the carpet are too much. It would be fine if one or two people emphasized such details... There must be something wrong with this family!" As an old detective, Huigu also saw the problem with this collective confession.

Just then, Yuanwei knocked on the door and said, "Director, the lawyer and family of Ms. Yamashiro Gaoyue are here and have requested a meeting." "Ask the detective involved in the case to keep an eye on them during the meeting." Shiraishi did not stop her from seeing her lawyer.

There is no reason to prevent people from seeing a lawyer!
But since even the family members want to meet, Shiraishi must have someone watching over him. And he doesn't want to trust an ordinary police officer to watch over him, so he has to have someone who is familiar with the case to watch over him.

If there is any inducement or threat during this period, it will be discovered at the first time.

Afterwards, Shiraishi continued to discuss the case with Huitani...

"Also, the behavior of the witnesses was too strange. There were so many people...but no one came forward to check the situation. It was not until more than ten minutes later, when Changzi Gong came back, that everyone was still standing near the door, staring blankly." Huigu also questioned their statement at this time.

"More than ten minutes? Is the Railway Association's meeting place so close?" Shiraishi asked.

"Well, the party location is about a 20-minute drive away, and I received a call from my wife halfway there," Huigu added.

Hearing this, Bai Shi nodded slowly and continued, "Continue investigating! But don't alert them, just tell them... we are going through the necessary procedures!"

"Yes!" Huigu certainly didn't ask why the investigation continued even after he "surrendered".

The lady who turned herself in looked at the director with a look in her eyes that was almost irritating, and it would be tactless to ask her more questions!

……

However, Bai Shi's delaying tactic did not work!

Although the Beihua Agency always claimed during the investigation that it was "just a process" and "this is a necessary procedure", Yamashiro Koichi and others still found something wrong...

"Director Shiraishi, what do you mean? Why haven't you sent it for inspection yet?" Koichi Yamashiro had already noticed something was wrong and came to the office to find Shiraishi.

"Hmm? President Yamashiro is worrying too much. Of course we also want to send it for inspection as soon as possible, but..." Shiraishi still wanted to comfort him at this time.

However, Yamashiro Koichi said anxiously: "You don't need to say anything more! Since this is a dispute between the Beihua Agency and the prosecutors, we won't bother Director Shiraishi anymore. We will contact the prosecutors ourselves!"

"Eh? Is President Yamashiro so anxious?" Shiraishi asked back deliberately in a tentative tone.

"I..." Gongyi said with a glare. He was indeed very anxious, but even though Shiraishi was sitting, his figure reminded him not to be anxious. He immediately calmed down and said, "I don't know how many people are watching the Yamashiro Railway. If such a family scandal occurs, of course it must be settled as soon as possible... Besides, our Yamashiro family can also speak well in the Prosecutor's Office, so Director Shiraishi doesn't need to worry about it!"

After saying this, Yamashiro Koichi left Shiraishi's office...

The other members of the Yamashiro family also left the Beihua Police Station afterwards, and Ryuzo didn't even say anything to his wife alone.

Only Kumimon is still there. After all, Yamashiro hired him to be Yamashiro Satsuki's defense lawyer!
This kind of defense was too simple for Gu Meimen. After all, the family of the deceased fully cooperated with the reduction of sentence for the prisoner who surrendered himself, and the suspect had no criminal record and the motive for the murder was impulsive.

He had even promised in front of the Yamashiro family that he could keep his sentence under ten years, and that he would provide "after-sales service" - he would apply for medical parole within a year, and after three to four years, when he had completed one-third of his sentence, he would apply for parole. Even if he went to jail, it would be "the way rich people go to jail."

This is worthy of his 50 million commission!
However, after Gu Meimen learned in detail about the "opportunities for a reduced sentence", he had already thought about how to fight in court. When he was about to leave the Beika Police Station, he was "happened" to be blocked by Shiraishi in the corridor.

"Ah! Director Shiraishi, the Yamashiro family's people were here before, and I didn't have the chance to thank you. You were thinking of me when you had business!" When Kumimon saw Shiraishi, he hurried forward and shook his hand.

Kumimon doesn't have this attitude towards ordinary police officers, but...

As Suzuki Ayako's sweetheart, and especially the one who introduces commissions to him, Shiraishi Kuro obviously has a very high "friendship level" in Kumimon's heart!
"It's nothing. I have always admired Attorney Kumemon's professionalism... But there is one thing I want to remind Attorney Kumemon. It may not be a good thing for Attorney Kumemon to let the Yamashiro family push for the prosecution to intervene so quickly." Shiraishi said calmly at this time.

The people of the Yamashiro family suddenly became familiar with the process of investigation, inspection, and prosecution. I think it was Kumimon's guidance.

"Hmm?" Gu Meimen was stunned at first, then his eyes hesitated a little, but he calmed down immediately and said as a matter of course: "There is no problem in pushing for the inspection at this stage. It will also be a good thing for my client."

However, Shiraishi patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you still remember who your client is... If the real murderer turns out to be someone else, but you mistakenly use it as a prison sentence defense, it will probably not do any good to your reputation of being 'unbeatable'."

Attorney Dai at the side asked hurriedly, "Director Shiraishi, have you found any evidence that Miss Gao Yue took the blame for someone else?"

Obviously, as a woman, Dai also felt strange about the atmosphere of the Yamashiro family...

"Not yet, but I believe that Attorney Gu Meimen knows who I am. Even if the case reaches the prosecution process, it does not mean that the Beihua Agency will terminate the investigation... I hope Attorney Gu Meimen can cherish his reputation."

After warning Kumemon, Shiraishi simply brushed past him without staying for long.

Dai looked at Gu Meimen at this time, revealing some suspicion, as if she wanted to explain something to Shiraishi, but Gu Meimen said directly: "Let's go, are you a muscle control? Don't look at it, come back to your soul!"

"What muscle control, you..."

(End of this chapter)