Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 155 Jingqi Manager

"Kanzaki! What are you talking about..." Kuroki stopped him from making outrageous guesses.

Is the death penalty fake?
What a joke!
When executing a death penalty, the steps are numerous and rigorous, and they have to be confirmed countless times. Just at the final execution, it takes three people to press the switch of the gallows...

It also requires people from the police, prosecutors, and prisons to be present at the same time as witnesses to make sure the person is dead and cannot die any more!
If he could really get so many people to come up with a "fake death sentence" for him... then this person has plenty of ways to avoid being tried at all.

"No, what's more likely is that the fingerprints are forged... Do you remember the previous wall-penetrating murder case?" Shiraishi reminded at this time.

Kuroki, Kanzaki:......

Of course I still remember it. It was because that bastard lied that everyone in their "pair" still hates them until now!

However, Kanzaki immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible... It's completely different from that time. That time, they moved the safe that had fingerprints left on it and replaced it with the safe at the crime scene, but this time...

"I also went to the scene this morning and was there when fingerprints were collected. Not only on this wooden offering box that looked like it hadn't been moved for a long time, but also on the pillars next to it and the floor of the corridor, there were fingerprints left. These are old materials and there is no way they could have been replaced.

"Moreover...if the fingerprints were left behind a year ago before Zhu Shen carried out the death penalty, they could be identified during forensics. Some of the fingerprints were even made from the deceased's blood!"

Fingerprints are generally left by human sweat. Although it is impossible to accurately determine the time when the mark was left, it is still possible to distinguish between a year ago and a few hours ago!

Kanzaki had been fooled by the "safe swap" trick before, so of course he had thought of this, but... judging from the distribution of fingerprints at the scene, this was obviously impossible.

After hearing what he said, Bai Shi was also silent...

Bai Shi would definitely not believe in such unscientific things as "the dead returning", but it was impossible for the fingerprints to be replaced, so...

"It can't be...that there really is a problem with the execution of the death penalty?" Bai Shi became unconfident at this time.

However, no one responded to this kind of talk, after all...

If the prosecutors, police, prisons... were all bribed and the death penalty was falsely executed, then this matter would be too big. If it gets out, who will still believe in the law?

Just then...

"Of course there can be no problem with the death penalty!"

Hearing a voice coming from the door, everyone turned their heads and saw that the person who came in was an elderly detective. From the badge on his suit, it was clear that he was from the Investigation Division of the main store. The old men in the Criminal Division, including Shiraishi, also knew the person who came...

"Manager Jingqi?" Shiraishi and Kunikida both stood up quickly.

(I know that the original author, Kujira Shimaji, retired two years ago. I will sort out the timeline issue later.)
It was none other than Kujira Shimaharu, one of the management officers of the "Investigation Section 1"!
Even the young police officers who didn't know him before immediately understood his identity...

The "First Investigation Section" is the most elite department of the Metropolitan Police Department in terms of "front-line investigation" and is also considered a legendary department in the eyes of front-line detectives. It has more than 400 detectives alone, almost catching up with the number of people in the Beika Police Station.

Naturally, it is impossible for there to be only two levels of leadership, section chief and department head. In between the two, there is the position of "management officer", who is held by the "superintendent" and is responsible for supervising major cases, or coordinating between the various departments of the investigation, or taking the lead in establishing the investigation headquarters!
At the same time, the section chief can designate one of the "management officers" as the "director", giving him or her more say than the general "management officers" and making him or her similar to a deputy section chief. Now the "director" of Section 1 is Ninomiya, who is at odds with Shiraishi.

The one who came now, Shimaji Kujira, and Kiyonaga Matsumoto who was met before, are both "management officers" of the First Investigation Section. Shiraishi has previously taken actions in the "Investigation Headquarters" led by them, and the cooperation was quite pleasant.

When Manager Jingqi came in, Shiraishi also saw Director Ebina and Section Chief Marubi walking behind with embarrassed smiles on their faces.

Apparently, after Officer Jingqi arrived, the receptionist, Section Chief Maruwei, did not find Shiraishi, so he went to look for the old director. As a result, when he entered the Criminal Division, he heard Shiraishi "criticizing" the death penalty execution standards with a group of detectives...

"Is the head office going to get involved so soon?" Bai Shi frowned at this time, knowing that Jingqi's manager was definitely not here to exchange pleasantries.

Jing Qi rolled his eyes when he heard this and said, "How long have you been at the police station? You're already calling the 'head office' a derogatory term?"

Although Bai Shi's current police rank is higher than his, Jing Qi is almost sixty years old, so he can call him "kid" without any burden.

In fact, if an ordinary police chief, even the chief of a large police station, is polite to the "management officer", although theoretically the former has a higher police rank, the latter has command authority over the police station within the scope of his authority.

Jing Qi immediately said seriously, "Director Shiraishi, the impact of this case is extremely bad. We must launch a joint investigation as soon as possible. This is not the time to be willful."

Sure enough, the head office was immediately alarmed. After all, the identity and cause of death of the deceased were very sensitive, and a quick check would reveal that the case was not simple!
"Okay, I understand... Since Manager Jingqi is here, the investigation headquarters should be in the Beika Police Station, right?" Shiraishi nodded.

Indeed, if it is a copycat crime or a perverted murder, the second victim may appear at any time, and the case must be solved as soon as possible!
"It's at the Beika Police Station, yes, but... it's not the 'Investigation Headquarters', it's the 'Special Investigation Headquarters'! Later, Counselor Uno will personally take the lead in supervising the matter." Jingqi explained.

As the name suggests, the "Special Investigation Headquarters" is of a higher level and generally requires the head of the corresponding department of the Criminal Department, or the counselor who serves as the "Deputy Minister", to take the lead in its establishment.

Of course, Shiraishi understood that as a bureaucratic police officer, Uno Tadayoshi had little ability to organize a search, and the actual commander was still Kujira Shimaharu.

Shiraishi nodded and said, "Section Chief Yuanwei, then you go and prepare it." "Yes!" Yuanwei was very familiar with this kind of business.

After all, the Beika Police Station is a large-scale police station, and the people of Beika Town are simple and honest. Although the "Special Investigation Headquarters" are rare, the "Investigation Headquarters" are often set up here.

That is, after the new director came...

Although there were more murders, the head office was never asked to intervene!

"Manager Jingqi, what do you think about the fingerprints found at the scene?" Bai Shi asked tentatively.

Jing Qi glanced at Bai Shi and said, "Don't worry about the death penalty. There is no problem."

Without waiting for Shiraishi to ask again, Jingqi added: "I also participated in the investigation of Takegami Sadajiro's case. I was also present when he was executed a year ago."

Bai Shi was silent now...

Bai Shi didn't quite believe that Jing Qi was involved in the falsification of the death penalty, and... even if he had the mentality of "suspicious everyone", he couldn't ask him anything in person!
Jing Qi seemed to understand that with Bai Shi's personality, if he didn't see this kind of thing with his own eyes, there would always be a thorn in his heart. He took out a USB flash drive and said, "This is a confidential document. Find me a computer with some kind of shield."

Upon seeing this, Shiraishi quickly requisitioned the computer on Kunikida's desk - a confidential USB flash drive that could only be read on an internal computer with security verification.

Because there is no connection to the external network, and other USB drives cannot be plugged in, there is no need to worry about Kunikida watching something embarrassing, Shiraishi can just use it...

"Kunikida, let the other police officers prepare first." Jingqi seemed to not want too many people to see the contents of this "confidential document".

Kunikida has known Officer Kujira for a longer time and has dealt with him more often. After all, he worked in the "Investigation Section 1" for more than ten years...

Out of trust in Kujira Qi, Kunikida dismissed the other detectives without any hesitation and let them busy themselves with their own affairs, especially preparing for the "Special Investigation Headquarters Establishment Meeting" that would follow.

Afterwards, Shiraishi and Kunikida looked at the contents of the "confidential documents" brought by Jingqi.

Here is a video…

It is the video footage of "Takegami Sadajiro's execution by hanging"!

Out of consideration for personal privacy, this information must of course be kept confidential and will not be circulated.

I saw...

In the gallows room separated by iron mesh, Takegami Teijiro, wearing a "restraint suit", was escorted in.

The video also captured the people outside, including Jingqi, who was in charge of the case, and Tsumura Shusuke and his partner who arrested him - they were not detectives at the time, but Takegami strongly requested them to come, and they both agreed.

Although he didn't put up much resistance, when the executing police officer asked him for his last words...

The Bamboo God suddenly looked at the police officers outside the iron fence, and said in a ferocious and crazy tone: "I will kill you all and eat your flesh... Hahaha! I will wake up again, for sure. Be ready!"

After shouting to stop him failed, the executing police officer directly put a hood over his head...

Everything seemed to go according to plan afterwards. With witnesses and verification from all sides, Takegami Sadajiro was hanged.

Shiraishi, Kunikida:......

Shiraishi and Kunikida also understood by now why Jingqi did not let other police officers see this!

Many people have many opinions...

If this content is leaked, it will cause unnecessary panic among the people.

After all, although the East Island country is known as a technological power, the ignorant ideas among the people are very stubborn, and all kinds of feudal superstitions are very popular.

If word gets out that the death row inmate who shouted "I will wake up again" actually "comes back" to kill people, it will not only cause panic, but will also definitely be used by malicious cult members.

Jingqi brought this video just to let Bai Shi know that there is no need to consider the possibility that Zhushen faked his death!
"The bodies have been burned now, and... even if he really faked his death, there would be no fingerprints left. This guy ate his own fingers when he was in the detention center." Jing Qi emphasized.

Even if it's "preserving the fingers of the dead", it won't work at all...

But after hearing that this guy was so crazy, Bai Shi was a little puzzled: "It's really thanks to the court that he was sentenced to death, and that dog-raising guy also signed..."

(End of this chapter)