Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 265 Commitment
"what!"

On the small road where Nishizawa's original apartment was located, Shiraishi exhaled and shouted, and directly overturned the Kamurocho police car to the ground, and then the roof of the car rubbed against the ground and pushed it to the side...

Seeing that there was a police car with "Kamishi" written on it, trying to block the road, Shiraishi jumped directly onto the hood and stepped on the front windshield, leaving a spider-web-like crack!
Then, Shiraishi reached through the windshield, tore off the seat belt, and pulled the police officer who was driving out...

A young patrolman from the Kamuro Police Station nearby had never seen such a scene before, so he instinctively covered his gun bag with fear, but was directly held down by the senior next to him: "Are you crazy! Idiot, didn't you see that even Shiraishi didn't give the order to raise his gun!"

As long as no guns are used, it can be said afterwards that there was "some small misunderstanding" or "some slight conflict" between the police officers of the two stations.

But if guns were used, the nature of the situation would change completely - my goodness, they are all local police stations under the Metropolitan Police Department, and they are actually having a gun fight in the streets of Toudou?
But since he doesn't use a gun, then Bai Shi is invincible...

Seeing Shiraishi overturn three police cars in succession to "clear the obstacle", the police officers of Kamuro Police Station also calmed down.

With Shiraishi acting as a human bulldozer, the police car behind was able to drive out smoothly.

Then Bai Shi glanced at Zeden...

When he found that he had hidden further away, he drove away in his QX56.

As Shiraishi drove on, he passed the front car, reached out of the window, pressed the alarm light on the roof, and then drove on...

Although the Metropolitan Police Department was also shocked after receiving Zeden's report, but...

Seeing that the Beihua Police Department had already arrested the "suspect" and was heading back to the police station, especially with Shiraishi personally leading the way, of course no one dared to stop them.

Otherwise, who knows if Bai Shi will crash into him directly?
It’s not that I’m afraid of getting hit, but I’m afraid that I won’t be able to finish it!
The Mika Police Department and the Kamuro Police Department could cover up the incident by pushing and shoving in corners, but if the police were to engage in a full-scale fight on the main street, it would be too challenging for the people of Dongdu, and even Director Bai Ma's resignation would be of no use.

During this period, the Metropolitan Police Department no longer contacted Shiraishi...

The Metropolitan Police Department’s meaning is also very clear - just pretend that nothing happened!

Not only Kodoubu, but even Nishizawa Junichi, the Metropolitan Police Department had no intention of taking over. They simply hastily stopped the original large-scale search and rescue of Kodou's family, as if they had never encountered Kodoubu's case...

Shiraishi's direct arrest of Kodobu made the case a hot potato that even the Metropolitan Police Department did not want to get involved.

Even the Prosecutor's Office had no intention of intervening - after all, the person arrested was a former chief justice, and the Prosecutor's Office did not want the court to have any misunderstandings.

In the midst of all silence, Gaotangbu was detained by the Mihua Police Station for one night!
Due to time constraints, "interrogation" cannot be conducted late at night.

That night, many people in the Mikado Office, including Shiraishi, stayed awake all night.

Kuroki and Kanzaki stayed in the hospital, keeping an eye on Jun'ichi Nishizawa's condition. Although he fell on the fire cushion, he had been stabbed and fell before, and was seriously injured. However, after first aid, he is now out of danger.

Fujiwa Kawai also accompanied the mother and daughter of the Gaotang family to do a simple check-up, and they were basically not injured.

Afterwards, Fujiwa and Kawai did not rush back to their posts. Instead, they were arranged by Shiraishi to comfort their parents and daughter and record their statements at the same time - this was not an "interrogation", but voluntary cooperation.

Shiraishi was sitting in the director's office of the Rice Flower Agency, ready to answer the phone at any time.

but……

Until the next morning, Shiraishi did not receive a call, and Kuroki, who was watching at the hospital, also reported to Shiraishi that "nothing happened."

From this, Shiraishi determined that the Metropolitan Police Department was not going to handle this case, but wanted to settle the case at the Beika Police Station, which was why even Jun'ichi Nishizawa was not taken over.

……

After daybreak, Yuan "interrogated" Gaotangbu.

"Mr. Gaotang, it looks like you're not used to resting." Yuan greeted.

Although he had rested for a whole night, Gao Tangbu's complexion looked even worse.

"It's okay. If you have any questions, just ask." Gao Tang said through his cracked lips.

"Okay... let's start with the theft of the patrol bicycle." Yuan said as a matter of course.

Parents: ...

I didn't expect that your parents would ask this first!

But Gaotang still cooperated...

As previously speculated, while Takado was at the 5-chome intersection waiting for a bicycle accident to be handled, he received a threatening text message with a photo of Noriko and Ume tied up, demanding that he must ride his bike home within an hour and not inform the police, otherwise he would be killed.

At that time, my parents thought that the criminal just knew that he was riding a bicycle home and didn't know about the accident, so he made such a request, so they could only steal the bicycle used by the patrol...

But now that I think about it, the text message should have been sent by Xi Ze who was using the mobile phone!

Gao Tang was riding his patrol bike, so of course he didn't have time to go home. The other party didn't answer the phone either. After the time was up, he told Gao Tang that he could give him another chance to ride to Kamurocho, the original apartment of the Nishizawa family, within an hour...

Gaotang was still a step too slow, and the police officers from the Mihua Police Station knew everything that happened afterwards.

"I see. So... Mr. Gaotang rode away Koban's bicycle because his family was in danger and he was threatened, so... it should be considered an emergency escape, and we won't pursue it."

Yuan paused for a moment, then continued, "But later in Mr. Caesar's apartment, everyone saw you pulling the trigger of the gun at Mr. Caesar. What were you thinking at the time?"

Gao Tang was silent for a moment, then told the truth: "I mistakenly thought that Noriko and Meimei had been killed... so I impulsively wanted to kill Nishizawa as well."

"In other words, you were sure you had the intention to kill someone, and you thought it was a real gun, right?" Yuan further confirmed.

"That's right." Gaotang had no intention of denying it.

……

At the same time, outside the soundproof room, Miki protested: "This interrogation is misleading! I want to report it. This confession is invalid!"

That’s right, Lawyer Miki has arrived…

He was accompanied by a young woman in a business suit, but...

She is not Miki's new assistant, nor is she a newly signed female lawyer at the law firm, but a young judge of the Toudou Court - Maiko Ozaki!
(From "99.9-Criminal Lawyer-Season " Ozaki Maiko)
The Metropolitan Police Department chose not to intervene in the fact that the Beihua Police Department had directly arrested the former Grand Justice and charged him with such a terrible crime as "intentional homicide". The prosecutors also buried their heads and decided to pretend they didn't know until the Beihua Police Department sent the case to the prosecutors...

But the court cannot pretend not to see it!
Considering that it was Shiraishi who arrested Chief Justice Gotang, all parties controlled their interference - Shiraishi was now well-known, and no important figures called or hinted at anything, so he just waited in vain the whole night.

However, the president of the Toudou Court, Tomoaki Fukano, was not idle either. He contacted the Miki Law Firm last night, hinting that he hoped they would be Gaotang's attorneys and try to stop the case through reasonable and legal means!
Otherwise, once it comes to the trial stage, no matter what the verdict is, the court system will lose face.

Miki is also happy to sell favors to the court system, and of course he does his best...

This is how the scene came about where Judge Ozaki of the Toudou Court and Lawyer Miki visited the Beika Police Station together.

"If you report it to me, I don't think there is any problem. Of course, you have the right to continue reporting it to your superiors... What do you think, Judge Ozaki? From the judge's point of view, this is a valid confession, right?" Shiraishi was also present at this time.

Ozaki is a newcomer in the Touto Court. At a young age, he has begun to be in charge of the trial of criminal cases. He can be said to be a "highly anticipated new generation."

Hearing Shiraishi's words, Ozaki did not answer directly, but said expressionlessly: "I just hope that Mr. Kodo can meet his lawyer."

"Of course there is no problem, but... Lawyer Miki doesn't seem to have Mr. Kodo's authorization letter." Shiraishi emphasized.

"But we already have a letter of authorization from your parents!" Miki emphasized.

Just now, Ozaki took him to meet Takashi Kodo Noriko. At this time, Takashi Kodo Noriko had no idea. Seeing that the people from the court had found a lawyer, she signed the document.

Bai Shi actually knew it, but he just mentioned it casually.

Of course, the Mihua Agency has no intention of stopping this legitimate behavior...

"Oh, sure. You'll be allowed to see him after the interrogation," Bai Shi said as a matter of course.

Ozaki came along as a judge, indeed to put some pressure on Shiraishi and let him know that this was the court's intention - Ozaki was "highly concerned", but he was ultimately just a "new generation".

In other words...you can "represent the court" if you advance, and you can "have nothing to do with the court" if you retreat.

Seeing that Shiraishi was not indifferent to the situation, Ozaki did not say anything harsh and remained calm.

After Yuan came out, he was slightly surprised to see Lawyer Miki and another young woman he didn't know, but he immediately reported to Shiraishi, "Director, Mr. Gaotang confessed to the intentional homicide."

"'Confess' is not used during a police interrogation." Ozaki said with a straight face.

Before Yuan could say anything, Bai Shi interrupted and said, "If you two want to see Mr. Gaotang, you can visit now, but we will also have someone to listen in."

Bai Shi said this and actually walked into the interrogation room by himself.

"Hmm? Director Shiraishi is going to sit in on the trial in person?" Ozaki frowned slightly - out of professional habit, Ozaki rarely showed any expression.

"That's right. Judge Ozaki came to visit in person, so it's okay for me to sit in on the trial in person, right?" Shiraishi said with a smile, and then made a "please" gesture to the two of them: "Don't worry about me, you two. As long as there is nothing wrong with it, you can just pretend I don't exist."

When Gaotang saw Ozaki coming in, he couldn't help but look even more ashamed - when he retired, Ozaki had just joined the court and had admired him very much before, but she saw him in his current state...

After Miki sat down, he immediately said urgently: "Mr. Gaotang, we have already understood the case! It is totally unjustified for the Beihua Police Department to arrest you under such circumstances. Later I will..."

"Lawyer Miki, you don't have to say any more... this is not an unjust arrest," Gao Tang said calmly.

As an old judge, Gaotang certainly knew the great debater Sanmu.

"Senior Gaotang, Dean Fukano and... everyone mean to ask Lawyer Miki to defend you. As for other matters, you can..."

As soon as Ozaki opened his mouth, Gaotang interrupted him and said, "No, there is no need. I will defend myself. Thank you for Dean Fukano's kindness, but... please don't do anything unnecessary." Gaotang could also hear that Ozaki meant that the court did not want Gaotang to plead guilty, but... Gaotang had already decided to plead guilty and accept the punishment.

In court, the defendant can defend himself or herself, and in this case, he or she does not even need a lawyer qualification.

"Mr. Gaotang..." Miki wanted to say something else.

However, Gao Tang interrupted and said, "Miki, if possible, I hope you can serve as Nishizawa's defense lawyer. I can pay for the fees..."

Before Gaotang could finish, Shiraishi interrupted and said, "No, Mr. Nishizawa's defense lawyer has already contacted Attorney Gu Meimen."

Needless to say, it was Shiraishi who helped make the connection.

"Lawyer Kumemon...Okay, then we won't bother Lawyer Miki." Gaotang nodded.

Miki:! ! !
Miki felt even worse, but... no matter what Miki said, Gaotang refused to cooperate, which made Miki very worried - usually he taught the client how to refuse to cooperate with the police, but this time it was the other way around...

The Rice Flower Department is really weird!

Miki looked at Judge Ozaki for help. After all, if the other party did not accept him as a lawyer, he would have nowhere to turn to. Then what Dean Fukano asked of him...

"I understand, Senior, from now on... just take care of yourself." Ozaki said expressionlessly... Did he just give up?

Miki was anxious when he saw this, but the two judges were not anxious...

"Judge Ozaki, you are the junior whom I think is most promising. Although it may be a little inappropriate for me to say this now, but... the future of the judiciary belongs to you young people. I hope you can remember my lessons!" Gao Tang said, lowering his head behind the interrogation table.

Seeing this, Ozaki was silent for a moment, then turned and left.

"This...ah!" Seeing that things had come to this point, Sanmu could only slap his thigh and leave.

……

On the other hand, in Dongdi Hospital, Xi Ze had also woken up.

"Remember that the patient still needs to rest, so don't ask too many questions."

Following the doctor's instructions, Kuroki came into the ward.

"Mr. Nishizawa, you really deceived me so badly." Kuroki complained as soon as he came in.

At first, Kuroki and Kanzaki thought it was just an ordinary bicycle accident.

Caesar was silent for a while before he said, "I'm sorry."

"These are comfort items. I'll put them here first." Kanzaki politely picked up a bag of something.

"Heh, does this count as a condolence now?" Caesar couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Well, this is a gift of comfort from our director to you." Kanzaki emphasized.

"Director...Director Shiraishi...I didn't expect...that he had also thought of the buffer a long time ago?" Xize asked first.

"That's right, Mr. Caesar, don't do anything stupid again..."

"Kanzaki." Kuroki signaled him not to talk nonsense.

After this night, Kuroki also figured out the reason why Shiraishi watched Nishizawa jump off the building...

From Caesar's behavior, we can tell that he is a very "stubborn" person!
There are some things that he will find difficult to reconcile with himself if he is not allowed to do them once.

With Bai Shi's ability, it would have been easy to hold him back. Bai Shi also knew that the survival rate of the cushion was not 100%, but...

If he didn't take advantage of an "opportunity", even if Xi Ze didn't die this time, he would die next time.

Instead of this, it is better to let him take a chance between life and death!
This is not something that can be dissuaded by simply saying "stop doing stupid things"...

"Okay, the condolences are over... There are some situations afterwards that I need to understand from you, Mr. Nishizawa." Kuroki said with a stern face, and Kanzaki was taking notes on the side. Obviously, this was not just a casual understanding, but a legal responsibility!
"I plead guilty. I am the mastermind." Caesar said directly. For him, there was no need to deny it.

"How did you and Hiroyuki Naruse meet and how did you plan this operation?" Kuroki asked further.

Nishizawa later admitted everything...

It was indeed he who found Hiroyuki Naruse first, but Naruse had completely forgotten him as the "victim's family member". It was also at the instigation of Nishizawa that Naruse targeted Takadō's wife and daughter.

Of course, this was just Caesar's trick to deceive him. In fact...

"Mr. Nishizawa, weren't you injured while saving them? Why didn't you mention that?" Kuroki specifically reminded him - this suspect was a little too "honest". He explained the crime process very clearly, but didn't mention his "meritorious performance" at all.

"I just don't want it to happen because of me... If it has nothing to do with me, I won't care about them." Caesar emphasized stubbornly.

Hearing this, Kuroki was also helpless, and then he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Nishizawa, why... didn't you even kill that Naruse Hiroyuki?"

"Detective Kuroki!" Kanzaki couldn't stand it anymore and called him out - do you want to listen to what you are asking? So he should be killed, right?

Kuroki also said at this time: "This is just my personal curiosity. It has nothing to do with the investigation of the case. If you don't want to answer, it's okay."

"I'm from Kamurocho." Nishizawa suddenly said.

"Huh?" Hei Mu was stunned when he heard that - what a coincidence, our director is also... so what?

“I’m from Kamurocho, so… when I was young, I also wanted to join a gang… but of course I didn’t have the chance yet, I was just a small-time gangster.

"After I met my wife, I changed my ways. Later... we had a daughter. I promised them that I would... would never do bad things again, so..." Caesar said calmly, but did not continue.

Because of the promise he made to his deceased wife and daughter, Caesar's "revenge" only goes so far.

Not only did he not hurt Takadō, he just made him face the choice, and when Naruse was really about to do something, he protected Takadō and his daughter. He even... didn't even kill Naruse, the direct murderer!

"I see... a Kamurocho native... What a coincidence, our director is also from Kamurocho." Kuroki said with emotion.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the ward. The person who came was none other than Kensuke Kumimon!
Although there are patrolmen guarding the door, but...

Gu Meimon was introduced by Director Shiraishi, so of course he can knock on the door!
"Mr. Detective, are you done questioning?" Gu Meimen asked proactively.

"Oh! Nishizawa, this is Attorney Kumemon... Our director recommended you and entrusted Attorney Kumemon as your defense lawyer." Kuroki introduced at this time.

"Eh? Wait, sorry... I still use a lawyer with legal aid..." Caesar was stunned when he heard that - it was not easy to withdraw the money in his passbook... He was afraid that the bank would not have change.

"Don't worry. As for the expenses, we have already applied for the Suzuki Legal Aid Foundation's project. You don't need to spend any money." Seeing this, Gu Meimen took the initiative to comfort him.

Normally he was reluctant to take on criminal cases, but...

It’s not impossible if someone pays for it!

"Then we won't disturb you two, but the patrol officers will still be guarding outside." Hei Mu stood up and said.

"By the way, Officer Kuroki, who sent these flowers?" Nishizawa asked Kuroki at this time - he saw it after he woke up... Logically, no one would visit him now, and there were only greetings written on it, not a name.

"Well, it's Ms. Gaotang...Miss Meimei." Kuroki emphasized that it was Miss Gaotang.

Caesar was silent for a while after hearing this and said nothing.

"Huh? This is..." Kumimon followed the flowers and looked at the bag next to it.

"It's a gift from Director Shiraishi... What's wrong? What is it?" Nishize was also confused, he didn't know what it was.

"It's the Complete Book of Six Codes," replied Gu Meimen.

"Huh?" Caesar was stunned when he heard that.

Kuroki and Kanzaki were so embarrassed that they were digging their toes into the ground - Director...could he give away his old books that he no longer needs?

"It looks like the Six Codes that Director Shiraishi used before." Gu Meimen said as he took out a book, confirming that it was an old book.

but……

Gu Meimen immediately said, "I think what Director Shiraishi means is that he hopes you can study these things during your period of reflection and atonement... In our country, people with criminal records cannot be police officers, prosecutors, or judges, but they can apply for lawyer qualifications. Director Shiraishi must think that you are very suitable to be a lawyer!"

"Hmm? To apply for a lawyer's license, you can't have been sentenced to a term above imprisonment, right?" Kanzaki corrected.

"Young Detective, who do you think you are talking to?" Gu Meimon asked arrogantly.

Obviously, although he could not deny that Caesar had committed a crime, he was confident that he could carry out the actual sentence...

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Dongdong: Regarding lawyers, there is some nonsense - in the real island country, in addition to passing the judicial examination, lawyer qualification also requires a degree in law in college.

However, this book also incorporates the setting of "Ace Attorney", so there is no educational background requirement - after all, Phoenix Wright studied art in college, which did not prevent him from becoming a lawyer...

Let’s just assume that this is the rule of this parallel universe!

(End of this chapter)