Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 40 The Witness Stand

"Is there a detailed autopsy report of the victim?" Bai Shi asked immediately after opening his eyes.

"No..." Akasaka said awkwardly, and then explained: "There is an inspection report, the basic situation is..."

"Is the body still there?" Bai Shi interrupted directly.

Akasaka continued to shake his head awkwardly: "Because the cause of death is clear, it has been returned to the family... and cremated."

Shiraishi:……

Well, the easiest evidence to tell the truth is gone!

If an autopsy could be performed, it would be easy to tell whether the victim was stabbed with one or two knives, so it would be useless to stab along the knife edge.

Although Bai Shi was disappointed, he was not completely unexpected for this result.

This is also the chronic disease of the East Island Country...

The high EQ version is that the East Island police have excellent "inspection" capabilities. Ordinary patrol officers can do basic inspections of corpses and are very experienced - after all, all deaths outside of hospitals will be inspected.

The low EQ statement is that the autopsy rate and number of forensic doctors in East Island Country are far from enough!
In the East Island country with a population of over 100 million, there are less than 200 forensic doctors...

Local police stations basically do not have forensic doctors, only the Metropolitan Police Department and local prefectural police headquarters have them.

The small number of forensic doctors means that the autopsy rate for unnatural deaths is appalling. Even autopsies for homicides cannot be 100% guaranteed.

Seeing that this case was the main investigation of the police station, and the cause of death was so clear and the time of death could be estimated... At that time, Shiraishi guessed that the autopsy might not have been performed!
then……

At this time, Bai Shi walked directly into the soundproof room!

Gollum—

When Ms. Hayashida, who was being interrogated, saw Shiraishi coming in, her heart suddenly tightened and she swallowed hard.

Although I don’t know Shiraishi, but... he looks very intimidating!

In the soundproof room, which was already dimly lit, Bai Shi, like a little giant, "drilled" in, and there was even some magical camera movement, just like Gandalf drilling into the dark room of the Hobbit - the door of the soundproof room was one of the few that was not enlarged. After all, the soundproof room had soundproof soft-padded walls, which made renovation difficult, and... no one had thought that the director would enter the soundproof room in person!

When he saw that it was Shiraishi who came in, Yuan immediately stood up and said, "Director."

"Well, please sit aside first. I want to ask this lady a few questions." Bai Shi said directly.

Then Yuan sat on a small bench beside him, and as Shiraishi sat on the chair, the chair in the soundproof room immediately made a "groan".

Ms. Hayashida's posture changed visibly, and she sat back with some resistance.

Bai Shi did not deliberately show off his power at this time, but showed a kind smile: "Ms. Hayashida, you said before that the victim threatened you and used the excuse to let you cook a meal for the last time, right?"

"Yes... yes." Ms. Hayashida became even more frightened when she saw the condescending smile.

"What are you going to do?" Bai Shi asked.

"Huh?" Ms. Hayashida was stunned when she heard that.

"Please tell me the menu for the day immediately." Bai Shi said in a deep voice.

"Ah... yes! Yes... beef stew in Burgundy red wine, mashed potatoes, bouillabaisse, baked snails..." Ms. Hayashida said it immediately.

"Well, they're all French cuisine? It seems... there are no ingredients that require sushi knives. So did you really clean the sushi knives at that time?" Shiraishi asked.

"I... can't remember, I think I washed them all!" Ms. Hayashida's answer was unclear. But... looking at her expression, Shiraishi already knew what he wanted.

When Ms. Hayashida saw Shiraishi squinting his eyes at her, she felt a layer of white sweat all over her body!

Then Bai Shi said: "Hey, so you said... you saw this person leaving in the alley, so you chose to enter through the front door, right?" He said this in a tone of deliberately embarrassment.

Yuan was puzzled at this time and didn't understand what the director meant, but he didn't show it.

"That's right! But...actually I'm not sure...but didn't you take a picture of my car?" Ms. Lin Tian said a little panicked.

"The footage isn't very clear, and you may be needed to testify, including the fact that the victim in the room was already dead when you returned... Is that okay?" Shiraishi suddenly asked.

"Eh? This..." Ms. Hayashida shrank back a little.

Shiraishi was sympathetic when he saw this and said, "You can refuse, but then the crime you committed can only be dealt with impartially... As for that Tsubokura, he can escape this time, but he can't escape next time!"

When Ms. Lin Tian heard the words "handle official business impartially", she was not shaken at all. However, when she heard the words "you can escape this time", her expression flickered.

"Wait! I...I understand. I am willing to testify in court!" Ms. Lin Tian said firmly.

"Well, then... thank you for your courage. The view from the witness stand is actually quite nice, and there's nothing to be afraid of." Shiraishi smiled calmly, then stood up and left the soundproof room.

……

Shirai and others outside were also confused at this time.

"Director, why is it necessary for her to testify?" Akasaka asked bluntly.

Bai Shi glanced at him, and then said as a matter of course: "Let her testify, of course it is because... it is necessary to let her testify, what do you think?"

Hearing what Shiraishi said, Akasaka quickly said, "Yes! That's right, it is necessary..."

Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, Shiraishi also nodded and said, "Then... submit the results of the current investigation to the prosecutors! Remember to apply to the prosecutors for additional interrogation of Tsubokura."

"Well... Director, I'm afraid what the prosecutor said..." Aoki's tone was not quite certain at this time.

Based on his understanding of the prosecution's style, the prosecution would most likely refuse!

"Well, we just need to apply, and all applications must be recorded. After the prosecution chooses to accept the additional evidence, remember to notify me of the results as soon as possible." Shiraishi emphasized at this time.

……

Shiraishi handed over the work of writing reports and reporting to the Criminal Affairs Division, and once again devoted himself to the "stamping" business.

Until the next day, Thursday, October 10th…

At noon, Aoki came to report to Shiraishi and said, "Director, the prosecutors responded to us... They only accepted the evidence against Tsubokura and rejected our request for an interrogation. As you said, they kept the reports before and after the submission as evidence."

"Have they accepted the new witness?" Bai Shi confirmed.

Aoki was a little puzzled when he saw Shiraishi was so calm, but he immediately replied, "I accept it."

Bai Shi nodded and said, "I understand." He didn't say anything more.

In the afternoon, Shiraishi asked Gina to "track his location" while saying hello to Ebihara, and then he left early, which was rare...

(End of this chapter)