Tokyo Detective

Chapter 197: Failure in Court

"I look forward to your performance, Lawyer Nakai."

Naoki Hanyu patted the other person on the shoulder and had no intention of continuing the conversation. He wanted to see how the other person would defeat Beppu Toshiko.

As a prosecutor who frequently cooperates with Daejeon Police Station, this female prosecutor is no ordinary person and is known as the Iron Lady.

In the past year, only three cases had to be abandoned due to insufficient evidence. Her winning rate is definitely among the best among prosecutors. I heard that she is preparing to take part in the judge selection. Perhaps we will call her the Judge soon.

Nakai Koichi rubbed his uncomfortable palms and smiled.

"Thank you for your concern. I will try my best."
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The time for the court session soon came. This was the second public trial.

As soon as Naoki Hanyu arrived at the gallery, he found two of his subordinates from his department and several detectives from other departments. When they saw their superior arriving, they all bowed.

"Why are you here?"

"We are Yokoyama-senpai's disciples."

Oh, I see. Yokoyama Kuroro was the chief of the Ota Police Station for nearly 20 years and was expected to become a police inspector. I heard that due to some things, he not only did not get promoted, but also lost his position as the chief. Therefore, the apprentices he brought up are also a strong force in the Ota Police Station.

Hanyu Naoki looked at the defendant and found that he was Hongming, which made him more certain that the old detective was right.

The defendant Cheng Haijiangda is quite handsome and looks weak, which can arouse the kindness of women. It is really hard for ordinary people to believe that he is the murderer, especially when there are rumors and videos circulating that Cheng Haijiangda is a filial son and a good man.

Speaking of which, both the prosecution and the defense in this trial are really handsome men and beautiful women, and Koichi Nakai is definitely a noble man.

Beppu Toshiko is not much inferior. Although she is 33 years old, she has long black hair that reaches her shoulders, delicate and cold facial features, and extremely sharp eyes. Although she is less than 1 meters tall and looks like a petite beauty, she is definitely a cold and beautiful iceberg beauty who has been engaged in judicial work for 6 years.

Beppu Toshiko asked calmly.

"Defendant, the deceased often called you trash, a coward, and a waste when he was alive. How do you feel about this?"

Cheng Hai lowered his head and answered in a weak manner.

"Of course it's annoying."

"Do you admit that you said in front of other people that you wanted to kill the deceased?"

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"Please answer."

"I admit."

Toshiko Beppu turned on the evidence playback screen above her head, which was playing the case from April of the previous year.

"Last year you also beat up Yamaguchi Takumi because he insulted you. It's obvious that you are a person who will not tolerate insults from your boss. Your boss's insults to you will only accumulate and vent until they completely explode and kill him."

General Cheng Hai hurriedly tried to argue.

"I do not have."

Beppu Toshiko did not continue asking questions, but looked at her opponent Nakai Hiroichi and sat down.

"Judge, I have finished my questioning."
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It was Masahiro Narumi's turn to speak for the braided side. He also turned on the screen to play the evidence. All the content in it was surprisingly connected to the evidence shown by Toshiko Beppu, also about the thousand-year fight.

As the video was finished, the content all pointed to Takumi Yamaguchi as the first to attack, and the two could at most be considered to have fought each other.

"I believe everyone here can see that my client is not responsible, and there are also problems with the testimony of the party who said something. Mr. Ono from Ota District often said that he wanted to kill his girlfriend, but they were actually very much in love. Mr. Ueto also often said that he wanted to kill someone in the bar, but he didn't actually kill anyone. Does the Beppu prosecutor think that if someone says he wants to kill someone, he will kill someone?"

It was obvious that Nakai Koichi was the better debater. The next step was the witness session, which was also the reason why Hanyu Naoki came to listen this time.

I saw Kurora Yokoyama standing in the witness stand and accepting questioning from both the prosecution and the defense. Beppu Toshiko's questions were still similar to last time, but Nakai Koichi was much more severe.

"Officer Yokoyama, as the former ace detective of the Daejeon Police Station, I would like to ask you why you did not use the monitored interrogation room, but instead used the only interrogation room without surveillance."

“It’s just my personal habit.”

Nakai Koichi gave a charming smile.

“Is this really the case? Please watch the video on the screen.

There are very few interrogation rooms without surveillance nowadays. Generally, only veteran detectives like Officer Yokoyama use them. I have a research report here. The probability of forced confession in an interrogation room without surveillance is 5%, while that with surveillance is 0.05. Can I understand Officer Yokoyama's reasoning that it is convenient to force confession? "

"There is absolutely no such thing."

Koichi Nakai came to the center of the court like the protagonist of the performance.

"Really? Officer Yokoyama, your arrest rate used to be very high, but now that technology and equipment are becoming more popular, the arrest rate has decreased. Can you tell me why?"

"do not know."

"Of course you will say you don't know. The detective who once created a brilliant record now has a lower arrest rate than some new detectives. You are worried about this. You have gone from being a legendary ace detective to a useless old man. Are you anxious? If you are in a room with surveillance cameras, some of your methods will be useless, and your performance will be even worse."

At this moment, Yokoyama Kurora's expression could no longer be tense, and Hanyu Naoki in the spectator seats frowned even more. His men completely fell into the opponent's rhythm, although what the opponent said was not wrong to some extent.

Beppu Toshiko stood up and protested.

"I protest against the psychological guidance of the braid party."

"Protests are futile."

Koichi Nakai pursued the victory.

"Times have changed. That man is just an old guy waiting to retire. Such rumors have been bothering you. You want to show your strength, so you intimidate the defendant into pleading guilty in a room without surveillance."

Yokoyama Kuroro finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke without thinking.

"What do you know? I have more than 30 years of experience. I knew from the beginning that he was the murderer. How could he tell the truth if I didn't intimidate him?"

Naoki Hanyu has realized that it is over.

Nakai Koichi came over and asked.

"You identified the culprit based on your intuition, right?" "When I saw him hesitate and sometimes smile as if reminiscing about the past, I knew he was the real murderer."

"Please produce evidence."

At this moment, Yokoyama Kurora's heart was filled with shame and anger, so he just yelled.

"You can tell by the look in his eyes."

From the moment this sentence was uttered, the case was over. Beppu Toshiko closed her eyes and opened them again. Her eyes were still sharp and cold. A win or a loss could not affect her.

After the interrogation, Beppu Toshiko was stopped by Nakai Koichi as she was leaving the courtroom. The winner suddenly spoke words of praise.

"Ms. Beppu, I have to say this was a very evenly matched debate. You are a very formidable opponent."

"No, you were more prepared than I was, and it was you who won without a doubt."

Nakai Koichi looked at the calm woman in front of him and couldn't help but praise her in his heart.

Although the opponent's level was much lower than his own, it was already very outstanding in a small place like Neon, and just met the standards of his subordinates, so Nakai Koichi made an invitation.

"I'm planning to start my own law firm. Do you want to be my partner?"

"Not interested in."

"How about I treat you to dinner?"

"Not interested either. I'm leaving now."

Nakai Koichi didn't argue. This kind of thing couldn't be rushed. It could only be cooked slowly over low heat like cooking seafood.

At this moment, Nakai Koichi noticed a figure chatting with Beppu Toshiko. It was the man who was intended to be used as a stepping stone, Hanyu Naoki.

"I'm sorry, I made you lose again."

"It's okay. Winning and losing is normal. Just don't make the same mistake again next time. By the way, I forgot to congratulate Officer Hanyu on his promotion to police sergeant. That's really great."

Naoki Hanyu answered modestly.

"It's nothing. It's 5pm. Do you want to go out for dinner together? Just to celebrate my promotion."

Beppu Toshiko nodded.

"it is good."

As a prosecutor who frequently handles criminal cases at the Daejeon General Police Office, she has no aversion to Hanyu Naoki, with whom she has been dealing with, and more contacts allow for better cooperation.

Naoki Hanyu suddenly felt that someone was still looking at him.

"Please wait for me for a moment. I want to talk to Nakai Hiroichi."

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

Naoki Hanyu came up to Koichi Nakai and asked calmly.

"I'm sorry, Miss Beppu and I have an appointment."

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"Do you really think that Cheng Haijiang is not the murderer? I don't think an elite like you would not notice it."

Nakai Koichi's mouth corners raised.

"It doesn't matter whether he killed someone or not. It has nothing to do with me and I am not interested. I am just an ordinary lawyer. In the final analysis, it is the problems with your police that have led to the murderer going unpunished."

"Yeah, our problem."

"Please take care of me in the future, idol. I have something to do and I'll be leaving now."

Naoki Hanyu narrowed his eyes and watched the other person leave, hoping that Nakai Koichi would be sensible and not cause trouble. He also didn't want to make everyone unhappy because of an ordinary murder case.
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In the Hummer, Naoki Hanyu suddenly asked.

"When will you be a judge, Miss Beppu?"

"next month."

“Do you really want to get out of your comfort zone?”

For women in the judicial system, prosecutor is the most comfortable and least discriminated judicial profession, with women accounting for 31 percent, which can barely be said to support half the sky.

On the contrary, the proportion of female judges is relatively low. Female judges account for 21% of local court judges, 14% of high court judges, and less than 10% of the Supreme Court, at only 8%.

It can be said that the male senior officials of Japan's judicial system exclude their female colleagues, believing that female judges are too emotional and easily biased in certain cases, or even directly believe that women are not capable.

In fact, it is not too biased. It is a fact that some female judges do tend to favor women in certain cases, such as divorce.

Although there are fewer female lawyers in the legal profession than in the first two categories, at only 19 percent, they are less rejected by their colleagues and superiors than judges. This is mainly because people generally think that female lawyers are not as reliable as male lawyers, so they usually choose male lawyers when something goes wrong.

Among various cases, most lawyers handle divorce cases, child custody cases, etc., where women are the majority.

Beppu Toshiko looked at the policeman who was concentrating on driving and said calmly.

"Officer Hanyu, you might as well worry about yourself instead of me. Did you see the group of people outside the door just now? I guess you've been in the spotlight these days and your reputation has been damaged. It's because you're too unscrupulous that I don't like Nakai Koichi."

"Me too."

Naoki Hanyu laughed.

"We both reached a rare consensus and decided to go to Ginza Laifu to eat crabs this time."

"too expensive."

(End of this chapter)