Tokyo: Are you even a proper lawyer?

Then, she inadvertently revealed to Kosuke Kobayashi that she needed some stronger sleeping pills because of insomnia and anxiety, but did not want the other nurses to know for fear of having a bad influence.

Kobayashi Kosuke, unsuspecting, readily agreed to keep her calm and told her the backup password and how to retrieve the medicine. This was the origin of his later claim that he retrieved the medicine for Junko.

However, what Junko wanted was never sleeping pills.

What she wanted was something that could ensure those three scumbags disappeared completely.

As a senior nurse, she knew exactly which drug combinations could have fatal effects, and she also knew where these drugs were stored.

On the night of the incident, she first used Kobayashi Kosuke's phone to distract Nagai Miyuki, who felt guilty towards her and was relatively easy to control, and asked her to get sleeping pills.

Then, using her familiarity with the hospital's night shift patrol patterns and her knowledge of special ward areas, she sneaked into the wards of the three main perpetrators.

They may be asleep, or they may be in a daze due to medication.

Junko's movements were frighteningly calm. She quickly used the electric restraints on the bed to secure their hands and feet, and then slowly injected the prepared, potentially lethal, mixture of drugs into their bodies via intravenous infusion.

After doing all this, she returned to her room, but Junko's goal was not limited to those three scumbags.

And then there's her lover, Kobayashi Kosuke, who betrayed her and condoned evil.

She had intended to drag him down to hell that very night, so she dialed his number to lure him over.

But Kobayashi Kosuke, perhaps feeling guilty or genuinely busy, simply told her to get some rest before quickly hanging up.

That 17-second phone call became the final straw that broke Junko's back.

She realized that even at this point, the man had no feelings for her whatsoever; he only cared about his own interests and fears.

Junko Imai was exhausted, both physically and mentally. After her revenge, all that remained was endless emptiness and despair.

She killed the abuser, but she couldn't turn back time, erase the trauma to her body and mind, or change this filthy system.

And Miyuki...

Looking at her sleeping junior who knew nothing of everything, she felt a pang of guilt and reluctance.

She took advantage of Miyuki's naivety and trust. And after the incident, Miyuki, despite her fear and hesitation, stayed by her side, clumsily trying to take care of her and comfort her, even if it was just out of guilt.

This clumsy warmth was the only faint light she felt in the dark abyss.

She forgave Miyuki's cowardice because she knew that even she might not have done better in that situation.

She was grateful for Miyuki's companionship, which prevented her from being completely alone in the final moments of her life.

So, after killing three enemies and failing to drag Kobayashi Kosuke down to hell, Junko Imai made her final choice.

She ended her life in a resolute way.

She hoped that her death would at least frighten this usually weak junior, and keep Miyuki away from this hellhole.

Or it might attract outside attention and expose the dark secrets here.

She just didn't expect that Kobayashi Kosuke and the director, in order to protect themselves, would so quickly and viciously turn their attention to Nagai Miyuki, attempting to cover up all the crimes once again.

In court, as the final truth was gradually revealed through Masashi Akiyama's connections, supplementary testimonies from various parties, and corroborating physical evidence, the audience was completely silent, save for suppressed sobs and heavy breathing.

Meanwhile, in the dock, Miyuki Nagai, who had been accompanied by a forensic doctor and a psychologist and was under compulsory treatment and observation, was already in tears.

When Masashi Akiyama explained that Junko Imai had embarked on a path of revenge and self-destruction to protect her, Miyuki Nagai finally lost control, covered her face with her hands, and let out a heart-wrenching cry.

"Junko-neechan... Junko-neechan..." she sobbed repeatedly, as if trying to pour all her emotions into it.

Only at this moment, after Junko used her death to clear her name and illuminated the sordid truth with her life, did Nagai Miyuki suddenly realize what exactly her extraordinary dependence, longing, and complex feelings of wanting to get close to Imai Junko yet fearing to be defiled were.

It wasn't just simple respect for a senior, nor was it sisterly affection.

That was love.

It is a secret and passionate love, like a young girl's first flutter of the heart.

It's a bond that makes the world bright when you see her smile, and makes you feel her pain when you see her suffer.

It's a desire to stay by her side forever, a longing that would be enough to satisfy even just to watch her back.

However, this love was suppressed and distorted in her own ignorant and timid heart, and ultimately only manifested as excessive attachment and attention.

She loved Junko-neechan, even before she herself was clear about it.

Therefore, when Junko encountered misfortune, her fear and retreat were mixed with the immense pain and self-loathing of witnessing her beloved being defiled but being powerless to protect her.

Therefore, after Junko's suicide, her world completely collapsed, and she fell into a state of being like a walking corpse.

So, in the detention cell, when Masashi Akiyama used a strange method to break down her defenses, the first question she asked was still, "Do you like Junko-neechan too?"

That was the only coordinate she still cared about in her closed-off inner world.

And Junko, until the very last moment of her life, was still the one she couldn't let go of the most.

This realization was more heartbreaking for Miyuki Nagai than any accusation or trial.

Love and grief, guilt and gratitude, the despair of loss and the shock of the truth...

All her emotions erupted and boiled within her like a volcano.

"ah--!!!"

At the peak of her emotions, Miyuki Nagai let out a mournful cry that was not human. Her vision went black, and her body went limp as she collapsed forward, unconscious in the courtroom.

"Miyuki!" her parents exclaimed in shock.

Bailiffs and medical personnel immediately rushed to provide first aid.

Masashi Akiyama stood quietly in place, watching the chaotic courtroom.

The truth has come out.

The murderer was Junko Imai, and the mastermind and accomplices were Kosuke Kobayashi, the director, and some of the family members involved in the case. They constituted a criminal group that used the nursing home to illegally imprison, condone crime, accept bribes and solicit bribes, and attempt to murder and frame others.

Miyuki Nagai was an innocent victim from beginning to end, a pawn being used, and a belated awakening in this tragedy.

The gavel finally fell.

Kosuke Kobayashi, the hospital director, and others were taken into custody in court and will face charges of multiple serious crimes.

Miyuki Nagai was found not guilty and released in court, but she will need a long time to heal physically and mentally.

It may never fully heal.

As Masashi Akiyama walked out of the courtroom, the winter sun was somewhat dazzling.

He pushed up his glasses, temporarily shutting out the noise and tears behind him.

Another case has come to an end.