037-Skeleton Talk: The Murder Weapon of the Year
"Do you suspect that it was Koda Fumi who killed his wife for those antiques and framed my wife Shanwu?"
Kamio Kaede stared into Okudera's eyes, shook his head and said: "Brother, when I say this, I don't mean to deny the results of our case handling these days, nor do I want to disrupt the direction of the case, nor do I have any doubts about your decision.
I just hope that you can think carefully before taking risks. Even if we know that the other person is the prisoner, we have no right to privately convict the prisoner. We still use this method..."
Okudera lowered his head and said: "If I am wrong in my judgment, I cannot blame my wife Shanwu for today's matter. At worst, I will sacrifice my life to him, and I will kill or cut him into pieces at will."
"No one can afford to pay for someone else's life. Everyone's life is unique and cannot be compensated!" Kaede Kamio sighed and patted Okudera on the shoulder, "Brother, there has never been true empathy in this world.
We are now a society governed by the rule of law. It is our duty to arrest criminals and it is also our duty to send these prisoners to prison. But it is not our duty to randomly pull two people from the street and say that they saw criminals killing people.
We are police officers. We swore an oath on the police badge at the police academy. We have 300,000 brothers and sisters who have sworn the oath together. We are willing to sacrifice our lives for justice and for each other. But for this
It's not worth it to risk your life for perjury.
We are police officers, public officials who wear police badges to guard the people and free good people from bad people. Maybe we can't cure some people's crimes, but we can't become them because of it."
Okudera remained silent and responded in a low voice: "But we are also the people's police. Now the victim's daughter, Natsuki Koda, is sitting on a chair outside the reception room, eagerly waiting for us to convict my wife Shanmu, but now we have nothing to do.
Can't do it!
In a few hours, my wife Shanwu will be unhandcuffed and walked out of the police station. At that time, how can I have the face to face the tears of my family members? "
"Brother, I understand how you feel. As a police officer, who doesn't hate evil so much that he would like to kill those criminals with his own hands?" Kaede Kamio pursed his lips and said, "I was in a law school class at the police academy, and the professor once said this.
There is a case that Master must have heard about, which is the infamous 'Tokushima Radio Murder Case'."
Kitamura, who had been silent all the time, nodded slightly, indicating that he knew something about the case.
"In the Tokushima Radio Murder Case, the suspect Shigeru Sasukawa was arrested and prosecuted by the Tokushima District Prosecutor's Office in accordance with the law. Several witnesses claimed that they saw Shigeru Sasukawa throwing the murder weapon into the river. However, due to the strong current, the police did not
The murder weapon described by witnesses was not found in the river.
During the prosecution, Tokushima District Prosecutor's Office was interrogated for nearly 12 hours a day and was forced to defecate and defecate on the spot. He suffered inhuman torture. In the end, without any physical evidence and only relying on the testimony of eyewitnesses, the Tokushima District Prosecutor's Office
According to the law, the department sentenced Shigeru Kazukawa for robbery, homicide and house arson, and sentenced him to death, which was later changed to a suspended sentence.
It was not until 2014 that the Tokyo High Court retried the case, found that the witness had forged testimony, and changed the verdict to not guilty. At this point, Shigeru Tsugawa, who had been imprisoned for 48 years, walked out of prison and saw the light of day again."
Okudera lowered his head and remained silent.
Kaede Kamio said: "The police officer who handled the Tokushima Radio Murder Case was just like us, relying too much on experience and intuition. All kinds of public opinions and subtle clues pointed the finger of the murderer at Tsugumi Shigeru... What was the result? The retrial was changed to not guilty. When
The police took off their clothes, paid money, and apologized...
Even so, it cannot make up for the injustice suffered by Shigeru Tsukagawa. He spent 48 years in prison and was 78 years old when he was released from prison. He was a gray-haired old man. The injustice of these 48 years can only be repaid with one life.
Can you afford it?”
Finally, Okudera, who had been silent for a long time, nodded and said, "I did not think carefully about this matter and acted impulsively. In any case, I should not prove his guilt through perjury..."
After saying this, he took the two "eyewitness testimonies" he had just obtained, turned around and stuffed them into the office shredder. With a clatter of shredding, the testimonies turned into a pile of shredded paper flowers.
Then, he said with a sad look on his face: "But there are only a few hours left. It seems that it is impossible to find evidence to prove that my wife Shanwu committed murder. It is really a pity..."
Immediately afterwards, Okudera clenched his fists again, "But I won't let him go just like that. From today on, as long as I am still alive, I will keep an eye on this guy, as long as he dares to show his flaws and make any mistakes.
Anything that violates laws and disciplines, I swear, I will make him pay the price he deserves!"
Kaede Kamio looked at the pile of broken documents in the shredder and became distracted.
At this time, the phone on his body rang again. He took it out and looked at it. Suddenly, he was shocked.
Kamio Kaede put his finger in front of his lips to signal silence and answered the phone.
From the other end, Koda Fumi's heavy breathing came, and he said: "Actually, I have evidence in my hand that my wife Shanwu committed murder... Over the years, I thought I had given up, but after careful consideration, I decided to put the evidence
Hand it over.
If the police think that I am also guilty, I still have some small assets in Tokyo, so I can confiscate them so that I can atone for my sins a little bit."
Kamio Kaede was very excited when he heard the news. He hurriedly asked: "Your crime is not important now. I want to know where the evidence is. This is very important! There are still a few hours until zero hour. If you don't get it quickly,
If we don’t arrive, I’m afraid it will be too late…”
"Early years ago, I invested in a property in Edogawa City, which is close to mountains and sea. When my ex-wife was still alive, she mentioned many times that she liked a place with mountains and rivers like that, so I bought it.
Come down, the evidence is hidden there.
Fifteen years ago, that beast of a wife, Shanmu, dragged my ex-wife, Yamamoto Nanae, to the side of the road, humiliated and tortured her for nearly two hours. During this period, I was riding by on Bantian Road. Nanae must have heard my shouting at that time.
Her name...
But she couldn't make a sound. She must have been desperate at that time. Her husband was not far away, but she was pinned to the ground by the bad guys and couldn't move..."
As he spoke, Fumi Koda choked up, "That bastard my wife Zenwu, after torturing Qihui, brutally killed Qihui with a hunting knife, stabbed her twice, and then planned to throw her into the
In the pit dug in advance...
When I rushed over, the beast dropped the hunting knife in a hurry and ran away. Qihui still had her last breath, so I ran to the nearby 24-hour convenience store and called the emergency number. When I came back, she was already dead..."
Kamio Kaede asked: "Where is the specific address in Edogawa City?"
On the other end of the phone, Fumi Koda, who was crying uncontrollably, choked out an address where the murderous hunting knife that my wife Zenmai had left hastily at the scene was hidden in the house.
After 15 years, the murder weapon will finally be revealed and the real murderer will be identified!
Kamio Kaede solemnly thanked him: "Mr. Koda, thank you for cooperating with the police. The evidence you provided is very important for solving the case.
Although it is a pity that you cannot identify the murderer yourself, this evidence is enough for my wife Shanwu to spend the rest of her life in prison! Thank you very much. If you need anything, our police will contact you again!"
Koda Fumi on the other end of the phone hummed, and his tone seemed to be a little more relaxed, "I have been holding this matter in my heart for so many years, and today I finally let it out. I wish you all the best in handling the case."
As soon as he hung up the phone, Okudera had already taken out the car keys, patted his chest and said: "I will take people to Edogawa City now. The journey back and forth only takes two hours. The police station has asked the appraisal personnel to prepare in advance.
If everything goes well, the fingerprint comparison and trace inspection results are expected to be available in three hours. My wife Shanwu really can't run away this time!"
The three of them came out of the office together. Okudera ran to the elevator in one stride, pressed the elevator button and went downstairs.
Hino Satoshi and Rei Seto came around, not knowing what happened.
Kitamura Yuki pointed at Hino Satoshi and said: "You and Okudera drive to Edogawa City to get back the evidence of my wife Zenmu's murder that Koda Fumi hid back then. Time is running out. You two take turns driving. You must
Get it as quickly as possible!"
Hino Satoshi immediately became energetic and said excitedly: "Promise to complete the task, master! I will never let that beast escape this time!"
He also rushed to the elevator and caught up with Okudera before the elevator door closed.
Chapter completed!