In the afternoon, Kaede Kamio and Rei Seto left the hospital, and they drove back to the nursing home in Sakata Town.

The radio in the car was playing an interview with the legal column of TBS TV station. Many authoritative figures in Tokyo's political and legal circles were invited to participate, including senior prosecutors from the prosecutor's office, judges from the tribunal, investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department, and several gold medal lawyers.

They were discussing the case of Nanae Yamamoto's skeleton, which has been a hot topic recently, and most people had the same opinion, which was to reprimand Yamamoto Yamamoto for narrowly escaping legal sanctions.

A lawyer spoke fiercely on the radio: "For whom is the statute of limitations for criminal proceedings in China established? For criminal suspects?

On the other side of our country, in that ancient country, there is an old saying, "A murder must be punished with a life. It is a matter of course. Why do we need legal provisions such as the statute of limitations for criminal proceedings to restrict the police's case handling procedures? Do you want to protect those criminals?"

Another person said: "Yes, some people have even planned to propose to Congress the abolition of the death penalty system. They categorically used Rousseau's social contract theory as an explanation, saying that the prerequisite for the protection of the individual's right to life is to respect and

Instead of depriving others of their right to life without authorization, criminals should be given a chance to reform."

"Most of these people believe that life is given by God. No one or any country has the right to deprive a person of his life. Only he himself can decide whether life exists, even for extremely vicious criminals. They believe that using so-called legal means to deprive prisoners of their rights

Life is inhumane and does not conform to the development trend of developed countries, so it is recommended that Congress abolish it."

"But I believe that the existence of the death penalty is just for those who commit heinous crimes, such as the Sowon case, the Gwangju Furnace case, the Nagoya pregnant woman caesarean section case, the Akihabara ogre case...these criminals have committed unforgivable crimes.

They no longer need to atone for their crimes in prison. Their survival itself is a symbol of evil and a failure of the law."

"Having said this, we have to ask ourselves, when Zhao Doushun, the criminal in the Xiyuan case, or Kim Hyungjun, the criminal in the Furnace case, committed these unforgivable crimes against the people around them, but ultimately escaped legal punishment, did they treat those who died

What about human fairness? Where are the human rights of those victims?”

"Although the case of Nanae Yamamoto's remains has been properly resolved due to the diligent investigation of the Shibuya police, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I believe there are more similar cases in Japan that are exempted from criminal proceedings due to the statute of limitations.

Prosecution has become an open case forever. From this point of view, there is still a long way to go in our country's legal reform..."

"According to reliable information, some members are already preparing to submit the issue of abolition of the statute of limitations for criminal proceedings to Congress for discussion, and it has received support from many people.

According to the current public opinion situation, if all goes well, next year Congress will vote to amend the statute of limitations law and abolish the 15-year criminal prosecution period. After the law takes effect, all cases that have not reached the 15-year litigation period will be transferred to indefinite prosecution.

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"What about the cases before the law took effect? ​​Are those murderers who have exceeded the 15-year litigation period innocent? Even for the human rights of the victims who sacrificed before, it is only fair to trace all serious cases in the past!"

"The period of criminal proceedings is a very sensitive issue. For those prisoners who have been acquitted by the law, you have just been acquitted, and then because of changes in the laws of the Republic of China, you are found guilty again, and you are a prisoner again.

Wouldn’t this be a mess? The law must also be rigorous.”

"The human rights of prisoners are important, but aren't the human rights of victims and survivors important?"

“Whether it is applicable to indefinite prosecution is also a difficult problem. Long-term unsolved cases before the new law takes effect do not have sufficient witnesses and evidence, and the possibility of being reasonably resolved is very low.

Police resources are limited. For example, the case of Nanae Yamamoto's skeleton was successfully solved due to luck. If you are too obsessed with unsolved cases in the past and miss the serious cases that are happening now, other unsolved cases will be created.

Let’s solve the case, it’s unreasonable to consider one thing at the expense of the other…”

Listening to the bickering among these legal elites on the car radio, Seto Rei sighed: "The road to repairing the laws of Japan is long and difficult, and the road ahead is long and arduous."

Kaede Kamio said: “We may not have the right to participate in the formulation of these laws, nor do we have the strength to change them. Maybe we do not agree with some of these provisions, but as police, we can only strictly enforce them.

The only thing we can do is to bring the criminals to justice within the framework of the law. This is the only justice we can give to the victims."

Natsuki Koda's grandfather was still lying on a wicker chair and basking in the sun as he did last time.

For Kaede Kamio and Rei Seto's visit again, Natsuki Koda showed unprecedented enthusiasm and invited them into the house for tea.

Kamio Kaede asked Koda Natsuki about her future plans. Koda Natsuki decided to stay in Tokyo for development and would not go back to Los Angeles to live with Koda Fumi. She had already gone to a hospital to interview for a position as a nurse and would officially start work soon.

In response, Kaede Kamio nodded and congratulated her on finding a job that was enough to make a living in Tokyo. At the same time, he told her that the case of my wife Shanmu has been officially transferred by the police to the District Prosecutor's Office and will be tried by the court soon. In order to

To fill public opinion and soothe public sentiment, there is a high probability of being sentenced to death by hanging.

Hearing the news, Natsuki Koda shed tears of joy. She held up the portrait of Nanae Yamamoto placed next to the shrine and happily told her mother, who had been dead for fifteen years, the news. The depression that had been suppressed in her chest for fifteen years seemed to disappear.

Vomited all over.

Looking at the crying figure of Natsuki Koda in front of the shrine, Seto Rei sighed for a long time and whispered: "This case has been investigated for fifteen years and countless people have devoted their efforts. Today, the dust has finally settled.

If Nanae Yamamoto has a spirit under the Nine Springs, she can finally rest in peace.

I am really blessed to have such a filial daughter who still remembers her. It is a pity that she married a heartless husband."

As he sighed to himself, Seto Rei couldn't help but wipe the corners of his eyes, feeling particularly moved by this warm scene.

Kamio Kaede sat on the edge of the sofa, his eyes slowly scanning all the furnishings in the home. Just like when he first came here to visit Natsuki Koda, he once again had a strange feeling.

He silently stared at the girl muttering to her mother's portrait in front of the shrine. It seemed that she finally thought of something, and felt a little tight in her chest for no reason.

The truth... is this?

He thought he was not a dark-hearted guy, but in this situation, it seemed that crocodile tears had a new interpretation.

The girl with pear blossoms and rain in front of the shrine is just like that night 15 years ago - her missing mother, her adopted daughter who can't help crying, and her worried adoptive father...

In the small corner room, the shrine was wrapped in candlelight, which seemed to illuminate that night full of incredible things, the most unlikely fact, and also the darkness of human nature.

As his thoughts spread, Kamio Kaede felt that he had entered some kind of wonderful state. He lifted his butt slightly and left the edge of the sofa. As if his soul was out of body, he stood lightly at the top of the whole house, looking down at the three people below.

personal.

The girl holding the portrait and crying in front of the shrine, the returned detective wiping away tears beside the TV cabinet, the silent young man with a crew cut beside the sofa;

There is an old man sitting in a daze swinging a cattail leaf fan on a wicker chair at the door, and a midsummer cricket is chirping in the fir trees beside the road;

From the evening of July 20, 2016 to three o'clock in the morning on the 21st, everything that happened on the timeline——

Kamio Kaede's thoughts were floating in the air, as if he was ignoring the long river of time and any physical laws. He was overlooking the entire process from a God's perspective. Time was flowing back, and the father and daughter were telling each other in tears in the corner.

His brain was constantly speculating on the situation that night, like a computer CPU under overload, making crazy deductions.

If there is a pool of water at this time, the power of this CPU can probably evaporate it dry in an instant.

Suddenly, time turns back, the clock resumes movement, the sun rises and sets, the years fly by, and the soul returns.

Kaede Kamio woke up, but his face was full of boredom, not from tiredness of thinking, but from world-weariness and nausea after seeing human nature clearly.

Natsuki Koda finally finished talking to her late mother, carefully put the portrait back in its place, turned around, smoothed the hair around her ears and apologized: "I'm sorry, I was a little rude."

Seto Rei hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, we can understand your mood. Your mother Izumoshita Yuchi will definitely be very pleased."

After saying that, he poked Kaede Kamio, who was silent next to him, and winked: "Really, Kamio Criminal Justice?"

Kaede Kamio slowly raised his head and looked directly at Natsuki Koda, showing a look that was completely opposite to what he had seen.
Chapter completed!