Chapter XXIV: Trial (II)
Shibata replied, "I have ten years of experience as a police officer, and logical expression is a basic ability. ”
Cao Yun asked, "Then why don't you continue to be a police officer?"
Prosecutor: "Objection to the defense lawyer asking about matters that are not related to the case." ”
Cao Yun said: "No, it is directly related to this case, please allow me to continue to ask." ”
The judge agreed: "Witnesses, please answer the questions of the defense counsel." ”
"I have a wonderful family, and every time I go to work on patrol, especially at night, my wife is very worried, and she really wants me to find a 9-to-5 job. ”
"Interesting, your wife wants you to move from a well-paid and respectable profession to a casual job?"
Shibata replied, "Because my wife is a senior manager of the company, our family is not short of my salary. I don't want to be at home when I work as a security guard. ”
"My wife is rich and beautiful, and you often work night shifts. Cao Yun leaned on the witness stand and looked at Shibata and asked, "Is it green?"
"Against. The prosecutor jumped.
"The objection is valid, and the defense lawyer is asked not to ask about personal privacy. ”
"I'm sorry, but I'll change the question. Cao Yun asked, "Assuming it's not your wife's reason, what made you suffer from depression?"
"What depression?" Shibata asked rhetorically.
"Three months before you left the Force, you started going to XX Psychological Clinic for psychotherapy, and the doctor diagnosed that you were too stressed, which led to mild depression. Under normal circumstances, there is no problem, and he advises you to leave the police force, as a high-pressure situation can put you in danger. The doctor also said that if you spend more time with your family, your wife is unfaithful because of a lack of care......"
"King X egg. ”
Shibata rushed out of the witness stand, Cao Yun had already prepared, took a few steps back, and the bailiff immediately stepped forward to separate the two, control Shibata, and let him return to the witness stand.
Before the prosecutor could speak, Cao Yun first said to the judge: "Your Excellency, I am doing this to prove one thing, patients with mild depression have difficulty concentrating, have weak memory, and slow thinking. However, Mr. Shibata was able to explain the events of that day in a complete and detailed manner, and even the sound of the deceased's throat several times could be clearly described. Strictly speaking, not to mention a patient, even an ordinary person, even an experienced police officer, when controlling a strong suspect alone, he can completely record everything in the scene, which cannot but make people suspicious. The conclusion is that everything was made up by him, even including the detail that the defendant was holding scissors. ”
Prosecutor: "Request for a temporary adjournment." ”
The judge said, "Adjournment for fifteen minutes." ”
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Gao Shan Xing asked, "How did you come up with this detail?"
Cao Yundao: "I used to study at the Police University, and I mentioned a similar situation in the emergency handling course. Experienced police officers only pay attention to the key points in case of emergencies, and do not pay attention to all the details, otherwise they will have to go to the body bag. At the time of the crime, the two had a fight, which lasted for about ten seconds, Akamatsu was very strong, Shibata controlled him alone, and he had to take the walkie-talkie to ask for reinforcements. At this time, he was already dual-minded, not to mention counting seconds and talking about details. I'm pretty sure he made up part of the process of the crime in his own brain afterwards, and the human mind is so interesting that his brain can deceive himself. However, if he were a professional police officer, it would be possible for him to do it. I thought, why would a professional police officer give up his career? I can safely say that Shibata made up at least 50% of the incident. ”
Takayama said: "But you're not sure if Shibata saw Akamatsu holding scissors in his brain, or if it was real." ”
Cao Yun said in a low voice: "I tend to be real, according to the scene of the crime, Akamatsu and Shibata fought in the first room and controlled Akamatsu, and he never entered the second room after that, so he didn't have the opportunity to see the scissors all the time." ”
Gao Shan Xing asked in surprise: "You mean that Akamatsu is really the murderer?"
Cao Yun replied: "I don't know if he is not, if I were a judge, I would be biased towards Chi Song's innocence." Because Akamatsu's explanation is reasonable and in line with various details. ”
"Adjournment has arrived. ”
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The prosecutor fired first: "Lawyer Cao, according to the laws of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, all the information of the psychological clinic is confidential, unless there is a court order or a police search warrant, Lawyer Cao, you are suspected of illegally collecting evidence." ”
Cao Yun said: "In other words, Mr. Shibata admitted that his wife's infidelity, coupled with the work environment, led to mild depression, right?"
"Ill-gotten evidence cannot be used as evidence," the prosecutor said. ”
Cao Yun raised his voice and looked at the witness Xi Shibata and asked, "Yes, or not?"
Shibata was silent for a long time and nodded: "Yes, there was a time when work was very stressful, we had to work twelve hours a day, and there was no vacation for a month. Every day when I came home from work, I just took a shower and slept, and I hardly noticed any changes in my wife. She was so angry about this that she even said something during the argument, which probably meant that a man slept in the place where I was lying last night, and I still didn't notice anything. ”
"I love my wife, my wife too, and finally on the advice of the doctor and my wife, I decided to quit. ”
The prosecutor said, "Defense lawyer, please explain how you got the information." ”
"It's garbage. Cao Yun said: "Once the garbage is bagged and placed in the designated place, it does not belong to the private property. This psychiatric clinic doesn't take the privacy of its patients very seriously, they just shred the records of each patient visit with a paper shredder. With patience, you can easily restore the contents on the shredder. I only got the most recent medical record, which was two days ago, when Mr. Shibata received psychotherapy. I'm sorry, but for the sake of truth and justice, I have to...... Your Excellency, this shows that Mr. Shibata did not have the ability to act as a witness at that time, and everything he said could only be used for reference, not as evidence. ”
The prosecutor said, "Your Excellency, on the contrary, the witness, Mr. Shibata, maintained a positive attitude and insisted on taking the medicine. I just connected with an expert, and the expert explained that mild depression is no different from ordinary people under drug control, and coupled with Mr. Shibata's ten years of experience as a front-line police officer, I think Mr. Shibata's testimony is valid evidence. ”
Cao Yun walked back to his defense seat, reached out for the information bag, Gao Shan Xing pressed it with an abnormal hand, and shook his head again and again. Cao Yun kept smiling, gritted his teeth and pulled out the information bag hard.
Cao Yun took out some photos, as well as a small plastic bag of medicine: "As judicial officers, you should know very well that disloyalty is addictive, a kind of stimulating and curious mentality, which is difficult to suppress and out of control. Shibata: You started taking the drug ten days before the crime. And you've been lying that your family isn't what you say, your wife and children support you and help you. On the contrary, because you have been almost unconcerned about your family, you prefer to drink and chat with your colleagues and soak in the police clubhouse after work. Your resignation is just that you know what's important, but it's too late. You rejected your wife's divorce agreement, and your wife's vengeful infidelity left you physically and mentally tormented. And you blame everything on the drug, thinking that it is the drug that prevents you from being active and winning back your wife's heart. So 10 days before the crime, you stopped taking the medication. These drugs are yesterday's your household garbage, and the drugs are wrapped in facial tissues. ”
The prosecutor was about to speak, and Cao Yun said: "Please don't ask again, I have evidence, and I don't want Mr. Shibata to be too embarrassed." Mr. Shibata, you'd better be honest, did you start stopping your medication ten days before the crime? I collected all the garbage from your household, please don't make me show evidence that I don't want to show up. ”
Shibata bit his lip for a long time and nodded, "Yes." Then he crouched down with his head in his hands.
Cao Yun looked at the judge: "That's it, thank you, I have no problem." ”