Chapter 21: Cross-examination
"I'm sorry to summon you here so late to listen to me as a policeman, but it's about the murder of Erika Shiraishi, so I have to take your break time again and again, but it's all worth it. I'm going to reveal the killer of Ms. Shiraishi in a moment. But before I do that, I would like to ask Sakurako Takudai another very important question. Which passengers did you see in the room from the time you found out that Miss Shiraishi had been killed until I arrived at the scene?"
Lin Xiuyi stood next to the piano in the center of the lounge and said to the seven suspects sitting around, when Lin Xiuyi pointed his finger at Sakurako, Sakurako looked at Haruko Kakiya a little nervously, and then said, "At that time, Mrs. Kakiya ran over and asked what happened?"
"Yes, it's Mrs. Kakiya! I remember when I asked you a second time about how the body was found, you replied to meβ', I was speechless with fright, but shivered as I pointed to the body of Eri-chan in the box, and Mrs. Kakiya looked in the direction of my finger, and was startled at the time, but she quickly got up and ran to find someone to help. 'Is that so?, Sakurako-sama Takudai!'
Lin Xiuyi took out his inquiry record and read it out according to the above record, and the transcript still retained the confirmation signature of Sakurako Takuri, Lin Xiuyi was not afraid that the other party would not admit it. In fact, Lin Xiuyi confirmed all the interrogation records with the parties concerned, for fear that these suspects would deny it once they found out that the development of the matter was unfavorable to them.
"Yes, that's exactly what happened!" Sakurako Takuri's nervous tongue knotted a little, but she didn't think it had anything to do with her. So she was very cooperative in admitting her statement.
"Okay, Miss Takumi, thank you very much for your help! Then I'm going to check with Mrs. Kakiya that you went to find someone to help, didn't you?"
Lin Xiuyi walked in front of Haruko Kakiya and asked her in front of everyone.
"Hi...... Hey!" Haruko Kakiya quietly looked at Lin Xiuyi's expression with her eyes, and found that the other party always had a smiling expression on his face, and he couldn't see what he wanted to do at all. Naturally feeling a little nervous in her heart, she hesitated for a moment, then nodded lightly, and admitted a little unpleasantly.
"Then did you knock on the door of Mr. Nantian's box at that time, as Miss Takumi said?" Lin Xiuyi continued to ask.
"Hey!" Haruko Kakiya admits calmly.
"Very good, Mrs. Kakiya, thank you very much for your cooperation, please take a rest first, I will continue to verify like Mr. Nantian!"
Lin Xiuyi nodded to Haruko Kakiya and expressed his gratitude, and then he walked unhurriedly in front of Yasuyuki Nantian. Everyone present was a little baffled by Lin Xiuyi's actions, and no one knew what Lin Xiuyi was going to do.
"Mr. Nantian, we meet again!" Lin Xiuyi said kindly to Yasuyuki Nantian, who was sitting opposite him.
"Yes, Mr. Officer, I didn't expect you to find the real prisoner so quickly, it's really gratifying!" Nantian Yasuyuki also said with a smile to Lin Xiuyi.
"Mr. Nanda, I remember the last time I asked you for confirmation, you told me that it was Mrs. Kakiya next door who told you that Miss Erika Shiraishi had been killed. When is it?" Lin Xiuyi asked curiously.
"Didn't Miss Takudai say that just now? That's when Mrs. Kakiya came to me!" Yasuyuki Nanda replied without hesitation.
"Then what did Miss Kakiya do after telling you that Miss Shiraishi was killed?" Lin Xiuyi then asked.
"I immediately ran back to the phone and told the staff on the train what had happened. Yasuyuki Minamida replied.
"Very well, Mr. Nanda, thank you very much for your answer! By the way, there is one more thing, I remember when I asked you about the alibi, you replied to me that you and Mrs. Kakiya were chatting in the lounge at the time of the crime, is that so?"
"Hey!"
"Hey!"
Yasuyuki Minamida and Haruko Kakiya admitted at the same time. Then Haruko Kakiya lowered her head in some shame. Almost buried his face in his arms.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you have all heard it very clearly, when Ms. Shiraishi's body was found, Ms. Takumi was so frightened that she was speechless, Mrs. Kakiya saw the scene in the box at the door and immediately ran to find someone to help, and Mr. Nanda received the news of Ms. Shiraishi's murder from Ms. Kakiya at that time. But there's one thing I'm very concerned about......"
Lin Xiuyi took out his mobile phone from his pocket, then opened the photo album in his mobile phone, selected a photo from it, and walked in front of Haruko Kakiya and opened the photo. The photo shows the main door of Erika Shiraishi's box, and when you exit the gate, you can see Erika's legs stiff.
"Mrs. Kakiya, please tell me, how did you determine that Ms. Shiraishi had been killed based on two legs?" Lin Xiu suddenly asked Haruko Kakiya sternly after repeatedly showing this photo to everyone present.
"Huh?" Haruko Kakiya was taken aback by Lin Xiuyi's sudden change, but she hadn't understood what Lin Xiuyi meant.
"Mrs. Kakiya, how did you tell that Miss Shiraishi had been killed based on her two legs alone, and under normal circumstances, when you saw someone fall to the ground, didn......'t your first reaction call the doctor?
As soon as Lin Xiu said this, everyone present focused their eyes on Haruko Kakitani, who was stared at by everyone's eyes. She retorted to Lin Xiuyi with a strong spirit:
"I ...... I guessed too, in that case, I knew she was dead at a glance!" As soon as these words came out, Haruko Kakiya immediately knew that she had lost her words.
"Oh yes, I really don't see any evidence in this picture that Miss Shiraishi has been killed, there is no blood, there is no murder weapon, and even a doctor can't tell that she is dead by two legs. Ah yes, did you already guess that Miss Shiraishi was strangled to death?" Lin Xiuyi asked again.
Haruko Kakiya was speechless when asked by Lin Xiuyi, she looked helplessly at the other suspects in the room, longing for someone to stand up and help her, but unfortunately the scene was so quiet that she could even hear the sound of a needle falling on the ground.
"Mrs. Kakiya, don't you know repentance?" Lin Xiu roared loudly, and his shouting and questioning directly caused Kakiya Haruko to fall to her knees and cry bitterly.