Chapter 37: Darkness and Light

"Kuroda-san, can we talk calmly?"

Lin Shuichi stood out from the crowd and took a step in the direction of Shoji Kuroda. Kuroda instinctively took Keiko back a step. In the current situation, the only thing Lin Xiuyi can do is to continue to stabilize Kuroda and wait for the opportunity to find a suitable opportunity to rescue Keiko.

Kuroda, who was standing in front of Lin Xiuyi, didn't say anything, he adjusted the angle of the fork in his hand slightly, and watched Lin Xiuyi's movements vigilantly. And Lin Xiuyi could see that Kuroda's fingers pinching the fork were already a little white, and the sharp metal had pierced Jingzi's flesh, and it seemed that with a little more force, the fork could effortlessly pierce Jingzi's carotid artery.

"Kuroda-san, I'm afraid there will be no one in this world who can deeply experience the taste of being wronged like you! If it weren't for the misfortune 23 years ago, maybe you would have been able to retire from the job you have worked hard all your life like your former colleagues, no, maybe you will achieve more brilliant achievements in the field you are familiar with......

Lin Xiuyi tried to get closer to Kuroda little by little, the person who knows Kuroda in the world should be himself, he has suffered injustice for decades, and the trajectory of his life has completely changed since 23 years ago, and he has lived a life of exile since then. And in this tragedy, the police played an extremely dishonorable role. What does Kuroda want, wealth, fame, freedom? These are not what Kuroda is pursuing now, what Kuroda needs is justice, and for this justice, Kuroda is willing to pay any price, even the only life he can control.

"Hey, are you distracting me? Although I carried it, I can let this stinky girl in my hand bury me, hey the stinky girl, I really didn't see it, you are actually a policeman!" Kuroda ignored Lin Shuichi, who had been trying to communicate with him, and instead asked the hostage in his hand, Keiko. It's a pity that Keiko's throat is pressed against a fork, and with a little force, she may puncture the artery, and she can't open her mouth at all.

"Kuroda-san, you must now think that you will never be able to get justice, after all, your purpose is to get justice for yourself, but how can being a weak woman help you?" Lin Xiu approached in the direction of Kuroda step by step, he was very careful, and Kuroda kept retreating at first, until Lin Xiuyi said the word "justice", Kuroda suddenly stopped his steps.

"Justice, do the people of the Metropolitan Police Department care about justice? You just put these two words on your lips and deceive the taxpayers who can't do anything about you, if you could have paid me justice in the first place, would I still do these superfluous things? For so many years, I have always stopped thinking about taking revenge on you sanctimonious guys, putting trumped-up charges on innocent people, and making them take responsibility for the mistakes of the big guys. …”

Kuroda's emotions suddenly became excited, and he pointed at Lin Xiuyi with the fork he was holding in his hand, Lin Xiuyi put his hand behind him, and waved his hand to signal everyone not to pull out their guns. Kuroda's mood finally changed, and he no longer had the calm expression he had just now. The tight string in Lin Xiuyi's heart could finally be loosened, and he had more confidence in his success in rescuing Jingzi.

"Kuroda-san, I sincerely regret the injustice you have suffered, and when I found out the truth about what happened 23 years ago, I was truly ashamed as a police officer. Twenty-three years ago, as a blasting engineer, you accidentally met a young man who humbly asked you about technical questions through the Internet, so you patiently answered many of his technical questions to you. It was supposed to be just an ordinary technical exchange, but you got caught up in a conspiracy......"

"Yoshii Kazuaki, the young man you instructed, used the knowledge he learned from you to create the Tokyo subway bombing that shocked the world, and after the incident, the police quickly discovered the communication records between you and Yoshii, so they also brought you to the Metropolitan Police Department as a suspect......"

However, as the case was investigated, the explosion involved many other incidents, such as the massive disruption of underground transportation in the Tokyo area, and the derailment of a train of the Imperial Capital High Speed Transportation Battalion, which would undoubtedly have a negative impact on the reliability of RB's railway technology...... In addition, the origin of the explosives also exposed the fact that Tokyo Explosives Co., Ltd. and the U.S. military stationed in Japan were secretly trading. In order to cover up these shady deeds, the police tampered with Yoshii's testimony at the behest of the higher-ups, blaming you for the source of the explosives......",

As Lin Xiuyi revealed more and more content, Kuroda's mood began to change strongly, the corners of his eyes began to moisten a little, and he couldn't help but shed tears. For so many years, the truth that Kuroda has been searching for is actually told truthfully by a young policeman at this moment, this policeman didn't need to do this, as long as he doesn't say it, no matter how Kuroda tells it in court, no one will believe his words.

For so many years, Kuroda has been spurned by the whole country, he is the initiator of the tragedy 23 years ago, no one has ever believed that he is innocent, but, just when he has no way out, a policeman who he hates stands in front of him, and admits to him the mistakes made by the police back then, Kuroda has not felt the feeling of being trusted for many years, and he feels that a warm ray of sunshine has suddenly been shot into his dark heart. The heart, which had been frozen for a long time, seemed to be rekindled.

"You...... What do you mean by this, do you want to overturn the case for me?" Kuroda squeezed this sentence out of his chest with all his might, and this sentence was said in a tone full of grievances and pleading.

Lin Xiuyi suddenly stood up straight, solemnly bowed deeply to Kuroda, after a long time, he straightened up, and said loudly to Kuroda: "It's the police who should say I'm sorry, isn't it the duty of a police officer to uphold justice for you, please let me do my duty as a police officer for you to regain a fair trial......

"Ding-bell......" The sound of metal hitting the wooden board was heard, which surprised everyone at the scene. Kuroda suddenly threw away the fork in his hand and pushed Keiko aside.

"Officer, I haven't asked you for your name yet......"

"Lin Xiuyi!"