Chapter 16: Suspect Keiko
Since the deceased was a member of the Diet and the place of death was located in a sensitive area between the Imperial Palace and Marunouchi, it was natural for the Metropolitan Police Department to solve the case as soon as possible. Therefore, Masayoshi Sato strongly insisted that Lin Shuichi be in charge of this search.
The first thing the police who rushed to the scene in large numbers was to collect evidence from those who were at the scene at the time of the crime and obtain their confessions. In order to be able to piece together the complete chain of evidence of the entire event in the end. Including when the suspect entered the area, and whether there are other suspicious people, these things are very cumbersome, but without a lot of evidence collection work in the early stage, it is impossible to talk about the subsequent evidence overthrow. Therefore, there is no need for Lin Xiuyi to tell anything, the criminal police in a class basically know what to do. In addition, there is also a forensic division under the Criminal Department to extract physical evidence at the scene of the crime. Only when the confession and the physical evidence correspond to each other can the final closed loop of evidence be formed.
However, what Lin Xiu didn't expect was that the suspect detained in front of the imperial palace was actually Nagao Jingzi who had breakfast with him in the morning. At this moment, Lin Xiuyi really didn't know what to do.
"Police Department!"
Seeing that Lin Xiuyi was a little abnormal, Miki hurriedly tugged at the corner of his clothes and reminded him not to lose his temper in front of outsiders. After receiving Miki's reminder, Lin Xiuyi also quickly calmed down. He stood in front of Jingzi and looked her up and down carefully. At this moment, there was not the slightest panic on Keiko's face. However, there were still a lot of blood stains on her hands and clothes. It can be seen that these bloodstains should belong to the land of Hamada.
"Did she say anything?"
Lin Xiuyi asked the person in charge of the former residence of the Imperial Palace.
"No, we tried to ask, and she just said that she wouldn't say anything without a lawyer present. However, we found this in him!"
The person in charge of the office received a bag from his subordinate, which contained Keiko's identification certificate and the Ministry of Justice's work certificate. It seems that the people stationed at the station were intimidated by Jingzi's identity and did not embarrass her too much. Lin Xiu nodded clearly, then took a look at the surrounding situation, and then instructed Miki and Urashima:
"This is not the place for questioning, bring witnesses and suspects back to the Metropolitan Police Department first, notify the colleagues in the Ministry of Transportation outside, let them clear a way for me, and tell the remaining colleagues in the search section to continue the search work at the scene, focusing on investigating whether there are other suspects. ”
"Hey!"
As the subordinates responded in unison, everyone left the temporary transfer room one after another. At this moment, Lin Xiuyi really had the opportunity to chat with Jingzi in private. He looked at the situation outside the room vigilantly, and then asked Miki in a low voice:
"How did you end up at the scene of the crime?"
Hearing Lin Xiuyi's question, Jingzi shook his head helplessly, and then replied with a wry smile:
"I beg my pardon for not being able to confess to you about this, but I should have been framed this time!"
Hearing Jingzi's answer, Lin Xiuyi's heart settled down a little. No matter what, Keiko can't do anything to kill someone. But now, Keiko was caught red-handed by the police in the presence of witnesses.
In the absence of other police officers, Lin Xiuyi also couldn't talk to Jingzi too much. He saw that Keiko didn't seem to be worried about his current situation, so he went out to arrange for Keiko to be brought to the police department for a while.
Lin Xiuyi quietly pulled Miki aside, and then whispered to Miki:
"Miki, please do me a favor, park the car in front of the station for a while, cover the suspect's face with a coat when you go out, and don't let reporters photograph her!"
"Police Department, is that person inside someone you know?"
"To tell you the truth, she was my former neighbor, and I want to take care of her more or less without breaking the rules!"
"Okay, police department! I see, I'll do what you tell me to do!"
Miki nodded obediently and was about to retire, but Lin Xiuyi suddenly grabbed Miki, looked her up and down, and then asked Miki:
"When the witnesses identify the suspect in a while, can you please make a reference candidate?"
"Huh?"
"I see that you and the suspect are about the same height and hairstyle, if the suspect admits mistakes, his testimony will not be credible!"
Lin Xiuyi whispered to Miki. This kind of thing can't be said in the open. Usually, in order to confirm that the witness actually witnessed the suspect committing the crime, the police need to arrange an experiment for the witness to identify the suspect. Usually the police will involve five to eight officers who look the same as the suspect. Eyewitness testimony is only taken by the police when the suspect is recognized at a glance. Therefore, there is actually a lot of mystery in the arrangement of candidates.
"Police Department, is this Miss Keiko a very important person for you?"
"How...... How could it be, I just don't think it's likely that she would do something murderous. However, I also know that when no other suspects are found, Keiko is the focus of our investigation. ”
"I'm sure you won't do anything that violates the procedure, and I can agree to your request, so when are we leaving?"
"The sooner the better!"
Lin Xiuyi and Miki discussed the following matters, and then Lin Xiuyi arranged for Hanagata and Aizawa to stay here to continue to follow up the investigation and evidence collection of the on-site personnel. About five minutes later, a police car with the Metropolitan Police Department logo slowly stopped at the back door of the former residence of the Imperial Palace. Almost at the same moment, all the reporters at the scene focused their cameras on the location of the gate of the station, expecting that when the suspect was taken away from the station, they would be able to take pictures of the suspect's appearance as soon as possible.
"Let it all go, don't squeeze!"
Several police officers used a human wall to isolate the reporters behind them, but this could not stop the reporters from using their talents, and some reporters even brought ladders and climbed up to get the best angles for the shot.
Keiko was brought to the doorway. Miki then handcuffed Keiko and tied a rope around the other party's waist, holding the other end of the rope with her hand. Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiuyi took off his coat and said a faux pas, which immediately shone on Miki's head.
"Come out, look, it's a woman!"
"There's blood on her hands!"
"Let's make ......"
Keiko couldn't see anything outside, so she could only let Miki lead her forward, and when she came to the front of the car, Lin Xiuyi immediately opened the car door for the two, and then Miki helped Keiko's head and let her get into the car. Then Miki sat in with her. Lin Xiuyi went around to the seat on the other side and sat in the car, and the two sandwiched Jingzi in the middle one left and one right, while Urashima sat in the co-pilot's seat. After everyone had sat down, with the help of colleagues from the traffic team, the car finally slowly left the square in front of the Imperial Palace and set off in the direction of the Metropolitan Police Department.