019.Shinjuku 3-chome juvenile homicide (5)
β...... That's pretty much the case, Your Honor, and that's the end of my statement. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Naoto Araki sorted out the information in his hand and bowed to the judge.
"Okay, I see, then the defendant's defense lawyer asks questions." Judge Whitebeard nodded and said to Gu Fan and Lin Peijun, who were sitting in the defendant's seat.
"Yes!" Gu Fan stood up first at this time, first signaled to the judge, and then raised his hand to the plaintiff's bench where Naoto Araki was, and said: "Prosecutor Araki's statement of the case is quite detailed, and I won't go into too much detail in this part, but I think everyone here should have read the further reports of the major media on the inside story of this case yesterday, and I believe that everyone should have some understanding of Mr. Ishida's motive for the murder." It can be said that although it is indeed possible that Mr. Ishida killed the victim Tomotoshi Shimada, this is also an explanation of Mr. Ishida's dead daughter...... Tomoshi Shimada, who was just a junior high school student, killed the eight-year-old Mirei Ishida because he was bored and wanted to attract attention, which was an unbearable pain for the Ishida family......"
"On behalf of the Ishida family, I would like to express my deep apologies to Mr. Shimada's parents for the impulsive mistake that Mr. Ishida made in the heat of his life. However......." Gu Fan changed his words and continued: "I also hope that everyone here can see one thing clearly-how old is our country's legislation? A thirteen-year-old boy brutally murdered a girl who was only eight years old, but because he was under the age of 14, he did not need to bear any criminal responsibility, and even in order to protect the privacy of the teenager, even the trial process was not made public. β
When Gu Fan said this, he paused and looked around the courtroom, "It is because of this that Mr. Ishida Tanigawa is so disappointed in my country's judiciary that he has no choice but to take risks. I have to say that this is not only the eternal regret of Mr. Ishida's family, but also a great regret derived from the backward judicial status quo in our country. β
"And what I said today is not to exonerate Mr. Ishidatanigawa, Mr. Ishida Tanigawa killed someone, so naturally he should be punished by law, there is no doubt about it." Gu Fan put his hands behind his back and looked at the many media in the audience, "But I also hope that the judges, jury members and media friends present can see that Mr. Ishida voluntarily surrendered the day after the incident, and can also see Mr. Ishida's pain as a father, and judge Mr. Ishida's guilt with our true feelings." Here, I propose a commutation of Mr. Ishida's sentence, because it is wrong to despise life, but it is only to use his own way to maintain the justice in his heart. β
Gu Fan said, nodded to the judge, bowed slightly, and then sat back in the defendant's defense seat.
"I see, if Ishida Tanigawa is taking revenge on Tomoshi Shimada for his daughter, then it is indeed excusable." Several judges sitting in the judge's seat briefly exchanged a few words, and seemed to think that Gu Fan's point of view was quite meritorious.
"Your Excellency, I hope to be able to correct some of Watanabe's verbal problems in his defense." Naoto Araki pushed his glasses and said unhurriedly: "What Lawyer Watanabe said before has a very strong inducement, so I have to come forward to oppose one or two. β
Gu Fan's eyes froze, squinting at Naoto Araki, who had already stood up from his seat, then smiled and turned his head away.
Naoto Araki didn't seem to feel Gu Fan's slightly provocative gaze this time, but sorted out the paper materials in his hand, picked out one of them, and read it slowly: "Yesterday, I saw a lot of media reports on the facts of Shimada Tomo's crime before, so I also obtained relevant information from the relevant departments about the previous girl dismemberment case, if I remember correctly, this should be a case that happened more than two months ago." So that meansβ"
"In other words, Mr. Ishida's crime is not a 'spur-of-the-moment' move. Two months of careful preparation, just for the pleasure of revenge at that moment. I'm really sorry......" Naoto Araki slapped the paper on the table and said with some sarcasm, "I don't think there is anything to be sorry for such a dangerous person who has a careful plan to kill the game, and then calmly turns himself in. β
"In addition, Watanabe's lamentation that the so-called 'great regret of the country's backward judicial regulations' is even more unnecessary to discuss." Naoto Araki seems reluctant to talk more about this, "The laws and regulations of a country, especially the fundamental law, have been formulated by generations of top predecessors in the legal field through in-depth research on criminal cases since ancient times, and even if there are really some flaws, it can perfectly solve the vast majority of difficult cases, so I am even more puzzled...... "Naoto Araki gradually raised his voice, "What makes you feel that our country's justice has lagged behind to the point where you can't bear to look at it directly!" β
"Tsk, the momentum is menacing, and he deserves to be an ace prosecutor." Lin Peijun looked at the tall figure of Naoto Araki standing in the plaintiff's seat, pursed his lips and whispered, "I don't feel like we have any advantage." β
"Don't worry, this is just the first trial, and I don't plan to share the victory with him today."
"What are your plans for the future?"
"I've got a lot of plans."
"So what exactly is the plan?"
"All I can say is no comment."
......
The first day of the trial ended in an argument.
Gu Fan and Lin Peijun did not return to the law firm directly, but walked with Mrs. Ishida and her son Ishida.
"Mrs. Ishida, you don't have to worry, today is only the first day of the court trial, this time the battle line will be very long, the next public trial is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, we will continue to formulate corresponding strategies for Mr. Ishida's situation, please rest assured......." Gu Fan and Lin Peijun walked towards Ishida's house while introducing the case to Mrs. Ishida.
But when he was on the road, Gu Fan suddenly slapped his head, turned his head to Lin Peijun next to him and said: "By the way, Sang Tian, do we still have to be interviewed by a few news agencies tomorrow, or you should contact them first, I'm afraid there will be a conflict on the itinerary tomorrow." β
"Why do you want me to do this kind of thing?" Lin Peijun muttered dissatisfiedly, but still listened to Gu Fan's words, and after saying goodbye to Mrs. Ishida and Ishida, he went straight to the other road.
Gu Fan kept staring at Lin Peiyun's back, and when he couldn't see her anymore, he turned around and said to Mrs. Ishida and Ishida Jean: "Both, I have a plan to get Mr. Ishida completely exonerated, but I may need the cooperation of the two, please move to the house of the two, let's talk about it in detail......"
Mrs. Ishida and Ishida looked at each other for a moment, and nodded in unison.
......
Inside the law firm that night
Lin Peijun came in from outside the door with a briefcase in his hand, and just threw down the bag, he collapsed on the sofa in the living room.
"I'm tired, why are you taking so many interviews tomorrow?" Lin Peijun looked at Gu Fan, who was writing on the desk, "Even if we don't do interviews, public opinion is already in our favor!" β
"What we want is not public opinion that is favorable to us......" Gu Fan kept writing something in his hand, still writing at high speed, but his tone was slow and logical, "What we need is public opinion with overwhelming advantages." β
"I don't know why, I always feel like you have some plans I don't know."
Gu Fan raised his eyes to look at Lin Peiyun, who was still slumped on the sofa and looking at the ceiling, and said faintly: "If your basis is the so-called woman's magical sixth sense, I refuse to continue to communicate with you." β