"What? Satomi-san arrested and imprisoned on suspicion of murder? ”

Just as Yang Xi and Tendo Kigen were chatting at the Tendo Civil Security Company, several policemen walked in, not only bringing such shocking news, but also interrogating Tendo Kigen, who was Satomi's boss.

"Impossible, how could Satomi-san go to kill! You must be mistaken! ”

Tendo Mu, who grew up together since childhood, knows Satomi Rentaro too well, and with his character, it is impossible to kill people at all! Not to mention being arrested and imprisoned!

However, her reaction was expected by the police.

"Miss Tendo, calm down, Satomi Rentaro was arrested by our police on the spot at the scene of the murder, and now he has been taken into custody, and he will be tried in court in a while. We're here just to find out what's going on with you. I heard that the victim came here yesterday as a client and also met with Miss Tendo. ”

"Principal? You mean?"

Tian Tong Mu finally remembered

Rentaro slammed the stainless steel table.

"What kidding, I didn't do that!"

"Less lying. Who else is there but you! ”

"I was framed."

"It was indeed your pistol that was used to kill the victim. The rifling registered in the database is also the same as your pistol. Conclusive. Your continued denial will only result in a heavier sentence. ”

There is no way to communicate at all. Rentaro sat down on the bench in displeasure. The interrogation room I was brought into was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Rigid and monotonous iron-gray walls, small benches. The cramped room was devoid of any decoration, and there was hardly anything that could be called furniture.

In the previous two hours, I didn't know how many times I repeated this fruitless question and answer, and Rentaro had had enough. Tong Sheng must be starting to wonder why he hasn't gone home yet. Let's hope she doesn't worry too much.

Why do you have to face this kind of encounter? I really want to go back sooner. Because it was a crime that he had not committed at all, his frustration swelled to the point that he couldn't help but want to punch and beat Cheng Dù, the police officer.

The door to the interrogation room opened, and the interrogator straightened up.

A rugged face poked in through the door. Rentaro suddenly felt as if someone had come to his rescue from hell.

"Tadajima Police Department."

Shigetoku Tadajima. The criminal police officer of the Murder Bureau has the rank of police department.

Rentaro had met him several times at the crime scene, and he had a certain understanding of who he was.

If it were him, he would certainly have been able to prove that he could not have committed such a crime.

However, in the next second, Rentaro realized that he was too naïve.

"You're Rentaro Satomi."

"What?"

On the boxy and heroic face, the eyes narrowed like two deeply chiseled slits. Even if he is not a prisoner, he will tremble because of the powerful deterrent power when he stares at him like this.

Now Lotus finally believed. Tadajima appeared here not to talk to "Satomi Rentaro of the Civil Security Company", but to interrogate "Satomi Rentaro, a murder suspect".

Now I still look forward to his warmth. It's like going to the guillotine and crying for amnesty, it's an empty attempt.

Tadajima asked the young detective to stand, and he sat down opposite Rentaro, while the detective who had just interrogated stood behind Rentaro and kept walking around in order to intimidate him.

Tadajima leaned over and pressed against the stainless steel table, which made a grinding sound.

"Explain your actions on the night of the crime from the beginning."

"I've said this many times."

"I didn't hear that."

Hearing this brutal response, Rentaro wanted to pounce, but in the end he tried his best to endure it.

It is a common tactic used by the police to re-explain what happened that day and find out whether there are any contradictions in the prisoner's statement.

Rentaro struggled to stay calm. Tell the longitude and latitude of the event.

"That gun seems to be yours."

"I didn't say that. I don't know who stole it. I didn't notice it at first. ”

"Since you haven't found it, how do you know it's been stolen? Haven't you thought that you might have lost it there? ”

Rentaro sensed that something was wrong and broke out in a cold sweat.

"That's because as a result, my gun was taken to commit a crime. That's why it was stolen. But I didn't think it was stolen at the time. ”

"Losing the pistol is a matter of Yan zhòng. Why didn't you report it to the police right away? ”

"I didn't know it was stolen at the time, and I thought I could find it in the office or at home."

"When did you notice that the pistol was missing?"

"Uh, when you're about to meet Suwon."

"Hmph, before meeting the deceased. You found the timing just right. ”

Tadajima visibly cast a suspicious look.

Darn. If there is a time machine, Rentaro would like to advise his past self to call the police immediately.

"Hey, Tadajima Police Department. When the Mizuhara Tendo Civil Security Company commissioned it, he was already afraid that he would be killed. Besides, why do I have to kill Suwon? ”

"Can someone prove your word?"

"What did you say?"

Tadajima opened the notepad, licked his thumb with his tongue, and turned the pages.

"Before I came here, I had a brief question with the people from the Tiantong Civil Security Company."

Rentaro suddenly forgot to breathe. In other words, Mu Geng and Tong Sheng already knew about their arrest.

"The deceased Mizuhara Gohachi did go to your side to make a commission, and the president of your company confirmed it. It's just that she didn't hear the important commission. ”

"Because that guy only trusts me and only wants to talk to me."

"Can someone prove your word?"

"At that time, there were only two of us in the Tin Tong Civil Security Company, and Suwon kicked the others out first-"

"—means that no one but you heard the contents of the deceased's commission?"

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Tadajima's eyes fell on the notepad and began to turn the pages again: "I get such a testimony. When your starter comes back from shopping, it's obvious that something is wrong with you, and you refuse to dine with everyone, and you don't know where to hide. ”

"That's because"

Rentaro almost blurted out the truth, but soon suspected that it was appropriate and fell silent for a moment.

"Why, tell me about it."

"That's because. Something else. ”

"Are you going to be silent?"

"It's not. Because I had a disagreement with the president of our company, I had a quarrel and I was in a bad mood. ”

Tadajima showed an expression of confusion: "Could it be that you fell in love with that female president?" ”

Rentaro lowered his head, his cheeks hot.

There was laughter behind him.

"You're really going to make excuses."

"What does that mean?"

Rentaro turned his head and glared at the criminal police behind him, and immediately a shout of "look ahead" forced him to turn his head. Tadajima propped his elbows on the table and looked at it with his hands closed:

"Actually, that's what we want to talk about. There's nothing Suwon Onihachi has come to entrust at all. ”

"What?"

"You were forcibly extorted money by the deceased Suwon. I don't know what he has in charge of you, but you are childhood friends, and it shouldn't be difficult for him to find your weaknesses. You participated in the 'Third Kanto War' and the 'Leech Shadow Yin Terrorist Attack' and received a lot of money, so Suwon wanted to come to you and ask for money to spend. You are violently shaken by the threat of Suwon. Even dinner was not in the mood to eat with the people in the company. Am I right? After you make up your mind to kill Suwon, trick him into shooting him at the designated location, only to be heard and the police officers arrive immediately. As far as you're concerned, he's stupid to do this. ”

"What's the joke!"

What kind of nonsense is this. Tadajima's statement couldn't be further from the truth.

However, the only person who has heard the content of Suwon's commission is himself. After that, Rentaro didn't want to live with Kigen, so it was also a fact that he left the company in a hurry.

I didn't expect that those things would just become material for misunderstanding myself

Cold sweat ran down Rentaro's cheeks.

"Hey, police department. I personally experienced the 'Leech Shadow Yin Terrorist Attack' and the 'Third Kanto War'. Do you really think I'd kill someone like this? ”

Rentaro prays inwardly. Since he has lost the backer of Tada Island, his fate is completely in the hands of others.

However, Tadajima shook his head indifferently: "It's because I can't be sure that I want to interrogate you." A bad guy is a bad guy. It is our duty to arrest them. I'm tired of the kind of 'self-proclaimed good people' who justify that they are possessed by demons. ”

Rentaro shook his head weakly.

"I didn't kill people."

That is to say. Do you deny committing a crime? ”

"Of course. Why should I admit to something I haven't done. I'm looking for a lawyer. You should have a public defender. ”

Tadajima sighed lightly and shot through Rentaro with an icy gaze: "Satomi Rentaro, we are going to detain you." You have applied to the court for an extension of the detention period, so you should stay in the detention cell for the time being. ”

"What a disaster. Rentaro-san. ”

On the other side, separated by a tempered glass window, Sumire Muroto muttered frustratedly as she scratched her front hair.

"I didn't expect me to meet you in such a place, but on the way here today, I was caught in the sun. It almost burned to ashes. ”

Rentaro wanted to laugh a few times, but his expression was a little stiff.

"Are you a little tired?"

Rentaro shrugged and responded, "It should be said that it has become healthier." At least you can live a life where you can live three free meals and take a nap. ”

Sumire instantly had an unexpected expression, but quickly raised the corners of her mouth: "That's it." Juvenile. Wouldn't it be much easier to escape from prison with this kind of energy. ”

Hearing the sound of a dry cough, Rentaro looked back, and it turned out to be the jailer sitting in the chair who was pretending.

Sumire shrugged guiltlessly.

Rentaro and Sumire meet in the reception room. Rentaro has been detained for a week.

"When I heard that you were arrested, I thought you were caught licking the buttocks of a young girl because you had too strong sexual desire, but it turned out to be not, I really didn't expect it to be murder. In every way, you're acting beyond my expectations. ”

"I said, I didn't kill anyone-"

"You've talked to the lawyer, how did it turn out?"

"It's not good, he said he would definitely be sued, and the chances of winning the case are very low."

"You're surprised?"

"Nope."

Rentaro is lying.

Rentaro still believes in it deep down. Since he didn't kill anyone, there must be someone who can understand. Justice for him.

However, it does not take long for hope to turn into disappointment.

After a harsh interrogation and a court decision to extend the length of his detention, Rentaro became a prisoner who had to be handcuffed and roped when moving, repeating the night's actions dozens of times in front of the criminal police and assistant prosecutors. Whenever he said miserably, "I didn't do it." It will be replied, "Just answer the question." The rude interruption of the emphasis on the innocent shouts were hoarse.

He proposed that Suwon was killed by an assassination organization, and he was laughed off.

Somewhere in the haggard head. On more than one or two occasions, Rentaro had the idea of simply confessing to his guilt and giving up on himself.

"If I am allowed to defend the case, the success rate will be different, but unfortunately to become a lawyer, I have to go through complicated procedures and take the license exam."

"You're a doctor."

"Is there a law that says doctors can't be lawyers?"

"Well, no."

"And I've already read the Six Laws. It was heavy and boring, and it took me thirty minutes just to memorize it. ”

"What do you think?"

"It's full of human desires. What an amazing amount of desire. ”

"Then again—" Sumire changed the subject, looking at Rentaro's chest, "Yeonjoo should have regular visitors." Then came the phrase.

Along her line of sight, a botched rabbit patch was sewn into the chest of the loose tracksuit that Rentaro was wearing. Rentaro reached out and touched it, and there was a smooth patchwork touch. It was the sportswear that Yanzhu sent for him.

On the first day Satomi Rentaro became a murder suspect, he was already known to everyone who knew him, and although they have separated, their previous relationship is still there. Yeonzhu still attaches great importance to Rentaro. Almost whenever I have time, I will come to visit him.

When Rentaro was arrested, his uniform and belt were taken from the detention cell to prevent the prisoner from hanging himself or committing suicide by swallowing a button.

Originally, the prosthetic leg should have been removed, but because of the artificial skin camouflage, as long as Rentaro doesn't say anything, he doesn't have to worry about being caught for the time being.

The previous meeting was only Yanzhu. Tong Sheng and Mu Gen did not appear at all.

"Doctor, where is Tong Sheng?"

Sumire shook her head.

"Haven't you been released by the police yet?"

Soon after Rentaro's arrest, his starter, Totake Tongsheng, was taken away by the police.

According to Yanzhu's relay, there is obviously no definite reason. Tong Sheng was also taken away by the police as an important reference person, and never returned to the office after that. The unlucky Tong Sheng did not have an alibi that day, which was also one of the reasons why she was suspected.

"If this continues, the murder of Suwon Onihachi will turn out to be the mastermind. The result of Tong Sheng's implementation. ”

"It's stupid!"

Ignoring the harshly cursing Rentaro, Sumire calmly propped her elbows on the table and rested her chin on her overlapping palms: "That's right, stupid." But when something unreasonable happens to a creature like a human. will reluctantly look for a way to rationalize and try to make yourself accept. You're at the scene of the murder, and you're still standing with a murder weapon. Similarly, sniping incidents that are almost impossible for ordinary people to do have occurred. There is only one person who can do it. Although 'only God knows', it is not difficult to speculate that the jury will show a stern expression when they hear the case in court. ”

“”

"Let's talk about the more nasty things. The moment you are found guilty, your police license will be revoked in accordance with the regulations. It is an official reason that the offender must not hold a license. What's even more terrifying is that from the moment you lose your license and no longer serve as a police officer, Tong Sheng will be handed over to the management of the International Initiator Oversight Agency (IISO) and taken away. ”

"How could it be?"

"You can take care of a 10-year-old girl who is not related by blood, and live with her, all because of your police license. After losing his license, of course, there will be a crisis in his ** life with Tong Sheng. ”

"In that case, it's good that Tong Sheng shouldn't be a starter. It's like Yanzhu."

In the Tokyo area, the starters are formed by looking for human resources and volunteering, and they can resign at their own will.

Sumire nodded, "Anyway, she's already enrolled in the Red-Eyed Demon Academy now, so it's okay to take care of her for you." You can rest assured of that, but yourself."

Looking at the time, the time for the conversation was up, and Sumire got up from her chair, "Anyway, think about it, Rentaro-san." The next step is critical. ”

She left the room.

What should I do? Rentaro asked himself, but he couldn't find a clear answer.

As long as you are locked up here, you can't take action to reverse your disadvantage.

Not prosecuting because of insufficient evidence is the last hope for Rentaro.

Rentaro's breathing slowed down, as if in prayer, he clasped his hands vigorously.

It is impossible for me to be prosecuted. After all, I didn't kill people at all.

The jailer urged Rentaro, but he remained put.

Two days later, Ryotaro Satomi was formally indicted by the assistant prosecutor, changing from a suspect to a defendant.

After the indictment was confirmed, Rentaro was depressed every day.

Feeling unjustified and furious at first, he was subdued by the bailiffs. Then he was greeted by a deep sense of prostration.

Since her arrest and detention, she has not met Tong Sheng, and according to the information she has heard, her position is not very optimistic.

Originally, she was only 10 years old, and she should not be punished according to the juvenile law, but the prosecutor seemed to be eager to let Tina go to the thirteenth-step execution platform, and forced her to strictly collect evidence on the grounds that she was not a human being, so juvenile law did not apply.

Rentaro was extremely disappointed.

Isn't the so-called law the last bastion of the weak? At some point, civilization has degenerated into an era where witch hunting is rampant. No, it is the human heart that has degenerated.

Yeonjoo comes to meet Rentaro almost every day.

She pressed her face against the window of the reception room, and the whole person squeezed close to say all kinds of simple comforting words such as "absolutely no problem" and "Rentaro didn't do anything bad at all, right?"

Rentaro replied casually, "Thank you" and "Of course", but he was deeply grateful to her.

Without Yeonzhu's comfort, it wouldn't be long before Rentaro would have been crushed by despair and suffered irreparable mental wounds.

If there were no reinforced glass windows, Rentaro would have liked to pick up Yanzhu and kiss her. Realizing that he had such feelings for a ten-year-old girl, Rentaro was also confused. (To be continued......)