Chapter 5 You ask Conan to pet the dog, and Conan asks you to go to jail

The conversation between Komeimon and Sakaguchi continued until noon.

After obtaining all the information that Sakaguchi knew, Komimen left the detention center and went in the direction of the subway station without stopping.

Now he needs to do two things.

The first is to go to Sakaguchi's house, the scene of the murder, to conduct a field trip to obtain first-hand information and prepare for the subsequent court debate.

The second thing is to contact the on-site eyewitness named Sanae Sugita.

While walking, Gu Meimen took out a smartphone from his arms-

Regarding the technological level of this world, taking civilian computers and PCs as an example, they have reached the level of thirteenth generation Intel processors at the highest.

However, the folk customs here are very "nostalgic".

Some places look modern, while others retain a lot of facilities and equipment that were only available in the last century.

Therefore, it is common to see people on the street using "Big Brother", some people using "flip phones", and some people using "smart phones".

Well, it's not surprising at all that this is common in the world of Conan.

Gu Meimen used his smartphone to dial a string of numbers.

After a burst of Mai Kuraki's music, it was a long time before an impatient female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's hard to take a vacation and sleep in, who's it?"

Komimen tried to use a patient tone as much as possible: "Hello, is it Miss Sanae Sugitada?" I am the defense lawyer of Masayoshi Sakaguchi. ”

"Lawyer? What's the matter with me? ”

"Do you have time now? Can you come out and meet up? There's something I'd like to talk to you about. ”

"Oh, that's right." The tone on the other side of the phone immediately changed, "Of course you can see me, prepare 20,000 labor fees first." ”

Sanae Sugita is a material girl who likes money, sports cars, jewelry, and all things shiny, and for these things she once dated Maehara for a while.

This is the information given by Sakaguchi, including this phone number, which was also given by him.

Perhaps because of his hatred, he had investigated a lot about Tsuyoshi Maehara before that murder.

Regarding Sanae Sugita's request, Gu Meimen did not hesitate at all, and agreed with his mouth.

"No problem, I'll give it to you after we meet."

Anyway, he doesn't have to pay for these money, and these additional expenses are counted in the lawyer's miscellaneous fees in addition to the one million commission fee, and then ask Sakaguchi for reimbursement, which is clearly stated in the contract signed by the two before.

On the other side of the phone, after hearing Gu Meimen's cheerful promise, Sanae Sugita immediately changed her attitude, and even her voice became delicate.

"Mr. Lawyer, are you really generous~ make an appointment with a time and place?"

"How about five o'clock in the afternoon, how about a Boston Italian restaurant near Rice Flower Town Station?"

"Okay, people must put on beautiful makeup~ See you or leave!"

After hanging up the phone, Gu Meimen took out his wallet and counted the banknotes inside.

The funds are still abundant, although it cost him a lot of money to take the lawyer's license, but fortunately, he was paid a salary during the previous internship at the Judicial Research Institute, 180,000 yuan per month, and now there are more than 100,000 yuan in his wallet, which is completely enough for the expenses before the lawsuit is over.

After making an appointment to meet with the witnesses, Komimon took the subway and subway bus non-stop, and came to the house where Sakaguchi Masayoshi lived in Rice Flower Town.

At first glance, it is a very large house, a common 2+1 story single-family building in Japan, but it is much larger.

Open the gate with the key given by Sakaguchi Masayoshi, the courtyard is also very large, planted with some moon flowers, exuding the fragrance of flowers and plants, there is a small dog house not far away, but there are no dogs living in it.

Before the judicial trial is completed, all the evidence will be handed over to the prosecutor's office, and the dog named John, who attacked the man, will certainly not be here.

Gumeimen opened the door of the house with the key and walked inside.

The interior decoration belongs to the combination of West and Japan, through the entrance and corridor, after entering is a large living room.

The living room is spacious, with a ceiling that reaches up to the second floor, and near the right wall is a staircase leading to the second floor, which is also the exact location of Maehara's death.

Gu Meimen walked around the living room for a while, and then came to the position of the stairs.

The staircase consists of two sections, and on the floor of the turning platform, there are still traces of the corpse outlined in white chalk, that is, the traces of the scene used to mark.

Gu Meimen crouched down and stared at the silhouette of the corpse for a while.

The lower body of the silhouette is on the platform, and the upper body is on the wall above, proving that the cause of death of the deceased was indeed that his neck hit the wall and broke and died.

Then, Gumeimen stood up and went down the stairs to the second floor.

At the top of the staircase is a platform of about ten square meters, and there is a room in the direction of the wall on the right, and there is a sign of "Masato" hanging on the door, indicating that this is the room of Sakaguchi's deceased son-

The dog, named John, also stood on this platform every night to greet his owner.

Gu Meimen stood on this platform and measured its area with open arms.

After that, take out a document from your bag.

This is a photocopy of the forensic report of the deceased, which Komimon obtained from the Metropolitan Police Department in advance.

In criminal proceedings, defense lawyers have the right to obtain such interrogation materials that are controlled by administrative units, and to consult, excerpt, and reproduce them.

"Hmm......"

Looking at the information in his hand and comparing the surrounding environment, Gu Meimen thought in his mind.

As for how to argue in court, he gradually had some thoughts after a field trip.

"Bang dang!"

At this time, there was a sudden noise on the other side of the courtyard.

From the window of the corridor, Gumeimen saw several policemen outside, carrying a cage containing dogs, and next to two men and women wearing prosecutor's uniforms, as well as a few onlookers.

"Hurry up, I still have work to do when I go back!"

"Yes!"

"Woohoo!"

The dog in the cage barked incessantly, grinning at the police officers outside the cage.

"Conan, wasn't John sent to the prosecutor's office? How did you come back again? ”

Among the children, one of them, a little girl dressed in red, whispered.

"Well, dogs will develop a certain amount of anxiety after entering a new environment."

A little boy in a blue children's outfit with a bow, Conan nodded.

"I heard that after John arrived at the prosecutor's office, he kept calling day and night, and the staff on duty there couldn't stand it anymore, so he could only put it back for the time being."

"That's so pitiful!"

"That's it, it's so pitiful to be used and killed by such a master!"

"How could such a kind John be allowed to kill! It's so hateful! ”

"Didn't take John's mood into account at all!"

The little girl, as well as the other two thin and chubby children next to her, showed sympathetic expressions and strongly condemned the dog's owner, Masayoshi Sakaguchi.

At this time, a scathing and mocking voice came from the side.

"You are hateful to put a cheap sense of justice on an animal without any thoughts, to raise their personality unwarrantedly, and then to criticize their own kind, right?"