"Damn ......"

On the plaintiff's side, Long Xu Zhengnan gritted his teeth.

He is not a stupid person, and he knows Gu Meimen's tricks, because he used them when he was interning in simulation.

But there is not much the prosecution can do.

This is the problem of loopholes in the judicial system, jurors are changed in every lawsuit, and they have no experience in litigation at all, and of course they are easy to be led astray.

"Silence!"

As soon as the judge struck the gavel, the uproar in the courtroom suddenly fell silent.

"The defendant and his agent claim not guilty, now the investigation of the evidence begins!"

The first is the cause of death of the deceased, and Ryu Zhengnan inserts a stack of photos into the projector and displays them on the big screen in front of the courtroom.

Photographs of Maehara from different angles when he just died, like an assembly line.

These are all photographs taken by the Forensic Division of the Criminal Division, one of the nine divisions of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Maehara could be seen at the moment of his death, his head hanging down at an exaggerated angle, his entire neck broken, and his eyes looking ahead in horror. There was a German shepherd dog next to him, grinning with bared teeth.

"The cause of death was suffocation due to neck injury." Long Xu Zhengnan pointed to the photo on the screen from a distance with his hand, "Judging from the traces at the scene and the victim's expression, it was this German shepherd dog that bit the victim down the second floor, and the victim panicked, and his neck hit the wall of the staircase turning platform and died." ”

"Protest!"

Gu Meimen opened his mouth again at this time.

"The prosecution claims that the cause of Maehara's death was the bite of this dog, and I don't think the word 'bite' is appropriate!"

The judges looked at each other and didn't understand the difference.

I saw Gu Meimen walk out of the seat without hurry, come to the big screen, and reach out to the corpse of Maehara Tsuyoshi at close range.

"You can see the corpse of Tsuyoshi Maehara, except for the corresponding wounds on the neck, the rest of the body is as clean as if he has just taken a bath, and there is no trace of tearing on his clothes!"

At the same time, he took out the forensic doctor's appraisal report from the prepared materials and copied the documents, and asked the judge and jurors of all parties to review them.

I can see that the forensic report only mentions the trauma on Maehara's neck, and there is no mention of any abnormalities in other parts of the body.

Gu Meimen continued to speak: "Even if the deceased was attacked by dogs, there was only a pounce and no bite, where does the 'pounce bite' come from? ”

The judge looked sideways at the jurors on both sides.

"Jurors can have their say."

Although they didn't understand what Gu Meimen was talking about, the jurors nodded and admitted his statement.

So the judge struck the gavel.

"The statement of the defendant's representative is valid, please give an opinion on this!"

“……”

On the prosecution's side, Long Xu Zhengnan frowned and glanced at the defendant's side.

If it is to be pleaded not guilty, according to normal logic, the defense lawyer should deny the prosecution's statement that "the deceased was attacked by dogs", after all, if you just look at the photos, the connection between the deceased and the dog is not too strong.

But Gu Meimen did not do this, only emphasizing that the dog's attack was wrong.

What the hell is this guy doing?

Looking at the slightly curled arc of Gu Meimen's mouth, Long Xu Zhengnan always felt that he had a feeling of unsteadiness in his heart.

He forcibly suppressed the boredom in his heart and agreed: "I have no opinion. ”

The judge nodded: "Then let's get into the part of hearing the testimony!" ”

Soon, Sanae Sugitada, the only eyewitness at the scene, came to the courtroom witness stand.

“…… After receiving a call from Mr. Sakaguchi, Maehara Tsuyoshi went up the stairs and turned on the phone's external function for the big dog squatting on the second floor to listen. I was eating pizza when I heard a scream and saw Maehara just pounced on the steps from the second floor by the dog. And then Maehara just died. ”

Sanae Sugita's testimony is almost the same as when she first met Komimon.

The judge and jurors nodded as they listened.

According to the witnesses' descriptions, it can at least be confirmed that the cause of the victim's death was indeed that he was pounced on by a dog down the stairs.

"Then it's obvious." Long Xu Zhengnan stood up and said, "The defendant gave instructions to the dog over the phone to let the dog attack the victim and cause his death, which is very sufficient direct evidence!" ”

After saying that, he looked at Gu Meimen defiantly.

He was deliberately exaggerating, and this could only be regarded as circumstantial evidence, after all, the witness's words did not say that she had heard any instructions.

In order to achieve justice and prevent the murderer from going unpunished, sometimes making exaggerated remarks is also a common tactic on the part of prosecutors.

According to Long Xu Zhengnan's expectations, the defense lawyer's side will definitely attack the direct evidence.

However, what Gu Meimen said next surprised him again.

"This is indeed direct evidence, and I agree with the prosecution on this!"

What the hell is going on......

Long Su Zhengnan muttered, in order not to lose to the other party in his aura, he pretended to be calm and said loudly: "Then the defendant's agent admitted the testimony of the eyewitness Sanae Sugita?" ”

"Well, I don't have a problem with that."

"Then the truth of the matter is determined......"

"But I have a problem!"

Before Long Su Zhengnan could finish speaking, Gu Meimen's words interrupted him.

I saw him looking in the direction of the witness stand with a smile on his face.

"Since everyone admits that this is direct evidence, then Miss Sugita, you must have heard the voice on the other end of the phone, right? After that, until Maehara was thrown down the stairs, what was the state and situation of the dog and Maehara Gang? Please elaborate! ”

Sanae Sugita, the female college student, looked around.

At this moment, she was standing in this wide courtroom.

Countless eyes looked at her, and in the seats of the auditorium below, reporters were writing with pen and paper, confirming the copywriting of tomorrow's report.

At this time, she was like a white swan performing on the stage, attracting much attention.

Sanae Sugita closed her eyes and opened them.

"That's right, I heard a voice on the other end of the phone!" Sanae Sugida said in an affirmative tone, "He said goodnight to his dog (おやすみ), the dog barked twice, Maehara just touched its head, and the scene was very harmonious!" ”

Ryusu Zhengnan stood up suddenly.

"This is not the same as the testimony you gave to the police in the first place!"

He shouted loudly and jerked in the direction of Gumeimon.

It is clear that the witnesses were bought! No wonder this guy is so calm!

"That's because Maehara is my ex-boyfriend, and I was angry and casually talked nonsense! Mr. Sakaguchi is a very good person, and he often helps to help Xiaogang and provide assistance to people who are desperate, how can such a person kill people? ”

"The court is a place that pays attention to fairness and justice, we can't just rely on some speculation, and arbitrarily accuse a good person of wrongdoing, otherwise, is there justice in this world!"

"That's why I stood up against all odds! Because I know that one of my testimonies can make a good person vary! Although an ordinary person like me may not be able to do anything, clearing the grievances of an innocent person is the most basic requirement of us small citizens, and this is the meaning of our existence! ”

Sanae Sugida said excitedly, her tone emotional.

Some of the people present were moved by her words, and some people in the audience below even began to applaud.

Bathing in the sight of these countless praises, Sanae Sugita closed her eyes in intoxication, enjoying the feeling of being sought after by thousands of people.

On the other side of the auditorium, Conan pushed his glasses and let out a long sigh.

This witness, she really committed perjury.

That day, he finally caught up with Sanae Sugita and used almost all his life's verbal efforts, but he still didn't say anything about moving her, and he couldn't arouse her sense of justice to defend the truth.

This left him helpless and confused.

Because of the conversation between Gu Meimen and this girl that day, although there was a very important recording that was not recorded, he who was hiding on the side clearly heard what kind of rhetoric Gu Meimen used to persuade her.

Gu Meimen can awaken the kindness in this girl's heart, why can't he?

Of course you can't, Conan-kun.

Gu Meimen's eyes glanced at the auditorium, and when he saw Conan's lost expression, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curvature.

Everyone has a scale in their hearts, and the key is what is the side that accounts for the proportion.

Conan may have thought that there was still goodness and justice in the scale in Sanae Sugita's heart.

However, he was wrong.

The only thing that this girl values is pure material.

There are many kinds of substances.

Money, power, status, reputation, and...... Vanity.

What Komimon said in Sanae Sugita's ear that day, that is, the very important passage that Conan did not record, was not to make her really "speak for an innocent person", but to remind her that what she said would be known to the world.

So, Sanae Sugida stood up decisively and impassionedly told the "words of justice".

Looking at her intoxicated expression, it was clear that she was not enjoying speaking for justice, but the feeling of being surrounded by praise while saying such things.

"Maybe you do have a hand at detective reasoning, but when it comes to grasping people's hearts, you're a complete novice, Conan-kun."