Chapter 1736-1744 [Teacher Wuzo's Small Lecture Hall]
A year ago, the president of a large company passed away. Because his will disappeared for no apparent reason, two reporters, the deceased in this case and Hashizume Akira, fanned the flames and published a lot of reports.
In the report, they speculated on the whereabouts of the will and analyzed the possibility of each heir stealing the will and the hatred between them. Some of the material was real and some was fabricated, but in the end, the family members themselves believed it and a murder occurred as a result. This incident is quite famous in the industry.
Although a murder occurred, the whereabouts of the will was never found.
A year later, the mystery was finally solved.
"It was written in the confession that the deceased and Mr. Hashizume heard the news and sneaked into the law firm to steal the will. The scanned copy of the will was also saved in the deceased's computer.
"They created a sensation themselves and made a big fuss about this incident, becoming famous. But later the situation got out of control and a murder occurred.
"After that, the two were condemned by all sides, and in a panic they had no choice but to destroy the will and agreed not to mention the matter again.
"But recently, the deceased has changed his mind. He feels guilty and wants to make the truth of the matter known to the public."
What happened next is not difficult to guess even if it is not written in the document.
Jiang Xia: "There was always friction between the deceased and Mr. Hashizume, and because of this incident, their relationship became increasingly strained. The quarrel they had in the coffee shop at the beginning of the live broadcast yesterday should also be about whether the truth of that year should be made public.
"The deceased insisted on revealing the truth and felt that the two were guilty and needed to pay for the deaths of the victims of the big family. On the other hand, Mr. Hashizume was more worried about the matter being leaked. In the end, they wanted to kill each other.
"They had worked together for many years and had similar personalities, so they knew each other very well. So Mr. Hashizume, who took the wrong cup first, was exposed. The deceased took advantage of the situation and caused the current situation."
Officer Gao Mu nodded and took a document. "After our investigation, we found that the deceased's murder plan had actually been modified. According to our reconstruction, there was actually another part in his plan.
"——'After poisoning Hashizume, I will also commit suicide.'"
“However, after the deceased became aware of your murder plan, he temporarily followed your script and changed it to this.
“In addition, we have received news from the deceased’s attending physician that the deceased was seriously ill and did not have much time left.
"Perhaps a dying man's words are kind. He realized his sins from a year ago, so he wanted to commit suicide to atone for his sins and take you with him."
Kinoshita Yoko was stunned by what she heard and asked Jiang Xia in a low voice: "Why didn't the deceased take advantage of the situation and drink the poisoned coffee handed to him by Hashizume to prove his crime of murder?
"They all died in the same way, in the same place, and at about the same time. There is no difference at all. But because the deceased drank the poisoned coffee in his own cup in advance, Mr. Hashizume is now only charged with attempted murder... Could it be that the deceased was worried that Mr. Hashizume would waver at the last minute and not dare to act, so he did it himself to ensure that the murder occurred?"
Jiang Xia shook his head: "How can there be no difference? The difference is actually huge - because Hashizume made a death plan that is exactly the same as the deceased's, so the deceased knew that if he used this plan to murder Hashizume Akira, the other party would definitely notice and it would be difficult to succeed.
"Perhaps it was because the deceased was seriously ill and did not have the energy to think of other ways to kill people, or perhaps he regarded this failed murder plan as a game. In short, he did not change the battlefield, but decided to find a way out in the current endgame.
“Since it was impossible to kill Hashizume Akira directly, the deceased chose to use his own death to tarnish Hashizume Akira’s reputation, causing Hashizume Akira’s social death, and even committed suicide because of this.
"But there are also some rules for how to die. If the deceased drank the poisoned coffee handed to him by Hashizume and was poisoned by him, then there are two possible developments - one is that the police did not find it was a murder at all and hastily closed the case as suicide. In this way, not only will the deceased not be able to cause any harm to Hashizume, but he will also give him a hot spot, and Hashizume Akira can use it as material for writing an obituary for him.
"Another possibility is that the police discovered that this was a murder and successfully arrested Hashizume Akira. In this case, Hashizume Akira did pay a price, but in Hashizume Akira's eyes, the deceased was just a poor guy who was plotted against by him. He lost his reputation, but the deceased lost his life, and Hashizume Akira might feel that he won. The deceased certainly didn't want to see this situation.
"By contrast, if he commits suicide like he is doing now, the situation is completely in the hands of the deceased. Hashizume Akira will be confused by the strange situation that 'the target died according to his plan before he could make a move'. In this way, when the police look for him, Hashizume will attract high attention because of his abnormal behavior."
When Inspector Megure saw his detective brother giving a small lecture to Yoko Kinoshita, he came over to eavesdrop.
Hearing this, he nodded repeatedly: "That's right! This guy has been worried since we found him. He was sweating all the time. He really looks like the murderer." So this time it's not all the police's fault. It's mainly because the case is too bizarre...
Jiang Xia nodded politely, and then continued: "In this way, in the eyes of the deceased, he was poisoned because of his own choice, and he will not become a loser in any case. And Mr. Hashizume was arrested as a murderer even though he did not kill anyone. He undoubtedly bears greater pressure.
"Being caught for a murder by mistake and being convicted for a crime you clearly didn't commit have completely different effects on a person's mentality. The former may still give you a sense of relief, but the latter brings a lot of humiliation and anger.
"If relevant public opinion becomes overwhelming, maybe Mr. Hashizume will really commit suicide to prove his innocence - this deceased person is very thoughtful. He not only controlled his own death, but also wanted to control the death of Hashizume Akira after his death."
Kinoshita Yoko touched the goose bumps on her forearms, hugged herself, and jumped twice on the spot: "Although it sounds weird, but it seems that there is a bit of weirdness in the weirdness?"
Jiang Xia hummed: "This way of death is more in line with the situation of the person who was slandered as stealing the will in the big family murder case a year ago. The deceased may feel that he is using this method to atone for his sins and to seek justice."
Toru Amuro couldn't help but look over here.
The idea was clear, but he just felt something was not right.
...But when detectives solve cases, in addition to finding clues, it is also important to speculate on the criminal's psychology. This doesn't seem to be a problem.
(End of this chapter)
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