Chapter 3130 3142 [You are an actor] Ask for monthly ticket ()
"Environmental pollution case?" Although Inspector Yokomizo was not good at reasoning, he had been in the police station for so many years and had a certain intuition for solving cases. He asked, "What exactly happened?"
Eri Kisaki has handled many criminal cases and knows how important it is to sort out the interests of the deceased - especially for the current case. If the murderer really killed for profit, then the fundamental cause of Usui Ritsuko's death might be the case she accepted.
Thinking of this, Hibiki Eri didn't give a perfunctory answer and tried to explain as completely as possible: "I don't know if you have heard about the recent factory sewage case that caused a lot of controversy.
"After the incident, the factory quickly found us and hoped that we could send two people to help defend them, but neither I nor Attorney Yanze had any interest in this case."
“Apart from the two of us, the remaining lawyer Saku also has a good winning rate, but he is better at criminal cases, and this case is obviously not his area of expertise.
"So the factory approached Ms. Usui and Attorney Mikasa again. In the end, the two of them accepted the commission and began to prepare for the first trial."
Officer Yokomizo felt dizzy after listening to what he heard. He could only memorize the case frantically, and at the reminder of his subordinates, he tried to match each lawyer with a name: "The one who doesn't want to take this case like you is the fat lawyer Shiozawa. The one with a different professional background is..." It's the lawyer who is certified as the murderer by Jiangxia!
He thought about it quietly in his heart, but didn't dare to write it down in the notebook. He just continued to write as if nothing had happened: "The one who took it was the deceased Miss Usui Ritsuko, and the squinty-eyed lawyer Mikasa..."
Listening to his mumbling, Kisaki Eri couldn't help but glance at him: "Don't write 'fat' and 'squinty eyes' or anything like that - Lawyer Mikasa has a good temper, but Lawyer Shiozawa cares a lot about his image. If you dare to write anything wrong, he'll sue you."
"Oh, okay." Inspector Yokomizo quickly crossed out the words that shouldn't appear. "What happened next?"
Kisaki Eri pushed her glasses and said, "Later, they lost the first trial, and only managed to recover a little in the second trial - it may not be appropriate to say this, but among the two partners, Mikasa was obviously a drag.
"Ms. Usui must have noticed this. She felt that it would be impossible to win the final trial with Mikasa, so she came to me and wanted me to recommend a powerful lawyer to partner with her."
Upon hearing this, Inspector Yokomizo's heart moved slightly, and he seemed to be standing in a higher dimension and examining himself.
"If it was before, when I heard this, I should have cast my suspicion on Attorney Mikasa - I would have suspected that this lawyer's self-esteem was hurt after being dumped, and he killed in revenge. Or maybe they had some kind of conflict in the middle of their cooperation."
Eri Kisaki didn't notice the police officer's distraction, or rather, she noticed it but didn't care - the policeman looked like his brain was running out of memory, and his dazed expression was normal.
She slowed down her tone and continued, "So I helped Usui find Lawyer Lin, who is also good at this field and is willing to take on this case. But..."
She looked at the crumpled paper in her hand and tapped her cheek with her fingers in confusion: "But I haven't told Miss Usui about the candidate I found yet, why did she write Lawyer Lin's name on the note?"
Inspector Yokomizo came to his senses and remembered that some lawyers like to take on famous cases to expand their reputation: "Could it be that Lawyer Lin is very interested in this sewage case and is worried that you will change your mind and change the candidate, so he contacted the deceased lady in advance?"
Before Hibiki Eri could speak, a weak voice came from the door: "Hello, I'm a waiter at this hotel. I have something to report."
Inspector Yokomizo was startled: "What's going on?"
The waiter came over and said to them, "Tonight, no, it's already early in the morning, strictly speaking it was last night - our front desk received a call from a man claiming to be 'Lawyer Lin'."
"Mr. Lin said he had something urgent to do with Miss Usui, but her cell phone was unreachable. Because he had heard about the hotel where Miss Usui was staying from Lawyer Shiozawa, he called the front desk directly and asked us to transfer the call to Miss Usui's room."
The waiter pointed at himself and said, "I was the one who transferred that call. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but I just heard that you were investigating a related case. I was worried that this incident might be related to the case, so I hurried over to tell you."
Hibiki Eri nodded in sudden realization: "This makes sense, Lawyer Lin and Lawyer Shiozawa have a good relationship, and we didn't deliberately hide our whereabouts on this trip to Izu.
"If Lawyer Lin is eager to contact Miss Usui, then it is indeed not difficult for him to get the news from Shiozawa. This can be clarified by asking Lawyer Shiozawa."
Officer Yokomizo nodded and quickly sent a small subordinate to find Attorney Shiozawa for questioning.
At the same time, he was worried that the waiter who suddenly broke in would accidentally disrupt the carefully constructed stage, so he hurriedly tried to eliminate this interference factor: "We understand what you said - this room is a crime scene, you can't just come in casually, get out quickly."
The waitress didn't know the police's plan and just wanted to help solve the case. She didn't leave, but hesitated to say, "Also, there is one thing I find very strange. After thinking about it, I really can't pretend that I didn't see it..."
Officer Yokomizo was afraid of missing out on important clues, so he had to be patient and asked, "What's the matter?"
Waiter: “In fact, tonight, Lawyer Lin called not once, but twice, both times to look for Lawyer Usui.
"I successfully transferred the first call to him, and they chatted for a while before ending the call.
"After a while, Lawyer Lin called again. I transferred the call to him again, but this time, the landline in Ms. Usui's room was not answered."
Officer Yokomizo touched his chin, his expression a little strange: If it were his old self, when he heard this, he would definitely be highly suspicious of Lawyer Lin again - calling him repeatedly and asking someone to transfer the calls, it seemed like he was trying to provide an alibi.
But now...
It feels so wonderful to have the answer in hand and to avoid big pitfalls.
If Jiang Xia wasn't from Tokyo, but was a detective on their side...
After a brief moment of daydreaming, Inspector Yokomizo came back to his senses, cleared his throat, and used this situation as key evidence, asking seriously, "And then?"
(End of this chapter)
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