Chapter 326 The competition for favor of the beautiful daughter-in-law starts today
Inside the courtroom of Japan's Supreme Court.
The audience present were all high-ranking Japanese judicial figures and Onmyoji families who had good relations with the Miura family.
The live broadcast account is also on the Supreme Court’s own APP, and those who have the viewing account are all people at the top of the Japanese pyramid.
All the high-ranking officials were witnessing the dispute between the siblings of the Miura family, a powerful Japanese judicial family that has existed for centuries.
"I would like to ask Justice Miura, what is the relationship between you and my client?" asked Irene Hayes.
"Direct relatives!" replied Masami Miura.
"Can you be more specific?"
"We are siblings!"
"So, do you guys usually have a good relationship at home?"
"I object to the other lawyer's questioning that has nothing to do with the case." Hojo Sakura stood up decisively and interrupted the other party: "I object to this kind of roundabout questioning that wastes everyone's time."
"Your Honorable Justice and the jury, I guarantee that the questions I raise are absolutely relevant to this case!" Erin Hayes turned around and faced the jury and said, "The relatives and relationships between my client and the witness can effectively prove the key doubts in this case."
"The objection is valid!" Miura Masami looked deeply at Irene Hayes and said, "Defendant's defense attorney, this court is not your show. You must state your doubts and basis as concisely as possible."
"Well, let me ask my client, Governor Miura." Erin Hayes turned to look at Governor Miura and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Governor Miura, do you have a good relationship with Miura Masami?"
"Of course. My father is quite strict with her. Every time he scolds my sister, I am the one who stops him." Governor Miura pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and agreed with Irene Hayes, but his eyes were fixed on Miura Masami.
"From childhood to adulthood, if I hadn't been there, my dear sister, I don't know how many beatings you would have received from your father, right?"
"Excuse me, Your Honor, do you agree with what my client, Governor Miura, said?" Irene Hayes turned around and looked at Masami Miura.
"Defendant's defense attorney, I warn you again, please state your questions and what you want to prove directly in court." Miura Masami said in a deep voice: "If you continue to ask vague questions like this, I will cancel your time."
"Yes, Your Honor, I understand. Let me ask you directly." Irene Hayes nodded and said, "Do you and my client have a blood feud?"
"No." Masami Miura replied.
"Really?" Erin Hayes stared at Miura Masami, "What about the revenge for my father's murder?"
With a 'clang' sound.
It was like being hit on the head.
Miura Masami's eyes flashed with the view from the balcony looking down: his father's eyes were fixed on him, blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth .
Masami Miura was a little dazed and his heart was beating violently.
What did this woman know? Did my brother tell her everything?
Masami Miura looked to Governor Miura on his right.
Her own brother was staring at her intently at this moment. He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Objection!" Hojo Sakura saw that Miura Masami's face was a little strange, and stood up again: "The other defense lawyer repeatedly made such questions that have nothing to do with this case. It was very unprofessional. I suggest that the court cancel her defense qualification."
"Of course I know there is no vengeance for your father's murder. Everyone knows that your father's death was an accident." Erin Hayes did not wait for Miura Masami to speak, and immediately said: "Because of this, one of the charges against my client, the attempted murder of Miura Masami, is not established."
Irene Hayes turned to the jury and the audience in the back and said affirmatively, "My client has a very good relationship with his biological sister. This can be proven by the relatives, friends and students of the Miura family who are present and absent. And just now, our Chief Justice Miura Masayoshi did not object."
"This fully proves that my client, Governor Miura, had no motive to kill his biological sister, the current Chief Justice Miura Masami."
"If that's the case, then how can there be a charge of attempted murder? It's illogical."
The audience in the back were whispering, and they could vaguely hear words like "That's true" and "The Miura family has always had harmonious relations among relatives."
The chaotic noise woke up the dazed Masami Miura.
"Quiet!!!" She banged the gavel to suppress the noisy voices. "I must remind you to abide by the order of the court. If you make a noise and disrupt the court proceedings again, I will expel you immediately."
After saying that, she glanced at Hojo Sakura who was sitting in the accusation seat on her left.
"Objection." Hojo Sakura stood up immediately after receiving the gaze and said coldly, "I object to the other defense lawyer's point of view. It is absurd to say that there is no motive for murder just because the two of them had a good relationship. This is truly illogical."
"Defendant's lawyer, I can say without exaggeration that I can find a large percentage of murder cases in Japan in the past decade where the murderer and the victim had a very good initial relationship."
"They were even direct relatives, and some were even worse, fathers and sons, and mothers and sons. But what was the result? The result was that there were still many tragic murders, and some even involved torture and killing."
Hojo Sakura sneered and said, "The defendant's defense lawyer's argument based on this point alone is not enough to overturn Governor Miura's charge of attempted murder, and it cannot be used as direct evidence to prove her point."
"The objection is valid." Miura Masami regained his composure, knocked the gavel, nodded and said, "The opposing defense attorney's opinion can be included in the court record and can be included in the jury's reference opinion, but it cannot be used as direct evidence to overturn the charge."
"Defendant's counsel, do you have anything else to say?"
"Of course, your Honorable Justice." Irene Hayes didn't care that her opinion was overturned. As if she had known it for a long time, she smiled confidently and continued, "What I want to prove above is that my client had no intention of killing his biological sister Miura Masami. He had no basic motive for murder."
"Next, I would like to ask about the prosecutor of the other side, Hojo Sakura."
Irene Hayes glanced at Hojo Sakura, picked up the complaint and said, "There is an important item in your complaint against my client. In the witness' testimony, my client tried to kill Miura Masami with a chainsaw, right?"
"Yes." Hojo Sakura nodded.
"Thank you. Then, Mr. Governor Miura, why do you have a chainsaw in your home?" Irene Hayes turned to look at Governor Miura and asked.
"Because I am not only a professor of law at several universities, I am also a creator of large wood sculptures." Governor Miura pushed his gold-rimmed glasses. "My works have been exhibited in many art exhibitions, and this can be found in various news reports."
"Very good, thank you, Mr. Governor Miura." Irene Hayes took the stack of photos from the assistant and handed them to the clerk. Then she took out another one and showed it to the audience and the jury: "Dear Chief Justice and jury, my client is, as he said, a creator of large wood sculptures."
"What I have in my hands are pictures of his works at the exhibition, as well as various news reports about his sculptures over the years and photos of some of his works."
"What do you want to say by presenting this to the court, Attorney Irene Hayes?" Masami Miura took a look at the materials that had just been submitted and flipped through them casually.
Of course she knew that her brother liked carving, so she didn't need to look at these anymore.
"It's very simple. It's normal for my client to be holding a chainsaw at the time. What I want to point out is that it's very reasonable for this chainsaw to appear in the room and even in my client's hand."
"Rather than being taken out with premeditated intent to commit murder as the prosecution claimed in the indictment."
"Objection." Hojo Sakura stood up immediately: "Defendant's defense lawyer, I need to remind you that except for specially made weapons such as pistols, the weapons used in all murders are almost all daily tools."
"In a recent murder case I prosecuted, a person even used a bamboo chopstick to stab the victim's throat, causing the victim to bleed to death."
"I agree with what prosecutor Hojo Sakura said," said Erin Hayes. "I think prosecutor Hojo Sakura misunderstood. I did not say that chainsaws cannot be used to kill people, but what I want to say is that my client did not hold a chainsaw because of a strong intention to kill, as the complaint said."
"It's just a tool he uses to create his work, just like if you're arguing with a butcher and he's waving his knife around, you can't say he's trying to murder you."
"I object. I object to the defense lawyer mixing up completely different scenes to mislead the jury and the judge." Hojo Sakura said: "In the accusation of this case, Miura Masami was tightly bound by Governor Miura using Yin-Yang magic, and had a strong intention to kill him."
"Governor Miura's words included phrases such as 'neatly cut' and 'buried in the backyard', which were clearly threatening, and were completely different from the alleged butcher dispute scene."
"Of course the scene is different." Irene Hayes quickly took over Hojo Sakura's words: "Because my client has ten thousand ways to kill the other party, and he doesn't need to use the so-called chainsaw."
"My client is an Onmyoji," said Erin Hayes. "There are many Onmyojis here and watching. They should understand that if an Onmyoji wants to kill someone, there is no need to go through so much trouble. There are countless ways to achieve the effect of a chainsaw, and some are even more direct and cruel."
"Why did he need to pick up a chainsaw? This just shows that my client had no intention of killing his sister."
Irene Hayes reached out, took the document from the assistant, and handed it to the clerk.
"Here are the cases of murder committed by Japanese Onmyoji in the past 10 years that I have counted. Almost all of them died from Onmyoji magic, which can prove my point."
"To sum up, my client is a prestigious figure in Japanese high society, a well-respected, friendly, and pure law-abiding citizen, and there is no criminal stain in his career."
"On the contrary, he actively participated in charity work and quietly donated large sums of money to the International Red Cross and the Children's Fund. He is a professional with great love."
"The students of the judicial major he taught are now active in various branches of the Japanese judiciary and are making contributions to this country."
"He had no motive to kill his own sister, with whom he had a very good relationship, especially after his father died unexpectedly."
"As for the electric saw he was holding, it was just a tool he often used in his amateur creations. It was not, as the complaint stated, a weapon with obvious murder intent."
"What's more, he is also an Onmyoji. If he really has this motive to kill, he has countless ways to kill his own sister."
"From the prosecution testimony, we can see that most of these conversations revolved around their father, and every sentence was about his death."
"This is consistent with his usual values of morality. He just missed his father too much, and tying up his sister, and the words he said were nothing more than a little joke due to his mental disorder."
"And his sister, Justice Miura Masami, did not suffer any additional damage. This is simply impossible for an Onmyoji who can easily take the lives of ordinary people."
"This is enough to show that my client had no intention of harming his sister at all."
"It was just a misunderstanding, that's all."
"Objection, objection!! I object to using the closing statement of the opposing defense attorney as evidence." Hojo Sakura stood up and said loudly: "Your Honor, members of the jury, tying up a person and threatening him with a weapon is an obvious murderous intent, and it cannot be overturned by his usual moral standards and living and working habits."
"When we judge whether a person attempted murder, it should be based on whether he had a strong intention to kill and whether this intention was terminated by external forces."
"If it weren't for the bullet fired by Sakura Sora Kurumi-cho Masaru that hit Governor Miura's arm, perhaps Miura Masami would have died at his hands."
"I object. I object to the prosecutor using this kind of speculation to deduce the outcome of the incident. This is very unfair to my client." Irene Hayes also said loudly:
"And, Prosecutor Hojo Sakura, you have to admit that the series of evidence I have presented cannot directly overturn your accusations.
"However, it is enough to prove that there are doubts in your accusation. My client does not have a strong intention to kill as stated in your indictment, because he has no motive to kill."
"He didn't have a motive to kill with a weapon that was obviously intended, and he restrained his usual killing methods as an Onmyoji. Even Miura Masami wasn't injured, right?"
Erin Hayes looked at Miura Masami and said in an increasingly loud voice: "Your Excellency, Honorable Chief Justice, Honorable jurors, based on the principle that the benefit of the doubt belongs to the defendant, I do not think that the charge of attempted murder can be established."
The court was silent for a while.
Knock knock knock!!
Miura Masami knocked the gavel and said, "Now, I declare that since the witness Kaede Kaede has not arrived yet, the court is temporarily adjourned."
In the judge's lounge.
Chief Justice Masayoshi Miura took off his robe and put his glasses on the table.
He supported his forehead with both hands and kept rubbing his eyebrows.
The image of my father's death kept flashing through my mind.
Hojo Sakura walked in.
"It looks like this barrister is well prepared."
She said as she sat down on the chair next to Miura Masami.
"That's normal. If this goes on, there's a high chance that she will be cleared of this charge." Miura Masami said with a wry smile to Hojo Sakurana.
"It's mainly about the cases involving the bodies in the backyard." Hojo Sakura's face was a little serious: "We must not let Governor Miura get away with this."
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Asami Takigawa didn't put on makeup immediately after getting up.
Instead, she was wearing pajamas, sitting in her room, staring at the sexy black lace underwear in a daze.
This was the piece that the man tore off behind her and she hid it in her windbreaker pocket and didn't take it out.
She has been wandering between nightmares and sweet dreams these days.
I often dream about the expression on Junichiro Koizumi's face when he died.
I dreamed that I went back to the night when I met Fang Zuo.
The feeling of being crushed again and again relieved her from the shock.
Asami Takigawa slowly lifted up her black lace underwear.
It still retains the flavor of Fang Zuo.
He placed it next to his face and sniffed it hard.
I wonder if I can meet him again? I rushed to Junichiro Koizumi's room without leaving any contact information.
Wait... That's right!! Takigawa Masami suddenly thought that since they met at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, she should wait for him there.
Even if we didn’t meet today.
If you wait a few more days, you will meet him again.
Thinking of this, Takigawa Asami quickly dressed up.
Take off your pajamas and put on a black thong.
Thinking about the black one she wore last time, she quickly picked out a purple one.
Lift up your white and plump legs and put them on.
As we age, our skin becomes less tight than it was in youth.
But the buttocks became increasingly round and soft.
Only then did she feel satisfied and took out a low-cut gray knitted skirt to wrap herself around it.
She wore a black lace jacket on the outside.
The black lace makes her plump skin look even whiter and softer.
After finding a pair of small earrings and putting them on.
Draw your eyebrows and apply bright red lipstick.
Takigawa Asami picked up her cell phone, stood in front of the bathroom mirror, and patted herself with satisfaction.
Thinking that she might meet that man today, a blush appeared on her face, a sign that only young women would have.
. . . .
She called out softly as if she was practicing, then bit her lower lip shyly.
"Who are you calling?" Shinjiro Koizumi walked in drunkenly, his face flushed, leaning against the wall and dragging his feet.
“Ah~~~!” Longchuan Yami was shocked.
I was so scared that I almost lost my phone.
How did he come...
He quickly put away his phone and supported Shinjiro Koizumi.
"I didn't call anyone... Shinjiro, why did you just come back?" Takigawa Masami said in surprise: "Aren't you going to be on a TV show today?"
"Really?" Shinjiro Koizumi raised his head and looked at Takigawa Asami in confusion.
"Yes, today you, Shiraishi Nagiko and Abe Nosuke will be on a TV talk show together." Takigawa Masami checked the time on her phone: "Shinjiro, you have to pack up quickly, otherwise you will be late."
"No... I'm not going..." Koizumi Shinjiro waved his hand, leaned against the wall and turned to walk out.
"That won't do." Takigawa Masami quickly followed and supported Koizumi Shinjiro, helping him sit on the sofa: "The Prime Minister election will be held soon. I said that every appearance is important... You absolutely cannot miss it, and if you break the appointment, it will have a great impact on your political credibility."
After saying that, she quickly took out bottles of iced coffee from the refrigerator and handed them to Shinjiro Koizumi.
Koizumi Shinjiro took it and drank it all in one gulp.
Only then did he sit on the sofa and gasp for breath.
A bottle of iced coffee cleared his mind a lot.
Wait until your breathing subsides a little.
He was about to stand up, but he fell back down with his hands covering his forehead due to the headache.
"No, my head hurts. You, please go for me, Yamei." Shinjiro Koizumi said while panting and rubbing his head.
"Ah? Me?" Takigawa Asami was shocked: "How can I go for you? I don't know much about politics?"
"Pfft!" Shinjiro Koizumi said as if he had heard something very funny: "Do I need to understand politics? Do I understand it?"
"I just draw some comics. I also played outside every day when I was in college. With the political background of Koizumi's family, I just got a diploma after graduation."
"What do I understand? Politics is nothing more than making big promises and then showing everyone your most perfect side. How is this different from being a celebrity?"
"How many of our current cabinet ministers are professional politicians? Isn't that foreign minister your former female senior who was a celebrity?"
"Does she understand politics? As long as her officers understand it, that's enough."
"It's like this all over the world. The Prime Minister of the United States is a businessman, and the Chancellor of Germany is a high jumper. Haven't you seen it? Wasn't he a comedian before?"
Shinjiro Koizumi said a lot of words in one breath and was out of breath.
My head hurt so much that I raised my fist and hit my forehead hard.
This feels better.
"My head hurts so much. I drank a lot and didn't sleep all night. I need to have a good rest." Koizumi Shinjiro slumped on the sofa, raised his arm and waved his hand: "Don't worry, Yamei, you can go for me, just like you used to act in TV dramas, just follow your feelings."
As he spoke, Shinjiro Koizumi slowly stood up, holding on to the armrest of the sofa, and slowly walked out, holding on to the wall.
"Let's go. You know the place. It's the same place you went with me last time. It's NHK Tokyo TV."
"If they ask me, just say I'm sick. I have a bad flu and the doctor said I have to rest for a few days."
After saying this, he staggered away without caring whether Takigawa Asami agreed or not.
Leaving behind a dazed Takigawa Asami.
What should I do? Should I really go to this talk show in place of Koizumi Shinjiro? Takigawa Masami gritted her teeth and decided to go. She was just like at home on TV shows. The worst that could happen was that she would just talk less and make fewer mistakes.
After saying that, she looked in the mirror again to see if there was anything she didn't do well.
After nodding with satisfaction.
Then she took out a coat and put it on, raised her beautiful legs, and wrapped them in translucent flesh-colored pantyhose.
I dare not think too much.
She stood up, put on a pair of black high heels, and then walked out.
There was already a car waiting in front of the garage.
"Madam, what are you doing?" The driver inside was surprised to see Takigawa Asami getting into the car.
"Sir has a cold and can't go. I'll go in his place. You take me to where he's going to participate in the show." Takigawa Asami said lightly.
"But." The driver questioned.
He is the old driver of the Koizumi family and also a member of the Koizumi family's branch, serving from Junichiro Koizumi to the current Shinjiro Koizumi.
I was a little surprised to see that my wife had replaced Shinjiro Koizumi to participate in the political program.
This has never happened in the Koizumi family.
"Do you need me to repeat it again?" Takigawa Asami frowned and stared at the rearview mirror. Seeing that the driver was also looking at her through the rearview mirror, she said in a cold tone: "Or do you need to go in and ask Shinjiro yourself?"
"That's not what I meant, yes... yes ma'am." The driver was frightened by the stern look and quickly agreed and started the car.
Takigawa Asami looked at the driver's panicked and frightened expression, and her frown gradually relaxed.
His straight back relaxed and he slowly leaned back, pressing tightly against the back seat of the car.
Then he looked around.
This was the first time she had been alone in this customized Lexus.
The former Prime Minister's car.
Although it is a bit old, it represents the political identity of the Koizumi family.
It represents a symbol of identity.
It has nothing to do with the value of the vehicle.
This feeling is very good and quick.
The car arrived at the Tokyo TV Tower.
A staff member immediately came out to greet Takigawa Asami.
When they heard that Shinjiro Koizumi could not come, the staff of NHK TV station were not too disappointed.
On the contrary, I was very happy.
Please.
Who is Takigawa Masami?
It is equivalent to Keiko Minamikawa of that year.
If she hadn't married and retired so quickly, it's hard to say whether Minamikawa Keiko could have replaced her so quickly. . .
Now that she can replace Shinjiro Koizumi to participate in the show, the ratings will definitely increase significantly.
This is no different from a superstar comeback.
really.
It quickly caused a sensation.
Countless reporters from various TV stations and channels came over, surrounded her in three layers, and took pictures of Takigawa Asami.
As Takigawa Asami looked at this familiar scene that she had not seen for a long time, the feeling of being a superstar in her bones returned.
She smiled and took off her coat, which was soon taken by a staff member.
She lifted one side of her long hair, revealing her shoulders and slender neck.
She pushed her long hair behind her ears, revealing her earrings and small ears.
Takigawa Asami smiled, revealing a few pearly teeth above her red lips.
This is the most perfect smile.
Everything is so familiar...
Everything came back to her. Takigawa Masami suddenly felt that politics was simple. It was no different from being a star. The only difference was that she had more power. That was all. In the distance, Shiraishi Nagiko and Abe Nosuke came over. (End of this chapter)
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