Chapter 34 Confusing
After attending the trial, Shiraishi returned to the police station to work as usual in the afternoon.

After changing into his uniform, Shiraishi ignored the other documents and went straight to the interrogation room…

“Director, what is the result of the trial?” Akasaka asked hurriedly when he saw Shiraishi coming.

“Additional investigation, the next court session will be in a week.” Bai Shi said concisely, looking inside through the one-way glass.

……

“I see… I understand, I understand. It’s really unbearable!”

“Ma’am, you have worked so hard.”

“Anyway, now your new life is finally about to begin, congratulations.”

“But… Ma’am, my colleagues have checked your driving trajectory. You did go to Mr. Hayashida’s apartment that day, right?”

Yuan finally got Ms. Hayashida to open up a little by constantly agreeing with her complaints. At this time, Yamada came in again and whispered to him that he had “checked the GPS records”, so Yuan started asking questions!
At the same time, Akasaka and Aoki outside were silent, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward – to check someone’s car GPS directly without a “search warrant” was actually against the rules.

It’s one thing to check traffic surveillance, but it’s another to look directly at what’s in someone’s car!

However, Bai Shi also did not say anything at this time – although Bai Shi’s [Principles] were not quantified, if he self-assessed it, it should be around sixty or so. He was not opposed to some non-standard but effective search methods.

Baishi’s standard is very simple: “being responsible” is enough!

If there is a possibility of causing major wrongful convictions, then that is a mistake that cannot be made; if something is done wrong and you are only complained about, as long as you write a self-criticism and reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors, then you are “being responsible.”

In the interrogation room, Ms. Lin Tian saw that the evidence was irrefutable and had to admit it: “Yes, I did go to that guy that day. I wanted to discuss divorce, but he kept pestering me, so we had a few arguments…but his death had nothing to do with me!”

In Shiraishi’s mind, the previous case records were replayed at this time – at about one o’clock, the neighbor heard quarrels and smashing sounds in Hayashida’s room. When he knocked on the door to express his concern, Hayashida said that he was on the phone and accidentally knocked something down…

This also became evidence that “as of one o’clock, Hayashida was still alive and there was no one else at home.”

Now it seems that it’s not that there is really no one there, but… Lin Tian feels that family disgrace should not be made public, so he was perfunctory with the neighbors?

However, Ms. Hayashida still emphasized that she did not kill anyone!
Bai Shi carefully observed her expression, frowned slightly, but did not say anything…

“Sister, it’s understandable that you don’t want to be associated with the incident, but… you left after three o’clock, right? So you saw Mr. Hayashida being killed?” Yuan then asked about the biggest doubt.

The time when this vehicle left was after the incident…

“No, the car left after three o’clock, but I left before two o’clock and went to the supermarket to buy some rare seasonings.” Ms. Lin Tian had previously explained that the deceased had promised her that he would agree to a divorce if he ate the meal she cooked one more time.

“I see. So when we go back…” Yuan asked tentatively.

“Yes, I saw his body, and because I was… too scared, I left.” Ms. Hayashida said impatiently.

but……

This kind of “impatience” is a self-protection emotion caused by guilty conscience.

“Sister, don’t be nervous. Did Mr. Lin Tian mention anything about meeting someone before?”

“No.” Ms. Lin Tian shook her head after thinking for a moment.

……

Akasaka looked at Ms. Hayashida and couldn’t help but say, “This guy… is very suspicious…”

He could actually see that until now, Ms. Hayashida’s words were still half true and half false – but this could only be called a feeling, not evidence. “Director, how is the trial going? Tsubokura’s alibi…” Aoki asked Shiraishi for advice.

“The proof is true…but it’s also false.” Bai Shi said in a roundabout way.

The people outside the soundproof room all looked over at this time.

After Shiraishi briefly described the situation of the trial, he mentioned that he had questioned the clerk after the trial, and then took out the small tablet in his arms – for Shiraishi, the small tablet is just a larger mobile phone.

“Look, this is the blogger’s blog on that day. Compare the exposed sleeves and the hat that was exposed when taking a selfie. She should have been wearing this on that day…” Shiraishi said as he turned to another full-body photo.

In this photo, she is wearing a white coat with a light yellow lining and a white hat…

“Eh? Could he have remembered the wrong person?” Yamada showed a “speechless” expression at this time – this was similar to Tsubokura’s clothes as the clerk said.

“Did I remember it wrong? I think… he should have such clothes.” Bai Shi said solemnly.

Aoki now understood what Shiraishi meant: “Director, are you saying…he is deliberately misleading?”

“Although expressions cannot be used as evidence, but… when the blogger appeared, Tsubokura’s expression, um.” Shiraishi agreed with this speculation, but did not say it out loud.

“In other words… Tsubokura knew that the female blogger had posted a blog that day and knew the content. Then… probably the next day, before he was arrested, he went to the store wearing similar clothes, bought the same coffee at the same time, and only spoke about this matter after the clerk’s memory became fuzzy after carrying on for more than half a month after his arrest?”

Yamada also understood at this time.

“Damn it! This guy…but that clerk and the blogger…” Akasaka was very angry at this time, but there was nothing he could do.

There is no point in asking again, as the clerk can no longer remember. Once the female blogger is questioned about the date of posting, she will most likely not give any accurate testimony.

In other words…

The alibi is real, but it is also very likely to be false, as it takes advantage of the inaccuracy of human memory!
Unilaterally denying the witness at this time also raises the suspicion of “inducing a confession”. From a procedural point of view, the alibi is valid and the witness did not lie.

……

“Wait! In that case, think about it the other way around…assuming that this blogger was really being used by Tsubokura, then Tsubokura first needs to understand this blogger and know that she will go to the Rice Flower Park and order her [Signature Iced Latte] on September 9rd!” Yamada suddenly thought of this.

Then Yamada took the initiative to say, “I will check the followers of this blogger, and then contact the operator to confirm the information of users who frequently browsed his blog on the day of the incident!”

At Shiraishi’s suggestion, Yamada also thought of “thinking the other way around” – if it was true as speculated, Tsubokura should have confirmed the blog and then taken action, and then wore similar clothes and ordered the same coffee the next day to confuse the clerk’s memory.

Then the “records of browsing blogs” may be the place where traces are left.

same……

“I’ll look for the surveillance footage from one day after the incident… and one day before the incident!” Mu Gao Meihe also took the initiative to say.

(Another picture of Mugao, which was not shown earlier)

“Well, remember to use eye drops… buy some good ones, and they’ll be reimbursed,” Shiraishi said humanely – having noticed that her “dry eyes” had only eased and receded a few spots, but had not disappeared.

However, there were not enough people at that time, and Bai Shi could only maintain limited humanity.

The two young men went out, but the two veteran detectives, Akasaka and Aoki, still looked solemn.

“But… this Ms. Hayashida seems to be…” Akasaka was also a little confused at this time – how come while new suspects appear, the suspicion level of previous suspects is also rapidly increasing?
(End of this chapter)