Chapter 687 Defendant Hideo Tsuda

—————June 10, 7:25 p.m.——————

—————Shizuoka Prefectural Detention Center, a room——————

Hideo Tsuda, the suspect and defendant in this case, sat on the other side of the glass.

He looked at the legendary hedgehog-headed lawyer in front of him and the spirited girl next to the hedgehog-headed lawyer with some uneasiness.

She can’t be called a spirited girl, but seeing a girl like this wearing headphones, sunglasses and carrying a radio everywhere, it’s hard for a middle-aged man in his fifties not to think of Koshimizu Nanatsuki as a spirited girl.

After all, he seems a little behind the times in the Heisei era.

“Mr. Tsuda Hideo, I am the defense lawyer you appointed, Genmitsu Mukai.”

“The Shizuoka prefectural police personally came to Tokyo to find me and handed me the letter of authorization. I took a day-long Shinkansen train from Tokyo to get here.”

“…Wait a minute, don’t be in a hurry to thank me. Before the formal questioning begins, Mr. Tsuda, I have a very important question to ask you. I hope you can tell me the answer truthfully.”

“This will determine whether I will concentrate on defending you or return your letter of attorney.”

Xiang Yuanguang stood on the table in the detention center with his hands, supporting his chin.

The heart lock in the system panel has also been activated, waiting for him to ask questions and determine the final result.

“Hideo Tsuda, did you, in any form of crime, participate in the murder of Taiji Komiyayama, the deceased in this case?”

Hideo Tsuda, who was originally very nervous, heard the question asked by Genmitsu.

He relaxed instantly because he felt that this issue did not require him to worry too much.

It turned out that they were just asking him whether he had killed anyone or not. I thought he wanted to pay more money.

So, Hideo Tsuda answered without hesitation.

“Of course not. How could I kill Mr. Komiyama?”

The heart lock did not appear gray and unusable, and the chains were not wrapped around Hideo Tsuda’s body.

The mind lock ability was not activated.

In other words, what Hideo Tsuda said was true, and came from the bottom of his heart.

Xiang Yuanguang’s finger subconsciously touched his forehead.

He felt that this case seemed to be solved too easily.

Yumiko Arakura is the murderer, and the defendant in this case, Hideo Tsuda, is of course innocent.

Therefore, all he needed to do next was to determine whether the cause of Taiji Komiyama’s death was the impact of the vase, how Yumiko Arakura moved Taiji Komiyama, or where she did it.

Wow————

Xiang Yuanguang caught a cup of coffee from somewhere.

He grabbed the coffee by the handle, picked it up, put it to his lips and took a sip.

Seeing this scene, Hideo Tsuda’s eyes widened.

He didn’t see clearly where Xiang Yuanguang’s coffee was taken from.

This is truly a magical trick.

If this legendary lawyer were to get into trouble and have his lawyer medal revoked one day, he might be able to join a circus and perform magic as a senior magician, and he would definitely be very popular.

Of course, Xiang Yuanguang didn’t know that the middle-aged director in front of him had already thought about this.

Otherwise, at this time, Xiang Yuanguang would have stared at Tsuda Hideo with disapproval.

Let Hideo Tsuda take back his thoughts or words.

“Very good, Mr. Tsuda. I will accept your commission.”

“Next, I will help you prove your innocence and prove the guilt of the real murderer.”

Xiang Yuanguang said affirmatively.

“Now, please tell me all you know about this case.”

“I need to know why the Shizuoka Prefecture police believe you are guilty, and whether Taiji Komiyama has any special relationship with you…” “Well, I understand.”

Tsuda Hideo answered seriously.

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【~ Testimony about the murder of Yasushi Komiyama~】

[Testimony begins]

“Well, I had a pretty good relationship with the deceased, Mr. Komiyama.”

“After all, he is a well-known actor. I was hoping to ask Mr. Komiyama to play a role in my movie.”

“As for why the Shizuoka Prefecture police think I’m guilty…”

“Well, I guess it’s because I was standing next to Mr. Komiyama’s body when the Shizuoka police arrived at the crime scene, and I was the first eyewitness…”

“In addition, the Shizuoka Prefectural Police found my fingerprints on a vase in the lounge where Mr. Komiyama died.”

“But I’ve never actually touched the vase in Mr. Komiyama’s lounge.”

“So, I think the fingerprints on the vase must mean someone is framing me, but I don’t know who is framing me…”

“Uh, that’s all I know, sorry.”

[End of testimony]

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…So the Shizuoka Prefecture police don’t ask about the motive for the murder when they arrest people?
Xiang Yuanguang’s fingers stroked the wall of the coffee cup.

He was somewhat confused as to why the Shizuoka Prefecture police arrested people.

Generally speaking, even if a possible murder weapon is found, further efforts must be made to uncover the suspect’s motive. If there is no motive, the case should be closed more cautiously.

Someone said something to the Shizuoka Prefectural Police, so that the Shizuoka Prefectural Police directly determined the motive for the murder.

Therefore, the case was closed without contacting Hideo Tsuda to further determine the motive for the murder, or did Hideo Tsuda not even mention the questions asked by the Shizuoka Prefecture police regarding his motive for the murder?

Xiang Genguang glanced at Koshimizu Nanatsuki next to him.

But I saw that Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked thoughtful, as if she had guessed something.

He guessed that there was a high probability that Koshimizu Nanatsuki would not express her guess at this place and time.

After all, if she wanted to say it, she would have said it now.

If you haven’t said it now, it means you don’t want to say it or you can’t say it yet.

So, he turned to Yuan Guang and asked.

“Mr. Tsuda, I want to ask about your [eighth testimony].”

“Excuse me, is it true that [Uh, that’s all I know, sorry.]? Is that really all you know? Didn’t the police question you?”

The hedgehog-haired lawyer asked.

Hideo Tsuda came to his senses and spoke quickly.

“Ah, no, the police did ask me about something.”

“But they asked me if I had an alibi. When I said no, the police said I hit Mr. Komiyama on the back of the head with a vase, causing Mr. Komiyama to die in his own lounge…”

“As for the rest, I have always stressed to the police that I did not kill anyone.”

“But the police have always believed that I was the one who committed the murder, and they have been arguing and accusing me endlessly until I asked you to come to Shizuoka Prefecture as my defense lawyer.”

…It seems that the motive was never mentioned.

Xiang Yuanguang frowned slightly.

It seems that this aspect also needs to be confirmed tonight.

(End of this chapter)