Chapter 314 Poirot and Holmes
From a criminal investigation perspective alone, this case is actually over.
The murderer has been identified.
The evidence is also easy to find:
Teacher Yonehara deliberately left fingerprints on the reagent bottle. As long as it is sent for identification, she can prove that the murderer who framed Nakamura Minori is her.
Ether needs to be taken and used immediately, so she should have a reagent bottle hidden there that is actually used to commit crimes.
There was also the rope used to sneak attack Suzuki Sonoko.
None of these were found at the scene, and they should still be hidden on Mr. Yonehara's body.
It's just that everyone regarded her as a victim just now, so they didn't search her body.
But she has been under surveillance and protection since she left the scene, and she certainly has no chance to deal with the evidence hidden on her body.
So as long as we search Teacher Mihara's body now, we can find ironclad evidence from her that she committed a murderous attack.
The truth has been fully revealed.
But the expressions of Mao Lilan and Conan became more solemn.
Because they have never come into contact with such a murderer.
The murderer has the determination to kill and pay the price.
Her trick was not to escape guilt, but to create an opportunity for herself to take revenge.
Unlike those rats that secretly bite people, she is more like a samurai who kills people for good.
"Mr. Yonehara"
Mao Lilan's heart was very confused.
In fact, she knew in her heart that as an honorary police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, the most important thing she should do now was to return to the living room as quickly as possible, reveal the truth in front of everyone, and prevent Teacher Yonehara from continuing to kill people.
But, somehow
After feeling Teacher Mihara's determination, Mao Lilan felt that her actions were just and admirable.
A person like her, who is so kind that she is teased as a holy mother, can't help but have the terrifying thought that "murder may be right."
When she thought of this, Mao Lilan's cheeks turned slightly white.
She stood blankly at the door of the villa, blowing the cold wind howling in the mountains and forests, looking at the vast white snow under the moonlit night, and did not move for a long time.
Conan seemed to understand her mood.
He did not urge Mao Lilan to go into the house now to reveal the truth, but stood there quietly, meditating with her.
After a long time, the silence ended in silence.
Both of them knew that they could no longer hesitate.
The two looked at each other tacitly, turned around solemnly, and walked towards the door with heavy steps.
At this time, the door of the villa was opened from the inside.
Lin Xinyi walked out with a stack of documents in his hand and Hui Yuan Ai.
"these are?"
Mao Lilan and Conan both looked at the stack of documents in Lin Xinyi's hand with some concern.
"It's the file on Mochizuki Minako's suicide case three years ago."
"After I asked Asai to help me transfer it, I sent it over by fax as soon as possible."
Lin Xinyi's tone remained calm.
But everyone could see that after getting this file, there was suppressed anger in his eyes.
"How about Mr. Lin?"
"Is there really a problem with Minako's case?"
Mao Lilan bit her lip tightly and asked anxiously.
"has a problem."
"And there's something wrong with it at first glance."
"She did not commit suicide, but she was murdered and then pretended to hang herself."
Lin Xinyi clenched the document so tightly that his finger joints almost turned white.
The Metropolitan Police Department handled the case very sloppily back then.
No autopsy was performed, the evidence was not preserved, and the deceased’s life experiences were not investigated to confirm the motive for suicide.
I just asked the photography masters from the forensics class to take some photos at the scene.
The case was hastily concluded as "suicide".
But even so, even if the only useful information in the archives is the on-site photos of the master photographers.
Lin Xinyi, no, anyone with brains, experience, and attitude can tell at a glance that there is something wrong with this case.
"But the Metropolitan Police closed the case as suicide!"
"They didn't even take good care of the evidence—"
"I want to find out the real culprit now and get the culprit to confess. It's very difficult."
Having said this, the calmness on Lin Xinyi's face could no longer be maintained.
After learning about the absurd handling of the massacre of the Aso family, he had completely lost confidence in the previous work results of the Metropolitan Police Department.
And he also knew that when a person finds a cockroach, there must be a nest of cockroaches in the house.
Now, as expected, there has been another case where the truth has been covered up due to the perfunctory attitude of the investigators.
I don’t know how many such cases there are.
However, this time the case is even more outrageous:
The victim was a child.
An innocent little girl not much older than Haihara Ai.
This kind of plot that harms young children would not pass the review in large-scale bloody and violent American movies, but in reality it happens frequently because of the ugliness of human nature.
"Really, really. Was it his murder?"
After Lin Xin confirmed this conclusion, both Mao Lilan and Conan looked increasingly confused.
Minako was murdered.
His murderers are still, and likely will be, at large.
Because of the negligence and perfunctory handling of the case by the Metropolitan Police Department at that time, three years later, they may not be able to uncover the darkness despite all their wisdom and strategies.
And the person who has the most hope of seeking justice for Minako is actually a criminal.
At this moment, the sensibility and rationality of Conan and Mao Lilan collided fiercely.
They even regretted that they solved the case too quickly.
If it had been a little later, until Teacher Yonehara had completed her revenge, they would have discovered all this.
Would this be a more perfect ending?
Thinking of this, both of them couldn't help but fell into deep confusion.
Until Lin Xinyi sighed softly and said to the two of them:
"Tell me first what you found here!"
"Okay, okay," Maolilan responded slowly.
She quickly told everything she and Conan had discovered:
"That's pretty much it."
"Mr. Yonehara is the murderer. The purpose of her acting is to surprise the second target, which is Mr. Shimoda."
"Mr. Lin, even after having Ms. Nakamura as the 'murderer', you still did not relax your vigilance and gathered everyone together for protection."
"This should be beyond Yonehara-sensei's expectation."
"She must be ready to fight to the death now, and is deliberately looking for opportunities to attack Teacher Shimoda."
"And we.us"
Mao Lilan quietly clenched her fists, her nails almost drawing blood from the flesh.
Finally, she raised her head with difficulty and expressed her worries to Lin Xinyi:
"Let's stop Yonehara-sensei now."
"Is this really right?"
There was silence in the air.
The door is open, there is heating inside, and there is cold wind outside.
They stood at the door, as if they were standing on the edge of ice and fire, light and darkness. It was difficult to go either way.
And the cold air and warm current blend with each other at this intersection, light and darkness merge into one, and the boundaries seem to become blurred.
"Huh!" Lin Xinyi let out a long sigh.
He did not give an answer, but threw the question back to everyone present: "What do you think?"
The first one to speak was Huihara Ai.
This talented girl doesn’t have so many worries. She clearly understands her heart:
“The scales of justice may not always remain balanced.”
"And this also taught me for the first time to accept the imbalance in this world."
"There was no murderer in the car."
"Only those who deserve to live well."
Haiyuan Ai read out a line in her voice that sounded ruthless but affectionate.
Lin Xinyi and Mao Lilan are still a little slow.
But Conan has already reacted:
"Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express"
He revealed the origin of Hui Yuan Ai's words.
Immediately afterwards, it was as if a difficult decision had finally been made.
Conan sighed deeply and read out a line:
"My dear Lestrade, I believe that when the law fails to bring justice to the person concerned."
"Private revenge is legitimate, even noble, from this moment on."
"Sherlock Holmes, "The Return of Sherlock Holmes Milverton""
Lin Xinyi rarely reads mystery novels.
Because his studies and work involve dealing with dead people and being exposed to the dark side of society.
In his spare time, he prefers to read positive stories that have nothing to do with sin, darkness, or death.
Like Ultraman or something.
But for these two lines, you don't need to know the background of the story. Just reading the literal meaning can make Lin Xinyi understand and understand Haibara Ai and Conan's attitude towards this matter.
"What about Miss Mori?"
Lin Xinyi seemed to be escaping, but also seemed to be simply listening.
He continued to throw out the questions and set his sights on Mao Lilan.
"I" Mao Lilan hesitated.
She struggled for a long time, but she quietly lowered her head under Lin Xinyi's gaze and said hesitantly:
"I'm still worried about Mr. Yonehara."
"If she had killed one more person, her sentence would have been doubled or even more severe."
"By then, her life will be completely ruined."
In Japan, the crime of intentional homicide can be sentenced to more than five years of fixed-term imprisonment, indefinite imprisonment, or death, depending on the circumstances.
However, in actual practice, sentencing is generally relatively lenient. Only if the murderer kills three or more people can he be sentenced to death.
According to Japanese jurisprudence in recent years, the average prison term for a first-time offender who kills a person is about 13 years, and it is impossible to even be sentenced to life.
Teacher Yonehara killed someone for revenge, which was of low social harm and even had a certain "legitimacy".
If done properly, with powerful lawyers, and with the influence of public opinion, the sentence may not even be ten years, but the sentence will be released after seven or eight years.
Teacher Yonehara will not yet be 40 years old by then, and she still hopes to have a new second half of her life.
But if she kills another person
He carries two lives on his back. According to past precedents, if he doesn't serve 20 years in prison, he may never be able to come out again.
Mao Lilan is the daughter of a lawyer.
Moreover, forensic medicine requires both law and medicine.
There are already courses such as "Forensic Law" in the professional courses of forensic medicine.
After determined to become a forensic doctor, Mao Lilan often asked her mother for advice and learned some legal knowledge.
Therefore, Mao Lilan knew very well in her heart that if she allowed Teacher Mihara to kill another person, her life would have a bleak ending.
"but."
At the critical moment, Mao Lilan unexpectedly had a but.
Her expression was extremely complicated:
"But if Yonehara-sensei has made up his mind."
"It seems like I shouldn't worry about her."
At this point, Lin Xinyi finally heard it:
Although Mao Lilan has always been so entangled, she also instinctively resists "killing" and avoids saying this word.
But throughout the whole process, she was only concerned about Teacher Yonehara's future situation.
There was no discussion at all about whether it was wrong or right to condone Yonehara-sensei's revenge.
It seems that Mao Lilan actually already has the answer to this question.
"Mr. Lin"
She raised her head, together with Conan and Haibara Ai.
The decision-making power was handed over to Lin Xinyi:
"What do you think?"
The second is later