Chapter 315 The spirit of discussing law
Conan, Haibara Ai, and Mao Lilan all expressed their attitudes.
The problem was thrown back to Lin Xinyi.
And the difficulty is still doubled.
If the method of being defeated is adopted, with 3 votes to 1, Lin Xinyi now only has the "freedom" to be defeated by the other three.
He should agree with this opinion that has been recognized by the three of them, and even most people with a sense of morality and justice would instinctively agree with it.
That is to allow Teacher Yonehara to continue committing crimes.
Let her complete her plan.
Kill Shimoda and avenge Minako.
They, the bystanders, will not suffer any loss, but will be happy to see one less scum disappear from society.
This is the common opinion of Conan, Haibara Ai and Mao Lilan.
But Lin Xinyi shook his head.
"I don't think so."
It's like he lost an election but still insisted on not retreating. Even if the opponent had more votes, he still insisted on his opinion.
"Because I'm a police officer."
Lin Xinyi said calmly.
"police?"
The first person to retort was Mao Lilan, who had always been submissive and had a weak attitude.
She asked instinctively: "For the police, shouldn't the most important thing be to uphold justice?"
"For us to stop Mr. Yonehara now, is it justice or injustice?"
Mao Lilan's question is extremely sharp.
Lin Xinyi answered naturally:
“Don’t forget that the police are law enforcers, and they must abide by the law, enforce the law strictly, and punish violations.”
"The law is essentially a tool of the ruling class. It serves the ruling class and embodies the will of the ruling class."
"From this point of view, the law is not for justice, but for maintaining order."
"If we condone such 'just revenge' and 'glorious murder', it will seriously affect social order."
"The legal framework will be gone and society will be in turmoil."
"." There was silence for a while.
Hearing this naked analysis of the nature of the law, Conan, Haibara Ai, and Mao Lilan all looked at him in extremely strange ways.
That look seemed to be asking:
Have you read any strange books again?
"Ahem." Lin Xinyi reflected in time.
His cold theoretical analysis was obviously not very convincing to the passionate Mao Lilan and others.
So, he simply changed to a ridiculous and exaggerated statement:
"Think about it, if revenge is guiltless, revenge is condoned."
"Today A will kill B, tomorrow B's family will kill A, A's family will kill B's family, and B's family will kill again."
"There are so many children and grandchildren that we can pile up a mountain of corpses."
"Is this really good for society?"
Lin Xinyi asked in a persuasive manner.
However, Mao Lilan did not debate with him the big debate between the rule of law and the rule of man. Instead, he brought the issue back to the core with one sentence:
"But what about Minako's death?"
"We stopped Teacher Mihara, who can punish the murderer for her?"
Under the questioning of Lin Xinyi, Mao Lilan's attitude became firmer.
He looked at her like this with her big watery eyes.
Against the background, Lin Xinyi, who is tall, handsome and upright, seems to have become a ruthless court hawk and a cold eunuch of the West Factory.
"That's why I don't want to be a police officer."
"Police officers are constrained by rules and regulations and sometimes have to do things that are right but unjust."
Conan shook his big head beside him and sighed helplessly.
It seems that his unwillingness to be a police officer is really due to these reasons.
It was not because he was afraid that he would have to knock on the door and shout a report when entering Mao Lilan's office in the future, or he would have to stand at attention and call his boss when he saw his wife in front of others.
Lin Xinyi doesn't know the little Jiujiu in Conan's heart.
He just said very seriously:
"The 'rules and regulations' you don't like are very necessary!"
"If the police do not follow these rules and act according to the law, the consequences will be very terrible!"
Lin Xinyi's face darkened.
He was answering questions from Mao Lilan and Conan at the same time:
"According to the law, to prove that a person is a murderer, there must be evidence."
"What kind of disaster would it be if the police did not follow such rules and judged people indiscriminately based on their own subjective opinions?"
"Lin, don't exaggerate the plot or change the concept." Conan retorted subconsciously: "We are talking about Minako's case now, not the conflict between legal principles and human relations."
"I'm talking about Minako's case."
Lin Xinyi paused for a moment, and his tone became more serious:
He asked directly:
"Conan, Miss Mori, how can you be so sure that Mr. Shimoda is the murderer of Minako?"
"This" Conan and Mao Lilan's expressions suddenly froze:
Yes, this is a case from three years ago.
Because of the negligence of the investigators back then, they now have no way to find evidence to prove that Teacher Shimoda is the murderer.
"You just analyzed it:"
"Before Shimoda-sensei was so frightened that he lost his mind, Mihara-sensei himself didn't even know who the second target was."
"In other words, she has no evidence to prove that Mr. Shimoda is the murderer involved in the murder of Minako."
"She probably only vaguely knew that Minako's death was related to a certain incident."
"And this incident is related to Mr. Sugiyama and Mr. Shimoda."
"But that doesn't prove that Mr. Shimoda himself was involved in the murder of Minako, does it?"
Lin Xinyi's voice was still calm, but his words became increasingly heavy.
Conan and Mao Lilan were speechless.
They are struggling with:
"However, Teacher Shimoda's guilty and confused behavior at that time showed that."
"He must be involved in Minako's death."
Conan couldn't find any evidence and could only rely on intuition to convict Teacher Shimoda.
"It's just about it."
"That doesn't prove he was involved in the killing."
Lin Xinyi asked tit for tat:
"For example, the murder of Minako was actually done by Mr. Sugiyama alone."
"Shimoda-sensei only found out about it afterwards. It was just that Sugiyama-sensei had something important to do with it, so he didn't dare to speak out about it."
"And because of the guilt in his heart, he was very sensitive to Minako's death."
"That's why he felt so guilty and scared after suddenly hearing Minako's name."
"This explanation makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"
"This" Conan was speechless for a moment.
Lin Xinyi, on the other hand, continued without stopping:
"Perhaps you still think that even so, Shimoda, who helped Mr. Sugiyama conceal the truth and let the murderer go free, still cannot be forgiven and deserves to die."
"But what if we changed the story?"
"Assume that Teacher Shimoda is not only not the murderer, but also fiercely opposes Teacher Sugiyama's murder and silence, and even fights with Teacher Sugiyama to protect Minako."
"It's just that he failed to save Minako, and Minako still died at the hands of Mr. Sugiyama."
"Afterwards, the extremely vicious Sugiyama and the possible criminal gang behind him not only used the excuse to threaten Teacher Shimoda, but even threatened the safety of Teacher Tian's family to shut him up."
"He was afraid to expose the murderer and was tortured for it."
"That's why his reaction was so big when he heard Minako's name."
Without evidence, the truth could be anything.
And if the story is told in a different way, people's opinions can be reversed.
"After hearing this story, do you think that Mr. Shimoda should not have died at all?"
"If this is really the case and you still allow the murderer to kill him, is this justice?"
Lin Xin asked one word at a time.
Conan and Mao Lilan were speechless anymore.
They finally realized that they had forgotten the rational judgment on the truth that they had forgotten in their blood.
"So I already said -"
"Forensics can never be prejudged."
"We have to look at the evidence and abide by the law, not listen to stories."
"There are so many stories, and the evidence is the only truth."
"If we rely solely on subjective feelings to draw conclusions, in our personal capacity, we will not only enforce the law as a police officer, but also conduct trials for the court, and even execute executions for the bailiffs."
"The result can only be to satisfy ourselves, not justice."
Lin Xinyi's attitude became more determined:
"So, if there is no evidence to prove that Mr. Shimoda is the murderer."
"Then he is not a murderer, let alone deserves to die."
He made the final decision, causing Conan and Mao Lilan to become more and more thoughtful.
Mao Lilan was stunned for a long time, but then asked again:
"The cases three years ago were all covered up because of the Metropolitan Police Department's fault."
"Then if Shimoda is really the murderer, and we have no evidence now, we still have to protect him."
"Then that's all."
Lin Xinyi sighed deeply:
It would be better to let the murderer go than to unjustly accuse someone.
History has given the answer countless times to the consequences that will result if such a spirit of the rule of law is not followed.
"However, it is not impossible for us now."
"Verify whether Mr. Shimoda is the murderer."
Lin Xinyi changed the subject and raised the document in his hand.
"Is there any clue in the file?" Everyone's eyes lit up.
"So there is."
"Although the guys in the forensics class are useless, at least they took enough photos."
"There's a lot worth noting in those photos."
"It's just that based on these on-site photos alone." Lin Xinyi sighed deeply: "There is still little hope of finding out the truth."
"I just have to give it a try."
"If we're lucky, we might be able to make up for the mistakes made by the Metropolitan Police Department three years ago."
"Then try it!" Mao Lilan was the first to agree with Lin Xinyi's idea.
She was extremely uneasy about condoning murder.
Now seeing that Lin Xinyi seemed to have the possibility of seeking justice for Minako through legitimate channels, she immediately agreed.
As soon as Mao Lilan expressed his stance, Conan said nothing more.
As for Haiyuan Ai.
She even unconditionally supported Lin Xinyi's decision.
"Let's go before tragedy happens"
"Let's go talk to that Shimoda teacher."
As Lin Xinyi said this, he took Conan and others into the villa and tried to find the truth.
But at this time, Miss Haiyuan gently pulled the corner of his clothes, indicating that she wanted to whisper to him.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Xinyi slowed down and asked Haiyuan Ai in a low voice.
"Lin, the muscular girl and the big-headed detective seem to have been stunned by you."
Haiyuan Ai showed a light smile that could see through everything:
"They didn't even realize that you didn't answer the question directly from the beginning to the end:"
"If Mr. Shimoda is the murderer, and we can't get him punished through legal means."
"From your personal point of view, will you still stop Mr. Yonehara's revenge?"
She looked up at Lin Xinyi.
Those blue pupils looked extremely sharp.
"I" Lin Xinyi was slightly startled.
He smiled helplessly, but finally faced Haiyuan Ai's inquiring eyes and answered formally:
"Actually, I answered it directly:"
"I'm a police officer and I have to follow the law."
"There should be no 'personal' perspective here at all. I can only be a law enforcement machine and everything must be based on the law."
"." Haiyuan Ai was silent for a moment: "You are so terrifyingly rational."
"When you said these words, you were even colder than me."
"There is no way." Lin Xinyi sighed deeply: "If you are irrational, your judgment will be biased."
"And there can be no deviation in my work."
"Then" Hui Yuan Ai thought of something.
She raised her head and asked curiously:
"What if the little girl who was killed was me?"
"What will you do, wait for justice?"
"I'll kill his whole family." Lin Xinyi blurted out.
He just followed Hui Yuan Ai's words and imagined for a moment, imagining that the little girl who was hanged would be her, and the answer subconsciously popped into his mind.
Haibara Ai:"."
"Ahem." Lin Xinyi's old face turned slightly red: "Killing a whole family is too much."
"The murderer's family is also innocent and should not be implicated."
"Let's cut him into pieces."
"I happen to be good at this. If I handle it well, I might be able to kill a bunch of colleagues."
Haibara Ai:"."
She looked at Lin Xinyi with a subtle look:
Did you agree to act in accordance with the law? How did he suddenly become a criminal? !
"Because if you are the victim, it is not a public matter."
Lin Xinyi calmed down a little and said calmly:
"My identity is not a law enforcer."
"But, it's yours."
He paused slightly.
After looking around nervously, he made sure that no Miss Sonoko who could cause his social death would suddenly appear next to him.
Lin Xinyi finally hesitated to say the word.
"I see."
Hui Yuan Ai smiled slightly.
She didn't need to hear it all to know that she had gotten the answer she wanted most.