Chapter 1183: The Opening of the Theft Case

Thursday, August 22, morning, Tokyo District Court.

The theft and homicide case of the Financial Real Estate Club was heard publicly in the referee court. After the personnel were in place, the opening procedure was completed, and the Jiutiao prosecutor read out the indictment.

"On the night of the incident, the defendant Takashi Inoue climbed onto the window of the president's office of the Otsu Real Estate Co., Ltd. from the back alley, pried open the window and sneaked into the room."

"When the defendant Takashi Inoue opened the safe, Toshiyuki Otsu, the president of Otsu Real Estate, returned to the club after having dinner at a nearby restaurant."

"The defendant, Takashi Inoue, heard the voice from the outside room and did not choose to escape, but chose to stay and continue committing the crime."

"Defendant Takashi Inoue hid in the dark in order to avoid Otsu Toshiyuki's call. After the victim Otsu Toshiyuki came in and closed the door, he hit Otsu Toshiyuki on the head with a glass ashtray on the indoor table."

"This scene happened to be witnessed by the two witnesses who rushed over. When the defendant heard the sound, he immediately wiped the fingerprints and blood on the ashtray with a cloth soaked in olive oil, and then took 12 million yen in the safe and jumped out of the window to escape. "

"The two witnesses broke open the door and called an ambulance to send the victim Otsu Toshiyuki for treatment. However, the rescue failed. The cause of death was trauma to the head."

"According to the forensic examination, the head of the victim Otsu Toshiyuki was smashed three times by a glass ashtray."

"In view of the fact that the defendant Takashi Inoue is a habitual criminal who has stolen many times, according to Article 240 of the Criminal Law for the crime of robbery, we request the court to sentence the defendant Takashi Inoue to death."

The chief judge asked the defendant Takashi Inoue, "Does the defendant admit to the facts of the accusation read out by the prosecutor? Or not guilty?"

Inoue Takashi shouted: "I don't admit it, I didn't kill that guy, and I didn't take the money, I was framed."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the referee court.

The chief referee knocked on the referee's gavel, and after quieting down, he asked Fei Yingli, "Lawyer for the defense, do you have anything to say?"

Fei Yingli stood up and said, "Chief referee, I think the evidence in this case is insufficient. My client was just an attempted theft, and someone else killed someone to steal the money."

Prosecutor Kujo said: "But two witnesses saw with their own eyes the shadow cast on the wall when the defendant Takashi Inoue beat the victim Otsu Min."

"Since it is a shadow, how can we be sure that the two parties at that time were my client and the victim Otsu Toshiyuki?" Fei Yingli said, "There is no evidence that my client stayed at the scene at that time, so my client had fled at that time. So, the murderer who murdered and stole money was not my client, he was just an attempted theft."

Prosecutor Kujo said: "The victim was hit on the head with a glass ashtray, which the defendant himself said."

Fei Yingli said: "But there are many possibilities after being beaten, which is not enough to explain that my client killed the victim."

The chief referee said: "Okay, I have already understood the opinions of the two of you. Next, I would like the prosecution to ask the defendant."

"Yes, chief referee." Prosecutor Kujo responded, and then stepped forward and asked Takashi Inoue, "Mr. Inoue, may I ask why you chose Otsu Real Estate as the target of the theft?"

Inoue Takashi looked at Fei Yingli, and then said, "Of course it's for money."

Prosecutor Kujo asked, "Then, apart from money, you chose Otsu Real Estate as the target of the theft. Is it accidental?"

Inoue Takashi said: "Don't beat around the bush, just say it, if you suspect that I have another purpose."

Prosecutor Jiutiao asked, "So, do you have any other purpose?"

Inoue Takashi said: "Yes, I hate that guy, so I chose that guy's club to start."

Prosecutor Kujo asked, "Is that guy referring to the victim, Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu?"

Inoue Takashi said: "That's right, it's him."

Jiu Article Prosecutor asked: "So,

In other words, you have a grudge against the victim, Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu? Then he said, "You only need to answer, yes, or no, that's it." "

"Protest," Fei Yingli said, "the prosecution intends to induce my client to tell some facts in order to cover up the whole truth."

"The protest is valid," said the referee, "and the defendant can speak freely."

"Yes, I have some grudges with that guy, but I never thought of killing him." Takashi Inoue said, "You also know that I am a recidivist. You have never experienced the feeling of being in prison, but I have a deep understanding of theft. , I dare to kill, I dare not do it."

Prosecutor Kujo asked, "Then why did you still attack the victim, Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu, with an ashtray?"

Inoue Takashi said: "I just wanted to knock him out and continue stealing money, but when I knocked him down and saw him motionless, I was scared, and then I ran away." Then he said, "That's right , I didn’t hear any sound outside at the time, so after I left, someone must have seen the window open, so they climbed into the room and stole it. When he succeeded, the guy woke up, so he killed the guy and ran away .”

Prosecutor Kujo said: "About what you said, the police only found your footprints on the wall and window sill. That is to say, you were the only one who entered and exited the office of the president of Otsu Real Estate Company through the window that night."

"This..." Inoue Takashi had nothing to say.

Prosecutor Jiutiao said, "Chief referee, that's all I want to ask."

The chief referee looked at Fei Yingli, "The defense lawyer may ask me."

Fei Yingli stood up and said, "Chief referee, I have nothing to ask my client."

The referee said: "Okay, then we have to invite witnesses."...

In the auditorium.

Lan couldn't help complaining: "Mom is really too, how can I let go of this opportunity."

Yuanzi said, "I should have asked all of them."

Yamazaki said: "Don't worry, Aunt Eri has the chance to win, and she won't lose."

Mei Daizi asked: "How do you say that?"

Yamazaki said with a smile: "There is neither a murder weapon nor stolen money in this case. There is no way to convict."

Mei Daizi asked: "Why is there no murder weapon?"

"There is nothing on the ashtray, how can it be proved that it is the murder weapon?" Yamazaki said with a smile, "As Aunt Eri said, there is not enough evidence."

Mei Daizi smiled and said: "So that's the case."...

At this time, the witness came to court. Endo Noriko, the daughter of the defendant Takashi Inoue and his ex-wife, now runs a sporting goods store.

Prosecutor Kujo asked: "Miss Endo, do you know the defendant standing in the dock, Mr. Takashi Inoue?"

Endo Noriko said: "I know him, he is my own father."

Prosecutor Kutiao asked: "So, the last time you met was before this case happened..."

"Protest," said Fayingli, "that the prosecution is using misleading language."

"The protest is valid," said the referee. "The prosecution, please be careful with your words."

"Yes, chief referee." Prosecutor Kujo responded, and then asked Noriko Endo, "Miss Endo, when was the last time you and your father, the defendant, met?"

Noriko Endo reported the date, which was just a few days before the incident.

Prosecutor Kujo asked: "Miss Endo, do you know the victim, Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu?"

Endo Noriko said: "Yes, I know, my shop is rented from his Otsu Real Estate."

Prosecutor Kujo asked, "Miss Endo, is there an intimate relationship between you and the victim, Mr. Otsu Toshiyuki?"

"Protest," said Fei Eri, "this is Ms. Endo's privacy."

"The chief referee," Prosecutor Kujo said, "Ms. Endo's answer is of great help in determining the nature of this case."

The referee thought for a moment and said, "Miss Endo, please choose for yourself whether you want to answer this question or not."

Endo Noriko thought for a while, and said with difficulty: "Yes."

Prosecutor Kujo asked: "So, Ms. Endo, do you love the victim, Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu?"

"No, I'm with him because of money." Endo Noriko burst into tears.

"Sorry." Prosecutor Kujo handed over a handkerchief, and then said to the chief judge, "Chief judge, I have reason to believe that the defendant Takashi Inoue deliberately targeted the Otsu Real Estate Club for his daughter, Miss Endo Noriko. I'm done talking."

Inoue Takashi shouted: "That's not the case, I didn't..."

The referee knocked on the table, "Silence."

After Takashi Inoue calmed down, the chief referee looked at Fei Yingli, "Defense attorney, do you have anything to ask the witness?"

Fei Yingli stood up and replied, "Yes, the chief referee." Then she stepped forward and asked Noriko Endo, "Miss Endo, may I ask if my client contacted you after the incident?"

Noriko Endo shook his head and said, "No."

Fei Yingli asked: "Not a single word, not even a phone call?"

Endo Noriko said: "No, not at all."

Fei Yingli said: "Chief referee, if it is said that what my client did was for Ms. Endo, then the 12 million yen should be handed over to Ms. Endo, but Miss Endo has not received the money now, not only that , The whereabouts of the 12 million yen is still unknown, so I have reason to believe that the murderer is someone else. That's all I want to say."

The referee said: "Okay, then I invite other witnesses."

Next, Noriko Endo withdrew from the court, and two more witnesses went to the court for questioning.

One is a 56-year-old man, Akiyama Takuya, the caretaker of the building where the Otsu Real Estate Co., Ltd. is located; the other is Arima Masahiko, the son-in-law of the victim Otsu Toshiyuki, who runs an Italian restaurant.

Prosecutor Kujo asked: "Mr. Akiyama, Mr. Arima, do you know Mr. Takashi Inoue, the defendant standing in the dock?"

Akiyama Takuya shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Arima Masahiko said, "I don't know him either."

"No, I know him," Takashi Inoue said, "He's the owner of that Italian restaurant."

Prosecutor Kujo frowned and said, "Mr. Arima, lying here will have serious consequences."

Arima Masahiko said, "I really don't know him."

Inoue Takashi said: "He lied, I went to his restaurant, and his food was terrible, so I remember it clearly."

Arima Yahiko smiled and said, "I'm not lying. There are many people visiting my restaurant every day. It's impossible for me to know all of them, and it's even more impossible to remember every guest's appearance."

"This..." Inoue Takashi had nothing to say.

Prosecutor Kujo asked: "Mr. Akiyama, Mr. Arima, please tell me what you saw that night."

Akiyama Takuya said: "When I came back from inspection that night, Mr. Arima came to give glasses to Mr. Otsu."

Masahiko Arima added: "Dad had dinner at my restaurant that night."

Akiyama Takuya said: "We went outside the president of Otsu Real Estate Co., Ltd., and through the glass observation window, we saw the shadow of someone fighting on the wall."

Arima Yahiko said, "It's one person beating another."

Prosecutor Jiutiao asked, "Then have you seen what they look like?"

Akiyama Takuya said, "No."

Arima Yahiko said, "Me neither."

Prosecutor Jiutiao said, "Okay, please continue."

Arima Yahiko said: "Because I didn't have the key, I broke open the door. When I rushed in, I found my father lying on the ground. I went up to call for my father, but he didn't respond, so I asked Mr. Akiyama to call." Yes, I remember, the safe was open and the window was open, and the prisoner must have escaped through the window."

Akiyama Takuya said: "I followed Mr. Arima into the president's office, and then Mr. Arima asked me to make a call, so I used the phone on the desk to call an ambulance to call the police."

Prosecutor Jiutiao said, "Chief referee, I have no problem."

The referee said: "Okay, then the defense lawyer will ask the witnesses questions."...

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