Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Dilemma

Hoshino Masako was walking right in front of her eyes.Totally unguarded. What is she thinking? This idea suddenly came to Totsukawa's mind. Maybe she's thinking about it.What kind of mood would it be to find out that her husband was going to kill her! Totsukawa realized that now was not the time to think about these things.He concentrated for a moment, then stepped on the gas pedal. "Austin" increased his speed, and the distance between him and Masako became smaller and smaller! With a light bump, Masako who was walking slowly in front of the car disappeared suddenly.

Totsukawa slammed on the brakes and quickly jumped out of the car. Yazi fell to the ground. "What's the matter?" Suddenly came the voice of a middle-aged woman. "I knocked her down. I'll take her to Yamada Hospital right away!" Totsukawa said loudly to the woman on purpose, and then hugged Masako. Masako slightly opened her eyes in Totsukawa's arms. "What are you going to do?" she asked in a weak voice. "I'm sorry, my car hit you, I'll take you to the hospital right away!" "I'm fine." "No, I don't worry if I don't go to the hospital for a checkup!"

As Totsukawa said, he forced her into the car and drove towards Yamada Hospital. Dr. Aida is waiting in Yamada Hospital. It's all about checking!After the nurse sent Masako for examination, Totsukawa said to Aida: "I'm so tired!" "Now we can check." Dr. Aida said happily. "I don't think I hurt her too badly..." "I don't think it matters." As soon as Aitian said this, there was a sudden panic from the direction of the diagnosis room, which was also mixed with the screams of the nurses. Totsukawa immediately ran in that direction.Masako rushed out of the diagnosis room.

She looked terrible. She desperately pushed and shoved the nurse who was chasing her. She seemed to be holding something in her hand, but upon closer inspection it turned out to be a syringe. The nurse cried and covered her face with her hands. The needle of the syringe hit the nurse in the face. Blood dripped from between the nurse's fingers. "stop!" Totsukawa rushed forward with a stride, blocking Masako's way. "Be quiet!" Dr. Aida also shouted at Masako. But Masako couldn't see this at all. She waved the syringe with her hand and rushed towards the door like crazy.

There was also a terrified cry from the gate. It turned out that Masako rushed into the crowd who happened to come to the hospital to see a doctor, and a woman in her 60s was knocked down by her. The woman's taxi stopped at the entrance of the hospital, and Masako took advantage of the situation to rush into the car. The taxi moved on. Totsukawa just stared blankly at all this, helpless. His right hand was also punctured by the syringe held by Masako and bled, but at this time he felt no pain at all. Masako's behavior just now was completely like a wounded beast, where did she get so much energy?

Totsukawa was completely terrified by her fierceness. He felt that if she forcibly stopped her, she would probably bite and arrest her again! After a pause, Totsukawa felt a burning pain in his right hand. He covered the wound with his left hand and walked towards the examination room. The nurses are tidying up the room. One of the middle-aged doctors was blankly watching the nurses busy. "Is the nurse whose face was pierced all right?" Totsukawa asked. At this time the doctor also woke up. "The wound is being treated, it doesn't matter, it's scary!" He also said with lingering fear.

"What happened just now? How did she become like this?" "I don't know either. I didn't have any strength when I was sent here, but somehow I suddenly became so crazy, my eyes were so wide, and I suddenly grabbed the syringe and jumped up." The doctor's voice was still trembling. Totsukawa treated the wound on his right hand there, and then returned to the search headquarters. That night, Totsukawa was summoned by Minister Mikami. Mikami looked pained. "You've gotten into a big disaster." Mikami suddenly said to Totsukawa. Although the minister didn't say anything, Totsukawa immediately understood what he meant, but he still pretended not to know and asked:

"What's the matter?" "Just now the Hoshino family's personal lawyer came and said that he would sue you in court and sue you in the public opinion circle." "yes?" "Are you going to run over Masako Hoshino with your car?" Mikami asked. "no!" "real?" "I drove by occasionally and happened to run into her, and then I immediately sent her to a nearby hospital, that's all." "That's not what people say. He said the police forced her to confess, to admit some kind of fault, to use this method of killing without achieving her goal, and said she had witnesses."

"witness." "Yeah, the person who witnessed this incident. The witness also said that she saw you deliberately driving and hitting someone." "That's not the case at all!" "However, you are indeed the one who bumped into near Hoshino's house, right?" "yes." "What are you doing there?" "There is something to check." "Surely so?" "yes." "The car that hit her was a small red car, why don't you drive a patrol car?" "I drive my own car." "why?" "It's about talking to a friend."

Totsukawa argued sophistry. "That means hitting someone with a car instead of talking?" "It turned out that way." "You got into trouble, really, you got into a hornet's nest!" Mikami frowned and looked at Totsukawa. "The thing that bumped into her is a fact, how do you plan to punish me?" After Totsukawa finished speaking, Mikami still had a sad expression on his face and said: "It won't end so easily. The other party said that they will start a movement in the public opinion circle." "I still have something to say!"

"Won't that make things more and more troublesome?" "That can't just be silent and let others talk!" Totsukawa said. "Anyway, I want you to deal with this matter according to the development of the situation." Mikami said. As soon as Totsukawa came back from Minister Mikami, Kamei approached worriedly and asked: "How about it?" "The Hoshino family's personal lawyer sued me, and it seems that the public opinion circle will not easily forgive me." Totsukawa said. "Sue? How to sue?" "I don't know either, maybe I meant to murder Masako Hoshino." "What are you going to do?" "Actually, I have already considered this step, but I am more thinking, why did Masako Hoshino become like that?" Totsukawa seemed to be asking himself. "It means why she escaped from the hospital?" Kamei asked. "Yes. Was she afraid of finding out about arsenic?" "Is she taking poison herself?" "If so, it would be incredible." Totsukawa said. This became an important issue. The Hoshino family's personal lawyer wasn't trying to scare people. The next day he called many reporters and held a press conference. He claimed that the current Investigative Section 1 police department coerced the suspects involved in the incident, and after being refused, he deliberately murdered. "And, in fact, this kind of suspicion is only the opinion of Totsukawa alone. He also confessed to this point. Mrs. Hoshino Masako is not the murderer, of course she refuses to admit it! As a result, Totsukawa became angry and drove into Mrs. Hoshino Masako, deliberately Murder!" A lawyer named Horii complained to the reporters. "Are there any witnesses?" Under the reporter's questioning, Horii called witnesses. This is a 41-year-old housewife named Kondo Yuko who lives near Hoshino's home. Kondo Yuko came to the reporter and said eloquently: "I remember it was around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. I went to the supermarket to buy something and just walked out of the house. I saw Mrs. Hoshino who had just left the house. I was about to say hello to her when I saw a red car driving towards her. Before I could yell 'danger' to her, she was hit by a car. I thought she must be dead. At this moment, a middle-aged man ran down from the car. As soon as I yelled, he told me Said they were going to take her to Yamada Hospital, and then they got in the car and drove away." "Is that man him?" A reporter asked while holding a photo of Totsugawa. "Yes, he did it on purpose." "Why do you think so?" "Because the road is very straight and there are no bends, and Mrs. Hoshino is walking on the side of the road. If it wasn't on purpose, she wouldn't bump into anyone at all!" Bow said. Finally, Horii said. "I need to clarify two points. First, the Totsugawa Police Department did not drive a patrol car at that time, but a red 'Austin'. Why did they drive their own car while on duty? I couldn't understand it; second, Totsukawa parked his car on the side of the road, waiting for Mrs. Hoshino Masako to go out." "Is it an accident that Madam went out?" "No, she was called out by Doctor Aida. She said she had something to say, so Madam came out of the house in a panic. And Totsukawa was waiting at the door of her house, and then ran into her with a car." Horii said. "Shall we just do what you say?" asked a reporter, looking a bit incredulous. "Please record exactly what I say, because it is true!" Horii replied very simply. The evening papers of the day were amazing! Almost completely occupied by the social version. The evening papers all said that the police department of the No. 1 Search Section deliberately drove into people. The value of news is extremely high, and people are eager to buy newspapers. There is a huge question mark behind Totsukawa's name, and some even write the first character of Totsukawa as a stab: T police department, driving a car and injuring a person involved in a certain incident! Deliberately hitting someone, the lawyer is angry! Why use your own car to wait until the T police station at the door of someone's house. The puzzling Metropolitan Police Department! Of course, the news program on the TV station also contributed to the flames, constantly broadcasting new news. So the reporters made demands one after another, asking Totsukawa to give a clear explanation. "Please allow me to meet with reporters tomorrow." Totsukawa took the initiative to apply to Minister Mikami. "Can you explain clearly?" Mikami asked with a worried look. "I don't know, but if you don't tell the truth, I'm afraid it will be over." Totsukawa said firmly, "What will happen if you tell the truth, cooperate with us, maybe we can find a way out." Totsukawa said to Minister Mikami. Totsukawa was also not sure if he could get the reporters to be satisfied with the explanation, but it would be difficult not to say it. Maybe this press conference will turn into a denunciation meeting against myself. Because of the enormous powers of the police, this alone is considered by the press to be a matter of great reportable value. At 1 pm the next day, Totsukawa held a press conference. From the eyes of the expecting reporters, Totsukawa could see at a glance what these people were waiting for. Rather than saying that they hope that Totsukawa will "confess" the cause of this incident clearly, it is better to say that they hope that this incident will become an example of using the power of news to impeach a serving police officer to show the power of the people and the law. The reporter’s representative, reporter Tian Dao from N Newspaper, first raised his hand to speak: "First of all, we are not here today to listen to the police's silly excuses for what they did. We hope to hear the truth. The Totsugawa Police Department hit and injured a person involved in a certain incident with its own car, which is enough to prove that the police There are extremely untrustworthy facts in the case. Therefore, we ask you to explain the ins and outs of the problem in a realistic manner today." This is like a heavy artillery shell, which first provoked conflicts between the police and reporters. Totsukawa smiled helplessly and said: "Understood, I will remember your advice." "Be sure to speak the truth frankly." Tian Dao gave another warning. "Okay. Then I also hope that everyone can report truthfully and not distort reports based on your personal understanding." This time it was Totsukawa who made the request. "We agree with this point, because true reporting is our purpose and mission. However, we have our own judgment on what is the truth, and we can't just listen to what the police say. After all, we are not the spokesperson of the police!" "Ok." Totsukawa nodded and smiled wryly. According to Tian Michi, Totsukawa's request is basically useless. If they come to this meeting with prejudice, then the two sides may become hostile forces. "I want to reconfirm the first few facts. The thing that you hit Mrs. Hoshino Masako with your car must have been at 2 pm?" a reporter asked tactfully. "yes." "At that time, the police department was not driving a patrol car, and it was said to be a private car. Is that your wife's car?" "yes." "Why use a private car for the mission? Under normal circumstances, for the convenience of work, you can also use a camouflaged patrol car!" "The circumstances were special." "What kind of special law?" The other side asked. Totsukawa coughed dryly and said: "That's my personal consideration." "So you want to hit Mrs. Hoshino Masako to death with a car?" a reporter asked sarcastically. Totsukawa shook his head. "No, I'm here to save Mrs. Hoshino Masako." "This is too strange. Was it hit by a car to save someone?" "She will die soon." "Is it after you hit it with a car?!" "No, no, she was poisoned by arsenic!" "Arsenic?" "What's the meaning?" "What has this incident to do with arsenic poisoning?" The reporters were puzzled by the sudden arsenic poisoning in Totsukawa, and hurriedly inquired. "I can't tell the reason, but the fact is that her body is slowly weakening due to arsenic poisoning. Two generations of health doctors in her family can also testify to this." Totsukawa said. "Then why doesn't Madame go to see a doctor?" "Why? She has repeatedly refused to go to the doctor! There are many reasons, but now is not the time to talk about this issue, because she is about to die! Therefore, I have to save her no matter what, and this is also a humanitarian issue. Moreover, her hands It also holds a key key to the murder case." "So you hit her with a car?" "If you take it to the extreme, yes. To me, it's going too far, but other than that you can't get her checked out! Her health care practitioner also thinks it's arsenic poisoning, but there is no proof I also agree with this statement from experience, but it cannot be dealt with without evidence. So, in desperation, I resorted to this extreme method to force her to go to the hospital." Totsukawa said excitedly. But the reporters showed that they did not believe what Totsukawa said. Perhaps they thought that Totsukawa's sudden suggestion of "basicum poisoning" was his method of sophistry. "We don't believe it!" shouted a reporter. "Do you have any evidence with that health practitioner?" other reporters also asked. "No." "Then we cannot take your word for it." "Through your power, the evidence can be found by making Masako Hoshino hospitalized for a detailed examination." Totsukawa said. "The police said she was poisoned by arsenic, so who let her eat it?" "This... I'm really sorry, we have suspects, but no evidence." "Aren't you the policeman in the first search department? Why don't you go and investigate?" Tian Dao asked. "Anyway, the top priority is to rescue Mrs. Hoshino Masako first! Finding the murderer is a matter for the future. Therefore, I have no choice but to take this special method, which is to hit her with a car, and then use this as an excuse to send her to the hospital. That way she can't refuse to go to the hospital and we can find evidence of her poisoning." As soon as Totsukawa finished speaking, a young reporter in his twenties challenged him and asked: "Then, if you use this method without any evidence of poisoning, isn't it an attempted murder?" Totsukawa nodded in agreement.Then he said: "I hit her with a car, but the speed at that time was only two or three kilometers per hour, but I was also afraid of hurting her. Anyway, I want her to go to the hospital for examination. This is my only purpose. If the lawyer said Yes, I'm going to drive her over to death. Is that 2-3 kilometers per hour okay? And when she got to the hospital, she broke free from the hospital and went back to her own home. Injury, you can ask her to go to a hospital you think you can trust for an examination, and announce the results of the examination." "What if there is only trauma and no arsenic poisoning?" Reporter Aikawa from the K Newspaper asked, he is usually a very gentle person, but today he is determined to win. Maybe he is determined to fight against the police's injustice. Totsukawa quickly glanced at Aikawa: "At that time, I will definitely resign and go to trial. Maybe I will be charged with 'attempted murder', which I have prepared for a long time." "Then can I climb like this?" Totsukawa smiled wryly and said: "Come on!" Then, Totsukawa glanced at the other reporters present and said: "I will never go back on my speech today, because my purpose is to save Masako Hoshino. Moreover, the problem can only be resolved if she tells the truth." "However, Mr. Police Department, Hojo Detective of the First Investigation Division has been prosecuted as a murder suspect!" It was reporter Tian Dao who spoke. "I know that. The Hojo detective fell into a trap, and we are investigating the matter." "But the local police station has already arrested him and sent it to the prosecutor's office. If there is no evidence, I'm afraid it won't be done!" Tian Dao asked maliciously. "That's why we say the trap is ingenious." Totsukawa replied wittily. "Police Department, Detective Hojo has been prosecuted, so what you said about 'being caught in a trap' is not convincing." Tian Dao asked closely. "If it's an ordinary company, if an employee is arrested by the police, then he is considered to have been fired by the company from then on. Hasn't the Hojo detective resigned yet?" asked another reporter. "It was a clear 'false arrest', and the real killer is known." Totsukawa said confidently. "Then, why hasn't the real murderer been arrested? Is it because the police department denied the responsibility of the Hojo detective out of trust in his subordinates?" "As soon as the evidence is found there will be arrests, and Hojo will be proven innocent at that time. I don't have time to think about that right now." "Nevertheless, this situation has emerged: a current criminal policeman has just been arrested and prosecuted on suspicion of murder, and this time her boss has been condemned for "attempted murder". Isn't this an unprecedented event? If someone says that the Metropolitan Police Department The first search department is a place where criminals are concentrated, maybe there is no reason to refute it?" "How do you imagine?" Totsukawa asked. The elderly reporter who was asked by Totsukawa frowned and said: "I think this is overly optimistic. It is not too much to say that the police are too proud of what they have done, right? When they do one thing, the impact on society is huge. Think about it, a police officer who is supposed to catch bad people A female criminal policeman was arrested for killing a man in a train; an excellent police officer trusted by her boss, the Totsugawa Police Department, was reported and condemned by public opinion for the crime of 'attempted murder', so what else can the people believe in? ?Can the image of the police, where parents taught their children 'go to the police if you get lost on the street', still exist? Therefore, your words and deeds have a considerable influence on society. You and the general Which side of the public should be more responsible, can you tell me?" Totsukawa looked at the reporter sharply and said: "I'm sorry for having caused a lot of trouble for having everyone here today, and I should have said 'sorry'. But for me, there's no such thing as a reputation for the police. For an event , one of our detectives has been held criminally responsible. Now, Masako Hoshino is dying from arsenic poisoning. If the first incident is resolved, then the second incident will also be resolved. As I just said, We already know the real killer, but for some reason we can't announce it, sorry." "Then we'll just go on board like this: The Totsugawa Police Department arrogantly ignores social criticism and puts on a gentleman's appearance, is that okay?" "Please wait a moment." Minister Mikami who was seated at the same table hastily interjected. "What's up?" The reporter glanced at Mikami and asked. "Just now, the Totsugawa Police Department was a little too emotional in order to explain the truth of the matter. From the perspective of common sense, I think this is understandable. Of course, we should reflect on this point. At the same time, we will also ask Mrs. Hoshino Masako Apologies. I hope you understand on this point." Mikami said earnestly. "So, how will the Metropolitan Police Department deal with the Totsugawa Police Department?" The reporters took advantage of the momentum to ask again. "How to deal with it has not yet been decided. Anyway, no matter what the purpose is, it is a fact that a car intentionally hits a person. Regarding this point, we think it is very wrong. The Totsugawa Police Department has also admitted this point." Mikami said strongly. "So how can we frankly admit our mistakes to the society? Or adopt a perfunctory attitude, making big things small and trivial?" "I'm really sorry that we caused such a big commotion in the society." "But the Totsukawa Police Department doesn't know that at all!" The reporter stared at Totsukawa closely and asked. His words caused a burst of whispering among the reporters present. "If I apologize, or even resign to solve the problem, I will definitely do it, but during this period, if Masako Hoshino dies, then the whole incident will really fall into chaos, and nothing will happen!" Totsukawa said loudly.