Chapter 36 Section 36

Banzaki Atsushi also hugged her tightly from behind the girl.The girl's mouth was stuffed and her eyes were blindfolded, but even so, it could be seen that she was in pain and her entire face was distorted. Kanno Kaiji pulled the girl's legs apart forcefully, maintained that posture, and prepared to tie her ankles to the side of the bed with a rope.Both Banzaki and Kanno were laughing, like a child who got a toy, or a beast who saw something in front of him. The camera seemed to be on a tripod, so the three of them sometimes ran out of the frame.However, Banzaki and Kanno may have grasped the shooting angle, so even if the girl keeps resisting, they can still find a way to include it in the screen.

Oribe felt more and more uncomfortable as he kept looking at these disgusting images.He picked up the remote control of the VCR and pressed the stop button.He pressed his fingers to his eyes and turned his neck back and forth, side to side. Oribe is in the meeting room of the Nishi-New Parallel Bureau.Because at the end of the search, he still couldn't find any clues about his hiding place from Kaiji Kanno's personal belongings.So, he thought of the rape videotapes he found in Atsuya Banzaki's room before.Maybe there's something to be found in it, he thought. But the job was more painful than he expected.Although I have watched it a few times before, most of them are fast-forwarded, because as long as the crimes of Banzaki and Kanno can be confirmed, it will be fine.But this time is different.He stared at every detail of the picture carefully, and had to confirm whether there were any clues hidden inside.It was natural for his eyes to get tired, but even his mind couldn't stand it.

If Kanno simply resigned to his fate, it would be great to come out and surrender, Oribe thought. The B&B where Nagamine Shigeki stayed was discovered in Nagano Prefecture, yesterday's news had already been reported, and the evening paper also published it.It is impossible for Kaiji Kanno not to have seen the relevant reports, so he should already know about it.In other words, the fact that he knew he was hiding in Nagano Prefecture was discovered.Most people should give up, because it is already difficult to continue fleeing like this.The police did not restrict media coverage of the discovery of the B&B where Shigeki Changfeng lived.This is because the high-level police judged that doing so would increase the possibility of Kanno surrendering himself.

However, a whole day had passed, and Chefang had not received any information that Kanno had appeared in a certain police station. It seemed that he planned to continue fleeing. He was thinking things too simply—that's what Mano said about the matter. "Before that, he must have avoided troublesome things or things he didn't like, thinking that as long as he pretended not to know anything, everything would be over. Because he didn't know how serious the trouble he got into was, So he didn't think the police would come to him. He thought that as long as he hid for a while, things would be forgotten one day."

"But everyone is dead, so he still doesn't know the seriousness of the matter?" Regarding Oribe's question, Mano lowered his lips. "Not long ago, there was such a prisoner, he must be about eighteen years old, because he was accused by his live-in girlfriend of cheating outside, he became angry and strangled him to death. Guess what that guy did afterwards? He had an affair with him My partner went on a date at a hotel and stayed there for two nights, why? Because there was a dead body in his room, and if he came back to the room, he would have to dispose of that corpse. Because he didn't want to dispose of it, he stayed in the hotel. He felt that as long as he didn't go back to that room, he wouldn't have to face the fact that there was a dead body."

How is it possible, Oribe thought. "It's a waste of time trying to understand that kid mentality. Those guys don't even think about how their actions affect the people around them, and they don't think about how others see them. To them For me, the most important thing is what I want to do now. The people above made a misjudgment, and Kanno will not show up because of this. There is only one reason, that is, he doesn't want to be arrested, and he doesn't like being arrested. blamed by everyone." Mano looked a little unhappy.Oribe understood his mood, he must have read the weekly magazine published a few days ago.Regarding the behavior of Kanno and Banzaki written in "Focus Weekly", even Oribe and the others, who had already known about it, were filled with righteous indignation.At the same time, it's frustrating that their stance can't speak out what they feel like a weekly reporter.

After finishing the stretching exercises for the neck, Oribe was about to continue the boring homework. When he picked up the remote control, he heard the sound of the door being opened behind him.He turned his head and saw that Kajihara from the Nishiarai Sub-bureau was walking in. "Did it bother you?" he asked. "It's okay." Oribe put down the remote control, "What's the matter?" "If you can, can I watch TV?" "television?" "There is an interesting show going on now, which is related to this case." "Is it a news program?"

"No, it's a little different." "Okay, which one is it?" Oribe switched the screen from the VCR to the TV. Kajihara leaned over, picked up the TV remote control, and switched to the channel he wanted to watch. There are three men sitting around a table.The man in the middle is the anchor of the TV company, seems to be the host of this show.Oribe didn't know the two people sitting close to each other beside him. "In short, I did this based on my own beliefs. It is definitely not to arouse readers' interest as you said. This is the only thing I want to emphasize." The man sitting on the left said in a strong tone with.He was about forty-five and over, and his face was deeply tanned.

"I heard that this guy is the editor-in-chief of "Focus Weekly." Kajihara said from the side, "The man on the right is a lawyer." "lawyer?" When Oribe asked back, that person appeared on the screen with the words "Lawyer Iwata Tadhiro of the Juvenile Rehabilitation Research Association".Attorney Iwata is a thin man in his fifties with gold-rimmed glasses. That Iwata started to speak. "Although you say you have faith, what you write makes people feel that it is nothing more than venting hatred. What's the point of writing such a report? You just want to tell the world that there are such children somewhere, doing They're pretty bad guys for doing bad things like that. That's all, isn't it?"

"Are you saying that this matter is meaningless? It is our duty to convey the facts, and it would be wrong to let uninformed people make judgments!" the editor-in-chief retorted. "What do you want the world to judge? There is no doubt that there is something wrong with the children who have done bad things, but I don't think it is necessary to ask the world. What will the readers of this report think? They will only think these things Guys are too much, if these guys are around, it will be very troublesome or something. I know it is your job to convey the facts, but there is no need to write so clearly? Although I did not name names, but as far as I understand, you written in such a way that one can clearly identify who is writing about it.”

In the back-and-forth debate between the two, Oribe finally understood the content of the show.It seems that in response to the "Focus Weekly" report, lawyer Iwata protested, and then the person in charge of the editor also refuted it. "We have also considered using our real names." The editor-in-chief's expression showed hostility, "The reason why we didn't do this is because we think that the boy is still on the run, and we are afraid that it will affect the police investigation. We originally I think it would be better to directly name them." The lawyer shook his head with an incomprehensible expression. "So I said, I don't understand why you would do this?" "From our standpoint, I would like to ask why you can't do that? If you don't want your name to be published, wouldn't it be fine as long as you don't do bad things in the first place? Those people know that if they are underage, they will never They will be named, so they don’t care. We need to educate them that it’s not that simple.” "Then the report was a kind of sanction?" "Maybe there is also this meaning." "It's not possible at all! Your current remarks are obviously your purpose, right? This is a very arrogant and dangerous idea." The lawyer continued, stopping the editor-in-chief who was about to speak, "The sanctions for their actions should be It is up to the relevant units to do it, and the media cannot do things that mislead the public. They will definitely be sanctioned by society in the future. What we adults must think about is how to make them behave again and walk away under the sanction of society. Back to the right path. However, if you only amplify the part of social sanctions, it will make it harder for them to rehabilitate. Why do you not understand this?" "We just want to claim that the part of legal sanctions is not complete at all. The current juvenile law makes people feel that it is impossible to make sanctions that meet the status quo." "You have misunderstood something. The juvenile law is not designed to punish children, it is made to help children who have gone astray get back on the right track." "Since this is the case, what about the victim's position? Where should they vent their suffering? Is it the right way to only think about how to help the perpetrator?" "That's a completely irrelevant question." "What's irrelevant? We just advocate that the victim's position should also be taken into consideration." In response to the editor-in-chief's opinion, the lawyer wanted to say something, but was stopped by the host, sorry. "Because the topic of the victim's position has arisen, we are here to listen to the victim's opinion. Is it okay? Okay, then please ask our photographer to bring the camera to the Mr. Ba we just introduced?" The scene switched, and there was a man sitting there with his back to the camera.It's just covered with frosted glass from the chest up, so I can't see clearly. "Let me introduce again, Mr. A's daughter was the murderer of this incident, that is, the two teenagers were sexually assaulted, physically and mentally traumatized and committed suicide. This time, in the report of "Focus Weekly", he also stood by the victim The position of the family speaks." Oribe looked at Kajihara in surprise, and Kajihara nodded. "That's why I told you to watch this program." Kajihara said, "That's the father, the father who came here to watch the video, crying and screaming, seems to be called Ayumura?" "I see." Oribe turned his gaze back to the screen.His distress was clearly revealed. Although he had read "Focus Weekly", Oribe was still very concerned about what he would say. "Mr. A," the host called him, "you should have heard the conversation of these two experts just now." "Yes." Ayumura replied.Probably because of the voice changer, his voice is an octave higher. "Do you have anything to say?" "Yes, I would like to say to the lawyer..." "Please speak." The host urged. Ayumura on the other side of the frosted glass seemed to be taking a deep breath. "Well, what I heard just now, he seems to have been emphasizing the need to help the juveniles who commit crimes, but what does he think about the crimes they committed? Is there no need for any compensation for those who died because of their crimes?" "No, of course it is compensation." The lawyer said to the camera, "so first they must be rehabilitated. If their mentality is not corrected, it is impossible to compensate. Let them know how serious what they have done, let them Only after you reflect on what you have done very badly can you start talking about compensation." "Then...how do I pay for it?" "So in short, let them go back to the right path. We think that is the biggest compensation! Using crime as a stepping stone, let them become legitimate people, for society..." "It's ridiculous!" Ayumura raised his voice, "This is really ridiculous. Why is that considered compensation? I don't feel happy at all, and I don't appreciate it; dead people can't be reborn. Why should my daughter To be a stepping stone for those scumbags? It's ridiculous. It's wrong, why do you keep speaking for those people? Are all those people the sons of rich people?" "Mr. A, please don't get too excited." The host reassured him, "Lawyer Iwata has been doing research on the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders for many years, and this time he is also participating in the discussion from this standpoint. That's good, let's start with an advertisement." The camera was brought to Ayu Village behind the frosted glass, and then switched to the advertisement screen.