Chapter 31 challenge

Officer Sakurada went to visit Fujiko Fukuji.He first went to the magazine she used to work for, Find out where she lives.Called her, she said it was inconvenient in the apartment, and made an appointment with a pastry shop nearby. Fukuji Fujiko is really a good person.She was not wary of the District Prosecutor's Office officer who came to understand the situation of Sachiko Techimura not long ago. When he wanted to come to meet him, she agreed alone without even consulting with Michio Sumito, who was quite a husband.She had asked Sakurada for help in interviewing the subject matter of a novelist before, so she didn't have a bad impression of him.Maybe she wanted to repay the kindness at that time.

In the snack shop, Sakurada saw Fujiko Fukuji dressed in a woman's dress, and couldn't help being surprised, knowing that her change was due to Dofu.He has already inquired about the reason for her resignation in the magazine, and Sakurada already knows why Dofu wants to "cohabit with her in a deformed form". "Mr. Sakurada, long time no see." "I heard you resigned?" "You've heard that too? It's come to this point." Fujiko Fukuchi lowered her head like a woman.It goes without saying that the transfer to this step refers to the combination with the astor.

"Congratulations, are you married?" "It's not the kind of marriage in society, it's a non-cohabitation relationship under mutual understanding." "It's not the same as falling in love before marriage!" "We live a married life, so it is different from pre-marital love. It is a new form of both, and the intention is not to lose the freshness." "That's right, it's very fresh. Oh, I'm sorry, don't you need to go through the naturalization procedures?" "It can be done if necessary. There is no need for that now. Naturalization is also a formality."

"However, naturalization provides legal guarantee." "Hey, there is that kind of guarantee. If you have different dreams in the same bed, it is meaningless. Divorce becomes a tragedy because of formalism. The key is substance." "I see. So...it's separation and marriage. When did it start?" "This, in May." It was one year after Sachiko Edamura was murdered.Arranged a year later, there may be Astoria's intentions.If it's too short, it's too explicit.It would take that much time for it to be seen that marrying her apart was not "payment" for her to prove her alibi.

Sakurada later learned in a casual chat that their "layered marriage" was not Fukuji Fujiko's opinion, but Dofu's idea.She hoped for the "formalistic marriage" in the society, but because of her cowardly character, she did not object to it.She felt that no matter how much self-sacrifice she paid, as long as she could get a Taoist husband, she would be supremely happy, so she held on tightly to this elusive happiness. Then, Sakurada told her that a taxi driver had picked up the driver around 8:00 pm on May 29, when Sachiko Edamura was killed.She was only embarrassed by this, not knowing that it put him at a legal disadvantage.Dofu never told her about the murder of Sachiko Edamura, but only revealed a little about going to the financier as a confidential matter.

Fujiko Fukuji has lost the mind of a weekly magazine reporter. "Sayama went out around 7:20 that day." "It was around 7:30 p.m. last year, that is, on the first day of May in Showa XX, wasn't it?" Sakurada asked as if correcting her.He raised the hand wearing the watch, as if to check the time. "Yes, around 7:20 p.m. on May 29." "When did Sayama-kun return to the room?" "I think it was around 8:10." "At that time, it was said to the tiger that he had gone to the financial industry?" "yes. "What's the name of the financier?"

"I don't know, Sayama didn't say." "Did you get a call while he was away?" "As soon as Sayama came back, Okano called. I answered it at first, but when Sayama answered, the phone was disconnected." "At that time, didn't Sayama-kun say anything to you?" "Sayama estimated that Okano would call, and told me that if he called, I would call him affectionately, just kidding." Sakurada raised the watch to his face again as if to look at the hands. "When did you arrive in the tiger's room?" "Around 6:30 in the evening."

"The employees don't know Sayama-kun is out, do they?" "It was also a joke. When the last employee came to say goodbye to Xiang Xiangshan, I was talking in the house by myself, pretending that Sayama was in the house. Oh, it was kind of weird that Sayama went out by himself and left me alone in the house Well, why?" Kushiyama Nobuji listened to Sakurada's report, one about Kurohara Saburo's meeting with Doufu at the confectionery shop in Shinjuku; the other about his own meeting with Fukuji Fujiko. "There is evidence." Sakurada took out two cassettes.This is not an ordinary tape, but a miniature tape installed in a watch. The appearance of the two tapes is similar to that of a large watch. The crown is a button, and the recording and playback can be freely operated. "

"I asked Kurohara to wear this watch when he saw Xingshan." Sakurada said, picked up a watch, and pressed the crown with his fingers. (...I kept looking in the rearview mirror, and then I remembered that you were the one in Ome...) "This is a conversation between Saburo Kurohara and Michio Kurosan. Sayama admitted that he was driving a family car with a woman who looked like Masako Hatano, and had quarreled with Kurohara-kun in front of Ome Station," explained Sakurada. Although the voice of the question and answer was not loud, the recorder played it clearly. After listening to the conversation, Sakurada picked up another watch and played the recording.It was Sakurada's own question and Fukuji Fujiko's answer.

Sangshan believes that there are three ways. One is to report to the superior again and let him accept the defendant Okano's appeal and reject the retrial.This is the jurisdiction of the judges, but the prosecutors' office can actively promote it on the grounds of new facts. The other is to let the police department re-investigate the case of Sachiko Techimura and arrest Sandofu.However, to do so must also obtain the understanding of the superiors, so it is roughly the same as the previous one.Prosecution is the prerequisite for the police department to send Michio Sayama to the prosecutor's office.

Technically, there is another way, which is to sue Sayama for "perjury".Because, there is such a record in the transcript of the public trial of the first instance: Witness (Michio Sayama): Okano-kun called at about 8 o'clock in the evening. Fujiko Fukuji, who happened to be in my room, answered the phone and handed me the receiver, but Okano-kun didn't say anything. "Judge: Since when have you been in that room?" "Witness: Has been in the house from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm." "Presiding judge: Didn't you go anywhere in the middle?" "Witness: I haven't gone anywhere, I've been talking to Fukuji Fujiko all the time." Of course, this is not directly beneficial or detrimental to the defendant Okano, that is, it has nothing to do with Okano's criminal behavior, so strictly speaking, it may not apply to the spirit of perjury; but it can be used as a breakthrough point to Sayama's own behavior. However, Mulberry thinks these are hopeless.The Deputy Attorney General rejected his opinion last time.The Deputy Attorney General is also adhering to the will of the Attorney General, and he is not in charge of the case, and his words have no weight.When the person responsible for the investigation is replaced, the prosecutor of the same case can also be replaced, that is when the investigation of the case fails.At that time, the chief prosecutor has the right to transfer the case to other prosecutors without changing the direction of the prosecution. The "transfer of affairs" is in the hands of the Attorney General. For this situation, Sakurada considered two options. First, since Michio Sayama was obviously at the scene of Masako Hatano's "suicide", Masako Hatano did not commit suicide, and the suspicion of homicide is very high.Therefore, let the police department re-investigate the Hatano case, and find out the truth about the murder of Sachiko Edamura by Sandofu. However, this is also difficult.The police station that has already dealt with "Let's Kill" must not be interested in re-investigation. There is no physical evidence, only indirect evidence that Sayama drove a woman who looked like Hatano Masako in Ome that day, and Masako's husband Wu Yilang also emphasized that his wife is suicide. "The method of frontal attack is not acceptable." Sakurada said.He is very persistent. "Maybe it's unconventional to do this. How about publishing the materials that Sayama is suspected of killing Sachiko Edamura by name?" "Published?" "Publish our suspicions in a magazine, then Sayama will sue us for defamation of his reputation. If he sues, the plaintiff Sayama will have to be investigated in order to establish the facts. There is no other way to investigate him." Although somewhat unconventional, it is also a strategy. Regarding Sakurada's "advice", Sangshan had to hesitate.Sakurada's method is crooked, and the police department and prosecutor's office are unwilling to re-investigate the case, so they have to find another way.Judging from previous precedents, even if there is a "report" by a third person (Note: Article 239 of the "Procedural Procedure Act", anyone can report when they think they are guilty), the prosecutor's office will not investigate.That is to say, if the right path is blocked, one has to adopt a certain strategy. The matter is very simple. Knowing that an innocent person will be sentenced to severe punishment, Sangshan cannot turn a blind eye and stand by.Due to its own bureaucracy and bureaucratic consciousness, national institutions that protect human rights according to the law do nothing to save a person's human rights; moreover, internal prosecutors have discovered the truth, but they cannot intervene under the constraints of the "command and order" of the prosecutor's office . I don't know what the verdict of the second trial will be. It is still unknown whether the presiding judge of the High Court will uphold the original verdict or acquit the defendant.However, as long as there is no new evidence, it is difficult for the High Court to issue a verdict of not guilty. "I will never trouble you, I will handle this case, and I, Sakurada, will be responsible for everything." For a long time, Sakurada, who was entrusted by Sangshan to investigate Michio Sayama in his "personal capacity", has formed a persistent consciousness in his heart to pursue Sayama. "Then do it!" Qin Shan agreed. "Really? Thanks!" Sakurada put his hands on his knees and bowed deeply.Needless to say, Sakurada was ready to resign at this time. "First of all, we must obtain the cooperation of the magazine. This is the first problem we face." Because it is to expose someone as a "murder suspect" by name and publish it in a magazine, the magazine also needs enough courage. "I can watch "Women's Corridor"," Sakurada said. "Isn't that the magazine that Sachiko Edamura edited?" "Yes. From the magazine's point of view, the victim had worked in the magazine before, so it has the meaning of revenge, and he will be more enthusiastic than other magazines." "Anyway, the purpose is to get Sayama to sue me for defaming him. News of the lawsuit has been published in a lot of magazines recently, but it is always troublesome for magazines, so magazines that are not enthusiastic will not publish it. At this point In fact, "Women's Corridor" and the fact that the victim once worked in the agency, so even if this report is published, the society will not think it is for entertainment." The problem here is that Michio Sayama is a well-known darling of the public opinion circle. Once the "suspected murder" report is published, the magazine will be very popular. People will think that the purpose of the magazine is to increase the circulation. It is fine if the couple are murderers; Bad commercialism, the magazine's reputation will plummet.This is a big adventure for the magazine. Because of this, this report cannot be handed over to an unrelated magazine, and the only one who is willing to take this extremely dangerous risk is the "Women's Corridor".Sakurada's opinion to Sangshan is based on these considerations. There is one more big problem.It was Hashita, a staff member of the Public Prosecutor's Office, who provided the magazine with the "materials" for that report.According to regulations, employees who are national civil servants are not allowed to disclose the secrets they have learned at work, and they are not allowed to disclose them after resignation. Paragraph 1, Article 100 of the National Civil Service Act) "The person who formulated Article 100 of the decree wants to prohibit the behavior of leaking secrets to benefit a specific group or individual." Bai Tian said, "It is also related to the issue of human rights violations. However, the human rights that should be protected are in morals. It is justified in society and society, but the criminal who exploits legal loopholes has no such right. He should be exposed, and because of him, someone is imprisoned for false crimes. Therefore, for social justice, it must be exposed. Bring out the real criminals and return the innocent to freedom. The interpretation of Article 100 of the "National Civil Servant Law" is not to stick to stereotypes, but to reflect the legal spirit of social justice." Sakurada continued: "Article 100 says 'secrets held at work'. Strictly speaking, this article does not apply to me. Therefore, I have never investigated this case in an 'official' capacity. The powers of the affairs officer. I have never used my powers to conduct investigations, and I have never engaged in investigations during official hours. Going to Kyushu is a vacation, and activities in Tokyo are all after get off work, and I use holidays. The article says At work, it refers to the person responsible for the investigation of the case, and I am not the person responsible. I have always used my personal capacity and never used the agency to conduct investigations. Therefore, the materials I personally investigate can only be my own and do not violate 100 ... This is a narrow interpretation of the legal provisions. In short, it is still doubtful whether the identity of the prosecutor can be completely separated from the identity of the individual. Of course, although what I just said is good, there are some strong words. But, prosecutor, you can’t save Masaichi Okano if you don’t do this.” The editor-in-chief of "Women's Corridor" received Sakurada's visit.While listening to his talk with the director of the editorial department, the editor-in-chief couldn't help but get excited.He had said in advance that the conversation would be confidential, and they had a conversation in a private room with no one else, and the content was astonishing. The visitor came in his personal capacity, and he knew his purpose only after listening to his introduction.It turned out that the prosecutor's office and the police department did not find the murder suspect, so he wanted to use other methods to create opportunities for re-investigation.This is not an ordinary "sales" manuscript, it is obviously the intention of some people in the prosecutor's office. Sakurada wants the magazine to expose a person in the form of a report, so that he can file a lawsuit on the grounds of defamation of his reputation. This is not up to the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief asked Sakurada to go back first, and solemnly told him that he could only answer after discussing with the president.At that time, I also told him that I wanted to accept it as an individual, so I would never disclose it to other magazines.Of course, Sakurada is wishing for it. While waiting for the president who will be back from Osaka tonight, the editor-in-chief asked the director of the editorial department to quietly sort out the preservation materials about beautician Michio Sayama.The reports and photos of Sayama that have been published in newspapers and periodicals so far are kept in the investigation room of the agency.If it is published, those alone are not enough, but they can be used as preliminary knowledge to understand Michio Sayama. Looking at those materials, the editor-in-chief recalled Sachiko Edamura, who used to work in the editorial department. Sachiko Edamura is an unlikable woman, arrogant, vain, and often considers herself a veteran, and doesn't look down on people in the editorial department. She has some talents, but she is confident, almost unreasonable. No one wanted to talk to her, and all the previous editor-in-chiefs hated her and looked at her differently.She goes to work later than the editor-in-chief, and always leaves work earlier than the editor-in-chief.In editorial meetings, she scoffs at the opinions others bring up.During office hours, she travels around as a visiting author.She gets a high salary.In the past, an editor-in-chief was very appreciative of her ability to collect manuscripts from celebrities (she worked very hard at that time), and gave her an exceptional salary increase. Since then, it has become her salary benchmark. The editor-in-chief recalled the quarrel that made her resign, and now thinking of the scene at that time, he was still very angry and disgusted, but when he heard that she was killed, he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic. ────The visiting prosecutor did not talk about the specific content because the editor-in-chief did not give a clear answer, but it made people feel that there were very reliable materials behind the request for assistance in saving an innocent person.He is not an ordinary person, but an employee of the prosecutor's office.This person named Sakurada always said that he was talking about this matter in his personal capacity, but it was obvious that there was a higher-level person behind this official. The magazine is sure to sell well, and there will even be additional prints.It was the red-hot head beautician, well known among women, who was condemned.This is the best material for The Women's Corridor. There is a legitimate reason for the report, which is to openly expose "the murderer who killed the editor of the original magazine" in the magazine.This is revenge and should never be seen as entertainment. However, revenge is still a personal matter. In any case, saving the innocent crying in prison has a stronger sense of justice that will shock readers.To expose the real criminal is also to avenge the innocent who may be sentenced to death in the second trial.No, it will also arouse the whole society to save innocent people. In addition, exposing this criminal is still a profound criticism of the police station that arrested innocent people for murder, the prosecutor's office that prosecuted innocent people, and the judge who made a guilty verdict in the first instance. Protest and people will castigate the incompetence of a police department that lets real criminals go unpunished. The "Women's Corridor" will set off a series of turmoil, which can be said to be "historic" in a sense, and is "exclusively" reported by this magazine. The editor-in-chief is getting more and more excited.I made an urgent call to Osaka, and the president has boarded the Shinkansen train and is on his way home.The editor-in-chief fully believes that the accuracy of the materials provided by the visitors is extremely high, so he has already used his brains on how to deal with the victim Sachiko Edamura. ——It is necessary to make the editor of the original magazine, Sachiko Edamura, leave an impression of innocence and purity.She is outstandingly talented, well-educated, excellent at work, and has made remarkable achievements. She is deeply loved by her colleagues in the agency, especially well received by celebrities outside the agency, and she is a single beauty.When she resigned, all the editors tried their best to persuade her to stay.Now the young female editors in the agency always talk about her with admiration.She is an eternal icon. ... The editor-in-chief decided to write the article himself. Three weeks later, "Women's Corridor" issued a special feature: "Michio Sayama, a beautician, is a major suspect in the murder of Sachiko Edamura, the editor of the original magazine." The magazine's news advertisements were very sensational, and the big words "named" and "published and exposed" stood out impressively. It was the first time a magazine had publicly accused someone of being a murder suspect without police investigation.Readers were interested in knowing that the suspect was a well-known darling in today's beauty industry. If it was just a suspect in an ordinary murderer, the magazine would not run a series of reports. The "Journal Investigation" in the magazine revealed in detail how it was deduced that Michio Sayama killed the editor of the original magazine, Sachiko Sakumura. The report is written in a provocative way, but after careful reading, there is not much specific content.However, judging from the confident style of writing, it seems that there must be sufficient material in hand. Another ambiguous point in the report is the relationship between the victim, Sachiko Edamura, and Sandoo.Because, if this relationship is revealed too much, it will bring contradictions to the image of Sachiko Edamura who is "superior, well-educated, excellent work, outstanding achievements, loved by colleagues, and now the idol of young female editors." However, readers do not pay attention to these.The way the report writes about this is unobtrusive, and the focus is on the report that a street pattern designer was arrested by the police for a false crime, was forced to surrender by the police, was prosecuted, and was sentenced in the first instance Guilty, currently appealing, still in detention.The poor pattern-maker's misfortune was the trick of the beautician. The report expressed sympathy for the innocent Masaichi Okano, introduced his husband's kindness to his wife Kazuko, believed in his innocence, and disclosed in detail the difficult situation of relying on side jobs to make ends meet. Contrast this with a personal attack on the beautician Michio Sayama, accusing him of sending Okano to prison.The report introduced how he lived a "slutty" life, and also cited the words of his friends to prove it.The report would have led one to speculate that the "brilliant and well-bred" Sachiko Emura was actually a stupid woman, but the report lashed out so violently that readers didn't notice it. The attack also took the form of a "talk" to Michio Sayama by an "authority" in the beauty industry.According to the report, Sayama's reputation is all due to his business talent. He doesn't even have the basic skills of beauty treatment. In terms of strength, he is only "apprentice level".This is proved by the couple who used to hire Yotsuya Village in the past mountain as a beauty salon, especially the wife of the village, who called Michio Sayama "inhuman" without opening her mouth. An authority in the beauty industry said that Xiangshan is a fake nouveau riche that we don't even care about. Keeping such a liar, the beauty industry will be misunderstood by the society. I was thinking of getting rid of him sooner or later! The attack turned to the police station, the public prosecutor's office, and the courts.The criticism against the Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office is particularly strong, but some readers feel that the tone of the attack on the Prosecutor's Office is quite "soft" compared to the attack on the Police Department. The report declared that Okano, the defendant awaiting the second trial, must be rescued as soon as possible. For this reason, this publication broke the routine of the press, exposed the real criminal, and made his scandal known to the world; He's also the real culprit in another murder."