Chapter 32 prosecutor's failure

The first issue of "Women's Corridor" aroused great repercussions.It was a public exposure of the "murder" of a popular young beautician. The Sayama beauty salon that was named and exposed, its customers were famous actors, bar girls and wives of celebrities, so the repercussions were even greater. However, the repercussions were limited to or extended to the readers of The Ladies Corridor, while newspapers and other magazines paid no attention to the matter. There is an unbelievable practice in the news circle. They often deliberately keep silent about the reports published by a certain magazine as a "special article for this issue", which probably has something to do with "authority".Following other people's "special news" and eating buns that have been chewed by others is always tasteless.From the editor's point of view, eating buns chewed by others is also a loss of face, and there is also a feeling of disgust and jealousy when others surpass themselves.For these reasons, they often pretend to be indifferent.

To be precise, the "Women's Corridor"'s revelation of Xiang Sandorf is not news, it is the subjectivity of "Women's Corridor".If it is news, even if other newspapers take the lead, they have to catch up and surpass them. As a result of fierce battles, they sometimes fail and apologize to the other party. However, the "named" exposure of Michio Sayama's "murder" in women's magazines can be said to be an exposure of personal personality, so other magazines and newspapers did not move. . The so-called result is that Michiyo Sayama filed a "defamation of reputation" lawsuit.No one will be silent about such damage to personality, no, absolutely not, this is not the "killing" in love, the report is talking about "killing" in criminal crime.

Two weeks after the publication of the magazine, there was still no movement in Sandorf, and the editor of the "Women's Corridor" was also puzzled.So the interviewer managed to get in touch with his surroundings. The first is Aoyama's "beauty room".Business is still booming here. Originally, because it was a "killer" beauty salon, female customers would be too afraid to set foot in it, and the shop should be depressed; but in fact it is more prosperous than before.The surprised reporter asked a well-known young actress among the customers to share her impressions, and she said angrily:

"Sayama would do something like that? That's because you want to promote the magazine? Despicable l" A famous wife said: "We don't believe that report. It's a despicable slander. First of all, if the facts are true, the police department and the prosecutor's office will not stand idly by. If they don't touch him at all, it means that Sayama is innocent. The material of that report is Where it came from, you can generally guess, Sayama thought it was funny, of course he ignored it, he didn't file any lawsuit for defamation of reputation, it would be demeaning to do that, and the other party wanted him to do that!"

Asked who she was referring to, she said that she was jealous of Sayama's famous beauty industry figure.She speculated that those were the ones who encouraged The Women's Corridor to publish its slanderous story. The interviewer asked to see Michio Sayama, and it goes without saying that he was rejected.A secretary named Yanagida in the store received the reporter for him. "The teacher didn't think much of that report, because it was clearly a man-made and fabricated report, ignore it. In a sense, the beauty industry is fiercely competitive, and it is better than the factions of political parties when it comes to attacking each other's weaknesses. It must be even worse, as insidious and despicable as a palace maid. Maybe you remember that there were some rumors around a beauty industry master, and that was also a conspiracy by the opposition. It’s too cruel! Customers? Regret, not only It didn’t decrease, but increased. Everyone sympathizes with the teacher and absolutely supports it. That’s all I can tell you. You came here for this, thank you!”

───A woman "sympathizes with the weak"?Are they supporting and supporting Sayama out of sympathy for the humiliation of the outstanding beauty creator Michio Sayama, or do they believe in Sayama's so-called "conspiracy of enemies in the beauty industry"? The "Women's Corridor" changed its plan and prepared a second shell.The issue of the magazine in which the report was published was in good circulation, which shows that it has aroused repercussions from ordinary people in the society. The editor-in-chief's second "Report" is "The Killing of Hatano Masako" that was previewed in the previous issue.Of course, the material was provided by Sakurada, and the "witnesses" were Saburo Kurohara, a truck driver of the Ome Forestry Company, and the operator of the Chinese restaurant "Helaixuan" on Ome Ekimae Street.

The editor-in-chief of "Women's Corridor" is a loyal person. When he published the second report, he asked Masako's husband Hatano Goichiro for forgiveness. Because, for the first report that was published with great difficulty, Michio Sayama remained silent. In this way, the first "cannonball" not only failed, but also caused dissatisfaction among some people in the society. Almost all of them are fans of Sayama. These people counterattacked the "Save the Innocents Movement" that the editorial department wanted to launch, and even said, "Didn't the defendant Masaichi Okano surrender himself at the police station? He later retracted his confession, which is to avoid guilt. It’s a common trick, not like a man! Didn’t the first trial judge guilty? The murderer must be Okano, and the conspiracy to rescue the real criminal and frame Sayama cannot be allowed to succeed. We firmly oppose "Women’s Corridor". We don’t buy magazines, and we must form a boycott alliance .”

There is also the influence of "Boshou". Just because of the "self-surrender", women—not only women, but ordinary people in society will think that the defendant has "problems" without making a detailed analysis. There is also blind obedience to authority decisions.In the past, there was a concept of "the yamen can't make mistakes in handling affairs", which is the concept that officials respect the people and the people are inferior, and it can be said that this factor is also present here.Since this is the objective situation, we can only determine the policy based on the status quo.

Others criticized: "What is it, "Women's Corridor" regards itself and the original editor as victims, has it lost its mind? Protecting its original editor is a manifestation of the feudal thought of 'revenge'. That report is too emotional." The editorial department believed that it could arouse the feelings of the Japanese tradition of sympathizing with the weak and punishing sinners, but it backfired. The Women's Corridor has come under fire for being part of a conspiracy in the beauty industry. When the second article was about to be published, the editor-in-chief explained to Masako's husband Wu Yilang that Masako did not commit suicide and that Michio Sayama was suspected of being killed, and asked him to understand the magazine's disclosure.

Before the interview, the editor-in-chief thought up epigrams in his mind: "As a manager, Masako's husband was filled with righteous indignation and decided to pursue Michio Sayama thoroughly!" "I am deeply saddened by my ex-wife who was brutally murdered, and Goichiro vowed to take revenge!" However, after hearing what the editor-in-chief said, Wu Yilang was extremely indifferent. "Ridiculous!" the chubby Li Ichiro said to the editor-in-chief almost angrily. "Masako committed suicide. As my husband at the time, I guaranteed that she had left a suicide note at home. I also told the police about this, and the investigation chief of the police department also agreed."

—However, the Chinese fried noodles and cherry walnuts in the stomach sac during the autopsy were consistent with what the witnesses said. "That kind of thing is sold everywhere, and the witnesses' words are not credible. I don't want to argue about whether Masako committed suicide or homicide. I want to forget those things as much as possible. Masako also forgot everything and is sleeping in the tomb. Now I am I don’t want to publicize my family’s private life to the public. This is the first time I’ve heard of Michio Sayama, and I don’t know what he does.… Please don’t come to me for this anymore. Let me explain it to you, then I will marry another wife in the future, please think about my current family." Hatano Goichiro finally turned into a pleading tone. But what he said also made sense.If it is reported that Masako's death was a homicide, her scandal with the beautician will be made public, and Goichiro, the manager, will lose face because of it, and more importantly, it will be difficult to explain to his young wife. The second shell of "Women's Corridor" finally failed to be fired.The editor-in-chief lost confidence, thinking that since the cooperation of Hatano Wuichiro was not obtained, there was no hope for this matter.Even if he "reported" a second time, it would be impossible for Sandov to respond to this challenge.He will presumably keep silent and secretly continue to spread the word that "the beauty world is jealous of him and playing tricks". The other papers would not agree, and The Ladies Corridor was in a difficult position.Although readers will respond, no one will express support for the magazine, but will condemn the magazine as a "revealing book for entertainment". The editor-in-chief quietly called Sakurada and told him, "According to the president's instructions, this matter has to be stopped, please forgive me." Sakurada reported the failure to Sangshan. "It's my inability, I'm sorry." He buried it.Chen Xuan's face. "Oh, it's okay, the responsibility is not yours, it's my responsibility, you did a good job, thank you!" Sangshan expressed his gratitude to his past subordinates for their wholehearted assistance.He helped himself and asked for nothing personally. It's not that we don't work hard enough, but that we can't touch the wall of procuratorial integration.The best way is that Sang Shan himself was entrusted as the responsible prosecutor to be responsible for the investigation during the second trial stage.The "transfer power" of changing prosecutors is in the hands of the chief prosecutor. As long as the chief prosecutor does not agree, it is impossible to ask for it. Moreover, the District Prosecutor's Office contacted the Higher Prosecutor's Office from the beginning of this case to determine the "attitude of the prosecution system". Therefore, since the prosecutor concluded that Okano Masaichi was guilty, he would never "transfer" this case. To dissenting prosecutors.If the prosecutors who hold opposing opinions still firmly insist on their own ideas, such prosecutors will be "dissidents" of the prosecutor's office and become "rebellious sons" of the prosecution system. Soon, rumors spread quietly in the prosecutor's office. "Women's Corridor" attacked Michio Sayama as the real culprit. The material in that report was secretly provided by the Sakurada Affairs Officer of the District Prosecutor's Office, and the prosecutor Kuangshan was behind it.The channel through which this rumor came out can roughly be guessed. Sangshan felt that the expected thing really happened. The Attorney General and Deputy Prosecutor General summoned Mulberry. "You were promoted, just today." said the chief prosecutor. "where to?" "The Chief Prosecutor of the Hakodate District Public Prosecutor's Office. Will you accept it?" "Thanks. But can I think about it for a day?" "Ok. "Sorry." After leaving the prosecutor's office, Sangshan left work early.When he went back, prosecutor Maruoka, who was in charge of the Okano case, watched him coldly. That night, Sangshan called Sakurada to his home. "Drive me away!" Sang Shan smiled and told him the internal order of the chief prosecutor. "However, it's a promotion." Sakurada said, looking at Sangshan's face. "It's for saving face. You can't be too explicit. Because this case has offended them, it's obvious. Going to Hokkaido is no different from being exiled to an isolated island." "yes?" "It would be nice to give me a peace of mind. After I go to Hokkaido, Okano Masaichi will be convicted, even if it goes to the Supreme Court. Sayama will get away with it and prosper more and more." "what to do?" "I resign!" "Tomorrow, I will submit my resignation to the Chief Prosecutor. From now on, I will be a lawyer and do my best to defend Okano Masaichi-kun. There is no other way to save him. Therefore, I hope to get your help, so I will do it in my law firm. .Because I am a new lawyer, the salary is not too high, if you can promise..." "Do it! I will also submit my resignation to the District Prosecutor's Office tomorrow." Before Sangshan could finish speaking, Sakurada interrupted him loudly. The autumn wind brings cool October. There is Lake S 60 kilometers west of Tokyo.This is a long and narrow artificial lake with an area of ​​2.58 square kilometers and a dam power station at the east end.The north side is along Koshu Avenue, and the south side is halfway up the mountain, forming a winding lakeshore.The water surface is about 160 meters high. On the water near the lake, there are big treetops in the canyon in the past, and villages and farmland are buried at the bottom of the lake. Lake S is now a tourist area where people from the Jinggong area drive to play. There are cruise ship docks and yacht rental shops in the town on the north side, and many restaurants and hotels have also been added. One day at around 3:00 p.m., a limousine from Tokyo drove into a hotel by the lake, and out of the car was a man about one month old and a woman who was slightly older than him.The man wears a smart sweatshirt and track pants, casual attire, and a pair of glasses over his long face; the woman also wears sunglasses.In the eyes of the waitress, this is a mismatched couple. The two entered the hotel, asked for a room, but said they would return to Tokyo in three hours.However, they are not the so-called "rest" of couples, and they go to the balcony to drink cold drinks after a while.The balcony is also a viewing platform, standing on it, you can have a panoramic view of the entire lake. On the lake, a cruise ship shaped like a swan is dragging the waves, and there are twelve or thirteen small yachts. The sun has not yet set, and the lake is still as bright as day.I don't know if it was the man's request or the woman's suggestion, the two came to the hall to row a yacht.The hotel told them about the contracted yacht rental shop, which turned out to be less than two minutes' walk away.Before going there, the man borrowed the telephone from the information desk and dialed the number in Tokyo. "It's me," the man said into the microphone, "I'll go back a little later, and I'm going to play with Fujiko on a yacht for an hour. Yes, it will be 7 o'clock when I get home. ... Pan Am's flight is at 10:40 It doesn't matter if you start separately, if you have time, pack your luggage and go back and change your clothes. You pack everything so that you can leave at any time." The clerk at the service desk politely asked the man who finished the call: "Are you going to America tonight?" "Hawaii, with my wife." So the clerk knew that the manly woman was his wife.The two held hands and walked towards the lake.Looking at the backs of the two, the clerk felt that they were an unsuitable couple in appearance.I'm going to Hawaii tonight, but I look so calm, life must be very rich.The clerk was envious. The two rented a yacht from a yacht rental shop and rowed to the lake.The man is not very proficient at paddling, but the lake is calm and not tense.It is half past four.Yacht rental shops charge by the hour, remember the time accurately. The sun was setting, but it was still bright until 6 o'clock, so there were no lights on the boat.At this time, many small boats have returned, and there are five or six scattered on the lake. The man and woman were in a good mood when they took the boat, especially the woman, who was very happy.Women are often happy on such occasions, so there is nothing unusual about it. The small boat rowing to the middle of the lake turned westward. Lake S is long and narrow from east to west.Half of the shoreline of the lake is along the valley, with twists and turns. The north bank is Koshu Avenue, which has many blocks and looks open; The boat also rowed westward against the south bank.From the restaurant and the yacht charter shop, the boat was on the other side, far away.The boat turned into a corner and was out of sight. At this time, the pleasure boat had finished sailing, and almost all the other boats had returned to the shore.So, what happened to the small boat that turned into the fork of the lake after turning Xiajiao, no one saw it close by.On the other side of the lake, the small boat was seen entering the lake and paddling on the branches sticking out of the lake.However, there was a couple on the yacht, and no one was watching the whole time. The boat hadn't returned to shore just before 6 o'clock.During the daytime, it doesn’t matter if you rent an hour for two hours or three hours, but now it’s dark, and there are mountains around. As soon as the sun goes down, it gets dark quickly, and there are lights on the lakeside on both sides, and the lights of cars on Koshu Avenue are shining. The yacht rental shop got impatient with waiting for the boat, so they contacted the hotel.Just in case, the hotel called the police department again, and the clerk asked the owner of the rental shop to paddle and take a small boat to search on the lake. After turning around Xiajiao and entering Hucha, the clerk lights up the long flashlight and shines on the lake.The flashlight was not far away, but it didn't take long to find the capsized boat.The small boat was on the water surface near the east bank of the lake, and there was no one and no sound, and there was no response to shouting in the woods or on the water. An hour later, the affiliated police department arrived at the scene in a small boat with a searchlight on the bow. After dawn the next morning, two bodies were found, but not at the same time. The first thing I saw was the female body floating on the water.After being transported to the West Bank for an autopsy, it was found that she had been drowned for thirteen or four hours.The small boat arrived at Hucha around 5:00 yesterday, so the boat capsized shortly after, and the woman was thrown into the water. The corpse has no external injuries, and there is no trace of being strangled on the neck. The tongue is sticking out, and the mouth is sticking out.Signs of drowning such as foaming from the nose are obvious.Clothing is the same as when boarding the boat, and shoes are also worn on the feet. The male body was found with great difficulty half a day after the female body was found, but the body sank underwater.The body was hanging from a branch under the water. The people on the search boat first used a long bamboo pole with a hook to salvage it under the water. The hook hooked his pants. However, the corpse could not be moved on it.The two took off their clothes and dived to the bottom of the water, and moved the branches hanging from the body, and the body surfaced. After investigation, the man was also completely drowned, and it was inferred that the time of death was the same as that of the woman.The shirt and trousers were exactly the same as when they got on the boat, but the shoes seemed to have been taken off in the yacht and floated beside the capsized boat. However, upon careful inspection, there was a scratch-like scratch on the lower leg exposed on the upper part of the man's right sock; at the same time, there was a ring-shaped blood mark on the ankle, like a circle.Of course, this was left over during his lifetime. At first I thought the scrape was from an underwater branch. Lake S is relatively shallow near the shore. In some places, the branches of underwater trees are exposed to the water, and the branches under the water are intertwined.A man who fell into the water from his yacht fell into a branch and couldn't get up, so he drowned.In the water he must have been trying desperately to free himself from the branches, so of course there were bruises on his feet.However, the scrape is too short and thin. If it is a scratch from a branch, it should be thicker and longer. The cause of the injury was judged from the bruises on the ankle.When the boat capsized and the two of them sank into the water, the woman desperately grabbed the man's right foot with both hands. She wanted to be saved, and held his ankle with all her strength.This is the cause of bruising.Then, rubbing is a woman's scratch.In recent years, women like to keep long and pointed nails. This drowned woman has long and pointed nails. The woman held the man's foot in the water, and gradually lost her strength due to the constant drinking, and finally let go of her hand, so she was drowned. The man managed to break free from the woman's hand, but he had already drank a lot of water. Although he could swim, he was exhausted. When he desperately tried to break free from the woman and floated to the surface, he was unfortunately stuck in the branch. He couldn't move, and finally died.No wonder the body didn't surface. When the two bodies were transported to the backyard of the police station where they belonged, a dozen relatives and reporters from five or six newspapers and magazines rushed from Tokyo.His identity was identified last night. From his own car and the man's belongings, he was known to be Michio Sayama, the operator of the "Beauty Salon" in Aoyama, Tokyo.The woman's identity was known after the people in Tokyo arrived, and it was Fujiko Fukuji, the wife of Sayama's concubine.Newspaper and magazine reporters came because Michio Sayama was the darling of the beauty industry and had a great reputation. "Teacher and Fukuchi are scheduled to fly to Hawaii at 10:20 this evening." Yanagida of "Aoyama Beauty Salon" said.He rushed to the police station last night. "I've got everything ready. I'm leaving Japan in a few hours. There will be an accident? I can't believe it! The blessed land is so pleasant, but..." Because the death was purely accidental, the police department handed over the two corpses to him and asked him to take them back to Tokyo. Despite pressure from the beauty industry, newspapers published conversations with celebrities in the industry mourning the "genius" who died in the accident. "...However, Sashan-kun is so outstanding at such a young age. I think he himself is satisfied, so he can rest in peace. It is difficult to obtain such a high reputation at such a young age. He is indeed worthy of being called a 'genius'. Well, the so-called genius is just refers to a talented person who died young; 'Da Da' means a long-lived person. It would be better for Sayama-kun to be a long-lived and talent-drained 'Da Dao', or an unpopular big shot. Oh, what I said It's true." Here's a talk from a "critic" in the beauty world. "Fukuchi Fujiyu loves Sayama sincerely. She said that after getting Sayama, there is no one happier than herself in the world. It is a pity to die in such an accident. Probably died of love with Sayama, really How touching! I still hugged Xiangshan until the end. How enviable, there is no one happier than her in the world!" This is a conversation by a colleague of the magazine where Fujiko Fukuchi used to work. —Now, no newspaper or magazine mentions the relationship between Masayoshi Okano and Michio Sayama, the defendants in the "Sachiko Techimura Case" in the second trial. "Sangshan Xiner Law Firm" was opened in a room in a certain building in Zhi Ading. " The room is small, and half of it is used as a reception room for receiving guests.In addition to lawyer Sangshan, the clerk Sakurada and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.There are no customers. On the morning after Michio Sayama and Fujiko Fukuji died unexpectedly in Lake S, Sakurada, who returned from investigation at the police station of Lake S, reported the general situation to Kuwayama. "What do you think of the matter?" "The police department determined that it was negligent death, based on drowning without external injuries, right?" Sang Shan asked. "This is the main reason, and there are other circumstances. Before taking the boat, Sayama called the store in Qingshan and said that he would go back at 7 o'clock and then go to the airport. The two of them took the plane to Hawaii together." "Is Sayama rowing skill good?" "According to the owner of the rental shop, he is not very skilled at rowing." "However, the lake is very calm and there are no waves. It is impossible for the boat to capsize due to poor rowing skills." "The police department said that the scene was far away from other people's eyes. It may be that the man wanted to hug the woman. When he moved his position, the boat lost its balance and capsized. There have been several accidents like this before, but no one died." "Both of them died this time, which is a little unusual. They rented the boat and rowed out very late, and the other boats were coming back. That is, there were no other boats. Witnesses. Will it Could it have been a deliberate choice to paddle into the lake when there were no witnesses?" "I feel the same way." "What did the police say about the shoes?" "Shoes? Didn't say anything." "Sayama took off his shoes and was in the yacht. Fukuji Fujiko was wearing shoes. It can be thought that it was because of boating, and she felt uncomfortable wearing shoes when she went to the mountains, so she went barefoot..." "That's probably how the police department sees it." "However, if you want to swim in the water, of course you have to take off your shoes." "Ah, that's what happened!" Sakurada nodded with wide eyes, "Do you think Sayama is trying to pretend to be negligent death or kill Fukuji Fujiko?" "Sayama probably wouldn't be willing to marry Fukuchi. The concubine relationship with her is the result of using her to prove his alibi. Since we are pursuing this case closely, Sayama is worried about Fukuchi Fujiko. Fukuchi is a kind-hearted man." She is a woman, so Sayama is worried that she will reveal her true feelings, especially when she wants to renege on her promise to marry her, she is likely to report to the police or disclose it to us, who are Okano's defenders. Sayama panicked. In this matter, Fukuchi Fujiko is both The woman he didn't want to marry, but also the woman who held his ground, this dual reason prompted Sayama's murderous intention." Sangshan said. "Sayama may have also thought that he will take a plane to Hawaii soon, and no one will think it is a premeditated crime. The round-trip ticket has already been bought. Even the hotel fee for the 10-day stay in Hawaii has been paid to the travel agency. It's a pity, but he wants to use this incident to cover up his premeditated crime." "These investments are necessary at a critical time when there is a risk of going to prison." "For the current Sayama, this is not a big investment. He has made a lot of money, and his capital is taken from women. ... Baishan intends to let Fukuchi Fujiyu who can't swim in the water Drowning, he floated up again, so that the last obstacle, Fujiko Fukuchi, could be removed. However, he was hugged by Fujiko Fukuchi, unable to move his body. In desperation, he wanted to give up killing her and get rid of her , floated to the surface of the water by himself, but was caught by the branches in the water, so he couldn't float up. Sayama's drowning is really a fruit of his own accord!" "This is called... God's will! His usual methods in the past failed in the end." "The previous method?" "He killed Hatano Masako, and Sayama was at the scene of her death; the other, the girl at the foot of Tianbai Mountain in Kyushu was killed, and Toyama was also present, passing the crime on to the lunatic who escaped from the mental hospital. Marrying Okano is exactly the same, and the method is similar. In the end, he died by his own hands." The two were silent for a long time. "It's a pity to let Sayama die!" Sakurada sighed from the bottom of his heart, "I really want to send him to the gallows!" "There is no way, since this is the case, we should concentrate on getting Okano acquitted, that's the only way we can." "According to the current situation, there is still hope for the second trial." "Yeah," Sangshan nodded, "...But, I've known Sandov for a long time!" Sakurada seemed to think he was talking about something else.