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Chapter 1026 Supreme Joy
Chapter 1026 Supreme Joy
The dinner discussion continued for more than an hour after Morokuchi Yoshiki left.
Zhukou Yiki returned to the study to work, and the few of them seemed to have no constraints. They talked a lot about the poor former editor Qiu Chang, and also discussed some of the not-so-normal tendencies in Zhukou Yiki's books.
It has to be said that the eyes of the people are indeed sharp. As to how he oppressed Editor Akiba, although other people are unaware of their private communications, these things will still unconsciously flow out in Zhukou Yiqi's works.
"Mr. Akibaba has been injured all the time, and it's not caused by ordinary bumps." Dejima Kakuji shook the water cup with a look of regret and bitterness on his face, "I don't mean that Mr. Morokuchi will do something to him, I mean..."
"I guess, sometimes it corresponds to what Mr. Zhukou wrote?" Tang Ze expressed this point directly.
After these words were spoken, there was silence for a few seconds.
Although several staff members of the magazine did not give a direct answer, it was not difficult to tell from their evasive gazes and expressions that this point hit the nail on the head.
Zhukou Yigui's desire for power accelerated after he became famous, and first broke out on the editor with whom he worked most closely.
Kogoro Mori's brows furrowed in an instant.
Considering that he was sitting in someone else's house and eating food prepared by that person, Kogoro Mori did not get angry immediately.
But after this eventful dinner was over, he and Tang Ze went to privately find Dejima Kakuji, who had taken the initiative to bring up the matter.
"Are you suspecting that he is forcing his editor to experiment with some of the methods used in detective novels?" Maori Kogoro crossed his arms and asked with some suspicion and scrutiny, "This didn't cause any resistance from the editor, and no news leaked out? This is beyond imagination."
Being a tyrannical boss in the workplace and actually becoming a monarch who has the power of life and death over others are two different things.
Why would someone who is so bad to his collaborators continue to cooperate with the magazine until now? This is a question in itself.
Dejima Kakuji did not answer his question first, but lowered his head and looked at the ballpoint pen in his hand for a while.
He used this pen frequently to adjust and rotate the tape, and the front end of the pen had been slightly dented by the teeth of the tape.
"...At least, that's what I think."
In the end, since there were two detectives standing in front of him, two well-known detectives who had been fighting crime and evil for a long time, Dejima Kakuji finally spoke and revealed the secret.
"After Akibaba left, I tidied up his desk for him." Dejima Kakuji said, "Akiba is a very serious person. His work records are always very detailed, so after taking over his job, as long as I organize his documents, I can get started step by step... So after his family members took away their personal belongings, I was the one who was responsible for organizing the documents for Anabuki, who was about to take over his job."
"Did you find something wrong in the middle?" Kogoro Mouri frowned.
According to Dejima Kakuji's description, he was definitely not just guessing, but must have found solid evidence from Akibashi's relics.
Dejima Kakuji opened his mouth and lowered his head, seeming to have some concerns.
He avoided directly answering Maori Kogoro's question and said, "There is one thing that Mr. Zhukou said is not completely wrong. Our magazine does have a relatively long serialization foundation and a fixed audience. We are not lacking in sales, but among the works serialized in magazine columns nowadays, his book is indeed very competitive and is one of the top authors that the magazine wants to win over. In addition, his separately published collections of works and single copies of long works will also be cooperated with our publishing house..."
"Even if you saw something, you can't express it because of his current popular status in the magazine?" Tang Ze said the rest of the words for him.
"It's no use expressing it." Dejima Kakuji said softly, "Akiba is indeed a promising editor, but there are more than one editor in the magazine. For the magazine, a replaceable editor and an irreplaceable author are completely different."
Perhaps because they were both detectives and Kogoro Mouri was a former criminal policeman with close ties with the police, he did not take the initiative to talk about the specific difficulties in the investigation, but the two of them already understood.
First of all, Akibari’s death was indeed inseparable from Moroku Yoshiki’s request, but it was he who actually took action and carried it out.
If one wants to accuse Zhukou Yigui from the perspectives of bullying, coercion and instigation, the chain of evidence required is staggering and the argument is difficult.
Under such circumstances, if the publishing house or magazine does not cooperate with the investigation at all, or even fails to provide testimony favorable to the case, it will not only be of no help to the case, but may also push the case in the opposite direction, leading the criminal investigation department to conclude that Zhukou Yigui is not guilty.
All in all, this is a matter full of doubts.
And Dejima Kakuji will eventually make a completely extreme choice, probably because he can't escape the feeling of grief over the loss of the rabbit.
It is already difficult to be a grandson when facing a partner, but if you have to lose your life and property, it would be a bit too sad.
But that's what they came here for.
Now that the Phantom Thief of Hearts has arrived, he will naturally have his own way.
Tang Ze nodded, feeling that he had clearly understood the user's needs and could come up with a solution.
"I fully understand your feelings, and I am willing to believe what you say." Tang Ze first gave such a major premise to appease Dejima Kakuji's emotions, and then said, "But as you said yourself, rumors and speculations alone cannot convict him."
"Yes." Dejima Kakuji looked at the pen in his hand again and nodded.
"But I think this matter is not hopeless." Tang Ze changed the subject, "Since Mr. Maori and I are here, and you are willing to tell us the truth out of trust, I will not let you down."
His mood was already immersed in gloom, and even when he began to review his own plan, Dejima Kakuji was stunned and raised his head again.
Kogoro Mouri also turned his head, glanced at the smiling Karasawa, touched his chin, and quickly figured out what he was talking about.
"You want to find some breakthroughs during the conversation?" Maori Kogoro quickly caught up with the idea. "It's difficult to guide this successfully, right?"
"But this is indeed a good opportunity, isn't it?" Tang Ze asked back, "The evidence that can be accepted by the prosecution is very strict. One interview may not be able to decide the overall situation, but don't forget that this is a formal conversation. We will have audio recordings, photos, and even videos. Not only are there other witnesses present, but most importantly, Mr. Morokuchi Masuki himself is clearly aware that what he is going to say will be recorded and agrees."
This is an important condition that will seriously affect whether the content of their conversation will be accepted by the court.
Although secret photography and private recordings can influence the court's judgment to a certain extent, it is difficult for them to be listed as primary evidence. Unless the defendant's lawyer is a complete idiot, he will definitely raise a problem on this issue.
But the environment for the conversation is different.
"You have a point," Maori Kogoro agreed, but quickly raised another point, "But if we have a clear tendency to set up questions and induce confessions, we may also be attacked by lawyers."
"I will pay attention to the direction and method of the question. If the host of the conversation and the other participant are willing to cooperate, I think there is still great hope, right?" Tang Ze smiled, "As for the court stage... If you don't have confidence, why not ask your wife, lawyer Hibari Eri?"
Eri Kisaki's reputation as the Queen of Law, along with her undefeated court record, is also well known.
With the cooperation of two detectives who had close ties with the police, and fairly secure legal resources, Dejima Kakuji, who had been a little hesitant at first, finally calmed down.
"Will this be effective?" Dejima Kakuji raised his eyes and looked at Tang Ze.
For the first time today, he looked someone in the eyes with eyes full of hope and glimmering light.
"In terms of conviction, the sentencing may require further advice from the lawyer, but I think Attorney Fei will be willing to fight for the heaviest possible sentencing standard for Editor Akibaba." Tang Ze skipped the question of whether the police would accept it and how they would judge it, and fast-forwarded directly to the issue of the trial.
“…Can they really convict him?”
"I think so. How can we know if we don't try? Morokuchi Masuki is a celebrity and a writer. His case will attract a lot of attention. For someone like him, being ruined may be more frightening to him than death."
Tang Ze made this statement not only to convince the would-be criminal who was wavering on the edge, but it was also a judgment based on reality.
All of Zhukou Yigui's arrogance and superiority are based on his identity as a writer.
No matter how tolerant the society here is towards the author, the fact that it involves a lawsuit involving human life will definitely greatly affect the evaluation of him.
Apart from his identity as a writer, Zhukou Yiqi is just a middle-aged man who lives alone and has a failed marriage. Zhukou Yiqi, who has been greedy for the benefits brought by his status and has enjoyed preferential treatment for too long, certainly cannot accept this.
Dejima Kakuji was obviously moved by these words.
"In this case, my tape tomorrow will play a crucial role..."
Having achieved his goal, Tang Ze smiled.
He actually didn't care much whether Zhukou Yigui could be convicted or what crime he could be convicted of.
He just wanted to give Kakujima some hope, a hope that would allow him to suppress his murderous intent and let Morokuchi Yoshiki live until the end of the conversation.
As for the subsequent processing...
"I'd like to trouble you to give me more reliable information. This will help us plan the content of tomorrow's discussion... Would you mind coming to Detective Maori's room to discuss it?"
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"… Editor Akiba, did he die like this?"
After listening to Dejima Kakuji's description, Mao Lilan covered her mouth, somewhat incredulous.
"Just for the sake of an experiment, is the closed room murder method feasible?"
"He has repeated many of these steps on Akibashi." After getting over that hurdle, Dejima Kakuji no longer hid anything and began to speak frankly about what he had seen in Akibashi's records. "For example, he once proposed to use the amount of bleeding of the deceased as part of a case trick, but after consulting medical data, he was not sure whether the bleeding caused by this degree of trauma was enough to complete his arrangement..."
"The method used in the book "Devil's Sacrifice"?" Conan, who had read the works of Morokuchi Yoshiki, immediately reacted and then widened his eyes. "But that method is very cruel. The murderer used a kitchen knife to cut the victim, and then filled the magic circle with the victim's blood, making the scene look like a cult sacrifice site, trying to blur the motive of the crime..."
Dejima Kakuji looked at Conan strangely, then looked at Maori Ran and Maori Kogoro: "...Morokuchi's works are rated relatively high. Is it okay to let such a young child read them?"
Mao Lilan's eyes twitched, and she kicked Conan back, then she smiled again: "Oh, after all, Conan is my father's assistant. He often follows me to the crime scene, and he is different from ordinary children. It doesn't make sense to not let him read books, but let him often come into contact with real murders..."
"I see..." Dejima Kakuji nodded and accepted this statement, "Okay, the kid is right. It's like this. So Akiya has a very tragic scar on his body, which was caused by this method."
"This is too much." Mao Lilan frowned, "Editor Akiba doesn't object either?"
"It wasn't so excessive at the beginning. At first, he was just asked to help collect information. By the time he was dissatisfied with the data in the materials and began to ask Akibaba to provide more authentic materials, it was difficult for Akibaba to resist." Dejima Kakuji smiled bitterly, "And if he had any complaints, Zhukou would contact the magazine and accuse him in a domineering manner, implying that if he changed partners next time, it would be Akibaba's responsibility..."
There is no need for Dejima Kakuji to describe the detailed logic that follows.
Akiza, who has worked at the magazine for many years, has a wife and children and the responsibility of supporting his family, so he cannot lose this job.
"Plus what you mentioned before, the editor-in-chief intends to promote him and get him promoted. Mr. Akibaba will think this is promising." Tang Ze added, "He will think that after enduring this book and completing this serialization, he won't have to contact him again, right?"
This is just like many victims of bullying. When they are in a difficult situation and have nowhere to turn, the only hope they can have is to endure until the day they leave this environment and no longer have contact with the perpetrator.
But many of them, like Akiza, never lived to see that day as violence and bullying intensified.
"Didn't you tell anyone after you found out?" Kogoro Mori pondered.
When this question was mentioned, Dejima Kakuji closed his eyes.
"…Even if we hand it over to the police, what's the point? As long as Mr. Morokuchi insists that this was Akibaba's personal behavior, there is no way to prove this." Dejima Kakuji said this, clenching his teeth, revealing some real hatred and murderous intent. "Later, when I was sorting out his other interviews, I found that he said in an interview, 'At this age, I recently understood the feelings of some murderers. This is really a supreme joy for a mystery writer.'"
Everyone present was silent for a moment.