The Sakuradamon Metropolitan Police Headquarters, a few blocks away, was fifteen minutes ago.
Shiratori Akira threw the file on the desk and let out a long sigh.
The rookie criminal police brought to him by Xinfen asked cautiously: "Is this case so difficult?"
"Can't you feel the difficulty of this case by looking at the file?" The White Bird Police Department pushed the file towards the young man, "In the search class, in addition to the ability to handle cases, it is very important to know what to do if you want to improve all the way. What kind of case are you hiding from?"
The rookie policeman picked up the file, but he didn't open it, he just made a gesture of opening it, and then said directly to Shiratori: "This file is a bit strange, it's obviously an act of kidnapping, just because you hired a super expensive lawyer The group can slide over again and again, isn't Dongda's legal jackal a little too amazing
"If it were in the US, it might not be surprising because they have the law of the sea. But Japan is a country of statute law."
Shiratori frowned and looked at his young partner: "Is Japan a legal system?"
"Of course, you don't know? The Police University teaches."
"Sorry, the first time I became a policeman happened to be in the post-war recovery period. The Police University has not yet been established. The classrooms of your Police University are still the auditorium of the United Nations Occupation Army."
The young man froze, apparently he hadn't considered this.
Human beings tend to think that everything they have been used to for as long as they can remember is ancient.
Just like the Chinese born after 2000 are used to their motherland being a quasi-superpower with leading advantages in electromagnetic guns and hypersonic weapons, and their conversations are full of imperialist style.
They didn't know how dangerous it was back then, and how Zhang Jiadun and his "Japanese friend" Francisco Fukuyama jointly completed the biggest strategic deception operation at the beginning of this century to turn the tide and win ten five-year buffer period.
The young detective apologized to Shiratori: "I'm sorry, I don't mean anything else, I mean..."
"So what the hell is this statute?" Shiratori helped his young partner through the awkward stage.
"Ah, that's right. The law of the sea is based on existing precedents, so once there are existing precedents, subsequent judges will continue to follow this judgment after encountering similar cases."
Shiratori frowned suddenly: "Isn't that easy to go wrong? If a judge encounters a case with no precedent and engages in malpractices for personal gain, won't there be a series of unjust, false and wrongly decided cases later?"
The partner nodded: "It is true that there will be such a situation, so the scope of application of the case is strictly limited, so that even if it is wrong, it will only affect one country. In addition, there are higher-level courts such as the Federal Circuit Court, which can modify inappropriate Jurisprudence. But, uh, the mechanism isn't particularly effective."
Shiratori: "Not particularly effective?"
"Yeah, I remember that the teacher at the Police University talked about the American affairs, saying that the American family was hijacked or something. After calling the police, the police just came and knocked on the window to ask what happened. After the prisoner answered, the police left. "
Shiratori was stunned: "Are the American police so easy? What happened later?"
"The landlord and the female tenant who were hijacked later were raped, and it seems that some people died. The criminal was shot dead by the police after killing someone, and then the first two people who called the police brought the police to court."
Shiratori clapped his hands vigorously: "Okay! That's how it should be!"
"But the judge judged that the police were not at fault, because the criminals had already been shot and killed. The judge seemed to think that the duty of the police is to uphold the dignity of the law, not to protect the personal safety of citizens. The police shot and killed the criminals, so they fulfilled their duties, and there is no dereliction of duty. Behavior."
"What the hell, is this true?" Shiratori asked, frowning.
"It's true. After that, the judges in the entire region began to judge according to this case. The two plaintiffs refused to accept it and went to the Federal Circuit Court. As a result, the Circuit Court upheld the original judgment, and it turned into the Circuit Court's jurisdiction. Jurisprudence that applies across the region. Now those state legislatures are considering loosening gun standards and devolving self-defense rights.”
Shiratori was speechless: "Such nonsense? It's crazy. Japan is a country where guns are illegal. The criminal police in our team must wear bulletproof vests when they go out to carry out large-scale operations. If they let go of guns, the police will have to wear bulletproof jackets on daily duty." clothes."
At this time, there happened to be criminal police from the Fourth Search Section who came back from dinner and worked overtime. They just listened to the conversation that started with "opening guns", and they agreed: "It's crazy to ban guns. Now Koreans use Desh." They stuck machine guns and AKs, and the Fuqing gang took out rocket launchers and anti-tank landmines made in Japan. If Japan wants to shoot and ban the devolution of self-defense rights, they should show off their chariots in Ueno Park."
Another chunky detective with an unfinished meat bun in his hand said, "I really sympathize with my colleagues in the United States. I hope their government has enough money to update their equipment."
"Don't you know, there is a tradition for American police to buy their own weapons. In order to fight against the fierce firepower of bootleggers, the police paid for their own Chicago typewriters."
Shiratori interrupted his colleague: "What started from the period of Prohibition, it started from the Civil War era. At that time, soldiers in both the North and South armies would buy useful weapons for themselves in order to survive. The US government only purchased a few bursts Rifles, but the soldiers bought them all if they had money after they used them.”
The young inspection minister who initiated this topic looked at Shiratori unexpectedly: "You don't know the statute law and the law of the sea, but you know about the US Army's use of rifles?"
"Because I like to read popular science books on history when I go to the toilet." Shiratori waved his hand, "Speaking of the law of the sea, I already know that Japan is not a law of the sea system. After all, I have seen so many court trials..."
The fat detective who just came in snickered and interjected: "I have been prosecuted several times because the suspect 'fell' in the interrogation room."
Shiratori pouted: "Don't your prisoners often fall too?"
"This is the point of knowledge," the fat criminal policeman raised the bun in his hand, "We only let those suspects who can't afford a barrister fall down."
"How the hell did I know that the punk who was beaten up was the young master of the consortium?" Shiratori sighed, "For this, I owe a lot of favors that have not been repaid."
His young partner asked with great interest: "Favour?"
Shiratori Akira obviously didn't want to talk about this, so he forcibly returned the topic: "Speaking of Japanese law, what did you just say..."
"Statutory law can also be called the civil law system or the Roman law system."
"Rome... what?" The two detectives who were watching did not know which one muttered.
"The characteristic of this legal system is that the legal provisions are very rigid. A large number of jurists study each provision carefully and do their best to ensure that it has one and only one interpretation. In fact, there is a big difference between the statutory law and the law of the sea. , the sentences of statutory law are very rigid, like scientific formulas, and the law of the sea will have sentences with unclear meaning.”
Shiratori joked, "For example, what? 'Everyone is equal before the law'?"
"That's one of those things. Statutes don't have that sweeping overview, it starts by defining who 'everyone' means."
Speaking of which, the young inspection minister looked back to the file in his hand: "Because Japan is a country with statutory law, it is inconceivable that this Hyuga company can escape legal sanctions many times. The debates of the lawyers' team are wonderful, but in essence they are just word games. Not every day A judge can be fooled by word games.
"If it is a country with the law of the sea, it may be because of the formation of precedents, and subsequent judges followed suit to avoid taking the blame. But we are not, no matter how many times the lawyer team has successfully defended innocence, when a A judge who accepts death may break his merits at any time.
"But on the other hand, this kind of wordplay can only work in countries with statute law, because the provisions of statute law should be unambiguous and without omissions, and if someone finds loopholes, they can only admit it. In countries with the law of the sea, Such sophistry likely failed to convince judges and juries, resulting in the failure of the defense."
Shiratori nodded again and again: "Not bad, not bad, you completed your studies at the Police University very well."
"He is the first graduate of the Police University."
"No, it's the second." The young inspector corrected, "The first also joined the Metropolitan Police Department, and then became the partner of Kiryu and Ma."
Shiratori laughed loudly: "Then his self-esteem must be very frustrated. That guy Kiryu is superb in terms of intelligence and action ability, and he has a lot of experience. Especially in martial arts."
Several old detectives laughed together, and the young people laughed too.
After laughing, the young man continued to return to the original topic: "All in all, in my opinion, the Hyuga company case is very strange for being able to escape sanctions so many times."
"Not surprising." Shiratori looked at the young man's face, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, and the fat detective immediately handed him the cigarette.
Shiratori took a sip, and then exhaled the smoke from his nostrils and said: "As a reward for explaining the law of the sea and the law of the land to me, let me tell you about the operating principles of Japanese society. Japan is a country in name. A country ruled by law, in fact... I don't know what this kind of country should be called. In short, this country is composed of various transactions.
"If you pay attention to the customers of Hinata Company, you will find that they are either rich or expensive. The worst are great writers and famous singers, who belong to celebrities. When these people encounter legal problems, many times the final outcome is not determined by the law, but by the kiosk. That night's menu is determined.
"The food that night was delicious, and the geisha who sang was superb. She is also a celebrity with face in many places, and the case will become part of the deal."
The young man made a suspicious voice: "Huh?"
"For example, there is a high-ranking official, assuming, assuming, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance, in short, the kind of real-power bureaucrat who has a lot of government secrets. He shot and killed people, and then ordered his loyal subordinates to kill the insiders. In the end, he even killed his subordinates. What do you think will happen to him?"
The young man frowned: "Did you kill one with your own hands, and then ordered your subordinates to silence you? This already constitutes a vicious murder, right? Even now that abolition of death is popular, it should be executed now."
Shiratori shook his head and stretched out two fingers: "Let me tell you, depending on whether the transaction is completed or not, he has two possible endings, but neither of the two endings is pleading guilty and obeying the law. One is the failure of the transaction, Then he will be hit and killed by a big truck or motorcycle on the street.
"The driver will definitely drink alcohol, and then he will turn himself in in horror when he finds out that he has hit someone dead. He will only repeatedly emphasize that he is drunk, he doesn't know anything, he doesn't even know the victim, and he will tell senior officials The family members kowtowed desperately.
"This is undoubtedly a regrettable accident. There may also be touching scenes of the victim's family and the driver's court reconciliation. Then the driver's family is hired by the union in the name of caring and gets a very easy high-paying job for life No need to worry about food and clothing, the driver has been squatting for ten years, and the reunion with his family is touching, gratifying."
The fat detective next to him eating steamed buns smiled and said, "Don't speak so realistically, it will scare young people. Hey, don't listen to his nonsense, these are urban legends, and there are no such high-ranking officials."
Shiratori ignored his colleague's interruption and continued: "The second possibility is that the transaction is completed, so the family members of the deceased get a large amount of compensation enough to make them shut up, and the vice-official began to live in seclusion. The younger generations also resigned from the key departments of the Ministry of Finance and transferred to Qingshui Yamen.
"There is no big truck driven by a drunk driver, no crying, but the procuratorate throws the file into the trash can and no longer prosecutes. This former high-ranking official who killed someone is quietly fishing at home and enjoying his old age."
At this time, the young inspector raised his hand and objected: "Isn't it? Just a few days ago, a Kanagawa county councilor was sued for domestic violence and resigned."
"Politicians are different. Politicians are another way of playing. What matters to politicians is faction, and individuals can be changed at will. Those MPs who are replaced, as long as they still have the right to speak in their own factions, it doesn't matter if they step down. "
The young inspection minister looked skeptical: "Is that so?"
"Yeah. When you are a policeman, especially a policeman in this part of Tokyo, you will soon become accustomed to the inexplicable suicides and accidental deaths of senior civil servants. Of course, there are also inexplicable exonerations."
"We are the Organization Countermeasures Department, which is relatively good." Another person interjected, "We usually deal with cases where the murderer can be clearly found. Of course, it is not certain whether the murderer is the real murderer."
The Shiratori police department coughed, interrupted the interlocutor, and took back the right to speak: "In short, this case is likely to be the case. Take a closer look at what they are doing, and help celebrities who have fallen out of love to rekindle their old relationships. Or let the lingering mistress find a new life, even if it is recorded on the computer, it will still smell decaying."
The second police officer frowned and looked at the file in his hand: "Is this why this company can escape legal sanctions time and time again?"
"Of course, the wonderful performance of the legal wolves of Dongda University is also one of the reasons. Their wonderful performance should have played a role in lowering the price of the transaction behind them. In addition, this case is now in the hands of our fourth class. It can also explain the problem. Yes. The higher-ups don’t know which superintendent or quasi-police superintendent, but they clearly know that this is an organized crime and they are talking to us.”
After Shiratori finished speaking, he took a long puff of smoke.
The second Sang stared at the file in front of him with a complicated expression, and whispered softly: "So this is the so-called dark side?"
"Where there is light, there is shadow, just get used to it."
At this moment, someone rushed into the office: "Hey! Something is wrong! Kiryu and Ma broke up with the bosozoku entrenched in the street!"
Shiratori stood up with a clatter: "Oops!"
The second Sang asked suspiciously: "The Kiryu Police Department brought extra exaggerated guns, right? You shouldn't worry too much, right?"
"Do you know how much damage he caused by fighting on the streets of Tokyo last time? Not counting the helicopter that fell from the US military, it was as high as one billion yen!"
The second Sang was stunned: "Huh?"