"Officer Toda, what are you talking about?"
Upon hearing Kyouji Toda's question, which was completely different from what he expected, Koichi Nishihara didn't understand the situation at first.
"What's going on?!"
"Didn't you just promise me that after I tell you the whole story, you would do your best to help me bring the case closer to a crime of passion?"
"Why is the question you are asking now different from what you promised?"
Koichi Nishihara was a bit confused by Toda Kyouji's words.
"Mr. Nishihara, didn't you hear clearly what I said?"
"I'm asking you, did you strangle Misaki Uesugi with a wig and torture him cruelly?"
Kyouji Toda repeated his question again.
But Koichi Nishihara, who was sitting in front of him, realized after seeing the mocking expression on Toda Kyouji's face.
It looks like I've been tricked by Kyouji Toda!
But even so, Koichi Nishihara still couldn't understand why Toda Kyouji would do this.
If the other party wanted to induce a confession, why would they turn off the camera?
Without the video, the words I confessed earlier can't be used as evidence at all!
With the last bit of hope left in his heart, Koichi Nishihara said loudly to Kyouji Toda:
"I told you! I didn't kill anyone! I was falsely accused!"
"Alright, alright, you refuse to admit it even when faced with irrefutable evidence, huh? It seems like you're going to end the interrogation with a 'blatant attitude' and hand it directly over to the prosecutor."
Kyouji Toda said, and after writing some notes on the document, he tapped the pen on the interrogation table.
As soon as Nishihara Koichi heard what Toda Kyouji said, his heart, which had always been fortunate, suddenly sank to the bottom.
Now he was sure that he had truly been deceived by the detective sitting in front of him.
A person like me, who has dedicated almost his entire life to acting, was really deceived by an amateur using his acting skills?!
Koichi Nishihara really hadn't expected this.
In fact, he was treated this way at the Metropolitan Police Headquarters, which represented fairness and justice.
Koichi Nishihara looked at Kyouji Toda's expression, which was no longer kind and sincere, but now full of mockery and ridicule.
He felt a fierce, unprecedented rage surge in his heart and felt as if his chest and lungs were about to explode.
Nishihara Koichi's eyes turned red, and he suddenly stood up.
He leaned forward, grabbed the pen that Kyouji Toda had just tapped on the table, and then stabbed Kyouji Toda in the neck.
However, there was no trace of panic on Kyouji Toda's face, who was only a table away from Koichi Nishihara.
There was still that sarcastic smile on his face that made Koichi Nishihara even angrier.
Behind Kyouji Toda, Detective Takuto Nakajima pursed his lips and looked away.
Some things were unbearable to look at.
Koichi Nishihara, so enraged that he lost his mind, grabbed the pen in his hand and stabbed Kyouji Toda in the neck at lightning speed.
However, the tip of the pen suddenly stopped just 2 centimeters from Kyouji Toda's throat.
Before Koichi Nishihara could react,
With a sharp "click," his wrist bent in the opposite direction like a dead branch.
"Ah—!!"
Koichi Nishihara screamed in pain.
Just as he screamed, the tip of a polished black leather shoe slammed into his left cheek like a lightning strike.
With a "thud," Koichi Nishihara felt as if he had been hit with a hammer, and his whole body fell to the side.
Kyouji Toda retracted his foot carefully and then shook the jacket of his suit.
A sinister expression appeared on his scarred cheek.
"How dare you attack the police, you bastard?"
"Just wait to die."
As Toda Kyouji spoke, he walked over to the unconscious Koichi Nishihara, stretched out his foot, and forcefully stepped on his severely deformed cheek, then roughly handcuffed him again.
"Go and report to Megure's police department. Prisoner Koichi Nishihara refused to plead guilty and even attempted to attack the police. Toda has subdued him."
Kyouji Toda said loudly.
After reaching a place where the cameras couldn't capture him,
Toda Kyouji gave a fierce smile to Takuto Nakajima and then left the interrogation room.
After Kyouji Toda left,
Takuto Nakajima extended his palm and turned off the camera in the interrogation room with trembling hands.
This had happened more than once.
Many prisoners who were sent to Toda Kyouji for questioning ended up this way.
"Oh, you should actually be more careful."
"Think about it, how could a criminal police officer remove handcuffs from a murderer and place something that could be used as a weapon within the other person's reach?"
Takuto Nakajima whispered to the unconscious Koichi Nishihara, then began cleaning the room.
The biggest difference between Kyouji Toda, who had previously been in the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, and criminal police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department...
He didn't care about evidence.
For other detectives,
The purpose of obtaining a confession is to preserve the evidence of the prisoner's confession so the case can be closed as quickly as possible.
As for Toda Kyouji, who had always dealt with triads and violent gangs,
It didn't matter if there were tangible pieces of evidence.
He just needed to confirm that the other party was indeed a criminal, and then no longer needed to treat them as a human being.
This also allowed Kyouji Toda to induce confessions from suspects without any recording devices.
Wait until he gets the information he needs,
Turn the camera back on and make them repent on the spot.
At this point, the other party usually gets angry and acts impulsively.
Once a suspect tries to attack a criminal police officer, Toda Kyouji has the excuse of "self-defense" and can use violence against the criminal at will.
By the way, you can also label the other party as "attacking the police."
Although Takuto Nakajima had experienced this kind of thing several times, he was still scared.
It was actually because Toda Kyouji's methods were too ruthless.
He ordered the interrogation room to be cleaned, then called someone to take Koichi Nishihara away and returned to Kyouji Toda's office.
When Takuto Nakajima entered, Kyouji Toda threw the notebook containing Koichi Nishihara's confession in front of Takuto Nakajima.
Takuto Nakajima extended his hand and picked up the notebook that Toda Kyouji had thrown on the table.
Then, after seeing the previous content, a clear expression of surprise appeared on his face.
"Blame-shifting. Was it Akikawa who blamed Nishihara?! How is this possible?!"
"What's wrong with you, so surprised?"
Kyouji Toda noticed Takuto Nakajima's strange reaction and asked.
"Well, Akikawa Kyusuke is the victim of the car accident from half a year ago."
Takuto Nakajima thought for a moment before speaking slowly.
(End of the chapter)
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