【5300】
Kyoto, Kyoto Administrative Office, Hakushu——
"Kinoshita Saji! Do you know your guilt?"
I have to say that Takahashi Kinzaburo's sonorous voice is indeed very intimidating and looks like a judge.
Ordinary people who lack experience and have no vision will probably be frightened after being yelled at by Takahashi Kinzaburo so many times.
But... for someone who has flown through the sea of ​​​​blood in the mountains of corpses, stood shoulder to shoulder with famous figures such as Hitotsubashi Keiki, Matsudaira Harugaku, and Katsuru Rintaro, and could meet even the high-ranking Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzouin at will,
The energy of Takahashi Kinzaburo is obviously not as good as the cold look in Sanako and Mai Kinoshita's eyes.
"What am I guilty of?"
Qingdeng asked calmly.
Perhaps Aoto's calm reaction was unexpected, and Takahashi Kinzaburo couldn't help but be stunned.
But he quickly came to his senses, slapped his thigh fiercely, and shouted:
"You killed people in the street! And you killed five people in a row! Such a brutal crime was witnessed by everyone! There are witnesses and material evidence, but you still don't plead guilty?"
Upon hearing this, Qingdeng shrugged.
"Sir, I don't quite understand what you said. How could I kill someone?"
Takahashi Kinzaburo was stunned again.
"What did you say?"
Not only Takahashi Kinzaburo, but also Risuke, Shuya, Tongshin, and Naotori... everyone present was stunned.
With the blessing of his talents "Emperor's Art" and "Trickster +1", Qingdeng's sincere expression and sincere tone shocked everyone present.
Qingdeng nodded seriously and continued:
"I just trampled a few cockroaches to death, and they still fly to people. They are useless except for making people feel disgusted. How can you find me guilty? Could it be that this is Kyoto's policy?
The specialty of the place is that it will convict people who trample pests to death?"
After hearing this, Takahashi Kinzaburo finally woke up belatedly and shouted angrily:
"Shut up! Stop telling me these nonsense!"
"Hmph! You Dongyi is really good at telling lies!"
"Then let me ask another question!"
"Taniguchi Hikojiro, Umehara Junyuki, Tamori Jinzo, Tsuburo Ryosen, Moriyama Nohito—were the above five people killed by you?"
Qingdeng said calmly:
"I don't recognize these names. If these names belong to the five pests who just molested women and attempted to destroy other people's property, then they were indeed chopped down by me one by one."
"That being the case, there's nothing more to say!"
After roaring, Takahashi Kinzaburo turned his head and glanced at Yorizuke beside him.
Yosuke nodded gently with understanding, took out a neatly folded confession from his arms, stood up and handed it to Qingdeng.
"Now, you have two ways to go."
"First, obediently sign and stamp the confession!"
"Second, he was tortured and then signed and stamped on the confession!"
Qingdeng took the confession and glanced at it carefully.
It is full of literate words, but the content in it can be summarized as follows: I killed all those loyal and lofty people! I am a beast! I am not a human being! It is all my fault! I really regret it!
Scarface and others were picked off cleanly, and Qingden was portrayed as having offended the most evil people.
If the signature and painting were deposited, then the whole blame would fall on Qingdeng. The other party was a righteous man loyal to the country, but he himself became a villain who could not be described.
Qingdeng put down the confession in his hand:
"As far as I know, Ginmi Kado and Riki cannot use lynching without permission. Only when the suspect has committed a crime above a capital crime but is unwilling to confess, can Ginmi Kado and Riki apply to the town for permission to torture, and the town can then apply to the shogunate for permission.
The suspect must be taken to the drilling station for interrogation only after obtaining the permission of Lao Zhong.”
As soon as Aoto finished speaking, Takahashi Kinzaburo immediately showed an extremely exaggerated and joking expression.
"Hahahaha! I didn't expect you, Dongyi, to know the law quite well!"
"That's right! You are right! Yinwei Fang Yuli cannot use lynching without permission."
"But, I am the biggest here! Whatever I say is what I say!"
"Don't call it a lynching. If I am willing, I can throw you into a prison cell with just one word! Lock you up with those Taoist people!"
"I see that you are quite handsome. Those guys who are well versed in public affairs will definitely like you very much!"
"I can make you round if I want to! I can flatten you if I want to! Can you still sue me?"
When Qingdeng heard this, he sneered meaningfully, and then asked:
"Allow me to ask, if I sign the confession, what kind of punishment will I be sentenced to?"
Takahashi Kinzaburo curled his lips, and the look of contempt on his face was extremely strong.
"You committed a crime in the street, and you also killed a loyal and loyal person. For such a cruel crime... ordering you to commit seppuku and apologize is considered a light sentence!"
"...If that's the case, that's really weird."
As he said this, Qingden folded his hands into his Yuori sleeves, looking puzzled.
"Huh? What do you want to say again?"
Takahashi Kinzaburo frowned slightly - he had experienced Aoden's power of talking.
"Although this is a realization I had a long time ago, thanks to today's 'One Day Trip to Kyoto', my realization has become even more profound."
"When the rich, powerful and famous public officials act recklessly, the law is nothing."
"But when the helpless common people accidentally break the law, the law suddenly becomes noble and inviolable."
"When you are asked to pay a fine, not even a penny is less; when you are asked to pay for your life, the butcher's knife will show no mercy."
"In the end, the law that should be extremely sacred has become a tool used by corrupt officials like you to make money, and a shield used by evil villains to do evil."
"It can be condensed into one sentence: Those who suffer will always be those without money and power."
"When the common people were being slaughtered, where were you?"
"When the villains represented by Kusunoki-gumi were running rampant, you were submissive and didn't even dare to let out a fart."
"When you encounter a weak persimmon, you are very arrogant."
"I have always believed that when the law cannot bring justice to the victim, private revenge is legitimate and even noble from this moment on."
"To be blunt, according to my in-depth observation, Kyoto is completely rotten right now."
"A fair but complicated law? It only applies to peaceful times when there is plenty of food and clothing."
"Now Kyoto only needs rough but clear rules! That is to hurt innocent people and die!"
"Today's five cockroaches are just the beginning."
"I will crush more cockroaches without mercy for a long time to come."
After saying that, Qingdeng picked up the confession and tore it into thousands of pieces without any hesitation.
Looking at the scattered pieces of paper, Takahashi Kinzaburo was stunned on the spot.
A moment...
"Hmph, hum...hahahaha...!"
He was so angry that he smiled back, grinning from the corners of his mouth to his ears.
"You're really a talkative guy! You always talk in the same way!"
"And 'cruelly trample to death more cockroaches'...Who do you think you are? Do you think you are the new governor of Gyeonggi Town?"
"Not guilty, right? Good! You have the guts!"
Snap! Snap!
To be continued...