I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 172 This is a novel that tells people how to punish juvenile offenders
The "Drunkard Rose Saint Fight" murder case developed much faster than the police expected.

The matter was hotly discussed in newspapers, magazines, and on television networks, and the pressure was instantly put on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The then Superintendent General Hara Bunbei immediately held a press conference and announced that the murderer would be arrested within three days.

As soon as the press conference ended, he immediately sent his assistant to call the chief of the Kokubunji Police Station and shifted the pressure back to him.

This morning, the elderly director announced that they suspected the murderer was an unemployed young man who had a strong hatred for society, and the investigation was also moving in this direction.

Now the Metropolitan Police Department was suddenly under pressure, and the elderly chief did not dare to let people continue to slack off, and quickly called on Fujiwara Kei and Hikigaya Nako, who knew the most about the situation, and asked them to bring a group of police officers to check the schools around the crime scene one by one!
At the same time, the Metropolitan Police Department also dispatched an additional 350 investigators and 40 mobile team members to assist Fujiwara Kei and others in conducting a carpet search of Kokubunji City and Tama area.

Thanks to the key clues provided by Kitagawa Hide, Fujiwara Kei and his team narrowed down their investigation area a lot. After they had identified their target as a junior high school student living in Kokubunji City, it was only a matter of time before they caught the "Drunken Rose Saint".

The police were still conducting a carpet search, but that afternoon, the Japanese news agency broke a new criminal statement written by "Drunkard Rose Saint"!

It is reported that the criminal statement, which was written on several pages, was mailed to the headquarters of the Japanese news agency this morning.

At first the receiving editor thought it was a prank.

But after the editorial staff read through the criminal statement several times, they finally confirmed that it was written by "Drunkard Rose Saint" himself.

Nippon News Service is backed by NHK, which is the only national television station and is controlled by the Mitsui Group.

The Mitsui Group is not afraid of the Japanese government and the Metropolitan Police Department.

Therefore, after receiving this explosive news, their first choice was not to inform the Metropolitan Police Department and the Ministry of Education, but to privately withhold the criminal statement, and then when the police were desperately trying to find the murderer, they directly broadcast it on TV to the people across the country!

The criminal statement sent to the Japanese news agency was three full pages long and totaled more than 1400 words.

The incriminating statement begins with the words, “Now, the game begins.”

In the letter, "Drunken Rose Saint" admitted that he had killed and beheaded Tsuchi Shijun, and readily admitted to several other vicious attacks on girls, and threatened that he would commit more murders.

It also repeatedly mentions "When I kill someone, I feel I am freed from the hatred that continues to build up.

I discovered that the only way to alleviate my suffering was to increase the suffering of others.

I decided to bet my life on this game.

If I am arrested, I am willing to accept legal sanctions, so please spare no effort to hunt me down! "

In addition, he wrote at the end of the criminal statement: "From now on, if you pronounce my name wrong or make me angry, I will kill three 'vegetables' in a week. If you think I only kill children, you are wrong."

The arrogance of "Drunken Rose Saint" immediately aroused great resentment among the people.

As soon as NHK's noon news was broadcast, tens of millions of people across Japan instantly saw this criminal statement. They gritted their teeth and some even ran directly to the police station, scolding the police for being there only to do nothing and demanding that they catch this hateful guy as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, the police who eat the taxpayers' money for nothing should commit suicide by disembowelment!
At this time, Kitagawa Hide, who was negotiating the contract for subsequent works with Kawaide Shizuko in Kawaide Shobo, happened to see this criminal statement on the TV in the office.

After seeing these words, the usually cold and elegant Kawade Shizuko also frowned and whispered, "Scumbag."

After Kitagawa Hide signed his name on the new contract, he added: "It's a minor scumbag."

"Minor" Shizuko Kawaide was stunned for a moment, then looked at Kitagawa Hide.

Kitagawa Hide picked up the signed contract, carefully checked the terms again, nodded, and briefly explained the situation to her.

Upon hearing that the "Drunken Rose Saint" was actually a junior high school student under the age of fourteen, and that he had no remorse after killing someone and even openly showed off and provoked others on the Internet, Shizuko Kawaide frowned even more tightly.

"That's a difficult problem. The Juvenile Law and the Minors Protection Law are not just for show. These laws are the basis of some politicians' lives, just like the abolitionists insist on abolishing the death penalty."

Although Shizuko Kawaide is not involved in politics, as she is from a consortium family and is the first heir, she has heard about these things more or less.

When it comes to legal issues, once something happens that is beyond your expectations, you may find it unbelievable.

There is no doubt that this is closely related to the struggle between political factions.

In the eyes of the public, this is a core issue involving their own safety, but in the eyes of politicians, these are just tools for political struggle and to defeat competitors.

In their minds, there is only winning and losing, no right or wrong.

"Is that so? These two laws are indeed powerful, but they can't guarantee his safety 100%. " Kitagawa Hide said this without looking up.

He had just signed a new freelance writer collaboration contract with Shizuko Kawaide.

Shizuko Kawaide will transfer 3% of the company's shares to Hide Kitagawa in the name of Kawaide Shobo. From then on, Hide Kitagawa will become a powerful minority shareholder of Kawaide Shobo.

The total value of the shares is about 20 billion yen based on the current share price, and Kitagawa Hide can also receive about 1 million yen in dividends from Kawaide Shobo every year.

Kitagawa Hide's side: First, we will ensure that at least two new books will be serialized in "Wenyi" every year (one more than originally planned).

Second, the physical books of all new novels will be published by Kawade Shobo.

Third, all the adaptation rights of the novel will be transferred to Kawaide Shobo. Whether it is a buyout or a profit sharing, and which company will do the adaptation, all of these must be approved by Kitagawa Hide.

After getting the promise from Mr. Kitagawa, Shizuko Kawaide breathed a sigh of relief.

Sawako Noma died inexplicably in prison, while Airi Noma fled to France and dared not return home.

Regardless of who from the Noma family took over Kodansha later, Gunzo must have completely collapsed in the past few years.

The other four publishing houses will definitely be eyeing the large number of readers who will follow Group Portrait.

"Wenyi" finally gained a foothold in the first half of this year and has a chance to maintain the third place and strive for the first place.

Shizuko Kawaide is willing to pay any price to keep Hide Kitagawa!

Kitagawa Hide didn't think too much about it. The boss suddenly called him over. At first, he thought that he had been slacking off recently and the boss wanted to urge him to work harder.

Unexpectedly, the big boss threw 3% of the company's shares in his face without saying a word!
Now even Kitagawa Hide, who has always been reluctant to be closely tied to these publishing houses, was moved.

The big boss really has nothing to say about himself.

As for the three conditions she mentioned, Kitagawa Hide felt that they were not conditions at all.

Given their friendship, as well as the friendship between Shizuko Kawaide and Yumeko, unless there are special requirements for the new book, they will definitely give priority to cooperating with Kawaide Shobo.

In his opinion, the boss was just finding an excuse to give him some money.

In short, we really can't continue to slack off in May and June.

"Teacher Kitagawa, you don't know much about the law, right?" Shizuko Kawaide couldn't help but ask.

Although the nature of this case is extremely bad, as long as the other party is under the age of 14, it is equivalent to a golden ticket to immunity from death.

Not to mention being punished by law, even being arrested like a normal criminal is not allowed!
If the problem of juvenile delinquency is not handled properly, even if you are from the gold watch group of the Metropolitan Police Department, you will be in big trouble.

These are the people that this country values ​​the most.

But when she thought about it this way, combined with what he said in his criminal statement, "If I am arrested, I am willing to accept legal sanctions," Shizuko Kawaide suddenly felt that this kid really deserved to die!

He obviously knew that he was a member of a special group who would not be sentenced, and used this as confidence to commit these heinous crimes!
"I really don't know much about it." Kitagawa Hide nodded truthfully. He felt that there was no problem with the contract, so he folded his own copy and handed the copy in Kawaide's study to Kawaide Shizuko.

"No wonder." Shizuko Kawaide suppressed her inner excitement, tried her best to calm her hands as she took the contract, and then pretended to be calm and simply explained the two laws.

"The current Juvenile Law and Minor Protection Law cannot punish him, but what if the law is changed?"

Beichuan Xiu looked up at her, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Legislative changes? That's impossible." Shizuko Kawaide was shocked by his words.

Only if the members of Congress have taken the wrong medicine would they think of changing these two laws, right?

This is a big matter that affects the entire body!
There are actually quite a few laws that are amended every year, but they are all minor laws, and the amended clauses are only used a limited number of times.

Any country will be extremely cautious when changing the laws that form the foundation of the country.

Beichuan Xiu looked at her with bright eyes and said word by word: "It's indeed unlikely, but it's not completely impossible, right?"

In the original history, these two laws in Japan were later changed due to this vicious incident and several subsequent copycat cases.

It’s a pity that the changed law cannot punish the "Drunkard Rose Saint" as an adult.

In neighboring South Korea, two movies called "The Crucible" and "Hope" also promoted legislation.

He is willing to do it whenever possible.

"Teacher Kitagawa, listen to your tone." Shizuko Kawaide held the contract in her hand and raised her eyebrows, probably realizing what he was going to do.

"Yes, the subject of my new book has been decided. I will write an introduction for you to review as soon as possible."

Beichuan Xiu looked at her and nodded again.

"This is a novel that tells the public how to punish juvenile offenders."

(End of this chapter)