I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 194 You Don’t Regret, You Just Know You’re Going to Die (Two in One)

This was the first time that Shinichiro Higashi had stayed up all night since he came to the Family Court.

He wanted to meet the writer Kitagawa Hide, who used his novels to promote the revision of the Juvenile Law.

However, not only did the officials of the Family Court turn a deaf ear to his needs, but someone also stuffed newspapers with threatening messages into his cell several times.

No matter how hard Shinichiro knocked on the prison door, no one paid attention to his request.

He could only go back to his desk and grab the pile of newspapers reporting the upcoming revision of the juvenile law and get anxious.

Before this, he never thought that killing was wrong.

In his opinion, since only killing people can shock the society and get the attention he wants, then he might as well kill people.

It's no big deal if a minor kills someone randomly.

Anyway, he is protected by the Juvenile Law and will not be punished by law at all.

And over the years, "no one taught me that killing is wrong."

This was what Shinichiro Tou was really thinking before.

He could even tell all this to the judges of the Family Court without reservation.

So what?
They cannot judge themselves, cannot convict themselves, and can only stand there in helpless rage.

Just like the relatives of the deceased who cried bitterly and felt like they were living a life worse than death after reading his perfunctory apology letter.

Things should have continued to go according to his ideas.

"Jue Ge" became a hit, and then he was sent to a juvenile reformatory to rest for a while, and then he could come out and continue to do what he wanted to do.

This is how it should be.
Shinichiro Tou rubbed his messy long hair in annoyance and wanted to bang his head on the table.

What kind of ending will I have?
He won’t really be arrested, taken to court, tried and sentenced, right?

Having killed so many people, is it possible that he will be executed?

The more he thought about it, the more confused his mind became, and the worse his mood became. An unprecedented sense of fear began to slowly erode his body and spirit.

At this moment, the silent cell door was suddenly opened.

Shinichiro Higashi looked up suddenly and found several expressionless civil servants.

One of the men walked towards him quickly, his cold voice full of disgust for him: "Azuma Shinichiro. Didn't you say you wanted to see Mr. Kitagawa? He's here."

"What?!" Shinichiro Tou was overjoyed.

He originally thought that the officials of the Family Court would not meet his request, but he did not expect that although they did not respond to him directly, they actually did it!
It turns out that minors have privileges here!

He took a deep breath and began to think about how to talk to Kitagawa Hide.

Don’t these adults just want to hear me apologize and admit my mistakes in person?
Then satisfy them.

As long as he can make him willing to defend himself, he can do anything!
Thinking of this, Shinichiro Tou was taken to a visiting room separated by a glass wall.

As soon as he sat down, he was shocked by the sharp gaze of the handsome man who had sat down opposite the glass wall.

He subconsciously lowered his head slightly.

This was not the first time Shinichiro Tou met Hide Kitagawa.

In addition to the few times he saw him in newspapers and on TV, Shinichiro Tou had also seen this man at the gate of Hanamaru Kindergarten.

At that time, he had just killed Yamashita Ayaka with a hammer and was preparing to look for his next target at Hanamaru Kindergarten.

I remember that he had even set a new target at that time - a little girl named Chizuru Sadako who looked stupid and lonely.

Unfortunately, when she was about to take action, Chizuru Sadako was suddenly carried away by Kitagawa Hide who came over.

Shinichiro Tou could always feel an aura of fear and trepidation from Kitagawa Hide.

He believed that it was a unique aura that only great writers and people in high positions could possess.

If he gains similar fame in the future, he should be able to cultivate the same temperament.

He raised his eyes quietly, but after just a peek, he felt that the other person was staring at him, so he quickly lowered his eyes again and pretended to look at the ground nonchalantly.

Kitagawa Hide's eyes are so piercing.

Even with a thick glass wall between them, he didn't dare to look directly at it.

Sitting opposite, Kitagawa Hide, who was suddenly called by the Family Court, calmly looked at this juvenile offender who had caused huge social controversy and committed disgusting crimes.

This morning, civil servants informed Kitagawa Hide that boy A wanted to see him, but did not give the specific reason.

After all, it was a formal request from a government agency, and Kitagawa Hide didn't want to offend them, so he drove over.

He himself had nothing to discuss with this heinous juvenile delinquent.

The two sat facing each other in silence for a few minutes.

From the other party's various uneasy movements, as well as his eyes that kept avoiding and looking at him curiously, Kitagawa Hide probably guessed what Shinichiro Tou was thinking.

He became frightened when he received the news that the Juvenile Law was about to be revised.

If there is anyone who can prevent the submission and passage of the new bill, it is only him, the "national teacher".

Look at it from this point of view.

If this was the reason why Shinichiro Tou insisted on seeing him, it meant that he did not have the "mental illness" that the Family Court had previously mentioned - a mentally ill person would not have such a clear mind to think of coming to him to absolve himself of his crime.

Most of them do not have the same thinking logic as ordinary people.

Not to mention asking someone to help them get away with the crime after committing it, most real mentally ill people don't even realize that they have committed a crime.

Before receiving the actual diagnosis notice, Kitagawa Hide, who was used to seeing all kinds of twists and turns, still kept a slight possibility in his heart that the other person was indeed a mental patient.

He wanted to see the other party's reason for seeing him first.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Hide continued to sit quietly without saying a word.

The first one who couldn't hold back was Shinichiro Azuma.

He hesitated and hesitated, and finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Teacher Bei, Teacher Beichuan, I already know I was wrong."

"Wrong? What's wrong?" Kitagawa Hide looked at him.

When the civil servants nearby heard what Shinichiro Tou said, they all showed surprised expressions.

This guy has not changed his bad habits. He insisted before that he was not mentally ill. He was a juvenile offender who killed people while he was sober, but now he admitted his mistake!
His arrogance and refusal to admit his mistakes were now gone.

Shinichiro Azuma mustered up his courage, looked up at Kitagawa Hide, and after a long silence, he suddenly stood up, bowed 90 degrees to him, and said in an extremely sincere voice: "Teacher Kitagawa! I was really wrong!

I admit that I killed innocent people.

I would like to apologize for my previous words and actions!
I hope you can give me a chance!
Please don't let them amend the Juvenile Law!
I am willing to stay in the juvenile reformatory and learn to reform myself until you and the families of the victims are satisfied!
I really, really, really know I was wrong!"

After saying these "heartfelt words", Shinichiro Azuma bent his body even further.

Seeing his clenched fists and thin body shaking uncontrollably, and his sincere voice, several civil servants were somewhat moved.

It turns out that only when death is imminent will such a bad guy realize his mistakes!
They really wanted to call the victims' families to come and see.

What the family members had been looking forward to was now fully revealed in front of Kitagawa Hide.

The civil servants all looked at the "national teacher" sitting comfortably on the chair.

Will he accept Shinichiro Tou's apology?
The other party seemed to really know that he was wrong and wanted to repent.

From the perspective of judicial personnel, they punish criminals in order to make them realize their mistakes, rehabilitate themselves, and get back on the right track.

What he did is unacceptable, but from a legal perspective, every criminal has the opportunity to repent.

This is the original intention of the law.

Giving him a chance is also giving yourself a chance.

But for Kitagawa Hide, the last possibility that Shinichiro Tou was a mental patient was completely eliminated, and his eyes became increasingly cold.

Shinichiro Higashi killed someone while he was fully conscious and aware of the situation.

He was proud of his handiwork.

The arrogant attitude he showed towards himself on the Internet was the truest portrayal of him.

And it’s just as he said.

What he hopes is "Please don't let them amend the Juvenile Law!"

He didn't regret it, he just knew he was going to die.

Kitagawa Hide looked at Toshinichiro calmly and suddenly said, "Then write a good apology letter."

"Eh?" Tou Shinichiro looked up suddenly, feeling overjoyed. Is this going to work?
He thinks that his acting skills are not bad, and his attitude of refusing to admit his mistakes before was so bad. Now that he has admitted his mistake a little and shown remorse, many people will be satisfied.

In fact, it is really difficult for a person to judge whether a person is truly repentant by looking at his tone and expression.

So most of them will trust their own judgment.

The rebellious teenager A was frightened by the revision of the Juvenile Law and admitted his mistake.

As long as this little bit of information is passed on, it should be enough for them.

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? I want you to write a serious letter of apology to the families of the victims. If you can make me feel your sincere apology in the letter, I will consider helping you."

Kitagawa Hide added, still expressionless.

"I, I understand!"

Isn't this simple?

Shinichiro Higashi quickly bowed to Kitagawa Hide again, then hurriedly asked the civil servant for a pen and paper, and immediately bent over the table to start writing an apology letter.

He really wrote well this time.

Even considering that the other party was a famous writer who might have certain requirements on the choice of words and the text, Shinichiro Tou added some modifiers after writing it to enrich the content of the apology letter.

After deleting and revising for about twenty minutes, he finally finished the draft of the apology letter.

After finishing writing everything, Shinichiro Tou asked for some new manuscript paper and copied the draft of the apology letter onto the new manuscript paper.

Everything he did was seen by Kitagawa Hidekazu and his group of civil servants.

The presiding judge who rushed to the scene after hearing the news saw that the juvenile offender, who had always refused to listen to him and had always done his own thing in the family court, was now obeying Kitagawa Hide's orders like a docile puppy. He instantly showed great respect for Teacher Kitagawa!

"Teacher Kitagawa, please take a look." Shinichiro Tou handed the written apology letter to Hide Kitagawa through a civil servant.

Beichuan Xiu waved his hand: "No need to show it to me. Just read it out loud here."

The apology letter was sent back to Shinichiro Higashi.

He held the manuscript paper and looked around awkwardly.

"Don't you miss me?" Kitagawa Hide's voice suddenly became much colder.

Shinichiro Tou suddenly realized something and quickly picked up the manuscript paper: "No, no, no, I miss you! To all the families of the victims."

"Stand up and read." Kitagawa Hide interrupted him.

Shinichiro had no choice but to stand up and continue reading the manuscript: "I know there is..."

"Read from the beginning." Beichuan Xiu interrupted him again, "and speak louder."

This guy!
"Yes!" Shinichiro Tou bowed his head, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

When he looked up again, he was smiling again.

“To all the families of the victims.

I know that there is a group of people in this world who can escape legal punishment even if they kill someone.

They have the power to transcend laws and social norms.

Raskolnikov, the protagonist of Crime and Punishment, killed his wife after saying this.

I used to firmly agree with this view.

but now.

I deeply understand that this is wrong.

I can commit unforgivable crimes and still be forgiven.

This is the advantage brought by age and the protection given to me by the Juvenile Law.

But this should not give me the confidence to flout the law and commit evil deeds.

Every life is precious.

Every life is beautiful.

No life is dispensable.”

After reading this long, freshly written apology letter in the most sincere tone, Shinichiro Azuma bowed again to apologize.

"You really realize your mistake." The presiding judge breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the apology letter.

Having witnessed Shinichiro Tou's previous bad behavior, the presiding judge felt that this kid really knew he had committed a crime when he saw him apologize and admit his mistakes in a serious manner.

Only with such a belief can one be rehabilitated after being sent to a juvenile reformatory.

Everyone's eyes turned to Kitagawa Hide again.

"Clap clap clap."

Kitagawa Hide clapped his hands softly. "It's very well written. By the way, I also like that sentence in Crime and Punishment."

"Your Honor, may I go in and have a few words with him?"

Kitagawa Hide looked at the presiding judge.

The presiding judge quickly smiled and said, "Of course you can, but you must be accompanied by two civil servants and two bailiffs."

"Then please arrange it." Kitagawa Hide nodded.

"Okay, I'll call someone right away."

The presiding judge immediately waved his hand and called four subordinates over.

Then Kitagawa Hide followed them to the other side of the glass wall.

This was also the first time that Kitagawa Hide spoke face to face with juvenile offender Shinichiro Tou.

Civil servants and bailiffs stood by, although they didn't think that a little brat like Shinichiro Tou could hurt the tall and strong teacher Kitagawa.

But Mr. Kitagawa is too famous.

He is a "national teacher" acknowledged even by the Prime Minister.

If something happens to him here, the four of them will have no bright future!

Kitagawa Hide leaned closer to Shinichiro Azuma and looked at him deeply.

It turns out that the little bad boy who caused a sensation throughout Japan in the original history and finally got away with it by relying on the "Juvenile Law" and changed his name looked like this.

Shinichiro Tou didn't know why Kitagawa Hide was staring at him, but he just bowed and thanked him.

He kept bowing to Kitagawa Hide, and Kitagawa Hide also smiled for the first time.

"Yes. I have already felt your 'sincere' apology. I will also fulfill my promise just now. When I get out, I will recommend to the Prime Minister's Cabinet to cancel the proposal to amend the Juvenile Law.

How can we kill a teenager like you who knows how to correct his mistakes?

From now on, it's time to take a new step in your life, right? "

"Yes! You are right! Thank you very much, Mr. Beichuan! I will definitely change my ways and start over."

"Hey, Shinichiro Tou."

Kitagawa Hide suddenly interrupted his thanks.

It was also the first time I called him by his real name.

Shinichiro Tou was stunned for a moment and looked up at him.

I noticed that he still had a bright smile on his face.

"Teacher Kitakawa?" Shinichiro Azuma had a bad feeling in his heart.

Beichuan Xiu leaned over, patted his cheek gently, and said to him with a smile in the same tone he used to speak to the families of the victims:

"Speak for you?
You don't really believe it, do you?
Hey, Shinichiro Azuma.

The things I just promised you.

I was just kidding, just saying it casually.

You said you knew you were wrong? You regretted it?
No, it is not.

You don’t regret it, you just know you’re going to die.”

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