He became a god in Japan starting with the bear disaster.

Chapter 44 Impunity

On July 6, police arrested suspect Daiji Yokota, and the following day transferred the case along with evidence to the local prosecutor's office.

On July 8, amid a massive media frenzy, prosecutors verified the evidence and submitted the indictment to the court.

On July 12, the first public trial was held. Because the evidence investigation was complete, the process of presenting and examining evidence was carried out quickly.

On July 16, the final debate concluded, and the judge announced the defendant's acquittal and dismissed the prosecution.

The reason given is that the defendant cannot be considered as having "participated in a suicide decided by another person."

This controversy, which had been gradually subsiding, has been reignited after the verdict was announced. Many people witnessed Yokota Daichi's arrogant and perverted demeanor at the hearing through videos circulating online, and expressed their disapproval of the outcome.

Perhaps Yokota's misdeeds did not constitute a crime as the court stated, but it is still unacceptable to most people to release such a scoundrel without charge.

Faced with overwhelming public opinion, the judge and relevant trial personnel bowed deeply to the public at a press conference, expressing their apology in the highest manner.

"Oh well, since you've apologized like this, what else can I do? I'll forgive you."

"Your Excellency's sincere attitude is commendable. I hope you will maintain this attitude in your future work. Please continue your efforts."

"Japan is a country ruled by law. As law-abiding citizens, we should all exercise restraint and not cause trouble for society."

Subsequently, videos related to the case gradually disappeared from the internet, and newspapers ceased their follow-up reports. Other emerging problems in social life diverted public attention, and the heated discussion surrounding Kenpei Maeda's suicide subsided.

The prosecutor who filed the indictment quietly withdrew the appeal application.

Legally speaking, this matter is over.

Lin Xiuyi leaned against the windowsill of the hospital ward, gazing towards the sea.

"It seems like my older brother has been coming over during the day lately. Is he on vacation now?"

The girl's voice came from inside the room.

"The holiday will last another week, right? Today is the end of the semester exam."

Lin Xiu turned around and looked at Maeda Tetsu, who was leaning against the headboard of the hospital bed. Due to chemotherapy, the girl had lost her original thick and smooth black hair, which was replaced by a cylindrical medical cooling cap.

"I was suspended from school for serious disrespect towards teachers."

In addition, he was disciplined and his punishment was recorded for a fixed period of time—this was the first thing the new principal did after taking office.

Lin Xiuyi found this punishment both stingy and ridiculous.

The only thing worth mentioning is that when the punishment decision was first issued, quite a few students and even teachers in the school stood up to protest for him. Many people even made a pact to "live and die with" Lin Xiuyi and skip classes together.

However, the principal is the principal, and with the support of the school council, the students and some teachers were completely powerless to resist the council's strict order to "quell the unrest on campus as quickly as possible." The riot was suppressed in just three days.

Only Ise Jin still intended to stand up for him and wanted to use his connections to have the punishment canceled, but Lin Xiuyi stopped him because he no longer intended to stay in Gao's place.

For someone who values ​​self-respect, a lousy school that repeatedly disregards education should be abandoned as soon as possible.

Lin Xiuyi now only has two things on her mind, and these two things can actually be considered the same thing.

He saw fine beads of sweat suddenly appear on Maeda Tetsu's face, his lips pressed tightly together, but his eyes wide open as he tried to suppress the torment of his illness.

This has been happening frequently since the surgery.

"If it hurts, just scream and cry it out."

Lin Xiuyi sat down on the edge of the bed and took the girl's tightly clenched hand in an attempt to comfort her.

She trembled all over, and even after enduring several tens of seconds of excruciating pain, she refused to make a sound.

After enduring this ordeal, Maeda Tetsu gasped for breath, "I cried enough last night, and Tetsu has sworn he won't cry or scream anymore..."

I closed my tear-filled eyes and lay down on the bed.

After the pain came immense exhaustion. Every struggle for survival added to the already overburdened body. She could no longer endure the torment and was about to wither away.

Lin Xiuyi has spent the last few days scouring her phone, finding all sorts of tools and methods for finding, arresting, beating, and killing people, but none for saving lives. It can be used to punish evil, but not for practicing good deeds.

"I miss my dad. I wish I could see him again before I fall asleep..."

Maeda Tetsu murmured, immersing himself in the rest after his exhaustion.

Lin Xiuyi stared at her silently.

To this day, Maeda Tetsu is still unaware that his father has died.

The child's world is shrouded in mystery; she is unaware that her father has become a corpse, her mother has become the lover of another, and her grandfather is filled with grief and seeks revenge.

But the world of children is full of love. She saw her father working hard to earn money for her medical treatment, her mother working day and night and often staying by her bedside, and her grandfather always bringing her favorite children's meal and strawberries whenever he visited.

Maeda Tetsu's tragedy had natural causes, but it was others and society that amplified it into a tragedy. Because of her illness, her family members became twisted in their own ways: one became so self-destructive that she risked her life for money; another was so exhausted that she suffered a mental breakdown; and yet another was so selfish that she was despicable. Add to that another person who saw an opportunity to take advantage of the family's corpses…

An illness eventually led to a crime.

Over the past few days, Lin Xiuyi thought that order and law would punish such evil, but unfortunately, it turned out that such wishful thinking was ultimately misplaced.

Police can be negligent, laws can have loopholes, human relationships can be complicated, and even the human heart is unpredictable; only evil will always exist.

Therefore, there must be a transcendent, absolutely transcendent power to wipe out all the evil that has slipped through the net.

This power needs no other constraints; it punishes sinners as long as they exist.

Such a thing cannot be accomplished in the name of human beings, because humans despise human beings the most...

Lin Xiuyi took out her phone and looked at the last two lines of text on the commission.

[Objective 3: If the public does not punish him, the gods will take his place.]

Status: Incomplete

He rose from his chair, ready to put an end to this wrongful conviction.

A gentle breeze lifted the light-colored gauze curtains.

"Big brother—" Xiao Che called out to him.

Lin Xiu turned around and saw the girl's face, which was desperately tilted upwards, finally showing a happy smile.

Xiao Che has made his choice.

Xiao Che chose death.