Zhou Lin - Chapter 184 Chapter of the Judge (4)

Global live broadcast? When Justice Roberts heard this word, he didn’t know what to do other than repeating it and smiling dryly.

But the others here did not laugh.

The local police chief didn’t smile, and neither did the local FCPS branch chief.

Carmen didn’t laugh, and Raymond, who conveyed this condition to everyone… naturally didn’t laugh either.

Lei, do you know what you are talking about? After a few seconds, Roberts seemed to understand that this was not a joke, and immediately said seriously, You have indeed handled many beautiful cases over the years, and your conviction rate is also record-breaking. , but the requirement of ‘global live broadcast’…what do you think we do? Can the Federal Court in The Hague tolerate you doing a reality show here?

Raymond took a deep breath and said in a slightly helpless tone: Sir, this is not a request made by me, but by the suspect.

And you didn’t reject him immediately? You came to discuss it with us? Roberts interrupted with a heavier tone.

He gave me a reason I couldn’t refuse, Raymond responded.

Am I talking to you about the lines from The Godfather? Roberts became a little impatient. Listen, Ray, we can indeed accept this kind of blackmail transaction, but we have to pay attention to the gains and losses and propriety; in short, I don’t care. What did you sign with him? Now you can either ask him to change to a less ridiculous condition, or go through the book and find a clause to invalidate the agreement between you and him, and then hand the person over to FCPS… You Choose yourself.”

No. Unexpectedly, before Raymond could speak, Carmen said first, We can’t take him away.

What did you say? As the current Justice of the Federal Court in The Hague, Roberts was one of the few people at the table who didn’t need to call Carmen sir. Hearing this, he said with suspicion, Deputy Minister Moreno, this And why?”

Carmen replied: The deal he offered is that as long as we agree to live broadcast around the world, he will provide us with true and reliable intelligence about the Counter Cross and other resistance organizations.

I don’t understand, can’t you pass this kind of interrogation… Roberts paused, Sorry, I have to change the word…can’t you ask ‘torture’?

No. Carmen answered quickly.

So what is he? The kind of person with the ability to feel no pain? Roberts asked again.

His abilities are confidential, so I can’t reveal them to you, Carmen replied, But as far as I know, he can feel pain. In fact, he is a very sensitive person, but this does not prevent him from being able to endure it. …No…it should be said that you can enjoy all kinds of torture.”

Huh… It seems that you FCPS have had a lot of dealings with him. The police chief on the side complained at the right time.

Carmen didn’t answer this, because she didn’t need to explain to these people that Lance was mainly dealing with her personally.

Although I don’t know the suspect as well as Chief Moreno… At this time, Raymond continued, But I witnessed with my own eyes the scene where the suspect cut his right eye. I believe Chief Moreno If so…the pain that is unbearable to us ordinary people is nothing to this guy.

Can I think… Roberts glanced at the people at the table, Our conversation just now has clarified the opinions of the federal chief prosecutor and FCPS.

Raymond and Carmen looked at each other, and then both looked at the justice: Yes.

Then I have no objection, or in other words, I don’t have any other choice, right? Roberts continued, But I still want to remind you that this is a global live broadcast…’Global’! ‘Live broadcast’ ! He deliberately separated the two words, read them again with emphasis, and then said, As a judge, I can completely follow the rules in court. No matter what the outcome is, it will not matter to me. It’s a loss of reputation, but you…especially you, Deputy Minister Moreno, from the perspective of the federal government, I hope you will carefully consider the consequences of this matter.

I’ve thought about it, and his information is worth the risk, Carmen replied.

Hey! Wait a minute. The police chief interrupted at this time, Have you ever thought about the situation when he doesn’t keep his promise? For example, we broadcast the trial process, but he still didn’t even fart afterwards. .”

He won’t do this. Carmen said, This is against the rules of the game.

Game? The police chief was stunned for a moment, Do you think this is a game?

Why I feel it is not important, what is important is that he feels it is. Carmen replied.

Is it possible… The next second, the local FCPS branch director in Netherlands County, Rutte, also raised an opinion, …we create a false live broadcast environment to deceive him; for example, set up a few We use cameras and radio equipment, find a few cameramen, and then pretend it’s live, but in fact the captured signals are only transmitted to our designated places and are not broadcast to the outside world.”

That’s right! The police chief exclaimed upon hearing this, What a great idea! Anyway, the suspect will be under our custody the whole time. As long as we don’t let his accomplices outside contact him, will the trial process be broadcast live? He couldn’t verify it himself.

Pfft… As soon as the two of them finished speaking, Carmen couldn’t help laughing.

Her smile made the other four people feel puzzled.

Sorry, I was a little distracted just now and thought of other things. Two seconds later, Carmen quickly put away her smile and stood up, Regarding Branch Chief Lutte’s proposal, I think… She seemed to force herself again. With a smile, he said again, …you can try, I have something else to do, so I’ll excuse you now.

After that, she walked away, leaving the grown men looking at each other, shrugging and speechless.

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May 3, a hospital in The Hague.

Lance was admitted to this hospital the afternoon before yesterday. After preliminary rescue and a series of procedures, he underwent an optic nerve repair operation from early morning to evening yesterday and was implanted with a prosthetic eye. .

As mentioned before, there are very few blind people in this era, but Lance’s current situation is one of the very few extreme examples of blindness; because he maliciously damaged his optic nerve when he blew out his own eyes, even after passing After surgical repair, his right eye was no longer able to see, so he had to install a prosthetic eyeball made of bionic material to protect the wound.

If he still wants to see with his right eye in the future, he can undergo another more complex and expensive surgery – replacing the current prosthetic eyeball with an electronic prosthetic eye that can be directly connected to the nervous system. However, at the moment, the federal government is naturally It is impossible to pay for him to provide him with such high-end medical services that are not covered by medical insurance.

Bang——

At ten o’clock in the morning, Raymond took his briefcase and pushed the door open and walked into Lance’s room.

Hospital wards usually do not use electronic doors because they may delay entry and exit, and the doors of these wards are basically not locked.

Lance’s ward is located at the end of the corridor. Because of his special characteristics, there are now guards standing in the entire corridor, as if lining up to welcome people passing by. To enter his ward, you have to pass three checkpoints and accept two kinds of checks. Inspection of different models of electronic scanners.

No matter what, Raymond definitely can’t bring pens in there anymore…

They agreed. As soon as he entered the room, Raymond couldn’t wait to get to the point.

But Lance spread out his hands that were chained to the bed railing, tilted his head and said, Oh~oh~ why didn’t you knock on the door? What if I was… uh… shitting?

Okay, stop talking about your long-existing right to privacy. Raymond said, You will be transferred to the prison this afternoon, and they will arrange a single room for you. You can do whatever you want in there.

Really? Lance said, Then can I make some requests?

Raymond didn’t want to take up the topic at all. He said directly: Speaking of ‘requirements’, what I just wanted to tell you is…

I know, they agreed to the condition of global live broadcast. I knew it as soon as you came in. Lance didn’t want to talk about that with him, but continued, What I want to make now is other requests.

Raymond looked at Lance for two seconds, threw the briefcase in his hand onto a chair nearby, and sighed: Mr. Lance, you have to understand that you need chips to negotiate a deal.

How about I give you a high school girl. Lance smiled, Don’t you like young ones? When he said the second half of the sentence, he showed a very lewd expression.

Raymond turned to look at the door, took two steps forward, lowered his voice, and said to Lance seriously: Listen, I may have had some entanglements with a few girls who have been in trouble. , but they are all over twenty, okay?

You misunderstood, Lei. Lance continued, The high school student I am referring to was the one who escaped from the Internet Center in Linyi, Long County, and disappeared six months ago… to be precise, on November 25, 2218. One of those teenagers…

This sentence made Raymond’s whole body tremble.

This incident was quite famous at that time. It was reported by many transcontinental media and there was also a lot of news on the Internet. However, because many major war-level events occurred in the following six months, the public’s attention quickly became Moved from this matter.

Those children are still alive? After a few seconds of rapid thinking, Raymond came back to his senses and asked.

Can I make a condition? Lance answered the other party’s question with a question.

What do you want? There was no one else in the room, and Raymond didn’t mince words.

Cold rabbit. Lance responded without thinking.

Raymond didn’t understand, so he didn’t answer and just showed a confused expression.

Tomorrow at noon, I will eat white rice, cold rabbit, and a cup of herbal tea in my cell. If you satisfy me, I will give you the position of a child who escaped from the Internet Center. Lance continued. , Oh, by the way, the food must be cooked more carefully. If it doesn’t taste good… I will fall out.

Raymond took a deep breath and controlled his emotions: Let me ask, what do you mean by ‘falling out’…

L, I, K, O. Lance replied word by word.

What does that mean? Raymond asked.

Haha… Lance smiled, When I really fall out, won’t you know?