Zhou Lin - Chapter 186 Chapter of the Judge (5)

On May 10, a week had passed since Lance was “arrested”.

This week, not only did he not suffer at all in prison, but he was also able to sleep in a single room. He was treated to good food and wine every day, and he could read and listen to music. This day… was more like a vacation than serving a sentence. .

If this happened in a place like Nine Prisons, perhaps no one would feel anything wrong, but in a prison for ordinary prisoners in The Hague, a person who has not yet been convicted enjoys this privileged detention , will naturally attract people’s attention.

Even if the prison guards have received orders not to talk about the matter publicly, the prisoners will not accept this trick; any tabloid reporter can get this kind of information from the prisoners as long as they are willing to pay a little intelligence fee, and the prison also There is no legitimate reason to prevent these people from visiting.

In short, it didn’t take long for Lance’s name to appear in the newspapers, and misleading news headlines like “Resistance group members enjoy VIP-level treatment in prison?” also appeared online.

Of course, at this point in time, the relevant news reports have not caused much trouble. After all, this is just a small matter and not a global live broadcast.

The prison was also strictly guarded this week, preventing Lance from receiving any outside information; except for Raymond, no one could contact Lance alone, not even the person responsible for delivering food to him. Food can only be brought into his cell under the supervision of at least two prison guards.

In this way, on the afternoon of the 10th, the first public trial of Lance began.

In line with the principle of putting on a complete show, FCPS dispatched a large number of official extras to act as the media and general people who were observing the scene. Several cameras at the scene also deliberately avoided the jurors as if they were real. (Since trials usually cannot be completed in one day, any trial broadcast to the outside world cannot reveal the appearance of the jury), and the camera crew they hired are also real professionals…

However, it was such a performance that already paid great attention to details, and Lance had already seen through it just after it started.

Lei, you know about this scene… right?

This sentence was the response given by Lance after Raymond read out the indictment and Lance’s rights.

Upon hearing this, Raymond’s expression changed slightly, and he immediately exchanged glances with Judge Roberts.

Two seconds later, Lei pretended not to hear and said again: Defendant, please answer my question. Do you want to give up the lawyer assigned to you by the court and choose to defend yourself…

It’s not really live, so can’t you just tell the truth? Lance interrupted, because he didn’t want to hear such words that both parties knew were nonsense.

So, Raymond put down the document in his hand, sighed slightly, and looked at Roberts again, his eyes seemed to say: It’s better you do it.

Roberts thought for a moment, pushed up the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, looked at Lance, and said solemnly: Defendant, we have broadcast the trial live globally in accordance with your request. If you still don’t believe it…

You just took out a few portable TVs or mobile phones that you prepared in advance to prove this to me? Lance said the second half of what the other party wanted to say directly, I think it’s better to skip it, I’m too lazy to go. Expose this level of trickery.”

At this time, Roberts was so rebuffed that it was difficult to answer, and he seemed quite angry; and Raymond on the side was also difficult to answer, because in this situation, the only way to keep the conversation going was to admit that they had lied. This way, admitting this matter is equivalent to declaring that today’s entire operation has failed… Therefore, it is not his turn to do this move. If he really wants to admit it, it must be done by the judge with the highest authority here. admit.

Stop holding on, he’s not deceiving you. At this moment, Carmen, who was sitting in the first row of the hearing room, suddenly spoke, breaking the deadlock at the scene, If you keep going, his words will gradually become ugly. Woke up……

These two words she said were directed at Roberts and Raymond, which was equivalent to admitting that the live broadcast of today’s court trial was false.

At this point, there was no need for Roberts to continue acting. He simply put on a bad face and said to Lance in an indifferent tone: Mr. Lance, don’t think you are very smart. Your actions are also exposing your identity. yourself.

Oh? What did I expose? You should tell me. Lance asked with a smile.

Isn’t this obvious? The fact that you can say with such certainty that this is a fake live broadcast only proves that… at this moment, you are receiving information from an accomplice from the outside world. Roberts replied.

Really? Can’t this be the conclusion I drew based on my own observations and reasoning? Lance asked again.

Hmph… Roberts snorted coldly and did not comment on this.

I see… I probably understand. Lance nodded with a chuckle, and said in a mocking tone, A narrow-minded bureaucrat like you probably can’t come up with the idea of ​​a fake live broadcast, so… Who could it be? At this point, he slowly turned his head, as if to scan the hearing room behind him.

Suddenly, Lance’s face turned less than forty degrees when a finger poked his cheek.

What do you want to do? Carmen, who was still sitting just now, came behind Lance at some point. At this moment, she stretched out a finger and touched the left side of Lance’s face, stopping him from turning around.

What? Can’t I even take a look at the hearing room? Lance asked.

No, Carmen replied.

Why not? Lance asked again.

Why? Carmen asked.

Because you think I will use observation to find out the proposer of the ‘fake live broadcast plan’ from the hearing room and do harm to him? Lance’s words were not considered self-exposure, because he knew that Carmen had anticipated this and would stop him. Looking back.

Isn’t it? Carmen said.

That’s true. Lance continued, But your current response may not be right. He paused and continued, If you don’t stop me from turning around, that person still has a chance to use it. My acting skills deceived me and made me believe that ‘the person who came up with the idea is not in the hearing room’, but now, you are equivalent to telling me that that person is 100% in the hearing room… He shrugged and smiled. , Aren’t you afraid… that I’ll kill everyone sitting there?

You kill me, and kill me too, after all, I was sitting there just now. Carmen responded confidently.

Huh… Lance laughed again.

Carmen knew he wouldn’t kill someone like this because it didn’t fit the logic of their game.

Suppose there are a hundred people now, and there is one person you want to kill. Then you must find that person, make sure he/she is your target, and then kill him/her. This is called winning this step .

Suppose there are one hundred people, and there is one person you want to kill, and then you kill all one hundred people. For them, this method is called anyone can be replaced.

Okay~ If you don’t look back, you won’t look back. After a breath, Lance turned his head back and looked forward. Just when everyone else thought he was about to give up, he suddenly changed the subject and said, Anyway, when I look back The judge’s gaze has already betrayed the general location of the person before. Your finger is not on the right but waiting on my left, which also proves this…

When he said this, Carmen’s heart had already turned cold. She immediately understood that when Lance walked into this court, he had already memorized the faces of everyone in the hearing room.

At this moment, Lance has determined a rough area through the judge’s sight. Next, he only needs to make a second observation and reasoning about everyone sitting in that area in his mind, and he will soon be able to use the elimination method to get there. Among several people, Branch Chief Rutte was targeted.

Indeed…you can still achieve your goal without looking back.

In the ten minutes since I walked into the courtroom to now, if he hasn’t changed his seat… On the other side, Lance’s narrative continued, …Then the person I’m looking for should be lying down. The middle-aged blond man in a gray suit is sitting in the third seat in the second row from the corner.

Everyone! Stay where you are, don’t move! The next second, Carmen suddenly raised her voice and shouted in a commanding tone.

Hahaha… I wish you good luck. Lance knew what she was going to do, so he encouraged her jokingly.

As a result, before he finished speaking, Carmen knocked him out with a knife.

Deputy Minister Moreno, please explain your current behavior. Roberts had long been unable to understand the situation. He could neither understand the conversation between the two people nor follow their thinking, so he You have to ask what’s going on.

At this moment, in this court, there is some kind of surveillance equipment, or someone is transmitting what is happening here. Carmen replied.

This is exactly the opposite of Roberts’s inference just now. Roberts believed that someone was telling Lance the intelligence from the outside, so Lance knew that the trial was not really broadcast live.

How did you know? Roberts asked again a few seconds later.

He just reported the seat, gender, and characteristics of Branch Chief Rutte, right? Carmen continued.

Yes. Roberts said, But is he showing off?

Just saying that the seat and gender are right is enough to prove that he guessed it right. If it’s just to show off… with his observation and reasoning skills, coupled with his bad taste, he will probably talk about other people’s living habits or mistresses. Topics such as the type of the subject. Carmen continued, But he didn’t do that. Instead, he deliberately mentioned the most visually intuitive characteristics such as clothing, age, and hair color in front of those of us who already knew Division Chief Rutte. He described everything, and also added the prerequisite if he has not changed seats in the ten minutes since I walked into the courtroom to now, as if he was afraid that the people who heard him would make mistakes…

He has an accomplice watching! Raymond reacted quickly. After Carmen’s reminder, he quickly showed an expression of realization and loudly continued, He said these words to someone who was sitting there. Our accomplice who was watching us in front of the monitor was listening! That’s why he described those things!”

As soon as this statement came out, all the extra actors in the audience became nervous; except for judges, prosecutors, stenographers, bailiffs and other people who already work in the court, the other 90% of the people here today are FCPS agents or federal police officers, and 10% are professional videographers who have cooperation with the government… It can be said that from the hearing seat to the jury box, they are all federal people. Now they hear that there is a resistance organization The person is looking at me through some means, and it feels quite scary.

Rutte (local FCPS) branch chief, Director Powell (local police station), your honor, Mr. Prosecutor, please come out and cooperate with me in the search under my instructions. Carmen clicked on four that she thought were OK The person she absolutely trusted came out and said, Others, please stay where you are and cooperate with our actions… After half a second, she added, From now on, any changes you make will be It may be considered a dangerous move by me, and the consequences… are at your own risk.