One thousand ninety-eight. Court!

Things are spiraling out of control in Oakland, and blacks across the city are already involved in the riots.

The heroic fighting of the "Black Panther Party" has given every black person in Oakland hope and great courage, and they have fully understood what way to fight for their rights.

If you don't die in battle, you perish in silence!

When the weaker side is cornered, the energy they burst out is quite amazing.

The accusations against Mayor Duira have also quietly changed the situation in the entire city of Auckland.

The attention of the whole of America is on Oakland, and they want to see how the situation here will develop, and they want to see how the struggle between blacks and whites will end. Soon, however, the attention of the whole of America shifted to New York.

The protagonist of the "Lucy Death Incident", Shukako, the son of the US Supreme Commander in the United Kingdom, General Gandra, will be interrogated on this day.

This is one of the top concerns of countless Americans, especially for black people. Lucie's death started a new wave of struggle among blacks, and it can be said that this incident was the fuse for all blacks to resist.

Shukako has a deep background, he is the son of a general, and more importantly, the war has reached its most critical moment, and the U.S. government must rely on General Gandra to command the battlefield to have a chance of winning the war. Therefore, it is in this situation that a piece of news is quietly circulating in New York and even throughout the United States:

Due to the intervention of certain special forces, Shukaco will eventually be acquitted.

Let's be honest. The reliability of this information is questionable, after all, all the human and physical evidence is seriously unfavorable to Shukako. Whether he will be able to get out of it is very much worth speculating.

The New York Times ran a report:

"The Lady Justice is not blinded, and the laws of the United States will surely give a murderer a just trial, whether he kills a white or a black, whether his father is a worker or a general, Shukako - must be punished! We believe that not only the whole of New York is waiting for this trial, but also the whole of the United States, the whole of Europe, and the whole world is waiting for this trial! We look forward to seeing Shukako on the judgment bench. Then the jury unanimously found him guilty! It's not that we have any prejudice against Shukako, it's that if justice can't be done, it will be the greatest shame for the United States! ”

This report gives a preconceived notion of it. Shukako is guilty, and only a verdict of Shukako can allow justice to be served.

On September 29, 1966, the trial of the "Lucy Death Incident" finally began.

The well-known "Jestein Law Firm" in the United States took on the defense of Shukako. This is one of the most well-known law firms in the United States, and they have won countless cases. Among them are many cases that seem impossible to win at all. It was also reversed by their defenses. Of course, the fees of this law firm are too high for ordinary people to afford. So another mysterious rumor has leaked out that the forces behind General Gandra are preparing to help the general win the final victory of this trial at all costs...... Those in the military would not allow Shukako's conviction to affect General Gandra's mood for the command of the war......

Two of the most famous lawyers at Jestein & Associates, Carter and Randolph, took on the task of defending Shukako......

Numerous reporters appeared that day, anxiously awaiting the outcome of the trial, and were quickly surrounded by reporters as Carter and Randolph got out of the car.

"We didn't say anything before the trial began." Carter and Randolph hurried into the courthouse with just one sentence......

The trial began as scheduled, and one by one the witnesses were called. And when the three main parties in the "Lucy Death Incident", Stucker, Peter, and Ter, appeared, it immediately caused a boos in the auditorium......

Barth, the prosecution's lawyer, was the first to question the three defendants. The three defendants also answered exactly the same thing, they got together that night, and at Shukako's suggestion, they decided to go to the robbery to get some money to spend, and then they met Luci, the black man. It was Shukako who was the first to start beating Lucy, and he was the hardest, they beat him for about twenty minutes, until Lucy stopped moving. The three of them were scared, but Shukako told them like a man who had nothing to do:

"It's just killing a damn nigga, no one cares how a nigga dies......"

The testimony of the three defendants again drew boos from the auditorium, and a numb, indifferent and brutal Shukako had been sketched out.

After Bart finished asking, Carter stood up: "Mr. Stucker, can you be sure that Shukako planned the whole incident?" ”

"Yes, sir, it wasn't just him who planned it, but he was the one who took the lead." Stuka's reply was affirmative: "We tried to persuade him to forget it, but Shukako didn't listen at all, and besides, he took a very long stick and beat the black man hard, ah, his name is Lucy, which is what we later read in the newspaper......"

"Lying, he's lying." Shukako, who was sitting next to Randolph, said angrily.

"Quiet, Shukako." Randolph didn't care: "It's just the beginning. ”

"I, beat Lucy hard with a stick." Carter had a mysterious smile on his face: "I want to ask Mr. Bart, in the evidence provided by the prosecution, why did you not mention this wooden stick that may be the main evidence of Lucy's death?" ”

Bart's face changed suddenly, damn it, Stuke, Peter, and Tel had never mentioned any wooden sticks, why would they suddenly mention such a key piece of evidence here?

"I would like to call Officer Lisson as a witness."

Carter's request was granted, after Officer Lisson sat on the witness stand. Carter quickly asked, "Officer Lison, can you tell us where Lucie's fatal injuries are?" ”

"Of course." Lisson nodded: "He was hit by multiple blunt objects, the most fatal of which was in the head. We found a baseball bat with the victim's blood on it at Shukako's home, which became the most important piece of evidence for the police to identify Shukako as the main perpetrator. ”

"Gentlemen, please note that what the police found in Shukako's home was a baseball bat...... Carter raised his voice, "and Mr. Stucker has just proved that Shukako used a wooden stick to hit the victim hard, and there is a fundamental difference between a baseball bat and a wooden stick...... I would like to draw the attention of the judge and the jurors to this. They had agreed to rob them on the spur of the moment, and would Mr. Shukako go home to get a baseball bat? No, this is completely out of line with normal human thinking. Before the robbery took place. They didn't know if they were robbing a white man or a black man, and they didn't think they would beat each other at all. The baseball bat did not appear on any of the prosecution's evidence, and the police were completely irresponsible to accuse me of being the murderer based on the witness's so-called confession and a baseball bat stained with the blood of the alleged victim. My client, Shukako, was arrested in a completely unfair situation......"

Barth's unfavorable side to himself began to appear...... In Carter's and Randolph's experience, they could have made a big fuss about the difference between a stick and a baseball bat......

He requested a temporary adjournment from the judge. This was cleared by the judge. Subsequently, in the judge's office, Bart made a request for settlement, in which they promised that no death penalty would be filed, and only that Shukako would be sentenced to life in prison, with bail after 25 years, in exchange for Shukako's guilty plea. However, this settlement offer was quickly and firmly rejected by Carter and Randolph.

Settlement negotiations failed. When the trial resumed, Randolph, who succeeded Carter, quickly became aggressive. He called witnesses. George, a counter waiter at a bar.

When he was summoned by the police, Shukako told the police that he was drinking at the bar and had a few words with George, the bar's waiter, but George flatly vetoed Shukako's presence at the bar that night.

"Mr. Shukako often comes to the bar for a while...... "George said in front of everyone, "but Mr. Shukako was not present at the bar on the night of the crime, and I did not notice. It wasn't until the police found me that I thought about it and I was sure of what I said. ”

Randolph came to him: "George, do you think that Mr. Shukako is a generous man?" ”

"Huh?" George was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slowly.

Randolph smiled: "Yes, my client is not a generous person, there is no doubt about that. George, I guess your girlfriend's name is Sally, right? ”

Seeing George nodding, Randolph said slowly: "On the night of the crime, you left work early because you had a date with your girlfriend, and at the time of the date, you were so much Sally said, 'That stingy Shukako, he didn't tip me when he came today, I really wish he could have been hit by a car when he went out'...... Mr. George, what did you say about that? ”

George's face changed drastically, and Bart quickly stood up: "Objection, I object to the defense lawyer asking questions that have nothing to do with the case." ”

"It has a lot to do with it!" Randolph said calmly: "This will be able to prove the innocence of my client." ”

The judge looked at the two lawyers and said, "The objection is invalid, and the defense lawyer can continue to ask questions." ”

Randolph did not pause for the slightest: "Mr. George, your curse has been fulfilled, my client was not hit by a car, but was involved in a homicide that had nothing to do with him. Do you admit that you said such things? Do you need me to bring your girlfriend Sally to the witness stand? ”

George's face turned pale in an instant...... Randolph was not willing to stop there: "Mr. George, you swore before you went to the witness stand, and I hope you will tell us the truth!" ”

George's lips began to tremble, and he shuddered, "Yes, Mr. Shukako did come to the bar that night and left at about ten o'clock. Then I got off work too. Ah, I didn't mean to commit perjury, and Officer Lisson then found me. He demanded that I have to say it, or I'd get myself in trouble. ”

With a "boom", the entire jury bench and the auditorium were completely chaotic......

"Quiet, quiet!" The judge had to raise his voice to keep the scene quiet.

"Nonsense!" When Officer Lisson was summoned again, his face was distorted with anger: "I never threatened anyone, that's what he told me when I found George that day." No. I swear, I've never threatened George, why would I do that? I didn't even have a reason to do that! ”

"Because your wife is black!" Randolph suddenly exclaimed, "Honorable jurors. Officer Lisson's wife is black, and for the well-known reason, blacks are not treated fairly in our country, and that includes Officer Lison's wife. When Lucy died. Police officers are surprisingly furious. He seems to see that his own wife may also be treated like this in the future, so he goes crazy to find the murderer. He believes that just catching Stucker, Peter, and Tel is not enough to attract the attention of others, and he must catch a more weighty murderer to attract the attention of the whole society...... What I want to ask you is, what better person to get attention than the son of a general......"

He glanced coldly at Lisson: "Officer Lisson once said, 'I must make Shukako confess, no matter what the price is paid, I must make Shukako confess...... 'Officer Lisson, have you ever said such a thing?" ”

"Yes. That's what I said with my colleague. Reeson did not deny this: "But the situation at the time was that Shukako was the most suspicious person. What I mean by that is to find the truth......"

"The truth is that you wronged an innocent young man!" Randolph interrupted him: "As you can see, my client Shukako is still just a young man, yes, he is impulsive, he has a bad record, he has been caught by Officer Lisson many times, but each time he was released because of lack of evidence, so Officer Lisson hated this young man so much, he always wanted to throw Shukako in prison, but he didn't find any good solution. Lucy's death gave him an opportunity that could not have been better, and the first thing that came to his mind was to involve Shukako......

"No, I've never thought of it that way!" Lisson almost roared: "I don't deny that I had the idea of putting Shukako in prison, what kind of person is sitting there?" Drugs, robbery, theft, I caught him more than ten times, but each time I received a call from some special department asking me to release Shukako immediately, I was just a small policeman, I had no way to fight those big guys, so although I was not reconciled, I could only watch Shukako swagger away from my sight...... But I never wanted to implicate him in a murder case, and my justice and conscience as a police officer would never allow me to do so! ”

"Justice and conscience?" Randolph sneered: "The so-called justice and conscience is that you have indeed done something that a police officer should not do." ”

Speaking of which, he came to the main witness, Stuker: "Mr. Stucker, you said that you and Shukako met in a bar two years ago, right?" ”

Stucker looked a little flustered: "Yes, yes, we met two years ago. ”

Randolph then asked Peter and Tel, and got the same answer, at which point Randolph smiled slightly: "Ah, two years ago, two years ago, I remember that I met my current wife two years ago, and then we fell in love, got married, and had a lovely child the next year. I remember two years ago when I won a lawsuit that seemed impossible to outsiders, and that lawsuit brought my reputation to a new high......"

He suddenly remembered his past, which made everyone wonder what he wanted to do, and suddenly, Randolph put away his smile: "Two years ago, my client Shukako was in Cleveland, yes, Cleveland!" His father, General Gandra, forcibly sent him to Clevel's army, hoping that life in the army would change his son's life, and Shukako stayed there for a whole year and a half, but regrettably, instead of making any changes according to his father's wishes, he was kicked out of the army for many serious violations of military discipline! His father was very disappointed, and from that time on, he was completely disappointed in his own son, my client, Shukako. These can be investigated in the troops where Kryfranshukako served. Mr. Stucker, Mr. Peter, Mr. Tel, you said you met Shukako two years ago, could it be that you were in the army at that time? ”

Stucker, Peter, and Ter all began to tremble.

"There is only one truth, and that is that they are lying!" Randolph exclaimed, "Stucker, Peter, and Ter are lying, I don't know why they are doing this, maybe they have some personal vendetta with Mr. Shukako, maybe they are under some kind of threat, but anyway, they are lying!" ”

The courtroom was now eerily quiet. (To be continued......)