Rorschach drove the police car back to the police station, and glanced at Bob who was sitting in the passenger seat covering his head, he smiled, in fact, most of the daily work of the small town police station is like this, just like the police station in Huaxia, trivial things account for a large part of the work, under normal circumstances, homicides, murders are handed over to other county police stations, city police departments or FBI for investigation.

Bob covered his head, looked ahead, and said:

"Sheriff, can you not tell anyone about today's incident?"

"Of course."

Rorschach nodded and smiled, "Isn't it different from what you think?" ”

"Hey......"

Bob shook his head, "It's so different, I've never encountered anything like this when I was in the Intelligence Group. ”

"You're going to have this kind of thing a lot going to happen in the future."

"Oh my!"

Bob sighed reluctantly, "As long as I don't meet these crazy women again." ”

Soon after, they returned to the police station.

Back in the office, Rorschach cleaned up and began to prepare for the afternoon trip to the courthouse, there was no bailiff stationed in Sleepy Town, so the work that should be the bailiff, such as courtroom security, delivering summonses, etc., was the responsibility of the town police department.

The marshals are generally officers of the Sam Nation Marshals, which are under the federal Department of Justice like the FBI, and are mainly responsible for protecting federal judges, escorting federal court prisoners, protecting federal court witnesses, seizing the assets of defendants, in addition to pursuing fugitives from federal courts.

Deputy Sheriff Emmett knocked on the door, walked in, and said:

"It's time."

Rorschach nodded and followed Emmett to the detention area, where today the court will decide whether Pradino can be released on bail.

In the detention room, Pradino changed into a crisp suit and looked at Rorschach with a smile on his face.

Rorschach glanced at him and said:

"Take him out."

Emité nodded, stepped forward to open the cell, and led Pradino out.

Pradino walked out of his cell and smiled at Rorschach:

"Looks like I can't live here anymore."

"Who knows."

Rorschach replied lightly, "Let's go, let's go to the courthouse." ”

"Okay."

Pradino smiled and walked towards the police hall with his head held high.

Rorschach looked at his back and shook his head, although Prosecutor Hopeway insisted on continuing to hold Pradino pending trial, but in his opinion it was not so easy to achieve, because in Sam's country, the parole system was essentially for the wealthy, and with Pradino's wealth and position in Sleepy Town, it was obvious that the old judge would definitely agree to parole without conclusive evidence.

When I came to the town courthouse, the auditorium was already full of well-known people from all over the town, including the young mayor McCarran and Chief Benjamin of the Chino tribe, and it was clear that the whole town was very concerned about Pradino's bail verdict.

Rorschach and Emmett led Pradino into court, and his lawyer rushed to meet him.

Prosecutor Hopway stood up from behind the prosecution and turned his head to stare at Pradino.

After a while, the old judge entered the courtroom and sat down behind the courtroom.

The bail verdict officially began, and the old judge flipped through the papers and said to Pradino:

"The charge is first-degree murder, are you pleading now, or are you pleading when the jury comes?"

"My client pleads not guilty, Your Excellency."

The lawyer replied.

"Okay."

The old judge nodded, "I think you want to negotiate bail now." ”

"Yes."

The lawyer picked up the papers on the table.

"Your Excellency."

Prosecutor Hopeway then said, "This is a murder charge, and we have physical evidence to prove ......."

"Mr. Pradino's wealth is perfectly legitimate!"

The lawyer hurriedly interrupted, "The district prosecutor has taken my client to court several times, which is obviously an implicit political purpose!" ”

Prosecutor Hopeway frowned and said:

"I think the suspect is at risk of absconding!"

"Impossible!"

The lawyer turned his head to look at Hopeway and said to the old judge, "We hope that this case can be dismissed, just like the previous case of the district attorney against my client." Mr. Pradino had not absconded in fear of crime before, and he would not now. ”

Prosecutor Hopway took a deep breath and said:

"It's murder! Your honor! ”

"Mr. Pradino also runs the company."

The lawyer argued, "Do you want him to run the company in prison?" Then not only will Mr. Pradino's company lose money, but it will affect the town's economy! ”

"Alright."

The old judge waved his hand, "In view of the defendant's past law-abiding history and the fact that he has never been convicted, he does not need to be held in custody pending trial until another public prosecution, and the bail is 500,000 dollars." The accused must surrender his passport before being released on parole. ”

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency."

The lawyer turned to Pradino and smiled.

Pradino nodded, as a copy should be.

Prosecutor Hopwei looked at the two people in the dock, clenched the pen in his hand, and sighed.

Rorschach shrugged his shoulders, and as he thought, suddenly, he felt a gaze in the gallery look at him, and when he looked up, he saw the "federal agent" John Garrett waving at him.

What the hell is this guy doing here?

After the bail verdict was announced, Rorschach walked out of the town courthouse, just opened the door of the police car, and Pradino's voice rang behind him.

"Sheriff, can you talk to each other individually?"

Rorschach turned to look at the spirited Pradino and replied:

"Okay."

Walking aside, Pradino smiled and said:

"I heard that Officer Jessica was kidnapped the other day?"

"Yes."

Rorschach squinted at him, "But there's nothing wrong with people. ”

"God forbid."

Pradino nodded, "Remember what I said to the sheriff the other day?" ”

"Are you talking about a big deal?"

"Yes."

Pradino reluctantly said, "Someone passed a resolution at the town council while I wasn't there. ”

"Resolution?"

Rorschach thought for a moment and asked, "Are you talking about Roxon Energy's exploration?" ”

"Yes."

Pradino nodded, "They don't have a very good reputation. ”

"What do you mean?"

Rorschach looked at him.

"This is up to you, sheriff, to investigate yourself."

Pradino smiled, "I don't know much, but they're probably not looking for shale oil." ”

"What do you think they're looking for?"

"It's not clear."

Pradino sneered, "However, I don't think it's a good thing for them to carry out exploration, the environment around Sleepy Town is very good, and there is a lot of potential for tourism development, I don't want them to make this place a miasma, so I hope I can cooperate with you Sheriff." ”

"Stop them from exploring?"

"Of course."

Pradino nodded, "For this kind of big company, small actions are ineffective, and can only be vetoed by the administration, sheriff, you also have the right to vote on the town council, we can vote against it, and after the matter is done, I believe that the people of Sleeping Town will appreciate your decision in the future." ”

"I see."

Rorschach thought for a moment, "I'll think about it." ”

"Okay, I hope the sheriff understands my good intentions."

Pradino looked at Rorschach, "I'm all here for Sleepy Town." ”

"I hope so."

Rorschach replied lightly, although he didn't know what Pradino's real purpose was, but he felt a little familiar with Roxon Energy, not because it was a famous company in the world, but in the memory of "previous life", it seemed to have appeared in "Iron Man" related film and television dramas, and it seemed to be a villain.

Back at the police station, Rorschach began to check the information of the Roxon Energy Company in his office, this company has a long history, also known as Roxon Oil, founded in 1932, the founder made a fortune by finding an oil field, and is considered the world's largest company in the energy field.

If Roxon Energy is really the company that appeared in the film and television series, then there seems to be a reasonable explanation for John Garrett's appearance, he didn't come for Pradino, but for what is under Sleeping Town, but what exactly is under Sleeping Town?

Thinking of this, Rorschach's heart was filled with uneasiness, and he fell asleep......

Could it be that something is sleeping beneath the town?