199 Evidence of Crime
After browsing Michael's incriminating evidence, Rorschach took a deep breath.
Unexpectedly, most of the state legislature's campaign sponsorship was Mexican drug trade funds, and these funds were handed over to McLaughlin through Michael. However, there is also a big Mexican drug lord behind Michael, Rogerio Terez, who is the real mastermind.
The McLaughlin legislator was politically advocating for a power grid at the border to stop illegal Mexican immigrants from entering Sam's Country, and Thauz felt it was a good idea for him to gain control of the border grid by sponsoring Michael's candidacy for state legislature, so that only his people could bring drugs into Sam's Country, while other drug lords would have to choose the more costly way. In the long run, he will eventually dominate the drug market in Sam's Country.
In the church lounge, Rorschach showed the compilation of criminal evidence to Scimitar and Pastor Padrow, and both of them were very surprised when they saw it, they didn't expect that there was such a big conspiracy behind it.
Machete stared at the picture of Terez on the screen and said in a deep voice:
"Terez ......"
"You know him?" Rorschach asked.
"Yes."
Scimitar nodded, "I dealt with him a lot when I was a federal agent. โ
Pastor Padrรณ patted the scimitar on the shoulder, looked at Rorschach and said:
"We have always suspected that the main messenger who framed the scimitar and killed his family was Terez."
Rorschach nodded and said:
"As I understand it, the project on the border grid is so huge that it will not be possible to complete it at least during the current term of the state legislature. It seems that Thauz wants the state legislator to be re-elected, and the best way to win over voters is to arouse their emotions, so Michael created a kidnapping case against the state legislature's daughter and put a smuggler on the cutlass to provoke voters' anger against illegal immigrants, which in turn will get more votes for the state legislature. โ
"That's how it should be."
The scimitar nodded, "In order to keep the matter from being revealed, they took Aprili away again. โ
"They obviously didn't expect you to get away from their attack."
Rorschach smiled and said, "I didn't expect us to get Michael's laptop." โ
Pastor Padro excitedly said:
"Then sheriff, you can give this information to the FBI and let them arrest Michael."
"Hmm."
Rorschach nodded, "Then the scimitar charge is cleared." โ
"No way!"
The scimitar suddenly said, "April is still in their hands, we need to get her out first." โ
Pastor Padro was puzzled:
"April is the daughter of a state legislator, and if it's in Michael's hands, she should be safe."
"No ......"
Scimitar shook his head, "If the matter comes to light, they'll kill April." โ
"But what then?"
Pastor Padro frowned.
Rorschach said on the side:
"Looks like we need to find April's whereabouts first."
"April must be in Michael's hands, we need to get her saved as soon as possible."
With that, the scimitar stood up and was about to walk towards the door of the lounge.
Rorschach hurriedly stopped him and persuaded:
"Michael is going to come home and find out that he's missing his laptop, so we can get him to hand over April, and we're going to hunt them down."
Scimitar thought for a moment, sighed, and sat down again.
"The sheriff is right."
Pastor Padreau stood up and picked up a wooden box from the cabinet next to him, "Have a cigar, how's Cuba?" โ
Machete looked at the Cuban cigars in the wooden box, shook his head, and said:
"I only smoke Mexican ones."
"Okay, understood."
Pastor Padro shrugged his shoulders, put the wooden box back in its place, and picked up another one from underneath, "Then smoke the Mexican one." โ
He looked at Rorschach again and asked:
"Sheriff, what kind do you smoke?"
"I don't smoke."
"Yes, good habits."
Pastor Padro nodded, lit his cigar, and picked up the TV remote on the coffee table, "Let's see what's happening out there right now." โ
He turned on the TV, and a piece of news was playing, and the content made the three people in the room frown.
State Councilman McLaughlin was shot during a roadshow speech at a rally today, and the gunman used a slam gun to hit the state legislator in the thigh, and now the state legislator has been taken to the hospital, and the gunman is a scimitar.
Rorschach looked at the news on TV and said:
"It looks like they've enabled a backup plan."
"yes......"
The scimitar had a calm face and a solemn expression.
Pastor Padro didn't know what to say for a while.
At this time, Rorschach suddenly said:
"Someone's coming!"
"Who's coming?"
Pastor Padro paused for a moment, "It's not a Sunday, how can anyone come?" โ
Rorschach also found it strange that Christianity is not the same as Catholicism, except on Sundays, where houses of worship are generally not opened, from which the words "Sunday" and "Sunday" are often derived. And if you want to go to the church to confess, you can only go to the Catholic church to find a priest to confess, and the priest of the Christian church does not listen to confession.
Glancing at the humanoid dot that was approaching the door of the church under the "Hunter Tracking", Rorschach pulled out his pistol and said:
"I'll take a look."
"I'd better go."
Pastor Padro hurriedly stopped Rorschach, "It's better not to fight and kill here." โ
"I'm sorry."
Rorschach nodded, "But you have to be careful. โ
"Don't worry."
Pastor Padro smiled, turned and walked out of the break room, towards the chapel.
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After Liviera pushed open the church door, after the attack on the farm, she realized that things were not as simple as she thought, and later, through a friend in the FBI archives, she obtained a sealed piece of information, that the cutlass was likely a former federal agent, and that one of his comrades-in-arms, Padro, had been a priest here after leaving the Bureau of Investigation.
Walking into the chapel, Liviera saw a middle-aged pastor walk out.
"Is there anything wrong?" He asked.
"Hello, Pastor Padro."
Liviera showed her ID, "I'm a federal immigration agent, Liviera. โ
"It turned out to be Agent Liviera."
Pastor Padro smiled and said, "Is there anything I can do to help you?" โ
"That's right, I want to know, do you know a man called a scimitar?"
"Machete?"
Pastor Padro frowned, thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Sorry, I haven't heard of that name. โ
"Yes......"
Liviera nodded and continued to ask, "And Christopher Ray, do you have an impression of the name?" Former federal agent Mr. Padro. โ
"You said thunder, ......"
Pastor Padro shrugged, "He's dead, on a mission. โ
"Really?"
Liviera's eyes narrowed and she pulled a picture out of her pocket, "This is the picture of Christopher Ray that I managed to find, and he looks like the gunslinger called the scimitar who is now wanted." โ
"Haha......"
Pastor Padro laughed dryly, "There are always a few people in this world who look alike. โ
"Okay......"
Livira sighed and said, "Pastor Padro, I hope you can tell me where the cutlass is, I can help him, I don't think he's a smuggler, and I don't think he's going to assassinate the state legislature, there must be a conspiracy here." โ
"This ......"
Reverend Padro looked at Liviera and took a deep breath, as a former federal agent, he could still tell which words were truly heartfelt.