The courtroom is solemn and solemn.

The judges entered, and all stood up. After the judges took their seats, they all sat down.

The President of the Court then walked in and sat down in a corner. The judge looked at the judge, and the two exchanged one

A knowing eye.

The judge announced in court: "Now, the No. 1 Court in the capital is holding a trial of the case of Richard spreading rumors to confuse the public. I ask the prosecution

Let's start with the facts of the case. ”

The prosecution's lawyer stood up: "Your Excellency, three days ago, on May 18, this Mr. Richard published a news item in the "News" and "Daxizhou Daily", saying that 'a huge tsunami is about to befall our country in half a year, and we are facing a catastrophe'. Therefore, Richard has violated Article 243 of the Criminal Law of our country, that is, the Law on Disrupting Public Order and the Law on Creating and Disseminating False Speech. These are the two newspapers that published the news that day, and I would like to ask you to take a look at them as evidence. ”

A bailiff came over and presented two newspapers to the judge in court.

The judge took the evidence, and several people in the courtroom gathered around to look at it, exchanging opinions in a whisper.

The judge asked again: "Are the witnesses coming?" ”

"Here we are." A bailiff arrives at the courtroom with newspaper staff.

The judge glanced at the witness stand and continued: "I'll ask him later." Now, the defense is called upon to make its case. ”

A female lawyer stood up, she was Richard's defense lawyer, and she said with a straight face: "Your Excellency, the prosecution lawyer said that the news released by Mr. Richard in the "News" and other newspapers is a fallacy to confuse the public and deceive people, and I don't think so. When he learned from some source that a tsunami was coming, he informed the public of the news with a sense of responsibility and justice as a citizen, which was completely reasonable and legal, and did not have the problem of disturbing social order, nor did it belong to the act of creating and disseminating false statements, so Richard did not commit a crime. ”

The prosecution lawyer asked: "The defense lawyer just said that he did not commit a crime, which is a disregard for the facts, and my view is the opposite, he not only committed a crime, but also a very serious crime. ”

The prosecution lawyer continued: "The point is that he has not been able to produce any evidence to prove that the information he released has a source and is scientifically based. Therefore, we can only think that the natural disasters he spoke of are chasing after the wind and shadows, hearsay, and spreading false rumors, and therefore, he is spreading rumors, fallacies, and demagoguery. ”

The female lawyer defended: "There is no such thing as a problem of deceiving the public and demagoguery. As a former detective, Richard is an upright state official who has received many awards for meritorious service and has never had a record of bad words and deeds. He did not and could not spread rumors to confuse the public, nor did he profit from the publication of this news, nor did he seek fame because he did not even publish his name. ”

The prosecution lawyer asked: "I would like to ask the defense lawyer, has Richard publicly released the information, authorized by the ** power department?" Has it been approved by the review unit? If not, is it illegal for him to do so? ”

The female lawyer argued: "The news released by Richard was censored by the news newspaper, and there was no illegal or illegal language in the words. Moreover, he released the news, which was intended for the safety of the public, and it was not a ** announcement, and it did not need to be reviewed by the ** power department at all. ”

……………………

The judge asked, "Did the witnesses come?" ”

"Here we are."

"Ask him to stand on the witness stand."

A male clerk of the newspaper office walked over and stood on the witness stand.

The judge asked, "Are you Eugene, a staff member of the newspaper company?" ”

Eugene replied, "Yes." ”

"Richard went to the newspaper office, was you approached at the time?"

"Yes, we know each other well."

"He's going to release the news, do you ask him for the approval or scientific appraisal of the **?"

"Nope. Because Chief Richard often came to our newspaper to publish news and reports, at first I asked him for approval, but then I didn't want it. ”

The judge said, "Alright, now I would like to ask the defendant Richard to answer the question." ”

Richard stood in the dock.

The judge asked, "Mr. Richard, where did you hear the news that this tsunami is coming?" ”

Richard: "I can't say this, there must be a source anyway." ”

The judge asked, "Why can't you say that?" This is the courtroom, there is nothing that cannot be said, and you can tell the source to prove that you are not fabricating news, let alone lying to confuse the public. ”

Richard: "The channel through which I heard the news is indeed reliable, but I can't say that. ”

The judge said: "Hmph, if you don't say it, we think that your news has no source, is fake, and is a fabricated lie." That's what the prosecution's lawyer just said: What you are talking about about natural disasters is chasing after the wind and shadows, hearsay, and spreading falsehoods, so you are spreading rumors, rumors, and confusing people's minds. This conclusion was accepted by the Tribunal. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the auditorium.

The female lawyer raised her hand and said, "I have something to say......"

The judge held out his hand to interrupt her: "You don't have to say any more. Due to the complexity of the circumstances of this case, the prosecution and defense insist on their own opinions, and for the sake of prudence, they can only be retried, and the next court session will be at 3 o'clock in the afternoon on Monday this month, when I will read out the verdict in court, and the prosecution and defense must be prepared and withdraw from the courtroom. ”

The judge rang the hammer, and the audience walked out of the courtroom.

A week later, the second trial began.

After several rounds of verbal debate, the prosecution and defense entered the final link.

The judge asked in court: "Now that the human and material evidence is there, defendant Richard, what else do you have to make a statement to the court?" ”

Richard got up and said with a righteous face: "Your Excellency, I swear by the professional conscience of a military officer and the professionalism of a former law enforcement officer, I did not spread rumors to confuse the public, my original intention was just to send a warning to the whole society, a natural disaster is coming, let everyone prepare in advance, let ** take measures as soon as possible." But some people took the opportunity to make trouble and framed and persecuted me, and your plot finally succeeded. I knew this was the end, because in Atlantis, justice and justice were long dead! ”

There was a round of applause from the auditorium, and the judge slammed the gavel, "Silence, silence!!" ”

The judge stood up from his seat and held the verdict in his hand, "Now this court pronounces the verdict." ”

The Registrar announced: "All stand." ”

The judge read out the final verdict: "After the collegial panel researched, the defendant Richard was convicted of spreading rumors and evidence, and as a military official, he disregarded national law, spread false remarks, and caused social unrest, and the crime was increased by one degree, and the death penalty is hereby rejected, and the extradition application of the Military Intelligence Agency in court is rejected." Reject the criminal investigation bureau's extradition application in court! ”

Then the aura fell, "Leave the court!" ”

There was an uproar in the courtroom.

Lisa was speechless in shock, and Director Nickerson of the Criminal Investigation Bureau looked at the judge with a solemn face.

Sainz, the director of the military intelligence bureau, who was sitting in the corner, bowed his head heavily. Colonel Spoo, who was sitting beside him, looked helpless and disappointed.

The president of the court, who was sitting in the audience, exchanged a knowing look with the chief seat of the "Meike" company, who was sitting in the back row.

Court meeting room.

Richard, Nalisa, and Erin sat in a chair in the interview room through a piece of glass.

Richard looked at Nalisa and Erin with some emotion and said, "Thank you for coming to see me, you are the only two in this world who don't want me to die." ”

Na Lisa smiled bitterly, her voice was full of helplessness and hesitation, "Richard, I went to find your old director Nickerson, he said that he had called the president of the court and begged for mercy, but the president insisted on principles and did not back down. ”

"Did you find Director Sainz too?"

"Of course, if you are in a hurry, you should go to the doctor. But Sainz is even more disagreeable, he doesn't want to help at all, saying that the military system is inconvenient to meddle in the legal system, I think he is afraid of throwing away his black hat for you. Hum! ”

Richard said coldly: "The world has been the same since ancient times, and there is no official who does not pursue the philosophy of swearing to protect one's life, so we don't expect others to help us, and we should find a way to solve our own problems." ”

"Figure it out yourself? What's the solution? How can we confront the powerful state apparatus with our bare hands? In the past two days, my brain has been racked, and I still can't think of a good way. ”

Richard said a little sadly: "Yes, I have been meditating hard for the past two days, but there is no good way to advance and retreat freely, and to be able to meet the source left and right. ”

Na Lisa: "Yes, there are three days to go, and you are going to be executed, but ...... I'm ...... We were helpless, I hated myself, how could I be so useless! ”

Richard smiled with relief and said, "Don't do this, you've done your best." Looks like I'm going to trouble you to collect my body again this time. ”

Na Lisa smiled bitterly: "Who made me fall in love with you, if you love someone, you have to be responsible for him to the end." ”

"What would you think if I told you I couldn't die this time?"

"Can't die? Who? You? This, this, this...... It's impossible, the joke isn't funny at all. ”

Richard stared calmly into Na's eyes and said, "No kidding, I have a plan." Just now, God came out to help, really, it can be said that it is an out-of-print flying knife that has changed the sky! ”

"With the wisdom of you earthlings, I don't believe at all that you can come up with any brilliant way out."

"Don't think that you Sirians are much smarter than us earthlings, you know, we are your descendants, and in terms of intelligence, we are on par with you. It's just that our technology is not as good as yours. ”