The Judge's Chapter (4)
"Global live?" Justice Roberts didn't know what to do when he heard the word but repeat it and laugh dryly.
But the rest of the room didn't laugh.
The local police chief did not laugh, nor did the sub-chief of the local FCPS.
Carmen did not laugh, but Raymond conveyed this condition to the crowd...... Naturally, they don't laugh.
"Ray, do you know what you're talking about?" After a few seconds, Roberts seemed to understand that this was not a joke, and immediately said, "You have indeed handled a lot of beautiful cases over the years, and your conviction rate is also record-breaking, but the requirement of 'global live broadcast' ...... What do you think we're for? Can the Federal Court of The Hague allow you to do a reality show here? ”
Raymond took a deep breath and said in a slightly helpless tone, "Sir, this is not my request, but the suspect's request. ”
"And you didn't immediately reject him? Still coming to talk to us? Roberts interrupted in a more serious tone.
"He gave me a reason I couldn't refuse." Raymond replied.
"Am I talking to you about 'The Godfather' right now?" Roberts was a little impatient, "Listen, Ray, we can indeed take this kind of coercive trade, but we have to pay attention to the gains and losses and proportions; In short, I don't care what you signed with him, you can either ask him to change to a less ridiculous condition now, or you can go through the book yourself and find a clause to annul the agreement between you and him, and then hand him over to the FCPS...... The choice is yours. ”
"Nope." Unexpectedly, before Raymond could speak, Carmen rushed first, "We can't take him away." ”
"What did you say?" As the current "chief justice" of the Federal Hague Tribunal, Roberts is one of the few people at this table who does not care about Carmen as the chief, and when he heard this, he said suspiciously, "Deputy Minister Moleno, why is this?" ”
Carmen replied: "The deal he made was that he would provide us with authentic and reliable information about the Cross and other rebel groups as long as we agreed to broadcast it live worldwide. ”
"I don't understand, can't you pass the interrogation of this kind ......of thing," Roberts paused, "I'm sorry, I have to change the word...... can't you ask 'torture'?" ”
"I can't." Carmen replied quickly.
"So what is he? The kind of person who doesn't have the ability to feel pain? Roberts added.
"His abilities are classified, and I can't reveal them to you." "But as far as I know, he has pain, and in fact he is a sensitive person, but that doesn't stop him from being patient...... No...... It should be said that it is the process of being able to enjoy all kinds of torture. ”
"Whew...... Looks like you've had a lot of dealings with him in the FCPS. The police chief on the side spat out at the right time.
Carmen didn't answer, because she didn't have to explain to the gang that Lance was dealing with her personally.
"Although I don't know the suspect as well as I know about the suspect...... Raymond continued, "but I also witnessed the suspect mutilating himself in the right eye, and I believe what Chief Moleno said...... The unbearable pain for us ordinary people is not a problem at all in the eyes of this guy. ”
"Can I think ......," Roberts glanced at the few people at the table, "our conversation just now has clarified the opinions of the federal chief prosecutor and the FCPS. ”
Raymond and Carmen looked at each other, then looked at the justice, "Yes." ”
"Then I don't have an opinion, or rather, I don't have any other choice, do I?" Roberts continued, "Only, I still want to remind you that this is a global live broadcast...... 'global'!" 'Live'! He deliberately separated the two words, pronounced them again in stress, and then said, "As a judge, I can do exactly what I do in court, and no matter what the outcome is, there will be no loss of honor to me, but you ...... Especially you, Deputy Minister Moleno, from the point of view of the federal government, I hope that you will think carefully about the consequences of this matter. ”
"I've thought about it, and his intel is worth the risk." Carmen replied.
"Hey! Wait a minute. The police chief then interjected, "Have you ever wondered if he doesn't keep his promise?" For example, we broadcast the trial on the air, but he still didn't even fart afterwards. ”
"He wouldn't be like that." "It's not the rules of the game. ”
"Games?" The police chief was stunned for a moment, "You think this is a game?" ”
"It doesn't matter what I think, what matters is what he thinks." Carmen replied.
"Is it possible to ......" In the next second, Rutte, the local FCPS sub-minister in the Netherlands, also put forward an opinion, "...... We created a fake live streaming environment to deceive him; For example, we set up a few cameras and radio equipment, find a few videographers, and pretend to be live, but in fact, the captured signals are only transmitted to the place we specify, and are not broadcast to the public. ”
"That's right!" When the police chief heard this, he exclaimed, "What a good idea! Anyway, the suspect was under our custody the whole time, and as long as we didn't let his accomplices outside contact him, he himself couldn't verify whether the trial was broadcast live or not. ”
......As soon as the two of them finished speaking, Carmen couldn't help but laugh.
Her smile made the other four feel inexplicable.
"Sorry, I was a little distracted just now and thought of something else." After two seconds, Carmen quickly put away her smile and stood up, "I think ...... about the proposal of the branch minister Rutte," she seemed to force a smile again, and added, "...... You can try, I still have something to do, so I'll miss it first. ”
With that, she walked away, leaving the big men looking at each other and shrugging their shoulders speechless.
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On May 3, a hospital in The Hague.
The day before yesterday, Lance was admitted to this hospital, and after the initial rescue and a series of procedures, he underwent an optic nerve repair operation and was implanted with a prosthetic eye in the early morning and evening yesterday.
As mentioned earlier, there were very few blind people in this era, and the current situation of Lance is one of the very few extreme examples of blindness; Because he maliciously damaged his optic nerve when he blew up his eye, even after surgical repair, his right eye could no longer gain vision, so he had to install a prosthetic eyeball made of biomimetic materials to protect the wound.
If he wants to see with his right eye in the future, he can go for another, more complicated and expensive surgery - replacing the current prosthetic eye with an electronic prosthetic eye that can be directly connected to the nervous system, but it is naturally impossible for the federal government to pay for such high-end medical care that is not covered by health insurance.
Bang –
At ten o'clock in the morning, Raymond took his briefcase, pushed the door and walked into Lance's room.
Hospital wards usually do not use electronic doors because they may delay the speed of entry and exit, and the doors of these wards are basically unlocked.
Lance's ward was located at the end of the corridor, and because of his peculiarity, the entire corridor was now guarded, as if to welcome passers-by, and to enter his ward had to pass three checkpoints and be examined by two different models of electronic scanners.
In any case, Raymond must not be able to bring anything like a fountain pen anymore......
"And they agreed." As soon as he entered the house, Raymond couldn't wait to cut to the chase.
But Lance spread out his hands that were locked to the bed rails, tilted his head and said, "Oh~Oh~ Why didn't you knock on the door?" In case I'm playing ...... Belch...... What about? ”
"Alright, stop laughing at your long-defunct privacy." "You'll be transferred to prison this afternoon," said Raymond, "and they'll give you a private room, and you'll be alone in it for whatever you want." ”
"Yes." Lance said, "Can I make a request?" ”
Raymond didn't want to take on this topic at all, he said directly: "Speaking of 'requirements', what I just wanted to tell you is ......"
"I know, they agreed to the conditions of the global live broadcast, and I will know as soon as you come in." Lance didn't want to talk to him about it, but continued, "I'm going to ask for something else now. ”
Raymond looked at Lance for two seconds, threw the briefcase in his hand onto a chair on the side, and sighed: "Mr. Lance, you have to understand that bargaining chips is needed to negotiate a deal. ”
"How about I give you a high school girl." Lance laughed, "Don't you like young people. When he said the second half of the sentence, he showed a very obscene expression.
Raymond turned his head to look out the door, took two steps forward, lowered his voice, and said to Lance with a serious face: "Listen, I may have had some entanglements with a few girls who got into trouble, but they are all over twenty years old, okay?" ”
"You're mistaken, Ray." Lance continued, "The high school student I mean was half a year ago...... To be precise, on November 25, 2218, the group of teenagers who escaped and disappeared from the Internet Rehabilitation Center in Linyi, Long County...... One. ”
This sentence made Raymond's whole person feel excited.
At that time, this incident was still quite famous, and many cross-continent media reported it, and there was a lot of news on the Internet; However, because of the many war-level events that occurred in the following six months, the public's attention quickly shifted from this matter.
"Are the kids still alive?" After a few seconds of quick thought, Raymond came back to his senses and asked.
"Can I make a qualification?" Lance answered the other party's question with a question.
"What do you want?" There was no one else in the room, and Raymond wasn't beating around the bush.
"Eat rabbit cold." Lance replied without hesitation.
Raymond didn't understand, so he didn't answer, just showed a confused expression.
"Tomorrow at noon, I will eat white rice in my cell, with cold rabbit, and a cup of herbal tea, if you satisfy me, I will give you a place for the child who escaped from the Internet Rehabilitation Center." Lance continued, "Oh yes, the food has to be made well, it doesn't taste good...... I'm going to turn my face. ”
Raymond took a deep breath and controlled his emotions: "Let me ask, what do you mean by 'turning face'......"
“L、I、K、O。” Lance replied word for word.
"What does that mean?" Raymond asked.
"Hehe......" Lance smiled, "When I really turn my face, don't you know?" ”