Chapter 2: Carmen
"Sir."
"Sir."
"Hello sir."
As Carmen Moreno passed through the hallway, every agent and civilian member who passed by her stopped and greeted her respectfully.
At FCPS's European headquarters, only a handful of people have access to this treatment, and Carmen is one of them.
Those who can become "federal sheriffs" before the age of twenty-five are generally considered "super elite", while those who can become the "deputy head of the FCPS state headquarters" before the age of twenty-five...... That can only be described as a "monster".
Carmen, the twenty-four-year-old deputy minister, can be said to be a well-deserved "monster".
Even though she was a woman, a very beautiful woman, no one ever thought that her terrible speed of promotion had anything to do with her beauty.
Flipping through her resume, what can you see...... In addition to being excellent, it is excellent.
The best schools, the best grades, the best training records...... Even the family is top-notch, because the word "confidential" is filled in that column.
On the FCPS internal file, if you see these two words written on a person's family background, it can basically be translated as "you fucking nosy, if it weren't for the times changing you would have to talk on your knees when you see him/her".
By the age of eighteen, Carmen had completed the education that ordinary people might not have completed in twenty-five years, and by the age of twenty she had completed the FCPS training course and became a full-fledged detective, and a year later she was promoted to the rank of Inspector of the Peace.
Since she was a child, she didn't know what the mood of those who didn't get the first place in the exam was, and any test she participated in was challenging herself, and others had never been regarded as a competitor by her.
During the FCPS training camp, Carmen broke a number of bests held by men and significantly improved the record.
There were some jealous people who expected this "test machine" to be confused by all kinds of unforeseen on-site situations after becoming a full-fledged agent, but she solved every task she handled with unimaginable efficiency, whether it was on-the-spot response or written report.
Gradually, no one sees her as a "person" anymore......
Instead, they see her as a benchmark and a direction to work towards, and no longer have feelings of envy, jealousy, or admiration for her.
It's like...... You will be jealous of someone close to you who is better looking than you, but you will never be jealous of a character from a comic book who is better looking than you......
People directly think of Carmen as some kind of creature completely different from themselves, and some people even suspect that she is actually a "terminator" in human skin, but no matter what others think, she still goes her own way, breaking one common sense after another.
Tick, Tick -
After a quick and simple iris verification, the electronic security door of a "command room" was opened.
Carmen appeared in the doorway.
She had short, chestnut hair and oblique bangs that covered half of her forehead and a third of the corners of her eyes; No makeup, but still has a look that you can't ignore; She was dressed in the women's uniform of a high-ranking FCPS officer, but her conservative style could not hide her perfect figure that attracted reverie.
But at this moment, the case handlers in the command room had no time to look back at her, because they were all busy with their own affairs.
Carmen didn't bother them, she just stood there silently, observing for a moment, and got a general idea of what the people in the room were doing.
Then, she stepped forward, walked to the podium, picked up an idle headset from the table, put it on, and connected the room to the PA system: "Whatever you're doing now, stop." ”
Her voice is not recognizable, because it is very good; But her resolute tone, and the volume set by the PA equipment at this time, still succeeded in attracting attention.
After a few seconds, the detectives who heard the sound turned their heads one after another, and when they saw that it was the deputy minister speaking, they all obediently stopped moving.
"Don't worry." After the room was quiet, Carmen looked at the main screen on the wall of the command room and said, "Let's see what happens...... When it's time for you to act, I'll assign you tasks. ”
Her leadership skills and the aura of a superior were also innate, and even though most of the people present were older than her, she quickly took control of the scene and calmed people down.
And at this moment, what Carmen asked them to "see" and that was playing on the main screen was undoubtedly the trial show in "Mount Xuduro......
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At the same time, somewhere.
In the dark space, a middle-aged man wearing only a pair of shorts with a badly lost forehead and the top of his head was shivering on a metal back chair.
A light shone down from above, and his hands and feet were handcuffed to the chair, and all four legs of the chair were nailed to the concrete floor; His eyes and ears were sealed with an integrated black mutter, and his mouth was stuffed with a ladybug-colored ball.
Although the temperature in the space was comfortable, he was already sweating profusely, as if he had just taken a shower.
At this time, directly in front of him, there is a camera that is in the state of shooting; In addition, there is a man wearing a black sweatshirt, a hood, and a Peking Opera mask on his face, carrying a video camera, responsible for some moving and close-up shots.
This is undoubtedly the filming scene of the "Judgment Show", of course, the one in the chair is certainly not the "judge", he is today's "judge" Borg; The person in charge of the camera is not a judge, what is his identity...... More on that later.
The real judge, this is just about to appear.
呲, 呲, 呲......
Every time, he appeared with such footsteps, because he was wearing cloth shoes and walked softly.
Like the cameraman, the judge also wears a Peking Opera mask, but the judge wears a red robe, like the same bright red version of the black robe of the Grim Reaper in Western legends.
After a short time, the judge walked up to the camera and said in a muffled, gruffy voice, apparently voice-changer, "Hello everyone, I'm back again, and ......," and he tilted his head and took a few steps back while looking at the camera, "bringing you a new gift......
At this point, he happened to come to Borg's side and removed the mask from the latter's face.
"Huh? Not! Uh-huh-" Borg, who had suddenly regained his sight and hearing, struggled after a brief adaptation, glaring viciously at the masked man beside him and letting out a muffled yell.
Although he couldn't utter the full words with a ball in his mouth, it was not difficult to guess from his eyes and tone of voice that he was saying, "Who are you?" What are you doing? Do you know who I am? Let me go! "This kind of line.
"Lucas Borg." Like a magician, the judge leaned slightly, stretched out his arms, looked sideways at the camera, and gestured to the Borg in his chair.
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At the same time, the FCPS European headquarters, in a command room.
"0017, 0018, through our resources, check the sales records of the same product on Borg's face and mouth ball in the past six months on all legal or illegal platforms, whether it is the buyer or the seller, all of them will be further investigated."
Carmen had begun to give orders.
"Yes, sir." When the two men in the ministry, numbered 17 and 18, received the order, they immediately made a promise and began to carry it out.
Someone like Carmen must remember the number of everyone in this headquarters, of course...... She also remembers their names, but she doesn't like to call her colleagues by their names at work, because it can easily create an illusion to her subordinates that "the boss has an impression of you, knows you well, is optimistic about you, and has a good impression of you".
"0601, dilate Borg's pupils, I want to know what's beyond the camera."
"Yes, sir."
“0377,0057…… Analyze in detail, try to find out the fibers of the judge's clothes, the cement on the floor, the materials used in the chairs, and where the handcuffs came from. ”
"Understood, sir."
"1901,0452, I would like to know what type of equipment this live footage was filmed on, and what is the level of professionalism of the debugger, if possible...... Analyze the light source above his head from what kind of lighting equipment and how far away he is. ”
"Yes, sir."
"Colleagues from the network department, you can continue to do what you did before I came. For others, please use your own communication devices...... Note that it is private, and you should never use the ...... sent to you by the organization Through a commercial network from the outside world, connect to this website, open the live broadcast page, and be on standby. ”
In less than a minute, Carmen issued several orders in one breath, which kept the agents and civilians in the command room busy again, but this time the busyness was very different from the inefficient and chaotic work that had been done before...... At the moment, everything seems efficient and orderly; Everyone knows what they're doing and what they're doing, and those who have the expertise are assigned tasks that suit them.
Just this minute gave new hope to these agents who had been struggling in the "Xudu Luoshan Task Force" for four months; They can't help but think...... If Chief Moleno had been transferred a few months earlier, perhaps they would have solved the case and gone on leave by now.
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On the other hand, live live.
"Mr. Borg, I'm going to take your mouth off now, but I have to make a few more demands before I do so." Seeing that Borg was slowly regaining his composure after struggling for a while, the judge said, "Please don't yell, spit indiscriminately, or interrupt me at will, or I will respond to your actions according to my current mood and rather poor patience." ”
"Uh-huh......" I don't know what Borg said, but it seems to be a response anyway.
Immediately afterward, the judge took off the ball from his mouth and threw it aside.
"I was caught parking in my garage and suddenly lost consciousness! Send someone to the scene to investigate! Come and save me! These were the first words spoken by Borg as he regained his ability to speak.
It can be seen that he shouted these contents at the camera after thinking.
Sometimes, however, it can be stupid to think about what you have done again.
"How do you know I must be live? What if I tell the audience that it's live, but it's actually a video? The judge immediately asked Borg a question, and as the other man's face became more solemn, he added, "And yes...... Even if I'm live, even if investigators have arrived at your house to investigate before you say this, do you think they will be able to track down your whereabouts through the scene? ”
Borg was speechless, fear and despair growing rapidly in his mind.
"Take a step back, and even if they do find it, you're guaranteed ...... Can I be rescued alive? As he said this, the judge suddenly pulled out a folding knife from his wide red robe, and pulled a finger-long cut on Borg's thigh.
"Ahh
"Okay, such a wound, and it didn't cut the artery, don't be like a girl." The judge walked around the back of his chair and said, "This only reminds you that the request I just made is still valid...... The next time you mess around like this, I'll not be paddling your legs. ”
When Borg heard this, he stopped shouting; Because the other party was right, although the wound on his leg was hot and painful, it was far from unbearable, and the depth of the wound was not very serious.
"Alright, Mr. Borg, don't waste everyone's time." Seeing that he seemed to understand the situation, the judge continued, "We all know why you're here today, don't we? ”
"It's all rumors!" Borg immediately replied categorically, "I haven't done anything!" The officials have proven my innocence! ”
"I'm sorry, I'm not here in the federal government." The judge turned back to Borg and shrugged his shoulders and continued, "I'm here for the ...... of the Drunkura," he said leisurely, spreading his arms, "Here, your so-called 'official voice' is no more convincing than the voice of any ordinary person...... Who told the truth, who lied, which are rumors and which are the truths that have been covered up...... I know it all. Because I'm ......," he put his hand gently to his chest, "...... Judge. ”
There is nothing false in the judge's words.
Every person he brought to the "Xuduluo Mountain", he personally went to investigate; Every time, he arrested these people on the premise of completely knowing what they had done.
"Why are you so sure? Are you a federal police officer? Are you an FCPS agent? Borg was testing the other side.
This action not only made the judge laugh out loud, but even the cameraman laughed along.
"Hahahaha......" the judge laughed for a few seconds, then continued, "Mr. Borg, to be honest, you're quite interesting; The Judgment Show needs people like you to participate......" He paused for half a second, and his tone suddenly cold, "The more you are like this, the more you are unrepentant of your actions, desperately trying to get away with it, and in the end, ...... The more it can bring us pleasure. ”<