Chapter 3: Temptation
The "Judgment Show" is still going on, and there are more and more people on the live channel.
Even if some people don't know Borg, they can quickly find out about him by searching for his name on the dark web; And the news on the dark web ...... Even the Federation can't cover it, or it can't cover it cleanly.
Finally, when the number of viewers in the live broadcast room exceeded two thousand, the judge raised the ...... Vote.
The rules of voting are simple, and every viewer will find two voting buttons in the bottom right corner of the live broadcast page, under the comment box, with the red button on the left and "No" on the right.
Whenever the judge opens up voting privileges, all viewers are given a chance to vote once for the next period of time; If you do not cast your vote after the voting time, the vote will be invalid and cannot be used for the next vote.
Right now, the judge's voting question is simple – "Do you think Borg is guilty?" ”
"What a joke!" Only ten seconds into the start of the vote, Borg trembled and shouted, "What kind of vote is this?" Who's voting? ”
Directly below the posing camera, there is a small display screen that displays the voting numbers in real time, and the numbers can be clearly seen from the Borg's position; In fact, the judge also knows the voting situation through that display.
At this moment, looking at the red numbers that rose sharply in an instant and the white numbers that did not move at all, Borg was so angry that he scolded.
"Does it matter who is voting?" The judge stood leisurely beside Borg and looked at the latter's face.
"Of course it's important!" Borg yelled, "They...... What class are they? What qualifications do you have......"
"Eligibility?" The judge interrupted him, "Huh...... Class? He repeated Borg's words and said with a smile, "Mr. Borg, you, like most people who come to me, always have to complicate a simple problem when faced with it.
"When I tried a woman, she questioned the men among the voters; When I tried a black man, he felt that there should be no white among the voters; When I judge a believer, he thinks he should not accept the opinion of an atheist; And when I tried an official, he talked to me...... Class.
"Obviously, for you...... The question is not important, it is the position that matters; Everyone thinks of their camp, party, class, group...... is the most vocal, but actually, we all know ......"
At this point, the judge picked up the knife again and flicked it a few times in front of the other party like a juggler.
“…… The people who really have the right to speak are the ones who hold knives, those who hold guns, those who occupy more social resources, and those who have more force, money, and power. The judge said, stopping his ornate turning of the knife, "As for the 'position,' it's nothing more than people clinging to each other...... It's just a form of power...... Because 'many' is also a kind of power, gathering a group of people who have similar views to you is always more powerful than you alone, even if these people are a bunch of rubbish who can only move their mouths, a hundred such people are louder than one person. ”
As he spoke, the number of votes on the small screen was still rising, with the number of red votes having quickly exceeded two hundred, while the number of white votes was still zero.
"Anyway......" the judge said, glancing at the votes, "your so-called qualifications, class...... It makes no sense to me; When we reach 'Mt. Suldura,' there is no longer a division of people, and anyone who is now watching this judgment has the right to vote...... Scholar or illiterate, rich or beggar, hero or traitor, federal agent or wanted criminal...... I don't treat everyone equally. He paused for half a second, then held up a finger and said, "They only have to choose a simple question...... Guilty, or innocent. ”
"But they ...... On what basis do they judge? What can they know? It's nothing more than some hearsay rumors! Borg knew that his position on the outside would not help him, so he changed his mind.
"Didn't you just say that?" The official 'has already made a declaration about you've made a statement, and I think they should be able to find an official version in addition to the rumors. "Since they know both, why do you think they can't make the right judgment?" Could it be...... Hehe......" Two more pleasant sneers came out from under the mask, "Even you, the person concerned, think that the 'official' rhetoric is too unconvincing?" ”
"Nonsense! It's just that...... It's just because these fools tend to be more inclined to believe some gossip! As a result, Borg, who could not logically refute the other side, turned his mind back to class theory.
"Fools?" When the judge heard this, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Mr. Borg, according to my investigation...... Neither your test scores nor your IQ test results from childhood to adulthood are anything out of the ordinary...... As a low-level bureaucrat who has infiltrated the system through nepotism, what kind of self-confidence has made you remove yourself from the ranks of the 'fools' and put yourself in the 'elite' group? ”
"I ...... In short, I am not convinced! Borg was annoyed, "This is a planting!" It's slander! I'm innocent! ”
"Oh?" At this moment, suddenly, the judge paused and let out a very slight exclamation.
His reaction, of course, was not due to Borg's pale quibbles, but to ...... At this moment, he saw that there were four more "not guilty tickets" on the screen.
Although in the early days of the Judgment Show, there were some people who didn't take voting seriously and randomly counted white ballots, but since the third issue, this situation has been extinct; Now that the judge is both a federally wanted criminal and an urban legend that is widely circulated on the public Internet, no one questions the verdict anymore, so everyone who votes knows what their vote means.
But...... At this moment, there were four votes, which were cast for "not guilty", and they were cast almost at the same time, with no more than three seconds between them.
This undoubtedly attracted the attention of the judge.
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At the same time, FCPS European headquarters, in a command room.
"Sir! Our votes ......" The four agents who had voted at Carmen's orders turned their heads to look at her in unison.
"Ah, I know." Carmen stared at the home screen and said calmly, "But that still doesn't prove that the footage we see is 'live'." She analyzed, "Maybe the other party just let the votes at the bottom of the screen display in real time, and the screen is still playing ...... recording."
Before Carmen could finish his sentence, the judge in the picture spoke: "Mr. Borg, you see, there seem to be four 'zealous citizens' who think you are not guilty. ”
When he spoke of 'zealous citizens,' he stretched out his hand and made a gesture in quotation marks, as if to mean something.
"Sir, that's great! He said it himself, which proves that what we are seeing must be a live broadcast. A female detective sitting near Carmen immediately spoke excitedly after seeing this scene.
Hearing this, Carmen did not say anything, on the contrary, the expression on her face became more solemn.
Because Carmen ...... From this act of the judge, something strange was perceived.
Why did he say that? To further tease and irritate the Borg?
"Regardless of whether it is necessary or not, even if he really wants to do that, with his eloquence, he can say something else......
Furthermore, judging by Borg's reaction and gaze shifts, the device displaying the vote should be just below the fixed camera, which can be seen by both Borg and the judge...... Since you can see it, isn't this a nonsense?
The judge's soft exclamation just now was obviously a reaction to seeing the change in the white ticket, and after a short breath, he said that......
"Judging from his frivolous context, it is okay to use 'it seems that a few zealous citizens think you are not guilty', but he prefers to say the specific number of 'four', as if it were ...... He deliberately wanted to emphasize this message in front of the camera. ”
Carmen's mind was quick, and the thoughts passed through her mind quickly and became clear.
"He's like...... Tempting us. After a few seconds, Carmen looked at the screen and muttered.
"What? Aren't we tempting him? ”
"How is that possible?"
"Did he find us?"
"But even if he tracked it with technical means, it was just our private phone, how did he know ......"
When the four agents in charge of the vote heard Carmen's speculation, they immediately panicked.
"He's not entirely sure someone is testing him." Carmen was still calm, "But he was undoubtedly suspicious, so ...... He immediately put out a message telling us that it was a 'live stream'...... Or, in other words, sit down on what I'm going to try, and then see what we do next. ”
"......Well," read one of the agents, "we're going to put a halt to this temptation for now, and his suspicions will soon be dispelled." ”
"Not necessarily." Carmen replied coldly, and after a second, she added, "And...... There is no need for us to hide ourselves in front of him at all. She said, reached out and stroked the bangs at the corners of her eyes, and added, "The 'Judgment Show' has reached today, even ordinary civilians know about it...... The judge must have been targeted by the Federation, how could he not know about it?
"In my opinion, the judge is well aware that every one of his broadcasts is under the surveillance of federal agents, and he may still be enjoying it.
"So, the idea of 'making the judge feel like we're not watching the live stream' is ridiculous in itself.
"Over the past few months, you should have taken a more proactive approach and managed to reach out to them...... Because criminals like him, who are keen on public execution, have a considerable degree of narcissistic tendencies and showmanship, and this kind of person likes to play cat and mouse games with law enforcement and gain a certain sense of superiority; We're just going to take advantage of that and let him show his flaws. ”
Although Carmen's words were not malicious, and every sentence was basically to the point, it still made his subordinates feel a little embarrassed.
Sometimes "excellent" is too much, and even if you don't want to, you will offend people, and Carmen is a helpless example.
"Cyber Department, you guys stop for a moment." After a few more seconds, Carmen asked, "...... you guys?" Can a puppet machine be controlled using a private mobile phone and a general public network? ”
Hearing this, the agents from the network department looked at each other for a few seconds, and then turned back in unison and replied in unison: "It's easy." ”
Carmen nodded: "Okay, you don't have to do anything now, take out your mobile phone, and hack into the computers and mobile phones of ordinary citizens in a short period of time, and use them as puppet machines...... The more the merrier. ”
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On the other hand, the "Judgment Show" scene.
"Don't be too nervous, Mr. Borg." The judge left the camera for a while, and then pushed a small cart over, "You are the only one to receive the trial today, so the voting deadline will last for a long time, and maybe there will be a reversal of today's reversal in a while." ”
"You...... What are you doing? As soon as Borg saw the contents of the other man's cart, his eyes changed.
On the top of the cart, there were several metal trays, which were soaked in disinfectant water with various types of tweezers, scissors, pliers, and hammers...... Anyway, they are common tools in dental offices.
"There's still a lot of time, I can't just show the audience that you, a greasy uncle, are sitting there panting." The judge picked up a small plice, lightly squeezed it twice in the airspace, tilted his head, and said to Borg in a somewhat mischievous tone.
"No...... No ......" Borg was already shaking his head, and if he could, he wished he would faint immediately.
"Given that you now have more 'guilty votes' than 'not guilty votes', the 'judgment' will begin now." As the judge spoke, he reached out and grabbed the other's head.
Seeing this, Borg struggled to move his neck sideways, at this time, it was good for him to keep his head even a centimeter away from the other party: "No...... Wait a minute...... You don't have to be like that...... Listen to me......"
Although the judge seemed to be enjoying the "execution" of Borg at this time, he had been looking at the monitor under the camera, watching the changes in ...... "white numbers".
That's when it ......
The white number moved, increasing to 8 at a very fast frequency, and after a pause for a few seconds, it jumped to 12, then 16, then 20, and then stopped at 20.
"Oh?" Beneath the mask, the judge's face was already on a smile that almost cracked to the base of his ears, and he said to himself, "What's going on?" Looks like there's an interesting guy who wants to play with me. ”
Come to think of it, the movements of his hands have not stopped.
The judge's arms didn't look thick, but he was able to hold Borg's face firmly with one hand, forcing his mouth open.
Without anesthetic, Borg watched as the other man put a plier into his mouth and randomly pulled out one of his teeth with brute force.
Not to mention the magnificence of the blood spurting from his mouth, but the pain and screams that pierced his heart...... Even many viewers sitting in front of the computer feel excited.