"Nonsense!" The defendant's defense lawyer's face turned red and he pleaded: "Isn't it self-evident that Maryron Zess had been holding a pistol in his hand before he died, and that all kinds of highly lethal weapons were found in his broken down car. ”

"Because you have a gun in your hand, you must hurt Mr. Thomas, who stopped the car?" De Witz asked rhetorically with a disdainful sneer on his face.

"At that time, Myerren had a gun in his hand, but my client was unarmed." The defendant's defense lawyer said: "Although he is a superpower, he does not have a supernatural physique, and what he relies on is only his ability to predict the future!" ”

De Witz just shook his head and said coldly: "If it's like you said, then every citizen with a gun in the United States is a potential criminal, if I have any weapons in my hands that can threaten your life now, are you going to call the police and arrest me?" ”

"If you follow your line of reasoning, the first person in this court to be arrested should be the eye of the storm sitting in the auditorium! After all, he could have sat there and slaughtered the entire ordinary people of the court without moving! ”

Yan Xiuze, who was in the auditorium, spread his hands and seemed a little helpless.

"This ...... Of course it's different! The defendant's defense lawyer wiped a handful of cold sweat oozing from his forehead and said in a trembling voice: "Eye of the Storm is a well-known superhero for a long time, and he has been a superhero for a long time...... Civilians have never been killed for no reason; And you are also a well-known barrister in the whole of New York, and there is no reason why you would suddenly kill someone and bury your current good life......"

"And that Merren is a ...... who has a criminal record"

At this point, the defendant's defense lawyer suddenly saw that De Witz was staring at him with a gaze that could be called cold, and recalled what he had originally said, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"Ever had a criminal record? So what? De Weitz's voice was a little indifferent: "Why don't you continue to talk about it?" ”

"If you have a criminal record, will you have to commit it again?"

"If this is really what you say, all those who have committed crimes should be shot the moment they are caught, or imprisoned for life...... Because even after a long prison sentence for rehabilitation, they will definitely reoffend, as you say...... That's what you mean, right? ”

But what is the purpose of the law to formulate such a complicated and cumbersome conviction process and break down the sentence to the exact number of days? Those who have a criminal record have long since paid the price for their mistakes and accepted punishment for their past misdeeds...... And now, are you going to deprive them of the right to be reincarnated? ”

"I ...... I ......" The defendant's defense lawyer opened his mouth several times, but he was never able to utter a complete sentence.

"The mere fact that the deceased Myerren had a criminal record preferred that he would have committed another crime is extremely irresponsible for the inference of the defendant's defense lawyer; This alone does not in any way imply that Mr. Thomas's approach is 'justified defence'. De Witz turned to the old judge in the middle of the courtroom, and said with a serious face.

Yan Xiuze, who was in the auditorium, had long been stunned by De Witz's series of cross-examinations, and only after a while did he come to his senses and almost burst into a foul language: "I...... This can also be done? ”

"What do you mean?" Tiriga asked, a little curiously.

"I just don't understand De Witz's rebuttal." Yan Xiuze frowned and said, "In reality, isn't it a matter of course to 'treat people with criminal records' differently? ”

"If you get on a bus full of strangers, do you want the people to be law-abiding and good citizens, or criminals who have been punished by the law?"

"The former, of course." Tiriga said without hesitation.

"So you're looking at these people with colored eyes, right? Maybe I should have made it clear that this is a form of 'discrimination'? ”

"Yes, it's discrimination." Tiriga nodded: "But I won't express my discrimination in public." ”

"Even if this discrimination is pervasive?" Yan Xiuze asked rhetorically.

"Even if it's universal." Tiriga repeated.

"Of course, you don't show discrimination in public, it's a sign of your own upbringing." Yan Xiuze still looked puzzled: "But the most puzzling thing for me is that you don't allow anyone other than yourself to show this kind of discrimination." ”

"I'm sure De Wittz must have despised the kind of person with a criminal record in his heart to death, but he still managed to defuse the offensive of the defendant's defense lawyer with his own words against his will."

"Doesn't it feel ridiculous that everyone knows each other and never says anything?"

"It's not ridiculous at all, it's a universal value that we Americans live by." Tirijia laughed.

"Is it another form of 'political correctness'?" Yan Xiuze half-jokingly.

Who knew that Tiriga, who was originally laughing, suddenly became serious, and said seriously: "This is not political correctness. ...... for us"

"That's right."

……

The first trial came to an end under the defeat of Thomas's defense lawyer, and Yan Xiuze, who had no excitement to see, naturally had no reason to continue to rely on the courtroom, and refused the invitation of Tilijia to dinner with him, as well as the interview requests of some other reporters, and Yan Xiuze, who came out of the courthouse, strolled alone through the streets of New York.

However, Yan Xiuze, who walked out of the courthouse, did not directly immerse himself in the strangeness of the New York metropolis, but kept in mind the courtroom, Thomas's very indifferent face.

Yan Xiuze seems to have realized that he has developed an unusual interest in this superpower who can "predict the future".

"Foreseeing the future...... Yan Xiuze put his hands in his pockets, slowly paced on the crowded streets of New York, and said to himself: "The future ...... Is it really predictable? ”

He looked up at the white clouds slowly drifting in the sky, at the planes that crossed the sky, at the huge billboards standing on the towering buildings, which were also picture players, and at this time the trailer of a new suspense film was playing.

"Does Thomas watch a movie with twenty seconds of spoilers?" Yan Xiuze thought about it, and suddenly shook his head and smiled, if it was really what he thought, it would be too boring.

Just as he was stunned, the phone in his pocket rang at an inopportune time.

"Hello?"

"May I ask if it's Mr. Yan Xiuze in the 'eye of the storm'?"

"Yes." Yan Xiuze nodded and quietly waited for the caller's next step.

"What? Thomas wants to see me? After a while, Yan Xiuze was surprised:

"That's it...... Right now? ”