Chapter 150: A New Direction
Quint and Anne quarreled over the subtle differences between the two reports, and the two sides went back and forth, not giving an inch.
On the surface, it was only a quarrel about the reason for the existence of this error, but in fact it was a debate about whether Peter Johnson made his own bomb.
Quint insisted that the existence of such a difference meant that it was not Peter Johnson who made his own bomb. Because homemade bombs are not stir-fries, it doesn't matter if you have more or less.
Judging from the explosion in the cafeteria of Baruch College, the suspect was very precise in his requirements for the dosage of the bomb, and it was impossible to allow a situation where it didn't matter if there was more or less.
Anne, on the other hand, argues that this error is not enough to prove that the bombs used twice came from different people.
The reasons she gave were also very good. People are not machines, they cannot be absolutely accurate, and it is normal to have errors.
Differences in raw materials can also lead to errors in the final product. Quint scoffed at this. He held up the arm of Peter Johnson, who was pale from an immune system deficiency disorder, and shouted at the crowd.
"Take a closer look! My client suffers from an immune system deficiency disorder, and his hands shake like this when he doesn't do anything, and you can tell me how he can do such a delicate job! Anne Aldington was unrelenting.
"Don't forget, this is because he suffers from an acute psychological disorder and attempted suicide while in prison. He wasn't like that at the beginning of his imprisonment! Seeing that the two men were getting farther and farther apart, Brooklyn rang the gavel, fulfilled his duties as a judge, and brought the topic back to the evidence presented.
"The jury is requested to ignore all the above topics of the prosecution and defense that are not related to the present round of evidence." After questioning again, seeing that the prosecution and defense had nothing to add, Brooklyn looked at the time and announced an adjournment.
The prosecution and defence wasted too much time on the two reports. Brooklyn didn't really understand the use of the defense's presentation of this evidence.
In court today, the defence's statements about the report are more like sophistry. Brooklyn agrees with Anne Aldington.
A slight difference, not exceeding the permissible margin of error, is not sufficient to prove that the two bombs were made by different people.
Whether Peter Johnson had a defective immune system or a stroke hemiplegia is not a reason to presume that the two bombs came from different sources.
The defense's repeated additions seemed to Brooklyn more like stalling for time. In other words, what key evidence might the defense have not yet concluded?
………………………… Wednesday, April 11. The bombing of the Barruch College cafeteria opened on the third day of the trial, Courtroom No. 9.
Brooklyn spotted a big man in the auditorium. Lai Lee Crewe! Brooklyn didn't know Lyleigh Crewe, he had only seen it on television.
The main reason for recognizing Leigh Crewe is the journalists around him. Although the reporters were hindered by the rules of Court No. 9 and did not surround Leigh Crewe, the frequent gaze of a group of people exposed Lylee Crewe's location.
He was older and wiser than on TV, with clear eyes. Brooklyn nodded slightly, thinking to herself.
Hopefully I'll be in this state when I'm in my eighties. Lenley Crewe took off his hat and bowed in return.
Lyleigh Crewe's presence didn't change much, he dressed himself up like an ordinary little old man, and sat quietly in the front row listening.
At first, reporters would frequently focus their cameras on him, and later they would concentrate on the front. The evidence and questions ahead are still fierce.
The prosecution submitted full post-mortem reports on the three deceased, confirming that the three deceased were the suspects in the attack.
The only thing missing is the gray wolf mask. It doesn't end there. Anne Aldington was well prepared. She also brought in a bomb from the deceased's home as a supplement.
"It is clear that Gray Wolf Mask is the leader of this group, and he planned and threatened three other people to carry out the bombing attack on the cafeteria of Baruch Academy." Anne Aldington said categorically
"After the operation was successful, he killed three more people to prevent the secret from being leaked." Facing fifteen jurors alone, she was proudly independent, logical and cold-spoken, which made many jurors nod their heads convincingly.
Anne Aldington's gaze swept over one by one, bowed slightly at Brooklyn, and returned to her seat.
Quint Elliott would not waste a minute, and Anne Aldington had barely sat down when he was standing in front of the jury.
"Good morning, jurors, ladies and gentlemen." He bowed slightly and said hello politely, which won the love of many people.
Straighten your waist again
"I'd like to start with a digression." He pointed to a fat juror in the first row, who looked down with a blank expression.
He pointed to the jurors and walked in turn.
"Yesterday morning we mentioned that dressing up can make a big difference, such as wearing red hair, wearing red pocket scarves, changing red ties, red socks, red coats, red, red, red, red, ......" Quint Elliott withdrew his hand and watched as they looked down at themselves.
Fifteen jurors, some stuffed with burgundy pocket towels, some with dark red ties, some with maroon coats, and some wearing red hats.
Not only the jurors, but also the people in the auditorium looked at themselves. There are also quite a few of them who have been tricked.
There are also court staff. Nellie is wearing a pair of burgundy heels today. Ray changed into a pair of red underwear in the morning.
Brooklyn herself chose a red tie in the morning. Looking around, everyone was 'hit'.
Jason Bull sat in the dock with a confident smile. Quint Elliott spread her hands slightly, quietly waiting for the commotion to subside.
The hustle and bustle faded wide into the sound of Brooklyn striking the gavel.
"It's an interesting little experiment." Quint Elliott said with a smile
"It can tell us that our will is not as strong as we think. We are easily seduced. Quint stopped and turned the conversation to the evidence presented by the prosecution.
In response to the conclusions reached by the prosecution, he directly raised three questions. First, judging from the surveillance before the explosion, the four suspects were all equipped with pistols, so why didn't Gray Wolf Mask shoot his three companions with a gun, but instead chose to stab them with a knife to seriously injure them?
The second point is that the identities of the three deceased have been determined, they are in good health, how did Peter Johnson stab them to death without being counter-killed?
Thirdly, if the Gray Wolf Mask is Peter Johnson, why did he do it? Three questions, to the point.
Anne Aldington's speculation sounds smooth, but it's not without its weaknesses. Quint's three questions are precisely the weak points of Anne Aldington's speculative theory, and the last two are the most critical issues in the whole case.
Peter Johnson's physicality and why he did it. If these two questions are not answered completely, it seems to Brooklyn that sooner or later they will be overturned.
Anne Aldington added a few more points after Gwent finished speaking, reinforcing the weak points that Quint had identified.
Unfortunately, her reinforcement is not very convincing. To Brooklyn, Anne Aldington seems to be adept at using detective reasoning to defend herself, and many of her conclusions are based on speculation based on existing conditions.
This is an unconventional prosecutor. As it approached noon, Brooklyn announced an hour-long adjournment to give everyone time to eat.
To his surprise, Lyry Crewe did not come to him, but got up and went into Michael's office.
The door to Michael's office was then shut, and the low-key judge's assistant came out. What is this talking about?
When Brooklyn went out to dinner, he happened to see this scene, and his doubts flashed. ………………………… Brooklyn was in the mood to eat, but Jason Bull was not.
He searched a corner and anxiously asked the company why the key person had not yet been found, Christina.
After taking over Ben Eucalyptus, Jason Bull's team quickly locked on the key element of 'girlfriend's suicide note' after analysis.
After searching the whole network, they 'cracked' the secret of the suicide note. The suicide note was not written by Peter Johnson's girlfriend, but someone collected her handwriting and copied it.
Not only that, but this suicide note first appeared much earlier than people thought. Two months before the Baruch College cafeteria bombing, Christina had sent it to Peter Johnson's girlfriend.
After finding out this clue, Jason Bull was already planning to give up, because of the appearance of this clue, the possibility of Peter Johnson being a eucalyptus soared.
But the subsequent disappearance of Christina and Peter Johnson's suicide attempt gave him new hope.
He now desperately needs Christina to testify! But they searched for several days, and the news of the disappearance had been reported and they had not been found.
………………………………………… In the afternoon, it was the turn of the defence to present its evidence. In this link, Quint discussed with Jason for a long time before giving the result.
They asked for a 'suicide note from their girlfriend'. At the same time, the defense applied to the court for a handwriting expert to testify.
After receiving permission, the handwriting expert carefully observed the suicide note and the handwriting provided by the school, and concluded that the suicide note was forged.
This conclusion caused quite a stir. Previously, the 'girlfriend's suicide note' became popular on social platforms, and many people believed that Peter Johnson was the murderer, but they had infinite sympathy for him.
Now that the 'girlfriend's suicide note' has been proven to be a forgery, these people immediately turn the finger at Peter Johnson.
Most people's first thought is that Peter Johnson forged a suicide note. Brooklyn ignored the commotion for the time being, staring at Peter Johnson in the dock.
This is the first time that Peter Johnson has been seen to have mood swings outside of .n.y hall. When mentioning 'girlfriend's suicide note' or his girlfriend's name, he will look up and look at the source of the sound.
His eyebrows furrowed together, his eyelids raised, and the bags under his eyes tightened, a muscular activity that made the emaciated Peter Johnson look a little vicious.
This is a sign of aggression. Strangely, he just watched and didn't act. And the aggressive expression will disappear quickly.
He lowered his head again, and regained his composure. This has been the case several times in a row. Brooklyn had enough of Peter Johnson's 'face-changing' performance, so he rang the gavel and silenced the noise.
Anne Aldington's evidence of his girlfriend's suicide note was not as well prepared as the defense, and she simply raised a few questions and ended it hastily.
In fact, not only Anne Aldington, but most people will not notice the connection between 'Girlfriend's Suicide Note' and Ben Eucalyptus.
After all, it appeared after eucalyptus. People subconsciously think that the reason for its appearance is the occurrence of the explosion eucalyptus, not that it caused the explosion of the eucalyptus.
The chronological order can easily be mistaken for the causal order. Brooklyn looked at Jason Bull with relief in his eyes.
The appearance of 'girlfriend's suicide note' marks that the eucalyptus has entered a new level. It's no longer as simple as 'avenging your girlfriend' as people thought it would be.
Because the root of 'avenging your girlfriend' is fake! ………………………… As the end of the day approached, Brooklyn had to call an adjournment.
In the corridor back to the inner court, he meets Lyleigh Crewe. Lenley Crewe and Michael seem to have a lot to talk about, starting at noon and only now ending.
Brooklyn offered to greet Lyleigh Crewe and thanked him for speaking for himself on the TV show.
Lenley Crewe smiled and patted Brooklyn on the shoulder, said a few hard words, and left.
The process of the two meeting was very peaceful, as if two strangers were meeting. This was a normal thing, but Brooklyn always felt that something was wrong.
It's too late! The heart is empty. I can't say if it's a loss or what. This emotion continued until the home, and it still did not abate.
Ray came out of the kitchen with two plates of chickpeas, looked at Brooklyn and laughed. The chickpeas are so badly boiled that they look like a lump of mud.
Brooklyn poked the chickpeas with a spoon and had little appetite.
"Disappointed?" Ray ate with relish, and Brooklyn had already killed more than half of it.
Brooklyn rolled her eyelids, not wanting to bother him.
"I know where he lives, why don't we go find him later?" Ray continued to tease.
"You're going to go find him," Brooklyn let out a lament, tossing the hummus to Ray and pulling it into his mouth viciously.
"What am I going to do with him?" Ray pretended not to know and asked confusedly.
"Eat your meal!" Brooklyn was a little annoyed. He knew where he had come from.
It's a loss of not being recognized. After learning about Lyleigh Crewe's past, Brooklyn thought it would be very difficult to grow someone of this kind of character in a place like the Commonwealth.
Lyrie Crewe's past is respectable. This is a man who shines brightly. But such a person doesn't show much identification with himself, which makes Brooklyn feel lost.
He envied Lyri Crewe, his status, his reputation, his character, his moral cultivation and professional integrity.
It is even more enviable to think that this kind of character grew up from the Federation, a country that admires strength and self-interest.
Excessive envy is jealousy, and jealousy can drive people crazy. Brooklyn is going a little crazy right now.