Chapter 400: When the mystery fades
What happened this afternoon was seen by Brooklyn as a formal declaration of war. It is a sign that the two sides have turned their contradictions from dark to light and officially put the conflict on the bright side.
The shouting of the police helicopter did not have the effect it should have, the crowd did not disperse, and some people even threw things into the sky, intending to knock the plane down.
So the police helicopter stopped shouting and began to throw tear gas downward. A large amount of white smoke came out, quickly overwhelming the crowd.
People were bent over, coughing violently, and sobbing like a swarm of headless flies, buzzing and running.
Brooklyn pulled his gaze away from the outside and called Frank again.
"They have officially declared war on us." Brooklyn said.
"Do you have any good ideas?" Frank asked. Brooklyn didn't answer the question right away, instead asking about the situation in New York.
"There are people everywhere." Frank sighed
"It's much bigger than last time, and it's a lot more chaotic. The marches were launched almost simultaneously in various places. ”
"Brooklyn, it's interesting to note that the Manhattan is so quiet that there's not even a single person on First Avenue and East 42-48 streets." The USS Manhattan is not part of New York or of the Commonwealth, and the 18-acre building belongs to an international organization.
Normally, the parade is about putting pressure on the opponent, but the current situation is more like putting pressure on Brooklyn to make it bigger and let more people know about it.
And then send a signal to the upper echelons that is like, 'Look, Brooklyn has provoked the people to be dissatisfied, and the people are angry, and the whole of New York is going to explode,' and the upper echelons are forced to deal with Brooklyn or Brooklyn itself to apologize and resign.
Apologies and resignations are standard templates for federal politicians when dealing with scandals. But there are two points of conflict between reality and normal logic.
One is public opinion. Not only did the major media not report it in a big way, but they were all suppressing the news in New York, which is not in line with normal logic.
The second is the Manhattan that Frank mentioned. This place is home to the largest international organization, and no matter what you want to do, making a fuss here is enough to make the Federation lose face all over the world, and then attract attention and solve problems faster.
But Frank said the Manhattan was calm. Based on the realities of the situation, Frank is rejecting Brooklyn's conclusion that the other side is officially declaring war.
As he spoke, Brooklyn and Frank received an invitation to a meeting from Winston.
"It's an ultimatum." After entering the room, Winston said straight to the point
"Brooklyn, there are two options before you right now."
"One, accept their kindness."
"Two, reject their kindness."
"What kindness? Get a whole bunch of people around me? Brooklyn sneered, shaking his head. Winston didn't follow suit, he said seriously
"With the current situation in New York, once they stop suppressing the relevant reports and go with the flow or even add fuel to the fire, the whole world will know that there is a Brooklyn Lee judge in New York State, and the whole of New York is against him, and the whole of New York will be paralyzed for an afternoon in order to oppose this judge."
"Even if there is no public opinion, for the sake of the economic losses of this afternoon, they will not let you go. Brooklyn, you're going to face endless investigations, they're going to turn your house upside down, they're going to strip you naked, inside out, they're going to take a magnifying glass and read every letter of every document you've ever signed. ”
"They can always find the problem and send you to jail."
"I'm looking forward to their investigation, where to start? Garage? Brooklyn scoffed.
"It's not a joke, Brooklyn." Frank seemed to have drunk something, and his hoarse, tired voice eased somewhat
"You don't want to face that kind of life, it would make you worse than dead."
"No, I don't want to live like that, and I'm not interested in experiencing that." Brooklyn shook his head
"We at Harvard had an internal meeting this afternoon, and John Manning was deposed."
"What?" Frank and Winston exclaimed in unison. Brooklyn ignored their exclamations and continued
"Former Justice Anthony Kennedy was elected as the new Speaker, and Burke Forsman and I were appointed Secretary-General to help Anthony Kennedy with his day-to-day work." Winston quickly understood the meaning of Brooklyn's words.
"But we still don't know how many people we're up against, how powerful we are, and the removal of John Manning should put Harvard in turmoil for a while, and it may not be enough to care about you." Brooklyn shook her head
"No, Harvard is not going to be in turmoil. John Manning would not allow the turmoil to happen. Winston was silent for a moment
"Brooklyn, to be honest, we can't even see the whole picture of our opponent......"
"It's true that I can't see clearly, but as you can imagine, they are not as powerful as they think." Brooklyn interrupted Winston's frustrated remarks and explained
"If they're really strong enough to crush us, they should just run over them instead of giving us an ultimatum."
"They should just let the rumors fly and let the news that New York is in chaos because of a judge named Brooklyn Lee spread around the world, and when Harvard helps me, they can reach out and uproot Harvard with Harvard."
"Obviously, they can't."
"They don't even know what's going on at Harvard, and they're slowly keeping the 'original plan.'"
"We don't know exactly who we're facing, but it's clear that they're not as scary as they seem. They are also not as strong as they think. ”
"The unknown is terrifying."
"In the past, they had been silent and did not express their opinions, and I was quite afraid of them, but now that they have started to do it, I am relieved." Frank laughed at Brooklyn's words, and Winston shook his head with a wry smile.
"Alright, Winston, are you sure this is their ultimatum? You know, Frank and I are not familiar with this kind of political game......" Winston pretended to be dissatisfied
"So leave it to me, a dirty and cunning politician, to judge, right? You two are so clean. ”
"Yes, I'm sure." Brooklyn joked
"Looks like they're still very polite."
"Since they are so polite, we should respond 'politely'." Frank chimed in.
"What do you want to do?" Brooklyn asked. Frank let out a trademark laugh and said
"They are big people, they have to say hello politely before the war, remind us to prepare for the war, make an appointment with us at a time or even a place, we are just a group of small people......"
"Now that it's on the bright side, we should act now." ……………… Ten minutes later.
Winston sat in the car in a well-tailored black suit. The reporter of A is holding the microphone and sitting upright.
"What do you think of this incident, Mr. Governor, when mass demonstrations erupted in many parts of New York at the same time this afternoon, and the whole of New York was paralyzed?" Winston said with a serious face
"There is no doubt that this is an organized, premeditated, pre-arranged conspiracy."
"Some people use the recent hot and controversial topics to fan the public in an attempt to achieve some ulterior motives."
"In order to achieve their goal, they did not care about the safety of the people, and even ignored the law, and created such a large-scale demonstration."
"The state government is working at full capacity, calming the mood of the people and doing its best to avoid causing more harm to New York." He was facing the camera and said with a sad face
"Whoever you are and what your purpose is, please stop."
"If you have any grievances, you can stand in front of me and say your demands to me in person, instead of using the people to create chaos and hurt the people." NYPD Headquarters.
Frank is directing the operation, and he is followed by two people, one is A's photographer, carrying a camera, filming all the busy scenes in the police station, and the other is A's host.
"We don't know who is behind all this, whoever it is, who is destabilizing New York and putting the people of New York in danger."
"The march is about making demands, not creating chaos and committing crimes."
"We will do our best to protect the safety of the people of New York, maintain social order and stability, no matter who is planning all this, we will not let him go, we will not let go of any KB elements."
"Yes, you heard it right, stir up public opinion, create chaos, and plunge New York into chaos, which we have defined as KB action."
"This is the second egregious KB attack on New York since the September 11, 2001, FB attack that plunged the whole of the Federation into mourning!"
"Usama bin Mohammed has been killed, and the masterminds of this KB attack will surely follow in Usama bin Mohammed's footsteps." Frank took a document, signed it, and returned it to his assistant.
Go on
"In fact, we were aware of it as early as two weeks ago and have been secretly investigating ......" e.. Y building on the first floor.
Due to the violent crackdown by the NYPD, the marching crowd has been completely dispersed, so it is safe now.
Brooklyn stood in the hall, facing a reporter and the camera, with a serious face.
"I was amazed by what happened in New York, and I am shocked that such a thing could happen today, in a civilized and free country like the Federation, in a city as inclusive and open as New York."
"Not long ago, I received a joint notice from the state government and the NYPD, and the state government and the NYPD have officially defined everything that happened in New York this afternoon as a KB attack."
"I don't know who is so vicious as to come up with such a plan to use the good citizens of the Federation to cause chaos."
"It's horrible!"
"Am I going to be angry? Of course, of course not. I was really angry before I received the joint notice. Brooklyn's face was in pain, and his movements increased
"All New Yorkers know what kind of judge I am."
"My court discipline has been around for several years. The emphasis on courtroom discipline stems from the fact that the courtroom is a sacred place, and we want everything to proceed according to procedure, rather than listening to the shouting of spectators who have no right to speak. ”
"That would disrupt the pace of the trial and delay the trial. Maybe this is nothing in the eyes of the observers, but you must know that Courtroom No. 9 is a large courtroom, with hundreds of seats for observers, and no one speaks once, even if it only takes 10 seconds, hundreds of people speak for nearly an hour. ”
"And that's just the time for each observer to speak."
"But these hours are counted in the trial time."
"This is not only a waste of our time, but also a waste of the time of the parties, the auditors only need to open their mouths to speak, waste some spit, but the time they occupy will eventually have to be paid by the parties. They have to pay the court costs. These times are counted. ”
"That's just one of the reasons. In addition, I don't know why the observers have such a strong desire to express themselves in a courtroom such a situation. Why are they so eager to judge someone else for something that has happened to them......"
"There are also rumors on the Internet recently, I don't understand, the march determined that the court discipline I have instituted is covering their mouths and depriving citizens of the right to free speech, isn't it against me to sue those who spread rumors, slander and maliciously insult me, is it not depriving me of my rights?"
"Don't I even have the right to sue the people who spread rumors and slander me?"
"If this is what is called the simple justice of citizens, I think it is a stain on the word justice." Facing the camera, Brooklyn said a lot.
From the mainstream protests to the rumors on the Internet, Brooklyn responded and refuted them one by one, only by beginning by expressing his views on the so-called 'KB attacks', fundamentally defining a march this afternoon as 'injust' and 'unjust' incorrect actions, and then pulling the topic back to the 'KB attacks'.
"I believe that the people who participated in today's action are blinded, and I believe that the people are speaking out with simple justice."
"I don't care about my misunderstanding, as long as the misunderstanding is explained clearly, but the fact that the people's sense of justice is being used is worthy of our vigilance."
"I hope that the actions of the NYPD and the state government will have the desired effect, and that the mastermind behind the scenes will be brought to justice as soon as possible, so that he will be punished as he deserves."
"At the same time, we also need to think carefully about what can be done to effectively prevent this kind of incident from happening again." Brooklyn didn't say much about the 'how' so far.
That's the follow-up thing, and it's a matter of waiting for Harvard to get ready and come up with a perfect plan.
At the end of the interview, Brooklyn shook hands with A's staff one by one and praised them for their courageous actions.
"Thank you very much, so far you are the only ones who have dared to interview and report on what really happened this afternoon in New York." Brooklyn said.