Shadow Empire

Chapter 851: Each Round

The middle-aged man sitting opposite the lawyer was silent, and the lawyer was not in a hurry.

He has met many people, all kinds of people, and he knows how to find their flaws from their external appearance.

After about ten seconds, he asked, "How old are you this year?"

It took the refugee attacker a few seconds to respond, "Twenty-eight years old, sir."

"Twenty-eight, a very good age!"

"Are you married?"

The refugee attacker shook his head and said, “No.”

"Are you planning to get married?"

The lawyer's words silenced the refugee attacker.

He actually... already has a girlfriend, who is also in the Federation, and they even live together now.

They have never had children. For him, having children after the wedding would be considered a real marriage, but he has never planned to do so.

It's not that he doesn't want to do it, he just simply can't do it.

He could not provide the girl with a stable life. He could not let her marry him in a simple tent on the roadside and have a child.

She might die.

Although he didn't know the relationship between sanitary conditions and the survival rate of childbirth, he knew that she might die in such a bad environment.

The reason he participated in the attack and plan was that Carl promised to give them some money and find them a stable job.

When asked about this, his expression looked a little unnatural.

The lawyer noticed the change in his expression but did not press the issue further, which might have had the opposite effect.

"In fact, it's a good idea for you not to get married, because you won't be able to get married in the short term, and you won't have the chance to do so."

"I noticed that you arrested less than forty people. Do you know what this means?"

He looked at the refugee attacker, who shook his head. He then continued, "This means that the thirty or so of you will have to bear the consequences of eleven deaths and hundreds of injuries."

"You will be held legally responsible, morally responsible, and spurned and hostile by society and the federal government. You will bear all the consequences!"

"This means that you are likely to start from ten years."

"Moreover, the nature of this case is extremely bad, and the targets of the attack are the largest and most influential group of people in the federal society."

“Working class.”

"You may not be so familiar with this term. I don't know if you have this in your hometown, but in the Federation, here."

"The word represents strength, and a certain degree of compromise."

"The federal government will give you heavy sentences to appease their emotions."

"You will be sentenced very severely. Five years is just the best-case scenario, for example, if you can do something to make the judge think that you are not the same kind of person as them."

"Otherwise, I think starting in ten years is the most likely option."

"You may also be restricted from getting your sentence reduced, and you may have to spend eight, nine, or even ten years in prison before you can get out."

"How old will you be in ten years?"

He watched as the refugee attacker fell silent and answered for him, "You were thirty-eight at the time."

"You're thirty-eight years old, you've been in jail, and you don't seem to have any special survival skills. Will there be a girl who will wait for you for ten years and then marry a man without money?"

The refugee attacker remained silent, and the lawyer continued, "It doesn't really matter whether she waits for you to come out or is willing to marry you."

"Because you'll be deported, and over the course of ten years, there's a good chance she'll become a federal."

"And it is possible that she had married a federal man, started a family with him, and had children."

Seeing the refugee attacker's fist clenched, the lawyer smiled and continued, "You know, many girls are willing to do anything to stay."

"Some married homeless people, some married people old enough to be her grandfather, and some even married several brothers."

"It's possible that when she is being pressed down by a fat man who is much older than her, has acne all over his belly and smells bad, she will remember the past relationship."

"No one cares where you go. Maybe your family has forgotten you, or has lost contact with you due to some accident."

"You will live the rest of your life in hardship and difficulty because of the negative impact of losing the best ten years."

"Your life starts on a downward slope from the moment you decide to serve your sentence, and the end of the road is hell, the abyss."

"And the purpose of your doing this is just for a little money, a promise, or other promises that cannot substantially recover your losses!"

The lawyer's series of output made the refugee attacker's body tense.

The lawyer took out a cigarette, lit one, and handed it to the refugee attacker, "Remember what I just told you?"

"We too, we can!"

"We can double or triple your money, give you and your family stable jobs, and give you and the girl you like a stable life."

"The children you give birth to will be federal citizens, and they will be closer to the finish line than others from the moment they are born."

"The most crucial point!"

The lawyer tapped his fingers on the table. "I will ask the Labor Union and some family members to sign a letter of understanding, and explain to the court the role you played in this matter. You will most likely not be sentenced."

"Look!"

"On one side are long sentences and miserable lives, and changes and transitions that none of us know about."

"On the one hand, you and your family can live a happy life without any negative consequences, and people will praise you for your noble character of bravely speaking the truth!"

The refugee attacker was struggling, and Carl promised to give him a large sum of money, a good job for his family, a good job that would allow his whole family to live well, and also a decent job for his girlfriend.

And he only needs to pay a period of "time" as the price.

The lawyer added fuel to the fire, "You know you are not the only attacker arrested this time. You can't guarantee that everyone will not cooperate with us."

"We only need one or two, two or three of you, and I'll only see you this once."

"After you leave here, we will never meet again, and naturally the conditions I offer you will become meaningless."

"You have five minutes to think about it carefully."

"Before I finish this cigarette!"

He took another drag on his cigarette, leaving only half of it, which made the refugee attacker even more tormented.

After about ten seconds, he licked his lips and whispered, "They said we wouldn't be sentenced that heavily."

The lawyer was not as relaxed as he appeared, but at this moment, he was really relaxed. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "In order to deceive the soldiers to crawl out of the trenches and rush to the enemy's position, the officers often told the soldiers that the enemy had no bullets left."

"If he told you that you would spend the most important ten years of your life in there, or even longer, do you think you would accept his conditions?"

The refugee attacker shook his head. “No.”

The lawyer continued to increase his output, "You haven't betrayed anyone. They deceived you first, so you don't need to promise anything. You haven't let anyone down, and you haven't betrayed anyone."

"Now, please tell me who organized you and ordered you to attack the workers on the march!"

A few minutes later, the lawyer was satisfied and rolled the notes with some recorded content into the shape of a cigarette and put it into the cigarette box.

"I will make arrangements with your family and your girlfriend first, and you will be able to see them again soon."

"We can meet again before the trial. I will bring them with me then to let you know our sincerity!"

After the lawyer finished speaking, he walked to the door, opened it, and said to the police officer outside, "This is it."

The police officer glanced at him sideways, then frowned. This person took a little longer than the others. He didn't show it, but just kept it in mind, then looked at the refugee attacker, "He didn't do anything bad to you, did he?"

The refugee attacker shook his head and said nothing.

The police officer didn't say anything more. He lifted his handcuffs and made him stand up. "Let's go back now."

The lawyer has to meet a few more "suspects". In fact, only one witness is not enough. From the lawyer's own point of view, if there is no definite evidence, even if there is a little unimportant evidence, it will not be able to convict Lance.

Only by finding more witnesses and forming more testimonies and joint testimony from witnesses will it be useful in court.

He spent the whole day in the police station, including his colleagues.

After the police station's day shift ended, they were also asked to leave the police station.

The party returned at nine o'clock, and Mr. Walter seated them and got them some wine.

As long as you have money, you can always buy alcohol, and the hotel provides alcohol service.

Just like many hotels also provide call girl services, they do everything, it just depends on whether you can afford the price.

"Thank you for your hard work." Mr. Walter asked them to sit down and signaled that they could relax for a while.

In addition to drinks, there were also some snacks on the table.

"I have someone prepare a feast, which will be delivered soon. Just eat something to fill your stomach. There is also unlimited supply of drinks."

As he spoke, he looked at the leader of the legal team. The leader lawyer tore off his tie. It was not easy or comfortable to maintain his demeanor all day long.

He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He seemed to relax quickly. He picked up the bread slice, rolled some ham, bacon and vegetables, and took a big bite.

After eating the bread in his hand, he lit another cigarette, took a deep puff, and then exhaled the air in his body as if sighing.

"We've dealt with five people. They confessed to a Slade gang leader named Carl, who claimed to be Lance's..." The lawyer's expression was a little strange, as if he was trying to hold back a laugh.

It took him about two or three seconds to say the word -

"running dog!"

Mr. Walter nodded, “This Karl is very important.”

The leader of the lawyers nodded, "Yes, but we are in a big trouble now."

"Even if they accuse Carl, it will be difficult for us to take any practical and effective countermeasures."

"Because everyone in Likalai State is from Lance's faction, or even if some of them are not Senator Cleveland's followers, they don't want to offend them."

"So it's very difficult, almost impossible, for us to get closer to the truth here."

Mr. Walter shook his head. “What if we could find a way to have Carl tried in another state?”

The leading lawyer was a little surprised, but he soon realized that this had nothing to do with him. "If we can ensure that he goes to a neutral state, then we can dig out a lot of valuable secrets from him."

In fact, there are not so many "neutral" states.
In the federal political atmosphere, the so-called neutral states and swing states, after all, are regions where they have not formed an over-reliance on the federal government.

They have the power to rebel against the federal government!
Otherwise, it is not their turn to be neutral, and they will choose their own position under federal finance and policy.

The political forces in these states are also relatively independent. They do not rely on Congress and the presidential palace, so transferring Carl to these states can achieve the results they want.

These people are very powerful. Not only do they dare to confront the demands of Congress head-on, they also dare to point their finger at the president and curse him, and sometimes they even threaten the federal government.

So they would certainly be happy to see such an ending, an ending that would bring trouble to the federal government!

Mr. Walter nodded, “Very good, you are responsible for the legal issues, and leave the rest to me.”

This matter cannot be handled right away. It still requires a court hearing. In court, these people will testify against the key suspect Carl, and then the prosecutor will arrest Carl and initiate an investigation.

This is the time for him to find a way to transfer Carl to another state, not now.

It would be too easy to go wrong if we started operating now.

The hotel chef had already prepared a sumptuous dinner. The waiter knocked on the door outside, and Mr. Walter did not stop them, allowing them to push in large and small dining carts.

The lawyers were indeed very hungry. They did not bother to be polite with Mr. Walter and went straight to the restaurant to sit down. Then they began to eat and drink in an ungentlemanly manner.

Mr. Walter stood in front of the French window with a smile on his face.

He did not think the current situation was that bad. Although it was indeed bad, it was not without solution.

This is the most interesting part of the struggle between people, setting up and breaking the game, and seeing whose methods are more deadly and more exciting!
After the lawyers left, Director Blue called Lance and recorded who the lawyers met in the afternoon and how many minutes they talked.

"The cells here are not big enough to hold everyone individually, so I arranged for police officers to watch them in the detention room and not allow them to talk or make small movements."

"Those who were questioned the longest were kept in solitary confinement. I think they are the most suspicious."

Lance didn't quite agree with his point of view. "It's possible that they did it on purpose. I'll ask Carl to pick out the traitors. Please cooperate with me."

Chief Blue agreed.

Then Lance brought Carl to his office and asked him to sit down.

In fact, it is hard for people to tell at first glance that Karl is a Slad, and even harder for people to tell that he is a refugee.

He was wearing sophisticated clothes and had a strong self-confidence that came from wealth and power. Except for his slightly darker skin, he was not much different from the federal people.

"Our opponents have gone to the police station to see the people you selected. They spent a whole day there. I believe you cannot guarantee that every one of them is firmly on our side."

Carl nodded, "What should I do, Mr. Lance?"

"Kill them?"

Lance shook his head. "If you kill everyone, some people will stand against us out of fear."

"What you need is to find those who betrayed us and use their lives as a warning to others, to tell people to watch their mouths."

Carl nodded, "I understand."

Lance didn't ask him what he was going to do, which was also a sign of ability.

Half an hour later, Carl showed up at the police station and Chief Blue received him at the door.

The fact that Carl can work for Lance and has done such a big thing shows that Carl has caught Lance's eye and may become a big shot around Lance in the future.

He had a special feature that other cadres did not have, that was he was a Slad.

Because of the war, a large number of Slad people and people from neighboring countries poured into the Federation. As Slad was the country that suffered the most damage in the early stages of the war and had the largest number of refugees, this group of people increased explosively in the Federation.

As long as Carl can achieve a certain status and achievements, he will be able to recruit more Slads to follow him. This is his advantage.

Sometimes Director Blue also envies these minorities. As long as they are brave, rational and calm enough, and have a little brains, they can easily succeed in the federation.

Too many people want to take advantage of them!

Whether it is selling out your own people or uniting the people around you and using them, it is a good choice.

Soon Carl got a list and met the one who had been there the longest in the first room.

Seeing Karl come in, the man sitting on the chair was obviously stunned for a moment, and the surprise in his eyes was very obvious, but soon he smiled, “Why are you here?”

Karl had been observing him. He didn't smile or show any expression. He just sat opposite him.

Staring at this guy, he asked in a non-serious and nonchalant tone, "Why did you betray me?"

The person sitting opposite him was stunned for a moment, "How is that possible?"

"This must be their conspiracy!"

“Karl, you have to believe me, I didn’t betray you!”

Karl was still as calm as ever, not as excited as the guy opposite him, "But they said that you want to become a witness to accuse me..."

(End of this chapter)