Shadow Empire

Chapter 863 Simple but Practical
Lance looked at the calendar on the desk. There were still a few days left. Should he target this... Mr. Walter?

He sat there thinking, and everyone around him remained silent.

Killing Mr. Walter... Not really. Killing this guy would only intensify the conflict between him and the Federation of Labor. Although it is already very intense now, he has not been put first.

But by killing Mr. Walter, Lance not only shook the foundation of the Labor Federation, but also took action against them, which is a completely different meaning.

The people of the Labor Federation will definitely concentrate their strength to deal with him. If the Labor Federation launches a nationwide strike without considering the consequences, the consequences will be disastrous!

So nothing can happen to this guy Walter.

Nothing can happen to him, and Lance wants to make him understand that he shouldn't break the rules of the game casually, and what to do.

He thought for a while and couldn't help laughing. This was Jingang City, his territory.

From the police to the judges, they are all his people, so whatever he says is what it is!
In the evening, when Mr. Walter came back from a social event, he could feel that some local politicians and celebrities looked at him with a hint of pity when they socialized with him.

He also understood that most of these people were actually there to laugh at him, because the target he was going to deal with was the Lance family.

These politicians and celebrities are only trying to maintain the most basic respectability with the labor union in order not to offend anyone.

They can't just know that such a big shot is in Jingang City and not come to visit. What if this "Mr. Walter Carell" whom they are not familiar with holds a grudge against him? Wouldn't that be terrible?
So they will still socialize when they need to, and they can even stand together and chat, and sometimes laugh out loud at someone's humor.

I can't tell anything else from the social process except that they are very good friends.

It is so true that every qualified politician must be an actor skilled in acting.

When Mr. Walter walked into the exit corridor with a casual smile on his face, the moment the door closed, the smile on his face was completely restrained.

He took out his handkerchief and wiped his face, then put it back in his pocket.

These sons of bitches!

He cursed a few words in his heart, then took a taxi back to the hotel.

He sat on the sofa with his head tilted back. He had drunk a little wine in the evening and was a little drunk. His mind told him that it was best not to think about anything now, but his brain was not very obedient.

This kind of thing where the body organs don't obey commands actually happens frequently to humans. For example, gamblers often say this is "the last card", and alcoholics always say "I will quit drinking after this drink."

Not to mention those old smokers who just "take this puff and I will never smoke again", of course, including you -

"After this fight, I will never fight again."

Just as he was daydreaming, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Mr. Walter was the only one in the room. "Who's there?"

"Room Service."

Mr. Walter looked around. He was the only one in the suite. The other accompanying personnel were all staying in other rooms. He stood up while holding his forehead and walked towards the door, saying, "I didn't order room service."

He wasn't too worried about getting hurt. Security in such a large hotel was definitely guaranteed, and his assistants and the like were downstairs, so he would be able to contact them quickly.

And the most crucial point is his identity.

Even if the emperor's envoy was extremely despicable and people hated him to death, they would not harm him casually.

Because everyone knew that harming the envoy would be tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face.

Either die or rebel!
If the emperor is a foolish and incompetent one, then rebellion will follow.

But the Labor Federation is not that kind of emperor yet. The Labor Federation is in its prime, and now is its strongest time.

With the identity of rotating vice president, it is not easy for any organization or individual to touch him.

At the very least, the entire city may go on strike; at the worst, the entire state, the entire region, or even the entire federation may go on strike!
Even if the President was in front of him, at most he would just scold him a few words, but it would be impossible to hurt him or kill him.

So he was not on high alert, and he believed that the rulers and managers of this city understood this truth, even better than anyone else.

They will only protect themselves, not hurt themselves!
On the contrary, he should be a little more careful when leaving Jingang City, but that is a matter for the future. He will consider it after he has dealt with Lance's affairs.

When he opened the door, a girl dressed as a hotel waitress came in with a cart, "Sir, someone has ordered a meal for you, as well as some water and drinks."

He had no interest in the food on the dining car, but he was very interested in the water.

"I don't want to eat anything, give me the water."

While he was talking, the girl came in pushing the cart. Mr. Walter was stunned for a moment, but still made way like a gentleman.

After the waitress entered the room, placed food for him and handed him water, he said thank you and turned to get his clothes from the sofa.

He wanted to give a tip, which was a very gentlemanly gesture. Just as he turned around to give the tip to the waitress, he found that the waitress was standing in front of him, and suddenly hugged him and bit his shoulder.

Mr. Walter was stunned for a moment, and the pain made him instinctively push the waitress, trying to get her away from him.

When people are frightened, they will unnaturally exert greater force. The waitress was pushed backwards by him, knocking over the food cart, and was tripped and fell heavily beside the food cart.

He subconsciously wanted to help the waitress, but he soon saw that the waitress had messed up her hair and torn open her collar. He also saw a purple patch on the waitress's chest that was obviously caused by being pinched hard.

The next second, a sharp scream rang directly in his ears.

A creepy feeling began to attack him, and he looked at the waitress with dangerous eyes, but at this moment, many hotel waiters and security guards rushed in.

"Fake!"

Seeing this scene, Mr. Walter sobered up from his drunkenness. He looked at the people around him who were looking at him with contempt, disbelief, and gloating expressions, and he slowly closed his eyes.

He thought of many possibilities for Lance, but he didn't expect him to use such despicable means.

This method is really useless if used on minor characters. If you falsely accuse a hooligan of trying to assault a waitress, others will think that this is what a hooligan should do.

But if this happens to a big person, it will become a huge trouble.

Ordinary people don’t lose their jobs because of an unzipped zipper, but big shots do.

He had given up resisting and stood there quietly. Soon his men rushed up and looked at Mr. Walter in the room and the girl who was sitting on the ground and crying.

Their brains couldn't figure out what was going on!
Mr. Walter's assistant took the initiative to walk to his side and asked softly, "What happened?"

He remembered that after they came back together, he took Mr. Walter back to his room and closed the door himself.

Not much time has passed since he left.

Mr. Walter sighed, "Go find a lawyer..."

The lawyer had not arrived yet. The police arrived first. After receiving the alarm call, the police rushed out at the speed of light, creating the fastest speed from receiving an alarm to responding to an alarm in Jingang City. It took five minutes for the police to appear in the room.

They asked a few simple questions and then motioned for Mr. Walter to go with them.

Mr. Walter did not resist, because he knew very well what the cost of resistance would be.

If Lance's people hurt him or killed him, the Labor Federation would be furious!
This is the greatest harm and provocation to the Federation of Labor and 20 million working people!
But if he was taken to the police station for trying to assault a girl, the Labor Union would be eager to dissolve his relationship with him before the matter escalated. The only thing he could do now was to resolve the case through legal means and formal channels.

When he first arrived at the police station, the lawyer also showed up at the police station.

"I'm sorry to ask you to make such a trip for me at such a late hour!" As soon as the lawyer's representative entered the interrogation room, Mr. Walter took the initiative to walk over and shook hands with the lawyer's representative.

The attorney representative smiled and made a little joke, "Actually I hope you can talk to me about work outside of my working hours, because then I can charge you double the money!"

"But don't worry too much. I will send the bill to the Federation of Labor, not you!"

As he spoke, both of them laughed a few times. The attorney glanced at the police officer outside the door and said, "So..."

"You didn't say anything before I came, did you?" The lawyer closed the door and walked to the chair opposite Mr. Walter and sat down.

Mr. Walter shook his head. “From the moment I was arrested until I was put in the car and sent here, I have remained silent.”

"Some of them asked me some questions, but I didn't answer them."

The attorney representative was very satisfied with his approach and gave him direct praise, “Well done!”

In fact, surprise interrogation is still very useful. Some people cannot withstand pressure well and are prone to make mistakes when they are questioned.

During the interrogation, we are not afraid of you talking nonsense, but we are afraid of you not saying anything.

As long as you say it, even if it is nonsense, there will always be some logical relationships that you have not noticed. They only need to peel off your heart layer by layer to discover the secrets you hide!

The first thing to do when you are taken to the police station is not to speak, not to express your opinion, not to sign, not to nod, and not to admit.

Then he looked closely at Mr. Walter's attire, and asked, "Where's your coat?"

Mr. Walter is now wearing a police shirt, which has become a little white due to washing, and there is a badge of the Jingang Police Department on the chest pocket.

A man like Mr. Walter must dress decently. Although this shirt is very clean and has no peculiar smell, in the eyes of the upper class, its indecency has nothing to do with whether it is clean or has no peculiar smell.

"The woman bit me, leaving teeth marks on my clothes and my body. They said it was evidence and asked me to take it off. They also took pictures of my wounds."

The attorney frowned slightly and said, "Now you can tell me what happened." He lit a cigarette and listened quietly.

When he heard that Mr. Walter had been drinking, there were only two of them in the room, and he had been bitten, the lawyer's representative immediately noticed a slight change in expression on his face.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

The attorney rubbed his temple and said, "She bit you on the shoulder, which means that when she bit you, the two of you must have been very close to each other, probably pressed against each other."

"Combined with your other testimonies, plus Lance and his men's interference in local justice, to be honest, I don't think your chances of winning are high."

"They will definitely charge you with a criminal case, so we don't have to convince the judge, but the jury. They are very smart!"

The lawyer representative couldn't help but praise their competitors because this was indeed a good idea.

This will obviously be prosecuted as attempted rape, which is a 100% criminal case and a relatively serious criminal offense. As long as the plaintiff does not request that the jury be recused, the court will definitely arrange a jury.

The juries here are selected from local volunteers. These volunteers receive some subsidies, which can be considered a kind of social welfare for those who meet the requirements.

If the Lance family were a notorious gangster, then the chances of winning this case would be very high!

The jury members might make a ruling that clearly goes against common sense and logic just to make the Lans family unhappy.

But the Lance family’s reputation in Jingang City is so damn good!
It’s so good that it’s unbelievable!
Almost the vast majority of people say they are good. They have cancelled various fees and charges, stopped the police from harassing the public, and organized the distribution of relief food supplies and the maintenance of public order!
They have done everything the government can do, and they have also done things that it should not do. There is nothing that can undermine their status in the eyes of ordinary people!
"…so the jury will definitely favor the plaintiff."

"They have ample evidence and ample motivation to prove you might do that..."

Mr. Walter interrupted him, "I never thought of raping a waitress!"

"Fuck, I really want to vent. I can get a bunch of girls for just a little money. There's no need for me to go toe-to-toe with a waitress!"

Mr. Walter was very excited at this time. This charge was really fucking ridiculous!

Once it is confirmed, his life will be almost ruined!
Originally, he thought that after the establishment of the Workers' Party, he would be able to become a high-ranking party figure, and might even be able to work in a government department and serve as a cabinet member.

But if he is charged with attempted rape, he will never have the chance to become a big shot in his life. He will always have to be behind the scenes and cannot hold an important position. Lance is going to destroy him!
The attorney nodded as he listened to his words, "I know, I know, Mr. Walter, I know everything you said, but you don't need to convince me, the judge, but the illiterate jury!"

"They don't care whether what you say is reasonable or not. They will most likely think that what the waitress said is reasonable. They like to accept the concept that rich people are assholes. Do you understand?"

"This story is not for you, for me, or for all rational and calm people to read. It is for the illiterate people at the bottom of society to read!"

"They've been hurt enough by the upper class, and now that we have a chance, and this is a really good story, the odds are slim."

"The only thing we can consider now is to appeal to the Circuit Court after this trial, but I also have bad news to tell you, Mr. Walter."

"All appeals in Likalai State are heard in the Ninth Circuit Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court is in Maintenon. In other words, it is still Lance's territory."

"You have to continue to appeal to higher authorities in order to avoid going to jail. But what's more troublesome is that if you go to the Federal Supreme Court, the people who can decide your fate are either from the Socialist Party or the Liberal Party, and they all have one characteristic -"

Mr. Walter showed a helpless and desperate expression, "They don't like the Federation of Labor!"

"Bingo!" The lawyer nodded. "So... please forgive me for being a little more direct. What we need to do now is not to find a way to defend your innocence."

“Honestly, even if the top lawyers from the Golden Diamond Law Firm came, they would be powerless to do anything about this situation.”

"Our defense strategy should focus on whether you really have to go to jail!"

"Drinking is a kind of evidence that you have made a mistake, but it is also a kind of circumstantial evidence that reduces your subjective malice. If you drink too much, your brain will not be normal, and you will do some wrong things. People will understand you."

"They have to convince the jury, then you and I have to convince the public that you were just impulsive and are willing to pay any price to make up for your mistakes!"

The lawyer paused and said, "Of course I will report this matter to the Labor Federation and ask them to arrange some more lawyers to come."

"Perhaps they will have some new ideas for defense, which may help you achieve innocence."

Listening to the lawyer's representative saying this, Mr. Walter was also a little discouraged. He suddenly seemed to have thought of something, "I want to talk to Lance, you have to help me!"

The lawyer representative knew what he meant. If a rotating vice president was willing to bow his head and pay the price at this time, perhaps Lance would reach a settlement with him.

This is obviously a trap, and any smart person can see it, but the problem is just as he said.

When the power to decide whether a high-class person is guilty or not is in the hands of a group of low-class people, they sometimes do not remain neutral.

Perhaps only Lance can solve this problem!

The attorney nodded and said, "I will contact Lance as soon as I get out. During this time, don't say anything or admit anything, even if it sounds like there is nothing wrong."

"I'll tell them that I'll see you again tomorrow, and I'll bring you news from Lance then."

"Now..." He patted his trouser legs and stood up, "I wish you good luck first!"

(End of this chapter)