Although Raymond took back his belongings as soon as he left Lance's cell and called to remind Rutt, he was still one step late... At this time, the person who answered the phone was no longer Rutt, but Police Chief Powell.

Powell told Ray that just over a dozen minutes ago, Rutt was found dead in his bathroom, and he was brushing his teeth when he died.

At this moment, the police and FCPs were already inspecting the scene. In fact, the mobile phone Rutt in Powell's hand was already in the evidence bag.

Raymond was informed and rushed to the scene immediately.

When he arrived, Carmen happened to arrive. Carmen was not surprised by Rutte's death, because in her eyes, when Rutte proposed the idea of ​​"fake live broadcast", one of his feet had already stepped into the coffin.

By asking Powell, the two of them roughly knew the method of the murder: in the electric toothbrush Rutt used, there was a set of mechanism blades hidden, and once the blade was triggered, it would eject out in all directions; its power was not great. Anyway, as long as it was triggered in the mouth, it would just break the brain and tear the throat.

So why did the blade in this toothbrush not start early but not start late? But today it started? Later, after FCP parsing the chip inside, I realized that the triggering mechanism of this set of blades lies in the duration.

Simply put, this toothbrush is no different from a normal electric toothbrush when it first started to be used, but the moment the cumulative vibration time exceeds one hour, the blade will pop up.

After further investigation, the police found that the toothbrush was purchased by Rutte's wife in a large supermarket on the morning of May 1 (the day of Reims' arrest), because the original toothbrush of Rutte happened to be broken the night before.

They then checked the surveillance video and found that on the morning of May 1, Lance also appeared in the supermarket. At that time, he had not yet bombed the statue at the entrance of the Hague court. He was dressed very ordinary, so he looked like he was just a person.

After Rutte's wife finished shopping that day, she came to the parking lot with two full paper bags alone. Just as she was worried about how to take out the keys and open the car door (the paper bags that were filled with full paper tend to fall down, and then the things inside would fall out), a "kind person", Lance, came forward to help her hold one of the bags. Rutte's wife didn't think much about it. After thanking the stranger for his help, the two left.

She didn't know that Lance took advantage of those few seconds to repack the toothbrush she had just bought.

So, on the evening of May 1, Rutt used this toothbrush to brush his first toothbrush, which took two minutes and fifty-five seconds. Every day after that, he brushed his teeth every morning and evening, and each time he used it was about three minutes.

By the evening of May 11, including the time that caused his death, Rutt brushed his teeth twenty-one, and this twenty-one just made the cumulative vibration of the toothbrush exceed 60 minutes, and then triggered the blade.

This raises another question. Why did Lance complete the "delayed murder" of Rutte a few hours before his arrest?

Could he predict what will happen in the next few days? Not only can he calculate that the court will use "fake live broadcast" to deal with himself, but also that "the idea of ​​"fake live broadcast must be proposed by Rutte"? What's even more terrifying is that... he even knows that Rutte's toothbrush is broken? He also knows when and where Rutte's wife will go shopping?

Then what was his move to turn back in court? If the murder had been arranged long ago, why would he use his "prosecution eye" to confirm the target and inform his companions of its characteristics?

It is almost impossible for others to figure out these kinds of problems, but Carmen could understand them clearly when he thought about them. When she learned some of the above information during the investigation, she immediately realized... Lance did not ask his companion to "certain the person to kill" in court, but asked his companion to "certain not to kill the wrong person."

From this perspective, Lance probably gave Rutt more than one to Rutt, but to many people... After his accomplices learned that the target was Rutt, they did not do anything to Rutt, but to recycle or delay other mechanisms that could kill.

In other words, no one is safe in the entire judicial world of The Hague today.

However, this reasoning is a story later. The site has not been investigated yet, and the investigation has not yet been launched, and no one has any idea.

"What does it mean..." Raymond looked at Rutte, who was put in a body bag from a distance, and couldn't help but lower his head and ponder.

There are two problems that bother him at this time: first, what exactly is l, i, k, o; second, what exactly is the string of code words that Lance gave him not long ago refer to.

"Are there any puzzles that can be shared with us?" Carmen asked as he heard Lei's muttering.

Powell also stood aside and looked at Raymond with anticipation; the local police chief had a good relationship with Rutte, so his eagerness to solve the case is understandable.

So Raymond quickly repeated the two difficult problems that troubled him.

Powell had no clue, but Carmen immediately snorted coldly and continued: "l, i, k, o is lopat-kii-operations... In terms of its specific form, he has already shown us with Rutt's death demonstration."

When Raymond heard this, he immediately looked surprised and said, "Did you know the meaning of this abbreviation?"

"I've always known it, but unfortunately you've only come to ask me now." Carmen's implication was, "If you came to ask earlier, we might have a chance to save Rutt's life."

Raymond was speechless for a moment, and a few seconds later, he turned to ask, "Then...22040927, is Green again?"

…………

"22040927" looks like a date, and "Green" is also quite common as a surname.

The meaning of this string of code words is directly related to Raymond himself, referring to a case he once handled.

That happened about fifteen years ago, when Raymond was a fledgling lawyer.

Although Raymond was a very outstanding top student during his time at school, he was born in a civilian family and had no background or connections to rely on. Therefore, after entering the job, everything still needs to start from scratch.

Like other young lawyers who have no qualifications and no money or power, he has two options:

First, go to those well-known big-name law firms to be trainee lawyers, and do cumbersome paperwork while flattering, waiting for someone to support him.

Article 2: Go to the court to get a quota for public defense lawyers, and set up your own business and find a cheap place like a garage as an office. While dealing with the "hot potato" assigned by the court, you pray that you can rely on a major case that can cause topics to soar.

Raymond is not the kind of person who is willing to surrender. His ambitions and ambitions are far more than just being a successful lawyer. He has strong self-confidence and ability, so he naturally chose the second path.

As a result, not long after walking on that road, he received a very difficult case...

The case is actually very simple. A high school girl named Green was bullied and beaten in school. In self-defense, she accidentally knocked a girl who bullied her to the left ear and deafened.

The bullying girl's family was relatively rich and she had many ways to fight this lawsuit; while Green's family was very poor, with only one single mother, and could not afford the lawyer's fees at all. So when Green, who was covered in bruises, was given to the dock by someone who was fine except ears, she could only rely on the lawyer assigned to her by the court... that is, Raymond.

29 September 27, 204 is the day of the first instance judgment of the case.

Green was eventually sentenced to one year in prison and one year of probation.

This result is obviously unfair, but in court, there is no need to talk about fairness, but should talk about law.

Legally speaking, this is the best result that Raymond can achieve, and it is also the first time he has used "compromise" to exchange for "victory".

Lei is not a fool. After the first trial, he knew that this lawsuit was absolutely impossible to win because the entire court was trying to make him lose.

Lei was not afraid of the so-called famous lawyer hired by the prosecution. With his business ability, the facts of the case itself and many very clear evidence, he was confident that he would not lose to anyone in the debate.

However, during that trial, the judge kept interrupting Lei's normal statement and prompted and corrected the mistakes of the other party's lawyer from time to time; the capricious confessions and obvious lies of the prosecution and the prosecution witnesses were constantly adopted, while Green's truth was constantly denied and questioned; the prosecution lawyer could unscrupulously pressure Green, induce confessions, mislead, and even insult him, but Lei's questions were repeatedly stopped...

If Lei insists on holding on to such a lawsuit, Green may even be sentenced to three years and less than ten years; in that case, her best youth will be spent in prison.

Seeing this, Ray showed up with Green. He clearly told Green that there would be no truth or fairness in this trial. The black and white have been reversed, and the result is destined. Now all they can do is stop loss. Then, he analyzed the pros and cons with Green and hoped that the latter would reduce his sentence by pleading guilty.

After convinced Green, Raymond mediated with the prosecution lawyer and the judge, trying to reach a "tripartite deal".

Fortunately, the prosecution lawyer was quite conscientious. Putting aside his position, he didn't want to kill him, so he tried hard to persuade his clients and fooled them that he might not win if he didn't accept the deal...

In this way, Green, who admitted that he was "incriminate", received the above judgment without appeal.

She was in her second year of high school at that time, and after the sentence was concluded, she took a leave of school and never went to school again. A year later, her probation period ended, and because she performed well during the probation period, she received a commutation of sentence and no longer had to go to jail.

It was also that year that she and her mother left the Netherlands, left the country, and never came back.

On the prosecution side, it did not take further revenge on Green afterwards. It was not that she had not tried it, but mainly because Green almost never walked out of the house in the year after the trial. Over time, this matter passed.

Both the judge and the prosecution lawyer received the reward they deserved, and Raymond also "growsed" in the case, and his handling results were also regarded as a model of "excellent" and "correct" by his peers in the judicial world.

Everyone is happy? The law of nature does not exist?

No one cares.

Most of us are the same. When we are bystanders, even anger is short-lived, rational and cost-effective... As long as the matter does not come from ourselves, we will soon forget it.

Raymond forgot that if Lance hadn't reminded him of it, he might have never thought about the case again.

But when he really recalled, with his current state of mind, he couldn't help but have all kinds of emotions and thoughts he didn't have at the time.

If I had not compromised back then and strived to the end, what would have been the result?

The best situation is that he can not only acquit Green, but also sue the other party for bullying, and sue the inaction school together, crushing the evil people with public opinion, and finally let Green and his daughter leave with a huge amount of compensation.

And the worst case... he didn't think about it because he didn't know what kind of person he would turn Green into after ten years of prison.

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May 12, at 6 pm.

In matters involving the resistance organization, the FCPs and the police have relatively high investigation efficiency; in less than 24 hours, they found Green's whereabouts, and followed this clue, and once again successfully found a girl who disappeared from the Internet Ring Center six months ago.

A few hours later, a written report was faxed to the Netherlands and placed on Raymond's table. The content of the report was very detailed, but this "detailed"... was definitely not what Raymond wanted at this moment.

According to FCPs' investigation, fourteen years ago, Green, who had ended his probation period, went to Long County with his mother.

As a single mother, Green's mother had already worked very hard. After experiencing a lawsuit and a year of worrying about revenge for others, and the hard work of moving and cycling, the mother finally fell ill.

The little savings at home were quickly spent. Green wanted to go out to work and make money, but she didn't even finish high school and had a criminal record. No one wanted her to find a job at the bottom.

Lucky and unfortunate... She is pretty (this is also the main reason why she was bullied); so reality is like many bloody plots. In order to save her mother, Green went to be the lover of a local official.

It is actually not accurate to say that it is a "lover", and it should be called "the tool for giving birth to a child through a tummy". The official who kept Green was a young man who relied on his wife's relationship. After a few years after marriage, his wife was found unable to give birth, and divorce was impossible, but someone had to inherit the family business, so the two families came up with this idea as soon as they planned.

The next year, Green's mother passed away; considering this universe and the medical technology of this era, there is no doubt that she was not properly cared for during her lifetime.

In the same year, Green gave birth to a pair of twins. The official left the boy and threw her a sum of money, so that she could take the girl and she would not appear in front of him again.

But Green returned the money and begged the other party to keep the girl, because she knew that it was impossible for her to raise the child by herself, and she didn't want to see the two children being forced to separate from childhood; after she begged, the official finally agreed.

Just like that, more than ten years have passed.

Green's son wanted to be in the wind and rain at that family, while her daughter was sent to the Internet Ring Center by her father and stepmother before she graduated from high school; even after she disappeared, they didn't care much about it.

On May 12, when the police followed the secret code given by Lance, they found that the missing girl was in Green's house. It seemed that the mother and daughter had been living together for a while.

Although life is poor, it is much better for Green's daughter at least than in the original family than in the Internet Ring Center...

Sadly, after being found by FCP, the girl had to be sent back to her original home because Green did not have custody of the minor; and the child's father, the official of that year, has now reached a higher position. Even if he did not want custody of the daughter, since everyone has been found, he still has to take her back, otherwise a sex scandal may be exposed and his career will be affected.

Of course... the above are all information at the FCP level, and these contents are not completely disclosed to the outside world and even to the police; even Raymond, the "chief prosecutor", must be viewed after Carmen nodded and allowed.

Carmen did this with selfish intentions.

Carmen knew that Reims wanted to use this information to stimulate Raymond to advance a certain layout, that is to say... this is part of the "game".

For Carmen, what is the second most important thing in this universe is worth thinking about and deliberate, and is difficult to determine or may be changed at any time.

But the first important thing is very clear, that is, the winning or losing game between you and Lance.
To be continued...