The accusation conference was held at 9 o'clock in the morning. In addition to Schiller and Clay, many people came.
No one is allowed to attend the charging conference, and there will be no public hearings, so the people who come are more or less related to this case, such as Gordon, Bullock, and the police who discovered the crime scene at the same time as Gordon.
Even Principal Sivana.
Especially Sivana.
He received a call from Schiller last night. At that time, he was still working overtime in the office. Hearing that Schiller had been accused, Sivana was very curious.
What Schiller said to him that day in the hospital kept lingering in his mind. He thought about it a lot, but still didn't make up his mind to do it.
He is not worried that he can't do it, but he doesn't know whether it will be useful. He is a person who has never had an advantage in this area, so naturally he does not definitely feel that this will bring him benefits.
After answering Schiller's call, Sivana knew that Schiller seemed to want to show him the benefits of having a voice and help him make up his mind.
So Sivana came, but he still had a valid reason, which was to serve as a witness to refute an accusation.
The charging conference began soon.
The prosecutor was Harvey's teacher, so Harvey could also serve as a prosecutor's assistant and listen in. He only saw his teacher read out all the charges and announced that the two sides had begun negotiations.
Things went as they expected in the office, with Schiller denying all charges and claiming self-defense, and Clay insisting on murder and malicious wounding charges.
Both parties presented their own evidence, or in fact, only Schiller presented valid evidence. For example, his windows showed signs of being smashed, the chimney showed signs of being invaded, and the basement door lock was violently cut open.
Another basement door was knocked open directly.
The environment inside the house was also terrible. Not only was the door broken, many things were knocked to the ground, the carpets were all moved, and there were Clay's footprints on the ground.
Almost everyone was shocked when they saw this evidence. They thought that even if Clay had no professional ethics, he should have basic professional qualities. Isn't he a top student in criminal investigation?
Even if he really wanted to find evidence instead of seeking personal revenge, he should know the consequences of doing so. Why wouldn't he even wear shoe covers now that he knew he might be accused?
Sivana lowered her voice and asked Schiller, "Are you sure he doesn't have any back tricks? Why is he so arrogant?"
Schiller shook his head and lowered his voice and said: "I know them very well. Have you ever seen any FBI wearing shoe covers before breaking in?"
"Aren't they afraid?"
"What are they afraid of? Agents are the last resort weapon. Once agents are used to conduct infiltration searches or secret arrests, it means that the matter has reached an irreversible stage. The only important thing is whether evidence can be found and whether people can be caught. As for leaving behind
Of course, someone will solve the traces for them."
"So this is agent thinking?"
"Would you deliberately develop a high-grade material that does not stain fingerprints to make a gun in order not to leave fingerprints on the gun?"
"Can't you just wipe it off?"
"Yes, this is the mentality of an agent. Arrest the person first and then leave evidence. In the worst case, we will send another group of people to wipe it out."
Sivana nodded and turned his attention back to the consultation meeting.
Clay couldn't produce any good evidence to prove that he didn't break into the house privately. He obviously wanted Gordon and Bullock to prove it for him, but the method he used was still the same as that of an agent.
That is to say, there is no discussion in advance, and pressure is exerted on the spot, expressing an attitude similar to "If I die, you will not be able to live well."
But unfortunately, Gordon and Bullock are not his peers. They are police officers, not secret service chiefs. They are not worried about leaking secrets. There are no important secrets in the Gotham Police Department, so Clay's threat is invalid.
"Mr. Clay, anyone can see that you have insufficient evidence. If you insist on charging, I'm afraid you won't be able to get a grand jury indictment, and I won't file charges against Mr. Rodriguez on your behalf."
"If you can find a prosecutor who charges you, I can only regret to tell you that this will definitely be deemed as self-defense by the jury and prosecutor responsible for the trial, and you will also be charged with breaking into a house and dereliction of duty.
Equally charged."
"But that human skin! That's evidence that he killed a person!" Clay shouted: "How could the human skin appear out of thin air? If he hadn't killed a person, how could he have sewed the human skin on me?
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"Sorry, Officer Clay, I picked it up on the road." Schiller nodded slightly and said.
"This is simply ridiculous!" Clay's voice broke.
He feels that he now exists in an illusory world. There is no law and morality in this world, and everyone will just act as a repeater, repeating "You are wrong, he is right."
But this is obviously an obvious fact. The human skin was still warm when it was covered on his body, and the blood had not yet dried. How could it be picked up on the road?
When Schiller sewed him in, he was still conscious, but he later fell into a coma due to lack of oxygen. He even saw every move Schiller made. Why didn't these people listen?
Clay felt his thoughts begin to drift away, and in a daze, he saw Schiller's face shaking in front of him.
Before Schiller put the facial features of the human skin on his face, he saw Schiller's facial features become blurred, disappearing and melting in the constant flash of light.
"Mr. Clay, Mr. Clay? Did you hear me?"
The prosecutor's voice sounded very far away. Clay felt that his consciousness ran away for a long time before returning to his body. He looked at the prosecutor in confusion and said, "What? What's wrong?"
"I'm asking you, sir, do you know anything about Brata, the owner of this human skin? Do you know him?"
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"No, I don't know..." Clay felt a severe headache.
"Did you witness the scene of his murder? Did you see Mr. Rodriguez there?"
"No, I didn't, but it's obvious. He couldn't have picked up the skin on the road. It goes against common sense."
The prosecutor looked at Schiller.
Schiller nodded to him and said: "No, this is possible. Not only does it not violate common sense, but it is very consistent with the situation at that time. I must ask my neighbor Mr. Sivana to explain this."
Schiller looked at Sivana, who nodded to him and said, "Actually, just a few days ago, we both encountered a mysterious corpse dumping incident."
Sivana took out some photos and gave them to the prosecutor. They showed the body that had been dumped in his yard and the scene of the police working around the body.
"The police officers present can also testify for me that at that time, several corpses in plastic bags suddenly appeared in the yard of my house. They were my neighbors, and Mr. Rodriguez also found severed limbs in the refrigerator of his house."
Jonathan and Valentin, who were invited over, also said: "In fact, we all found body parts at home, but apart from these body parts, there is no evidence that can prove our crime. Our colleagues can all testify for us."
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The prosecutor looked at Gordon again.
Gordon thought about it, took out a piece of information and said: "Recently we have indeed found a large number of unidentified body parts throughout Gotham."
The prosecutor received the report, which listed in detail recent similar cases. In addition to the cases of Sivana, Schiller, Jonathan and Valentine, there were obviously many other people who found parts of corpses in their homes.
Most of them are in the refrigerator.
"This is obviously Clay's work too." Schiller responded to Sivana's look with his eyes and whispered: "Taint the witness."
Sivana is a smart man. He immediately understood that this was a frame-up plan adopted by Clay, or the secret service organization behind him. The method was to directly throw the body into someone's refrigerator and then rush in to catch him.
, said he was a murderer.
This method seems ridiculous at first glance, it is better to say it is just a formality, but it is true that we cannot expect these agents to have any more advanced skills. If this method always works well against ordinary people, then they will never change it until
Until they fall over hard.
It must be now.
Watching the prosecutor read one record after another of unknown body disposal records, the people sitting behind Schiller couldn't keep their mouths shut.
But Clay still didn't understand what this meant. He looked at Schiller and said, "What kind of evidence is this?"
"Isn't this evidence?" Schiller's tone rose and his tone seemed very cheerful. "If arms and legs can appear in anyone's refrigerator, why can't human skin appear on the street?
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Clay's face turned livid instantly.
Because he put the arms and legs scattered in various refrigerators.
Seeing Clay's unpredictable expression, Jonathan still couldn't help laughing. He whispered to Schiller in the front row: "You should ask that boy Bruce to come over and take a look. You can definitely make him laugh.
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"Do you still need me? Don't you think our respected Officer Clay isn't enough to make people laugh?" Schiller also smiled and said.
Valentine glanced at Schiller. He knew that although this was funny, it was just the opening scene at most.
The prosecutor hesitated for a moment, then looked at Gordon and said: "Director, although there have been frequent corpse dumping cases recently, judging from the records of these cases, most of the corpses appearing in unknown locations are limbs, and the skin is...
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Clay looked at the prosecutor and thought, finally there is a normal person.
Now he feels like he is surrounded by a bunch of madmen. He is obviously a normal person among all the madmen, but these madmen insist on saying that you are crazy. Suddenly he sees a person who can think normally and find out where the mistakes are.
, he was so moved that he almost cried.
But Gordon interrupted him and said: "There are more cases of body dumping under investigation, and we are unable to determine which body fragments are included in these cases."
He winked at the prosecutor frantically and signaled him to stop talking, because Gordon knew very well that if the prosecutor dared to say that there was no skin in the body fragments, then in a few days, the Gotham Police Department would become the largest
Human Skin Collection.
The prosecutor actually understood what Gordon meant, but just like Gordon, the prosecutor who can persist in Gotham to this day and is still alive must be a hexagon warrior with full ability and morality. He hesitated.
Then he said it again.
"But the autopsy report you provided shows that the skin was peeled off extremely delicately. Judging from my criminal investigation experience, the murderer should have strong surgical skills, but the cross-sections of these severed limbs are very rough and look like
It's like being sawed off at will, whether it's technical level or aesthetic style, it can be said to be the difference between cloud and mud..."
"Can you open your eyes and see how those huskies opposite are laughing?!!" Gordon roared in his heart: "You still praise them!! Still praise!!!"
The psychopaths sitting across from Gordon were literally laughing their heads off, looking as if they were going to snap out of it if they heard one more joke about severed limbs and skin.
"We still need to investigate." Gordon gritted his teeth and said, "Currently we cannot rule out the possibility that they are the same murderer."
If you praise them again, you may become part of them tonight, Gordon thought fiercely in his heart, don't take me with you if you want to die.
Suddenly, Schiller cleared his throat.
Gordon was so frightened that he almost jumped out of his chair. His "Schiller phobia" and "Schiller must be causing trouble" persecution paranoia will never get better in his life.