Evolution begins with Resident Evil

Chapter 141 Public Trial

I arrived in New York half a week earlier than the public trial of Umbrella Company and checked into the hotel where the prosecution witnesses were staying.

The security personnel of Blackwater Company arrived more than half a month earlier than Luo Guang, and they had already started working.

After taking over the security work of the witnesses, they did not immediately take the individual witnesses to their safe house for protection, nor did they gather all the witnesses together at once. Instead, they made arrangements early and secretly sent them to the hotel where Luo Guang was staying in batches.

Blackwater Company even gradually booked the hotel rooms and replaced some of the hotel employees with their own people.

Of course, Blackwater Company spent money so unscrupulously because these expenses could be reimbursed, and the senior officers of the Lighthouse State Army who recommended Blackwater Company could also take this opportunity to make a small fortune.

When Luo Guang found them with the pass issued by Blackwater Company, Luo Guang was surrounded by a group of Blackwater Company people in the large conference hall, stared at by a group of hungry wolf eyes.

"Is this what Samus said about the people from the Blackwater Company being impolite?" Luo Guang didn't hide this in his heart, but said it directly.

It is worth mentioning that Samus' original words were that Blackwater Company might give Luo Guang a warning, so that Luo Guang should be careful not to cause a conflict.

Luo Guang's fearless words made the surrounding Blackwater members have a very good first impression of Luo Guang.

"Haha, Samus would never say such a thing."

The leader of the Blackwater Company seemed to know Samus, and said with a smile: "But when you say this, we have to show some expression here, Akstan, come on."

Akstan stood up directly after hearing his captain's words, pushed aside his teammates in front of him, and walked towards Luo Guang.

"Fuck." Luo Guang looked at the other party's height of 2.3 meters and the inverted triangle body shape like a weightlifter in surprise, and couldn't help but say to the captain of Blackwater: "He is so big, won't he be regarded as a conspicuous target on the battlefield?"

After Luo Guang finished speaking, the air in the conference room suddenly stagnated. The people of Blackwater didn't expect that Luo Guang's first reaction was that Akstan was not suitable for battlefield fighting.

But Luo Guang's idea was normal, but Akstan was not a soldier, but a fitness coach.

Blackwater recruited this man because of his body. Just standing there is enough deterrence and can attract bullets. From a certain perspective, he is also suitable for a role like a bodyguard.

When the captain of Blackwater heard what Luo Guang said, he laughed loudly, without paying any attention to Akstan's dark face.

In the huge conference hall, there was no other sound except the laughter of the captain of Blackwater.

Finally, Axstein couldn't stand it anymore. In order to attract the captain's attention, he took the initiative to pass by, opened his arms, bent his body, and was about to hug Luo Guang's legs.

However, Luo Guang knew a move that could be used for both attack and defense - a straight kick.

The opponent's arms were spread out, and the middle door was wide open. Luo Guang's kick was extremely fast. In a blink of an eye, the people of Blackwater saw Axstein falling to the ground with his chest covered.

The captain of Blackwater was just behind Axstein, so he didn't see what moves Luo Guang made, but from Axstein's appearance, it seemed that he only used one move.

"I want to fight ten!" Although the people in front of him were not little devils, they were also foreign devils. Luo Guang had wanted to shout this for a long time.

"Okay!"

The captain of Blackwater naturally met Luo Guang's request in one breath, and then was abused by Luo Guang.

And taking this opportunity, Luo Guang didn't have to worry about these Blackwater people being disobedient when they were attacked by Umbrella with biological and chemical weapons.

Four days later, in the Southern District Court of New York.

"Didn't Umbrella send a representative?" The judge who presided over the legal trial of Umbrella asked his assistant.

The judge's assistant looked at the materials in his hand and replied: "No. They only sent a young lawyer. I just checked that the lawyer went to college sponsored by Umbrella. They probably knew that this trial was just a formality, so they gave up resistance."

"Kurt, you are wrong."

The judge said: "There is a saying that a dog that bites doesn't bark. Umbrella is not as weak as you think."

"But Umbrella seems to have done nothing to resist since the incident. It has retreated and tolerated all the way, and has not launched their news media to fight a public opinion war? If not, the higher-ups would not decide to broadcast the trial live."

Assistant Kurt felt that Umbrella was just a pharmaceutical company. As long as the powerful Lighthouse Country made up its mind, it could easily crush Umbrella, and Umbrella had no choice but to accept it calmly.

The judge shook his head and said nothing more: "Let's wait and see."

If Umbrella really has no backup, is it necessary for the prosecution to be so nervous and ask the newly established Blackwater Company with a clean background to protect the witness?

Thinking so in his heart, the judge who knew some inside information did not say anything else, but asked the assistant to continue preparing for the court session.

Half an hour later, the trial of the Umbrella case began under the live broadcast of the global news media.

After the judge read out the necessary information, the prosecutor in charge of the prosecution made a statement first, saying: "In May 1998, the first zombie attack occurred in the Arklay Mountains next to Raccoon City. Under the guidance of Umbrella Corporation, the incident was reported by the Raccoon City Times as the headline of a young woman being attacked and killed by a beast.

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On July 9, 1998, the police blocked part of the forest and sent the special tactical rescue team S.T.A.R.S. into the Arklay Mountains on July 22, 1998. This is the mansion incident that the S.T.A.R.S. survivors have been referring to, and this incident was covered up by the chief of the Raccoon City Police Department who was bribed by Umbrella Corporation.

Starting in September 1998, the T virus developed by Umbrella Corporation spread through rats, and the Raccoon City media began to report the cannibalism disease. The biochemical crisis soon officially spread to the entire Raccoon City, through the National Guard, the Raccoon City Police Department and the Lighthouse. The United States military and other parties blocked and rescued the Raccoon City biohazard successfully within the scope of Raccoon City and the surrounding Arklay Mountains.

As of October 1, 1998, the Lighthouse National Military completed the rescue operation for the survivors in Raccoon City, and rescued a total of 438 survivors. Because of the strong infectiousness of the T virus, the military was forced to disinfect Raccoon City with high temperature.

The survivors of the Raccoon City incident have arrived at the court, and we will also provide evidence such as videos and photos of the Raccoon City biohazard.

Based on this, we will sue Umbrella on behalf of the 100,000 people who died in the Raccoon City incident, demanding civil compensation in a total of 1.2765 billion US dollars.

At the same time, on behalf of the Lighthouse National Government, we accuse Umbrella of multiple first-degree felonies including terrorist activities, unauthorized discharge of hazardous materials, and murder, as well as multiple third-degree felonies including obstruction of freedom of speech. "

Next came the defense lawyer's statement. Although it was being broadcast live around the world, the young lawyer was not at all stage frightened.

He knew this was his chance to become famous, so he cleared his throat and said, "The prosecutor said a lot of things and listed a lot of things, but there is no direct evidence in the evidence submitted that my client created this biochemical crisis.

First, the prosecution instructed the Raccoon City Times to make a false report. There is no substantial physical evidence to prove it. There are only one-sided statements from the survivors of Raccoon City.

The Raccoon City Times is not a professional forensic doctor. When the reporter saw the bite marks or other scars on the deceased, he could not confirm that these scars were caused by humans, that is, zombies. Therefore, it is normal for the reporter to make judgments and reports that are in line with human common sense within the scope of his knowledge.

As for the prosecution's claim of bribing Raccoon City Times, The matter of the chief of the police station in Bear City is also a fabrication.

The content of a printed email signed with an abbreviation is not enough to prove that the person who bribed the chief of the police station in Raccoon City was Dr. William Burken of Umbrella Corporation.

As for the prosecution's claim that Umbrella Corporation should bear the responsibility for the death of 100,000 people, it is even more nonsense. The real reason for the destruction of Raccoon City was the sterilization operation of the military. Raccoon City was hastily destroyed when the survivors had not yet completely evacuated. Moreover, the ruins of Raccoon City were excavated shortly after the destruction of Raccoon City. Why? To help the victims find ashes? "

No one present expected that the lawyer hired by Umbrella Corporation would directly fight back and hit the nail on the head.

The public opinion propaganda of the prosecution before made everyone present feel that Umbrella Corporation was extremely evil, but after the defense lawyer's statement, the impression gap was too big, and many people changed their positions in an instant, shouting that it was actually a conspiracy of the Lighthouse Government.

The prosecutor thought it was an easy victory, but he didn't expect to be counterattacked by the defense lawyer in the first stage.

The judge knocked the gavel and asked everyone present to keep quiet. Since both sides had finished their statements and basically confirmed the tone of the court debate, he announced that the trial would begin.

The evidence of the prosecution was the information that had been made public on TV, such as videos and photos, and also explained the source of the physical evidence, the content of the evidence, etc.

Then came the witnesses. The witnesses who appeared were all survivors of Raccoon City. They didn't have much to say, basically the tragic situation in Raccoon City and how they escaped with the help of the military.

After listening to the evidence of the prosecution, the defense lawyer began his performance.

However, he did not say that the physical evidence was fake. Those physical evidences were identified and notarized.

So he did not deny the biochemical crisis in Raccoon City when he made his previous statement, and this was not the main direction of his defense.

His main counterattack point was that there was no information in the testimonies of the survivors of Raccoon City that Umbrella Corporation had created this biochemical crisis.

Luo Guang was listening, and at the same time, he was recalling Umbrella's actions after the Raccoon City incident. Umbrella remained silent on various accusations. Now it seems that Umbrella intends to overturn the previous conclusion in this global live trial, which will have a greater impact on ordinary people and can "turn" more people to support Umbrella.

As expected, everyone was shocked when they heard the words of the defense lawyer.

The prosecutors and judges on the prosecution side did not change their expressions. In fact, when they got the evidence information, they already knew this problem.

"Is there any other witness or material evidence that the prosecution needs to show?" Therefore, the judge asked preparedly.

"Your Honor, the prosecution has other witnesses and physical evidence that needs to be presented."

"Objection! The prosecution's presentation of personal and material evidence has ended. I implore the judge to continue the trial in accordance with the procedures."

"Your Majesty did not say just now that the prosecution's evidence presentation process has ended."

"The objection is invalid," the judge replied.

"The witnesses this time are Yoko Asada and Linda Baldwin," the prosecutor said.

After getting the judge's permission, a Japanese woman wearing a dark green coat and a middle-aged woman wearing a white coat stood on the witness stand.

"Objection, the person on the left is Suzuki Yoko, not Yoko Asada at all! And Suzuki Yoko is not on the evidence list for this trial!"

The judge confirmed the list of evidence and then looked at the prosecutor. They were indeed different names.

"In the Chrysanthemum Country, women will adopt their husband's surname as their own surname after marriage. Suzuki Yoko's original name is Asada Yoko, and Suzuki Yoko's real name has not changed in the Chrysanthemum Country, so there is no mistake in the witness."

In order to hide the existence of Yoko Suzuki, the Lighthouse Country talked to the Chrysanthemum Country and asked their civil affairs department to cooperate in confirming the identity of Yoko Asada.

"The objection is invalid." After listening to the arguments from both sides, the judge made a decision.

After hearing the judge's decision, the prosecutor smiled victoriously and said, "The latest witnesses are Yoko Asada and Linda Baldwin, both of whom are survivors of Raccoon City and researchers at the Umbrella Research Center in Raccoon City. , As for the physical evidence, it is naturally the Umbrella ID cards representing them, the research reports at the Raccoon City Research Center, etc. "

"Objection, the Umbrella ID card and research report are not on the list of physical evidence at all!" Although the other party used the custom of the Chrysanthemum Country to make a statement, the defense lawyer did not give up yet, and the defense lawyer discovered that Linda Baldwin wrote on the list He was a botanist, not an Umbrella researcher, but he didn't object to that.

"The ID card is the work card, and the research report is the work report. Is there any problem?" the prosecutor said with a smile.

The judge who was told above naturally expressed that his objection was invalid. Although the court in the lighthouse country mainly relied on lawyers to debate and confront each other, the judge still had great power and could decide the direction of the trial.

Luo Guang, who was standing next to the auditorium, looked at Yoko Suzuki and Linda Baldwin.

This was the first time Luo Guang saw Yoko Suzuki. He couldn't help but remember that he had told Marvin that he had saved her life before, so he knew so much about zombie monsters.

Fortunately, for the sake of safety on the prosecution's side, the survivors such as Suzuki Yoko and Marvin were placed in separate places, and were personally protected by members of the X organization of the Lighthouse Country's military.

Therefore, Marvin was unable to seek confirmation or mention his affairs to Yoko Suzuki.

As for Linda Baldwin, Luo Guang had no impression of this person. She wore small glasses. Although her appearance was not outstanding, she also had intellectual beauty and a rational temperament.

In addition to the witnesses, the physical evidence was much stronger than the previous photos. Those research reports even contained the seal of Umbrella's Raccoon City branch.

"The previous evidence witnesses were all traps!"

The defense lawyer then realized that the prosecution knew that the testimonies and physical evidence of ordinary survivors could not be linked to the Umbrella Company, but they submitted them all just to disturb their view and hide these two people at the same time.

His eloquent rebuttal during the presentation stage had now turned into his own grave. He saw that the people who had changed their stance because of his words were glaring at him again after seeing the evidence.

"Defense lawyer, do you have anything to ask?" the judge asked without giving the defense lawyer time to think.

"Yoko Asada? I'll just call you Suzuki. I want to ask, you mentioned that Researcher Greg from Umbrella Company performed memory erasure surgery on you. Will this surgery affect your memory and judgment?" The previous words can be regarded as a protest by the defense lawyer.

"Not sure."

"You just have to answer yes or no?"

"Not sure."

"You just need to..."

"Objection! The defense attorney is trying to force the witness to give answers that are not consistent with the facts."

"Your Honor, whether this memory surgery has any impact on the witness is related to the credibility of the witness's testimony."

The judge did not make a judgment immediately, but turned to ask Suzuki Yoko and said: "Witness, what are the sequelae of this memory surgery? Will it cause false memories?"

"The sequelae are unclear, because this memory surgery is researcher Greg's unique surgery. There are only four or five cases of surgery. As for false memories, I don't know." Suzuki Yoko said frankly.

Suzuki Yoko was an early surgical target, so she did not have a small part of her memory modified like the Apocalypse Luo Guang.

"I understand, the objection is valid." The judge made his judgment.

Since the judge said this, the defense lawyer could only change his statement and asked: "Okay. Let me change the question, how can you be sure that your current memory is true?"

Suzuki Yoko tilted her head. She didn't know why the other party would ask such a stupid question, so she asked: "How are you sure that your current memory is true?"

"Witness, I'm asking you questions!" The defense lawyer tried to gain an advantage through sophistry.

"I thought you had some way to confirm it?" Yoko Suzuki replied expressionlessly.

The other party refused to listen, so the defense lawyer asked again with a heavier tone, and the prosecutor stood up to object this time, arguing that the defense lawyer's professional knowledge was not enough to support his answer to identify the witness.

After confirming that the defense lawyer had no medical background, the judge said that the objection was valid.

The defense lawyer felt that he seemed to be beaten by both the prosecutor and the judge, and felt that he had tried his best, but he couldn't just fall down like that, and then he asked Linda Baldwin again.

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"Dr. Baldwin, you said you were doing research at the Raccoon City Research Center, is it about plants?"

"Yes." Dr. Baldwin nodded gently.

The defense lawyer asked, "Then how did you know about virus research?"

"Viruses can also infect plants, so we have some intersections." Dr. Linda pushed her glasses and replied.

The defense lawyer asked, "But I looked at the photos and videos of Raccoon City, and it seems that I didn't see any plant-type monsters."

"Why else? Why do you think I'm sitting in the witness box instead of the defendant's box?"

Hearing Dr. Linda's words, the people in the audience whispered and pointed at the defense lawyer who seemed to be angry.

"You!" The two witnesses didn't fall for his tricks, and the defense lawyer wanted to curse.

Suddenly, the mobile phone in his belt vibrated.

The phone was given by someone from Umbrella Corporation. He was a little self-destructive and didn't care about court etiquette and other issues at this time. He took out his phone and looked at it.

"Defense lawyer..." Because the judge had agreed with the prosecution's objections and rejected the defense's objections many times before, this time he planned to warn first and then see whether to say that the other party was in contempt of court.

"Your Honor, I apply for a suspension of the trial!" The defense lawyer of Umbrella Corporation breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly.

"Reason?" the judge asked.

The defense lawyer replied: "We have important evidence related to the truth of the case!"

"Objection! The defense's reasons are too vague!" The prosecution wanted to press on and naturally did not want to let the other party get what they wanted, so they immediately objected.

"What evidence?"

"Proof that the memory surgery that Suzuki Yoko had undergone would affect her judgment and cognitive problems. In this case, Suzuki Yoko's testimony is crucial, so I implore your Honor to agree to suspend the trial until the research report on memory surgery is delivered!"

When the defense lawyer saw this news, he felt that he saw a glimmer of victory. As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at the judge with expectation.

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ε=(′ο｀*)))Finally finished typing. The trial in the Lighthouse Country around 1999, I didn't find more detailed resources, so I just looked at the legal part, thank you meow.