New Gods of North America

The section of road where the accident occurred was quite busy, and patrolling police officers arrived at the scene quickly.

At Miss Harrison's insistence, Doug left his parrot behind, and together with the coachman, he took the unconscious and bleeding butler to a designated private clinic for treatment.

Wayne and Lina continued to stay here and went to the police station with Miss Harrison, the person involved, to handle the follow-up matters.

"Mr. Officer, I don't know why the horse suddenly went crazy. I am innocent too."

The coachman who caused the accident had no weapons and did not attempt to escape. He kept explaining innocently.

But he also rolled up his sleeves intentionally or unintentionally, revealing a tattoo on his arm.

Both Ms. Harrison and the investigating officer reacted to the tattoo.

She saw Wayne giving her a questioning look, so she moved a little closer and said, "That's the tattoo marking the 'Carter Gang,' which is the gang Philip belongs to."

The underworld master's subordinates,

This is expected.

Then Miss Harrison sighed regretfully:

"Unfortunately, it will be difficult to convict the other party in this case. The other party was obviously well prepared in advance and had gang support behind him."

After waiting for a while,

Miss Harrison's lawyer brought back bad news: "I had a preliminary communication with the other party's lawyer. The other party is willing to bear the treatment costs, but he insisted that it was just an accident and did not admit any fault."

"I don't accept that offer. He was obviously being directed by someone and I want him to take responsibility," Miss Harrison responded.

The lawyer thought for a moment and said, "Based on the current evidence, I think the most likely option is to get the other party to admit to negligent or intentional injury. Can you accept that?"

Compared with the charge of suspected murder, the punishment for "intentional injury" is obviously much lighter, and "negligent injury" is even lighter.

But America at this time is like this——

For example, if a person attempts murder,

If the charges are light, and the other party is only accused of "intentional injury", then although the other party will be sentenced lightly, it will be difficult for him to completely escape the guilt;

If the charge is more serious, such as directly accusing the other party of premeditated murder, if the jury does not approve it, the other party may be completely acquitted and released in court.

Therefore, how to accuse, how to communicate and "negotiate" with the other party based on the punishment has become a technical job.

On one side, there is a certainty of a lesser charge, and on the other side, there is a possibility that the other party will escape guilt completely.

Miss Harrison was visibly hesitant. "You should try to get a felony. But I don't want the other party to get away with it completely."

The lawyer nodded and tried to communicate again.

As an eyewitness at the scene,

Wayne, who previously served as a sheriff and is now a private detective, is actually qualified to testify in court as a witness.

It is precisely because he is now employed by Miss Harrison as a bodyguard and has a direct interest in the matter that it is questionable whether his testimony can be accepted.

He had already checked the other horse's condition at the scene and found a fresh puncture wound on the horse's buttocks, which was long and sharp.

Two patrol officers and the investigating police officer were also specially asked to conduct verification.

But if you look closely,

In fact, Wayne couldn't be sure whether the wound appeared before or after the incident, nor could he prove that there was a causal relationship between the wound and the unexpected situation at the scene.

Moreover, when fighting against local gangs, one has to consider the possibility that related personnel may turn against them.

That's a bit confusing.

So Wayne thought about it for a while.

I asked Miss Harrison secretly, "Are you sure that the only people who are trying to harm you recently are your brother or his gang members?"

Miss Harrison thought for a moment, then nodded.

Lina narrowed her eyes slightly:

"You don't want to attack the gang, do you? This is a bodyguard commission." The price is wrong! It's very troublesome to deal with the gang, and there's not much reward.

"Then we should at least put some pressure on the other party, otherwise we will be too passive." Since we have just opened, we should try our best to build up our reputation in the early stage.

The two exchanged a few words, and then asked Miss Harrison for her opinion.

Then Wayne waved his hand towards the room diagonally opposite - the police station was not big, and Miss Harrison's lawyer was talking to someone there.

"Mr. Lawyer, we have already discussed it. We firmly demand to accuse the other party of premeditated murder under the instructions of others and will not accept any mediation. At the same time, we also demand to investigate and monitor the financial situation of the other party's family. If the police do not investigate, we will hire a private detective to investigate."

Wayne's voice was not small, and most people around the police station could probably hear it.

…

"Mr. Wayne, you are causing trouble for yourself and us."

After figuring out who was instigating the parties involved in the case to make a big fuss, the police officer in charge of the case called Wayne into his office for a private chat:

"Since you have been a sheriff and a private investigator, you should know that insisting on charging the other party with premeditated murder will only make the investigation of the case more complicated. Moreover, even if it goes to court, it may make the other party completely acquitted."

Wayne nodded, "I know, but I still insist."

The reason for the felony charge is simple.

The more serious the crime, the higher the bail you will have to pay if you want bail.

Rather than letting the other party accept a charge of negligence or intentional injury that will not last long in prison, it is better to directly charge them with a higher charge and then let the lawyer use time nodes to delay the court trial. As long as it is done properly, this can actually keep them in prison for a longer time.

If someone helps him get bail, or he gets out without paying bail, it means that this guy may be very important in the gang and worth arranging someone to follow him or deal with him as a priority;

And if no one is willing to pay his bail, then their gang will be reduced in size in a certain period of time.

Wayne made a preliminary assessment of the "Carter Gang" based on Miss Harrison's description.

Although the criminal network that this gang is involved in in the city seems to be quite extensive, if you look closely, you will find that there are only about 20 "official members" in their gang who are mainly responsible for committing violence.

According to the practical experience of modern society,

Gangs are strange things. When they are at their peak, many people outside the gangs are willing to obey them or are forced to obey them. They seem to be unstoppable.

But in fact, as long as the number of core members is reduced to a certain extent, the criminal networks derived from the gangs, as well as the gangs themselves, may quickly "collapse" or "disintegrate on their own."

Anyway, the charges are not important.

The real task is to destroy the enemy's manpower.

As long as they are members of their gang, if they dare to come, they will use various methods to "reduce" the number of the other party.

At least we have to wait until Miss Harrison's father is gone.

Wayne even considered whether to take the initiative to stir up a hornet's nest.

He secretly asked Miss Harrison, "What is the main source of income for the 'Carter Gang' that your brother is involved in?"