The daily life of American drama detective

"This is something that can't be helped. I don't dare to be racist in public now, but the racism in my heart is deeply rooted and cannot be eliminated."

The African-American assistant prosecutor sighed with emotion: "But the media will not report any racism. Look, we are going to be bad guys instead."

"If it's going to be bad, it's going to be completely bad."

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone pokes fun at himself: "Preferably one of those ultimate villains who can't be beaten, and that's probably fine."

"No one can be undefeated, even the ultimate villain can't stop the protagonist's halo."

The African-American assistant prosecutor shook his head.

Even when he was joking, he was downright pessimistic by comparison.

"The Balland family has the aura of the protagonist, or does our elite barrister have the aura of the protagonist?"

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone had a smile on his face again: "I don't think so, but I think our detective Chuck has the aura of the protagonist."

"I hope so."

The African-American assistant prosecutor was very emotional about the deep-rooted racial discrimination in society reflected in the case, and was not in the mood to echo his partner's jokes.

Just like in The Big Bang Theory, when it comes to the stereotypes of various races in American society, the Jewish Howard is said to have a lawyer relative, and the Indian Rajesh is said to have a customer service relative, and although they don’t want to admit it, But there are indeed such relatives.

Although the racial rank of African-American assistant prosecutors is second only to Jews and whites, these two occupy the main ecological niches in the legal industry.

Although he faces all kinds of invisible racial discrimination, which can be seen almost everywhere, he is powerless.

Because it is invisible, I can’t say it out, and no one will admit it, let alone make any changes, so I feel so empathetic about it.

Soon, the old white male lawyer Will came out, gestured to the two prosecutors to talk, and told his prosecution and defense deal, which was the proposal of the previous lawyer.

"Second degree manslaughter, 2 to 6 years in prison, serving the minimum sentence."

"We have found sufficient evidence to prove that Randy Balland shot and killed 17-year-old Tim Chang at the instigation of his mother. Mr. Ballander knew about it, and Carl Ballander even participated in destroying the evidence and assisting in the murder."

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone looked at the old white male lawyer who proposed the deal speechlessly: "You told me that you will only serve two years in prison?"

"My client is the 'salt of the earth,' I know it, you know it, everybody knows it."

Will, the old white male lawyer, is still confident.

The so-called salt of the world comes from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus compared his disciples to the salt of the world, because in the eyes of the Jews, salt is not only a necessity of life, but also seasoning and preservation.

Jesus asked his disciples to act as salt in the world, that is, to be the essence and example of the world.

Later, "the salt of the world" became synonymous with "the backbone of society" and "the role model for the benefit of society".

"Tim Chang is even more!"

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone retorted: "He's a true genius, a NASA award at 17 and a high school Nobel contender!"

"Maybe it's ginseng, but it's not salt!"

The old white male lawyer Will shrugged and smiled.

"..."

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone and the African-American Assistant Prosecutor were speechless.

Is the old white male lawyer Will being racist?
Apparently not, because ginseng is far more valuable than salt. To say that the Balland family is salt, and Tim often is ginseng, really fit each other's positioning.

But to be obedient can not only listen to the literal meaning, but also listen to the sound.

Ginseng may be more precious, but it is not a necessity of life, so for the general public, whether it is dispensable or not, there is no touch.

But salt is different. Everyone needs it and it is indispensable.

When faced with a real choice, an insignificant grain of salt is simply not comparable to ginseng, which is thousands of times more expensive.

People will only choose salt, so they can give up ginseng without hesitation.

And there is another layer of connotation: salt is white, while ginseng (American ginseng) is yellowish.

The color of the skin cannot be changed!

So combined with the old white male lawyer Will's facial expressions and tone, this is the kind of racial discrimination that makes people unable to say anything!

This bright but speechless art of speaking has long been a compulsory course for gentlemen and elites in the upper class after decades or hundreds of years of accumulation.

I know I discriminate against you, you know I discriminate against you, everyone knows I discriminate against you.

But all tacitly.

"So, do we have a deal?"

Will, an old white male attorney, reaches out to the Executive Assistant District Attorney.

"of course not!"

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone shook his head decisively: "There is no shortage of salt in this world, and ginseng can save lives! Whether it is for individuals or for the entire society!"

"In this case, you should sue, and we will see you in court!"

Seeing this, Will, the old white male lawyer, didn't insist on persuading him, and he still smirked in a standard American way.

In fact, he also agrees with the executive assistant prosecutor's statement that "the world has no shortage of salt", and he doesn't care about the Boland family with ordinary grains of salt at all.

He was sent to fight the lawsuit for the Balland family, and he only cared about his own interests.

Because Mrs. Balland and her eldest son Randy belonged to the criminals who conspired to murder, the prosecutor did not agree to bail before attending the court hearing, so the old white male lawyer Will only took Mr. Balland out of the police station.

Soon, the hearing will be held.

"The prosecution prosecuted Mary Balland and Randy Balland for second-degree murder and second-degree conspiracy. How does the defense respond?"

"Not guilty!"

"Not guilty!"

Both Mrs. Balland and her eldest son, Randy, are preparing to plead not guilty.

They wanted to make a plea deal, but Chuck didn't allow it at all.

"The prosecution prosecuted Carl Ballander for deliberately destroying evidence and assisting in murder. How does the defense respond?"

the judge asked again.

"Not guilty!"

Carl, who was also sued, was finally able to apply what he had learned to speak in court for the first time, but not for defending others, but for himself.

"With regard to bail, what are the views of the defense and the prosecution?"

The judge took the initiative to say hello to the old white male lawyer Will: "Leonard, nice to meet you, you go first."

"Nice to meet you too, Your Honor."

The old white male lawyer Leonard Weir greeted the judge with a smile: "My clients are not dangerous or absconding, they are important figures in the community, any high bail is unfair! "

"What about the prosecution?"

The judge glanced at the young Carl, frowned, and asked the assistant African-American prosecutor in charge of the prosecution expressionlessly.

"The prosecution requested a bail of $5 per person."

The African-American assistant prosecutor said: "Maybe it's not a problem to take the opportunity to abscond, but considering the seriousness of the case..."

Before finishing speaking, the judge interrupted impatiently: "Stop it! When you are right, you are always right!"

Speaking of this, he looked at Will, the old white male lawyer, and changed to a more intimate name: "Leonard, he was right. After all, this is second-degree murder, and the bail is 5 US dollars per person."

He knew the old white male lawyer Leonard Weir very well, and knew that the defendant could hire Leonard Weir, and it was not a problem for him to be released on $5 bail.

"Yes, Your Honor."

The American smirk on the old white male lawyer Will's face remained unchanged.

It's just $5 per person. For the same second-degree murders, the bail is 30, 70, or even millions, and tens of millions. This amount is no different.

The original Balland family couldn't get it out.

But the organization that sent him didn't care about the money at all.

Soon the bail money arrived, and then the old white male lawyer Will led the Balland family and left the courthouse. The outside was already surrounded by guns and short cannons.

Even big media like the New York Times sent people to follow up and interview.

Apparently, a typical white family was prosecuted almost entirely for shooting and killing a Chinese teenager, which really stimulated the eyes and nerves of many people.

It's just not the normal kind of stimulus reaction.

What the media wanted to report was not Tim, an innocent Chinese boy who was shot to death, but the "seemingly poor" Bolande family who was taken away by almost one family.

As the old white male lawyer Will said, the sentiment of the general public only cares about the most indispensable salt, which is as white as theirs, rather than the dispensable or even disgusting yellow ginseng which is different in color from them.

The stories to be told in the eyes of the media were all Mrs. Bowland's.

A talented Caucasian boy who is physically and psychologically unhealthy after being infiltrated by a Chinese classmate who only knows how to study.

A loving white mother for her son.

A good white brother for his mother and younger brother.

A talented white teenager who wants to save his family because of his loving mother and good brother who made mistakes for himself.

What kind of villainous family is this?

This is clearly the family man's family!
The prosecutor wants to hold on to them and sue them all. He usually treats those rich people submissively, and strikes hard at ordinary people like them. This is too much!
That is to say, when they came over, many people were reminded in advance not to be too vigilant about checking Chuck, let alone scolding "one of us", otherwise they would definitely include Chuck in this wave of criticism.

no way!
Prosecutors who do this job must accept the supervision of public opinion, and they deserve to be scolded if they do not do well!

The scolding is also to make the prosecutor grow up.

But Detective Chuck is different. His company has shares in various media and is one of the important shareholders.

Fortunately, this is also the housekeeping skill of these media reporters.

There are always all sorts of strange and weird angles to praise my own people, without criticism or simply keeping my mouth shut or not mentioning it.

For people who are not their own, they will strike hard, freedom of speech, objective and fair.

As for the supposed protagonist of the case and incident, Tim Chang, the Chinese-American genius boy who was shot and killed innocently, and what should have been right and wrong?

The Lord doesn't care, so naturally no one cares.

District Attorney's Office.

"Oh, the city is full of wind and rain."

District Attorney Adam Schiffer rubbed his temples and wore a mask of pain.

As the elected district attorney, the tide of public opinion has the greatest impact on him. Even though he has chosen to sit on the same boat as Chuck, he stepped out of his comfort zone and was nauseated by the storm.

"We have solid evidence!"

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone reassures his superiors and close friends.

"If only it were that easy."

District Attorney Adam Schiffer complained: "This world has never been a simple and clear math problem like one plus one equals two. Detective Chuck doesn't understand, no, he understands but doesn't care, but don't we understand and don't care?" ?”

Although it was the same boat, he was shaken to death by the storm, but Chuck was above the boat, but the latitude and longitude were on the same boat as him, but the Z axis was high up to the atmosphere, even on the space station, where Will care about the storm on board?

"Chuck is doing the right thing, and so are we."

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone laughs: "There's always pressure to do things."

"Detective Chuck is indeed correct, but the pressure brought by this kind of correctness, I feel that I will soon be unable to bear the pressure."

District Attorney Adam Schiffer's painful mask showed some anticipation: "Fortunately, this right should not be limited to New York, and I'm not the kind of person who enjoys it exclusively.

Recently, I have been asking around the country if there is more need for this kind of correct case. I hope that the people of the United States will be able to share the rain and dew of this detective Chuck who can bring them absolute correctness and justice. "

"You're going to do that?"

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone was taken aback when he heard this, and then looked at his boss and friend dumbfounded, deeply admiring the wisdom of the other party.

"What else can I do?"

District Attorney Adam Schiffer spread his hands wryly.

I can't afford to offend him, and I can't avoid it. I can only draw the attention of Detective Chuck out of New York as much as possible. I can't always let him admit to the absolute pressure brought by this absolute justice alone?

Why?

"I don't think Chuck would say no."

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone thought for a while and said with a smile: "He actually doesn't care where the case is, as long as you find something he is interested in, I believe he will go, and then you can relax."

Smart, they took the initiative to understand how to reduce the intense pressure on Chuck on the premise of following Chuck.

But the situation of Tim Chang's family is very bad.

The storm of public opinion also swept them.

Those upper-level elites still pay attention to decency, and only invisible discrimination makes you speechless, but the people at the bottom don't care about these at all, and directly resorted to violence against the victims.

Storefronts have been smashed, splashed and graffitied at night.

Those so-called Chinatown White Tiger Gang turned a blind eye to these people who rushed to their territory and acted recklessly, as quietly as if they never existed.

Tim Chang's sister and mother, trembling, were immediately taken away from Chinatown by Chuck.

"After the case is over, no matter whether you live in another place or return to your country, you don't have to worry about it."

Chuck said to Tim Chang's sister who was timid and hesitant.

Tim Chang's sister also walked out of Chinatown. She had never lived in Chinatown before, so she naturally belonged to the kind of smart people who can move out as soon as possible.

Smart people naturally think a lot, and are prone to compromise.

Even if it involves a younger brother who was innocently killed.

She will work hard to help her brother get justice.

But if the situation is irreversible, she will not insist.

After all, the dead are gone, and the living will continue to live.