Zhou Lin

"I think that we should give up."

No one expected that Carmen would refuse the judge’s invitation.

"I'm not a kindergarten teacher. I'm not interested in accompanying children to the nonsense." After a second's pause, Carmen added.

"Huh?" The judge was stunned for a moment, "What did you say, did I hear it wrong?"

Carmen's tone was cold and her words were harsh: "Under the current situation, don't you think it's ridiculous that you still talk to me about so-called 'bets' and 'games'?

"It's okay if you are an ordinary kidnapper. At least I still have the 'ransom' chip to play with you.

“But you are not the kidnapper, you are the judge.

"You have planned to kill Borg from the beginning, so now you are asking me to bet with you with something that is of no value to you and can be discarded at any time.

"This kind of thing... is like a person holding a gun saying to an unarmed person, 'Let's duel'; as long as you want, you can break your promise, commit a foul, or break up the vote at any time... In short, the initiative is always in your hands. Even if you can't win, you will never lose.

"So, in my opinion, this is not a bet that an adult would propose at all, but an unreasonable request made by a smart-ass kindergarten kid who doesn't even understand the most basic spirit of contract."

She spoke for a long time in one breath, rejecting the "opportunity to rescue the hostages" offered by the other party with good reason, and mocking the judge without using any curse words.

Although her subordinates all thought this sounded very relieving, from a rational point of view... this approach was obviously very bad.

Anyone can figure this out right away - if the judge hangs up the phone upset after hearing this, then... firstly, the hostage will die; secondly, FCPS must bear at least part of the responsibility for the death of the hostage. Third, after several months of investigation, we finally managed to get in touch with the prisoner and made a little progress, but it is likely to be interrupted again.

However, Carmen firmly believed...that her response was correct.

To deal with people like the judge who go against common sense, you have to use methods that go against common sense; if you are bound by morals and responsibilities, you will never win against him, because a madman like him is not subject to any restraints, and you are passive If you just follow him and do everything he wants, you will inevitably be half a step ahead of him; and...if you do that, he will quickly lose interest in you.

Carmen's research on criminal psychology is very thorough, and she knows very well that... to "play" with this kind of person, you must turn yourself into a person who is outside the rules.

Only in this way can you be on an equal footing with him; only in this way can he take the bait.

"Sir Moreno..." After a few seconds of silence, the judge's processed voice came from under the mask again, "Are you really okay with this?" His tone did not change, and there was no sign of anger at all, " The audience in the live broadcast room now exceeds 5,000. As an officer of FCPS, he ignores the safety of the hostages..."

"Anyway, you didn't turn on the speakerphone, so they couldn't hear me at all, right?" Carmen interrupted before he could finish, "What the audience heard was just your one-sided line. Who knows if it was... Did you make it up? To put it another way...even if you turned on the speakerphone, how could you prove to the audience that this call was not a drama that you deliberately asked your accomplice to call in and act with you?

"In the final analysis... the people who come to this live broadcast room to watch you kill people don't believe you; they just believe what they want to believe. Even if the 'evidence' you present is forged, they will believe it. , because they like to see those who are notorious and go unpunished be punished, so they all click 'guilty' before you come up with evidence.

"However, if they encounter something that has nothing to do with the 'trial' itself, it is absolutely impossible for them to trust a guy like you who kills people and has unknown origins.

"Just like at this moment, you said that I am a member of FCPS, am I? Where is the evidence? Just a mobile phone number and a voice?

"I really don't care about Borg's death. I'm telling you here, so what? Hiding behind the mask... what can you do? Write an anonymous letter to the media? Or send an email to the FCPS external mailbox to report I?

"Judge, if you want to play the 'game', you must first be able to afford it...Don't always try to blackmail me with things I don't care about to gain an advantage.

"Your behavior...will only wear down my patience."

The judge fell into silence again, this time for a longer time, which made the agents in the command room more and more nervous.

It would not be surprising if the judge immediately became angry and hung up the phone.

"Pfft...haha...hahahaha..." However, immediately after, the judge burst out laughing, laughing with great joy and wild abandon.

At this moment when the agents were all relieved, Carmen... was actually a little nervous.

It's a good thing that the other party took the bait, but Carmen knew that in just that moment, the judge must have thought of a "game that meets her requirements." This smile is by no means a bluff, but comes from a kind of confidence. And a twisted pleasure.

"Hiss--Okay!" After laughing for a while, the judge took a deep breath and shouted "Okay", and then said, "Please forgive me for my previous rudeness and gaffe, Chief Moreno, after all I It’s been a long time since I met someone like you.”

"He actually apologized?" At this moment, both the audience and the FCPS detectives were all shocked. Based on the judge's character they had seen in the past few months, this scene was simply unimaginable.

"I agree with the criteria you proposed." Two seconds later, the judge said again, "You are right, if you want to 'play', you should play fairly, that is interesting; it is rare to meet an opponent like you... Hehe ..." He couldn't help but chuckle twice, and said in a tone as if he had fallen into some kind of addiction, "Hiss...ah...it would be a pity not to have a good time."

"Although I can't understand your morbid mood, I should be very happy when I arrest you." Carmen was not affected by the other party's emotions at all, and still responded coldly and unwilling to be outdone.

"Haha... Okay, let's see who can have the last laugh." When the judge said this, he paused and his tone suddenly changed, "Then... I'll just say it right here." He pointed at the camera, "Everyone in the audience, listen up, I'm not joking..."

At this time, even the cameraman tilted his head away from the back of the machine and glanced at the judge.

The judge said calmly: "The next trial show will be on the first day of the lunar calendar in half a month... I will try the Minister of FCPS European Headquarters - Friedrich Wilhelm Graf.

"Yes, that's your immediate boss, Chief Moreno.

“Before he is tried by me, that is, in the next fifteen days, if you can catch me, you win.

"But if I succeed in taking Chief Graf away and putting him on trial, I don't need to tell you that you will be fully responsible.

"Even if I do nothing by then, the federal government will definitely not let you off lightly."

The conditions he proposed this time may not sound problematic at first glance, but they are actually unfair.

Moreover...it is unfair to the judge himself.

The judge is like a thief who notifies the police before committing a robbery. Under the premise that he has clearly stated his target, organizations like FCPS naturally have countless ways to properly protect the target.

In addition, from the perspective of "the price of failure", it is obvious that the judge takes greater risks: if he loses, it means arrest, and what awaits him next is likely to be torture and death; but Carmen is different, Carmen's loss would be considered a dereliction of duty at best. Based on her personal abilities, the federation would probably give her a chance and not give her an excessive punishment. Besides... she also has a dark family background behind her, and it's unknown whether her superiors dare to punish her.

"Then, it's a deal." Carmen would not let go of this opportunity, and had no reason to let it go.

No matter how outrageous she behaved, she was still firmly acting as an FCPS agent; her previous transgressive words and deeds were just a disguise to gain an advantage for herself, all for the sake of " It serves the two ultimate purposes of "solving the case" and "arresting the judge".

When the enemy retreats, we advance, pressing forward step by step until the opponent has no way to escape.

This is the way Carmen Moreno operates. So far, she has arrested countless prisoners who claim to be "highly intelligent criminals", and these people have all lost in the game with Carmen.

Di——

As soon as the words "It's a deal" were spoken, Carmen hung up the phone on her own initiative, which was undoubtedly an unexpected move.

Some women just have this talent. They can use the "play hard to get" trick to perfection without having to think about it.

This feeling of being out of control is very attractive, especially for an extremely narcissistic person like the judge, who finds it hard to resist.

"HO~ It's so heartless to hang up after achieving your goal." The judge who was hung up on said in a joking tone and put away his phone.

Then, he actually turned around and walked away, saying as he walked: "Today's trial show ends here."

He left so suddenly... He didn't even look at the dying Borg on the chair, as if it was a piece of garbage that had nothing to do with him.

"Hey!" At this moment, the cameraman outside the camera finally spoke, and his voice was undoubtedly produced through a voice changer. "What about Borg?"

"Didn't you see the voting results? 'Guilty'... drag him to make some 'little movie about people and animals getting along well', and film it until he dies; and give him all the property in his and his family's name Hack it and donate it to the resistance." The judge finished the words very quickly and walked completely into the darkness.

He has obviously already thought about Borg's method of disposal and is ready to implement it.

Originally, the judge planned to slowly torture Borg in this show, allowing the audience to watch the latter being slowly broken down mentally and physically, but... the appearance of Carmen made him lose interest in these things. .

This feeling... is like when you are playing with an ordinary toy, and suddenly someone gives you a newer, more fun toy.

…………

The judge left the filming location and came to sit in a lounge.

Bah—bah—

He was just about to take off his mask and smash his phone, but unexpectedly... the phone rang again.

The judge looked at the caller ID. It was a different number than the previous call.

"Hello?" He thought for two seconds and picked up.

"Hello...Hello!" The other party's tone sounded very excited, and even his voice was trembling a little, "I...I, I...I am...Hur, Hull Schneider."

"Do I know you?" the judge responded calmly, thinking about the possible identity of the other party.

"I...I just watched your show on the 'Fengdu Luoshan' website...just...a trial...a trial..." Hull's stammering words made the judge feel a little impatient.

However, the judge quickly thought of something and chuckled: "Ah...Mr. Schneider..."

"Just call me Hel! Mr. Judge." At this moment, Hel interrupted the judge and interrupted.

"Okay, Hull..." The judge was not angry at all, "Assuming that you are really a spectator and not a fake FCPS agent... then I have to praise you here, because you cracked my approx. Puzzle given nine minutes ago.”

This sentence seemed sarcastic to the judge, but to Hull's ears it was a literal compliment.

"Thank...thank you! Mr. Judge." Hull's tone sounded even more excited.

"So... apart from praise, what else do you hope to get from me? Hull." The judge asked again.

"I want to follow you! Mr. Judge." Hull replied at a very fast speed, "I also want to be a part of the 'Judgement Show'! You shouldn't be doing it alone, right? At least there is a cameraman here. Help you, he was also talking in the live broadcast just now, wasn't he? And... capturing targets, setting up scenes, and investigating intelligence all require manpower, right? I can help you! I am still very confident in computers, and my physical fitness That’s fine, even if it’s just doing odd jobs…”

"Hehehe..." The judge interrupted the other party with laughter, "Okay, okay, Hull, easy...easy..." He paused, "I understand what you mean, I will consider it. "

"Wait a minute!" Hull had already noticed that the other party was about to hang up the phone, "Are you trying to deal with me?"

On this point, Hull really guessed it right; it's not because Hull's calculation of people's hearts is so good, it's just... There are too many times in his life where he has been perfunctory like this, and he can do it all based on experience alone. 100% guess right.

"Oh?" As a result, Hull's tough attitude at this last moment really changed the judge's mind, "It seems... you are serious."

"Of course!" Hull replied firmly.

"But I'm not that casual, do you understand?" the judge added.

"I know...you need me to prove my identity, right?" Hull said, "What form do you think is more appropriate?"

"You don't need to come, I will investigate that kind of thing myself." The judge said, "In short... no matter what the result is, I will tell you, just wait."

After that, he ended the call and immediately folded the phone in half with his own hands.