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Chapter 17 Before and After the Trial(1/2)

The public trial of Lance was set on the last day of May.

Because the transaction conditions given by Lance were really attractive, the federal side finally agreed to his request for live broadcasts around the world.

This time, it is no longer a fake live broadcast, but is actually broadcast to multiple media platforms and publicly in all regions around the world.

Of course, the Federation also knows how to take advantage of loopholes; the transaction proposed by Lance is just the four words "global live broadcast", and he has not mentioned any other specific details, which means that the Federation has a lot of room for operation when handling this matter.

First of all, playing does not mean promoting it; FCPs will not promote it for a few weeks before the trial, publish various advertisements, or even play trailers... On the contrary, they are doing their best to be low-key and have almost no news. In other words, before the broadcast, except for some parties involved in the matter, the general public did not know that there was such an open trial, neither knew the broadcast time nor where to see it.

Secondly, as long as the two conditions of "global" and "live broadcast" are met, you can flexibly choose when the time period, on which TV channel or online platform to play.

So, they set the trial time at 11:00 a working day.

At 11:00 p.m. local time in The Hague, it is about 5:00 a.m. in Asia, which is relatively densely populated in the world, and 5:00 p.m. in North America. During this period, some people have not yet got up, some have not yet gotten off work, some are eating supper and watching the news, and some families’ TVs are just occupied by children to watch the animation of the dinner time...

As for the channels broadcast, we carefully selected local TV stations with the lowest audiences in each region during this period, and temporarily replaced the original program with the title of "inter-broadcast legal programs" for broadcasting.

Take the Netherlands as an example: For example, in the Hague, an ordinary TV user can usually receive hundreds of TV stations, twenty of which cover the world, so these twenty will be eliminated first; then the remaining eighty, forty will be covered by several continents, and the forty will be eliminated; and so on, those covering the whole of Europe, or multiple counties will be eliminated one by one, and finally some TV stations that cover only one county in the Netherlands or even only cover the Hague, and then select one channel with the lowest ratings at 11 o'clock in the evening, and the live broadcast in The Hague... is the responsibility of this station.

Other regions are also done in the same way; in fact, it is not difficult. Just summarize the TV viewing data for all periods of the world and convert the time difference, and the screening will be completed soon.

To sum up, it is actually not broadcast on a large TV station that can be received in a certain world, but on countless small TV stations that are basically no one watches. But theoretically, it is indeed broadcast in every region of the world... As long as you can just scan a certain unpopular TV station that you never watch without knowing that there is this program, and insist on not turning the channel after seeing the boring legal program titles... you will have the chance to know what the program is playing.

As for online live broadcasts, the loopholes are even better, because, except for places like the dark web that require certain technology and knowledge to enter, most websites and content that are open to the world without restrictions are originally covered by the world. The problem is just... whether anyone saw it when the live broadcast occurred.

If Lance's trial was broadcast live on the world's largest video website, even if the website does not promote it, or even limit its popularity, and deliberately prevents this content from being on the homepage, many people will see that this is determined by the user base.

But if... this trial was just registered a week before the trial, and the website was long and messy and unremembered, and it was not relied on copying and pasting, how many people would see it?

I'm afraid the answer has a high probability of zero.

But theoretically... please note that in theory, people from any place in the world, as long as they can access the Internet, can search and enter this website to watch the live broadcast for free; as for the premise, it is naturally "can enter a complex and lengthy website address of a website you have never heard of without knowing that there will be this open trial or when they will be broadcast at what time."

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The engine sound gradually weakens until the engine is turned off.

May 31, 10:40 pm.

"Federal Hague Court", "a waiting room".

"Your face really makes people angry no matter how many times you look at it." At this time, Carmen was sitting opposite Lance, staring at Lance with a look that seemed to see through the other person's soul.

"Ha... I feel a little uneasy when I see my sure win, right?" Lance looked the same and greeted Carmen with a smile.

"I'm sure you win?" Carmen repeated the four words, tweaked his bangs, and continued, "Where is your confidence coming from?"

"I have the same reason as you..." Lance replied, "...because I have a group of trustworthy accomplices."

Carmen understood the implicit meaning of the other party's words, based on Lance's wisdom, naturally could infer that the person who actually gave the green light to this global live trial was not the Supreme Court or the Federal Ministry of Justice, but the "tea banquet".

For such a big thing, even Carmen will not be arbitrary even if she considers such a lot of time; she will report to the top, then discuss and discuss with the tea banquet people, and then "Longjing" will make the final decision.

"Oh? After knowing that the trial is supervised by the tea banquet, are you still confident that you can make trouble during the live broadcast?" Kamen said.

Lance did not answer this question, but just said with a smile, "I know you have tried your best to limit the number of viewers to the maximum extent without violating the four words "global live broadcast". Just look at the schedule of this trial, I can guess your overall approach..."

Huhu

When he finished speaking, two lights flashed by on the sunroof on the waiting room, and then two waves of noise from vehicles passing by quickly came in, slightly interrupting their conversation.

"So what?" A few seconds later, when the sound of cars outside the window was gone, Carmen said, "This does not violate the transaction requirements. If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for not explaining the details." As she said that, she tweaked her bangs again.

Lance said again: "I know that you no longer trust Raymond. Your surveillance of him has never been interrupted these days, and the opening statement he wrote has been 'reviewed' many times."

Carmen showed an undeniable expression and said, "I can tell you bluntly that it is not just an 'opening statement'. Today, as long as he suddenly starts to say something in any link, I will immediately draw a gun and kill him."

Lance tilted his head and said, "Hmph... I am really worthy of being the 'Qi Hong' at the tea banquet. Not only can he bring a gun to court, but he can also shoot and kill people in the trial live broadcast around the world."

Carmen was unmoved and responded firmly: "Don't worry, the live broadcast screen will be interrupted before I shoot, and there will be no bloody scenes for civilians. As for Raymond's death, we will promote the news for "the members of the resistance organization rushed into the court for suicide attacks, and the chief prosecutor unfortunately died heroically" as the "truth".

Lance chuckled: "I think very thoughtful."

Kamen said: "I am here today to supervise the trial to be completed in accordance with the 'normal process'. Once any situation that may exceed our limits, I have the right to decide the disposal method by myself and take action first and then report. Whether it is aborting the transaction with you or executing some federal officials who sound intimidating titles on the spot, it is not a problem."

"This is interesting..." Lance licked his lips. "Since the tea banquet has reached this point, why not just refuse this deal, find an excuse to deal with Raymond, tear down the legal documents I signed, and then 'be tough' me?"

"Because I convinced them." Carmen replied with his bangs, "I told them that torture is meaningless to you. In fact, you can simply get out by 'injuring'.

"Your arrest is undoubtedly a conspiracy from the beginning. The deal you propose must be part of the layout, and you will inevitably try to do something in the trial...

"So, to put it bluntly, it's an open game, another game between you and me. If you can do what you want to do in the trial, it's that I lost; and if I can stop you from doing that and let the trial process go smoothly, it's that you lose."

Lance nodded and said, "Those alone can't convince them, right?"

Carmen nodded, "Yes, so I also made a guarantee for you."

Lance followed her words and said, "Did you guarantee them that if I lose, I will tell the information I had promised before according to the transaction?"

"Yes." Carmen replied.

"Ha..." Lance smiled, "You just trust me?"

"In this world, there is only the promise between you and me that is related to the victory or defeat of the game. I believe it unconditionally." Carmen replied without thinking.

"What if I cheat?" Lance said this, paused, and said again, "What if I don't follow the agreement after losing the game?"

call

Outside the window, another car roared past, and the light from the high beam was refracted on Carmen's face through the glass of the skylight.

"Ha..." Carmen showed a sickly and terrifying smile under the flashing light and shadow, which made people shudder, "Then I ask you in turn, suppose there is such a person, her only fun since she was born, or the only activity that can arouse her struggle and make her feel interesting... is a game game she invented herself.

"But there is only one person in this world who can play this kind of game except her, and only this person can play as well as her.

"However, one day, her opponent began to cheat after losing and refused to pay the price of failure, which made the game meaningless.

"At this time, what do you think of this person?"

Lance thought for a while and replied: "I think this person will immediately become a supporter of the 'chaotic and neutral' camp. He will use his own abilities to play with and trample on all order in this world without regard to social restrictions or moral persuasion. Especially for the former opponent, she will use all her best to destroy the other party's treasures until she forces the other party to collapse... and regard the above behaviors as her new pleasure."

After he finished speaking, Carmen returned to his usual expression. The terrifying smile seemed to have never appeared before. She lifted her bangs and continued leisurely: "You understand very much."

Lance shrugged: "Although you are also charming like that, I think you are still more cute to maintain the status quo, so... today, I'll let you lose."

"Lost?" Carmen said suspiciously, "How do you lose?" She leaned forward and glared at Lance, "I should have explained just now. There are only two results today. The first is that you lose, and the second is that I will stop the live broadcast. We will lose together. There is no third possibility."

"Isn't there really?" Lance asked.

"I'm here, absolutely, right, no," Carmen replied with confidence.

"Are you really 'in'?" Lance's question shocked Carmen.

"What do you mean?" Carmen said, trying to reach out to tick his bangs again.

"Why are you always tweaking your bangs today?" Lance seemed to answer the question irrelevantly.

"I..." Carmen also realized this abnormality at this moment, and she thoughtfully said, "Because half of my face..."

"Do you always feel that your face is a little itchy, so you instinctively flirt with your hair?" Lance took the conversation and said.

When Carmen heard this, he frowned slightly and said, "How do you know?"

Lance did not answer her, but continued, "What time is it now?"

Carmen glanced at the clock on the wall: "At 10:53, there is still a day before you appear in court..."

"Are you sure?" Lance interrupted.

"I……"

Before she could say the second word, Lance snatched again: "How did you come here?"

At this moment, an indescribable fear rose rapidly in Carmen's heart because... she couldn't remember.

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June 1, 3:00 a.m.

The city of The Hague, next to a certain road.

A car was parked there quietly, with three people in the car.

The man in the driver's seat was named Che Wuchen. He seemed to be resting at this moment. There was also a man and a woman in the back seat of the car, both of whom were sleeping soundly.

Because Carmen fell to the side unconsciously when she was asleep, leaning against Lance's shoulder, half of her face was always pressed by her bangs. When she breathed, the breath would blow to her bangs, which would make her feel a little itchy.

Of course, this level of discomfort will not wake her up; it is difficult for people in "daydreams" to wake up on their own. Even if there is a lot of noise nearby, such as a vehicle passing by their car at high speed, it is still useless.

Fortunately, there are not many cars on this road in the middle of the night. From 10:40 last night to now, there are only three cars in total...

…………

"Do you suddenly feel a little strange now that there are only two of us in the waiting room, not even a bailiff looking at me?" Lance continued to ask in his dream.

"What did you do? Where is this? How did I come from?" Carmen had guessed that his brain was intervened by some mental ability at this moment, so he asked directly.

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly, you will understand after you finish speaking." Lance said, "At 10 o'clock last night, you came to the prison gate and got on the escort car responsible for taking me to the court, but not long after getting on the bus, you 'disappeared'."

"How to disappear?" Carmen asked again.

"It is the state of 'nothing'..." Lance said, "In that state, even if you stand in front of others and shout loudly, others can clearly see or hear you, but they will ignore you."

"Is it Lilia..." Carmen thought.
To be continued...
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