Evolution begins with Resident Evil.

He arrived in New York half a week before the Umbrella trial and checked into the hotel where the prosecution witnesses were.

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

After they took over the witness security work, 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 delivered them to the hotel where Luo Guang was staying in batches. .

Blackwater even gradually booked hotel rooms and replaced some hotel employees with its own people.

Of course, the reason why Blackwater Company spends money so recklessly is because these expenses can be reimbursed, and the senior military officials of the Lighthouse Country who recommended Blackwater Company can also take advantage of this opportunity to make a small fortune.

When Luo Guang found them with the passes issued by Blackwater Company, Luo Guang was surrounded by people from Blackwater Company in a large conference hall and stared at like a pack of hungry wolves.

"Is this what Samus said about the bad manners of the people in the black company?" Luo Guang didn't hide it in his heart, but said it outright.

It is worth mentioning that Sams’s original words were that Blackwater might give Luo Guang some power and ask Luo Guang to be careful not to cause conflicts.

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

"Haha, Sams wouldn't say such things."

The person leading the team from Blackwater Company this time seemed to know Sams, and said with a smile: "But once you say this, we have to show some expression. Ackstein, do it."

When Akstan heard his captain's words, he stood up directly, pushed aside his teammates in front, and walked towards Luo Guang.

"Fuck." Luo Guang looked at the opponent's height of two meters and three in surprise, and his inverted triangle shape like a weightlifter. He couldn't help but said to Captain Heishui: "He is so big, he will not be conspicuous on the battlefield. Target?"

After Luo Guang said this, the air in the conference room suddenly stagnated. The people of Blackwater Company did not expect that Luo Guang's first reaction was that Ackerstein was not suitable for battlefield combat.

However, Luo Guang's thoughts are indeed normal, but Akstein is not a soldier, but a fitness coach.

Blackwater Company actually recruited this man because of his body. He has enough deterrence just standing there and can attract bullets. From a certain point of view, he is suitable for a role such as a bodyguard.

Captain Heishui burst out laughing when he heard Luo Guang's words, not caring about Akstan's darkened face.

Except for Captain Blackwater's laughter, there was no other sound in the huge conference hall.

In the end, Akstan couldn't stand it anymore. In order to attract the captain's attention, he made the first move, opened his arms, bent his body, and hugged Luo Guang's legs.

However, Luo Guang knows one move that can be used both offensively and defensively - kicking.

The opponent's arms were spread wide, which was when the middle door was wide open, and Luo Guang's kick was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, the people from Blackwater Company saw Ackerstein falling to the ground, clutching his chest.

Captain Blackwater was right behind Akerstan, so he didn't see any moves made by Luo Guang, but judging from the look of Akerstan, it seemed that he only used one move.

"I'm going to beat ten of them!" Although the people in front of him were not little Japanese, they were foreign Japanese. Luo Guang had wanted to shout this for a long time.

"it is good!"

Captain Blackwater naturally satisfied Luo Guang's request in one breath, and was then tortured to a great extent by Luo Guang.

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

......

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

"Didn't Umbrella send a representative?" the judge presiding over the legal proceedings against Umbrella asked his assistant.

The judge's assistant looked at the materials in his hand and replied: "No. He also sent a young lawyer over. I just checked and found that the lawyer was sponsored by Umbrella to attend university. They probably also know about this trial. It was just a formality, so I gave up the resistance."

"Kurt, you're wrong."

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

"But it seems that Umbrella has not done anything to resist since the incident. They have retreated and tolerated all the way, and they have not mobilized their subordinate news media to engage in a public opinion war? If this were not the case, the higher-ups would not have decided to broadcast the trial publicly."

Assistant Kurt feels that Umbrella is just a pharmaceutical company. As long as the powerful Lighthouse State is determined, it can easily crush Umbrella, and Umbrella has 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 back-up, is it necessary for the prosecution to be so nervous and find Blackwater, a company that has just been established and has a clean background, to protect witnesses?

With this thought in his mind, the judge, who knew some of the inside story, said nothing more and asked the assistant to continue preparing for the court session.

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

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

1998年7月9日警方封锁部分森林，并在1998年7月22日派遣特种战术救援组S.T.A.R.S.进入阿克雷山区，也就是S.T.A.R.S.幸存者们一直提到的洋馆事件，而这件事被安布雷拉公司收买的浣熊市警察局局长给掩盖下来。

Beginning in September 1998, the T-virus developed by Umbrella was spread through rats. The Raccoon City media began to report on cannibalism. The biochemical crisis soon officially spread to the entire Raccoon City. Through the National Guard and the Raccoon City Police Department Together with the Lighthouse State military and other parties, various blockades and rescue efforts successfully limited the scope of the biological crisis in Raccoon City to Raccoon City and the surrounding Arklay Mountains.

As of October 1998, 10, the Lighthouse Nation's military had completed the rescue operation for survivors in Raccoon City, rescuing a total of 1 survivors. Due to the strong contagiousness of the T-virus, the military was forced to conduct high-temperature disinfection of Raccoon City.

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 biohazard situation in Raccoon City.

Accordingly, we will sue Umbrella on behalf of the 12 people who were killed in the Raccoon City Incident, demanding civil compensation totaling US$765 billion.

At the same time, on behalf of the government of the lighthouse country, we have accused 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 free speech. "

Next came the defense lawyer's statement. Although it was being broadcast live around the world, the young lawyer did not show any stage fright.

He knew that 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 was no evidence in the submitted evidence that my defendant had caused this chemical incident. direct evidence of the crisis.

First, when it came to instructing the Raccoon City Times to make a false report, the prosecution did not have any substantial physical evidence to prove it, only one-sided words from the survivors of Raccoon City.

Raccoon City Times is not a professional forensic doctor. When the reporter saw the bite marks or other injuries on the deceased, he could not confirm that these injuries were caused by humans, that is, zombies. Therefore, the reporter made a judgment consistent with human common sense within the scope of his knowledge. and reports are normal situations.

The prosecution's story about bribing the Raccoon City Police Chief was also false.

The content of a typed email signed with an abbreviation alone is not enough to prove that the person who bribed the Raccoon City Police Chief was Dr. William Birken of Umbrella.

As for the prosecution's claim that Umbrella should bear the blame for the deaths of 100,000 people, it is even more nonsense. The real reason for the destruction of Raccoon City was the military's sterilization operation, which was hastily destroyed before the survivors were completely evacuated. Raccoon City, and why the excavation of the ruins of Raccoon City began shortly after the destruction of Raccoon City? Help the victims find ashes? "

Everyone present did not expect that the lawyer hired by Umbrella would directly fight back and hit the point.

The prosecution's previous publicity campaign made everyone present feel that Umbrella was guilty of heinous crimes. However, after the defense lawyer's statement, the impression was so different that many people's stance changed in an instant, shouting that it was actually a beacon. government conspiracy.

The prosecution prosecutor originally thought this was a quick victory, but he did not expect that the opposing defense lawyer made a small counterattack in the first stage.

The judge banged his gavel and asked everyone present to keep quiet. Now that both sides had finished their presentations and basically confirmed the tone of the trial, he announced that the trial was entering the evidence stage.

The prosecution's evidence is the information that has been published on television such as videos and photos, and also explains the source of the physical evidence, the content of the proof, etc.

Then came the witnesses. The witnesses who appeared were all survivors of Raccoon City. They didn’t have much to say. They basically talked about the tragedy of Raccoon City and how they escaped with the help of the military. .

The defense attorney began his performance after hearing the prosecution's evidence.

However, he did not say that the physical evidence was fake. All the physical evidence had been authenticated and notarized.

Therefore, when he stated before, he did not deny that a biological crisis occurred in Raccoon City, and this was not the main direction of his defense.

His main point of counterattack was that there was no information in the testimonies of these Raccoon City survivors about Umbrella's involvement in the biohazard.

Luo Guang was listening, and was also recalling Umbrella's actions after the Raccoon City incident. Umbrella remained silent on various accusations. Now it seems that Umbrella plans to broadcast the trial live globally. Overturning the previous conclusion will have a greater impact on the general public and can "incite rebellion" to support Umbrella.

As expected, everyone was in an uproar when they heard what the defense lawyer said.

There was no change in the faces of the prosecutor and the judge. In fact, they already knew about this issue when they obtained the evidence and information.

"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. Please ask 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 audience, 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 many things 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 her temperament gave people a sense of rationality.

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 of Umbrella Corporation 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.

"I don't know."

"You just have to answer yes or no?"

"I don't know."

"You just……"

"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, and 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 for himself through sophistry.

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

The other party was reluctant, so the defense lawyer emphasized his tone and asked again. However, the prosecutor stood up and objected this time on the grounds that the defense lawyer's professional knowledge was not enough to support him in discerning the witness's answers.

The judge said the objection was valid after confirming that the defense attorney had no medical background.

The defense lawyer felt as if he had been beaten violently by both the prosecutor and the judge. He felt that he had tried his best, but he could not just fall down. Then he conducted a new inquiry on Linda Baldwin.

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

"Yes." Dr. Baldwin nodded slightly.

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

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

The defense attorney asked: "But I looked at the photos and videos of Raccoon City, and I didn't seem to see any plant-type monsters."

"Otherwise? Why do you think I would be sitting in the witness box instead of the defendant's box."

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

"You!" Both witnesses refused to accept their own tricks, and the defense lawyer already wanted to curse.

Suddenly, the phone inside his belt vibrated.

The mobile phone was given by someone from Umbrella Company. Feeling a little self-defeating, he didn't care about court etiquette and other issues at this time, so he took out the mobile phone and started reading.

"Defense lawyer..." Because the judge agreed with the prosecution's objections and rejected the defense's objections many times before, this time he planned to give a warning first, and then look at the situation whether to accuse the other party of contempt of court.

"Your Honor, I apply to suspend the trial!" Umbrella's defense lawyer breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly.

"Reason?" the judge asked.

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

"Objection! The defense's reasons are too vague!" The prosecution wanted to take advantage of the victory and naturally did not want to let the other side get what they wanted, so they immediately objected.

"What evidence?"

"It is proved that the memory surgery performed by Yoko Suzuki will affect her judgment and cognitive problems. In this case, Yoko Suzuki's testimony is crucial, so I implore the judge to agree to suspend the trial until the research report on the memory surgery is delivered !”

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

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