How the Good and the Villain Saved Each Other

Steve walked into the courtroom, and more than 80.00% of the seats inside were already full.He looked up and looked around, and finally came to a strange black-haired lady who was sitting in the defendant's defense box.

"A very successful interview," the lady turned her head and smiled at Steve, her green eyes flashed with hard and dazzling light, like two gemstones placed on top-quality snow satin, this alone is enough to fascinate More than half of the men here said, "It seems that the boring work of the art troupe has given you a good eloquence."

Captain America was not offended by her sarcasm, but sincerely thanked: "Actually, most of this is your credit—how did you guess that the BBC reporter would ask questions that have nothing to do with the trial?"

"A question that has nothing to do with the trial?" The green-eyed beauty curled her lips with a kind of arrogance, "Although it hurts to say this, I must repeat that James is by no means the protagonist of this trial. It's the Avengers, and it's not off topic to ask a question about the Sokovia Accords, so you know what happens if we lose this trial?"

"Are you sure, Rocky?" Steve asked worriedly, unlike the fearless way he answered reporters' questions.

The evil god with a female body blinked.

"The public prosecutor's name is Blaiktar, nicknamed 'Great White Shark', and he has torn up many poor defendants," he gracefully raised his legs, a snow-white and round calf in an almost pure black dark green professional The skirt of the suit dangled, appearing and disappearing, "But trust me, Cap, I'm not actually licensed to be a lawyer, but I can definitely pull out all the teeth of the guy-and, please call me Bernadette Rosenthal."

"Of course, Ms. Rosenthal." Steve joked a little, but obviously his expression still couldn't relax, because Loki was looking at him like a sick puppy.

"Don't worry," he reassured in a soft voice unique to women, "I was very well prepared, perfect witnesses, perfect testimony, perfect legal basis. I adjusted the appearance of this body according to the judge's preference, and even Carefully selected favorable jury candidates, deliberately keeping middle-aged women, Bucky's appearance and pitiful aura will undoubtedly win their affection; Picking and picking, lacking inclusiveness; investigating the family backgrounds of the rest of the people one by one to make sure that their relatives and friends were not accidentally injured or died accidentally during the alliance operation. Since you are a soldier, you must know that improvisation is important, but more The important thing is preparation, so I can assure you that we are invincible."

These words did not relax Steve's tense nerves. On the contrary, he looked more worried, but the trial time had come, and they had to stop talking and sit down in their respective seats. At this time, Bucky He also appeared in the dock under the escort of the judicial police.

Steve's gaze was immediately fixed on his best friend, but within a few weeks, big dark circles reappeared on Bucky's pale skin, and his round cheeks quickly thinned out. The slim black suit outlined his narrow His narrow waist made him look extremely cute indeed.

Bucky felt Steve's gaze also look up at the defendant's defense box, and the two looked at each other, each giving the other a reassuring smile.

The judge and jury were in place, and the trial officially began. After the prosecution and the defense finished their opening statements, they entered the most important cross-examination session.As the defense lawyer, Rocky did not deny the defendant's criminal facts, but emphasized that he could not control his behavior at the time, which made the KGB secret documents and SHIELD encrypted files obtained by the prosecution from Zemo lose most of their value. , the public prosecutor can only focus on the questioning of witnesses.

The first witness to be called was a former KGB agent, a rather old man, at least in his seventies, with gray hair and beard, but still sharp eyes.

Prosecutor Ketar rose to his feet.

"When did you first meet the accused?" he asked.

"In 1954," the witness replied, "I was selected for the 'Red Room' project, shortly after the establishment of the KGB."

"What is the 'Red Room' project?"

"A former Soviet program to train high-quality spies. As far as I know, Natasha Romanov, a member of the Avengers, is also a member."

"And what about the accused?"

"He was an instructor for the Red Room Project and a very efficient agent."

"Why do you say he's 'efficient'?"

"Everyone in the red room knows the achievements of the Winter Soldier, and he always completes every mission satisfactorily."

"Does that include missions against the United States and American citizens?"

"Of course," the former agent replied, "At that time, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union was somewhat tense. They regarded each other as imaginary enemies. Of course, the Winter Soldier would be ordered to carry out missions against the United States. In fact, most missions were against the United States. Only a small number It was aimed at the opposition in the Soviet Union."

After the cross-examination began, Loki stood up unhurriedly.

"You mentioned that the Winter Soldier was 'ordered' to carry out missions against the United States. Have you heard of the mind control experiments in the Red Room program?"

The prosecutor is tempted to argue that being "ordered" is just the norm for soldiers and has nothing to do with mind control, and that the defendant's lawyer is misleading the jury, but that misleading sounds too subtle and insignificant if he bounces off his seat because of it , seems to be a bit of a fuss, so I have to hold back for the time being.

"Well," the witness glanced at the prosecutor, seeing that the other party didn't move, so he hesitated to answer, "Yes, I've heard of it."

"What kind of experiment was that?" Loki continued to ask.

"I can't quite tell, it's complicated."

"Then do you know the purpose of the mind control experiment?"

"Manipulation of experimental subjects through hypnosis and personality remodeling."

"So, after this kind of experiment, can the subjects still control their own behavior? Or have they completely lost their ability to judge independently and can only follow orders?"

The witness pursed his lips: "The vast majority of subjects were unable to resist the KGB's orders after the experiment."

Loki nodded in satisfaction: "Your Honor, I'm done asking."

The prosecutor stood up again: "Is it possible for the defendant to voluntarily be hypnotized or undergo personality remodeling?"

"Of course it is possible." The witness replied quickly.

Rocky still kept smiling: "So, is it possible that the defendant was involuntarily hypnotized or subjected to personality remodeling?"

"Also... it's not impossible." The witness said helplessly.

The opening questioning went on like this for nearly 10 to 2 minutes, but it did not bring any substantial progress to the trial. The prosecution turned to summon No.[-] witness, a Hydra boy who was released not long ago. hello.The prosecutor's questioning is still focused on the crimes committed by the Winter Soldier, and Rocky is clear that the purpose is not to show that Bucky has the subjective element of crime-this should be the focus of the debate between the prosecution and the defense-but to show that Bucky has the subjective element of crime-this should be the focus of the debate between the prosecution and the defense-but that the jury The group left the impression that James Barnes was a murderous demon.

Therefore, Loki doesn't intend to let the Hydra, who has been on a mission with the Winter Soldier, talk too much.So he got up, showed the big and three-faced man a smile that made him swallow, and then asked: "Mr. Lusen, your sentence was originally four years, but in fact, you only spent one year in prison. Sent to a psychiatric hospital. How long did you spend there altogether?"

The public prosecutor murmured "No", and the witness obediently answered the question: "Well, two and a half years, about three years."

"For what reason?"

"Objection!" The public prosecutor stood up and said loudly, "This involves the patient's privacy."

But before the judge could reach a verdict, the former Hydra member, who had become agitated by the question, spoke up first.

"They say I'm paranoid," he growled, and slammed his fist on the witness stand. Just put me in a mental hospital, this is a conspiracy, a complete conspiracy."

Rocky deliberately opened his eyes wide and turned to the judge and jury, while putting on a face of inexplicable horror: "I'm done asking."

This Mr. Lussen was quickly taken away from the courtroom by the bailiffs because of his emotional instability. Judging from the expressions of the jury, the first two witnesses of the prosecution were not able to help them at all. After all, it is unlikely that the Americans would A former Soviet secret agent has any good feelings, and the black history of the second witness is too obvious. If Rocky is the prosecutor, he will definitely play the emotional card in this link.

Obviously, Blaiktar's nickname of "Jaws" is not for nothing. The next two witnesses are all innocent people or their families who were affected by the coalition's actions. With tears in front of him, he accused the Winter Soldier of how cruel and inhumane he was in the battle, and said that if the Winter Soldier was acquitted, he would continue to appeal.

But these two typical annual tragic dramas did not achieve Ketar's expected results in the end. This is half due to Loki's well-prepared investigation of their details in advance, and cleverly interrogated the previous one. One person appeared in court because he received benefits, and the latter one has been keen to hide in the women's bathroom to peep since high school; the other half is because James has not performed many league missions, and it is indeed not easy for the prosecution to find more representatives. sexual witness.

The first day of the trial ended in such a stalemate, but both sides knew very well that the defense's evidence presentation was the key to this trial. If it cannot be proved that all his actions were manipulated by others and did not have the subjective elements of a crime, he will definitely lose the case.

They returned to the Wakanda embassy to rest and wait for the battle tomorrow. During the period, it was no surprise that major websites and TVs frantically rebroadcasted the BBC's interview with Captain America in front of the Federal Court.

"The media has always only cared about the ratings rather than the truth, and the public can only see what the media let them see. I really don't understand why James cares so much about the public's opinion. He insists on abandoning the judge's decision with a greater chance of winning and choosing to follow the jury. Regiment system?" Loki sat cross-legged on the sofa, staring at the handsome face of Captain America on the screen while scooping up ice cream, complaining, he still looks like a woman, but obviously has no self-consciousness as a woman, the dark green silk shirt is just casually tied After unbuttoning a few buttons, most of her snow-white breasts were exposed. When she leaned over to reach for the remote control, her bright red areola even flashed past, causing the king of Wakanda, who was sitting by the side, to look away in embarrassment.

"History has proved that any sound system may degenerate into a diseased one. Aristocratic politics degenerates into oligarchy, democracy degenerates into populism, and monarchy degenerates into tyrants." Steve replied solemnly, seemingly unaffected at all, "So, I I don’t believe in the system, but I will always trust the American people, that freedom, democracy, and the American way will survive because of them, and I think Bucky must believe that too.”

"Okay, okay, the American people are the greatest, remember to add this paragraph in the next interview." Rocky waved his hand impatiently, "I hope you can perform at such a super level when you stand on the witness stand tomorrow .”