[Hannibal] Assimilation

Chapter 54

"quiet!"

The judge sat in the courtroom, everyone stood and took an oath, and then the prosecutor began her opening statement.

"Let me tell you a story. The protagonist of the story is a famous psychiatrist. He is gentle and gentle like a British gentleman in the last century. The FBI specially hired him as a psychological assessment doctor for the agents and used his professional knowledge to assist the FBI. At the same time, he is also a father, and he has an equally excellent adopted son... and his adopted son also has an indistinct relationship with what I will say next."

When the prosecutor said this, Gabriel could feel several eyes falling on him, including Will Graham.Gabriel smiled gracefully at the pale, curly-haired man, as if the case had nothing to do with him.

"Garrett Jacob Hobbs, the notorious Minnesota Shrike, who preyed on young girls who looked like his daughters, killed them, and ate them."

Hannibal lowered his eyes, and rubbed his handcuffed hands together. Starting with Hobbs, he clearly wanted to draw Gabriel out of the relationship between the Minnesota Shrike and his daughter, which made him feel conflicted. Emotions.Angry that Gabriel will be exposed to the public, and may be in a very dangerous situation; and excited to think that the real side of this kid will finally be revealed, dissecting him from a third-party point of view, proving that he is the same as him Man - have to say, it's a real delight.

"Cassie Boyle, Marisa Schull, Georgia Marcie, Abigail Hobbs, Hannibal Lecter assisted the FBI in the Shrike case, and because of their identity And learn more about the Shrike’s killing process, so as to imitate the crime.” As the photos of the girls’ tragic deaths appeared in front of everyone’s eyes, people’s emotions became a little depressed, and the prosecutor sighed, “These four Among the girls, Marisa and Abigail were killed by Gabriel Lecter, the adopted son of Hannibal Lecter, the principal culprit in this case. Similar to the Shrike case in Minnesota, the prosecution also suspected Whether Gabriel was as involved in his father's case as Abigail was until we received the confession from Mr. Gabriel Lecter delivered by the FBI."

There was a momentary commotion in the auditorium. Julian stared at Gabriel with wide eyes in astonishment. The young man sat quietly, his posture and movements did not change at all, and he was still so relaxed and freehand.The hands on the knees were white and slender, and it was impossible to imagine how those hands were stained with blood.

"It is strange that Hannibal also claimed responsibility for these two cases, and judging from the current evidence, the psychiatrist is clearly the murderer of these two cases, so why did Gabriel do this? Has he suffered long-term psychological control from his adoptive father?

"...According to what we know, Hannibal has tampered with the adoption process. The District Attorney's Office believes that the adoption of Hannibal and Gabriel should be terminated on the basis of the harm caused to Gabriel by this case..."

"So they're waiting here." Gabriel laughed lowly. No wonder Jack Crawford told him before the trial just now that the prosecutor's conclusion was not to prosecute him as an accomplice in the Hannibal case.Even though the man's back was turned to him, he could still feel the chill coming from Hannibal, like an offended emperor, about to overflow with rage.

"You're still laughing, you really scared me to death just now!" Julian breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked suspiciously, "Who are you talking about?"

"Cyrus." Gabriel replied casually, he seemed a little bored, and his voice was lazy, "Who else would care what my last name is?"

Julian was puzzled when he mentioned Cyrus to Gabriel. It was too casual, and he didn't show respect to his grandfather for the rich people on the Forbes list. Gabriel acted as if he didn't care about the inheritance rights of the Ellison family. What do you care about?

"There is evidence that Hannibal Lecter is the Chesapeake Ripper, the serial killer who shocked the United States...More than 40 cases of evidence are before us, including thirteen first-degree murders with a complete chain of evidence , Hannibal kills his victims, cooks them up and serves them on the table..."

"Ouch—" the sound of vomiting came from the jury, and Gabriel followed the sound, but someone bent down and vomited it out. Looking at the somewhat familiar face, Gabriel silently prayed for him in his heart , and then he turned around just in time to see a man who turned his head to look at the jury.The other party's gentle brown pupils crashed into Gabriel's light blue pupils.

At that moment, Gabriel felt that this man was so sexy that he was dying. The corner of his mouth raised a mocking arc, and he looked at the juror who had attended his dinner party, like a child who had succeeded in a prank.

Hannibal quickly caught Gabriel's gaze, and he raised his eyebrows at his lover, his lips parted and uttering a wordless word.

"Fuck me."

"Such a heinous crime stemmed from his sociopathic personality, Hannibal was an excellent psychiatrist, a former surgeon - which speaks volumes for the professionalism with which he dismembered his victims, who he dismembered A process called art, he had refined taste and a brutal, inhuman heart, which combined to form a horrific Chesapeake Ripper."

"As a psychiatrist, he has a deep understanding of human psychology, he controls the direction of the FBI's investigation, so that he can escape perfectly, he plays with everyone in the applause, he has the ability to do this, and, I think he's the smartest guy out there, he sees everything."

Hannibal smiled and bent over the female prosecutor, even then he maintained his elegant gentlemanly demeanor.

After the opening statement was over, the prosecution summoned several witnesses, including Jack and the CIAs who had worked with Hannibal. Their testimony was very unfavorable to Hannibal, not to mention that Jack still had the hospital videotape in his hand. The scene of Gabriel being kissed by Hannibal was cut from the video tape, but the scene where Hannibal shot and killed was very clear.

At the end of today's trial, Gabriel looked at the man sitting in front who had been silent all this time from a distance, and Will was sitting next to him. When Will came over, Julian expressed his kindness to wait for him outside.

"It's time to reveal the truth," Will whispered.

"The truth has long been known to me." Gabriel did not turn his head, but still looked at Hannibal's back. He was thinking about how Hannibal planned to end up. The evidence in hand is so much that it is almost being pushed by a trolley.So why on earth did Hannibal do this?Is it because he suddenly felt bored after hiding for so many years and wanted to promote his monument to the public?

Will was silent, knowing that Gabriel was not innocent, but he couldn't treat him like a prisoner.Perhaps because of Abigail, Will saw the shadow of Abigail in Gabriel from the very beginning, which prevented him from being hard on the young man. He even breathed a sigh of relief at the conclusion.

"They want you to testify in court." Will thought for a while and said to Gabriel. Anyway, the district attorney would always talk to Gabriel. He knew it was only a matter of time, and it was not a leak.

"Oh?" Gabriel looked back at Will with surprise, then he raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought Mr. Ellison didn't want me to appear in the public eye, and... for now There is enough evidence for Hannibal's guilt theory, one more than me is not much, and one less than me is not much, why are they so obsessed with me?"

"The upper echelons of the FBI seem to have other ideas." Will lowered his voice again. He really looked around like a meerkat looking around, which made Gabriel chuckle. He squinted his eyes and replied casually. He said, "It's normal to have an idea."

He turned his gaze back to Hannibal again. It was because the other party was staring at him so hotly that it made him feel like his clothes were about to be torn.

At this moment, Hannibal's lawyer in the front row received a personal letter. He opened it without thinking too much, and poured out the contents.Gabriel sharply saw the red crumbs scattered on the table and an ear that fell out.

human ear.

"The degree of capillary constriction indicates that the ear was severed from a body that had been dead for less than two days," the medical examiner said.

"It was two days before the trial. The ears were clean, and there were no suspicious fingerprints on the envelope, only the fingerprints of the courier, the paralegal and the lawyer himself. Judging from the time, Hannibal had no chance of committing the crime. Miles away behind bars."

"I wouldn't be surprised. The timing was carefully chosen. It was deliberately arranged at that time. Although Hannibal's name was not written, everyone knew that this letter was addressed to Mr. Ogre. Isn't this a replacement for Hannibal?" Nibal was exonerated? Since similar cases have happened, it is naturally impossible for Hannibal in prison to be the Chesapeake Ripper."

"So we need to find out whether this is an imitation." Jack looked at Will who was bowing his head in thought, and asked, "What do you think?"

Will didn't answer, he knew what Jack meant, he was not only asking if it was a copycat crime, but also asking if that person was Gabriel.

Gabriel didn't have as many questions as Will and Jack. He didn't send the ear, but he soon knew who it was.When the man stood in front of him with a nervous smile on his face, Gabriel felt that the whole thing seemed to become more interesting.

So much so that he didn't make any resistance when the other party sprayed meth on him and Julian, but let himself fall into the darkness.

He has captured an admirer of an ogre.

The author has something to say:

Julian: That...it seems to be us who were arrested

Gabriel: Oh, that's it :-D