Chapter 26: Elohim's Target
There are already many people in the court hearing room.
Four judys and a judge are on top of it all. Judges are honorable persons who listen to the proceedings of the case and advise the judge whether the case is fair or not. They still have the right to vote on decisions.
On the side of the defendants, Aizawa was sitting with his feet on the table. Beside him was an older man who appeared to be a lawyer.
On the plaintiff's side, only Madana and Lady Butterfly were present, and no lawyer was there. Not that they couldn't afford to hire. They just Couldn't find one. When the Sakura group was going to be sued, all the lawyers avoided it. So, they are already in the process of going to court without lawyer.
Linda, who was in the seats made for the viewers, looked at them and shook her head. Even though she was a police officer, there wasn't much she could do to help in federal district court.
And one of the four Judys is laser eye who is the spokesman of the New York Hero Association, which Madana doesn't like with.
"The trial is about to begin. This case is filed by Hero Silver King and Hero Lady Butterfly, claiming that there are lawsuits against Sakura Corporation, the regional general manager for the United States. The plaintiffs will apply themselves, and the defendants will be Matthew Joden, a lawyer from Greenwall Law Firm.
I will be Wally Mason as the judge. as gentlemen of the judy; Hero Laser Eye, Jimmy Jones, Arthur Hanks and Carl Graham will do it."
Lady Butterfly begins and files the case. It can be said that she has quite a lot of experience. Many of the buildings that the Sakura Group is responsible for have collapsed and quality standards are questionable, and quality inspection documents have raised suspicions.
"Is that all there is to applying for the office?"
"That's all for now, Judge." Lady Butterfly sat back down.
"Judge... This is just a matter of doubt. Even if the building collapses meets the standards, it could still be unfortunately damaged due to the weather and terrain. The defendant should have the benefit of the doubt. So please reject the application."
"I object..." Madana raised her hand. The judge raised his glasses and looked at the silver warrior.
"Hero Silver Knight, why are you objecting?"
"Do you want to say that these applications cannot be filed because they can only say that they are suspected? But the other side did not say that they did not commit the crime. They said that it was the benefit of the doubt. We do not know whether the defendant really committed the crime or not, so we ask the court to investigate it."
"It makes sense..." Judys and all the fans don't deny the matter. Then the Judys started voting. Except for Laser Eye, the other two voted in favor. One is a neutral vote. The judge rubbed his chin in deep thought.
"Well... This case is not something that ordinary people can have evidence of. So it should be thoroughly investigated. In this case, we decided to investigate."
The day before, Matthew lost one face. He needs to talk a little. The benefit of the doubt works when the other party's evidence is incomplete, but now their evidence to reject is also incomplete. So both sides are incessantly, so it is normal that they are ordered to investigate.
Aizawa has not lost his face yet. In fact, he didn't even care when the investigation team arrived. Just a little more bribery.
"Alright... the prosecutors still have more cases to file, so let's continue the hearing."
This time Madana herself stood up. Lady Butterfly was looking on. In fact, Madana was forced to learn about law by the system. She is downloading the country's federal laws and case examples online all the time. But it didn't come out as far as how to do it. As a support, it only shows how it was handled in similar cases and what results were obtained. Artificial intelligence couldn't solve everything, but Madana herself was more intelligent.
"Judge... The second charge is witness intimidation. Let's watch this video first."
Madana was explaining the video of the witness, Security Uncle, being surrounded by thugs from a small projector in her suit.
"On the day of the video, I was patrolling near the port of the ring, and I saw something like this. These people rode in a car belonging to the Sakura company and attacked a person. This person was an important witness in the death of the building quality officer who was investigating the collapse of the residential condo that happened 2 years ago."
"I object." Lawyer Matthew objected.
"Judge, you can't say that these people are from Sakura just because it's a car from the Sakura company. I'd like to see idiots stealing cars like this and going on a rampage." Accordingly, Aizawa's female assistant stood up and brought out some documents.
"A van parked in front of the company's office was stolen that day. This is the case file at the local police station."
The judge nodded. The files are real. It even has the certificate of the deputy police chief of the Queens area police station. Officer Linda, who was in the crowd, bit her lip.
Did she find out about the car theft that happened in her area? But since the documents are real, she can't say anything. At the very least, it would be possible to present a question of suspicion that the deputy police chief might be taking bribes.
In fact, Madana already predicted this kind of answer. There were gang star leaders who got away with similar maneuvers during a gang beat-up in Las Vegas.
"What else do you want to say from the prosecution side?" The judge turned to the silver knight. Madana nodded as if she had something to say and opened the projector and PowerPoint file.
"Let's take a look at these police records. Aren't they are four members of the group security guards from the Sakura company? It seems like Mr. Aizawa has already hired car thieves as security guards."
Aizawa, who had closed his eyes while putting his feet on the seat, opened his eyes and laughed with his mouth wide open as if he was a little surprised. Then he shook his head saying goodbye.
Lawyer Andrew said, "I object... I think these records were obtained illegally. You are not allowed to submit evidence obtained illegally. And can Mr. Silver Knight be sued for violating the Information Act?"
Judy Laser Eyes, also spoke with a face pretending to be thinking quite seriously.
"Silver Knight is a tech-based mutant. His police records can be get by using his the power to hack. That's against the law." Laser Eye doesn't see Silver Knight as a hero. That's why he said this.
Madana folded her arms and shook her head. How can these two be so hot? Can't speak slowly anymore? Later, She said, secretly laughing.
"The records are official. There's Officer Linda in the crowd. You can ask her to testify."
Linda was still sitting. Later, she sighed that she couldn't deny it, and came out in front of the court from the crowd.
"Officer Linda... please take the oath."
Linda hesitated a bit and looked at the Silver Knight. 'Will I have to lie in court for someone who can't know what's under that mask?' Linda thought. Unaware of her thoughts, Silver Knight gave a thumbs up.
'Let it go, Just lie once for the truth. God bless you.'
"Of course..."
"Officer Linda...I know that under the Police Act, you can be punished for leaking police information to an outsider."
"I know...but Sir Silver Knight is not an outsider. He is a hero pursuing this case and has the same legitimacy as police officers to deal with crimes under the Federal Court Heroes Act 2028. And I wrote the letter of support for this case."
"Okay..." The judge nodded. Enough for the police records issue. But whether or not it is a witness for witness intimidation is another question.
Laser Eye, who is Judy, raised her hand. "Your Honor...As far as I know, Silver Knight and Lady Butterfly are both unregistered civilian mutants who pretending to be Heroes. Are they covered by that law?"
Madana wanted to slap the guy like Captain Statesman but she cannot do because it is forbidden to do physical violence in the court.
"Dear Hero Laser, I think you forgot. According to the Heroes Act 2028, although the hero association represents the heroes of the whole world, only the member of the hero association is not designated as an official hero. Independent heroes and hero associations are also authorized. According to clause (d) of the law, mutants who live as heroes must be recognized as heroes as long as they do not abuse the power of the world GSHA (Global Super Heroes Association) and other hero associations which are not a part of GSHA such as ATHS (Association of Technology Heroes) and AMAH (Association of Martial Arts Heroes) are good examples of other hero organizations. As for independent heroes, there are Metal Paladin and Captain Statesman.
After Madana's words, all the fans applauded. But Laser Eye has not given up yet.
"You...the face beneath your mask, No one knows what it is. You can be a Villain pretending to be a hero!"
"Looks like the wound made by Captain Statesman has healed." Lady Butterfly said as she stared into the laser eye.
"Bu!...bu!...." Some fans in the court surrounded the laser eye and blew 'bu'. People have long complained about the spokesperson for the New York Hero Association. He is very lucky that He hasn't been shot on the road yet. The judge has hit the table with his little hammer many times. Finally, laser eyes gave up.
"The laws of this country should be fixed now." Laser Eye said in a dignified tone that had reduced his strength and seemed heart broken.
The next day, Andrew continued to protest. "Although these people are employees of Sakura Company, they misused the company car and wanted to form a gang. And the person in the video was an eyewitness to the inspector's death, but the case was ruled an accident and closed a long time ago. Judge... As far as I know, that witness also testified that he saw a dead body."
The judge nodded. What Andrew the lawyer said was quite natural. Do you think it's because of their strength that New York's underground gangs can survive? That's only 50% true, and it's actually because of corrupt lawyers and corrupt police officers who talk a bed bug into a turtle. In this dark age where strength is the only thing that matters, it has become very difficult to find a fair person. Officer Linda and the recently deceased Chief Lewis are truly rare people.
"Does the plaintiff still have anything to say?" The judge raised his glasses and asked. It's been a long time since the court date. So it is no longer comfortable for the old judge.
"Yes... Now that witness wants to re-testify for the old case in court."
"Okay.. I will summon him to testify at the next trial. I am waiting for the time. Let's take a break from today's trial. The next trial will start at 2 pm on Thursday next week."
The case has not yet been won or lost. A week might not seem like a long time to others, but protecting an eyewitness from a criminal gang like the Sakura gang will be tough for Madana and Lady Butterfly.
"We need to protect our uncle full-time. But I still have my work to do." As he left the courtroom, Madana told the others. She says she cares about the case, but she still doesn't want anyone to know her reality.
"But...I still have work to do." Lady Butterfly said. Margrat recently lost her job. It is impossible to feed uncle. Officer Linda just shook her head. It's impossible for her too. She has to put a stranger in a house where there are only two girls.
"What should I do..." Madana's head was dry. Is it okay if she buys an apartment with her money and gives it to him? But if there is no guard around Uncle, so it is still dangerous. An apartment is a place where a criminal gang can easily investigate.
"Yes..." Madana suddenly had an idea.
"I have a powerful friend. I must send that Uncle to her. But I don't think she wants to see you."
"No problem, just go there by yourselves, Sir Silver Kinght."
...
A small taxi slowly entered the courtyard of a familiar residence. Madana was already tired from wearing the super suit for so long. She also bring the guard Uncle. She found out His name is Grant not too long ago.
For a busy hero who has just reached B- level, it's hard to protect Uncle Grant. So, she have to ask Sophia, who is incredibly powerful. Luckily, Sofia is home today. At first, she opened the gate and waited inside. She don't need to wait.
"Kur... I mean... I have to take care of this uncle." Hearing Madana's words, Sofia sighed. Madana is nodding her head. Uncle Grant looks scared because he is in a house full of expensive things.
Today, Sophia has a German body and is wearing a casual cotton dress. Madana is overjoyed that Anastacia's doll-like body is undamaged. Viola is beautiful, but Anastasia is more regal.
After carefully observing the uncle, Sophia said.
"Don't be afraid... I know you're a good person. You're good at driving, aren't you? You're good at fixing cars, too... I can't keep you in this house for free, but I can hire you as a driver. The three people in the house drive too hard. It's not very nice to be sent to the repair service every day."
Sophia is smiling at Mac, Larry and Moe as It's about to rain. Today, those three have changed their hair. no Only two changed. Mac is the same as before. Larry's hair is held in place with lots of gel and a lightning pump. As for Moe, he braided his nearly non-existent hair and made it look like a rag. Look Like they got some kind of punishment.
It was only after Uncle Grant was secure, Madana who was wearing a tech suit, was allowed to go home and rest.
...
Early night.
In a small tea shop in Chinatown. An old man wearing a long coat and wearing a black mask was watching the news from the phone in his hand.
[Silver Knight sues the famous Sakura Group.] This is the news. The man shook his head.
"Young people are brave these days. But these guys have to talk with guns."
A moment later, while he was looking at the phone, the phone rang. When he picked it up, a young woman's friendly British accent came from the other side.
"Elohim, I have a mission for you tonight. The target is Aizawa. You can't let him go like this."
"Good, Mistress..."
Upon receiving the order, the old man placed a couple of dollar bills on the shop table, pressed against the glass, and pulled his large black golf bag over his shoulder. The bag looks pretty good. Even the plastic seat was bent. The old man stood up robotically and then walked out of the small shop with stiff steps.