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Children always follow their feelings, and Peter never believed that Mr. Toombs was a bad person. After all, he was so good to Liz, how could he be a bad person?
"Then who do you think the bad guy is? Is there something carved on the forehead?" Kai once again imparted his experience: "The world is very complicated, kid. Just because someone looks friendly doesn't mean he is a good person. You have a lot to learn. You know. Why don’t I always like you jumping around in the sky? It’s not that I think you’re not capable enough, but that you are too young and don’t understand the complexity of this society.”
Peter lowered his head silently, just like Kai said, what guarantee could he give that Adrian would be a good person? Just because he has seen both sides of Adrian? Even he knew that this thing was unreliable, but when he thought of Liz, he didn't want to believe that Adrian was really the bad guy.
For a bad guy to have such a beautiful daughter... it just doesn't fit with his world view.
Kai would definitely die laughing if he knew. What is a bad guy? Do villains have to be hideous and terrifying?
"Mr. Wayne...can I go see Liz?" Peter finally asked.
He really couldn't worry about this girl. After all, yesterday she was happily planning to travel with her family. Now……
"What do you want to do?" Kai looked at Peter in surprise. Is the butterfly effect so strong? Is the good and innocent Spider-Man going to develop into a playboy?
As he spoke, Kai looked at Stacey cautiously.
Unexpectedly, although Stacey looked unhappy, she did not stop her. Actually, this guy has no position to stop Peter. After all... Strictly speaking, Peter is not his boyfriend. Her boyfriend is long dead.
Didi didi!
the phone is ringing.
Peter looked around to see who was calling.
But immediately he realized that everyone was staring at him.
"sorry Sorry!"
He forgot that he also had a mobile phone.
Originally, Peter did not own a mobile phone. Smartphones are not considered cheap items in the United States. He had never asked his uncle and aunt to buy him such a thing. The exception is computers, which are absolutely necessary!
But after learning that Peter was Spider-Man, Ben and May decided to buy Peter a mobile phone, an Apple one. On the one hand, it is a reward, and on the other hand, they hope to know Peter's condition at any time.
Peter quickly ran to the side and answered the phone.
It's Gwen's.
Gwen does not like Liz, but her character cannot take pleasure in Liz's family's misfortune, and she is even very concerned about Liz's current situation. She thought that Peter was Spider-Man, so she called Peter immediately.
She forgot that her father was a policeman and the police chief...
After answering the phone, Peter walked over with a relaxed expression.
"Gwen is also very concerned about Liz's condition, and she also asked me to help her."
Kai was stunned, Gwen... is so generous.
Good girl!
…
As the deputy director of the general bureau, Kai actually does not need to be responsible for specific cases. His real job should be to sit in the office and listen to reports. Then, when the police below do not handle the situation well, he will scold them on the phone. However, due to Kai's special nature, he actually has no specific responsibility in the police department. To put it simply, he is nominally the head of the Special Division, but in fact he is a free agent of the New York Police Department. He can intervene in other matters. Items deemed necessary to intervene.
So when Kai expressed interest in Adrian's case, the General Administration did not hesitate and immediately put him in charge of the case.
In fact, Kai already has an alien weapons trafficking case in his hands. Logically speaking, he should not take over other cases.
But this kind of thing is not important at all. Kai had dealt with the lizard man before.
When Kai brought Peter to the police station, the special team responsible for the case was already waiting for Kai.
"I need to talk to Mrs. Toombs."
Keke didn't believe what Adrian did, and her pillow partner would have no idea at all.
The special team immediately arranged relevant meetings.
The task force that asked Kai Lai to take charge of this case is actually quite complicated. What the police don't like the most is for their case to be taken over by others, because this is a distrust of their abilities by the superiors. In the police profession , it is a very severe accusation. They have only just begun the investigation. It is a bit disrespectful for the superiors to parachute the leaders so impatiently. But then again, Kai is the pride of the New York police, not only because he is a superhero, but also because he is a very good policeman himself and has broken many big guns. With such an awesome person taking over, they will not only It’s also a good thing that you don’t need to be responsible and you can learn something along the way.
But as complicated as it may be, what needs to be done still needs to be done.
Although Mrs. Toombs looked haggard, her expression was calm.
She is with her lawyer.
"She definitely knows something." Chief Green, who was in charge of handling the case, reminded him.
Peter, a curious baby, immediately asked.
"Why? Isn't this normal? Everyone has the right to find a lawyer."
Green is an old white man with a stubble on his face.
He pointed at Peter and asked, "Does our police department still recruit child labor?"
Peter's face is very tender, even tenderer than that of a high school student of the same year.
"He is my assistant and has just graduated. He is very young and is already twenty-two years old. He can drink. Although he needs to bring his driver's license every time he drinks." Kai made up an identity casually, since no one would go back Check, even if you check, it will be useless.
Green blinked and patted Peter's shoulder gently.
"Look, kid, get another job. You're not cut out for this job."
Peter heard what Kai said and was excited to cooperate with Kai and act more mature.
But after hearing Green's words, the secret was revealed immediately.
"Why? I love being a police officer!"
"Ahem, kid, I'm very happy that you like to be a police officer. Although there is no appearance requirement for police recruitment... But you must at least give the people a sense of security and be able to suppress the arrogance of those criminals. No one will think that a Children can protect them, and no criminal will be afraid of a child."
This is already very euphemistic.
"Why not? Spider-Man is very young!" Until now, he is trying to save Spider-Man's respect. After all, many police officers don't actually like Spider-Man.
"Aren't you grown up yet? Who would like that little bug? That kid has no ability except to cause us trouble. By the way, Director Wayne, can't you tell that kid to stop wearing those ridiculous pajamas? He’s jumping around and we’re getting hundreds of complaints every month because of him!”
Kai glanced sideways at Peter: "I'm telling you, I don't know that Spider-Man. If you say that again, I'll sue you for defamation."
Green smiled and showed an I-know expression.
Strictly speaking, except for Kai, Tony and Steve, other superheroes basically belong to the ranks of criminals, and they have no law enforcement power. So Kai never admitted in public that he knew any superheroes.
Although everyone knew he was lying... there was nothing they could do.
There are no other superhero calls on his phone.
At this time, Peter thought about his previous question again: "Why do you say there is something wrong with Mrs. Toombs?"
Green smiled: "Son, how can your husband die and your wife bring a lawyer with her to the police station to assist in the investigation?"
Kai nodded and prepared to go in.
Peter planned to follow.
As a result, he was stopped by Kai.
"Rookies are not qualified to participate in interrogations."
Green said with a smile: "Boy, there is still more to learn!"
After saying that, he followed Kai and walked in.
Peter was left in the observation control room, observing the situation inside through the one-way glass.
"Hello, Mrs. Toombs." Kay walked in wearing a suit.
The moment Mrs. Toombs saw Kai, her expression changed drastically. It was obvious that she knew Kai and what he represented.
Kai noticed the panic in her eyes.
This is not the expression that a victim's family should show when they see him.
So Kai immediately changed his previous strategy and dropped the shorthand notebook on the table.
"Let's keep it simple, Mrs. Toombs. When you see me coming...you should know what I want to ask."
He knew he was just cheating on her.
Green was an experienced police officer and was not at all panicked by Kay's sudden change in interrogation strategy. Instead, he cooperated with a straight face and stared at Mrs. Toombs with sharp eyes.
They couldn't actually call for an interrogation, but asked Mrs. Toomes to assist in the investigation.
But Kai suddenly changed his strategy. Apparently something happened, and Green immediately cooperated.
The lawyer immediately protested: "My client is here to assist in the investigation! You can't..."
Kai looked at the lawyer: "You should know me, right?"
"So what, you have no power..."
"Me showing up would explain a lot, man. Just cooperating with the investigation right now, but if I wanted to, I could get a warrant out of any prosecutor in this city. You know very well, I can do that. So, we Why not talk about it in a less tense environment? That would be a good thing for your client. After all, a lot of things don't involve her."
Kai was still talking nonsense, but the part about the arrest warrant was true. He didn't even need to provide any evidence to get a signed arrest warrant from any prosecutor. This is the benefit of reputation. Everyone knows that Kai only cares about big things and has a 100% success rate. He has no record of enemies making mistakes. There is no risk in opening a back door for him.
The lawyer pursed his lips, then he leaned into Mrs. Toombs' ear and began to whisper.
A lawyer's duty is to fight for the best interests of his client. Whether it is justice or not is not important. It doesn’t even matter whether the client broke the law.
He will only come up with the best solution.
Mrs. Toombs had a tangled expression, but when she saw Kai appear, her psychological defense was indeed broken.
Because just two days ago, she knew that Kai was the one in charge of the alien weapons!
She could never imagine that Kai had any other reason to take over this case besides this incident.
After all, the facts are there, her husband is not a big shot, and it is impossible to be involved in other big things except alien weapons.
Who would have thought that Peter's good intentions would cause such a big misunderstanding?
Kai just instinctively felt that there was something wrong with her and was just trying to deceive her.
In the end, Mrs. Toombs chose to believe the lawyer.
"My husband...has been reselling alien arms!"
Green almost broke the defense!
I am Cao!
God unfolds!
How did you end up in this carnage?
Then he looked at Kai with admiration and said, why did Kai suddenly drop into their special team? It was completely unnecessary. It turns out it’s because of this!
Kai almost broke through the defense, he really didn't expect it. He's just...what a coincidence, right?
Thanks to Kai's excellent expression management skills, he suppressed his surprise. Anyway, he pretended to be calm and said: "Look, isn't this good? Everyone should be more relaxed. Also, I hope to know more thing."
"My client is willing to tell everything he knows, but at the same time..." The lawyer hopes that Mrs. Toombs can avoid all subsequent prosecutions by confessing Adrian's crime. To put it bluntly, it is a plea bargain.
"I know what you want, but I won't agree to it, Mrs. Toombs. So far, I have never made any deal with anyone. The only basis for whether you will be sued is whether you participated in it." Apart from Adrian’s criminal facts, I will not make any promises.”
Kay knew what the lawyer wanted to know. But he never liked this kind of thing.
"Chief Wayne, you should know better that any plea bargain needs to be decided by the prosecutor. You are just a police officer!"
Plea bargaining only occurs between the suspect and the prosecutor, and the police are only responsible for the investigation.
"Yes, but if I insist, no one will sign the agreement." This is a typical example of personal power affecting the rules and regulations, and it is the most hated move in the judicial circle. But Kai said it openly.
Because as the saying goes, no matter how perfect the system is, it still needs people to implement it. This kind of thing cannot be prevented at all.
After all, it is up to the prosecutor to decide whether to execute the transaction. The law does not stipulate that the transaction must be concluded.
The lawyer was about to argue his case, but Mrs. Toombs stopped him.
"I only found out in the last two days that Adrian was doing this."
Kai didn't believe it.
"Before, I always suspected that he was doing some illegal business, but I didn't know that he was doing cosmetic arms. I didn't want to be prosecuted, I just didn't want to affect my daughter. She was still young, and she always thought that her father was a good person. , Ed’s accident was a big blow to her, and I don’t want her to feel that her mother has become a bad person in the end. You can check these, I am not involved in any criminal activities, I just hope not to be disturbed.”
Kai nodded: "I will check. If what you say is true, I will say hello to the district attorney."
If what she said is true, then it's not impossible to help her. After all, the criminal is at fault, but that doesn’t mean the criminal’s family is also at fault.
At this time, Green finally came to his senses.
"So, you know who killed your husband?"
Mrs. Toombs shook her head: "I don't know who it is. It's just that my husband has been very anxious in the past few days. He has been calling several of his friends, but they have all disappeared. Ed feels that someone is targeting them. He They were afraid that something would happen to us, so they planned to send us abroad, but we were kidnapped.”
"Then your husband told you about those alien weapons..."
Mrs. Toombs still shook her head: "He didn't want to get involved in this. So he didn't tell me anything. He hoped that I could take care of my daughter safely and grow up. I also grew up in the Clinton area. I know the rules. The more I know, the better. Danger."
"No information at all? You and your husband have been married for so long, and you will always find some clues."
Green clearly doesn't intend to give up.
Mrs. Toombs hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. It wasn't that she didn't want to say it, but that she really didn't know.
Green wanted to ask again.
Kai stopped her.
"This is no longer important." Kai said, "I guess the other party has already achieved its goal."
The marks of torture on Adrian's body spoke volumes.
