Chapter 403 Began to be pickpocketed
As for the remaining two, the middle-aged man didn't even know Joko. As for Grant Ward, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., he might be Joko's subordinate, which is closely related.
No one knows exactly what tricks the senators and judges are going to play at this time.Only those who really know the inside story know how many conspiracies and calculations there are in the middle.
"First, I invited Mr. Ahmadinejad Hermes to show us a set of data. Mr. Hermes is a professional accountant in the Finance Department, and was specially invited by us to come here to count a set of data."
"And this set of data is about the detailed loss statistics of all the serious damage caused by the Avengers Heroes in which Joe participated in the past. Mr. Hermes, you can start."
"Yes, Your Honor." Mr. Hermes, an accountant who had passed the test beforehand, ignored the uproar below, but read the report in his hand.
"According to the statistics of our professionals, there is currently a basic loss assessment for the vicious sabotage incidents that have occurred in New York, the country, and even the world, and Joe participated in them."
"The vicious incidents caused by superheroes like Joe in Avengers operations, including New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Sokovia, Latvinia, Lake Ellica... have caused irreparable and severe damage to major cities, including special buildings with certain historical and cultural values such as Broadway theaters and the Statue of Liberty."
"In addition, many streets and roads have been damaged to the same extent. More than tens of thousands of acres of public land have to be completely rebuilt and rebuilt. The properties of tens of millions of people have been damaged to varying degrees, and the jobs of millions of people have been greatly affected. For example, in Sokovia, where the damage was the most serious, almost the entire city was destroyed by their superpowers, and people were left homeless."
"So, in the end, we came to the conclusion that the total economic losses caused are beyond counting. Just the early reconstruction work and the resettlement costs for the affected people are already astronomical compensation."
"In the future, we will need to continue to invest in reconstruction of these affected areas. Tens of billions of dollars will be invested every year for many years to completely restore these areas or cities to their former prosperity, and allow those who have been injured to initially return to normal life. The above is my report, Mr. Judge."
The man named Ahmadinejad had a businesslike attitude. After he finished talking about his data, he sat down with a stiff expression on his face like a wooden clay puppet, and he didn't seem to care about anyone at all.
"Thank you for your big data, Mr. Hermes."
Knocking his own gavel to stop the growing noise below, the senator judge thanked the male accountant first.
Then, he raised his voice, turned to Qiao Ke and said, "Then, Mr. Qiao, superheroes like you completely ignore the personal and property safety of ordinary people, wreak havoc and cause immeasurable losses. Do you have anything to say about this?"
"After hearing these horrific statistics, don't you have any idea of pleading guilty?"
"Do you want to blame me for all this, Your Excellency the Judge?" Facing the questioning from the judge, Qiao Ke asked naturally and calmly.
"No, of course I haven't thought about it that way." This made the senator judge's face a little stiff.
He twitched the corners of his mouth and showed an embarrassed smile: "Now we have invited our second witness, Miss Erika, to continue our identification. Miss Erika, have you prepared what you want to say?"
Hearing the judge's question, "Erica" raised her head high like a fighter, and then replied in a firm tone: "Yes, Mr. Judge, I'm ready!"
"Don't worry too much, Miss Erica, no one here can threaten you, you just need to answer some questions from me."
The judge sitting on it gave "Erica" a half-smile, and then began to follow his own steps.
"Miss Erika, can you tell us, is the deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Joko, a member of the Avengers Alliance, the actual high-level power behind the Hand, or the leader of an international criminal and terrorist organization?"
"Erica" suddenly raised her head and glanced at Qiao Ke who was sitting on the dock, and when she saw that Qiao Ke was also looking at her sideways, she immediately pretended not to be able to bear it and shrank back, acting like a woman who was weak and dodged.
She doesn't seem to want to be watched by Qiao Ke when she confronts Bo in court like this?
So, she lowered her eyebrows and pretended not to look at Joko, and then whispered into the microphone: "Yes, he killed the original leader of the Hand, Alexandra, Botu and Murakami, and accepted their subordinate forces completely, and at the same time supported Daredevil to become the puppet leader of the Hand."
"In fact, this person is manipulating the Hand behind the scenes, carrying out crimes and terrorist activities wantonly, and at the same time recklessly harvesting huge profits from various dark crimes."
"I implore the court to conduct a thorough search of his illegal sources of income and private property and confiscate them!"
"Ah! Mr. Qiao, you are the actual power holder of the Hand, aren't you the supreme leader?" The senator judge heard "Erica" and asked Qiao Ke loudly.
"As we all know, the Hand has always been engaged in various illegal and dark and criminal activities, such as drug trafficking, spying, assassination, human trafficking, gang vendetta... It is not an exaggeration to call it a terrorist organization."
"Mr. Qiao is actually the mastermind behind the Hand. This is a serious crime. You must confess the crime in front of the public."
Faced with the attitude of the senator and judge to denounce Qiao Ke, many people who are dissatisfied with Qiao Ke can't help but feel very happy.
"Lie, Erica, you liar!" As one of the defense lawyers, Maki Matsumoto, the bullseye lady who accompanied Qiao Ke, immediately refuted loudly.
"Silence, silence, this is the court." The senator judge struck two gavels vigorously, suppressing the discordant voice of Maki Matsumoto.
Then, facing "Erica" and asked: "You once submitted a written report saying that you suffered serious mental damage because of Mr. Qiao's behavior in the process of killing and bloodbath to seize power in the Hand."
"The reason is that you were originally Alexandra's bodyguard when you were in the Hand. Mr. Joe almost killed you first to deal with Alexandra. Is that right? Ma'am!"