Wine and Gun

(The jury makes a loud discussion)

Judge: Silence! quiet!

Hardy: Look at this picture again.

(The prosecution showed the jury another video of Midalen eating in a family restaurant surrounded by several of his friends. Behind him sat a fat, thin-haired blond man.)

Hardy: This is December 3rd. Midalen is having lunch at a restaurant near the orphanage where he lives. This is the video recorded by the restaurant's camera. And from these footage, we can see that (pauses) the one sitting behind Midaren is clearly this Mr. Slade.

Judge: Mr. Armalette, do you have anything to say about these videos?

Amarette: Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Slade was present in Saumur because he had donated a collection of books to Saumur's library at the time, which can be confirmed in the local newspaper and has its funds in the Sequoia estate's accounts Aspect flow records.

(The defense presents the jury with evidence such as account books, news reports, invoices from Slade's trip, etc.)

Amarette: We can see, as this invoice shows, that Mr. Slade's hotel is very close to the orphanage where Midaron Pullman lives. On the morning of December 1, Mr. Slade's Going to Pullman's school for a book donation ceremony and being on the same path as Pullman by pure coincidence isn't terribly surprising. The family restaurant shown in the second surveillance video is also one of the closest restaurants to Mr. Slade's hotel. As long as he does not choose the hotel's ordering service, but chooses to eat out, then choose this restaurant. is also very likely.

(pause)

Armalite: So, it's all a sad coincidence.

Amarette: Please tell the jury your name.

Witness 7: Leslie Rowan.

Armalite: Mr. Rowan, tell us about your work at Sequoia Manor.

Witness 7: I entered Sequoia Manor about fifteen or sixteen years ago. At that time, Mr. Thompson passed away, and the entire Sequoia Manor was run under the support of the Foundation. As soon as I entered Sequoia Manor, I worked under Mr. Slade - it was a simple job, organizing endless banquets, gān unseemly little jobs... You know, recruiting in Westland jì is illegal, but there are always some members in the club who need to have some fun. I was in charge of this kind of work from the beginning.

Amarette: Contact "Senior Jiāojihua" for the banquet at Sequoia Manor?

Witness 7: Yes.

Armalite: And then what? Your scope of work has expanded?

Witness 7: ...the same can be said. As our cooperation became more and more proficient, Mr. Slade trusted me more and more, so he didn't care about Sequoia Manor. Banquets are all the same, and I have many people at my disposal, so I can organize everything by myself. You know he's a big philanthropist. He later spent too much time on those charity dinners. It can almost be said that these activities at Sequoia Manor for the past ten years have been taken care of by myself.

Armalite: What happened next?

Witness 7: Uh... At first, one or two members contacted me - sorry I can't provide their names to the court - they told me that they were not interested in what Sequoia Manor could provide them." Tired", they want to try something fresher and younger.

Armalite: Did they promise you anything?

Witness 7: (Pause, gān gān gulping) A sum of money, a lot of money. Instead of taking the Sequoia Manor account, they assured me I wouldn't be found by Slade.

Armalite: So how did you do it?

Witness 7: I swear I was hesitant at first...but the money was so tempting, and Slade paid me a lot, but that's all I can say - I'm at best A housekeeper! The sum they promised me was more than what I was paid to work at Sequoia Manor for a year or two, and God knows I was pimping for Slade! ...In the beginning, I helped them find a street kid. There are many children like that on the streets of Westland. The welfare agency couldn't find all of them, and the almshouse couldn't let them all live in... ...In this way, I found a trustworthy subordinate and gave them a liar from the street.

Armalite: When did this happen?

Witness 7: Around 2008.

Amarette: Then you continued to gān?

Witness 7: Of course I went down, it's easy to taste the sweetness from this kind of thing... Slade didn't find anything, what should I be afraid of? But one child is not enough, those people are quickly dissatisfied, and...they have secretly contacted more members from within the club of Sequoia Manor to join the ranks, it is impossible to satisfy them with only one child. I have to keep doing it. On the one hand, the price they give every time is really tempting. On the other hand, because they are all big guys. If I do it once, it means that the handle is in their hands. It's impossible to stop here. So later I continued to "find" different children for them. Adopting a child from an orphanage as an adopter was too eye-catching. Every time I found a child, it caused my client's dissatisfaction, so I ended up Had to get my men to kidnap a kid.

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