Chapter 20

There were many cameras in the Federal Courthouse. There were eight hidden cameras in the courtroom alone. There were also cameras in every waiting room to monitor the witnesses' every move.

Neptune easily gained control of the network and cameras. It took less than a second to see the faces of the remaining four witnesses. It also knew very well that Gu Ding had only met one of the four, and the other three were probably false witnesses hired by Pearson.

"Gu Ding, there are three false witnesses that you haven't seen before," Neptune reminded him.

Gu Ding silently nudged Reid with his elbow and whispered something to him.

After a while, Reid suddenly spoke. "Your Honor, before we bring in the other witnesses, I have a request."

The judge was slightly surprised. He did not know what Reid wanted to do. "Speak."

"To prevent false witnesses, I would like to temporarily swap seats with Gu Ding. I'm sitting in the defendant's box. If the witness can't tell that I'm not Gu Ding, then it's obviously false evidence. " Reid guessed that Pearson would find someone to falsely testify. Of course, this was just a simple screening method. If the witness knew Gu Ding, then this method would be ineffective. "The witnesses can be called in together, but they must be isolated from each other to prevent them from testifying at the same time."

"I can satisfy your request." The presiding judge nodded.

After a while, four people were brought in. All four of them wore specially made electromagnetic helmets that isolated their vision and hearing. Gu Ding, who was sitting in the lawyer's seat, glanced at the four of them. His gaze lingered on a tall man among them. That man did not seem to be in a good state of mind. Among the four witnesses, Gu Ding only recognized one of them. It was the guy who escaped with Bront.

After the staff unlocked the helmets, Gu Ding said, "Just answer my questions directly. There's no need to waste time talking about other things."

When the big man saw Gu Ding, he was slightly stunned. The other three did not react. It was obvious that they thought Reid was Gu Ding.

"First question. Is the defendant sitting in the defendant's box the person you saw at the crime scene?"

"Yes!"

"Yes."

"Yes."

Three of them gave an affirmative answer, but the big guy was silent. After a while, he squeezed out a few words, "It's not him."

"That's him. I remember this face clearly," someone immediately retorted.

The other two also chimed in. "Yeah, I remember it's him."

"Although you won't be punished for giving false testimony, it will be recorded in your file for life. Didn't anyone tell the three of you about this before coming here? Once there was such a bad record, the various branches of the federal government would basically not accept them. These branches are not only federal prisons, but also the federal courts, the federal military, and so on. "Reid, who was sitting in the defendant's stand, said.

Hearing this, the three of them looked a little panicked.

"Your Honor, this kind of false testimony is strictly prohibited in the Federal Court, right? I'll leave it to you to decide how to deal with these three. "Reid pushed the matter to the presiding judge.

"Record everything that happened today and put it into their files. After this trial is over, the Federal Court will notify their departments and other relevant departments and criticize them. " The presiding judge was very displeased. He had been a judge for more than twenty years, and he hated this kind of false testimony the most. Without a doubt, these three people must have been instructed by Pearson to come here.

"The remaining person is also in a very bad state of mind. His testimony should be invalid, just like Bronte." The presiding judge continued, "In other words, Your Honor, you have no valid witnesses, and because there is no concrete evidence, I can only close the case here. I can only close the case here. Does the jury have any opinions? "

A few minutes later, the jury gave a unanimous verdict — Gu Ding was not guilty.

After receiving the verdict from the jury, the presiding judge finally closed the case. "I hereby announce that Gu Ding is not guilty and is released!"

Hearing the verdict, Pearson's expression turned ugly, but he did not have any more evidence. He glared at Gu Ding from afar.

Gu Ding looked back at him, flashed a sarcastic smile, and walked toward him.

"Your Honor, you don't look too good."

Pearson suppressed his displeasure and did not reply. He turned around and was about to leave.

"Your Honor, a friend of mine just sent me a few videos. I think you might be interested in watching them," Gu Ding said in a mocking tone. "I've sent it to your public mailbox. You can take a look." Gu Ding's tone was teasing.

Pearson looked down at his intelligent ring. The screen of the ring was projected onto his palm, which was only half the size of his palm. There were three emails from Gu Ding, and Pearson opened the first one on silent mode.

In the video, he was torturing a prisoner. He zoomed in on the prisoner's face. It was Bronte, and the video was real. He suddenly felt a little uneasy and clicked on the second video.

The second video was a video of him torturing another prisoner who had just testified in court.

Then, he opened the third email. This email was not a video of him torturing a prisoner. It was a video of his lawyer whispering into his ear while he sat in a federal courtroom. He could still vividly remember what had happened more than ten minutes ago. The lawyer had told him that there was no evidence, and that he could torture Gu Ding when he was sent to the federal prison. In the video, there was a close-up of the cruel smile he had flashed at Gu Ding at the end.

After closing the email, Pearson turned around. He knew that if he ignored Gu Ding's threat, he might lose his position as the warden, and he might even end up in prison. "What do you want?!"

"Your Honor, you should know that what you did in the video is a crime." Gu Ding smirked.

Pearson stared at Gu Ding coldly and did not say a word.

"My friend said that he has about a thousand of these videos," Gu Ding continued. "These should be enough to send you to the Skyriver Prison headquarters for more than three hundred years. Think about it, if a warden is sent to his own prison, the other prisoners will be very happy, right? "

"What do you want?" Pearson's heart skipped a beat. This was what he was most afraid of. His tone softened. He had tortured many prisoners in the Skyriver Prison headquarters. If he was sent to the prison, he would suffer more than ten times the pain.

"It's simple." Gu Ding knew that Pearson's attitude meant that he accepted the conditions. "From now on, stay away from me and my friend."

Pearson was slightly relieved. He thought that Gu Ding would take the opportunity to extort something from him, so he nodded. "I can do that. If you have any other conditions, you'd better state them all at once. I don't want to be blackmailed a second time."

"The second condition is even simpler." Gu Ding summoned his Combat Armor, clenched his right hand into a fist, and punched Pearson in the face.

Pearson did not put up any defense. Although he was a Rank-5 Gene Body, his nose was still bleeding.

Many people in the courtroom had not left yet, and they were shocked when they saw what happened. Parma, who had just arrived, happened to witness this scene. She covered her mouth and almost screamed. The guards rushed over but were stopped by Pearson, who had stood up.

Pearson remained calm after being punched. "This is a personal grudge between me and him. You can leave now!"

"This punch is for Uncle Cain!" Gu Ding said fiercely.

Then, he punched Pearson in the face again. "This punch is for those who have been tortured by you!"

Pearson still did not put up any defense. His body was sent flying, and the bench was smashed into pieces. He stood up again. The left side of his face was swollen beyond recognition. After spitting out two of his fallen teeth, he walked toward Gu Ding with an indifferent expression.

Gu Ding clenched his fists and gathered his strength for a long time. When Pearson got close, he threw another Steel Fist and smashed it hard on the bridge of his nose. "This punch is for me to vent my anger!"

Pearson's body was sent flying again …

Everyone was shocked when they saw this unbelievable scene. Even Reid, who was good at deduction, was watching from afar with his mouth half open. They had no idea what Gu Ding had on Pearson that made him willingly get beaten up in front of so many people. Pearson was not only vengeful, but he was also very prideful. In a situation like this, he had completely thrown away his dignity, let alone his face.

Pearson stood up. His nose was caved in, and blood was flowing out of it. His mouth was also bloody, and his face was so swollen that it was almost unrecognizable. However, he still walked toward Gu Ding calmly.

"The grudge between you and me ends here." Gu Ding's words made Pearson breathe a sigh of relief.

"Remember what you promised me," Gu Ding said, leaving the stunned crowd behind.

Even Parma, who was standing at the door, did not know what to say. She had planned to use the name of the Hermean Alliance and her teacher's reputation to warn Pearson not to provoke Gu Ding. She did not expect to witness this scene as soon as she opened the door of the Federal Courthouse.

"Let's go!" Gu Ding waved at Reid and left.

On the way, Reid could not hold back his curiosity and asked, "What happened just now?"

"Nothing. I was annoyed with him, so I beat him up!"