Someone came to turn himself in.
The murderer of Howard Stark's accidental car accident death has surrendered himself.
Jesus Christ.
Today must be April Fools' Day.
Not only did the New York Police Department know about it, but even the New York media outside. Almost as soon as the guy who surrendered himself was brought into the interrogation room, the first wave of media had already appeared at the door of the police station to seek a response from the police station.
The speed is so fast that it can be described as lightning fast.
But...
When Lake saw the suspect who surrendered himself in the interrogation room in the observation room, he immediately realized that the guy sitting inside was not the Winter Soldier, which means that this was another arrangement by Hydra.
Are you sending someone to take the blame?
Anyway, since 1994, there have been very few death penalty sentences in the federal mainland. Moreover, it has been eleven years since this case. No matter how much the jury despises the killer, it is impossible to arrange the death penalty.
The person participating in the interrogation in the interrogation room was George.
"Name"
"Clark Malone."
Under George's interrogation, the suspect named Clark Malone explained why he came to surrender.
"I had hoped that this matter would remain buried forever."
Clark Malone said: "But two days ago, I saw on TV that you found an eyewitness at the scene, and I knew that my luck was used up, so after considering it for two days, I chose to surrender myself."
The words are very appropriate.
Just like the real thing.
Especially when Clark Malone asked whether this was considered surrender, it served as the finishing touch.
George asked, "So, you admit that you killed Howard and his wife?"
Clark nodded.
Next second.
Clark looked up, his eyes wide. "What? No, I didn't kill him... No, I killed him... I didn't mean to. I was drunk at the time and drove into Mr. Stark's lane. Mr. Stark was trying to avoid my car and crashed into the stone wall on the side of the road."
after.
Clark said that he had gotten out of the car to check, but the Starks had already died from the car crash. Afterwards, Clark fled the scene in a hurry because he was scared and drunk.
Lake, who was in the observation room, raised his eyebrows and said in his heart, "What a guy."
Killing someone is one thing.
Hit-and-run is another matter.
There is no way to conceal this case. In this case, Hydra's idea is very simple. The New York Police Department wants a murderer, so why not just give them a murderer?
This is the result of Hydra's discussion over the past two days.
This was also a judgment made by Hydra after learning about Riker's background from S.H.I.E.L.D.
Riker's relationship with the military has now been exposed. SHIELD knows it, and naturally Hydra knows it too. Hydra has proposed assassinating Riker, but the risk is too great.
After all, Lake's resume is there, and the chaotic overseas battlefield did not keep Lake there. Moreover, if Lake died, there would be no doubt that they would still be at risk of being exposed.
And Hydra also investigated that eyewitness.
No such person found.
In that case, why not just give the New York Police Department a suspect and quickly close the case? As long as the law enforcement agency finds the eyewitness, Hydra can assassinate him as quickly as possible.
As for the killer arrested by the NYPD?
Oh.
Hydra guaranteed 100% that the killer would not say a single word and would commit suicide if he could.
As expected, almost when Hydra was arranging for the suspect to surrender, news came that their killer had committed suicide by biting his tongue.
That's good.
It has been eleven years since the incident happened. There are no witnesses and no one can tell what happened. Hit-and-run is also a possibility. As for why the killer appeared, Hydra has already made preparations. It was John's rival company that hired the killer to kill.
only...
Lake knew exactly who killed Howard Stark. In the eyes of Hydra, perhaps their arrangement was perfect, but Lake didn't believe even a single punctuation mark.
Push the door.
Clark Malone, who was sent by Hydra to take the blame, immediately looked up at Lake who came in.
Lake greeted George, then sat down and asked Clark Malone, who was sitting across from him, "You said you ran away because you were scared because you were drunk?"
Clark Malone said, "Yes, because I know who I bumped into. I think if I had stayed here, with the financial resources and influence of Mr. Stark's family, I would have been in a very bad situation."
What a perfect excuse.
Lake said in his heart, after all, on one side was a commoner and on the other side was a top rich man. For the Stark family at that time, it was too easy to kill an ordinary person.
Lake remained calm on the surface: "Then tell me, what did you do after the car accident?"
Clark Malone narrated this.
The actions he described were completely consistent with the actions of a drunk person. After all, he had undergone two days of intensive training, and they were completely consistent with the on-site report at the time.
Judging from the testimony, there is no doubt that Clark Malone did as he said. After the car accident, he fled because of nervousness and fear after seeing who was hit. Until now, because of the appearance of witnesses, Clark Malone felt that the secret he had buried for many years could no longer be buried, so he chose to surrender to the police station and seek leniency.
Went out the door.
Lake looked at George: "Do you believe it?"
George patted the transcript and did not answer the question. Instead, he asked, "Has the witness been found?"
Lake sighed and shook his head.
yes.
If there were no eyewitnesses, based on the transcript just now, there is no doubt that this reopened case would have ended here.
And the case is expected to be concluded soon.
Ever since the New York Police Department reopened the investigation into the case two days ago, the whole of New York has known about it. Countless people have been paying attention, and major media outlets have been keeping a close eye on the New York Police Department. Now, someone has come forward to turn himself in. It would be completely unconscionable for the New York Police Department to conceal such a sensational case and not make it public.
What?
No witnesses found yet?
What does that matter?
It can't be that the person who came to confess was too bored and wanted to become famous, so he came here to falsely claim the crime, right?
No one would be that stupid.
and...
Lake didn't even need to investigate this man's bank account, it must be clean. Hydra wouldn't be so stupid as to let them think that this guy was bribed by Hydra to take the blame.
That's awesome.
Lake said in his heart.
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