Half a month later.
On February 3rd, Lake attended his first funeral ever.
John Martinez's funeral.
In the New York Cemetery Park, Lake, George and Beckett stood together, looking at Joe who was wearing black clothes and receiving comfort from everyone not far away.
"Hello."
Lake looked at Beckett curiously: "Why don't you go and comfort him."
Beckett looked at Lake and asked curiously, "Why don't you go? You know, Joe is your partner."
Lake shook his head and said, "I don't know how to comfort people."
His principle in life can be summed up in four words.
Simple and crude.
The simpler and cruder the better.
Whenever you can take action, try to talk as little as possible. That is the patent of villains. Lake feels that if he is good at talking, Morin will not be led astray.
When Beckett heard Lake's words, he shook his head, stood up and walked towards Joe who was not far away.
Lake and George stood under a tree smoking.
"Has the District Attorney decided to prosecute?"
"This case has attracted a lot of attention. We don't have any evidence to suggest that the guy who turned himself in was instructed by someone else. It's already very good that it has been delayed until now."
"I know."
Lake said so.
Not only is there no evidence, but Hydra's plan was flawless.
The person who sent the email anonymously died in an escalating robbery. The thief ran a red light and was hit by a passing truck, leaving no witnesses.
Joe and John's family, John also died in the escalating robbery, Joe was seriously injured, and the two thieves were also shot dead on the spot by the patrolman who happened to be there and heard the gunshots, and there was no evidence either.
As for the killer?
hehe.
An employee of John Martinez's rival company anonymously reported that their boss had hired a killer. A suicide note was found at the boss's home, saying that he had hired a killer for a design project of John. As for the boss, he died the night before the report, and the autopsy results showed that he had died of a sudden heart attack.
What?
Can the surviving Joe prove otherwise?
I'm sorry.
Joe's testimony was vague because he himself had no way of confirming whether it was the two thieves who shot him or the killer who came later.
This one thing leads to another.
Hydra's plan was flawless and leak-proof, and it seemed as if everything was telling people that it was just a coincidence.
And because some people came and turned themselves in.
The enthusiasm for the newly announced reopening of the case investigation has dropped at a visible rate in the past month. As for the eyewitness who only has a name but cannot be found, not many people care about him anymore.
Since the murderer has turned himself in, why do we still need witnesses?
About half an hour later.
The relatives and friends who came to attend John's funeral left one after another. The pastor who came here to preside over the burial ceremony also received the money this time. After saying a word to God to Joe, he also left.
Half a month later.
Howard Stark's car accident death case has been reopened in a New York court.
actually...
This does not require a trial.
The suspect Clark Malone confessed to his hit-and-run case. Although there was no physical evidence or witnesses, he had pleaded guilty himself and there was no need to go through any procedures.
The jury reached a verdict in this case after only half an hour of deliberation.
Clark Malone was sentenced to ten years in prison.
The case that was reopened this time was once again declared closed when the judge brought down the hammer.
New York's major media outlets once again reported this news as their front-page headlines, but Stark Industries, which was at the forefront of this event, did not accept any media interviews.
Two days later, February 20th.
Lake arrived at Joe's doorstep on this day with flowers.
Don't get me wrong.
Lake is not interested in married women, and similarly, he has no improper thoughts about widows.
Joe opened the door and was slightly stunned when he saw Lake standing at the door.
Lake handed over the flowers in his hand: "My condolences."
"...Thanks."
Joe took the flowers, said thank you, and after a moment of silence, invited Lake into the house.
In the living room.
Joe placed the flowers on the bar and looked at Lake: "I asked the superintendent for a leave of absence for a while."
Lake glanced at Joe and asked, "Give up?"
Joe looked at Lake.
Lake said, "The real killer hasn't been caught yet. Why, or do you also think this is a coincidence? That's not like you."
"The murderer has been sentenced."
"I know. I was in court the day the verdict was announced."
"It's as if that witness never existed."
"That's right."
"Then, there's nothing we can do."
"Yeah?"
Lake chuckled, pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and looked at Qiao: "Are you free today? I'll take you somewhere."
Qiao: "…"
Stark Industries Building.
Pepper Potts, who had been standing at the door, saw Lake get out of the car and walk over from a distance, and walked over: "Inspector Edwin."
Lake shook hands with Pepper, then introduced Joe next to him: "This is Detective Joe Martinez. I'm here today to handle some procedures. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Pepper smiled and said, "This way, please."
In the conference room.
Joe, who was sitting in his seat, looked at Lake, who was playing Snake on his phone with his head down, and frowned: "Let's come here..."
Without raising his head, Lake stretched out his hand to Joe, indicating that he should stay calm.
soon.
Pepper Potts re-entered.
Lake's game just ended.
"Here's the information you need."
"Thanks."
Lake took the information handed over by Pepper, looked through it, and found that the information was enough for the Commercial Crime Investigation Department to investigate, so he handed it directly to Joe.
Joe took over and looked.
Christine Business Group.
These materials are all very confidential documents from Christine's business group. There are even testimonies from several New York State legislators, indicating that Christine has been making commercial bribes to them over the years to obtain some political convenience.
only?
Joe looked at Lake, somewhat puzzled.
Lake looked at Joe and said, "The killer who entered your house bit his tongue and committed suicide in the interrogation room. This is known to the outside world. However, the killer did say something before he died."
Joe sat up straighter. "What?"
Lake said: "The mission that the killer received was from the Christine Business Group."
This is what Olivia told him the next day.
but...
Olivia's words were very certain, but unfortunately, there was no evidence. Evidence was required to solve the case.
Just right.
Tony Stark also received the news that someone had surrendered himself, so he asked Pepper Potts to come and invite Lake. At Stark Manor, Tony Stark asked Lake about the authenticity of the matter.
Lake didn't say anything, but just asked Tony Stark whether he believed the words of the person who surrendered.
Tony was silent for a moment before shaking his head.
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