What is the job of a prosecutor?
Only after law enforcement agencies have arrested the suspect will the prosecutor appear and bring charges against the suspect in court.
Let me put it this way.
The prosecutor's battlefield is in the court.
Instead of...
Arrest scene.
Lake knew Patton, and his tone was not bad just because Patton was the special prosecutor this time. Lake always criticized people rather than things.
This Patton is a competitor of Karen in a sense in the Ministry of Justice.
Karen is also a prosecutor.
Lake knew about Patton because Karen mentioned him this morning, a white man who was at odds with her, conceited and self-righteous.
Karen doesn't like Patton, so naturally, Lake won't have any good feelings towards Patton either.
After Lake finished speaking to Patton, he turned to the agent at the door and said, "Nonessential people, please leave. This is the operations center. Anyone can come in."
Patton frowned. "Assistant Director Edwin, I'm the special prosecutor for this leak case, appointed by the Department of Justice."
Lake deadpanned, "I'm from the Department of Homeland Security."
They are not the same department.
Just because Minister Kelly gives face to the Attorney General doesn't mean I will give face to you. Who do you think you are?
"Please leave."
"...yes."
The several Homeland Agents in the Operations Center felt like the big guys were fighting and the newbies were trembling. Under Lake's gaze, the Homeland Agent closest to Patton stood up and said to Patton, "Please get out."
Prosecutor Patton stared at the Homeland Agent before him.
That look...
It seems to want to eat people.
Lake snorted coldly, "This is the Department of Homeland Security, not Langley or the Department of Justice. Get out of here! If anything goes wrong, I'll take care of it!"
Just a prosecutor trying to use this case to make a name for himself.
"yes!"
Another homeland agent stood up and responded, then walked directly to Patton and exchanged glances with the previous homeland agent. Then, the two of them dragged Patton outside with one arm.
If you don't want the face I give you, don't blame me for being rude.
Although Patton is a special prosecutor this time, to put it bluntly, he is helping Langley, who is already in a desperate situation, to find the source of the leak. Lake's target is Langley, so Patton, who helps Langley, is also his enemy.
An hour later.
Several lip-reading experts were invited to the operations center, where surveillance footage of the area in front of the Lincoln Memorial was being played frame by frame.
"I want to know every word this guy says, every punctuation mark."
"Understood, sir."
Lake sat in the center, with a big horse and a golden sword. Several lip-reading experts directed the agents who controlled the video, and then all eyes were focused on Lake who was under surveillance.
The person on the surveillance camera is Lake.
Anyway, when Lake looked at the surveillance video, it was himself, except that he had undergone minor plastic surgery.
But to other people, it seemed that the Lake in the surveillance video and the Lake here were two completely unrelated people. Not to mention making any associations, it was simply unthinkable.
This was the scene that Secretary Kelly, the Attorney General, and Patton saw when they re-entered.
Lake, sitting on a chair with his chin in his hand, turned his head to look at Patton who came in again, raised his eyebrows, and said sarcastically: "Hey, you were bullied, so you went home and called your mother."
Patton's face was dark and unpredictable.
Minister Kelly was speechless: "Lake..."
The Attorney General chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Lake, Patton is just like you. We both want to find the leaker as soon as possible."
Lake laughed and said, "Really? That wasn't the case when Patton came over just now. He looked so serious, I thought he was going to take me to court and sue me for treason."
Said.
Lake pointed to a circle of homeland agents in the operations center: "All of us can testify."
Patton took a deep breath and said, "Assistant Director Edwin, do you dare to pull up the surveillance footage? Without evidence, this is slander."
"Sorry, the surveillance is broken."
"…"
Lake chuckled, "I have evidence. I have so many witnesses. If you have the guts, sue me. Whoever is a coward is a New Jersey native. If you don't dare, I can sue you for defaming me just for that statement."
Does this guy think that if he pulls his mother over, I will give in?
I'm from the military.
Minister Kelly coughed and said directly, "Okay, stop arguing, Lake, how is the investigation going?"
Lake chuckled and pointed to the surveillance video playing frame by frame on the big screen. "The suspected leaker calls himself Professor X. He contacted Ms. Rachel Armstrong at the Lincoln Memorial Park three days ago. Technicians are currently deciphering Professor X's words. If nothing goes wrong, this person is the one we're looking for."
"Have the facial recognition comparison results come out yet?"
"No."
Lake glanced at the Attorney General and said, "I've already sent a team to the surveillance area to collect fingerprints. However, this is difficult. Professor X is wearing gloves. He's very clever."
"Not that smart either."
Prosecutor Patton sneered: "Has the notice been sent out?"
Lake's face was expressionless.
Prosecutor Patton was slightly stunned, then looked at Lake, who was silent with a faint smile on his face, and his face darkened again.
Minister Kelly said, "Has the notice been sent out?"
Lake nodded. "The Washington Police Department, the FBI, and the Washington Airport have all sent it out."
After finishing his words, Lake turned his gaze to Patton and said, "If Prosecutor Patton is really serious about this case, he should go to the Federal Building and urge the FBI."
Lake looked at Secretary Kelly and said, "Secretary, I propose that the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice jointly handle this case. After all, there is something here that suspects me of being a leaker, and I am not in a good mood."
Prosecutor Patton couldn't help but say: "This case..."
Lake interrupted directly, expressionless.
Patton was startled.
Minister Kelly and the Attorney General also had their eyebrows twitching.
because.
A gun in Lake's hand.
Lake pointed his gun directly at Patton, his face expressionless: "I joined the army at the age of sixteen and participated in the Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm. I am patriotic and professional. You, you are nothing."
Patton's forehead was covered with cold sweat: "..."
Half an hour later.
Minister's Office.
Minister Kelly looked at Lake, who was sitting across from him, feeling both angry and amused. He laughed in anger and said, "Do you know what you just did?"
Lake thought for a moment and said, "Tell the truth?"
"…"
God damn truth.
Lake waved his hand and said, "Minister, the Minister of Justice and I are old friends. I won't get angry over such a small matter."
Although the Attorney General is considered Karen's friend.
but...
If he dared to get angry, the Black King would take Lake's order and make this thing for free.
Lake said, "Minister, I have found the suspect who leaked the information. Now, our Department of Homeland Security is no longer a suspect."
Minister Kelly frowned: "What?"
"I'm back on vacation, not here to handle a case. Besides, I'm from New York State."
Lake said this, stood up, and stretched: "I apply to continue my leave, otherwise, I will apply for triple salary subsidy for leave to handle cases."
"...No, hurry up and leave."
"Okay, bye."
"…"
Lake nodded and turned around.
Not even triple the salary. If it weren't for the relatively high salary at the Department of Homeland Security, Lake would have busted them all for this act of labor exploitation.
night.
Arlington County.
After a day of news fermentation, almost everyone in Washington, DC knew about this freshly-baked Langley scandal.
At the dining table.
Karen covered her forehead and turned off her phone. She shook her head speechlessly and said, "Even my friends in Texas called me to ask if this happened."
Gossip always spreads fast.
Especially since this is Langley's gossip, no, this is Langley's scandal.
Karen looked up at Lake and said, "Have you found Professor X?"
Lake raised an eyebrow, "Wow, you're very well-informed."
really.
The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive.
Lake remembered that Karen had just told a younger family member far away in Texas that she knew nothing about the matter, but after hanging up the phone, she even knew the latest progress of the investigation.
Betty, who was standing next to them, listened to their conversation and blinked: "Professor X, eh, I seem to have heard this somewhere before."
Lake glanced at Betty, who was frowning as if thinking about something.
Good job.
These are three words I said as a joke when you were three years old. How come you remember them so clearly?
Is it cheating?
While Lake was considering whether to use a baseball bat to treat Betty, he spread his hands towards Karen and said, "Sorry, I'm leaving this case."
He is indeed not suitable for this case.
It's not because of avoiding suspicion, but because this is Washington, DC. Washington, DC has its own director of operations. Lake is the deputy director of operations for New York State. Minister Kelly will not have any objection to him leading this case, but the director of operations for the DC will definitely have objections.
but...
Lake thought for a moment, then shook his head at Karen. "There's no hope of finding him. We have a glimpse of this guy. With the power of Langley and the FBI, if they could find Professor X, they would have found him by now. There's no news yet, which means Professor X has probably left Washington, D.C."
Karen said, "How did he get your private number? Have you figured it out?"
Lake shrugged. "Who knows? My personal number isn't that private. Maybe the bank's information department sold my information."
It's not like his cell phone number is a secret.
Lake now receives two or three calls from real estate agents and loan agents every day.
The last time he applied for a bank loan, he needed a mobile phone number, so Lake filled it out casually.
Then...
The phone call must have leaked.
Damn Stark Bank, they are so rich, but they still sell citizens' mobile phone numbers.
…
Give me a kiss... Ugh, give me a full order! , can you please!!