LIVESTREAM: The Jury of Death
chapter 7

As soon as Jack opened his mouth, the reporters gathered around him like sharks smelling the smell of blood.

Jack immediately withdrew from the crowd. He was the one who said those words in a soft voice.

The power of the media is terrifying. Just like Jack's original world, the media is the vanguard of law enforcement. Many cases are investigated and handled fairly only after the media has exposed them.

In this parallel world, under the premise that the level of freedom is higher, the media is even more immoral.

Shortly thereafter, news of Bowen's death live broadcasts came out again.

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“Exclusive Report: Police Cheated by Death Inquiry!”

“Dead Investigator Leaves Everyone Into His Trap! Main Door Not Locked At All!”

“Cop Cheating! Death Investigator Absolutely Does Not Lock the Main Door!”

“According to medical experts, it is impossible to determine the exact time remaining until the total muscle dissolution. Countdown Is Psychological Misdirection!”

"Dead Investigators Have Techniques That Trick Everyone!"

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Although most of the news was only written by relatively irrelevant editors who had no evidence to back up his claims, the news still caused a huge frenzy and put great pressure on the police. A large number of journalists swarmed the city. The whole New York police station is like a bar. That's fucked.

It must be said that these reporters are very good at making up fake news. Jack himself would have believed it if he had nothing to do with it.

Regardless of whether the news was true or not, once it was released, the public went crazy.

“This police officer is really stupid. They were tricked by criminals!”

“The judge of death is not a criminal. He's the one who prosecuted the criminals!”

“Really genius! He tricked Bowen, the police, and the rest of us!”

“Not only is he a genius, but he is also very confident! He completely left the door unlocked and no one noticed it!”

“Nobody paid attention to the police protecting our safety. Why are they so incompetent?”

“Taxes paid by citizens every year are spent on a bunch of worms!”

Chief Inspector Terrence stood in front of the window and lowered the blinds with his finger. Through the gap, he looked towards the reporters gathered downstairs with a serious expression.

“In addition to the Death Investigator and internal members of our police department, no one else knows about this. Unless Death Inquiry or someone from our internal department goes to the media and tells them about what really happened, we cannot really stop the media. Who knows if the Death Inquisitor is one of our internal members!” Chief Ross voiced his thoughts.

Terrence frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, “There's no need to rush. We cannot draw such an easy conclusion. At first, we thought he didn't say anything because he wanted to save us from embarrassment. It seems he did not provoke us. But now it seems like he did it on purpose, as if he purposely let the matter roil for a while for us to be even more humiliated. He did it intentionally to screw us. If that was the case, then this man was not someone to be taken lightly. If he were to announce it, then the police force would be completely chaotic. If we don't mention it at all, who knows what will happen next? If the Death Inquisitor were to deliberately spread the news, he might have ulterior motives. We can still follow up on the leads. However, we can announce the results of the investigation into Bowen's crimes. After all, we already have enough evidence. Also, how's your investigation?”

"Does that mean the Death Inquisitor really thinks of himself as an Investigator?" terrence said with wide eyes.

"Of course not. He's a bloodthirsty killer! Right now, we have two goals. The first is to study the components of the muscle solvent solution. It's been tested. We've checked all the hospitals in New York that have this drug. The second is to track the live broadcast space. We need to check his IP address. Also, we were unable to find the money that netizens gave us. We can trace it back and see who has just received the funds corresponding to its prize amount.”

After Ross spoke, Terrence nodded and said, “Did you see that car? I hired a god for you.”

"Who is this?"

Ross turned his head and looked out as a car stopped. A tall and very beautiful woman got out of the car. She looked to be in her thirties and had long blonde hair. He looks very elegant.

"Monic?"

Ross surprised. Everyone in the police system knows about this woman. He is a professor of criminal psychology at Stanford University and a first-rate professional police captain. His main areas of research are criminal psychology, portraits of criminal psychology, social psychology research, and organized crime. She was also involved in many other campaigns and studies conducted by experts and talented women.

"How's that? For this case, can you be the main captain?” ask Terrence to Ross.

“Of course, of course. I promise to catch the killer as soon as possible,” replied Ross.

"Yes okay. Internet police officer Judy, former captain of the American Hacker Union; Forensic Doctor Bowman, President of the American Forensic Association; and Trace Expert Hart, President of the American Association of Criminal Technology—the officers assigned to you are all elite. Besides Monica and a great detective like you, the five members of the Special Task Force are already complete. From today onwards, a Special Task Force will be formed, and its name is Zero.”

"Yes sir!" Ross is excited.

Afterwards, the police held a press conference and publicly announced Bowen's crime.

However, they did not explain whether the main door of the building was unlocked and whether the death judge's countdown was misleading.

However, the smallest news release about the Death Inquisitor caused a huge backlash on the Internet.

Discussions heated up, and Death Inquisitor became one of the top searches on the Internet for several days.

The netizens are roughly divided into two camps: support and opposition.

This is in line with the audience's reaction.

The opposition is just that no matter what happens. They cannot carry out the death penalty without trial. Everything has to be solved by law. What was done by the judge of death—punishing criminals without suppressing the authorities—is a crime in itself. If everyone followed suit and did this, society would become chaotic.

The supporters think that no one dares to do such a thing. No one dared to touch or mess with Philomen Bowen. He was a rich criminal. He was very rich and of high status in society, so he was barely touched. Even if he had committed so many crimes, it would be easy for him to escape the punishment of the law. The execution of the Death Inquisitor was something that could not be controlled by the law. What's important to the Death Inquisitor is that people like Bowen deserve to die.

Although many questioned the manner of Death Inquiry's punishment, there were many supporters who expressed their faith in him. Most people still think that criminals like Bowen deserve such punishment and that he should be punished.

There are also a small number of people who are neutral about everything. Most of these people thought the Death Inquisitor had done the right thing by executing Bowen, but for a moment, they also believed that it was too bloody and cruel.

Jack sat in the security room and watched the news for a while. Then, he put down his phone and looked at the people walking in and out of the hall. Suddenly, a girl who looks like a high school student appears.