Chapter 493
Dai Li stood on a platform with a 50m rifle at a gun range . He was facing a piece of white paper with a coin-sized black circle in the center .
The judge, the jury, the notary, and Nick Reiss were all with him .
Wilfried had a coin in his hand and was comparing it with the black circle on the target . "Everyone," he said . "This is the target sheet . The black circle in the center is as big as my coin . Does anyone disagree with this setup?"
No one showed any sign of disagreement . Wilfrid then took out an air rifle and spoke to the notary . "Sir, this is a rifle specially designed for competition . Please check it . "
The notary took the rifle and checked it carefully . Later he returned it to Wilfrid and said, "Nothing wrong with it . "
"Let me clarify one thing in advance . The scope on this rifle cannot magnify things . The target you see through the scope is as big as the real one . Am I right, sir?"
"Yes," said the notary .
"OK . So, I think we can get started . " Wilfrid gave the rifle to Dai Li .
Members of the jury all looked at the target 50 meters away, excited to see Dai Li's attempt . They were disappointed, however, that they couldn't see the coin-sized black circle at all .
"Can you see the target clearly?"
"I can only see the target paper . I cannot see anything on it . "
"Same here . Shooting something you cannot see? Impossible for me . "
"I think it's hardly possible for anyone to shoot a coin 50 meters away . I don't think he can do it . "
"But why did he ask to do this if he can't? I think he can . "
"I will admit that he is great at shooting if he can shoot the target at such a distance . "
Members of the jury discussed in low voice . Meanwhile, Nick Reiss was very confident . he can't shoot the target if there's no magnifying scope on his rifle . "
Dai Li seemed calm . He used the copy card of Adam Holly and had gained the 70% of Adam Holly's strength .
A coin 50 meters away is out of the sight for an average person . From the perspective of a professional shooter, the black circle equaled the size of the ninth ring in a competition and the ninth ring was the lowest standard for such an athlete .
Adam Holly was the top shooter in the world . 70% of his strength equaled the strength of a normal Olympic athlete . It'd be easy to shoot the ninth ring with 70% of his strength .
Dai Li put up the rifle and aimed at the target . He pulled the trigger .
There was no gunpowder explosion because this was an air rifle . Its sound was clear and easily distinguishable . He shot, and the next second people refocused on the target .
"Did he make it?"
"I don't know . It's too far to see . "
Dai Li gave a signal to an employee of the gun range and the worker pressed a button to send the target paper to Dai Li and the audience .
"Oh my God . He made it for real!"
"It was such a long distance, but he hit it!"
"How did he do that? Does he have an eagle's eyes?"
Someone in the jury cried out .
Nick Reis froze . Dai Li had done it . It was beyond Reiss' imagination .
Soon, he calmed down . Then he said, "Only once, it might be a coincidence . "
Dai Li seemed to read Reiss' thoughts . He said to the worker, "Please set up another piece of target paper . I will shoot again . "
A new piece of paper was then set, and the worker pressed the button to send it to the spot 50 meters away . Dal Li again aimed and shot .
The second target paper was sent back . The bullet hole was clearly in the central black circle .
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"He hit it again . Hitting the mark twice consecutively is not a coincidence, is it?" a juror asked . Several jurors nodded and agreed .
Reiss was embarrassed . He was proven wrong so quickly .
He refused to give up easily, however . He wanted to find some more excuses to argue .
Dai Li did not even give Reiss the opportunity to complain . "One more piece of target paper, please . "
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The third piece of paper was set up . After the first two shots, Dai Li had optimized his aiming . His third shot was close to the exact center of the black circle . This was even more impressive .
"He shot the center at such a long distance . It's unbelievable!"
"The defendant didn't lie . I must say he is a sharpshooter . "
"I don't think a sniper in special forces could do that . "
"I agree . A sniper rifle works with a functional sighting telescope . The scope on this air rifle did not magnify the target . He aimed with naked eyes . "
"It's not only a matter of sight . His aim was also perfect . At a distance of 50 meters, the slightest movement will lead to a huge difference . "
Nick Reiss was annoyed with all of these discussions .
Dai Li didn't stop after the third shot . Before long he had shot the target a fourth time .
His fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth followed .
Every shot was on target .
Everyon went from being stunned to expecting him to hit his targets . They had gradually gotten used to Dai Li's success .
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Dai Li stopped after ten and Wilfrid showed the stack of target paper to the audience . "Everyone saw this with their own eyes . My client is fully capable of hitting a coin from 50 meters away . I don't think there will be any more questions about his shooting skills . "
Jurors nodded . They obviously recognized Dai Li's abilities .
The only one who didn't want to recognize the result was Nick Reiss .
If he admitted Li was skilled, he had to admit that Li was reasonable to assume he was able to shoot Gardner in his leg . That was to admit that Dai Li had no motive, making a first- degree murder charge groundless .
It's so far away that the target is beyond my sight, but he could hit the target . Why? Is there something wrong with the gun?
Nick Reiss thought about it for a while before exclaiming, "Wait! I want to check the air rifle!"
He decided to not take any chances, although he knew the rifle was probably fine .
"No problem," said Wilfrid . The lawyer gave the air rifle to Reiss .
The notary scowled at once and looked at Nick Reiss angrily . He had checked the air rifle with his own hands, so such a request was insulting . It was almost an accusation of collusion with the defendant .
Reiss took the air rifle and made sure the scope was not capable of magnifying the target .
Wilfrid said, "I think you'd better try to shoot the target, Reiss . "
He then asked for another target to be set up .
Reiss hesitated for a moment and finally stepped onto the shooting platform . He picked up the gun . A prosecutor's job was to send criminals to jail, which often led criminals trying to take him out . Given the gun problem in America, he felt as though he was in constant danger . So, Reiss himself practiced shooting often and had gotten fairly good at it . However, all of his skills were useless in this situation He could barely see the target paper . As for the coin-sized black circle, it was totally beyond his sight .
Damn it . I can't see the black circle . How can I aim at it? How could I shoot? How did Dai Li do that? Reiss complained in his heart .
He aimed at the target as exactly as possible, but he found that at such a long distance, even the slightest movement of his arms caused a huge difference in the target paper and might even make him miss the target
As the minutes ticked away, Reiss started trembling more and more .
Three minutes passed before Wilfrid said, "Reiss, the time of the judge and jury is precious . Could you please be faster?"
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"I need time to aim! The defendant was given time to ai, wasn't he?" argued Reiss .
"My client was much faster than you though . I don't think another three minutes will help you either . You don't want to keep us waiting forever, do you?" Wilfrid was intentionally irritating Reiss .
Finally, Reiss pulled the trigger .
After the gunshot, Reiss looked to the target expectantly . He hoped very much that he had hit the target . From so far away, he couldn't even see the target paper clearly .
The target was sent back to the audience and there was no bullet hole on the paper at all .
Reiss had missed the target .
"Why don't you take a couple more shots to see if you hit it" Wilfrid said sarcastically .
Reiss was embarrassed . Luckily, the judge said, "Did you find anything wrong with this gun?"
His question eased Reiss' sense of shame . He shook his head helplessly and said, "Nothing wrong with it . "
"That is to say, my client has proven that his shooting is excellent . I think you all admitted this, right?" asked Wilfrid .
It was obvious that the jury and the judge acknowledged this . The only one left was the prosecutor, Reiss .
With a notary's presence, Reiss could not deny it . Faced with the fact, he nodded helplessly and admitted with a low voice, "Yes, his marksmanship is great . "
Wilfrid smiled . He took his briefcase from his assistant and got out a document . "This is my client's psychological assessment report issued by the Psychology Research Institution of UCLA, which shows that my client has no tendency towards violence . It makes the prosecutor's accusations regarding this tendency totally groundless . I will propose this report be admitted as evidence to the court . "
The report in Wilfrid's hands made Nick Reiss more upset . His reasoning had been taken apart bit by bit . There was no way to accuse Li of first-degree murder now
He did not even think he'd win if he accused Li of intentional injury . The jury was obviously favoring Li as of right now . Any further accusations would just turn the jury against Reiss . They would sympathize with Li and pass a verdict in his favor .
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