153Chapter 153: It's a tiger, not a hydra? (Second update, please subscribe!)
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Luke looked up at Rachel, who had just walked in, without feeling anything strange.
After all, the sound was so loud just now.
It would be strange if Rachel didn't come up.
Luke just glanced, then withdrew his gaze, and refocused his attention on the video that was playing.
In the video, Director Lewis's ex-wife was in front of the camera, one by one, exposing all kinds of Director Lewis's dirty laundry and dark history.
Rachel tiptoed to Luke's side, first glanced at the video playing on the computer screen, and then her attention was drawn to a few face-down photos on the table next to them.
"This is…"
"You'll know when you see it."
Rachel looked at Luke, who was looking at her with a mysterious smile on his profile, and with a hint of curiosity, picked up the few photos on the table to look at them.
Instantly.
Rachel's pupils contracted.
"Holy Shit!"
"Exciting, right?"
"This is…"
"Yes."
"That woman."
"His sister."
"And another one, I remember it seemed to be his…"
"His sister!"
"Hiss!"
Rachel couldn't help but gasp again, then listened to the woman in the video who was spilling the beans: "Then this is…"
Luke chuckled: "His ex-wife!"
Rachel's mouth dropped open.
"Now you know why he was so nervous and insisted that I find these things before the Sentinel Special Task Force, right?"
"I know."
Rachel looked at the content of the five photos in her hand, then at the video that was still continuously exposing secrets, and said with a hint of realization: "I finally know now why his ex-wife cheated on him during their marriage, but can still live so well."
Luke was slightly startled and looked at Rachel.
Rachel shrugged.
"The day before yesterday, when I was shopping with Bates and Michelle, we were having coffee, and they were chatting. Women are always gossipy. Eighty percent of the gossip in Los Santos is spread by these ladies when they chat."
"Alright."
Luke nodded and said.
Leaving Penning and his wife Michelle aside, State Senator Dodge was sponsored by the Louis family, and he must have known Louis for a long time, so knowing a little inside information didn't seem like such a strange thing.
After Rachel finished speaking, she looked at the photos in her hand and the video that was playing, as if she thought of something: "These were all given to you by Clarice. How could she have them? Didn't you say these things were taken by a Mutant?"
Luke didn't hide it from Rachel, and while listening to the explosive revelations from Louis's ex-wife in the video, he replied: "That Mutant, David Jones, is a classmate of Lorna and Clarice."
Rachel frowned.
"Classmate?"
"Yes."
"Then Clarice is also…"
"You guess."
Luke was noncommittal about Rachel's guess, pointing to the photos in her hand: "I'm not interested in whether Clarice is a Mutant, and I'm the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not the Sentinel Special Task Force. What I care about is this thing."
Rachel lowered her head and looked at the five photos in her hand, shaking her head: "The content of these photos is very shocking."
If this were to get out…
Undoubtedly.
There would be big trouble.
Rachel naturally also knew the two women in the photos.
In fact, she had previously reported on them in the morning news, although it wasn't the main report, but the husbands of these two women were the main figures reported.
If it were discovered by the outside world that they were cheated on, and the object was their wives' brothers…
Tsk tsk!
The scene was too beautiful.
Rachel didn't dare to think further.
Even…
This was not the most shocking part.
The most shocking part was in the video, where Louis's ex-wife revealed that Louis seemed to know John, the serial killer who had been rampant in California for many years, even more terrifying than the Green River Killer.
At the same time…
She also told the name of the organization that Director Lewis might belong to in the video.
No.
It wasn't the name of the organization either.
Because this ex-wife didn't know the true name of that organization; she only knew its code phrase.
"Tyger, Tyger, burning bright"
"In the forests of the night"
"What immortal hand or eye"
"Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
After Louis's ex-wife finished recording this passage, the video ended.
Luke was thinking about this code phrase, his heart stirring.
Director Lewis must have an organization behind him.
Luke knew.
But…
He originally thought that Director Lewis might be a HYDRA member.
Now?
Did I guess wrong?
Luke thought to himself.
Rachel frowned beside him, also recalling the code phrase that Director Lewis's ex-wife had just recited, and then said with some curiosity: "Tiger, Tiger, isn't this William Blake's poem 'The Tyger'?"
Luke looked at Rachel curiously.
Rachel explained: "This is a poem, published during the period of the French bourgeois revolution. The tiger symbolizes the power of the French Revolution."
Luke nodded.
"And…"
Rachel thought of another question and frowned: "John, is it real or fake? Has John not been caught for so many years because of Louis's protection?"
"I don't know."
Luke stroked his chin: "This case is being handled by the California Bureau of Investigation."
John.
A serial killer.
A demon wandering all over California.
He is a cruel but undoubtedly powerful demon who likes to leave his signature smiley face at the scene after committing crimes, hence he is called John.
But…
This case does not belong to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Although John is a serial killer, his hunting range has always been within California, and no cross-state crimes have been found.
So!
This case does not belong to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but to the California Bureau of Investigation.
But these are not the main points.
Luke looked at the photos in Rachel's hand and the video paused on the computer, his mind struggling with a very important question.
If he gave this information to Louis.
Obviously.
Even if Luke said he hadn't seen it, Horton Lewis, after getting the information and seeing these things, would never tolerate a second person, other than his ex-wife, knowing his dark and unspeakable secret.
So…
Should he strike first?
Or should he trust Director Lewis and give Director Lewis a chance?
Reason told Luke to choose one.
But emotionally, Luke still wanted to choose two.
After all, no matter what, Horton Lewis had shown him kindness and appreciation.
It could even be said that.
If it weren't for Horton Lewis, it would have been very difficult for him to transform so quickly, in a short period, from a nobody to the current Action Assistant Director, establishing himself in the mainstream of the federal government and even in a rule-making social position.
He admired Lü Bu, but he wasn't too willing to be Lü Bu.
But Luke also didn't want to gamble.
So he was conflicted.
Rachel also realized this.
No big shot would want their subordinates to get hold of such explosive dirt on them.
Rachel put the five photos back on the table, looked at Luke, and asked softly.
"What are you going to do?"
"I originally thought of striking first."
Rachel was his fiancée.
When one prospers, both prosper; there's no need to hide such things.
Luke openly stated his true thoughts, pointing to the photos on the table and the video on the computer, looking at Rachel: "Do you think, with his personality, if he gets this, will he kill the donkey after it grinds the mill?"
Rachel didn't answer the question but instead asked: "Would you let Jack know your darkest secret?"
Luke shook his head.
"No!"
"Then what about me?"
"Yes!"
Luke said without thinking, smiling and looking up at Rachel, who was digging a pit for him: "My dear, now is not the time to dig pits."
Rachel smiled slightly, then brought the conversation back on track, saying seriously: "No matter what kind of person Louis is, at the very least, you cannot make a move until he makes a move on you, unless you are absolutely sure of victory."
Is it good to strike first?
Of course it's good.
Strike first, or suffer later.
But…
If striking first succeeds, then it's called strong, but if it fails, then you have to bear the backlash.
And even if it succeeds, if it's accidentally exposed, it will leave a bad impression.
Of course.
This probability might be very small.
But no matter how small the probability, it is still a probability.
Especially for Luke, who never considered himself the protagonist.
For example, Bill Kings earlier.
Luke's plan was good, but in the end, didn't it still take a long time to clean up the mess?
So…
Once this matter is exposed, there will be side effects. From a certain perspective, it will have a certain impact on his reputation.
Because it's not to say the entire federal government, but at least the entire Federal Bureau of Investigation system knows that he, Luke, is one of Horton Lewis's people.
Subordinates defying superiors.
Since ancient times, this has been a taboo.
If this isn't handled well, it could lead to Lü Bu's fate.
Luke didn't think that much.
He was just a simple, grateful, unremarkable retired Reincarnator.
If Director Lewis really did that, he would definitely kill Louis that very night without hesitation.
But right now, this was just a guess.
If possible.
Luke still hoped that Louis could die of old age.
"Forget it!"
Luke looked at Rachel, whose pretty face was even more serious than his, and shook his head with a smile: "Anyway, the stuff has been found. Tomorrow, I'll dump it on Penning, and if the sky falls, he'll bear it."
Rachel was slightly startled, then her eyes lit up.
She agreed with Luke's words.
"That's a good idea. I think Penning must also be curious about what these things are."
"…"