late at night!
Lake was dreaming.
In a dream...
The air was smoking, crimson smoke.
In the smoke...
Shaking flower hands?
Ding-a-ling!
"...Hello."
"Lake, come to the hospital quickly, Joe is being treated."
"…"
Lake, who was lying in bed and was about to see the owner of the flower-shaking hand in his dream, suddenly opened his eyes. After receiving the call, all sleepiness disappeared instantly.
With a swish.
Joe on the rescue?
How could that be?
New Amsterdam Hospital.
Lake was no stranger to this hospital. Although he had never caught a cold or was sick, he had been to this hospital when he was a killer, but it was different from the last time.
The last time Lake came here was to kill someone, but this time he came here to see people.
The door of the emergency room.
Lake, who was wearing a suit and forgot to tie this time, arrived here and found some people already standing in the corridor.
George and his members from the group.
Beckett is joined by Ryan and Esposito in Group 2.
Superintendent Montgomery was there too.
Lake walked over and looked directly at George: "What's going on?"
The call just now was from George Stacy.
George then looked at Lake and told him about this matter.
It was around 11:00 p.m. when two Brooklyn night patrol officers were on their daily patrol duty. When they drove to the street where Detective Joe Martinez was, they heard a noise.
Two gunshots.
The two patrol officers immediately called for support from headquarters and got out of the car to check. They saw two people running out of Detective Joe Martinez's room in a panic.
Because of the gunshots just now, the two patrolmen opened fire immediately after their warnings were ineffective.
The two men immediately fell to the ground, and the backpacks that were not tightened behind them also fell to the ground, containing some US dollars and some valuable items.
Immediately afterwards, two patrolmen entered the house to check.
John Martinez collapsed in the living room, dead, and Joe Martinez collapsed in the study. Although his breath was also very weak, there was still hope, so the two patrolmen immediately called 999!
Code name 999.
A unique code for injured or deceased police officers.
George said: "Preliminary observations suggest that the robbery has escalated."
Lake looked up at George. "Two robbery escalations in one day, don't you find it strange?"
MMP.
Hydra.
George said, "I know those two patrolmen, no problem. The two thieves who were shot dead are also registered, but they were just petty thefts that have been dealt with before. A pistol was found on one of the thieves, and the forensic department is currently examining it."
"It will be consistent after the appraisal."
"What did you say?"
"...nothing."
Lake's face looked a little grim, and he changed the subject: "What did the doctor say?"
Beckett said: "In the ambulance, Joe was still conscious and seemed to be saying something like redred."
Montgomery, who was standing nearby, covered half of his face and said solemnly, "The doctor just came out and said that although the situation is not optimistic, Joe has a strong desire to live."
Lake nodded and turned to leave.
Seeing this, George asked, "Where are you going?"
Without even turning his head, Lake said, "Help my partner get revenge."
Damn it.
I had no intention of going against you Hydra, but you guys just took action directly. What's the matter? Hydra is so powerful that you can't even investigate.
Enforcing the law and investigating cases is only natural!
What are your plans for the next step?
Kill me?
Come on, whoever is a coward is a puppy!
An hour later.
Lake stopped in front of Joe's house, which had been blocked by patrol officers.
get off.
Lake immediately set up a cordon and walked into the house.
It was pitch black inside.
clatter!
Lake looked up at the light that was not on, walked out of the house again, came to the side of the house, and found the power box of the house.
Open it and take a look.
Lake raised his eyebrows. The electrical box was destroyed from the outside and the gate was pulled down.
Click!
Lake pushed the gate up again, and in an instant, Joe's white house was illuminated by light.
Go back into the house.
Lake saw a white pen drawing on the side of the sofa in the living room. That should be where John Martinez fell and died. There was a pool of blood on the floor.
Lake didn't know John Martinez, but he had heard Joe mention him casually. He supported her career and was a family man, but from the description, he seemed like a very suitable man.
Study on the second floor.
Lake frowned, looking at the pool of blood at the entrance of the study.
Joe's study is not big. In terms of area, it is not even half of Lake's study. However, compared with Lake's ascetic style study, this place is full of home flavor.
Standing in the middle of the study, Lake looked around.
The furnishings in the study were still in their original positions, without any major changes.
seem...
After the two thieves quietly cut off the power, they broke in through the back door, and were accidentally discovered by John downstairs. After killing John, they attracted the attention of Joe in the study. The moment Joe went out, another thief who went upstairs also saw Joe, so he shot him.
At this moment, the patrolling police car outside arrived at this place. The two thieves were frightened and ran towards the front door in panic. They were caught by the patrolman and shot dead instantly.
Can.
I don't believe you, you idiot.
Not to mention anything else, there is a thief who would break into a house with the lights on. Although the probability of a federal thief becoming a murderer is very high, that is just a comparison based on big data.
That's right.
red!
Lake came back to his senses, thinking about what Beckett had just told him, the red words Joe was muttering in the ambulance. He frowned and looked at everything in the study.
red?
What does Joe want to express?
There's nothing conspicuously red here.
After looking around again, Lake thought to himself that red is the most conspicuous and eye-catching color, but after looking around in the study, Lake couldn't find any red.
Isn't it in the study?
Lake walked out of the study and went to the bedroom on the second floor, but soon Lake came out.
Joe's pistol was still in the bedroom. If Joe was in the bedroom at that time, he would definitely fight back. Therefore, the thing Joe mentioned should still be in the study.
Or rather...
Joe had neither the means nor the time to put his things anywhere else than in his study.
squeak!
Lake directly opened the bookshelf in the study that was most likely to hold things.
There are three rows of books placed side by side on the bookshelf. And unlike people like Lake who buy books to pretend to be cultured, these books, from the appearance, have all been read, and not just once or twice.
Just then.
A book on the bookshelf caught Lake's attention.
Red Revolution
Good job.
Do you have to be so straightforward?
besides...
Why didn't I notice that Joe had this red tendency before?
Lake raised an eyebrow and prepared to reach out for it.
Just then.
"Do not move!"
"…"