Riker left after telling Tony Stark the name of the new witness.
Tony was not familiar with him, so naturally, it was impossible for him to directly order Jarvis to hack into various databases to scan this witness in front of him.
This operation is illegal.
So Lake just turned around and left.
The car quickly left the somewhat exaggerated manor behind it.
New Amsterdam Hospital.
After parking the car in the parking lot, Lake thought about something thoughtfully.
for example...
What exactly does this guy who is hiding behind the scenes and using some unscientific means to make this happen want to do?
Could it be that one of Tony Stark's extraordinary relatives, because of the agreement between the extraordinary and the secular world, has no choice but to use this method to restart the investigation of this case?
But why did you find me?
Lake was puzzled. As he said before, there were many law enforcement agencies that could reopen the case of Howard and his wife. The New York Police Department was not the best choice because the accident scene was not in New York, not even in New York State. The New York Police Department did not have ironclad jurisdiction over this case.
Could it be that the person behind this is targeting me?
Why?
Let him establish a good social relationship with Tony Stark because of this incident?
Are you crazy?
Lake blinked.
Two days later.
New Amsterdam Hospital Intensive Care Unit.
Lake tilted his head as he looked at Joe, who was lying on the bed with a tube inserted and breathing evenly.
Joe's heart was probably not as calm as he appeared. His brows were furrowed, as if he was experiencing some terrible nightmare.
"Lake."
"Beckett."
Lake turned and greeted Beckett who had come in: "How's the investigation going?"
Not only Tony Stark is looking for the witness named Bruce Ralph, George from Group 1 and Beckett from Group 2 are also helping Lake look for him.
It's only been two days and there has been no progress.
Even in the customer information database of the country's largest supermarket chain, there is no such person as Bruce Ralph.
This Bruce Ralph was like a ghost, as if he didn't exist.
Beckett shook his head and said, "The police station has already communicated with police departments across the country. Whether it's Bruce or Ralph, officers have already gone to investigate. As long as there's overlap in time, we will definitely find them."
Lake nodded.
For now, this is the only solution. We can only pray that the federal agent did not lie or misjudge the people, and that Bruce Ralph did not change his name.
Just then.
Joe on the hospital bed suddenly cried out.
Lake's eyes lit up.
Seeing this, Beckett hurried out and called a doctor.
Half an hour later.
The doctor walked out of the ward and looked at Lake and Beckett outside and said, "Although the patient has awakened, he is still very weak and needs to rest."
Lake nodded to show that he understood.
Come in.
Joe lay weakly on the bed, looking at Lake who came in, and forced a smile: "Have I been lying in bed for too long?"
Lake came over and sat on the small stool beside the bed: "It's okay, the police inspector said that this is a work-related injury and your salary will be paid as usual."
Qiao smiled weakly: "Did you find it?"
Lake nodded: "Of course, I am your partner."
Qiao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
When Joe opened the package and saw the USB drive, he went back to the bedroom out of intuition and safety considerations, copied it on his laptop, and then hid the red USB drive in the bookcase.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a coincidence.
Lake smiled and said, "Luckily, you copied an empty USB drive, otherwise, I would have no chance of catching the killer who came back."
This was later confirmed by a blue USB flash drive found on the killer's body, which was empty.
Qiao blinked. "Empty? I just made a copy, how is that possible?"
Lake was slightly stunned: "Are you sure?"
Qiao nodded confidently. "I just copied the USB drive in the bedroom and put it away when I returned to the study. When I was about to call you, someone came into the room. John is..."
Having said that, Joe paused, then looked at Lake: "By the way, Lake, where is John? How is he now?"
Lake opened his mouth.
Seeing this, Qiao seemed to know something, his eyes narrowed, and then his expression became a little disbelief.
Immediately following.
The device connected to Joe and responsible for monitoring all the data of Joe's body suddenly screamed.
Thirty seconds later.
Lake was kicked out of the ward by the doctor who came.
Immediately following.
Lake and Beckett were both rushed off the intensive care floor together.
Parking lot downstairs.
Lake and Beckett looked at each other for a moment, then shook their heads. Lake took out a cigarette, lit it, and said, "What about the killer? He's still not talking?"
Beckett nodded.
Lake took a deep breath and walked towards his vehicle: "You stay here."
Finished.
Lake got in the car and drove directly away from the hospital.
Half an hour later.
The small dark room in the police station.
"Inspector!"
"Um."
Lake looked at the two police officers who were guarding the small dark room 24 hours a day, nodded, and then pushed the door open and walked in.
The killer's hands and feet were tied, with a rag hanging from his mouth, and he was firmly restrained on an iron stool.
The killer looked at Lake who walked in, a trace of fear flashed in the depths of his eyes, and then quickly returned to his dead-like expression.
Lake looked up at the surveillance camera in the corner.
The green light on the monitor flashed for a while and then turned into a red dot.
Lake laughed, then looked at the killer expressionlessly: "I know you won't give out the mastermind behind your actions, but it's okay. If you don't tell me while I'm alive, you will definitely tell me if I'm dead."
The killer was slightly stunned and looked at Lake.
Ten minutes later.
Lake went out and sounded the alarm.
The police officers from the police station arrived soon, and Superintendent Montgomery also came over. But in the interrogation room, they saw the killer dead on the chair with his eyes rolled back, his mouth bleeding, and a piece of his tongue fell to the floor with a plop.
It's obvious.
The killer committed suicide by biting his tongue.
Unfortunately, a police officer in the monitoring room accidentally caused a short circuit while heating food in the microwave due to aging circuits.
soon.
The killer's body was moved to the morgue.
Coroner Olivia looked at the fresh flesh that was delivered to her with a look of deep emotion in her eyes.
Lake looked directly at Olivia: "Olivia, I need some information, even if it's just a name."
What?
Olivia looked up, blinking her big eyes, and looked at Lake in a daze.
Lake said: "Joe is in the hospital with serious injuries, and her husband John was killed."
Olivia nodded.
Lake turned and left.
Just then.
Lake's phone rang.
George's.
"Lake, come up quickly, someone is here to turn himself in."
"...What?"
"…"
Please, the answer is like I peeled a lychee and put it in your mouth. If you say it is an apple and not a lychee, then I have no choice.