elder brother."
"what."
"Will you come with me to the base?"
"No."
Lake, who was sipping his coffee, waved his hand and said, "I'll go to the Navy compound first."
Betty asked curiously, "Navy compound?"
Lake said, "I'm here to assist in the investigation, not to lead it. If there's no mission, it's fine to go to Quantico, but if there's a mission, it's better to go with others."
Why is the federal military special?
Because there are investigation bureaus outside, and similarly, there are also investigation bureaus within the military.
There is the CID responsible for Army crimes, the NCIS responsible for Navy cases, the Air Force Special Investigations Bureau, the Coast Guard Investigative Service, the Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Command, and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service...
When it comes to cases involving the military, outsiders have no chance of interfering.
Especially the Quantico case.
Lake doesn't want to be blamed by the generals in the Pentagon, so it would be better to bring the NCIS people with him to Quantico to investigate the nuclear physicist.
Eight o'clock in the morning.
A small red building in the naval compound, this is the headquarters of NCIS.
bite!
The elevator door opens.
Over in the office of NCIS Chief of Investigation Jethro Gibbs, Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo was chatting as usual with Ziva David, who came from the Israeli Mossad, over at his desk.
As for the other one, Tinosi McGee, he was once again being tested by Anthony DiNozzo's prank at his computer desk.
Lake shouted to Jiwa, who had her back to him: "Jiwa!"
Jiwa, who was chatting with Anthony, immediately turned around.
Anthony DiNozzo also looked up.
When Jiwa saw Lake standing not far away, her eyes lit up. She stood up, passed Anthony, and went straight towards Lake.
but...
Not a hug, but an offensive.
Lake looked at Jiwa's attacking posture, laughed, took off his military cap, turned sideways, and blocked Jiwa's long legs with one hand. Then he turned behind Jiwa and placed his military cap across Jiwa's neck: "You're dead again."
Jiva and Lake hugged each other.
When Lake was in the army, he was on a mission to operate with the Israeli troops. At that time, the federal side sent Langley's agents, and naturally Israel also sent Jiva.
In this way, Lake and Jiwa met. Although their relationship was not very good, it was definitely not bad either.
After Jiwa released Lake, she looked at him, who was wearing a neat white major's uniform, and praised him, "You look very handsome in this."
Anthony DiNozzo came over, looked Lake over, and held out his hand. "NCIS Very Special Senior Agent Anthony DiNozzo."
Lake shook his hand. "Department of Homeland Security, Assistant Director of Operations, Lake Edwin."
"Department of Homeland Security?"
"Any questions?"
"without."
Anthony said: "I have a friend who also works in the Department of Homeland Security, but I have never heard of there being soldiers in the Department of Homeland Security."
McGee, who had escaped from Anthony's prank, came over and explained to Anthony who Lake was. He shook hands with Lake and said, "Nice to meet you, Major Edwin."
Lake also shook hands, and then said to Jiva, "I'm here to see Gibbs."
Ji Wa pointed upstairs and said, "I'll take you there."
Lake nodded.
Anthony looked at Jiva and Lake who left immediately, then looked at McGee: "Rookie, who is he?"
McGee shook his head speechlessly, his tone somewhat admiring: "Major Lake Edwin, one of the recipients of the Purple Heart."
Anthony was momentarily confused.
upstairs.
In the office of NCIS Office Director Jenny Shepard.
Gibbs is arguing with his old lover and his boss, Jenny Shepard: "My case, my rules, I don't need..."
There was a knock on the door.
Gibbs turned to look at Jiva who opened the door: "What?"
Jiva was just about to speak.
Lake appeared from behind Jiva and looked at Gibbs with a smile on his face: "Gibbs, I hope you are not complaining to Director Shepard about my interference."
Gibbs looked at Lake who appeared: "Lake?"
Lake said, "Believe me, I didn't want to come here, but I had no choice. I'm the only one in the Department of Homeland Security qualified to intervene in this case and to join the military investigation. But I promise you, I will never steal your case. I only brought a pair of eyes, not even a brain."
Gibbs: "..."
If Lake's ultimate bottom line is that no one will deceive or take advantage of him, then Gibbs' principle is very simple. In his case, whoever robs will be punished.
and.
Lake and Gibbs have a long history of friendship, dating back to Operation Desert Storm, in which both of them participated.
Half an hour later.
Lake and Gibbs walked down the second floor while talking.
In the office area, McGee directly opened Lake's military file and told DiNozzo next to him about Lake's experience.
DiNozzo looked at the densely packed smears in Lake's public file and was a little surprised: "Jesus Christ, is this guy the second Gibbs?"
Next second.
DiNozzo's heart sank. He looked at McGee and Jiva, who were silent beside him, not daring to turn his head. "The boss is behind me, right?"
McGee and Jiva nodded impassively.
DiNozzo immediately went into telepathic defense: "Come on, Boss, I'm ready."
The words fell.
Bang!
Gibbs gave DiNozzo a loving pat and walked towards his desk with a blank expression: "Bring your equipment."
The three of them quickly headed towards their desks.
"Boss, is there a case?"
"Quantico, no case."
"…"
Lake looked at DiNozzo, who was hesitant to pull out his pistol, and smiled. He tilted his head and said, "I'm not the second Gibbs. At least, I'm not very proficient in carpentry."
DiNozzo: "..."
Quantico Military Base.
After inspection, the three cars entered the Quantico base one after another.
Lake got out of the car. He didn't know if it was his illusion. Even though he followed Gibbs and the others this time, he still vaguely felt that this base seemed very unwelcome to him.
Maybe it's an illusion.
Lake had no intention of showing off. Just as he had just agreed with Gibbs, he would only bring eyes but no brains. As long as Yusuf Ata Mohammed, whom Langley suspected, had a reasonable reason, Lake promised to eliminate his suspicion immediately without saying a word.
Quantico's physics laboratory was built on the Potomac River near Quantico Military Airfield.
"elder brother!"
Betty drove the base's golf cart over from a distance, got out, smiled at Lake and said, "Are you here?"
Lake hummed.
Betty was a little curious: "Aren't you going to ask me how I knew you were here?"
Lake thought about the scene of showing his ID and laughed, "I guess the moment I entered the base, everyone in the base already knew that the Homeland Security investigators were coming."
Betty nodded and held up two fingers. "In two minutes, the news has spread throughout the base. Isn't this kind of treatment unprecedented?"
Lake smiled and changed the subject: "I'm here to investigate the case. What are you doing here? Go play somewhere else."
Betty said, "I came here specifically to tell you that you can't get in now."
"Why?"
"Once the lab starts, it's impossible to open the door until it's finished."
"...Why?"
"…"
Betty sighed. "Brother, the person you're looking for is a nuclear physicist like my boyfriend. Nuclear, nuclear, nuclear. Even if I explain the dangers of this stuff in simple terms, it's not something you, an art student, can understand."
Lake: "…"
Am I being despised?
How about studying art? It broadens your horizons and cultivates your sentiments. The most important thing is that art can cultivate sentiments and increase your emotional intelligence. Although Lake sometimes regrets not studying law or medicine, that is just a regret of wanting more.
Let me put it this way.
Lake thinks that if he studied law or medicine, he would be able to choose his own future path after several heartbreaks. Wouldn't he go for sex and heart instead of law?
Can I?
Art can.
Isn't there a saying that goes like this: men who study art all have a fickle heart and can wander around in a sea of flowers without getting their feet wet?
Lake is still very satisfied with his profession.
soon.
Gibbs over there also received the same message from the guard. No one is allowed to enter the laboratory until the experiment is completed. If something goes wrong, it will be a big problem.
Lake and Gibbs discussed it and decided to wait here. Anyway, the experiment inside would be over in more than an hour.
Nothing to do.
Lake looked at Betty with some curiosity: "Who proposed this experiment, your boyfriend or that Yusuf Atta Mohammed?"
Betty shook her head. "They should be together. They've been researching it for over a year now. He and Dr. Mohammed are the lead researchers for the [Biotechnology Power Enhancement Project]."
Lake raised an eyebrow.
Biotech power enhancement project?
This name...
Weird.
Lake asked, "What is this research about?"
He just asked casually and didn't take it too seriously.
After all, the federal military has conducted a lot of research, some of which are very strange, including research on feces bombs, and even calls it the Human Biological Waste Explosives Laboratory.
Betty looked at Gibbs and others not far away and whispered, "Brother, do you still remember our father's dream?"
Lake was slightly stunned and looked at Betty.
General Thaddeus Ross's dream.
have.
General Ross wanted to have another monkey with Karen, but Karen was not interested. After all, for Karen, she already had all her children, and Lake and Betty were grown up.
So do you still have any wishes?
have.
During World War II, the perfect soldier was created, the Super Soldier Serum that became Captain America, Steve Rogers.
...Wait a moment!