Luke smiled and shook his head, then motioned to Samantha, and the two walked a few steps away: "Samantha, have you called Lisa?"
Samantha was stunned for a moment, then slapped her forehead: “I forgot.”
Luke comforted her, "It's okay. I'll call her tomorrow morning and tell her about the situation here. It's just that letting her hear your voices will make her feel more at ease. So, go and have a rest, and call her in the morning, okay?"
Samantha nodded. "Thank you, Luke."
The words were simple, but her expression was complicated, showing gratitude, relief, fear, and happiness.
If it weren't for the eldest daughter's constant persuasion and forcing her to agree to Luke and the other man to come and help with the investigation, it would be hard to say how many members of her family would have survived last night, or even if all of them had died.
Just by looking at the townspeople, who numbered just over 600, Samantha knew that nearly half of the people in the town had died this time.
Fortunately, her two children were fine, otherwise she would have collapsed.
Luke smiled and nodded: "Got it, but you should thank Lisa more. She risked being blamed by us and asked us for help. You have a good daughter!" After that, he left.
It's just past three in the morning, so it's not suitable to contact Los Angeles right now. I'll let Selena talk to them slowly tomorrow morning.
He was very familiar with the practice of passing on tedious reports to Selena.
After talking with Samantha, he checked the shopping mall again and collected all the equipment that belonged to him.
For example, he didn't want to leave things like alloy steel wire and cameras to be taken away by the fake FBI.
Now the agents are still busy searching the mines and rescuing the townspeople, and have not had time to clean up the scene.
It was a good time for Luke to clean up his mess.
After finishing this, he walked to the entrance of the shopping mall and nodded to the two fake FBI agents guarding the door: "Don't worry about me, I'll just stay here and take a look."
The two of them just nodded and continued to pay attention to the movements outside.
The rolling shutters have been raised, and now the floor-to-ceiling glass doors of the shopping mall can see a large area outside.
A helicopter was hovering over the town, occasionally firing a few shots to clear out the giant spiders that appeared sporadically.
Teams of agents patrolled and searched around the town to see if they could find any more hidden survivors.
Luke shook his head slightly and didn't look at it again.
This town was already on the verge of bankruptcy, and now that this incident has happened, it is likely that a large number of townspeople will relocate.
However, there might be a chance of a turnaround. He thought to himself and went back to the utility room.
After opening the door, Selina was still sleeping soundly in the tent.
Luke sat down on the blanket and checked on the night's harvest.
Saving a townsman will earn you 20 experience points. He fought all night last night and saved nearly two hundred townspeople, earning him 4,200 experience points.
The other small experience points added up to more than 300.
The total income reached 4500+ experience points, which was worth his hard work for a whole night.
Be a good person and you will be rewarded! Luke smiled.
The next day, just after daybreak, groups of townspeople were sent onto newly arrived buses. All residents had to evacuate to the temporary resettlement site in Wintersburg next door, and could only return after the Prosperous Town was thoroughly cleared.
When they arrived at the temporary settlement in Wintersburg, the survivors were questioned one by one by the investigators who had been waiting there, and told them everything that had happened last night.
Luke and his companions were the top priority group and were also the ones who were questioned the longest.
Luke told the story basically truthfully. The matter was filed with the Los Angeles Police Department, and Elizabeth's birthplace was also clear.
The two fake FBI agents who questioned him were also very polite.
They saw Luke risk his own life to come out of the shopping mall to save people while they were still clearing out the remaining spiders in the town.
After several hours of hard fighting, Luke rescued dozens of townspeople.
Heroism is the mainstream theme in the United States, and not many people don't like it.
Of course, if you die as soon as you appear on the scene, you will just be a name in the casualty report and will be easily forgotten.
By noon, Luke and his companions had finally completed the interrogation process.
He asked the agent if he could leave.
The detective immediately made a phone call, and after a few words, he smiled and said, "Detective Luke, you and Detective Selina can leave at any time. However, if there is a need for follow-up investigations, we will come to bother you again."
Luke smiled and thanked him: "It's okay, we are in Los Angeles anyway, you can find us anytime."
After the two came out, they happened to meet Samantha.
He thought for a moment, then stepped forward and greeted, “Samantha, is the questioning over?”
Samantha looked tired: "It's over."
Luke: "That's great. We're going back to Los Angeles today."
Samantha was surprised: "You guys are leaving now?"
Luke nodded: "Since you are all safe, we have completed our mission. We can report to Lisa when we return."
Samantha was a little embarrassed: "Thank you so much this time."
Luke chuckled: "No, you already said it. By the way, why don't you come with us to Los Angeles?"
Samantha shook her head when she heard this: "There are still a lot of things to do here..."
Luke waved his hand. "Samantha, this matter is not that simple. If nothing unexpected happens, Prosperity Town will be closed for a while. Instead of staying here doing nothing, why not go to Los Angeles for a few days? After what happened last night, don't you think Lisa should see you in person to make her feel more at ease? I called her this morning, and she almost asked for leave and flew back directly."
Samantha hesitated: "But..." She looked towards Chris.
Luke took one look and laughed, "Well, I think Chris is a great guy, why not ask him to go to Los Angeles with you for a few days? I just happen to have something to talk to him about."
Samantha was surprised: "What's going on?"
Luke simply replied, "About the mine."
Samantha didn't say anything and went over to say a few words to Chris.
The two of them walked over together, and Luke motioned for Chris to come over and talk: "Chris, can your mine still be open?"
Chris smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The FBI told me that there is a spider nest in there. We have to wait until they have thoroughly cleaned it out and are sure there are no giant spiders before we can enter. It will take at least one or two months."
Luke nodded. "Then why don't you go to Los Angeles with Samantha. I also want to talk to you about the mine."
Chris thought he was just being polite and quickly shook his head: "No, I'll stay here."
Luke patted his shoulder and said, "Chris, even if the FBI unseales the mine, can you mine it again? From what I know, the operation of your mine is not going well."
Chris smiled bitterly.
"Not so good" is an understatement, in reality it is basically doomed to go bankrupt.