With Luke, a jungle warfare expert, choosing the most convenient route, the four of them returned to the cabin hotel owned by Stephen in less than ten minutes.
At this moment, all four of them were soaked.
Luke put Steve in a chair on the porch and went into the house to find the car keys.
A few minutes later, Luke and his boyfriend sat in the front seat, Steve lay flat on the back seat, and Jenny could only squat in the gap in the back seat to look after her boyfriend.
The Ford pickup truck started and drove down the mountain.
Luke was not impatient. Although Steve's condition was not good, it was not a critical moment.
It would be fatal if you really drove the car into the ravine or cliff on the side of the road.
With basic driving skills, Luke managed to get back to the campsite of No. 37 Middle School in just over 30 minutes on the mountain road in the pouring rain.
Luke parked the car outside Juliet's room, opened the door and knocked.
Juliet opened the door and looked at his well-equipped outfit in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Luke: "There is a tourist seriously injured at the camping site on the mountain. He needs to be sent to emergency treatment as soon as possible. Where is the nearest hospital here?"
Juliet: "I know where the hospital is. I'll drive you there right away."
Luke stopped her: "Juliet, your duty is to take care of the students here, and it's not safe to drive on the road now. You just need to tell me where the hospital is."
Juliet had good intentions, but she was not a good driver and was driving too fast in the pouring rain. She might have an accident.
Juliet thought about it and realized that she was not that confident in her driving skills.
She quickly found a map in the house and pointed to a red dot on it. "This Hatchmobis Hospital is the hospital for the campground. In the past, we would send students and teachers who needed emergency treatment here. The medical level there is pretty good. It usually only takes about 30 minutes to drive there. You can use this map. I have another one here."
Luke thanked him and took the map. He looked at it and took out his fake phone to take a picture. Then he turned and left: "Thanks, Juliet. I may not be back tonight."
Juliet followed to the door and shouted, "Drive carefully. Call me if you have any problems."
Luke made an OK gesture, got in the car, quickly left the campsite and rushed onto the road.
Have a safe journey.
Juliet's map is fine, and the hospital is prominently displayed.
Forty minutes later, Steve was rushed to the emergency room.
Looking at the two women shivering like drowned rats, Luke said to Jenny, "Wait here for Steve, don't leave. I'll take Annie to buy some things, okay?"
Jenny nodded tremblingly, but her eyes were fixed on the door of the emergency room.
Seeing this, Luke knew that Annie would not leave easily because she was worried about her boyfriend, so he hugged Annie, who was also trembling all over, and went out.
After asking the nurse at the front desk, the two got in the car and Luke found a 24-hour supermarket.
Once inside, Luke found the clothing section and asked Annie to pick out clothes for herself and Jenny.
Women are better at this. Luke can at best roughly judge the cup size, but he is really unprofessional in other aspects.
Luke picked out some towels and daily necessities, food and bottled water, bought a large backpack, and took the things to check out.
On the way back to the hospital, he found a motel more than a hundred meters away from the hospital, booked a room, and asked Anne to go in to take a shower and change clothes.
Luke also began to take off his equipment and put away all his gun holsters and bulletproof vests.
When Annie came out wrapped in a big bath towel, he also went into the bathroom and took a quick shower.
When he came out, he smiled at Annie and said, "Can you still hold on? If possible, go to the hospital to accompany Jenny, at least let her change her clothes. It's not convenient for me to take her to do this."
Even though Annie was still in shock, she couldn't help laughing and pouted at him, "You wish."
She had been drenched several times by today's violent storms, and her underwear was soaked through. Jenny was certainly no exception, so how could she let him watch her change
The two returned to the hospital refreshed, and Luke persuaded Jenny to find a place to change into dry clothes before coming back.
Watching the two women leave, he took out his cell phone and called the police.
In fact, the hospital must have called the police, and he just left a record.
More than ten minutes later, the local sheriff arrived.
Luke first showed his ID and told what he knew about what happened.
While they were talking, Anne and Jenny came back.
Annie was holding a bunch of transparent plastic bags in her hands, which contained the coats and pants that the two women had changed out of, not including underwear.
Luke immediately handed the pile of plastic bags to the sheriff: "This is evidence."
The sheriff was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Well, thank you for your cooperation, Detective Luke."
Luke didn't care: "It's good to reduce your workload a little bit."
The sheriff, of course, agreed.
Having a cooperative colleague makes many things much more convenient.
Next, another sheriff arrived and the two began questioning Anne and Jenny separately.
After questioning for a while, both sheriffs looked unhappy.
One of the older sheriffs came over and motioned for Luke to talk to the side.
The two talked for a while, and Luke realized that this matter was a bit troublesome.
Those kids are from the town on the other side of the mountain, and these two are sheriffs from this town.
They want to arrest someone, one option is to go up the mountain now.
Another option is to communicate with the sheriff of the town over there first and then go over to arrest the person.
Luke looked at the storm outside the window and didn't think the two sheriffs had the courage to go up the mountain in a thunderstorm at night.
But going to the town on the other side of the mountain to arrest people is another matter.
Luke had no intention of instructing the sheriff on how to handle the case, and made it clear that he was just a bystander and that they should handle the case themselves.
He has never been the kind of person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs, and this remains the case even after he became a policeman.
He achieved his goal by rescuing Anne, Steve and Jenny.
Given Steve's injuries, if he was really determined to sue those naughty kids, there's a high chance that he could send them to juvenile detention and make their parents pay money until they go bankrupt.
There are many "professional" lawyers who want to take over this kind of serious personal injury case.
Of course, Luke will pay attention to the follow-up of this case.
He wouldn't act rashly, but once he was sure of something, he wouldn't mind coming back here for a weekend after a while.
The two sheriffs also breathed a sigh of relief. At least they didn't have to risk their lives going up the mountain overnight.
The identities of those children are not a secret, and it is even more impossible for them all to run away.
The police work of the town on the other side of the mountain has also been entrusted to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. It would be more convenient to contact and communicate with the county police on this case.
More than two hours later, Steve was wheeled out of the operating room.