Fortunately, Steve's wounds did not damage any major blood vessels, and after the wounds were cleaned and sutured, his life was finally saved.
After sending Jenny and Steve to the ward, Luke looked at Jenny who was sitting there in a daze. He just put down the big bag containing various supplies, stuffed some cash into Jenny's hand, and left with Annie.
When the two returned to the motel, it was already midnight.
After closing the door, Annie suddenly said, "I want to take another bath."
Luke hummed, not really surprised.
Many people have been to the hospital and feel uncomfortable after returning. They dare not lie down on the bed without going through the process of washing hands and taking a shower.
Annie took off her coat and turned to look at him: "You're not going to wash?"
Luke was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled: "My pleasure."
After a while, the sound of dripping water was heard.
In the middle of the night, Luke raised his hand to take the cell phone from his pocket and was stunned when he saw the number on it.
He stood up and walked to the door. He opened it and answered the vibrating phone: "Nick?"
A hoarse voice sounded over there: "Luca Barton just took several people on an emergency trip, and they also mentioned your name. You'd better be careful."
Before Luke could answer, the call was disconnected.
He frowned.
The call was from the bearded Nick in the county police force, but he inexplicably told me about Luca Patton.
Luke narrowed his eyes.
This is the territory of the Los Angeles County Police Department. The county police also provide police services to the hospital.
So, Luca Barton, the second-level deputy law enforcement officer, came here for... the case on the mountain
However, Bearded Nick called specifically to inform him that it was obvious that Law Enforcement Officer Patton's attitude was not very friendly.
While I was pondering this, Luke had already returned to the house.
Looking at Anne who was sleeping soundly, he thought for a moment and put the clothes beside the bed back on her.
Anne was extremely tired after being frightened today and doing strenuous exercise for a long time. She just murmured a few words and was gently coaxed by Luke before letting him put on her T-shirt and sweatpants.
Then, Luke put on his clothes, packed his things, locked the door and left.
Instead of taking the stairs, he walked directly across the porch, jumped down to the next floor at the end, and then went to the garage at the back and drove away the pickup truck.
The innkeeper here might not be very professional, or the strong wind, heavy rain, thunder and lightning made him unable to hear such a small noise.
Luke drove the pickup truck and hid among several cars more than a hundred meters away.
More than an hour later, two county police cars drove up to the motel.
Without turning on the police lights or sounding the sirens, the two police cars quickly stopped, and then six county police officers rushed out of the cars, exchanged a few words with the innkeeper who was waiting in front of the building, and got the room card. They quietly and quickly approached the room that Luke had booked.
Then the door of the room was opened and several county police officers rushed in.
Luke could hear noises from inside the house through his earphones.
"Where are the people?"
"He's not here, only the girl."
"Where did he go?"
"Who are you?"
"Where's Luke?"
"Ah, I, I don't know."
…
The county police pressed the matter for a few more questions but didn't get any news about Luke, so they changed the subject and started asking about Steve's attack.
More than 20 minutes later, Luke started the car and caught up with the county police car that was already heading toward the mountains.
Anne is fine.
These county police are here for Luke.
Now that Luke has disappeared, they dare not act so recklessly.
However, if Luke had been trapped in the house just now, it would be unknown what these guys would have done.
After these guys came in, they didn't say anything to identify themselves until they started threatening Anne to tell them where they were going, and then they introduced themselves as county police.
Luke was no obedient policeman, and he was fully aware of the many irregularities in the county police's operations.
Together with the warning call from Bearded Nick, these abnormal situations revealed a message: Luca Patton and his men came here most likely with the intention of directly shooting Luke instead of arresting him.
Luke thought about yesterday when Old G called him and said that someone had found his forensic personnel and wanted to bribe them to destroy a certain forensic result.
Unfortunately, that person didn't know that this report was a task assigned by Old G. Not only did the forensic officer not accept the bribe, he also reported the matter to Old G.
Apparently, the Esworth family actually sent someone to Las Vegas.
Are the rich people nowadays not only ruthless but also have such bad tempers? He sneered in his heart.
When bribery fails, he asks the county police to chase him here and kill him. His vengeance is much stronger than Luke's!
Watching the county police car from a distance, Luke was still thinking about the questions they had just asked.
He is a professional in how to interrogate suspects and obtain the desired intelligence.
There was something wrong with the process in which these county police officers interrogated Anne just now.
In the case where Steve was stabbed by a naughty kid, they were not concerned about the specific details, but kept asking about the location where the incident happened.
This is very wrong.
In this case, the location is not unimportant, but it is just a side issue. This is a remote mountain area with no landmarks, so it doesn't matter where the crime happened.
Why are the county police concerned about this crime scene
The county police car ahead had already entered the No. 37 Middle School campground, but soon rushed out and headed up the mountain.
Luke was even more confused.
Are these guys really here to deal with me
It's normal to come to the camping site of No. 37 Middle School to look for Luke since we didn't find him in the hotel just now.
But what was the idea of running to the mountain in the middle of the night? Did he think Luke would escape to the mountain
How is this possible.
Luke is not a real fugitive, and even if his thinking is a little more unusual, it is possible for him to go directly back to Los Angeles.
But, going up the mountain in the middle of the night? And in a thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong winds, was it because they were afraid of dying too slowly if something unexpected happened
Luke frowned and thought for a moment before slowly following.
More than half an hour later, Luke arrived at the Eden Lake campground and found that the county police car did not enter here, but moved forward without stopping.
He continued to keep up.
At this point, he was certain that Luca Barton and the others weren't necessarily here for him, otherwise they would at least come into the campsite to take a look.
After driving another kilometer forward, he vaguely saw two county police cars parked in the distance.
Luke thought about it, backed the car into the woods on the side of the road, and quickly changed his equipment in the car.
Following the faint and fragmentary scent of a few county police officers in the air, he followed.
The route of the county police's actions showed that they came here with a clear destination.
Following the county police quietly for a few dozen meters, and walking three or four hundred meters along a path that could only be walked, Luke saw a small villa in the woods.
From the actions of the county police, he knew that these guys had pulled out their guns and were heading towards the villa.