More terrifyingly, the hunters hadn't picked their victims at random.
For example, the missing Behrman and his wife had been their targets.
However, the couple had mysteriously disappeared during the hunt, and the FBI didn't know what had happened.
Thus, the FBI discovered a more serious problem: Had Luke and Selina been picked at random?
Luke had a rough guess, and Thomas's words weren't out of his expectations — he and Selina had been picked on purpose, too.
As expected!
No wonder the host had welcomed Luke and Selina first, and Bob's family had been the intruders.
No wonder they knew that Luke and Selina were detectives from Houston.
No wonder the sheriff and deputy sheriff of Wolfkyle had been there.
Because all of this was a trap that had been set up beforehand.
Luke hadn't confirmed his speculation earlier, because Selina had been tranquilized first, and Gus had probably discovered her badge first, so it wouldn't be unusual for the players to know who they were.
Bob, on the other hand, had mentioned the police department he worked for when they were chatting at the hotel, and Gus had been listening.
That wasn't all that Thomas had said.
Those people had gone to a lot of trouble to create a perfect playground.
The hotel seemed ordinary, but it had been specially modified to deliver anesthetics to the rooms through the ventilation system.
Secondly, they had specifically selected several places to run a few hunting games, before they finally chose the location from last night.
There were no other residents within 20 kilometers of that location, nor were there any phones. Even the nearby mobile phone base station had been deliberately destroyed by them many times, so the telecommunications company was unwilling to waste any more money on that desolate place. After all, in a place where few people made calls, and the base station was always broken down and had to be maintained, no one was willing to do such a loss-making business.
(Note: A certain reader is right. If there's no signal, you can try dialing 112. Even if there's no such number in the area, you'll be transferred to the local emergency number. For example, if the signal strength of a regular number is 100, you can talk freely. If the signal strength is below 30, the phone will show that there's no signal, but it's still possible to call the emergency number. However, if there's no cell tower nearby, and the signal strength is zero, you won't be able to call the emergency number. That's a useful survival lesson. You should keep it in mind. This isn't counted in the text.)
The only thing they were mistaken about was Luke's own intelligence.
Apart from the earliest gunfight in Shackelford, the gunfight at the Mexican gang warehouse in Houston and the Raccoon City incident were all classified as top secrets by SHIELD, which was pretending to be the FBI. Brock wasn't qualified to know about it at all, which was why he was so dissatisfied with Luke and Selina.
In the Houston Police Department, only Thomas, who was in direct contact with S.H.I.E.L.D., knew how strong Luke was.
The gunfight in Shackelford was not taken to heart by these people.
If you have a gun, I'll let you take it. If you have a better physique, I'll let you spray twice as much anesthetic. Unless this little policeman has the physique of an elephant, don't even think about jumping.
Thus, even though Luke's physique was several times stronger than that of a normal person's, he still couldn't control his body after he woke up.
The problem of the two sheriffs was also exposed by Gus.
They didn't go to the amusement park from Wolfkyle at all; they had been nearby the whole time, ready to clean up the mess of the advanced players as the police.
In the past, some of the victims had escaped the siege by accident, but they were all attracted by their patrol cars and disappeared again after they called for help.
After saying that, Thomas opened his briefcase and took out a few photos. "Take a look at this."
Luke accepted the photos, only to see that they were of different body parts. "Is this … a tattoo? Huh, is it a dog? "
Thomas shook his head. "We don't know what the tattoo means. Some of the wealthiest people have this tattoo, but not all of them. "
Pondering for a moment, Luke asked, "Did the host have one too?"
Thomas nodded. "Yes." Hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he didn't continue.
After explaining the case, Thomas rose and said, "Okay, rest well. The FBI will be here soon, and you'll have to sign a confidentiality agreement. You're familiar with that, aren't you? "
He was lost for words when he said that.
These two little guys were really a little unlucky.
Yes, they were unlucky, not troublemakers.
Looking at the cases they had encountered in Houston that required them to sign confidentiality agreements, none of them had been initiated by them. They had all been … assigned by Brock?
Thomas sneered inwardly.
This time, not just Brock, but also his boss, Faraday Paige, would be investigated.
After all, it was Brock who had sent Luke and Selina to Wolfkyle. As it happened, Brock's number was in Sheriff Brown's office phone records when Luke and Selina set off.
While it was normal for two police departments to communicate with each other during a case, the timing and the incident were too coincidental.
The FBI wouldn't believe that Brock didn't do it on purpose.
What was even worse was that Faraday Page and the host, Charlie Diaz, had a very close personal relationship. The two were known to be good friends.
Faraday Paige often hung out with the magnate when they were on vacation in Wolfkyle.
The FBI had already added Director Faraday to their list of suspects for the hunting club.
Even though he wasn't a player who was directly involved in the hunting, it was possible that he was providing protection for those people.
However, the case was still confidential, and Thomas was the only one in the Houston Police Department who knew everything.
As for when Director Faraday would find out, that would depend on how strong his own network of connections was.
Thinking hard, Thomas said in the end, "You can take a vacation after the case is over. Selina can take a week off. Luke, you … "
Luke said with a smile, "I'll take a week too. I'll just give Selina more work to do."
Thomas looked at Luke, who was standing in front of him, and Selina, who was standing behind him. He sighed and said, "Fine, but don't force yourself. Don't forget that I have Robert's number. "
Luke quickly admitted defeat. "Director, I promise to take care of myself. Don't worry about Robert anymore. I'll give him a call and explain the situation to him. "
Thomas nodded and left the room.
Selina said, "Wow, another vacation. Thank goodness … Well, forget it. I shouldn't be too happy about that. "
Luke chuckled. "That's fine. It's your turn to take care of me now."
Selina asked, "Do you need me to feed you milk?"
Luke said, "That's fine. I suddenly realized that I'm lactose intolerant."
Very soon, Captain Jack of the FBI arrived.
After signing the confidentiality agreement, Luke said with a smile, "Thank you, Captain Jack."
Jack smiled and said no, and quickly left.
Looking at Jack's reaction, Luke said to Selina, "See? That's a professional attitude. He didn't say anything unnecessary, and didn't mention the case at all."
Selina wasn't interested. "What are we having for lunch?"
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