Chapter 430 Rhett’s Spring (8)
Jack secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It was his idea to secretly monitor and protect the agent. Emily was injured because of this. It cannot be said that it was his responsibility, but it was inevitable that he would be a little uncomfortable.
Rhett and Laila who were in the house also walked out at this time, "What happened?"
"Your agent Mike was attacked and went to the hospital. Emily, who was protecting him, was also shot. Fortunately, she was blocked by a body armor."
Jack saw tears welling up in Laila's eyes instantly, and quickly comforted him, "It's okay, Mike's life is not in danger."
Laila hurried back to the house to get a coat, "Can you take me to the hospital?"
Jack nodded, "Let's go together."
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It had been a long time since he'd been to the Central Hospital, and when he smelled the familiar smell of disinfectant, Jack actually felt a little nostalgic about revisiting his old place.
In the emergency ward, everyone saw Emily who had just finished the examination.
"Luckily, the murderer used the same small-caliber .22 pistol as before." Jack checked the body armor she took off and found a deformed lead bullet embedded in it.
"I thought Jack would be the first person in our group to be shot. Ah, I'm sorry, my fault." As soon as Rossi said the words, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly pointed his finger at the wooden room. There were three gentle knocks on the door.
Jack smiled nonchalantly and put the body armor into a big bag. This could be regarded as evidence.
"The murderer has been lurking near Mike's office. As soon as he and I walked out of the building, we heard the sudden sound of a motorcycle engine, but it was too late. Jack's previous speculation was correct, and the other party did target the agent. "
Emily moved her arms. She actually reacted very quickly at the time, and immediately pressed her manager Mike to the ground when she sensed something was wrong.
So she was shot in the shoulder blade of her back.
"But I don't understand. Mike is just a friend to Laila. Why would the murderer target him?" Jiejie wondered.
Hotchner explained, "Because his action of sending Leila to the police station was regarded by the murderer as a threat, the police's intervention escalated the murderer's behavior."
"Jiejie, you are in charge of the media and temporarily block the news." He paused, then looked at Rosie.
"Should we hide Leila first?"
Rossi also hesitated, "Forcing the murderer to show up? If he has no chance of getting close and can't even see Laila, he might be forced to show up, but he was a secret admirer before, and it might be counterproductive."
"What if we leave a chance?"
Jack suggested, "Garcia has checked all of Laila's interview records and social accounts. She has not revealed to the outside world that she likes pink anemones the most, so the murderer is likely to be someone very close to Laila.
We just need to let the LAPD show a protective posture to the outside world. Let Lila stay at her house and not go anywhere. Leave a police car outside. I will hide near her house. With Red's personal protection, maybe the murderer will Throw yourself into a trap. "
Hotchner and Rossi looked at each other again and nodded together.
"You can try it."
"Hope it's useful."
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Soon the operation of agent Mike was completed and he was sent to ICU for observation.
People often joke that the .22 bullet can only hit rabbits and mice. In fact, this small-caliber bullet is quite troublesome. After hitting the torso, it is likely to bounce in the body due to insufficient penetration.
When President Lee Gen was shot in the lung, doctors couldn't find the bullet because the bullet was too small. The surgeon even suspected that the bullet had entered a blood vessel.
Mike was one of the lucky ones. The doctor easily found the warhead and successfully repaired the damaged artery.
Laila, who was crying outside the operating room, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Mike is like family to me.”
The girl directly pulled Red's sleeve to wipe her tears. Is this a tradition for Texas girls?
Jack watched her movements and inexplicably thought of Hannah. Hannah also used his clothes as handkerchiefs.
"You know, it's really hard to trust people in Hollywood, not knowing who to trust, because as soon as you have a little bit of fame, everyone wants to take something from you.
Only Mike is different. He always laughs at himself as a failed manager because he is too emotional and will even push some of his successful artists to others, just so that the other party can obtain better resources.
I really don’t know if I would still be in Los Angeles if I lost him. "
Seeing Reid who was at a loss and didn't know how to comfort the girl, Jack stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"Take Laila home, the LAPD will leave someone here to protect her."
They had stayed up all night and were now sleepy and tired. This state was not suitable for dealing with emergencies.
After sending the two back to their small villa in West Hollywood, Jack drove his "Mammoth" up the mountain and stopped in an open space beside a winding mountain road.
From here, you can clearly overlook the small villa four to five hundred meters away. There are no people around, so it is a good observation point.
Just like that, he saw night from day to night. After dark, Jiejie brought him some food and brought him the Barrett MK22 from BAU.
"Hotchner and Rossi found a stalker, Joe Martinis, and found a large number of secret photos and Leila's notices at his residence, which detailed Leila's possible travel plans in the near future."
Jack frowned and ate his burger and shook his head, "He doesn't fit the profile, he's just a paparazzi."
"Rossi said the same thing, but before we find this guy, we can't completely rule out his suspicion." Jiejie said while monitoring the villa for Jack.
At this time, the lights in the bedroom in the villa came on, and Laila, who seemed to be catching up on her sleep, got up. Not long after, the lights in the living room also turned on, and Red, who was sleeping on the sofa, also got up.
"guys?"
Rhett's voice came from their headsets.
"Here, how does it feel to be in the same room with a beautiful girl for a long time?" Jack teased him with a smirk.
"I feel ten years older, oh no, Laila, what are you going to do?"
Before Rhett finished speaking, he heard the girl's silvery laughter coming from the earphones.
"As expected of a star, she has a great figure." Sitting on the tall hood of Mammoth, looking at the villa below with a telescope, Jiejie also laughed out loud.
"What's wrong?" Jack finished the burger in three bites, set up Barrett, and looked down through the scope with night vision goggles.
I saw Rhett standing by the pool, talking to the "mermaid" in the pool.
He didn't turn on the microphone, so the two couldn't hear their conversation, but it could be seen from his body language that he was persuading the other person to stay in the room as much as possible.
"This girl has a good personality, I like her." Before Jiejie finished speaking, she saw Lila pulling Red out of the swimming pool, and then took the initiative to kiss her.
"Wow, it's a pity that there is no way to take pictures of these. This can't be Red's first kiss, right?" Jack felt that his hard work was not in vain, and he was well rewarded.
"Emily is going to cry. She was supposed to come to bring you food, but I asked her to have a good rest at home." Jiejie also felt that she was lucky.
"Let's go, I think I found the paparazzi." Jack put away the gun, took Jie Jie off the hood, and stole some incense.
Ask for some monthly tickets