Chapter 985 In Hawaii (XII)
"No, actually I'm a coward. When the first trial started, I heard about the terrible experiences of the other three witnesses. I was so scared that I fled back to New York and hid in my mother's house."
Knowing that Jack was comforting herself, Julie spoke frankly about her previous experience, "I'm actually a very bad guy."
"At least you stood up this time, right? It's a pity that you don't like detective novels, but I don't know any Joan Doe, otherwise I would definitely ask for a signed novel for you."
Jack certainly doesn't know any Joan Doe, because there is no such author at all. This is a pseudonym derived from the anonymous pronoun "John Doe" when he wrote those domineering articles, similar to "Zhang San" mentioned by a certain Internet celebrity legal expert.
In various cases, "John Doe" is usually used to refer to men who are unwilling to reveal their identities or cannot confirm their identities. Correspondingly, there are "Jane Doe" for women and "Baby Doe" for babies.
"That's a pity. In fact, my sister Lisa is a loyal fan of Joan Doe. She is five years younger than me and is my best friend. It is because of her that I have the courage to stand up and become a witness again."
Julie's words surprised Jack. He stepped over a rotten tree trunk, turned back and stretched out his hand to signal her to hold him tightly, and asked while exerting a little force.
"But you have to know that in this case, once you agree to testify in court, it means that you will enter the WPP (Federal Witness Protection Program), and it will be difficult to see her again."
"I understand, but Lisa has been different from normal children since she was a child. When my mother first filled out the caregiver questionnaire, I was still young and didn't understand what it meant."
Julie used the force to step over the tree trunk, slightly panting.
"Autism?" Jack understood what she meant and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Julie nodded, "My mother has been taking care of Lisa, but as she gets older, she is no longer able to do so.
I originally planned to finish my studies in Hawaii, save some money, and then take them over to take care of Lisa."
Jack was even more confused now, "In that case, you shouldn't come back. Joining WPP means you will be away from your family for a long time."
"You're right." Julie's voice became a little choked, "In fact, I also used this reason to convince myself to hide back in New York, but one night, it was very late, about 11 o'clock .
Lisa usually goes to bed at 9 o'clock, but she knocked on my door that day, looked at me like that, and then stammered to me that Julie must go back to Hawaii to make sure that the bad guys will not hurt other good people again. "
Jack stopped and felt that a soft spot in his heart seemed to be touched. "If that's the case, we may have to speed up. It's less than two hours before 5 pm now."
He didn't say that the FBI would take over the case later, and even if she didn't appear in court, Allen Brenner would not be able to get away with it. Since the girl in front of her has made up her mind, she might as well let her fulfill her wish first.
Help Julie get to the court before five o'clock and let her send the bad guys to prison in person. The rest can be discussed later, and it can be regarded as a surprise at that time.
However, just when Jack gave up the plan of raking grass and hitting rabbits and was ready to send Julie to the Honolulu Court first, someone caught up with him without knowing the danger.
The two trudged through the jungle for nearly half an hour and finally climbed a ridge. Jack used GPS to confirm the location again and pointed to the hill not far away.
"From the map, we can see the main road after crossing that hill. Drink some water first. When we get there, we can wait for rescue with peace of mind."
After that, he put his backpack on the ground, took out the water bottle and handed it to Julie, and then took out the satellite phone to call Danny and Cheng Hao to inform them to come and pick them up.
"Thank you, I even forgot to ask your name." The girl adjusted her sweat-soaked temples and smiled brightly at Jack.
"Jack Tavoler, from the FBI."
Jack was about to press the call button, but suddenly stopped his hand, put the satellite phone back into the backpack, drew the gun with his right hand, and pulled Julie behind him with his left hand.
"Are they catching up?" Julie stumbled and almost lost her balance. She staggered two steps and squatted behind Jack. After waiting for a long time and seeing no movement, she leaned close to his ear and whispered.
"It should be." Jack sighed in his heart. He didn't know whether the two killers were too lucky or too unlucky. He was ready to give up, but the other party took the initiative to deliver himself to the door.
He pressed Julie's head to signal her to squat behind him. The muzzle of the gun slowly moved along the swaying position of the tropical plants in the forest. Soon, two figures in HPD uniforms appeared on the path one after another.
The leading guy had a fresh burn on his face. He picked a leaf and put it under his nose to smell it from time to time while walking. Jack looked at the guy's movements, then looked back at Julie's sweaty face, and roughly guessed what was going on.
The other party obviously also had a sensitive dog nose, and Julie, because she was a mosquito-attracting physique like him, in addition to DEET, she also smeared most of the bottle of cooling oil on her body.
As a result, the cooling oil was washed away by sweat and rubbed on the leaves along the way. In addition, they walked up the forest path to the higher ground, which inevitably left some footprints, which made the two guys smell and chase them.
"We can actually hide." Julie seemed to sense Jack's intention to fight two people alone, and she grabbed Jack's arm tightly.
Not long ago, an FBI fell under the gun of these two killers to protect himself. She didn't want a similar scene to happen again.
"Believe me, I can't beat such guys even if they come again." Jack put away his gun and patted the back of her hand, then pulled her to hide behind a pile of unknown large-leafed plants and began to take off his bulletproof vest.
"Do you dare to wear this to scare these two guys?"
Listening to Jack's cheerful whisper of his plan, Julie's eyes widened in horror, but before she could say anything, a stone was stuffed into her palm, and then this guy was as flexible as a monkey, and his figure flashed and disappeared behind a big tree.
"Hoohoo." Perhaps her appearance can really enhance her persuasiveness. Julie clenched the stone in her hand like a ghost and began to count silently in her heart.
Five, four, three, two, one. When she counted to the last number, the girl suddenly appeared from behind a large clump of palm trees. While screaming, she waved the stone in her hand and smashed it hard at the two killers who were only more than ten meters away from her.
The two killers were startled by the sudden scream, but the guy who was walking in front and had his cheek burned reacted very quickly and dodged the stone thrown by Julie with a turn of his head.
Seeing that the girl stood there stupidly after throwing the stone, the killer couldn't help but reveal a hideous smile on his cheek that had been throbbing with pain. He pulled out the Glock with a silencer and wanted to end this unlucky mission.
At this time, neither he nor his companions behind him reacted. Why did the girl who had escaped alone before have an extra bulletproof vest on her body.
"Bang bang!" The bullets flying from nowhere broke the silence in the jungle. The two killers only felt a sharp pain in their wrists, and the Glock 17 in their hands almost fell to the ground.
"Ah!" Along with the gunshots came two screams that were no less painful than the girl's screams.
At the same time, the two people heard the sound of "crunching" branches over their heads, followed by a "buzzing" sound of breaking through the air. The last impression before they fainted was a huge pain from the top of their heads.
"Come out, it's done."
Jack landed lightly beside the two killers who had fallen to the ground, waved to Julie who was already dumbfounded, and threw away a piece of dead branches he had just picked up with some reluctance. Such a straight stick is rare, and it is too easy to hit people on the head.