A swift and decisive victory in the early stages, a post-apocalyptic survival story in America!

On the way back to the police station, Hugo, sitting in the passenger seat of the Toyota SUV, hesitated to speak.

"Just say what you have to say!" Julie was very perceptive and immediately noticed her partner's undisguised struggle.

"Is there something you haven't told me?" Hugo asked honestly.

Having worked together for many years, the two have excellent chemistry. However, at several crime scenes in the past two days, Julie's performance was completely below her usual standard.

"There are some things I haven't told you, for your own good..." Julie said, but her meaning was already clear.

Hugo chuckled self-deprecatingly: "That's true. I'm getting old, and I'll probably be switching to an office job soon. I'm really no longer suited to taking such risks and working so hard."

Julie shrugged: "So, there are some things I'd rather keep to myself, and you shouldn't get involved."

Hugo nodded resignedly: "I just want to remind you not to go further down the wrong path. After all, we are still law enforcers..."

The information and images flashed before her eyes, and Julie gently shook her head: "My dear Hugo, the enemy has already equipped themselves with atomic bombs, yet you still want to punish the murderers with wooden sticks. Do you think that will work?"

Remembering Li Qi's handsome face, Julie repeated her lover's words: "To rid the world of evil, you have to be more evil than the evildoers!"

Hugo sighed and said no more, his gaze turning to the window with a touch of melancholy.

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……

Miles sat behind the table, his gaze deep as he looked at his younger siblings on the sofa.

The four siblings grew up together. Apart from their biological brother, their two half-siblings are the closest relatives they have in the world.

So his concern was genuine.

"Roger, you can't live there alone anymore. I don't want you to be shot dead in your own home because of me!"

Nancy glanced at Roger and shrugged helplessly.

Not what I said.

Roger rolled his eyes at her, then turned to look at Miles's mountain-like figure: "Don't worry, Miles, I'll be moving out for a while and living with Conn for now. We'll decide where to live next after a while."

Miles visibly relaxed and looked at his sister Nancy: "How was taking over Victor's territory?"

Nancy shrugged: "That's how it is. They killed a few who dared to oppose them. The others were unhappy, but they could only put up with it."

Miles nodded: "Consolidating power takes time. Let's take it slow; it's not something that can be rushed."

Roger didn't want to get involved in the two men's gang affairs and got up to leave, but Miles stopped him.

"Where are you going? To the clinic?"

Roger nodded matter-of-factly: "Of course! My patients and adorable pets are waiting for me to treat them!"

Miles was somewhat speechless. After thinking for a moment, he said to Nancy, "Arrange some people to keep an eye on Roger's clinic. If necessary, send more people, and make sure they bring their weapons with them."

Nancy nodded in agreement.

Roger was grateful and wanted to refuse, but he didn't say it. He nodded solemnly to Miles, turned around and left.

After the door closed, Nancy asked, "What about Laura Thorne? We can't find her anywhere..."

Miles rubbed the back of his hand, sighed, and said, "As a crucial link in this funnel-shaped network, Nick Grant possessed vital information about the upstream and downstream. His death has made many things troublesome and difficult..."

"It's just speculation right now. The item is in Laura Thorne's hands, but that's just speculation. We're looking for her, and so are others. Let's do our best! You intensify the search here. As for the assassin, I've already sent her information; hopefully, it will be helpful."

Nancy frowned in thought, and after a long while said, "Is it really necessary to kill her? After all, she is a high-ranking ICE agent. Killing her might cause a lot of trouble."

Miles shook his head: "If she lives, there will be more trouble."

……

……

Lola parked the Dodge pickup truck on the side of the road, and the two of them got out of the car and went to the door of the house.

Li Qi took out the key, selected one, and inserted it into the lock.

wrong.

After carefully checking, Li Qi tried two more keys and successfully opened the lock.

The two looked at each other, both seeing surprise and indifference in each other's eyes.

It has to be said, Nick is still too arrogant.

If you say he was not meticulous, making such a big fuss, then you could also say he was extremely careful, using the same combination for all the safes and going to Thomson's mansion alone to deal with the intruders without any support.

Li Qi opened the door and invited Lola inside.

After he closed the door, Lola sighed, "It's hard to understand why he would be so careless when he's doing something so important..."

Li Qi shrugged: "That's normal. His arrogance blinded him. He probably never thought that something unexpected would happen, that he would be suddenly killed, or that someone like us would discover his secret."

Nick's arrogance was certainly the main reason for his downfall, but his accidental entry into the Tian family and his entry into the mansion in the Hancock neighborhood under the system's guidance was the root cause of all this.

A sense of destiny welled up inside Li Qi, but he shook his head and tried not to think about it anymore. Before the two of them triggered the alarm, he entered the password for the anti-theft system.

Sure enough, Nick activated the burglar alarm system, but the password was still the same as the safe's combination.

The two men dared not be careless, each took out a pistol, and inspected the entire room side by side.

This is a single-story residential building with the front door facing north. It has four bedrooms and a living room. The living room, kitchen, and dining room are on the north side, close to the main road, while the four bedrooms are on the south side.

Upon entering, the living room and kitchen are located on either side of the hallway, and a corridor extends to the back, with two bedrooms on either side.

After confirming that it was safe, the two split up to search. Li Qi first went to the living room and then to the kitchen, but found nothing of value.

The kitchen showed no signs of use; apart from the kettle, there were almost no kitchen utensils.

There was no food in the refrigerator, but the air conditioner in the room was on the whole time, and the temperature was just right.

After searching around, Li Qi came to find Lola.

Seeing her shake her head in disappointment, Li Qi was puzzled: "That shouldn't be the case! The security measures here are clearly extraordinary; there must be some clues, right?"

Lola sighed. "There are absolutely no clues in the room..."

Li Qi raised his hand to stop Lola from saying anything more, his gaze passing over the beautiful detective and looking toward the back door.

Lola's eyes lit up: "The backyard?"

Li Qi nodded, and the two went to the backyard together.

After searching around, there were still no clues.

Having witnessed Nick's clumsy attempts to hide the secret door, Li Qi was somewhat incredulous that Nick, when he put his mind to it, could actually conceal the secret door so well.

The two searched inside and out for a long time, more than two hours later, but still could not find the entrance to the secret door.

There must be a basement here; the two of them were 100% certain of this based on the videos they had watched earlier.

But how could there be no clues at all about the secret entrance?

Li Qi was completely convinced.

Even with 9 points of mental focus and a one-star accountant, how could they not have noticed?

Seeing Lola's dejected look, Richard suddenly remembered that he still had two inspiration capsules!