Karl sped all along the way.
"Ricky must have got some help from overseas. That’s why he was able to design and instruct the explosion of the forensic center within a short period of time. He simply can’t do that with the local forces only. The police department had got under-covers in various local groups, and they will certainly know something for such a big move."
He narrated to Joyce as he drove.
"The time you were kidnapped, the surveillance inside DeNox was compromised by an offshore hacker. And the surveillance on the road in front of DeNox was also hacked by an offshore hacker. We couldn't trace them, and then I submitted the details to Interpol, and still haven't gotten a reply. It seems they have not found anything so far either."
"Yes, Ricky's methods are indeed brilliant. So it seems that he has got quite an influence on the dark net, and he can have such a large number of outlaws at his disposal at any time." Joyce rubbed her hands repeatedly, moving her wrist joints, and asked, "Karl, how many guns do you have with you? Can you give me one? I didn't bring my own pistol today."
Today she was going to the engagement party, how could she carry a gun with her? Even if she did, the hotel security would not let her in. So she left her "Pavna Witness" limited edition pistol at home.
"I only carry one gun, it's my carry-on sidearm. I need to apply to carry an extra gun. I left immediately after the incident and there was no time to apply." Karl answered.
"Oh, okay." Joyce was slightly disappointed.
"when we get out of the car later, and I'll give you my own gun. After all, you're much better at shooting than I am."
Karl glanced sideways at Joyce. He meant it. He knew Joyce used to be a world champion. She was so good at it that she could shoot two shots in a row to increase the range and hit the target from a super long distance. He had seen it with his own eyes.
"Good." Joyce nodded.
"By the way, about the case of my kidnapping and the case of Stephanie's murder, the police had already merged the cases at that time. If Ricky was the mastermind behind the Hill Benjamin case, and he used the dark net to hire assassins to try to kill me, then, can it be inferred that Stephanie's death is also related to them?" Joyce asked suspiciously.
At that time, she was kidnapped immediately after Stephanie was killed. The two cases were so close in time, and both cases were targeted at her, so they were treated by the police as one case. The police once suspected that it might be the same person who was behind both cases.
"Theoretically, Ricky and Charlotte's involvement in Stephanie's case is very likely." Karl admitted, "But again, from an evidentiary standpoint, there are implausibilities."
"Charlotte went in the house at noon, Ricky never went in the house the whole time, and Stephanie didn't die until four hours after they left. Theoretically, there was no time for them to commit the crime. They could not possibly replace the surveillance footage with a fake one, right?" Joyce was once again puzzled.
"It can't be like that. If the surveillance footage has been spliced, our technical department will be able to find out. The only thing they could do was to delete the surveillance footage. But there was no missing footage from the Warner residence that day. So that possibility can be ruled out." Karl analyzed the situation one by one.
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