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Chapter 1151 NCIS New Case

"Are you performing some kind of dark magic?"

As soon as Hannah entered the door, she saw Jack and Castle's little cutie Alexis wearing the same wizard robes as in the Harry Potter series, busying themselves in the kitchen.

"Alexis wants me to help her recreate some of the Hogwarts delicacies."

Jack raised the elderberry wand-shaped cake scraper in his hand. There was still some cream on Alexis's little face beside him, making her look very cute and naive.

She put down the official Harry Potter cookbook in her hand, picked up a cup of oddly colored drink and handed it to Hannah like she was offering a treasure, "Try the butterbeer I made."

Hannah took the glass of icy cold "butterbeer" with some hesitation. First of all, the glass was very distinctive, with a white copper metal base and an embossed Hogwoods emblem on it.

The cup body is made of glass and can be separated from the base. There are scales on it. Hannah recognized that this is the cup that Madam Pomfrey used to pour Bone Spirit for Harry and his friends.

If you look closely at the cup, you can see a slightly suspicious brown-yellow liquid with bubbles inside and a layer of milk cap floating on the top.

"It's ginger beer mixed with cream sauce, you can drink it without worry." After hearing Jack's explanation, Hannah finally felt relieved. She took a sip first to make sure the taste was acceptable, and then drank several more sips.

It wasn't that the stuff tasted so good, but that she had just come back from outside, and the "butterbeer" Alexis brought her was ice cold.

Ginger beer is non-alcoholic. It is actually soda water with ginger ale added. It is very refreshing when chilled.

Some kind of soup was bubbling on the stove nearby, emitting a rich aroma of chicken and mushrooms.

"What kind of stew is this?" Hannah tried hard to recall the Harry Potter series she had watched, but she had no clue.

"No, this is the filling for the Hogwarts Great Hall Chicken Pie, I added bay leaves and tarragon to it."

Seeing that the juice was almost dried up, Jack turned off the stove and took out the dough for making puff pastry that he had prepared in advance from the refrigerator.

Seeing him skillfully brushing oil on a baking tray with a black magic mark, Hannah turned on the faucet with interest to wash her hands, "I'll help too."

Jack threw two lemons at her and said, "Grinder some of the lemons and squeeze the rest into lemon juice."

Compared to Jiejie who can barely cook two dishes, Hannah's cooking skills are limited to this level of helping out.

Of course, if you give her a grill or a Texas grill outdoors, that's another matter. There's no Texan who doesn't know how to grill.

The Harry Potter-themed kitchenware that Jack is using now was brought by Alexis from home.

It includes a cast iron pot with a golden snitch handle on the lid, a set of wand-shaped silicone spatulas that Alexis uses for dessert, a Deathly Hallows spoon rest, and multiple Polyjuice Potion cups.

"What are you going to do with this?" Hannah handed the crushed lemon and squeezed lemon juice to Jack.

"It's Dumbledore's favorite lemon Sherbet pudding."

Alexis snapped a mini stand-up billboard onto the table, with the slogan "Amazing citrus flavor" written on it.

So on this leisurely summer morning, Jack successfully played the role of a wizard, or strictly speaking, more like a house-elf, accompanying two beauties, one big and one small, who still had childlike innocence, to prepare a lunch full of Hogwarts style.

"This chicken hall pie is perfect. I think it has changed my inherent view of British cuisine." The rich flavor of chicken and mushroom sauce paired with the crispy pie crust made Hannah very satisfied.

"Uh" Jack hesitated for a moment, and finally decided not to burst Hannah's rare good impression. British chicken stewed with mushrooms and pancakes, well, it tastes good indeed.

At this time, Jubal pushed the door open, still a little confused on his face, "Guys, can anyone tell me why NCIS sent us a request for assistance?"

Seeing Jack and Alexis dressed in wizard robes, he became even more confused, "Isn't it too early to celebrate Halloween in June?"

Jack took the file bag from him with a smile, and sure enough, he saw the words "Naval Criminal Investigative Service" on the cover.

"Rosie only informed me of this yesterday, and I haven't had time to tell you yet."

He briefly told them what Rossi had asked him to do yesterday, but he didn't expect that Jubal and Hannah were more interested in the bombing of the naval compound.

"Terrorist attacks?"

Seeing that Alexis had obediently put on her headphones and sat on the sofa in the living room, Jack shook his head to indicate that he didn't quite know the details.

"It is said that it was done by a lone ranger who wanted to avenge his son who served in the navy. His motives are somewhat similar to those of General Hammer."

"Is this a ripple effect?" Jubal asked as he cut himself a piece of the still steaming pie without any hesitation.

The "ripple effect" he mentioned is also called the "imitation effect" in social psychology. It refers to the tendency of individuals to unconsciously and spontaneously cause similar actions, opinions, and emotions under the influence of uncontrolled social stimuli.

People who often pay attention to the news will notice that certain vicious cases will trigger chain reactions, such as large-scale school shootings, which usually happen one after another in a short period of time.

This is certainly related to the concentrated media coverage, but it is undeniable that sometimes these seemingly unrelated cases actually have certain connections.

In any society or group of people, there will always be people with criminal potential, and when a serious criminal case is exposed, especially after being widely reported.

It can be noticed that in addition to some voices of condemnation, there are also a large number of "rationalists", and even voices of applause and support.

When these voices are gathered together, they will also form a force of public opinion.

For ordinary people, this kind of public opinion has no influence at all. At best, they will just spray each other with words out of dissatisfaction, or join the camp of adding fuel to the fire.

But for some individuals who already have the intention to commit crimes, such public opinion is precisely the best catalyst, which can continuously strengthen their criminal psychology.

And once a certain trigger happens, this criminal mentality is instantly transformed into specific criminal behavior.

"It shouldn't be, right? But it's hard to say." Jack was also a little unsure. The public was not aware of the VX poison case that occurred on Alcatraz Island, but there must have been some rumors circulating within the federal law enforcement agencies and the military.

After all, a considerable number of manpower were mobilized at that time, with nearly a thousand agents and soldiers in just one joint operations command center.

Jubal finished the pie in two or three bites and packed up the rest. "The case sent by NCIS is in the Rich Lake area near Richmond. I have notified the others to come back and gather."

"Let's gather directly at the airport. Someone will reimburse the gas money anyway." Jack said with a smile.