"Are we just going to leave them like this?" Julie waited obediently for Jack to finish his work. Seeing that he really had no intention of putting the two killers down, but was preparing to take her away directly, she asked.

"Although they were ordered to do so, two HPD officers did die in their hands, so the job of rescuing them should be left to the HPD. I hope they can arrive in time."

Jack felt that he was "kind" enough. After all, hanging upside down on a tree for an hour or two would not kill anyone.

As for whether the two killers would fall into the red fire ant nest and be stung to death because of their struggles, or whether the HPD officers would be delayed for a few hours because they got lost, that was none of his business.

His mission was to protect witnesses first. He didn't even have a partner with him at the moment, so it was extremely difficult for him to subdue two armed gangsters by sneak attack.

No one would be able to find fault with restricting the two killers' ability to move and keeping them where they were until rescued, even if it was written into the report.

What is a red fire ant nest?

He had no idea. Why should a psychologist understand natural science? It was just a small pile of dirt with some small ants in it.

After listening to Jack's pretentious explanation, Julie's originally somewhat uneasy mood calmed down. This girl asked these questions not out of any kind-heartedness, but simply because she was worried that the FBI who saved her would get into trouble.

"I thought you FBI agents were all old-fashioned people like Frick. When he was with me, he talked most about how he would spend time with his family after retirement."

There was a strange light in Julie's eyes, and she finally couldn't help it. While someone was concentrating on clearing the way, she grabbed his arm and gave him a light kiss on the face.

Jack was a little caught off guard. Although he could have avoided it, he said, "I'll take this as a thank you."

Julie chuckled and didn't say much, but her steps became much lighter.

The two of them quickly climbed over the last small hill, and a winding forest path came into sight. Although it was still a dirt road, made of neither cement nor asphalt, but simply a dirt road rolled out by humans, it was enough to make people excited.

Because the ruts on the dirt road seemed to announce that after a short but thrilling jungle adventure, they returned to the civilized world again.

"There's the sound of a car." Julie, who was following Jack, cheered in surprise and was about to run towards the dirt road, but was pulled back by Jack, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed.

Julie was caught off guard and turned half a circle, hitting Jack's chest hard. Although she had her own cushioning, she still couldn't help but cry out in pain.

At the same time, an old red Toyota pickup truck was driving towards this side quickly. The people in the car had obviously noticed the movement here. The next moment, a submachine gun was poked out of the window.

"Damn it!" Almost at the same time as the gunshot rang out, Jack, holding Julie, rolled down the mountain into the ditch formed by the natural erosion of rainwater on the roadside.

The bullet splashed a series of water and mud spots around the two people, with a striking red flower of blood in the middle.

The gunfire stopped for a while, and the pickup truck stopped far away. The driver leaned out of the window and fired two more bursts of shots. Seeing that there was no movement in the ditch, he just unbuckled his seat belt and was about to push open the door and get out of the car. Suddenly, Jack jumped up from the mud and fired repeatedly with the SIG Sauer P320-XTen in his hand.

The bullet penetrated the thin car door, causing the driver to tremble all over and blood to splatter everywhere. Jack slowly stood up and walked towards him, continuing to shoot as he walked until he got close to the car.

The driver's upper body was covered in blood, and his right hand holding the submachine gun was still hanging outside the car window, but he was no longer able to pull the trigger.

"Damn it!" Jack walked up to him and shot the last bullet in the gun into the guy's head.

He was really pissed off. He hadn't been injured for so many chapters, but he came to Hawaii just for a vacation, and was broken by little Karami and was made so embarrassed.

"Jack! You're hurt!" Julie, who was also covered in mud, crawled to Jack's side, and looked at the blood oozing from his lower back with a crying voice, looking helpless.

Jack pointed to the backpack he had thrown into the ditch, indicating that the first aid medicines were inside. Then, while the girl was getting the bag, he quickly checked her injuries and then heaved a sigh of relief.

A bullet entered from under his left ribs, just glancing past his ribs and going through them. His kidney was fine, it was just a minor flesh wound, and he didn't even need emergency treatment.

The sound of sirens came from far away, and a Ford F150 with flashing lights stopped not far away. Danny and Cheng Hao jumped out of the car with guns in hand and nervous faces.

After receiving Jack's call, they rushed here directly, but they were still a step late. Apparently, the third killer chose the same meeting place as them.

This was a coincidence. Apparently, the other two killers informed him by satellite phone when they tracked down Jack and Julie. As a result, both parties chose the nearest forest road as the meeting point.

"Are you both okay?" Danny was frightened when he saw the two men sitting on the side of the road covered in mud and Julie sobbing while cleaning Jack's wound with a kettle.

Cheng Hao was calmer than him. He first checked the body and then checked the situation inside the Toyota pickup truck. Only then he breathed a sigh of relief and put away his pistol.

Jack's kettle contained water of life mixed with lemon juice. This time he had it all his own way. He was grimacing in pain, and when he saw Danny coming forward with concern, he quickly waved at him.

"Just a small injury."

After saying that, he took the bandage and skillfully wrapped it around his waist twice, then stood up with Julie's help and forced a smile to her, "We should still have enough time to get to the court."

Julie looked at her bulletproof vest, then at the bloody bandage around Jack's waist, and nodded vigorously, trying hard to hold back her tears.

Perhaps because he had seen Jack's first aid skills before, Danny chose to trust his judgment. He quickly ran to the front of the F150 and patted the hood hard.

"There's still one hour left. I'll contact HPD to direct traffic, and we should make it in time."

The F150 turned around and got back on the road. Danny, who was sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at Jack in the back seat, confirmed that he was okay, and picked up the satellite phone.

“This is State Police Special Superintendent Danny Williams, witness Julie Master is safe and we are escorting her to the courthouse.

I ask that the intersections along the way be kept clear and that there be adequate police presence around the courthouse, as there is a potential killer who has yet to be identified.”

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