Chapter 1010: Old Friends Meet Again

It was the first time that Jack had seen someone so seriously faint from an injection that the person fell to the ground unconscious. Although it seemed unkind to laugh at someone at such a time, the comedic effect was indeed great.

Jack helped the furry Dex to a chair and pinched his Ren Zhong. The guy woke up quickly and didn't seem to be seriously injured, otherwise they might have faced casualties before the operation even started.

Leaving Agent Deeks and his partner Kensi Bly at the headquarters on standby, Jack contacted Tim and asked him to take the old guys from the Wilshire Branch to Venice Beach first to seal off the hotel where Broadman was suspected to be staying.

The reason why Jack coordinated with Tim to take action was that, compared to the local police station, he trusted the old guys at the Wilshire Branch who had experienced a biological virus terrorist attack more. It was also to prevent the news from leaking too early.

Although it was only a matter of time before the news leaked, after all, there was quite a stir at the airport yesterday, but what they had to do now was to solve the case as much as possible before the media got hold of key words such as smallpox virus.

Venice Beach has always been regarded as one of the best beaches in Los Angeles. There is a long breakwater protecting a leisure pier, and the seaside boardwalk is lined with various unique boutique shops.

It is also regarded as one of the best surfing spots in Los Angeles. Every summer, surfers riding the waves and beach volleyball girls in bikinis on the beach are always the focus of tourists' attention.

Of course, there is also a sport that is popular all year round, street basketball. The "VBL" held here is a nationally renowned streetball league.

In Jack's previous life, due to an epidemic, Venice Beach became a campground for thousands of homeless people. The Los Angeles City Government launched several cleanup operations, but it seemed that the cleanup work was not completed until he traveled through time, and finally it was completely messed up.

The situation in this world is obviously much better. Although the temperature in Los Angeles in January is not very high, there are still many tourists coming and going on the beach wearing floral shirts and beach pants, and you can even see some heavy sunbathers on the beach.

When everyone arrived, Tim and John had already brought the LAPD's hazardous materials team to seal off the entire hotel, but they came to nothing. Broadman was not in the room, and there was only a travel bag filled with clothes.

The good news is that everyone confirmed through the surveillance in the hotel that Broadman did stay here last night, and people from the CDC also arrived quickly and confirmed that the place was not contaminated by the virus.

"There is also good news. Sharon Walker, who died on the plane, was confirmed to have been poisoned by arsenic, not smallpox as we expected. Based on this, it can be judged that Brodman's purpose in stealing the viruses was not to spread them, but for money."

Karen, who had just contacted the headquarters, put away her phone and said "good news", but her expression did not look happy at all. The only clue was broken, which meant that Broadman might have disappeared in the vast crowd.

Jack and two NCIS agents stood outside the hotel, looking at the ordinary people on the beach who had no idea about the dark side of the world, and they lost interest in talking for a moment.

"Do you want to remove the blockade?" John walked up to Jack with a dejected look on his face.

Before Jack could answer, Tim Bradford, who was also wearing a uniform like him, and Angela Lopez, who was also dressed in a business suit and had long hair, appeared in front of him.

"Wow, Angela?" Jack was shocked. This was the first time he saw Angela, who was always carefree, dressed like this. The wife-like feeling that came over him was simply overwhelming.

"Today is the weekend. Wesley and I have a date after get off work. Sonya is willing to take care of our kids for one night."

The Sonia she mentioned is the young maid who was brought back from Mexico by the Wolfe brothers (Chapter 485). The cook Maria has now become Justin's stepmother, but Sonia seems to have made becoming a housekeeper her career goal.

Angela was obviously very satisfied with Jack's slightly exaggerated reaction. It was true that she had a tomboyish personality, but in the final analysis, she was still a woman who loved beauty.

The girls around Jack are all star-level beauties. She can also stun this guy. Her vanity is simply overflowing.

Angela was a little proud for a moment, then she put away her smile and said seriously, "I just talked to the hotel manager. Broadman didn't have any visitors. The room was only booked for one night. He was very low-key, so almost no one noticed him."

The two people from "Five-O" also walked back from the direction of the seaside boardwalk. When Danny saw Angela, he was stunned for a moment, and a kind of "chatting" smile that Europeans and Americans understand appeared on his face.

"Who is this"

"This is my former instructor and partner in the LAPD, Angela Lopez. Her husband Wesley is also my friend, so please stop drooling, Uncle Danny."

Then Jack introduced Poker Face Tim to everyone. Danny touched his nose awkwardly and stood aside. Cheng Hao, who was laughing secretly beside him, took over the conversation.

"We just asked the vendors around here, but there's no clue. But a woman told us that she saw Jesus fishing at the pier yesterday."

"Welcome to Los Angeles, the vacation destination for all the crazy people," Karen teased.

Tim, who had been silent the whole time, raised his chin towards Jack and said, "What should we do next? Although it is not the peak tourist season yet, it is not easy to find a specific target in the crowd in a short time."

"Maybe we need a little luck." Jack was thinking, and suddenly an idea flashed and he looked at Angela, "Broadman's travel bag is still in the room. Did the hotel manager say that he checked out?"

Everyone immediately understood what he meant. John quickly turned around and called the police officers he brought with him, "We need to remove the blockade quickly and ask the police cars to leave temporarily. Maybe he will come back."

"Wait, maybe our luck is better than we thought." Karen looked in the direction of the seaside boardwalk, and saw a hurried figure appearing in the crowd, walking quickly towards the crowd with his head lowered.

"Is it him?" Cheng Hao turned around to look at the police car parked behind him, somewhat incredulous. Such a big commotion here didn't alarm the other party, and he just came to the door like this?

"I have a way to confirm it." Angela showed the police badge on her waist and shouted at the figure from a distance, "Garold Broadman, LAPD!"

Jarod Broadman was walking towards the hotel with his head down, about 20 to 30 meters away from the crowd. When he heard the shout, he was so frightened that he stood still, looking over here blankly, and then he realized that the situation was not good.

"Looks like it's him." Seeing this guy turn around and run, Jack stood still, because four figures had already rushed out from his side, Cheng Hao, the big black Hannah, John and Angela.

"5 dollars, which one do you want to bet on?" After hearing what Jack said, the people who were also standing still searched their pockets for change.

"Chenghao."

"Sam (Hannah)."

Danny and Karen both bet on their partners, but Tim, who had been keeping a straight face, took out $10 and grinned, "I bet on LAPD."

"You're cheating. You can only bet on one." Jack said this and took out $5. "I guess it's Angela."