Chapter 1313 They Found No Leads


    Johann nodded. “That seems to be the case."


    Dr. Albus read the report again, this time more carefully, and said, "That''s strange. I know that the


    excretions from this creature have very minor sedative properties, and even hundreds of them would


    not even have too much effect on the human body. How did the person who refined the drug do it?"


    Johann took the report and said, "You''ll probably have to ask the person who refined the drug. There


    isn''t a technique in modern medical technology that can do it. If the substance truly knocked all of you


    out, I can only say that there''s a lot we don''t know."


    "Just imagine what I can do with this technique!" Dr. Albus eximed.


    Luca was silent. She knew about the drug that they ingested. Shanks had devised the technique of


    refining it.


    No one else outside the Ind of Despair knew about the technique.


    If Shanks published his research findings, many people around the world would benefit from it.


    However, Shanks had no such ns, and he did not teach Luca the technique either.


    Johann discreetly observed Luca. She was silent as though the matter did not concern her, despite the


    fact that she was the biggest victim.


    "What do you think, Dr. Craw?" He asked.


    "If such a technique exists in the world, why didn''t its inventor publish it?" Luca said nonchntly.


    She said what everyone had been thinking without giving too much away.


    Dr. Albus nodded. "That''s true. Imagine that person patented the technique. He''d be swimming in


    cash!"


    Johann looked at Dr. Albus with contempt. ''Is money the only thing he thinks about?''


    Luca was also not interested in discussing that topic. She said to Johann, "Dr. Park, are you here to


    deliver the report to Mr. Crawford?"


    "Yes." Johann was here to deliver the report to Luke. Even though Luke said that he would not


    understand it, Johann had to inform him about several things.


    He went to thepany but was told that Luke had already left. That was why he had gone to the


    hotel, and he happened to bump into Luca and the others, who had just returned from the day''s


    conference.


    That resulted in the aforementioned conversation.


    Luca nodded. "I won''t disturb you then."


    Johann was curious about why Luca could remain so unperturbed. If whatever happened to her


    happened to anyone else, they would want to get to the bottom of it.


    Luca and Luke were the biggest victims in the incident, yet the former behaved as though it did not


    concern her.


    Johann had obtained a visitor''s ess card from the front desk. He saw that the elevator had arrived,


    so he quickly rushed toward the lobby.


    The people stepped into the elevator.


    Luca stepped out of the elevator after it arrived at her floor. Johann said, "Dr. Craw, won''t you want to


    come along with us and discuss it with Mr. Crawford?"


    "I''ve read the report, but I have no knowledge of the technique. I don''t think I''ll be of any help. As for


    what happened that day, I was unconscious throughout the entire incident, so I won''t be able to help


    you either. I should return to my room and not give you or Mr. Crawford any more trouble." Luca


    refused Johann''s invitation.


    She already knew what she needed to know about the incident, and she was not interested in anything


    else.


    Listening to their discussion would only bring her more trouble. Moreover, she did not want to meet


    Luke so often, in case she could not stop herself from indulging in her affection.


    It was best to keep away from Luke whenever possible.


    Johann rubbed his chin as the elevator doors closed slowly. "That''s weird," he said.


    When he arrived at Luke''s floor, Johann tapped the ess card on the door and went in without


    knocking.


    "You''re here, Uncle Johann!" Tommy greeted Johann with a smile.


    Johann patted Tommy''s head and took out a packet of chocte cookies from his pocket. "Good boy.


    Here''s your reward," he said.


    "Thank you, Uncle Johann." Tommy opened the packaging and began stuffing his mouth.


    Luke nodded to acknowledge Johann''s presence. Johann sat on the couch and said, "Would you like to


    read the report this time?"


    "Summarize it," Luke said.


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    Johann told Luke about the substance and how difficult it was to refine it. Then, he said, "I can only say


    that things are much moreplicated than we expected. No researcher in Watson could refine the


    substance to such a high concentration."


    "Mm," Luke replied and suddenly thought of Luca.


    ''Can''t she do it?''


    He knew that Luca carried with her a stash of medicine of her own creation, and he wondered if Luca


    knew the technique to do it.


    He was sure that Luca was not the mastermind behind the incident. After all, she was also a victim.


    "There''s no point in figuring out the identity of the mysterious substance," Johann said, sounding


    slightly frustrated. "How''s the investigation on your side?"


    He was referring to the hacking of thepanywork.


    Under immense pressure, the IT department worked overtime for a week straight before tracing the


    origin of the virus to a small diner in New York.


    The owners of the small diner were an elderly couple, and there was nothing suspicious about their


    backgrounds. The restaurant did not have surveince cameras either.


    They could not find any clues beyond that. The enemy must be a master hacker to cause such damage


    to thepanywork. Moreover, several of their top-secret documents had been leaked, which


    added to the losses suffered by thepany.


    Luke nned to return to A City the next day, but he had to stay back to deal with the crisis.


    The drug and the virus told him that his enemy was far more powerful than he originally thought.


    "We couldn''t find any leads," Luke said.


    Johann ced the report on the coffee table and said," Looks like we''re in a lot of trouble."


    Luke nodded.


    Tommy could see the frustration in Luke and Johann''s eyes. "Daddy, Uncle Johann, aren''t you very


    amazing? You''ll definitely defeat the baddies."


    Johann chuckled and patted Tommy''s head. "Who do you


    think is more amazing, your Daddy or me?"


    "Of course it''s my Daddy!" Even though Tommy was eating the cookies that Johann had given him, he


    was not so easily bribed.


    "Sigh, I''m so sad to hear that." Johann pretended to put on a sad face. Then, he turned to Luke. "Does


    thepany still need you here? Are you going back to A City tomorrow?"


    Luca and the others would finish their training tomorrow, and Luke had expected that he would be able


    to finish up his business there.


    "I can''t." Luke shook his head.


    Johann looked at Tommy and frowned. "If you have to stay here, what about Tommy?"