Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau-Chapter 658 - 345: Striking It Rich (First Update)

Lawrence Winters couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, looking at Ian Lothrop in confusion, "...Professor Lothrop, can you tell me what exactly is going on here? Did you really call me over just for this matter?"

"What else did you think?" Ian Lothrop enthusiastically explained the two sets of data to her, "Let me tell you, as soon as those injuries were uploaded to our database, they became anomalies and garnered quite a bit of attention."

"And then they were passed up level by level until they reached me." Ian Lothrop became smug, "Outsiders watch the commotion, insiders see the subtleties. I’m the insider’s insider, and at a glance, I could tell this injury was out of the ordinary."

"Your uncle Nick Zeller was the first to be injured, and his injuries were nothing unusual, but the second case was peculiar. He was injured by different people, at different places, and at different times!"

"However, the second man’s injuries almost perfectly replicated those of the first, and reflected in our data system as two identical injury reports, which drew our attention."

Ian Lothrop squinted with a smile, "Now do you understand?"

Lawrence Winters suddenly realized, and slowly said, "So, it’s because their injuries were so similar that you took notice? Which led you to investigate this matter? Ultimately leading to Lucas Harlow being ’helped for investigation’?"

Ian Lothrop nodded vigorously, "Exactly, your deduction is spot-on! — Now can you tell me, how did you manage it?"

Lawrence Winters pulled the corners of her mouth into a wry smile, thinking it was truly she who caught their attention...

But she didn’t understand what was so remarkable about it either.

Lawrence Winters shrugged, honestly saying, "Actually, I don’t understand why you’re making such a fuss, wasn’t it quite simple? Seeing how badly my uncle was beaten by them, of course, I had to retaliate in kind."

"We of the Celestial Path Sect are like that, our grievances are clear, with no lingering consequences." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Whatever they did to my uncle, I did the same to him. Any slight difference would create new karma."

"If you think I shouldn’t have taken revenge in private, I accept the punishment." Lawrence Winters reached out, gesturing for Ian Lothrop to cuff her, saying with a grimace, "But could you please not tell my mom? I’m afraid she would worry about me..."

Ian Lothrop clicked his tongue twice, "I’m not a judge, why should I punish you? I just want to know how you did it? Are you really not going to tell me?"

"I really don’t know how to explain!" Lawrence Winters blinked, her emotions unchanged, showing she was speaking the truth.

Ian Lothrop’s lab was equipped with a complete set of instruments for measuring emotional fluctuations and body temperature, exceedingly precise.

Spurred by sudden interest, he said, "How about this, I’ll give you a lie detector test. If you pass, I’ll pretend this never happened."

Lawrence Winters quickly nodded, "Sure, sure, I really don’t know!"

Ian Lothrop smiled and led her to another room.

There was an instrument similar to a CT scanner, a cylindrical sealed chamber, where she lay down on the conveyor belt and was pushed inside.

The sealed chamber was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

Lawrence Winters felt a bit nervous.

She lay in the sealed chamber, her hands unconsciously tightly clenched, pressing against the cushion beneath her.

After a while, she began to feel comfort and reassurance fill her mind, her tense emotions gradually relaxing.

Ian Lothrop watched his instruments, waiting until Lawrence Winters had adjusted her mental state, then spoke into the microphone, "Now, I will ask you questions, and you must answer honestly."

"If you lie, my instruments will catch it."

Ian Lothrop’s voice echoed throughout the sealed chamber, as if someone were broadcasting over a loudspeaker from the sky.

Lawrence Winters heard it clearly, she responded with a "Mm" and smiled, "Go ahead."

Her voice was transmitted through a special conduit to the external speakers, as part of the system’s observation.

Ian Lothrop recorded while asking her, "Have you studied medicine?"

Lawrence Winters: "..."

"Certainly not."

She had always studied the humanities, when did she ever study medicine?

Ian Lothrop continued to inquire, "Since you haven’t studied medicine, how did you know what those injury data represented?"

Lawrence Winters shook her head in the darkness, "I don’t know."

Ian Lothrop was even more puzzled, "You don’t know these injury data? Haven’t you seen your uncle’s X-rays and CT scans?"

"No, why would I look at that?" Lawrence Winters was also puzzled, "I told you I haven’t studied medicine, and besides, even someone who has studied medicine might not understand X-rays and CT scans without specialized knowledge."