Aftermath

Long Island, New York.

Inside the largest funeral home in town.

Ted slumped to the ground, stunned.

On the morgue bed in front of him, a white sheet covered most of the body, revealing only a pale face with a 5-centimeter wound that had just been stitched up on the left side of his forehead.

If Anna Taylor isn't Ted's perfect girlfriend, then who is she?

Beside Ted stood Marshall, his face filled with grief, and Lily was weeping uncontrollably.

"Adam is coming right away."

Lily hung up the phone, speaking to Marshall while looking at Ted.

But Ted didn't react at all.

A tall, middle-aged man who had been standing silently to the side suddenly looked at Lily. His eyes flashed, and his expressionless face instantly softened into a gentle and approachable expression. "Are you Dr. Duncan. Adam Duncan?" he asked.

"Um."

Lily wiped away her tears and looked at the middle-aged man. "Do you know Adam?"

"Um."

The tall, middle-aged man nodded. "We've met a few times."

He was the Elliott Deacon that Adam knew.

"Oh, right."

Lily wiped away her tears and said, "Adam mentioned that Monica's house is located here, and her grandmother's funeral was probably held here."

"Right."

Mr. Deakin nodded and glanced at Lily: "Is Dr. Duncan coming over?"

"Certainly."

Lily looked worriedly at Ted, who was sitting on the ground unresponsive. "Adam is our good friend, so of course he should come over at a time like this. It's just a pity that no one notified him when the car accident happened last night. Otherwise, with his reputation as Dr. Miracle, if he had arrived at the scene, this might not have happened."

"The Dr. Miracle?"

Mr. Deakin's eyes narrowed.

"Um."

Lily cried again, "Although Adam is young, he has amazing medical talent. He created many miracles as soon as he entered the Medical Center. Many people who were originally thought to be dead were brought back to life by his persistence and efforts."

Ugh!

Why didn't anyone notify him last night?

Even with the best of luck, it would have cooled down completely overnight.

"It's such a pity. I'm sorry, I have something to do, so I'll have to stay a little longer."

Mr. Deakin sighed, said something to Lily, nodded to the three of them, and slowly walked out of the morgue.

The moment he stepped outside, his expression completely changed, instantly transforming from gentle and approachable to expressionless.

He strode up to the attic and opened a cabinet door.

There was a wall inside.

A densely packed collection of photos hangs on the wall.

At first glance, they all appear to be the last photos of the deceased.

But upon closer inspection, many of the deceased had their eyes open.

It is said that the eyes of the deceased have lost their light.

But these open eyes clearly still hold light.

"Are you feeling smug?"

Mr. Deakin looked at the dense collection of photographs and muttered to himself, "Dr. Miracle... let's look at them again."

As he spoke, he collected all the photos.

Then I started packing and cleaning the room.

After everything was settled, I took the bag out and placed it on the passenger seat of the car.

At this moment.

A sports car sped by, then came to an abrupt stop, coming to a smooth halt in the lane.

Adam got out of the car.

"Dr. Duncan."

Mr. Deakin closed the passenger seat and casually stepped forward to greet Adam.

"Mr. Deakin."

Adam was not surprised.

He had already thought about this on his way here.

Anna and Monica's grandmother both live in this area, and Mr. Deakin's funeral home is the largest in the vicinity, so it's normal for them to handle their funerals here.

If nothing unexpected happens, Sheldon's aunt Beatrice will soon pass away from illness, and the entire process of her encoffining, funeral, and burial will likely take place here as well.

Where are Ted and the others?

"Come with me."

Mr. Deakin gestured and led Adam to the underground morgue.

"Adam!"

As soon as Lily saw Adam come in, she immediately rushed over to him, crying.

Adam sighed, put his arm around Lily, patted her back, said a few words of comfort, pushed her away, walked over to Ted, glanced at him, and gave Marshall a 'no problem' look.

Then, he walked to the mortuary and looked at Anna, who had died young in a sudden accident.

It was a deathly pale face.

Adam glanced at it, a thought flashing through his mind. As he reached out to touch Anna's neck, he casually asked, "Where's the death report? May I see it?"

"It's up there, I'll go get it."

Mr. Deakin glanced at Adam, but did not move immediately.

Adam released his hand from Anna's neck, walked silently in front of Lily and the others, blocking their Lily, and met Mr. Deakin's gaze.

Lily hadn't noticed anything yet, but Marshall's expression changed.

Mr. Deakin smiled and turned to leave.

"Kate, bring people over here immediately..."

Adam immediately called Kate and quickly explained the problem he had discovered.

"I'm coming right away! Be careful!"

On the other end of the phone, Kate yelled and hung up.

"Adam, what's going on? Why are you calling the police?"

"Is there really something wrong with this mortician?"

Lily and Marshall were shocked.

"Anna is not dead. She was injected with an anesthetic and is in a state of suspended animation."

Adam looked warily at the doorway. "It's been so long since last night, the mortician couldn't have missed this problem. And looking at the injection marks on Anna's neck, it was just a recent injection."

"Ah!"

Lily screamed in surprise.

"What? Anna isn't dead?"

Ted, who had been sitting on the ground without reacting, belatedly cried out and scrambled to his feet.

"He's not dead."

Adam nodded and said, "She will wake up once the effects of the anesthetic wear off."

"So what should we do now?"

Marshall asked, "Should we wait for the police to arrive?"

He has already left.

Adam had been paying attention to the sounds outside. When he heard the car drive away, he immediately ran to the window and looked out. He saw Mr. Deakin driving away and turning the car around. As Mr. Deacon turned the car around, he and Adam made eye contact again. Mr. Deacon's eyes were full of indifference and his face was expressionless.

This is his true nature.

"Okay, I'll help you contact the hospital."

Adam quickly gave a brief instruction and ran towards the exit of the funeral home. "You guys wait here, I'm going after him."

The reason I didn't immediately take down my opponent wasn't out of respect for their war god-like strength.

In the face of this cheater, even the greatest warriors would have to retreat to the doghouse.

Adam was worried because he had a gun, and Lily and the others were around; if things went wrong, it would be a real tragedy.

So Adam preferred to let him leave first.

As for why they let him go and then chased after him...

That's because Adam had already offended the other party, and knowing that the other party was a cruel and extremely dangerous person, he naturally couldn't let the other party get away with it.

Regardless of whether the other party will retaliate, eliminating the threat in advance is essential!

Therefore, he informed Kate.

As a police officer, and a high-ranking one at that, Kate was perfectly justified and legal to kill Mr. Deakin if he dared to resist.

Adam had to do was keep an eye on Mr. Deakin and prevent him from escaping.

Given his driving skills and the performance of his sports car, such a possibility is almost nonexistent.

It's just a pity about Adam's carefully cultivated good relationship with Dr. Montgomery, and Dr. Montgomery's damn love at first sight.

Dr. Montgomery was really unlucky.

She had just decided to escape the two most important men in the first half of her life, thinking she had met the only love and soulmate for the rest of her life, but she never expected that the other party was a cruel criminal.

"Kate, where are you? He escaped, and I'm following him now. Understand, I won't get close to him. You guys hurry up."

Adam drove his car, hovering at a distance from Mr. Deakin's car.