[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1742":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1483860,1930,"Chapter 1742 - Haley Missing, and Comforting Margaret","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1742",1742,"\u003Cp>Five minutes later, Luke arrived at the sanatorium and sighed. “Fine, something really did happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sanatorium, which should have been conserving electricity at night, was brightly lit, and more than 50 guards were patrolling the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke glanced at them. All the guards were armed; there was definitely something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t the reaction of a sanatorium, but a military base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the way these people moved, they were all veterans with military training. Their combat ability wouldn’t be any worse than that of an ordinary SWAT team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several small drones hovered in the sky to monitor the surroundings of the sanatorium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke turned to look at the beach, only to see that there were also security guards and search dogs wandering around the sewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt that the guards were searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke stopped moving and released a mid-sized drone to monitor the entire sanatorium from a higher altitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a large number of mini Ant drones started to enter via various hidden corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared with a big person like him going inside, the mini drones were naturally more comprehensive and efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Ant drones in the lead were also the smallest drones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were only five millimeters long. They looked like big ants, but were actually new experimental models with “nuclear” and “vibranium” components.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it could absorb the energy of Skye’s vibration ability, Luke named the special metal “vibranium.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, it had very strong physical attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two vibranium experimental models had an extremely simple internal structure but durable and sturdy bodies, and had practically boundless kinetic energy in comparison with their sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as there wasn’t some extremely thick protective layer, these two drones could deal easily with anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, they were also “charging stations” for the other ordinary mini drones when necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, these two drones had the ability to become super assassins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these vibranium machines, digging up cement was no different to digging up mud; it was also easy to dig out the toughest skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t even any need to go that far to kill an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Luke, using the drones as assassins was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had a hundred ways to deal with people he didn’t like; he didn’t need to mobilize the drones for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Luke had to test how useful these experimental models were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because the two drones had the mentality of ants, and had the second generation arc reactor which they were using as a power source after it was shrunk using the Pym Particle. The ordinary drones also looked like ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were long enough to accommodate all sorts of functional components, and could pass through narrow passages dug by the two experimental models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than five minutes later, the two drones led the main force through a gap and opened passages in some key locations, before they entered the sanatorium from the north and south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of Ant drones silently searched every place that had people, and recorded them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the guards didn’t talk much, but that didn’t mean it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when Frank commanded a battle, the less was said, the simpler the language, and the more prominent the focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke soon uncovered the reason for the search: Two people had escaped the sanatorium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, a “Patient Zero” had escaped and taken a doctor with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke had a bad feeling, and soon confirmed that while Haley’s phone signal was coming from the office, she wasn’t in the sanatorium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the development of the Internet and telecommunications, very few people wouldn’t have their phones on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this sanatorium was special, it was unlikely that Haley would go home without her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the drone entered Haley’s office and Luke saw her purse, everything was basically confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haley was probably the doctor who had been kidnapped by the patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was even more troublesome was that from the bits and pieces of information, it was very likely that this Zero had escaped through the sewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rendered Luke’s Sharp Nose useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even patrolled the coast that the sanatorium was on in stealth mode, but didn’t find any traces of Haley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much he could do about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the smallest lead from Sharp Nose could have helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without this lead, Luke was looking for a needle in a haystack like everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming the situation, he could only tell Elena to stay with Margaret as much as possible as her friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappearance of the person closest to you would be a huge blow to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young widow didn’t have any other family in New York, so Elena could only do her best as a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would be terrible if something happened to Margaret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Elena comforted the widow, Luke explained the situation to Elsa in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa didn’t wonder where he got the information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Dustin were just one of Luke’s “information channels,” and Elizabeth was in the Internet department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke definitely had more personal connections than just these old friends from work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply looked at Margaret worriedly and asked in a low voice, “What can I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Calm her down. After all, you’re her most trusted friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa said, “Of course, but you don’t need my help?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke shook his head. “There should be something going on behind the scenes. If you start investigating, you’ll very likely draw attention. It’s easiest for me to get involved secretly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa was a little surprised. “Secretly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Keep this between us: There’s something fishy about King’s Park Sanatorium. It definitely doesn’t have a simple background.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa said worriedly, “Will it be...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sympathized with Margaret, but she couldn’t let an old friend take such a huge risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke waved his hand. “As long as none of you know anything, I’m safe. So, just act like I didn’t take on Margaret’s request. You should console her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm... I see.” Stumped for a moment, Elsa then got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an experienced officer like her had to pretend that she didn’t know anything, while someone as naive as Margaret could only be told even less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if Haley was rescued, anyone with a brain would be able to find out from this young widow that it was Luke who had done the good deed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa looked at Luke helplessly. “But I’m afraid that Margaret will be very sad...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s better to be sad than to be used.” Luke chuckled. “Besides, it’s better for her to dislike me more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at him speechlessly for a moment, Elsa finally couldn’t take it anymore. “Why do so many women like someone like you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke touched his face and said, “Do you need an answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa said, “...I’ll go attend to Margaret.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-06-06T03:36:36.830Z",1,"novelbin.me","bb28d01375251aac8210d5bb9cab9549c38a5e05d5c022dfe536637a22621fbf","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1743","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1741",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]