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Chapter 1374
The police had discovered new evidence in the murder case.
A homeless woman had found Walter's wallet and called Lena. This woman's son had died on the job, and an
autopsy was conducted to investigate the cause. Lena was the forensic examiner involved in the autopsy at that
time. It turned out that the woman's son had died from cardiac arrest during work hours. With this cause of death
being overworking, the family was able to claim some compensation. Since Lena had helped them considerably,
the woman had kept Lena's phone number in her contacts all this while.
Therefore, when she found the evidence, she reported it to Lena instead of the police. Lena was unsure if the
woman's story was true, so she visited the scene to confirm whether the items belonged to Walter. Once it was
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtverified, she immediately contacted her colleagues, and the police arrived promptly to secure the area for
evidence collection.
The authorities took Walter's shattered phone to the tech department to recover its data, hoping to find some
clues. However, the phone was severely damaged, and data recovery posed a significant challenge. It was also
unfortunate that their top tech expert had been temporarily reassigned to another provincial bureau to work on a
cross- border fraud case and would not be back for a while.
The other staff in the tech department had limited capabilities, and breaking into the phone's data required an
extended period. Lena knew that every second counted, as the longer they took, the more time the perpetrator
had to escape. After some contemplation, she decided to seek her husband's help.
Her supervisor initially rejected the idea, as homicide case files were typically kept confidential, and outsiders were
not invited to participate in investigations. Lena explained the pros and cons and finally put her career on the line,
making it impossible for her supervisor to refuse. He reluctantly agreed, as solving this high-profile murder case
would greatly benefit his career. 'Even if something went wrong, Dr. Gray could shoulder the blame,' he thought.
Soon, Carter received a surprising call from Lena, who explained the situation. Even though he preferred not to get
involved with law enforcement, he could not bring himself to turn his wife down when she personally called and
asked for his help. So, he agreed to assist in the investigation.
When Lena brought him to the tech department, her colleagues were still busy trying to recover data from the
damaged phone. Carter watched for a while and asked, "Is this the phone?"
Lena nodded and said, "We need to recover the data inside. Can you do it?"
Carter nodded back. "Yeah, but it'll take some time."
"How long exactly?" Lena asked.
"I'll have to look at the motherboard."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLena then turned to one of her technical colleagues and said, Mr. Thorne, can you allow him to check the
motherboard?"
Benjamin Thorne was a man in his forties with an average build and wore glasses. "You don't look like someone who
deals with these things regularly. Do you even know what you're doing?" He sneered.
Carter smiled modestly and said, "I tinker around in my spare time, so I'd say I do have some knowledge of what to
do."
Hearing that, Benjamin snorted, "Data recovery isn't as simple as taking things apart and putting them together,
kid."
Carter nodded and said. "I know. I'd appreciate your guidance, Mr. Thorne."
Benjamin realized that his words had no impact on Carter. He knew that if he continued to belittle him, it would only
make him seem like a bully. So he reluctantly vacated his position while Carter expertly put on a pair of disposable
rubber gloves, picked up the necessary tools, and carefully examined the motherboard.
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