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"Are you performing some black magic?"

As soon as Hannah entered the door, she saw Jack and Cassel's little cutie Alexis wearing the same wizard robes from the Harry Potter series, and they didn't know what they were busy in the kitchen.

"Alexis wants me to help her recreate some of the Hogwarts delicacies."

Jack raised the elderberry wand-style cake scraper in his hand, and Alexis beside him had some cream stuck to her little face, looking very cute.

She put down the official Harry Potter cookbook in her hand and held up a cup of weird-colored drink to Hannah like a treasure, "Try the butterbeer I made."

Hannah hesitantly took the cold cup of so-called "butter beer". First of all, this cup was very distinctive. It had a copper-nickel metal base and an embossed Hogwoods school emblem on it.

The body of the cup was made of glass and could be separated from the base. There were scales on it, and Hannah recognized it as the cup that Madam Pomfrey used to pour raw bones into Harry and his friends.

If you look closely at the cup body, you can see a slightly suspicious brown liquid with bubbles inside, and a milk cap floating on the top.

"Ginger beer mixed with cream sauce, feel free to drink it." After hearing Jack's explanation, Hannah felt relieved. She took a brief sip to make sure the taste was acceptable, and then drank several more sips.

It's not that this thing tastes good, but that she just came back from outside, and the "butterbeer" Alexis gave her was ice cold.

Ginger beer is non-alcoholic and is actually soda water with ginger juice added. It is quite refreshing when chilled.

Some kind of soup was simmering on the stove nearby, exuding a rich aroma of chicken and mushrooms.

"What kind of stew is this?" Hannah tried to recall the "Harry Potter" series she had watched, but she had no clue.

"No, this is the filling for the Hogwarts Hall chicken pie. I added bay leaves and tarragon leaves to it."

Seeing that the juice was almost gone, Jack turned off the fire and took out the dough prepared in advance for making puff pastry from the refrigerator.

Seeing him skillfully brushing oil on a baking pan with a black magic mark, Hannah turned on the faucet and washed her hands with interest, "I'm here to help, too."

Jack threw two lemons to her, "Crush some lemons and squeeze the rest into lemon juice."

Compared to Jiejie who can barely cook two dishes, Hannah's cooking skills are limited to this level of preparation.

Of course, it would be another matter if you give her a grill or Texas oven outdoors. There is no Texan who can't grill.

The Harry Potter-themed kitchen set that Jack is currently using was brought from home by Alexis.

Includes a cast-iron pot with a golden snitch handle on the lid, a set of wand-style silicone spatulas that Alexis uses for desserts, a Deathly Hallows spoon holder, and several Polyjuice cups.

"What are you going to do with this?" Hannah handed Jack the crushed lemon and squeezed lemon juice.

"It's Dumbledore's favorite lemon sorbet pudding."

Alexis slapped a mini upright billboard on the table with the slogan "Charming citrus flavor" written on it.

So on this leisurely summer morning, Jack successfully played the role of a wizard. In fact, strictly speaking, he was more like a house elf. He accompanied two beauties, one large and one small, who were still young at heart, and completed a table full of Hogwarts. College style lunch.

"The Hall Chicken Pie is perfect. I think it changed my perception of British food." The rich chicken and mushroom sauce paired with the crispy pie crust made Hannah very satisfied.

"Uh" Jack hesitated for a moment, but finally decided not to spoil Hannah's rare good impression. British-style chicken stewed with mushrooms and pancakes, well, it does taste good.

At this time, Jubal pushed the door open and walked in with a little confusion on his face. "Guys, can anyone tell me why NCIS sent us a request for assistance?"

When he saw Jack and Alexis dressed in wizard robes, he became even more confused, "Isn't it too early to celebrate Halloween in June?"

Jack smiled and took the file bag from him, and sure enough he saw the words Naval Criminal Investigative Service on the cover.

"Rossi only informed me of this yesterday, and I haven't had time to tell you yet."

He briefly talked about what Rosie had asked him to do yesterday. Unexpectedly, Jubal and Hannah were more interested in the bombing of the naval compound.

"Terrorist attack?"

Seeing that Alexis had put on her headphones obediently and sat on the sofa in the living room, Jack shook his head and said that he didn't know the details.

"It is said that it was done by a lone traveler. He wanted to avenge his son who had served in the navy. His motives were somewhat similar to General Hammer's."

"Is this a ripple effect?" Jubal unceremoniously cut himself a portion of the steaming pie and asked while eating.

The "ripple effect" he said is also called the "imitation effect" in social psychology, which refers to the tendency of individuals to unconsciously and spontaneously induce similar actions, opinions, and emotions under the influence of uncontrolled social stimuli.

People who often follow the news will notice that certain vicious cases can trigger chain reactions, such as mass school shootings, which usually occur one after another in a short period of time.

Although this is related to the intensive reporting by the media, it is undeniable that sometimes these seemingly unrelated cases are actually connected to a certain extent.

In any society or group of people, there will be some people with criminal potential. When a vicious crime case is exposed, especially after it is widely reported.

It can be noted that in addition to some voices of condemnation, there will also be a large number of "rationalists", or even voices of applause and support.

And these voices gathered together will also form a kind of public opinion force.

For ordinary people, this kind of public opinion force has no influence. At best, they will spray each other with a few words of dislike, or join the camp of fanning the flames.

But for some individuals who already have the intention to commit crimes, such public opinion force is the best catalyst, which can continuously strengthen his criminal psychology.

And after encountering a certain fuse, this criminal psychology instantly turned into a specific criminal behavior.

"Shouldn't it be? But it's hard to say." Jack was also a little unsure. The public was not aware of the VX poison case on Alcatraz Island, but there should be some gossip circulating within the federal law enforcement department and the military.

After all, a considerable number of people were mobilized at the time. There were nearly a thousand agents and soldiers in just one joint combat command center.

Jubal finished the pie in two or three bites and packed the rest. "The case sent by NCIS is in the Rich Lake area near Richmond. I have notified the others to come back and gather."

"Let's gather directly at the airport. Someone will reimburse the gas money anyway." Jack said with a smile.