You have to guess that the Biden team is grilling Hunter, trying to find out just exactly what is on that laptop. They will have a hard time denying things that they are first hearing about in the New York Post.
My guess is that Hunter was so out of it that he probably forget where he left the laptop. Though, if it was waterlogged, he might have thought he got rid of it and somebody else found it.
I’ve had A lot of scenarios run through my head. The idea that Hunter Maugham not remember where he took it is possible. I also thought maybe one of his sex partners stole it and took it in to be repaired. Nothing should be overlooked.
That store owner did two smart things. One, he did his legal responsibility by taking it to the FBI. He saw evidence of many different crimes, and reported that.
Second, he went to the NY Post, not the Times, and Rudy Giuliani. The best way to protect himself is to be public about this. That way. if he suddenly is found dead, we will know it wasn’t by his own hand.
Given Hunter Biden’s reported fondness for cocaine, his answer would be,”oh, you mean I had a laptop?”
Habitual droppers don’t answer questions very well in my experience.