Legendary FBI Detective

The SUV sped towards the Jacob Federation Building.

Mona sat in the passenger seat, scratching her head as she looked at her little notebook. Next to her, Luo An twisted the steering wheel, driving the SUV to quickly overtake another car, and asked in a serious tone:

"Did you find out the identity of that fat white man we caught yesterday?"

"Of course, and I also figured out why he went to see Rossland yesterday."

Mona nodded, opened her laptop, and after tapping a few keys said:

"That guy is an assassin broker named Adam, who had previously collaborated with Rossland.

He went to see Rossland yesterday because there was a job he wanted to inquire if Rossland would take it.

The job to kill Triss was Rossland’s private work, unknown to Adam."

"OK."

Just as Luo An was about to ask another question, his phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

Pressing the answer button, a familiar voice came from the other end:

"It’s me, Reesi."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Reesi and Lade had been guarding Rossland all night, indeed it had been tough.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Luo An asked:

"So, did Rossland confess?"

"No, he’s not saying anything."

In the hospital corridor, Reesi, looking at Rossland lying on the hospital bed full of anger, gritted her teeth and said:

"Whatever methods Lade and I used, Rossland wouldn’t say who ordered him to kill Triss and Loel."

Hearing this, Mona frowned deeply from the passenger seat.

She couldn’t understand why, even though the mastermind behind the scenes had people try to silence Rossland with a sniper rifle, Rossland still chose not to confess.

The driving Luo An, however, just expressionlessly nodded:

"As I thought."

"What do you mean?"

Mona and Reesi, hearing this, instantly looked puzzled.

Luo An didn’t beat around the bush, and explained empathetically:

"This means the pressure the mastermind is putting on Rossland is much greater than the pressure we’re giving him.

In other words, Rossland feels that by not confessing and entering prison, he might still have a slim chance of surviving.

But if he confesses, even with the help of the FBI, Rossland feels he would surely die."

This was a new idea that emerged in Luo An’s mind just after hearing Trent’s words.

"Fu-k!"

"Son of a bi*ch!"

Mona and Reesi cursed loudly.

But they also realized a problem – this mastermind behind the scenes was probably much more powerful than they had imagined.

"Reesi, you and Lade head back to Team Five for now."

After casting a glance at Mona whose expression fluctuated, Luo An remained composed and hung up the phone.

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Team Five, office area.

"Everyone!"

Standing at the forefront of the office area, Luo An, holding a folder, loudly said to all the agents:

"According to the description from the male victim’s brother, Triss Perez is the actual mastermind behind that cosmetics company.

So next, we need to thoroughly investigate all of Triss’s records.

This time, the docs must be detailed!

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We need to not only know where Triss was born, which college she attended, but also who she has been in contact with, who these people are, which hotels she has stayed at in recent years, where she has traveled, and who is in her phone contacts!"

"Got it!!!"

Hearing Luo An’s demands, Mona and William, along with other technical agents, all felt a chill, but still responded loudly.

Seeing everyone’s fingers start dancing on their computer keyboards, Luo An nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Augustus on the side:

"Chief, I need your help with something."

Augustus twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing that.

It was called a request, but Luo An clearly didn’t mean for him to refuse.

Who is the boss after all?

Nevertheless, Augustus didn’t care about this issue, since solving the case was a priority, so he asked directly:

"What’s the matter?"

"I want to check the financial status of the cosmetics company where Triss works."

Luo An replied:

"But no one in Investigation Team 5 is proficient in this area.

Plus, Triss herself is the Chief Financial Officer, and her accounts are definitely not easy to investigate, so we need someone to help us."

Considering all the previous clues, Luo An now seriously suspected that there were financial issues with the cosmetics company.

For example, Triss had tampered with money she shouldn’t have.

In order to not alarm the suspect prematurely, they couldn’t apply for a search warrant now and could only investigate secretly.

Hearing Luo An’s words, Augustus’s eyes flickered, and he nodded with a smile, agreeing:

"OK, leave it to me."

Watching Luo An standing with his arms crossed at the forefront of the office area, Augustus left Investigation Team 5 with large strides, while Mona and William along with other agents looked on with strange expressions.

Who really is the leader of Investigation Team 5?

When Reesi and another colleague finally drove back from the hospital, they witnessed this scene:

In the office area of Investigation Team 5, all the agents were sweating profusely, hammering away at their computer keyboards.

In the meeting room, seven or eight large boxes were stacked together, and Augustus, along with a skinny middle-aged Caucasian woman and several young men and women in black suits, were frantically busy among piles of papers and computers.

Meanwhile, Luo An sat at his own workstation, spinning a folder in his hands, occasionally taking a sip of coffee.

Reesi, to his colleague: "…"

Hours passed, and Mona and William, along with other technical agents, finally managed to clearly investigate all encounters and the full history of Triss from her birth to now, as well as the identities of the people she had been in contact with.

"Good job!"

Luo An stood up from his chair and walked briskly to the forefront of the office area, pulling over a whiteboard before asking:

"So, did we find any problems?!"

"I found something!"

William raised his hand, speaking loudly:

"The records show Triss is an orphan, raised in a church in California from a young age.

But that church was demolished a few years back due to certain cases, and the documents show that Triss left there at the age of four, adopted by a Caucasian woman.

Yet, during her schooling years, the records indicate she was still at the church."

"So, there is actually a blank period in Triss’s life that we don’t know about."

Luo An nodded, writing this point down on the whiteboard, then turned around and continued to ask:

"Anything else?"

"I also found a peculiar detail."

Mona raised her hand, saying:

"Since the age of 30, Triss has left New York by plane every three months, from the 25th to the 29th, heading to California."

"What’s the situation? Where did she go?"

Reesi leaned in closer, puzzled:

"Los Angeles? Hollywood?"

Seeing everyone’s eyes turn to her, Mona explained:

"According to the records, she went to Malibu."

Malibu, located west of Los Angeles, famous for its beaches and sun.

This area is densely packed with upscale residences, social elites, surfing experts, and dream-chasers; it has been the filming location for various American films since the 1950s.

Reesi scratched her head:

"So, does Triss go there to take a vacation every three months to relax?"

"Probably not."

Thinking about what William just mentioned, Luo An’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a theory formed in his mind. He then asked:

"Mona, can you find out exactly where in Malibu Triss went? Who was she with during those days?"

Luo An felt that he was getting closer and closer to the truth.