Legendary FBI Detective

"Just a possibility."

Luo An rubbed his temples, the folder in his hand only contained a general overview of the bank robbery case and did not include testimonies from eyewitnesses at the scene of the crime.

The documents given to him by Vireness also just outlined the general process of Broson's investigation into the bank robbery, equally lacking in detail.

Therefore, Luo An's judgment on the case was merely a reasonable conjecture.

"Alright, Luo An."

Seeing Luo An with a frown in deep thought, Mona turned back to her computer, her fingers dancing swiftly across the keyboard:

"This case isn't our responsibility, didn't Vireness tell you just now that she would not take on this case?"

Previously, on their way back to the Jacob Federation Building, Luo An had called Vireness to inform her that the laundry shop owner, after their investigation, actually wasn't the bank robber.

Upon receiving this news, Vireness did not say much. First, she expressed her gratitude for Luo An's hard work and told him to rest up back at the federal building. Then she mentioned that she was about to attend a meeting for team leaders and would discuss the matter in detail after the meeting.

The meeting Vireness was attending was the one where Broson, one of the team supervisors, discussed the arrangements after failing to find the bank robber within the set timeframe.

"No, Mona."

Sitting in his chair, Luo An propped his chin with his hand, pondering for a long time. After carefully thinking over the past few days' events, he then cracked a smile:

"Vireness will probably take on this case."

"What?"

At these words, Mona's complexion immediately changed.

Because of William's existence, she somewhat knew about the punishment that followed Broson's failed case closures. Under such circumstances, Vireness taking on this case...

"It's alright, Mona."

Noticing the worried expression on Mona's face, Luo An chuckled and comforted her:

"We are not like Broson."

Mona was taken aback:

"What do you mean?"

"Because we, Team Five, don't engage in backstabbing behind the scenes."

Luo An pursed his lips, his mouth curving slightly upwards, he somewhat understood the situation.

Logically speaking, it was just a bank robbery. New York, a place of simple customs, has seen many such incidents, and not a few have gone unsolved.

Under these circumstances, it seemed odd that this time Broson was being required to set a deadline to solve the case.

However, recalling Broson secretly contacting journalists during the resolution of a previous kidnapping case that escalated into a serial murder and dismemberment case, everything seemed to make more sense.

Their fourteen investigation teams were front-line operational departments, and such blatant sabotage of teammates wouldn't go unnoticed by the higher-ups.

The superiors were very angry, and the consequences were severe.

Vireness once told Luo An that Broson had joined another foundation, so the superiors found it inconvenient to dismiss him directly.

But transferring him to the newly established Team Fourteen and appointing him as the team leader was a piece of cake for the superiors.

The second step was to find a case with potentially significant or minor consequences and assign it to Team Fourteen, and then force Broson into setting a deadline to solve the case using verbal pressure...

At this thought, Luo An laughed out loud.

If Luo An had not solved the case at that time, and Broson had volunteered to handle it himself, the superiors, in order to deal with the clamoring journalists, would have had no choice but to tolerate it for the time being. They would have punished Vireness and also portioned out part of her investigative team to Broson.

Then they would look for a way to deal with Broson.

But Luo An had successfully cracked that kidnapping case that turned into a serial murder and dismemberment case... That was the real knife in Broson's heart and the reason the superiors had to act.

It was also the real reason why Broson hated Luo An to death. Without Luo An, he would have succeeded.

Thinking up to this point, Luo An gained much clarity.

If he had not guessed wrong, in the meeting, Broson would undoubtedly be punished because that had already been decided beforehand.

But after the case was transferred to someone else, the punishment for failure to solve it would likely not be as severe as Broson's.

Sure enough, half an hour later, Luo An's phone rang.

Luo An pressed the answer button, and from the other end of the phone came Vireness's indifferent voice:

"Come to my office, immediately."

"Understood, Chief."

Luo An's lips curled slightly, and he decisively agreed.

Although Vireness's tone hadn't changed, Luo An still heard the barely contained excitement in it.

——

"Sit."

After knocking and entering Vireness's office, she wasted no words, told Luo An to sit down, then she crossed her legs, leaned back, and said coldly:

"Luo An, I have taken over this chain bank robbery case."

"Understood, Chief."

Luo An smiled and nodded, without showing any other emotion.

This caused Vireness, who had wanted to say something else, to pause. After scrutinizing Luo An carefully for some time, she pursed her lips slightly:

"You catch on fast."

Before Luo An could respond, Vireness pulled out a folder from her desk and handed it to him:

"This is the transfer report for the chain bank robbery case. Investigation Team 14 will transfer the case to your Team 5 shortly."

"OK."

Luo An nodded and took the file, then without speaking, he simply smiled, silently watching Vireness.

Seeing his reaction, Vireness did not beat around the bush and said directly:

"In the meeting just now, the Special Agent Supervisor, upon learning that Broson failed to solve the case within the set time frame, rebuked him and immediately announced his reassignment to a suburban branch of the FBI's New York Branch."

Hearing this news, Luo An's mouth broke into a wide smile.

As expected, the Special Agent Supervisor had made a move on Broson.

Seeing the look on Luo An's face, Vireness was also in a good mood, her lips curving as she continued:

"After Broson left the meeting room, the Special Agent Supervisor asked the four team leaders who would take over the case.

Of course, the time limit to solve the case is one week.

If we fail to solve the case, there will still be consequences, but only for us team leaders, not the ground-level agents."

Seeing Vireness's upward-curving lips, Luo An knew that the so-called consequences couldn't be severe; otherwise, she wouldn't be this relaxed.

And she specifically mentioned it had nothing to do with ground-level agents…

Thinking of Broson who was transferred away…

Luo An instantly understood; the higher-ups were deliberately telling him this.

"If the case is solved within a week, or even if it's solved in less time than that."

Uncrossing her legs, Vireness leaned her curvaceous body slightly forward, her fingers interlaced on the desk, she licked her lips, her eyes slightly narrowing as she looked at Luo An:

"There will be a reward."

"..."

Hearing Vireness's unusually brief words and seeing the expression on her face, Luo An was slightly shocked, and then a smile appeared on his face.

According to the customs of the East from his previous life, the fewer the words, the bigger the matter.

The federal side doesn't follow these customs, but Vireness herself has always been straightforward and direct in her speech.

This time, her words were so brief that the reward after this case…

Thinking of Vireness's superior, Luo An didn't waste words and immediately nodded with a smile, accepting:

"Understood, Chief, I will do my utmost to investigate this case."

"Good."

Vireness nodded, she always liked talents like Luo An who could grasp things at once.