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The bullet shot out from the muzzle, hitting the target very precisely, causing shudders...

Cough, cough.

Luo An's shooting was accurate; three bullets hit the red car's front left tire, and the remaining two struck the rear left tire.

As it was turning, the red car instantly lost balance and crashed diagonally into a tree on the roadside.

Slowly parking the SUV by the roadside, Luo An walked towards the smoking car with a Glock 18 in hand, ready in a guard position.

The driver was indeed Millard Thompson.

And since he abided by the traffic rules and wore his seatbelt while driving, his injuries weren't severe, consisting only of a broken thigh and a concussion.

Following usual protocol, Luo An pulled out his phone to call an ambulance.

Just after hanging up, Mona called him.

Upon seeing who it was, Luo An quickly pressed the answer button:

"How is it, Mona, are you alright?"

"What could possibly happen to me?"

Hearing Luo An caring for her, Mona felt a bit pleased but still rolled her eyes at the comment.

After all, she, Mona, had trained at the FBI Academy and was proficient in basic combat and shooting.

However, now was not the time for such discussions. Mona laughed into the phone and said:

"What I mean is, Luo An, thanks for making me stay."

Luo An raised an eyebrow:

"Did Mary Anne try to attack you?"

"Of course not."

Mona laughed as she answered on the phone:

"But I found two interesting things at her house."

—

That afternoon, in the interrogation room of the Unit 5 investigation team.

With his head bandaged and his thigh in a cast, Millard Thompson sat in a wheelchair, his face dark as he looked across the interrogating table at Luo An and Mona.

Ignoring Millard Thompson's displeased expression, once Mona had her laptop ready and Luo An had sipped his coffee, Luo An cleared his throat and asked:

"Millard Thompson, you..."

Before Luo An could finish, Millard burst out loudly:

"I'm telling you, I didn't kill Brent!

His death has nothing to do with me! I never even thought about killing him!"

"Is that so?"

Luo An raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Then why did you flee?"

"Because I don't trust you, FBI."

Millard said disdainfully:

"I have a criminal record, and I've been involved with Brent's wife; you would definitely pin me as the murderer."

"Wow, you are very aware of yourself."

Hearing Millard's words, Luo An nodded and then shook his head, then picked up a few papers from beside him and threw them in front of Millard, saying:

"But our suspicions about you aren't just based on that.

Mary Anne told us you went drinking with friends last night.

But we've asked all your friends and couldn't find any trace of you drinking with any of them.

So, where exactly were you last night around 11:30 PM?"

Upon hearing this, Millard's expression instantly stiffened, and he pondered for a moment with a dark and unsettled look before repeating:

"I didn't kill Millard; I'm not the one who killed him."

Seeing Millard keeping such an attitude, Luo An pondered for a few seconds, tilted his head to look at Mona, and Mona nodded, pulling out two papers from under her laptop.

These two papers were the interesting findings Mona mentioned.

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"Millard, did you know? Mary Anne is pregnant, and it's been four and a half weeks according to the report."

Looking at the report in front of him, Millard's face was expressionless.

Neither joyous nor surprised.

Seeing this, Luo An still kept his smile, but handed another piece of paper to Millard:

"This is Mary Anne's scheduled abortion surgery, set for two weeks from now."

Upon hearing this, Millard's body suddenly shuddered, and then he quickly turned his gaze to the papers on the table.

Seeing the doubt on Millard's face followed by an increasingly ugly expression, Luo An calmly sipped his coffee, then fanned the flames:

"Brent and Mary Anne have been divorced for a year now, if I'm not mistaken, this child is yours.

From the look on your face, it seems Mary Anne had told you about her plans to terminate the pregnancy..."

"Fu-k! That damn b-tch..."

Hearing Luo An's words, Millard's face gradually turned the color of liver.

After a moment of silence, Millard slapped the courtroom bench forcefully, and said with a hoarse voice:

"I want to see a lawyer."

——

Outside the interrogation room, office area of Investigation Team 5.

"How is it, Luo An."

Augustus, holding a box of hamburgers, distributed them to each agent of Team 5, then walked over to Luo An and asked with a smile:

"What's the situation with Millard?"

"He's still discussing with his lawyer, but we already know the truth on his end, Reesi and Lede have also gone to arrest Mary Anne."

After taking a bite of his hamburger, Luo An shrugged, indicating that the story lacked originality.

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"So, the truth of this case is that Mary Anne used the pregnancy as a reason to have Millard kill her ex-husband Brent.

On the surface, they say that after Brent's death, they will share Brent's wealth together.

But in reality, Mary Anne plans to send Millard to prison afterwards, abort the child herself, and then enjoy Brent's wealth alone?"

Augustus's expression turned complex as he said this, wondering about something.

Hearing Augustus's words, Luo An swallowed his mouthful of hamburger, shrugged, and said:

"Normally, this case would indeed develop like this.

But things don't always go according to plan, so during the actual action of the case, there were some unexpected occurrences."

Upon hearing this, Augustus froze in the middle of his bite, thought for a few seconds, then tilted his head and asked:

"Could it be that when Millard went to kill Brent, some mistakes occurred?

Like Millard arrived to find that Brent was already dead?"

"Exactly."

Luo An nodded, indicating it was just as Augustus had imagined.

The place where Millard and Brent had agreed to meet was indeed the park where the crime occurred.

But before Millard could get there, Brent was killed by someone else.

Because the murderer dumped Brent's body into the river, Millard waited for several hours without seeing anyone, coldly blowing in the night air.

The reason why Millard refused to talk earlier and is still discussing matters with his lawyer stems from here.

Millard's actions clearly constitute attempted murder.

And in America, the sentence for attempted murder can vary depending on the suspect's criminal record, motives, and the weapons used; sometimes it's considered a light sentence, sometimes a severe one.

"OK."

Having finished his burger, Augustus patted his stomach, tilted his head, and asked:

"So, have we come full circle back to the beginning?"

"No."

After finishing half his burger, Luo An shook his head, wiped his hands and pulled out a piece of paper from the side, handing it to Augustus while smiling:

"I've found a new lead.

This, I suspect, is the real reason the murderer killed Brent Hughes."