Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 305: Leaving in Disgrace, The 20 Million Jewelry Fraud Case

Special Investigation Team, office area.

Lucian's speech and movements were swift, and before a teary-eyed Lady Rebecca could react, she was pulled up from her chair by him.

"What are you doing?"

"What do you mean?"

Mona and Reesi's faces changed color at the sight, and they immediately left their chairs to stretch out their hands to block him.

Michelle didn't say anything, she just silently stood up and blocked behind Lucian.

Seeing three beautiful women ready to block him, Lucian sneered disdainfully, turning his body to shove past them with his shoulder.

The next second, a sudden intense pain shot through the right wrist, contorting Lucian's face instantly as he reflexively let go of Lady Rebecca's hand.

Coming to his senses, Lucian quickly turned around and found that it was Luo An who had clamped down on his wrist.

Pulling Lady Rebecca behind him and handing her over to Mona and Reesi, Luo An said tonelessly:

"Group Leader Owen has just passed away, and this is how you treat his widow? You truly were a good subordinate of Group Leader Owen."

The pain in his right wrist made Lucian inhale sharply. His eyes, full of surprise when looking at Luo An, couldn't understand why Luo An's grip was so strong.

Hearing Luo An's words, Lucian immediately became furious with humiliation:

"Deputy Group Leader Greenwood, stop sowing discord with your words. Owen was our Team Two's leader. With his death, we must investigate his case!"

As he spoke, Lucian also took a step back, trying to pull his right hand out of Luo An's grip.

But until Lucian's face turned red from effort, his right hand was still firmly held by Luo An.

Just as Lucian's face was filled with anger and he was about to attack Luo An with his left hand, Luo An's brows raised slightly, and he suddenly let go of the right hand.

"Bang—"

Lucian's motion of pulling his right hand back hadn't ceased, and Luo An's sudden release caused him to fall backward due to inertia, so, unable to react, he sat down on the ground.

Mona and Reesi chuckled at the sight, and while Michelle didn't laugh out loud, the corners of her eyes curled, and she brought her hand to cover her mouth.

Agent Jack and Agent Hayes from Team Two looked at Lucian with some odd expressions, while Agent Ivy wanted to laugh but felt it inappropriate, only managing to turn her head and purse her lips.

Lady Rebecca, the center of the contention, had also come to her senses by this time. She gave Lucian a fierce glare—someone she didn't quite like to begin with—and settled back down onto the chair of the Special Investigation Team.

Feeling everyone's gaze in the office upon him, Lucian's lips trembled with rage as he sprang up, intending to lunge at Luo An:

"Deputy Group Leader Greenwood, you..."

Scorn in his eyes, Luo An's readied right fist behind his back relaxed without a word.

"Lucian! What are you doing?!"

Just then, Potante Byrne's shout suddenly came from the entrance of the Special Investigation Team's office, halting Lucian in his tracks while Luo An raised an eyebrow and nonchalantly unclenched his fist.

"What are you doing here?"

Potante Byrne, face darkening, stepped into the office area. Ivy and Jack hurriedly made way for him, and Lucian quickly turned around, saying:

"Sir, we came to handle the case of Group Leader Owen's victim..."

"This case is under the responsibility of the Special Investigation Team. All you need to do is provide support."

Group Leader Owen had made his last phone call before his death not to his own Team Two agents, but to Deputy Group Leader Luo An of the Special Investigation Team.

Potante Byrne, who had spent the better part of his life in a world of deceit, did not believe this was just because Owen had dialed the phone out of convenience, or due to some other accident.

With that in mind, Potante Byrne cast an unfriendly glance at Lucian and waved his hand:

"Return to your Team Two. With Group Leader Owen gone, there are still several unresolved cases in your team; hurry up and deal with those!"

Lucian's face flushed red:

"But..."

Potante Byrne immediately turned his face darkly:

"Hmm?"

"...Yes, sir."

Silent for a few seconds, in the end, Lucian led Jack and the others, dejectedly leaving the Special Investigation Team.

"Hmph."

Watching Lucian's retreating figure, Lucian snorted coldly, then turned around and handed Luo An a file folder, saying:

"This contains all the cases investigated by Group Leader Owen in the past year, and the information inside may help in finding the murderer of Group Leader Owen."

Luo An took the file folder:

"Thank you, Chief."

Potante Byrne didn't say anything, walked over to Lady Rebecca, and whispered:

"Lady Rebecca, Potante Byrne, the chief of Group Leader Owen.

I'm very sorry about Group Leader Owen's incident, but I assure you, we will definitely catch the murderer who killed Group Leader Owen!"

"Thank you."

Rebecca nodded her head, her eyes reddening again.

After briefly comforting her, Potante Byrne pulled Luo An aside, speaking in a low voice:

"Luo An, the nature of this case is very heinous. The director will hold a press conference tomorrow about this case, so you must solve it.

If you need help, or encounter any difficulties, message me immediately, understand?"

"No problem."

Luo An promised, he was now somewhat puzzled, what was the reason for the murderer to kill Group Leader Owen?

To kill the head of an FBI investigative unit represents a provocation against federal law enforcement and would only provoke a furious backlash from the FBI.

Who would be so bold?

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The next day, Monday, at 10 a.m.

Michelle pushed open the door to the Special Investigation Team's office area, shook the file folder in her hand, and said:

"Group Leader Owen's autopsy report has come out, and the fatal wound was the gunshot on his temple."

Luo An, who was looking down and arranging things, heard her and asked:

"Has the bullet been tested for ballistics?"

"It has been tested, but unfortunately, the gun that killed Group Leader Owen was an unregistered weapon, and there's no record of it in the FBI's internal data."

Michelle sat back in her chair and picked up her coffee for a sip:

"Moreover, the Trace Evidence Lab carefully searched the seabed near the crime scene dock, and they found many unregistered weapons involved in other cases, but not the gun that killed Group Leader Owen."

"OK."

Luo An turned to Mona:

"How's your search going?"

"From the files that Potante Byrne brought over last night, I found a few possible suspects who might have killed Group Leader Owen."

Mona tapped on the keyboard, and the computer desktop quickly displayed several suspects:

"Four months ago, Group Leader Owen led a team to crack a counterfeit jewelry case worth 20 million dollars."

Luo An rested his chin on his hand and shook his head:

"The purpose of counterfeiting was just to make money. They wouldn't want to dirty their hands, there's no need, nor do they have the guts to kill the head of an FBI investigative team."

"What about this one?"

Mona pointed to the second piece of information and continued:

"Eleven months ago, Group Leader Owen led a team to dismantle a White Supremacist Organization branch guilty of first-degree murder."

"People like that wouldn't drag their revenge out this long; they would certainly act immediately to express their stance."

Luo An continued to shake his head:

"Anything else?"

"There are two others."

Mona was about to continue reading when Reesi pushed open the door of the investigative team and walked in:

"Everyone, I've looked into the matter of Group Leader Owen paying for the repairs of the police car himself."