Legendary FBI Detective

Office area of ​​Investigation Team No. 13.

"The security company's information is blocked?!"

After Mona finished speaking, Lacey, Winslow, and Michelle suddenly widened their eyes in surprise. Chenelle was also very surprised and asked hurriedly:

"Which department locked it down?"

Mona quickly typed on the keyboard a few times, and a red warning message appeared on her laptop:

"It's the USSS! (Secret Service)"

Luo An's expression remained unchanged and asked:

"What's the reason?"

Mona spread her hands and looked very ugly:

"It involves confidentiality and no specific reason was written."

Winslow and others looked at each other in confusion. Chenelle looked at Luo An and put forward her own suggestion:

"Are you going to call that Secret Service agent Alejo Moore?"

"You can give it a try, but he is just an ordinary agent, not even a captain. His authority is limited, so he may not be that capable."

Roan did not reject Chenelle's suggestion and asked Lacey and Chenelle to call Alejo Moore. At the same time, he briefly sorted out the information and went to Veranith's office again with his laptop.

"The information is locked?"

In the office, Veranis frowned immediately after receiving the computer handed over by Luo An. Without hesitation, she immediately found the relevant phone number and called the Secret Service.

The call was quickly connected. Luo An looked at this scene, picked up the coffee pot and filled himself and Veranith with coffee. Veranith took the cup casually and said:

"Hello, I am Veranith, a staff assistant in the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Division of the FBI's Washington headquarters."

"Hello."

A slightly hoarse middle-aged male voice sounded on the other end of the phone:

"What's the matter?"

"We are currently investigating a case here."

Veranith briefly described the overview of the case at hand, and finally expressed the hope that the Secret Service could open up the security company's information to the FBI.

After Veranis finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and she replied without any fluctuation in her voice:

"Sorry, I can't help you."

Veranith's face turned cold:

"Why?"

"The security company is involved in the security information of some important government officials."

The work of the Federal Secret Service is mainly responsible for protecting the president and vice president of the federation, their spouses and family members, foreign heads of state visiting the federation and their spouses, important figures, and government officials.

The man on the other end of the phone had no problem expressing himself in words, but his attitude was very perfunctory. His answer to Veranith's question was simple:

If you can't do it and don't have the power, go to your superiors.

snap——

After hanging up the landline phone, Veranith's chest heaved with anger and her face looked very ugly.

After taking a few deep breaths and slowly suppressing her negative emotions, Veranith looked at Luo An, who was sitting opposite her, and said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Clement went to the Capitol an hour ago."

Veranith was very angry, but the Secret Service was full of official talk and was reasonable and well-founded, so she couldn't find any flaws. She couldn't force the other party if they didn't cooperate, so she could only wait to turn around and seek help from Mr. Clement.

Veranith actually doesn't want to ask Mr. Clement for help. On the one hand, she is a proud woman and hopes to deal with the problems she encounters during her work by herself.

On the other hand, Veranith was a little afraid of being looked down upon by Luo An. She was originally transferred to the FBI headquarters because of Luo An, but now she has to go to Mr. Clement for help when she encounters problems. Then she seems to be a bit unworthy as a commander. Optional.

As for asking [Crime, Network, Response and Services Department] Minister Stacey for help, Veranith thought about it briefly and threw the idea into the trash can.

The FBI's Washington headquarters, under the [Crime, Cyber, Response and Services Division], has a total of thirteen investigation teams. Behind the leader of each investigation team, there is support from different forces.

Behind Minister Stacy, there was a former deputy director who supported him. Due to some things, the former deputy director voluntarily retired. Minister Stici used some means to keep his position, at the cost of starting his own semi-retirement life.

In addition to holding the financial power in his hands, Minister Stici has handed over most of the other work to Veranith and several other staff assistants.

The focus now is to help Luo An solve the problem. Other things can be put aside for the time being. Veranith suppressed the messy thoughts in her mind, looked at Luo An and said:

"Luo An, please return to Investigation Team 13 first. I will help you handle this matter tomorrow."

Luo An's eyes moved slightly, he put down the coffee cup and asked with a smile:

"Sir, I heard that you have a good relationship with the IRS?"

In fact, Luo An doesn't like asking Mr. Clement for help all the time, not to mention that the matter has not reached a dead end yet.

Even if the Secret Service doesn't cooperate, Luo An still has ways to get the information about the security company, such as asking Mona to invade by force, or asking the IRS for help.

But the former is not necessary. It is not convenient to ask other departments for help. After all, it is necessary to save some face for the superior, so Luo An gave Veranith a little reminder.

"IRS?"

Veranith was stunned for a moment and didn't react. She thought carefully for a few seconds before remembering that Roan was talking about Director Elmer of IRS-CI (Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Branch).

Veranith and Elmer have collaborated in the past, and their relationship is okay, but they don't have much contact with each other, and they don't think of each other for a while.

After Luo An reminded her, Veranith suddenly remembered the incident, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she picked up the landline and called Elmer.

"Hello, this is IRS, I'm Elmer."

"Hello, Director Elmer, I'm Veranith."

The two exchanged a few simple words, and Veranith brought the conversation to the main topic.

Director Elmer was a little hesitant at first, but when he heard that the person in charge of the case was Luo An, he immediately agreed:

"No problem! Just leave this matter to me!"

"Thank you, Director Elmer."

After hanging up the phone, Veranith looked at Luo An with sparkling eyes.

Veranith knew Elmer's experience of being promoted from team leader to supervisor, and she also knew the relationship between Luo An and Elmer's supervisor. She also knew that Luo An's words just now set a stage for her.

Suppressing her slightly heavy breathing and calming down her emotions, Veranith spoke in a very gentle tone:

"Director Elmer has agreed. Luo An, please go to his place later."

"OK."

Luo An smiled and nodded in agreement, raised his head and drank the coffee in the cup. After a few brief greetings, he stood up and left the office.

Looking at Luo An's back, Veranis's bright eyes moved, her eyebrows raised, and she pondered for a few seconds. She opened the drawer, took out a small notebook, and wrote silently:

1. The coffee beans are good. Luo An seems to like them very much and will buy more later.

2. Some people in the Secret Service made trouble and refused to cooperate. I remember this.

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The Federal Internal Revenue Service Building, located at the intersection of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in the Northwest District of Washington, DC, looks square and very serious. It is not far from the FBI headquarters in Washington.

Under the leadership of IRS agents, Luo An walked into the IRS-CI (Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division) area and met Director Elmer in an office.

"Haha, Team Leader Luo An!"

As soon as he entered the office, Director Elmer gave Luo An a big hug, patted Luo An on the back repeatedly and said with a smile:

"I really didn't expect you to be transferred to Washington, D.C. so quickly!"

"lucky."

Directors Luo An and Elmer patted each other on the back and said with a smile:

"I solved a few cases and came here."

"lucky?"

Elmer let go of his arms, poured two cups of coffee for himself and Luo An, poured two small glasses of wine and handed them to Luo An, smiling:

"Thank you for your luck!"

Looking at the wine in his hand, Luo An raised his eyebrows:

"Can you, IRS, drink while on the job?"

"Of course not!"

Elmer chuckled and whispered:

"We've been working overtime every day this week, so just drink a little less to refresh ourselves."

He had long heard that the work pressure in the IRS was high. A flash of light flashed in Luo An's eyes. He picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Elmer. The two drank it down with a smile.

After putting away their wine glasses and chatting for a while, the two of them turned to serious matters. Luo An asked:

"What's going on with that security company?"