Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 442: Investigating Clues, Wealthy and Imposing Rekasha

Chapter 442: Chapter 442: Investigating Clues, Wealthy and Imposing Rekasha

On the second Monday of January 2006, Luo An and Mona arrived in Las Vegas by plane.

Reesi, Michelle, Winslow, and Chenier, also arrived at the pre-booked hotel in the hours before.

Handling this case, Luo An considered not himself, but more so the other members of the Special Investigation Team.

None of the four members, including Reesi, are wealthy. A 2 million US Dollar overtime pay was an astronomical sum, and as a group leader, Luo An couldn’t squander their chance to earn extra money.

Of course, Luo An was not a wasteful person; he also casually accepted the group leader’s 3 million US Dollar overtime pay.

After all, this case was multi-jurisdictional enforcement, and although the FBI has the capability for such operations, working on another’s turf definitely requires notifying others.

Luo An didn’t keep this a secret from his supervisor Potante Byrne, and gave him a heads up.

After learning of Rekasha Audel’s willingness to donate 5 million US Dollars in equipment funds to the FBI Los Angeles Branch, Supervisor Potante Byrne immediately contacted Las Vegas’s law enforcement without waiting for Luo An’s request.

Furthermore, Potante Byrne sanctioned the Special Investigation Team to act freely and repeatedly urged Luo An to call him if any problems arose, to which Luo An laughed and agreed.

"Good morning, everyone!"

Entering the pre-booked hotel room, with Reesi, Michelle, Chenier, and Winslow waiting for a while, they embraced each other and Luo An said with a smile:

"How has the holiday been for everyone?"

"Absolutely fantastic!"

A smiling Michelle and a knowing look from Reesi, Chenier simply smiled without saying much, Winslow took Luo An’s luggage to the side, replying with a laugh:

"The holiday was nice, but too much idle time makes me worry my skills might get rusty!"

"This time, you guys have another chance to perform."

Luo An laughed heartily, exchanged a few words of casual banter and without more ado, with a wave of his hand:

"Everyone! Go change your clothes!"

Currently, they were all in disguise and about to start the investigation, which naturally required changing into the official suits of FBI agents.

"Understood!"

The agents nodded in unison, men to the left, women to the right, all turned and walked into the bedrooms of the suite.

Several minutes later, everyone had changed, all dressed in suits with pistols at their waists, now looking official.

Seeing this, Luo An nodded in satisfaction, put the FBI’s gold badge and identification into his pocket, and spoke loudly:

"Everyone, I have already shared the bulk information of the case earlier, I won’t go over it again here. Now I’ll arrange the division of the tasks to come.

The Las Vegas FBI’s forensic department has already visited the crime scene, the duplex villa for investigation.

However, knowing that this case has been handed to us, they might not proceed as smoothly.

So, Winslow, Chenier, you two first go to the forensic department to get the report, then make a trip to the crime scene at the villa, carefully check for any clues or overlooked details.

Also, make sure to bring back a copy of all the victims’ identity information, home addresses, and such."

"No problem."

Chenier and Winslow gave Luo An an OK gesture and immediately left the suite.

With the two gone, Luo An turned his attention to the remaining people.

"Reesi, Mona, you two go retrieve the autopsy reports.

We must clarify the true cause of death of the people in the villa; only then can we speculate how the murderer made their move.

Moreover, the surveillance of that villa, the highways and other monitoring in the nearby areas, as well as the guest’s movement records that night, their departure and return times, also need to be thoroughly understood. These tasks are now up to you two."

"Piece of cake!"

Reesi chuckled and dragged Mona out of the suite, her soft voice echoing in the hallway:

"Mona, you look even prettier, what makeup are you using? Care to recommend?"

Mona: "..."

Luo An couldn’t be bothered with Reesi, and turned to look at Michelle who was still in the room, saying:

"Michelle, come with me. Let’s go have a chat with Rekasha O’Dell, this fortunate yet unfortunate young rich woman, to see if there are any clues."

"Alright, Group Leader."

Michelle nodded, gesturing to follow Luo An out of the suite immediately.

"Not in a rush."

Luo An reached out to stop her and then took out some fine threads, feathers, and other items, placing them around the suite’s door, windows, bedroom door, and even the bathroom.

Seeing the look of perplexity on Michelle’s face, a spark of brilliance flashed in Luo An’s eyes, but he didn’t explain further and just chuckled:

"Better safe than sorry, let’s go."

"Okay."

Michelle nodded again, and both of them left the area in a car.

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The Audel family, an old rich family that has been in Las Vegas for generations.

Since the Great Depression in 1931, to get through the economic hardship, the Nevada legislature passed a bill legalizing gambling, marking the rise of Las Vegas. The first generation of the Audel family arrived here and began their climb in this city.

With the efforts of several generations, not only does the Audel family own shares in several renowned casinos and hotels in Las Vegas, but they are also involved in the food industry, clothing industry, and even universities.

In transportation, the Audel family almost monopolizes a quarter of Las Vegas’s buses, public buses, taxis, and trams.

Upon learning that the Special Investigation Team had arrived in Las Vegas, Rekasha O’Dell immediately sent over six brand new Dodge cars, stating that there was no need for compensation if they get damaged, it’s fine, and she had also prepared a few spare vehicles for the team.

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Upon hearing this, Reesi, Michelle, Chenier, and Winslow’s faces were blank with bewilderment due to the onslaught of money, while the worldly Mona wore an expression of speechlessness.

Luo An furrowed his brows slightly; it was evident that Rekasha O’Dell was somewhat in disarray now. She was outwardly struggling to appear fearless, yet inside, she was utterly panicky and chaotic; otherwise, she wouldn’t be throwing around money recklessly.

Luo An and Michelle soon reached Las Vegas and entered an office on the rooftop of a building where they met Rekasha O’Dell.

In the office, Rekasha O’Dell was dressed in a red women’s suit, her beautiful face heavily made up, her eyes sharply angled, and her lips red as blood, giving an imposing impression, hardly resembling a 19-year-old.

When Luo An and Michelle arrived, Rekasha was sitting behind a large desk facing five trembling secretaries, sternly signing various documents and commanding them to execute the work arrangements she had just announced.

"Good morning, Group Leader Luo An."

Seeing the two entering her office, Rekasha waved her hand to have the five leave to execute their orders, then without lifting her head, spoke up:

"Please have a seat, I’ll finish up this report soon. There’s coffee on the table, help yourselves."

"Good morning, Miss Rekasha."

Luo An chuckled, unbothered by her curt speech, and poured coffee for himself and Michelle. Sipping lightly, he smiled and said:

"It seems you’ve guessed our purpose for coming."

"It’s not hard to guess, since many people are thinking the same."

Rekasha signed her name on the last page of the document, then threw down her pen, looked up, and scoffed:

"They all think I orchestrated this case, that I killed all those people, right?"

Luo An grinned, not responding to her directly, but setting down his coffee cup and intensely fixing his gaze on Rekasha, he asked:

"Miss Rekasha, what exactly happened on the night of the incident?"

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