Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 48: Signing Pen (Please Follow!)

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Clement didn't care. He threw the folder back to the secretary and said without any emotional fluctuation:

"Keep a close eye on Luo An Greenwood."

"Understood, Chief."

The secretary turned to leave, and Clement lowered his head to continue reviewing the report while muttering to himself in a low voice:

"Solving a serial murder case in a short period of time, he indeed has talent. But... it's still not enough."

Rank and such were merely excuses Clement used to fob off Virene.

The real reason Clement denied the application was because he couldn't be sure whether Luo An's success in cracking the murder case this time was just a fluke, or if he truly had the necessary investigative abilities.

In the world, many cases are solved due to the case handler's luck.

Unless Luo An can crack the "Lake Serial Murders" written in the files in a short period of time, let this application wait a bit longer.

On the other hand, after hanging up the phone, Vireness suppressed the anger in her heart and after pondering for a long time, she also guessed that the so-called lack of rank was just an excuse.

But guessing was useless, solving the case could only be accomplished by Luo An himself.

"Inform Augustus tomorrow."

After some thought, Vireness decided not to tell Luo An about this matter but to meet with Augustus tomorrow to urge him to expedite the solving of the "Lake Serial Murders".

As long as the case can be solved quickly, Clement would have no more excuses, and Luo An could smoothly join the foundation.

"Hmph."

With a cold snort, Vireness pulled out a small white notebook from under her office desk and wrote today's events in it.

'Clement made excuses, preventing Luo An Greenwood from joining the foundation.'

Above those words, it glaringly read:

'Augustus used the company car for personal reasons, driving the SUV of Investigation Team 5 to and from work.'

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After having a simple dinner, Luo An and Lydia went straight back to the manager's office on the fourth floor.

Different from the explosion of music and the glitz of the bar on the first floor, the manager's office was very quiet, with only the sound of gentle dance music echoing.

Luo An wrapped his arms around Lydia's waist, moving to the rhythm of the music, their eyes locked, their bodies swaying gently.

"Do you know, Luo An?"

Taking a step, Lydia in her red dress gently brushed Luo An's cheek with her right hand, and said with a misty gaze:

"The first time I saw you last night, I knew it would be like this."

"I feel the same, my dear."

Moving with the music, Luo An's right hand slid across Lydia's waist as he chuckled:

"The moment I first saw you yesterday, I knew that you had etched a mark in my heart that I could never erase."

Player's words came so naturally, Luo An cursed Reesi inwardly, blaming her for leading him astray.

Reesi lying in the car outside the bar: "???"

"I've prepared some gifts for you, my dear."

Hearing Luo An's words, Lydia's smile grew wider, she pinched his butt hard and turned away, pulling open the large door beside the office.

Inside the bedroom, a cozy large bed lay in the center; to the left of the bed was a clothes rack filled with clothing.

To the right was a selection of wine bottles chilling in ice and a working coffee machine steaming away.

Lydia sat on the large bed, crossed her legs, and with a sparkling smile pointed at the clothes rack beside her and said:

"Luo An, I don't want to see these clothes tomorrow morning, can you do it?"

Looking at the dozens of garments on the clothes rack, Luo An's eyebrows twitched with a smile:

"Of course!"

But Luo An didn't immediately head to the large bed; instead, he pulled up his pants and, pointing towards the bathroom with a smile, said:

"I've gotten a bit of a smell on my clothes during dinner, I need to take a shower. Would you like to join me?"

"No, you go ahead."

Lydia shook her head, rejecting the offer and signaling Luo An to go first, hinting that she was preparing a big surprise for him.

"Wait for you, my dear!"

Watching Luo An's silhouette disappear into the bathroom, Lydia blew him a kiss, and the smile on her face subtly faded.

Hearing the sound of water in the bathroom, Lydia left the bedroom and walked over to the desk nearby, pulling out a signing pen from the pencil holder.

Returning to the bedside, she took a bottle of wine from the ice and poured it into two wine glasses, then gently pressed the signing pen against one of the glasses and a few drops of clear liquid slowly seeped out from the tip, causing a slight ripple in the wine.

Lydia lightly swirled the wine glass with a small curl at the corner of her mouth, and absent-mindedly tossed the pen under the bed, then reached out her hand towards the ice nearby.

With a slight lift at the corner of her lips, Lydia murmured, "Adding some ice to the wine makes it taste even better."

"Is that so? Then let me add some for you."

Luo An picked up an ice cube next to Lydia and gently placed it into the wine glass.

Lydia: "..."

Seeing his shocked and bewildered face, Luo An kept smiling:

"What's the matter, dear? Don't you want ice?"

Before this, Luo An had harbored a hint of hope, wanting to believe that Lydia simply lusted for his body, with no other intentions.

But with his skills as a former assassin, Luo An had quietly exited the bathroom and upon seeing Lydia tampering with the wine glass, he couldn't help but sigh internally.

If things were as expected, Lydia's previous husbands' deaths were probably not accidents.

But Luo An was puzzled, why did Lydia set her sights on him?

He was penniless now, without property or car. He also had no background, both parents deceased. Relied on teammates for work, and stayed in hotels when sleeping... One could say that apart from being handsome, he had nothing.

What use was there in targeting him? Was it to make him steal files from the FBI?

It would make more sense to go after someone from the CIA instead.

"Dear, don't misunderstand."

Lydia, seeing the cheerful Luo An beside her, forced down the panic in her heart, her left hand slightly moving, and her face once again revealing a beautiful smile:

"This is just a little aphrodisiac, one that can make you happier tonight."

"Oh, really?"

Luo An looked at her with a beaming smile, gestured behind her, and said:

"If you hadn't been holding that bobby pin in your left hand while speaking, your explanation might have been more convincing."

"...Shit!"

Upon hearing Luo An's words, Lydia cursed under her breath, and immediately stopped pretending, a cold gleam flashed in her eyes, and her right hand made a feint, throwing the wine glass toward Luo An's face to obstruct his view, while her left hand followed through, aiming the bobby pin at Luo An's neck, her moves simple and straightforward, without any delay.

Unfortunately, from the moment Luo An noticed her drugging the wine, he had never let his guard down against Lydia.

The moment she moved, Luo An instantly picked up another wine glass from the desk and held it in front of his neck, blocking the bobby pin in Lydia's hand, and grabbing Lydia's right hand at the same time, he turned the open end of his glass towards her and shook it forcefully, splashing the wine over Lydia's face in an instant.

Ding-ling-ling——

Lydia tumbled to the ground, and just then, Luo An's phone suddenly rang; when he took it out, it was Reesi.

"Hello?"