Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 58: Case Details (Please Follow! Please Recommend!)
"Good morning, Luo An."
Hearing Luo An's question, William, who was sipping coffee, chuckled and gestured for Luo An to lean closer. Then he whispered into Luo An's ear:
"I've heard that a bank robbery case has recently been handed over to the 14th Investigation Unit.
Since the 14th Investigation Unit was just established and has fewer people than ours, Broson, although he's the team leader, also has to go to the front lines and investigate cases every day."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Luo An shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this. Broson, when he was the group leader, had already stopped going to the front lines, and now, having been promoted to team supervisor, he had to go out and investigate cases daily.
This really is...
Luo An grinned, patted William on the shoulder, and returned to his own workstation.
For Broson's current situation, Luo An had only four words to say: He brought this on himself.
Previously handing the serial killer dismemberment case over to the media was a blatant act of sabotage, and the leaders above the team supervisors weren't blind; there's no way they wouldn't punish Broson.
Luo An had thought that the higher-ups would suspend or even demote Broson, but seeing Broson's current state and recalling that Vireness mentioned Broson had joined another foundation...
"It seems that the foundation Broson joined is not simple either."
After much thought, Luo An shook his head. These concerns were not his to worry about right now, so he decisively threw the ideas in his mind into the trash can.
Picking up the folder on his desk, Luo An started to review the information related to the "Lake Serial Female Murder Case" again.
The location where the bodies were found was at a lake on the border between New York and New Jersey.
All four bodies were female, and when they were recovered, there were no items that could prove their identities. In the end, it was the local New Jersey police who looked through missing persons files to determine their identities.
The autopsy report showed that all four victims were strangled with a rope-like object, with binding marks on their wrists and ankles, bruises on their upper bodies, and lacerations on their lower parts indicating that the victims had been tortured by the killer prior to death.
Because the bodies had been in the lake for too long, any white genetic material from the possible killer or other information related to the killer had disappeared; the forensic doctor did not find any material besides the victims.
Additionally, the family addresses, social environments, life experiences, and work details of the four victims seemed to have no connection; the only common feature was that they were all married, and the rings on their bodies were also missing.
Previously, in the process of investigating a kidnapping case, Luo An speculated that the killer took the victims' rings either as mementos or out of a sense of possession.
It is like when Luo An bought an apartment and wanted to replace all the furnishings inside; it's a subconscious human desire to erase the mark of the previous owner from the item.
Thus, Luo An had previously directed Reesi to mainly investigate the husbands of the four victims, looking into their personal relationships, work details, and love lives, hoping to find some clues.
But...
Seeing Reesi's research materials, Luo An's mouth twitched.
In Reesi's report, the personal relationships and work details of the four victims' husbands were all narrated by the husbands themselves, and Reesi didn't inquire with others to verify whether what the husbands had said was true or false.
As for the husbands' love lives, Reesi's record simply stated:
The neighbors said that the couple got along well and hardly ever quarreled.
Luo An: "..."
Knowing that Reesi came from a SWAT background, skilled at physical persuasion but not very adept at investigation, Luo An took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the swear words welling up inside.
"Your coffee is here, Luo An."
Just as Luo An closed the folder in his hands, Reesi, whose suit seemed about to burst open, also walked into the 5th Investigation Unit, placed a steaming cup of coffee on Luo An's desk, and flashed a grin, revealing his white teeth:
"Milk and sugar added, just the way you like it."
After a slight twitch of his lips, Luo An took a sip of the coffee, remained silent for a moment, and looked sideways at Reesi, just about to ask a few questions when the door to the 5th Investigation Unit was suddenly pushed open. Augustus, with his prominent belly, walked in with Mona.
Bang!
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Slamming Reesi's desk with a force that jolted her awake, Augustus grabbed the whiteboard at the front of the office area and shouted loudly:
"A new week has begun; everyone, wake up! Now, I want all your attention on this serial killer case. We must crack it this week and catch the real culprit!"
Saying this, Augustus looked around the room, nodded when he saw that everyone's attention had been captured, and then pointed towards William, who was standing to one side, and said:
"William, give us a brief summary of the case!"
"Alright, Chief."
After William took out a folder and briefly summarized the case details that Luo An had previously read over to everyone, Augustus nodded in satisfaction, gesturing for him to sit down and then knocked on the whiteboard before loudly declaring:
"The situation is as follows. I believe some of you have read through it more than once, but I still need to emphasize, the perpetrator in this case is no simple matter, and we cannot confirm whether the criminal is still committing crimes!
Therefore, we must be two hundred percent vigilant this week, ready to receive new information at any moment. Understood?"
"Alright, Chief!"
"Good."
Hearing the agents' collective response, Augustus nodded with satisfaction and then turned his gaze towards Luo An, walking towards the team leader's office:
"Luo An, come here for a moment."
Luo An: "..."
Seeing the various looks from the other agents directed at himself, Luo An sighed but still followed Augustus into the team leader's office.
"Have a seat."
Inside the office, Augustus poured cups of coffee for both of them and sat down hard on a chair, his expression serious as he said:
"Luo An, this case is very important for you."
Luo An: "..."
Why does this sound so familiar?
Noticing the strange expression on Luo An's face, Augustus hesitated before realizing and with a wave of his hand and a slight frown, he looked at Luo An:
"Don't get it wrong, Luo An, I'm not talking about Broson and his people."
Hearing this, Luo An tilted his head in confusion:
"If not them, then who could it be?"
"It's the police from New Jersey."
Augustus took a small sip of his coffee, with a very serious look on his big, black face:
"You should know one thing, Luo An, no local police force likes the FBI."
Luo An had a sudden realization, this was indeed a harsh truth.
Due to jurisdictional issues, ever since the FBI's inception, local police forces have had innumerable grievances against the FBI.
In the eyes of the police, solving cases and making arrests is their job. What is the FBI, anyway?
And if the FBI solves a case that the police couldn't, where would that leave the police's dignity?
Many officers simply ignore FBI agents and refuse to heed their advice or commands.
Some even more hot-headed cops notify suspects to flee before the FBI can make an arrest, leaving the FBI empty-handed while they sit back with their colleagues, eating bagels, drinking coffee, and laughing uproariously.
Don't think these are made up; these are all real incidents that have occurred.
It wasn't until after the 2001 airplane-into-building incident and subsequent Department of Justice reforms that the FBI's Washington Headquarters established a national crime record search system, which slightly improved the relationship between the FBI and local police departments.
But it still wasn't great.
Although local police officers no longer do things like tip off suspects to escape, ignoring the FBI or putting in a lackluster effort is still quite common.
"So, Luo An."
Seeing that Luo An had understood the implication behind his words, Augustus locked eyes with him and continued:
"During the investigation of this case, pay extra attention to the police from New Jersey."
Luo An nodded, licked his lips, and with a gentle smile on his face, he said:
"Don't worry, Chief, I never start trouble with others, nor will I let anyone trouble me."
