Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 68: New Missing Case (Seeking Follow-up! Seeking Recommendations!)
The next morning, inside the Chevrolet.
Seeing the good review given by the system page and the three new bottles of stamina potion that were issued, Luo An's mouth twitched.
He silently drank a bottle, his somewhat sore back instantly energized. Hesitating for a moment, Luo An blacklisted the gym.
"No more of my vital energy for you—I'm not coming back!"
At 7:40, Luo An arrived at the parking lot beneath the Jacob Federation Building. After parking the Chevrolet, he saw there was still time, so he turned to go to the cafe opposite the building to buy a regular coffee with sugar and milk.
"When in my past life did milk tea enter the federation?"
Holding his coffee and a small bag of breakfast, Luo An passed through the security on the first floor of the Jacob Federation Building, contemplating whether to open a milk tea shop in New York and bring a shock of mysterious Eastern culture to these locals who daily drink swill.
Slowly sipping his coffee, he strolled toward the elevator leading to the fifth floor of the investigation team.
Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a hand suddenly extended to stop them.
The doors slowly opened again, and Luo An looked up to find, unexpectedly, Broson and Matthews, who wore a displeased expression.
Luo An had learned Matthew's name when he was at William's.
Seeing the two who obviously hadn't slept all night, with red eyes and oily faces, Luo An was silent for a second, then his face gradually revealed a warm smile:
The source of this c𝓸ntent is freewebnøvel.coɱ.
"Good morning, officers."
Luo An was always very polite.
"..."
Seeing that Luo An was once again in the elevator and hearing his greeting, Matthews almost let out a curse.
But seeing Broson, his expressionless superior, enter the elevator, Matthews quickly swallowed his words and followed Broson into the elevator.
Luo An stood in the back left corner of the elevator, with his coffee and breakfast, while Broson and Matthews stood at the right side of the elevator doors, clearly separate.
There was no verbal clash as imagined, and the elevator quietly reached the floor of the investigation team.
As the elevator doors opened, Broson, expressionless, stepped out, never once looking at Luo An as if he did not exist.
Matthews, on the other hand, muttered something under his breath as he left the elevator but didn't turn back to acknowledge Luo An.
In the corridor, Matthews caught up with Broson's pace, looking very unhappy:
"Officer, this Luo An..."
"No rush."
Hearing what Matthews said, Broson remained expressionless, but the coldness in his eyes seemed as if it could freeze someone:
"Let's make our move after he fails to solve the case."
Hearing this, Matthews's lips curled up into a cold laugh: "Yes, officer."
Meanwhile, reaching the door of investigation team five, Luo An glanced back at Broson's silhouette and sipped his coffee:
"There's an old saying from the East, 'A barking dog never bites'. . .'"
Cold light flickering in his eyes, Luo An silently increased the danger level Broson posed in his mind.
The other's trick was just kicking someone when they're down.
But, to kick someone when they're down, there needs to be a well.
"Good morning, Luo An."
Reesi, her makeup once again absent, walked out of the elevator with a tired body.
After greeting him, she grabbed the breakfast from Luo An's hand, swallowed it in two to three bites, then collapsed onto her desk to sleep.
Luo An: "....."
"Good morning, Luo An."
Just as Luo An had settled back at his desk, Augustus also came over with a bag of breakfast.
"Good morning, Augustus."
Luo An nodded and returned the greeting with a smile, then casually took the breakfast Augustus was about to put on the desk and stuffed it into his mouth.
Reed: "???"
"Good morning, agents, congratulations on moving forward another day in your life!"
Sporting a big belly and carrying a bag of breakfast, Augustus entered investigation team number five right on time, shouting loudly as soon as he stepped through the door:
"Today, our enemy is still the serial killer responsible for these murder cases. Thanks to Agent Luo An's brilliant analysis yesterday, we've eliminated some incorrect options.
Now, does any of the agents have new findings?"
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing this, William stood up with a folder and said loudly:
"Right before the end of work yesterday, I was investigating a couple who married three months ago at Little Saint Phil Church and currently residing within the circle, when I stumbled upon a missing person's report filed with the New Jersey Police Department yesterday morning."
In some parts of America, if the missing duration doesn't exceed 24 hours, it will be classified as a missing incident, and the police's approach is only to record, not to investigate.
If the missing duration exceeds 24 hours, the incident will be upgraded to a missing person case.
However, police will decide whether to file an investigation case and the amount of police force deployed based on the family status of the missing person.
All the procedures are very American.
"Hmm?"
Everyone perked up, all eyes turning to William, who then continued:
"The person who reported the missing incident is indeed the husband from this newlywed couple, but the person missing is not his wife, it's his high school daughter."
Hearing this, Augustus frowned:
"Although it's a bit unpleasant to say, a high school girl doesn't seem to fit the pattern of victims our killer usually targets?"
"Indeed."
William nodded and said, "Not only that, this girl was found by her father last night. The reason for her disappearance was that she sneaked out to hang out with her boyfriend, so the New Jersey Police Department has withdrawn the missing person report."
"....."
Hearing William's explanation, everyone was a bit speechless. However, Luo An seemed to have spotted something and asked doubtfully:
"Is there more to the story?"
"Exactly!"
William gave Luo An a 'you know what I mean' look, then picked up another folder from the table, saying:
"I turned on my computer and saw that this husband reported another missing incident at the New Jersey Police Department. This time, the missing person is his newlywed wife.
The time of disappearance, according to the husband, was last night while he was out looking for his daughter. Because the duration didn't exceed 24 hours, the New Jersey Police didn't upgrade this into a missing case or start an investigation."
Suddenly, everyone's focus shifted.
William lowered his head to check the marriage information of this couple, and said solemnly, "They were married two and a half months ago."
Living near Little Saint Phil Church, within the circle, married roughly within the last three months, missing person is a married woman, and the time of disappearance is also at night—it all matches the conditions of the previous victims.
Not only that, it was also speculated yesterday that the killer might continue to commit crimes...
Briefly running through the information in his mind, Luo An decisively directed his gaze towards Augustus. Augustus nodded, signaling William to sit down, and then loudly asked:
"Does any other agent have new findings?"
The agents shook their heads. Augustus immediately looked towards Luo An who, without hesitation, took Reed and Reesi and headed towards the equipment room.
After grabbing their equipment, the three boarded the investigation team number five's SUV. Luo An hit the gas pedal, and the vehicle roared forward.
—
"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you..."
At a small two-story house within a community 2.5 miles southwest of Little Saint Phil Church, Luo An and his team arrived while a middle-aged white husband, Jono, was furiously thundering on the stairs, pointing upward and yelling at a room on the second floor.
BANG BANG BANG—
"Hello, FBI."
Pushing open the front door which was not even closed, Luo An pulled out his gold FBI badge and showed it to Jono, asking sternly:
"Mr. Jono, you reported a missing case to the New Jersey Police Department last night, correct?"
