Legendary FBI Detective

In the parking lot next to the restaurant, Luo An and Reesi walked to the back of their Chevrolet.

Luo An hiccuped through his buzz:

"What's up, Reesi?"

"It's about the job transfer to the Los Angeles Branch."

Reesi hesitated for a moment and finally spoke in a low voice:

"Sorry, Luo An, I want to stay in New York."

Hearing Reesi's words, the expression on Luo An's face did not change, and his mind quickly understood the reason for his colleague's choice:

"It's because of Yvonne and your son, right?"

"That's right."

Reesi nodded, if he went to Los Angeles, Yvonne and his son would definitely have to follow, and being separated for a long time is not a good choice for either his wife or child.

Moreover, all of Yvonne's relatives and friends were either in Texas or in New York, and in the city of Los Angeles, neither of them knew anyone.

Additionally, with their child reaching the age to move up in schooling this year, adjusting to a new school and a new home would also be a challenge.

"OK."

Luo An smacked his forehead; Reesi and the rest of them, himself, Mona, and Reesi, were all different.

Especially Reesi, who once said during a chat that unless the federal government legalizes same-sex marriage, she would never give up the great outdoors, even if she reached ninety years old.

Hearing this, Luo An chuckled. If he remembered correctly, in his previous life, in the middle of the year 2015, the Federal Supreme Court had already issued a ruling that same-sex marriage was constitutional.

When that time comes, Luo An wanted to see if Reesi would give up the entire forest for the sake of one tree.

Reesi was already in his forties this year, with a wife and son, so family had a greater impact on him.

And since Reesi had transferred from SWAT, his age also meant his promotion prospects were not that high.

Seeing that Luo An did not exhibit any other emotions, Reesi breathed a sigh of relief:

"Sorry, Luo An."

"No, it's me who didn't consider enough."

Luo An shook his head. Family culture is one of the most fundamental and characterizing aspects of the federation, and Reesi's decision was for his child, so Luo An had no grievance.

"But if you stay in New York, you're going to be busy."

After a brief exchange, Luo An suddenly laughed:

"Augustus will probably work you like an ox."

After Luo An left, when the fifth investigative team received a new case, only the familiar old-timers like Reesi and William were left.

William was a technical agent, who did not go on field assignments, so when Augustus brought in some new agents to join the fifth investigative team, as a senior, Reesi would definitely have to take on more responsibilities and pressure.

"But the new car of the fifth investigative team will be mine."

Reesi chuckled, there wasn't a man who didn't like cars, especially an SUV specially designed for the FBI. Previously, because they were in a hurry to solve cases and capture people, and due to Luo An driving fast, Reesi never managed to snatch the driver's seat from Luo An.

But once Luo An was gone, that seat would naturally belong to Reesi.

Luo An was somewhat speechless when he heard this; since he joined the fifth investigative team, he had always been driving an old car. It took quite an effort to send the old car for repair and to get Augustus to switch to a new car, but now he had hardly driven the new car and was about to leave.

After some thought, Luo An moved close to Reesi and whispered that when Reesi drove that new car in the future, he could be a little "indulgent."

Because if that was the case, when Luo An came back to New York, he felt that with a little bit of effort, he could get a new car again.

Reesi: "..."

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In the following days, Luo An informed Augustus and Vireness about the Leyde incident, then returned to his cubicle and continued chatting with friends on computer forums, casually checking in on them or greeting others together.

During this time, Luo An calculated his recent earnings.

After the First Lady bombing case concluded, Luo An earned 1.83 million US dollars after taxes from selling his case-solving experience to Columbia Pictures, and an additional 1 million US dollars before taxes, which was 670 thousand after taxes, from the First Lady's foundation.

Adding the 90 thousand US dollar bonus from three medals, 4 thousand from doubling the bonus after solving the bombing case, another 4 thousand from doubling the bonus after solving the serial murders, and this month's salary of 4 thousand.

Simple arithmetic showed that Luo An had earned a total of 1,772,000 US dollars during this period.

Once all the funds were in his account, Luo An drove to Wall Street again.

The first stock he bought was Apple, the second was Microsoft, and for the third time, he switched to another company, Amazon.

After all, the future belongs to the internet era. With the rise of online shopping, Amazon's stock price continuously climbed after the internet bubble burst in 2000; it was less than 6 US dollars in '01 but exceeded 180 US dollars by 2012.

With such a significant rise, Luo An had no reason not to buy.

He invested the entire 1.7 million dollars into Amazon stocks, and after the transaction, Luo An looked at the rising stocks of Apple and Microsoft, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

He was one step closer to achieving his small financial goal.

After buying a bunch of food, he returned to Section Five. Pushing the door open, Luo An was surprised to find that all the agents were not working but were all standing neatly at the front of the office area, watching the news on television.

"Here's the chicken wrap you wanted."

Luo An casually handed a packet of food to Reesi, then asked:

"What are you guys watching?"

"Do you remember Magdalena, who was brought back by Mona and Leyde?"

Reesi opened the packaging, took a bite, then pointed at the TV and said:

"Magdalena's sister, known as 'Mrs. Washington'—Palfray, got indicted today.

But somehow, several well-known media outlets suddenly announced in unison that Palfray had a trove of information, including phone records of clients, involving a large number of military and political officials as well as business elites.

Even though these media outlets do not currently have the specific contents of that information, Washington is now in a state of panic."

"Wow."

Luo An took a bite of the non-spicy chicken wrap, nodding slightly in his heart.

It looked like Mr. Clement had made his move.

However, this had nothing to do with him; he just needed to quietly enjoy the show.

Thinking this, Luo An's mouth curled upward, he took another bite of the chicken wrap, then picked up his coffee to take a sip, preparing to enjoy the news with relish.

At that moment, Mona suddenly tapped Luo An's arm and pointed towards the side lounge.

Luo An was puzzled but still followed Mona to the lounge.

"What's up, Mona?"

Finishing the chicken wrap in a few big bites, Luo An wiped his hands with a tissue, smiling as he asked:

"You're not going to stay in New York like Leyde, are you?"

"No, it's not that."

Mona held a cup of coffee in both hands, her expression complex, and after a long silence to Luo An's question, she shook her head and said in a low voice:

"I just received a phone call. It was from my father, he said he would return to the country in six months, then leave the CIA to work for another federal law enforcement agency.

The expected workplace is... Los Angeles."

Luo An: "..."