Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 146: [The Male Corpse Case of the Park River]

Seeing Agent Luo An step out of the Chevrolet, the lobby manager Henry immediately greeted him with a smile and a handshake.

"Good morning, Mr. Agent."

"Just call me Luo An."

After some pleasantries, Henry led Luo An inside the bank, showing him their newly installed surveillance and security systems.

Once the tour was complete, Henry asked with a smile:

"Agent Luo An, do you have any suggestions about these new security measures in our bank?"

Luo An pondered the question and replied:

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"From a security point of view, these equipments do seem to provide thorough protection."

As Henry's face began to light up with a smile, Luo An continued:

"However, you're overlooking one issue, which is that the perpetrators are bank robbers.

They often operate in wild ways and will rob you in ways you won't expect."

Henry's expression turned stiff, but he knew Luo An had a point, so he quickly asked:

"Then, Agent Luo An, do you have any suggestions?"

"Of course!"

Luo An nodded his head and led Henry to the bank's lobby.

While Henry looked on puzzled, Luo An grinned and, faster than lightning, pulled out two black ski masks, putting them on both himself and Henry before yelling:

"Nobody move! This is a robbery!"

Henry: "???"

The bank employees: "!!!"

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A few hours later, at the Office Area of Investigation Team No. 5.

"Ladies and gentlemen, agents!"

Augustus, with his protruding belly, pushed open the door, holding a folder and loudly announced:

"We have a new case today!"

[This morning at five o'clock, a college student jogging found a body in the river in the park, shot in the side of the head.

Due to the river and the park, the forensic science department found no witnesses, nor any related footage.

The only clue found was the victim's car parked not far from the park, and the victim's laptop was discovered inside the car.]

After reviewing the materials from the folder, Luo An furrowed his brow and asked in confusion:

"A male body in the river at the park? Why would such a case be redirected to us?"

Ordinary murder cases could be handled by the NYPD.

"Because the park's location is on federal land."

Mona and Reesi exchanged glances, and Reesi stretched out her hand, pointing at the crime scene location in the documents:

"According to legal statute 18, cases that occur on federal land fall under the jurisdiction of the Federation Government."

"Alright."

Luo An nodded in agreement, and William next to him, with Augustus's permission, started to describe the specific details of the case loudly:

"The victim's name was Brent Hughes, 42 years old, a wealthy investment banker who worked in high-end companies on Wall Street, mainly dealing with mergers and acquisitions between companies.

As for Brent Hughes himself, he had no criminal record, no debts, and no lawsuits."

"But he had a troublesome wife."

Mona tapped on her keyboard a few times and continued with a smile:

"I found Brent Hughes' divorce file. It shows that his wife Mary Anne had more than a friendly relationship with a plumber from a construction company while Brent was away on business."

"Wow, that's a sad story."

Upon hearing Mona's description, Augustus casually remarked, while Luo An raised an eyebrow:

"A plumber? Are you sure?"

"Humph!"

Mona shot Luo An a stern look and continued reading:

"Over the past year, Brent Hughes and Mary Anne have been arguing over the child support."

Interest piqued, Reesi leaned in and asked in a low voice:

"Do you know the specifics of their dispute?"

Mona nodded and quickly pulled up the demands of both parties:

"Of course, Marion is demanding that he pays $500,000 in alimony per month."

"$500,000?"

Everyone present drew in a sharp breath upon hearing this.

Agent Luo An was equally moved and after a moment of thought, continued to ask:

"Now Marion can take all of Brent Hughes's money.

By the way, is she still with that plumber?"

"Still together."

Mona nodded and pointed to the information on the computer screen:

"A month ago, the plumber just moved into Marion's house, cohabiting with her."

Hearing this, Luo An, Augustus, Reesi, William, and the other gentlemen present all shook their heads in unison.

Asleep... Even thinking about it makes one sympathize with Brent Hughes's pain.

Tossing the documents in his hand aside, Luo An directly asked:

"What's the plumber's name?"

Mona's fingers swiftly danced across the keyboard, and soon a photo and related information of a middle-aged Caucasian man appeared on the screen:

"Millard Thompson, 36 years old.

According to company records, he started making house calls around the time Brent Hughes and Marion moved into that community."

"This guy's 'technique' must be quite good."

Seeing the photo on the computer, Luo An shook his head in silence, then continued to ask:

"Does he have any criminal record?"

Mona scrolled the mouse and nodded:

"One DUI and one case of assault when drunk."

After briefly analyzing the materials at hand, Augustus stood at the forefront of the investigation team, hands on hips, and loudly arranged their tasks:

"Agents! Everyone continue the investigation on Brent Hughes, dig up everything about his personal life, recent work details, and preferences!

Also, Reesi, go to the forensic department, bring back the autopsy report as soon as it's out, and get that computer too.

Lacy, you go visit Brent Hughes's company to see if there are any clues there."

Reesi and Lacy heard this and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Augustus tilted his head and turned his gaze to Luo An.

Luo An immediately said with a stern expression:

"I'll go with Mona to visit the victim's wife and question that plumber."

"Good."

Augustus nodded in satisfaction, and Luo An exchanged a glance with Mona before they both immediately got up and headed for the equipment room.

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The black SUV sped along New York's roads.

Mona sat in the passenger seat, tapping on her keyboard as she checked Marion's financial status, and casually asked:

"Luo An, I heard you went to those banks that were robbed yesterday to upgrade their security technology. Could you discuss what adjustments you made?"

Hearing this, Luo An's brow raised, he turned the steering wheel, and directed the SUV onto another highway, responding:

"I broke down the old mental barriers of the bank managers, helped them through their ideological limits, conducted a theoretical extraction on bank robbery, perfectly exploited the precedents set by previous robbers, attained a high ground in producing security upgrades, resulting in a dimension-reducing strike in the ecological niche..."

Mona: o_O

Seeing Luo An talk more and more as if he had no intention of stopping, the utterly confused Mona quickly shouted out loud:

"Stop! Speak human language!"

Luo An blinked and simply said:

"I disguised myself as a bank robber and showed the bank managers how a robber could bypass their current security measures and successfully rob their bank."

Mona: "..."

At this moment, the car just happened to arrive at Marion's front door. Mona gave Luo An an exasperated look and then closed her laptop and stepped out of the car.

As they approached the mansion's entrance, they exchanged a glance and Luo An reached out to press the doorbell.