Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 56: Laptop (Please Follow! Please Recommend!)

As mentioned before, tomorrow is the weekend and also payday.

While bowing his head just now, Luo An did a quick calculation. His base salary for the month is 2,000 US Dollars. Capturing the assassin who killed the journalist in the park, the New York Journalists Association offers a reward of 50,000 US Dollars, of which he actually receives 25,000 US Dollars. The assassin's reward is 5,000 US Dollars, of which he actually receives 2,500 US Dollars. The murderer Conrad also brought out the congressman's murder case, offering a reward of 500,000, of which he actually receives 30,000 US Dollars.

Capturing the serial killer in dismemberment cases offers 100,000 US Dollars, of which he receives 50,000 US Dollars. A bonus of 1,500 US Dollars doubled to 3,000 US Dollars. Ms. Yoland, the congressman's wife, gave Luo An 50,000 US Dollars as a thank you, along with 100,000 US Dollars as hush money.

All in all, it amounts to about 262,500 US Dollars.

In addition, there is the 1 million US Dollars thank-you money previously promised by the Darren couple, of which Luo An could receive at least 300,000 US Dollars.

With these included, Luo An could possess a total of 562,500 US Dollars, more than enough to buy that apartment.

Of course, there are the unavoidable matters of death and taxes in America.

But Luo An is not worried, he can just find a suitable accountant later to handle the tax issues.

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The next day, Saturday.

Luo An got up from the couch in the living room of Virenesse's apartment, and after taking care of his personal hygiene, he took a taxi to the Jacob Federation Building.

Normally, the FBI does not work on Saturdays and weekends, but the Darren couple promised to pay the thank-you money today, so naturally, the team from Unit 5 had every reason to show up.

Of course, Reesi didn't come; she was still at Virenesse's place guarding Lydia until the Court Police came to pick her up.

Virenesse also did not go to the federal building; she drove directly to Washington in the morning, and Luo An thought it might be because someone behind her had called her for a talk.

"Good morning, Luo An!"

"Good morning!"

Upon entering the Unit 5, Augustus had not yet arrived, but the agents enthusiastically greeted Luo An, who also had a bunch of breakfasts and beverages stuffed into his arms.

Sitting at his desk, Luo An's face sported a thick smile.

Indeed, the soup wasn't shared in vain.

"You're here quite early, Luo An."

After eating a packet of breakfast, Mona also arrived at Unit 5.

She took her seat and immediately turned to Luo An with a serious expression and asked:

"Luo An, where's my laptop?"

"?"

Hearing Mona's words, Luo An blinked and didn't react for a moment.

After a long thought, he recalled that Mona was referring to the laptop that Mr. Darren had smashed in anger.

"Let's put aside the laptop issue for now, Mona."

Swallowing the coffee in his mouth, Luo An took Mona into the chief's office. Amid various glances from the agents, they locked the door of the chief's office behind them.

After a moment of silence, the workspace of Unit 5 suddenly buzzed with whispering.

Inside the chief's office, Mona's brows were tightly furrowed, eyes staring at Luo An intently, her tone serious:

"What are you trying to do, Luo An?"

"I got some information about your father yesterday."

Ignoring Mona, who set up a defensive posture, Luo An pulled over a chair and sat down in front of her, sharing the whole message about her father Javari Evans being investigated by the CIA, the NSA unable to find clues, and then focusing on Mona.

After Luo An finished narrating, Mona's eyes slightly reddened, and after a long silence, she whispered:

"I understand, Luo An. Thank you very much."

Hearing her voice sounding a bit off, Luo An did not inquire about Mona's personal affairs with her father, instead, he said solemnly:

"An FBI agent being watched is something I must report to Chief Augustus according to the regulations.

But before that, I need to ask for your opinion. If you refuse, I can..."

"No, go ahead and report it, Luo An, I'm fine."

Mona took a deep breath, suppressing various emotions in her heart, and looked up at Luo An:

"I'm fine, trust me, I'll explain everything to Augustus."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Seeing Mona's resolute attitude, Luo An nodded and no longer tried to dissuade her. As he was about to turn around and leave, Mona suddenly stepped forward, hugged Luo An, and whispered:

"Thank you."

Before Luo An could respond, Mona released her embrace, took a deep breath, and walked out of the team leader's office.

Luo An's eyelids twitched slightly as he followed Mona out of the office.

As they just returned to their respective desks, Mona suddenly turned around with a serious expression and looked at him:

"Luo An, where is my laptop?"

Luo An's mouth twitched, was this a joke?

Seeing Luo An's peculiar expression, Mona humphed twice and said directly:

"I already know about Darren smashing my computer, and I know he promised to compensate us with ten computers, but you diverted the topic and fooled me yesterday, so when the laptops arrive in a few days, the one meant for you will be mine."

Luo An was stunned: "...I just told you..."

"These are two separate issues, Luo An."

Mona waved her hand, indicating that matters should be settled separately:

"Yesterday, you diverted the topic and hid from me about the computer being smashed, so your computer is mine.

I'm thankful for today's news, so how about I invite you to dinner tonight? Shall we go to a restaurant or my place? I just learned a new dish recently."

After a moment of silence, Luo An tentatively asked, "What about after dinner?"

Mona's face turned serious, and she crossed her arms in front of her chest: "NO, I've been feeling unwell lately."

"..."

Luo An was about to ask Mona when she feels well, when suddenly Augustus, with a big belly and a beaming face, walked in from the entrance of the Number Five Investigation Team.

Waving two checks in his hand, Augustus announced loudly with a smile that showed his back molars:

"The appreciation money from Mr. Darren and Lady Sabina has arrived, and the rewards will be distributed later!"

After a second of silence, the entire Number Five Investigation Team burst into cheers, and everyone sent Luo An the warmest applause.

"Well done, Luo An!"

Augustus walked up to Luo An, slapped him heavily on the shoulder, praised him a few times, and then pulled him into the team leader's office.

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Once seated, Augustus took out one of the checks and handed it to Luo An, who, upon seeing the 500,000 US Dollars on it, brightened his eyes.

"500,000 is for you; the remaining 500,000 is for the investigation team. This was expressly told to me by Mr. Darren."

Augustus looked at Luo An very satisfied, feeling more and more that he resembled his younger self. Then he pulled out a set of Chevrolet car keys and a business card from his pocket and handed them to Luo An:

"This Chevrolet car and her business card were personally given to you by Lady Sabina.

She also asked me to inquire whether you would like to attend her party tonight. If not, that's okay. If you go, there will be a surprise."

Luo An: "..."

Thinking of Sabina hugging Darren and crying, while her finger hooked his own, Luo An's mouth twitched, and he decisively shook his head to refuse the party invitation.

He feared exhausting himself to death at the party.

Seeing Luo An shake his head in refusal, Augustus didn't say much more.

Luo An wanted to summarize last night's events for Augustus, but Augustus stated that Virenesse had already informed him, and that the matter should be considered as never having happened. Luo An abruptly changed the topic to the issue of Mona being monitored by the NSA.

Before leaving the office, Augustus spoke gravely:

"Luo An, have a good rest over the weekend, and starting from next Monday, you must hurry to break the case of the Serial Lake Female Corpse Murders. If you are sure you cannot solve it, tell me immediately, OK? You've attracted some attention this time, and someone is watching you..."

Hearing this, Luo An narrowed his eyes slightly and tilted his head towards Augustus,

"I understand, Chief, you can count on me."

Seeing this, Augustus also breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and then said:

"By the way, after you leave, call Mona in for me."

Luo An paused, his eyebrows slightly furrowed as he was about to say something, but seeing his expression, Augustus said directly:

"Don't worry, Luo An, Mona is FBI, she's part of my Number Five Investigation Team, the NSA has no business interfering in her matters; I need to understand some inside information to help her."

Relieved, Luo An responded: "Thank you, Chief."

Without further ado, Luo An turned and left the team leader's office, while Augustus looked down at the folder with Mona's information, his eyes twinkling as he murmured to himself:

"CIA, NSA..."

Returning to his desk, Luo An signaled Mona to go to the team leader's office, meanwhile he picked up the documents related to the Serial Lake Female Corpse Murders from Lede's desk and began studying them closely.