Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 181: "The Chief Financial Officer Kidnapping Case

"Good morning, all you hardworking agents!"

Augustus pushed open the door of investigation team number five and shouted loudly:

"Unfortunately, another incident occurred in New York this morning, and we've got work to do!"

Taking the materials distributed by William, Reed swallowed down his breakfast, muttering:

"Damn it, can't the criminals in New York ever take one day off?"

Hearing this, Luo An took the materials and cast a glance at Reed.

It's more realistic to expect world peace than to expect New York—a place full of opportunities—to be free of incidents.

Looking down at the materials, what caught his eye was a photograph of a very pretty middle-aged Caucasian woman.

"The woman in this photograph is the victim of this case:

Triss Perez, 41 years old, the Chief Financial Officer of a well-known cosmetic company in New York."

Having handed out the materials and receiving instructions from Augustus, William proceeded to introduce:

"This morning, as Triss Perez left her apartment for work, she was kidnapped and taken away from a location a hundred meters south of her residence.

The person who called the police is a woman who was out walking her dog early in the morning. According to her, the kidnapper was a well-dressed Caucasian man with the air of someone who works on Wall Street.

The woman described a simple abduction process:

The man followed Triss until she reached a black sedan, then suddenly produced a handgun from somewhere, pressed it against Triss's head, covered her mouth with his hand, and kept her from shouting.

Then, the man quickly opened the trunk of the car, stuffed Triss inside, and drove away from the scene.

According to the caller, excluding the following part, the man took action in less than three seconds—the entirety of which happened before her dog finished its business, and then the man drove away from there."

After listening to William's description, the members of investigation team number five showed various expressions.

Indeed, kidnapping is something that can be done with the simplest of methods.

The information showed that the caller did not see the license plate of the car clearly but only saw it driving eastward.

Augustus discussed the materials with the agents for a bit, then turned to Luo An and asked:

"Luo An, what's our next step? How do you plan to proceed?"

Upon hearing Augustus's question, Luo An raised his head:

"The information indicates that Triss's parents passed away in the past few years, and currently she lives alone, so Mona and I will first go to her apartment to look for clues.

Triss is the Chief Financial Officer, and that's the reason this case was assigned to us. Reed and Reesi can go to the cosmetic company and ask some questions of their boss.

Additionally, we need to check the surveillance footage from the area where the incident took place to find that car, which William and others can take care of."

"Great."

Augustus nodded with satisfaction, clapped his hands loudly, signaling everyone to follow Luo An's plan in the upcoming investigation and added:

"Our most important objective right now is to quickly find Triss and confirm whether she's alive.

The first to find a solid lead gets rewarded with a big hamburger!

Now, let's get moving!"

Hearing the promise of a hamburger, all the agents threw the rubber balls they used for cleanliness at Augustus, but still quickly got into action.

Luo An and his team entered the equipment room, prepared their gear, and drove off in two SUVs in different directions.

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Triss Perez's apartment.

Luo An looked around and had two NYPD patrol officers help inquire with the neighbors around Triss's place, hoping to gather some useful information.

With the search warrant in hand and the help of the Forensic Identification Unit, Luo An and Mona successfully entered the apartment.

"Wow, no wonder she's the CFO of a cosmetic company."

As soon as she entered the living room, Mona couldn't help but exclaim.

She saw an array of lipsticks, face masks, cleansers, and a pile of skincare products.

And that was just the living room; the bedroom and bathroom had even more.

The only place without makeup was the apartment's study.

The office desk in the study held only a computer, keyboard, and the like.

But the bookshelf opposite the desk was filled with materials and books related to federal taxes.

Walking into the study, Luo An picked up a book on federal tax law and flipped through it, then turned back to the forensic agents and said:

"Collect all electronic devices here, and carefully check the bedroom and the bathroom for any third-party fingerprints or DNA."

"No problem!"

Several agents from the Trace Examination Unit began their work busily, Luo An turned around and walked back to the living room, to find Mona with gloves on, staring solemnly at a few makeup products.

"What's wrong, Mona?"

Luo An raised his eyebrows. Had she found a clue?

Mona turned around, her voice low:

"Luo An, I've just examined thoroughly.

The total price of all the makeup products in this apartment is probably more expensive than that tiny apartment I bought!"

Recently cash-strapped Mona was clearly brimming with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

"Alright then."

Luo An's mouth twitched upon hearing this.

"But this is actually an important clue, Luo An."

Seeing Luo An's speechless expression, Mona rolled her eyes; she felt misunderstood by Luo An.

Casually picking up a makeup set from the living room table, Mona said with a serious face:

"This set alone is worth 800 US dollars, yet Triss carelessly left it in the living room, unused…"

Hearing the price of the makeup products from Mona, Luo An couldn't help but curse the makeup companies and reflected on how women are truly the species most willing to spend on themselves.

But immediately afterward, Luo An understood the implication in Mona's words, and his eyebrows lifted:

"This suggests that Triss doesn't care about these makeup products, even though they are expensive.

Or perhaps, Triss doesn't care about the person who gave her these makeup products."

"Yeah."

Luo An took out his phone, intending to call Reesi and have her investigate who kept sending makeup products to Triss.

Just then, a noise erupted from the entrance of the apartment.

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Luo An, with Mona, headed to the apartment's door and found a fashionably dressed Caucasian woman, one of Triss's neighbors who NYPD had found earlier during their canvassing.

After briefly sizing her up, Luo An signaled to NYPD to let her in.

"Hmph!"

With her head raised and her nostrils towards the NYPD, she let out a cold snort, the Caucasian woman walked in with big strides, her purse on her arm.

"Just call me Louisa."

After introducing herself, Louisa's eyes brightened when she saw Luo An.

But upon noticing the agents from the Trace Examination Unit busily working in the room, Louisa quickly asked:

"What's going on here? Where is Triss? Where is she now?"

Luo An turned and gave Mona a look, Mona discreetly nodded, and moved aside to start looking up information on Louisa.

The two of them were becoming increasingly in sync.

"I'm very sorry."

Luo An took off his gloves and replied:

"Triss was kidnapped at gunpoint this morning."

NYPD hadn't informed her of this.

As he spoke, Luo An closely watched Louisa's facial expressions.

Upon hearing the news of Triss's kidnapping, Louisa's face instantly showed shock, but nothing else seemed amiss.

"Oh My God!"

Louisa gasped, covering her mouth:

"I was with her last night! We had a few drinks.

The reason I came over now is that she was extremely emotionally distressed and kept crying!"

"Triss was emotionally distressed?"

Luo An immediately seized on the key point and asked with a serious face:

"What exactly happened?"