Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 222: Explosion! The First Lady!

The paparazzi outside the Manhattan Hotel were sitting idly, waiting for the banquet to end.

Boom!!!

Just then, a sudden explosion startled them, one of the paparazzi even spilled coffee all over himself.

Looking up, they saw thick smoke billowing from the upper floors of the building, leaving the paparazzi and passersby in utter shock.

Remembering an incident from a few years ago, the passersby started screaming and fleeing.

The paparazzo covered in coffee suddenly shook himself, lifted his camera, and rushed towards the entrance of the Hilton Hotel.

It was just an explosion, and the building hadn't collapsed! Getting the news first is the most important!

Other paparazzi soon reacted as well, also grabbing their cameras and rushing towards the building, while the equally startled security guards hurriedly tried to stop them, creating chaos at the scene.

Upstairs, in the banquet hall.

The sudden explosion also caused everyone to duck and cover—the floor was covered with shattered glass.

Fortunately, the explosion had occurred not in this banquet hall, but in the higher levels above.

So, there were only a few minor injuries from people not dodging properly, and some unfortunate ones hurt by falling debris.

"Everyone! Evacuate immediately!"

After the explosion, the sense of urgency dissipated. Luo An quickly crawled out from under the table and shouted loudly:

"Hurry, leave through the stairs! It's dangerous here!"

"Yes! Yes!"

"Quickly exit this building!"

"Ladies first!"

"Everyone remain calm! Exit in an orderly manner!"

The people at the scene were all leaders from various departments within the FBI, and they soon started evacuating the banquet hall in an ordered fashion.

Luo An overturned the table, helped Vireness up, and extended his hand to the Deputy Director and Trick Kennedy:

"Leaders, are you alright?"

"We're fine!"

"We're not injured!"

Trick Kennedy patted his leg, grabbed Luo An's hand, and stood up, while the Deputy Director felt a bit of pain in his buttocks; it seems he was pushed down by Luo An due to a lack of quick reaction from his age.

Kobert also quickly stood up, and Vireness next to him shook her cell phone:

"NYPD and SWAT teams are already on their way here and starting to secure the scene."

Seeing this, Luo An nodded and urged:

"Leaders, please leave quickly!"

He then placed Vireness at the front of the group leaving the banquet hall.

The Deputy Director and the others twitched at the corners of their mouths, but since Vireness was a woman and Luo An had protected them just now, they didn't say much and quickly followed Vireness towards the stairs.

At the stairwell, Luo An wanted to go upstairs to check the situation, as the explosion had occurred many floors above at a charity auction.

Luo An thought about heading upstairs to see what was happening, hoping to gain something from it.

But just as Luo An prepared to turn around and head upstairs, Vireness and Trick Kennedy held him tightly.

Updat𝒆d fr𝒐m freewebnσvel.cøm.

Vireness's reason for holding Luo An was simple: she didn't want Luo An, her capable subordinate, to risk his life. Who knew what was up there, how many enemies.

He was just an FBI agent, not a CIA operative.

In Vireness's eyes, Luo An's life was more important.

And the reason Trick Kennedy held Luo An was more complex. Seeing Luo An repeatedly trying to go upstairs and remembering how Luo An had initially saved him, Trick Kennedy clenched his teeth and whispered into Luo An's ear:

"The First Lady is upstairs! It's much safer there than here!"

Bush's wife? When did she arrive? How come I didn't see the car?

Hearing this, Luo An's mouth twitched, and he no longer mentioned going upstairs, hurrying to follow four deputy directors down the stairs.

Since the First Lady was upstairs, it inevitably meant that agents from the Federation Secret Service were present there, as their primary task is to protect the Federal President and his family.

Now that there was an explosion, regardless of whether the First Lady was injured, Luo An was certain that the Secret Service agents must be going insane.

At this moment, it was better not to mess with them; who knows what the frantic Secret Service would do.

Sure enough, just as Luo An followed Deputy Director Vireness and the others to the Hilton Hotel's first floor, he found that the hotel outside was completely sealed off by the NYPD and SWAT.

But before everyone could leave, a bunch of guys in black uniforms suddenly emerged from nowhere, surrounding everyone tightly and conducting thorough identity checks line by line.

"Fu-k!"

"Sh-t!"

"Damn it!"

The FBI leaders, finding themselves being scrutinized, were very displeased, and some of the more hot-tempered ones even started cursing directly.

The Secret Service agent checking identities was sweating profusely, continuously apologizing but firmly not letting anyone go; they had to check everyone individually.

Eventually, Trick Kennedy and the Deputy Director stepped forward, clarified their identities, and led the FBI leaders quickly through the Secret Service agents' checks.

Among them, Luo An, a small deputy team leader, was arranged in the fifth position in the queue, right after Trick Kennedy, the Deputy Director, Kobert, and Vireness.

Other FBI leaders attending the gathering: "..."

Dorothy, who was last in line: "???"

Upon leaving the building, Luo An saw the scene was in utter chaos.

The FBI, NSA, DIA, DHS... and various other agencies had all arrived at the scene in full force.

The chiefs of the NYPD and the New York Fire Department also rushed here, but they couldn't squeeze to the front and could only shout loudly with megaphones from behind.

Seeing the scene where one plank could crush at least ten leaders, Luo An was quite emotional.

This lineup and configuration were almost comparable to that day when a plane crashed into a building!

If the mastermind who placed the bomb also planted a bomb here, then...

Imagining the scene after the bomb exploded in his mind, Luo An's mouth twitched, and he shivered involuntarily.

Vireness noticed Luo An shivering and frowned slightly, patting Luo An on the arm, she asked:

"How are you, are you injured anywhere? Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?"

Hearing this, Trick Kennedy immediately took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Luo An, saying:

"Go to Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, the vice president there is my uncle, with this card you can get a checkup for free!"

"..."

Hearing this, Luo An, who originally planned to be polite, silently put the business card into his pocket.

It's no wonder he's from the Kennedy family, with relatives and friends everywhere in the federation.

Such a big incident has stirred up the whole New York, and not long after, group five agents also arrived at the scene.

Among them, Mona arrived the fastest; although she had not fully recovered, her legs were weak, and her arms trembled, but she still hurried to the scene to check on Luo An's condition, and only breathed a sigh of relief after knowing he was unharjured.

Since this case involved the First Lady, according to previous experience, the FBI Washington Headquarters would send senior agents and other law enforcement departments to conduct a joint investigation of this case.

But a few hours later, seeing the black folder in front of him, Luo An's mouth twitched:

"This is..."

Seeing Luo An's expression, Vireness guessed his thoughts and shook her head, laughing:

"Don't worry, we're not the main force for investigating that case. This is just an order to assist the headquarters' agents in their investigation."