Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 449: Interrogation, The Roles of Petro and Two Others in This Case

Chapter 449: Chapter 449: Interrogation, The Roles of Petro and Two Others in This Case

In the southern suburbs of Carson City, in the basement of an apartment building.

Previously busy with catching people upstairs, Luo An didn’t pay special attention to the basement. Following Chenier’s call, he went back downstairs, observing carefully as he descended the staircase.

Multicolored sensor lights, sound systems, projectors, computers with several monitors, and a computer chair with flashing lights... The basement decor had a high-tech vibe, even the toilet paper roll near the bed in the distance was clamped in a box that blinked with lights.

However, the dazzling colored lights were too flashing and somewhat annoying to Luo An. He reached out to turn on the wall lights and walked over to Chenier, asking:

"What have you found?"

"Petro’s laptop."

Chenier handed over a thick briefcase to Luo An, which contained a laptop.

Chenier indicated that she had just discovered the laptop hidden in a wooden compartment under the bed. It felt slightly warm to the touch when she found it. This proved that Petro was definitely using this laptop before they arrived.

"But hearing our FBI’s voices, Petro’s first reaction was to hide it, so this laptop definitely has issues."

Luo An chuckled and nodded in satisfaction, patting Chenier’s arm to indicate her and Reesi to process the scene, to take everything in the room away, and then he turned and left the basement, handing the laptop over to Mona.

Next to the SUV, Mona took the briefcase from Luo An and her eyes lit up upon opening it:

"Wow, it’s actually a self-assembled laptop."

Luo An was a bit surprised to hear that:

"Self-made?"

Mona turned around and went to the SUV to get her own laptop and data cables, as she said:

"That’s right, the person who assembled this laptop is talented. It’s just that I don’t know if they have installed any of their own programs in the system.

Like a firewall, or if the login password is entered incorrectly, it might immediately explode and self-destruct or something."

"... This laptop is now your responsibility."

Entrusting the laptop to Mona, and after Reesi and Chenier finished processing the scene, Luo An called the Carson City FBI branch to temporarily borrow an office and several interrogation rooms.

Luo An didn’t understand much about computer technology, but he was experienced in interrogation work.

In the leftmost interrogation room, Luo An and Chenier pushed open the door. They started the interrogation with the 23-year-old young man, Petro.

"Good afternoon."

Entering the interrogation room, Chenier sat in the chair with a grim face and took out her notebook to start recording the conversation.

Luo An placed a cup of coffee in front of Petro, sat sideways on the interrogation table, and smilingly asked:

"First time being caught by the FBI, how does it feel?"

"Nothing special."

Perhaps due to staying in the basement year-round without seeing sunlight, Petro’s skin was an unhealthy pale.

Looking up at Luo An in front of him, Petro swallowed and snorted coldly, saying:

"I want a lawyer. I won’t say anything until my lawyer arrives."

"Typical young man."

Luo An couldn’t help bursting into laughter upon hearing this, clapping his hands "pop pop pop."

Seeing this, Petro’s mouth corners lifted, just as he was about to speak, Luo An suddenly put away his smile, and in an instant, his expression turned incredibly grave and serious. His eyes intently bore into Petro as he spoke in a firm voice:

"Do you really think that what you’ve been doing, a lawyer could help?"

"..."

Petro was startled by the sudden change in Luo An’s facial expression and speed, and just as he was about to respond, Luo An let out a cold laugh, stood up, walked behind Petro, and said:

"Your desktop computer and that notebook are now in our hands. The FBI has many computer experts. Do you think your technology could surpass theirs?"

Hearing the words behind him, Petro bowed his head, his expression uncertain. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Seeing this, Luo An restored the smile to his face and said to Petro with a laugh:

"Well, if you want to wait for a lawyer, then wait.

But I remind you, if we open your computer first and find evidence inside, we might not interrogate you afterward..."

"Wait a minute!"

Petro’s forehead broke out in a sweat upon hearing this. Seeing Luo An about to leave the interrogation room while speaking, he finally couldn’t keep his cool and shouted:

"I’ll answer your questions, but I want a plea deal!

No, three plea deals!"

"That’s impossible."

Luo An spread his hands:

"You probably guessed why we caught you three. You killed so many people; it’s simply impossible to get a plea deal."

"No! We didn’t kill those people!"

Petro suddenly widened his eyes and said with a face full of anger:

"This is a setup! We never did those things!"

Chenier glanced at Petro without changing her expression, and something shifted in Luo An’s heart, but his face remained unchanged as he continued impassively:

"Every criminal denies the things they’ve done at the beginning."

"Fu-k!"

Petro slammed the interrogation table hard, fell silent for a few seconds, then raised his head, his eyes fixed on Luo An, and said:

"We truly didn’t kill those people. I can tell you everything, but I want three plea deals."

Plea deals and immunity agreements are legal provisions with distinctive features of the federal system.

A plea deal is applicable to defendants in criminal cases, whether it’s murder, robbery, drug trafficking, or financial crimes. By signing a plea deal, the defendant can get sentencing reductions, probation, dismissal of charges, or lesser criminal responsibility, among other benefits.

"At this moment, only you are willing to talk about what happened, so we can only sign one plea deal."

Luo An pondered for a few seconds then agreed. Petro nodded reluctantly. An hour later, the agreement was signed, and Petro picked up the coffee on the table, took a sip, and frowned:

"This matter actually started with an order we received in the cyber world."

Petro explained that the website was an underground crime site, rife with all kinds of illegal and criminal activities.

Murder for hire, exclusive item transactions, and other dark crime orders were something Petro dared not touch, and neither did Daryll and Hubert want to, so the three had always been accepting only the so-called grey orders.

As time passed, the website developed faster, and more and more dark crime orders appeared, naturally making grey orders scarce, and life for Petro and his companions began to get difficult.

A while ago, when Petro was thinking about what to do if he left this website, he suddenly found a grey order asking to steal some items from a certain villa.

"The client who placed the order said that the villa’s structure, personnel arrangements, and the day’s activity conditions were all scoped out by him. He just lacked the person to go and steal those items, so we three took the order."

Upon reaching this point, Petro muttered a curse, then continued:

"Following the client’s plan and the information he gave me, I first established a good relationship online with a guy named Henry.

With the money given to us by the client, I bribed Henry to feign illness that night and call his mother home.

Then the client would send another woman he found to replace Henry’s mother that evening, enter the villa, and drug everyone’s food with a sedative.

After that, we three sneaked into the villa and stole those items..."

Luo An wrinkled his brows upon hearing this and asked:

"You said the client had the woman drug everybody with sedatives to knock them out, but why did everyone in the villa end up dead?"

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