Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 83: Broson’s Effort (Subscribe! Monthly Pass!)

In the folder were the general circumstances of Broson's investigation into the bank robbery these past few days.

In six bank robberies, except for the third bank which had a hidden camera installed in a fire sprinkler, in all other banks, their cameras were sprayed out with black paint by the robbers the moment they entered.

Therefore, this hidden camera that recorded the entire process of the bank robbery became an important guide for Broson's operations.

Based on the video records of the camera, Broson deduced that the two bank robbers were a group of ex-military personnel, or had military experience, hence, the entire operation was executed very skillfully and decisively.

During subsequent inquiries at the scene of the second robbery, when questioning bystanders and bank staff trapped inside the bank, Broson's team received another piece of information: one of the robbers had a tattoo resembling a snake pattern on his right wrist.

Since the robbers handed the bank staff transparent bags containing their personal information and family members' details, Broson also started to investigate the bank staff's personal relationships and family situations, and checked whether anyone had recently inquired about them.

When the robbers entered the bank, they fired a shot upwards, and Broson didn't forget to collect the spent cartridges left on the scene for ballistic analysis.

Obviously, there was nothing majorly wrong with Broson's direction of investigation and experiential judgment, but unfortunately, these clues didn't lead Broson to the robbers' trail.

The locations of these banks were not in the affluent Upper City area, and a large area around them lacked comprehensive surveillance footage.

Thus, after the two robbers completed the robbery and fled the bank, Broson could only find their silhouettes in a few old, unconnected cameras, deducing that they had fled eastward and then completely disappearing.

Upon investigating the snake-like tattoos, it was found that only a few tattoo parlors in New York would make such designs, but after checks, the owners of the tattoo parlors and those who had made such designs all had alibis on the day of the incidents.

Investigating the bank employees' family situations also yielded no clues.

Regarding the six bullets subjected to ballistic analysis, it was deduced that they were not fired from the same pistol, but the pistol was of the same model, and there were too many of that model's illegal guns in circulation, making it impossible to trace them immediately.

Therefore, Broson still has no definite information about the perpetrator to date.

After reviewing the data, Luo An raised an eyebrow and returned the file to Vireness' desk.

Virene, without looking up and continuing to write her documents, asked,

"What are your thoughts?"

"Broson is an experienced old FBI agent, there's nothing wrong with the direction of the investigation."

Luo An nodded, and then changed his tone,

"It's just that the entry point of the investigation is wrong."

Hearing this, Vireness paused in her writing and looked up at Luo An:

"Go on."

Without any superfluous words, Luo An briefly recounted the interrogation process to Vireness, and then stated,

"It's clear that because the cameras were blocked by black paint, Broson could only rely on the video recordings from the cameras at the bank where the third incident happened, as well as witness statements from the scenes of the six robberies to identify the culprits.

However, both robbers appear to be of similar height in these six incidents, and witness descriptions focused on the identical clothing and identical modus operandi of the robbers.

Witnesses can easily overlook some details after being shocked, plus, the robbers did not speak during the entire robbery process but used pre-recorded audio on their phones to command the actions of everyone inside the bank, so..."

"So Broson most likely believes these six robberies were committed by the same group of people."

Virene tossed away her signing pen, leaned back in her chair, and continued along the lines of Luo An's words.

"Exactly."

Luo An nodded. No witness was unlucky enough to encounter robbers twice while conducting business at the bank, so the witnesses of the six robberies could only recount the specific incident they experienced.

With the six robberies carried out in precisely the same way, with identical clothing, and even the same model of guns, the entire process was silent, so it logically follows to conclude that the same group of people committed all the robberies.

"You just said that you've found the robber of the sixth incident, is that right?"

Hearing Virene's words, Luo An shook his head,

"No, Chief, it's just a possibility, I can't assure that before I have concrete evidence."

Luo An did not find any significant discrepancies in Robert from the Hyena Gang's description.

But except for some special cases where Great Memory Recovery Skill can be used to force a confession, ordinary cases still rely on evidence.

Without finding the stolen banknotes in the hands of the laundromat owner or other direct evidence, Luo An would not recklessly speak out.

Hearing Luo An's words, Virene was silent for a long time, then straightened up and crossed her arms on the desk, looking at Luo An seriously, she said coldly,

"Broson had set a three-day deadline for solving the case in the previous meeting. There are 6 hours left before the deadline.

In 6 hours, if Broson hasn't solved the case, then someone from the rest of our team will take over the case.

If we crack this case, then I have a chance to move up further, and you have the opportunity to be promoted out of turn to a senior agent, as well as receive a substantial reward from the bank."

Luo An nodded, Vireness had already mentioned this to him, and he knew about it.

Her eyes shifting slightly, Vireness continued to say:

"Suppose Broson fails to solve the case within the prescribed time, then before the case is transferred to our hands, we can start analyzing the clues of the case, beginning with the owner of that laundromat.

If the laundromat owner is not the real bank robber, or if Broson has already issued an arrest warrant for this laundromat owner, we will act as if it never happened and reconsider whether to take on the case in 6 hours.

Should our investigation reveal that the laundromat owner is indeed the bank robber, and Broson has not discovered this, then after 6 hours, I will take over the case from my superiors."

The possibility that the laundromat owner might be the bank robber, and that the six bank robberies might not have been committed by the same group of people, was something Vireness never intended to notify Broson about.

The uncertainty of the information was one reason, but more crucially, it was Broson, from Vireness' five investigation teams, who had previously been the mastermind behind leaking the serial murder case to the media.

Had it not been for Luo An's quick resolution of the case and his success in rescuing the hostage and killing the perpetrator in front of everyone, Vireness would have definitely faced severe punishment.

To erase the punishment, Vireness would have to pay a heavy political price.

Moreover, the foundations Broson and Vireness had joined were not the same.

Political struggles are always a matter of life and death.

Vireness had originally thought that if Broson failed to solve the case, she would naturally remove him from the FBI New York Branch headquarters building by flowing with the tide.

But unexpectedly, Luo An brought her good news, giving her an opportunity to kick Broson out of the building directly.

With this thought, Vireness swallowed, her gaze at Luo An complex.

After hearing Vireness' words, Luo An licked the corner of his mouth, a cold light flashing in his eyes; he understood the meaning behind her words.

Honestly, Luo An also wanted to take this opportunity to get Broson out of his sight forever.

When he was first starting as an intern agent and a certain operation failed, only Luo An's points were deducted from their three-person team because of Broson.

After Luo An and Mona successfully captured the park murderer, Broson even targeted Luo An in the meetings.

Had Luo An not been prepared in advance, taking the notebook from the killer's arms, the scene that night would have been very embarrassing for Luo An.

And with the subsequent leaking of case details to the TV station, each encounter in the elevator colder than the last, a biting dog doesn't bark...

Honestly, if Luo An wasn't worried about the investigation into the group supervisor's death revealing an abnormal cause of death, which would provoke the rage and an investigation from the FBI higher-ups, he would have already turned back to his old profession and found an opportunity to quietly get rid of Broson.

Thinking this, Luo An did not hesitate anymore and nodded decisively at Vireness, with a grin:

"Okay, Chief, I know what to do."

Vireness was very satisfied with the answer, quickly gave some instructions, and then let Luo An leave the office.

Returning to the fifth investigation team's territory, Sean had already been interrogated by Reesi and William and sent away from there; Luo An touched his fists that weren't satisfied, then turned and walked into Augustus' office.

After sharing Vireness' instructions with Augustus, Augustus listened and without hesitation, readily agreed, and then seriously said to Luo An:

"You must be careful during the investigation and evidence collection."

"Okay, thank you, Chief."

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Luo An grinned, poured a cup of coffee for Augustus, and left the team leader's office.

Sitting back at his own desk, Luo An was about to ask Mona when Mona unflappably asked:

"Is it to investigate that series of bank robberies?"

Luo An was startled, then smiled:

"That's right."

"I knew it."

Mona glanced at Luo An, pointing to her computer:

"While you were looking for Vireness, I checked all the networked surveillance in the areas around the laundromat. On the day of the incident, I didn't find any suspicious traces of Erkin."

The surveillance footage could only prove that Erkin opened his laundromat later on the day of the incident, and that his daughter, frowning miserably, entered the laundromat to help and then ran out cheerfully, none of which was related to the bank robbery case.

"Alright."

After hearing Mona's explanation, Luo An nodded and thought for a moment before turning his head to ask:

"What about Erkin's family spending records? Is there anything unusual?"

"Do you know why the mob likes to own laundromats? Because there's a lot of change, which makes it convenient for money laundering."

Mona responded offhandedly, pouting her lips as she started tapping on the keyboard:

"With elderly parents, a disabled wife, a daughter to send to college, and Erkin himself only owning an old laundromat, do you think he would frequently use something like a credit card?"

Luo An's mouth twitched, just about to say something, but Mona nodded, pointing at the computer screen:

"He actually would."

"..."