Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 338: Clues to the Library Theft Case, Reporting Work

Federal law always carries a strong negotiation element; law enforcement officials have to reach certain agreements with criminals within a reasonable range to obtain specific leads on cases.

On the contrary, if criminals want to reduce their charges and sentences, they must provide useful leads that law enforcement does not yet know.

Jianaya was a former CIA agent and an underworld assassin, who knew too much about various affairs and secrets, so Luo An and his colleagues didn't waste much time and quickly reached an agreement with her.

After the agreement was reached, Michelle was responsible for recording the secret information narrated by Jianaya, which contained the truth behind many murder cases and other incidents.

Mona obtained the website's login password from Jianaya, successfully accessed the website, and then...

Was in for an eye-opener.

Luo An had just sat down next to Mona when he saw a post about human trafficking:

A young girl named Nicole, her hands tied to a metal pole, stark naked, standing next to a masked man, with an accompanying auction info, "Female, 18 years old, no diseases, starting bid 200,000 US dollars, free shipping to Europe..."

There weren't many posts like this; Mona checked and saw that the website hadn't been established for long and due to strict verification, so the number of members wasn't particularly high, just over fifteen thousand.

But the types of crime on the website, and the areas involved, were too diverse and widespread:

Pimped-out sex trade in East Asia, telecommunication frauds in Russia, human trafficking in Southeast Asia, arms smuggling in oil-rich regions, unique transactions in the Golden and Silver Triangles, and other miscellaneous live-streamed crimes...

Luo An shook his head, feeling helpless; it was only 2005, and websites like these were not very common, and these items represented just the tip of the iceberg in the underworld crime world.

After pondering for a moment, Luo An asked:

"Mona, you just mentioned a major discovery, what exactly is it?"

"The clue from that theft case at the Los Angeles Library a few days ago!"

Mona looked troubled, shifting her gaze away from a bloody post on the website and hit a few keys on the keyboard, and a "completed" green post appeared in front of Luo An.

The content of this post was simple:

"I urgently need original copies of certain books from the Los Angeles Central Library. If anyone can take them out of the library, I am willing to pay a high price for them. For the specific price, please contact me privately."

"..."

Luo An glanced at the username of the post's owner and asked:

"Mona, how is the investigation of the theft case by Team One going?"

Mona was taken aback; she really didn't know about it.

"I know! I know!"

At that moment, Reesi suddenly raised her hand and said with a smile:

"They found two suspects, and yesterday, they took our FBI's private plane to catch them in other federal states."

The FBI in all major federal cities does have some private planes.

But these private planes are not large, and aside from the pilot, the cabin can only fit a maximum of six people and is quite cramped, which Luo An really didn't like.

"OK."

Luo An nodded, thought for a moment, and didn't immediately share this clue with Team One; instead, he asked Mona to briefly organize the clues related to this website, planning to go see the team supervisor Potante Byrne later.

Handling a criminal website case like this requires a large number of personnel and funds, and a long time investment, necessitating frequent communication with other departments and even other countries; it was completely unsuitable for Luo An's current tiny Special Investigation Team of only four people.

Instead of leading the effort to thankless ends, it was better to just toss the case up the chain and let them deal with the headache.

Mona and Michelle began organizing relevant content and documents, Luo An picked up his teacup for a sip, and noticed that Reesi was sitting in front of the computer, staring at the photo of the suicide girl Sanna and zoning out.

Luo An patted Reesi's arm questioningly.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

"I just feel a bit of sympathy for her."

Upon hearing this, Reesi rolled her eyes at Luo An, then heaved a long sigh and pointed at the information on the computer to explain:

"The LAPD data shows that when the paramedics arrived, Sanna was not yet completely dead, and the child in her belly also had a chance to live, but Sanna refused the paramedics' help…"

"Other than her hatred for Sande Jisi and emotional breakdown, Sanna's actions were also likely to ensure and compel Jianaya to take action."

Luo An pondered, his eyes slightly squinting as he spoke:

"Jianaya mentioned before that Sanna only gave her 30,000 US dollars, and normally Jianaya would not accept such low-paying jobs.

But Sanna, by committing suicide, stirred up fellow woman Jianaya's fury, so even after Sanna's death, Jianaya completed the task."

"Perhaps."

Reesi shrugged, and between Sande Jisi, Sanna, and Sanna's mother, all three parties involved were now deceased. What they were really thinking at that time, perhaps only God knows.

Reesi took a sip of the coffee, with a complex expression:

"It does mean a windfall for that girl on the other side of the federation; all of Sande Jisi's billions are now hers.

If Sanna found Sande Jisi and declared her identity, this matter might have taken a different turn."

"But there are no 'ifs' in this world."

Luo An took over the folder organized and handed to him by Michelle, then continued:

"Besides, haven't you forgotten about the IRS crowd?"

The federal government has a special kind of tax called the inheritance tax, the rate of which is determined by the total amount of the inheritance, with a tax bracket that contains 12 different rates, the lowest being 18% and the highest 40%.

As a billionaire, Sande Jisi's estate tax rate would definitely be at the highest bracket.

So the "lucky" girl would have to fork out a considerable sum of money first to be able to inherit everything from Sande Jisi, and that's not an easy task.

There was a woman in a previous life who, in order to inherit her father's billions, actually spent a long time as a stepdaughter, through which profession she quickly earned the money needed to pay the inheritance tax.

When Luo An first learned of this, he was very moved. Indeed, people are forced out by necessity, not knowing their own potential until pushed to the brink.

Also… that woman was ruthless.

Soon after, Mona also finished organizing the website's clues and content, and Luo An, holding the documents sorted by Michelle and her, headed to the office of the Special Investigation Team supervisor, Potante Byrne.

"Good afternoon, Chief."

"Good afternoon, take a seat."

Potante Byrne took the documents from Luo An, glanced at them nonchalantly, then froze.

"This is…"

"A criminals' paradise of revelry."

Luo An briefly outlined the content of the Sande Jisi murder case, as well as the situation of the former CIA agent, now professional killer Jianaya.

He concluded by saying his special investigation team lacked the strength to deal with such a large-scale criminal website, so he came to add burdens… er, ask for the Chief's help.

"..."

Without saying much, Potante Byrne just placed the document aside:

"I will contact the International Criminal Police Department of the FBI to handle this case."

Luo An smiled crookedly, pretending not to notice Potante Byrne's gaze.

After a brief chat, Potante Byrne suddenly changed the subject to the Washington Headquarters:

"Luo An, the Washington Headquarters has already started to compile the cases handled by you special investigation teams recently."

Hearing this Luo An raised his eyebrows, smiling as he asked:

"What does the Chief imply?"

Potante Byrne gave Luo An a profound look, then passed him a black folder.