"You bought too much, man."
Ryder ate five packets of breakfast in one go, took a sip of coffee, and then said to Luo An, who was wiping his desk not far away:
"Our No. 5 Investigation Team has just been established. August is the team leader. Lacey and I are the senior agents responsible for field operations. There are five office agents responsible for technical support, plus you and the new little girl. , there are only ten people in total.”
Other investigation teams start with twenty people.
"It's my first day reporting, so it's normal not to know these things."
After wiping his own desk clean, Luo An sat down on the chair, pointed at the empty office, then pointed at the clock at the front of the office, and asked doubtfully:
"It's half past eight now, why are there only two of us in the office?"
"Because August won't come to work before nine o'clock. If he doesn't come, there's no need for us to come too early."
It was not Ryder who answered. The door to the office area was pushed open, and a white woman wearing a casual suit, with a bulging front and back, long brown hair, and blurred eyes walked in.
The woman's eyes lit up when she saw the breakfast on the table. She picked one up and started eating. Then she closed her eyes and explained to Luo An:
"Thanks for breakfast, Roan."
Luo An was surprised to see the woman lying on the table and falling asleep while eating. Is this also a member of the No. 5 investigation team?
He tilted his head and looked at Ryder, who shook his head, walked to Luo An and explained in a low voice:
"She is the senior agent Lacey I told you about, a lesbian. Judging from the situation, she should have gone to some bar in Manhattan to hunt for women last night."
"..."
Luo An was silent for a moment, tilted his head and asked:
"The bars in Manhattan are very expensive. The salary of a senior agent is only that small. Where does she... get the money?"
Luo An just wants to make money, other things have nothing to do with him.
"Forehead."
After hearing Luo An's question, Ryder was silent for a moment and said with a distorted expression:
"Lacie never spends money when she goes out, it's those women who spend money for her."
Luo An: "..."
It seems... you can try it yourself?
The time slowly came to around 8:50, and people finally began to enter the office one after another.
After taking the breakfast, everyone's favorable impression of Luo An was +10. Looking up and looking at Luo An's unremarkable handsome face, his favorable impression instantly increased by 50.
So much so that Augustus was very surprised when he took Mona into the office area, because he found that everyone in the office was chatting happily with Luo An.
Except for Lacey, who was still sleeping.
"It seems that everyone knows our number one newcomer Luo An."
After slamming the table hard to wake Lacey up, August stood at the front of the office, pointed at Mona on his right and said:
"This is our second recruit, official agent Mona. From now on, we will all work together."
Crackling——
There was a burst of applause, Augustus waved his hand to tell everyone what to do, and then called Luo An and Mona to the team leader's office.
"This is the formalization document for you two."
Sitting behind his desk, Augustus threw two folders to the two of them, motioned for them to sign his name, and then continued:
"After the park murder case is solved, the bonus from the New York Journalists Association and the reward for the murderer totaling US$55,000 will be paid together with your salary at the end of this week. You two will discuss how to divide it."
"Thank you, sir."
Luo An and Mona looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.
Seeing that Luo An was not so happy when he heard the news that he had become a regular employee, Augustus curled his lips, took out another document from under his desk, and said:
"Last night, during the process of entering Conrad's identity information, I accidentally discovered that he was also related to the murder of a state legislator a few years ago. He also killed that state legislator."
Luo An was stunned for a moment, then thought of something and looked a little surprised.
"I just said that your brain is as smart as mine, and it works very fast."
Augustus smiled, handed the document to Luo An, and said:
"Yes, there is also a reward for the murder of the congressman, which is half a million dollars."
"Half a million dollars?"
Upon hearing the news, Mona's eyes literally turned into flashlights.
But after hearing such a large reward, Luo An calmed down, put the folder back on August's desk, and said to August with a smile:
"It's too much money."
"..."
After hearing Luo An's words and seeing the calm smile on Luo An's face, the smile on Augustus's face became wider and wider, and finally he slapped the table hard:
"Fu-k! I like you more and more now! Roan!"
"I believe sir, sir, you will never treat me badly."
Luo An gave August a small compliment.
Seeing that Mona was still stunned, Augustus picked up the document and slowly explained:
"The murder of a state legislator was not a case we were responsible for. Although we caught the murderer, the investigation team responsible for that case also put in a lot of effort, especially the original team leader, who is now the director of the Washington headquarters."
Luo An nodded, Mona was silent, but after seeing Luo An nod, she also nodded hesitantly.
Seeing that both of them understood what he meant, Augustus was very satisfied and continued:
"But we caught the murderer after all, and the hard work is still there. Team leader Veranith thought over and over again and decided to allocate a special fund to our No. 5 investigation team starting next month for three months."
Seeing that Mona looked a little nervous and Luo An remained as calm as before, Augustus admired Luo An more and more and smiled:
"You two are the main detectives who caught the murderer Conrad. The reward will be distributed at the end of this month, each of you will receive thirty thousand US dollars."
The gap between 500,000 and 300,000 was a bit big, and Mona's expression changed.
Luo An nodded very calmly and smiled:
"Thank you, sir. I knew that sir would not treat me badly."
"Okay, now that this is done, you can go out."
Augustus waved his hand to signal the two of them to leave the office, and then said seriously before Luo An left the office:
"Work the case well, Luo An. Veranith admires you very much. Your future is better than mine."
"Okay sir, thank you sir."
The smile on Luo An's face was even brighter.
To hang out, you need to be powerful and have a good background.
What should I do if nothing happens?
Of course it's a thigh hug.
The two sat back at their workstations. Mona thought for a long time, then suddenly slapped her hands, startling Lacey who was sleeping next to her.
"What's wrong?"
Lacey opened her eyes in confusion. Mona hurriedly arranged Lacey's uniform and whispered comfortingly:
"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a bug. You can go to sleep first."
"OK."
Lacey nodded, turned her face to one side, and closed her eyes again.
Mona took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in her heart, slowly moved to Luo An, and whispered:
"Luo An, let's go to dinner together tonight, I'll treat you."
"..."
Seeing Luo An looking at her in surprise, and then his eyes gradually became weird, Mona immediately crossed her hands on her chest and said seriously:
"NO, I just wanted to treat you to dinner to express my gratitude. I...have not been feeling well these past few days, so it is not appropriate."
"Physical discomfort?"
Luo An nodded, then shook his head decisively:
"That's not going to happen."
Mona: "..."
