Without any nonsense, Augustus patted Luo An on the shoulder directly:
“The 600,000 thank you funds from six banks have been deposited into the account of Investigation Team No. 5.
400,000 of them will be allocated to you later! "
When Luo An heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said loudly:
"Thank you, sir!"
"You're welcome, you deserve it."
Augustus waved his hand. Luo An contributed the most in that serial bank robbery case, so of course he should take the lead.
Just when August was about to continue saying something, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
The call was from Veranith.
Veranith's words were still short and concise, and she said directly:
"Tell Luo An to come to my office."
"Okay, sir."
Luo An got the news and immediately went to Veranith's office.
"sit."
In the office, Veranith threw the signature pen aside, leaned back on the chair with her bumpy body, looked at Luo An and said softly:
“I have just been notified that in addition to Special Agent in Charge Corbett, one of the candidates running for governor of New York, Congressman Mattei, will also attend and attend this afternoon’s press conference.”
Hearing the name of Representative Ma Tai, Luo An was full of doubts:
"Who is this?"
Seeing this, Veranith narrowed her eyes slightly:
"you do not know?"
"No."
Luo An shook his head repeatedly. He didn't pay much attention to New York politics and didn't know much about the gubernatorial election.
After hearing this, Veranith lowered her head and began to think.
Luo An would not deceive himself about such a trivial matter. He really didn't know the other person.
Then why did Congressman Ma Tai attend this press conference?
The other party is a contender for governor, and they are the FBI.
The two sides cannot be said to be in hostile camps, but their relationship cannot be said to be very friendly.
Thinking of the slogan of Congressman Mattai's campaign for governor, "Reduce the crime rate in New York," Verani's eyebrows jumped, and thoughts began to come to mind.
Hearing Veranith's description of Councilor Mattai, Luo An's eyelids twitched and he suddenly remembered something:
"Sir."
Luo An quickly raised his head and said:
"I accidentally appeared on TV about the previous serial murder case. Representative Mattai must have known me at that time..."
Thinking that after joining Investigation Team No. 5, he accidentally achieved a 100% case detection rate.
Luo An felt that Representative Mattai might partly appreciate him, but the greater part was probably not wanting to take advantage of him.
"Um?"
Upon hearing Luo An's words, Veranith was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly woke up.
It was she who ignored this.
If this is really the case, it means that Representative Mattai also saw the scene where Luo An killed the serial murderer with a pen.
Think again of the slogan of the election campaign of Ma Tai...
Veranith immediately had the same idea as Roan.
That is, the other party most likely wants to take this opportunity to get to know Luo An, and ultimately find a way to achieve his political goals through Luo An.
There is no way, Luo An's performance during this period is really too dazzling in the eyes of interested people.
Although Luo An is their FBI agent, he is too young.
The old fox who is steeped in politics likes people like Luo An.
Thinking of this, Veranith said decisively and solemnly:
"Luo An, you don't need to go to the press conference this afternoon."
Luo An nodded: "Okay, sir."
Luo An didn't want to participate in a press conference.
The reason has been described before. Luo An does not want to be famous, he just wants to quietly solve crimes and make money, and make a fortune silently.
If an FBI is too famous, it will definitely attract the attention of the group of "uncrowned kings" in New York who are desperate for ratings.
Luo An's future cases will definitely increase a lot of difficulties invisibly and passively.
Luo An would never do anything like causing trouble for himself.
Of course, if it is an internal FBI event, such as a medal ceremony or commendation conference, Luo An will still participate.
After all, there are bonuses or medals to get.
On the other side, Veranith decided to go back and check on the Mattai representative, then tilted her head and thought for a moment, pulled out a blue folder from the pile of folders beside her, handed it to Luo An, and said softly:
"By the way, this is Jacquel's $1 million reward."
Speaking of the reward, Veranith looked at Luo An with very satisfied eyes.
The reward money was injected into the account by the CIA yesterday afternoon, but Jacquel was caught by Luo An last night...
Thinking of the green faces of the CIA group after learning the news, Veranith had a smile on her face.
But her smile quickly faded away.
In front of her subordinates, Veranith has always paid attention to maintaining her dignity.
"Thank you, sir."
Luo An didn't notice the smile on Veranith's face. His attention at the moment was all on the folder in his hand.
Just now, Luo An received 400,000 in gratitude from Augustus, and another 1 million was received here...
Luo An decided to go to Wall Street after get off work tonight.
It is now 2005. At this time, the prices of stocks of companies such as Apple and Google do not seem to be very high.
In addition, this Malaysian-Thailand congressman should also check it out.
At least you need to know what the other party’s purpose is.
——
In the afternoon, ten minutes before the press conference starts, backstage.
"Hello, Ms. Team Leader."
An elderly white man in a suit, with a serious face and a big bald head walked up to Veranith, smiled and stretched out his hand:
"I am Zem-Matai."
"Hello, Congressman Mattai."
Stretching out her hand to shake hands, Veranith turned around and introduced to him the Mediterranean Sea next to her:
"This is our FBI special agent in charge."
"Hello, Mr. Congressman."
Some Mediterranean Colbert stretched out his hand and shook it.
The three of them chatted for a while. After Councilor Mattai sat on the chair, he began to look around.
Since the last time he saw Luo An killing a serial murderer with a pen on TV, Representative Mattai has remembered Luo An's name.
But at that time, some work suddenly appeared on his hands, so he temporarily left Luo An behind.
When Congressman Mattai saw the name Roan Greenwood in his notebook again, after questioning, he learned that Blossom had been kicked out of the FBI headquarters, and Roan had also solved the case that Blossom had not solved.
Now Councilor Mattai is more interested in Luo An.
After hearing the news that a press conference was going to be held here yesterday, Congressman Ma Tai thought for a moment and decided to cancel a schedule to attend the press conference.
According to the information collected by his staff, Roan Greenwood was the leader in solving the recent cases.
Faced with this situation, Congressman Ma Tai believes that Luo An will definitely participate in this press conference.
He wanted to chat with Luo An on the spot to see what kind of person Luo An was, and then decide on future plans.
but……
What about the Luoans?
Observing the surroundings carefully, Representative Ma Tai twitched the corner of his mouth, showing confusion.
Seeing Councilor Mattai's expression and movements from the corner of her eye, Veranith raised her eyebrows slightly.
But now is not the time to dwell on this. The press conference has already begun. Veranith took a deep breath, stood up and walked towards the camera.
Facing the long-barreled cannon in front of her, Veranith's expression was still very cold:
"Dear journalists, this press conference begins now."
…
At the same time, in the office area of Investigation Team No. 5, Luo An looked at the information about Representative Mattai that Mona helped him find, leaning on his chin and falling into deep thought.
(End of chapter)
