The paparazzi outside the Manhattan Hotel were sitting boredly waiting for the banquet to end.
boom! ! !
At this moment, a sudden explosion startled them all, and one of the paparazzi even spilled coffee all over himself.
When he looked up and saw billowing smoke rising from the upper floors of the building, the paparazzi and passers-by were stunned.
After an incident that happened a few years ago came to mind, passers-by yelled and ran away.
The paparazzi with coffee all over his body suddenly shook, raised the camera and rushed towards the door of the Hilton Hotel.
It was just an explosion. The building hasn’t collapsed yet! First-hand news is the most important!
The paparazzi reacted upon seeing this, and quickly picked up their cameras and rushed towards the building. The security guard of the building, who was also frightened, quickly reached out to stop him. The scene was chaotic.
Upstairs, the banquet room.
The sudden explosion scared everyone and they all fell to the ground to avoid it. The ground was also covered with shattered glass.
Fortunately, the explosion occurred not in this banquet hall, but upstairs.
So there were only some bruised people who had improperly dodged, and unlucky people who were injured by falling objects.
"Everyone! Get out of here immediately!"
After the explosion, the burning feeling in the butt disappeared instantly. Luo An immediately got out from under the table and shouted:
"Get out of the stairs quickly! It's dangerous here!"
"That's right! That's right!"
"Exit this building now!"
"Women go first!"
"Don't panic, everyone! Leave in an orderly manner!"
After all, everyone present was the leader of various departments within the FBI. After reacting, they immediately began to leave the banquet hall in an orderly manner.
Luo An overturned the dining table, first pulled Veranith up, and then stretched out his hand to the deputy director and Trick Kennedy:
"Sir, are you okay?"
"fine!"
"We're not hurt!"
Trick Kennedy patted his thigh and took Luo An's hand to stand up. The deputy director felt a little pain in his butt. He probably didn't react just now and was pushed to the ground by Luo An. After all, he was old.
Colbert also quickly stood up, and Veranith next to her shook her phone:
"The NYPD and SWAT teams rushed here and began cordoning off the scene."
Luo An nodded and said hurriedly:
"Sir officers, please leave quickly!"
Then he put Veranith at the front of the queue to leave the banquet hall.
The mouths of the three deputy directors twitched when they saw this, but Veranis is a woman after all, and Luo An had just protected herself and others, so the three of them didn't say anything more and quickly followed Veranis. stairs.
When he reached the stairs, Luo An originally wanted to go upstairs to check the situation above. The explosion occurred many floors upstairs. A simple calculation of the distance showed that there should be a charity auction taking place there.
Luo An wanted to go upstairs to see what was going on, and maybe he could gain something.
But just as Luo An was about to turn around and go upstairs, he was held tightly by Veranith and Trick Kennedy.
The reason why Verenis held onto Luo An was simple, because she didn't want Luo An, a capable subordinate, to put himself in danger. God knows what happened up there and how many enemies there were.
He is just an FBI, not a CIA agent.
In Veranith's eyes, Roan's life is more important.
The reason why Trick Kennedy held Luo An was more complicated. Seeing Luo An trying to go upstairs several times, and remembering Luo An's actions to save him first, Trick Kennedy gritted his teeth and whispered in Luo An's ear. He whispered:
"The First Lady is upstairs! It's far safer there than we are!"
Mrs. Bush? When did you come? Why didn't I see the car?
Hearing this, Luo An twitched his lips, stopped mentioning going upstairs, and hurriedly followed the four deputy directors downstairs.
Since there is the First Lady upstairs, it means there must be people from the Federal Secret Service there. After all, those people's task is to protect the Federal President and his family.
Now there was an explosion there, and whether the First Lady was injured or not, Roan was sure the Secret Service guys were going crazy.
It's better not to go into the muddy water there at this time, who knows what the crazy Secret Service will do.
Sure enough, as soon as Luo An followed Deputy Director Veranis and the four of them to the first floor of the Hilton Hotel, he found that the outside of the hotel had been completely blocked by NYPD and SWAT.
But before everyone could leave, a large number of guys in dark uniforms rushed out from nowhere, surrounded everyone, and lined up to check their identities carefully.
"Fu-k!"
"Shit!"
"damn it!"
The FBI leaders found out that they had also been censored, and they couldn't help but feel very unhappy. Some of the bad-tempered leaders even started scolding them.
The Secret Service agent responsible for checking everyone's identity was sweating profusely and repeatedly confessed, but refused to release them and had to check them one by one.
In the end, it was Trick Kennedy and the deputy director who came out. After identifying themselves, they led the FBI leaders to quickly pass the inspection by the Secret Service agents.
Among them, Luo An, the little deputy team leader, was ranked fifth in the inspection queue, second only to Trick Kennedy, deputy director, Corbett and Veranith.
Other FBI leaders participating in the party: "..."
Dorothy, who was at the end of the line: "???"
After leaving the building, Luo An found the scene chaotic.
The FBI, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), etc. all came to the scene to participate in the grand event.
Two chiefs from the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the New York Fire Department (FDNY) also came here, but they couldn't squeeze to the front and could only shout loudly from behind with loudspeakers.
Seeing the scene where at least ten leaders were killed by bricks falling down, Luo An was very moved.
This lineup and configuration are almost comparable to the day the plane hit the building!
If the mastermind who planted the bomb just now also placed a bomb here, then...
After simulating the scene after the bomb exploded in his mind, Luo An's mouth twitched and he couldn't help but tremble.
Luo An's body trembled just in time for Veranith to see it. She frowned slightly, patted Luo An's arm and asked:
"How's it going? Are you injured somewhere? Do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup?"
When Trick Kennedy heard this, he immediately took out a business card from his pocket and gave it to Luo An, saying:
"Go to Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. The vice president there is my uncle. Take out this business card and you can get a free examination!"
"..."
Hearing this, Luo An, who had intended to be polite, silently stuffed his business card into his pocket.
As expected of the Kennedys, the Commonwealth is filled with their relatives and friends.
Such a big thing happened, and the whole of New York was shocked. Not long after, the agents of the No. 5 Investigation Team also rushed to the scene.
Among them, Mona was the fastest. Although she had not recovered well, her legs were a little weak and her arms were a little trembling, she still rushed to the scene to check on Luo An. She breathed a long sigh of relief after learning that he was not injured.
After all, this case involves the First Lady. According to past experience, the FBI Washington headquarters will dispatch senior agents from the headquarters and other law enforcement agencies to conduct a joint investigation of this case.
But a few hours later, Luo An looked at the black folder in front of him and his lips twitched:
"This is……"
Seeing the expression on Luo An's face, Veranith guessed what he was thinking, shook her head and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, we won't be the main investigators of that case.
But this case happened in New York after all, so we need our New York branch to send the best team of agents to assist the headquarters agents in the investigation. "
(End of chapter)
