Half an hour later.
The convertible stopped in front of a villa in downtown Los Angeles.
"Carter" opened the door and pointed to the villa and said: "This is Consul Han's villa. If it weren't for inheriting the glory of the family, I would never have brought you here."
As the only rookie police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department without a partner, although he refused to admit defeat in words, he knew in his heart that many people wanted him to leave the police department.
If the Chinese policeman in front of me really calls to report him, and Mr. Consul intervenes. Even if the police station does not charge him with a crime, he will have to take off his police uniform afterwards.
However, as a third-generation police officer in his family, "Carter" could never lose his job as a police detective. Otherwise, he would become a disgrace to the family.
Alas, if his father hadn't been killed by criminals for checking the license plate when he was six years old. Now that he has his father to train him, he will probably become an outstanding elite agent, right?
"Yes, knowing when to give in is an effective survival skill."
After Li Shaoze got out of the car, he patted the black detective on the shoulder. He probably knew how the rookie detective worked until now.
"Of course."
Carter puffed up his chest proudly and led Li Shaoze into the villa garden.
At this time, Team Leader Matthew, who was standing on the balcony on the second floor, saw the two figures entering the door. His brows suddenly furrowed and he shouted: "Carter!"
"Didn't I ask you to carry out the G14 mission properly? Why did you bring him back!"
Vaguely, Matthew felt that the unfamiliar Chinese police officer below him looked vaguely familiar.
It's a pity that he has never interacted with a Chinese policeman. He only thought that he was a popular Asian face, perhaps similar to an Asian he had seen before. So at this time, he was holding a paper coffee cup and did not see Li Shaoze's identity.
"Carter" stepped on the aisle, raised his head and responded loudly: "Report to the commander!"
"My G14 mission failed. I advise you not to give me such a simple mission next time."
"I am Los Angeles' most powerful detective Carter, and I also have my dignity."
Li Shaoze raised his head and glanced at Matthew, then immediately looked away, carrying his bag, and walked directly into the villa.
When he secretly confronted FBI on Hong Kong Island, he only came into contact with "Bourne" and never saw Matthew's identity information. Little did he know that the blond middle-aged man standing high on the balcony was one of his former defeated generals.
But when he entered the villa, Consul Han had already heard the noise, walked quickly to him, held his arm and said, "Officer Li, you have finally arrived in Los Angeles."
"Xiao Zheng, go make a cup of tea for Officer Li."
Because of the time difference, Consul Han called for help. It happened yesterday.
It was noon the next day when Li Shaoze arrived at the door.
After Li Shaoze handed the bag to the female assistant named Zheng beside him, he took a cup of tea, took a sip and asked, "Consul Han, what's going on now?"
"All the information is in the hands of the FBI. Now I only know that the criminal has an Asian face."
This news came out of Matthew's mouth only at the strong request of Consul Han.
After hearing this, Li Shaoze changed his mind and immediately thought of the "Nakajima Group" based on his intuition.
You know, Asian faces are not just Chinese, Japanese people also have Asian faces. Moreover, as the Korean consul, neither local associations nor American personnel could attack his daughter.
After all, Consul Han is a person with a clear face. Even if the two countries are at war, he still doesn't want to come, let alone the current stable international environment?
The last possibility is probably the "Chinese Group" that "Consul Han" previously provided information to.
"Do not worry."
"I went to them to ask for information. This time I will try my best to ensure that Xiurong is fine and successfully rescue her."
Li Shaoze sighed and took the opportunity to express relief.
Consul Han smiled bitterly, nodded and said, "A few days ago, Xiurong said she missed you very much, but she didn't expect that she would use this method to get you to come to Los Angeles."
"Da da da."
At this time, there was a sound of leather shoes on the stairs, and the FBI team leader led three police officers to the living room on the first floor.
Matthew, who was taking the lead, stopped in front of Sir Li, with his hands on his waist, looking straight at the "old friend" in front of him.
Somewhat unexpectedly, this "old friend" was not inferior to him in stature, and could not take a "looking down" angle that suppressed his height.
Li Shaoze glanced at the people in front of him and found that the FBI agents were indeed well-trained, and all of them were tall and strong men. However, the hostility in the expression of the team leader in front of him was so strong that Sir Li felt a little unhappy.
So his expression condensed, and he reached out to the other party and said, "Li Shaoze, it's our first time meeting you."
"Haha, Matthew Barry." Matthew held his hands firmly and gradually increased his strength.
Li Shaoze smiled softly. Was this the first time he met someone who wanted to compete with him? He suddenly clenched his fingers and quickly exerted force on the opponent.
La la la, the sound of a bone-piercing impact suddenly sounded from the scene. Matthew felt his fingers go numb, and a sharp pain hit him instantly. His face turned red from the pain, but he gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Fortunately, Sir Li knows how to control the intensity and knows that a little "meeting gift" is enough when meeting for the first time. If you break off the finger of an FBi team leader as soon as they meet, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future.
So he withdrew his strength just right, waved his hand towards the opposite side and said, "Officer, please print out a copy of the case information. I need to participate in this kidnapping case."
"NO, impossible."
Matthew gritted his teeth and raised a red index finger, shook it towards Li Shaoze opposite, and refused firmly.
"Officer Matthew, you promised me to let Officer Li participate in this case."
Consul Han frowned, sensing that Matthew's attitude had changed.
To be honest, if it were other Chinese police officers who came to Los Angeles, for the sake of Consul Han, Matthew might really nod and agree and let him help run errands.
But it happened to be Li Shaoze, the guy who caused him to be demoted and transferred...
Now that the two are facing each other, Matthew will not be polite to Li Shaoze at all.
He folded his cuffs and chuckled softly: "Sorry, Mr. Consul, I refuse now."
"Mr. Li is worth hundreds of billions and has a superhuman status. How can he perform the same task as us?"
"this……"
Consul Han was speechless for a moment, because the meaning of extortion in Matthew's words had become extremely obvious.
Li Shaoze's thoughts changed and he noticed something was wrong. He immediately laughed and said: "Officer Matthew, do we have any intersection?"
He only came to Los Angeles because of an unexpected incident. The other party recognized him at a glance as a wealthy man in Hong Kong. He had obviously seen his information before. Since they have read his information, the two may even have some conflicts.
Sure enough, Officer Matthew nodded and said, "It's because of you that I was transferred from a key position to the senior operations team."
"You are Bourne's commander!"
Li Shaoze narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly blurted out an answer.
Matthew did not deny it, but said calmly with a smile: "Yes, I am Bourne's commander."
In this way, everything will make sense, and Sir Li also understands Matthew's background...
Consul Han looked around with some confusion. He probably understood that there was a historical conflict between the two, but he didn't expect that Officer Li had so many opponents, and they could meet him even in Los Angeles.
It seems that the argument that "the stronger the ability, the more opponents there are" is quite reasonable in reality.
Li Shaoze raised his tea cup and took a sip. When he was about to think about how to play a trick on "Matthew", the phone on the table suddenly rang.
After Matthew and Li Shaoze looked at each other, they quickly stepped forward to answer the phone and asked, "Hello, who is this?"
"hello."
"FBI?"
A young man's voice sounded on the other side of the phone, and there was even a hint of teasing in his tone.
When Matthew heard the other party directly calling him FBI, he immediately made a judgment in his mind and immediately gestured to the FBI agents beside him. The agents responsible for monitoring the phone calls had already put on headphones and started the tracking system on the instrument interface.
He held the phone and responded in a deep voice: "Yes, FBI."
As expected, the voice on the other end of the phone turned out to be that of the kidnapper. He spoke unhurriedly and made a request: "If you want the little girl to live well, bring a ransom of 5,000 yuan at 11 o'clock tonight."
"Fifty million?" Matthew sounded surprised and looked up at Consul Han.
You must know that this is the United States. Five thousand U.S. dollars is worth more than three billion yuan, which is definitely a sky-high ransom. The other party really dared to ask for money, and as soon as he asked, it was 50 million.
However, the other party's tone was not considered. It was obvious that the calculated amount had been reached, and he spoke again: "Twenty million and fifty yuan in banknotes, the other twenty million in twenty-yuan banknotes, and the remaining ten million in ten-yuan banknotes." .”
"Yes, no problem."
"But you need to give us some time to raise the money."
Matthew was holding the phone, obviously trying to stall for time.
"I already gave it to you, before eleven o'clock at night."
"I will contact you again when it's time to pay the money. If you say any more nonsense, you will kill Mr. Consul's daughter."
Qian Tao stood in a retro building on Broadway Street in Los Angeles. After finishing all the budget information, he quickly hung up the phone and looked at the call minutes on the landline.
A copy takes fifteen seconds, which is not very short. With the FBI's ability, it can confirm the phone call in one minute.
After Matthew heard the blind tone on the phone, he turned to look at his team members. An FBI agent took off his headphones and reported, "Found it, 620 South Broadway!"
"GO! GO! GO!"
"Call the SWAT team and the Los Angeles Police Department for support immediately and block the roads. We will go to the location to rescue the hostages now." Matthew waved his hand, quickly made operational arrangements, and cast a provocative look at Sir Li.
Li Shaoze received this look and sneered twice. He turned around and said to the Korean consul: "Mr. Consul, I will go to the scene to have a look. I will inform you at any time if there is any situation."
