Chapter 475: Clues to the deceased, investigation, and findings of the detectives

 Taking the mobile phone handed over by Horst from the Supervision Department, a familiar male voice suddenly sounded on the other end of the phone:

 “It’s me, Potente-Byrne.”

 “Good evening, sir.”

Luo An glanced at Horst calmly and asked with a smile:

 “Sounds like you’re in good condition, sir.”

 “It’s really okay.”

In a large interrogation room in the Supervision Department of the FBI's Los Angeles Branch, Potente Byrne looked at the Coke hamburger set on the table in front of him. He chuckled and asked directly without further talking on this topic:

“Where did the special investigation team investigate this case?”

 “We just found the killer broker and he is already dead.”

Roan briefly described the situation at the scene. After listening, Potente-Byrne was silent for a few seconds and said:

“You have done a good job. In the next five days, the special investigation team must pay more attention to safety.”

 “I understand, sir.”

A flash of light flashed in Luo An's eyes. He understood the meaning of Potente-Bourne's words. In five days, he would leave the Supervision Department and come out to lead the special investigation team to secretly handle the case.

 “Good.”

 Potente-Bourne nodded with satisfaction, briefly chatted with Luo An about other matters, and then hung up the phone.

 Luo An handed the phone back to Horst, and not long after, several agents from the Trace Inspection Division also arrived at the scene. After processing the findings at the scene, everyone returned to the FBI Los Angeles branch building.

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 The next day, at 11 o'clock in the morning, the office area of ​​the special investigation team.

 Because they worked overtime for a long time last night, with Luo An's permission, the agents of the special investigation team took a good rest for a few hours and came to work near eleven o'clock.

That's another reason Winslow and Chenelle like the Special Investigations Unit: The hours are very flexible.

 Other ordinary investigative teams of the FBI's Los Angeles Division do not have this privilege.

 First, there are many detectives in the investigation team. If one detective takes a temporary break, other detectives can take over.

 Second, the special investigation team is a temporary establishment. In many cases, the special investigation team is the leader of the team. Certain rules are not mandatory for the special investigation team.

Because of this, I went home late last night, but this morning I entered the FBI Los Angeles branch building to work as usual at 8 o'clock. I waited until 11 o'clock to see the faces of Luo An and others. Horst, the supervisor, took a deep breath. He rubbed his sore eyes and suppressed the unhappiness and swear words in his heart.

After resting for several hours, Luo An, who was full of energy, patted Horst on the shoulder, handed him a bag of breakfast...lunch, and said with a smile:

"Thanks a lot."

　　　…”

Horst, who had a serious face, stared at Luo An for a moment, and then took the food:

"Thanks."

Luo An chuckled and pointed to the sofa in the back right corner of the Special Investigation Team's office area, indicating that Horst could go there to rest.

"Wait a moment."

Horst frowned when he heard this, grabbed Luo An who was about to turn around and left, and asked in a solemn voice:

“What is the work plan of your special investigation team today?”

 “Work plan? What plan?”

Roan blinked, not understanding what Horst’s words meant.

Horst said that the Supervision Department has a corresponding work plan every day, that is, what work needs to be completed every day, and whether it is completed or not corresponds to different evaluation criteria.

“…It’s not easy for the people in the Supervision Department to persist until now.”

After hearing the other party’s explanation, Luo An’s lips twitched. He finally understood how Horst’s meticulous work style came about.

“My special investigation team has no work plan. When investigating cases, no one knows what will happen in the next second.”

 Luo An was too lazy to discuss this issue with Horst. He finished his lunch in a few mouthfuls and stood up directly and walked into the office area of ​​the special investigation team.

"Good afternoon, everyone." Luo An walked to the whiteboard at the front of the Special Investigation Team office area, pasted the photos of the killer Enestone, and the broker and private detective Sean Hoffman on the whiteboard, and then turned back first He looked at Michelle and asked:

 “How is the autopsy done by the trace examination department?”

 An autopsy is a very complex task. There are many aspects to be written in the formal report and it takes a very long time.

However, many times, the special investigation team and other ordinary investigation teams will not wait for the official autopsy report to be written. Instead, they go directly to the trace examination department to ask about the cause of death of the victim, materials found at the scene and other information, and then directly start the next step of the investigation.

“The specific report has not yet come out, but the cause of death has been determined.”

Hearing Luo An’s question, Michelle, who had gone to the Trace Inspection Department before and asked for a handwritten brief report, stood up and answered:

“The cause of death of the victim Sean Hoffman was a gunshot wound in the center of his forehead.

Based on the broken pillow found at the scene, the Trace Inspection Section determined that the murderer put the pillow in front of the gun's muzzle before shooting and used the pillow as a silencer.

There are no signs that the villa where the crime occurred has been broken into, so the murderer is most likely someone Sean Hoffman knows, or the two have met in the past.

In addition, the ballistics test of the bullet that killed Sean Huffman has also been completed.

　Unfortunately, there is no matching gun in the FBI's internal database. This is a new black gun. "

Luo An then turned his attention to the others, and Lacey stood up immediately, frowning and saying:

“Based on the information found last night, I found the last investigation of Sean Hoffman before his death.

It was a divorce case, and Sean Hoffman was entrusted by the boss of a financial institution to find evidence of his wife's infidelity.

But Sean Hoffman used this opportunity to blackmail the cheating wife of the financial institution boss for money and sex..."

 “Sonof better than eating!”

 “What a scumbag.”

After Lacey finished narrating, the other women present all looked ugly and cursed in a low voice.

Winslow frowned and picked up the coffee and took a sip without saying anything. Seeing that no one else found anything, Luo An clapped his hands and said:

“Everyone, our next task is to investigate Sean Hoffman’s life experience, who he met, what he did, and what happened in the surveillance around the villa.

At the same time, carefully check the photos, tapes, disks, bugs, memory cards, laptops and other items in the villa, and try to find out who the murderer is! "

 “Understood!” x5

 The five detectives responded in unison, and then immediately began to move their chairs back to their seats, and began to carefully investigate the clues according to Luo An's request.

As for Sean Hoffman's whereabouts during his lifetime, due to his identity as a private detective, anti-reconnaissance skills, and always using cash for consumption, Mona and Michelle tried hard for a long time, but could not find any useful information, and in many cases did not even find out at all. No trace of the other party could be found.

However, from the disks, memory cards and tapes in the villa, the members of the special investigation team got information beyond their imagination.

Affairs, cheating, frame-ups, photos of male stars’ private lives, female stars’ private lives… there are a lot of exciting contents that will cause reporters to revel in them as long as they are shown.

 After reading the information in her hand, Lacey’s face was full of disgust:

“I always thought that the news that a Hollywood actress had an affair with the president of a certain film and television company some time ago was a fake scandal, but I didn’t expect it to be true.”

 Chenelle raised her head and said in surprise:

 “Are you still chasing stars?”

“I’m not star-chasing, I’ve just been attracted by the female star’s independent image.”

 Lacie put the disk aside and shook her head:

“I know that in a place like Hollywood, how can there be a woman who becomes famous purely by her strength.”

 “I can’t say for sure…”

 Chenelle replied casually and began to discuss with Lacey in a low voice.

On the other side, Winslow looked at some of the information backups he found on the disk, and faced Luo An and said with emotion:

“I really want to know how much money Sean Hoffman made from this information during his lifetime.”

Luo An frowned slightly, and just stood up to emphasize the confidentiality of the information to the agents, when Mona suddenly said with a strange look on her face:

“Roan, I think I found the murderer of Sean Hoffman and who is behind this case.”

 “What?!”

 (End of this chapter)