Chapter 487 Lacey talks about San Fernando Valley, new case

 The next day, Monday of the new week.

Lacie looked exhausted, yawning as she pushed the door open and walked into the office area of ​​the Special Investigation Team.

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

Winslow threw a packet of breakfast to Lacey and asked with a smile:

“Which bar did you spend your Saturday weekend in vain?”

There are four women in the special investigation team. Michelle is quite quiet, focusing on handling her work and showing her role in front of Luo An.

Chenelle didn't talk much most of the time except when she was on a mission. Mona didn't talk much when she was busy working on the computer. Only Lacey was carefree and like a chatterbox every day, so Winslow came to the special investigation. Not long after we formed the group, Lacey and I became good brothers.

 The two of them also occasionally go out to have fun together. Lacey likes young girls under the age of 25, and Winslow likes mature women over the age of 30.

 The two have different goals and there is no conflict. Sometimes they even cover for each other.

When Luo An and others learned about this, they were all speechless.

 “Forget it, I accidentally looked at it last night.”

　　Taking the breakfast that Winslow threw for her, Lacey opened it and ate it. While eating, she said:

“Remember the “Black Jasmine” bar we went to together before?

 I was in that bar yesterday and met two young girls who looked like college students. "

Winslow looked curious:

"Then what?"

“Those two girls are actually actors who went to Hollywood to pursue their dreams, and they didn’t even finish high school.”

 Lacie finished her breakfast in two bites and complained:

“If I hadn’t reacted quickly enough, I would have been deceived by them last night.”

Chenelle’s ears perked up quietly. Winslow was a little confused and asked:

 “What can they lie to you about?”

 “Money, of course, and even getting sick.”

 Lacie shook her head and explained:

“Every year, more than 60% of the young girls who come to Hollywood and dream of becoming famous overnight go to the nearby San Fernando Valley.

The San Fernando Valley is a mixed bag, and these girls are lucky enough to find a reliable company.



 San Fernando Valley, located 30 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles, covers an area of ​​895 square kilometers and is known as the "Hollywood of the **** industry". There are approximately more than 300 **** production companies located here.

Once those girls signed up for a company in the San Fernando Valley, they lost their chance of ever making a name for themselves in Hollywood.

Winslow frowned slightly when he heard this. Before he could speak, Lacey raised her head and drank a large cup of coffee. Then she took a deep breath and asked:

 “Have Mona and Michelle not come to work yet?”

 At present, in the office area of ​​the Special Investigation Team, there are only Lacey, Winslow and Chenelle, and the rest of the seats are empty.

“They are here, but they were called away by Luo An just now.”

Just as Cheniel was about to continue explaining, Luo An suddenly appeared at the door of the special investigation team's office area, patted the door hard, and said loudly:

“Everyone, stop chatting and go downstairs quickly. Our special investigation team has a new case!”

"clear!"

After hearing this, the three of them quickly got up and walked out. Lacey stopped halfway, turned around and ran back to the office area quickly, taking away the other packages of breakfast that Winslow had not eaten.

 Winslow: “…”

　　——

Two dark SUVs were driving forward quickly on the streets of Los Angeles.

Turning on the communicator, Luo An, sitting in the passenger seat of the first SUV, fiddled with the folder in his hand and introduced:

 “Everyone, today is a bank robbery.”

 Los Angeles, home to the world-famous film center Hollywood, is the second largest city in the Commonwealth and is known as the "City of Angels".

At the same time, the city is also known for its high crime rate.

 Let’s not talk about common cases such as knife robbery, armed robbery, rape, and homicide. On average, 6-8 bank robberies occur every day in Los Angeles.

 Once a bank on a street corner in southern Los Angeles was robbed 11 times in 24 hours, and it immediately reached the top of the robberies record.

However, the losses to that bank were not that big, because except for the first four robbers who returned home with a lot of money, the next seven robbers almost went in vain and did not get much money. In this case, an ordinary bank robbery would not require the dispatch of a special investigation team.

  Some ordinary agents from the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) and the FBI will come out to record the case and then try to catch the bank robbers.

“So, this bank robbery is unusual, and that’s why we were asked to take action?”

In the back seat of the second SUV, Lacey pressed the communicator while eating and asked:

 “What exactly happened when the crime occurred? Did many people die?”

  Didn’t answer Lacey because Luo An didn’t know the specific situation.

 Less than ten minutes, the Special Investigation Team's SUV arrived at the bank that had been robbed.

This bank's building is very tall and not far from Hollywood. It is called "First Republic Bank of California".

 First Republic Bank of California was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Francisco. It specializes in financial management services for "high-net-worth individuals" and provides low-interest loans to the wealthy. It ranks 14th among federal commercial banks in terms of asset size.

At this time, the LAPD had put up a cordon outside the bank. Many curious people gathered to discuss or looked up into the bank. There were also many news reporters filming the scene or conducting live news broadcasts.

Showing the FBI's golden badge to the LAPD in charge, Luo An quickly walked into the bank with five agents from the special investigation team.

The scene inside the bank was very chaotic. There were hostages temporarily controlled by the LAPD and there was also a lot of white sewage on the ground.

Roan waved his hand, Winslow, Chenelle and Lacey immediately went to calm the hostages and ask for clues. Michelle and Mona went to check the surveillance. Roan walked up to a LAPD sergeant and asked:

 “What is the specific situation?”

 “This group of robbers is a well-trained group of guys.”

LAPD sergeant stretched out his hand to shake Luo An’s hand and introduced the case in detail:

“The robbery happened 15 minutes ago. There were 6 robbers in total, and they all had weapons in their hands.

They robbed a maintenance vehicle that had not yet been reported missing. After parking the vehicle in front of the bank, they took a "temporarily closed" sign and hung it on the door. "

Luo An picked up the sign and looked at it, then raised his eyebrows:

 “This doesn’t seem to be the brand of this bank.”

 “Indeed not.”

The police sergeant spread his hands and said:

“It looks like a movie prop, but the people outside don’t know what’s going on. When they see this sign, no one knocks on the door and comes in.”

 “OK.”

 Luo An nodded and put the sign aside. Upon seeing this, the police chief continued:

“After this group of people broke into the bank, they had a clear division of labor. The three of them were responsible for controlling the situation. They quickly rushed all the employees in the bank lobby together and ordered them to lie down on the ground.

 Then they took away their mobile phones, put them all in a big box, and then filled the box with water. "

 Bringing the box over, he showed Luo An the mobile phone that had been soaked in water until it was scrapped. The police chief pointed to the white sewage everywhere on the ground and said:

“After taking control of the hostages, the three robbers began to sprinkle water in the hall. According to the test, it was all bleach.”

Luo An nodded:

 “Cover up the traces.”

 “Yeah.”

The police sergeant then led Luo An towards the bank vault door and said:

“Three other robbers got the keys from the bank manager.

After the time lock on the bank vault was lifted, they threatened the bank manager with a gun and opened the vault door with the password. "

 Time lock is an anti-theft device found in bank vaults. That is, the bank vault door cannot be opened even with a password before the preset time is reached.

Luo An rubbed his temples. This group of bank robbers knew about the time lock, which meant that either the robbers had conducted a detailed investigation, or there was an insider in the bank.

Suppressing the two guesses in his mind and leaving them for subsequent investigation, Luo An asked:

"what's next?"

“Then the three robbers broke into the vault...”

The police chief continued to introduce. At the same time, a white mist suddenly appeared inside the vault.

Luo An's face changed drastically when he saw this, and he pulled the police sergeant back quickly, because for the first time, the danger perception in his mind was as crazy as an electric motor installed!

 (End of this chapter)