Monday, 7:50 a.m.
In the parking lot of the Jacob Federation Building, a Chevrolet slowly ca to a stop, Luo An unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car, while Rider, who had also been in the car, got out from the back seat.
"I'm going to buy a cup of black coffee, Luo An."
Rider glanced at his watch, saw there was still plenty of ti before work started, pointed to the coffee shop across the parking lot, and asked Luo An with a smile:
"Do you want one?"
"Of course! Just regular coffee though, rember to add sugar and milk."
Luo An grimaced: "I prefer sweet."
"OK."
Rider grinned at him, nodded his head, and turned to walk towards the coffee shop.
Luo An patted his sowhat heavy head and turned to enter the federal building.
On Saturday, after Augustus had handed out the bonuses, all the agents decisively left the office area and went ho to start their weekends.
A number of agents invited Luo An to their hos, but he politely declined with a smile because he was eager to deal with that apartnt now that he had his salary and bonus.
With upper managent's greeting, the purchasing and transferring of the apartnt was straightforward and quick; Luo An had the keys and related certificates by noon.
Then ca the issue of renovating the apartnt.
The previous owner's taste was bizarre; as Luo An surveyed each room and got a headache, he decisively decided to throw everything out and renovate from scratch.
Luo An didn't know much about renovations but was aware of the potential pitfalls, so he promptly took out his phone, ready to seek help.
Mona was not an option; she was busy talking with Augustus and didn't have ti, besides, the small apartnt she had previously bought on a loan was one that ca pre-renovated, so she couldn't help Luo An.
Reesi wasn't an option either; though she claid to rent houses, she had spent most of her ti in hotels with other won over the years.
Asking her for help, Luo An felt Reesi would likely just hand him a bunch of business cards from won who worked in renovation companies.
So, Luo An turned to Rider.
Rider was married with a wife and kids and also owned a gun shop; he was the perfect person to ask about renovation.
Especially since Rider had invited him to the gun shop before, Luo An hesitated no longer, made a phone call to Rider, bought so beef and wine, and drove his Chevrolet towards Queens.
Rider's wife, nad Yvonne from Texas, was a forr New York Police.
During a mission, Yvonne's right eye had been injured by a stray bullet; though not life-threatening, she had lost sight in that eye completely, and wore a dark eye patch on her forehead.
However, Yvonne had a good attitude; after Rider introduced them, she promptly handed her son over to Rider, pulled Luo An to the back of the gun shop, and started testing out handguns.
After a bout of shooting, Yvonne and Luo An beca good buddies.
Rider: "..."
That evening, Rider's backyard hosted a barbecue party where, introduced by Yvonne, Luo An successfully befriended a bunch of rednecks from Texas.
There were a few altercations, but Luo An, fortified by a bottle of strength potion, arm-wrestled and defeated everyone present, instantly becoming a beloved brother from Texas.
At the barbecue party, Luo An drank quite a bit and ended up sleeping over at Rider's house till the next day.
Just as he got up from bed, still nursing a headache after washing up, Ivana pushed open the door of the guest room and handed Luo An a bottle of liquor.
Implying there was no need to worry about a hangover, just drink a bit more liquor to clear it up.
Luo An: "..."
Shaking his head to decline Ivana's kindness, Luo An hurriedly talked about needing help to renovate his apartnt to the Rider couple.
After hearing this, Ivana and Rider said it was no big deal, decisively patting their chests and agreeing to help. Ivana assured she would definitely find a reasonably priced, genuine material, and technically proficient renovation company for Luo An.
Then, there was another barbecue party.
Luo An: "..."
After the incident involving Lydia, the system rated Luo An as excellent, and the reward box opened to reveal [Stamina Potion x1, Strength Potion x1, Antidote Potion x1, Danger Perception Potion x1]
As for the parties these past two days, the system rated Luo An as passing, with the reward boxes opening [Stamina Potion x1, Weakness Potion x1], [Strength Potion x1, Sleep Potion x1]
At this mont, in Luo An's system backpack, there are [Stamina Potion x4, Fireproof Potion x1, Night Vision Potion x2, Water Breathing Potion x1, Strength Potion x2, Swiftness Potion x1, Antidote Potion x1, Danger Perception Potion x1, Weakness Potion x1, Sleep Potion x1]
Taking the elevator in the Jacob Federation Building to his floor, as soon as the elevator doors opened, Luo An bumped into team leader Broson and his n.
"Good morning, boss."
Luo An stepped out of the elevator, grinning and very polite.
Broson gave Luo An a cold look, did not respond, and walked directly into the elevator.
Following him was a white man in a suit, visibly unhappy, who passed by Luo An with a cold huff but said nothing more.
Luo An raised an eyebrow; he did not know the man.
Watching the elevator doors slowly close, Luo An corners of his mouth slightly raised, turned around and walked into Unit 5 Investigation Team.
In the elevator, the visibly unhappy white male was actually Matthews.
As soone who had been with Broson for ten years, when Matthews learned that Broson was assigned to be the group leader of the newly ford Unit 14 Investigation Team, he did not hesitate and decisively chose to leave Unit 1 to join Broson in Unit 14.
As the elevator slowly descended, Matthews, after a mont of silence, walked up to Broson and asked in a low voice:
"Sir, Unit 5 still has an unsolved serial murder case, should we..."
"No need to bother with them for now."
Broson glanced at Matthews and said with mixed feelings about his loyal subordinate:
"First, handle our own cases well, just keep an eye on them. Do not take any action without my orders."
"Alright, boss."
Matthews nodded. At this mont, the elevator doors opened, and he hurriedly followed Broson out.
Unit 5 Investigation Team.
At this mont, Mona had not arrived yet, Reesi was dozing off on the table, Luo An looked around the office area of Unit 5, sat next to a male technician who was drinking coffee and chatting with others on the computer, and asked in a low voice:
"Good morning, William. Any news about the new team leader Broson recently?"
William Miller, 178 cm tall with deep facial features and a slender build, is one of the technical staff of Unit 5.
According to case requirents, he generally handles liaising with other governnt agencies outside the FBI.
Such as the CIA, NSA, etc.
But in Luo An's view, William's greatest ability is that he always manages to be the first to hear about any new events happening in any corner of the building at any ti, all from his nurous friends.
Even Reesi, who ca from the intelligence departnt, couldn't match him in this.
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