FBI Washington Headquarters, in Vireness’s office, Luo An held a docunt bag in his hand, looking at the pile of credentials inside with a puzzled expression:
"Can’t sit still?"
"Exactly."
Vireness crossed her hands on the desk, her gaze burning as she looked at Luo An and said:
"This is Washington D.C., there are no secrets here.
The reason National Assembly Chairman Mike Monroe stepped down, ostensibly, was directly linked to our FBI Director Robert and Mr. Clent.
But the actual originator of this situation is you, the leader of Special Investigation Team No. 13, Luo An Greenwood."
Luo An’s mouth twitched:
"So you’re saying, I’ve made a whole bunch of enemies?"
"Enemies is not the word for it, at most there are so conflicting interests."
Vireness shook her head and chuckled:
"This is Washington D.C., where the rules of the ga are the exchange of interests and mutual compromise. Anyone who breaks the rules will be collectively attacked and won’t end well.
Additionally, you’re not very high-ranking; those sitting at the top won’t waste much attention on you.
And with FBI Director Robert, and Mr. Clent standing in front of you, you have nothing to worry about."
Hearing Vireness’s explanation, Luo An’s eyes briefly flashed an imperceptible light, which vanished quickly, his expression remained unchanged, and without showing any anomalies, he continued to ask:
"What about these credentials, then?"
Vireness thought for a mont and said:
"There’s a term in that Eastern country called ’Fortunate General’. Have you heard of it?"
Luo An was startled, pondered for a few seconds, then understood what Vireness ant and asked:
"Chief, are you referring to ’fortunate general’?"
"That’s right, it’s that word."
Vireness nodded with approval and looked at Luo An with a smile, explaining:
"The impact of the issue with National Assembly Chairman Mike Monroe is actually far greater than you’d think, Luo An.
Not only have the two parties in the assembly had many plans and schedules disrupted, but this situation will also affect the election of the next President.
But, as I said, those who truly stand at the peak won’t care too much about you, because in their eyes, you rely stumbled upon this case by mistake.
The ones who really magnified this issue are Director Robert and Mr. Clent; they will attract the majority of the attention.
But other federal departnts on par with the FBI are taking notice of your case this ti."
From the Special Investigation Team in Los Angeles to Investigation Team No. 13 at Washington Headquarters, under the leadership of Luo An, his team’s case-solving rate has always been maintained at 100%.
Even earlier, during Investigation Team No. 5, the solving rate was not 100%, only maintained between 45%-52%.
However, it was clear to any discerning person that this was not Luo An’s fault, as he did not work in Investigation Team No. 5 for long.
The highest-ranking group within the Federation Governnt, with their heads filled with national affairs, party interests, and personal gains, would not devote most of their energy to Luo An.
However, it is different for agencies like the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Reconnaissance Bureau (NRO), and the Federal National Security Intelligence Office (OICI), as they are practical working departnts.
Any practical working departnt will encounter difficult issues that require professionals to handle.
After listening to Vireness’s explanation, Luo An suddenly understood and then showed a strange expression:
"So, in the eyes of these departnts, I’m the ’professional’."
"That’s right."
Vireness nodded, then lifted her hands to prop her chin, her eyes gleaming as she looked at Luo An and smiled:
"With a case-solving rate of 100 percent, you are undoubtedly the professional among professionals."
A few days after the assembly announced a re-election for Chairman, Vireness received a call from a woman.
The woman is the Special Agent Director of the Holand Security Departnt, Dorothy Bush (Chapter 221).
Her purpose for making this call was to borrow Luo An from Vireness for a while to help her handle a case.
Because of Dorothy Bush’s chaotic private life and her sowhat arrogant personality that looked down on others, Vireness’s relationship with her was rather ordinary, or even bad, hence the two seldom phoned each other.
Upon hearing Dorothy Bush’s request, Vireness did not hesitate to refuse and took a deep breath of relief.
Dorothy Bush was so angry that she itched with frustration but there was nothing she could do since Luo An was Vireness’s man and had no intention of switching allegiance.
Thinking of this, the smile on Vireness’s face deepened, and she sincerely said:
"Plus, considering all the cases you have solved in the past, it’s not an exaggeration to call you a ’good luck charm.’"
"Thank you for the complint, Chief."
Luo An smiled, having clarified the situation, he breathed a sigh of relief, then shook the docunt bag in his hand and asked:
"What should I do with these docunts?"
"Just keep them."
Vireness tapped the keyboard a few tis, looked at the computer screen and said:
"The salaries provided by these departnts are quite generous, adding up to around 75,000 US Dollars per month. It’d be a waste not to take it."
"But what if they give so kind of mission?"
Luo An was not distracted by the money, instead he focused on the practical issue:
"Once I take the salary and beco a ’secret agent’ for these departnts, if they send on missions, I’m afraid I won’t have a reason to refuse."
"You indeed have no reason to refuse, but I do, Mr. Clent does, and even Director Robert does."
Vireness stopped typing, turned her head towards Luo An, and said with a smile:
"First, you are one of our FBI people, and the docunts from those departnts are just your second, third layer identities; all your work is decided by us at the FBI.
Second, those departnts are not likely to assign you to execute any highly confidential missions.
The reason is still the sa; you are one of our FBI people, and they would never entrust their classified files to an ’outsider.’
The reason they’re giving you these docunts is partly because they want to build a better rapport with you, so it’ll be easier to communicate when they need your help in the future.
On the other hand, these departnts hope that you, when dealing with so cases in the future, will co across issues not suitable for the FBI but fitting for their departnts so you can be the first to give them a call and let them handle it.
Everyone is working towards sothing, competition is everywhere, and achievents are most important."
"OK, I understand."
Luo An nodded, a light of realization flashed through his mind, knowing that so people were coveting the National Assembly Chairman’s case and were now focusing their attention on him.
These people didn’t intend to compete with the FBI for the big prize, but they hoped to get a share of the spoils in the future.
After a brief discussion with Vireness, Luo An stood up with the docunt bag, ready to leave.
Just then, Vireness suddenly slapped her forehead and said:
"Right, there are quite a few departnts issuing you docunts this ti, and all the identities are that of secret agents; calling you directly by na seems inappropriate, you need a code na."
"A code na?"
Luo An’s eyes brightened, and he asked with a smile:
"Like the 007 in the movies?"
The first 007 agent movie premiered in 1962, and by 2006, many sequels had been released, having been watched by many in the Federation.
"Exactly like that."
Vireness nodded, Luo An’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, as he could not think of one imdiately.
Seeing Luo An hesitate for a long ti, Vireness fell silent for a few seconds, then suggested:
"I’ve thought of a few code nas, ’Arican Alligator,’ ’Tiger Cat,’ or ’Pangolin,’ what do you think?"
Luo An: "..."
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