Three and a half hours later, in Washington D.C., by the river in a certain park.
Luo An sat on a bench by the pathway, engrossed in his laptop as he waited for a long ti until a man quickly approached from a distance.
"Sorry."
Supervisor Elr took a seat next to Luo An, exhaling deeply with an apologetic expression:
"I've been a bit busy with work, got here a bit late."
"Understood."
Luo An smiled and casually handed him a bottle of drink, knowing the workload at IRS was always heavy, and as a supervisor, Elr probably had even more on his plate.
"Thank you."
Taking the drink, Supervisor Elr thanked him, twisted open the cap, and asked directly:
"What did you need to see for?"
"Nothing much, just got so information that wasn't convenient to talk about over the phone."
Luo An put down his laptop and briefly recounted the issue of Bernard Madoff selling CDS products at low prices, then ended with:
"Did you guys do sothing to catch his attention?"
"No, we definitely didn't catch his attention."
After listening, Supervisor Elr's face darkened slightly, and after a mont of silence he shook his head denying Luo An's inquiry, then extended his hand and gave Luo An a firm handshake, saying seriously:
"Thank you, Luo An, this information is very important for us."
"No need to thank ."
Luo An smiled; this matter was just a trivial thing for him. Just as he was about to inquire about other matters, Supervisor Elr's eyes lit up, and he preempted:
"I heard that your Task Force 13 has been upgraded to a special investigation team and is moving to the Insomnia Building, is that right?"
"Insomnia Building?"
Luo An raised his eyebrows, both surprised and puzzled:
"Where did that nickna co from?"
"It ca from the people working in that building."
Supervisor Elr laughed and explained:
"Our IRS personnel are sotis temporarily transferred to work in that building. According to them, the people in that building are under a lot of pressure.
Although the pay is high, the complexity of cases often leads to working around the clock and long overti hours are normal, with eighty percent of them getting insufficient sleep.
Lack of sleep demands catching up on sleep, but the more it happens, the harder it becos to fall asleep - eventually leading to insomnia, hence the building earned the nickna Insomnia Building."
"..."
Luo An's mouth twitched slightly, speechless. Supervisor Elr smiled again and said:
"By the way, let give you a piece of advice.
When you choose your office area in that building, pick sothing below the 6th floor.
Although there are fewer people in that building compared to many other companies, the law enforcent departnt might have ergency situations, sotis needing to suddenly deploy for arrests.
If you choose a high floor, the elevators are likely to be stuck because they are being used by other departnts, and you might end up having to use the stairs."
Luo An frowned slightly:
"I rember that building, it seems to have over twenty floors."
Supervisor Elr smiled and said:
"Exactly, 26 floors to be precise, and if you're really unlucky and the elevators are stuck, imagine running down from the twenties."
"OK, I got it."
Luo An nodded, smiling as he ntally noted the advice; shortly after, they both left separately, Supervisor Elr returned to his work, and Luo An drove back to his villa to rest.
In the villa, Mona was curled up on the sofa with a pillow, fiddling with her laptop. Seeing Luo An return, she casually asked:
"Where did you go? Did you bring any food back?"
"I just took a trip to New York."
Luo An replied casually, then flopped down next to Mona and stretched lazily:
"Didn't buy any snacks, let's go out for dinner tonight."
"No, I don't want to go out. It's nice and comfortable lying here at ho."
"Really?"
Luo An sat up and looked at Mona, smiling:
"Why do I feel like you're developing a tendency to beco a hobody?"
"Not at all."
Mona pushed Luo An gently:
"I just don't want to put on makeup."
"Alright then."
Leaning closer to Mona, Luo An glanced at her computer and asked:
"What are you working on?"
"Um..."
A flicker of embarrassnt crossed Mona's eyes, and after a mont's reflection, she answered:
"I'm reading and studying."
Luo An imdiately guessed what she was referring to, and looked at Mona expressionlessly:
"Which kind of knowledge again? From the DEA, or the CIA?"
Mona gave an awkward smile:
"Neither, this ti it's the BOP."
Luo An rubbed his temples sowhat helplessly, but Mona always knew her boundaries and understood where the line was drawn, so he did not press further and rely reclined on the sofa to rest his eyes, opening the system page in his mind.
In the familiar pale blue page, both the "Explosion Case" and the "Sarls Case" resulted in an evaluation of "Excellent" from the system, accumulating a total of 20 treasure chests.
With a slight ntal movent, he opened the treasure chests, and after the coarse transition animation finished, the 20 treasure chests yielded:
"Stamina Potion x3"
"Hemostatic Potion x4"
"Swiftness Potion x3"
"Painkiller Potion x2"
"Regeneration Potion x3"
"Featherfall Potion x4"
"Antidote Potion x1"
He then opened the system's storage page, where he now had:
"Stamina Potion x8"
"Hemostatic Potion x8"
"Antidote Potion x6"
"Swiftness Potion x8"
"Regeneration Potion x7"
"Strength Potion x4"
"Sensitivity Potion x1"
"Painkiller Potion x8"
"Featherfall Potion x7"
"Aquatic Breathing Potion x3"
Luo An was sowhat irked that no "Danger Perception Potion" appeared among the twenty treasure chests, but seeing the number next to the "Regeneration Potion" increase to 7 improved his mood.
"Luo An? Luo An?"
While Luo An was musing over the effects of these potions, Mona patted his thigh to bring his attention back. Luo An opened his eyes and asked:
"What's up?"
Mona handed him a calendar, saying:
"Two months from today is Reesi's birthday. Have you thought about what gift to give her?"
"Not yet."
Luo An had morized the basic information of everyone in Investigation Team 13, including Reesi's birthday. Although he rembered the date, deciding what gift to give was indeed a tricky issue for him.
Fortunately, there were still two months to prepare, so Luo An didn't rush and briefly discussed it with Mona before putting the matter aside for later.
The two of them ended up going out to eat that night since they needed to stock up on at and vegetables.
After another day of rest, on the third day, Luo An led all the agents of Investigation Team 13 to select an office area in that building.
While walking inside the building, Luo An observed carefully and indeed noticed a problem with the elevator.
Eventually, following Supervisor Elr's advice, Luo An chose an area in the deepest part of the fifth floor as the office area for the special investigation team.
Next ca cleaning, moving equipnt, and handling file transfer procedures.
These tasks were not difficult but ti-consuming, and since there were no ergencies, the agents leisurely spent three days organizing.
The cleaned-up office area was now more spacious and brighter than before.
Relatively speaking, the area planned for fifteen people currently looked sowhat empty with only five, and Reesi, stroking her chin thoughtfully, suggested with a clap of her hands:
"How about we get so potted plants? They look good and can purify the air."
"I think that's a good idea."
Winslow nodded, and Chenier also expressed her approval, and they imdiately gathered together to discuss the types of plants.
Michelle looked around and didn't see Luo An, so she asked:
"Where's Luo An?"
"He went to a eting,"
Mona casually answered:
"Seems to be sothing to do with MI6."
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