Legendary FBI Detective
Chapter 456: The True Essence of the Case - Part 2

Chapter 456: Chapter 456: The True Essence of the Case - Part 2

Reesi stood up, and everyone in the room turned their attention towards her.

"Following Luo An’s guidance, I went to investigate at the old woman Krista’s family mansion."

Reesi distributed the folders she was holding to everyone, talking as she handed them out:

"The attitudes of the people in that mansion were very poor, I couldn’t find any information in the first few days.

However, later I found an old chef who had worked at the mansion for over ten years and had just left recently.

I had a chat with that old chef, and from him, I learned that Krista, that old woman, has a personal life similar to Pranay O’Dell’s eldest daughter-in-law—old in age but still fond of having fun."

Reesi stated that Hector was very handsome when he was young, and not long after he entered the mansion disguised as a gardener, he caught Krista’s eye.

Not only that, but Krista, the old woman, also had a good relationship with Pranay O’Dell’s eldest daughter-in-law, so she recommended Hector to her.

At this point, Reesi’s face full of disdain, Winslow, Michelle, Mona, and Chenier also showed expressions of disgust.

Luo An’s expression remained unchanged, such matters among the wealthy in the federation were not unusual to him, he was now more focused on the case itself.

Lowering his head to look at the several folders in front of him and falling silent for a while, Luo An narrowed his eyes and summarized:

"So, Hector, this guy, originally planned to disguise himself as a gardener, enter Krista’s mansion to steal a cross and a ring, and find that treasure for a windfall.

But unexpectedly, because he was handsome, he was targeted by the seventy-something-year-old Krista, and even got recommended to Pranay O’Dell’s eldest daughter-in-law by Krista.

Although he successfully stole the cross, he did not get the ruby ring, and adding to his desire for revenge, Hector then found Ao Na, brainwashed her using emotional and psychological tactics, making her willingly work for him and even commit suicide.

Knowing about the party, Hector made a plan, let Ao Na poison and kill those two old women for his revenge, and the three thieves to steal things gave himself a chance to grab the treasure.

Afterward, Hector could put all the blame on Ao Na, who committed suicide due to being brainwashed, claiming he was just an accessory, reducing his guilt, killing three birds with one stone."

"Shit!"

"Damned guy!"

Luo An’s analysis incorporated all the clues currently held by the group, and the five agents looked very distressed after hearing it, all of them swearing vehemently.

After cursing briefly, Mona suddenly thought of something, her complexion changed, and she raised her hand saying:

"Gentlemen, we are now facing a dilemma."

Winslow and Reesi turned their heads in confusion, Chenier and Michelle quickly caught on, and said in unison:

"Evidence!"

"That’s right."

Mona nodded heavily, her expression becoming even more troubled:

"Ao Na is already dead, we don’t have concrete evidence in our hands that Hector brainwashed Ao Na and directed her to poison."

Although now the agents have clarified Hector’s lies, found his motives, and understood his plan of action, Hector Jamie can admit to lying and admit his relationship with Ao Na.

But on the night of the incident, it was Ao Na who acted and poisoned, Hector Jamie can completely deny knowing about Ao Na’s actions at the trial.

As for brainwashing Ao Na, since the party in question has already committed suicide, the Special Investigation Team only has circumstantial evidence, and in court, Hector’s lawyer would have plenty of reasons to refute.

Chenier and Michelle, being more familiar with the subsequent works of the case, thought faster. Winslow and Reesi are not very familiar with this kind of work but quickly realized this point, and their expressions instantly became extremely grim, swearing vehemently.

"Fu-k!"

"Son of a bitch!"

By the side, Mona’s brow furrowed deeply, pondering for a long while without coming up with any good solution, she then looked up at Luo An, making her suggestion:

"How about we contact the legal advisor’s office?"

The legal advisor’s office, one of the internal bodies of the FBI.

When FBI investigative teams face legal issues that are difficult to resolve, such as the situation the Special Investigation Team is currently in, unable to definitively charge a suspect, the legal advisor’s office would look for suitable solutions based on federal laws.

However, often the legal advisor’s office is not popular.

FBI catches petty thieves easily, encountering difficult cases they do not need them to step in for conviction, grassroot FBI agents have their unique methods, such as the Great Memory Recovery Skill.

When encountering major cases, many suspects have the resources to hire high-profile lawyers. These high-profile lawyers, for the sake of money and fame, often understand federal law far better than those in the legal advisory office.

Therefore, the position of the legal advisory office has always been quite awkward: they are unnecessary for small cases, and often unable to solve the large ones...

Luo An sat with a folder in hand, closing his eyes for a rest in his chair. He had thought about the difficulties with the evidence before Mona, and was pondering countermeasures.

Upon hearing Mona’s suggestion, Luo An opened his eyes and nodded:

"Michelle, call the legal advisory office."

"OK."

Michelle got up to make the call, while Chenier was about to continue speaking, Luo An suddenly grabbed Mona’s arm, pulling her, who was holding a laptop, into another room.

"..."x3

Winslow, Chenier, and Reesi exchanged glances upon seeing this, the trio aware of the relationship between Luo An and Mona were unsure what Luo An intended to do.

A moment later, Luo An came out of the room alone and gestured with his hand, saying:

"Winslow, Reesi, go to the detention area and bring Hector Jamie into the interrogation room.

Chenier, later you’ll join me in questioning this guy."

"No problem."

Winslow and Chenier got up and nodded, Reesi muttered quietly:

"Just forty seconds, that was fast."

"..."

Slap—

Luo An, frustrated, grabbed a folder and heavily smacked Reesi’s head with it.

————

Wednesday, twelve noon, an interrogation room in the FBI Las Vegas Branch.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hector Jamie."

Across the interrogation table, Chenier took her seat, while Luo An plunked down on the table, looking down at Hector Jamie with a chuckle:

"You really have opened my eyes."

This statement was heartfelt for Luo An, who had never felt such a troublesome case since arriving in this world and encountering many cases. Hector Jamie was indeed the first to truly give Luo An a hard time.

It’s not that the case was hard to solve, but having caught the person and found the truth, yet unable to ensure the conviction was fully according to the charge, that is what troubled Luo An the most.

Hearing Luo An’s words, Hector Jamie showed a slight smile:

"Sorry, Group Leader Greenwood, I don’t understand..."

Before he could finish, Luo An threw the clues they had found directly in front of him. Hector Jamie looked down at them for a moment, and his smile did not fade but became even more radiant:

"I’m sorry, Group Leader Greenwood, I still don’t understand what you mean."

Luo An stood up from the interrogation table, retrieved the folder, and said expressionlessly:

"Let’s spare the nonsense, because you lied to us before, the plea deal is now invalid. Any problems with that?"

"No problem."

Hector Jamie shook his head, then added:

"I admit I lied to you before, and admit that I had a relationship with Ao Na.

But I really didn’t instruct Ao Na to kill anyone. My only target was money, the poisoning was Ao Na’s own doing, I really didn’t know anything about it."

Slap——

Luo An threw the folder next to Chenier, rested his arms on the interrogation table, and looked expressionlessly at Hector Jamie who, tilting his head back, looked at Luo An with a smile on his face.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The atmosphere in the interrogation room grew increasingly tense, and just then, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside.