Chapter 120: The Truth About the Original Mission and the Federal Prosecutor's Office Explosion
In Mona's description, there was a federal prosecutor named John King, who had bought the same style of backpack for his son attending elementary school a month ago.
Hearing Mona's words, Luo An, while descending the stairs with Reesi, casually asked:
"Mona, why do you think Jacques' target is this John King?"
"..."
Suddenly, there was silence on the other end of the phone.
Seeing this, Luo An slightly squinted his eyes, nodded to Reesi to get in the car first, and after saying he would follow shortly, he took his mobile phone to a secluded corner and asked in a low voice:
"Mona, is it inconvenient to talk?"
After a moment of silence, Mona on the other end of the phone got up from her desk and walked to the corner of Team 5's office area with her mobile phone.
After taking a deep breath, Mona whispered:
"Luo An, not long ago, I hacked into my father's computer."
Hearing this, Luo An's face twitched.
In Mona's description, she had seen a photo of a young Lady Heloise in her father's study when she was a child.
Before Luo An entered the meeting room, Mona was not at her desk.
In fact, at that time, Mona had taken her laptop to the restroom to check if she remembered correctly.
Later, after learning from Luo An that her father was somewhat related to the case, Mona hesitated for a moment and finally decided to hack into her father's computer to see what exactly that mission was about.
To Mona's disappointment, there was no information related to that particular mission in her father's computer.
However, Mona found a photo in the computer, which not only had her father but also Jacques Jon.
"In that photo, there was also the John King I just mentioned, except back then he was called Owen Avery.
Based on the clothing and positions in the photo, John King wasn't Owen Avery and my father's superior, Jacques and the others were soldiers."
Mona continued:
"Just now, when I searched for people who had purchased this backpack, I unexpectedly found a photo of this John King, so I looked into John King's identity."
Hearing this, Luo An nodded his chin:
"So, this John King is actually a CIA."
"He is a recently retired CIA, older and probably ranked higher than my father."
Mona's voice was very serious and solemn on the other end of the phone:
"Later, I carefully investigated John King's financial situation and found that a year ago, a large sum of taxed but untraceable money suddenly appeared in his bank account."
The time point a year ago was precisely when the mission devised by Mona's father failed, and Jacques and other soldiers were declared dead.
Clearly, John King gained a large sum of money from that mission.
And the cost was the lives of soldiers like Jacques Jon.
"Thank you, Mona."
After listening to Mona's narration, Luo An fell silent for a moment and said softly:
"You've done a great job identifying John King from all those who bought that model of backpack."
"..."
Mona was initially taken aback, then understood the implied meaning in Luo An's words, and her lips curved upwards:
"You're welcome, it's all part of my duties."
Following that, Mona provided Luo An with all the specific information about John King's home address and workplace, and after a brief chat, hung up the phone.
Sitting in the SUV's driver's seat, Luo An signaled Reesi to carefully check the equipment, then floored the accelerator and sped onto the road.
Calling Reesi to immediately head to John King's home, Luo An and Reesi went towards the Federal Prosecutor's Office in New York Manhattan District.
Following that, Luo An called Vireness again.
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Inside the office of the leader of Investigation Team Five, Vireness looked at the report she had just received, her eyes narrowing slightly.
The report was sent to her by Clement's secretary, detailing the rough situation of the previous mission.
Although it was only a rough outline without many details, Vireness still noticed something fishy in the mission:
Javari Evans had indicated that the intelligence was incomplete and that it was too soon to launch the operation, but his superior, Owen Avery, had dismissed the advice, and the operation was launched at ten o'clock that night anyway.
The operation then completely failed, with all soldiers involved dying without exception.
But in fact, Jacques Jon had survived.
"Owen Avery."
Looking at the name in the document, Vireness pondered for a few seconds, put away the document, and then walked into the meeting room alone. Without any small talk, she directly asked in a cold voice:
"Lady Heloise, what exactly does the CIA want to do?
And, where is Owen Avery now?"
Upon hearing Vireness's words, Lady Heloise's eyebrows raised.
She did not expect Vireness to have discovered the name Owen Avery.
But knowing it wouldn't matter.
Lady Heloise's lips curled slightly, glancing at the busy agents in the Investigation Team Five office area, then looked down at her watch and sneered:
"Sorry, Miss Team Leader, I..."
Ding ding ding—
Lady Heloise's expression paused because Vireness's phone had started ringing again.
Glancing at the old lady sitting on the chair, seeing who was calling, Vireness pressed the answer button:
"This is Vireness."
"Hello, Chief."
Turning the steering wheel, Luo An directed the dark SUV onto another road, stepping on the gas as he spoke:
"We've roughly guessed where Jacques Jon and Thomas are heading next."
Hiding the fact that Mona had hacked into his father's computer, Luo An mentioned that Mona found someone named John King through investigating people who bought the same type of backpack.
"John King?"
Vireness, after listening, tilted her head in confusion: "Who is this?"
Lady Heloise next to her suddenly changed her expression upon hearing this name.
Seeing this, Vireness's eyes lit up, contemplated for a moment, and then pressed the speakerphone key, Luo An's explanatory words immediately came through the phone:
"Chief, this John King used to be called Owen Avery, a former CIA..."
Hearing the voice from the phone, Vireness's eyes brightened even more as she hadn't expected Luo An and his team's investigation speed to be so fast!
She was originally planning to hand over the document she'd just obtained to Investigation Team Five to help increase their investigation speed and direction!
Lady Heloise, hearing the voice from the phone, her expression grew increasingly ugly.
Hearing Luo An say that he and Laird are about to arrive at the Manhattan Federal Prosecutor's Office, Lady Heloise finally couldn't hold back any longer, her face filled with anger and eyes full of rage, her voice very sharp as she shouted loudly:
"Damn it! Agent Luo An Greenwood! I order you to stop the investigation immediately! Stop! Now!"
Hearing Lady Heloise's shouting, Vireness was stunned at first, then also became angry, and slammed her hand down on the table.
Bang!
Vireness was just about to speak when suddenly a deafening explosion came through from the other end of the phone!
Boom—