Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 835 - 837: The Employer’s Identity

Atlanta, a certain hotel suite.

Group Leader Paul's words could easily be misunderstood, but the other party is already married, and his wife has given him a child. His orientation isn't an issue; he's just joking with Luo An.

As for Klaus himself, thanks to many years of navigating between black and white, he has learned a lot from the eloquent and conciliatory Group Leader Paul, and his attitude in conversations has improved significantly.

Luo An asked a few questions, and Klaus candidly confessed everything.

Surprisingly, Klaus has always lived in Atlanta, as have his subordinates like Carl.

They don't have any regular jobs, occasionally assembling some guns for sale, dealing in some white powder, robbing a bank when bored. Their daily lives are quite monotonous and uninteresting.

Until recently, when Klaus was preparing to buy some cheap gun parts on an underground website to assemble into sellable firearms, someone suddenly messaged him, wanting him to kidnap someone.

Initially, Klaus refused for two reasons: first, he didn't know the person and was worried about a police sting; second, kidnapping is far more troublesome than robbing a bank, and he wasn't very experienced in this area.

But seeing that the other party was willing to pay 300,000 dollars and provide all the information about Anatoli, Klaus eventually agreed.

It wasn't really about the money; he mainly wanted to learn a new skill. There's a lot to learn in the kidnapping business, making it worth studying in Klaus' opinion.

After a simple negotiation, Klaus first asked for a down payment of one hundred thousand dollars, prepared some weapons, and then tracked Anatoli all the way from Atlanta to New York.

After reading the written records in Luo An's hand, Reesi frowned deeply:

"So you mean Klaus also doesn't know who hired them."

"No worries, Klaus has already given us the website address, along with his account and password."

Mona smiled nonchalantly, sat by the table, and started typing on the keyboard:

"Give me some time, let me see if I can find out who the employer is."

"I'll help."

Michelle immediately moved her chair, brought her computer over to Mona's side to assist her.

Luo An poured coffee for a few people and said with a smile:

"Actually, Klaus's words have already provided us with a lot of information."

Reesi looked puzzled. Luo An took a sip of coffee and explained:

"First, the employer's request is to kidnap Anatoli, not to directly kill him.

Considering that Anatoli is part of that treasure-hunting ship, the real purpose of the employer is likely to want to extract the exact location of the sunken ship from Anatoli and then salvage the gold themselves."

"Exactly!"

Reesi's eyes lit up, very much agreeing with Luo An's analysis. Then she frowned slightly and said:

"The problem is, on whose side is this employer?

The black market team, or the counterfeit money team?"

"Both are possible, anyway, it won't be the treasure-hunting team."

Chenier also figured this point out, and she immediately realized a problem, speaking seriously:

"Is the other party in such a hurry to find Anatoli because Benson, the last surviving member of the treasure-hunting team, has also died?"

"It's a possibility."

Luo An leaned on his chin, analyzing calmly:

"On the night of the great fire, the black market team suffered heavy losses, the counterfeit money team even more so, with their equipment, personnel, and counterfeit money stock burnt to ashes.

During the crossfire, the counterfeit money team is very likely to have known about the sunken gold too.

If they find this gold, whether it's the black market team or the counterfeit money team, they can recoup their losses and maybe even make a huge profit."

"So, if Benson is captured by the black market team, the employer could be the counterfeit money team.

Conversely, if Benson is captured by the counterfeit money team, the employer could be the black market team."

Reesi summarized Luo An and Chenier's analysis and then asked:

"Luo An, you just said Klaus's words provided us with a lot of information, what else?"

"The second piece of information is quite similar to your summary."

Luo An put down his coffee cup and said calmly:

"Klaus mentioned that he was approached by the employer while browsing the underground website.

Klaus clearly never did any kidnapping, yet the employer was still willing to spend money to hire him. What does this imply?"

Reesi was momentarily stunned, Chenier's face changed, and she reacted instantly, clapping her hands and saying:

"The employer has seen or knows Klaus in real life!"

"One could even say, the employer knows Klaus very well, knows he loves and needs money, and knows his history of buying parts and assembling guns on the website, otherwise the person couldn't have found Klaus on the underground website."

Luo An nodded, continuing to elaborate on Chenier's analysis:

"Someone who knows Klaus this well is either Chris' past customer for firearms or white powder, or someone among his relatives or subordinates."

"In any case, the employer has a way to control Klaus at a critical moment."

Reesi finally understood, slapping both hands down and loudly declaring:

"To prevent Klaus from extracting information about the sunken gold from Anatoli and going solo or jacking up the price on a whim!"

"The employer is the black market team! It must be them!"

Chenier, with a serious expression, continued analyzing:

"Only the black market's Vasel and Vernon, who have robbed a bank before, could have sought weapons from Klaus.

They also have the capacity and ruthlessness to directly act at a critical moment, kill Klaus and his team, and seize Anatoli!"

"Everyone! I've found information on the employer!"

At this moment, Mona suddenly appeared excited, raising her hand and loudly announcing:

"The opponent had just entered this underground website, registered an account not long ago, and the first thing they did after registering was to contact Klaus."

"Just as we thought!"

Reesi, full of excitement, quickly went over to Mona, with Chenier following close behind to check the situation. Luo An remained calm, asking:

"Can you track down where the person is currently?"

"The earliest IP address at the time of registering was in the city of Atlanta, and it was the same when chatting with Klaus... can't be determined now, though."

Mona hit the computer keyboard a few times, paused for a few seconds, then looked up and said:

"However, Michelle can impersonate an identity and send a message to the other party. As long as there's a reply, and Michelle chats briefly with the other party, I can locate them."

"Excellent!"

Luo An nodded satisfactorily. Reesi and Chenier were quite excited, and Michelle looked up at Luo An, wanting to know what message he wanted her to send to the other party.

"Take note of Klaus's past tone and typing habits when communicating with the other party."

Luo An paused for a few seconds, first reminded Michelle a few things, and then said:

"Tell the other party, Anatoli has been caught, and we are returning to Atlanta.

However, there were some accidents during the capture. Several of my subordinates were injured."

Michelle nodded, thought carefully for a few seconds, then refined these words, and sent them following Klaus's speaking habits.

With the enter key pressed, the room fell silent, and Reesi, Chenier, and others all stared nervously at the computer screen, as the person on the other side had yet to reply.

While waiting, Winslow walked over, shaking his phone and saying:

"The forensics department has sent over information about the gold."

"What did they say?"

"They suspect that the sunken ship is the vessel SS Central America."