Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 94: New Ideas and New Clues

"Indeed, an actor."

Luo An nodded, noticing the puzzled looks on their faces, replayed the video on the computer, and explained seriously:

"As you have previously seen, in both the fifth and sixth cases, the robbers deliberately disguised their walking postures.

But walking postures aren't so easy to fake, unless one has received special training."

It's entirely possible to change a person's walking posture through long-term rigorous practice.

However, imitating someone else's walking posture is a wholly different matter and far more difficult than altering one's own.

Less than a month spanned between the fifth and the fourth robbery.

In such a short period of time, they were able to mimic their own walking posture to the extent that a casual surveillance check would not reveal any differences from the robbers in the previous incidents.

Such expertise belongs to special personnel within certain departments, or actors who have undergone systematic training.

Having listened to Luo An, Reesi pondered with her head down, Mona took over the list, just about to speak when Augustus suddenly approached.

Seeing this, Mona took the opportunity to relay Luo An's analysis to Augustus.

After hearing Mona's report, Augustus patted his own belly, looking at Luo An with a serious expression:

"So, are we going to check the people on this list with acting experience next?"

"Exactly."

Luo An nodded and added:

"Not only the people on the list, but we'd better re-examine those witnesses who are not listed as well."

"OK."

Augustus nodded and immediately stood up to arrange for the technical staff of Investigation Team Five to re-examine witnesses from the previous four cases.

Subsequently, Augustus patted Luo An on the shoulder, signaling him to come to his office.

Inside the team leader's office, Luo An settled in.

"I was at a meeting just now and received new information."

Augustus sat in his chair, took a sip of coffee, and then said to Luo An:

"After Broson left this building, Investigation Team Fourteen wasn't disbanded."

Hearing this, Luo An was taken aback, then grasped what it meant, his brow furrowed as he tentatively asked:

"Is the leader of Investigation Team Fourteen that Matthews?"

Augustus nodded:

"Yes, it's him."

"This..."

Having received a definitive answer from Augustus, Luo An scratched his head.

Since Reenith told Luo An that she had ultimately taken over this serial bank robbery case, Luo An had been under the impression that Investigation Team Fourteen was a trap set by the higher-ups for Broson.

Broson was gone, and naturally that pit was expected to be filled in.

But now the investigation team still existed and was completely controlled by that Matthews...

At this thought, Luo An was startled and looked up at Augustus, asking in a low voice:

"Is this Matthews one of Special Agent in Charge Kobert's people?"

Special Agent in Charge Kobert: a middle-aged Caucasian male, with a graying beard and a slight Mediterranean look.

He is the superior of the four team leaders including Reenith, ranking just below the Director and Deputy Director in the New York Division of the FBI.

He is also the one who, seizing the opportunity of Luo An's last successful case, personally set up Broson.

If Matthews was really Kobert's man, then Matthews was hiding too deep...

Luo An's brows were tightly knotted.

Augustus was pleased with Luo An's quick reaction but shook his head and said:

"I don't know about that; after all, I'm just the leader of an investigative team."

Luo An frowned, about to press further, when Augustus leaned back, his face calm and unruffled, and said:

"However, you have no need to worry about that, Luo An."

"Huh?"

At these words, Luo An looked up with a frown.

Seeing the slight curl of Augustus' lips, Luo An, after a few seconds of silence, also realized what he meant, and a smile reappeared on his face.

Indeed, he didn't need to worry about this Matthews.

As the leader of Investigation Team Fourteen, Matthews wouldn't have the authority to manage Luo An from Team Five.

If he were to try, he wouldn't be able to get past Augustus.

Not only that, but in the course of solving the case, Matthews would also be 99% reluctant to throw a spanner in the works.

The cautionary tale of Broson was right before his eyes, and furthermore, Reenith was always looking out for Luo An, who had also caught the eye of Special Agent Kobert for his work on that serial murder and dismemberment case.

In this situation, Matthews was very likely to just scoff at Luo An behind his back, without actually taking any physical action against him.

Thinking this, Luo An revealed a bright, sunny smile on his face:

"I get it, thank you, Chief."

"Good."

Augustus nodded in satisfaction, then briefly inquired about the progress of the serial bank robberies before waving his hand to indicate Luo An could leave the office.

"The feeling of being backed by someone really hits the spot."

Stepping out of the team leader's office, Luo An glanced in the direction of the 14th investigation team's office area and cracked a grin.

"Luo An!"

Before Luo An could continue recalling information about Matthews in his mind, Mona from the office area suddenly waved her hand, signaling for Luo An to hurry over.

"What's up?"

Luo An walked over to Mona, looking at the computer screen, only to hear Mona say:

"I just checked the bank staff and security guards from the previous four robberies, and none of them have any experience in learning to act."

Hearing this, Luo An frowned.

At that moment, Reesi took over the report passed by the technical staff and, after a brief review, looked up at Luo An:

"The New York citizens who went to the bank for business and ended up as hostages due to the robbers also have had no experience in learning acting."

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The technicians of the fifth investigation group could gather the basic information on some individuals incredibly fast.

Hearing this, Luo An plopped back down into his chair at his desk, frowning deeply, and started to re-examine the videos on the computer.

"Don't worry, Luo An."

Seeing the expression on Luo An's face, Reesi gave a faint smile, patted his head, and softly comforted:

"It's normal to have followed the wrong clue. Just change your approach and analyze again.

We just cracked another case - a bomb case that could potentially happen soon... It's not a loss..."

"It's not enough to get me down, Reesi."

Luo An twisted away from Reesi's patting hand on his head, responding helplessly:

"I'm just thinking if I've overlooked something."

Hearing this, Mona, who had been continuously typing on the keyboard, offhandedly said:

"We've all watched these short and lackluster videos so many times, what could we have missed?"

"That's right."

Reesi nodded, and Luo An, upon hearing this, suddenly had an insight, raising his eyebrows:

"What about the videos themselves then?"

"What do you mean?"

Reesi looked puzzled.

"Mona's words reminded me that there's something wrong with the videos themselves!"

Luo An threw his pen onto the table, his eyes sparkling:

"If the robbers of the fifth and sixth robberies were imitating the robbers of the first four, then they must know the appearance and actions of the robbers in the first four!"

"You mean,"

Hearing this, Mona suddenly caught on and exclaimed:

"The robbers from these two cases could've also watched these videos!"

"That's right!"

Luo An clapped his hands together, nodding assertively, and continued:

"But other than the third robbery, the videos from the other three are too short to be worth checking, so..."

"So the imitators must have seen the complete video of the robbery recorded by the hidden camera in the third case!"

Reesi also caught on at this moment, exclaiming:

"The robber is among the witnesses of the third robbery!"

"It's not necessarily the witness themselves!"

Luo An grabbed the list on his desk, his face serious as he said:

"We've always focused more on the witnesses at the scene and overlooked their family members, relatives, and friends.

Don't forget, these people could also have had the opportunity to learn the specifics of the cases!"

Hearing Luo An's words, everyone in the fifth investigation group came to a realization.

Without hesitation, they shifted their focus to the relatives and friends of the witnesses, while also checking their financial situations.

Soon after, Mona let out an exclamation:

"Luo An! Come over here quickly!"