Team Five investigation group, meeting room.

Upon hearing Vireness's words, Lady Heloise with her graying hair showed no expression.

After taking a sip of coffee from the table, she said very calmly:

"The risk involved this time is significant. In such situations, we usually act first, and then seek forgiveness and approval later."

Vireness and Augustus turned pale upon hearing this.

Meanwhile, Luo An remained expressionless, but nodded silently within.

Indeed, it was the CIA's style.

In his previous life, he had come across a statement online - the FBI, DEA, and local police officers risk their lives combating drug traffickers, yet behind these traffickers... there was always the CIA.

The CIA has never disappointed in its capacity to act unethically.

"Hmph!"

Seeing the indifferent expression on Lady Heloise's face, Vireness let out a cold snort and asked in a grave voice:

"What exactly is going on with this car accident case?"

Lady Heloise did not speak, slowly turning her gaze towards Luo An, and said softly:

"This agent's rank seems insufficient."

Luo An ignored her, while Vireness, narrowing her eyes slightly and leaning back, said:

"Agent Luo An Greenwood is a senior agent of the Team Five investigation group, his appointment letter is right now in my office."

Upon hearing this, Lady Heloise raised an eyebrow, staring intently at Vireness.

Vireness, unfazed, stared right back expressionlessly.

The two women of different ages locked eyes for a moment; eventually, Lady Heloise's expression slightly changed, and after a long silence, she opened her mouth:

"This matter is related to a soldier named Jacques Jon."

Upon hearing the name Jacques Jon, Luo An was stunned for a moment, then his brow furrowed deeply.

The name sounded familiar.

Luo An bowed his head in thought, and after Lady Heloise fiddled with her hair beside her ear, she continued:

"Jacques Jon was one of the soldiers who, following the failure of a mission, was declared dead but actually survived by a stroke of luck.

However, afterwards, he turned into an avenger, wishing to kill all the officers who organized that mission, to avenge his fallen comrades."

Vireness also vaguely found the name Jacques familiar but could not recall where she had heard it.

Nevertheless, hearing Lady Heloise's words, Vireness chuckled scornfully within.

Everyone knew the dirty deeds the CIA was involved in.

However, there were still some unclear aspects to this case, so Vireness straightforwardly asked:

"What does Ivande have to do with this matter?"

"Ivande had once been invited to participate in that operation as a journalist."

Lady Heloise leaned back, her hands crossed on her lap, speaking faintly:

"But Ivande withdrew from the mission at the last moment, thus he survived.

Jacques might believe Ivande knew some insider information, assuming Ivande was colluding with their officers, which led him to kill Ivande.

In reality, Ivande had no connection with that mission."

After listening to this, Augustus thought for a few seconds before looking up and asking:

"Why did your agent steal Ivande's laptop?

Was there any information about Jacques Jon in the computer?"

Lady Heloise, after a moment of silence and expressionless, said:

"There was no information related to Jacques Jon in the computer.

I had my subordinate retrieve that laptop merely to ensure that there was no information from that previous mission in Ivande's computer."

Upon hearing Lady Heloise's words, Vireness directly asked:

"What exactly happened during that operation?"

Lady Heloise spread her hands, her face expressionless:

"I'm sorry, no comment."

As soon as the words were out, the air in the conference room instantly froze.

Vireness glared at the old lady sitting opposite her, who seemed oblivious to Vireness's gaze and continued to sit expressionless in her chair.

"Chief."

Just when the air in the room seemed ready to explode, Luo An coughed lightly, first giving Vireness a smile, then softly said:

"Do you remember Lydia, the owner of the Flame Queen Bar?"

In that big NSA scam case, bar owner Lydia once mentioned something—that she made contact with Luo An to further make contact with Mona.

And making contact with Mona was to reach her father, Javari Evans, a CIA regional action officer.

According to Lydia, an operation led by Javari a year ago failed, resulting in casualties beyond the plan.

This Jacques Jon was one of the soldiers deemed killed in that operation.

Moreover, after hearing about Jacques from a domestic gangster's mouth, NSA had also inquired CIA about this issue.

After hearing Luo An's words, Vireness fell silent for a while and recalled the matter.

She then looked at Lady Heloise with an even more unfriendly gaze.

Lady Heloise didn't know about this, but she had some thoughts and planned to inquire into it later.

As for Vireness's gaze, she pretended not to see it.

After sipping her coffee, Lady Heloise straightened up and said sternly:

"According to the intelligence I have, Jacques Jon won't leave New York anytime soon.

So, your next mission is..."

"Excuse me, Lady Heloise."

Vireness interrupted the old lady just as she began to speak.

Vireness slowly stood up from her chair, face cold, and said sternly to the old lady sitting opposite:

"The specific investigation will be commanded by me—you just need to be responsible for observing and advising, understood?"

The old lady's expression changed slightly, and after staring quietly at Vireness for a while, she asked:

"I have more information that could help us locate Jacques Jon much faster."

"Then hand over that information to me."

Vireness kept her eyes fixed on the other side, her voice chillingly cold:

"The specific investigation will be handled by us at the FBI."

The air in the meeting room quieted for a while until Lady Heloise, her expression unchanged, nodded:

"OK, the investigation can be handed over to you.

I will also have my subordinate send over that laptop later."

"No need, Lady Heloise, just tell me where that laptop is, and I will pick it up myself."

Upon hearing this, Luo An, standing beside Augustus, grinned and said:

"That subordinate of yours got a bit injured and has just been sent to the hospital by my colleague."

Lady Heloise: "?"

—

Leaving the conference room, Augustus watched the old lady slowly walking away from Division Five's background and tilted his head to ask Vireness:

"Chief, this CIA has many unclear issues and doesn't tell us, should we next..."

"We don't need to deal with her, I will find a way to get clear information about that mission."

Hearing Augustus's words, Vireness coldly responded, then turned her gaze to Luo An:

"The specific investigative tasks are handed over to you, but this time you must be careful.

If anything seems wrong, prioritize your safety, and immediately call for backup, understand?"

"Yes, Chief."

Seeing Luo An smiling and nodding in agreement, Vireness nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left Division Five.

She planned to have a chat with Mr. Clement.

She was the FBI's team lead, responsible for criminal cases in Division Five, not to clean up after the CIA.

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