Chapter 144: Compromise and Conflict
On another flight to Las Vegas, Coleman contacted a friend of hers, Shane, in the Los Angeles office of the IRS.
Shane was very happy to receive Coleman's call, but as soon as Coleman brought up the matter, Shane immediately became nervous: "Coleman, where are you?" Going to Las Vegas? It just so happens that I'm on my way to the airport, and we'll meet again when I get to Las Vegas. β
After Coleman told Wang Lei and Nathan the content of the call, the three of them look at me, I look at you, no one is at a loss, and I don't know what kind of emergencies the State Taxation Bureau will find the head of the FBI.
Linhai, Serious Crime Team Office, two days ago.
In Mao Qiang's previous office, Li Yuan, Liu Xiaolin, and Yuan Feiteng sat inside, each holding a cigarette in their hands, and the two large ashtrays in the middle had already emerged.
After Mao Qiang was promoted to deputy director, Li Yuan did not move in this office, and still sat in the big office outside to deal with cases. This was the first time the three of them had gathered here since what happened to the Crime Squad.
Liu Xiaolin scolded indignantly: "Fuck, we are cattle and horses, we have made so many contributions, the Mao team is not cold, they are going to cancel the serious crime team!" β
"That's not a revocation, it's a reorganization, Liu Xiaolin, you're stupid." The yin and yang weird must be Yuan Feiteng, who likes to mock. Moreover, this quirk of his has gradually developed since Wang Lei's disappearance.
Li Yuan took a look at the new team members outside, all of them were hairy young men, and among the women, the Linhai City Bureau could not find a woman who had the ability to take over Li Li's former business.
The new team members got together, whispered, and discussed nothing more than where they would go next and where they belonged.
Li Yuan also learned the habitual movements of Mao Qiang and Wang Lei, and gently tapped the table with his fingers bent: "Okay, don't have so many strange words." It's a decision in the bureau, we're all police and all we need to do is follow orders. β
Li Yuan brought Liu Xiaolin and Yuan Feiteng here today, mainly to ask them what they thought, where they wanted to go, and what requirements they had. I am barely a department-level position, and I can still fight for a little power for the two of them.
Li Yuan himself made up his mind after attending the director's office meeting and knowing this resolution. He is going to the Lishan Road Police Station in the city to be the director, and the current director, Wen Ling, is unwell and is preparing to retire a little early.
Lishan Road is not far from Wang Lei's home, and even if you walk, you can't walk for half an hour. Since he promised Mao Qiang, Li Yuan will definitely find a way to do his best.
Liu Xiaolin thought about it for a long time, until the cigarette box on his body was emptied, and took the cigarette light handed over by Yuan Feiteng, he decided that he would go to the bureau for logistics, and he didn't want to handle the case anymore.
Yuan Feiteng and Liu Xiaolin's thoughts are highly consistent. Although the two of them are not very old, they are not a few years older than a few hairy heads outside, but they have been thoroughly trained by Mao Qiang in the past few years.
Not to mention anything else, just let the two of them stand with those hairy heads, and the calm and thick temperament on their bodies is very different from others.
All went to logistics, Li Yuanzhi said, this was a silent protest against their dissatisfaction with the new leadership and new resolution in the bureau. Leaders have the thoughts and considerations of leaders, Li Yuan doesn't think about it so much, and he doesn't plan to question it.
Everyone has worked hard for so many years, and perhaps, this is also an opportunity for everyone to get a full rest. Li Yuan felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, "everyone", what a nice term, now it means that it refers to just three people sitting here.
The bureau moved quickly, and in just two days, the door number of the office of the serious crime team was taken down, and the contents were also moved into the warehouse, and several renovation workers began to move in, preparing to divide the inside into several single rooms.
The once prestigious Linhai Serious Crime Team was officially abolished, and all the Jin Ge Iron Horses were beaten away by the wind and rain overnight. The citizens of Linhai were ignorant of these changes, and they were unaware of what the team had done to make Linhai City have a crime rate much lower than that of the surrounding cities.
Wang Lei naturally didn't know what to do, he was in the sky over Las Vegas at this time, and the Los Angeles office of the IRS was so nervous about Maders, and Coleman and Nathan, who wanted to know the answer, were also itching.
After landing, Wang Lei called Julie again. Speaking of which, the fat man is still very careful, looking at the sky that has just opened, it is estimated that Wang Shui'er and Yang Qian may be tired of playing and still sleeping, since they want to wake up someone, then wake up Julie.
Wang Shui'er was indeed sleeping, and after a day of playing yesterday, the three women went to bars and casinos to play until more than 3 o'clock in the morning. But Julie and Yang Qian are different after all, they still get up on time, run, fitness, when Wang Lei called, Julie was about to respond to Yang Qian's call and jump off the pool for a swim.
After a few words of rambling, Julie couldn't help but start laughing at Wang Lei before hanging up the phone. Murray's two cars had already driven over and were waiting on the tarmac, and he was exchanging some information with Coleman and Nathan at this time.
After receiving Coleman's call, Murray has launched a series of actions to conduct a thorough investigation of Rachel. Rachel's address, Murray, has been picked up and sent to everyone's phone map: "Rachel also has a younger brother who is also in Las Vegas. β
Frankie, 27, is 3 years younger than Rachel. He was once imprisoned for 3 years because of a brawl that seriously injured one of the other party. By the time he came out, Rachel was already with Mads.
Mads took good care of his wife and brother and helped him open a car repair shop, and Frankie recruited a few former inmates to make the repair shop prosperous.
Murray dismissed it as an aid, and they investigated the investment in the repair shop, and almost all of the money came from Mads' private account, except for the repair shop's license with Frankie's name on it.
More and more people are involved in this case, and the clues are intertwined. Although it seems that there is no clue, a few people are happy, and there are many people who are exposed, and there are always people who will accidentally show their feet.
Frankie's auto repair shop was not far from Rachel's address, two blocks away, and if he was going to go, he would definitely have to visit them all. In accordance with Robert's request for secrecy, Coleman declined Murray's accompaniment, and the three of them drove directly over in an SUV.
The house that Mads and Rachel bought was beautiful, with a huge swimming pool covering the ground floor and three bedrooms and a kitchen upstairs.
The spiral staircase is outside, and half of the pool is exposed to sunlight: "Americans really know how to enjoy it." Wang Lei felt that he was ashamed of himself compared to others.
Back then, when he and Lin Long got married, it was Mao Qiang's support that he scraped together enough money to buy such a small house. Compared to Mads, tsk, a wife in Los Angeles and a wife in Las Vegas, it's amazing.
Rachel was at home, and she was extremely uncomfortable with the FBI's visit. The dΓ©cor in the room was mundane, unlike what Coleman had in mind, and the original splendor was nowhere to be seen.
Sitting on the couch, Rachel clasped her hands together, looking very nervous. This is an ordinary-looking young woman, the kind that might be hard to find if thrown into the crowd.
"You're looking for Mads? What happened to Mads? Didn't he go to Los Angeles? Rachel's blank look showed that she didn't know anything about it.
Perhaps, Rachel is a good actor, and Coleman doesn't believe what his eyes see. As a brilliant FBI fieldworker, evidence speaks to the bare essentials: "When was the last time you saw Maddes, Rachel?" β
The last time Rachel saw Maddes was three days ago morning, when Mads woke up and she was still sleeping. After washing, Mads, who was about to go out, smiled and leaned over to kiss his wife goodbye.
For Mads to go to Los Angeles for two weeks every month, Rachel behaved normally. This is something she and Maddes knew when they first fell in love, and Mads had to go to Los Angeles to report to headquarters, but he always came back on time.
Moreover, when Mads was in Los Angeles, he would also find time to call Rachel, and occasionally, the two of them would have a romantic relationship on the phone.
Before Rachel could finish speaking, the crying of a baby inside drew her attention: "I'm sorry, I'm going to see the baby." Rachel stood up apologetically and hurried into the bedroom.
Wang Lei looked at the door of the bedroom, the whole room was full of childlike decoration, all kinds of plastic toys were hanging in the air, and the little baby lying on the bed could grab the toys as long as he raised his arms.
Baby, his own child, this used to be a topic that Wang Lei and Lin Long talked about and longed for countless times, and now Wang Lei didn't dare to recall the sweetness at that time.
The child cries normally in his sleep, and Rachel soothes him for a while. Standing on the porch between the two rooms, Rachel continues to speak quietly and calmly about her marriage and life with Mads.
For Mads' work, Rachel is also very clear that Zhilu Dao is a division of Green. Nathan suddenly asked, "Did you know that Madders has a legal wife in Los Angeles who got married a few years ago?" β
Hearing this, Rachel shook his head and replied very calmly, "Zhilu Dao." Mads told me half a year ago, and my brother knows the truth. Mads went back this time to get a divorce. β
"Do you know why Mads is carrying two empty suitcases to the airport?" Wang Lei asked a mystery that has always been in everyone's mind.
Rachel's answer was still unfazed. She did know that this was the two suitcases she had prepared for Mads. Mads said that after going back to complete the divorce, he would get all his clothes back.
However, Rachel remembered a small incident after that, Mads had been to her brother Frankie's repair shop a few days before his departure, and the two of them had a fight.
Rachel asked, and Mads smiled and diverted the subject. However, Rachel could see the anger on Mads' face, who had only just returned from the repair shop at that time.