A hotel in Washington, D.C., cafeteria.

Looking at Ethan Patel in front of him, Roan picked up the wine glass and took a sip, his brain spinning rapidly.

The Special Investigation Unit was established for two main reasons:

First, the federal cyber world is developing rapidly, but the FBI's case-handling methods are still somewhat old, and the newly established special investigation team needs to innovate the FBI's traditional case-handling methods and models, which is a pioneer.

Second, the FBI often needs to cooperate with other federal law enforcement agencies in the process of handling cases, but the other party's failure to cooperate will cause many problems, and the special investigation team needs to explore a new model for efficient cooperation with other law enforcement agencies.

In the words of the other side of the ocean, these 10 special investigation teams are the "pilot projects" made up by the FBI headquarters in Washington.

It is precisely because this is a pilot project that the Washington headquarters has given these 10 special investigation teams a lot of authority, so that the 10 special investigation teams have much more power at their hands than before.

In the past, when he worked in Investigation Group 5, Augustus was in charge of the management work, and in addition, he had been in the leadership for too short a time, lacked experience, and did not know much about the twists and turns inside, so Luo An did not have a particularly clear understanding of the excess authority of the special investigation team.

But Essen-Patel was different, they were the leaders of the front-line investigation team before they became special investigation teams.

As soon as they became the head of the special investigation team, they figured out how to "use it reasonably" and the powers and authority given to them by the FBI headquarters in Washington.

Once the seeds of power are released, there will be resistance to taking them back.

Essen-Patel: That's the idea, so the Special Investigations team must not cancel it.

If you really want to cancel it, it can't be now...... At the very least, it will not be canceled until they are promoted.

"What do you mean by telling me this......"

Roan's mind spun quickly, thinking about the reason why Essen-Patel told him about this, but on the surface, he showed a shocked expression, and put down the wine glass in his hand suddenly:

"Team Leader Patel, where did you hear this news? It can't be! How long has our Special Investigation Unit been in existence? ”

"No one can say for sure."

Essen-Patel did not say where the information came from, and as for Roan's question about the short time the Special Investigation Unit was formed, he smiled dismissively:

"Isn't it a decision for the group of people on Capitol Hill to vote in the morning and declare it null and void in the afternoon?"

"Forehead ......"

Roan didn't know how to answer, and Essen-Patel gave an example from the Congress, and he really couldn't refute it.

For example, in the case of running for the presidency of the National Assembly, a certain congressman jumped three times in a row within half a day of "electing" and "not electing", leaving the voters speechless.

"Deputy Team Leader Greenwood, I've heard about your deeds in Los Angeles, it's very admirable and amazing."

Seeing that Roan was silent, Essen-Patel picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for the two of them, and said:

"I believe that you will be able to officially become the head of the special investigation team of the FBI Los Angeles branch this time."

"Thank you."

Luo An smiled, picked up the wine glass and touched it with the other party, and said with a smile:

"I wonder what Captain Patel means?"

"If the Special Investigation Team is canceled, won't you be working hard for nothing during this time."

Essen-Patel put down his wine glass, stared at Roan with his eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"Team Philip in Houston, Team Wilson in Philadelphia, and several other team leaders, I've talked to them, and the Special Investigations Team is of great significance to the FBI, and it must not be canceled casually.

Based on your performance during this period, the Washington Headquarters will certainly attach importance to your opinions, and as long as you tell them the importance of the existence of the Special Investigation Team, coupled with our support, I believe that the Washington Headquarters will definitely abandon the idea of abolishing the Special Investigation Team this time. ”

After listening to Essen-Patel's words, Luo Anxin sneered again and again, his face instantly became serious, and he raised his wine glass and said in a deep voice:

"Team Leader Patel, I didn't expect you to do so much for our special investigation team! It's really hard for you. ”

Essen-Patel picked up the glass again and smiled:

"It's all for everyone, as it should be."

Ding——

The two of them touched their wine glasses, raised their heads and took a sip of wine, put down the wine glass, Luo An nodded and said:

"No problem, Team Leader Patel, I'll definitely express my opinion to Washington headquarters tomorrow."

The corners of Eisen-Patel's mouth raised when he heard this, and he was about to speak, when Roan then asked:

"But what conditions are you giving me?"

“……”

Esen-Patel was stunned for a moment, then his face returned to normal, and he asked with a smile:

"What do you mean by conditions?"

Luo An pushed the wine glass aside and said with a smile:

"I'm the first person to speak to Washington headquarters, can you rest assured if you don't give me some favor?"

“…… Reasonable. ”

Essen-Patel's heart moved, and just as he was about to speak, Roan then added:

"If it takes too long, don't use it, preferably the one that can be given to me tomorrow."

“……”

“……”

The voice fell, and Eisen-Patel suddenly fell silent and looked at Luo An quietly, Luo An did not dodge, and still looked back with a smile.

The air at the table was quiet for a long time, and Eisen-Patel finally put away the smile on his face, glanced at Luo An coldly, and got up directly and left without saying a word.

"It's rude."

Looking at the back of Essen-Patel walking away quickly, Roan sneered with disdain on his face, got up and went to get another piece of freshly made steak.

Essen-Patel's words were clearly meant to use Roan as a gunman to face the wrath of the Washington headquarters.

Luo An is not a fool, how could he not see this clearly, so he took the opportunity to ask for benefits.

He didn't actually intend to make a comment on the Washington headquarters at all, only to ask for a favor to prostitute Essen-Patel for nothing.

Because Luo An's current goal is only to become a regular, whether the special investigation team is banned or not will not have much impact on him, as long as the regularization is successful, he will also be the leader of the investigation team anyway.

What's more, Luo An doesn't bother to use those twists and turns to get benefits for himself, and the money is not as much as he made by solving the case.

Essen-Patel's appearance at the beginning seemed to be about promising benefits to Roan, but as soon as Roan said that it had been too long, it was not difficult to see that what Esen-Patel wanted to give Roan was just empty words.

So hearing Roan put forward the supplementary conditions, Esen-Patel also guessed that Roan had already seen his thoughts.

Finding that he was almost deceived by Roan, both losing face and finding that the plan had failed, Ethan Patel naturally turned around and left here.

"I want to sell others to collect money for myself, and I want to make a little effort myself, and I even want to be sold, and I am grateful to myself......"

After eating the new steak, Roan drank the wine in his glass and looked at the position where Essen Patel had just sat and sneered:

"This guy can't be Jewish."

Silently pulling Ethan Patel into the blacklist of his head, the small-minded Roan is ready to see if he can "help" Ethan Patel these days.

After eating and drinking, Roan left the restaurant and returned to his suite, only to find Mona waking up fiddling with the computer.

Hearing the voice, Mona looked up and asked:

"Where have you been?"

"Go have some supper and chat with a guy who picks the door by the way."

Roan replied with a smile, then sat down next to Mona and asked:

"Why did you wake up?"

"Lacey and Michelle just called me."

Mona covered her mouth and yawned, then pointed to the computer screen and said:

"They're in a big problem."

(End of chapter)