Southern Washington D.C., next to the Potomac River, within a certain woodland. The SUV slowly pulled over next to the wooded area off the highway, Luo An and two others exited the vehicle, visually, besides them, there were no other people around. "What's the situation?" Mona looked around, her eyebrows furrowing immediately, Reesi slowly moved to Luo An's side and asked in a low voice: "Is the CIA causing trouble, or did we come to the wrong place?" Luo An's eyes flashed a smile: "Let's get back in the car." Seeing Luo An's expression, Mona and Reesi immediately nodded and turned back to the car. The trio got into the car, Luo An started the SUV and continued driving forward. Watching the SUV slowly disappear around a nearby bend in the road, not too far from the roadside, behind a large tree in the woods in some low bushes, a white man wearing a dark green coat lifted the corners of his mouth, raised his hand and pressed the miniature communicator by his ear, chuckling softly: "Conrad, it's me, Sean. I have met Group Leader Greenwood sent by the FBI, indeed very young, also quite handsome. But his abilities are average, he didn't spot me, doesn't seem as impressive as the rumors say." In the miniature communicator, a somewhat raspy male voice sounded: "Sean, are you sure?" "I'm sure, that SUV has left." Before Sean could continue speaking, a very sweet female voice followed in the communicator: "Sean, you just said that Greenwood looked very handsome, how handsome? More handsome than in the photos?" "Stop fangirling, Evelyn." Conrad's cold laugh echoed through the communicator: "Group Leader Greenwood has his own woman, his records show he is very loyal, it's impossible for you to interfere in his romantic life." "So what if he is loyal? Which man doesn't cheat?" Evelyn's unconcerned voice resonated through the communicator: "And why would I want to get involved in his romantic life? I am merely interested in getting involved with his body." Sean's mouth twitched, Conrad over the communicator hesitated in his speech, then shifted the topic and commanded: "Sean, get up and make a call to Group Leader Greenwood's team, say you accidentally got a stomach ache, so you are late, then bring him here." Sean stood up from the low bushes, a look of annoyance on his face: "A stomach ache? That's the best excuse you could come up with?" Get full chapters from N0v3l.Fiɾe.net Luo An greatly agreed: "Indeed, this excuse isn't heartfelt at all, how about 'the roads were too congested, so I accidentally got delayed'?" "I think that could w…" While brushing off his coat, Sean nodded, but then suddenly froze, slowly turning around, Luo An stood behind him with a smile, not far under a large tree, Mona and Reesi both folded their arms, looking disdainfully at him. Shock and disbelief filled Sean's eyes, and a sudden fear emerged in his heart, stuttering: "Group Leader Greenwood, this was just…" "Don't panic, I understand, a little show of force, right?" Luo An's face bore an increasingly sunny and bright smile, the moment he stepped out of the car, his "Emotional Sensing" had already detected a person in the low bushes. Considering there was no foul odor, Luo An immediately ruled out the possibility that the other party was resolving internal conflicts Guessing the purpose of the other party, Luo An chose to drive Mona and Reesi past the nearby bend, then stealthily return here from behind the low bushes. Mona and Reesi couldn't achieve absolute silence in their stealth and decided to stay together under a nearby large tree, while Luo An gradually moved behind a bush. Hearing Sean bragging about his handsomeness while lying on the ground, Luo An chuckled. Reesi's previous assessment that there were no honest people in the CIA was clearly wrong—this man from the CIA was indeed an honest man. Luo An reached out towards the honest man in front of him and smiled: "Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Luo An Greenwood, and I am the head of the FBI Special Investigation Unit." Sean, startled by Luo An and completely puzzled by how Luo An had sneaked up behind him, had eyes filled with disbelief and his hair stood on end from fear. Seeing Luo An extending his hand, Sean swallowed his saliva to suppress the shock, and his stiff face squeezed out a slight smile: "Hello, Group Leader Greenwood, my name is Sean." The two shook hands, and Luo An still wore a smile on his face but inadvertently squeezed a bit harder, causing Sean's right hand to creak. As they released their hands, Sean's right hand was trembling with pain and sourness. Feeling at fault, he didn't dare to speak and chose to skip the current situation, going straight to the point: "Group Leader Greenwood, the other members of our team have been waiting nearby for a long time. We should hurry over." Luo An smiled and nodded, waved to Mona and Reesi under the tree, and the two women casually walked over after silently holstering their pistols. Sean's eyelids twitched, and without speaking, he quickly led the way. The four walked deeper into the woods for a few minutes, and soon, an open area ideal for camping appeared before them. In the open area, there stood a man and a woman. The Caucasian man appeared to be around forty, of average height, build, and looks, with very small eyes; there was almost nothing noticeable about him. The woman by his side seemed to be about thirty, with a curvaceous figure emphasized by the jeans encasing her long, sturdy legs. Her face was delicate though unmade-up, except for some extremely bright, blood-like red lipstick on her lips. When Mona saw the woman, her eyes immediately narrowed and she said in a low voice: "That shade of lipstick... looks like she just ate a child." Reesi chuckled but said nothing, Luo An chose to turn a deaf ear, and Sean quickly went back to his own team. "Hello, Group Leader Greenwood." The white man with small eyes took a step forward. The communicator Sean had not turned off transmitted clear voices here, and he also felt surprised but kept his face expressionless and said in a deep voice: Luo An shook hands with him, and the woman next to him reached out her hand, her lips curling into a beautiful smile: "Hello, Group Leader Greenwood, just call me Evelyn. You do look more handsome in person than in photos." Mona and Reesi then came forward to shake hands with and introduced themselves. Ignoring Mona's unfriendly look towards Evelyn, Luo An directly steered the conversation to the matter at hand: "Group Leader Conrad, is it time now to tell us the specific details behind this operation?" Previously, Vireness had only briefly mentioned an operation five months ago that was semi-unsuccessful, and the CIA hadn't shared much detail about this operation to retrieve the list; she wasn't very informed either. Conrad nodded, his small eyes making it hard for others to read his thoughts, and he explained in detail: "Beside that underground businessman, there's a covert agent we from the CIA placed close to him. The information about the list being for sale came from him." The fact that the CIA had an undercover agent didn't surprise Luo An. He continued to inquire: "When and where will the list be sold, who is the buyer, what is his identity, and what does he intend to do with the list?" Though the questions were numerous, they were all necessary information. However, Conrad slowly shook his head and said: "Sorry, Group Leader Greenwood, we are also unclear about these details. As soon as the news that the list was going to be sold broke out, our undercover agent was captured by the underground businessman."
