Legendary FBI Detective

Chapter 673: Being a Guest, Dinner

The co-pilot of the car, Luo An, was fiddling with his mobile phone. When he heard Mona’s question, he raised his head and smiled:

“Remember before this case of the missing nuclear warhead, Director Elmer of the IRS invited us to his house for dinner?”

Mona thought about it for a moment and asked:

 “Did he send you another message?”

 “That’s right.”

Luo An showed the text message to Mona. Not long after the special investigation team returned to Washington, D.C., he received the message.

The red light turned green, Mona started the car and continued moving forward. The two returned to the villa to rest for a while, changed their clothes and drove to Elmer's house.

Elmer's house is located in the east of Washington, DC. It is a medium-sized villa with a very common appearance. There is a large lawn in front of the villa.

"Good evening!"

Elmer's wife, Kate, patted the two girls hard. The two girls smiled and led Mona out of the living room. Roan didn't pay attention to this little joke and walked into the study with Elmer, while Elmer's wife went to the kitchen. Start preparing food.

  Luo An: “…”

In front of the villa, Luo An and Elmer hugged each other, and Luo An handed each other a bottle of red wine:

"small gift."

 It is not impossible to be shot in the back and be considered a suicide.

 The two of them sat down in the study, and Luo An asked casually:

“How is Madoff’s Ponzi scheme going?”

Elmer handed the cigar to Luo An. Luo An took it smoothly but did not smoke it. He nodded and asked:

 “Where did you hear that?”

Elmer found a bottle of red wine, opened it and poured a glass for Luo An and himself. He took the initiative to touch Luo An with a very sincere smile on his face.

Luo An smiled, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Elmer finished the wine, found a cigar, and asked:

“I heard that the case you are handling this time is related to the military?”

Luo An smiled and waved to the two girls. Mona took out two pieces of small jewelry and gave them to them. The two girls opened the box, their eyes lit up, and they smiled:

 “Thank you Sister Mona, thank you Uncle Luo An.”

Elmer laughed and led Roan into the villa, and his wife Kate and Mona walked into the living room together.

Elmer lit his cigar and said:

“There are no secrets in Washington, D.C.”

There are many people and things involved behind this case. If Luo An hadn’t given him advice at the beginning and introduced Mr. Clement and FBI Director Robert to him, the subsequent situation would probably not have been so smooth.

 “Good evening, ladies.”

"Good evening."

"Madoff is very cooperative. We have almost handled it. The main task is to transfer funds to the middle-class families who have been defrauded."

"Thanks."

 “Just ask around and you’ll find out.”

There are two girls sitting on the sofa in the center of the living room of the villa. The older girl is named Xia Anne. Luo An attended her coming-of-age ceremony. The younger girl is named Bella, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer.

 Luo An frowned slightly. This was the second time he heard this sentence today.

If you are a clue collector, this situation is indeed very beneficial to you.

 But if you want to hide something, this sentence also means that some situations are very troublesome.

Seeing the expression on Luo An’s face, Elmer raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked:

 “Are you thinking about how to keep your case secret?”

 “That’s right.”

 Luo An did not hide anything:

“If some information is leaked during the handling of a certain case in the future, I’m afraid it will be quite troublesome later.”

Seeing Luo An frown slightly, Elmer took out a puff of cigar smoke and said:

"Actually, it's very simple. Only people are interested in information, and only people can leak information. People are the carriers of information. In Washington, DC, a lot of information is not that it is not known by others, but that the people who know the information are not aware of it. Can speak, or dare not speak.”

Roan understood the meaning of Elmer's words. The other party did not ask him to get rid of the people who spread the news, but he needed to get to know more people.

Through various thoughts, Luo An picked up the water glass, raised it, and started talking to Elmer about other things.

 Not long after, Elmer’s second daughter knocked on the study door and said that dinner was ready.

"Wow."

 Walking into the kitchen with Elmer and his second daughter, Luo An's eyes lit up when he saw the dishes on the table.

 The food on the table includes common vegetable salads in the Federation, as well as grilled beef and mutton, but the most eye-catching thing is the red lobsters.

 Because the federation has a separate meal system, in front of everyone at the table is a cheese-baked lobster with its carapace removed and cheese covering most of its body.

In the center of the dining table, there are two huge lobsters that are as long as an adult's arms and divided into two lengthwise. They are roasted at high temperature until they are bright red all over. The shrimp meat looks slightly burnt, but in fact the surface is very crispy and exudes a rich aroma.

Seeing that Luo An was a little surprised, Elmer’s director’s wife Kate smiled and introduced:

 “This is Boston lobster.”

Roan Greenwood's hometown is Boston, where he lived with his parents since he was a child. It was not until his parents died and he became an adult that he left Boston for New York.

Although Boston lobster is actually Maine lobster and has little to do with the city of Boston itself, Luo An still felt the care of the Elmer family and said with a smile on his face:

 “I can’t wait to try it.”

 “Then try it quickly!”

Elmer patted Luo An on the shoulder, sat down at the dining table with Luo An, and said with a smile:

“Believe me, you will definitely fall in love with this dish. Marrying Kate is the luckiest thing in my life.”

Kate rolled her eyes at Elmer, smiled and sat down with Mona. The two girls drank drinks, and the four adults picked up their wine glasses and clinked them:

 “Cheers!”

Kate’s craftsmanship is indeed very good. Whether it’s cheese-baked lobster or Boston lobster, Luo An feels that the taste is even comparable to the dishes produced by some restaurants outside.

 Through the conversation, Luo An and Mona learned that Kate had some minor physical problems after giving birth to her second daughter.

Coupled with the fact that Elmer’s salary and bonuses were not low together, Kate quit her job and went home to rest. Cooking dishes was one of her hobbies.

 A dinner was enjoyed by the guests and the host. After the meal, they took a fruit break and chatted for a while. Luo An and Mona got up and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Kate brought the two of them some special pickles she made and a family recipe book she made herself. The dishes in it were not only delicious, but the preparation process was also very simple.

 Half an hour later, the two returned to the villa.

 Luo Anhe put the pickles he brought back into the refrigerator for storage. Mona sat on the sofa and looked at the recipes in wonder, then raised her head and smiled:

“Luo An, we don’t have to eat potatoes and beef next time. The dishes here are enough for us to eat the same for a month.”

Luo An sat down on the sofa, his body tilted, his head lying on Mona's lap, and he asked with a smile:

 “One question, do you do it or do I do it?”

 “Of course you do it.”

Mona put the recipe aside, lowered her head and smiled:

 “The food you cook is better than what I cook.”

 “What about washing the dishes?”

"It's also a wash, because you wash it cleaner than me."

 “Then what do you do?”

 “I’m responsible for eating and giving you points.”

Luo An raised his eyebrows and was about to speak. Mona immediately reached out to cover his mouth and changed the subject:

“By the way, Caroline called me yesterday and said she had something to talk to you about.

I asked her what it was about, but she didn’t tell me and insisted on you calling her. What’s going on? "

  Luo An: “…”

 (End of this chapter)