Legendary FBI Detective

Chapter 700 Political Correctness, Consultant

 A week later, a church in Washington, D.C.

Winslow and Lanita, who were remarried, did not invite too many guests. Except for the special investigation team, they only invited some relatives and friends who had a good relationship and had time to attend. The number was not large, and the church was not even half full.

Under the auspices of the priest, Winslow and Lanita kissed each other again. Applause broke out in the church, and Jimmy, who was wearing a mini suit, stood aside and clapped vigorously.

The ceremony ended and everyone started chatting and eating. While chatting and laughing, several men and women came to Luo An one after another holding wine glasses.

“Hello, Captain Luo An, I am Agent Tony from Investigation Team Three.”

“Good afternoon, Team Leader Luo An, I have heard of your name a long time ago. When I saw you today, I found that you are much more handsome than those rumors.”

These people are all friends of Winslow. When they saw Luo An, they came up to say hello and wanted to become familiar with Luo An.

They all know Winslow's situation very well. Although Lanita divorced him mainly due to work, financial problems were also inducing factors.

Winslow's re-emergence was precisely after joining Luo An's investigation team. These people knew that it was impossible for them to join Luo An's investigation team, but it was good to chat more and become familiar with him.

 “No, I’m not just talking about the piece of paper, but also the wedding.”

 “Now he has become a big shot in the eyes of others.”

At a corner of the lawn outside the church, Lacey was chatting with someone here. When she saw Luo An walking over, she apologized to the man and leaned in front of Luo An, smiling and saying:

"I remember that the High Court of Massachusetts has ruled that according to the federal constitution, **** people can form a nominal family and enjoy completely equal marriage rights... You can definitely go to that state to get married."

Lacie shook her head, showed a smile, raised her wine glass and clinked it with Luo An:

Luo An could see what these people were thinking, but the host of today's event was Winslow. He didn't want to steal the limelight, so he simply smiled and chatted for a few words and then found an excuse to hide aside.

  Lacie shook her head, she knew more about this than Luo An, and explained:

Hearing Luo An’s words, Lacey smiled bitterly, took a sip from the wine glass, and whispered:

 “You know, I’m **** and I can’t get married.”

“Massachusetts only allows same-sex couples to register for legal marriage and has this process, but does not support wedding ceremonies.

When the priest announced that Winslow and Lanita could kiss each other, Roan clapped and glanced around casually, and found that although Lacey was also applauding, the expression on her face was very lonely.

Lacey not only wants the marriage registration certificate issued by the government, but also wants to invite relatives and friends to the person she likes and hold an honorable wedding like a normal person.

 This incident occurred in 2004, and Massachusetts became the first state in the Commonwealth to allow same-sex legal marriage.

Luo An knew that Lacey and Winslow were comrades-in-arms, colleagues and brothers, and that they and Lanita were purely friends. There were no emotional issues between the three of them, so he needed to understand the reason for Lacey's loneliness.

Luo An picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He really couldn't help Lacey with this kind of thing.

"Feel sorry."

Luo An laughed and said nothing more about this matter, but asked:

“At the end of the ceremony, I noticed something wasn’t right about your face. What’s wrong?”

“It’s okay, no need to apologize, I should just thank you.”

 “Congratulations, Luo An.”

Luo An frowned slightly and whispered:

 So, Massachusetts’ policy is only “half free”, and the other half may not be fully liberalized until those legislators lack votes. "

 At the moment, in 2006, the trend of "political correctness" has just begun to gain traction, but it has not yet reached the absolute status that later generations would not dare to touch.

As a lesbian, Lacey is still hated by many people, and there are always a lot of gossips about her in the FBI.

Luo An’s investigation team not only did not discriminate against her, but treated her as a normal person. They even received equal pay for equal work and fair distribution afterwards. The term "equal pay for equal work" sounds natural, but it is an indisputable fact that female federal workers have a lower status than male workers and receive less pay, and the FBI is no exception.

Luo An smiled and clinked wine glasses with Lacey. He had neither good nor bad feelings toward homosexuals as a group. He treated them with a normal heart. As long as it didn't interfere with his normal life, everything would be fine.

 In addition, in some respects, Lacey’s orientation is also beneficial to the special investigation team.

 Because there are no black people in Luo An’s special investigation team, in a few years this will be absolutely “politically incorrect”.

 Lacey’s **** identity can save a lot of trouble for the special investigation team. After all, she is the first among the LGBTQIATPDXREW+ people.

 While Roan and Lacey were chatting, Michelle suddenly walked over from a distance and whispered:

 “Luo An, someone is looking for you.”

"who?"

 “Verenith.”

Three minutes later, Luo An spotted a familiar car on the side of the road next to the church. He immediately opened the passenger door and got in.

 The person in the driver's seat is none other than Veranith. She still wore heavy makeup today, but it was not as sharp as before and was a bit softer.

However, Luo An saw at a glance the dark circles under the heavy makeup that Veranith was trying to hide. He smiled and nodded, and said with a little worry:

“Good afternoon, sir, you should pay more attention to rest. Your health is the most important thing.”

 “I’m fine.”

Veranis raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and an imperceptible smile flashed in her eyes. She handed Luo An a sealed document without any nonsense and said:

“Sophia’s matter has been dealt with. Your investigation team is working very **** this case. The holiday will continue. We’ll talk about it when it’s time to go to work.”

 “Yes, sir.”

Roan smiled and nodded, without asking what the "processed" in Veranith's words meant specifically. He raised his hand and opened the sealed document bag.

There were not many things in the document bag, only a few pieces of paper. Luo An took it out and looked at it carefully. Veranith explained at the side:

“The first one is a letter of appointment from Obato Petroleum Company. Luo An, you were hired as a consultant by this company, and your annual salary is at the bottom of the document.

 The second one is an invitation to the President’s White House press conference dinner…this invitation you can sell. "

Looking at the annual salary of US$800,000 at the bottom of the first document, Luo An's eyes lit up. He knew that this Obatto Oil Company was one of the subsidiaries of the oil company founded by the current president when he was young.

 When the current president established the oil company, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. In the end, with his unremitting efforts and the president's father, he successfully turned it around.

 Sold 10% of the shares of a company with total assets of less than US$400,000 for US$1 million.

 So there is no corruption in the Federation, everything is legal business transactions, and legal political donations.

  The position of "advisor" is magical. You can take care of everything or nothing. Luo An immediately understood that this was the hush money paid by the person in the White House.

 800,000 US dollars per year is not a small amount of money. Luo An turned his attention to the invitation letter for the second White House Correspondents' Dinner, and then looked at Veranith in confusion.

Veranith didn’t explain much, she just said:

“Your invitation is platinum. Anyone who gets a platinum invitation will sell it, without exception.”

Luo An nodded understandingly. It was a rule that was not easy to explain clearly, but he understood it.

After briefly talking for a while, Veranith drove away. As soon as Roan returned to the lawn, Lacey suddenly came over and whispered:

 “Luo An, someone is looking for you.”

 “…Who is it again?”

 (End of this chapter)