24 Hours

"Judging from the current situation, if this serial murder case is not solved within 24 hours, the Veronica's losses will definitely be very serious."

Roan stood at the door of the team leader's office. He saw Augustus nodding his head with a serious expression on his face as he held the phone in his office.

"I don't think she'll be fired immediately, but I'm afraid the investigation teams she has will be handed over to the newly appointed Bronson…"

This was Bronson's goal.

Roan had already guessed most of the cause and effect of the matter, but there were still some details that he could not figure out.

For example, after working in Investigation Team No.1 for so many years, Bronson must have accumulated a lot of connections. After being promoted to the team supervisor, he would not be put aside as an empty shelf. There would definitely be an investigation team assigned to him.

If that was the case, why did Bronson act so impatiently against Veronica?

... In order to make a move on him in the future and take revenge for kicking his nephew?

The moment this thought came to his mind, he threw it into the trash can.

It was impossible.

It was just his nephew, and he was not that valuable. When they were chatting, Lacey had once told Roan that she felt that Bronson was more like a politician than the leader of the investigation team.

In the eyes of the politicians in America, everything was negotiable.

What other reason was there? Roan rubbed his chin and pondered.

Could it be that Bronson and Veronica had a grudge in the past?

Thinking of this, Roan's eyes lit up. This should be it.

Otherwise, why did Bronson not target the other team supervisors and only targeted Veronica?

"It's just a serial murder case, but it's actually turned into a high-level game."

Roan was somewhat speechless, but on second thought, could he get some benefits from this matter?

"Veronica is the team supervisor. It's impossible for her to solve the case herself."

Roan lowered his head and thought. The more he thought, the brighter his eyes became. He felt that this matter was very promising.

If she wanted to solve the case, she had to choose one of the five investigation teams.

The investigation teams No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 usually had an average case solving rate. It was simply difficult to give them the task of solving a high-difficulty serial murder case within the specified time.

Investigation Team No. 1 was Bronson's team. There was no way Veronica would hand over the case to them. Otherwise, she would be reaching out to the criminal with the knife.

Then, the only one left was Investigation Team No. 5.

Moreover, the case itself was discovered by the investigation team of the five of them. It was inappropriate to throw the blame to others.

The only person who could solve the case was Luo An.

"Roan, come in."

Just as he lowered his head and pondered what to do next, the door of the team leader's office suddenly opened. Augustus called him in.

Sitting in the chair, Augustus looked very serious. The wrinkles on his forehead seemed to be able to pinch a fly to death.

Before he could say anything, Veronica's voice came through the phone."

"Roan, I'll be holding a press conference in thirty minutes. I want you to tell me immediately, can this serial murder case be solved within 24 hours and the real culprit caught?"

'If you ask that, it's definitely impossible.'

Roan raised an eyebrow. Just as he was about to find an excuse, he heard Veronica's voice again.

"If you successfully solve the case, I will contact my superiors and fight for a year's special funds for your team."

It meant that in the following year, everyone in Investigation Team No. 5 would receive a considerable monthly performance bonus.

The office was a little quiet. Roan did not answer, but looked at Augustus.

The big-bellied black man was expressionless.

Augustus was very helpless now. In fact, he really wanted to throw the case out, but other than the leader of the Investigation Team No.1, Bronson, he had a good relationship with the leaders of Investigation Teams No. 2 to No. 4. He did not want his relationship with them to be ruined because of this case.

Investigation Team No. 5 had just been established, so he knew the abilities of everyone in the team. The only person he could count on to solve the case was Roan.

However, solving a serial killer case within 24 hours… Augustus had already started to think about how he could reduce the punishment for himself, Roan, and Lacey if the case failed.

Roan did not know what Augustus was thinking, but he saw the man's expressionless face and thought that Augustus was not satisfied with Veronica's arrangement. He pondered for a moment and wanted to speak, but Veronica's voice came through the phone again.

"At the press conference in 30 minutes, I will issue a warrant for the serial killer with a reward of 100,000 dollars."

100,000 dollars?

Thinking of some clues in his mind, Roan's eyes lit up. He promised with a righteous expression, "Don't worry, Ma'am. I'll definitely catch the culprit within the stipulated time!"

Augustus was speechless.

...

On the other side, on the road from Washington to New York, a dark car was driving quickly under the bright street lights.

After reading the information in his hand, the corners of Bronson's mouth curled up slightly. He looked up at the driver and smiled.

"Matthew, you did a good job. Oh right, what did you do with Joseph?"

Driver Matthew was the captain of investigation division in Investigation Team No. 1. He had been with Bronson for ten years.

From this, it could be seen how little the number of people in Investigation Team No. 5 was. There were still several investigation divisions in Investigation Team No. 1...

Now that Bronson had been promoted to the position of team supervisor, Matthew would be the future leader of the Investigation Team No.1 if nothing unexpected happened.

Matthew smiled and replied, "That Joseph is a street reporter. He was beaten up many times because he secretly took photos of the news, so I promised him that after he was done with this matter, I would give him a temporary agent status for a year."

He would just a temporary agent. If something happened, he was no longer an agent. He would have nothing to do with the FBI.

Moreover, due to this job, it was normal for people to go missing sometimes.

"Good."

Bronson nodded in satisfaction. He was very confident in Matthew's work, so he continued to ask, "What's the situation with Investigation Team No. 5 now? Any progress on the serial murder case?"

"Not yet, Sir."

At the mention of Investigation Team No. 5, Matthew's face revealed a disdainful expression. He then explained, "I learned from the Trace Inspection Department that other than half a fingerprint at the scene where the two victims were dissected, there was no other information related to the murderer."

Bronson nodded. The difficulty of solving a case in this situation had risen by several levels, especially since it was a serial murder case.

After thinking for a while, Bronson instructed,

"Tell your men to keep an eye on the movements of Investigation Team No. 5, especially that Roan Greenwood."

Apart from Roan, Bronson did not think that the rest of the investigation team had the ability to solve the case.

"I've already sent someone over, Sir. I'll know if they make any moves."

Matthew revealed a confident expression as if everything was under control. He said, "As long as I'm here, this case will definitely not be solved within 24 hours!"

"Very good!"

Bronson looked gratified. He turned to look out of the car window and began to guess what kind of expression Veronica would have when the serial murder case was not solved 24 hours later and he snatched five investigation teams from her.

"It'll definitely be exciting…"

Bronson muttered to himself with a cold glint in his eyes.