Legendary FBI Detective

Special Investigation Team, office area.

Holding a folder, Winslow, Chenier, Mona, and Michelle weren't working; they were all looking up at the television at the front of the office area.

Displayed on the television was Director Nasim presenting Luo An with a medal.

"Wow, look who's back?"

Seeing Luo An return through the door, Mona ran excitedly to his side with a smile:

"Congratulations, you've got yourself another medal."

Winslow, Chenier, and Michelle turned around in unison, clapping and smiling to congratulate Luo An, but Winslow had a question:

"What do you mean 'another'?"

Michelle explained while clapping:

"Luo An previously received two FBI medals."

"What?"

Winslow's eyes widened in surprise, this was the first he had heard of it.

"Thank you. I couldn't have earned this medal without your help."

Luo An grinned, letting Mona, with her face full of curiosity, take the medal to examine it, then shook the folder in his hand, announcing loudly:

"So it's time to distribute the reward money!"

Michelle, Winslow, and Chenier's eyes shone brightly at those words.

But Luo An clicked his tongue; Reesi was hospitalized and not present, and without her excited shrieks and shouts next to him, it felt a bit unusual.

The bank's gratitude payment totaled 800,000 US dollars, with Luo An taking 240,000, while Mona and the other four agents pocketed 110,000 US dollars each.

The Pollard brothers' 680,000-dollar bounty saw Luo An getting 380,000, while Winslow and the other four agents got 60,000 dollars each.

Adding in the funds previously obtained from the CIA, at the end of this case, Michelle, Mona, Winslow, Chenier, and Reesi each received 300,000 dollars, while Luo An got 860,000 dollars.

Including the 100,000-dollar bonus that comes with the "California Courage Medal," Luo An took home a total of 960,000 dollars.

With the spoils distributed, everyone in the Special Investigation Team's office was very happy. They had planned to have a celebratory meal, but with Reesi hospitalized, Luo An decided to postpone the gathering until after her discharge.

A moment later, Luo An announced the end of the workday, with a day off tomorrow; the agents drove off to their respective homes.

Mona drove, with Luo An in the passenger seat, tired from a day's work, he yawned greatly as he watched the scenery slide backward through the car window.

It was very quiet in the car, and just as Luo An was about to fall asleep, Mona suddenly spoke up:

"Luo An, I remember you have to attend the banquet hosted by the Mayor of Los Angeles City tomorrow, right?"

"That's right~"

Luo An perked up, stretched out lazily, and replied in a bored tone:

"It's the Mayor of Los Angeles City's birthday party. Oh right, I haven't bought a gift yet..."

The investigatory work of the past few days had been extremely intense. The "stamina potion" and "hemostatic potion" could smooth over Luo An's physical exhaustion and pain, but they couldn't alleviate the mental fatigue; he just wanted to lie down in his bed and sleep soundly.

Mona took a turn at an intersection, glancing covertly at Luo An, her eyes narrowed slightly as she said:

"I looked up the daughter of the Mayor of Los Angeles City before, she's indeed very pretty and photogenic, no wonder she always wanted to pursue a career in Hollywood."

"Uh-huh..."

Luo An yawned again, his eyes almost too heavy to keep open.

A few minutes later, the two returned to the villa; Luo An tore open a bag of instant bread for dinner, took a quick shower, and then crawled into a large bed in a guest room on the second floor.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, the door was suddenly opened from the outside.

His long-developed vigilance made Luo An instinctively open his eyes and look toward the door.

Then Luo An saw Mona walking into the room, wearing his white shirt on the upper half of her body, with her long bare legs exposed, biting her lip, with her hands behind her back locking the door.

"..."

Luo An's eyelid twitched, he sat up composedly against the headboard, covering his body with a blanket:

"Mona, I'm a bit tired today, and I'm very sleepy."

"I know."

Mona nodded, walked barefoot to the side of Luo An's bed, mounted the blanket, and touched Luo An's face with a gentle tone:

"So you rest today, no need to do anything."

Luo An: "..."

———

The next day, when Luo An went into the bathroom to wash up, he finally discovered the drawback of the [Body Enhancement Potion].

This potion can indeed transform someone from a weakened state to being full of vigor and strong vitality instantly.

But some things, once lost, are gone; it cannot create out of nothing, only wait for natural laws to allow the body to recover gradually.

Pressing the button to take a shower, Luo An tightly closed his eyes and opened the system page in his mind.

The system rated Luo An's handling of the two recent cases as [Outstanding], accruing 10 treasure chests in one go.

The familiar rough transition animation played, and the 10 treasure chests each revealed two bottles of [Painkiller Potion], one bottle of [Danger Perception Potion], two bottles of [Strength Potion], two bottles of [Agility Potion], and three bottles of [Body Enhancement Potion]

At this moment, the system's inventory page showed:

[Body Enhancement Potion x6]

[Hemostatic Potion x5]

[Antidote Potion x5]

[Agility Potion x4]

[Strength Potion x3]

[Sensitizing Potion x1]

[Painkiller Potion x7]

[Featherfall Potion x3]

[Sleep Potion x1]

[Water Breathing Potion x1]

[Danger Perception Potion x1]

Finally, he obtained the long-desired [Danger Perception Potion], which should have been a joyous occasion, yet Luo An's face showed no hint of a smile.

Looking at Mona, who was lying in a deep sleep on the nearby bed due to overexertion, her brows occasionally furrowing in pain and her thighs twitching involuntarily, Luo An raised his hand in speechlessness and covered his face.

After finishing washing up, he took out the [Danger Perception Potion] and drank it in one gulp.

From watching the system for so long, Luo An found that the effects of the various potions it produced somewhat resembled certain online games from the East.

If advancing from level one to level two needed 10 points, then progressing from level two to level three would need 20 points, and so on; the higher the level, the more points needed to upgrade.

The ability "Emotion Perception" has been developed into three uses by Luo An.

The first use belongs to a passive skill; at critical moments, Luo An can perceive dangers that are detrimental to himself.

The second use is during conversations, where different emotional fluctuations occur; Luo An uses this to distinguish the truthfulness of someone's words, as well as their attitudes of varying fondness or hostility towards him.

The third use is more unusual; different emotional fluctuations occur when people look at different objects, and Luo An can judge what the person is looking at by comparing these fluctuations, mainly using this ability when gambling.

Closing his eyes to feel carefully for a moment, Luo An sensed a slight change in his "Emotion Perception" ability, but the fluctuation was small; it was also as if there was no change, giving a sensation of an "almost-change."

However, Luo An quickly identified the direction of the change: the detection range of his "Emotion Perception" had expanded by about 3 meters outward.

The original detection range of "Emotion Perception" had always been around 10 meters; this time it increased by one-third, and Luo An's eyes suddenly lit up.

After changing clothes, Luo An walked to the side of the bed, bent over close to Mona, and whispered:

"Mona, Mona?"

"*#%..."

Mumbling a few incomprehensible words, Mona didn't even open her eyes but turned over and continued to sleep.

Luo An was somewhat exasperated; it wasn't hard to guess what was on Mona's mind. Worried that Luo An would go out to find other girls, she intended to exhaust him thoroughly, so he'd be willing but weak when he saw other girls.

But Mona overestimated herself and underestimated Luo An, unintentionally ending up with the tactic of inflicting three hundred damage to the enemy but a thousand damage to herself.

The bed was now soaked through; Luo An picked up Mona and took her back to the main bedroom, then returned to his room to change the bedding. After throwing the old sheets into the washing machine, he went downstairs to prepare a simple breakfast, ate, and drove away from the villa to buy gifts for the evening banquet.

When Luo An returned to the villa, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and Mona had woken up, sitting at the dining table having breakfast.

Seeing Luo An, she blushed and said nothing, continuing to fork at the now cold eggs with her head lowered.

Luo An's lips curved slightly as he casually placed the gift aside, just sitting down next to Mona when the villa's doorbell suddenly rang.