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The next day, at 10 a.m., a hospital room in Washington D.C.

"Good morning, Mr. Etwan."

Luo An pushed the door open and entered the ward, casually picking up a chair to sit on, followed closely by Winslow, Chenier, and Michelle who entered the room.

"This is your surgery bill and the fee for the ambulance ride you took yesterday."

Luo An cheerfully placed two bills on the hospital bed, which showed the surgery and hospitalization costs to be over 60,000, and the ambulance fee wasn't cheap either, a whopping 3,000-plus US dollars.

"..."

Lying on the hospital bed, Etwan's eyelids twitched at the figures on the bill, his eyes filled with murderous intent towards Luo An.

Luo An acted as if he didn't see it, poured himself a glass of water, and took out the dark red metallic card, asking:

"Mr. Etwan, let's not waste time.

You give me all the information about this matter, and I'll help you apply for a cheaper hospital. It's a fair deal, how about it?"

"..."

The wound on his chest was caused by Luo An, the ambulance was called by Luo An, and the hospital was also chosen by Luo An's help.

The numbers on the bill had everything to do with Luo An, and now Luo An was using this to negotiate a deal with him…

Etwan's eyes turned bloodshot again, he gritted his teeth and looked at Luo An, took a few deep breaths, and said:

"OK, fine."

To save some money and avoid debt, Etwan chose to swallow his pride.

"Good."

Luo An smiled in satisfaction, pulled out a notebook from behind, and asked:

"First question, what is this metallic card?"

"It's an identity card."

Etwan put the bill aside and replied:

"It's needed to log into an underground network."

"An underground website?"

A trace of surprise flashed through Luo An's eyes, and Michelle was also reminded of a previous case.

Opening Mona's laptop, Luo An had Etwan provide the website URL and his account credentials; soon, Michelle used the metallic card to log in.

"Indeed, another crime website."

Michelle typed a few keys on the keyboard and became visibly angry. Winslow and Chenier walked over and saw that it was full of posts about illegal activities.

Guns, rarities, human trafficking, human organs, underage photos, all sorts of crimes were available.

Seeing a post that shamelessly proclaimed that as long as the price was right, it could custom-order the needed organs for a client, Winslow and Chenier's faces turned very grim.

Suppressing the negative emotions in their hearts, Luo An remained composed and continued to ask:

"So, you went to my villa because you accepted a contract job on this website?"

"Correct!"

Before Etwan could respond, Michelle typed a few more keys on the keyboard, glaring at Etwan as she answered:

"This guy accepted a contract a few days ago to look for a cross in your villa.

Besides that, he has also accepted several murder contracts in the past!"

Facing Michelle's angry look, Etwan laughed indifferently and said:

"In the federal system, you always need to make money, right?"

Upon hearing this, the gazes from Winslow and the two others toward Etwan became particularly hostile, while Luo An noted something else and asked with a slight frown:

"What cross?"

"Just a cross."

Bringing up this cross, Etwan also looked displeased:

"I saw a post a few days ago where someone was looking for a cross, suspecting you had it.

They offered 5000 US dollars for someone to search your villa for it.

If found, the original poster was willing to pay 30,000 US dollars to buy it."

Etwan initially thought this was going to be a straightforward theft job, but after looking into Luo An's identity, he realized it was a bit tricky.

So later, he contacted the poster privately and negotiated the price up to 10,000 US dollars before agreeing to scout Luo An's villa.

What Etwan didn't expect was that Luo An had set up so many things in the villa, and later he encountered two guys wearing leather jackets, both with ugly faces, who even intended to shoot him.

In order not to be killed by the two men opposite him, Etwan had to shoot them first.

Before infiltrating the villa, Etwan had investigated Luo An's identity, and now that there were deaths involved, he knew Luo An would not let things slide, so he immediately drove home to start his escape.

"Cross..."

Luo An's eyes flickered slightly, guessing something. Before he could ask further, Winslow and Chenier suddenly changed their expressions. Michelle, pointing at the laptop, frowned and said:

"Luo An, the owner of that post sent a photo of the cross to Etwan. You can take a look."

Without getting up, Luo An replied:

"Is it a cross that is entirely dark red, surrounded by a silver edge, and held by a black rope at the top?"

The three people, Winslow, exchanged glances and nodded their heads.

"Fu-k!"

Upon receiving a positive response, Luo An suddenly cursed in a low voice, full of displeasure, and then ordered:

"Contact the Krista family, ask what's going on!"

The Krista family, one of the local families of Las Vegas.

Lady Krista, who was in her seventies, was the actual intended victim of the murderer Hector Jamie in the previous "Family Villa Sleep Death Case" (Chapter 441).

The Krista family had always been associated with a treasure legend, which claimed that to unlock the treasure, one must combine the family heirloom—a ruby ring—with a cross.

The cross that Luo An mentioned was the one from the family legend.

Initially, the perpetrator Hector Jamie, disguised as a gardener to enter Lady Krista's estate, intended to steal that cross and the ruby ring to locate the treasure and make a fortune.

However, unexpectedly, because he was handsome, he caught the eye of the septuagenarian Lady Krista, and was even recommended to Pranay O'Dell's eldest daughter-in-law, leading to the tragic event at the villa.

Hector Jamie had successfully stolen the cross before, but failed to take the ruby ring.

In committing that case, he intended both revenge and to obtain the ruby ring to continue his search for the treasure.

Later, the murder case was solved by Luo An's team, and the cross was found in Hector Jamie's basement. The FBI kept it as evidence for a while before returning it to the Krista family.

"OK."

Michelle nodded vigorously and began typing on the keyboard beside her.

Luo An continued the interrogation with Etwan, extracting quite a bit of information from him, such as the dark red card website appearing far earlier than the crime site that they, the Special Investigation Team, had previously discovered.

"Luo An, I've found something."

Suddenly, Michelle's eyes flickered and she moved the laptop beside Luo An, speaking in a low voice:

"The murderer from the villa horror case, Hector Jamie, died in prison a few days ago."

Winslow and Chenier, who were beside him, also saw the information on the computer and their expressions changed.

Luo An seemed to think of something, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and then asked:

"What about the Krista family's cross and the ruby ring?"

"They're gone."

Michelle swallowed, lowering his voice:

"Moreover, the current situation of the Krista family is very bad."

"Another death?"

"Several dead."

"..."

At this news, Luo An's faced showed speechlessness. He rubbed his temples, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Contact the local law enforcement in Las Vegas, just ask about the situation."

"Alright."

Michelle nodded in agreement, although not knowing exactly what happened to the Krista family, the matter now involved Luo An and it warranted some inquiry.

Now that the murderer who had broken into the villa had been captured, Luo An left the subsequent work to Winslow and Chenier to handle.

During the noon break, Luo An took the opportunity to drive back to the villa to check on Mona's condition.

Mona's recovery was going well, her complexion was no longer as pale as before, and her spirits were noticeably better.

However, Caroline kept urging Mona to drink hot water, resulting in their conversation being short-lived as Mona had to run to the restroom soon after.

Walking into the kitchen, Luo An found Caroline not only boiling hot water for Mona but also drinking one cup after another herself, leading to a puzzled Luo An asking:

"What are you doing?"

"Treating illness, of course!"

Caroline put down her cup, wiped her mouth, and answered with a smile:

"The East says hot water can cure diseases, and indeed that's true!

Mona was in so much discomfort before, but after drinking up all the hot water you boiled, she immediately recovered a lot!"

"..."

Luo An, who had quietly added some "physical strength potion" to the hot water earlier, was at a loss for words, opened his mouth to say something, yet didn't know how to explain.

Drinking more hot water couldn't hurt, and seeing Mona returning to her room, Luo An quietly left the kitchen as well.

Just then, Michelle suddenly sent a message to Luo An:

"Team leader, someone wants to see you."