Legendary FBI Detective

That afternoon outside the Las Vegas Airport, an orange Lamborghini sports car was parked by the curb, with its sharp front end and handsome design attracting the attention of many passersby tourists.

"wow."

Not long after, guided by the instructions on the phone, Mona, dressed in travel gear, walked out of the airport.

Seeing Luo An, who was sitting in the car waving at her, Mona raised her eyebrows and, with the envious gazes of female passersby, threw her bag into the car, opened the door and sat down in the passenger seat, smiling as she asked:

"Did you buy a new sports car?"

Luo An smiled and shook his head:

"No, rented."

Vroom——

After making sure Mona had buckled her seat belt, Luo An stepped on the gas pedal. The Lamborghini immediately roared to life, turned the steering wheel, and the orange sports car instantly drove forward.

Feeling the wind blowing directly in his face, Luo An explained with a smile:

"There's still a Dodge Hellcat parked in the villa in Boston.

Plus, since I don't drive sports cars that often, there's no need to buy a new one."

"I know."

Mona nodded, letting her hair flutter in the wind, and after thinking for a bit, she asked:

"It feels like you've been saving money recently, do you have any plans?"

Having lived together for so long, Luo An had come to understand Mona's lifestyle and depth, just as Mona had come to understand Luo An's strengths and weaknesses and behavioral habits.

When they first started living together, Luo An's spending habits were generally conservative, yet he occasionally made some passionate purchases, such as installing a home cinema in the villa or buying some gaming equipment.

But ever since the successful rescue of Javari Evans and their return from Europe to the federation, Mona had noticed that Luo An's impulsive spending had all but ceased, and his major expenditures had also significantly decreased.

Seeing Mona's curious face looking at him, Luo An's gaze shifted slightly, and he nodded:

"I indeed have plans to save money."

The current time is officially entering 2006, and the signs of the subprime mortgage crisis have already begun to surface. The time left before this crisis shakes the global financial system is getting shorter and shorter.

Not long ago, Luo An calculated his entire assets to date:

In terms of fixed assets, New York has a small apartment and a Chevrolet; Boston has a large villa, an orange sports car, the Dodge Hellcat; the villa in Washington D.C also has a part of ownership that belongs to Luo An.

Regarding liquid assets, Luo An has purchased stocks in three companies: Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. They were bought for around 5 million US dollars and are currently valued at 9 million US dollars.

Salaries, bonuses, gains from previous cases solved, and the extra earnings from just cracking this case combined total exactly 31.6 million US dollars.

In Mona's father's case, Luo An obtained nearly 200 million euros, which is about 210 million US dollars when converted; from the previous bank robbery case, he got 300 million US dollars from the memory chips, now all resting in some accounts in the Cayman Islands.

Luo An had no plans to move the fixed assets, and the total liquid assets added up to about 550 million and 60 thousand.

A financial crisis is not only a disaster but also an opportunity for some.

When Luo An first came to this world, he set himself a small goal: to earn a hundred million first.

Now that he has achieved five small goals, but if one does not wish to settle, there must always be a drive to move forward.

Therefore, Luo An set a new plan for himself: to use the financial crisis to increase his 500 million US dollars by 0.5 times and turn it into seven small goals!

Luo An had always kept these things to himself and hadn't mentioned them to Mona.

Seeing that Mona was still intending to ask, Luo An preempted her by changing the subject:

"What about Caroline? What is she doing?"

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing Luo An inquire about Caroline's situation, Mona gave him a slight eye-roll but explained nonetheless:

"Caroline is packing up, getting ready to return to Europe."

"Going back to Europe?"

Luo An frowned slightly but then thought that since Javari Evans's issue had been resolved, Caroline's return to Europe was a normal choice, so his expression gradually eased.

"Yes, she doesn't like the federation."

Mona raised her arm and stretched lazily while closing her eyes to enjoy the breeze blowing on her face, continuing:

"Caroline feels that life in the federation is too simple and rough, lacking the art and culture of Europe, and the men are not gentlemanly enough."

"Gentleman?"

Hearing these words, Luo An's mouth uncontrollably curled into a sneer, and Mona, puzzled, turned her head and asked:

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Luo An shook his head, not indulging in a discussion with Mona about the veneer of those "gentlemen" and switched topics again:

"What do you want to eat later?"

"Let's try South Asian food this time; I haven't had it before."

"OK."

Luo An was about to continue talking when he suddenly noticed Mona's hand resting on his thigh.

Luo An's expression slightly changed:

"I'm driving."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Mona turned to face him, eyes slightly narrowed, and slowly drew circles on Luo An's thigh with her right hand, her voice soft as she asked:

"These days, you didn't go out to play, did you?"

Ever since Caroline moved into the villa, Luo An hadn't had a chance to rest with Mona.

Mona was feeling unwell lately, and Luo An was busy with a case, so it had been many days since they had woken up together.

"You can ask Reesi if I went out to play or not."

They stopped at the traffic light, and grabbing Mona's increasingly bold hand, Luo An turned and asked with a smile:

"Did you miss it?"

Mona stuck out her tongue and licked her lips, leaning in close to Luo An's ear and whispering a few words.

"Fu-k!"

Mona sat back in the passenger seat, the light turned green, and Luo An floored the gas pedal of the orange Lamborghini, which instantly roared and dashed forward.

Mona was startled by the strong pushback:

"Luo An! What are you doing?"

"What do you think?"

Luo An twisted the steering wheel, and the Lamborghini instantly entered another road:

"No one is getting off until the sun sets!"

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Many times, plans can't keep up with changes.

Mona left the airport around two-thirty in the afternoon.

She planned to rest briefly with Luo An and then go out to enjoy a meal around seven or eight in the evening.

When she opened her eyes, the sun was already slanting westward, and looking at the time, it was actually one-thirty in the afternoon, leaving Mona somewhat puzzled on the bed:

Did time go backward? What about the time in between? The proceedings?

Meanwhile, not far from the large bed, Luo An was inside the bathroom, standing under the shower head with both hands supporting him against the wall.

He had to support himself against the wall, fearful he couldn't stand on his own.

He opened the system's pale blue page—the system rated him as "Excellent" this time, accumulating four chests.

The same crude transition animation played out, and the four chests respectively contained [Stamina Potion x1][Stamina Potion x1][Stamina Potion x1][Danger Perception Potion x1]

Luo An: "..."

Opening the system's inventory page, there were now [Stamina Potion x6]

[Hemostatic Potion x3]

[Detox Potion x5]

[Agility Potion x4]

[Strength Potion x4]

[Sensitivity Potion x1]

[Painkiller Potion x5]

[Featherfall Potion x4]

[Sleep Potion x1]

[Aquatic Breathing Potion x3]

[Regeneration Potion x2]

[Danger Perception Potion x1]

Without hesitation, he downed a [Stamina Potion]and in a few seconds, Luo An was revitalized, restored to peak condition.

Looking at the newly obtained [Danger Perception Potion], Luo An pondered for a few seconds and decided to save it for later, to see if it was needed in the future.

After finishing his shower, Luo An, dressed in a bathrobe, walked out of the bathroom and noticed that Mona was staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

"Time to get up, lazybones."

Sitting beside Mona, Luo An gently pinched her cute face and said with a smile:

"Aren't you hungry?"

Mona gave him a look:

"What do you think?"

"I think you're not hungry."

Luo An chuckled and whispered:

"Last night, you ate..."

"Luo An!"

Mona's face turned red as she grabbed a pillow and began to furiously whack Luo An.

Soon after, the hotel room service delivered their meal and they both immediately ceased their fight to start eating and fill their stomachs.

Midway through the meal, Luo An's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Winslow calling.

Swallowing his food, Luo An pressed the answer button and said with a laugh:

"What's up?"

The tone of Winslow on the phone was somewhat displeased:

"Luo An, I need a favor from you."