Legendary FBI Detective

South America, twelve o'clock noon, a suite in a hotel in Rio de Janeiro.

"Are there new buyers?"

Upon Chenier's completion, Winslow asked with some surprise:

"What's the guy's name?"

"He's a local here, the name is too long, and I didn't catch it."

Chenier shook her head and said:

"But his name contains Leonardo, we can just call him that."

Due to historical reasons, people in Brazil use Portuguese a lot, and they also consider personal identity, cultural background, and social status when naming, so some people's names are both long and complicated. After Chenier spoke, the agents did not continue to inquire, all silently noting down the name.

Reesi added on the side that in the underworld of Rio de Janeiro, this Leonardo is nicknamed "Challenger".

Naturally, because Almeron the drug lord is known as the "Flour King" of Rio de Janeiro, and Leonardo is the one trying to dethrone him.

Reesi picked up a bottle of mineral water from the table, took a sip, wiped her mouth, and said with a smile:

"Sarls is talented. She sells weapons and ammunition to the big drug lord Almeron, and similarly to the challenger Leonardo here, this woman profits from both sides."

"That's a qualified underworld arms dealer."

The CIA agent Roland next to her looked somewhat pale, smiled and said:

"Without war, how do arms dealers make money."

Everyone knew well who the largest arms dealer in the world was, the agents did not respond to him, Mona turned her gaze to Luo An, and asked:

"What should we do next?"

"Of course, we investigate Mr. Leonardo, and see if we can get his 'help'."

Luo An smiled, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Mona, Michelle, you use the computer to investigate. Reesi, Chenier, you continue the offline field investigation.

We'll try to find out the whereabouts of this 'Challenger' Leonardo, or places he likes to go and other information."

"OK!"

"No problem!"

Reesi and Chenier took some US Dollars from Luo An and left the room again, while Mona and Michelle started tapping on their keyboards, Luo An turned to walk towards Winslow and asked:

"How are things on your end?"

"With Franklin leading the way, everything is smooth."

Winslow grinned, raised his hand to give Luo An an "OK" sign, and said:

"Bulletproof vests, rifles, pistols, bullets, all have been bought back, they are all top-quality goods, absolutely no problem."

"Good."

Luo An nodded in satisfaction because the situation was special for this operation, the agents of the 13th Investigation Team left the Federation with only basic pistols and no heavy weapons.

Therefore, after arriving in Rio de Janeiro, the first thing Luo An did was to give Winslow a stack of US Dollars to find a way to buy weapons and equipment.

Winslow is strong and agile, with an intimidating visage that could easily be mistaken for a terrorist.

Coupled with the fact that Winslow had previous experiences with the Hostage Rescue Team in similar operations, he knew how to find people, so this task was most suited for him.

Winslow did not disappoint Luo An's expectations and brought back the items successfully in no time.

The deepest part of the suite has a study, which Winslow used for storing weapons.

"MP5-9mm submachine guns, Colt M1911 pistols, HUGGE bulletproof vests..."

Picking up an AK47, Luo An looked at the weapons and equipment on the table and, speechless, turned to Winslow:

"If it weren't for this AK, I'd suspect you'd sourced goods from the Federation Seal Assault Team."

Those submachine guns, pistols, and bulletproof vests are all standard equipment of the Federation Seal Assault Team, just slightly outdated models.

Winslow chuckled, picked up a submachine gun, loaded it with ammunition with a few clicks, and grinned:

"It looks a bit old, but I've checked, they've never been used, and their safety and reliability are no issue.

As for their source, as you know, the Federation military 'accidentally' destroys weapons and equipment worth millions every year."

"This is South America, and you have given me so much Franklin, buying this bit wasn't difficult."

After a careful inspection, confirming that the weapons and equipment were all in order, Luo An left the room with Winslow.

At nine o'clock in the evening, they called the service staff to deliver dinner, and while they filled their stomachs, they reported and organized the information they had investigated.

"Let me start."

Mona swallowed a big bite of steak and began:

"I found out with Michelle within the police system in Rio de Janeiro that Leonardo's parents, wife, and daughter all died, he has no relatives, and he is the only one still alive, without a single weak spot.

His territory is in the southeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro, mainly the slums, which are his distribution centers for goods, some of his men live there, and he himself lives in a regular community not far from the slums."

"That's right."

Reesi nodded, quickly finishing her portion of fried chicken wrap, and continued:

"Chenier and I also found out that, by tomorrow's early hours, Leonardo plans to leave Rio de Janeiro and head to a region in the west, to check on this quarter's planting and processing of green plants."

What Reesi meant by "green plants" everyone understood, and no one bothered to ask further.

Luo An noticed something and frowned slightly, asking:

"This information should be highly concealed, how did you two find out?"

"Of course, with Franklin."

Reesi wiped her mouth, a slight smirk on her lips, as she replied:

"Chenier and I got this information for 5,000 US dollars."

"Impressive."

Mona gave Reesi and Chenier a thumbs up, then asked:

"This is a rare opportunity, Luo An, should we take action early tomorrow morning?"

"..."

After a prolonged silence, Luo An's eyes suddenly sparked, and he looked up:

"Michelle, show me the photos of the roads and traffic in the city of Rio de Janeiro."

Michelle quickly got up to fetch the computer, tapped the keyboard a few times, and called up photos of the city's roads. Chenier turned and pointed at the photo:

"We don't have the specific route, but to leave the city from the west, there are only two drivable cement roads, the rest are bumpy dirt paths.

There is an abandoned park next to a crossroad, both roads go through here, we can definitely set an ambush in this park."

"Very good."

Looking at the map and contemplating for a few seconds, Luo An got up without any nonsense and said seriously:

"Everyone, hurry up and finish eating, then rest for a moment to gather energy. We set out at half-past midnight!"

"Understood!"

"No problem!"

Time quickly progressed to half-past midnight, and all the agents went into the innermost room of the suite to grab their gear, then headed downstairs to the parking lot.

Luo An, Reesi, and Roland drove the first car, with Mona, Chenier, Winslow, and Michelle in the second car, following closely behind, all moving quickly towards the west side of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

During this period in 2006, the urban infrastructure of Rio de Janeiro could only be described as average, the coverage of cement roads was not as extensive as in later years, with many places still using dirt roads predominantly.

The two vehicles quickly arrived at the target area, and Winslow was about to drive further to the abandoned amusement park when Luo An suddenly pressed the communicator and ordered:

"Stop advancing, conceal the vehicles to the side."

Winslow was somewhat confused, but immediately followed orders and began to turn the car around. Reesi, in the backseat of Luo An's car, questioned:

"What's up?"

"There's no rush, let's wait here for a while."

Luo An slowly drove the car to the side of the road, turned off all the lights, and concealed it, the two vehicles completely vanished into the dark night. Luo An pressed the communicator again, opening the public channel, and counter-questioned:

"Leonardo is planning to leave Rio de Janeiro early this morning, do you feel something is off?"

The people in the second vehicle like Winslow immediately concentrated to think, and Reesi frowned slightly:

"You mean, the information we bought with money might be fake, we were deceived?"

Luo An shook his head, just as he was about to explain, sudden intense gunfire erupted from the originally quiet night sky!