Legendary FBI Detective
Chapter 380: Arrest Successful, The Truth of the Case, 30 Silver Coins

"I've left Los Angeles."

The voice on the other end of the phone replied:

"The person you mentioned is currently fleeing southward along Highway 19 in Southern Los Angeles."

Cred glanced at Luo An and gritted his teeth as he said:

"Thank you."

As the voice fell, the person on the other end of the line hung up. Luo An immediately threw the phone back to Reesi and stood up to address Reesi and Cooper:

"Get in touch with the LAPD in Southern Los Angeles immediately, send them Nicki's photo and have them intercept him!

Reesi, Cooper, you and Winslow, Anwar, get in the car right now and chase after Nicki!"

"Understood!"

"No problem!"

Reesi and Cooper immediately turned and left the hospital room, and Luo An took out his phone and passed the message to the other members of the Special Investigation Team.

As for Chenier...

Luo An turned to glance at Cred lying in the hospital bed, stepped out of the room to ensure that two SWAT officers secured the area, then patted Chenier on the shoulder, saying with a smile:

"Cred here still has a lot in his hands, I'll leave the task of interrogating him to you, try to clarify matters related to smuggling."

Chenier looked up baffledly; had Luo An not just agreed to Cred's plea bargain?

Luo An spread his hands:

"That was the condition for Cred helping us find doctor Nicki. What does it have to do with the crime of smuggling?"

Seeing Luo An's logical demeanor, Chenier, who had maintained a stern expression, flashed a glint in her eyes and slowly revealed a smile, nodding emphatically:

"No problem!"

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Having learned from Luo An about doctor Nicki's escape route, it wasn't long before Mona discovered traces of him using a false identity to flee by car on a highway in Southern Los Angeles.

She sent the model and specific appearance of Nicki's car to the LAPD, and they soon located him.

Through the joint effort of Winslow, Anwar, Reesi, and Cooper, they successfully apprehended doctor Nicki on a highway in Southern Los Angeles after a couple of hours.

The Special Investigation Team lost some bullets, several stun grenades, and due to ramming his vehicle, the front of an old SUV was damaged.

As for doctor Nicki, because he resisted arrest and fired back, he was shot multiple times and was taken to another hospital for treatment.

Barely giving Nicki any time to react after being moved from the operating room to his hospital room, Luo An walked in with Reesi, carrying a cup of coffee, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Nicki, meeting you really wasn't easy."

Nicki was a clean-looking middle-aged white man with a crew cut and a clean-shaven face.

At that moment, Nicki's face was pale. Upon hearing Luo An's words, he gave a bitter smile, but didn't respond.

"Being a doctor, I believe you must have a good understanding of customs in federal prison."

Sitting beside the hospital bed, Luo An sipped his coffee and directly asked:

"I won't waste time then; tell me, what's this about the serial killings? Who is the murderer and where is he?"

The air in the hospital room stayed quiet for a long while until finally Nicki slowly exhaled and murmured softly:

"...I don't know their real names."

"Then tell me the names they gave you."

Reesi's eyes lit up, while Luo An nonchalantly waved his hand and said:

"A professional sketch artist will be here soon; you can describe their faces then."

"...OK."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Nicki quietly said:

"The two of them are a couple, the man is called Mike, and the woman is called Mary."

"A couple?"

Reesi seemed surprised, Luo An remained expressionless, nodded slightly and indicated:

"Continue."

Nicki mentioned that he met a girl two years ago, and during an outing with her, he was dragged to an underground location.

At first, Nicki thought it was some kind of bar or entertainment venue, but when he arrived, he discovered it was a fanatical church that practiced original Christian doctrines, and the girl was a follower of this church.

In that church, the male leader Mike claimed himself to be the reincarnation of Jesus, and the female leader Mary claimed to be the reincarnation of Maria, believing themselves that they could enter Heaven and obtain eternal life after the world's destruction.

"..."

Reesi looked speechless, and Luo An also smirked slightly, asking:

"Do you believe that?"

"Of course not."

Nicki shook his head repeatedly. Being a college-educated professional, how could he believe such an underground cult? That night, to ensure his safety, he participated in the ceremony they held.

The next day he intended to break up with the girl and never meet her again, but unexpectedly, Mike and Mary suddenly showed up at the hospital where he worked.

At that moment, Nicki was shocked, but Mike and Mary were very amicable. After several conversations, Nicki finally understood their purpose—they wanted to buy some hallucinogenic drugs through him.

It was obvious to Nicki how Mike and Mary planned to use those drugs. Initially, for his own safety, Nicki agreed to their request, but as he watched his accumulated wealth grow, his mindset started to change.

Luo An nodded slightly inwardly; it looked like the drug smuggling affair with the Cred gang started from here.

Thinking it over, Luo An then asked:

"So, what's this series of murders about?"

"Because Mary got cancer!"

Hearing Luo An's question, a complex expression appeared on Nicki's face as he said:

"Six months ago, cancer cells were found in Mary's body. Since then, I noticed Mike and Mary started to actually believe those doctrines were useful—that by killing others, they could achieve eternal life as spirits after death!"

Mike and Mary's mindset at this time was similar to that of a founder of the Apple Company who frequented another country to worship Buddha after being diagnosed with cancer, which Luo An could guess.

Reesi understood this too, but she was very upset that, in order to continue making money from Mike and Mary, Nicki never once reported to the police.

Nicki also purchased items like disinfectants at Mike's request.

After extracting from Nicki the location of the Underground Church and where he delivered the disinfectants to, Luo An immediately left the hospital room, directing Winslow, Anwar, and Cooper to investigate separately, while Reesi took two agents to Nicki's house to handle relevant evidence.

They must hurry to catch Mike and Mary; first, this couple has been acting more swiftly lately, and delays will definitely result in more victims.

Secondly, Nicki mentioned that Mike and Mary started acting six months ago, but the Special Investigation Team only discovered the earliest victim 20 days ago—no telling how many victims haven't been discovered yet.

Not long after Luo An returned to the Special Investigation Team, the sketch artist sent over the appearances of Mike and Mary, as described by Nicki. Mona logged into the FBI internal database and soon identified the real identity of "Mike," looking up and saying:

"Gerald Morris, former agent of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), died 6 years ago in a border operation related to Mexico.

As for Mary, nothing has been found yet; give me a bit more time."

"The files state 'deceased,' but in reality, he didn't die."

Standing behind Luo An, Luo An crossed his arms and squinted his eyes:

"This 'died and resurrected' situation, now I understand why he claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus."

Mona stared at Gerald's photo, a look of disgust flashing across her face, and just then, her phone suddenly rang.

On the phone was Reesi, who spoke urgently:

"Mona! Quickly tell Luo An, I found thirty silver coins in the living room at Nicki's house!"

Mona turned around in shock:

"Thirty silver coins, that's the money Judas received for betraying Jesus!"

"Fu-k!"

Luo An cursed softly, quickly pulled out his phone to call the four SWAT officers guarding Nicki at the hospital, and at the same time grabbed his gear and dashed out of the Special Investigation Team office area.

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