CHAPTER 519: CHAPTER 519: MISSION OBJECTIVE, ANALYSIS, AND A MOLE?

Far away, in Washington D.C.

"What?"

After listening to Luo An’s account over the phone, Trick Kennedy’s eyes widened in disbelief:

"Minister Alexander ordered the Chicago Special Investigation Team to undertake a mission to lure and capture the arms dealer Hamidun using the criminal gang leader Jesper?"

"That’s correct."

Luo An nodded and continued:

"But the operation failed because there was a mole..."

"Fu-k! Fu-k! Fu-k!"

Trick Kennedy paced back and forth on the spot, his face contorted with anger as he swore a streak of distinctly federal expletives.

After a long silence, Trick Kennedy took a deep breath and spoke softly:

"Luo An, you must find and bring back Jesper!

Call me if you run into any trouble, and I will figure out a way to help you!

If I can’t help, Mr. Clement will help you solve it!"

Luo An’s face changed slightly and he asked:

"What about the arms dealer Hamidun and the mole?"

"They’re not important!"

Trick Kennedy, breathing heavily on the other end of the phone, said with bloodshot eyes:

"Listen, Luo An, as long as you catch Jesper, you won’t be short of credit!"

Luo An’s eyes narrowed slightly as he said:

"Chief, can you tell me why Jesper is so important?"

After a lengthy pause, Trick Kennedy took another deep breath and spoke in a low voice:

"Luo An, I can’t say too much about the specifics. Just know that Jesper is not only a criminal gang leader, but he also has several lists related to departments such as the FBI and CIA in his hands!"

At this moment, Trick Kennedy was furious, as Jesper was someone they had captured, and it was only after some exchange of interests that Jesper was transferred to Minister Alexander’s faction.

He had never imagined that Minister Alexander would be so bold as to use Jesper himself as bait for fishing, and the plan not only failed but also resulted in Jesper’s disappearance without a trace.

After a brief discussion, they hung up, and Trick Kennedy grabbed his jacket from the table and walked out.

He must urgently report this matter to Mr. Clement, as the opposing group had made such a big slip-up, and it was time to have a serious talk with them.

Meanwhile, in a forest in Florida, Luo An pocketed his flip phone and, after a moment of thought, turned and walked back to the car.

Agent Donita of the Chicago Special Investigation Team had fallen into a deep sleep due to illness, the bald man was also unconscious, and the trio of Mona, Chenier, and Winslow were organizing and analyzing the clues they currently had.

Mona analyzed:

"First, we can be sure that, on the day of the port operation, a mole emerged from the Chicago Special Investigation Team.

This mole disclosed the operation details and timing to someone, leading to the failure of the operation and heavy losses."

Winslow nodded and added:

"The mole is very likely Ivan, and the person he contacted is most likely the arms dealer Hamidun."

"That’s not right; it doesn’t add up," Chenier immediately shook her head and pointed at the unconscious bald man:

"He just said their orders were to kill everyone at the port except for the criminal gang leader Jesper.

This ’everyone’ includes not only the Chicago Special Investigation Team and three FBI headquarters agents but also the arms dealer Hamidun himself.

If Hamidun had learned from the mole that he was the target of the Chicago Branch and others, he wouldn’t have needed to go to the site for the deal that day, much less issue an order to kill himself."

Winslow and Mona frowned slightly, Chenier thought for a moment and then continued:

"Is it possible that the group that suddenly appeared was actually called by the criminal gang leader Jesper himself, with the purpose of escaping the predicament of being captured at that time?"

Winslow had a moment of realization and nodded:

"The bald man said, the boss’s order was to kill everyone except Jesper!

And he’s never seen the boss’s face; he only knew the boss claimed to be the arms dealer Hamidun."

"That ’Hamidun’ could very well be an identity Jesper has assumed."

"The mole, Ivan, was actually in contact not with the arms dealer Hamidun, but with the captured crime syndicate leader Jesper!"

"No, that’s still not right!"

Mona shook her head repeatedly, saying:

"Don’t forget, the reason the bald men captured agents from the Chicago Special Investigation Team was to extract Jesper’s whereabouts from them.

If these men were Jesper’s people, why would they do something like searching for themselves?"

"..."

Mona’s rebuttal made sense, and the matter was stuck there again.

At this moment, Luo An walked over, and Winslow asked first:

"Luo An, what are we supposed to do next?"

"The headquarters has ordered us to find and capture Jesper."

Luo An rubbed his temples, pondered for a moment, and said:

"We’re just speculating that the mole is Ivan, but we don’t have conclusive evidence.

Chenier, go to the law enforcement near the port later and try to get a copy of the autopsy report of the person who died at the scene that day. See if Ivan is mentioned in it.

Winslow, the headquarters indicated they would send someone to deal with Agent Donita of the Chicago Special Investigation Team and this bald man beside us. Later, you and I will carry out a handover."

"No problem!"

"Understood!"

Winslow and Chenier nodded fiercely in agreement. Mona thought of something and asked:

"Luo An, you just said that our next task is to find Jesper, do you have any plans?"

"Intense shootouts don’t happen every day."

Luo An patted Mona on the shoulder and said:

"These bald men are currently searching for Jesper, and Jesper will undoubtedly fight back during his escape. It’s highly likely that a battle will occur between them.

It’s going to be tough, but please check the recent shooting incidents in Florida, especially around the ports, to see if you can find any useful clues."

"OK."

Mona nodded in agreement, Luo An took a brief rest, and then began to carry out their respective tasks according to the previous conversation.

Chenier left first, and upon learning she was being sent back to headquarters, Agent Donita from the Chicago Special Investigation Team wasn’t scared; instead, she repeatedly insisted that she really wasn’t the mole, so much so that Luo An and Winslow’s ears almost developed calluses from hearing it.

As for the bald man Omalian, he kept his eyes mostly closed on the way, and whenever he came to, Luo An would extend his fist to help shut his eyes again, ensuring a hundred percent sleep rate.

Trick Kennedy’s action was swift, and it wasn’t long before someone came to take Donita and the bald man away. On the drive back to the temporary location, Luo An’s phone suddenly rang:

"It’s me, Mona, I think I might have found Jesper’s trail."

Mona on the phone said that following Luo An’s suggestion, she had carefully inspected the area near the port and found a fleeting image of Jesper in the surveillance footage outside a gym. After that, she no longer saw Jesper in other surveillance footage.

"But I found a case."

The sound of rapid keyboard tapping came from the other end of the phone, and Mona explained:

"In the sixth hour after that gym surveillance footage, a few kilometers south of the gym by the sea, someone reported hearing intense gunfire.

The local police force received the report, but only went to check after the gunfire ceased.

What they reported was that there had been an intense shootout on the beach, the number of casualties on both sides was unknown, and only one body was found at the scene. The identity of the body has been identified; it was a snakehead who had been involved in human smuggling for years."

The driving Winslow quickly thought of something and frowned:

"Jesper wouldn’t have already secretly left the federation by boat, could he?"

"It’s not impossible."

Luo An nodded, but before he could say more, Winslow’s phone suddenly rang:

"It’s me, Chenier."

Chenier on the phone sounded a bit urgent, saying:

"I’ve got the death information, but there’s not just Ivan missing — there might be another mole!"