"Ding-ling-ling..."

Luke took out his cell phone and saw that it was Reid's number.

"Chief, I was just about to report to you."

"Luke, there's been an incident at the FBI."

"What happened?"

"Anthony was leading a team to search a suspect's house when there was an explosion. One FBI agent died on the spot, and several other FBI agents were injured. Anthony was also injured by the blast and has been taken to the hospital."

"How is Anthony? Is it serious?"

"He shouldn't be in life-threatening condition, but I'm not sure if he will be able to continue the case. If Anthony can't handle the case, you need to be prepared to take over."

"Won't the FBI assign someone else to lead the investigation?"

"It's not likely—the injured FBI agents were all involved in the investigation, and now they can't continue because of their injuries; if the FBI sends new people to take over, it will definitely impact the investigation. Most likely, they will hand over the case to the Los Angeles Police Department.

"And within the entire Los Angeles Police Department, only your squad has been involved with the case from the beginning and knows it best, so you'll have to step up."

"I understand. Which hospital is Anthony in? I'd like to visit him."

...

Saint Neet Hospital.

Half an hour later, Luke arrived at the hospital to visit Anthony.

Luke pushed open the door of the ward and smelled a strong medicinal odor. Anthony lay on the bed in a daze, his face and body bruised, "Hey, buddy, I've come to see you. How bad are the injuries?"

"What are you saying? Speak up," Anthony pointed to his ear, "The doctor said my hearing will take a few days to recover."

Luke shouted, "How are your injuries?"

"I'm okay; just feeling a bit dizzy, and my chest feels like it's been hit by a rhino. The doctor wants me to have a thorough check-up.

I think I'm mostly fine, mainly just scratches, they just look scary."

"What exactly happened?"

"I was careless," Anthony sighed lightly, "I identified the suspect after investigating the storage locker tenants and led the team to the suspect's house. During the search, one agent triggered a bomb..."

Anthony covered his face with his right hand, "I underestimated the danger level of the bank robber; one agent died on the spot, and three others got injured."

Luke consoled, "Don't blame yourself; if I had been leading the operation, it would have been unavoidable just the same. No one would have expected the suspect to rig his home with a bomb."

Anthony said, "Their actions before were too misleading.

They didn't harm a single hostage, claimed they would kill the hostages but only fired blanks, giving the impression of a 'gentleman thief'.

Rob for wealth, not kill for blood.

Bullshit, I must personally take those bastards down." Anthony's eyes reddened, becoming more agitated as he spoke.

"Anthony, don't get too worked up.

What's most important for you right now is to heal. If your body can't recover, you won't be able to go anywhere," Luke had also been surprised to hear the news at first, given that the robber had always been restrained, not injuring a single hostage during the robbery, yet they had blatantly injured FBI agents after the successful robbery.

Their actions before and after were completely contradictory.

Luke speculated two possibilities: first, hostages were not a threat to the robbers, so they did not kill them.

But FBI agents were different; they represented a significant threat to the robbers, who, by killing or wounding them, could disrupt the investigation and evade the law.

Second, there could be a problem within the situation.

Anthony sighed, "I know, I'm willing but powerless now. This case will probably have to be taken over by the Los Angeles Police Department.

If I'm not mistaken, you should be the one in charge, right?"

"If the Los Angeles Police Department decides to take over the case, I will do my best to investigate and join you in arresting the robbers once you're out of the hospital."

"Be careful. These robbers are more ruthless than you think."

"I will. Get some rest, and I'll visit you again when I get the chance." Luke left the hospital and drove towards the Morel community.

As soon as he entered the community, Luke saw several conspicuous TV station interview vans.

The robber Jerrang Kazafei's house was cordoned off with police tape, with police inside and reporters and onlooking residents outside.

Luke got out of his car, showed his badge, and walked straight into the cordoned area.

Half of Jerrang Kazafei's house had been blown up, leaving a complete mess, and the technical team was still investigating the scene.

"Mary, have you found anything?"

Chen Mary replied, "We found fragments of the bomb at the scene, which I believe was a trigger-activated bomb. An FBI agent opened the bedroom door, setting off the bomb switch and causing the explosion."

"Is it possible to start the investigation from the bomb?"

"It's difficult, given the fragments' condition, it seems to be a homemade bomb. There are many ways to obtain these materials, making it hard to trace from the source."

"Let me know once the investigation report is out."

"Will do."

Luke inspected the blast site but did not find any valuable clues and prepared to leave.

Several reporters stopped him, bombarding him with questions, "Team Leader Luke, can you give us an interview?"

"Is this explosion related to the bank robber?"

"I heard the explosion led to several FBI agents getting injured and one dead; will the case investigation face difficulties?"

"Was Agent Anthony injured?"

...

Luke paused for a moment and said, "Sorry, it's not the time for a press conference yet. Please make way."

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