Sophie's heart skipped a beat. She turned to look at the investigation team leader.
She and the team leader were both from the FBI. They had worked together for nearly three years, so she knew him quite well.
This team leader, whose name was Gerard, was a high-ranking member of the FBI with extensive connections within the Eagle Country Government.
Most importantly, he was a man of integrity who would never bend the law for personal gain.
He had always been Sophie's idol.
'But what does he mean by this?'
Her mind instantly flashed back to some of the internal cases she had encountered before—cases involving cover-ups and various abuses of power.
An agent's intuition told her that what her team leader was doing right now felt very much like an attempt to hide something.
'To hide the lead she had just found?'
Seeing the confusion in Sophie's eyes, Gerard smiled faintly and said:
