Legendary FBI Detective - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Prenuptial Agreement

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“This is a normal question, okay?”

Without waiting for Lacey to speak, Roan took out his Glock 18 and placed it on the desk. He smiled.

“We don’t suspect you, Mr. Darren. However, according to procedure, we have to ask these questions to eliminate any suspicion of you.”

Seeing Roan’s gun, Darren frowned and was about to burst into a rage. However, when he saw the smile on Roan’s face, he forced it down and said in an unhappy tone,

“I was in Los Angeles yesterday to check on a property and stayed at the Hilton Hotel for the night.”

“Alright.”

Lacey scribbled on her notebook and asked a few simple questions. Then, she asked with a serious expression, “Mr. Darren, may I ask if you and your wife have offended anyone recently? When you bought this villa, did you find any strange people?”

“No.”

Darren waved his hands again and again, and his tone was very angry. “There was nothing wrong when we bought this villa. Moreover, we have always been gentle to others. The matters in the company have also been handled according to the regulations. We have never offended anyone.”

“… Alright then.”

Lacey simply noted down these things and turned to look at Roan. Upon seeing this, Roan immediately said, “Mr. Darren, in view of the financial situation of you, we judge that the other party kidnapped Ms. Sabrina for ransom, so if nothing unexpected happens, the other party will call you for ransom soon.”

“Ok.”

Upon hearing this, he heaved a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and said,

“It doesn’t matter. As long as Sabrina can come back, I don’t care how much the other party wants.”

Roan ignored the other party’s low-key posturing and continued, “However, for Sabrina’s personal safety, we will send an agent to follow you and protect your safety. We will also monitor your phone and try to locate the kidnapper through the phone…”

“No, you can’t do this.”

Hearing this, Darren suddenly stood up and said in a very unhappy tone, “Since the other party only wants money, then I’ll just give them money! What if the other party finds out about your existence and kills the hostage? I can’t bet Sabrina’s life!”

“You…”

When Lacey heard this, she subconsciously wanted to refute him, but Roan grabbed her arm and turned to look at her. Roan stood up and asked seriously, “Mr. Darren, are you sure you don’t need us to protect you?”

“No need!”

Darren replied coldly, but for some reason, his tone suddenly softened as he continued, “I just want my wife to come back safely. If the other party wants money, then I’ll give it to them. We don’t lack money! It’s just a simple deal. I can do it myself. The FBI just needs to catch the kidnappers.”

“Alright.”

Roan nodded and did not say anything else. He pulled the dazed Lacey and left the study room.

The two of them walked out of the villa. Lacey looked around to make sure that no one could hear her. She immediately said in confusion, “Luo An, the other party is very uncooperative.”

“That’s right, he might be the one who did it.”

Roan nodded, turned on his cellphone, and asked Mona, “Mona, have you found out about Darren’s recent financial situation or consumption bills?”

“Of course, you have to believe in my strength.”

Mona’s crisp voice came from the other end of the phone. She smiled and said,”

“Darren did have a plane ticket to Los Angeles yesterday, and it was a first-class ticket. However, there were no records of him staying at the local Hilton Hotel. So I checked Darren’s previous bills and found that he often went to Las Vegas in the past year. Basically, he didn’t make any money. A simple estimate showed that he had lost nearly 2 million dollars.”

Roan nodded and continued to ask, “When Darren and Sabrina got married, did they sign any prenuptial agreement?”

“Um, give me a few minutes.”

The sound of typing came from the other end of the phone. After a long time, Mona’s voice came through. She said excitedly, “There’s one! It was recorded in a well-known law firm in New York. There were several pages of rules. One of them was that if Darren divorced, he had to leave the marriage with nothing. If Sabrina died, Darren would only get 300,000 dollars, and all the money Sabrina inherited from her parents would be donated.”

“… I don’t understand the thinking of rich people.”

Roan shook his head and said to Lacey, “Darren’s money mainly comes from his and Sabrina’s company. He’s addicted to gambling and spent a lot of money. He couldn’t tell Sabrina about this, so it was obviously a good idea to kidnap his wife for ransom in order to get a lot of money.”

According to the prenuptial agreement, Darren could only get 300,000 dollars after Sabrina’s death. This money made Darren not kill his wife for money because it was not worth it.”

Lacey also came to her senses and continued to analyze Roan’s words. “So Sabrina should be safe now, because Darren won’t get the money if she dies. Darren is purely looking for money.”

“That’s right.”

Roan nodded. He could give this direction a try. He raised his cellphone and asked,”

“Mona, the cars in this villa are all the latest Cadillac. The license plates is XXX. Can you locate them?”

“Of course!”

The sound of typing on the keyboard rang out. Mona quickly smiled and said, “Done! I know where they are going now!”

“Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mona.”

After hanging up the phone, Roan turned to look at Lacey and smiled.

“You said that you came from the Intelligence Division and that your tracking skills are very high. Darren will be in your hands from now on.”

“Easy!”

Lacey smiled and gave Roan a ‘trust me’ gesture before turning around and walking into the villa.

With Lacey and Mona to ensure that Darren’s next move would not leave his control, Roan nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to return to the car and wait for Darren’s next move, the cellphone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone and realized that it was Ryder who called him. Roan was a little puzzled but still answered the phone.

“Roan, I need your help.”

Ryder did not waste any time and said directly, “I’ve gone through all the files on the serial murders, but I didn’t find any clues. I just heard in the office that you have solved the kidnapping case. In that case, why don’t you analyze the documents of the serial murder case?”

“Um…”

Roan picked up the cellphone and looked at it. He hesitated and said, “I haven’t solved the kidnapping case. The murderer of the kidnapping case hasn’t been caught yet. I can’t go back to the office yet…”

“You don’t have to come back.”

Ryder’s voice on the other end of the phone changed. An SUV similar to the one Roan was sitting in slowly stopped on the road not far away. Ryder got out of the car with his phone and grinned.

“I’ve already brought the documents to you.”

Roan was speechless.