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The discussion was a pretense; the real intention was to woo him.

Julie's invitation was related to the completion of the system task and the increase of attributes. Li Qi forcibly suppressed his impulse and shook his head.

"No, you don't want to!" Li Qi pulled the blonde beauty into his arms and kissed her fiercely. "I'll go out first and wait for me to come back!"

Cindy pouted and acted coquettishly, displaying a mischievousness beyond her years: "You've been with Sophia all morning, and now you're leaving again..."

Li Qi knew she was deliberately trying to please him this way, so he laughed and grabbed her shapely buttocks, kissed them one by one, then went out to find Anna Tina and gave her some instructions before driving away from Villa 503.

When they arrived at Julie's house, the senior detective was clearly not back yet. Li Qi went inside and made lunch himself.

Before the tableware could be set, the door opened, and Julie returned.

"Darling, love me..." Julie said in a low voice, clearly having suffered a great blow.

In the kitchen, Li Qi ate the steak he had made while comforting the dejected high-ranking female police officer.

After working up a sweat, Julie's mood improved considerably. She hugged Li Qi and began to explain the situation.

"...Margaret and I are alumni, she's two years ahead of me. We were both the best graduates who spoke on behalf of the students, so we were always compared. It's just that I chose to join the LAPD, while she went to the FBI..."

As soon as she said that, Li Qi understood immediately.

With an extremely competitive spirit, Julie has never been one to give up easily. Over the years, she has worked hard and always carried the family honor on her shoulders, making her an outstanding and exceptional person.

But in comparison, it seems that this Margaret is better?

"She comes from an ordinary family and doesn't have many connections, so it's quite remarkable that she's managed to reach this position over the years..."

Julie sighed, and that feeling of dejection resurfaced.

You have to accept it, even if you don't like it.

Although they are in different fields, one is adding icing on the cake, while the other is starting from scratch. The difference is not insignificant.

Li Qi could only use the "Liar" and "Psychotherapist" skills to comfort the depressed Julie.

Naturally, the way of comforting patients was quite intimate and unique, which was well received by the patients.

The two lingered at home until after 3 p.m., still reluctant to part.

The professional ethics of psychologists prohibit them from having close relationships with patients. On the one hand, this is of course a professional necessity, as excessive intimacy is more likely to lead to treatment failure. But more importantly, it is also because patients have a natural trust and admiration for psychologists. Such a relationship is unequal and prone to problems.

But Li Qi doesn't have these concerns.

If you have no integrity, what kind of professional ethics do you have?

The mission requires selflessness; for the sake of those medicines and attribute points, I must put others before myself!

After treatment, Julie's condition improved significantly, and in a great mood, she asked Li Qi about what happened last night.

Li Qi didn't hide anything from her and spoke frankly about the specifics.

Julie pondered for a moment before analyzing, "The whole thing is strange. The group that went to Laura's apartment to assassinate her seemed to want to shut her up or stop the investigation, trying to erase everything; while Chandler's group seems to be a different one, they seem to want to take over Nick's place..."

Li Qi's eyes lit up. He had always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. Now that Julie had enlightened him, he immediately realized the truth.

"Do you think it's possible that Nick, all by himself, is working with two separate companies, one selling organs and blood, and the other selling people and slaves?"

Julie nodded, agreeing with Li Qi's assessment: "It's not impossible. Nick has worked at ERO for many years and has a wide network of connections. He originally had a good chance of taking over the position of head of the Los Angeles branch. Unexpectedly, he was replaced by Maeve McCallister, who was parachuted in."

With incomplete clues and no clear picture yet, Julie wasn't concerned with that topic and instead asked, "Honey, are you planning to exchange your Bitcoin on the dark web?"

Li Qi shook his head: "I won't exchange it. I'll keep it in the account as a reserve. I got quite a bit of cash from Nick's secret hideout this time, which should be enough for daily expenses. The biggest problem right now is that the house under William Thomson's name still needs to have its mortgage paid..."

He spoke only a few words, but Julie understood them.

Having a lot of cash can lead to a problem: legally laundering it.

"Besides Noah Chandler, I also need a legal identity for money laundering." Richard, who already had a plan in mind, confided in Julie: "I need your help to find accountants in Los Angeles who have gone bankrupt or disappeared in recent years, preferably those who have disappeared, and then collect the relevant information for me."

Julie propped her head up and looked at Li Qi, asking with immense curiosity, "Honey, I'm so curious, what kind of person do you want to become? With your abilities, wouldn't it be better to join the Los Angeles Police Department using your real identity? Your life would definitely be brilliant, why..."

Li Qi leaned in and kissed her full, sexy lips, lingering affectionately for a long time before smiling and saying, "I want to experience a more colorful life. I don't want to be limited by a single role or a single lifestyle. Can you understand, my dear Officer Julie?"

Julie froze, and after a long pause, she said, "I've always had a dream: to earn enough money to buy a sailboat and then travel around the world..."

Li Qi smiled and nodded, "Then go for it! Let me help you realize this dream!"

Julie was delighted by his words and naturally tried to please him again.

As evening approached, Li Qi took his leave and called Lola to inquire about the day's events.

On the phone, the senior ICE agent sounded utterly exhausted: "Honey, I've been cooperating with the investigation all day, thankfully I'm not being restricted in my personal freedom..."

"Those three thugs were probably hired by Noah Chandler and have criminal records, but there's no record of them having direct contact with Noah Chandler, so you can rest assured."

Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief; he had been worried about this all day.

The identity of Noah Chandler is too perfect. If it becomes unusable because of his involvement with the three people who died at Nick's secret base, it would be a real loss.

"Where are you now?" Li Qi was concerned about Lola's mental state and prepared to meet with her to offer some treatment.

"I'm in the office. I just received a call that the FBI is coming to talk to me in a little while. I don't know the details yet. Wait for my call! I'll contact you when I'm done."

Laura was quite frustrated and said helplessly, "This whole thing is clearly beyond Maeve's control, and I don't know how it even alarmed the FBI."

Li Qi then shared the information he had heard from Julie and the consensus they reached after discussing it: "Nick's corruption is just an excuse and a trigger; Margaret probably sensed something was amiss. The whole case is likely not orchestrated by Nick alone; there seems to be a large network behind it, and Nick and Chandler are merely nodes in that network."

Laura fell silent for a long time before finally saying, "I'm a little afraid to look at those documents now. I'm scared..."

What was there to be afraid of? Lola didn't say.

But Li Qi could understand it.

Nick couldn't have accomplished so much with ICE over so many years without leaving any traces.

The most likely explanation is that there are many more people within ICE who support him and are involved in his activities.

It's not hard to guess what the truth she fears most is.