The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

In fact, Kate got all this information from the Vitali brothers. She simply borrowed the flowers to offer to the Buddha.

Sure enough, as soon as the matter of Yaogu was mentioned, Li Shanze calmed down all of a sudden, his anger was suppressed, he narrowed his eyes and motioned Kate to continue.

"I found the Vitali brothers, a pair of private detectives who rushed from New Jersey to Philadelphia, and arrested them myself—who would have thought that they were actually your lover's brothers."

Kate was very strategic in her words. It was much better to have a misunderstanding caused by serious matters than to find out something by accident due to jealousy.

Of course, Kate was able to find Claudia by starting with the real business, so what she said was at least half true.

In the end, Kate did not forget to complain about Li Shanze half-resentingly and half-sarcastically, solidifying the image of a man who meant well but was wronged.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Li Shanze's anger completely disappeared. Facing Kate's sarcasm, Li Shanze just laughed it off.

"Hahaha, good job, good job. How many people did New Jersey send out to check on the RV and Charlie?"

"They are just private detectives with better local information in Princeton. What they know is very limited. However, I have already asked everything I can." Kate smiled.

"For your sake, I can allow them to be released on bail. Their lawyer has been bothering me all morning. You can also go and report to your little lover, Don Lee." Kate couldn't help but say sarcastically again.

Li Shanze was confused by Kate's strange name: "Tang Li? What kind of a name is that?"

"Oh, don't you know? Your lover and his brothers all regard you as the godfather of the Mafia!"

Kate's eyes twinkled with amusement.

Fine, you little bitch. If this weren't the right occasion, I'd definitely pin you down and spank you.

Li Shanze stared at Kate viciously.

Kate stared back fearlessly, with a hint of challenge in her eyes.

The electric current rushed from the corners of Li Shanze's slightly narrowed eyes to Kate's slightly raised eyebrows.

After the two exchanged glances and fully discussed their views, Li Shanze finally said, "Anything else you've discovered? For example, who sent them out?"

"Marco Giuseppe Romano." Kate slapped the document in her hand onto Li Shanze's hand. "Senior Vice President of Global Market Access and Pricing Strategy, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Division. Office is located at Johnson & Johnson's global headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey."

"He's Italian, a common ancestry among Johnson & Johnson executives—so he'd find an Italian private investigator to identify fellow Italians."

Having said that, Kate pointed to the stack of documents in Li Shanze's hand.

"As for Marco Giuseppe Romano's resume, it's right here. You should first go and appease that poor lover whose name you can barely remember, and help me deal with the Vitali brothers' bail lawyer."

"I'm very busy. After all, the heir to a financial tycoon in Philadelphia has been kidnapped, and it seems a mage is involved. The case quickly fell into my hands because I happened to be in Philadelphia." Kate sighed pretentiously and winked at Li Shanze. "I have to take my men to the scene to investigate."

After that, Kate picked up her coat and called out to her men: "Major, Clay, Esposito! Bring your men, let's go!"

The knight left in a hurry with her men. Before leaving, she pointed at Li Shanze, a guy who looked quite difficult to deal with.

The man in a suit and tie, who looked particularly difficult, strode towards Li Shanze.

His tone was like that of a university professor, full of condescending superiority.

"You are Agent Li, right? According to Utah v. Strieff, the FBI's warrantless search, which stems from a temporary stop, violates the Fourth Amendment (see case law). Not to mention the lack of a consent form when collecting DNA, as per Maryland v. King."

Who would understand this?

I'm just a fucking street slicker who got into the FBI through the backdoor and has no legal training whatsoever!

Li Shanze didn't think about all this long-winded talk at all. He just walked towards Claudia who was still sleeping.

The poor girl was probably frightened. Her face was pale, there were tears in the corners of her eyes, and she curled up tightly - this aroused Li Shanze's sympathy to some extent.

The lawyer walked quickly to catch up with Li Shanze, and spoke very quickly as well.

"I've drafted a motion to exclude illegally obtained evidence (he slapped the document in his hand vigorously). If you insist on prosecuting, the District Attorney will only end up with a mess of broken evidence—and your boss, Agent McKenzie, will become a negative example of departmental training because the 'good faith exception principle' doesn't apply."

"Be a smart person and end this farce before it's too late. Release my client. No, what are you doing? You can't harass my client's sister, or I will—"

The rapid-fire words came to an abrupt halt.

Because Claudia was woken up by Li Shanze, she slowly opened her eyes, and after seeing Li Shanze clearly, she suddenly threw herself into Li Shanze's arms, crying aggrievedly: "Wuwuwuwu, you are finally here, Lord——"

Claudia's original fear of Li Shanze was replaced by the fear that her brother might be arrested by the FBI. The embrace that she originally regarded as extremely dangerous turned out to be a safe haven, so she plunged into it.

Li Shanze held Claudia's mouth and whispered in her ear, "Call me Li in front of outsiders."

"Well, Li. The FBI, the FBI took my brother away. Can you, can you help 'get them out'? I'll do anything!" Claudia continued to beg.

She even used jargon she'd picked up from mafia movies.

"Oh, okay, let's go release them right away." Li Shanze rubbed Claudia's head and comforted her.

"What?" Although Claudia begged Li Shanze, she didn't expect the "Mafia" to rescue the person from the FBI, so she just suspected that she had heard it wrong.

"Let's go and release your two brothers." Li Shanze repeated.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Claudia was shocked to see that Li Shanze didn't seem to be joking. "You, you, you, you, you are not lying to me, are you?"

Claudia even looked at the elitist lawyer for help, as if she wanted to verify with him whether she had heard correctly.

Unexpectedly, the lawyer was even more shocked than she looked.

Are you fucking kidding me? I flew all night from Norwalk to Philadelphia and spent the entire morning arguing with that intractable Agent McKenzie and she still wouldn't budge!

If you had this kind of relationship, why didn't you use it earlier? If you had told him earlier that he was your boyfriend, I wouldn't have been so rude!

Never mind, just don't pay me a penny more in legal fees.

The lawyer, who had completely lost the desire to speak, could only comfort himself in this way.

"Oh, Holy Mother! Li! You are so nice!" Claudia finally digested the good news. She couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and kiss her master fiercely.

Being the mistress of a Mafia godfather who was so powerful that he could deal with the FBI, Claudia felt that she had nothing more to ask for.

She was too embarrassed to tell the lawyer that she was the mistress of a mafia boss, so the lawyer didn't know Li's identity.

A mistress is a mistress, a plaything is a plaything, at least she can protect her family, right?

Claudia offered her lips passionately, convincing herself in her heart, and she slowly closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, her eyes were already blurry.

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281 Discovery

Of course, the person could have been released long ago, but Kate insisted on dragging Li Shanze over and asking him to come and solve the problem, just to let Li Shanze do her a favor.

Sure enough, Claudia, who had no big ambitions to begin with, immediately fell head over heels for Li Shanze. She had already been content with this kind of kept life, and now she had no complaints at all.

This passion was directly reflected in her passionate kiss.

Li Shanze felt a little proud in his heart - Kate is quite capable, she should be rewarded well.

Of course, Kate had deeper considerations for asking Li Shanze to do her a favor.

If your sister's lover comes forward to protect you, and then your sister's lover asks you to do something, you will be embarrassed to refuse, right?

However, among white people, the social etiquette is often only useful to Italians, so Kate's approach is the right remedy.

…………

"Hey, how's it going? Did you successfully release those two idiots from the Vitali family?"

The lawyer looked at Enzo and Al, who were chatting enthusiastically with Li Shanze and Claudia, who were holding hands not far away, and replied, "Mr. Romano, the Vitali brothers have been successfully released."

On the other end of the line was Marco Giuseppe Romano, a senior executive at Johnson & Johnson.

The lawyer was calling Romano to report on the results of the trip.

"Very good, your presence always satisfies." Romano's voice was full of appreciation. "Well, how do they look?"

"They are in good spirits and there are no signs of beating on their bodies. It doesn't look like they have been subjected to any harsh torture." The lawyer said as he looked at the Vitali brothers.

"Haha, that's good. I'm relieved then." Romano laughed heartily. "They don't look like they said anything they shouldn't have, right?"

"Well, the Vitali brothers may not have been tortured," the lawyer said, choosing his words carefully. "But, but their sister's boyfriend is an FBI agent."

"They were being held at the Philadelphia Police Headquarters. This afternoon, their sister's FBI boyfriend bailed them out..."

The lawyer faithfully performed his duties and told the whole story of his stay at the Philadelphia Police Headquarters.

There was a long silence.

It lasted so long that the lawyer wondered if the call had been disconnected.

Finally, Romano suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work. Please come back as soon as possible."

After that, he hung up the phone.

…………

After saying goodbye to Li Shanze and Claudia, the brothers walked out of the Philadelphia Police Headquarters.

The warm afternoon sun shines on my body, making me feel warm.

Al raised his hands to shield his eyes, and laughed triumphantly.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Claudia's man to be so well-connected that he could actually get us out of the FBI's cell!"

"Shh, you pig! Keep your voice down! This is the Philadelphia Police Headquarters!" Enzo turned his head and covered Al's mouth with his hand. He almost wanted to sew his simple-minded brother's mouth shut.

Enzo felt that he had been hungry for almost a day and a night. He was so hungry that he felt dizzy and his eyes were blurry. He felt that the sunlight was very dazzling and even his brain was a little unclear.

Despite this, his brain still works much better than his stupid brother's.

Then, Enzo was stunned while thinking this.

"Ugh! Ugh!" Al slapped his eldest brother's arm in protest.

Finally, Enzo let go of his arm. Al protested loudly in dissatisfaction: "Are you trying to suffocate me to death, Enzo? Huh?"

Al's dissatisfaction quickly turned into excitement

"No, look at that. Brown hair, typical French looks, a black classic dress, and a motorhome... She's the one we're looking for!" Al said excitedly, "She's Charlie Butner!"

As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and excitedly dialed the number.

"Hello, Mr. Romano? It's me, Al Vitali!"

On the other end of the phone, Romano's voice was slow and measured: "Oh, it's you, Vitali, I know you."

"Yes, it's me. It's like this. We found the RV and the woman you asked us to find!" Al excitedly reported the good news.

"Oh?" Romano's voice sounded interested. "Where did you find it?"

"Wait, Al. I say, wait." Enzo tried to stop his brother.

However, Enzo was so hungry and dizzy that he had hypoglycemia, and he was unable to dissuade his brother.

"It's at the Philadelphia Police Headquarters! The RV is parked downstairs of the Philadelphia Police Headquarters!" Al turned around, dodging Enzo's attempt to stop him, and continued to report excitedly.

"Hahahaha, good, good, good!" Romano laughed and said three "good"s in a row. "Philadelphia Police Department, very good!"

Al was also very happy. His face was beaming with joy. He held the phone in one hand and proudly pushed his brother away with the other: "Yes, yes, it's right here. Hahahahaha!"

Then, Romano's curse rushed out of the phone through brain waves: "Fuck, do you think I'm a pig?"

After saying that, Romano hung up the phone without saying anything.

Al looked at Enzo blankly, with a look of aggrieved expression, as if he didn't understand why he was suddenly being scolded.

He tried in vain to call Romano again to tell him the good news, but found that he had been blocked.

Al looked confused, not understanding why the bounty he had earned was gone just like that.

Enzo covered his face in pain.

"Why, Enzo? Aren't we working for him in vain?" Al asked his elder brother angrily.

"Use your pig brain to think about it. We have just been released on bail from the police." Because of hunger and mental numbness, Enzo couldn't even get angry. He said weakly.

"Didn't you tell that FBI agent the purpose of our trip out of fear? Regardless of whether we told the truth or not, now that we've been arrested, do you think we're still trustworthy in her eyes?"

"We haven't even rebuilt trust yet, and now telling him you found something at Philadelphia Police Headquarters is a clear set-up, isn't it?"

Enzo waved his hand and sighed, "It's come to this, let's eat first. I've been hungry for almost a day and I don't have the energy anymore... I don't know when Don Li and Claudia will be able to complete the bail procedures for us... What are you doing, Al?"

"Rebuilding trust!" Al said matter-of-factly, "I took a photo with my phone and sent it to that person—"

"Huh? Why can't the photo capture that woman and that car?" Al asked in surprise.

He looked at the "landscape photo" of the Philadelphia Police Department on his phone, then looked at Charlie and the RV still parked there, and blinked.