"Hm? That fast? Did he have a record?"
Ralph Cook had never heard the saying from the distant East about wearing through iron shoes in a fruitless search, only to find what you sought without the slightest effort. But as he smiled in satisfaction, that was exactly how he felt!
"No. But someone asked us to look into his background, so..."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation taking private jobs was hardly unthinkable. It happened all the time.
North America ran on money. When some wealthy or powerful big shot with the right connections asked them to investigate a matter or dig into someone's background, it was perfectly normal.
"It's just..." The man's expression turned exceedingly strange.
"Just what?"
"He moved into Rose Castle. Blue Castle University's Rose Castle..."
"Bullshit!" a group of men cursed, consumed by envy and jealousy.
North America had a saying: even if you were the president, you might not get to stay in Rose Castle!
Ralph suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Anyone who could move into Rose Castle had status and connections. He was hardly someone a lowly team leader like Ralph could push around.
If Tang Changsheng had been an ordinary citizen, or some foreigner without backing, the Federal Bureau of Investigation would not have cared about the details. They would have hauled him in and questioned him at their leisure.
Now, though, Ralph would clearly have to take as gentle and tactful an approach as possible...
Tang Changsheng had no idea the Federal Bureau of Investigation already had its eye on him. Of course, even if he had known, he would not have been afraid. At worst, he could contact the Great Chu embassy in North America.
But that would complicate matters with the treasures that had come out of the Gourd Immortal