"Do you know Tapani Reagan?"

"Yes." Jordan Reddy glanced inside the house, closed the door, and said standing outside, "I don't want to talk about that person now; it's unrelated to me. If you're here because of him, then you can leave."

"OK, good luck," Luke said, turning around to leave.

The Los Angeles police are not obligated to protect citizens.

To put it bluntly, as long as they can solve the case, even if he dies, it's not related to the police.

He doesn't care about his own safety, so Luke need not worry either.

"Wait." Seeing Luke turn to leave made Jordan Reddy a bit uneasy, so he quickly called out to Luke. Some people are just like this; if you ignore them, they approach you instead.

"If you have something to say, just say it directly."

"Either talk at your place or come back with us to the police station." Luke's attitude was very firm.

If Tapani Reagan chooses Jordan Reddy as his target for an attack.

He might come early to scout the place. If he sees people talking outside Jordan Reddy's home, he might become alert and change his target and location.

Rather than that, Luke preferred not to have too much contact with Jordan Reddy.

"OK, you guys can come in." Jordan Reddy ultimately relented, stepping aside to let Luke and Little Black in.

"Darling, who are they?" A Latino woman in pajamas stood up from the couch, looking bewildered.

Jordan Reddy replied, "They are my friends..."

Before he could finish, Little Black interjected, showing his badge, "LAPD, ma'am, we need to talk to Mr. Jordan Reddy, please excuse us."

The Latino woman looked confused, "Darling, what's going on? Why are the police looking for you?"

"Baby, go back to the bedroom first; I'll tell you later."

The Latino woman was somewhat unhappy, annoyed, "I'll trust you one more time; hopefully, you won't deceive me again, never."

The Latino woman said, walking upstairs.

Jordan Reddy called after her, "I promise, absolutely not."

Watching the Latino woman go upstairs, Jordan Reddy sighed, flopped onto the couch, "Alright, you can speak now. What's that bastard up to again? Last time he cracked my head open, does he want to kill me this time?"

Luke didn't mention the threat of a terrorist attack; if that scares him, it might ruin things instead, so he said, "You're right. We've received information that Tapani Reagan might have plans to retaliate against society, and you could be one of the targets."

"Fuck, is that bastard never going to stop?"

Little Black looked at him with some distaste, "I heard you two were once quite good friends?"

Jordan Reddy shrugged, "Kind of!"

"Then why did you sleep with his ex-wife?"

"Well, it was his ex-wife who initiated it...

She drank alcohol that day, saying it's tough and lonely taking care of her child alone... she hugged me, and I couldn't resist, so it just happened naturally.

It was an accident."

"If it happened once, maybe like you said, it was an accident.

But according to Tapani Reagan's ex-wife, this has been going on for a long time, even after Tapani Reagan retired."

Jordan Reddy glanced upstairs, lowered his voice, "What's it to you anyway? Why pry into this? Since when have the police started caring about this too?"

"You're right, it has nothing to do with me, but it does relate to Tapani Reagan.

We're here to protect you, so get your attitude straight, OK?"

"Can't you just arrest him directly?"

Luke said, "We want to catch him too, but the problem right now is that we can't find him, so we need to ask you some questions to determine his whereabouts."

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

"What's your job?"

"I work at a community college."

"What are your plans for tomorrow morning?"

"Going to school to teach."

"What's the name of the school?"

"Steven Community College."

"What are your daily routines?"

"Recently, my girlfriend's been watching me closely, so it's basically from home to college, and college to home, no other fixed routines."

"Have you seen any suspicious people or cars recently?"

"No."

"What's your mode of transportation?"

"Car."

"Who lives with you regularly?"

"My girlfriend, whom you just saw."

"OK, from now on, the police will secretly protect you until Tapani Reagan is caught."

"Thank you."

Finally, Luke and Little Black left Jordan Reddy's home.

Simultaneously, they arranged police presence around the area.

After getting Jordan Reddy's details, Luke developed new assumptions about the terror attack location.

If Tapani Reagan plans to carry out a terrorist attack while killing Jordan Reddy, he might install a bomb at a routine place Jordan Reddy frequents.

Installing a bomb at home would be too targeted, and he would easily be exposed.

Therefore, the most likely place is at the school, where the population is large and varied, making it very difficult for police to investigate.

Finally, Luke started assigning tasks, dividing them into three parts: First, controlling the area around Jordan Reddy's home, arresting Tapani Reagan if he appears there.

Second, contacting Steven Community College's authorities to arrange police to enter and control the area in advance.

Third, obtaining surveillance from both the community college and around Jordan Reddy's home; if Tapani Reagan plans these two locations as attack points, he likely scouted them ahead.

Luke finished assigning tasks, and teams moved into action.

Because the case is major and requires ample police presence, the second squad of the Robbery and Murder Department also came to support, and Luke could call in patrol assistance anytime.

Tonight will certainly require continuous effort through the night. Luke treated everyone, buying coffee and night snacks, using a bit of money to earn goodwill, which is very worthwhile.

At 3 AM, Luke was sitting in the car, dozing.

Little Black opened the door to the van, "Captain, we've found a clue about Tapani Reagan."

Luke instantly woke up, scratched his head, "What clue?"

"We spotted Tapani Reagan in community road surveillance near Jordan Reddy's home; he was driving a black Volkswagen.

The license plate is 2AGW387

The owner is Amro Bones, a Black retired veteran, and we've found his home address."

"Great." Luke thought for a moment, then issued new orders.

First, he notified all Los Angeles patrol officers to search for the black Volkswagen driven by Tapani Reagan.

Tapani Reagan moves unpredictably and has some counter-surveillance awareness, so Luke could only cast a wide net.

Afterward, Luke led a team to investigate the car owner; the owner admitted to knowing Tapani Reagan and to lending the car to him but denied involvement in a terrorist attack.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Dawn broke, and there were more cars and pedestrians out on the roads.

The FBI also had no leads on Tapani Reagan.

The deadline imposed by terrorist demands for the release of their leader had arrived; a new round of terror attacks could happen anytime.

The tense atmosphere descended once again.

However, no trace of Tapani Reagan has been found near Jordan Reddy's home or at Steven Community College where he works.

Tapani Reagan's previous appearance near Jordan Reddy's home indicates he might have considered Jordan Reddy as a target, but his prolonged absence suggests he might have changed the attack location temporarily.

Just as Luke was thinking his arrangements might have been ineffective, a patrol officer discovered the car with the license plate 2AGW387 at a North Spring Street parking lot.

Without a car in Los Angeles, things can be quite inconvenient, not to mention Tapani Reagan might be carrying a bomb, so he's likely nearby, meaning his attack location and target are nearby.

Luke, while heading to North Spring Street by car, opened his phone to check the map, searching for nearby buildings with terror attack value.

North Spring Street 200, the site of the Los Angeles City Government.

If the Los Angeles City Government were bombed, it would make global news headlines.

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