Lanster brought people from the security company over to question Musk and little John to learn more about what happened, and at the same time asked a portrait artist to draw a portrait of Leo.
Leo is a liar and his name is probably fake, so his portrait is particularly important. The intelligence department of the security company employs professional portrait artists who can draw a portrait of the target person based on the oral statements of witnesses and descriptions of the other party's features.
Leo came into contact with many people, and the portrait artist drew portraits based on their oral descriptions, and after some adjustments, he finally came up with a portrait.
"Yes, that's him. He looks exactly like Leo," Musk said, pointing at the portrait.
Others at the auction house also confirmed that the portrait was very similar.
Someone analyzed the fake check and found that it was a real check, but the numbers on it had been changed. Originally, the check was supposed to be a small check for 100 US dollars, but it was changed to 100,000.
The fraudulent method is very sophisticated and you can't tell unless you look carefully. At least it's easy to fool someone like Musk.
"This man was in Los Angeles for four months. It's impossible that he had no contact with other people. We can look for the people he had contact with to see if there are any clues." Lanster said.
Hardy nodded and instructed, "Ask the portrait artist to draw a few more pictures and give them to Bill's gang. Let them take the pictures and find someone to investigate."
"I also called Alan Payne of the Jewish Gang and asked them to help find someone and send a few to the Jewish Gang as well."
"By the way, check the bus station and airport to see if this person has left Los Angeles."
"Okay, I'll find someone to do it right away." Lanster replied.
The Jewish gang led by Bill started going around hotels, bars, nightclubs, and shopping malls with Leo's portrait, asking people if they had seen this man. They also asked local thieves and scammers if they had seen this man.
The intelligence department checked the airport information to see if Leo had left.
By the afternoon, news was coming in from all sides. Lanster reported, "Boss, someone has indeed seen this guy. He has stayed in several hotels such as City Garden. He has also contacted several other auction companies and art acquisition companies. It seems that he is constantly casting a wide net to find the best target."
"Leo and Miss Han said before that he left Los Angeles to go somewhere else. In fact, someone saw him in Los Angeles during that time, which means he did not leave, but was just waiting for the right opportunity."
"The gang has also reported back on their investigation. They found a few of the most famous scammers, and they all said they had never seen this Leo before, which means that this Leo is likely an outsider. Now they have sent people out to investigate whether he is still hiding in Los Angeles."
While the two were talking, Henry came back.
"Boss, the airport has discovered that this man named Leo boarded a plane to Miami and left 20 minutes after he received the check."
"At the time, he and John Musk were waiting for a flight in New York, then he stole the check and went to the bathroom before boarding a plane to Miami. He had bought a ticket to Miami before, which shows that this person had planned everything in advance."
Went to Miami.
Los Angeles is Hardy's territory, and it would be troublesome for him to leave Los Angeles.
Han Ye-jin and Irina were already in despair.
The scammer ran so far away, how can we find him if he went to another city? The money will definitely not be recovered.
Hardy narrowed his eyes and thought about it.
Pick up the phone again.
The phone rang a few times before being connected.
"Excuse me, is this the Corion family? I'm looking for Mr. Corion. I'm Hardy," said Hardy.
"Hi Hardy, I'm Tom."
The voice of Tom, the Corrion family's military advisor, came from the phone.
"Hello Tom, I have something to ask Mr. Corrion."
"Okay, I'll give the phone to my godfather."
After a two-second pause, the hoarse voice of the old godfather came from the other end of the phone, "Hardy, what can I do for you?"
"Mr. Corrion, something happened in Los Angeles and I need your help."
"Well, you say."
"I have an auction company. Some time ago, someone came to sell paintings..." Hardy told the old godfather the whole process of being deceived, and finally said:
"That person flew to Miami and probably just got off the plane. I'm going to send someone to look for him. I wonder if Mr. Corrion is familiar with the local forces in Miami and if he can help smooth things over."
"Michael, this is the territory of the Lucchese family. I have a good relationship with Andano Lucchese. I'll give him a call and you can have someone contact him directly." said the old godfather.
"Thank you, Mr. Corrion," Hardy thanked.
"It's just a small matter, no need to thank me." The old godfather said with a smile.
After hanging up the phone, Hardy told Henry, "Henry, take 30 people, charter a plane and go to Miami as quickly as possible to contact the Lucasse family and ask them to help find this guy named Leo."
Hardy said this and handed the portrait to Henry.
"Okay, boss. I'll take the men out right away." Henry took the order and went out.
Only Hadi, Han Ye-jin and Irina were left in the auction company's general manager's office. Han Ye-jin looked at Hadi and whispered, "Even if we recover the 100,000 yuan, it will take a lot of energy and money."
Hardy smiled and said, "I don't care about the $100,000. I'm upset that I was cheated out of money. I'm going to find him no matter what it costs and let him know the consequences of provoking Jon Hardy."
Hadi reached out and patted Han Ye-jin's face, "Okay, don't be sad, these are just small things. Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat something."
Han Ye-jin seemed a little shy when Hardy touched her face again, but she did not resist.
"I'm going to wash my face and put on some makeup." Han Ye-jin said in a low voice.
She had cried before, and the makeup on her face was gone. Hadi smiled and said, "Go ahead. There's no rush."
Irina left with Han Ye-jin, and the two went to the bathroom to put on makeup. Irina looked at Han Ye-jin, walked up to her and whispered, "Ye-jin, do you think Mr. Hardy is just so handsome?!"
"What's wrong?" Han Ye-jin asked while wiping her face.
Irina's expression was full of admiration. "He didn't care at all that he was cheated out of $100,000. He kept comforting you. After a few phone calls, the whole of Los Angeles was looking for the scammer. He found the scammer's information in a few hours. Even if the scammer went to Miami, he could find connections to track him down. You can feel that Mr. Hardy is very powerful."
"I just like men like this."
Han Ye-jin glanced at Irina and said, "If you like her, then go and confess your feelings."
Irina sighed helplessly, "What a pity, he likes you."
Han Ye-jin was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red. "How can you tell that he likes me? Don't talk nonsense."
Irina chuckled twice and teased, "Don't say you didn't feel it. When you cried, Mr. Hardy wiped your tears and hugged you. Such gentle actions certainly mean that he likes you."
"That~that's just to comfort me." Han Yezhen argued cunningly.
"Do you think I'm stupid?" Irina rolled her eyes.
......
Victor walks out of Miami Airport.
Without any luggage in his hands, he looked up at the abundant sunshine in Miami, took out sunglasses from his pocket and put them on his face.
He likes Miami.
In January in Miami, the highest temperature is 23 or 24 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature is around 14 or 15 degrees Celsius, which is very pleasant. The girls here are also very enthusiastic. As long as you have money, you can find all kinds of beauties here.
After arriving in the city and finding a hotel to stay in, Victor immediately took out the check from his bag.
"One hundred thousand dollars. Haha, this is a great deal." He kissed the check.
He is Leo, who cheated Han Ye-jin out of 100,000 US dollars. His real name is Victor. He was originally a liar in France. Once he was caught by accident and was imprisoned and sentenced to 5 years in prison.
After the outbreak of World War II, the prison released all the prisoners and asked them to join the army to resist. Victor had only been in military uniform for two or three days when the positions they were defending were bombed by the German army. The French army fled all the way. He could not fight at all and was just cannon fodder on the battlefield. Victor found an opportunity to escape from the army and ran all the way to the United States, where he finally settled down.
When he arrived in the United States, he started to go back to his old business. He knew a little about finance, art, reading people's expressions, picking up women, driving, was good at speaking, and had no trouble cheating people, so he was successful again and again.
In Victor's view, America is a liar's paradise. There are gold coins everywhere on the ground, and he can just bend down and pick up a handful.
Victor asked the hotel to send him a lunch and a piece of fruit. After eating, he lay on the bed, picked up the phone and dialed a New York number.
"Hello, who is this?" A pleasant female voice came from the phone.
"It's me, Tracy." Victor said with a smile.
"Victor, I miss you so much. When will you come back?" the woman asked on the phone.
"Haha, I'll be back soon. Work has been going well recently, so I can spend a long time with you. How is our baby?" Victor asked.
The woman touched her bulging belly and said with a smile: "She is very good and healthy. She likes to kick me when she has nothing to do. She is a naughty little girl."
"How can you be sure it's a little girl?"
"Because I like little girls," said the woman.
After hanging up the phone, Victor was in an unusually good mood. After hanging up the phone in the United States for a few years, he met a young girl named Tracy in a bar.
Tracy is a simple and pretty girl, only 19 years old this year. Victor is almost 40 years old, twice as old as Tracy. He is a veteran in the love field. It didn't take long for the girl to fall in love with Victor, and they fell in love on a stormy night.
Not long afterward, Tracy discovered that she was pregnant. Victor was very excited to hear the news. He was almost 40 years old and also wanted to have a child and a family.
Just like that, Tracy became the hostess of Victor's family. Now more than seven months have passed, and the baby will be born in two months.
Victor started this business in order to save more money for milk powder for his child. After all, raising a child is not easy.
Victor's home is in Boston, Massachusetts, a two-story apartment close to the sea. Victor likes the environment here. For safety reasons, he chose to stay away from the East Coast and run to Los Angeles on the West Coast.
After several months of planning, he finally reaped the rewards: $100,000 was enough for him, Tracy and their children to live on for several years.