A most unlikely suspect

Her phone buzzed in less than a minute and she announced "It's here."

Detective Li Tao looked at her suspiciously, "What exactly does this friend of yours do?" He asked with a frown on his face.

Once a detective, always a detective! Even though the information was helpful to them, he could not help but wonder if the information came through criminal channels.

"He works in the Empire's national security agency. I do the agency favors once in a while and when I make a request that is not excessive, they do the same for me." She lied.

The national security agency of the empire was responsible for protecting the citizens of the empire from acts of terrorism, espionage and the like. By claiming such an identity, she would save herself the burden of having to answer any more questions.

"Oh, so you work for the empire." Li Tao was pleasantly shocked. "Wow, it's always good to meet young people like you all who contribute to the growth of our empire. "