Late at night, in a 24-hour diner.
The apple-faced female agent, who was yawning, widened her eyes. "Your colleague was taken away by SWAT?"
Dean nodded. "Yes. Have you received any related news at the Field Office?"
Leia shook her head, her arched eyebrows rising high as she said in a solemn tone, "I've been at the Field Office all day investigating the financial transactions of that Chinese pharmaceutical company. Nobody informed me about this."
SWAT—Special Weapons and Tactics—is also known as the Urban Armed Counter-Terrorism Unit. It's part of the FBI's Operations Division. Under normal circumstances, without an order from headquarters, they are under the jurisdiction of the local FBI Field Office director and serve as the FBI's muscle.
Such a highly trained team definitely needs to report before any operation. But Leia hadn't heard any relevant information. This made her realize the seriousness of the situation.
