Chapter 331 Alarm
"cheers!"
In Metzker Bar.
Luke was promoted, and he went to the bar with his colleagues to celebrate at night.
People from a squadron were sitting around the sofa, and Xiao Hei suggested, "Captain, you have become a regular now, I think we should hold a promotion banquet."
Luke shook his head, "No need, I have already celebrated being the acting captain last time, and I will invite everyone to drink tonight."
The deputy team said, "As far as I know, you should be the youngest captain of the police department. You really should celebrate. I'll have a few more drinks tonight."
Luke laughed, "I'll pay for the drinks, but if you're drunk, I don't care."
The deputy team didn't take it seriously, "It's best to leave me alone, maybe you can meet a beautiful woman and have an affair."
"Ha ha…"
Everyone let out a burst of laughter.
The head of the Economic Crime Division, Harvey Simmons, came over and patted Luke on the shoulder, "Luke, I heard that you have become a regular, congratulations."
"Captain Harvey, you are quite well informed."
"This is good news, and we should celebrate it." Harvey Simmons raised his glass.
"You're right." Luke clinked glasses with him and took a sip of wine.
Originally, Luke wanted to keep a low profile, but after being reminded by Harvey Simmons, Luke changed his mind again.
Becoming a full-time member means that his status in the police department has improved. This kind of thing is different from the situation of receiving a medal. The medal represents honor and welfare, and the promotion represents power and status.
The latter doesn’t need to hide it, and it can’t be concealed. It’s better to be happy alone than to be happy together, so I simply invite everyone to have a drink.
He turned to the little underworld on the side again, "Tell the bartender that all the guests' first drinks tonight will be mine."
After Xiao Hei's message, the bartender told the news to the guests present.
Soon the bar became lively, some people thanked them, and some guests didn't know what happened.
After the insider conveyed the news of Luke's regularization, many police officers rushed over to congratulate him.
Luke responded one by one, and drank a few glasses of wine in a row. Fortunately, he drank well and had little effect.
Seeing Luke being complimented by everyone, Xiao Hei showed envy, "I hope I can have such a day."
The deputy team joked, "Then go home early and sleep."
Xiao Hei curled his lips and counterattacked, "Deputy team, your method doesn't suit me, hehe."
Jackson looked down at the phone, "Captain, John wants to buy us a drink, when do you have time?"
"How about tomorrow night?"
Jackson laughed, "I can't wait."
Little underworld, "What are you guys going to do? How about adding me?"
Jackson shook his head, "Not this time, I will definitely bring you next time."
"Why not this time?"
Jackson pretended to be mysterious, "Because there is a special program, but you didn't buy tickets in advance."
Luke didn't stay at the bar for a long time. Before leaving, he paid less than a thousand dollars at the bar.
It is still necessary to spend a little money to get in touch with colleagues.
Leaving the bar, Luke didn't go home, but went to Daisy's house.
Daisy called in the afternoon to talk to Luke about something.
When we arrived at Daisy's house, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
Daisy was wearing pajamas and sitting on the sofa, holding a glass of red wine in her hand, her fair skin was blushed, making her look very attractive.
Many Americans have the habit of tanning, but Daisy is busy with work, occasionally exercising in the gym, and rarely has time to bask in the sun. On the contrary, her snow-white skin is very suitable for the aesthetics of oriental people.
Daisy picked up the bottle and asked, "Would you like a drink?"
Luke sat next to Daisy, took the bottle and poured himself half a glass, and asked concerned, "Why do you drink so much? You don't have to work tomorrow?"
"I have an appointment with the client tomorrow afternoon."
Luke clinked glasses with the other party, took a sip, "I feel a little depressed, are you in trouble at work?"
"Lawrence Miller is looking for me again."
Luke was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was Daisy's father, "He went to your law firm again?"
Daisy shook her head, "It's not a big deal, he was very 'friendly' this time, saying he sold the house for his son's case.
Want to borrow some money from me to live. "
"How much will he borrow?"
"I didn't ask, I just refused.
Money is not the most important thing. I am worried that once I lend him, there will be another time. "
"After the refusal, he didn't speak harshly?"
"No, he just left."
Luke has been in contact with Lawrence Miller several times, and has a general understanding of his situation. "This doesn't fit his character."
"I also feel a little abnormal, and I feel a little uneasy."
Luke asked, "Have you been in touch with him lately?"
"No." Daisy replied, taking another sip of red wine, "But because of what happened last time, I am completely disappointed in him.
The other day, I changed my last name.
Now called Daisy Ellis. "
"Sounds good.
I will help you keep an eye on him, no matter what purpose he has, I will not let him hurt you. "
Daisy leaned on Luke's shoulder and sighed softly, "I hope he does something irrational, so that I can apply for a protection order."
…
The next morning.
Daisy is not busy in the morning, Luke left after breakfast at Daisy's house.
Luke made an appointment with his informant, Anleke Lauer, and asked him to help keep an eye on Lawrence Miller.
Anlek Lauer is a thief. He went to Luke's house to steal precious vinyl records. He was caught by Luke and taught him a severe lesson. Later, he was developed into an informant by Luke.
Before, I helped Luke once, and it was not bad.
Luke first gave him a thousand dollars as a fund. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it first.
Because of the delay in the morning, it was almost ten o'clock when Luke arrived at the police station.
He simply held a morning meeting and arranged for the team members to complete the case closing procedures. He himself went back to the office, processed some documents, and then started fishing.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully solving the false alarm case, discovering new clues in the girl kidnapping case, and successfully solving the case and rescuing three victims." Luke waited for a while, but the reward he imagined did not come.
After a while, a voice sounded in my head again, "Congratulations to the host, you have become the captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, and the lottery system has been upgraded to an exchange system.
Points can be used to exchange existing cards.
This case rewards 70 points. "
This change surprised Luke a bit. He didn't expect that the system would change with his official promotion.
Luke clicked on the system interface, and the lottery drawing interface disappeared, replaced by the exchange interface.
Points can be used to exchange existing cards, and you can add any cards you need, greatly increasing your autonomy.
But the disadvantage is that without the lottery system, there is no way to directly draw reserves.
There is still 180,000 US dollars in the column of reserves, and there is an extra note next to it, which will be realized within two months, and it will be cleared when it expires.
This made Luke feel lost. This source of income is gone, and he has to find new ways to make money in the future.
Fortunately, he is not short of money now, and has no direct influence.
Luke is going to give it a try. A detection card needs ten points, and Luke exchanged it for one.
The column of points has become 60 points.
The detection card column changed from 5 to 6.
In general, his freedom of choice has increased, which is also a benefit.
…
Nine p.m.
"cheers."
Luke, Jackson, John, and Lucy clinked glasses.
There are no other guests in the restaurant, only their table is outside.
Luke took a sip of beer and looked at the sea not far away. The moon was sparse, and the moonlight shining on the sea seemed to be dyed with a layer of gold.
The four of them were chatting, admiring the moonlight, listening to the sound of the waves and the sea breeze, enjoying the leisure time.
John took a bite of pizza, looked at Luke and Jackson, "I've always wondered, how did you catch the suspect in the false alarm?"
Jackson ate an onion ring and wiped his mouth, "We found signs of lying when we took the record of the victim of the false alarm case, and guessed that he might know who made the false alarm, so we followed him and caught the false alarm directly. Suspect in the police case."
"It's that simple?"
"Exactly."
John thought for a while, "How did you find out that there was something wrong with the victim of the false alarm?"
"It was discovered by the captain. His interrogation methods are very powerful. It is difficult for ordinary suspects to lie in front of him."
John showed an obedient look, "In other words, I actually lost to Luke, not you."
Jackson said, "Oh, oh, oh, listening to what you said, I want to be stupid."
"I'm not that kind of person." John cleared his throat, "Hey... But, do you really want to see me running naked?
I think before starting, you should ask clearly.
Lest you take me as a pervert. "
Jackson said firmly, "Comeon, that's why I'm here."
"Lucy, what about you?"
Lucy hesitated for a moment, "Uh...a little bit."
"Luke?"
Luke looked complicated, "I abstain.
I am very satisfied if I can drink a bottle of beer with the sea breeze blowing. "
John asked around and drank the beer in the bottle, as if he had finally made a decision, "Wait for me for two minutes."
John took the bag and went to the backlight on the side of the restaurant. When he came out, he was wearing a nightgown and opened his arms. "Ladies and gentlemen, the most important, grandest and most eye-catching moment tonight has arrived."
John walked out of the restaurant, stood on the beach, looked around, saw no one else, and then took off his nightgown suddenly, naked inside.
"Wow..." Jackson stood up, waving the bottle in his hand.
"God, you're so serious..." Lucy shouted with a smile.
Luke couldn't laugh or cry, "Why am I watching this?"
John turned around and ran towards the distance of the beach. The white silhouette formed a sharp contrast with the black night sky.
"Yo Yo Yo..." He ran, crying and howling.
Fortunately, there are not many people on the beach at night, which did not attract much attention.
Of course, although there are not many people, there are still some.
A homeless man rubs his eyes and sighs, "Another poor guy driven crazy by life..."
An old white lady sitting on the beach was shocked, and looked at John in disbelief, "God, what did I see?"
The old lady’s left hand was trembling, she took out her mobile phone from her pocket, and dialed 911, “Hey, I want to call the police.”
"Ma'am, what happened?"
"I saw a pervert on the beach."
"What is abnormal, can you describe it in detail?"
"He was running naked on the beach, a white guy, and while he was running...
I haven't seen it in a long time...
God...he's running back. "
"Ma'am, can you tell me the exact address?"
"He's running towards me."
"Ma'am, are you in danger? Tell me the specific address."
The old lady groped around, "Where are my reading glasses? Damn, I forgot to bring them..."
"Ma'am, what are you talking about?
Please speak up, I can't hear you clearly. "
"I... cancel the alarm."
…
John took a lap on the beach, put on his clothes again, and continued to sit in the restaurant drinking beer.
Luke raised his glass, "John, I salute your courage."
Lucy said, "Me too."
Jackson said, "Dude, you did what I wanted to do but didn't dare to do."
John took a sip of his wine and said solemnly, "Actually, you should all try it, it's a good way to decompress.
The moment I run, I feel like I'm part of nature, all the stress is gone, it's like going back to my college days...
Makes me feel younger. "
Luke said, "Hearing what you said, I'm a little bit eager to try it."
John encouraged, "What are you waiting for?"
"Haha... Then you have to wait until you beat me next time."
…
The next morning.
Luke's house.
Last night, the four of them played until after ten o'clock before ending, and Luke drank a lot of wine.
I brushed my teeth in the morning, soaked a pot of Longjing in the yard, drank some tea, and sobered up.
A white car parked in front of Luke's house, the cab door was opened, a long leg stretched out from the car, and a tall, curvaceous Latin beauty stepped out of the car.
"Orti, you came just in time, the first tea is just right."
Orti walked up to Luke, "Captain Luke, congratulations on becoming a regular."
Luke poured her a cup of tea, "Congratulations, you can't just move your mouth. Is there a gift?"
Orti sat across from Luke, put a bag on the table, "Does breakfast count?"
Luke smiled, "Breakfast doesn't count, but...
If you can have breakfast with me, then yes. "
Orti asked with a half-smile, "Are you flirting with me?"
"Is it obvious?"
Luke opened the takeaway, which contained fried eggs, muffins, bacon, potato pancakes, and sausages. Smelling the aroma, he was really hungry.
Orti took a sip from his teacup and rolled his eyes, "Is there any benefit to having breakfast with you?"
"The good thing is, see what you want?" Luke ate a piece of potato cake with a plastic fork that came with the takeaway, and it tasted pretty good.
Orti broke a piece of muffin and ate it in small bites, "In addition to congratulating you this time, I also received a very suitable commission. I wonder if you have time?"
"Is it dangerous?"
"Not to mention."
"What is the commission?"
"According to the requirements of the employer, the commission is between 50,000 and 150,000 US dollars, depending on the completion of the task."
If it was before, Luke might be more hesitant, but now that the detective system has been upgraded, it is impossible to draw bonuses directly, and other means of making money are needed.
If you want to live a chic life in Los Angeles, you need money.
"let me consider it."
Orti pursed her lips, with a hint of coquettishness and complaint in her tone, "Have you rejected me more than once?"
Luke smiled, "OK, let's talk about the entrusted task."
This time the idea involves the layout of the entire book. I have been thinking about it until six o'clock in the evening before writing.
(end of this chapter)