Chapter 542 Know Yourself and Your Enemy
The black female thief was handcuffed again and led back to the police car. Luke became interested in her and asked, "What's your name?"
The black female thief laughed, "I just thought of asking my name now?"
At the beginning, Luke didn't pay much attention to the female thief, but now he is more concerned about the other party's silky escape technique.
"I don't like your attitude. I'm considering whether to bring your little brother back together and let him be your companion. Maybe your attitude can be better."
"No, please don't do this, I am willing to cooperate with your investigation.
Esia Arce, this is my name. "The female thief immediately relented.
"How did you open the handcuffs?"
Asia Arce showed a hesitant look.
"Comeon, show us one more time, we don't need to pursue the matter of your attempt to escape just now." Luke gave her a little sweetness.
"Is what you said true?"
"certainly."
Asia Arce asked, "Can you call the shots?"
Luke looked at John who was aside.
John grabbed the belt with both hands, shrugged, "You are the boss."
It's not something to be proud of, and John doesn't want to be known.
Luke said with great interest, "It's time for your performance, let us see how you did it."
Asia Arce was handcuffed behind his back, twisted his body, put **** into his **** pocket, pulled out a wire from it, inserted it into the keyhole very skillfully, only poked it a few times, and the handcuffs on one side He opened it, and then opened the handcuffs on the other side.
The whole process took less than a minute.
John widened his eyes and said in surprise, "Wow...we caught a goddess thief."
Luke asked, "Is this how you opened the lock of the convenience store?"
"Yes, that one is even less difficult."
"What else do you have?"
"Car locks, door locks, electronic locks, and safes..."
Speaking of this, Asia Arce realized the problem, and hurriedly added, "Listen, I just learned, I didn't do it.
This is my first real steal. "
Luke doesn't believe her nonsense. This kind of thing can only be learned through practice. This guy must be a habitual thief.
However, Luke didn't bother to pursue it. He was more interested in the opponent's lockpicking skills.
Luke got the unlock card rewarded by the system before, but he never had the opportunity to learn it. Isn’t this a ready-made coach?
"Hey, guys, I contacted the owner of the convenience store. He left in a hurry and is heading this way now." Lucy walked to the police car and asked in surprise, "What happened? How do you get her handcuffs off?" opened?"
John said, "We didn't open it, she opened it herself."
"real or fake?"
"Yes, her lockpicking skills are very good."
Lucy took out the handcuffs and handcuffed Asia Arce again, "Can you demonstrate it again?"
Asia Arce "…"
…
Early morning.
Redu community, Luke's house.
Luke sat in the small courtyard drinking tea, and he had lived here for more than a year before he knew it.
Before the house expired, he renewed the lease with the landlord for another six months.
Now the mansion in the Palisades community has been almost built. After the official acceptance, the furniture can be selected, dried and ventilated for a period of time before moving in.
Thinking of leaving here soon, Luke was still a little bit reluctant. Although this house is not luxurious and the yard is not big, it is Luke's first home after he came to Los Angeles.
"Dingling..." Luke's phone rang, and Lilith's phone number was displayed on the screen.
"Hi beauty, good morning."
"I'm in New York right now, and it's already noon."
Luke envied, "The life of the rich is really chic, and they can go wherever they want."
"You will soon become a rich man. The treasures have been processed, and the price is higher than the estimated price. After tax, you can get about 2.6 million US dollars."
"I'm glad you told me the news early in the morning. I believe I will have a happy Sunday." Luke is self-aware. Although he has some assets now, his foundation is weak, and he is far from being a real rich man. Far.
"Luke, I recently wanted to throw a celebratory party about treasure hunting and I wanted to invite you to it."
"Scavenger hunt celebration party?"
"Yes."
"You're not serious, are you?"
"Of course I'm serious, what's the problem?"
Luke curled his lips. He is relatively low-key about treasure hunting, and he rarely takes the initiative to publicize it to outsiders, let alone hold a party in the name of treasure hunting.
Perhaps, this is the difference between rich people and ordinary people.
For ordinary people, suddenly having a large amount of money will usher in a huge change in life, and most of his friends are ordinary people, so it is inevitable that some people will be jealous and have some bad influences.
But for the rich, the so-called treasure is just a 'good income', it won't change life much, and the people around him don't care too much, it's more like a talking point for a party .
"Sorry, I'm busy with a case recently, so I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the party."
"That's a pity, I wanted to introduce you to my friends."
"Next time." Luke didn't think he could have any common language with those rich second generations.
"Can I tell a story about our treasure hunt?"
"Of course, I believe you are a smart girl who knows what to say and what not to say."
"I understand what you mean, I will describe you as a hero who sacrificed his life to save the beauty, maybe you will have a few more little fans because of it."
"Are they all as beautiful as you?"
"You will know when you come.
I'll send you the address, let me know if you change your mind.
You are always welcome in my party. "
"I see, I hope you have a good time at the party."
Not long after the phone was hung up, Luke's phone rang, and there was an extra transfer in the bank account, which was the money from this treasure hunt.
Luke calculated his assets. The treasure hunting income was 2.6 million U.S. dollars after tax, and the Pinkerton Detective Agency paid a commission of 200,000 U.S. dollars after tax.
Luke's current capital is as high as more than 2.8 million US dollars.
However, he still has some foreign debts. First, he took out 150,000 US dollars, plus David's 50,000 US dollars, and transferred them to the Zhang Brothers Construction Company's account. The contract came into effect, and he became the Zhang Brothers A shareholder of a construction company owns ten percent of the shares.
Secondly, the housing construction contract fee is as high as 1.42 million US dollars, Luke has paid 1.1 million US dollars, and there is still a final payment of 320,000 US dollars.
Finally, when Luke bought the house, he didn’t have enough money, so he took out a loan of 1.4 million US dollars. Now Luke has spare money and no good investment channels, so he simply repays the loan. He still likes the feeling of being debt-free.
In this way, he has nearly a million dollars left in his hand.
In addition, Luke also invested 1.25 million US dollars in the stock market, and his current market value has reached 1.32 million US dollars.
After Luke's mansion is built, it will be worth between 11 million and 12 million. His net worth exceeds 13 million U.S. dollars, and he is a successful person.
A few days later, the mansion in the Palisades community was officially completed.
Luke originally planned to take John to the inspection, but now that he has become a shareholder of the Zhang Brothers Construction Company, everyone is considered his own, so it would be inappropriate to do so.
Can't pick out the problem, it's unnecessary, pick out the problem, who should Luke trust? It made everyone embarrassed.
After a while, invite John to come to play at home. Even if he really sees something wrong with the house, Luke can still find Zhang Brothers Construction Company to repair it.
The mansion covers an area of 40,000 square feet, surrounded by dense trees, with good privacy, a green lawn in the front yard, and a swimming pool in the backyard.
The villa has two floors above ground and one basement, five rooms, six toilets and six bathrooms, as well as a cloakroom, home theater, wine cellar, and five parking spaces.
Luke is very satisfied with the villa, and has an urge to move in directly, but he still lacks some commonly used furniture.
In the next period of time, whenever Luke has time, he will go shopping in furniture stores, such as beds, wardrobes, coffee tables, sofas, electrical appliances, etc. Although he is busy, he also enjoys it.
…
LAPD, West Division.
A black girl walked out of the police station building, looked up at the sun covered by clouds, and muttered, "It feels so good to be free."
A black man wearing a white shirt and black trousers reminded, "Aisia Arce, please be honest during this time. You are only released on bail now, which does not mean that you have been acquitted."
"I know that asking my grandma to pay such a large amount of bail money is tantamount to cutting her flesh. Needless to say, she will treat me hard."
The black man nodded, "OK, get in the car, I'll take you back."
"No, I want to walk by myself."
"Sorry, your grandmother told me that I must take you home and hand you over to her, so that she will pay the remaining legal fees."
Asia Arce pouted, "It fits her style very well."
"Yeah, a very 'cute' old man.
But at least she loves you, otherwise, she wouldn't have given out so much bail to rescue you. "
"And your attorney's fees."
The black man opened the back door of the black Mercedes, "comeon, get in the car."
Asia Arce did not move, staring at a black-haired young man walking towards her, "Wow, sir, are you here to see me off?"
"I heard that you were released on bail, I want to talk to you." Such a black-haired young man is exactly Luke.
The black lawyer stood between the two, looked at Luke and asked, "I'm Asia Arce's lawyer.
Is there anything I can do with my client? "
"If you want to know, you can ask your client afterwards, but I don't want to talk to you." Luke looked at Asia Arce again, "I am very sincere."
"OK, I'm also curious, what can you do with me?" Asia Arce said to the black lawyer at the side, "You go first, I will go home by myself."
"But I promised your grandma..."
"That's your business." Asia Arce waved his hand and sat in the co-pilot of the Mercedes-Benz G500.
Luke drove away from the police station, parked beside a secluded road, and said straight to the point, "How about being my informant? I can give you a good plea deal."
"I heard you are a big shot?"
"Not really, but at least I can help you."
"Why did you ask me to be your informant?"
Luke said, "Your lockpicking skills are so good, I think you must have participated in many big cases before coming here.
Confess your accomplice, I will make a crime, and you can also get a generous informant fee. "
Aisia Arce's face was serious, "I disappoint you, I am self-taught. I told you that last time was the first time I committed a crime."
"I checked your family status, and your family has no source of income at all, but your grandmother can come up with a bail of 20,000 US dollars.
If I'm not mistaken, the money should be stolen from you too. "
Asia Arce stretched out her hands, "If you have evidence, arrest me;
If there is no proof, sorry, I'm leaving. "
Luke nodded, "You're right, I really don't have evidence now, get out of the car and go."
"Really let me go?" Asia Arce was taken aback for a moment, but Luke agreed so readily, which made her feel uneasy.
"certainly."
Asia Arcela opened the door, hesitated for a moment, the expression on his face changed again, and closed the door again, "Sir, why do you have to stare at me?"
Luke asked back, "Isn't this your first time stealing? Then what's there to be afraid of?"
"I... I did do some wrong things before, but that was just to survive. If I tell you what happened before, once those people know about it, they will definitely take revenge on me and my family.
I don't want my family to be hurt, please, I can't do this. "
"So, you admit it's not your first theft."
Asia Arce took a deep breath, didn't speak, just nodded.
"Have you ever killed someone?"
"No, I'm just a thief trying to support my family, that's all."
Luke stared at the opposite cheek, "I hope what you say is true."
"I swear to God."
Luke spread his hands, "Sorry, I didn't think from your perspective and ignored the safety of you and your family."
Asia Arce showed a grateful look, "Thank you, thank you for your understanding.
I don't want to antagonize you.
As long as it doesn't affect my family, I can help you. "
"Actually, I want you to be my informant, not just to get news about the case from you.
I also want to learn lockpicking technology from you. "Luke has a learning card for lockpicking skills. After seeing Asia Arces slipping open the handcuffs and running away, he had the idea of learning from her.
Lock-picking technology is not very useful to the police, but as long as it can be used, it is definitely not a trivial matter, and it can even save lives at critical moments.
Having met such a great talent, Luke naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to learn.
Asia Arce was a little surprised, "Sir, are you serious? Why do the police learn to pick locks?"
“The Chinese have a saying, know yourself, know your enemy, and win a hundred battles!
I sincerely want to learn from you.
You won't reject me, will you? "
Asia Arce "…"
Can I f*ck say no?
(end of this chapter)