Thomas watched Selina go out, then locked the door himself. He turned around and walked a few steps. After a moment's silence, he said, "Luke, you are very smart. You must have guessed some things. Your offer is indeed from Tony Stark."
At this point, he paused and continued, "Also, I have some bad news to tell you. Someone has already heard about Wolfkell's case and has started investigating you. Although they may not do anything to you right away, with the power of those game players' families, it won't be too difficult for them to set a trap to frame you. After all, they have many connections in the local area."
Luke only had to think about it for a moment before he knew what was going on.
Thomas had told them part of the host Charlie Diaz's background last time, but he didn't say anything else, but he was indeed very rich and belonged to the wealthy class.
If you have money, most of the time you can do whatever you want in the United States as long as you don't mess with people who are richer and more powerful.
If Luke and his companions continued to stay here, the families of those gamers would sooner or later come to cause trouble for him.
Thomas's words were relatively reserved. In serious cases, he would directly resort to methods such as killing people with a single blow, hiring a bunch of killers to make Luke and the other man disappear from the face of the earth. This was not uncommon.
The deeper reason is that Thomas has to bear a lot of pressure for them.
But...what if one day he can't bear it anymore
Thomas looked at his expression and knew that he probably understood, so he continued, "You are Robert's child. I will not hide something from you. Tony Stark promised that once the police department lets you and Selina go to Los Angeles, he will donate a sum of money to establish a charity fund to provide assistance to the injured and deceased officers of our West District Police Department."
Luke understood immediately.
This thing is a killer weapon specifically targeting big guys like Thomas, especially since he is trying hard to be promoted to the position of director recently. No wonder he was tempted.
With this thing, all the grassroots police officers in the West District Police Station would be grateful for the kindness from their superiors.
Of course, more importantly, Thomas is the only person who contributed to this charity fund, and all police officers should remember the kindness of the deputy chief.
Speaking of the transfer, it would be beneficial to both Luke and Thomas with no harm at all.
Luke hesitated for a moment and said, "I need to discuss this with Selina."
Thomas looked at his expression and finally added a little more bargaining chip: "I have obtained a favorable condition for your transfer. The Los Angeles West District Police Department must give you the same treatment, and I plan to promote you and Selina's police rank to one level."
Luke shook his head when he heard this: "No need, I'm only 19 years old, and Selina isn't even 25 yet. It's too conspicuous to be promoted to a third-level detective right away."
Thomas was stunned. He didn't expect Luke to say that.
Luke continued: "Besides, we are still young and we haven't even gained basic work experience yet. It's easy for us to make mistakes when we are promoted."
Thomas: “…Really?” He was quite unconvinced.
There are few detectives in this world who don't like to be promoted. In fact, most people in most professions want to be promoted.
But then, Luke showed an embarrassed and distressed expression: "Director, you may know that I have been working for less than a year. I finally bought a car with my previous savings, but it was all gone on a business trip to Raccoon City. Selina's family is very ordinary, and she has to send money back home regularly to support her three younger brothers and sisters. We have been riding bicycles to work recently. If we go to Los Angeles again this time, with the consumption there, we may be very poor in a few months. So, can the bureau help think of a solution?"
Thomas: …
How can the bureau help to find a solution? The public funds in the bureau are all monitored by someone.
Now that Thomas is seeking a promotion, he's even more careful about these slip-up issues.
It was simply a salary increase brought by the promotion. Luke and the other man's performance was obvious, and they were about to be transferred. Even the first salary after the promotion had to be collected from the Los Angeles Police Department. Thomas was certainly not afraid.
Thomas was worried: Houston certainly couldn't give money casually. Even if they got the charity fund, they couldn't give the money directly to Luke and the others.
Otherwise, it would be terrible if someone with ulterior motives spread the news and falsely accused Thomas of giving the pension for disabled or deceased police officers to Luke and the other man.
Thomas can neither pay for it himself nor let the police pay for it... Hey, wait!
The Houston West District Police Department cannot pay out of their own pockets at will, but the Los Angeles Police Department can.
Houston has its own interests, so the Los Angeles Police Department certainly can't just do good things.
What if Luke and the others don't go, will Tony Stark fulfill the benefits he promised in advance
It's not just Thomas who's anxious now. The Los Angeles Police Department... should also be anxious, right
Thinking of this, Thomas nodded: "Well, I'll think of a way to see if I can solve this problem. You can go and discuss it with your partner first. You must reach a consensus, which will also make it easier for me to reply over there. Do you understand?"
Luke nodded quickly. "Thank you so much, Chief. I'll be out first."
Thomas nodded: "Go ahead."
Luke took two steps forward and suddenly turned around and asked, "Oh, Chief, before I came here, Borick was still congratulating us on our promotion."
Thomas was stunned for a moment, then smiled with a mocking look in his eyes: "Haha, in a few days, if you haven't left yet, you can go and "congratulate" him."
Luke gave him a questioning look: "Huh?"
Thomas: "Well, if you have connections in the FBI, maybe you can go visit him at his new address."
Luke grinned, turned around and stood up straight, saluted respectfully: "Thank you, Chief."
Thomas simply waved his hand, signaling that he could go.
Walking out of the deputy director's office, Luke's mouth curled up slightly: Oh yeah! I won't stop you from pursuing a better future, Chief Berrick!
He was thinking as he returned to the serious crime squad.
He was still happy to accept the trip to Los Angeles this time.
Going to Los Angeles won't be any worse than his situation in Houston.
Especially with the retaliation from the families of those gamers, there was too much uncertainty, so it would be better for him to leave Texas.
I need to make a phone call to Robert to remind him not to be too careless and get tricked.
Luke was helpless about this.
If possible, he would rather not meet the players from the hunting club, because once the game started, they would not let him go.
As long as he is alive, he is evidence of the other party's hunting and killing. This is an irreconcilable contradiction.
The current situation cannot be said to be the best, but it is not the worst either.
As for what Tony Stark, who played a major role in his illegal transfer, thought, Luke didn't care too much.
The most Tony Stark would do is slap him in the face, but he would not resort to violence, let alone take it out on his family.