With Brad's style of doing things, it is bound to be difficult to get Luke's approval.
Dustin, who was caught in the middle, also tried his best, but at that time Brad was only thinking about returning to New York.
No matter how good the Los Angeles police detective is at fighting and solving cases, there is no need to take it seriously.
Luke politely but decisively refused to get close to Brad, so Dustin tried several times without success and had to give up.
They are incompatible by nature and neither of them looks down on each other. This is something that cannot be solved by Dustin's face.
Dustin confirmed Luke's suspicion: "Brad lost because of the support from the upper echelons. The person he supported did not become the mayor of New York City, otherwise he would have been a commissioner by now, or even entered politics."
At this point, he laughed at himself and said, "I always thought it was a good thing that my old boss had such great ambitions. But when I was the one whose interests were sacrificed, I realized that I was not so free and easy."
Luke didn't care: "You are not his father. Besides, his father may not be willing to give in to him all the time. Can you still give in to him all the time?"
Aren't he and Dustin also a community of interests? Things in this world are never simple.
If Dustin always sacrifices Luke's interests to satisfy his own personal needs, he will also turn against Dustin.
It’s not that I feel sorry for the little bit of profit, but if I follow a boss who only cares about himself, sooner or later I will be pushed out and become the scapegoat.
Dustin shook his head. "That's not what I meant. It's just..."
At this point, he fell silent, and after a while he whispered, "Perhaps, he wants to prove himself too much."
Luke didn't continue the conversation, but he disagreed in his heart.
He helped Dustin because Dustin responded positively to Luke's efforts.
What ambitions does Brad, a big shot who is so high and mighty that he doesn't even bother to glance at the little detective, have that have to do with Wu Dio!
Dustin also knew his attitude, so he skipped over it and continued, "This mentality has changed Brad's behavior a lot. A year ago, he might not have taken the risk of doing this. But the competition between him and Nelson is still fifty-fifty. He lost once in the competition for sheriff a few years ago, and he can't afford to lose the position of commissioner."
Luke also understood what Dustin meant by these words.
He was not trying to save Brad's impression, but was analyzing the possibility that Brad had framed him.
Brad was still the one who had a strong urge to take action.
Brad, who has been Nelson's rival for more than ten years, is fully capable of tricking Nelson.
Nelson was unlucky, and the person who benefited the most in the end was Brad.
Brad has all the qualities of motivation → action → results.
For Dustin and Luke, two veteran detectives who are used to handling cases, the probability that Brad did this is more than 80%.
No evidence or investigation is needed, this is the biggest possibility.
Luke: “What are you going to do?”
Dustin shook his head. "No big deal. If Brad takes action, there won't be any evidence left. In fact, there's no need for evidence. The Soderberghs won't let him take over anyway."
"Then let's just watch quietly." Luke picked up the beer bottle and gestured. Dustin moved over the bottle and the two clinked bottles.
…
At night, Luke, Dustin and District Attorney Jennifer got into the reserved taxi together.
Looking at the black lady in the front row who was greeting Luke with a fist bump, Dustin laughed and said, "You two really are acquaintances."
Bell looked at him and shrugged: "Can't he just find a black friend?"
Dustin, a seasoned man, was not moved at all. He shook his head and kept smiling: "Generally speaking, most of the 'acquaintances' he mentioned were sent to the police station by him."
BELL: …
She couldn't continue with this.
She illegally modified the vehicle, exceeded the speed limit, operated with a different license, charged illegal fees, etc., and she is qualified to spend a few years in jail.
Luke smiled: "Boss, she is my friend. She helped John last time."
Dustin nodded with a smile, took out a business card from his pocket and put it into the cash slot: "If you have any problems in the future, you can contact me."
Bell didn't smile this time. He took the business card and put it away with great satisfaction after taking a look at it: "Thank you very much, Mr. Bieber."
The business card only has the name of Mr. Bieber and a mobile phone number, which is a private number.
Apparently, she has a new "backer" in the NYPD, and that's Luke's boss.
For someone like her who loves to race cars whenever she has nothing to do, it’s always a good idea to have more backers, in case she’s caught by the NYPD one day!
This time Luke got home first, and before getting off the car he had already hinted to Belle to charge Dustin according to the market price of a New York taxi and not to charge him the "daily rate".
The way Bell looked at him was exactly like "Do you think I'm a pig?"
Only a fool would do something like blackmailing Luke's boss.
Don't think that just because the Detective Bureau is in charge of major cases and homicides, it doesn't have the authority to issue tickets.
Luke smiled and waved goodbye, but he was muttering in his heart: God knows if you have lost your mind! Last time, he wanted to charge John $500 for the bombing. Do you think that Officer Yo is easy to talk to
It wasn't that Bell's driving skills were outstanding, she did help, it would have been strange if John didn't give her a maximum amount of invoice afterwards.
Can't find the person? Doesn't exist.
The so-called inability to find it is because there is no clear character target.
Just one yellow taxi, who knows which one it is among the tens of thousands of taxis in New York.
But once John had seen his face and the sketch was out, and he was labeled a "suspect", Bell was caught within three days.
After seeing Dustin and his wife off, Luke opened the door and entered the house.
So far, my twentieth birthday has passed peacefully.
…
In the following days, Luke was still busy as planned.
First of all, everything about the settlement of Castre was done by him personally.
After consulting the old man, he chose a remote and abandoned chapel on the seashore of Staten Island for him.
After purchasing and restoring the chapel under a vest identity, it became the old man's new residence.
As for how to cross the sea to reach the three most frequent areas in an emergency, the old man simply asked back: "Are you sure my horse can't run on the water?"
Luke was stunned: "It can?"
Castre: "As long as I need."
Luke: ... Damn it! You really caught me off guard!
It’s okay to pretend, anyway, I’m not a jealous person.
However, when he thought about riding a black horse with flaming ears, nose, eyes and hooves, and walking across the sea as if it were flat ground, he felt inexplicably excited!
This is completely different from putting on armor and flying high in the sky, but it is another kind of enjoyment.
How about… asking Castre to borrow Little Black and try riding him? Although the old man looked gentle on the outside, he was very stubborn inside, and although Little Black had been tied up by him twice, he didn't like him.
But, people should always have dreams, maybe they will come true someday!
Anyway, the one who did this was the scapegoat Wang Beidou, not Batman, so there is no need to save face.
In this world, how can you take the blame if you still have dignity!