The next morning, Selina poked her head out of the kitchen door and looked at Luke in surprise: "You are so diligent today, are you in a good mood?"
Luke didn't even turn his head and made breakfast with the kitchen utensils he hadn't touched for several days: "This is a kind of practice."
Selina: "That trick of Qigong you mentioned?"
Luke thought about it and said, "It's somewhat related."
He was indeed in a good mood.
Having acquired the super disguise skill and completed arrangements in all aspects, he relaxed and returned to his old job.
This is indeed a kind of exercise for three-thread operation, it is not dangerous, and can quickly improve the control of the body.
The more proficient one is in the three threads, the less energy one needs to put into practicing Qigong, which is beneficial to the practice of Qigong.
Selina: "Then when can you teach me?"
Luke looked at the ingredients with some embarrassment: "This... Let me make it clear first, everything you make will be eaten by Gold Nugget."
Gold Nugget: “Boo-hoo?”
Selina nodded: "It said it was OK."
Nugget: “Ouch?”
Luke also nodded: "Okay, it does agree."
bullion:…
While eating breakfast, Selina finally asked, "When will the night operations resume? Otherwise, I should go out in a normal stealth suit?"
Luke hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "Wait a few days, maybe I can get you an interesting little toy."
Selina: “Is it fun?”
Luke: "It should be enough for you to have fun for a while. By then, Catwoman will have gotten over the downturn caused by Batman's departure."
Selina rolled her eyes: "Do you think this is a menstrual period and there is a fixed time?"
Luke chuckled: "Just act your part. Haven't you always said that your acting skills need improvement? This is your chance to improve. If you're not serious, how can you make others believe you?"
Selina put her hand on her forehead and said, "What kind of acting is this? Isn't this just cheating?"
Luke: "Yes, acting is indeed a deception that is indistinguishable from the real thing."
Selina subconsciously looked in the direction of Stark Tower and secretly mourned for Batman's "portrait" there.
"Forget it, I want to take a few days off and go back to Texas to see my family," she said.
Luke agreed immediately.
"Aren't you going back?" she asked.
Luke hesitated, but still shook his head: "Forget it, Christmas is coming, I will go back then."
It’s better for family members not to come to New York. They might run into some psychopath causing trouble. Even if he can protect the family, it will ruin the atmosphere.
Now that I have a second-level clone stationed in New York, it’s no problem for me to go on vacation for a few days.
Selena nodded regretfully: "I have made an appointment with my family to go back to my hometown in Mexico this Christmas."
When Luke heard this, he immediately stopped them: "You'd better not. The situation in Mexico is very chaotic recently. It's not safe for them to go back. You can't take care of them alone."
Selena didn't doubt it. "Really? In October, Sandra called and said that things weren't too chaotic back home in Mexico."
Trust me, it will get messy soon. Luke muttered in his heart, but said: "If they really want to see their relatives in their hometown, they can meet in San Diego. It won't be difficult for your dad to get a temporary visa now."
Selena certainly knew this.
After all, her father is now a Texas rancher, and he can do anything with money.
Since it was decided, Luke took Selina to the bureau in the morning and asked Walter for leave.
Walter readily approved Selena's leave, and she could fly home today, and it would not be counted as part of her vacation.
But Luke was left alone by him, and Walter went over to close the door himself, turned around and said helplessly: "Luke, even if Selina asked for leave, you won't not show up either."
Luke really had no intention of asking for leave.
However, he must have worked shorter hours alone, and Walter did not wrongly accuse him of this.
Having said that, he shook his head decisively: "No, I will go to work as usual."
Walter breathed a sigh of relief and took out a file: “I can’t find the right person for this matter right away, can you help take care of her for a while?”
Luke took the file in surprise: "Who is it? Why are you bringing a case to our detective department?"
Walter: "This is Misty Knight's information. Her situation is a bit special, and Chief George Stacy of the 15th Precinct specially transferred her to the headquarters."
Luke paused and looked at him: "Her entire right arm is gone. Is our NYPD's police force so stretched to this extent?"
"She has a very good prosthetic limb that does not affect her movements." Walter explained: "You and Selina saved her. Chief Stacy also said that you knew each other before, so please let her accept this transfer order honestly and don't let the detective bureau lose more non-combat personnel."
Luke was surprised: "What did she do?"
Walter: "There was a rookie detective who didn't know the rules and mocked her. Now he has a broken jaw and can't speak clearly. He has to go home for vacation."
Luke frowned. "Laughing at her arm?"
Walter sighed: “Yes. The new guy is in the wrong in this matter, but my staff is already very tight here, no one will go to comfort her, and no one else can take leave.”
"Okay, I'll take her out for a few days to relax." Luke stood up and said, "But why did that new guy target her? He can find out about her arm by just asking him, right?"
Walter was silent for a moment before he spoke: "The new guy is quite hostile to African Americans, but as a colleague he certainly can't use this as an excuse, so..."
Luke said "oh" and walked towards the door. "You can't even clean up this new guy's ass. Can he fight better than John?"
If someone is as good at fighting as John, it's normal for Walter to be reluctant to let him go.
Walter: "...He's not even as good as Misty."
Luke sneered and said, "Then let him go, otherwise Misty won't be able to stay here either." After that, he opened the door and walked out.
Walter watched him walk towards the office lobby, shook his head and smiled bitterly: “This is the only way.”
Between a newcomer with racist tendencies and Misty, he tends to favor the latter.
At least Misty has proved her courage and strength with her arm - she is one of the few New York detectives who killed an experimental subject alone.
Judging from her resume, she is much better than that troublesome new detective.
Luke's words were exactly what Walter wanted.
Even if we are short of manpower now, we cannot allow such irreconcilable conflicts to remain within the Detective Bureau.
Walter just didn't want to kick one away, and Misty also ran away, so in the end, both were left empty-handed.
Outside, Luke walked over to a desk and rapped on it with his knuckles.
Misty looked up and saw that it was Luke. She was startled and her tense face relaxed. "It's you?"
She still has an impression of the young colleague who saved her.
The two had come into contact long before, and she and George-Stacey had gone to Luke's house for coffee during a visit.
This was the only kindness they received during that visit, so she remembered it vividly.
This calmed her irritable mood a little.