Luke was eating his burger: "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Elsa shook her head. "After word of your performance yesterday spread, Team Leader Marta was more polite to me today. Belit even said good morning to me this morning. Haha, I always thought his eyes were only used to look at the ceiling."
Luke: "It's just a title, but there's no bonus."
Elsa chuckled: "There's no bonus, but it's convenient. If we follow the normal procedure, we would have been questioned repeatedly for at least three to five days. Now I'm done, how about you?"
Luke: "It seems to be fine. Well, does this mean that we can go back to Los Angeles tomorrow?"
Elsa thought about it and nodded: "I'll ask the boss later. If he says it's okay, we'll go back."
The two have completed their mission of assisting in the investigation of Sergei. As for how the top leaders decide Sergei's whereabouts, that has nothing to do with them.
It can be said that from the moment Luke handed Sergei over to the New York Police Department yesterday, the mission of his and Elsa's business trip was completed.
After lunch, Luke followed Elsa to the serious crime squad, talked to Team Leader Marta for a while, and left with her business card.
When they went out, Bell was already waiting for them there in the car.
Luke sat in the passenger seat and handed her a business card. “Here, a little gift for you.”
Bell took it without a care: "Business card? Whose is this?"
Most of the detectives in the serious crime squad do not have their titles on their business cards, and some do not even have their full names, in order to avoid any danger.
Marta's business card is the same, with only the name Marta and a phone number.
Luke: "I've told a certain leader of the New York Major Crimes Unit that you're a good driver and well-informed. She said if you're interesting, you can be a lead for her."
The so-called open line is of course different from the undercover agent. It only needs to provide Marta with the necessary intelligence on a regular basis. And this intelligence does not need to be obtained by infiltrating the gang. It is equivalent to a human surveillance camera.
The salary for this kind of open line is not very high, and the informant fee is definitely low, but it is safer.
Moreover, you get money in exchange for goods, and you get paid according to how much work you do. There is no actual binding force.
The only benefit of this incident for Belle is that she will have connections inside the police station in the future, and if the car is seized again, she can ask Marta for help.
After listening to Luke's explanation, Bell laughed: "Wow, I will have someone to back me up in the future. Haha, thank you, Luke."
Luke shrugged and felt a little amused when he saw the system prompt.
System: You have gained Bell's gratitude and can learn all of his abilities.
Bell Abilities: Basic machining, basic vehicle maintenance… elementary vehicle driving, elementary bicycle driving.
After a lot of trouble, he finally obtained Vanessa's ability, but Bell directly maxed out his favorability.
But... why did you only thank me when I gave you this business card? And what the hell is this elementary bicycle driving
Luke couldn't help but ask the excited Belle over there: "Bell, are you good at riding a bicycle?"
Bell gave him a strange look and said, "Of course, before I drove a taxi, I was delivering food on a bicycle. I still hold the record for the fastest food delivery in Queens."
Luke: ... Well, it's still an entry-level ability after all, it's better than nothing.
After returning to the apartment, Elsa and Dustin confirmed that everything was settled and booked a flight for tomorrow morning.
The next morning, Bell sent the two to the airport and gave Luke a big hug before leaving: "Boy, next time you come to New York, be sure to come see me."
Luke smiled and nodded: "Okay, come on, fist bump and say goodbye."
The two men bumped fists and shook hands, then waved goodbye.
After entering the airport lobby, Elsa said sarcastically: "I'm really worried about Jesse."
Luke rolled his eyes: "Then I'm worried about Bell."
Elsa was speechless.
Whatever she said meant, Luke meant what she said, and he stopped making sarcastic remarks.
After waiting for more than forty minutes, the two boarded the plane and sat down.
Elsa looked at the familiar cabin and couldn't help saying, "I hope it won't be like when we got here."
You set this flag at the right time!
Luke could only frown, activate his keen sense of smell to the fullest, endure all kinds of stench, and check the entire cabin.
"Don't worry, there won't be any problem this time." Luke rubbed his nose and started reading the magazine in his hand.
Elsa: "That would be great."
As it turned out, this trip was safe and sound without any accidents, just like the many times Elsa had flown before.
When Elsa got off the plane, she looked at it, shook her head and chuckled, "I was stupid too. There are no chances that we will encounter so many emergencies."
The two got off the plane and went back to the police station first.
Of course Luke didn't care. It would be nice to go back and see if Dustin gave him a bonus.
After returning to the West District Police Station, they threw the suitcase next to the desk and went to find Dustin.
Seeing the two people come in, Dustin immediately put down the pen in his hand, stood up with a smile.
He shook hands with Elsa first, gave her a slight hug, and then did the same to Luke.
Luke was flattered: This attitude... is it too good
Dustin asked the two to sit down, then he smiled and said, "Sergei has been arrested, and we can also announce the result of Katie's murder case. So, the crisis is finally over, you did a good job."
Of course, this time the chief of the West District Police Department of Los Angeles used the bank robbery to reach an agreement with the New York Police Department and recovered the losses he had suffered, so he didn't need to mention this to the two of them.
"You just came back, so I won't say much about other things for now. Go back and have a good rest. Do you need me to give you a few days off?" Dustin said.
Luke looked at Elsa, he didn't care, he just looked at the opinion of this strong woman.
Elsa: "Take a rest today, and I can come to work tomorrow."
Luke: “Yeah, me too.”
Dustin nodded: "Okay, you guys go back first."
The two of them went out, and Elsa drove the car to take Luke home first, and then went back herself.
Luke watched Elsa's car drive away, and finally let out a breath, stretching his body lazily: "Oh, I can relax for a while again, it's not easy."
When he went upstairs and returned home, he opened the door and immediately laughed: "It seems that Selena is not lazy either."
At this moment, all kinds of items appeared in this small apartment, but they were the little gadgets they had used in Houston.
He was on a business trip for two weeks this time, and his things from Houston had already been shipped over.
Selena had his car, and after taking it back she set up these things in her home again.
The originally empty small apartment suddenly had a breath of life and no longer looked like a cold staff dormitory.
(Note: Apart from the biochemical case and the Wolfkell case that I added temporarily, the New York section is the protagonist's first real business trip case, which is a bit dragged out. The pace will gradually speed up later, and I will try to reach the level of Wolfkell's section. This section does not count as the main text)