Titanium Cellphone Company only has sales stores in New York, and its other factories are spread all over the country, with its headquarters in Nassau County.
There are very few times when the NYPD is needed, and at most it is just for ordinary public security needs.
So its donation was the least troublesome kind, and Commissioner Nelson had only encountered such easy money a few times in his life.
Since the money has been given, Luke and his companion’s work performance has no impact on Dustin and Elsa.
Even if they stopped being detectives, it wouldn't have much impact on these two old bosses.
I promised to come and help them, and now the situation is perfect.
Luke took another sip of his wine before he said, "Secondly, two years is enough time for us to leave the police station."
Selina was confused: "What do you mean?"
Luke: "If we don't accept Dustin's invitation and open a detective agency ourselves, New York will become "lively" and that will be too conspicuous."
Selina understood immediately: this was referring to the "rhythm" of Batman and Black Catwoman's appearance, which could easily "match" their whereabouts.
It would be fine if no one investigated, but Luke and Selina's fighting abilities are extraordinary, so it's possible that no one really suspected them.
This point is not suitable to be discussed in detail in the open air. Seeing that Selina understood, Luke continued: "Third, Titanium Mobile Phone Company has developed rapidly in the past two years. We are already the richest and most powerful group of people in the United States. We don't need to worry too much."
Selina couldn't help but think back to when old man Aoki gave Luke a bungalow villa, and she was so envious.
Now... I don't feel anything at all.
The small stash of money she and Jin Nugget had could buy a mansion worth tens of millions, but when she first arrived in Los Angeles, she was still struggling to pay the rent.
As for Luke, he holds more than half of the shares of Titanium Mobile Phone Company and Emperor Penguin Software Company, with a total valuation of more than 200 billion.
In the past two years, Luke has also used equity incentives to openly increase Ginny's equity, bringing her shareholding to between 15-20%, strengthening her voice in the company.
The remaining shares are operated by Ginny, who cross-holds shares with more than fifty capital groups to form a community of interests.
As Luke acquired more and more technologies, most of the unimportant patents were changed from short-term licenses to ultra-long-term licenses.
Given the size of these two companies, it would be difficult for others to swallow them up in one go, so there is no need for him to hold on to those "outdated" patents.
Both he and Ginny had lived in a time of financial hardship and needed power to protect themselves, so giving up their interests was an inevitable choice.
In fact, these two companies were developed by Ginny alone and have the attribute of "first time".
Otherwise, even if they fall into the hands of others, it doesn't matter at all.
Anyway, all Luke wants is the mobile network as an information and media platform.
Even though they were kicked out, he and Ginny were still at the top of the hierarchy holding power.
The various shares of those capital groups that are held in a dispersed manner are their "bottom line assets".
However, the prerequisite for all this is that the other party must first pass the system's judgment of good and evil.
If the opponent has too many red names and his tactics are too dirty, then Luke doesn't mind using even dirtier tactics to defeat the opponent.
Mental hypnosis + hallucinations can solve most problems.
Are there any non-red names in the capital group? According to Luke's current observation, such people are "rare animals" among the big guys.
Therefore, there is a 99.99% chance that he can use unconventional means.
And unless extreme circumstances arise, Luke and Ginny will become "outlaws" within ten years.
Such people will not appear in the dock of the court because basically no lawsuits will fall on them.
When something goes wrong at the company, some company managers will take the blame.
If something happens to a private person, there will be a scapegoat who will confess the crime voluntarily.
But in the eyes of most ordinary people, these people are all great philanthropists, collectors, etc.
In this regard, the famous American families such as Morgan, Johnson, Rockefeller, Bush, etc. are the most direct examples.
Rich people in the United States may be dragged out and executed in public - like Thompson, who murdered his wife.
But those who are rich and powerful are never punished.
What Luke asked Ginny to do was to go from simply being rich to having both money and power.
Only in this way can he use power to control power.
No one can investigate him just because of a little suspicion anymore.
To use the most practical example, in just five years, even if the FBI and CIA find some clues and suspect that Luke is a superhero, they can only give the evidence to some bigwigs.
These big guys then use it to exchange benefits with Luke.
Unless it was an irreconcilable feud, no one would be stupid enough to expose him.
Hydra's "allies" are a real example.
If you don't have solid evidence, you can't bring him down, and you can only gain benefits from it.
Interests are the most important.
Luke has never openly confronted the US government, not because of any niceties, but simply because there is no need.
After a few years of development, he became the chess player and could use official power to do things for him.
He is not forced by the situation, so why should he fight against the entire American society as an individual
This is an extremely stupid idea that only a fool would have.
To put it another way, Luke's development path is highly similar to Hydra.
This person disguises himself as an American official, reaps benefits for himself, and then throws the blame on the American official.
In private, the pseudonyms can still do whatever they want and can also use official power to clean up certain problems.
Luke is just an ordinary man, and he has no idea what integrity is.
The only good thing is that he is self-aware and never takes seriously some of the talk he said when he was a keyboard warrior in his previous life.
Time is always on his side.
He was only twenty-one years old, but he had already entered the top class in the United States, basically eliminating the possibility of others using official force to hunt him down. What else was there to be dissatisfied about
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A few days later, Luke invited Dustin, Elsa and Elizabeth to his home.
At the party, he announced his impending resignation.
All three of them were quite surprised.
Finally, he talked to the three of them separately.
He only communicated with Dustin and Elsa about future arrangements, so there was no need for Elizabeth.
Because Elizabeth is rich and Dustin and Elsa can take care of her.
The reactions of the three were similar, but also different.
Dustin is the most free and easy one, and he thinks it is normal even if he is reluctant.
It would be strange for a rich man like Luke to remain a small-time detective.
However, from the food, clothing and other expenses of Luke and the other man, Dustin could roughly guess that Luke became rich after working for him.
All we can say is that Luke became rich too quickly and his plans couldn't keep up with the changes.
Even he understood that Luke followed him to New York basically out of favor.
Luke must have been very rich at that time, otherwise he would not have been able to afford this five-story building in Clinton.
Even though this was the chaotic Hell's Kitchen at the time, the rent for such a large building was unimaginably high for ordinary people.
So Dustin was mentally prepared and had nothing but blessings for Luke's decision.
Elsa and Dustin had similar reactions.
She even knew Luke and Selina better than Dustin did—Dustin and Selina were not best friends.
Women are more sensitive to the prices of many things, such as perfume, skin care products, jewelry, clothing, etc.
Even though Selina is a relatively "frugal" woman, and the number of these things is small, the quality is there and Elsa cannot hide it.