Luke rolled his eyes: "It's just a bathtub, what are you swimming in? And the bathtub can be heated, you can go take a bath now."
Selina's eyes lit up: "Dear~~~"
Luke: "Stop, let me think about it."
After thinking for a moment, he decided not to argue with the old man Aoki.
This old guy, a successful person, is stubborn, cunning and he doesn't have the confidence to win the argument.
If the other party really thinks that his life is worth this house, then he will have a clear conscience and at most he will help him when he can in the future.
Luke knew that this might be what Aoki was thinking.
With Luke's skills, Aoki might need his help someday. This house is a way of repaying the favor and also an advance investment.
This time, Aoki was willing to give away a house worth more than one million dollars. Will he be stingy next time
Therefore, repaying a favor might be secondary. What is more important is to maintain a good relationship of mutual trust with Luke in case of emergency.
After viewing the house, Luke called Aoki and said, "Thank you, Mr. Aoki. I am very satisfied with the house."
Aoki just smiled and said, "That's great, Detective Luke, keep in touch when you have time."
Luke chuckled: "Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Bye."
After hanging up the phone, Luke shook his head, leaving the cunning old man Aoki behind, and said to Selina: "Go home first, at least you should take your swimsuit, right? Unless you want to go into the swimming pool in your underwear."
Selina cheered and quickly ran to drive.
The two made several trips back and forth and moved most of the necessities to their new home.
Luke and his companions took a look and found that the villa had hardly been used and all the home appliances inside were brand new and complete.
Originally, the villa only had an overall frame and basic furniture, and the rest should have been stuffed in by Aoki in half a day.
This kind of villa is of course mainly designed for home comfort. It doesn’t care about style, as long as it is practical.
From the information he had learned, Aoki felt that Luke was a down-to-earth and practical person, so he deliberately chose this practical villa.
Luke was indeed very satisfied.
Apart from anything else, Robert's family doesn't have to stay in a hotel when they come over, even Selena can squeeze in and sleep.
Selena is a person of action. After settling in, she immediately went to try out the large temperature-controlled bathtub in the backyard.
Luke started preparing dinner using the ingredients he brought.
Now that he has a new house, Luke thinks it’s better to go high-end.
Champagne and steak, it doesn’t matter whether they are a perfect match or not, what matters is that there is champagne as a prop for celebration.
Eating is not the point. The point is to lie in the swimming pool and eat while looking at the starry sky.
Not long after, Selina ran in excitedly and told him that the big bathtub had been figured out and was being filled with water.
Luke said "oh" and motioned for her to serve the dishes, and the two of them went to the back.
Selena put down the ice bucket in her hand, took off her clothes, jumped into the water with a splash, and rolled over a few times in it while laughing.
Well, this is a small pool of 3x3 meters at most, just enough for turning over a few times, there is no place for swimming.
Luke let her do whatever she wanted, and she actually had a pretty boring Christmas.
Put the steak on the tray beside the pool: "Don't do it, eat first."
Selina came over obediently and sat on the steps beside the small pool. It was a place specially designed for people to sit, and they could lean part of their back against the edge of the pool.
The tray is a foldable curved wooden board. When opened, it is just big enough for one person to sit on it and use his right hand to pick up the food and drinks on the tray.
Selina curiously accepted Luke's service, her face full of happiness: "Oh, we can actually play like this?"
Luke smiled without saying anything and sat in the warm pool, looking at the western sky.
This place is on the west side of Beverly Hills. The backyard faces west and is surrounded by two- or three-story buildings, so the view is extremely wide.
Although it was a little more troublesome to go to work from here, Luke felt that Selina would definitely not want to go back to the small apartment over there.
He ate steak casually and drank champagne intermittently. He heard Selena's various questions from time to time. He answered them casually and felt that this day was indeed beautiful.
In the night sky, the stars are like lights.
The next day, Luke had to go to the West District Police Station. Dustin had something to ask him, so Selina had to drive to pick up Robert and the others.
After confirming this, Luke went out alone to catch the bus.
He was still wearing sportswear today because he was still not going to work today, but was asked by Dustin to come and talk.
When he found Dustin's office, there were other people inside. Luke quietly walked around the door, making sure Dustin saw him, and then waited outside the office.
Not long after, the person inside came out and smiled at Luke: "The boss wants you to come in."
Luke smiled and nodded, then went into the house: "Boss, what's going on?"
Dustin pointed to the door: "Close it."
Luke knew that this was a discussion that couldn't be told to outsiders.
After the door closed, Dustin's expression changed. "How did you get that stubborn old man Aoki to give in? He suddenly said yesterday that he would cancel your one million dollar reward."
Luke thought about it and told the truth: "I told him to change the reward and not make a big fuss about it."
After hearing this, Dustin stopped asking questions because this was a very private matter.
He had previously asked Luke to pay attention to the impact, which was already very annoying. It was really not good to care about what kind of reward others got.
He nodded. "And Aoki said that in addition to the 500,000 yuan donation from Zhongfu Company, he will also personally donate 500,000 yuan to our serious crime team to purchase police equipment and communication equipment."
Luke shrugged, "That's good."
Dustin was speechless for a moment before he lowered his voice and said, "Well, that's great. Do you have any ideas? The director said that he can give you appropriate convenience."
Luke was surprised: "What's convenient?"
Dustin coughed and lowered his voice, "For example, you go get a college diploma that can be obtained relatively quickly, then pass the civil service exam, wait two years, and once you get your diploma, you will be promoted."
When Luke heard this, he was immediately disappointed. He had no interest in the promotion at all: "It's better to cash it in."
Dustin: “What?”
Luke was helpless: "I'm too young, it's not good to be promoted too quickly. I want to do more work at the grassroots level to enrich myself."
Dustin looked unconvinced: "Are you serious?"
Luke nodded. "Yeah. You have to stay in this position for at least three to five years, then I can consider a promotion. Now, a salary increase would be nice."
Dustin was silent for a moment: "That's fine."
He was a little worried: "You really don't want to be promoted?"
Luke smiled and nodded: "I really don't want to. I've talked to Elsa about this. I've only been working for half a year. There's no need to be so anxious."
Dustin then remembered that this guy's resume showed that he had only joined the small town's sheriff system in June this year. Strictly speaking, he had only been a PD in the big city for three months.