Next is the latest recruit, the Shadowless Man Richard, who had killed the previous boss Amanda.
Although Amanda is indeed extremely bad, people like Richard who have psychological trauma cannot be treated with high pressure. They must be treated well, have a relaxed environment, and a harmonious atmosphere.
Emma and Lorna, two young mothers, are too busy to take care of their children at home.
The three super girls are busy with their careers or dating, so they can't be relied on.
Nikki and Monica, who graduated from high school, can only be considered super spare tires, and there may not be any results in the next three to five years.
Jessica and Trish are stepsisters. One has superpowers but doesn't want to be a superhero, while the other doesn't have superpowers but really wants to be a superhero. Both have psychological problems and are very conflicted.
Blade spends most of his time wandering around Europe, chasing after vampires.
But he had already told the big boss who provided the equipment and sold everything that if something important happened, he could temporarily act as a thug to repay the points debt he owed.
What surprised Selina the most were Johnny Blaze and Carter Slay: "Ghost Rider? A magical creature created by Mephisto?"
Luke nodded. "Johnny has gone into seclusion, and occasionally he loses control and comes out to kill bad guys. He has poor control over the vengeful spirit in his body, and he will probably attack us as soon as he sees us."
Just like the system's judgment of good and evil is not the law, Ghost Rider's judgment of "evil" is also another mechanism.
Selina was more concerned about something else: "I seem to remember that you said you had dealt with Mephisto before. Are your subordinates more powerful than the Lord of Hell?"
Luke: "Mephisto is very afraid of being caught and beaten by some big guys on Earth, so he uses clones to move around here. The combat power of an individual may not be as strong as that of Ghost Rider."
At this point, he paused and said, "Carter Slay can be used in an emergency. But he is too old. Although he has been injected with Life No. 1, he may die completely in one explosion."
Selina put her hand on her forehead and said, "Most of them have more problems than abilities. No wonder you didn't bring them into the Justice League."
Among them, only the Shadowless Man Richard and Skye are relatively "normal" and have started working for PDD.
The bigger good news is that these two people are the technical talents that the Justice League lacks the most.
Thanks to Luke's efforts, the Bat Team has always been in a state of excess force, and the strong skills of the backup players can make up for the team's shortcomings.
Skye is responsible for collecting network intelligence, while the Shadowless Man is responsible for locking targets. The two complement each other.
Luke patted Selina's shoulder and said, "I'll leave it to you. Don't worry. We have a lot of time."
Selina rolled her eyes. "I have a lot of time, OK?"
Luke chuckled and didn't refute this.
The gold nugget next to it started to cry.
Selina: "Come on, how can the Justice League have a dog?"
“Ouch?” Gold Nugget turned his head pitifully and looked at Luke.
Luke pondered for a moment and nodded: "It's okay to use the name of Hellhound. We can use text-to-speech when chatting. Anyway, no one stipulates that the name "Hellhound" must be a dog."
The gold nugget's tail immediately began to wag happily.
Selina: "Then how does it participate in battles? How does it participate in parties?"
Luke thought for a moment and said, "At most I can help it find a suitable symbiont and let it go to the Batcave to play occasionally."
Gold Nugget wagged his tail even more happily and rubbed around his legs, shouting in his heart: Finally, Lunjia finally has an official code name in the team.
After everything was discussed, Luke and the other man stayed at the research institute most of the time.
Selina is familiar with the situation, and Luke is always available to answer questions.
It wasn't until early August that Elsa's call disrupted their regular lives.
"It's been so long since you came back and there's been no news. Has your firm closed down?" The old boss asked a key question right away.
Luke knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it: "Do you have a commission?"
Elsa: "Do you remember Margaret Cohen? I'll ask her for her."
Luke: "That rich female art student?"
Elsa was silent for a moment: "I have already graduated."
Luke didn't pay much attention to this. He was actually thinking about the widow's identity, but there was no need to say it out loud: "What did she ask?"
Elsa: "About her sister, but she said she could only tell you."
Luke was surprised: "Are you sure?"
Elsa is not an ordinary detective in Los Angeles. Now she is a lieutenant and is expected to be promoted to superintendent next year.
She has a lot of police resources at her disposal.
If it is really necessary, she might even ask John McClane to investigate the case.
Now Luke was actually interested.
It should be interesting that Margaret could skip Elsa, her friend in the police force, and come to Luke, a private detective, for the commission.
After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Okay, I'll make an appointment with her. Um, is her phone number still the same?"
Elsa: "... Yes, her number hasn't changed."
Luke: "Do you need to come with me?"
Elsa: "No, she wants to keep it as secret as possible."
Luke: "... I understand. When I'm free in a few days, I'll invite you to dinner with the boss."
Elsa didn't answer but asked, "Selena is back?"
Luke: “Just got back a few days ago.”
Elsa: "Tell her to inform me of the dinner time, and you don't have to attend."
Luke: “Huh?”
Elsa: "You rarely speak the truth. Selina is much more reliable than you."
Luke: ... You guys are best friends, I’m just being polite, how can it be the same
Of course, this is just what I say in my heart.
In fact, the people on the small hill would still contact each other once every ten days or half a month to inform each other of their latest situation.
Elsa was just looking for an excuse to meet up with Selina.
…
Luke is no longer an office worker and doesn’t pick and choose times, so he immediately found Margaret’s number and dialed her.
This was the first time he called the other party's mobile phone.
The last time I went to this young widow's house, I called her sister Halle Cohen's cell phone.
In comparison, he was more familiar with Dr. Harley.
The phone was connected quickly, and Luke gave his name. The person on the other end immediately called out, greeted him in a panic, and exchanged a few words of pleasantries awkwardly.
Margaret spoke in a halting tone, as if she had memorized a few lines according to polite language, but rarely said them.
Luke felt no emotion.
When you are a detective, you will encounter more weird people, such as alcoholics, drug addicts, mentally ill people, and incoherent people are the basic things you encounter.
Soon he interrupted unnoticeably, controlling the direction and rhythm of the conversation, finalizing the meeting with a few words, and politely saying goodbye.
A private meeting can be simplified into just one sentence: "Meet at a certain time and place on a certain day to discuss in detail."
Although Margaret was very beautiful and had good character, they were just familiar strangers and there was no need to chat on the phone.
After hanging up the phone, he told busy Selena that he was going to have coffee with a pretty young widow and asked her if she wanted to go.
The result was Selena's reply: "Russian?"
Luke: "… Margaret Cohen."
Selina turned her head and continued to write and draw on the light screen: "Oh, I'm not interested, go and play by yourself."