Swish! Plop!
As expected, the minibus fell flat on its face for the 25th time on the newly laid elastic track.
He was too lazy to get up, so he just lay on the ground and yelled, "No, I can't run. I feel like I'm being restrained."
This did not get a response from Luke.
"Luke?" Xiaoba turned his head and saw Luke looking at his phone with a smile on his face.
Xiaoba was surprised: "What's wrong? What's good news for you?"
Luke put away his phone: "It's not me, it's you."
Xiaoba: "Me?"
Luke: "Wait a minute, Bruce will come back and tell you the good news in person."
Minibus:
I want to tell you this good news in advance. How did Master Wei "win you over"? Luke muttered in his heart.
More than ten minutes later, Mr. Wei came back.
He walked over to the bus, which was a little fidgety, and handed over a folder in his hand: "I was too busy the past few days and didn't have time to do it. This is a small gift to welcome you to join the team."
Xiaoba was really surprised: "Ah, thank you. What is it?"
Mr. Wei smiled kindly and motioned for him to look for himself.
Xiaoba opened the folder, read the first page, and looked up in confusion: "CSI external consultant? I haven't applied for it... Uh, you helped?"
Although the words were questions, his expression was very certain.
However, he couldn't figure out what this "little gift" was for.
Before the change, this job was indeed very good, but Xiaoba still had some self-awareness and felt that he was not suitable for working in an official organization.
Even though the CSI forensics department is more like a technical support "scrubber", it is still subject to official management.
Mr. Wei continued to laugh, his laughter was calm and calm, and raised his hand to signal Xiaoba to continue looking at the back.
Xiaoba didn't understand this smile, but Luke had already translated it in his mind - if you have money, you can do whatever you want.
Sure enough, Xiaoba lowered his head in confusion and turned to the second document at the back. His eyes suddenly widened and his hands began to tremble slightly.
After several seconds, he looked up, his eyes a little red: "Has my father's case been reopened?"
Mr. Wei stood straight under his black coat and nodded calmly: "I donated some funds to the GCPD's old case investigation team, and they said they could help."
If it were a comic, the Master Wei in front of Xiaoba at this moment would not be black, but carrying a thousand-foot-long golden light, with $ symbols flying all over it.
Xiaoba was touched, but he was a little confused: "Is this... considered bribery?"
As soon as he said this, he felt it was inappropriate.
Who is Mr. Wei, that he needs to bribe the GCPD? I really want to get Xiaoba's father out, find a lawyer to apply for medical parole, and then he can go out after going through the formalities.
The cost of such an operation may not be as much as his donation to the GCPD.
Besides, donations to the GCPD do not meet the definition of bribery.
Mr. Wei smiled calmly: "If it was bribery, then I should have asked them to release him directly. But now... the old case investigation team and CSI are collaborative departments."
Xiaoba was stunned: "You mean..."
Master Wei: "Using GCPD's resources to investigate is much easier than searching on your own, and it also has legal force."
Xiaoba understood and became excited: "Thank you, thank you Bruce."
Master Wei just patted him on the shoulder and said, "Everything will be fine, work hard." Then he turned and left.
Xiaoba stood there, excited for a while before he calmed down. He turned around and saw Luke who had started working again. "Hey, Bell, I may not have time to do this recently."
Luke didn't care: "It's okay, I'll accompany you to the prison later."
Minibus:
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Sitting in Luke's black SUV, Xiaoba finally couldn't help but ask: "Are you worried about me?"
Luke started the car, casually set the destination, and let the car drive automatically.
Then he took out a large paper bag from the storage box between the driver and the co-pilot: "Sandwich, or something?"
Xiaoba, who is known as a food black hole, accepted everything. He reached out and took one out. He peeled off the wrapper and took a bite. Then he said vaguely, "Actually, I can go by myself."
He just doesn't like interacting with ordinary people, but he's not a fool.
Be it Mr. Wei, Luke, or even Diana, they all treated him like a younger brother.
Although it felt good to be cared for, it also made him a little embarrassed as an adult.
Luke: "Bruce helped you with the paperwork, so I should help a little bit."
Seeing Xiaoba's tangled expression, he stopped keeping him in suspense: "I used to work as a detective, so I have some personal skills in solving cases. Your father's case has been over for so many years, and I need some external help to recall some overlooked details."
Xiaoba opened his mouth wide: "You? Detective?"
Luke chuckled. "If you don't believe me, I can tell you again when Diana comes back with her lasso. I was indeed a detective, and I was in the homicide unit."
Xiaoba: ... This major is really suitable for me! Wasn't my father wrongly imprisoned for murdering my mother
Luke was also eating a sandwich and explained casually, "Actually, I've read the case file on your father's case. As long as we find a great lawyer and find a few loopholes in the police evidence, he can be released in half a year at most."
Minibus is tangled.
He thought so, but his father didn't.
Carrying the label of "suspected" murderer of his wife and coming out as an "outlaw" is not a good thing for the old father who has already lost his fighting spirit.
It's like someone is convicted of "rape", but is released due to insufficient evidence in the final trial.
Most people who have heard about this still think that this man is a would-be rapist.
If this crime is not completely cleared, anywhere will be a prison for the decadent father Barry.
"But after discussing with Bruce, I feel that we must give your father a clear explanation." Luke interrupted Xiaoba's worries: "So for the time being, we will have to let him stay in prison for a while."
Xiaoba didn't feel wronged at all as the case could be overturned completely, and he nodded repeatedly.
But after he was in prison, he realized that he had underestimated the power of money.
The two of them sat on a comfortable leather sofa. The captain of the prison guards stood beside them, but his posture was respectful and his face was obviously attentive: "Mr. Bell, are you satisfied with this private reception room? Do you need a cup of coffee?"
Luke didn't answer, but raised his hand to signal him to be quiet, then waved for Xiaoba, who was pretending to be an assistant.
Xiaoba also looked serious as he walked to the small table in front and put a suitcase with a shiny silver shell that looked extremely high-end on it.
The box had been scanned when it came in, and there was no metal or suspicious items inside. The prison guard captain, who had not seen the scanning screen, turned his head curiously to look at it.
As a result, Xiaoba took out a complete set of bone china tea set, including a teapot.
Then, there is a thermos of black tea.
Finally, there is a three-tier pastry stand that is folded and stacked with isolation in the middle.