Fortunately, Chief Brad broke the awkward atmosphere with a string of official language.
To sum up, it is what Dustin said, but it is all very official and implicit.
After he finished speaking, Director Brad nodded and said, "Luke, Miss Perry wants to express her gratitude to you alone. Please take her to the reception room to talk."
That was the reception room next to the director's office. The two of them walked through a door in the room and Luke closed the door.
Jennifer looked a little conflicted, and after a moment she said, "Because you solved the case quickly this time and saved me a lot of trouble, I will give you a bonus of one million alone."
Luke laughed and shook his head to refuse: "No, Ms. Perry, I didn't make such a high contribution in this case, so forget about the bonus."
He didn't want to take the money.
Firstly, I think the money is too little and it would be conspicuous if I received it.
He now lives in a small villa, has millions of US dollars in deposits in the bank, and millions of cash that cannot be seen in the light. Would he say such nonsense
Secondly, the money Jennifer gave was actually hush money, which was different from the villa that old man Aoki gave voluntarily. After accepting the money, he felt that it was a bit of blackmail.
Jennifer bit her lip: "Please accept it."
Luke knew what she meant, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Can I ask, will you donate to our police station this time?"
Jennifer was stunned and replied, "Yes, I will donate one million US dollars to the West District Police Department." This is of course also a hush money. Otherwise, there are several people in the West District Police Department who are in contact with this case, and it would be bad if they go out and talk nonsense.
As for what those two murderous security guards said, it didn’t matter.
No pictures? No pictures, nothing to say.
The key is to ensure that the police and the suspect do not contradict each other.
Luke nodded: "Then let's change it to two million. If you want, you can donate some directly to our serious crime team, and I'll be very happy."
Jennifer was surprised: "Donate to your major crime team?"
This is America. He doesn't want the one million dollars for himself and gives it all to the police. Does he really think those medals are of any use
Luke nodded and said righteously, "Yes. And this is not a requirement. I work hard on cases because the police station pays me, not because the victims give me bonuses. Okay, Miss Perry, I didn't take those things that day, and my attitude was already very clear. Don't worry about this kind of thing anymore. I don't have that much free time."
Jennifer felt a little ashamed after hearing these words: Am I really too complicated? Do I really just want to be a good police officer
Mouth Cannon fooled Jennifer, and the two of them came out of the reception room and returned to the director's office.
Luke: "Chief, I've finished talking to Miss Perry."
Brad looked at the expressions of the two and nodded: "Okay, then you go ahead and get busy."
Luke saluted and said goodbye, then turned around and went out and closed the door.
Back at the desk, Selina looked at the file in her hand with a bored look on her face. When she saw him coming back, her eyes lit up: "What's the good news?"
Luke chuckled: "Why don't you say that it was Dustin who asked me to go and give him a scolding?"
Selina said disdainfully: "How could he bear to scold you? You don't need a promotion and you work very hard."
Luke was very supportive of this argument. He waved for her to come closer and told her about Jennifer.
Selena: ⊙o⊙!
Luke: "It's enough for you to know. Even to Elsa and Dustin, you have to pretend that you know nothing about it. Do you understand?"
Selina: “Huh?”
Luke: "Do you understand acting? Detective Selina, if you don't have acting skills, do you still want a promotion and a raise?"
Selina: "Ok, I understand."
Not long after, the phone on Luke's desk rang again. This time he picked it up himself, said a few words, and had a puzzled look on his face.
Selina: "Acting! Pay attention to your acting! Detective Luke."
Luke: "... Wait, maybe I really have to compete with big stars in acting skills."
Selina: “What?”
Luke: "The chief said that the big star has something and wants my help."
Selina: "... She wouldn't suddenly change her hobbies, would she?"
Luke: “Haha.” He went to the director’s office again.
After more than ten minutes, he came back.
Selena: ⊙_⊙
Luke looked at her big, shining eyes and knew that although she was not a big fan of celebrities, she was very concerned about everything about them and was most keen on exposing their embarrassing stories.
A lot of the gossip about celebrities that he knew was completely revealed to him by this guy during casual conversations, such as someone going out without a bra, or peeing in the car, or forgetting to shave, etc.
"Okay, clean up. Leave the case on hand to Lisa and the others. We have a new mission." Luke had a smile on his face.
Selena stood up in an instant, quickly finished throwing the pot away, and walked back to pick up her clothes.
Luke helped her pick up the bag and walked out.
Selina put on her coat and chased after him: "What new mission? Where's the information?"
Luke handed her bag back to her: "Let's talk about it in the car."
After arriving at the parking lot and getting in the car, Luke drove the car next to a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, opened the window and honked the horn.
The Mercedes Sprinter started slowly and drove forward, and Luke followed in his car.
Selina looked at the car in front of her and asked curiously, "Is this Jennifer's car?"
Luke: "Of course, ordinary people would never use such a luxury nanny car."
Selina exclaimed, "How much does this car cost? It must be at least 100,000 or 80,000 US dollars."
Luke: "... I don't know, but this car has been modified. Maybe the cost of the modification is higher than the original car."
Selina said, "Isn't she our new mission?"
Luke nodded helplessly: "I have money and I am willful. What can I do? I am also desperate."
Selina was surprised: "What's wrong?"
"It is said that there have been some rumors recently about the crew she is going to, saying that accidents often happen there, so she asked us to protect this big star for two days to ensure that she will not encounter any danger on the set." Luke explained the situation.
Selina: "What? We are not from the witness protection team. We are not experts in this matter."
Luke: “They gave me money.”
Selina: "Ah? What money?"
Luke: "One million was donated to the West District Police Department, and one million was designated to our Serious Crime Unit."
Selina: "... Um, do you need our 24-hour personal protection?"
Luke: "Just watch her on the set. You don't have to get so excited. It's not like I'm paying you."
Selina: "Haha, we must have a bonus, so we can consider having a big meal to celebrate."
Luke couldn't argue with that.
They were the ones who solved the case, and all three groups, including Elsa, Luke, and Elizabeth, will receive the bonus.
This is a major case that brought in two million in donations to the bureau, so it would be unreasonable not to give out a bonus.
Of course, many detectives may not encounter such a good thing in their lifetime.
During the conversation, the vehicle drove all the way into Hollywood.