Luke's annual salary of 42,000 in Houston has now become 54,000.
Selena's salary rose from 47,000 to over 60,000, but the increase in salary was not enough to offset the increase in living expenses.
Of course, after working for a few years, the two of them will be able to get an annual salary of more than 80,000 yuan, and then they will be able to have more money.
But before that, the two may only be able to rely on the $50,000 settling allowance.
Selena is so upset because she left all the settlement money to the family.
Luke has no opinion on this.
Although Selena looks very independent, she still cares about her family. In terms of money, she is also different from most Americans. She is willing to pay for her family, which is also her freedom.
Luke didn't find it strange either. He was a Chinese in his last life. It's not unusual for parents and children to help each other to the point of bankruptcy.
His $50,000 was mentioned to Catherine, but she didn't want it.
Robert even answered the phone and told him to leave, and took the flowers by himself if he had money.
After all, Robert also has a salary of more than 50,000 a year, plus Catherine's salary of more than 30,000, and Luke comes out to work again, which will reduce their expenses by at least a few thousand dollars a year. The pressure on the two of them is not great.
Before Luke said that he was going to college, Robert still saved more than 20,000 US dollars to pay his college tuition. Now, of course, the money is reserved for Claire, who is a sophomore in high school.
Therefore, Robert and Catherine are not short of money now.
After a good rest for half a day, the two went to the West District Police Station the next day and officially went to work.
Facing the two of them, Dustin Hammer, the leader of the serious crimes team, had a lukewarm attitude, which made them both heave a sigh of relief.
As long as it's not a disgusting person like Berrick.
The two finally did not continue to be partners this time, but were assigned to work with another old police detective.
This is also a matter of reason.
After the incident with Perrick, Luke found himself wanting to dig a little further.
That is, although the two are partners, he can gain the initiative in the case, but it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the team leader.
In Houston, except for the three major cases that happened by coincidence, he didn't solve many cases for more than a month, so the harvest is actually a bit low.
Therefore, he discussed it with Selena.
The two of them each followed an old police detective to speed up their familiarity with the environment here. After a while, he applied to transfer the two back together.
At that time, the two of them will be more familiar with the environment here, and they will have their own sources of information. They will no longer be afraid that the new team leader will show that they have no experience and no connections, just like Berrick.
Although this kind of transfer may not be easy, Luke can find a way.
Selena was assigned to a black police detective named Donald Darke, while Luke was partnered with a middle-aged Hispanic woman named Elsa Torres.
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department with the most female police officers in the United States, about 20% of them.
Secondly, more than 30% of the Hispanic police officers here.
The arrival of Selena undoubtedly increased these two statistics a little bit. It is not surprising that Luke was assigned a Hispanic woman as his partner.
Looking at Luke, Elsa was a little curious: "Come on, I still have two cases in hand. Are you okay? Do you need me to give you a vacation?"
Luke smiled: "Oh, Elsa, I actually like working."
Elsa curled her lips: "Nonsense, no one likes to work. At least not many people in the serious crime team like it."
Luke smiled and nodded: "Well, then you can pretend that I just came and want to show a correct work attitude."
Elsa was taken aback for a moment, then laughed: "Well, that's fine."
After getting in the car, Elsa drove the car out.
From this point of view, this is a very strong woman, and she doesn't even want to hand over the steering wheel to Luke.
However, in the serious crime team, it is difficult for a woman with a weaker personality to stay.
Luke asked casually, "What case are we going to investigate?"
Elsa: "A troublesome case, do you know Winterster-Katie?"
Luke thought for a while, then shook his head: "It sounds familiar, I can't remember it."
Elsa glanced at him: "You really don't know?"
Luke: "Famous? Male or female?"
Elsa: "... A female star who has only become popular in the past two years is only 21 years old this year. She entered the industry at the age of 16. At the age of 19, she acted in the movie "Don't Move" by the great director Peide, and she became famous immediately. "
Luke: "Oh, I really don't know. It's just familiar, maybe I accidentally saw her name on the news."
Elsa hehe: "She has a good figure, and Kenlu, you haven't seen her movie?"
Luke shrugged: "I like to watch movies and TV shows with great special effects and big scenes, such as Star Wars or Band of Brothers. The kind you are talking about should be literary films, right? I don't really watch them."
Elsa snorted and accepted the answer.
"She has been in a little trouble recently. Someone died in her home yesterday, but she said she didn't know him at all. Now, I'm going to her home to ask about the situation." Elsa said.
Luke: "What about the specific situation of the deceased?"
"Anonymous. No identification, no dental records, no fingerprints or dna records. Young white male, 25 to 27 years old, 1.75 meters tall, weighing more than 220 pounds. Oh, By the way, his body was floating naked in the swimming pool of Miss Katie's house, and it was only discovered by the cleaning nanny the next morning, and then the police were called." Elsa said a lot of information.
Luke listened attentively, and was surprised after listening: "1.75 meters, 220 pounds? Is this a big fat man?"
Elsa nodded: "So, except for the ghost, I can't think of the possibility of this person dying there quietly. The security of that Miss Kitty's house is not bad, it's not like a fat man of 200 pounds can come in and out casually." The place."
Luke was also surprised by this.
It is inconvenient for a fat man weighing more than two hundred pounds to move, let alone run into the home of a female star.
These rich people basically have electronic security systems in their homes, and someone will check them after they are touched. They are not professionals, so it is not so easy to sneak in.
While the two were talking, they had already driven to Beverly Hills.
Luke was surprised: "Katie lives here, she is very rich? Hasn't she been popular for a few years?"
Elsa shrugged: "She's already living here, how to make money, how much money she makes, that's what the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) cares about."
Luke also asked casually, and then changed the subject: "Have you found any clues before?"
Elsa shook her head: "This big star is very airy, and a lawyer was present yesterday. If she didn't get involved in a life lawsuit, she would directly ask the nanny to tell us to leave."