Lu Ke moved quickly, spreading a thick layer of peanut butter on his toast.
He must be very busy today, if he doesn't eat enough for breakfast, he is afraid that his legs will weaken from hunger at noon.
But he was habitually picky: "Then you mean, as long as today is over, I can be late?"
The toast in Robert's mouth almost didn't come out, he coughed dryly several times, and forced a sip of milk before recovering.
He rarely wins against Lu Ke in bickering, because his thinking is always not as clear as someone else's.
That's all the talking between the two of them, there are a lot of things to do today.
After Robert finished eating the toast and drinking the milk, he got up and urged him. Lu Ke drank the milk in a few gulps, and went out with the half-eaten toast.
Catherine walked out quickly: "Aren't you coming back for lunch?"
Robert: "No, just buy some outside."
Lu Ke smiled, and quickly took a large kraft paper bag from Catherine's hand, and smacked her forehead with his mouth full of bread crumbs: "Oh, that's really great. Thank you for preparing it for me alone. lunch."
Robert's face darkened immediately.
It turned out that Catherine made a little extra just now, and wanted them to take it with them so that they could eat a little bit when they were hungry.
Seeing the two men get into the car with a dark face and the other joking, Catherine smiled.
The two of them went to work together and felt a lot more at ease.
They are all the people she cares about the most. Taking care of each other should reduce the danger.
Of course, Robert may still be taking care of Luke now, but judging from Luke's performance since childhood, he and Robert will be able to take care of each other soon.
Catherine never doubted it.
The police car sped toward Knox.
There was no medical examiner in the town, so an autopsy had to be sent to Knox's forensics department.
However, Knox's forensic department is just so-so. If it can't be solved, it depends on whether the town sends him to a more professional forensic department, such as Houston.
America is different from China.
Their administrative districts are divided into states, counties and cities in descending order, followed by smaller towns and villages.
But the law enforcement system works backwards.
County sheriffs and state troopers don't care about what rural and city police departments do.
Moreover, the town police station is not under the management of the city police station, let alone the county police station, but is directly responsible to the townspeople. The salaries of the town police officers are allocated by the town's administrative system.
Therefore, it is not uncommon to rob cases between police stations.
After all, the police stations across the country have no direct superior-subordinate relationship. Even when FIs go to various parts of the country to handle cases, they are often scolded by the local police stations, thinking that they are here to intervene in matters within their purview.
The town police station is only responsible to the residents of the town. Once a case occurs, it is best to solve it by yourself.
Unless it can't be solved and the impact is bad, the general local police station will not hand over the handling of the case to other departments, no matter whether the department is FI or other police stations.
Robert rushed to Knox to see the autopsy in such a hurry that he wanted to determine the nature of the case as soon as possible.
If the girl accidentally drowned herself, it has little to do with the police.
If it is artificial, he must solve the case as soon as possible.
The small town hadn't had a murder case for many years, especially since the daughter of the town's residents died, so we couldn't relax.
The faster the case is solved, the more it can show that the police officers of the small town police station are not salary thieves.
After galloping all the way, the police car arrived at the Knox Police Station in less than an hour.
However, the forensics department is not in the police station, but in a four-story building next door.
Whether that was because the Knox police didn't want a morgue in the basement, either, is unknown.
After getting out of the car, Robert didn't go in immediately, but looked at Lu Ke: "Do you know what you need to pay attention to when you are a policeman just now?"
Lu Ke pondered for a moment, then replied: "Listen more, read more, talk less, and move less?"
Robert: "...Damn it, where did you hear it? Well, this is so damn right, and very concise. It's decided, you are not allowed to say this to other people in the future, and I will use it to teach my subordinates .”
Lu Ke: ... Can I say that this is the most commonly used golden sentence for newcomers in the official literature I read in the previous life
After declaring his name and position, Robert took Lu Ke and found Room No. 3 according to the guidance of the aunt at the reception.
The so-called No. 3 room is the No. 3 autopsy room.
Robert didn't have any scruples, he just knocked on the door a few times before pushing the door open.
A middle-aged man in his forties just nodded when he saw Robert: "You are here, wait for a while, let me finish this cup of freshly ground coffee."
Robert: —_—!
Lu Ke: (⊙_⊙?)
Is something wrong? Lu Ke felt deeply suspicious, did he come from a coffee shop
Robert's complexion was not very good, but he didn't have an attack. Instead, he lowered his voice: "That's what he does. Before he starts work in the morning, he insists on getting himself a cup of freshly ground coffee. If he doesn't take a sip, he won't be able to cheer up all day."
Lu Ke lowered his voice: "Are you sure he said coffee?"
Robert's cheeks twitched: "He never touches those things, including weeds. I think coffee feels almost like weeds to him. He is addicted to this stuff."
Lu Ke was silent.
But that's not all.
While waiting for the freshly ground coffee to be ready, the middle-aged man turned on the stereo on the desk. The sound was not particularly loud, but it was very clear in this extremely quiet autopsy room.
It's a piece of violin music, but Lu Ke couldn't tell which piece it was, because he wasn't interested in it.
However, the tune is surprisingly good.
It took a full thirty minutes before the middle-aged man unhurriedly drank a small cup of coffee, without any intention of sharing it with Robert.
Robert is no longer impatient, he knows the temper of the person in front of him, and he is not in a hurry to kill him.
Who let others have the ability! Well, the fact is that this guy is the only official medical examiner in Knox City.
The middle-aged man put away all his coffee-drinking stuff, and then looked at Lu Ke for a moment: "Newcomer?"
Robert: "My kid, Luke. He's also a cop, first day on the job today. Mars, can you hurry up?"
The middle-aged man was amazed: "Hehe, you brought me here on the first day of work, are you sure it's his own?"
Lu Ke smiled and said nothing, carrying out his policy of saying less, and there was Robert beside him.
Sure enough, Robert's complexion darkened: "Mars, don't make fun of my family."
The middle-aged man named Mars was stunned, and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm used to joking with those bitches in the bureau. You know, before Hank... er, forget it."