Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 176 Going to sea (five thousand)

  Becca community, home of Robert Sullivan.

  Robert Sullivan is a tall white old man. At four o'clock in the afternoon, he pushed the barbecue grill out of the garage.

   This barbecue grill has been with him for ten years, and it is like a friend to him, an old buddy who is indispensable in life.

  Barbecue grills, bacon, and cold beer were moved to the yard one after another by him.

  For a big parent, family dinner day is indispensable, and it is the best way to unite family members.

  A black Mercedes-Benz G500 parked in front of the house, and a tall black-haired young man got out of the car.

  Robert was a little surprised, "Hey, Detective Luke, I didn't expect you to be the first to arrive."

   Luke laughs, "I feel the call of the barbecue.

  Grandpa, by the way, I’m the vice-team, Luke’s vice-team. "

   "Really? You got promoted again."

   "Of course, don't look at whose grandson I am."

   "Good boy, you have my demeanor, much better than your uncle."

  Robert said in a low voice, "Sometimes I even wonder. Is Grandma cheating on me behind my back."

  Luke "…"

   "Fortunately your mother is like me."

  Luke "…"

   "Boy, don't stand around stupidly, come over and see how my marinated steak is doing."

  Luke walked over, and there were tomahawk steak, lamb chops, tuna, sausage, etc. on the table.

   “Very good, almost Michelin level.”

  Robert said, "I heard that Maggie likes to eat tuna."

  Hearing Robert talking about the little fat man's girlfriend without thinking, Luke was a little surprised, "Grandpa, why do you think of Maggie?"

   "Because she is also coming to the dinner party."

   Luke was a little embarrassed, "Really?"

   "Of course, I checked with Jack. We have a new addition to our family dinner. Definitely a day to remember."

   "That's right." Luke sighed secretly, and changed the subject, "Grandpa, is there anything I can do?"

   "Go get the stereo out, we're going to play some celebratory music later."

   "As you wish."

  A red Santana of unknown hands stopped at the door, and a fat white man with a beard got out of the car, "Hi, my dear nephew, long time no see."

   Luke smiled, "That's right, it's been a long time."

   "Aren't my dear old sister and little fat man here yet?"

  Robert said, "They will be here in a while. Maggie will be here too. Val, you have to pay attention in a while."

  Val patted his forehead, "Ohmygod, you're not kidding, are you?"

  Robert pointed at him and warned, "If you mess up the party, I'll throw you out of here."

  Val sighed, and asked Luke, "And you, did you bring your girlfriend?"

  Luke shrugged, "She's been busy with work recently."

  Val breathed a sigh of relief, "I finally heard good news."

  Luke "…"

  Val said, "Don't you think it's too exaggerated for the little fat man to bring his girlfriend to the party?"

  Luke didn't answer, but just raised his chin at Grandpa.

  Val sighed again, "Take out two green bills from his pocket and put them in Luke's hand. Return yours, thanks."

   "Uncle, I'm not in a hurry."

   "I have money now, I said I won't always be like that, sooner or later there will be a day of transfer."

   Luke asked, "Have you got a job yet?"

   "Yes, a friend asked me to help write a song." Val said perfunctorily, not wanting to talk about this topic, "I heard that Angela was killed, is there such a thing?"

   "You also know Angela?"

   "Of course, we are considered the same period, no, I should be regarded as her predecessor, and joined the band earlier than her.

  Although I haven’t met, but more or less know the characters of the same period, you know. "

  A lot of people know Angela, Luke thought, and I know her too.

  Val showed a curious look, "Angela was really bitten to death by a vampire?"

   "Angela was indeed dead, but she was not killed by a vampire."

   "Then how she died, I'm quite curious."

Luke thought for a while and briefly introduced, "You should know that Angela's music is all about vampires. One of her fans is also a serious vampire fan. After taking the drug, she hallucinated and regarded herself as a vampire. Killed Angela."

  The confidentiality of the case is mainly aimed at the details of the investigation, and the general situation can still be said.

  Val's eyes widened, "Actually, I'm quite envious of Angela, she has a group of loyal fans.

  This is actually quite rare. Not everyone can have it. "

  Before Val finished speaking, a car drove directly to the door of the house.

  Linda was about to get out of the car when Robert yelled, "Linda, drive your car into the garage and don't block Luke's car."

  Linda rolled her eyes, but said nothing.

  The little fat man got out of the car and said in an exaggerated tone, "Hey, grandpa, uncle, brother, look who is here."

  Maggie stepped out from the back of the car, wearing a pink dress, which seemed to have been specially dressed.

  The little fat man walked over to help him very attentively.

  Robert greeted her with a smile, "Hi, Maggie, welcome."

   "Hello, Mr. Sullivan. This is a gift from me." Maggie handed over a box.

  Robert opened it and saw that there was a bottle of champagne inside, "Thank you, I like it very much.

  Jack, show Maggie around, the barbecue will be ready soon. "

   "Hi, Maggie."

   "Maggie."

  Val and Luke both greeted each other at the same time, and then stood beside them in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.

  The little fat man took Maggie to visit the house.

  Robert secretly gave the little fat man a thumbs up.

   Linda said to her younger brother and eldest son, "Do you suddenly feel a little redundant?

   It's okay, you'll get used to it. "

   Luke and Val looked at each other.

   "Grandpa, let me barbecue."

   "Dad, I will help you barbecue."

  The two shouted at the same time.

   "NO, you two stay away from my barbecue.

  What the **** are you doing? "Robert wondered why the two slackers suddenly became attentive.

   Half an hour later, the gathering party officially started.

  Because one more member joined, Robert seemed very happy, and even opened a bottle of red wine that had been preserved for 10 years.

  The little fat man was also very happy, circling around Maggie like an attentive bee.

  Val was a little embarrassed at first, drank two bottles of beer, but let go, took the guitar out of the house, and wanted to sing a song.

  But Linda mercilessly rejected her.

  Maggie is an extrovert, and she blends into family gatherings smoothly.

  Luke also had a good impression of her, and they chatted quickly.

  Tell her about the scandals of the little fat man when he was a child, which made Maggie laugh out loud.

   Now it's the little fat man's turn to be embarrassed.

   "Ding Dong..." Luke's cell phone rang.

   Click on it and see that it is a message from Matthew.

  The content of the information is the information of Lawrence Miller.

  Name, Lawrence Miller

Sex: Male

   Date of Birth, March 3, 1963

  Mobile phone number, 6265762342

   Social Security Number, 623-52-7387

  Marital status, divorced.

  Ex-wife, Claudia Miller

  Daughter, Daisy Miller

  …

  Marian Del Rey Marina.

  In the early morning, the breeze is blowing, the sky is clear, and the blue waves are like washing, which is a good weather for going to sea.

  Luke stood by the sea, looking into the distance.

  In the distance, the sea and the sky meet like a line.

  He likes the sea very much. Every time he sees the vast sea, his heart will calm down, making people feel very small. Many things that he couldn't figure out and couldn't let go of were diluted with the sea water.

   "Hi, Luke." A pickup truck stopped nearby, and Jones poked his head out to say hello.

  Luke glanced at the pickup truck, "Captain Jones, you are also here for sea fishing."

   "This question made me ask. It's the first time I've seen someone younger than me. You should be able to sail a boat, right?"

  Luke "…"

  Is your sister only so useful?

   After waiting for a few minutes, Rhett also arrived, and there were two other people with him.

  A middle-aged Caucasian man with a serious face, short hair, a big beard, a thin build, and a serious look.

  A woman in her forties, with brown thin and cool curly hair, wearing a blue casual clothes, full of aura.

  Rett said, "Guys, the old rules, I have already booked a yacht to go to sea, everyone is AA.

   First, let's introduce the new captain, Luke's Lieutenant of the Heist and Murder Division. "

  Jones patted him on the shoulder and said in the tone of someone who has experienced it, "Dude, you can ask me if you don't understand anything."

   "Thank you." Luke replied without sincerity.

  Rett pointed to the man and introduced, "This is the Chief of the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles Police Department, Percy Beach."

   Pointing to the brown-haired woman, he introduced, "Mercedes Marceau, the police superintendent of the Western Division."

   Luke smiled, "Sheriff, Superintendent, it's an honor to meet you."

  Percy laughed, "Deputy Luke, I've known you for a long time, and I finally saw him today."

  Luke was surprised. This Sergeant Percy is a big boss of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How could he use the words "Long Admired"? This is not a good sign.

   "Sheriff Percy, have you heard me?"

  Percy laughed, "Some time ago, when you were investigating the school Y shooting case, many citizens complained about your revealing clothes. If it wasn't for the press conference that turned things around, according to the procedure, we would definitely have to talk to you."

  Luke shrugged, "Thank you for raising your hand."

  Percy shook his head, "It has nothing to do with me."

  Rett spread his hands, "OK, ladies and gentlemen, our yacht has arrived."

  Everyone boarded the yacht, and the three bosses were lying on deck chairs blowing the sea breeze.

  Luke sails.

  Jones throws him a cold beer.

  Luke opened the beer and took a sip, "Have you talked to David?"

   "Yes." Jones nodded.

   "Did he say yes?"

   "He said he would think about it, but I believe he will agree."

   "Where does the confidence come from?" Even Luke, his old partner, was not sure about David's thoughts. After leaving the bar that day, David didn't communicate with him.

  Jones laughed, "Think about Vincent's deputy team. Looking at your old partner, if I were David, I would definitely choose to be transferred to another department as the deputy team.

   You must know that David is much older than you. His age is a watershed. If he can be promoted to the vice team, he still has the potential to rise.

  If you cannot be promoted to the vice team, it is likely to be another Vincent vice team in the future.

   This is the best choice for him. "

  Luke asked curiously, "What do you like about David?"

   "Our anti-crime and anti-narcotics department is more dangerous than the robbery and murder department. We have to deal with gangs and drug dealers all day long. These guys are vicious scum. Only by being more ruthless and tougher than them can we deter them.

  Some of David’s shortcomings will become advantages in our company, won’t they? "

   As David’s partner, Luke is the one who knows his style of handling cases best. During the investigation process, he is reckless and irritable, and is easily complained by the object of investigation.

   This is also one of the reasons why he has not been promoted to the deputy team for a long time.

  If the law enforcement process faces gangs or poisonous rice, there will be much fewer such complaints.

  From a certain point of view, the anti-crime and anti-drug department may indeed be more suitable for David's character.

  Of course, a person's character is not formed in a day. According to Luke's speculation, the reason why David's temper is more irritable is also related to his ex-wife.

  Since the two parties divorced, David's temper has improved a lot.

   It used to be a frequent outbreak, but now it is irregular.

  After driving more than ten nautical miles, Luke stopped the boat, anchored, and everyone started fishing.

  Rett raised his glass, "Thank you."

  Luke said disapprovingly, "I quite like sailing."

  He's not saying polite words, at least he's not fresh yet.

  Everyone got off the hook.

   began to sit on the deck and chat.

  Blowing the sea breeze, drinking beer, eating fruit, very comfortable.

  Percy asked, "Deputy Luke, I heard that you just solved a murder case related to 'vampires'. I'm quite interested. Can you tell me about it?"

  Luke looked at Rhett aside.

  The latter nodded.

  The boss has spoken, and all the colleagues present are colleagues from the police system. The case has already been solved, so it doesn't matter if it is said.

  Luke described the situation of the 'Holy Blood' case.

  After listening, Percy said enviously, "I've always felt that the work of the Robbery and Murder Division is more... It's not appropriate to say that it's wonderful, but compared with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it's not that boring.

  I thought about joining the Police Detective Agency when I was young, but I ended up in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for various reasons. "

  Rett laughed, "Are you serious? You actually want to join the police department?"

   "Of course. Whether it's our era or this era, most of the film and television dramas about the police are about police detectives.

  Have you ever seen a TV series about the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

  I guess no one wants to shoot it, let alone watch it. ’ Percy smiled wryly.

  Mercedes Marceau echoed, "I agree with Percy, there are very few film and television dramas about police officers.

  Obviously our work is the closest to the lives of citizens. "

   "Perhaps it is because it is closer to life that there is no sense of mystery." Reid responded with a smile, and changed the topic,

   "Percy, I heard that your son is also a policeman, how is he doing?

   Do you have the style you had back then? "

  Percy made a gesture of invitation, "This should be asked to Superintendent Mercedes Marceau, my son is now her soldier."

  Mercedes said, "Percy's son is very good. It can be said that he is better than the blue. He broke many records in the police academy. After entering the Western Division, he also ranked first among the trainee police officers in the same group.

   is a rare talent.

  Of course, from what I know of him, he is not very suitable for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "

  Percy spread his hands, "You're right, I also talked to him, he doesn't really want to join the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

  Rett joked, "It seems that your idea of ​​inheriting your father's business is gone."

  Percy was a little helpless, "Young people nowadays have their own ideas, and I can't control it, let them go."

  Luke was fishing while listening to the three chatting.

  These three bosses, except for Rhett who was chatting and busy fishing at the same time, the other two don't seem to like sea fishing at all.

  For this sake, Luke will not foolishly think that everyone is really here for pure sea fishing.

  Perhaps, some people like sea fishing, but there must be other reasons.

   Luke began to analyze the three-person dialogue, which was not too difficult for him.

   First of all, the relationship between the three people must be connected in series.

  Rett, Deputy Director of the Police Detective Bureau, in charge of the Robbery and Murder Division.

  Percy, the boss of the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles Police Department.

  Mercedes, head of the Patrol Department of the Western Division.

   Among them, Reid and Percy look familiar.

   And Percy's son is a subordinate of Mercedes.

  Patrol police is a relatively basic department. Most of the police officers will intern and work in the patrol department. After that, some will stay in the patrol department, and some will be reassigned to other departments.

   Judging from what Percy said just now, Percy has plans to help his son adjust the department, but his son doesn't want to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

  Then Rhett's role is obvious.

  Percy's son is likely to want to be transferred to the police department, or even the robbery and murder department.

  If this is the case, then why did Jones, the captain of the anti-crime and anti-narcotics division, appear here?

Yes.

   David.

  The Department of Robbery and Murder is also a radish and a pit.

  David has been transferred, so he can enter the newcomer logically.

  As for his newly promoted deputy team, perhaps he hopes that he can take care of Percy's son.

  However, Susan is also from the Internal Affairs Department of the Police Detective Bureau. Even if they don't work together, she and Percy should know each other.

  Why didn't Percy ask her for help?

  Luke seemed to have no intention of making a conversation, "Superintendent Mercedes, I know a rookie named John, he should also be in your branch."

  Mercedes smiled, "Yes, he is an interesting guy. He used to be a real estate renovation contractor, and he only started to change careers in his forties.

  He and Percy's son are at the same time and the oldest trainee police officer in recent years. Their superintendent once wanted him to leave, thinking that he was not qualified for the job.

  But he still persisted, and his grades were excellent.

  I am very optimistic about him. "

   Luke laughed, "I've dealt with him a few times, and it's really interesting."

   The two chatted for a while, and Luke looked at Percy who was aside, "Sheriff Percy, do you know our Captain Susan?"

  “Of course, although we don’t work in the same police station, there are often work handovers.

  She is a bit serious, and she is very suitable for the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

  I believe that even if her relatives violated the regulations of the police station, she would still be unselfish.

   To be honest, I was quite surprised that she was transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "

  Percy's words solved Luke's doubts.

  Susan is too 'iron and selfless', even if her relatives make mistakes, she will not let them go, let alone Percy's son?

  So, myself, the newly promoted deputy team, is the best candidate.

   After finding out the general situation, Luke started to fish steadily...

   Sorry for the late update.

   I'm really not lazy.

   Daily life is really difficult to write.

   Not only should it be close to life, but also interesting, but not watery.

   Very thoughtful.

  (end of this chapter)