Luke's words were rather presumptuous, but he and Damon had been through thick and thin together, so it wasn't strange for him to say something like that.
Damon opened his mouth, but couldn't think of an answer.
Could he say that Mindy was very precocious and that nobody could rob her, which was why he had left her alone at home?
Luke said, "Also, it's not the holidays yet. She's watching cartoons at home alone. That's not good for her growth."
Damon continued to be bombarded until he was speechless.
Luke said, "I'm just reminding you that Mindy is still a child. Don't … let her do whatever she wants."
Damon could only nod.
Luke changed the topic. "I heard that you've been sketching recently. Do you want to be an artist, or have you always been one?"
Damon smiled bitterly. "I have some plans. Maybe I'll be a cartoonist in the future. It won't be as grand as an artist."
Luke didn't think much of it. "It's fine if you're not an artist. A few days ago, there was a case involving an artist. Luckily, I ran into him, and he was sent to a psychiatrist, or he would've been sent to prison. "
Damon was lost for words. Can we still have a pleasant chat? What kind of question was that?!
After stabbing Damon's heart, Luke finally talked to him about comics.
Damon hadn't officially started working on his comics yet, because he didn't have a reasonable idea for the main character.
Luke chuckled. "I'm drawing Batman."
Damon was stunned. "But … there's no copyright."
Luke looked at him strangely. "Do you think Batman will come to you for copyright fees? That's assuming you don't discredit him. "
Damon still shook his head. "It's theft to take something without permission. I can't profit from Batman's fame. "
Luke thought for a moment, then replied, "Then you can just put up a notice in the newspaper and ask him if he's willing to let you use him to create comics."
Damon was stunned. "You can do that?"
Luke said, "Did Batman say that you can't do that?"
Damon: "… He really didn't."
Luke said, "Then that settles it. We can see the other party's reaction first. What if it succeeds?"
Damon's expression changed.
As a veteran detective, he wasn't an idiot. He had been in the underworld for so long, and had seen everything.
Luke was being opportunistic.
Batman had saved more than a hundred people, and he had never asked for a reward, nor had he asked for an appearance fee on TV.
This Justice Value had broken through the sky, the number one superhero who was almost a saint. Would he run out to a cartoonist to ask for copyright fees? At most, he would beat up those cartoonists who dared to draw his crotch.
Well, that wasn't very likely either.
Just some of the pictures that Mindy found on the Internet contained a lot of "crooked" rumors about Batman, such as "Batman and Iron CP," and these comics had a lot of fans.
These cartoonists had never heard of anyone being beaten up by Batman.
Clearly, Batman didn't care about the "hobbies" of these otakus.
Looking at Damon's hesitation, Luke said with a smile, "If you really make money, you should donate more to charity. Batman would be happy to contribute to charity, right?"
Da Meng was stunned. Then he slapped his forehead and said, "That's right. I'll donate the royalties."
He was only using the title of a cartoonist to facilitate his "daily" life in the future. He did not rely on royalties to make a living.
There was no point in being conflicted just now.
As they continued chatting, Luke mentioned his new job.
Both Da Meng and Mindy were surprised to hear that Luke had been transferred to NYPD HQ.
During the plane hijacking incident, the three of them had worked together to instantly kill five hijackers. Everyone knew that the other party wasn't simple.
Thus, the father and daughter were mainly surprised by the suddenness of Luke's "job-hopping," not that he could join NYPD.
Luke also mentioned the recent security situation in New York, and casually told them about the aftermath of the D 'Amico case so that they would know that the case was over.
He then described the bounties on the masked heroes and the large number of hitmen operating in New York in the tone of an urban legend.
Of course, Da Meng and Mindy knew about this.
They had a lot of intelligence sources, but none of them were as "direct and accurate" as Luke's.
In the end, Luke said in an affirmative tone, "New York hasn't been peaceful recently. Anyone who wants to cause trouble might run into some formidable characters, and it's very easy for them to be unlucky. As far as we know, a lot of gang members have gone into hiding or even left New York. "
Da Meng and Mindy looked at each other and rejoiced. Thankfully, they had been busy adapting to daily life and hadn't gone out.
In the past few days, Da Meng had paid a donation of 100,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan in tuition fees to settle Mindy's enrollment.
After Christmas, Mindy would become a glorious middle school student, and Da Meng would start preparing to become a cartoonist.
It was only after everything was arranged that he could leisurely sketch.
Mindy, on the other hand, watched TV and read at home to adjust her biological clock.
After going to school, it was basically impossible for her to go out at night. She had to adapt in advance.
The father and daughter, who were adapting to their new lives, hadn't paid much attention to the recent rumors in New York's underworld.
Now that Luke's insider information from the police department had reminded them, they had a clear understanding of the situation.
Da Meng, who had gotten his revenge, simply mumbled to himself, I'm getting old! This world is changing too quickly. It would be better for him to quietly be a mangaka!
After chatting for almost an hour, Luke and Mindy got up and said goodbye.
They exchanged phone numbers and Luke told them his address in the Clinton area, which meant that they could contact each other normally in the future.
Unlike during the hijacking, when both father and daughter were focused on revenge, they were very willing to become friends with Luke now that they had returned to normal life.
The father and daughter liked Luke very much, and Mindy couldn't bear to part with Gold Nugget.
Gold Nugget didn't have a bad feeling about this little girl who was close to it. It wasn't like it hadn't played with children before. Selina and Luke had a total of five children in their family.
Compared with the naughty children, Mindy was much more well-behaved. Most of the time, she just liked to pet the furry dog's head and look at its honest face.
Watching Luke and Selina drive off, Da Meng and Mindy closed the door.
Mindy pondered. "Dad, can I play with them when I'm free?"
Da Meng thought for a moment and shook his head. "They're detectives. They don't even have normal holidays. It's normal for them to be busy. They can go play occasionally, but often … "
Mindy raised her finger. "I promise I won't disturb them."
Da Meng rubbed her head. "Don't get your hopes up. When I was a police officer, I was either not at home or sleeping when I got home. It's easier said than done."
That was all he said.
His daughter was very sensible. As long as she knew about Luke and Selina's situation, she wouldn't do anything rash.
Besides, she would have to go to school after Christmas.
At that time, she wouldn't have the time to disturb them even if she wanted to.
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