Luke threw the luggage into the trunk and asked, "Did Sheerah agree?"
Elsa asked solemnly, "Is that Bobby … really that dangerous?"
Luke nodded. "Let me put it this way. Sheerah's best choice is to never meet him again. But that's obviously impossible, so it's best if she doesn't become his enemy. "
Elsa said helplessly, "But … it's going to be hard to resolve, right? Even I think that Bobby's a little crazy after reading the files. "
Luke said, "Let's try. If it doesn't work, we'll have to send him to prison. I'm only trying my best. It might or might not work, but I don't think anything worse will happen. "
Elsa could only nod in silence.
They arrived at the civilian area in the south before eight o 'clock, before the morning rush hour to avoid a traffic jam.
After a few clicks on his phone, Luke directed Elsa to an address.
Soon, the two of them entered a remote alley and found Bobby, who had passed out drunk in the deepest part of the alley.
Elsa couldn't bear to look at the sloppy man.
This was a man who had ruined his life for an inexplicable infatuation.
She couldn't understand what it meant at all.
Luke grabbed the man and tied him up with plastic straps.
There was a squeak, and Elsa looked over. "Is that the chimpanzee?"
Luke nodded. "It's smart and loyal." As he spoke, he patted the little guy who had been guarding its master vigilantly, only to receive a claw from it.
Naturally, Luke wouldn't be ambushed by it. He simply withdrew his hand with a smile. "It seems that we'll have to wake this guy up first." He then poured a bottle of water on the chimpanzee.
On a January morning, the cold water soon woke up the man who was lying on the ground.
He woke up in a daze and asked the man and the woman in front of him, "Who are you?"
Luke showed them his badge. "PD, Luke of the Major Crimes Division."
Bobby was greatly shocked, but then he calmed down. "Are you here to arrest me?"
Luke nodded, then shook his head. "That depends on what you're thinking."
Bobby was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Luke gestured at Elsa, who said, "What exactly do you think of Sheerah? Do you know how much you've troubled and hurt her by doing this? Is this how you like a woman? "
Bobby was a little stunned. "You are …"
Elsa said, "I'm Sheerah's friend and a police officer. That's why I'm asking you these questions before arresting you. Can you answer me? "
Bobby was silent for a moment before he said, "I don't know either. But the moment I saw her, I fell madly in love with her. I couldn't control it. "
Elsa said, "You couldn't control her, so you used your abilities to get this chimpanzee to drug her? Steal from her house? In the end, he stole a 2.3-million-dollar diamond necklace? Are you treating her like a puppet that you can manipulate? "
Bobby hesitated. "… I … I didn't mean that. I just … couldn't help it."
Elsa almost wanted to pull out her gun.
She was a woman, an independent and strong-minded woman.
That was why she couldn't stand jerks who treated women like toys.
In her fury, she kicked him in the back. "You jerk! What gives you the right to like someone? Do you want to hurt someone just because you like them? Someone like you should be sent to the electric chair! "
Luke finally stopped her, so that she wouldn't shoot Bobby in exasperation.
Looking at the confused and panicked Bobby, he heaved a sigh. "Bobby, do you really like Sheerah? Instead of treating her as your favorite comic book toy in elementary school, the cheerleader you secretly had a crush on in middle school, or the dazzling and outstanding female classmate in college? "
Bobby rolled his eyes and shook his head in the end. "No, I really like her. I like her very, very much."
Luke shook his head. "I've liked a girl before. She wasn't a star, and she was a cheerleader, but I never drugged her, nor did I steal her underwear, phone, photos, or diamond necklace. Fine, she doesn't have a diamond necklace, but she likes me, and you're a complete stranger to Sheerah. Who do you think will accept your love? "
Stumped for a moment, Bobby said, "But … I like her."
Luke shook his head. "You're free to like her. But you used improper means to enter her life and steal her privacy and belongings. That's not an excuse you can use to get away with liking her. "
Bobby was lost for words.
Luke said, "If you really like her, can't you work hard on your own? Don't you have what it takes? "
Bobby was confused. "Work hard?"
Luke said, "That's right. Why do you like Sheerah? Is it because she's pretty or because she sings well? "
Bobby said, "I like both."
Luke said, "Then would you like an ugly, unkempt woman who sleeps on the streets? Well, look here, for example, a woman like this. "He showed Bobby's face in a mirror.
Bobby: "Ew!" He didn't want to like such a woman.
Luke said, "Right? You can't even stand her. How can you expect Sheerah to accept your love?"
As he spoke, he gave Elsa a look. "Elsa, as Sheerah's friend, who do you think is more in line with Sheerah's taste, me or Bobby?"
Elsa said decisively without hesitation, "You, of course."
Luke turned around with a smile. "Do you understand? What's the point of liking her? You have to work hard first. I just graduated from high school half a year ago. I'm a detective in LAPD's Major Crimes Division now. Do you think a high school graduate like me, who doesn't even have a skill, is inferior? "
Bobby: "Huh? Is that so? Then what should I do? "
Luke took out his phone and swiped quickly on it, before he showed Bobby the screen. "Do you see this guy? What do you think his chances of success are if he pursues Sheerah? "
Bobby nodded. Wasn't this Larry Page, the bigshot of Silicon Valley? His chances of success weren't low at all.
Luke swiped on the screen again. "What about this guy?"
Bobby shook his head. "That's impossible." The guy was just an unkempt young man on a bike.
Luke chuckled. "No, this guy is Larry Page. He was so poor that he could only survive on bread when he first started his business. So, why is the success rate different if he's still the same guy? Because of his hard work, and the change in status that comes with hard work. He went from a nobody to a billionaire. So, he can succeed with any woman he pursues. Well, he's far more successful than you are. "
Bobby was lost for words. Of course he would choose a billionaire as a woman, not a tramp.
Luke approached him and crouched down before he said in a low voice, "Actually, you're a very capable man, but you're using your abilities in the wrong place. Do you understand? "
Bobby was surprised. "Huh?"
Luke patted his shoulder. "How about it? I'll give you a chance to stand in front of Sheerah and say that I want to pursue you. Do you accept it?"
After a brief hesitation, Bobby finally nodded. "Deal. What do you need me to do? "
Luke chuckled and cut open the plastic bandage on Bobby's hand. "Let's go. I saw a hotel down the street."
Bobby looked at him in horror. "What are you going to do?"
Luke said, "Take a shower, shave, and change into clothes that don't stink. Do you want to apologize to Sheerah like this?"
Bobby: "Huh?"
Luke said, "Hurry up. We don't have much time."
Puzzled, Bobby was dragged to a hotel down the street by Luke. Luke paid fifty dollars for a shower, and bought a set of clean old clothes from the owner of the hotel for a hundred dollars.
Thirty minutes later, Bobby walked out of the room refreshed.
Elsa couldn't help but shake her head. This guy clearly had a good foundation. How did he end up like that?
Bobby's clean old clothes were at least a six. If he cleaned himself up a little, he would be at least a seven. He was even more handsome than Luke.
The guy had been making a hundred thousand dollars a year before. She really couldn't understand why he would rather live like a ghost than live a normal life.
The moment Bobby came out, Luke urged him to get into the car, and the three of them hurried to Beverly Hills.
Bobby was very nervous. "Well … What should I do when I see her?"
Luke, who was sitting in the backseat with him, glanced at him. "Give her the diamond necklace back in person. Bow and apologize sincerely. Ask her to forgive you for all the stupid things you did, and promise not to harass her again. "
Bobby: "Huh? I can't see her again? "
Luke covered his forehead. "Don't you think that's ridiculous? Is meeting her the same as harassing her? You want to meet and greet her formally in public? Will she be scared out of her wits by you? "
Bobby: "Well, I get it."
Luke: "You don't get it. I want you to promise that you won't show up in front of her unless you've achieved something worthy of her. "
Bobby: "… Can you change it to something else?"
Luke said, "Then I'll leave it to you. If she sues you directly, give her a diamond necklace worth 2.3 million dollars and drug her. If she finds a female judge, you'll probably be sentenced to fifteen to twenty years. You'll be almost fifty by the time you're released, and you'll basically be disabled, if you can get out of prison alive. "
Bobby said, "Okay, I'll agree to that condition."
Elsa was satisfied. As expected of her student. He's good at using both carrot and stick tactics. That's a necessary skill for dealing with suspects.
As she thought that, she sped off in the car. They still had to catch a flight at noon.
It was already half past nine by the time Luke gave Bobby time to tidy up his appearance, which was more or less enough.
Everybody met up at Sheerah's back door.
Looking at Sheerah, who was standing in front of the door nervously and fearfully, as if she were ready to run at any moment, Bobby, who had been tormented by Luke's venomous words and chicken soup, finally regretted it.
If nobody had warned him earlier, he might have continued like this until he broke through the bottom line, which was very likely.
Now, Luke had basically given him a kick in the middle of the road, making him suddenly stop running toward the cliff and finally see the road ahead of him.
Luke didn't want to talk about the apology process anymore.
To be honest, it was a necessary procedure.
Without it, how could he prove that Sheerah was willing to give up on prosecuting Bobby?
More importantly, if Sheerah didn't say it herself, would Bobby, the paranoid guy, be obedient?
Half an hour later, the three of them set off again, leaving Sheerah standing at the door in silence for a moment. In the end, she said in relief, "I hope that little guy can really help me take care of this big problem."
After talking to Elsa last night, Sheerah trusted Luke's judgment.
The reason was simple.
It was too easy for someone who could manipulate animals, drug them, and even open safes to kill or torture someone. At the very least, Sheerah wouldn't be able to guard against him.
She could guard against chimpanzees, but what about vipers? Spiders? Or even smaller ants? She couldn't live in a sealed environment for the rest of her life.
Send Bobby to prison for decades?
That was impossible.
With Bobby's abilities, he could break out of prison sooner or later if he wanted to.
By then, the law wouldn't be a threat to him, and he would let go of all restraints and do whatever he wanted.
Luke knew very well that Bobby was more dangerous than regular criminals.
That was because Bobby's ability wasn't to manipulate animals; it was just an application of his Mental Communication ability.
Once he discovered the right way to use it — for example, on people.
All he needed to do was train his ability to the point where it was as easy as manipulating animals, and he would become an extremely terrifying being.
The three of them drove downtown, and Luke took Bobby to the apartment that he had rented earlier.
Everything here had been moved out long ago, but he hadn't had the time to cancel the lease, so it was perfect for Bobby to use.
Luke took out a document and said, "Sign it for me."
After a brief hesitation, Bobby quickly signed it and was about to give it to Luke.
Luke, however, didn't take it. "Take a look at it yourself. I'm going on a ten-day business trip, and I'll need you to start working when I come back. Oh, right, I don't think you have any money on you. This is an advance on your salary for this month. Don't spend it sparingly. Study the files attached to the document carefully. That's the focus of your work in the future. Don't slack off. I'm leaving. Get yourself a phone and call me when you have time. "
After that, Luke got into his car and left.
Bobby was at a loss. "Huh?" He left just like that? What happened to all those impassioned words you said earlier?
A moment later, he shook his head with a bitter smile and walked into the apartment in low spirits.
He felt a little better when he looked at the apartment.
Luke and Selina's personal belongings had been moved out of the apartment, but the basic appliances were still there. At the very least, they could live a normal life here, which was on a whole new level compared to the places he had lived before.
He counted the money that Luke had given him, and found that it was actually eight thousand dollars.
That wasn't a small number.
He remembered that Luke had said that this was an advance on his salary for this month. So, his annual salary was close to a hundred thousand dollars?
What kind of job was that? More importantly, Luke didn't even have an annual salary of a hundred thousand dollars, did he?
Suspicious, he finally picked up the signed document, only to find that it was an employment agreement.
He had been hired as the PR manager of Cosmic Cube Technology Development Co., Ltd.?
Bobby was lost for words. He was best at dealing with animals, not people. What was up with this appointment?
Looking at the terms of employment, he found that he would be rewarded with one percent of the company's shares as long as he performed well, instead of the stock options in most contracts.
To put it simply, he had to pay for the stock options, but Bobby's contract was a direct benefit to him.
Of course, it remained to be seen how much the shares were actually worth.
Bobby was a little more interested. It was possible that he could become a minor shareholder, which would be much more promising than a simple job.
He flipped to the files attached to the employment agreement and saw a solemn photo.
Stumped for a moment, he finally remembered. "Isn't this Larry Peppa? Is this … the one I saw on my phone just now? "
Well, this was a photo of Larry Peppa, who was already a bigshot, not a young, poor version of him.
He looked at the requirements attached to the file, only to gasp hard.
That was because Luke had added this: Please be prepared to wrangle with these bigshots. Study their personalities and styles, and find their bottom line in the upcoming negotiations to maximize your interests.
Bobby was stunned. I'm just an animal tamer, and my specialty is communicating with animals. You want me to negotiate with such bigshots? Also, you didn't even tell me what you were going to talk about? You're not here just to mess with me, are you?
But looking at the eight thousand dollars on the table, he knew that it wasn't a joke.
At the very least, a minor police officer like Luke wouldn't joke with someone like him with eight thousand dollars.
Stunned for a long time, Bobby finally gritted his teeth and really started working hard.
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