Dustin nodded. "Yes. You'll be back in two days for the final negotiations."
"What about Luke's transfer?" Elsa asked. She didn't care how much credit the FBI would get, but she did care that the FBI wanted to poach Luke.
Dustin nodded again. "The FBI will take all the credit for saving the hostages, and they won't mention Luke again."
Elsa got it.
In the Nakatomi Plaza case, the real credit was: Retrieving the bonds > Rescuing the hostages > Arresting the robbers.
In this world of money, 640 million dollars in bonds was more important than anything else.
But that couldn't be said to the public. It had to be: Rescuing the hostages > Retrieving the bonds > Arresting the robbers.
Since the FBI got the biggest credit for saving the hostages, they would be considered to have made up for it.
When Takagi said that he was going to sue the power company, he didn't say anything about the FBI.
The FBI had made a great contribution to the public, but it was a different matter how they would deal with the person in charge of the case.
Now that the FBI had made a name for themselves, they gave up on poaching Luke.
Luke was very capable, and the FBI did intend to recruit him, but they were still using him as a bargaining chip. He wasn't important enough for the FBI to fall out with LAPD.
After a brief hesitation, Elsa asked in a low voice, "Boss, about my matter …"
Dustin looked at her expressionlessly and said, "Focus on your work and keep everything normal. I'm not the director, and I don't have the final say in this. "
Elsa got it.
That was what Dustin said, but he was telling her to wait for the promotion.
He wasn't trying to shift the blame, but was telling the truth.
Dustin had a say in Elsa's promotion, but he didn't have the final say. It was the director who really made the decision.
Nothing Dustin said would be true until he received the promotion papers.
He couldn't guarantee that she would be promoted for sure, because it would be bad if he and Elsa fell out.
Humans were strange creatures. Sometimes, they would vent their anger on others even though they knew what was going on.
It wasn't like Dustin hadn't been resented by his subordinates when it came to his promotion. Nowadays, he was very mindful of these details.
Seeing that Elsa seemed to understand, Dustin said, "You should learn from Luke now and then. How dare you say you're slacking off in front of me."
Elsa chuckled. "I've been a police officer for eight years, but I haven't killed as many people as he did. I dare not compare myself to him. If I'm not as capable as others and I still want to slack off, I might as well transfer to an administrative position. That way, I can hide in the office openly. "
Dustin smiled in satisfaction.
At the very least, Elsa was clear-headed and didn't have any negative thoughts about Luke's appearance.
This time, he had to put in more effort. It would be best if he could push her to the position of sheriff! Dustin thought.
It would be a waste for Elsa and Luke to be partners.
A better choice would be for Elsa to be the boss, and Luke would be partnered with a supportive detective, which would unleash their potential.
Otherwise, Elsa would be too domineering, and Luke … wasn't someone who could be described as domineering.
The two of them were getting along well not because Elsa was smart, but because Luke was willing to make concessions, and a lot of them.
Dustin only needed to read the dossier to know how much credit Luke had given to Elsa in the past two months.
It was only because Luke didn't want to be promoted that he didn't have a conflict with Elsa.
How many young detectives didn't want credit? So far, Luke was the only one Dustin had met.
But that wasn't a reason for him to sit back and watch Elsa take Luke's credit.
Luke had already shown his extraordinary abilities, and Dustin couldn't allow such an unfair situation to continue.
Even if Luke didn't need a promotion, Dustin couldn't pretend that he didn't know anything about Luke's contributions, which wasn't what a qualified leader would do.
So, he promoted Elsa to team leader. She deserved credit for Luke's work.
As for Luke's new partner? Hehe, Elsa had followed him all the way from a police department in a small town to LAPD.
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Dustin continued, "You still have to learn from Luke. Tell me, who do you think is more like the boss, you or him? "
Stumped for a moment, Elsa smiled bitterly. "It can't be helped. We've been working together for the past few days. I'm the one doing the analysis, and he's the one doing the work."
Dustin waved his hand. "That's not the reason. It's your mentality. Don't do everything yourself when it's time for someone else to do it. "
Elsa was overjoyed, as it meant that she was about to be promoted. "Got it, boss. I'll be careful in the future."
Dustin nodded. "You can go now. Don't stay in the department. Read the case files at home and get some rest when you're tired. "
Elsa took the order and left.
On the other hand, Luke went to the logistics department to get his car with the documents.
He was even more satisfied after he got his car.
It wasn't because the car was expensive, but because it wasn't a regular car.
Due to the need to conceal their identities, plainclothes detectives were mostly equipped with ordinary cars.
But Luke's identity as a detective wasn't a secret, and his car was fine as long as it wasn't painted.
His car was a brand-new Chevrolet Impala, which had been specially modified. There were anti-collision bars in the front, and the suspension and brakes had been strengthened. There was also a police communication system at the front desk, and the front door had been bulletproof. (Note: American police cars generally only had bulletproof front doors; the back doors weren't.)
Compared to the cars of many plainclothes detectives, this car was more than a level higher.
Naturally, Luke was satisfied. He could tell from this car that Dustin had made a contribution to him. Otherwise, a new, unmodified car would've been enough.
After getting his car, Luke went to a law firm to pick up some documents, before he went to the apartment not far away from the police department.
It had been more than ten days. He wondered how Bobby had become.
But since Sheerah hadn't mentioned to Elsa that Bobby was still harassing her, he probably wasn't doing too badly.
Luke went upstairs and knocked on the door. It took a long time for the door to open.
Bobby, who was still drowsy, suddenly shivered when he saw Luke. "Ah, you … you're here? Please, come in. "
Luke nodded with a smile and said after he entered the apartment, "I'll give you ten minutes to clean up. We'll talk later."
Bobby was also very straightforward. He immediately went to wash up.
Luke didn't wander around. He simply stood in the living room and looked around. He found that the place wasn't particularly clean, but it wasn't dirty, either. It was like a regular bachelor's apartment.
There were some documents on the dining room table, as well as a notebook and a pen.
He walked over to take a look and saw that the content was about Larry Page and a few of Google's higher-ups.
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