Swoosh! Thump!
On the newly laid flexible track, as expected, the minibus fell for the twenty-fifth time.
Too lazy to get up, he simply shouted from the ground, "No, I can't run. I feel like I'm tied up."
Luke, however, didn't respond.
"Luke?" Xiao Ba turned around and saw Luke looking at his phone with a smile on his face.
Xiao Ba found that odd. "What's wrong? Something good?"
Luke put his phone away. "Not me, but you."
Xiao Ba: "Me?"
Luke said, "Just wait. Bruce will come back to tell you the good news in person."
Xiao Ba:???
How can Lord Wei "rope" you in if I tell you the good news in advance? Luke murmured to himself.
Ten minutes later, Lord Wei came back.
He walked over to Xiao Ba, who was a little fidgety, and gave him a folder. "I was too busy a few days ago. This is a small gift to welcome you to the team. "
Xiao Ba was truly surprised. "Ah, thank you. What's this? "
Lord Wei smiled kindly and gestured for Xiao Ba to read it for himself.
Xiao Ba opened the folder and looked at the first page. He raised his head in confusion. "CSI external consultant? I've never applied … Huh, you helped me? "
It was a question, but his expression was very certain.
However, he couldn't figure out what this "small gift" was for.
It would have been a good job before, but Xiao Ba knew that he wasn't suited to work in an official agency.
Even if the CSI forensics department was more like a "floor washer" for technical support, it still had to be managed by the authorities.
Lord Wei continued to smile casually as he gestured for Xiao Ba to read the rest of the folder.
Xiao Ba didn't understand the smile, but Luke translated it in his heart: You can do whatever you want when you're rich.
Sure enough, Xiao Ba lowered his head in confusion and flipped to the second folder. His eyes instantly widened, and his hands trembled.
After a few seconds, he raised his head with reddened eyes. "Has the investigation on my father's case been reopened?"
Lord Wei straightened his back under his black coat and nodded calmly. "I donated a sum of money to the GCPD's old case investigation team, and they said they could help."
If this was a manga, the Old Master Wei in front of Xiao Ba would not be black. Instead, he would be carrying a boundless golden light on his back. Inside the light, there were dollar signs flying everywhere.
Xiao Ba was very touched, but he was a little conflicted. "Is this … considered bribery?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt that it was inappropriate.
What kind of person was Lord Wei that he needed to bribe the GCPD? He really wanted to get Xiao Ba's father out, find a big lawyer to apply for parole due to illness, and then come out as a mere formality.
The cost of such an operation might not be as much as his donation to GCPD.
Besides, donations to the GCPD did not meet the definition of bribery.
Old Master Wei laughed lightly, "If it was a bribe, then I would have asked them to release him directly. But now … the Old Case Investigation Unit and CSI are working together. "
Xiao Ba was stunned. "You mean …"
Lord Wei said, "It's much easier to borrow GCPD's resources to investigate than to look around on your own. Also, it's legally binding."
Xiao Ba understood and was instantly excited. "Thank you, thank you, Bruce."
Lord Wei simply patted him on the shoulder. "Everything will be fine. Work hard." He then turned around and left.
Xiao Ba stood there excitedly for a long time before he calmed down. He turned around and saw Luke, who had started working again. "Hehe, Bell, I might not have time for this."
Luke didn't think much of it. "That's fine. I'll go to prison with you later."
Xiao Ba:???
…
Sitting in Luke's black SUV, Xiao Ba finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you worried about me?"
Luke started the car, set the destination, and set the car on autopilot.
Then, he took out a big paper bag from the glove compartment in the passenger compartment. "Do you want a sandwich?"
Xiao Ba, who was known as a food black hole, didn't refuse anything. He took one out of the bag and took a bite, before he said vaguely, "Actually, I can go on my own."
He just didn't like interacting with ordinary people, but he wasn't an idiot.
Whether it was Lord Wei, Luke, or even Diana, they all treated him like a little brother.
Although it felt good to be cared for, he was already an adult, and he felt a little awkward.
Luke said, "Bruce helped you with the paperwork. Shouldn't I help you a little too?"
Looking at Xiao Ba's conflicted expression, he didn't beat around the bush. "I used to work as a detective, and I have some personal skills when it comes to solving cases. It's been so many years since your father's case, and I'll need external help to recall certain details that have been overlooked. "
Xiao Ba's mouth fell open. "You? A detective? "
Luke chuckled. "If you don't believe me, I can repeat myself with Diana's noose when she comes back. I did work as a detective, and I was in the homicide division. "
Xiao Ba was lost for words. That was a great job! Wasn't his father convicted of murdering his mother and wrongly imprisoned?
Eating a sandwich, Luke explained casually, "Actually, I've read the file on your father's case. As long as I find a big lawyer and find a few loopholes in the police evidence, he'll be released in half a year at most."
Xiao Ba was conflicted.
That was what he thought, but that wasn't what his father thought.
It wasn't a good thing for his father, who had already lost his will to fight, to be released as a "criminal" who was "suspected" of killing his wife.
It was similar to someone being convicted of "rape," and being released because there wasn't enough evidence in the lawsuit.
Most of the people who heard the story still felt that the man was a would-be rapist.
If this crime wasn't completely cleared, everywhere was a prison for Xiao Ba's decadent father.
"But after I discussed it with Bruce, we felt that we had to give your father a clear explanation." Luke's words interrupted Xiao Ba's worries. "So, he'll have to stay in prison for now."
Xiao Ba didn't feel wronged at all if he could completely overturn the case, and nodded quickly.
But after he was in prison, he realized that he had underestimated the power of money.
The two of them sat on a comfortable leather sofa. The prison guard captain stood next to them, but his posture was respectful, and his face was obviously attentive. "Mr. Bell, are you satisfied with this private reception room? Do you need a cup of coffee? "
Luke didn't reply, but raised his hand to signal for him to be quiet. He then waved for Xiao Ba, who was pretending to be his assistant.
Xiao Ba also had a serious expression. He walked to the small table in front of him and placed a suitcase with a shiny silver shell on it. It looked like an extremely high-end suitcase.
The suitcase had been scanned when it was brought in, and there wasn't any metal or suspicious items inside. The prison captain, who hadn't seen the scan, looked at it curiously.
In the end, Xiao Ba took out a complete set of … a porcelain tea set, including a teapot.
Then, there was a thermos for black tea.
Finally, there was a three-layer pastry rack that was folded and stacked in the middle with isolation measures.
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