After Selina went in, Y'lisabet thanked Luke solemnly.
Samantha had already told Elizabeth the gist of what happened on the other side, especially how Luke had saved a lot of the townsfolk, including her family.
Without Luke, the entire town might've been food for the spiders.
After listening for a while, Luke interrupted her and said, "Alright, I've received your thanks. I helped you keep your family safe, so I can't be careless with my work. Did your mother mention that she'll bring your siblings over in a few days? "
Elizabeth nodded. "She did. I'll take care of it."
Luke thought for a moment before he continued, "Do you remember Chris?"
Elizabeth smiled awkwardly. "I do. He's my mom's … old classmate."
Seeing her expression, Luke knew that she knew. He nodded with a smile. "It's good that you know."
The two of them chatted for another ten minutes. Elizabeth got up and went to the kitchen to thank Selina.
A few minutes later, Luke saw her out.
At the door, Luke suddenly asked, "Elizabeth, if you suddenly become rich one day, very rich, will you still want to do this dangerous job?"
Stumped for a moment, Elizabeth thought for a moment, before she asked with a smile, "Why are you still doing this job when you're so rich now?" She pointed at the house.
Luke shrugged. "It's my hobby. Even if I'm rich, I can't just sit around and wait to die. That's too boring."
Elizabeth nodded. "That's what I think too. I'm getting older, and it's fine for me to be promoted or transferred to a civilian job. But right now … I really like this job."
Luke nodded with a smile and patted her shoulder. "Remember that. Get some rest. I'll be back to work tomorrow."
Elizabeth chuckled. "Okay, I've been waiting for you. Bye."
After she got into the car, Luke closed the door and turned around, only to see Selina on the couch. "You're getting more and more proactive, aren't you?"
Luke sat down. "Proactive about what?"
Selina said, "Hitting on girls."
Luke rolled his eyes. "If that's considered hitting on girls, doesn't Dustin harass his female subordinates every day?"
Lost for words, Selina asked a moment later, "Do you think she's good?"
Luke nodded. "Not bad. With her brain, diploma, and diligence, as long as she wasn't too unlucky, it wouldn't take her more than a few years to be promoted to sergeant. If you don't invest in this kind of person as soon as possible, they won't care about him when he grows up. "
Selina said in disbelief, "Are you kidding me? At least when you asked her what she wanted to do after she got rich, it was definitely not for this reason. "
Luke admitted it. "I just wanted to make sure in advance, in case we suddenly lose a helper. If that happens, you'll have to do a lot of things."
Selina thought for a moment. "Are you saying that she'll get rich soon?"
Luke said, "I'm not sure. Also, she might not be the one who struck it rich, but it's easy to ask. Alright, take a break. We'll train later. "
"… You're definitely taking revenge, aren't you?"
The next day, Selina woke up at the sound of Luke's alarm clock again. After enjoying Luke's breakfast and desserts, she went to work in satisfaction.
They wanted to look for Elsa, but they found Martin and Roger in the office.
Naturally, they wouldn't force their way over. Luke quickly turned around and returned to his desk with Selina. He looked at the door of Elsa's office from a distance.
Last time, Luke had asked Selina to share the risk, only to be ambushed by Bullseye.
Luke felt that he had to be careful when dealing with Bullseye, in case another pan flew over for no reason.
Fighting Bullseye wasn't a big deal; it would happen sooner or later. However, Luke suspected that Roger was unlucky. Otherwise, why would his partner, Martin, look so unlucky?
Very soon, Roger and Martin left, not noticing Luke and Selina who were hiding in the distance.
Luke and Selina slipped into the office and closed the door.
"Boss, why are Roger and Martin here?" asked Luke casually.
Elsa sighed. "Martin … hasn't been in a good mental state recently, and needs more rest. So, they're here to greet us and transfer their cases to us."
Luke frowned. "What about Martin …?"
Elsa shook her head. "Don't ask, and don't tell anyone, but he won't be taking any more cases anytime soon."
Of course Luke knew that.
If it was just a short break, the detectives in the division would only transfer a few urgent cases to avoid delaying their work.
But judging from Elsa's tone, it was obvious that Luke and Selina had transferred most of their cases. Also, Martin wasn't recovering well, and it was possible that he wouldn't be a police officer anymore.
There were precedents for this.
Family problems, assaults, serious illnesses, and so on could make a police officer unable to continue working. They could only take a break, which might turn into a resignation.
Elsa wasn't very happy either.
Martin had only been transferred to the Major Crimes Division a few months ago. She wasn't familiar with him, but Roger was a veteran detective in the Major Crimes Division.
It would be a miracle if Martin's incident didn't affect Roger.
A police officer's partner was like a wife. If they ran into a troublesome partner, the job would become a nightmare.
She stopped talking about the unpleasant topic and got down to business. "Now, take Roger's important cases first."
Luke nodded. "Where's the case file?"
Elsa gestured to the side with her mouth.
Luke and Selina looked over, only to see a stack of case files that were more than thirty centimeters tall.
"You must be joking." Luke turned around suspiciously and looked at Elsa.
Elsa sighed helplessly. "It's a pity that this is the boss's order. You're only taking the important ones. I've given most of the other cases to Elizabeth, and I'll take some myself."
Luke chuckled. "Thank you for your hard work, boss."
There wasn't much he could say. Since Elsa had been sent on a mission, there was no way he could avoid it.
Luke picked up the case file and Selina put down the snacks, and they returned to their desks.
Elizabeth and Billy raised their heads and greeted him. "You're here."
Luke tossed the case file on the desk. "We're going to be busy."
Elizabeth said with a smile, "That's why I told you last night that I was waiting for you to come back."
Selina said, "Thank you so much, Elizabeth. At least you gave us a good night's sleep."
Elizabeth said, "You're welcome. It's my job."
Naturally, they wouldn't blame Elizabeth for not informing them in advance. Even if she had, they would still be given the cases.
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