Pa! Thud!
Luke put a carton of milk and a bottle of juice on the table. "Here's your milk for calcium. Sonia's juice for beauty. "
Alessandro: "…"
Sonia took the juice and had a sip, before she said in a low voice, "We ran into Lucas Barton in the bowling alley just now, and almost got into a fight with him."
Luke simply gestured for her to continue, and didn't even stop drinking.
Sonia said, "This guy was almost killed by a body that fell through the skylight in the bowling alley. He interrogated us as if we were criminals. Back then, he didn't seem like a "civilized" law enforcement officer who hasn't had a complaint filed in two years. "
Luke was amused. This was a mask that he had set up to fool the outside world, but when something major happened, he couldn't help but crumble.
"Also, after examining the men in black who fell from the sky, Officer Barton didn't look too good," Sonia added.
Luke nodded calmly. "Anything else?"
Sonia shrugged. "Then, this guy kicked us out."
Luke wasn't surprised.
It was the county police's territory to begin with, and it was also the venue of the fundraiser for the county police's home for boys.
There were dozens of county police officers in the bowling alley, and Sonia and Alessandro, one woman and the other weak, couldn't possibly get away with it.
Sonia then looked at Luke and said, "I'm afraid Lucas Barton won't be in the mood to deal with us after what happened."
Luke nodded. "Then let's put this case aside for now. Do you have any other cases on hand?"
Sonia shook her head. "They're all minor cases."
She wanted to work a few more cases with Luke. Luke had a reputation in the Major Crimes Division for not being greedy for credit, and he was a top-notch fighter. Everybody would like to work with a colleague like him.
Luke nodded and said, "Have you read the case of the girl in pajamas who was hit by a sports car?"
Sonia shook her head.
Luke gestured at Selina, who found the case file and gave it to Sonia.
He said, "Let's take a look at it first and do some investigation. Remember not to alert the family."
Sonia asked, "Which family?"
"The Elsworths," replied Luke.
Sonia's hand paused as she flipped through the file. "Them again?"
Luke nodded and murmured to himself, Don't be afraid. Councilman Henry had died without a complete corpse. It was time for the obituary to be announced.
But for now, he was the only one in the police station who knew the news.
Looking at the time, Luke asked Sonia, Selina, and Elizabeth, who had just returned, to have lunch together.
They had lunch early, and it happened to be lunchtime when their colleagues in the department were getting off work. Luke and Selina openly went to Elsa's office with fast food boxes.
Alessandro sighed in his seat. "What a rich man."
Sonia, who was touching up her makeup, smiled when she heard that. "I don't smoke, drink, go to pubs, play games, or play with women. I focus on handling cases at work and train hard at home. If you envy Luke's health and money, why don't you learn from his lifestyle first? I think it'll make you stronger, and you'll save twenty to thirty thousand dollars a year on entertainment expenses. "
Alessandro stared at the sky speechlessly. Was that even human? Also, how could you be sure that Luke didn't do other things at home? Besides, while Alessandro drank and smoked, he was still a good police officer. Why should he change?
Sonia hadn't investigated Luke; her impression of him was based on her daily interactions with him.
So, she had clearly guessed a lot of things wrong.
For example, Luke had a lot of hobbies, so many that he was always busy after work.
He made equipment, exercised his abilities, practiced his marksmanship and melee combat, and went to Jenny and Jimena every few days to relax from his personal work.
He had always been a busy man.
Unaware that his colleagues were calling him an ascetic behind his back, Luke entered his office and gave Elsa a packed lunch. "Boss, here's your lunch."
Elsa hummed a response and raised her head a moment later. "What's up?"
Luke gestured at Selina's lunch. "That's for Dustin."
Elsa dropped her pen. "Is it really fine?"
Luke said calmly, "Of course not. I'm treating Sonia and Lisa's teams to lunch. Shouldn't I have brought some for you and the boss? "
Elsa looked at him suspiciously for a moment, before she rose and said, "Put my share in the drawer." She then walked over to Selina and took Dustin's lunch, giving warmth to the lonely middle-aged man.
Selina turned her head and looked at Elsa, who had gone around the hall to Dustin's office in the opposite corner. She asked in a low voice, "Did you really ask her to deliver the lunch?"
Luke chuckled. "I don't know. Let's wait and see. In any case, I can't return the food."
They waited for more than half an hour, before Elsa came out of Dustin's office with a strange look on her face.
With Luke's keen eyesight, he could easily see Elsa and Dustin talking.
From their expressions, he could tell that they were talking about something important.
Elsa closed the door after she returned. "You knew?"
Luke was at a loss. "Huh?"
Elsa glared at him for a moment, before she sat back down. "Alright, stop pretending in front of me …"
Luke still looked at her innocently.
Elsa could only give up. "Alright, let's get down to business. Henry Elsworth is missing. It's said that he died in a plane crash. The Coast Guard is currently searching for the crash site. "
Luke was surprised. "Really?"
Elsa said, "… Yes. However, what happened to Councilman Henry was still unknown. Also, he's not the only Elsworth family. Don't do anything rash. "
Luke nodded solemnly.
Elsa, however, felt that something wasn't right. She couldn't help but emphasize, "I'm serious. Don't do anything rash, got it? Old Elsworth isn't dead yet. Henry is nothing compared to him. "
This time, Luke and Selina nodded at the same time. "Got it, boss."
Lost for words for a moment, Elsa waved her hand. "Alright, you can get lost now. Investigate the case if you're in the mood. "She threw a file at Luke.
Luke caught it and got up to leave. "Okay, boss. No problem, boss. "
After they left, Elsa frowned and murmured in a low voice, "I have a feeling that this guy is up to something. Am I being too sensitive?"
A moment later, she gave up on pursuing the matter.
Luke's work attitude was excellent. He had always been well-behaved, and never made a huge mistake. That was one of the reasons why Elsa and Dustin trusted him so much.
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