Catherine stuck her head out of the kitchen. "Camping? Where are you going? "
Luke said, "To Grandpa's mountain. I want some peace and quiet."
Catherine nodded and said, "Okay, you can take dinner with you."
Luke had been camping a lot in middle school, but he had mostly been with Jimena. Now that Jimena had gone to college, it was a question of whom Luke would go camping with.
But she could ask him about it later. There was no need to interrupt his vacation right away. Catherine simply reminded him to be careful.
Luke took the dinner from Catherine, hugged her goodbye, and left to drive.
Catherine stood in front of the house and watched his car disappear down the road.
She was about to return to her house, when a car stopped in front of the house. A head stuck out from the driver's seat. "Hello, Catherine. Is Luke here?"
Catherine shook her head with a smile. "Selina, he just said that he was going camping. He's going that way."
Selina said, "Thanks, Catherine." She didn't even get out of the car as she sped up.
Catherine chuckled. "Those two are putting on an act. Are they afraid that we'll be embarrassed if we find out?"
As he drove, Luke switched the files to voice mode so that they wouldn't waste time on the road.
Suddenly, his phone rang. He looked at it and picked it up. "What's up? Did you have fun? "
Selina's voice rang out over the phone. "You went camping?"
Luke was stunned. "You … went to my house?" He instantly realized what was going on.
Selina said, "If you take your foot off the gas a little, I should be able to catch up to you in a minute."
Lost for words, Luke found an empty spot on the side of the road and parked the car.
Sure enough, Selina arrived immediately.
After she got out of the car, she didn't even need Luke to ask. She simply said, "Palmer called me and wanted me to talk to you."
Luke said with a smile, "So, you're here to talk to me?"
Selina nodded. "Yes, I'm here to talk to you. It's best not to get involved in such a troublesome matter. I'm afraid that you'll soften after being coaxed by the beautiful DEA agent. "
Stunned, Luke smiled. "Then why did you come after me?"
Selina rolled her eyes at him. "If I hadn't come, you would've gone camping to Mexico tonight, wouldn't you?"
She was too lazy to nitpick.
If Luke really wanted to go out, there was no way he wouldn't have asked her first. The fact that he had snuck out spoke volumes.
Luke scratched his head. He had no idea that Palmer would ask Selina to work for him.
Was this necessary?
He just didn't want to go there with his own identity.
Beautiful women were indeed unreliable!
Cursing Palmer inwardly, he sighed. "Fine. Martin is a colleague of ours in the Major Crimes Division, after all. I'd like to go and take a look. If there's nothing else, it's best if I don't take action. "
Selina wasn't surprised. She nodded and said, "Sure. I'll go with you."
Luke: "… That won't be necessary, right?"
Selina said, "I'm afraid that you'll get impulsive and fight hundreds of drug dealers after hearing Parma's plea."
Luke smiled bitterly. "Am I that stupid?"
Selina narrowed her eyes at him. "I didn't think you were that stupid before, but now … hehe."
Luke struggled. "Isn't it your birthday today …"
"It was yesterday," interrupted Selina.
"You always wanted to rest …" Luke tried to find an excuse.
"I've rested enough. My bones are itching." Selina cracked her knuckles.
Luke nodded helplessly. "Fine, let's go together. But Sandra's car has to be driven back, and I need to talk to Catherine. "
Selina nodded.
Ten minutes later, Luke arrived at Selina's house with a big bag.
Under Sandra's complicated gaze, Luke and Selina announced that they were going camping in the mountains together.
Watching the car drive away, Sandra murmured, "I wonder if Selina brought any safety measures. I should've asked her."
Then, she chuckled. "Who cares? It's only natural that she wants me to be a grandmother at her age. "
On the other side, Luke gave the files to Selina.
Selina closed her eyes and used her ears to listen to the information. Her mind kept memorizing it.
"There are more than two million permanent residents in Tijuana. How are you going to find Martin?" she asked.
Luke asked, "What do you think?"
Selina said, "I'm going to find Dito Flores. Martin is after him."
Luke hummed in acknowledgment.
"Do you have Dito's address?"
Luke hummed in acknowledgment again.
Most of the targets he collected intelligence on were the gangs in Los Angeles, and a small portion were the major gangs in Mexico.
On his return to Texas, he had planned to go to Mexico on the way to make some money.
Back then, the Carlos family had only been a small gang, but they had given him a lot of experience and credit points. The major gangs would undoubtedly be a big gift.
Even if he hadn't received Palmer's call, he would've set off the next morning.
Now, he was just moving his schedule forward.
That way, he might have time to do another job after Martin's matter was resolved.
Was it inconvenient with Selina around? That was impossible.
With the excuse of helping Martin, it didn't matter if he went on a killing spree.
In any case … Martin would be the scapegoat!
Just like that, the two of them headed southwest.
With Selina around, Luke didn't have to bother listening to the files; all he needed to do was listen to her reminders.
Luke stopped the car before midnight, and Selina immediately opened her eyes. "Where are we?"
She hadn't slept, but had been listening to the files.
Luke got out with a smile. "Let's go. We agreed that we were going camping."
Selina rolled her eyes. "Your grandpa's ranch isn't a seven-hour drive."
She opened the door and got out. Looking around, she asked, "What is this place?"
She was surrounded by the silent wilderness, which was even more desolate at night. There weren't any lights as far as she could see.
"Big Bend National Park," Luke replied. He picked up his big backpack from the trunk. "Let's go. We have to hurry."
Selina caught up with him and couldn't help but ask, "Are we … really going camping?"
Big Bend National Park was very desolate, but it was a famous tourist destination with its combination of deserts, greenery, canyons, and rivers.
However, a tourist destination with outstanding natural scenery like this wouldn't be crowded even on holidays. That was because of America's limited population.
Luke said with a smile, "Of course. We're going to camp here for a few days and enjoy the magnificent natural scenery of our great country …"
Sensing the disdain in Selina's eyes, he dropped his usual bureaucratic tone and said, "Fine. Actually, we'll secretly" tour "Mexico so that we won't leave any immigration records."
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