Luke chuckled and winked at him. "Boss, do you really think nobody in the team knows that you're treating a beautiful lawyer to a candlelight dinner at a three-star Michelin restaurant?"
Dustin opened his mouth, but didn't have the confidence to retort. He could only grit his teeth and ask, "Who spread the news?"
Looking at his face, Luke shook his head helplessly as he filled the box with barbecue. "Boss, I'm sorry to tell you that the news came from the patrol officers. Nobody knows exactly who started it."
Looking at his face, Dustin could only sigh. "Fine, forget it if you don't want to talk about it."
Clearly, Luke didn't want to tell his colleagues about such an insignificant matter.
Informants were despised everywhere, and this was even more so in the police department.
After all, it was human nature to have a girlfriend, and it wouldn't affect Dustin.
But when Dustin thought of that woman, his head hurt even more. He was going to New York. Should she give up her career in Los Angeles and go with him?
But … why should she?
Even a man of steel like Dustin couldn't help but feel melancholy.
Luke had a strange expression on his face, but didn't try to provoke him again. He simply said, "Boss, it's all done."
Dustin took the box from him and walked away. "Thank you. Huh, what's this? "
He had been distracted by Luke's sudden change of topic earlier, and hadn't noticed what Luke was barbecuing.
Now that he finally smelled the aroma of the food in the grill, he couldn't help but ask.
Luke said, "Chilean king crab. It's fresh this year."
Dustin: "…"
Lost for words, he once again lowered the chances of Luke agreeing to go to New York by 10%.
Originally, he had been 50% confident that he could persuade Luke to go to New York with him, but now his chances were 20% at most.
When he reached the car, he took out a document and gave it to Luke. "There aren't many things to do right now. Take some time to deal with this."
Luke opened it and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Police academy training? Boss, is this … appropriate? "
Dustin snorted. "Don't be too careless. Not everyone is so smart. Sooner or later, some brainless guy will be egged on to pick a fight. Since there's nothing else to do, make up for it as soon as possible. In any case, it's just a roll call. "
Luke thought for a moment and agreed.
It was indeed a problem that he did not have any experience in the police academy.
Now, while Brad was still in Los Angeles, Dustin had given him the green light to make up for the gap in his qualifications. It was also out of good intentions.
Seeing that Luke didn't say anything, Dustin continued, "After you're done with this, you and Selina will have to take the detective exam. I'll make the arrangements for you. It won't be too troublesome."
What could Luke say? He could only say sincerely, "Thanks, boss."
The car gradually drove away. Looking at Luke waving goodbye in the rearview mirror, Dustin had mixed feelings.
Luke was living such a comfortable life. He enjoyed king crabs that weren't even on the market yet, and he had a massage pool and Selina in the backyard. Would he really choose to suffer in New York with her?
He could only hope that his last bit of effort could increase the success rate by a little, even if it was only 20% to 30% … Hmm, 25% would be good.
With this huge uncertainty, Dustin disappeared from Luke's sight.
Returning to the backyard, he looked at the two women who were already soaking in the massage pool, and made two plates of barbecued king crabs for them.
He squatted down by the pool and passed the plates in his hands to each of them. "Boss, I've already pushed the blame on the patrol officers for the candlelight dinner you mentioned to the team. Don't let the cat out of the bag."
"Thank you." Elsa was grateful sincerely, before she said regretfully, "It's all because of that blabbermouth of Billy Wang. It spread like wildfire in the team."
Luke was lost for words.
He didn't want to get involved, but Elsa had accidentally mentioned that Dustin was having a candlelight dinner with a certain beautiful lawyer when she was talking to him about something.
Speaking of which, he was partly responsible, and could only help clean up the mess.
That wasn't a big problem, but it wouldn't be good if Dustin misunderstood Elsa and spread rumors about his private life.
After that, Luke finally got down to business. "Boss, have you decided to go?"
Without hesitation, Elsa nodded. "I'm all by myself. I don't have any relatives or friends here. It's not a bad idea to go to New York."
Luke shook his head. "But New York is much more dangerous than here."
Elsa said solemnly, "I know, but it's dangerous to be a police officer anywhere."
Luke said, "Don't forget Bullseye. There are a lot of people like him in New York."
Pondering for a moment, Elsa shook her head. "You'll run into them in Los Angeles. Isn't it up to God whether or not you can survive? "
Knowing her attitude, Luke didn't say anything else.
When a person was unlucky, a flowerpot could fall from the sky and hit them in the head.
Being a police officer was a high-risk profession. There wasn't much to be said except for praying to God and trying to avoid risks.
Looking at his face, Elsa said, "Don't worry about me. You're fine here. You don't have to go with me. "
Luke was amused. "Thank you."
She was afraid that he would reluctantly agree to go to New York for her sake.
Naturally, Dustin and Luke weren't as close as Elsa and Luke were.
After all, they had been partners for a long time, and their relationship had turned into one of superior and subordinate, like Dustin and Roger.
In Elsa's opinion, Dustin alone wasn't enough to convince Luke to go to New York.
And that was the truth.
Luke would have to consider the pros and cons before he gave an answer. Dustin and Elsa's reputation could only be added as a bargaining chip.
It wasn't that he didn't remember their friendship, but that New York was truly a "great place" with "simple customs" and "talented people."
If he rashly charged in without a plan, it would be the least of his worries.
That afternoon, everyone in Elsa's team slacked off.
Selena even called Elizabeth and Billy over, and Simmons was invited as well.
However, Billy and Simmons didn't stay for long. After some food, and Luke gave them a big bag of barbecue, they returned to the department to continue working.
Simmons was a young white man and Elsa's new partner. He was too inexperienced, and was busy working cases to increase his experience.
Billy and Elizabeth were partners, and they had accumulated enough experience, but he was still a coward when it came to Elsa.
Billy King, for example, rarely talked to Elsa alone. He would just chat with her in the hall for a while before leaving.
A weak man would always be so tragic when facing a strong woman.
This was especially true for henpecked men like Old Wang.
In fact, apart from the sheriffs of the Major Crimes Division who were on par with Elsa, most people in the Major Crimes Division felt uncomfortable around Elsa.
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