Police families were quite popular in the police department, even if it was just a "family" in a small town.
The less traditional a person was, the more they valued tradition.
In some American movies and TV shows, they boasted about their ancestral history, including "the earliest members of the family to ride the Mayflower."
Those who didn't know better would easily think that they were nobles who had been enfeoffed to the American continent.
But Americans liked to talk about this kind of "history." After all, that was the "oldest" American family.
After the small talk, Harrison dragged Luke away.
Naturally, he had to ask Luke, the provider, for his opinion on the list.
Luke and Selina looked at the thirty odd students again. No matter who Harrison was interested in, Luke pointed them out.
Half an hour later, Harrison left in a daze, forgetting to say thank you.
He was already thinking about how to get these odd students into his team for internships and to make the most of them.
Luke left with them as well.
He gave the list to Remick, and didn't have to come to the police academy often anymore. He could just take a look when he picked up Claire.
Deciding to slack off, he returned to the police department.
He had just entered the Major Crimes Division, when Billy pulled him into Elsa's office.
After knocking on the door, Elizabeth opened it and let them in.
Apart from Simmons, Elsa's rookie partner, everyone in Elsa's team was inside.
Luke looked at Elsa. "Fine, what happened?"
Elsa sighed. "Elizabeth and the others went to the state police and dug up a big lead in their archives. I told them to wait for you to come back."
Luke raised an eyebrow and took the case file from her. After flipping through it for a moment, he raised his head. "Thirty-one suspected missing persons cases? All of them girls and children? "
Elsa nodded solemnly. "Yes. Also, look at where they went missing."
Luke flipped to a map and looked at the red dots marked with the dates of the crimes.
"Twenty-seven of them happened within fifty kilometers of Elsworth. Elizabeth, you haven't checked the Elsworth police department's files yet, have you?" he asked.
Elizabeth nodded silently.
Luke looked at Elsa. "Are you still investigating?"
Staring at Elizabeth and Billy, Elsa said a moment later, "This case is closed. Don't mention anything about it again."
Y'lisabet: "Boss, this …"
Elsa leaned closer to her chair and spun the pen in her hand leisurely. "No matter what evidence you find, you won't be able to bring down the Elsworth family. You'll only get yourself killed and your family implicated. No one likes it when other people know about their dirty deeds, and the big families hate it even more. "
She sighed and continued, "There's no credit for this. Even the Elsworths' political enemies wouldn't want you to do this. If you only need an answer, then keep silent and wait quietly. "
At this point, she waved her hand, indicating that the two of them could leave.
After the office door was closed, Elsa looked at Luke. "You're going to investigate?"
Luke chuckled. "Boss, aren't you afraid I'll piss off the Elsworth family this time?"
After a moment of silence, Erza said, "What happened before was at most a power struggle between the bigwigs. It has nothing to do with us. But these cases are beyond my imagination. If you don't want to investigate, then forget it. I'll hand it over to someone else. "
Luke was amused. "You only have me and Y 'lisabet. Don't tell me you want to do it yourself. How long has it been since you've worked a case like this yourself, Chief? Aren't you afraid that they'll make you disappear? "
Elsa smiled bitterly. "Don't scare me. I know what's important."
Luke, however, waved his hand. "I'll investigate it. I won't use the police department's resources and channels. There's less chance of anything going wrong that way."
He then looked at Elsa. "But don't ask about this case in the future. Just pretend you don't know anything about it?"
Elsa's lips twitched. Wasn't that what I told Y 'lisabet just now? I don't need you to teach me.
But looking at Luke's calm expression, she nodded slowly.
Like she said before, there wouldn't be any credit for investigating this case, and the police department wouldn't protect them.
The Elsworths had a lot of connections in Los Angeles, and if they caught wind of this, it would only cause trouble for the investigation.
That was power!
After they left, Luke and Selina continued working on other cases during the day, and when they got home at night, they ate, trained, and worked overtime.
While Luke was sitting in the living room and wondering which gang leader he could talk to as a confessional priest, his phone rang.
After he picked up, Jenny asked directly, "Where are you?"
Luke said, "At home."
"Come to my place. I have something to ask you," said Jenny quickly.
Luke looked at the time and felt that he could make some time, so he agreed. "… Okay."
Du du du ~
Jenny had already hung up.
Luke was stunned. What was wrong with the young lady today? Why didn't she even say goodbye?
He felt a little awkward on the way.
He had planned to go to Europe to impress Miss Beth and make some profits for the phone company, but it turned out that it was a great opportunity to do so.
Between experience and credit points and money, he chose experience and credit points.
After all, he could earn money sooner or later, but he would never have enough experience and credit points.
Now that he thought about it, it seemed that he hadn't accomplished his mission.
Perhaps he would have to work harder to get Miss Jenny to vent her anger later. Luke made up his mind.
He went straight to the villa's underground garage through the special security system that he had personally modified for Jenny. Luke sent her a message to open the door to the secret passage.
The reason why they changed the way they met was because the business they were discussing was getting more and more important, and they couldn't meet in a hotel room like before.
Jenny had also changed her security guards, and Luke had personally selected them in secret before they finally formed the current security team.
As for the security team that Jenny's father had sent in the past, they naturally packed up and left.
She was extremely disappointed in her father, and didn't need him to pay for her living expenses and security to numb her, which proved that her father still loved her as much as before.
She had to get back on her feet in her own way.
But that would be as Jenny Gwenis, who would become the focus of the world, and not as someone's daughter.
Luke was naturally happy to see that happen.
It was really very easy for him to find a friend.
He had been able to maintain a relationship with Jenny mostly because of a common need.
He needed a business partner and a rich bigshot who could stand out in the open.
Rather than cozy up to someone powerful, he might as well raise one himself.
Thinking about Jenny's recent progress, Luke still felt that he had to use both carrot and stick to persuade her.
Being stubborn wasn't the way to get along with partners.
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