Brock didn't dare utter a single word.
No matter how deep the waters in Raccoon City ran, Brock could not get much information.
By sending Luke and Selina over, he had almost screwed both Thomas and himself over.
Thomas wasn't wrong to criticize him. That was truly a stupid move.
Looking at Luke and Selina's behavior, he felt even more uncomfortable.
If Luke and Selina started arguing with him, regardless of whether they were right or wrong, Luke and Selina's reputation for being disrespectful and disobedient would be tarnished.
But while they didn't seem to have a conflict with him, their behavior showed that they were at odds with him. Brock knew that it was impossible for him to reconcile with them.
That young Luke seemed to have seen through all his thoughts under his calm expression.
Brock, however, couldn't turn back.
With his identity and status, he couldn't lower his head to these two newbies who had just arrived.
That afternoon, Luke and Selina received another case.
After reading the case file, Luke went to Brock and said, "Sir, this isn't a case for the Houston Police Department to get involved, is it?"
What he actually wanted to say was: Aren't you afraid that Raccoon City will happen again?
It was a case in Wolfker, east of Houston, where a couple had reportedly gone missing.
Brock said unhurriedly, "So, you're going there to help with the investigation. You're only responsible for providing suggestions, and the local police department will solve the case. Is that okay? The Major Crimes Division handles a lot of similar cases every year. If you're not satisfied, you can report it to Chief Thomas. "
Luke said calmly, "Okay, got it. I'll report it to the department." He then turned around and left.
Brock snorted inwardly. So what if you report it to the department? It was Deputy Chief Sadra who took over the case. If he had the balls, get Thomas to fall out with her.
Thomas had always wanted to be promoted, but if he pissed off all the other bigshots in the department, his promotion would be over.
Brock couldn't wait for Luke to mess with Thomas.
It would be a good thing if Thomas got into a fight with Sadra, or if Luke and Selina were insensible enough to cause trouble for Thomas.
After thinking for a moment, Brock dialed a number and said a few words, before he hung up with a sneer. "Hehe, I did call them in advance for you. It's not like I didn't do anything."
He called the sheriff of Wolfkyle in a domineering and condescending tone.
If the sheriff was a normal person, he wouldn't be able to take it lying down, and would definitely teach Luke and Selina a lesson.
After leaving Brock's office, Luke found Selina, and the two of them set off.
Selina looked at the file in the car and complained, "Another missing persons case? It can't be Director Thomas … "
Luke said, "Brock isn't that stupid. If there's a problem, we'll deal with it after we get back. Right now, we're … Well, forget it. We're working a case, not doing that."
He recalled the time he said he was going to Raccoon City for a vacation. The environment was not bad, but Raccoon City had been bombed to the ground.
He better not raise this kind of flag again.
Selina was obviously thinking of the same thing. She nodded in agreement. "Yes, we're going to investigate the case. We're definitely not going to travel."
Luke said, "… Can you please never say that word again? I have a bad feeling about this. "
But in his heart, he wondered if there would be a second Raccoon City or a second Umbrella Corporation. He didn't believe it.
That was probably what Brock was thinking, too.
Selina said, "Haha, yes, yes, I was wrong."
After driving for more than an hour, Luke suddenly frowned and stopped the car.
"What's wrong?" asked Selina.
Looking at the tires, Luke frowned. "The tires are flat."
Selina said, "Then change the tires. I'll help you."
Lost for words for a moment, Luke said, "The problem is that all three tires are flat. We don't have three spare tires in the car."
Selina: "What?" How was it possible for three tires to be flat at the same time?
Unfortunately, neither of them was an expert when it came to repairing cars. Also, no matter how skilled they were, it was impossible for them to fix all three tires without tools.
Luke raised his head, only to find that this location was a real pain in the ass.
It would take them a hundred kilometers to get back to Houston, and the nearest village was fifty kilometers away.
The town of Wolfkyle was still forty to fifty kilometers away, and they were stuck in the middle.
He checked his phone, only to find that there was no signal.
Thinking for a moment, Luke could only say to Selina, "Let's go."
Fifty kilometers was really nothing for him. He could walk it slowly even with Selina on his back.
They didn't bring much this time. Each of them had a backpack.
After they got out of the car, they slowly walked forward.
But they didn't walk very far, when they saw another car on the side of the road.
Unlike their sedan, this vehicle was a trailer trailed by a pickup truck.
Both Luke and Selina were surprised to see the scene next to the trailer.
The family was making a lot of noise. A middle-aged man and woman were arguing about something. A seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl was lying on a folding sofa, sunbathing in denim shorts and a powder blue bikini. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy was playing with two dogs beside her.
It was truly a farce.
Luke asked, "Excuse me, are you going to Wolfkyle?"
The middle-aged couple stopped arguing when Luke and Selina walked over. At that moment, the man answered, "Yes. Are you too?"
Luke nodded and was about to say something.
The middle-aged woman was delighted. "Ah, that's great. Can you help us find a tow truck? Our tires are flat. "
Luke and Selina were lost for words.
They wanted to hitch a ride to Wolfkyle! In any case, the trailer was big enough. It shouldn't be a problem for them to hitch a ride as long as the other party didn't refuse them.
Little did they know that the other party's tires were also flat, and they had to stop here.
Both of them subconsciously looked at the girl who was still lazily sunbathing on the side of the road.
Her leisurely attitude made them think that the family was taking a break in the middle of the road.
Your family's car broke down in the middle of nowhere, and yet you're so leisurely? Is it really okay?
Luke could only talk to the middle-aged man for a while longer, before he and Selina set off again.
Since they couldn't count on the family, they could only move on. When they reached Wolfkyle, it wouldn't be too much trouble to call a tow truck company for them.
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