Chapter 191
The following morning.
Blacky yawned as he walked into the Robbery and Murder Division.
He didn’t go to his seat and went straight to the pantry to pour a cup of hot coffee.
Luke asked, “How’s it going?”
Blacky took a big gulp of coffee and bared his teeth in a scalding grin, “Oh …… don’t mention it, it’s a mess.
I’ve taken Jayden and his mom around half of L.A. All the aid stations are full and I haven’t found a single bed.
What the hell is wrong with LA?
Why are there so many homeless people?”
The lieutenant shook his head, “It’s not what’s wrong with L.A., it’s what’s wrong with this damn society.
When something goes wrong in a society, there are bound to be tons of homeless people.”
Luke asked, “How did you solve it in the end?”
Blackie said helplessly, “I took them to a hotel room.”
Luke shook his head.
Blacky continued, “I know it was stupid, but …… I couldn’t watch them sleep on the streets. We’ve registered with a single mom’s aid station, and as soon as there’s a spare bed, they’ll call and contact Laura.”
Luke said, “That’s not a permanent solution either, you can’t help them all the time.”
Black nodded, “I know, I’ll make a trip to the Economic Crimes Division in a few minutes to see if there’s any chance of getting the money back.”
Luke didn’t say anything else, he felt it was unlikely.
What happened to Jaden was indeed sympathetic, but with such an unreliable mother, there was only a limited amount outsiders could do to help.
“Cluck ……”
The office door pushed open from the outside.
Reed walked in from outside, followed by a handsome white guy.
Reed cleared his throat, “Everyone, drop what you’re doing and take a break.
Jenny, get your captain out here.
I have something to announce.”
Blackie looked at Reed, then at the white guy behind him, and whispered to Luke, who was off to the side, “Why did Boss Reed bring a white kid in?
This kid doesn’t look like he’s from our division, but he looks a little familiar again.”
Blackie thought for a moment and continued, “By the way, he seems to be the patrolman in charge of guarding the kidnapping site, why is he here?”
Luke probably guessed the reason, “Don’t guess, you’ll know in a moment.”
A few moments later, Susan walked out of the office and exchanged a few words with Reed in a low voice.
After the talk.
Reed walked over to the white guy and said, “Since David’s transfer, your squadron is a bit understaffed, and now I’ve brought you a new guy.”
Reed then turned to the white guy and said, “Jackson, make a self me introduction.”
The white guy nodded and looked over at the crowd, “Captain Susan, everyone, it’s a pleasure to meet you here, my name is Jackson Beech.
I was a patrolman in the Western Division before, and I’m glad to be a part of the Robbery and Murder Division’s 1st Squadron, it’s always been a dream of mine as well.”
He then pulled out a tote bag, “I brought you all some donuts, this is a store I really like, they taste great, please try some.”
Lieutenant Vince smiled, “Not bad lad, knows how to ‘pitch in’.”
Reed continued, “Jackson is young, but a very good police officer.
He broke several records while at the police academy and topped his internship, I’m sure he’ll be ready for the Robbery-Murder Division in no time.”
Reed then turned to Susan, who was on the sidelines, and said, “Captain, Jackson’s specific job is still yours to organize.”
Susan still had that expressionless look, “Jackson, welcome to the Robbery Murder Division.
In the future, you will first learn from Lieutenant Vince.
If it’s a mission you’ll be at the mercy of Lieutenant Luke.”
I don’t know if it was because of the donuts or because of Reed, but the Vice Squad was still being facetious this time and took the initiative, “I’m Vince, you bought some nice donuts, they’re very much to my liking.”
Luke greeted, “I’m Luke, we’ve met before.”
Jackson said, “I’ve heard of both lieutenants in the Western Division, it’s an honor to learn from you both.
“GOOD, familiarize yourselves.” After Reed finished speaking, he said to Susan, who was off to the side, “Captain, come out here for a moment, there are a few more things I want to say to you.”
Susan said, “Lieutenant Vince, take Jackson’s place and familiarize him with the office.”
Vince made an OK gesture, and instead of placing Jackson in David’s position, he found him a seat to the side.
Jackson was fine with that, and began to clean up his things, wiping down tables and chairs.
Blackie kept staring at him and came over to Luke and whispered, “I don’t like this guy.”
Luke asked back, “Why?”
Blackie thought for a moment, “Well, it feels a little girly ……”
Luke reminded, “You can dislike him, but don’t mess with him.”
“Why?”
“There’s no such thing as why, just listen to me.”
Out of trust in Luke, Blackie didn’t say anything else.
It was just that his gaze was staring at Jackson even tighter.
Figaro Supermarket.
Wearing the uniform of a supermarket employee, Val was pushing a cart to replenish the goods.
The work at the supermarket wasn’t very tiring, but it was rather tedious.
Val complained more than once that this was a job that only women should do.
But it couldn’t be helped, he couldn’t do anything else.
Suddenly, Val heard an unusual noise and walked over to check it out.
Only to see a black man wearing a mask shopping in an alternative way.
When other people shopped, they picked one item at a time, but he was different, he was holding a bunch of them and throwing them into the shopping cart, as if they didn’t cost anything.
Val revealed a disgusted look, secretly said, “It’s this disgusting guy again, he just robbed once two days ago, and he came back today, really think I won’t recognize you if you wear a mask.”
Val was furious, this man in a mask had made a mess of the supermarket the last time he came, and now this.
Val used to be a good eater, but never did anything illegal.
Spend more when you had money, go home and rub it in when you didn’t, what was the point of robbing a supermarket?
“Claptrap ……”
The black man wearing a mask held a bunch of canned goods and threw them into the shopping cart, but because he took too many and didn’t hold them steady, they fell straight to the ground and scattered everywhere.
Val was enraged and couldn’t hold back any longer, accusing, “You stop that right now or I’m calling the police.”
The masked black man looked at Val and asked rhetorically, “What do you mean? What are you trying to say? Speak louder so I can record it.”
Seeing that the other party still dared to provoke himself, Val became even more annoyed, “You shameless guy, I know you, it’s not the first time you’ve been here.
I really don’t know where you get the courage to even talk about robbery with such a straight face ……”
Val was about to say something else when he was stopped by the black supervisor who rushed over, “STOP! Val, shut up, don’t say anything you shouldn’t.”
“Oooooh, let him talk, I’d love to hear it.” The black man in the mask pulled out his cell phone.
“Val!” The black supervisor didn’t say anything but made a zipper motion in front of his mouth with a serious expression.
Val was depressed, but kept his mouth shut.
He needed this job.
He knew the black man in the mask wanted zero dollars.
But the problem was, he hadn’t left the supermarket before, and you didn’t know if he was going back to the checkout counter to check out.
If you say something you shouldn’t at this point, the person could just sue you for false accusations and libel.
By then, not only will Val be sued, but the supermarket will also be subject to a lawsuit.
So, whether it is a zero-dollar purchase or not, we still have to wait until he pushes the shopping cart and leaves the supermarket to know.
Until then any bad words could be taken as slander.
All Val could do now was take out his cell phone and take a shot at the man.
In fact, it wasn’t just Val, there were customers around who were also filming at the black man with the mask, but the latter didn’t care and did what he had to do as if no one else was around.
The man filled the shopping cart with things, while then took out a calculator and started to calculate the prices of the items one by one.
After confirming the prices of all the items, he put back two more items in the cart before pushing the cart to leave the supermarket.
Val, who had been staring at him, followed suit and shouted, “Hey, aren’t you forgetting something?”
The man in the mask ignored him, still pushing his shopping cart forward.
Val tried to stop the other man, “Sir, you haven’t paid yet.”
The man in the mask pushed Val away, “It’s none of your business.”
Val threatened, “If you don’t pay, I’m going to call the police.”
“Whatever, I don’t care.” The man in the mask gave a middle finger.
Val grabbed the shopping cart, “Do you realize that what you’re doing is illegal.
What do you think your kids would think if they saw a video of you stealing one day?
Would be proud of you?”
“Stupid pig, shut the fuck up, I don’t need you to lecture me.
Don’t make me beat you up.” The man in the mask pushed Val away once more and ran off into the distance, pushing the shopping cart.
Val looked at the other man’s back and spread his hands somewhat helplessly.
The black supervisor rushed out as well, “That’s the fifth one this month.”
Val said, “SORRY, I couldn’t stop him.”
“It’s not your fault.” The black supervisor responded and ordered again, “Go reorganize the shelves he messed up.”
Val sighed and pointed in the direction the man in the mask had disappeared, “Again, can’t we do anything but watch them rob?
I really feel like punching him.”
The black supervisor intoned, “Val, this is not a problem we can solve, this is a problem facing the entire community.
It’s not just our supermarket that’s being robbed, it’s all the malls and supermarkets.
Moreover, our supermarket is insured, all the robbed items will be claimed by the insurance company, so go and compile a list of the lost items.”
Val was a bit helpless, “I’ve had enough of this, you should find someone else to do it. I’d rather clean toilets than clean up the mess that guy left behind.”
At this point, Val was a bit confused, he had been disheveled for many years.
Now that he had finally decided to rise up and work hard, he encountered this kind of bad thing, if no one cared about robbing things, then what was the point of his work?
He felt that something was wrong with this society. A very scary problem.
Isn’t robbery against the law?
It’s definitely against the law.
It’s just that the cost of the crime is so low, that’s why so many people participate in zero-dollar purchases.
This kind of thing may sound like a fun thing to do, but you’ll be so angry when you’re actually confronted with it that it may even make you question your life.
The negative effects are really scary.
Especially for Val, who hates that feeling.
He was terrified of that feeling.
He was a good-for-nothing by nature, and if the cost of the crime of robbery was just a ticket, he was afraid that his heart would falter as well.
It would also become part of the zero-dollar purchase.
To put it bluntly, he was already a little unbalanced inside.
If he could just take whatever he wanted, why would he have to work hard all day?
The following morning.
Luke had wanted to take a nap, but was awakened by a system voice.
[Congratulations to the host for solving the ‘Moon Center Kidnapping Case’ and successfully apprehending the two suspects, rewarded with 10 draw opportunities.
The host has successfully rescued two hostages and gained the gratitude of the hostages and their families, rewarding 20 lottery chances.”]
The reward gained from rescuing the hostages was even more than apprehending the suspects.
But thinking about it, the suspect could be captured at any time, but the hostages were likely to be at risk of ripping off the hostages, and it wasn’t easy to successfully rescue them.
The lottery interface appeared in Luke’s mind.
Directly draw a lottery!
After thirty draws, he drew 3 cards and 27,000 dollars.
One of the old cards, observation card
Two new truck skill cards [can quickly learn and improve driving skills]
The skills on this new card surprised Luke a bit.
Driving a car was something many people knew how to do, and Luke was no exception.
But there was a difference between knowing how to drive and being great at it.
This skill is still more practical in car chases.
For example, Guo Daxen from the Very Human Series, with a car in his hands, the world is mine.
Once the little Audi is driven, no police can catch him.
At this point, Luke has a total of thirteen cards.
Adventure Card, 2
Appraisal Card, 2
Bullet Dodge Card, 2
Boxing card, 2
Lip Sync Card, 0
Precision Card, 3
Lock picking card, 2
Detection Card, 1
Pistol Card, 1
Sidewinder Card, 2
Observation Card, 1
Car Technique Card, 2
Micro-expression analysis card, 1
In addition, Luke drew another $27,000 dollars.
The system reserve was a whopping, $293,000 dollars.
It had been a while since he had cashed out, Luke felt that he should think of a means of cashing out.
While Luke was thinking about things, Daisy, who was sleeping next to him, slowly woke up.
Luke gave her a kiss on the forehead, “Good morning, Ms. Lawyer.”
“No, not good at all, your bed is too hard.”
Luke said, “Sleeping in a hard bed is good for you, you’ll get used to it.”
Daisy yawned, “What are we going to eat in the morning?”
“Let’s go out to eat, I’m craving Xiao Long Bao.”
“Okay, it’s nice to have a change of flavor once in a while.” Daisy had the day off without the usual rush.
Luke got out of bed and asked, “Would you like a cup of coffee first.”
Daisy shook her head and lost her smile, “Forget it, I don’t want instant coffee from your house.”
Luke laughed, “That’s why you leave so early every time.”
“That’s right, don’t you think it’s awful.
You’re picky about your food, but you’re picky about your coffee ……,” Daisy shrugged.
Luke was originally a Chinese man, and had been drinking instant coffee before; he’d only been over here for a few months, and hadn’t been that particular about it, and frankly, the pussy hadn’t gone up yet.
“Would you like a cup of green tea?”
“Forget it, I don’t really like tea.”
“OK,” Luke waved his hand and slapped her on her arse, “Get up, we’re going to dinner.
Then, get a coffee maker together, the best.”