LA Detective

Chapter 176 Going to Sea (Five Thousand)
Becca community, home of Robert Sullivan.

Robert Sullivan, a tall white man, pushed the barbecue grill out of the garage at four o'clock in the afternoon.

The barbecue grill has been with him for ten years, and it is like a friend to him, an indispensable old buddy in life.

Barbecue grills, bacon, and cold beer were moved to the yard one after another by him.

For a big parent, family dinner is indispensable, and it is the best way to unite family members.

A black Mercedes-Benz G500 parked in front of the house, and a tall black-haired young man got out of the car.

Robert was a little surprised, "Hey, Detective Luke, I didn't expect you to be the first to arrive."

Luke laughed, "I feel the call of the barbecue.

Grandpa, by the way, I'm the vice-team, Luke's vice-team. "

"Really? You got promoted again."

"Of course, don't look at whose grandson I am."

"Good boy, you have my demeanor, much better than your uncle."

Robert said in a low voice, "Sometimes I even wonder. Is Grandma Ni cheating on me?"

Luke "..."

"It's a good thing your mother is like me."

Luke "..."

"Boy, don't stand around stupidly, come and see how my marinated steak is."

Luke walked over, and there were tomahawk steaks, lamb chops, tuna, sausages, etc. on the table.

“Excellent, almost Michelin level.”

Robert said, "I heard that Maggie likes eating tuna."

Luke was a little surprised when he heard Robert talking about the little fat man's girlfriend without thinking, "Grandpa, why do you think of Maggie?"

"Because she's coming to the dinner too."

Luke was a little embarrassed, "Really?"

"Of course, I checked with Jack. We've got a new addition to our family dinner. Definitely a day to remember."

"That's right." Luke sighed secretly and changed the subject, "Grandpa, is there anything I can do?"

"Go get the stereo out, we're going to play some celebratory music later."

"As you wish."

A red Santana of unknown hands stopped at the door, and a fat white man with a beard got out of the car, "Hi, my dear nephew, long time no see."

Luke smiled, "That's right, it's been a long time."

"Haven't my dear old lady and little fat man come?"

Robert said, "They'll be here in a while. Maggie will be here too. Val, you have to pay attention later."

Val patted his forehead, "oh my god, you're not joking, are you?"

Robert pointed at him and warned, "If you mess up the party, I'll throw you out of here."

Val sighed and asked Luke, "And you, did you bring your girlfriend?"

Luke shrugged, "She's been busy with work recently."

Val breathed a sigh of relief, "I finally heard good news."

Luke "..."

Val said, "Don't you think it's too exaggerated for the little fat man to bring his girlfriend to the party?"

Luke didn't answer, just raised his chin at Grandpa.

Val sighed again, "Take out two green bills from his pocket and put them in Luke's hand. Return yours, thanks."

"Uncle, I'm not in a hurry."

"I have money now, I said I will not always be like that, sooner or later there will be a day of transfer."

Luke asked, "Have you found a job yet?"

"That's right, a friend asked me to help write a song." Val said perfunctorily, not wanting to talk about this topic, "I heard that Angela was killed, is there such a thing?"

"You know Angela too?"

"Of course, we can be regarded as the same period, no, I should be regarded as her senior, and joined the band earlier than her.

Although I haven't met, I will more or less know the characters of the same period, you know. "

A lot of people know Angela, Luke thought, and I know her too.

Val showed a curious look, "Angela was really bitten to death by a vampire?"

"Angela was indeed dead, but she was not killed by a vampire."

"Then how she died, I'm still curious."

Luke thought for a while and briefly introduced, "You should know that Angela's music is all about vampires. One of her fans is also a serious vampire fan. After taking the drug, she hallucinated and regarded herself as a vampire. Killed Angela."

The confidentiality of the case is mainly aimed at the details of the investigation, and the general situation can still be said.

Val's eyes widened, "Actually, I'm quite envious of Angela, she has a group of loyal fans.

This is actually quite rare.Not everyone can have it. "

Before Val could finish speaking, a car drove directly to the door of the house.

Just as Linda was about to get out of the car, Robert yelled, "Linda, drive your car into the garage and don't block Luke's car."

Linda rolled her eyes, but said nothing.

The little fat man got out of the car and said in an exaggerated tone, "Hey, grandpa, uncle, brother, look who's here."

Maggie stepped out from the back of the car, wearing a pink dress that seemed to have been dressed up on purpose.

The little fat man also walked over to help him very attentively.

Robert greeted her with a smile, "Hi, Maggie, welcome."

"Hello, Mr. Sullivan. This is a gift from me." Maggie handed over a box.

Robert opened it and saw that there was a bottle of champagne inside, "Thank you, I like it very much.

Jack, show Maggie around, the roast will be ready soon. "

"Hi Maggie."

"Maggie."

Both Val and Luke greeted each other at the same time, and then stood aside awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

The little fat man took Maggie to visit the house.

Robert secretly gave the little fat man a thumbs up.

Linda said to her younger brother and eldest son, "Do you suddenly feel a little redundant?

It's ok, you'll get used to it. "

Luke and Val looked at each other.

"Grandpa, let me barbecue."

"Dad, I'll help you barbecue."

The two shouted at the same time.

"NO, you two stay away from my barbecue.

What the hell are you doing? "Robert wondered why the two slackers suddenly became attentive.

Half an hour later, the gathering party officially began.

Because one more member joined, Robert seemed very happy, and even opened a bottle of red wine that had been preserved for 10 years.

The little fat man was also very happy, circling around Maggie like an attentive bee.

Val was a little embarrassed at first, drank two bottles of beer, but let go, took the guitar out of the house, and wanted to sing a song.

But was rejected by Linda mercilessly.

Maggie is an extrovert and blends in well into family gatherings.

Luke also had a good impression of her, and they chatted quickly.

Tell her about the ugly things about the little fat boy when he was a child, and make Maggie laugh out loud.

Now it was the little fat man's turn to be embarrassed.

"Ding dong..." Luke's cell phone rang.

Click it to see that it is a message from Matthew.

The content of the information is the information of Lawrence Miller.

Name, Lawrence Miller
Sex: Male
Date of Birth, May 1963, 3

Mobile number, 626 576 2342
Social Security Number, 623-52-7387
Marital status, divorced.

Ex-wife, Claudia Miller
Daughter, Daisy Miller
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Marina del Rey Marina.

In the early morning, the breeze is blowing, the sky is clear, and the blue waves are like washing, which is a good weather for going to sea.

Luke stands by the sea, looking into the distance.

In the distance, the sea and the sky meet like a line.

He likes the sea very much. Every time he sees the vast sea, his heart will calm down, making people feel very small. Many things that he couldn't figure out and couldn't let go of were diluted with the sea water.

"Hi, Luke." A pickup truck stopped nearby, and Jones poked his head out to say hello.

Luke glanced at the pickup truck, "Captain Jones, you are also here for sea fishing."

"This question made me ask. It's the first time I've seen someone younger than me. You should be able to sail a boat, right?"

Luke "..."

Is your sister only so useful?

After waiting for a few minutes, Rhett also arrived, and there were two other people with him.

A middle-aged Caucasian man with a serious complexion, short hair, a big beard, a thin build, and a serious look.

A woman in her 40s, with brown thin and cool curly hair, wearing a blue casual clothes, full of aura.

Reid said, "Guys, old rules, I've booked a yacht to go out to sea, everyone's AA.

First, let's introduce the new captain, Luke's second-in-command of the Heist and Murder Division. "

Jones patted him on the shoulder and said in the tone of someone who has experienced it, "Man, you can ask me if you don't understand anything."

"Thank you." Luke replied without sincerity.

Reid pointed to the man and introduced, "This is the Sheriff of the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles Police Department, Percy Beach."

Pointing to the brown-haired woman again, he introduced, "Mercedes Marceau, superintendent of the Western Division."

Luke smiled, "Sheriff, Superintendent, it's an honor to meet you."

Percy smiled and said, "Deputy Luke, I've known you for a long time, and I finally saw him today."

Luke was surprised, this Sergeant Percy is a big boss of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, why would he use the words "Long Admired"?This is not a good sign.

"Sheriff Percy, have you heard me?"

Percy laughed, "Some time ago, when you were investigating the school Y shooting case, many citizens complained about your revealing clothes. If it wasn't for the press conference that turned things around, according to the procedure, we would definitely have to talk to you."

Luke shrugged, "Thank you for your kind hand."

Percy shook his head, "None of my business."

Rhett spread his hands, "OK, ladies and gentlemen, our yacht has arrived."

Everyone boarded the yacht, and the three bosses were lying on deck chairs blowing the sea breeze.

Luke sails.

Jones threw him a cold beer.

Luke opened the beer and took a sip, "Have you talked to David?"

"Yes." Jones nodded.

"Did he agree?"

"He said he'd think about it, but I'm sure he'll agree."

"Where's the confidence?" Even Luke, his old partner, was not sure about David's thoughts. After leaving the bar that day, David didn't communicate with him.

Jones laughed and said, "Think about Vincent's deputy team, and look at your old partner. If I were David, I would definitely choose to be transferred to another department as the deputy team.

You know, David is much older than you. His age is a watershed. If he can be promoted to the vice team, he still has the potential to rise.

If you can't be promoted to the vice team, it is likely to be another Vincent vice team in the future.

This is the best option for him. "

Luke asked curiously, "What do you like about David?"

"Our anti-crime and anti-narcotics department is more dangerous than the robbery and murder department. We have to deal with gangs and drug dealers all day long. These guys are vicious scum. Only by being more ruthless and tough than them can we deter them.

Some of David's shortcomings will become advantages in our company, won't they? "

As David's partner, Luke is the most aware of his style of handling cases. He is reckless and irritable during the investigation process, and is easily complained by the object of investigation.

This is also one of the reasons why he has not been promoted to the deputy team for a long time.

If you face gangs or poisonous rice during the law enforcement process, there will be much fewer such complaints.

From a certain point of view, the anti-crime and anti-drug department may indeed be more suitable for David's character.

Of course, a person's character is not formed in a day. According to Luke's speculation, the reason why David's temper is more irritable has something to do with his ex-wife.

Since the two parties divorced, David's temper has improved a lot.

It used to be a frequent outbreak, but now it is irregular.

After driving more than ten nautical miles, Luke stopped the boat, anchored, and everyone started fishing.

Reid raised his glass to signal, "Thanks for your hard work."

Luke said disapprovingly, "I quite like sailing."

He's not saying polite words, at least he's not fresh yet.

Everyone got off the hook.

Started sitting on the deck and chatting.

Blowing the sea breeze, drinking beer, eating fruit, very comfortable.

Percy asked, "Lieutenant Luke, I heard that you just solved a murder case related to 'vampire'. I'm quite interested. Can you tell me about it?"

Luke looked to Rhett aside.

The latter nodded.

The boss has spoken, and all the colleagues present are colleagues from the police system. The case has already been solved, so it doesn't matter if it is said.

Luke described the situation of the 'Holy Blood' case.

After listening, Percy said enviously, "I've always felt that the work of the Robbery and Murder Division is more... It's not appropriate to say that it's exciting, but compared with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it's not that boring.

I thought about joining the Detective Agency when I was young, but ended up in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for various reasons. "

Rhett laughed, "Are you serious? You actually want to join the police department?"

"Of course. Whether it's our era or this era, most of the film and television dramas about the police are about police detectives.

Have you ever seen a TV series about the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
I guess no one wants to shoot it, let alone watch it. ’ Percy smiled wryly.

Mercedes Marceau echoed, "I agree with Percy, there are very few film and television dramas about police officers.

Obviously our work is the closest to the lives of citizens. "

"Perhaps because it is closer to life, there is no sense of mystery." Reid responded with a smile, and changed the topic,
"Percy, I heard that your son is also a policeman, how is he doing?
Do you have the style you had back then? "

Percy made a gesture of invitation, "This should be asked to Superintendent Mercedes Marceau, my son is now her soldier."

Mercedes said, "Percy's son is very good. It can be said that he is better than blue. He has broken many records in the police academy. After entering the Western Division, he is also the first among the same batch of trainee police officers.

Is a rare talent.

Of course, from what I knew of him, he wasn't a good fit for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "

Percy spread his hands, "You're right, I also talked to him, he doesn't really want to join the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Rhett joked, "It seems that your idea of ​​inheriting your father's business is gone."

Percy was a little helpless, "Young people nowadays have their own ideas, and I can't control it, let them go."

Luke was fishing while listening to the three chatting.

Among the three bosses, except for Rhett who was chatting and busy fishing at the same time, the other two didn't seem to like sea fishing at all.

For this sake, Luke will not foolishly think that everyone is really here for pure sea fishing.

Perhaps, some people like sea fishing, but there must be other reasons.

Luke started analyzing the three-person dialogue, which wasn't too difficult for him.

First of all, the relationship between the three should be connected in series.

Rhett, the deputy chief of the police department, is in charge of the robbery and murder division.

Percy, head of the Los Angeles Police Department's Internal Affairs Department.

Mercedes, Chief of the Patrol Division of the Western Precinct.

Among them, Rhett and Percy look familiar.

And Percy's son is a subordinate of Mercedes.

Patrol is a relatively basic department. Most of the police officers will practice and work in the patrol department. After that, some will stay in the patrol department, and some will be reassigned to other departments.

Judging from what Percy said just now, Percy planned to help his son adjust the department, but his son didn't want to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Then Rhett's role is obvious.

Possibly Percy's son was looking for a transfer to the Police Department, or even the Robbery and Murder Division.

If this is the case, then why did Jones, the captain of the anti-crime and anti-narcotics division, appear here?
Yes.

David.

The robbery and murder department is also a carrot and a hole.

Only when David has been transferred can he enter the newcomer logically.

As for his newly promoted deputy team, perhaps he hopes that he can take care of Percy's son.

However, Susan is also from the Internal Affairs Department of the Police Detective Bureau. Even if they don't work together, she and Percy should know each other.

Why didn't Percy ask her for help?

Luke seemed to have no intention of making a conversation, "Superintendent Mercedes, I know a rookie named John, he should also be in your branch."

Mercedes smiled, "Yeah, he's an interesting guy, he used to be a real estate renovation contractor, and he didn't start changing careers until he was in his 40s.

He was the same age as Percy's son, and also the oldest trainee police officer in recent years. Their superintendent once wanted him to leave, thinking that he was not qualified for the job.

But he persisted, and his grades were excellent.

I like him very much. "

Luke laughed, "I've dealt with him a few times, and it's really interesting."

The two chatted for a while, and Luke looked at Percy at the side again, "Sheriff Percy, do you know our Captain Susan?"

"Of course, although we don't work in a police station, there are often work handovers.

She is a bit serious, and she is very suitable for the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

I believe that even if her relatives violated the regulations of the police station, she would still be unselfish.

To be honest, I was quite surprised that she was transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "

Percy's words solved Luke's doubts.

Susan is too 'unselfish', even if her relatives make mistakes, she will not let them go, let alone Percy's son?

Therefore, I, the newly promoted deputy team, was the best candidate.

After figuring out the general situation, Luke started fishing down-to-earth...

　Sorry for the late update.

　　I am not lazy.

　　Daily life is really hard to write.

　　It must be close to life, but also interesting, but not watery.

　　Very thoughtful.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)