LA Detective

Chapter 314 Departure
The daily life of the family in this chapter.

……

the next morning.

Luke and the vice team hand over duties.

Apart from his old age and bad temper, the old man in the deputy team has no shortcomings, so he doesn't need to worry about work at all.

Luke got the itinerary from Rhett and returned home in the afternoon to prepare for the trip to Washington.

Among them, the most important point is family.

The United States attaches great importance to family values. When running for the presidency, one has to show family affection, just like the retired Guan Hai brother. Many people think that his first impression is not the commander in chief, but a good father and husband. His ability to balance family and work is regarded as For important campaign chips.

Regardless of whether it is emotional or rational, it is better for Luke to accept the award with his family than to accept the award alone.

In the evening, Luke invites the family to dinner.

The dining place is in their own small yard.

Luke didn't bother to cook today, so he ordered Chinese takeaway directly.

At five o'clock in the evening, the family arrived one after another.

Grandpa Robert, Uncle Val, Mom, brother and brother's little girlfriend Maggie.

It was the first time Luke saw Maggie again since the couple had a conflict. The two talked and laughed together, and their relationship was enviable.

Val came over with a bottle of beer and whispered, "You invited Maggie?"

"No, the little fat man decided on his own, I can't refuse."

"Seeing them both like this makes me feel redundant."

Luke clinked glasses with each other, "Trust me, you're not the only one who thinks this way."

"Haha, I feel a lot better." Val took a big gulp of beer, "By the way, what's the reason for your dinner today?"

"Does family dinner need a reason?"

"Come on, I'm Uncle Ni, you can't fool me."

Luke smiled, "We'll talk about it when we eat."

Val curled his lips, showing a look that I knew, and then he took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and put it in Luke's hand.

"what is this?"

"It's a new song I just recorded.

You know, I had a steady job, I made a little money, I rented a recording studio.

You are the first listener, give me some advice after listening. "

"I'll listen with my heart." Luke put the USB drive in his pocket.

A car was parked on the side of the road, and a young man got out of the car and opened the trunk, "Mr. Li, your takeaway has arrived."

Luke greeted, "Jack, come and help."

"coming."

There were six people in total, and Luke ordered eight dishes and two soups.

The restaurant is not far from here. There are several dishes that can be heated with alcohol lamps and placed on the table. A standard Chinese meal party has officially begun.

Luke has eaten at this restaurant, and the taste is more authentic.

Although Luke can cook, it's just simple home-cooked meals. If he wants to eat more complicated Chinese food, he has to go to a restaurant or order takeaway. It is simply unrealistic for him to prepare this table of Chinese food by himself.

Maggie showed a look of surprise, "Wow, there are so many dishes that I have never seen before. What is that red dish? It looks so appetizing."

"Golden Retriever Lionfish." Luke introduced, "The main ingredient of this dish is fish, which is wrapped in flour and deep-fried in a shape similar to a lion, and finally it will be topped with a sweet and sour sauce.

Somewhat similar to the fish version of sweet and sour pork tenderloin. "

"I like sweet and sour pork."

"Then you will also like this dish." In fact, Luke did not say that this dish has also been improved, but the fish is not the taste.

The golden lionfish in China is all carp. The restaurant here has replaced it with sea fish, which tastes the same. The disadvantage is that the price is high, and the advantage is that there are no fish bones.

Robert said, "I'm also looking forward to this Chinese dinner party."

Linda looked complicated, "I haven't eaten for a long time."

Luke spread his hands, "Then what are you waiting for? Take your seats, everyone."

With Luke's warm greeting, the party officially began.

Like Luke, the little fat man prefers to eat mutton. He picked up a piece of finger meat and took a bite. "Damn the chef, I forgot to put the seasoning."

Luke explained, "Lamb stew only needs onion and ginger, no other seasonings are needed."

Jack questioned, "Are you sure? There's no salt, no taste at all."

Luke suddenly felt a little uncomfortable... His younger brother has never eaten authentic finger meat, "Jack, this is called finger meat, and it tastes better if you dip it in chives."

Jack did as he did and took a sip, "It tastes good, and it tastes a lot less greasy."

Luke felt that when he had time in the future, it was necessary to take his brother to eat more authentic Chinese food.

The Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and Luke doesn't expect his younger brother to be able to master all the treasures and master them well.

But as a person of Chinese descent, at least one must understand Chinese food.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and if they are familiar with Chinese food culture, they have a certain understanding of the entire national culture.

At least the two brothers will have more common language to communicate in the future.

The meal was almost finished, Luke put down his chopsticks and said, "My family, I have something to announce."

"I knew it." Val wiped his mouth, "Are you going to be promoted again? Or have you received a medal?"

Luke smiled, "As expected of my uncle, he has the talent to be a detective."

"I have been awarded the Public Safety Officers Medal for Valor, and I would like to invite you to join me in the award ceremony."

"Haha..." Robert smiled, "This is good news, I will definitely go."

"My son, you are my pride." Linda got up and hugged Luke.

Jack said, "Mom, I'm going too, you'll ask for leave for me, huh.

Maggie, you should go too, it should be interesting. "

Maggie put down her chopsticks and shook her head, "I really want to go, but my dad won't agree..."

"why?"

"He won't allow me to leave L.A. alone."

"No need to leave L.A., the award ceremony is in L.A., right bro?"

Luke stretched out his fist and bumped it with Maggie, "Maggie is right, the place where the awards are presented is in Washington, to be exact, the White House."

"What? The White House! You're not joking, are you?" Val was startled, his mouth opened wide.

"It seems that I need to tell you about science. The Medal of Valor for Public Security Officers is the highest honor medal bestowed by the country on public security officials, and it is awarded by the Commander himself."

Robert stood up and opened his arms, "God, the commander-in-chief of the United States wants to present the award to my grandson himself?"

Luke nodded, "That's right."

Robert gave Luke a bear hug directly, "Son, you are my pride, the pride of our entire family."

Linda was directly moved and cried, "Thank God, I am so happy..."

The little fat man pointed to his chest, "In other words, I can go to the White House to meet the commander in chief...

I am not dreaming. "

Maggie twisted directly on his arm.

The little fat man let out a cry of surprise, and said happily, "Oh yeah...it's true!"

……

At eight o'clock in the evening, the family dinner was over, and after Luke watched the family leave, he also drove to Daisy's house.

He told Daisy that he was going to Washington, and at the same time invited Daisy to go with him.

But Daisy still has work in the law firm, so it's impossible to go there for several days. Besides, she is not used to going with Luke's family.

Early the next morning, Luke left Daisy's house and went to a nearby breakfast shop for breakfast.

While eating breakfast, he looked at the ticket information.

"Om."

Luke gets a text from his mom, "Luke, don't forget your dad."

Luke frowned slightly, forgot?

No, it's just that he has less contact, and he is subconsciously avoiding it.

After hesitating for a moment, Luke still dialed his father's mobile phone number, "Hello, Dad."

"Luke, I was trying to contact you? How are you doing?"

"It's pretty good, how about you?"

"I'm fine, too. Do you have time for Christmas? I'd like to invite you and Jack to New York for Christmas."

"I'm not sure either. If there is no case, I will take Jack."

"OK, that's it."

"Dad, remember the last time I was robbed in Las Vegas?"

"Of course, you killed the gunman and saved the tourists at the music festival. Not only I remember, but our entire family, neighbors, and my colleagues know that you are the pride of the Li family."

"Because of this incident, I received the Medal of Valor for Public Security Officers. The award ceremony will be held at the White House on October 22. I would like to invite you to go with me."

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, "Congratulations to your son, this is the best news I have heard this year. Your mother complained to me at the beginning of this year...

Haha, I guess your mother should be crying with joy.

I am proud of you. "

"Will you come? I'll book a ticket for you."

"Well, I want to go, of course I want to go.

But... I got a little injury and I'm still in the hospital, and I'm not sure if the doctor will let me out? "

"Where are you injured?"

"Accidentally hit by a car, nothing serious."

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"I just don't want you to worry, it's almost over."

"Luke, I'm the second uncle. Your father will be taken care of by me. Don't worry."

"Uncle." Luke greeted.

"Luke, I'm proud of you too. You must come to New York for Christmas. Let's have a good drink."

"OK.

Dad, take good care of yourself, I will send you the photos of the awards ceremony. "

"Don't tell Jack about my injury."

"I see."

"Luke, I'm proud of you."

After hanging up the phone, Luke felt a little heavy.

If he didn't know that Li Zhaofeng was injured, he didn't need to go to the hospital, but now that he knew, it stands to reason that he should visit.

But unlike his family in Los Angeles, Luke has not had any contact with Li Zhaofeng since he traveled, so there is no family relationship.

Forget it, go to Washington first, and then go to New York if you have time...

……

On the morning of October 20th.

Luke's family rushed to Los Angeles International Airport.

Air tickets and hotel expenses are all paid by Luke, which may be a lot of expenses for ordinary people, but it is nothing to Luke.

The family went through the security check and waited in the terminal for half an hour before boarding the plane one after another.

The little fat man was carrying a black backpack, and he was very excited when he walked up and down, "Washington, here I come!"

Luke and others took a large airliner with ten seats in a row and two-way aisle. The family sat in row 10. Luke's seat number was G, and the right aisle was next to it.

The little fat man and Val found their seats first, and Luke put the suitcase in the aisle. Suddenly, Luke felt hit by a soft body. He turned his head and saw a Latin beauty in a skirt with hips and a protruding back.

At first glance, Luke thought he had met Orti, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't Orti. Orti was taller.

The woman dragged her luggage and smiled politely, "Sorry, I accidentally bumped into you."

"The passage is a bit narrow, don't worry about it."

"Sir, can you put the suitcase in the luggage compartment for me? I have a lot of stuff and the suitcase is a bit heavy for me to lift."

With a little effort, Luke didn't refuse, and picked up the other party's box and put it in the luggage compartment.

"Thank you. My name is Laura. I was sent by the company to Washington for a business trip. What about you?"

"Luke, go on a trip with your family."

"I'm so envious, the last time I traveled with my family was half a year ago." After the woman finished speaking, she sat on the other side of the aisle, took out her headphones and started listening to music.

Val on the side looked at Luke, then looked at Laura, the beauty with a hip skirt, and winked, "Luke, this girl is pretty good, don't say that my uncle didn't remind you."

Luke smiled. Usually when people ask this, there is another meaning. Do you want it? If you don’t want it, I will.

"Why are you smirking? Such a good opportunity, of course we have to take the initiative."

Luke also glanced at Laura and secretly compared her with Ortie. Both of them are Latin beauties. Ortie is taller and has a more outstanding temperament. Luke still likes Ortie more.

Luke asked back, "Do you want to change places?"

Val froze for a moment, "Wow."Val rubbed his legs with his hands, "Are you sure you don't want to try?"

"No."

Val swallowed, took a deep breath, looked at the Latin beauty Laura, and then at himself, "Uh...forget it."

"what……"

The little fat man has been paying attention to the situation here. Seeing that his uncle is obviously moved but dare not act, he can't help but hiss.

Val said dissatisfied, "What are you booing?"

The little fat man clenched his fist, "Uncle, you have to be brave."

"Stinky boy, you know a fart."

"You're right, I don't understand, but I have a girlfriend.

Almost forgot, didn't tell Maggie, I got on the plane, hehe. "

Val stared at Jack and sighed, "I really want to beat him up!"

Luke patted him on the shoulder, "Just get used to it."

"boom!"

Suddenly, a square object hit Val on the head, causing him to grin his teeth in pain, "fuck, who threw it?"

A white woman in the front row stood up and said apologetically, "Sir, I'm sorry. The children were playing and accidentally hit you." Then, the woman said to a curly-haired little boy, "Most , apologize to this gentleman."

The little curly-haired boy said, "Where's my Rubik's Cube? That's my toy."

The little girl on the side said, "No, obviously you snatched it from me."

A slightly older girl with glasses shouted, "Can you two shut up and let me read a book quietly. I've been arguing all the way, and I'm almost bored to death."

The white woman taught, "Luna, don't be so strict with your younger siblings."

The girl in glasses turned her head aside, pouted and said nothing.

The white woman was full of apology, "Sorry, the children may be a little noisy."

Linda said disapprovingly, "I can understand that being a mother of three children is not an easy task."

"Four." The white woman pointed to a boy sitting in the aisle, "That's my son too."

"Wow." Linda showed a look of admiration, "This is a big project, and you are a super mom."

The white woman smiled, "Sorry, this trip may be a little 'noisy', I will try to restrain them."

Linda said, "It's okay. I have two sons and a little brother. I know how difficult it is to raise children."

"Thank you." After the white woman finished speaking, she sat back in her seat.

Luke didn't pay attention to this episode. A few minutes later, the plane took off and flew to Washington.

Soon, Luke understood the meaning of being a little noisy in the white woman's mouth.

The two children kept fighting, and the two older children would join in from time to time, accompanied by the adults' scolding.

Really annoying.

Luke didn't want to be like a child, so he simply put on headphones and watched a movie...

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the plane stopped at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Strictly speaking, it belongs to the state of Virginia, about half an hour's drive from Washington, DC.

An announcement sounded in the cabin, 'Ladies and gentlemen, this flight has ended and the plane has landed at Dulles International Airport...'

"God, we've finally arrived!" Val sighed, he was almost annoyed by the four children in front of him.

Many passengers began to pack their luggage in a mess.

The four brats in front had gone crazy for a long time, clamoring to get off the plane. The white woman and her husband could only appease them while carrying their luggage.

Seeing that they were too busy to take care of their children and luggage, Linda moved her heart and said, "Hey, give me this box, and I'll help you get off the plane."

"Thank you so much." The white woman said gratefully.

Everyone got off the plane and got on a ferry.

The white woman looked at Linda and the group, "Are you visiting Washington?"

"Yes, how about you?"

"We are going to Los Angeles for our honeymoon." The white woman took her husband's arm.

"Honeymoon?" Linda looked at the four children with a puzzled expression.

The white woman said, "Actually, we are a remarried family. My husband and I each brought two children to form a big family."

Linda showed a look of surprise, "Wow... Congratulations."

The Caucasian woman took her husband's arm and said sweetly, "Actually, my husband and I were in first love. Later, we couldn't be together for some reason. We each got married, had children, and divorced each other. Fate is a very magical thing. We met again by chance and decided to be together."

Linda was a little moved, "It's incredible, you will be happy."

"Yes, it is God's arrangement that we can meet again." The white woman leaned on her husband's shoulder.

After getting off the ferry, Linda waved goodbye to the family of six, and said to herself, "It can be seen that they are very happy, the fate is really wonderful."

Val rolled his eyes, "A group of brats are so noisy, sooner or later there will be chicken feathers all over the place."

Linda glared at her younger brother, "Val, can you look forward to it.

Don't you think their love is beautiful?
The two are each other's first love, and after many years of separation, they can continue their relationship and form a big loving family. This is simply a fairy tale in reality. "

Waldau, "Anyway, I'm not optimistic about this combination of families."

Linda looked at the others, as if looking for supporters, "What do you think?"

Robert shrugged, not helping each other.

Luke's habitual analysis, "Although I don't know the exact time when they broke up, but judging by the age of their children, the two have broken up for at least ten years.

The probability of two people who have been apart for ten years meeting again is not high, and the probability of meeting after divorce is even lower.

It is a bold speculation that they may have been in contact or have been in contact for a long time..."

The expression on Val's face was wonderful, "Wow, then the real reason for their divorce..."

Linda scolded, "Shut up, don't use the method of investigating crimes in your life. You should discover the beauty in life with your heart."

Luke raised his hands in surrender, "I'm talking nonsense, but bless them."

　Many book friends are asking about the protagonist's father.

　　Let me say here that the protagonist's paternal family is in New York.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)