Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 238 Coaching (two in one)

eight pm.

  Red Community Plaza.

  Luke ordered a grilled lamb chop and some skewers, as well as peanuts and edamame, and a bucket of cold draft beer.

  The skewers haven’t been served yet, Luke is drinking beer and eating peanuts and edamame.

   Not long after, a taxi stopped nearby, and Xiao Hei got out of the car, "Hi, buddy, I'm here."

   Luke asked rhetorically, "Are you going to take a taxi all the time?"

  Xiao Hei sat on the chair opposite, "When I get my salary this month, I will have enough money to buy a car, hehe."

  Luke took a glass of draft beer and handed it to him, "Good luck."

  Xiao Hei took a sip of draft beer and laughed, "I've been lucky, you know."

   "You are right."

   "Is it just the two of us tonight?

   "I originally wanted to call David, but then I thought about it...forget it."

  Xiao Hei stretched out his right hand and bumped Luke's fist, "You are right, David is a violent maniac, the two of us are the best partners now."

  Luke didn't answer, he just felt a little inappropriate for not calling David today.

  Xiao Hei rubbed his hands, "I can't wait to eat the Huaguo skewers you mentioned."

   "Try these two side dishes first, peanuts and edamame, they go well with draft beer."

   "Comeon, do you think I haven't eaten peanuts?" Xiao Hei picked up a peanut casually and took a bite, "The taste...is very strange."

   After Xiao Hei finished eating, he picked up another one and planted it in his mouth.

  Luke thought to himself, you have eaten a lot of things, but the way is different, it is another taste.

   Soon the waiter in the restaurant brought a small oven, and put the lamb chops and skewers on top to maintain the best heat and taste.

  Xiao Hei sniffed hard, "It's completely different from the roasted lamb I've smelled before. It's the smell of cumin. I know this seasoning."

  Luke cut off two lamb chops, handed one to Xiao Hei, and couldn't wait to eat it himself.

  The outside is burnt and the inside is tender, the mouth is fragrant, and it is somewhat greasy. It is perfect with a bite of onion.

  Xiao Hei gave a thumbs up, "good, I like the texture and taste."

   Luke thought to himself, eat, and talk when you are full, so that you won't be able to eat for a while.

  Luke also started to feast. In his last life, he liked to eat lamb, especially grilled lamb chops.

   But to be honest, he didn’t eat it many times. The main reason is that it is more expensive. It’s not that he can’t afford it, but he just can’t bear it.

   Occasionally, it is not convenient to order lamb roasts by myself, and there is no space.

  Of course, the reason why he likes grilled lamb chops and never forgets may also be related to eating less.

  I am rich in this life, eat openly, go out for barbecue once a week, and eat hot pot in a restaurant once a week, without any pressure.

   Realized the freedom to eat beef and mutton.

   Seeing that Xiao Hei had almost eaten, Luke started to talk about the topic, "How are you and reporter Jones doing now?"

   Xiao Hei grinned, "Very good, I like the current relationship very much."

"what relationship."

   "I don't know what to say?

   Should be considered a lover?

   She is not very clingy and we all have our own space. "

"Do you love her?"

   "Why use the word love?

  I like her, but not love. "Xiao Hei clinked glasses with Luke, "I know what you're worried about, and I know you're doing it for my own good.

   But don't worry, I'm not 007, and I'm not Ethan Hunt. I won't be fooled by women, and I won't delay my work.

  I've seen so many women that I can hold that line.

   Dude, have a little faith in me, OK? "

   "If you were to break up with the female reporter now, what would you do?"

   "Comeon, you don't want to choose one or the other, although you are more important to me, but there is no need.

  We are just playing around, maybe one day she will dump me on her own initiative, it is really unnecessary. "

   "So you and the female reporter are using each other?"

   "Although the meaning is... similar, but I don't like this term. I think it is more appropriate to use mutual help. At work, in life...you know."

  Luke nodded, "I see."

   "Man, what's the matter with you, what the **** are you going to say tonight? It won't really force me to break up with Pari."

   "No, whoever you are with is your freedom."

   "I came to you today, just to tell you one thing.

  Although it's none of my business, but you are my partner, I think I should tell you. "

   "Dude, don't hesitate, just say what you want. As you said, we are partners. Besides my mother, the person I trust the most is you."

   "What I'm going to say next may be a little shocking.

  Are you sure you can accept it? "

   "Of course, I'm ready." Seeing Luke's solemn tone, Xiao Hei also became a little more serious.

   "I saw Julian today."

   "She took the initiative to find you?"

   "No."

   "Did you see her with other men?"

"No."

   "Dude, hurry up, don't beat around the bush, I'm strong, even if Julian has a new boyfriend, I can accept it.

   This is normal, like I have Pari too.

   Everyone is free. "

   "Uh..." Luke took out his phone, "Look for yourself and judge for yourself."

   "You're so boring." Xiao Hei pouted, took the phone to check, "It's really Julian, is she working as a waiter in a restaurant?"

  Xiao Hei partially enlarged the picture, "She is still so beautiful, I really like her, if she is not in a hurry to get married... we will definitely be very happy..."

  Xiao Hei suddenly fell silent, frowned, and continued to zoom in on the picture, "She...seems to be fat, why only her belly is fat... Is it because she ate too much?

   She wasn't like this before. "

   Xiao Hei scratched his hair and looked at Luke helplessly, "Dude, tell me why?"

  Luke spread his hands, "I've never been married, maybe... just like you think."

   "No... I didn't think about anything, it's impossible." Xiao Hei picked up the wine glass, drank it down, and said to himself,

   "That's impossible... must be joking.

  Is today April Fool's Day? "Xiao Hei looked at Luke a little at a loss, "Tell me, this is ps. "

  Luke didn't answer, and ate grilled oysters silently.

   "I'm going to call her to find out." Xiao Hei took out his phone, hesitated again, "No, I can't make a call, it should be because of the angle of the photo, she must have gained weight.

  That's right, she must have regretted leaving such a good man like me, and then she gave up on herself and ate and drank.

  I can't contact her at this time.

  She will be sadder.

  Maybe after a while, she will be able to sort it out.

   Do you think I'm right? "

  Luke said, "I don't have much experience in this area, so I can't give you advice."

  Xiao Hei let out a long sigh, put his finger on his temple, and asked feebly, "Where did you see her?"

   "Large T-Bone Steak House."

  …

  The next day.

  There is no case in the police station recently, Luke made an excuse and still didn't go to work.

   Perhaps it was the reason for the initial realization of economic freedom, Luke was a little depressed.

   This may be laughed at, after all, his total assets are only more than one million US dollars.

   Buying a house in a big city can cost seven to eighty-eight dollars, and it may not even be enough.

   But the problem is that buying a mansion is Luke's ideal, but not his must-have option.

   Renting a house in Los Angeles is just as chic. As long as you don’t default on the rent, you can live steadily.

   To put it bluntly, as long as he doesn't get married or have children in his life, this little money is enough for his retirement.

  Luke's mentality is relatively relaxed now, since he doesn't want to go to work, let's waste a few days.

   Isn’t the purpose of working hard to enjoy life happily?

   After breakfast, Luke drove to the beach. Some time ago, he won 3 snorkeling cards, which happened to be used up today.

   This is the main purpose.

  The secondary purpose is that it is the time to swim at the beach recently, and there are many beautiful girls on the beach.

   Watching girls is a kind of enjoyment in itself, and it doesn't have to be so.

   Of course, if there is a suitable opportunity, you can do whatever you want.

  In Luke's previous impression, the climate in Los Angeles was relatively warm, and he thought that he could swim at the beach most of the time except in winter.

  But when I came here, I realized that it was not the case.

  The season that is really suitable for swimming is July and August, and the sea water will be a little cooler in other months.

  Of course, this also has a certain relationship with personal habits. In other months, white people will also swim in the water, but it is rare to see Asians or Asian tourists in the water.

  When Luke arrived at the beach, he was not in a hurry to see the girl, and planned to find a diving instructor first.

  He checked on the Internet, and there is a Wilka Swimming Club nearby.

  Luke read the club's introduction on the Internet. In addition to teaching swimming, he also runs the rental business of water sports.

  The store of the club is in a more conspicuous location on the beach, and there are already many tourists who rent water sports.

   The man in charge of reception is a man in his thirties, white, with brown curly hair, and looks quite simple and honest.

   "Sir, what do you need?"

   "I want to hire a snorkel instructor."

   "Do you have an appointment?"

   "No, only members of the website can make reservations, and I am not a member."

   "Can you swim?"

"Yes."

   "How many hours will you study today?"

   "About six hours."

   "The hourly salary of a diving instructor is between US$50 and US$100. Different instructors have different prices. Can you accept it?"

"certainly."

   "Do you have any other requests?"

   "Female coaches are preferred."

   "OK, wait a moment, I will help you contact the diving instructor."

   After paying the deposit, Luke bought a bottle of iced Coke and lay on the chair to watch the girl drink Coke.

  In Los Angeles, you can see all kinds of races, and you can also see all kinds of girls. Most of them are in bikinis, which makes people dazzled.

  Sometimes, Luke felt that he had lived for nothing in his previous life. He had never seen it, played it, let alone enjoyed it, and he didn’t know what he was doing.

   What a loss.

   "Sir, are you going to learn to dive?" A woman's voice sounded next to her.

  Luke turned his head and saw that she was a Latin beauty in a bikini, with a bumpy figure, a hip waist and long legs, very attractive.

   "Yes, you are a diving instructor?"

   "That's right, my name is Orti, and the tuition fee is $100 per hour, is it acceptable?"

   "Of course, my name is Luke." A hundred dollars an hour for tuition is not cheap, but isn't money earned to be spent?

   Money can't buy happiness.

   Soon, the two sides started one-on-one teaching.

   It feels really good to learn to swim with a bikini beauty.

  With the blessing of the diving card, Luke learned quickly and quickly mastered the theoretical knowledge.

   Subsequently, Orti will take Luke into the water for training.

  Considering the complicated sea conditions and too much fluctuation, Orti first took Luke to the club's swimming pool for practice.

  Learning diving mainly includes two aspects, one is swimming and the other is holding your breath.

  Snorkeling is usually underwater, so breaststroke and butterfly are mostly used.

  Orti explained the difference between the two diving methods. Luke chose the more professional and labor-saving butterfly stroke, but the early learning may be more difficult.

   There are also some essentials for holding your breath. Ortie explained it in detail. With the blessing of the diving card, Luke also learned quickly.

  After practicing separately for a while, Luke began to officially try diving.

  Luke plunged into the water and disappeared, only the shadow under the water could be seen. When he reappeared, he had already appeared at the other end of the pool.

   "Papa..." Orti couldn't help applauding, and the semicircle on his chest trembled, "Wow...you're a great swimmer, have you never learned to swim before?"

   "Thank you for the compliment, I just met a good coach."

  The whole morning passed quickly, and Luke made rapid progress. It was approaching noon, and he was able to dive underwater for up to two minutes.

  Learning to dive is still very important.

  If you are only in a swimming pool or relatively calm water, learning to swim is enough.

  But if you encounter a stormy water surface, a wave hits you, which can reflect the importance of diving.

  Luke also wants to play surfing, motor boating, diving and other water sports in the future, which can be regarded as laying the foundation in advance.

  Although it's a bit out of business.

   But to live another life, Luke wants to experience this wonderful world.

  At noon, Luke invited the beautiful coach to have dinner together.

  Mexican food for two.

   Orti took a sip of lemonade, "Thank you for the lunch."

   "You're welcome, eat more, so that you will have the strength to teach me in the afternoon."

   "Your progress has exceeded my expectations. In terms of theory, I have nothing to teach you. I want to take you to snorkel in the sea this afternoon."

   "What's the difference?"

   "Of course, the sea water is flowing, and the snorkeling will be disturbed by some external forces. You can swim for more than two minutes in the swimming pool, but it is not bad to last for a minute and a half in the sea.

  The situation under the sea water is also more complicated, and sometimes there will be some accidents, which need to be avoided and resolved reasonably. "

   "Sounds interesting, I can't wait to try it."

   Ortie smiled and looked at Luke, "Your eyes are black and beautiful, are you of Asian descent?"

"Yes, and you?"

  “I immigrated to the United States from Venezuela with my parents when I was five years old.”

   "No wonder you are so beautiful, it's a pity that you only become a diving instructor."

   "You have great vision." Orti leaned forward, "I'll tell you a secret, the diving instructor is just my part-time job."

   "Then what is your job?"

   "I'll tell you next time we meet." Orti pursed his red lips and said with a smile, "What about you? What's your job?"

   "Isn't it a little unfair that you don't tell me, but instead ask about my work?"

  Olti was about to say something when the phone rang, "Dingling..."

   "Sorry, I have to answer the phone."

   "Please go ahead."

  Orti walked to the pool and pressed the answer button, "It's me.

  Please call me Coach Orti.

  I'm with him.

   Yes, he's looking at me, but we're far enough away that he can't hear me. "

   Seeing Luke looking at him, Orti waved and continued,

   "Of course I can snorkel, I learned synchronized swimming when I was a kid, and the mermaid was drawn just like me.

   Don't you think this is a good opportunity to observe him?

  No, he couldn't find it, his squinting eyes were no different from ordinary men.

  I can see that he is interested in me, at this time a man's IQ will drop.

   However, he was really talented in snorkeling and learned super fast.

  OK, don't worry.

  I'm sure.

  He couldn't find it. "

  …

   After lunch.

  Luke and the two went to the beach and rested on a beach chair for half an hour.

   At two o'clock in the afternoon, the two started diving under the sea, and Luke used another diving card.

  Luke plunged into the water and immediately felt a huge thrust, which was completely different from the feeling in the swimming pool.

  Orti reminded, "Don't resist the sea water, feel and get used to the fluctuations of the sea water." At the same time, Orti pressed Luke's shoulder to prevent him from surfacing.

  Luke stayed underwater for more than a minute, and couldn't bear it anymore, so he came out to take a breath.

   Panting heavily, just like Orti said, it is really difficult to swim underwater in the sea.

   However, Ortie has been teaching Luke by the side, teaching him some precautions and tricks.

  Luke quickly adapted to the impact of the sea water, and gradually began to dive with his hands and feet free.

  At the beginning, I could only swim underwater for more than a minute, but after a period of practice, I could reach two minutes.

   And the diving depth is getting deeper and deeper.

  Luke's learning ability surprised Orti again, and he was a little more cautious when facing Luke.

  Luke also began to gradually feel the beauty of diving.

  Swimming in the sea is a completely different feeling. He can enjoy the underwater scenery, colorful fish, corals, strange rocks, and long legs.

  Olti surfaced, faintly feeling that someone was staring at him, glanced at the beach, and found nothing unusual.

  She didn't care too much, she was already used to the feeling of being watched.

  Orti took a deep breath, dived into the sea again, and searched for Luke...

  A few tens of meters away, Luke had already begun to dive deeper into the sea, and he found that he really liked the feeling of being under the sea.

  It's like another world here.

  Suddenly, Luke saw a figure in the distance.

incredible.

  The figure has been floating underwater, Luke has already had a breath, and the other person is still swimming slowly in the water.

  Meet a master.

  Luke tried to swim over, trying to say hello to the other party.

  However, the further you swim, the more it feels wrong. This buddy's hands and feet don't seem to be sliding, but more like flowing with the water.

   Moreover, it has been several minutes, and I still maintain a posture.

   Swimming forward for a while, he finally saw clearly.

  The man had a rope tied to his right foot and was not carrying an oxygen cylinder. There seemed to be a heavy object falling underneath. The whole person seemed to be floating in the water in an unconscious state. Because of the weight on his feet, he could not float to the surface.

   "Fuck!"

  Luke surfaced for air and took a deep breath.

   "Luke, how did you swim so far?" Ortie also followed.

  Luke pointed below, "There is something under the water."

"what?"

   "Corpse."

  Orti frowned slightly, "Are you kidding me?"

   "No, you'd better go ashore and call the police first." After Luke finished speaking, he plunged into the sea to observe again.

   It was indeed a dead body, a black man, a boy to be precise, who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old.

  Luke felt movement beside him, turned his head to look, and Ortie also swam down.

  Luke made a gesture, and the two floated to the surface of the sea together.

   "God, this is the first time I've seen a corpse..." Orti showed a horrified expression.

  Luke glanced at her and patted her on the back, "Don't worry, I'm the police and will protect you."

"Really?"

"certainly."

  Orti took a deep breath, "I feel better, what do we do now?"

  Luke glanced around and remembered the approximate location, "Swim to the shore first and call the police."

  The two swam ashore, Luke took two towels and handed one to Ortie, "Are you okay?"

   "I feel a little dizzy, I need to rest for a while.

   It’s horrible, I’m seeing it for the first time…”

   "OK, you go to rest first, wait for this to be dealt with here, I will go to see you."

  Orti nodded, and walked to the swimming club with a bath towel on.

  Luke called the police, and soon there were patrolling police officers nearby.

  Luke didn't let them salvage the body, but let them drive the yacht to guard around the body to prevent the body from being destroyed.

  After the arrangements were made, Luke rushed to the swimming club, glanced around, but did not find Ortie, and asked the curly-haired man at the front desk,

   "Where's Coach Orti?"

   "Oh, she said she saw something scary and left.

  Sir, are there really dead bodies under the sea? "

   "That's right, you can consider taking a short vacation for yourself. Also, what's Ortie's full name? Give me her cell phone number."

   "Sorry, I don't know either."

   "You don't know what it means? Isn't she the coach of your club?"

   "Ah, this situation is a bit complicated, she belongs to the temporary coach..."

   "What is a temporary coach, explain clearly?"

   "Oh, this is not easy to explain."

  Luke flashed his police badge, "What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly."

   "Are you a policeman?"

   "lapd, tell me everything you know about Orti."

   "This morning, you said you wanted to find a diving instructor. Because there is no appointment, I need to contact you temporarily, and it may take some time.

  At this time, she, Orti, came over and asked, is there a swimming coach here?

   Whoa, you saw her too. The curly-haired man drew a curve with gestures, "Who can refuse such a beautiful coach, so I promised to let her try."

   Besides, I just gave her the trial fee. "

   "Didn't she leave her identity information and mobile phone number?"

   "No, she seemed to be frightened by the corpse and left in a hurry."

   Luke stared at Curly, "I want surveillance here."

"Why?"

   "Do you want me to apply for a search warrant and investigate whether your club is harboring a murderer by the way?"

   "No, I'll give you the surveillance video."

   "Thank you, you are a good citizen."

   At this moment, a black man came over, "Lieutenant Luke, the woman who was with you is gone."

   This black man is none other than Alec Lauer who went to Luke's house to steal vinyl records.

  He has been developed by Luke as an informant.

  Actually, Luke had already discovered that Orti had a problem.

  Luke has learned lip language, and can interpret the content of speech by watching the shape of other people's mouth when they speak.

  Orti called. Although he couldn't hear it, he could see what the other party was saying.

  Although he couldn't see everything, he also knew that this woman was here for him, as if she had a plan.

  So, Luke called Anleke in advance and asked him to come over and stare at Orti.

   I just didn't expect to find a boy's body accidentally on the bottom of the sea.

   "How did she get away?"

   "She drove away, a white Toyota car, and I wrote down her license plate number."

   "Nice job." Luke smiled and handed the other five green bills, "Thanks buddy."

   "Deputy Luke, I'm happy to help you." Alec Lauer took a step back, not daring to take the money.

   "Here, you deserve it."

   This plot has to be written down in one breath to have a taste.

   There is no broken chapter.

   Sorry for the late update.

  (end of this chapter)