Chapter 315 - Gratitude
After Selina left, Elizabeth finally expressed her gratitude to Luke solemnly.
Samantha had already told Elizabeth what happened, particularly the part where Luke rescued many residents, including her family.
Without Luke, the whole town could’ve ended up as the spiders’ food. Luke quickly interrupted her. “Alright, that’s enough. I helped your family, so you better work harder in return. Did your mother mention that she’s coming over with your siblings?”
Elizabeth nodded. “She did. I’ll take care of them.”
Luke thought for a moment before he continued, “Do you remember that Chris?”
Elizabeth smiled in embarrassment. “I do. He’s my mother’s… old classmate.”
Luke could tell from her face that she knew about their relationship. He nodded with a smile. “Good to know.”
They talked for another ten minutes. Then, Elizabeth went to the kitchen and thanked Selina as well.
A few minutes later, Luke saw her off.
At the door, Luke suddenly asked, “Elizabeth, if you become rich someday, like, super rich, will you continue doing this dangerous job?”
Elizabeth considered for a moment before replying with a smile, “You’re already very rich. Why are you still doing this job?” She pointed at the house behind her.
Luke shrugged. “It’s more of a hobby. A life without anything to work on would be too boring.”
Elizabeth nodded. “I think so too. When I’m older, I may consider transferring to a different post. But right now… I love my job.”
Luke patted her shoulder and said, “Remember that, and have a good rest. I’ll see you at work tomorrow.”
Elizabeth chuckled. “Okay, we’re waiting for you to come back. I’m leaving.”
Watching her get into her car, Luke closed the door and turned around, and Selina looked at him playfully. “You’re more and more proactive now, aren’t you?”
Luke sat down on the couch. “Proactive about what?”
Selina said, “About girls, of course.”
Luke rolled his eyes. “If you think that’s being proactive, wouldn’t Dustin be harassing his female subordinates every day?”
Lost for words, Selina asked him a moment later, “Do you have high hopes for her?”
Luke nodded. “Pretty much. Given how smart she is, and her diploma and her diligence, she’ll become a sergeant in a few years with any luck, and my support then won’t be as valuable as it is right now.”
Selina wasn’t convinced. “You’re lying. That’s definitely not the reason why you asked her what she would do if she were rich.”
Luke admitted it. “I’m only checking out the situation beforehand, in case I lose a capable helper. If that happens, there’ll be too many things for you to do.”
Selina thought for a moment. “Are you saying that she’s going to be rich soon?”
Luke said, “I’m not sure. She might not be the one who’s gonna get rich, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. Okay. Take a break. We’ll start training later.”
Selina was speechless. “This is definitely payback, isn’t it?”
The next morning, Selina was woken up by Luke’s alarm. She enjoyed Luke’s breakfast and went to work with Luke’s dessert in a good mood.
They went to Elsa, but saw that Martin and Roger were in her office.
Naturally, they didn’t barge in. Luke quickly turned around and led Selina back to their desks, where he observed the door to Elsa’s office from afar.
Roger had gotten Luke involved in an assignment last time to split the risks, but then they were ambushed by Bullseye.
Luke decided that he needed to keep a distance from that guy, or he might be caught up in yet another disaster.
The battle against Bullseye actually wasn’t a big deal, since it would’ve happened sooner or later. However, Luke suspected that Roger was a harbinger of misfortune. Why else would his partner Martin look so wretched?
Very soon, Roger and Martin left the office. They didn’t notice the two people hiding in the distance.
Luke and Selina slipped into the office and closed the door.
“Boss, what’s with Roger and Martin?” asked Luke casually.
Elsa sighed. “Martin… hasn’t been in good condition recently. He needs more rest. So, they came to talk to me and transferred their cases to us.”
Luke frowned. “What happened to Martin?”
Elsa shook her head. “Don’t ask, and don’t tell anyone else, but he can’t take any cases for the foreseeable future.”
Luke got it.
If it was just a short break to readjust, a detective would only transfer the urgent cases at most so that the investigations wouldn’t be held up.
But Elsa had implied that those two had transferred most of their cases, and that it was possible that Martin might stop being a police officer.
That wasn’t unprecedented.
Family mishaps, trauma, serious illnesses and many other reasons could prevent a police officer from working. They could only take a break, and after a period of time, they might resign.
Elsa clearly wasn’t happy about it either.
Martin had only just transferred to the Major Crimes Division a few months ago, and Elsa wasn’t very familiar with him, but Roger was a seasoned detective in the department.
It was obvious that Martin’s problem had something to do with Roger.
An officer’s partner was like their spouse. If they had a terrible one, work would be a nightmare.
Elsa stopped the unpleasant conversation and said, “Now, you need to pick up their important cases.”
Luke nodded and asked, “Where are the case files?”
Elsa jerked her chin to the side.
Luke and Selina looked over, only to see a stack of files that was more than thirty centimeters tall.
“You’re kidding.” Luke turned around and looked at Elsa suspiciously.
Elizabeth sighed helplessly. “Sadly, I’m not. It’s the boss’s order. Yours are just the important ones. Actually, most of the cases have already been given to Elizabeth and Billy. I even have to work on some of them myself.”
Luke chuckled. “Truly appreciate your efforts, boss.”
There was nothing he could say now; he couldn’t avoid it since even Elsa herself had been assigned some cases.
Luke picked up the files, and Selina put the dessert down as usual, before they returned to their desks.
Elizabeth and Billy greeted them and said, “Good to have you back.”
Luke threw the case files onto the table. “We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
Elizabeth chuckled. “That’s why I said last night that we’re waiting for you.”
Selina said, “Thanks very much, Elizabeth. You let us have a good night’s sleep, at least.”
Elizabeth said, “You’re welcome, I only did what I should.”
Naturally, Luke and Selina didn’t blame Elizabeth for not informing them earlier, since they had already been assigned the cases.
There were even more case files on Elizabeth and Billy’s desks. Stacked together, the pile would be more than fifty centimeters tall.