Los Angeles Detective

seven o'clock in the evening.

Old Sichuan style hot pot restaurant.

This hotpot restaurant is located in the community where Luke lives, and this restaurant specializes in authentic Sichuan-flavored hotpot.

Luke has eaten here twice, and he can't tell if it's authentic or not. After all, he was not from Sichuan in his previous life.

But it does taste good.

Of course, since it opened in Los Angeles, there will be some improvements. For example, in addition to spicy, there are other flavors of pot bottoms here.

A private room by the window on the second floor was filled with people from the No. 1 Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division. Eight people sat around a large round table, each with a small mandarin duck pot in front of them.

Luke ordered butter and curry. Most of the others ordered one spicy and one non-spicy, but Xiao Hei ordered two non-spicy flavors, one curry and one mushroom soup.

Taking advantage of the time when the waiter was serving the dishes, Luke introduced to everyone, "Didn't you always say that you want to eat real Chinese cuisine? I brought you here.

This is hand-cut mutton, which is the best both in terms of texture and taste, this is hairy tripe, which is best eaten in a spicy pot, and this is soaked beef balls..." Luke introduced the dishes on the table one by one.

The deputy team said, "It looks pretty good. But what day is it today, you kid wants to treat."

"Haha..." Luke laughed, "Deputy team, don't dig a hole for me. I didn't say I wanted to treat guests. The old rules are AA."

Xiao Hei couldn't wait to pick up a chopstick of mutton and put it into the soup pot, "Hua Guo cuisine is not cheap, so there must be a theme for the dinner, right? Because of solving the case?"

Luke pointed to Jackson at the side, "This is the first case that Jackson has solved since he came to our Robbery and Murder Division. Let's treat it as a welcome banquet for him, and I will pay for his part."

Jackson smiled, "Thank you, Deputy Luke."

"Wow." Xiao Hei was a little envious, and glanced at Jackson, "I should be thankful, rookie."

Jackson rolled his eyes, "I don't want it."

Susan picked up the beer glass next to her, "Jackson, you have performed well during this time, cheers."

"Thank you Captain." Jackson took a sip from his glass,

"I am also more happy that I can join the Robbery and Murder Division. I feel that my current job is more meaningful...Of course, I am not saying that being a policeman is meaningless, but I feel that investigation is more suitable for me.

Moreover, I really didn't expect the murderer to be the wife of the deceased.

This case is very deceptive and very different from my previous experience as a police officer.

Thank you for taking care of me during this time, including Detective Marcus.

I have learnt a lot.

I respect you. "

Xiao Hei frowned, "What do you mean including Detective Marcus? You obviously mean something."

Jackson denies, "literally."

"Absolutely."

"No."

Luke said to the others, "Don't worry about them, guys, we can get away with it."

Susan took a bite of the hot-boiled mutton, "It's great, what is this dipping sauce? I like the strong aroma."

"Tahini."

Jenny pointed in front of Luke, "Why do you have three dips, and what are the other two?"

"This is oil;

There are also compound dipping sauces, which are mixed with various small ingredients and various sauces, and the taste is also very unique. "

Jenny said, "Sounds pretty good, I'm going to adjust one myself in a while."

Everyone chatted while eating hot pot.

The deputy team said, "Actually similar to this kind of case, where one spouse is killed, the other is often the main suspect.

Guys, always remember this. "

Luke laughed, "Talk from experience."

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

The deputy team didn't refute, but spread their hands helplessly.

Luke wiped his mouth, "Captain, I would like to ask for a few days off."

"Why?"

"I feel tired recently, I want to take a break and go out to relax."

The deputy team asked, "Boy, it's tiring to speak in front of me, an old man in his sixties. You can really speak."

Susan nodded, "If there are no new cases, you can rest."

"Thanks."

Xiao Hei asked, "Where do you want to go to relax?"

"Las Vegas."

"Wow." Xiao Hei grinned with envy, "I want to go too."

Luke smiled, "I won't take you there."

"Does your lawyer girlfriend have time?"

"I'll go alone, and I won't take you with me."

Xiao Hei "..."

The vice team suggested, "Guys, how about we go to the bar for a drink after dinner?"

Luke said, "Not tonight, I have a date."

Jackson said, "I asked my former colleagues to drink together, sorry."

"Jingle Bell……"

Xiao Hei's cell phone rang, and he took out the cell phone to look, showing a surprised look, "I'll answer the call."

The deputy team shook his head, "It's really a bunch of annoying guys, it took my interest away."

Xiao Hei came out of the private room, glanced around, "Hey, beauty, why do you think of me?"

"Congratulations, Detective Marcus, I heard that you have solved the robbery and homicide case caused by the car shock."

"Haha, you are indeed a well-informed reporter. You didn't call just to say this."

"I want to ask you to drink with me tonight, do you have time?"

"Uh...someone has asked me out before."

The woman's voice on the phone was a little disappointed, "It's the first time I've been rejected."

"Hehe." Xiao Hei smiled, "Seeing that you are so sincere... Where are you?"

An hour later, everyone finished eating the hot pot and went their separate ways.

Luke went to pick up Daisy from get off work and discussed a vacation to Las Vegas.

Xiao Hei hitched a ride with Luke to Savage's Bar, which was only three blocks from the hot pot restaurant.

Xiao Hei got out of the car, said goodbye to Luke, and went into the bar.

The lights in the bar are shining, some people are twisting their bodies on the dance floor, some are drinking alone, and some are chatting with friends.

Sitting at a table for two was a black woman with a good figure from the back view, "Hi, Reporter Jones, you look beautiful today."

"Thank you, Detective Marcus, please sit down, and I'll buy you a drink."

"No, I should buy you a drink." After sitting down, Xiao Hei ordered a glass of whiskey for himself, and a glass of red wine for Pari Jones.

"Reporter Jones, what can I do for you?"

"Call me Pari." Pari Jones corrected her sentence and clinked glasses with him. "Recently, my work has not been going well, and I'm a little upset. I want to talk to someone."

"Why me?" If other women said that, Xiao Hei would definitely not ask such an incomprehensible question, but he was wary of Pari Jones.

"Why can't it be you?"

Xiao Hei was not vague either, "You were almost sent to prison because of the vampire murder case at Dracula's Bar. Although this has nothing to do with me personally, I am also a member of the Robbery and Murder Division after all, so I thought you would hate me."

Pari Jones took a sip of the red wine, her expression was a bit drunk, "You're right, I was really angry when I found out, and felt that I was being tricked.

But I calmed down and thought about it differently, what would I do if I were you?

I might make the same choice as you, so why should I complain about you.

As I said before, there are no permanent enemies.

There is no conflict of interest between the two of us. I am a reporter and you are a policeman. We can be friends and even good partners. "

Xiao Hei asked, "What kind of cooperation method?

"For example, you are in charge of investigating a case, and this case is a good news subject, you can give me some information appropriately.

I also have my own channel, if I find something useful, I will let you know as soon as possible.

We can benefit each other. "

Xiao Hei shrugged, "The police have a confidentiality agreement."

Pari Jones said, "It is impossible to keep any case completely confidential. Even if the police don't disclose it, reporters can still learn about it through other channels, but it will waste some time and resources.

You're just saving me some time and resources, not a breach of NDA.

Because those aren't really secrets at all. "

Seeing that Xiao Hei didn't speak, Pali Jones continued to persuade, "Actually, I have cooperated with other police officers before, and I also know their investigation methods.

Generally speaking, there are three levels of confidentiality in a case.

The first one, as I said just now, as long as the reporter spends some time, they can also investigate through other channels. In fact, this kind of situation can be kept secret at all, and there is no loss to the police, and it will not affect the police investigation at all.

But it's different for reporters. The earlier the report is, the higher the ratings will be.

The second type is the gray area.

This kind of news, whether you can say it or not, is more valuable. If you can provide this kind of news, I will be very grateful.

Appropriate returns will also be made.

The third type is the key information in the case, which also needs to be kept absolutely confidential. If you don't tell me, I won't blame you.

It won't make it difficult for you, let alone make you make mistakes.

What do you think of this cooperative model? "

Xiao Hei stroked his chin and said, "I feel like I'm at a disadvantage."

"I just said my needs, and I can also provide you with some help. For example, I also have my own investigation channels. No matter what I investigate, I can guarantee to tell you as soon as possible.

Second, the police sometimes need to disclose some information to the outside world, regardless of whether it is true or not, I can help.

Third, if you can give some valuable information, the TV station can also pay some fees. "

Xiao Hei waved his hand, "I don't take this kind of money, it's too hot."

"You're right, I don't recommend you to take it either. As long as you can grasp the scale, the cooperation between us can be said to be mutually beneficial.

Believe me, having a journalist friend is definitely not a bad thing.

If you have suffered any injustice, I can help you too.

There's nothing wrong with just being one more friend. "Pari Jones' tone was very sincere.

Xiao Hei thought for a moment, "I want to think about it."

"Of course." Pari Jones raised her glass and clinked with Xiao Hei, "Cheers to our future cooperation."

Xiao Hei squeezed his eyes, "It's too early to talk about cooperation, but I think we can start as friends first.

Just like we did at Dracula's Bar, didn't we have a good chat?

I really liked you back then..."

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