LA Detective

Chapter 675 Lobbyist
This case involved a serious political incident, and Luke certainly couldn't cover it up. After leaving the interrogation room, he went to the deputy director's office first.

At the same time, in the office of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, everyone was discussing the case.

"A substitute?" Xiao Hei frowned and asked, "That means we rescued the wrong person. Where is the real Henry Lawley?"

Jackson explained, "No, we didn't save the wrong person. The real Henry Crowley didn't come to Los Angeles at all. He was undergoing surgery in New York during this period.

The speaker at the square on December 12 was the stand-in Farak Burr, so he wrote and directed the kidnapping case himself, hoping to get benefits from Henry Lawley's team. "

The deputy captain laughed and said, "Many politicians have stand-ins, there's nothing strange about that."

Jenny said, “When I asked Mrs. Lawley before, I knew that she and her husband lived in different bedrooms, and I felt that something was wrong.

Now it all makes sense.”

Xiao Hei said, "That's why he looked for a call girl."

The deputy captain shook his head, “I think the reason why he looked for call girls is not only because of physiological reasons, but more importantly, he wanted to find a reasonable reason to be kidnapped.

Finding a call girl and then having her take him to the bar were all part of his self-directed kidnapping case.

It would make the whole kidnapping case seem more plausible.”

The deputy captain thought for a moment and then asked, "What is the relationship between Farak Burr and the deceased Will Stout?"

Jackson said, "They were friends, and Farake Burr was recognized by the other party."

The deputy captain smiled, combed his sparse white hair, and said, "I understand, Will Stout did extort money from Mrs. Lawley, but it has nothing to do with Henry Lawley's kidnapping.

It should be that Farek Burr's real identity is used as blackmail. If the money is not paid, the news that Farek Burr is a substitute will be announced.

This also brought about his own death."

Xiao Hei said, "That is to say, the two Secret Service people are not only here to rescue Farake Burr, but also to do the dirty work."

The deputy captain snorted, “Isn’t the purpose of the Secret Service to do dirty work?

I’m not surprised at all.”

"Squeak..."

Luke pushed the door open and walked into the office. He looked at everyone and asked, "Guys, have you decided where to celebrate tonight?"

The deputy captain spread his hands and said, "Isn't it a bit too early to celebrate now?

This case involves the California election. Once the body double is exposed, it will become a major political event. How do you plan to deal with it?

And those two Secret Service guys, they were not just carrying out their mission, they killed Will Stout to conceal the existence of the double."

Luke said, “We have rescued the kidnapped people, investigated the case, and arrested those who should be arrested.

We have completed our mission and fulfilled our responsibilities.

I have reported the situation to Red.

As for how to end it... that's the job of the top police officers.

All we have to do is keep it secret for now.

Can it be done? "

"Of course." Everyone nodded, knowing the importance of this matter.

……

night.

Palisades community, Luke's home.

Luke sat on a lounge chair in the yard, holding a glass of red wine in his hand and taking a sip from time to time.

There are flowers, plants and trees planted in the yard. When the breeze blows, you can faintly smell the fragrance of plants and trees.

"Woooo..."

At this moment, a red car drove out of the yard and the doorbell at the gate rang.

Luke walked to the gate of the yard and saw a familiar figure, Orty Dean.

Luke opened the far door and said with a smile, "Good evening, Miss Detective."

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Did anything happen on the way?" This afternoon, Orti made an appointment with Luke to meet, and she was ten minutes later than the agreed time.

"It's about the commission. I got an accurate answer, so I came to see you."

"Don't stand at the door, let's drink and talk."

The two walked into the yard, and Luke invited Orti to sit down and poured her a glass of red wine.

Olti clinked glasses with Luke, took a sip of the wine, and praised, "Good wine.

You really know how to enjoy yourself, lying in the beautiful courtyard and drinking high-end red wine, it's really enviable."

"That's because you haven't seen me suffer. Some time ago, I was almost killed in Las Vegas." Luke hinted.

Orti put down his glass and said, “That’s what I came here for.

The Las Vegas hotel commission was an oversight on our part, and I apologize to you on behalf of the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

In addition, to show our sincerity, the commission fee of 200,000 for that mission will be given to you in full, and the detective agency will no longer charge the 30% agency fee."

Luke nodded and said nothing more. The client of that mission was originally targeting him, and the Pinkerton Detective Agency was just being used.

Moreover, Luke was able to see through the opponent's tricks, and Orti also contributed to it.

Orti leaned forward, looked at Luke and said, "I came here today with another commission."

"I'm a little tired recently and want to take a rest."

"The commission for this mission is very generous. Are you sure you don't want to hear about it?"

"How rich?"

"A million dollars."

Luke smiled. "It's really tempting. However, the higher the commission, the more dangerous the mission, right?"

Orti glanced around and said, "It may be for others, but it's easy for you."

"OK, you have successfully aroused my interest. Tell me about it."

"Are you investigating the kidnapping of Henry Lawley?"

"Yes."

“This commission is related to this case.”

Luke looked at Orti and used a detection card directly. He did not find any monitoring or listening equipment on her. Then he said, "Orti, we have said before that the commissioned tasks should not involve my work."

"I know, but this commission is very simple. It only requires you and your men not to disclose the case to anyone."

"You mean Henry Lawley's use of a double?"

"Yes."

"Who is the client?"

"Henrik Lawley's supporter."

Luke thought about it and said, “This matter is very complicated and involves many people.

How the case will be ultimately handled still needs to be decided by the top police officers.”

"The client said that you don't have to worry about the higher-ups in the police department. You just need to take care of your own men."

Luke stroked his chin and said, "There are many people involved in investigating this case. Is a million dollars too little?"

"How much do you think is appropriate?"

"At least three million dollars."

"I will talk to the client."

"Then you'd better hurry up. Every extra minute means a greater chance of leakage."

Orti stood up and said, "You are right. I will contact the client now and give you news tomorrow morning at the latest."

Luke sent her to the gate and watched the car leave.

Luke had also considered this case carefully. He felt that this case might involve a serious political incident that was beyond his control.

Henry Lawley's team will definitely negotiate with the top police officers and even make some private deals. Judging from what Orti just said, the two sides may have already reached an agreement.

The next step is to shut up the front-line police officers.

The only people who really knew about Henry Lawley's substitute incident were members of the First Squadron, which is why Orti looked for him.

All Luke can do now is to try his best to gain some benefits for himself and his men, to put it bluntly, to ask for more hush money.

……

The next night.

Luke had a party at his house, and only people from the first squadron attended.

A long table was filled with fruits, vegetable salads, pizza, apple pie, and French fries, and on the grill next to it were sizzling grilled meat and seafood.

"cheers!"

Everyone clinked glasses.

Xiao Hei took a sip of beer, looked at the quiet courtyard, and said with envy, "Luke, your house is perfect for parties."

Luke smiled, "Glad you like it."

"The barbecue is here." Raymond brought the barbecue over.

Luke picked up a skewer of beef, took a bite, and praised, "The meat is very tender and tastes good."

The deputy captain peeled a grilled shrimp and asked, "Luke, you spent so much time in Red's office today, what did you talk about?"

Luke took a sip of beer and said, "That's exactly what I was saying. Considering the complexity of Farak Burr's case, the police department decided to hand the case over to the Secret Service for follow-up."

Xiao Hei frowned, "Why?
We were the ones who solved this case, why should we give the credit to them?"

The deputy captain snorted, “Credits sometimes become hot potatoes, I had already thought of this possibility.

The question now is what benefits we can get.

Like Marcus said, we solved this case, so we can’t just not do anything.”

Luke said, “As everyone knows, I opened a detective agency some time ago.

Occasionally there are some commissioned tasks that I am too busy to handle alone.

So, I would like to hire you to work part-time in my detective agency without interfering with your normal work.

How about $10,000 per person per month for a one-year contract?"

Luke offered the Pinkerton Detective Agency a $3 million hiring fee, and the client agreed.

But the three million dollars did not belong to Luke alone. First, the Pinkerton Detective Agency would deduct a 210% agency fee, and Luke would only get million dollars. In addition to his own money, this money also included the hush money of a squadron of members.

There was no way Luke could eat alone.

The deputy captain smiled and said, "A part-time job with an annual salary of $120,000 sounds good. I can't think of any reason to refuse."

Xiao Hei opened his mouth wide, showing his white teeth, "I can put buying a new house on the agenda."

Porter raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Captain. I have been wanting to buy a new car for a long time."

Jackson was a little embarrassed, "Will there be any problem if we do this?"

The deputy captain snorted, "The top brass of the police department has decided to hand the case over to the Secret Service, what's the problem?
All you have to do is keep your mouth shut and keep this case secret.”

Luke also said, "Don't worry, everything is in compliance with the regulations."

The agency fee from Pinkerton Detective Agency is not taken for nothing. Once the money reaches Luke's hands, it will become clean and there will be no hidden dangers.

Matthew rubbed his hands together and said, "I want to buy a top-of-the-line computer!"

Jenny raised her glass, "Looks like we're going to have a good celebration tonight."

"cheers!"