Chapter 333 Cooperation, and the Elsworth Family
Jenny exclaimed and looked at him in surprise.
Luke used a little more strength. “Let’s forget the boring stuff for now and communicate on more important issues.”
Jenny blushed slightly. “What… What more important issues?”
Luke said solemnly, “For example, mutual cooperation between a CEO and his personal secretary.”
Jenny took a deep breath. “I… I thought you were going to talk business with me the whole night.”
Luke said, “This is business too. Show me your work att.i.tude, Secretary Jenny.”
Jenny said, “Okay, Mr. CEO.” As they talked, the secretary began doing her job.
The next morning, Luke knocked on Selina’s door. “Rise and s.h.i.+ne!”
Selina grumbled, “Beat it.” She threw a police baton at Luke.
Luke caught the baton and threw it onto the bed with a smile. “Breakfast will be ready in ten minutes. It won’t taste good once it’s cold.”
Selina immediately sat up and asked, “What is it?”
“A traditional Chinese dish,” Luke said casually, before he went back to cooking.
Ten minutes later, Selina sat at the table and said, “You may serve the food now, Chef Luke.”
Luke brought breakfast over from the kitchen and said with a smile, “Soybean milk and youtiao. If you want meat, there’s also pan fried dumplings.”
Selina was already drooling. She reached for the bowl.
Luke saw it coming, and slapped her hand away. “It’s very hot. Put sugar in the milk first, or salt, if you want; I don’t like it salty myself. Also, you can dunk the youtiao in the milk if you want. You can have the pan fried dumplings first, and see if you like those.” Eventually, it was Luke who added sugar to the soybean milk, because Selina was too busy devouring the pan fried dumplings. Luke had already antic.i.p.ated that, so there was hardly any hot liquid inside the pan fried dumplings, and the glutton wouldn’t burn her mouth.
Luke, on the other hand, leisurely ate the youtiao that was soft from being dunked in the soybean milk.
The crispy and salty youtiao with the hot and sweet soybean milk was most delicious.
After finis.h.i.+ng six pan fried dumplings, one bowl of soybean milk, and two youtiao sticks, Selina looked at her bowl and said, “Why do I still want to eat when I’m already full?”
Luke said, “Because it’s your first time having this. Let’s go. It’s time to work now that you’re full.”
Selina had already gotten her reward from Luke, so she couldn’t goof off.
Elizabeth greeted them when she saw them at the police department. “The boss wants to talk to you in her office.” She then nodded at Elsa’s office.
They went to the office and Selina gave the snacks to Elsa first, while Luke leisurely sat down on the couch.
Elsa told Selina to close the door, before she asked, “Are you trying to dig me a hole?” Luke chuckled. “Of course not; when I considered the benefits, the first person I thought of was you.”
Wearing a complicated expression, Elsa glanced at Selina before she said, “Alright, pretend that you don’t know what happened yesterday, and so will I.”
Luke nodded.
Elsa then continued, “What’s the progress on the Mark Owen case?”
Luke nodded with a smile. “A sergeant called Big Nick may be willing to tell us something.”
Elsa asked, “Who is he?”
Luke said, “He’s the man who transferred the prisoner to Mark Owen. Selina and I helped him a little when they caught the robbers yesterday, and I think he wants to return the favor.”
Pondering for a moment, Elsa nodded, but then reminded him, “Don’t trust them too much. Things are a lot more complicated in the county police than here.”
Luke understood that very well.
While the population in the county office’s jurisdiction was similar to that of downtown Los Angeles, the area that the county office was in charge of was much bigger, and covered 42 cities.
A person had to be shrewd to thrive in that sort of environment.
Luke could only blame himself if he was naive enough to believe that this sort of person had good intentions, and he later wound up in a trap for it.
Instead of immediately sending them out, Elsa changed the topic. “You have another tricky case on hand, don’t you?”
Luke thought for a moment and asked, “The girl in pajamas who was. .h.i.t and killed?”
Elsa nodded solemnly. “I read the case file earlier and noticed something. Do you know who was driving the car that killed the girl?”
Luke thought for a moment and said, “It seems it was from Prime Exotic, a luxury race car club? It’s definitely related to those rich kids obsessed with special hobbies.”
The club’s name could be interpreted in two ways: It could refer to expensive fine goods, as well as to the best exotic dancers. When linked to luxury race cars, the meaning couldn’t be any more obvious. Elsa asked, “Do you know who’s behind this race car club?”
Luke thought for a moment. “A bunch of sons from big name families?”
Elsa nodded, but then shook her head. “Most of those who play around at the club are only customers. They’ll make a bit of trouble for you at most, but the Major Crimes Division isn’t scared of them. However, I have information that the person who truly has a deep connection to this club is called Dylan Elsworth.”
Luke hummed in response and waited for Elsa to continue.
But it was Selina who cut in. “The Elsworth family?”
Elsa said, “It seems you’ve heard of them. You give him the basic rundown on the Elsworth family, then.”
Selina said, “If it’s the Elsworth family I’m thinking about, I only hope that they’re not mixed up in this.” Luke grew interested. “Are they that amazing?”
“Dylan Elsworth’s father is Henry Elsworth. His grandparents are Sheldon Elsworth and Doris Elsworth,” said Selina.
Luke raised an eyebrow. “Are you kidding me?”
There hadn’t been much word on Sheldon Elsworth in recent years, but Luke had seen this name before when he looked into the history of Los Angeles. The man retired as the mayor of Los Angeles twenty years ago, and then continued working as a city councilor.
Ten years earlier, his son Henry Elsworth took his place as city councilor, and ran for mayor.
Doris Elsworth wasn’t a politician, but she managed several major charity funds in Los Angeles and was also the leader of multiple women’s rights organizations.
Organizations like these didn’t have any real power, but a lot of celebrities, as well as their daughters and wives, took part in them.
Selina nodded. “That should be them. You know Elsworth Avenue, right? Or visited Elsworth Park in the east? Both are named after their family.”
Elsa interjected, “If you’re not familiar with the roads or don’t go to parks, California also has a city called Elsworth.”