Chapter 167 - Headhunting and New Mission

Chapter 167 Headhunting and New Mission

Dustin couldn’t help but curse. “Damn it! Couldn’t you have come sooner? I’m almost done here.”
Elsa didn’t really care. She was too familiar with Dustin to feel upset. “Then I’ll take them back for my dinner, okay? They’re specialties from a Michelin restaurant.”
Dustin said, “Hm, I suddenly feel like I have more space in my stomach. Right, why did Luke buy you lunch?”
Elsa replied, “He said that he was happy because he met his uncle.”
Dustin nodded and said, “Okay, you can go now.”
Elsa quickly left.
Dustin was secretly relieved when Elsa left. “Well, thank god it wasn’t because of the personal reward.”
Suddenly, Elsa was back. “Boss, is there a new case… Huh? What personal reward?”
Dustin said solemnly, “Oh, I was talking about the last case. Takagi donated a large sum of money for us to upgrade our cars and communications, so Luke will probably get a new car. You’re fine with that, right?”
Elsa said, “He deserves it. Actually, it’ll be great if he has his own car. I feel like I’m his driver right now.”
Dustin was lost for words. A moment later, he asked, “You’re looking for a new case?”
Elsa said, “I don’t have any important cases on hand right now. Do you have any new ones?”
Dustin thought for a moment, then found a file on his table. “You and Luke can start investigating this case tomorrow.”
Elsa read through the case for a moment, then raised her head with a suspicious expression on her face. “Boss, you want us… to investigate this case?”
Dustin signaled to Elsa, and she immediately locked the door.
Pondering for a moment, Dustin said, “To be honest, this case is meant to keep you and Luke away for a while. You might not know this, but the case in Nakatomi Plaza is getting tricky.”
Elsa found that odd. “But weren’t all the robbers caught?”
Dustin shook his head. “The FBI is demanding we release the robbers to them with the claim that Hans has links to terrorist activities, which is justified. Nobody knows what else Hans has done. If the FBI uncovers more of his crimes, it’ll be possible for them to make up for their mistakes at Nakatomi Plaza.”
Elsa understood that, but still found it odd. “But how is Luke involved?”
With a bitter smile, Dustin lowered his voice, even though his office door was shut. “Our director heard that they want to recruit Luke.”
Elsa’s mouth dropped open. “What? How is that possible?”
Luke could become a police detective because of Tony Stark’s connections, but the demands to become an FBI agent were much higher.
To become an FBI agent, one had to boast a clean background, a college degree, various specialties, and multiple years of experience in the police system as well as a remarkable track record.
Of course, there were special hires in the FBI, too. For example, Luke’s uncle could easily get a job there since he was a specialist.
But why would the FBI make an exception for Luke, who had only been a police officer for half a year?
Elsa found it inconceivable.
Dustin, however, said solemnly, “I heard that Luke caught the eye of a particular FBI captain during a joint operation. The captain mentioned Luke in his report and put him on a list of promising talents.”
Elsa was rendered speechless.
Given Luke’s past performance, there was enough reason for the FBI to pull him in.
If they could recruit Luke, the FBI would be credited with solving the Nakatomi Plaza case since it was “their” agent who had played a major part in it.
Even if everybody knew that Luke hadn’t been their agent when the case happened, they could still write it in their report.
Elsa couldn’t help but curse. “Sh*t! Those guys are good at playing tricks!”
Dustin smiled bitterly. “So, just take him away. Consider it a trip.”
Noticing Elsa’s hesitation, Dustin offered more. “Don’t worry about your case. This will be good for you.”
Dazed for a moment, Elsa said, “Are you saying…”
Dustin said, “I’m saying nothing. This is nothing more than a holiday. If you have a boyfriend, tell him to spend ten days in France with you, though he has to pay for himself. How does that sound?”
Elsa gnashed her teeth. “I don’t have a boyfriend! I only want to know if we’ll get a special allowance for this trip.”
Dustin hesitated and said, “We can give you twenty dollars per day.”
Elsa was lost for words. “Fine. Don’t call me when I’m there. International calls are expensive. It’ll be a holiday for me.”
Dustin nodded his head.
He secretly thought that if he had to, he would call Luke, who was much richer than Elsa after receiving whatever reward Takagi gave him.
Elsa made up her mind to enjoy her holiday away from Luke.
It wasn’t a bad idea to spend a few days with an exotic man.
Only an idiot would bring a boyfriend from Los Angeles to France. That was too expensive!
Thus, Luke soon received the notification that he would be going to France the next day.
Luke didn’t know how to respond to the message.
Since he was going to France the next day, he immediately went home and packed for the trip before it got dark.
Then, Luke took a taxi to the slums that he had visited in the morning, and soon found a rundown apartment building.
Luke was wearing a black cloak. Even his face was covered with a mask.
He quickly climbed up to the roof and approached what appeared to be a shed.
The shriek of an animal broke the stillness on the roof.
Luke sped up, and when he reached the shed, he picked up a wooden stick and broke the door with it.
Inside the shed was a homeless man, who gazed at him with a stunned expression.
Luke grinned. “Let’s make a bet. I bet that you can’t beat me.”
Saying that, he hit the man in the head, and the man immediately passed out.
Luke checked the system notifications and shook his head. “As I thought, it isn’t enough.”
Picking up a nearby bottle, he splashed some water on the man’s face to wake him up.
Then… bam!
As soon as he woke up, the man passed out again.