Super Detective in the Fictional World - Chapter 348
Chapter 348: An Idea, and a Plan For College
When they left, Selina asked him a question with her eyes.
Luke simply grabbed her coat and her purse. “Let’s go and look for leads.”
Selina was stunned. “Huh?”
Luke patted the case file in his hand. “Don’t we have a new case?”
Selina was lost for words. Really? We’re going to go out and investigate a case that we still don’t know anything about?
Sonia looked at them curiously when she saw that they were about to leave.
When Luke passed her desk, he looked at her computer screen and nodded. “You work on this for now. It may be very helpful in a couple of days.”
Sonia nodded, showing that she understood.
Luke and Selina were about to leave, when Elizabeth coughed and walked over to them.
Seeing her expression, Luke greeted her and asked, “Is something the matter, Elizabeth?”
Elizabeth smiled awkwardly and said in a low voice, “I just received a call. My mother will be here in a day or two.”
Luke didn’t think much of it. “No problem. I’ll pay for their stay here.”
Elizabeth was speechless. “That’s not what I want to talk to you about. I’ve already found a place for them to stay. It’s Chris. Didn’t you say that you need to talk to him in private? I’m telling you in advance that he’s coming, in case you become too busy.”
Luke slapped his forehead.
Elizabeth naturally knew how busy Luke had been in the last few days.
Roger and Martin’s unexpected hiatus had caused the three teams under Elsa’s command to become especially busy. Even Sonia’s team had to help them out.
Elizabeth’s reminder was quite timely.
Luke had almost forgotten about the thing with Chris.
That was because whether Chris succeeded or not, it was only a bit of money to Luke.
Now that Elizabeth had mentioned it, however, Luke simply had her follow them to the parking lot.
When they got into the car, Luke and Elizabeth sat in the back, while Selina was in the passenger seat. Luke asked, “Elizabeth, do you have any personal savings that you can use?”
Elizabeth was surprised, but then shook her head with a bitter smile. “I don’t have any money. I haven’t paid off my college loans yet.”
Luke got it.
It wasn’t easy to get into a good college in America. The tuition fees alone could be over a hundred thousand dollars.
Elizabeth was born and raised in a small town, and her mother wasn’t rich. So, it was inevitable that she would have a huge college debt.
Furthermore, most college graduates earned much less than even blue-collar workers in the first years after starting work.
This was another invisible chasm which enabled the children of the rich to maintain their excellence and forced the children of the poor to remain as ordinary workers.
Some rich kids could be depraved and useless, and some poor kids could be extraordinarily talented geniuses.
But money demolished all odds, and a rich kid had a much higher chance of making something of themselves.
It was one of the reasons why the rich stayed rich and the poor remained poor.
Luke thought for a moment, then said, “How about this…”
He put forward his idea, and Elizabeth and Selina both looked at him in bewilderment.
A moment later, Elizabeth couldn’t help but ask, “Why… would you do this?”
Luke coughed and said, “Because I think very highly of you.”
Both girls gave him strange looks after he said that.
Seeing their expressions, Luke raised his hands helplessly and apologized. “Fine, that came out a little wrong. To put it simply, if this works out, you’ll have contributed to it, but since we’re colleagues, I can only compensate you in a roundabout way.”
Elizabeth shook her head again. “You saved my family. That’s a favor that I must return. So…”
Luke chuckled and interrupted her. “Don’t. I have my own ideas on the matter. You only need to try your best to get it done, got it?”
Elizabeth hesitated for a long moment, but eventually gave in under Luke’s gaze. “O- okay, but I can’t promise that I’ll succeed.”
Luke got out of the car. “It’ll be best if you do. I trust Samantha more than I trust Chris.”
Elizabeth was surprised. “What?” How was this related to Chris?
Since Luke had gotten out, however, it was a clear sign that the conversation was over.
She could only get out and watch Luke take the driver’s seat, before he waved goodbye at her and drove off.
Frowning, Elizabeth slowly walked back to the office.
Her mind whirled with thoughts.
She went over everything that Luke had said from the beginning to the end. Then, she remembered something that Luke mentioned at the end. “Is it about that mine…”
She subconsciously shut up.
As Luke said, this was a sensitive matter, and it was best if she didn’t say anything about it unless it was necessary.
Her mind in a mess, she entered the office as if she were sleepwalking.
In the car, Selina glanced at Luke. “What’s on your mind, exactly?”
Eyes on the road, Luke said casually, “The cooperation with Chris will be part of the company’s business. What do you think?”
When Selina finally caught on, her mouth dropped open and she pointed at herself. “Are you saying that I have a share in this too?”
Luke nodded. “That’s right. You’re the second biggest shareholder of the company with 5% of the shares.”
Selina said, “…Just keep bragging. I really shouldn’t have traded two hundred thousand dollars for shares in a minor workshop.”
After a brief silence, Luke said, “Do you want more shares? If you don’t want to be a police officer anymore, you can supervise the company.”
Selina was confused. “In what way?”
Luke said, “It’s like the Internal Affairs Division in the police department, and it investigates company members.”
Selina shook her head in disdain. “People will hate me for doing that. You can keep your shares. I’m not interested.”
Luke hummed a response and said, “That’s fine too. Right, I asked Jenny to look for a few colleges for part-time study… cough, and which you can graduate from easily. Why don’t you sign up for one of them?”
Selina pulled a long face. “Really? I still have to train.”
Luke chuckled and slowly stopped the car, before he whispered something in Selina’s ear.
She exclaimed, “You can really do that?”
Luke nodded. “Yes, but that’s between us, alright? We’ll be in serious trouble if anybody else finds out.”
Selina chuckled and kissed his cheek. “Thank you, darling, you’re really considerate. Why didn’t I meet you in high school?”
Luke rolled his eyes. “Come on. I didn’t go to high school until you graduated, alright?”
At home, Selina went to train, while Luke gave Bobby a call to make arrangements for the visitors.
