The monk of the way of beauty

Chapter 235 All Kinds of Thoughts

Standing in the public square outside the Parker headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department, Ling Xiao looked around curiously, this was his first time here.

The eleven-story square building, except for the four corners, is almost entirely made of transparent high-strength bulletproof glass windows, which not only meets the functional and safety needs, but also provides the greatest degree of transparency and openness to the citizens.

As the second largest police department in the United States except the New York City Police Department, the Los Angeles Police Department has nearly 9900 police officers and more than 3000 civilian staff. The entire department has more than 250 positions, which also makes it the third largest law enforcement agency in the United States. .

Although Ling Xiao's cliff villa area in Matador Beach belongs to Malibu County, because most of the people living in Malibu are celebrities and rich people, the police station there is responsible and dispatched by the General Administration of Public Security.

On the second day after returning to Los Angeles, Ling Xiao rushed to the Robbery Investigation Department of the police headquarters to inquire about the case. No matter what the facts were, he had to make this gesture.

Of course, he didn't go to the Robbery Investigation Department right away, but went to the serious crime team on the upper floor first, and went to find Beckett.

No matter who told you, Americans have a weak concept of human relationship, and the relationship between people is formal, impersonal and even unreasonable, including between family and relatives.It is even euphemistic to say that this type of society is maintained by government institutions, the spirit of contract, law and universalism.

So here, Ling Xiao can tell you that this is completely nonsense, in fact, the relationship between human relationships is worse in the United States than in China.

In the United States, it is called public relations to go out to find a job, seek favors, and rely on relationships. In the political world, there are professional lobbyists who are responsible for lobbying. They contact legislators and interest groups, spend money, eat, and drink, all of which are legal behaviors. Of course Bribery does not count.

For example, Richard, the new consultant of the serious crimes team, as a best-selling author of suspense books, has become a permanent consultant of the Los Angeles serious crimes team and can participate in every case of the Beckett team. If it is said that there is no relationship with Mayor James, even Gui would not believe it.

"Hi, Ling, I haven't seen you for a while, how are you doing?" Richard smiled and greeted Ling Xiao who was standing at the elevator entrance, and the two walked towards the inside while talking.

"It's not very good. Didn't my villa be patronized by thieves the day before yesterday?" Ling Xiao shrugged with a wry smile, but a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes. This Richard, it was obvious that what happened the day before yesterday He was at the scene, but now he came over to ask Ling Xiao how he was feeling. This was deliberately mocking him!

"Oh, how did I forget about this? What's the matter, have you found all the lost things?" Richard suddenly came to his senses.

"Not yet, but I don't have much hope." Ling Xiao shook his head slightly, with a pessimistic look on his face, and said, he raised his head to greet Kevin Ryan who was sitting on the desk: "Hi, Kevin, recently How is it, I heard that you have a new girlfriend recently, are you serious this time?"

"Shh!" Kevin quickly waved his hand towards Ling Xiao, motioning him to speak in a low voice, and then said in a low voice: "Esposito just broke up with Renee, if he finds out about this, he will go crazy, Beckett It’s true, I’ll tell you all about it.”

"Okay, I see!" Ling Xiao smiled lightly, then nodded to Richard, and walked into Beckett's office.

After closing the door smoothly, Ling Xiao greeted Beckett and asked, "Kate, how is that Richard outside, is there any problem?"

"Probably not." Beckett put down the document in his hand, glanced at Richard outside, and then said angrily: "It's just an idle millionaire. If it wasn't for Mayor James, he would Can idle consultants stay in the bureau every day?"

Richard is a well-known best-selling author, and even the mayor James is also a fan of his books. Of course, this is not the reason for the good relationship between the two.The real reason is that Richard donated a large sum of money to Mayor James's presidential campaign. Money can work, especially in the United States.

Mayor James is suspected of being the mastermind behind the murder of Beckett's mother, and Richard entered the police station through his relationship. He has a good face.

"Speaking of it, it's really strange. We only locked our suspicion on Mayor James a while ago, and this Richard entered the police station. Catherine, don't you think the timing is too coincidental." Ling Xiao frowned, and said with some worry.

"Of course, it's a coincidence!" Beckett glanced at Richard outside, and said with a sneer: "Is there anything about the Los Angeles Police Department that can be hidden from Mayor James, he must have known about our actions a while ago." , but my sudden stop made him a little suspicious, and that's why he got such a person to monitor my every move."

"So, are you sure he is a spy sent by Mayor James?"

"It's not necessarily a spy." Beckett shook his head and said, "Richard is a relatively simple person, easy to be seen through by others, and he is not qualified to be a spy. Maybe that's why Mayor James sent him here. A man of his stature would not arouse my suspicions. Of course, it would be easy for Mayor James to get some information out of him."

"I think so too. After a long time, such a playboy will be accepted more easily." Ling Xiao nodded slightly, and said, "Anyway, Catherine, you have to be more careful."

"I know, you don't have to worry, it's just a show, and I just want to use his hand to make Mayor James relax his vigilance." Beckett waved his hand and asked again: "Ling, what happened to you again? Why, just after you left Los Angeles, someone sneaked into your villa, did things on my side affect you?"

"No, it has nothing to do with you." Ling Xiao shook his head and said, "This is a matter in New York. Don't worry about the specifics. Just say hello to the police detective in charge of the case for me."

"Okay!" Beckett readily agreed. After speaking, she picked up the phone on the table and called Inspector Hansen who was in charge of the theft of Lingxiao Villa. After a while, Beckett hung up After disconnecting the phone, he looked up at Ling Xiao and said, "Let's go, I'll go down with you."

"Okay!" Ling Xiao didn't shirk it. At this time, it would be best if Beckett could go down with him. After all, the identity of Inspector Hansen is really interesting.

Richard watched Ling Xiao and Beckett come out of the office together, and he greeted him immediately: "Beckett, is there any case?"

"It's Inspector Beckett." Kate frowned and corrected, before explaining, "I'm going to the Robbery Investigation Division, and I'll be back in a while."

"Oh! It's the case of the theft of Ling Xiao's villa, maybe, I'll go and have a look together to see what other departments handle the case."

Richard's stern face annoyed Beckett a little. Just when she was about to reprimand him, she saw Ling Xiao shaking her head slightly.

Beckett immediately understood Ling Xiao's intentions. She suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and said blankly: "Okay, but let's make it clear in advance. Remember to speak less when you go down later. Inspector Hansen's temper Not so good."

"Okay, I get it, I'll do what you say!" Richard didn't care about the harsh tone at all, and responded with a smile.

Ling Xiao and Beckett looked at each other, and a sneer appeared on their faces at the same time.

(End of this chapter)