Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 314 Departure

  This chapter is about family life.

  …

  The next morning.

   Luke and the deputy team hand over work.

  The old man in the deputy team has no shortcomings except for his old age and bad temper. He doesn't need to worry about work at all.

  Luke got the itinerary from Rhett and returned home in the afternoon to prepare for the trip to Washington.

   Among them, the most important point is the family.

The United States attaches great importance to family values. When running for the presidency, one has to show family affection, just like the retired Guan Hai brother. Many people think that his first impression is not the commander in chief, but a good father and husband. His ability to balance family and work is regarded as For important campaign chips.

   Regardless of whether it is emotional or rational, it is better for Luke to accept the award with his family than to accept the award alone.

  In the evening, Luke invites the family to dinner.

  The dining place is in their own small yard.

  Luke is too lazy to cook today, so he ordered Chinese food delivery directly.

  At five o'clock in the evening, the family members arrived one after another.

  Grandpa Robert, uncle Val, mother, brother and brother's little girlfriend Maggie.

  Since the young couple had conflicts, Luke saw Maggie again for the first time. The two talked and laughed together, and their relationship was enviable.

  Val came over with a bottle of beer and whispered, "You invited Maggie?"

   "No, the little fat man decided on his own, I can't refuse."

   "Seeing the two of them like this makes me feel redundant."

  Luke clinked glasses with the other party, "Believe me, you are not the only one who thinks this way."

   "Haha, I feel a lot better." Val took a big gulp of beer, "By the way, what's the reason for your dinner today?"

   “Does family dinner need a reason?”

   "comeon, I'm uncle Ni, you can't fool me."

  Luke smiled, "We'll talk about it when we eat."

  Val curled his lips, showing a look I knew, and then he took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and put it in Luke's hand.

"What's this?"

  " is a new song I just recorded.

   You know, I had a steady job, I made a little money, I rented a recording studio.

  You are the first listener, give me some advice after listening. "

   "I'll listen with my heart." Luke put the U disk in his pocket.

  A car parked on the side of the road, a young man got out of the car, opened the trunk, "Mr. Li, your takeaway has arrived."

  Luke greeted, "Jack, come and help."

"coming."

   There were six people in total, and Luke ordered eight dishes and two soups.

  The restaurant is not far from here. There are several dishes that can be heated with alcohol lamps and placed on the table. A standard Chinese meal party officially begins.

  Luke has eaten at this restaurant, and the taste is more authentic.

  Although Luke can cook, it’s just simple home-cooked meals. If he wants to eat more complicated Chinese food, he has to go to a restaurant or order takeaway. It is simply unrealistic for him to prepare this table of Chinese food by himself.

  Maggie showed a look of surprise, "Wow, there are so many dishes I haven't seen before. What kind of dish is that red one? It looks so appetizing."

   "Golden Retriever Lionfish." Luke introduced, "The main ingredient of this dish is fish, which is wrapped in flour and deep-fried in a shape similar to a lion. Finally, it will be topped with a sweet and sour sauce.

   It is a bit similar to the fish version of sweet and sour pork. "

   "I like sweet and sour pork."

   "Then you will also like this dish." In fact, Luke did not say that this dish has also been improved, but the fish is not the taste.

  The golden lionfish in China is all carp. The restaurants here have replaced it with sea fish, which tastes the same. The disadvantage is that the price is high, and the advantage is that there are no fish bones.

  Robert said, "I am also looking forward to this Chinese dinner party."

  Linda looked complicated, "I haven't eaten for a long time."

  Luke spread his hands, "Then what are you waiting for? Take your seats, everyone."

   Under Luke's warm greeting, the party officially started.

   Like Luke, the little fat man prefers to eat mutton. He picked up a piece of finger meat and took a bite. "Damn the chef, I forgot to put the seasoning."

  Luke explained, "Lamb stew only needs onion and ginger, no other seasonings are needed."

  Jack questioned, "Are you sure? There's not even salt, and there's no taste at all."

  Luke suddenly felt a little uncomfortable...My younger brother has never eaten authentic finger meat, "Jack, this is called finger meat. It tastes better if you dip it in chives."

  Jack did as he did and took a sip, "It tastes good, and it tastes much less greasy."

  Luke felt that when he had time in the future, it was necessary to bring his younger brother to eat more authentic Chinese food.

  Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and Luke doesn't expect his younger brother to master all the treasures.

  But as a person of Chinese descent, at least one must understand Chinese cuisine.

  The people regard food as their heaven, and they are familiar with Chinese food culture, so they have a certain understanding of the entire national culture.

  At least the two brothers will have more common language when communicating in the future.

  The meal was almost finished, Luke put down his chopsticks and said, "My family, I have something to announce."

   "I knew it." Val wiped his mouth, "Are you going to be promoted again? Or have you received a medal?"

  Luke smiled, "As expected of my uncle, he has the talent to be a detective."

   "I have been awarded the Public Safety Officers Medal for Valor, and I would like to invite you to join me for the award ceremony."

   "Haha..." Robert smiled, "This is good news, I will definitely go."

   "My son, you are my pride." Linda got up and hugged Luke.

  Jack said, "Mom, I'm going too, you'll ask for leave for me, huh.

  Maggie, you should go too, it should be interesting. "

  Maggie put down her chopsticks and shook her head, "I really want to go, but my dad won't agree..."

"Why?"

   "He won't let me leave Los Angeles alone."

   "No need to leave L.A., the award ceremony is in L.A., right bro?"

  Luke stretched out his fist and bumped it with Maggie, "Maggie is right, the place where the award will be presented is in Washington, to be more precise, the White House."

   "What? The White House! You're not kidding, are you?" Val was startled, his mouth opened wide.

   "It seems that I need to popularize science with you. The Medal of Valor for Public Security Personnel is the highest honor medal awarded by the state to public security officials, and it is awarded by the commander himself."

  Robert stood up and opened his arms, "God, the commander-in-chief of the United States wants to present an award to my grandson himself?"

  Luke nodded, "That's right."

  Robert gave Luke a bear hug directly, "Son, you are my pride, the pride of our entire family."

  Linda was directly moved and cried, "Thank God, I am so happy..."

  The little fat man pointed to his chest, "In other words, I can go to the White House to meet the commander in chief...

  I'm not dreaming. "

   Maggie twisted directly on his arm.

  The little fat man let out a cry of surprise, and said happily, "Oh yeah...it's true!"

  …

   At eight o'clock in the evening, the family dinner was over. After Luke watched his family leave, he also drove to Daisy's house.

   Tell Daisy that he is going to Washington, and at the same time, invite Daisy to go with him.

  But Daisy still has work in the law firm, so it is impossible to go for several days. Besides, she is not used to going with Luke's family.

  Early the next morning, Luke left Daisy's house and went to a nearby breakfast shop for breakfast.

  He was eating breakfast while looking at the ticket information.

   "Om."

  Luke gets a text from his mom, "Luke, don't forget your dad."

   Luke frowned slightly, forgot?

  No, it's just that he has little contact, and he is subconsciously avoiding it.

   After hesitating for a moment, Luke still dialed his father's mobile phone number, "Hello, Dad."

   "Luke, I was just trying to reach you? How are you doing?"

   "It's pretty good, how about you?"

   "I'm fine too. Do you have time for Christmas? I want to invite you and Jack to New York for Christmas."

   "I'm not sure, if there is no case, I will take Jack."

   "OK, that's it."

   "Dad, remember the robbery I encountered in Las Vegas last time?"

   "Of course, you killed the gunman and saved the tourists at the music festival. Not only I remember, but our entire family, neighbors, and my colleagues know that you are the pride of the Li family."

   "Because of this incident, I received the Medal of Valor for Public Security Officers. The award ceremony will be held at the White House on October 22. I would like to invite you to go with me."

  The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, "Congratulations to your son, this is the best news I have heard this year. Your mother complained to me at the beginning of this year...

  Hehe, I guess your mother should be crying with joy.

I am proud of you. "

   "Are you coming? I'll help you book a ticket."

   "Well, I want to go, of course I want to go.

   But... I have a small injury and I'm still in the hospital, and I'm not sure if the doctor will release me? "

   "Where did you get hurt?"

   "Accidentally hit by a car, nothing serious."

   "Why didn't you tell us?"

   "I just don't want you to worry, it's almost fine."

   "Luke, I am the second uncle. Your father will be taken care of by me, so don't worry."

   "Uncle." Luke greeted.

   "Luke, I'm proud of you too. You must come to New York for Christmas. Let's have a good drink."

"OK.

  Dad, take good care of yourself, I will send you the photos of the awards ceremony. "

   "Don't tell Jack about my injury."

"I see."

   "Luke, I'm proud of you."

   Hanging up the phone, Luke felt a little heavy.

  If he didn't know that Li Zhaofeng was injured, he didn't need to go to the hospital, but now that he knew, it stands to reason that he should visit.

  But unlike his family in Los Angeles, Luke has not had any contact with Li Zhaofeng since he traveled, so there is no family relationship.

   Forget it, go to Washington first, and then go to New York if you have time...

  …

  The morning of October 20th.

  Luke's family rushed to Los Angeles International Airport.

   Airfare and hotel expenses are all paid by Luke. It may be a lot of money for ordinary people, but it is nothing to Luke.

  The family went through the security check and waited for half an hour in the departure hall before boarding the plane one after another.

  The little fat man was carrying a black backpack, and he was very excited when he walked up and down, "Washington, here I come!"

  Luke and the others took a large airliner with ten seats in a row and two-way aisle. The family sat in row 10. Luke's seat number is G, and the right aisle is next to it.

  The little fat man and Val found their seats first, and Luke put the suitcase in the aisle. Suddenly, Luke felt hit by a soft body. He turned his head and saw a Latin beauty in a skirt with a hip wrap and a protruding back.

   At first glance, Luke thought he had met Orti, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't Orti. Orti was taller.

  The woman dragged her luggage and smiled politely, "Sorry, I accidentally bumped into you."

   "The passage is a bit narrow, don't worry about it."

   "Sir, can you put the box in the luggage compartment for me? I have a lot of stuff and the box is a bit heavy for me to lift."

   With a little effort, Luke didn't refuse, and picked up the other party's box and put it in the luggage compartment.

   "Thank you, my name is Laura. I was sent by the company to Washington for a business trip. What about you?"

   "Luke, go on a trip with the family."

   "I'm so envious, the last time I traveled with my family was half a year ago." After the woman finished speaking, she sat on the other side of the aisle, took out her headphones and started listening to music.

  Val on the side looked at Luke, then looked at Laura, the beauty with a hip skirt, and winked, "Luke, this girl is pretty good, don't say that my uncle didn't remind you."

  Luke smiled. Usually people ask this, and there is another meaning. Do you want it? If you don’t want it, I will.

   "Why are you smirking? Such a good opportunity, of course I have to take the initiative."

  Luke also glanced at Laura and secretly compared her with Orti. Both of them are Latin beauties. Orti is taller and has more outstanding temperament. Luke still likes Orti more.

  Luke asked back, "Do you want to change positions?"

  Val froze for a moment, "Wow". Val rubbed his legs with his hands, "Are you sure you don't want to try?"

   "No."

  Val swallowed, took a deep breath, looked at the Latin beauty Laura, and then at himself, "Uh...forget it."

"Huh…"

  The little fat man has been paying attention to the situation here. Seeing that his uncle is obviously moved but dare not act, he can't help but hiss.

  Val dissatisfied, "What are you booing?"

  The little fat man clenched his fist, "Uncle, you have to be brave."

   "Stinky boy, you know a fart."

   "You're right, I don't understand, but I have a girlfriend.

  Almost forgot, before I told Maggie, I got on the plane, hehe. "

  Val stared at Jack and sighed, "I really want to beat him up!"

   Luke patted him on the shoulder, "Just get used to it."

"boom!"

  Suddenly, a square object hit Val on the head, causing him to grin his teeth in pain, "fuck, who threw it?"

A white woman in the front row stood up and said apologetically, "Sir, I'm sorry. The children were playing and accidentally hit you." Then, the woman said to a curly-haired little boy, "Most , apologize to this gentleman."

  The little curly-haired boy said, "Where's my Rubik's Cube? That's my toy."

  The little **** the side said, "No, obviously you snatched it from me."

  A slightly older girl wearing glasses shouted, "Can you two shut up and let me read a book quietly. I've been arguing all the way, and I'm almost bored to death."

  The white woman educated, "Luna, don't be so strict with your younger siblings."

  The girl wearing glasses turned her head aside, pouted and stopped talking.

  The white woman is full of apology, "Sorry, the children may be a little noisy."

  Linda said disapprovingly, "I can understand that being a mother of three children is not an easy task."

   "Four." The white woman pointed to a boy sitting next to the aisle, "That's my son too."

   "Wow." Linda showed a look of admiration, "This is a big project, and you are a super mom."

  The white woman smiled, "Sorry, this trip may be a bit 'noisy', I will try to restrain them."

  Linda said, "It's okay, I have two sons and a little brother, I know how difficult it is to bring children."

   "Thank you." After the white woman finished speaking, she sat back in her seat.

  Luke didn't care about this episode. A few minutes later, the plane took off and flew to Washington.

   Soon, Luke understood the meaning of being a little noisy in the white woman's mouth.

  The two children kept fighting, and the two older children would join in from time to time, accompanied by the adults' scolding.

   Really annoying.

  Luke didn't want to be like a child, so he simply put on headphones and watched a movie...

   At three o'clock in the afternoon, the plane stopped at Washington Dulles International Airport.

  Strictly speaking, this place belongs to the state of Virginia, about half an hour's drive from Washington, DC.

  An announcement sounded in the cabin, 'Ladies and gentlemen, this flight has ended and the plane has landed at Dulles International Airport...'

   "God, we've finally arrived!" Val breathed a sigh of relief. He was almost annoyed by the four children in front of him.

  Many passengers began to pack their luggage in a mess.

  The four brats in front of them had already gone mad and were clamoring to get off the plane. The white woman and her husband could only appease them while moving their luggage.

  Seeing that they were overwhelmed with both their children and their luggage, Linda felt compassion and said, "Hey, give me this box, and I'll help you get off the plane."

   "Thank you so much." The white woman said gratefully.

   Everyone got off the plane and boarded a shuttle bus.

  The white woman looked at Linda and the group, "Are you visiting Washington?"

   "Yes, how about you?"

   "We are going to Los Angeles for our honeymoon." The white woman took her husband's arm.

   "Honeymoon?" Linda looked at the four children with a puzzled expression.

  The white woman said, "Actually, we are a remarried family. My husband and I each brought two children to form a big family."

  Linda showed a look of surprise, "Wow... Congratulations."

The Caucasian woman took her husband's arm and said with a sweet face, "Actually, my husband and I were first love. Later, we couldn't be together for some reason. We got married, had children, and divorced. Fate is a very magical thing. We met again by chance and decided to be together."

  Linda was a little moved, "It's incredible, you will be happy."

   "Yes, it is God's arrangement that we can meet again." The white woman leaned on her husband's shoulder.

  Getting off the ferry, Linda waved goodbye to the family of six, and said to herself, "It can be seen that they are very happy, the fate is really wonderful."

  Val rolled his eyes, "A group of brats are making a fuss, sooner or later there will be chicken feathers all over the place."

  Linda glared at her younger brother, "Val, can you please look forward to it.

   Don't you think their love is beautiful?

  The two people are each other's first love, and after many years of separation, they can continue to form a big loving family. This is simply a fairy tale in reality. "

  Waldau, "Anyway, I'm not optimistic about this combination of families."

  Linda looked at the others, as if looking for supporters, "What do you think?"

  Robert shrugged, not helping each other.

  Luke's habitual analysis, "Although I don't know the exact time when they broke up, but judging by the age of their children, the two have broken up for at least ten years.

  The probability that two people who have been separated for ten years will meet again is not high, and the probability of meeting after divorce is even lower.

   Bold speculation, they may have been in contact or have always been..."

  The expression on Val's face is wonderful, "Wow, the real reason for their divorce..."

  Linda scolded, "Shut up, don't use the method of investigating crimes in your life. You should discover the beauty in life with your heart."

   Luke raised his hands in surrender, "I'm talking nonsense, but bless them."

   Many book friends are asking about the protagonist's father.

   Let me tell you here that the protagonist’s paternal family is in New York.

  (end of this chapter)