[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-195":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1482248,1930,"Chapter 195 - Promotion and Reunion with Bobby","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-195",195,"\u003Cp>Dustin nodded his head slightly. “It’s done. You got two extra days for your trip because we were in the middle of final negotiations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about Luke’s transfer?” Elsa was more concerned about the FBI’s intent to hire Luke than their share of the credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin nodded his head again. “The credit for rescuing the hostages will go to the FBI, and they’ll stop trying to poach Luke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Nakatomi Plaza case, the events ranked in order of importance were: reclaiming bonds > rescuing hostages > arresting robbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this capitalist country, the bonds that were worth 640 million were certainly more important than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wasn’t something that could be said in public. In the public eye, the events were ranked as: rescuing hostages > reclaiming bonds > arresting robbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The FBI got the credit for rescuing the hostages, which made up for the mistakes they made while on the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the FBI would be considered a major contributor to the case. As for how they would deal with the person who had been in charge, that was a different matter altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the FBI had gotten the credit, they stopped trying to poach Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The FBI was genuinely interested in Luke, who had demonstrated his capabilities, but he had mostly been used as leverage in this negotiation; he wasn’t so important yet that they were determined to recruit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief hesitation, Elsa asked in a low voice, “Boss, what about me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin looked at her calmly and said, “Just do your job as usual. I’m not the chief. I can’t say anything for sure about your promotion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Dustin wasn’t promising anything, he was implying that she would be promoted soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter half of what he said wasn’t an irresponsible remark, but a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin played a big role in campaigning for Elsa’s promotion, but it was the chief who would make the final decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the promotion papers were issued, Dustin couldn’t promise anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he guaranteed that Elsa would be promoted, he would be disappointing her later if she wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin’s subordinates had held it against him before over something like this, so he paid attention to detail now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Elsa got it, Dustin said, “You should learn from Luke once in a while. He was bold enough to ask for my permission to take some time off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa chuckled. “I’ve been a police officer for eight years, but he’s killed more people than I have. I certainly can’t sit around and be lazy when I’m not as capable as he is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin smiled with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa knew herself very well and wasn’t jealous of Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to work harder to make her a sergeant this time! Dustin thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be too much of a waste for Elsa and Luke to work as partners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa in a leadership role and Luke working with an assistant detective would be better for the both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because Elsa was a control freak and Luke was... even more so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They got along well not because Elsa was smart, but because Luke had given in all this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin could easily tell from the case files how much credit Luke had given away to Elsa in the past few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real reason why Elsa and Luke never had a conflict was that Luke didn’t want to be promoted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, Luke was the only young officer Dustin had met who wasn’t interested in credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Dustin couldn’t watch Elsa claim Luke’s credit without doing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke had distinguished himself with his abilities, and Dustin had to make sure that he didn’t feel it was unfair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Luke didn’t need to be promoted, Dustin couldn’t pretend to be ignorant of his contributions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if he promoted Elsa as Luke’s commander, they could both benefit from Luke cracking cases\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Luke’s new partner, well, wasn’t there a girl who had followed him all the way here to LAPD?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Dustin continued, “But you should still learn from Luke. Tell me, considering his behavior just now, who do you think was the boss, you or him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stumped for a moment, Elsa smiled wryly. “I don’t have a choice. In our team, I run the analyses most of the time, while he does the actual legwork.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin waved his hand. “That’s not the reason. It’s about your attitude. Don’t do things yourself when you should get somebody else to do them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa was delighted, since that implied that she would be promoted to a leadership role soon. “I got it, boss. I’ll pay more attention to that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dustin nodded. “You can leave now. Just read the case file at home and get some rest if you’re tired.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa obeyed and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over on Luke’s side, he went to the logistics division with the certificate to claim his car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very satisfied with his new car, not because it was expensive, but because it wasn’t an ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car was a brand new Chevrolet Impala with many practical modifications, such as a bumper, reinforced suspension, a police communication system, and bulletproof front doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far better than the cars which most other officers had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was quite satisfied. This car was evidently Dustin’s acknowledgment of his contributions to the department; he could’ve given Luke a random new car, otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After obtaining the car, Luke went to a law firm to get the documents that he had previously entrusted to the lawyers to handle. Then, he returned to his old apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been more than ten days. He wondered how Bobby was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheerah didn’t say anything to Elsa about Bobby harassing her again, so Bobby couldn’t be doing too badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke knocked on the door, and it was only a long time later that someone answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw Luke, Bobby suddenly shivered. “You... you’re here? Please come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke nodded with a smile and entered the apartment. “I’ll give you ten minutes to clean yourself up. Then we’ll talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bobby quickly went to take a shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke looked around the living room. The place was untidy, but not especially dirty. It was just what one would expect of a single man living on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were several sheets of paper and a pen on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke checked the papers, only to discover that it was a list of information on Larry Page and Google’s leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke nodded slightly. Bobby hadn’t known he was coming, so this couldn’t be for show. Bobby really was learning the information.\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-06T03:35:48.055Z",1,"novelbin.me","aff181e20fea02156b3210c2fb2aa40ce0a3054840ff3026f1e31a9d90f7cc45","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-86","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-194",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]