Chapter 237
Standing on the public square outside LAPD Headquarters, Ling Xiao looked around curiously. This is his first time here.
The eleven-story square building, except for the four corners, almost all use transparent high-strength bulletproof glass windows, which not only meets the functional and safety needs, but also provides the citizens with the greatest transparency and openness.
As the second largest police department in the United States after the New York City Police Department, the Los Angeles Police Department has nearly 9,900 police officers and more than 3,000 civilian personnel. The entire department has more than 250 jobs. It became 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, the police department there is responsible and dispatched by the General Administration of Public Security.
Return to Los Angeles the next day, Ling Xiao rushed to the Robbery Investigation Division of the police headquarters to inquire about the case. Regardless of the facts, he must make this gesture.
Of course, he didn’t immediately then went Robbery Investigation Division, but went to the Major Crimes Division on the upper level first, and went to Beckett.
No matter who tells you, American’s concept of human relations is weak, and the relationships between people are formal, impersonal or even unreasonable, including between family and relatives. It is even nicknamed that this type of society is maintained by government agencies, the spirit of contract, law and universalism.
So here, Ling Xiao can tell you that this is completely nonsense. In fact, human relations in United States are worse than in China.
In United States, go out to find work, find favors, and trust relationships. This is called public relations. In politics, there are professional lobbyists who are responsible for lobbying to contact legislators and interest groups, spend money, eat, and drink. , Are all legal acts, of course, taking bribes does not count.
***Directly appointing daughter and son-in-law to work in White House does not avoid any suspicion. It is not a problem to run for investor as an official or part-time job, but if anyone in China dares to dare so blatantly, he will not be accused of nepotism That’s weird.
United States’ human relations are more about making others like oneself, while China’s direct gifts and money, but the ultimate goal is the same.
For example, Richard, the new consultant of Major Crimes Division, as a suspenseful best-selling author, he was able to become a permanent consultant of the Los Angeles Major Crimes Division and was able to participate in Beckett In every case in the group, if there is no relationship with Mayor James, it is not even a ghost.
“Hey, 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 talked and walked inside.
“It’s not great, isn’t it the day before yesterday that my villa was patronized by a thief!” Ling Xiao shrugged with a wry smile, but a chill flashed in his eyes. This Richard, it is obvious He was on the scene the day before yesterday, but now he comes to ask Ling Xiao how he feels. This is a deliberate mockery!
“Oh, how did I forget about this, how, did you find all the lost things?” Richard came over in a sudden.
“Not yet, but not very hopeful.” Ling Xiao slightly shook the head, with a look of disbelief, as he said, he raised his head to say hello to Kevin Ryan sitting on the desk: ” Hi, Kevin, how are you doing? I heard that you have recently made a girlfriend. You are serious this time?”
“Shh!” Kevin quickly waved his hand to Ling Xiao and motioned him to a low voice He spoke, and then lowered his voice and said, “Esposito just broke up with Lanie. If you let him know about this, Beckett is true. Tell you about this.”
“Okay, I Got it!” Ling Xiao laughed lightly, then nodded to Richard and walked into Beckett’s office.
Since closing the door, Ling Xiao greeted Beckett while asking: “Kate, how is Richard outside? No problem?”
“It should be no “Beckett put down the papers in his hand, glanced at Richard outside, and then said angrily: “A idle millionaire that’s all, if not Mayor James, he can be such an idle consultant every day. Stay in the game?”
Richard is a very famous best-selling author. Even Mayor James is a fan of his book. Of course, this is not the reason for the good relationship between the two. The real reason is because Richard donated a large sum of money to Mayor James running for president. Money can make sense, especially in America.
Mayor James is suspected to be the secret mastermind in the murder of Beckett’s mother. Richard is the police station where his relationship entered. Even if there is no secretive relationship between the two, Beckett is also impossible Show him a good face.
“Speaking of which, it’s really weird. Just a while ago, we locked the target of suspicion on Mayor James. This Richard entered the police station, Katherine, do you think time Some are too coincidental.” Ling Xiao frowned said with some worry.
“Of course, it happened!” Beckett glanced at Richard outside, said with a cold laugh: “Is there anything I can hide from Mayor James about the Los Angeles Police Department? He must have known the movement of time, but my sudden stop made him a little skeptical, and this brought such a person to monitor my every move.”
“putting it that way, you are Are you sure he is the spy sent by Mayor James?”
“The spy is not necessarily.” Beckett shook the head, saying: “Richard is a relatively simple person and is easy to be seen through. Be a spy He is not qualified enough. Perhaps this is why Mayor James sent him here. A talent like him will not arouse my suspicion. Of course, it couldn’t be easier for Mayor James to get some information from his mouth. “
“I think so, such a playboy, after a long time, it is easier to be accepted.” Ling Xiao nodded gently, and said: “Anyway, Katherine, you have to be more careful .”
“I know, you don’t have to worry about it. It’s just acting that’s all. I just borrowed his hand to let Mayor James relax his vigilance.” Beckett waved his hand and then asked, “Ling, What’s the matter on your side? Why did you just leave Los Angeles on your front foot and someone sneaked into your villa on the back foot. Did things on my side affect you?”
“No, follow You are irrelevant.” Ling Xiao shook the head and said, “This is New York’s business. Just leave it alone. Just say hello to the police detective in charge of the case.”
“Okay!” Beckett readily agreed. After speaking, she picked up the phone on the desk and called Detective Hansen, who was in charge of handling the theft of Ling Xiao’s villa. After a while, Beckett hung up After the phone call, he looked up at Ling Xiao and said, “Let’s go, I’ll go down with you.”
“Okay!” Ling Xiao didn’t shirk either. At this moment, if Beckett can go down with him, naturally Best, after all, the identity of the Detective Hansen is really something to be interesting.
Richard watched Ling Xiao and Beckett walk out of the office together, he immediately greeted him: “Beckett, is there any case?”
“It is Detective Beckett.” Kate frowns corrected one sentence, and then explained: “I will go to Robbery Investigation Division and be back soon.”
“Oh! It’s the case of the theft of Ling Xiao’s villa, right? Okay, I’ll take a look and see what other departments handle the case.”
Richard’s stubborn face made Beckett a bit annoyed, but when she was about to reprimand him, I saw Ling Xiao slightly shook the head on the side.
Beckett immediately understood Ling Xiao’s intentions. She suppressed her unhappiness and said expressionlessly: “Well, then, but say it in advance. You should remember to speak less when you go down. Detective Hansen He has a bad temper.”
“Okay, I see, I will do what you say!” Richard didn’t care about being harsh and bad, and he responded with a grin.
Ling Xiao and Beckett looked at each other, and a sneer appeared on their faces at the same time.