Richard Cassel is a crime novelist.

As a writer.

There is an inexplicable common problem, that is, in the writings of these people, the heroine may not be powerful, but she must be sexy.

Very unfortunate.

Beckett hates what others say about her sexy most, because Beckett wants to prove that she can be an inspector because it is not her face, but her professionalism.

Kassel smiled, "We are our best friends, right?"

Lake glanced at Kassel: "No help."

Kassel was stunned: "I haven't said anything yet."

Lake laughed: "Did you go to investigate Beckett's mother's case without authorization?"

Kassel was a little confused: "Did Beckett tell you?"

Lake shook his head: "You rich man, beg me, what else can you do? This is simple reasoning. Great writers, we also make a living by reasoning."

Although Lake often likes to be simple and crude, reasoning still has a certain foundation.

Let’s talk about it.

He had a plug-in. When he was on vacation in Europe, Kassel met Beckett, who asked him to go back to investigate at the cocktail party according to the gears of history.

Calculate the time, it's also here.

Kassel said, "Okay, can you help..."

"No help."

“…”

“I don’t get involved in any emotional problems, and…”

Lake directly chose to refuse. Other people's family affairs and emotional problems are private. Lake hates getting involved. The most important point is: "I remember half a month ago, when you came to ask me about Beckett's mother's case, I said, don't touch me, why don't you listen?"

The magical book of Lake has read it.

but……

Lake really couldn't remember who Beckett's mother-killing enemy was.

and.

Not only Lake, but even George didn't think about helping Beckett solve the case, but after getting familiar with Beckett, Beckett told the two directly, asking them not to interfere, she wanted to investigate herself, even if it was a little slower, it didn't matter.

Lake and George respected Beckett very much and immediately nodded.

after……

Lake and George did not ask about the case.

"This case is a thorn in Beckett's heart."

Lake said to Cassel: "If you really want to help Beckett, give her apologies, the kind that is sincere, she will choose to forgive you. Beckett is a good woman."

Kassel: "…"

From the perspective of personal relationship, Lake is not able to choose to reject Kassel's request.

but……

What do you know if this matter will be caused by his intervention, and that Beckett, who should have been together and will become a member of Congress in the future, and her serious literary writer husband Cassel will disappear without a trace.

Lake doesn't want to take the blame.

Kassel sighed: "Okay, thank you."

Lake smiled and glanced at Kassel: "Believe me, maybe, in the future you will thank me for not interfering in this matter."

Kassel looked at Lake.

Lake pulled the handbrake and unbuttoned his seat belt: "I'm here, thank you."

Kassel looked out the window.

Star Building.

……etc.

Kassel pulled down the window and shouted at Lake: "Damn it, you drove it back in less than half an hour after giving me a ticket. Do you want me to eat it into a comic strip?"

The words have not yet fallen.

A patrolman who was following the way, appeared in front of Kassel in a dark face: "You are suspected of driving dangerously, get off the car and go with us."

Kassel: "…"

The next night.

Inside a police officer bar not far from Star Building.

Three people were drinking.

Lake.

George.

Kassel.

Lake and George clinked glasses and drank it all in one go: "It's still a bourbon in New York, and the bourbon in Washington, the taste is hard to describe."

George said: "I've read that report, congratulations."

Lake said thank you.

Kassel's face looked a little ugly: "Hey, hey, I'm talking about my problem. Can you respect me?"

George raised his hand.

Lake sighed and said to Kassel, "I said everything, don't thank me."

Kassel's mouth twitched: "The fine of two thousand US dollars, why am I thank you?"

"Have Beckett gone to catch you?"

“…yes, but…”

"So, no thanks."

“…”

Kassel took a deep breath and looked at Lake thoughtfully, with his eyes as if he was shocked and there was a hint of disbelief among the gods.

Lake shrugged: "You asked me to help you, I helped you, and, I only spent two thousand dollars. Believe me, if you let you do it yourself, you will spend more than this."

Kassel half-believing: "Really?"

Lake pointed at George: "If you don't believe me, ask George, last year, there was a guy like you who wanted to solve that case. But after Beckett found out, he completely cut off contact with him. What's that guy's name?"

George shook his head: "I forgot, too. Later I heard that I was transferred to the countryside."

"New Jersey?"

"right."

“…”

Daily Breast New Jersey Achievement Completed.

Lake and George clinked glasses again, and Cassel came back to his senses and joined in.

The three of them drank it all in one go.

Since Kassel got to Beckett, he has also been familiar with the police officers. Only then did he realize that there are some specific bars where you may not see any of them wearing police uniforms, but the number of police officers accounts for the most.

so.

When Beckett had no case, Kassel would run to police bars all over New York to drink and listen to the police chatting stories here to enrich his database.

The three of them sat on the bar booth, drinking and chatting.

Lake felt the rare tranquility.

This feels pretty good.

Drinking wine with two friends, chatting, bragging and fucking.

only……

As he talked.

Lake's expression changed.

The chat style seems to be wrong.

Lake came back to his senses, and his expression became more and more bizarre and listened to George and Cassel's experience in adoptive daughters and his taboos for their daughter's love. He couldn't help but cough: "Hey, hey, the style is wrong."

George and Kassel looked at Lake in confusion: "It's wrong, it's not wrong, it's normal to chat."

Lake looked expressionless: "Do you think I can get involved in the chat content of you two?"

Damn it.

Is it great to have a daughter?

Not that I don't have it.

Catherine, female, twelve years old, race, vampire... not right, vampire.

only……

It's a daughter, but the race is different, and it can't achieve the same brain waves.

Lake opened his mouth and shook his head: "I finally got a break. By the way, don't you plan to talk about some topics that I can get involved?"

This kind of friend is so annoying.

I can’t even chat, so I might as well go home and drink by myself.

George thought for a while and said to Lake, "Why talk about the little loli last time?"

Lake immediately looked at George speechlessly.

Kassel became interested and asked George: "What's the situation? Tell me."

Lake interrupted: "There's nothing to say."

George ignored it and directly told Kassel the story that happened.

Kassel seemed to have thought of something and looked at Lake: "That day, an ambulance parked downstairs?"

Lake rolled his eyes: "The ambulance is parked at the building once a month."

The same sentence.

There are all Monopoly inside the Star Building. Moreover, considering the construction time of the Star Building, it is obvious that some rich people are getting old, and it is already very common for ambulances to come once a month.

There is an elevator in the building, which was passed by the resolution of the building committee and is specially used as an ambulance special elevator.

Kassel saw Lake: "What about that little loli?"

It probably wasn't adopted.

Kassel felt that if Lake adopted him, he should have known it.

Lake said, "I ran away."

Right.

Let’s see if Skye was adopted by a good foster care family tomorrow.

If these two people were not mentioned, Lake almost forgot. After all, he and Skye were a little destined. There was nothing wrong these days, so it would be okay to care about it a little.

Kassel looked at Lake with a frown: "I remember, you said, you like your daughter very much."

Lake looked blank: "So what?"

Kassel shrugged: "I think George's proposal is pretty good. In this way, the three of us can take them on a trip with us if we have the chance."

George nodded: "This is a good idea."

Lake rolled his eyes: "Haha, you just want me to play with you. You think it's beautiful. Even if I'm willing to adopt it, the child protection agency will not want it. I'm single, do you remember?"

Kassel looked at George with some curiosity: "Can you not adopt a single person?"

George shook his head: "I haven't heard of this rule, and I've read the information of Skye later. My parents are gone. If you want to adopt, you just need to stamp it from the municipal government."

Lake blinked: "Is adoption that simple?"

This is not right.

Lake remembers that when he was five years old, he was taken home by Karen and Thaddeus. He left for almost half a month just by the formalities.

WHY?

Lake blinked.

George said: "Of course, she doesn't need the signature of her biological parents, so it's very simple, and you said that you have a good relationship with that little girl, aren't you?"

Lake raised an eyebrow.

Adopt Skye?

From now on, I will be able to break the adoptive father of the Great Demon King on Earth?

Something interesting.

but……

After thinking about it, Lake smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, I need someone to send to my housekeeping company for the hygiene at home. I should adopt a child."

If Lake hadn't been rich, he would have doubted whether he could do a good job of hygiene.

and……

Adoption costs a lot.

And it was a single man who adopted a little loli, and this gossip would spread a lot.

Let it go.

Lake weighed it for a moment and gave up this idea decisively.

George and Kassel looked at each other, and saw that Lake seemed to have made up his mind and were not saying anything.

Just then.

Ding Ding Ding.

Ding Ding Ding.

Suddenly, a phone call seemed to ring after another.

even……

George's phone rang.
Chapter completed!