"Mr. Director, the facts are just as you guessed. Little Lucas' disguise was very successful. If he hadn't made a fatal mistake and personally kidnapped Martin, we would probably never have been able to reveal his true identity," Rogge said with emotion.
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Director Gordon sat back in the armchair, his resolute face unable to conceal his disappointment.
"Miss Quinn, what I want to know has been answered. There is nothing more to ask."
Louise shrugged and was about to end the "divination ceremony" early, but was stopped by Martin.
"Wait a minute! Mr. Gordon has no doubts, but there is still one thing I can't figure out!" The fat man glared angrily, "Little Lucas set up a trap to kidnap me just to use me as a hostage in exchange for pirates.
Chief Seleus?"
"Is there any doubt about this?" Rogge asked.
"I feel that my worth is much more than this. If you exchange me for Seleus, isn't it obvious that little Lucas is making a loss-making deal?"
After hearing his complaint, both Roger and Louise laughed out loud.
Commissioner Gordon, who was frowning, also showed a rare smile.
"Sorry, Mr. Page, you seem to have greatly overestimated your worth."
Louise teased Martin and tossed a coin.
"Let's look at another possibility. If you are not rescued by us tonight, will the police be willing to trade Seleus for you?"
Two coins landed on the ground one after another, one with heads up and the other with tails up.
"Hmm? It seems that this is a very difficult problem. Even my Lord is not sure which direction the situation will develop."
Louise chuckled and put away the coin.
Martin looked at James Gordon with resentment: "Mr. Director, are you even willing to use a stinky pirate to save my life?"
The police chief rubbed his hands and argued awkwardly: "Mr. Page, to tell you the truth, exchanging serious criminals for hostages violates the principles of the police, but we will do everything we can to rescue you.
You must believe me!"
"Hmph! Come on, my Lord Director, who can't say such beautiful words?" Brother Martin, who was filled with grievances, taunted wildly: "I'm very lucky that I don't have the opportunity to test the Coast City police with my own life.
professional ethics and rescue efficiency!”
Director Gordon smiled coquettishly and quickly dropped the embarrassing topic. He solemnly told Rogge and others that he would summon his subordinates as soon as possible to seal off the Lucas mansion and search for more criminal evidence.
"Mr. Gordon, little Lucas escaped from home last night. You are just going to seize his mansion now. I'm afraid you will gain little. The top priority is to arrest this conspirator as soon as possible." Rogge reminded implicitly.
"This is the problem that troubles me the most." The police chief sighed, "Mr. Wayne, a sinister and hypocritical person like little Lucas must have prepared a retreat long ago. Even if the police are searching the whole city, they will not be able to escape."
If we can’t catch him, we still have to entrust this matter to more professional people.”
"Professionals..." Martin's eyes lit up, "You mean us?"
"Private detectives are indeed more suitable than our police to track down a fugitive who deliberately remains anonymous." Director Gordon smiled, "Two famous detectives, and the enthusiastic Miss Quinn, if you can capture little Lucas, we will
The Coast City Police will definitely reward you heavily, and maybe even award you with a Medal of Honor."
"You impressed me, Mr. Director, we have decided to help you with this!" Martin patted his plump chest to confirm.
Roger glared at his partner angrily and turned to the police chief to raise a more practical concern.
"Mr. Gordon, if I guess correctly, little Lucas has probably fled to sea and gone to Furious Island to join his ally Solomon Furious. With just the three of us, we don't dare to break into the pirate's lair in front of others.
The old black dragon’s face catches people!”
"Don't worry, Mr. Wayne. In fact, our police have already started planning and are secretly launching a bandit suppression operation aimed at completely wiping out the Raging Waves Pirates!"
Director Gordon paused for a moment, saw the disapproval on the faces of the three young people, and lowered his voice and revealed:
"You probably think I'm bragging? Well, to tell you the truth, the manpower of the Binhai City police alone is not enough to fight against the arrogant pirate group. Fortunately, I have received authorization from my superiors. The Binhai City police will hold a meeting with the Far East Fleet.
A joint anti-smuggling and anti-bandit operation, with this banner of international cooperation, it will be easier for me to seek assistance from Lieutenant Colonel Abigail!"
Director Gordon opened the drawer of his desk, took out a communication crystal, and sent a letter to Lieutenant Colonel Abigail, commander of the Far East Fleet Aviation Force stationed at the Marina City Military Port, in front of Rogge and others.
In this dictated letter, Director Gordon first briefly described the case about Little Lucas, and then made a request, hoping that the Far East Navy would assist Rogge and others to land on Raging Island, go straight to the Dragon's Lair, and capture the fugitive Xiao Lu
Cass.
Not long after, Director Gordon received a reply from Lieutenant Colonel Abigail. After reading it, he smiled with relief.
"Roger, Martin, and Miss Quinn, at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, Lieutenant Colonel Abigail will come to my office as a guest. I would also like to trouble you to come to discuss the pursuit of murderers and suppression of bandits.
matters."
Hearing what he said, Roger, Martin and Louise all felt relieved and stood up to leave, agreeing to meet tomorrow morning for a detailed discussion.
As soon as the three of them reached the door of the police station, two men came towards them.
One of them was Director Gordon's newly promoted confidant Lu Bin. Next to the deputy director was a white-haired old man with a haggard look and a cane.
When Louise saw the old man, she couldn't help but look surprised.
Rogge said hello to Lu Bin, took two steps forward, and found that his girlfriend was still stunned, so he turned around and asked her what was wrong.
Louise said nothing, silently watching the old man's back. It wasn't until he walked into Director Gordon's office accompanied by Lu Bin that he turned around and asked Rogge and Martin with a strange expression:
"Do you recognize the old gentleman who passed us just now?"
Roger and Martin shook their heads together.
"Louise, is that old gentleman a big shot?" Roger asked curiously.
"The background is indeed quite big." Louise lowered her voice, "He is John Lucas, the previous generation head of the Lucas Family Shipping Insurance Company, who is also the father of little Lucas."
"Last spring, when Director Gordon first took office, little Lucas hosted a banquet for the Gordon family. I was also invited to attend the dinner."
"In the middle of the banquet, Lucas Sr. suddenly came back from the resort and had a fierce argument with his son. I happened to be sitting near the door and heard the father and son arguing in the next room."
