Super Detective in the Fictional World

Elsa found it inconceivable.

Dustin, however, said solemnly, “I heard that Luke caught the eye of a particular FBI captain during a joint operation.
The captain mentioned Luke in his report and put him on a list of promising talents.”

Elsa was rendered speechless.

Given Luke’s past performance, there was enough reason for the FBI to pull him in.

If they could recruit Luke, the FBI would be credited with solving the Nakatomi Plaza case since it was “their” agent who had played a major part in it.

Even if everybody knew that Luke hadn’t been their agent when the case happened, they could still write it in their report.

Elsa couldn’t help but curse.
“Sh*t! Those guys are good at playing tricks!”

Dustin smiled bitterly.
“So, just take him away.
Consider it a trip.”

Noticing Elsa’s hesitation, Dustin offered more.
“Don’t worry about your case.
This will be good for you.”

Dazed for a moment, Elsa said, “Are you saying…”

Dustin said, “I’m saying nothing.
This is nothing more than a holiday.
If you have a boyfriend, tell him to spend ten days in France with you, though he has to pay for himself.
How does that sound?”

Elsa gnashed her teeth.
“I don’t have a boyfriend! I only want to know if we’ll get a special allowance for this trip.”

Dustin hesitated and said, “We can give you twenty dollars per day.”

Elsa was lost for words.
“Fine.
Don’t call me when I’m there.
International calls are expensive.
It’ll be a holiday for me.”

Dustin nodded his head.

He secretly thought that if he had to, he would call Luke, who was much richer than Elsa after receiving whatever reward Takagi gave him.

Elsa made up her mind to enjoy her holiday away from Luke.

It wasn’t a bad idea to spend a few days with an exotic man.

Only an idiot would bring a boyfriend from Los Angeles to France.
That was too expensive!

Thus, Luke soon received the notification that he would be going to France the next day.

Luke didn’t know how to respond to the message.

Since he was going to France the next day, he immediately went home and packed for the trip before it got dark.

Then, Luke took a taxi to the slums that he had visited in the morning, and soon found a rundown apartment building.

Luke was wearing a black cloak.
Even his face was covered with a mask.

He quickly climbed up to the roof and approached what appeared to be a shed.

The shriek of an animal broke the stillness on the roof.

Luke sped up, and when he reached the shed, he picked up a wooden stick and broke the door with it.

Inside the shed was a homeless man, who gazed at him with a stunned expression.

Luke grinned.
“Let’s make a bet.
I bet that you can’t beat me.”

Saying that, he hit the man in the head, and the man immediately passed out.

Luke checked the system notifications and shook his head.
“As I thought, it isn’t enough.”

Picking up a nearby bottle, he splashed some water on the man’s face to wake him up.

Then… bam!

As soon as he woke up, the man passed out again.