Los Angeles Detective

Inside the holiday home.

A black woman and a white man were sitting at the dining table drinking coffee.

These two people are also agents of the witness protection team. The black woman is called Jerry and the white man is called Tom. It is obvious that these two are code names.

White agent Tom spread his hands and said with a dissatisfied tone, "The witnesses have been transferred. What are we still doing here?"

Jerry looked out the window, "The team leader's order is very clear. Let us assist Minister Li to catch the killers together."

Tom glanced at his watch, "How long do we have to wait, two hours, three hours, or a day...

I think this behavior of waiting for the killers to come to the door is a bit stupid."

Jerry asked back, "Then what good ideas do you have?"

Tom said dissatisfiedly, "Sabina Dodd and Sidney Bourne messed up the matter. Now they have moved with the witnesses, but let us clean up the mess.

Do you think this is reasonable?"

Jerry took a sip of coffee and pursed his thick lips, "Why didn't you say it when the team leader was here?"

"The team leader has always been biased towards Sabina. You know this. It's useless for me to say it." Tom was a little discouraged.

"Then stop complaining..."

"Squeak..." The intercom on the table rang, and Luke's voice came from it, "This is Zero, and I found a gray Buick commercial vehicle heading towards the holiday home.

All teams should rush to the designated ambush location immediately, and pay attention to safety."

Tom curled his lips and asked Jerry, "This is the number of suspicious vehicles found?"

"The fourth or fifth one."

"Yes, any vehicle close to the holiday home is a suspicious vehicle."

Jerry opened the door of the holiday home, "Let's go."

"Go by yourself." Tom pointed to the table, "This is my ambush location, I'm not going anywhere."

"It's up to you." Jerry was a little speechless. Tom's vigilance was too poor. Perhaps this was the reason why the team leader did not let him participate in the transfer of witnesses.

Jerry left the holiday home and hurriedly ran to the woods on the right side of the holiday home.

She hid behind a lush short tree, looking in the direction of the road.

The commercial vehicle did not drive along the road, but turned to the path of the holiday home. Jerry was a little nervous and excited. It actually came.

Nine agents were ambushed around the holiday home, and this group of killers was like walking into a trap.

Jerry wanted to remind Tom, but it was too late. Tom might be discovered by the people in the business car if he came out of the holiday home now, and Tom would not be in danger hiding in the holiday home for the time being.

Jerry guessed that Luke would take action before the group of killers entered the holiday home.

The business car stopped at the side of the path, the rear door opened, and people got out of the car one after another. Everyone had a weapon in their hands. It was basically certain that this group of people should be the killers who attacked the witness.

Jerry's eyes were fixed on this group of people, and he was also waiting for Luke's order.

Suddenly, Jerry's eyes widened and he showed a look of astonishment.

I saw that after the fifth suspect got out of the car, he carried a rocket launcher on his shoulder and fired a rocket directly in the direction of the holiday home.

"Boom!" There was a bang.

A big hole was blown open in the holiday home, the roof was blown off, flames shot up into the sky, smoke and dust rose, and screams came from the holiday home.

"Haha, I hit it! Did you see it?" The killer who fired the rocket waved his fist vigorously, with a smug look on his face.

Jerry looked in the direction of the holiday home. She knew very well who was screaming, but she couldn't save him now, so she could only wait for orders.

She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and held the rifle tightly with both hands. Her teeth creaked, and a murderous look appeared in her eyes.

"No one will be left alive!"

The leading killer shouted and rushed to the holiday home with four men.

"Bang!"

A gunshot.

Luke directly shot and killed the driver who stayed in the Buick commercial vehicle.

And this gunshot was also an order.

The agents who were ambushing around opened fire and shot crazily at the unknown killer.

"Da da..." The gunshots resounded throughout the forest, and the birds flew away in fright, and the beasts fled.

"Ah ah..." The five killers screamed and soon lost their combat effectiveness. Some were shot into sieves, and some begged for mercy loudly.

"Stop shooting!

Leave someone alive!" Luke gave the order again.

"Put down your weapons!"

"Hold your head with both hands!"

The agents walked towards the five killers with guns.

Jerry rushed to the holiday home.

The battle went smoothly and ended quickly.

The only regret was that Tom, an agent of the witness protection team of the Marshals' Bureau, was injured by a rocket.

Luke was also speechless. This guy did not rush to the ambush site as he ordered.

Luke did not expect this group of killers to be so fierce that they would directly use rockets.

The good news is that the ambulance arrived at the scene in time and Tom saved his life.

The boss of the killer was not seriously injured. After a simple bandage, Luke interrogated him.

He admitted that he came to Los Angeles this time under the instructions of someone, with the purpose of intercepting Maggie and her father to prevent Maggie's father from going to New York to testify in court.

And the person who instructed him was the co-founder of the cryptocurrency trading platform company to be tried this time.

Luke successfully blocked this group of killers and completed his mission. The subsequent protection of Maggie and her father was handed over to the Marshals' Bureau. After all, everyone has their own expertise, and they are more experienced in protecting witnesses.

……

November 28.

Today is Thanksgiving, and it is also a day for family reunion.

In the morning, Luke called his family in New York to say hello.

Tonight, he invited his family in Los Angeles to celebrate Thanksgiving together.

Thanksgiving is as important as Christmas in the United States. The most important food is turkey. Whether it tastes good or not is not the point, but it must be there.

Last night, Luke put the turkey in the refrigerator to marinate.

The turkey started to be roasted at around 12 noon, and the roasting time was as long as four hours. It can be eaten at around 4 pm.

In the afternoon, family members arrived one after another and brought some food.

Linda brought her own baked cornbread, Grandpa Robert brought an Iberian ham, uncle brought a box of homemade cranberry sauce, and the little fat boy held two bottles of Coke in his arms.

These foods were obviously not enough. Later, Luke and his family prepared seared tuna, beef stewed potatoes, apple pie, vegetable salad, and the last dish was the little fat boy and Val's favorite candied sweet potato.

After dinner, the fruits were grapes and strawberries, and the dessert was chocolate cake.

At five o'clock in the evening, the family sat around the dining table, held hands and prayed, and the dinner officially began.

Robert picked up a glass of red wine, "Thank God for bringing our family together, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

The little fat man also filled up the Coke and took a big sip.

"Can we start eating?" Val picked up a piece of candied sweet potato, "Wow, did you see it? It's stringy." Val put the candied sweet potato in his mouth, looking very enjoyable, "Oh my God, I love this taste."

Not only Val liked it, everyone present picked up a piece. Americans like to eat sweets, and this dish suits their taste very well.

The little fat man ate two pieces in a row, picked up the Coke cup and said, "Brother, thank you for saving Maggie."

Luke laughed, "Jack, this is thanks to your alertness and reminder. Think about it from another angle. It was you who saved Maggie."

"Don't praise me, I know my weight." The little fat man added, "I mean the weight."

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

The little fat man showed a serious look, "Brother, why did Maggie break up with me? I'm asking for the real reason."

Luke thought for a while, "I think... it's mainly for your safety. The killer will not only kill witnesses, but also may hurt their close ones."

"That is to say, Maggie doesn't really want to break up with me. As long as the matter is over, we can continue to be together."

"It's possible." Luke said ambiguously.

The little fat man immediately got excited and waved his fist, "I knew it, I knew it would be like this."

He stood up, "Today is a good day, we should play some music, right?

I'll go move the speakers."

Luke's speakers are in the living room. They are having a dinner party in the yard now. If it was in the past, Luke might not let the little fat man mess around, but today... he's happy.

The little fat man ran happily into the house.

Robert seemed to sense that Luke was hiding something and asked, "Is there any problem with Maggie?"

Luke replied, "Maggie is now under the protection of the Marshals Service and cannot contact the outside world. I don't know her specific situation.

However, she should be safe. If she is in danger, she will contact me."

Linda asked, "Do you think Maggie will get back together with Jack?"

No one knows a son better than his mother. Linda naturally knows what her youngest son is concerned about now.

Luke was silent for a moment, "I think this may be difficult."

Val also put down his fork and asked, "Does Maggie really want to break up with Jack?"

Luke shrugged, "I don't know.

I think Maggie is worried that Jack will be implicated and afraid that he will be in danger."

Linda said, "As long as Maggie's father goes to court to identify, won't the danger be lifted?"

Luke said, "I hope so, but many things are not that simple, many cases are more complicated than imagined, and some witnesses will live in the witness protection program for their entire lives.

If, I mean if, considering safety reasons, Maggie may change her identity and location and start a new life.

She can no longer contact people she knew before."

Everyone at the table was silent.

Linda also likes Maggie, but she doesn't want her son to be in danger.

Val suggested, "We should tell Jack. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He will be more painful at that time."

Robert nodded, "You are right. Why don't you tell it?"

Val shrugged, "I don't know much either. Luke is more suitable to tell it."

Just then, the little fat man walked out of the house, "What are you going to say?"

"Black Friday."

Linda and Val said in unison.

The little fat man laughed, "Haha, I am also looking forward to Black Friday. Where are we going shopping together tomorrow?"

Robert shook his head, "You can't do this. You should tell him the truth."

"Tell me what?" The little fat man spread his hands. Seeing that no one responded, his face darkened, "Is it about Maggie?"

The little fat man looked at Luke, "What happened to Maggie?"

Luke said, "Maggie is fine, but the case involving her father is more complicated, and the witness protection program may last for a long time.

And her and her father's identities have been exposed, so they may change their identities."

The little fat man lowered his head, was silent for a long time, and asked, "Will they leave Los Angeles?"

"It's possible."

"Can I still contact Maggie?"

"I don't know." Luke was just giving his brother a shot of prevention, and he couldn't tell the specific situation.

After a long while, the little fat man raised his head, his eyes were red, and his expression was firm, "I... am willing to wait for her.

Yes, as long as we love each other, nothing can stop us from being together."