Chapter 15 Ask for advice
Luke thought about it and agreed to Daisy's invitation.
The two met at seven o'clock on Sunday evening.
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Silver Tower Restaurant.
This is a famous French restaurant in Los Angeles.
Luke had also eaten Western food in China, but it was an improved version of Western food, and this was the first time for him to have authentic French food.
The restaurant is located on Rodeo Drive near Beverly Hills, which is a shopping mall in Los Angeles. There are tall palm trees planted on both sides of the road and in the green belt in the middle. The buildings along the road are usually only two-story, three- or four-story.
There are few buildings.
Luke was used to seeing high-rise buildings in China, and it was a bit novel to face these low-rise buildings. The environment here was very comfortable and comfortable, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on his body, making him feel relaxed.
It's like heaven and hell here and around Tony's house.
Los Angeles is one of the most prosperous cities in the world, and it is also one of the cities with the largest gap between rich and poor.
Luke arrived at the Silver Tower Restaurant at 6:45.
The restaurant is located on the second floor platform. You can enjoy the night view of Rodeo Drive from here. Luke can't afford the luxury goods here, but it's still okay to enjoy it.
At 6:53, a beautiful woman with long brown hair walked to the second floor of the restaurant, wearing a long black dress and a khaki coat.
It was Daisy who was rescued by Luke on Thursday night.
"Officer Luke, I kept you waiting."
"It's not the appointed time yet, I'm too early."
Daisy took off her khaki coat and put it on the seat next to her, revealing her graceful figure and sitting opposite Luke, "Sorry, I should have come earlier, something happened in the company..."
"You just got robbed, why don't you rest for a few more days?"
"I want to, but there are a lot of things that I need to deal with, and the customer is God."
"What's your job?"
"lawyer."
"Wow, there is a way to make money."
"The price is that I have to work more than twelve hours a day, plus commuting for about fourteen hours a day. I may have to be married to this profession in my life." Daisy sighed softly and handed the menu on the table to Lu.
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"Let's change the topic to a lighter topic, such as today's dinner."
Luke took the menu, looked through it for a while, and ordered a few dishes that looked good, including French white wine escargot, pan-fried scallops with foie gras, red wine and black pepper steak, seafood risotto, and asparagus soup.
Although there were a lot of dishes, the portion looked small and Luke could finish it by himself.
Daisy added a few more dishes, a bottle of red wine, and then handed the menu to the waiter.
David made a rough calculation and concluded that this meal would cost no less than six hundred dollars.
The waiter came over with a bottle of red wine, opened the lid in front of the two of them, and poured it into the decanter, "Madam, sir, do you need to decant the wine?"
Daisy pushed the wine glass and said, "Drink while you wake up."
The waiter poured half a glass of red wine for each of them, then bowed and left.
Daisy picked up the wine glass and said, "Officer Luke, thank you for saving me. It may be a small thing for you, but for me...it's nothing in return. Here's to you."
"I accept your thanks. However, I just did what I should do. Don't mention it after drinking this glass of wine, otherwise the atmosphere of this dinner will be very embarrassing." Luke picked up the wine glass and took a sip of red wine.
"You are right, I will keep this gratitude in my heart. If you have any legal issues in the future, you can contact me at any time."
"I will."
Daisy picked up the wine glass again, "Besides what happened just now, I also want to express my gratitude for the tire thing. I thought you were trying to strike up a conversation that day... your attitude was a bit rude, I hope you don't mind."
"Actually... I also want to thank you for the tires."
Daisy wondered, "Why?"
Luke smiled, "Because I really wanted to chat with you that day. If your tire hadn't happened to be flat, I would have been really embarrassed."
"Haha..." Daisy also smiled, "I accept your thanks on behalf of my tires."
The atmosphere at the dinner table became more relaxed.
It was Luke's first time to eat authentic French food, and it tasted pretty good.
Luke's favorite is the red wine and black pepper steak. The meat is tender and juicy, with great texture and taste.
Next is the seafood risotto, the whole shrimp and squid tentacles are very rich in texture.
It's great to drink red wine, eat delicious food, enjoy the night view of Los Angeles, and feel the relaxed and free atmosphere around you.
Daisy drank a lot of red wine, her cheeks were slightly red, "Officer Luke, I encountered some bad things again. I'm not sure whether I should go to the police station to report the crime again. I would like to hear your advice."
"Just call me Luke."
"Uh... I went to the law firm this morning and found that the documents in the office had been turned over."
"Could it be your colleague who did it?"
"I've asked and no one has come into my office."
"Did you lose something?"
"No, this is what I'm confused about. Although it has indeed been turned over, nothing is missing."
"Are there any valuables in the office?"
"I have a thousand dollars in spare cash and two pieces of jewelry, none of which were stolen."
"Are there any signs of damage to the door lock?"
"No."
"Could it be that you misremembered the file location?"
"It's impossible. I usually have to deal with a lot of files, and I arrange them in order to make it easier to find them. But this time the order has been disrupted. Someone must have touched my files."
"Do you have any suspicion?"
Daisy shook her head, "It was precisely because I had no suspects that I hesitated to call the police. From a legal point of view, even if I reported a crime, it would be difficult to file a case. The police might even think that I was frightened by the robbery.
No, it’s all just my imagination.”
When Luke just heard these words, he subconsciously thought that Daisy was frightened by the robbery, which caused her to become nervous and arrogant.
But thinking about the two of them eating and chatting together, Daisy's mood is relatively stable and she doesn't feel like she has any mental problems.
In other words, someone may indeed have been to Daisy's office.
Assuming what Daisy said is true, she was robbed just on Thursday, and her office was burglarized just two days later. Isn't this a bit too coincidental?
More importantly, the cash she left in the office was not lost, indicating that the thief was not interested in ordinary property. So what was the other party's purpose?
business competition?
Luke guessed, "Daisy, is it possible that your colleagues or competitors knew that you were robbed, thought that you would not come to the law firm in a short time, and wanted to pry off your clients and cases.
"
Daisy thought for a while and frowned, "My relationship with my colleagues is not bad, but... the competition within the law firm is fierce, so this situation cannot be ruled out."
"Is there surveillance inside your office?"
"I'm not used to being watched by cameras at work, but there are them in the corridor outside my office."
"Then check the surveillance to prove that someone has illegally broken into your office, so that the police can intervene in the investigation. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the police to open a case and investigate without property damage."
Daisy raised her glass and said, "I understand, thank you again for your help."
Luke took a sip of red wine. He had drank quite a bit tonight.
In fact, as a lawyer, Daisy should know how to deal with such things. Maybe all she needs is moral support.
Or maybe you just simply want to find someone to chat with.
Chapter completed!