The next day.
Luke, who had slept enough, stretched and walked down the building.
Shelly was doing strength training on the horizontal bar in the living room. She was only wearing a tube top, and her abs line was very eye-catching.
She saw Luke coming downstairs.
Shelly got down from the horizontal bar and wiped her sweat with a towel.
"Inspector, how did you sleep?"
"Not bad. I'm just a little hungry. Is there anything to eat?"
Luke looked at the time on his phone. It was 10:00.
It would be strange if he wasn't hungry from sleeping until now.
"There's breakfast I left for you in the kitchen," Shelly said. "You can eat first. I'll go take a shower. I'll bring you to the bureau to meet your subordinates later."
"Alright."
Shelly went upstairs to take a shower, and Luke went to the kitchen.
There was a plate on the dining table with bread, fried fish steak, and a cup of coffee beside it.
They were all cold.
It seemed that Shelly had woken up early and had been waiting for him until now.
The hungry Luke finished his breakfast in a few bites. Shelly was also very fast. After taking a shower quickly, she changed her clothes and went downstairs.
Shelly twirled the car key and asked, "Inspector, can we go now?"
"Let's go."
The real inspector of the Cape District should be here by now. It was time to meet him.
Luke got into Shelly's BU953.
When they reached the bell tower, Luke asked Shelly to stop the motorbike.
"Inspector, what's the matter?" Shelly asked curiously.
"I need to buy a set of clothes before I go to the police station," Luke said after the motorbike stopped. "There is a sum of money that I placed on this bell tower. Go up and help me get it down."
"Yes, Inspector."
Shelly didn't ask further. She jumped off the motorcycle and climbed up the outer wall of the bell tower.
Luke also jumped off the motorcycle. When he saw a hot dog shop across the street, he crossed the road and walked over.
"How much are the hot dogs?"
There was an old woman in the shop. She knew Shelly, who was climbing the wall, and knew the notorious Black Mamba of the Secret Intelligence Bureau.
Seeing that Luke had just sat in Black Mamba's motorbike, the old woman quickly wrapped a hot dog and handed it over while trembling.
"Sir, it's free."
It was free?
Was Cape District that hospitable?
Luke took the hot dog and took a big bite. It was authentic and delicious, many times better than Shelly's fried fish.
"Yes! The taste is great. The bread is soft and the sausages are crispy. Auntie, your cooking is amazing! Prepare two for me every day in the future..."
Ah!
The old lady almost cried when she heard that she had to prepare two hot dogs every day.
"S-Sir, two is a little too much. My shop is small. My two sons haven't returned from the sea yet, and I still have three grandchildren to raise at home..."
"It's not like I'm not paying for it."
By this time, Shelly had already received the money that Clear Sky had left. She jumped down from the bell tower and walked across the road to Luke.
He handed over a stack of money. "Sir, you are really generous to put so much money there."
Luke took the money and counted it.
There were a total of 10 gold certificates, 14 silver certificates, and 5430 imperial marks.
Then he asked Shelly, "Did you eat other people's food without paying in the past?"
Shelly looked at the old woman who was trembling in fear.
"Sir, the Secret Intelligence Bureau is protecting their safety. Do we still need to pay to eat a hot dog from her?"
When the old woman heard Black Mamba address this unfamiliar young man as sir, she quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes... The Secret Intelligence Bureau protected our safety. They don't need to pay.
"From now on, I will prepare two hot dogs for you every day. They are free of charge."
Shelly said matter-of-factly.
Luke chewed on his hot dog and asked Shelly, "Tell me, how did you protect this auntie?"
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"Let's talk about where the auntie's two sons are first."
"This?" Shelly couldn't answer, so she asked the old woman, "Where is your son? Tell them to come to our Secret Intelligence Bureau."
The old woman knew she was in big trouble.
Is the Secret Intelligence Bureau a place to go?
Moreover... she can't go either!
"Miss Black Mamba, my sons went out to sea half a year ago. I wonder if they are dead or alive..."
"Sir, it's common to be unable to return from the sea," Shelly said to Luke.
"Why can't they return? Be it dead, alive, or missing. Who went out to sea with them? Someone had to be responsible for what happened and give the family an explanation.
"Black Mamba, you have to work to eat other people's food for free. You can't just protect them with your mouth.
"This is the first case I'm giving you."
When the old woman heard that Black Mamba was in charge of investigating her son's disappearance, she hurriedly said, "No, there's no need. We can find it ourselves."
It seemed that Black Mamba's "100%" ability to solve cases was already famous.
Luke put a 10 mark note on the counter.
"I'm the new inspector of the Cape District's Secret Intelligence Bureau. You can call me Inspector Meteor. I hereby promise the residents of the Cape District that once I come, the Cape District will be at peace.
"Don't worry, as the first case I've taken over in Cape District, I'll definitely give you an explanation.
"Let's go!"
"Inspector!"
Shelly didn't expect Luke to take on cases so casually. Was the Secret Intelligence Bureau directly under the royal family used to investigate missing persons cases like this?
Besides, he hasn't officially taken office yet.
However, this inspector had a strong background and could do whatever he wanted.
"Hirm... Send all the information on your son to the Secret Intelligence Bureau this afternoon. If you're late, you know the consequences!" Shelly said to the old woman selling hot dogs and immediately went after Luke.
The old lady watched as Black Mamba carried the young man who claimed to be the inspector of the Cape District's Secret Intelligence Bureau and ran away. Then, she looked at the ten mark note on the counter.
She didn't know what would happen if she offended the Secret Intelligence Bureau.
Sigh...
Luke, who had money in his pocket, asked Shelly to bring him to a tailor shop.
First, he ordered a few sets of clothes for different occasions, then bought a ready-made suit to change out of his "strange clothes".
He went to the hat shop and bought a gentleman's hat.
He went to the watch shop to buy a pocket watch.
In the end, he bought a sturdy civilized staff that could be used to hit people easily.
Clothes make a man, and saddles make a horse.
After changing into a set of clothes, his entire aura had changed greatly.
A new inspector should have some style when he took office.
By the time he bought everything he wanted, it was already noon.
Shelly and Luke stopped in front of a three-story building.
There were two sentries standing in front of the building, and they immediately bowed when they saw Shelly.
Shelly stopped the motorcycle and asked one of the sentries, "Did anything special happen at the station this morning?"
"Captain Black Mamba... The new inspector sent by the headquarters has arrived."
Shelly looked at Luke and continued to ask, "Where is he?"
"In the inspector's office on the second floor..." Because there were outsiders around, the sentry lowered his voice and said, "Because you weren't around, the new inspector hasn't gone through the inauguration procedures yet. He has already lost his temper a few times.
"Be careful when you go up to see him. Our new inspector doesn't seem to have a good temper."
Shelly said, "I understand... I'll go up and calm him down now."