Back at the police station, Ethan thought about it and searched the Internet for Carl's school.

After finding the headmaster's name, he tentatively enters the police system, and if he finds something funny, he might be able to help Fiona.

Unfortunately, nothing.

"What are you doing with Headmaster Billy?" Just then, Hank passed by and noticed the name on his computer screen.

"You know?" Ethan asked in surprise.

"I've dealt with it twice."

Hank shrugged, "Did he offend you?" ”

"Come on." Ethan hurriedly picked up Hank and walked to his office, "Tell me about this Billy." ”

No surprises, no danger, it's five o'clock again.

Atwater's first day at work was as uneventful as water, not to mention a major case or a shootout, and he never even went out of the door.

There are no cases today, and there is no need to even work overtime.

Seeing the others leaving one after another, he moved his shoulders a little depressedly.

I feel that coming to the intelligence group is more idle than being on the patrol.

When he was on patrol, although it was all trivial things, the feeling was extremely fulfilling, and he was always busy, and when he came to the intelligence group today, he almost turned over the old case files.

During this time, he also secretly sent messages to ask Burgess.

After learning that the other party had arrested a thief, he was even more envious, and it was not good to tell the other party that he had paddled the whole way on the first day he joined the intelligence team.

"What, are you bored?"

There was a heavy pat on the shoulder, and a voice of concern sounded.

Atwater hurriedly turned around and found that it was Ethan: "It's a little bit, it's different from what I imagined." ”

He scratched his head and grinned a mouthful of white teeth:

"It's too idle, a little unaccustomed."

Ethan put on his coat, and the paperwork and report had already been taken care of by Irene, and he just had to sign his name.

It's simple, and it's easy.

"You have to hold your breath." Ethan knocked on his desk and clattered, "There are more than 10,000 police officers in all of Chicago, not just our intelligence group. ”

"We were just attacked yesterday, so let's take a break."

"Don't worry, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep busy in the future."

Atwater's state is just eager to come up and be a big case, so as to prove his ability.

To put it bluntly, it's impatience.

Rusek was the same at the beginning, poking a few large baskets and almost being returned.

In fact, it is a good thing that the firing group does not have any cases today, just to sharpen Atwater's temperament.

"Okay, I see."

After all, Atwater has been training in the patrol for a long time, and he knows that he has a bad mentality now.

He shook his head, held on to the table and stood up:

"Going to Morley's Bar tonight? I invite you to drink a round. ”

"You find someone else."

Ethan waved his hand and refused: "I have something to do tonight, so I'll go first." ”

I don't have time tonight, the parent-teacher meeting will help the venue, and there will be a wedding to attend later.

I went to the locker room, took a shower, and changed into a normal black suit that I bought today.

There's no need to dress too well, this face is enough to dominate, and if you dress too well, it's not okay to steal Kevin's limelight.

Apply some wax to your hands, rub them evenly, and then scratch them on your head.

"Hey."

A voice next to him rang out: "You have a date tonight?" ”

Through the small mirror on the cabinet door, it was Burgess, who was wearing jeans, a red T-shirt, and a gray coat.

Changing into this outfit, she should be off work.

"It's not." Ethan smiled and shook his head, "Go to a friend's wedding." ”

"By the way, how are you doing today?"

"It's still the same."

Burgess was a little listless, leaning against the iron cabinet and staring blankly at Ethan.

"Don't be discouraged."

Ethan unbuttoned his white shirt one more, and his strong chest muscles loomed: "As long as you want, you can have a very good time in the patrol." ”

"There's always a chance in the future, isn't it?"

"Hmm."

Burgess snorted, the Intelligence Group was her target at this stage.

It is impossible to say that she is not disappointed, but there is no way to be disappointed now, she can't say that she is more qualified than Atwater.

The other party's efforts are no worse than their own.

The two have been together for so long, and the relationship is also very good.

She couldn't say anything but congratulations.

Burgess hesitated for a moment and asked, "Will you go to Morley in the evening?" ”

Ethan was also surprised, and he was looking for himself to drink one after another tonight, when did he become so popular.

"I guess there's no time."

He put down the wax and picked up the greeting card that was placed in the cabinet: "A question for you?" ”

"You say."

Although there were some regrets, Burgess still cheered up.

"I don't know what to buy for the newlyweds, just give cash." Ethan shook the greeting card and continued to ask, "How much is appropriate, I don't understand this." ”

"It depends on the economy."

Burgess showed a hint of a smile: "With your financial situation, it should be okay to give eighteen thousand." ”

"Seriously, I'm serious."

Ethan picked up the card and slapped her on the head in annoyance.

Friends return to friends, and it doesn't matter how much you give when you are in an emergency.

This is a wedding, just follow the rules.

"Okay." Burgess stuck out his tongue: "Generally, newcomers will provide a list of gifts, which can be purchased according to the items on the list. ”

"Given your current situation, give one Franklin will do."

"Nowadays, newcomers actually prefer to receive cash, so that they can buy things according to their preferences."

"Thanks, then I see."

Ethan took out two Franklin cards from his pocket and clipped them into the greeting card, this kind of thing, it should be a pair, even though the wedding was fake.

"Damn it."

Burgess looked enviously at the movements in Ethan's hands: "Do you rich people carry so much money on you?" ”

"Waterfa?"

Ethan shrugged: "It's only two hundred knives, is it a lot?" ”

"Here's what I've left." Burgess pulled out a crumpled five-dollar bill from his pocket, looking pitiful.

"Bang."

Ethan slipped the card into his inner pocket and closed the door.

"Let's go."

He grabbed Burgess's shoulders and walked outside: "For your poor sake, I'll treat you to dinner, the hamburger is enough." ”

"Can you make a small request?"

"I can't."

"How about going for a steak?"

"Great idea!"

At the end of a hearty dinner, Burgess's mood improved at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The two separated, and he got in the car and drove to Carl's school.

I have to rush to the wedding later, and I have to make a quick decision here.

I didn't enter the school gate in the morning, I don't know, but when I went in now, it just scared him, even if the economic situation of the neighborhoods is very poor, and the typical poor neighborhood is not so casual.

I still had a gun on me, so I just checked in and went in, and I didn't do any checks at all.

There's nothing to say about the environment in the school, it's very ordinary, just highlight one that's passable.

At this time, it's not too late, and there are still quite a few people in the school.

They are all in the church, or in parent-teacher conferences.

According to the information provided by Fiona, she walked down the hallway to an office.

Carl and Debbie were sitting in chairs outside, both of them still complaining to each other.

Seeing Ethan appear, Carl was instantly honest.

"Smack."

Ethan slapped Carl in the head, "You give me a quiet moment." ”

"Knock knock."

I knocked on the door twice and unscrewed the handle directly.

In the small room, the four of them faced each other in pairs, and now they all looked at Ethan.

As Fiona expected, Frank did not show up.

Sitting next to her was Lip.

Lip was wearing a blue shirt, and although he had tried to make himself more mature, he couldn't hide the childishness on his face.

In the room, there is a large desk.

Lao Hei in a suit was sitting on the sofa chair behind the desk, bald, looking very serious.

I have seen a photo of him on the Internet, and it is the principal.

Next to the headmaster, sat a blonde female teacher.

The floral shirt was pushed out of the proud curves, but there was a little impatience on her face, but when she saw Ethan, she quickly sat down, her back straightened, and the curves were even more charming.

"Hey."

Ethan ignored the principal's serious gaze and walked straight in: "Hello, I'm Morgan. ”

"Hello."

Seeing the police badge on Ethan's waist, the black principal hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook him: "I'm Billy, excuse me, how can I help you?" ”

In the eyes of the female teacher, it is even more colorful.

"I'm a friend of Fiona, and I'm very close to their family." Ethan pulled over a chair and sat down, crossed Erlang's legs and said:

"If you don't mind, can I sit in and listen?"

I sat down, even if I minded, what could I do.

The principal suppressed his dissatisfaction and looked at Fiona seriously: "What I need is parents, real parents. ”

"Instead of my sister and brother and a friend, you know?"

"Headmaster."

Fiona quickly explained, "Lip is 17 years old, I am 21 years old, and I know that, although we are not Carl's legal guardians. ”

"But we provided him with a very good living environment, I promise."

"My letter is very clear." The principal waved her pencil impatiently and interrupted her: "What I need to see is the parents. ”

"Our father was busy."

Fiona's palms kneaded nervously, "Moreover, I only received the letter today." ”

"Nope." The blonde governess, with her legs folded, smiled at Ethan and then at Fiona, "I'm pretty sure I gave the letter to Carl last week." ”

Ethan touched his handsome face and smiled at the female teacher.

"That's something wrong with your job." Lip caught the loophole and quickly argued, "How can you expect a nine-year-old to deliver such an important letter. ”

People are smart and don't speak very well.

Now is not a good time to make the other party angry.

Sure enough, the faces of the two people opposite turned cold.

"I'm not going to talk to you now, understand?" The principal tossed the pencil aside: "Here's the notice. ”

"Carl is on the verge of being expelled right now, notifying his legal guardian just to go through the process and if his father won't come, I can skip it."

"Please, you can't do this."

Fiona prayed quickly, "Carl is a good boy, he loves school and he loves to learn. ”

"Bang bang."

Just then, there were several commotions outside.

Through the glass window, Carl can be seen grabbing Debbie's hair while shaking his head and slamming against the wall.

"Hahaha."

The principal laughed, pointed to the mentally handicapped children outside and said, "Please, do you believe what you say?" ”

Fiona gritted her teeth, eager to go out and clean up with Carl.

"I'll show you something." The blonde governess bent down and took something under the table.

Ethan was keenly aware that the headmaster quickly swept the good scenery in the floral shirt.

Seeing this, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"This is the work of Carl's craft class today."

The blonde governess took a lump of things in disgust and put it on the table: "The other children are all flowers and small animals. ”

"Can you see what your brother did?"

Of course, it can be seen that several people here are not blind.

The corners of Ethan's eyes twitched, Fiona's hands clenched, and Lip covered her face.

A lifelike piece of Yoneda Gong was placed on the table, and Carl also painted it with black and brown very intimately.

"Isn't that great?"

Fiona gritted her teeth and said, "Very creative. ”

"It's a disease, and it needs to be cured." The principal put away his smile and said coldly, "I'm sorry, I know both of you, and I've never seen you bring your father to a parent-teacher conference. ”

"It's not healthy, and I can't tolerate a family without the care of a legal guardian."

Ignoring Fiona's reddened eyes, he reached for the phone next to him: "I'll call the social welfare department, I'm sure those people will do their job." ”

"As for Carl, he needs it right away."

"Ahem."

A heavy dry cough sounded, interrupting the headmaster's words.

He looked dissatisfied: "Mr. Morgan, is there something wrong?" ”

"Detective."

Ethan smiled, his shiny leather shoes shaking slightly: "It's Detective Morgan, Headmaster, can we talk privately?" ”

"I'll see." The headmaster said suspiciously, "There's no need for that." ”

"There is a need."

Ethan stood up and showed his white teeth at the blonde governess: "This beautiful lady, can I trouble you?" ”

It can be seen that this female teacher is a good-looking party, and it is very likely that she is a uniform control.

"Absolutely."

She swallowed and stood up with a smile: "I'll get out now, detective!" ”

Ethan glanced at Fiona again, and she quickly pulled Lip outside, closing the door with her hand.

"What do you want to do?"

The principal pinched his tie and said with a straight face, "I know you're a policeman, but this is my territory." ”

"Take it easy." Ethan pulled out two cigarettes: "Just talking." ”

"By the way, Boit said that he hadn't seen you for a long time, let me say hello to you for him."

Looking at the cigarette handed to him, the headmaster wanted to refuse sternly, but when he heard the name Boyt, his fingers trembled and he looked up.

"That's right, it's the Boit you think of."

Ethan raised his hand again and narrowed his eyes, "Are you sure you don't want this cigarette?" ”

The principal looked at the cigarette, hesitated, but reached out to take it.

Seeing that he accepted his kindness, Ethan nodded and took out a card from his pocket: "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at talking, so I'm just direct, I want to make friends with you." ”

"This is the number of Zen Yunu, you can say that it was introduced by an acquaintance, and you can get an eighty-fifty discount."

"How's that, is there sincerity?"

Under the light, the paper cards glow brightly, and the numbers written on the ballpoint pen are full of temptation.

Grand Chapter

(End of chapter)