Gordon, with the walkie-talkie on the table, was stunned when he heard what came through it.
Seeing Brock return, the two exchanged a glance, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
The two stretched, their joints cracking loudly in the silent space, then walked towards the Director's office.
Opening the office door, a pungent cigar smoke assailed them, making their eyes sting.
Chief Luo Bu sat in the large leather office chair, his obese body almost completely filling it.
His black skin was oily, the jowls on his face squeezed together, and his expression was somewhat ferocious, as if he was suppressing his inner irritation.
With a hint of awkwardness and flattery in his tone, he said, "Oh, you two are finally here! The Department has relied on you two to charge into battle recently; you are truly the Department's heroes!"
As he spoke, he stiffly gave a thumbs-up, his thick palm waving in the air, the smile he forced onto his face uglier than a cry.
If not for his dark skin, the two would have known how enraged he was by the degree of his blush.
After showering them with praise, he leaned forward, his double chin almost touching the desk, and with a fawning tone, pointed to the chairs opposite: "Sit down, sit down, standing is so tiring! Let's have a good chat!"
Harvey looked at the fat man who usually targeted him in various ways, as if he thought of something, his mind turning, he quietly gestured to Gordon behind his back, then his face filled with an eager smile, he strode forward, and plopped down on a chair opposite the Director.
Gordon saw the gesture and, understanding implicitly, did not step forward, remaining in his original spot.
Chief Luo Bu, seeing this, his previously tense features immediately relaxed, the thick corners of his mouth curved high, revealing a mouthful of large yellow teeth, and he nodded at Harvey with satisfaction.
However, when his gaze shifted to Gordon, who was still standing upright, the smile on his face abruptly froze, the corners of his mouth still maintaining their upward curve, but stiff as if a frozen image.
His thick cheeks twitched slightly, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
Harvey turned to find Gordon still standing, a feigned look of urgency on his face, and waved vigorously at Gordon: "Gordon! Hurry and sit down! It's rare for the Director to talk to us, don't just stand there!"
Gordon not only did not obey but took a step back, meeting Chief Luo Bu's gloomy gaze without fear, his voice indifferent, not at all like he was speaking to a superior: "Director, only the two of us are left in the Police Department handling daily cases, it's too busy. If there's nothing important, please let us go back to work."
These words were like a heavy hammer, making Chief Luo Bu's face flush red then pale.
He opened his mouth, wanting to scold them, but then remembered he needed something from them, so he closed his mouth, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and he just froze there.
What made the Director's face turn even greener was Harvey and Gordon directly ignoring him, and, whether intentionally or not, starting to play off each other.
Harvey heard Gordon's words and immediately looked very angry: "Mr. Gordon! You should know that we are all members of the Police Department! We are all subordinates of Director Sir! How can you go against Director Sir like this!"
"Is that so?" Gordon completely scoffed at this statement, "I think you're treating us like laborers! The whole Police Department, only the two of us are working like dogs, while everyone else is so leisurely!"
"Director, don't listen to his nonsense, he just misunderstood you." After explaining to Chief Luo Bu with a deferential look, Harvey turned and continued with a serious and stern tone: "The Director values us, that's why he gave us so many important tasks, this is a great opportunity for growth!"
Gordon sneered, taking half a step forward.
Although he was speaking to Harvey, his gaze, like a sharp sword, was directed straight at Chief Luo Bu: "Growth? Come on, isn't this just everyone ganging up to bully the two of us?"
Harvey quickly waved his hand, still maintaining that feigned serious look, even with a hint of green tea: "Gordon, how can you speak such nonsense! Our other colleagues are busy with more important tasks that we can't help with!"
"Important tasks?" Gordon sneered, "Yesterday I saw them with my own eyes in the break room, eating donuts and gossiping, quite leisurely indeed!"
"Well… that might be a break between tasks, everyone must be giving their all when working!"
"Giving their all?" We don't even have time to drink Water, is this what you call a 'test'? My Lord Director truly 'favors' us!"
Chief Luo Bu sat in his chair, listening to the two of them bicker, the fat on his face jiggling non-stop, turning blue then purple.
Finally, he couldn't take it anymore.
He slammed the table, making the ashtray jump, and Chief Luo Bu roared: "Enough!"
The two heard the commotion and stopped what they were doing, looking at their Director.
Gordon raised an eyebrow and asked nonchalantly: "Director, what exactly did you call us here for?"
Chief Luo Bu breathed heavily, taking a long time to calm down, he adjusted his collar and said: "The Eldest Miss of the Wayne Family is preparing to sponsor our Gotham Police Department."
Gordon didn't even twitch an eyebrow, his tone cold: "For sponsorship matters, Director, you can handle it. We still have cases to deal with and can't afford to delay."
Harvey, on the other hand, deliberately sighed deeply, shaking his head and saying: "For something like the Police Department being sponsored, our status isn't high enough to get involved, it's better not to interfere."
With that, the two secretly exchanged a glance and turned to leave.
Chief Luo Bu saw this scene, and his obese body almost fell out of the chair in a hurry, he rushed to the door in three steps, slamming it shut with a "bang," his large body pressed firmly against the door.
"Director, what are you doing?"
"James, and Harvey, wouldn't it be better to participate in such an event? I plan to have you two be the liaison officers for the Police, this is a matter of increasing your prestige!"
Looking at Chief Luo Bu, whose veins were bulging on his forehead yet still forced a smile, Gordon also smiled, but it was a cold smile: "Director, we are just small Police. When we are busy with cases, clapping on some street corner will be enough to fulfill our duty. Now, with cases piled up, we don't have time for these superficial things."
Seeing the two about to bypass him to open the door, Chief Luo Bu wiped the sweat from his forehead, hesitated, and finally spoke the truth.
"That Eldest Miss specifically requested you two to be the liaison officers! It's because you two solved the Wayne Couple murder case before, so she specifically said she only trusts you two!"